Episodes

  • 340: Out of Pocket

    340: Out of Pocket
    Mar 23 2026
    Listener Tom really wants us to explain what it means if someone is “out of pocket.” This leads to some existential questions about the pocket and the people who may not be in it.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 339: Can

    339: Can
    Mar 16 2026
    Listener Niels follows on from the logical question of if a glass can be made of plastic to ponder what makes a can a can.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    5 mins
  • 338: Facial Hair

    338: Facial Hair
    Mar 9 2026
    Listener Justin tries to get us to stretch the definition of “facial hair” beyond the beard.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    2 mins
  • 337: Shirt

    337: Shirt
    Mar 2 2026
    Listener Roy brings us into his debate with his teenage son about what makes a shirt a shirt.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 336: Building

    336: Building
    Feb 23 2026
    Listener Jack wants to know if a few famous gates and statues are also buildings.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 335: Pop-Tart Pie

    335: Pop-Tart Pie
    Feb 16 2026
    Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit pies.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    4 mins
  • 334: Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas

    334: Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas
    Feb 9 2026
    Listener Gregory tries to confuse us with a question about open-faced sandwiches and pizza. We largely ignore him and talk about different ways to eat things that are like pizza, but aren’t quite pizza.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    7 mins
  • 333: Scrolling

    333: Scrolling
    Feb 2 2026
    Listener Scott’s wife sure has a strange definition of which way is up.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins