Danmo and Steveo

Danmo and Steveo are recapping the year 2023 with some quirks. We came up with questions like- 'what was the best bathroom experience of 2023?' We found these fun and a good way to recap our year. See if you have answers to our questions.

Fireside 58:50- Chick-fil-a "my pleasure"

Steveo tells Danmo about an story in 1859 called The Carrington Event. Highlighting how solar flares can be life altering. Danmo had not heard this story, so you probably havent either. Take a stroll down existential dread with us.

Danmo and Steveo dive deep into what it might, emphasis on might, mean for Elon Musk to take control of Twitter. His impact may be overblown, but we dive into what it means for social media to have influence on what free speech means for the globe. And what it might mean for someone like Elon to take a more direct impact on that. Let us know what you think at Danmoandsteveo@gmail.com.

Fireside 53:21- Danmo's Synesethia with TP

A man successfully stole diamonds, without any equipment. He was not who the diamond bank thought he was, and charmed his way to 28 million dollars. Steveo comes ill prepared with the details and Danmo interrupts with thoughtful and thoughtless questions. Amateur hour podcast per usual.

Fireside (28:30)- Timeflies redux

We take a quick dive into a few popular internet vote competitions. Some Taylor Swift, some Boaty McBoat Face, some canibals. Just classics. But the result is- internet is still undefeated.

Fireside 24:45- Gender reveal parties gone wrong

Danmo thought of a way to naturally incline yourself to ween off mindless social media scrolling. By forcing yourself to read any article you scrolled across. Maybe then it will get you to do less scrolling if each time you scrolled you had to put in effort. Danmo and Steveo had mixed results. Listen to the analysis and decide for yourself if its worth doing.

Fireside (22:34)- One-lane or two-lane highways?

*Sorry about Danmo's computer beeps. They calm down after the intro. *

READ THE TRANSCRIPT. That phrase was rhetoric a year ago, but it highlights something important in our modern information society. We have the best access in all of history to primary sources, yet we often never take the time to read them or even look at them. Danmo wanted to actually look at the primary source material on the Paris Climate Agreement and the 1776 Commission. Steveo looked at CDC data. Our conclusions were.. baffling.

Fireside (47:35)- Pizza 0.5

Is it hard to believe in both a Christian God, and climate change at the same time? Danmo does a sermon on the Pod, and explains why it might not be difficult to believe in both simultaneously. Steveo listens, because at times it seems hard to believe in both. See what you think.

Fireside (36:30)- Where is Corbin Bleu these days?

Steveo gets real worked up about when the following phrase gets used sarcastically: "Ok, now that I have thought about it, I have changed my mind." Danmo and Steveo talk about what it might look like to value true civil discourse in our society now. It might even become a new principle/goal/format. Listen to this if you want you mind, not to be blown, but changed.

Fireside- 31:00- Meeting a billionaire

Imagine you were someone who was in a coma before the pandemic and woke up to it. What would be the unprecedented things that would stick out. That essentially happened to real people. Danmo and Steveo run through just few of the pandemic highlights so far. Things like caring who Dr. Fauci is, and chlorine can clean your insides.

Fireside 30:50- Vanilla as a favorite flavor.

There is an idea called deep reading. It is the idea that staying completely focused on one thing gets you to think in ways that sporadic focusing can't. It takes time and being isolated. But, it makes you smarter. Danmo rants like usual, but the concept is worth thinking about... in depth. Pay attention!

Deep Reading episode by Ezra Klein- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1081584611?i=1000480085743

Fireside 30:30- Real Onion News Stories

Danmo and Steveo get academic talking about an economics theory- Tragedy of the Commons. We are seeing it in the real world right this moment. The Coronavirus has caused this to play out with one particular resource. Danmo and Steveo talk about the theory and what it means to us now.

Fireside (22:45)- Books in the bath

Danmo and Steveo have their first on-mic guest. Zach. He is a good guy, who just might need some assistance with his app dating profile. Danmo obliged and got him a date. He accepted and got to tell us whether it is a good or bad idea to have your friend filter your dating app matches. He went on the date and he revealed the surprising truth. Then also told us a different dating disaster.

Fireside (43:05)- Accidental Burp

Danmo has a proper rant. Meaning one without enough first hand knowledge, but being upset. Starts with Twitter, then it smoothly moves to an interesting study to show how little it takes to make someone bad at math. Ends with a gut check. So many emotions.

Fireside 32:15- Chopsticks

Danmo and Steveo, in the copious amount of time they took off, didn't plan for an episode with an entree. So here is an episode with 3 random topics.

0:00- What it takes to make a change
11:48- Police search for kidnapping
19:00- Road Rage

Nick Spencer joins for the Christmas music special. Part one the nature of Christmas music is discussed. Especially the ridiculously rich Mariah Carey, and a word straight from the co-writer of All I Want for Christmas is You. Then other christmas classics and how they make you feel, if anything.

Part two is a Christmas Music EP from Nick and Steveo. Email danmoandsteveo@gmail.com if you want a download of the songs.

12 Days of Fratmas- 21:30

Light Giftmas- 23:15

Waiting Until it is Christmas Time- 24:40

*Sorry for any scratch sounds, tech error. Figuring it out.*
Diving into this impeachment topic at a time like this begs to be political. But Danmo and Steveo hope to defy that seeming necessity. Danmo educates Steveo a little bit about the workings, history, and nature of impeachment. Steveo sounds like he might have learned something.

Fireside (23:00)- Murder, your family?

*Please don’t mind the “scratches” you hear, trying to figure those out.*
The world is incredible. Guest host Nick and Steveo cover it by talking about Mariana's Trench, and sneezing. Then dive into the complex new gig economy machine.

Fireside (26:55)- What wild animal would you own?

Weddings are entrenched with traditions. Some good. Some bad. Some unknown from other cultures. Danmo and Steveo are men committed, not to marriage, but to figuring out the pros and cons behind some of these traditions. Kenzie calls in to educate them on some Indian traditions to illuminate differences, and provide some tradition input.
If you have some traditions you like- Danmoandsteveo@gmail.com

Fireside (31:40)- Danmo piloting an airplane

Defining intelligence is a surprising impossible task. Everyone has a sense of it, but for some reason we can't put a concise definition to it. Danmo and Steveo attempt to by discussing how they see it in their own lives. Steveo also proposes a new version of an intelligence test.
If you have a definition you want to submit, email. Danmoandsteveo@gmail.com

Fireside 33:45- Dancing Rejection