Shoeless in South Dakota

The boys try and fail to do a police interogation bit, and get meta wit it. Then Dave asks Breht what the shape of the universe is, leading to an extended conversation about cosmology, including whether the universe is infinite or finite, what leading scientists deduce from the curvature of space time, the size of the observable universe, the speed of light, and whether or not our entire universe is actually inside a black hole... ...

The boys have a letter-writing campaign during the American Revolutionary War against the British... Then they talk about their dreams, their superpowers, and the NBA finals, before launching into an analysis of what is and isnt considered "The Midwest". Then Breht explains cosmology to Dave, and together they wrestle with the Fermi Paradox and a number of possible solutions to it.  

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In the inaugural episode of the 'Best of No Chaser' series, David talks about the difficulty for addicts and alcoholics to adopt a normal life. If you enjoyed this segment, feel free to check out and subscribe to the No Chaser channel under this link or just search "David Icenogle No Chaser" on YouTube 

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The Boys accidentally time-travel to fuedal Europe where they meet some peasants and save a witch from burning at the stake (kinda). Then they catch up with Dave's recent experiences in a shelter-rehab, in which he tore his ACL going up for a rebound in a recreational basketball game. After that, they talk NBA playoffs, their deepest physical insecurities, the insane vissitudes and challenges of addiction, grappling with dead dream...

An asteroid screams towards Earth as the boys gather remotely to discuss trivialities: times they were spooked, internet/phone addiction, the morals of meat in Dave's mouth, and the stupidity of going to NYC to watch the ball drop and fill your adult diaper to the absolute brim on New Years Eve. Then they take your emails and give you life advice about monogamous marriage, losing the love of your life to another person, and maturi...

In this fifth edition of our All Too Human interview series, Breht and Dave welcome Joey into the Shoeless Shed to have an honest conversation about his struggles with personal tragedy, repressed grief, and subsequent alcoholism.

With these All Too Human interviews, we aim to highlight and destigmatize the mental health and addiction struggles of regular working class people in hopes that we can provide insight into this type of h...

Breht listens to, reflects on, and critically engages with a public lecture by the late philosopher Michael Sugrue entitled "Nietzsche and the Death of God". He discusses the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, the politics of modern day Nietzscheans, the death of god and consumer capitalism as a form a nihilism, the ongoing nature of human civilizational and spiritual evolution, the biography of Nietzsche, what the next step of hum...