Quarantine Good

Comedian and podcast Sara Schaefer joins to talk about one of the most exacting, impressive activities yet: making miniatures. Sara talks about how miniatures changed her view on stand-up, how to find miniature-lovers on Facebook, and how creating a full, to-scale miniature comedy club was a personal revelation. David and James try to decide if the miniatures in Heredity were scary enough to knock this down, or if can compete as one of the greatest quarantine activities. Hosts: James Hamilton and David Tveite Producer, audio engineer: Katie Gressit-Diaz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the pandemic hit, comedian and podcaster Jake Flores took advantage of the world grinding to a halt by embarking on a maddening odyssey through the labyrinth of American healthcare and finally deal with his sleep apnea. On this episode, Jake talks about his quest to obtain a CPAP machine and James and David decide whether finding medical treatment for a serious health condition is good or not. Hosts: James Hamilton and David Tveite Producer, audio engineer: Katie Gressit-Diaz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Vanessa Gonzalez joins to talk about starting therapy under quarantine. She talks about making the transition from getting all her advice from Oprah, when a therapist goes too easy on you, and how her parents are going "two-for-one" on mental heath. David and James have to decide whether the watered-down quarantine version of therapy is good or if it's a classic quarantine good activity. Hosts: James Hamilton and David Tveite Producer, audio engineer: Katie Gressit-Diaz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian, writer, and podcast host Yedoye Travis spent much of the quarantine reading, specifically about communism. He joins the show to talk about leaving quarantine with stronger political ideas than you went in with and a better understanding of how the world works. David and James struggle to find fault with this but begin to question another, classic, quarantine activity: getting mad as hell on Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eli Yudin, comedian and host of What A Time To Be Alive podcast, joins the show to talk about a quarantine activity inspired by years of being an only child: Magic: The Gathering. Eli explains why the immersive and intricate game is more popular than ever, has been perfect for the long winter months, and will transcend the pandemic. David and James have to decide if the good parts of the game (connecting with other people, strategy, fun) can overcome the clearly quarantine good parts (not acceptable to talk about in public and still stay cool). Hosts: James Hamilton and David Tveite Producer, audio engineer: Katie Gressit-Diaz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices