in.pencil
By Adam & Jess
in.pencilMar 07, 2021
Soul Stories: Adam and Jess' Journey in Religion and Spirituality
In this episode, we explore our spiritual paths. Join us as we navigate the ups and downs of our spiritual growth, sharing personal reflections and insights. From moments of clarity to the challenges of integrating spiritual practices into our daily lives, we invite you to join us on this journey of self-discovery and transformation.
...Expenses Were Spared... A nostalgia roundup
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast, join us as we delve into the fascinating world of modern nostalgic media. We explore how old franchises and ideas are being reimagined and reused across various forms of media. From the enduring legacy of Jurassic Park through its seventh installment, to the revival of beloved animated series like Futurama, and even the nostalgic tunes of Blink-182, we examine the phenomenon of nostalgia in entertainment. We also touch on the enduring appeal of classic films like Twister and their potential for reboots or remakes. Tune in for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we explore how these iconic franchises and ideas continue to captivate audiences today.
The 50 Best Songs of 2023
In this episode, we're talking about our 50 favorite songs of 2023.
Streaming Sucks, Bring Back Physical Media
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast we talk about why streaming sucks and present our case to bring back physical media. We also talk about some upcoming projects we're excited about.
One More Time: A Blink-182 Special
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast we do a concert review for blink-182's recent North American tour, a review of their new album One More Time... and a review of the new movie from Tom Delonge, Monsters of California.
Concerts & Black Bears
A discussion on concerts and black bears.
Our first in.person podcast episode: Tears of the Kingdom & Blink-182
Mostly taking about the new Zelda game and Blink-182's shows.
Reviews: Mario Movie, Zelda Trailer, and the Return of Blink-182
Who didn't see this coming, really?
Wild Dogs: Matchbox Twenty and Covers of Rap Songs
In the latest episode of the in.pencil podcast we discuss Matchbox 20's new single and the small amount of good covers of rap songs that exist. And some other stuff.
Iconic Rap Covers Playlist (https://go.inpencil.live/rapcovers)
MH370 Documentary Discussion and Other Ramblings
This episode is an ad hoc discussion about anything really, with some focus in the MH370 Netflix documentary.
MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (https://www.netflix.com/title/81307163)
Musical Musings
Reacting to Billboard’s Top 50 Rappers of All Time and the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominations.
We don't want to provide links to these articles, but you can Google them pretty easily :)
No Swearing
In what may very well be the first ever swear-free episode of the in.pencil podcast, we discuss video game adaptations, The Last of Us, poor city design, and something else I can't remember right now. Take a listen!
Also we are considering this the start of SEASON 5!!!!
Top 50 Best Songs of 2022 (According to Us)
In this episode with discuss our top 50 songs of 2022. The playlist for this episode can be found here: https://go.inpencil.live/2022songs
A Fallout Special
Jess finally gives Adam an opportunity to nerd out a bit about his favorite video game franchise, Fallout.
Fallout (https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/)
Fallout Wiki (https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki)
God, Part Two
A continuation of the discussion on God.
Opening excerpt from Sekret Machines: Gods by Tom DeLonge and Peter Levenda (https://amzn.to/3uIKOwa)
God, Part One
Part one of a two part series on God.
Immortal: Eminem, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Strange Music and Veterans' Day
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast, we discuss more on Eminem and music more broadly. Also a quick reminder about veterans' day.
Halloween 2022 Bonus Episode
A quick story for y'all.
Halloween 2022
The Twitter takeover, scary stories, When We Were Young and the return of blink-182.
The Probable Return from Hiatus: Coolio and the Elders of Hip-Hop, Mario Movie, Weird Al, and What's Next
In this (long overdue) episode Adam and Jess discuss the recent deaths of the rappers like DMX and Coolio, the Mario Movie trailer, Weird Al's legacy and Hand Drawn Games.
Weird Al Tour (https://www.weirdal.com/tour/)
Hand Drawn Games (https://sites.google.com/view/handdrawngameguides)
Mario Movie Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KydqdKKyGEk)
in.pencil (https://inpencil.live | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Anchor | Apple | Spotify | Google | BluBrry | Overcast
RadioPublic | Amazon | Breaker | Podbay | Audioburst | Deezer)
Climate Change and What We Can Do About It. Also Lizard People and Beavis & Butthead.
This is an ad-hoc discussion on climate change and what we can do about it.
hbomberguy's response to Ben Shaprio (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLqXkYrdmjY&t=270s)
I'm Hearing Voices: Georgia Guide Stones, Voices, and Link’s Awakening
In this fine episode we touch on the Georgia Guide Stones fiasco, share some theories, and reminisce on Link's Awakening.
A New Start: Eminem, Matchbox Twenty, Owl City ... and the Chris Rice Problem
Disclaimer: In this episode we discuss sexual abuse and other related trauma.
This episode starts as an update to a few things happening in music before moving into more sensitive subject matter.
- Report Backs Abuse Allegations Against Chris Rice: (Christianity Today)
- Chris Rice and the Conversation We Can’t Not Have (Patheos: Young Fogey)
We Do Talk About the Oscars
An in.pencil mini episode about all the important things.
Halftime: Snoop Dogg & Death Row Records
In this episode we discuss the epic 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Snoop Dogg and the future of Death Row Records.
The Shortest Episode
Welcome to Season 4 (!) of the in.pencil podcast!
2021 Superlatives: A Reflection on the Best Things and the Best Moments of the Year
In this review of 2021, we talk about all of our favorite, and some of our least favorite, things from the past year.
TikTok:
Hank Green SCUBA TikTok (https://go.inpencil.live/5VK8pm)
Anthony Fantano Enough Slices TikTok (https://go.inpencil.live/hI0uRs)
Patrick's Rare Books TikTok (https://go.inpencil.live/Js0Hkf)
Games:
A Hat in Time (https://go.inpencil.live/Vwbigy)
Cities: Skylines (https://go.inpencil.live/qKc98A)
Bowser's Fury (https://go.inpencil.live/0Wuo3O)
Jurassic World Evolution 2 (https://go.inpencil.live/RWqgmV)
YouTube & Twitch:
thedragonfeeney twitch (https://go.inpencil.live/dVLMOZ)
Not just Bikes (https://go.inpencil.live/5fmzkZ)
Adam Something (https://go.inpencil.live/FxLGuD)
Dubai is a Parody of the 21st Century (https://go.inpencil.live/faYgNT)
City Planner Plays (https://go.inpencil.live/X1M6gu)
Many a True Nerd (https://go.inpencil.live/erYL2j)
Fallout 4: You Only Live Once (https://go.inpencil.live/XLXqmG)
Biffa (https://go.inpencil.live/349fZc)
The Girl Games of Lost Media (https://go.inpencil.live/q9hkQw)
Summoning Salt (https://go.inpencil.live/cxtYeT)
Music:
Angels & Airwaves - Lifeforms (https://go.inpencil.live/24XbHJ)
Bo Burnham - Inside (https://go.inpencil.live/pyA9FH)
UPSAHL (https://go.inpencil.live/ZNb7Af)
Mark Hoppus (https://go.inpencil.live/gbgKM0)
Movies & TV:
Black Widow (https://go.inpencil.live/D1xGr2)
The Lost Symbol (https://go.inpencil.live/zTsy2v)
WandaVision (https://go.inpencil.live/6ChLQt)
Dickinson (https://go.inpencil.live/STNZAI)
Podcast:
CreepGeeks (https://go.inpencil.live/UIueSE)
Other:
Bridled White-Eye Bird (https://go.inpencil.live/Hf1L2D)
GJ 1132 b (https://go.inpencil.live/BLLdcF)
Make Make (https://go.inpencil.live/GwP70y)
Top 50 Songs of 2021
In what is most likely the final episode of 2021, we talk about our 50 favorite songs of the year.
- Spotify Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1vzNXki6lNXvhBiO0NxwcK?si=07e5740b7c05487a)
- Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund (https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief)
- How to Help Victims of Super Typhoon Odette (https://nylonmanila.com/how-you-can-help-the-victims-of-typhoon-odette/)
Christmastime is Here: The Return of Concerts, Top Christmas Songs, and Other Musical Musings
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast we discuss the return of concerts, music festivals, Dan Brown, ghost hunting, our favorite Christmas songs, and a follow up to the Nintendo Switch Online N64 debate.
A in.pencil Christmas Playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kJo3SAG4pFJXsDErGu4Dt?si=82fe1e1f6e804217)
How Woodstock 99 Went Off the Rails (https://youtu.be/gH6-nBwOwkA)
Super Charlie in.pencil Video (https://youtu.be/W2N3COGACks)
Relient K Tour Dates (http://www.relientk.com/)
Worlds Apart: Dubai Expo, Nintendo's Expansion Pack, and Measurements
In this fun-filled episode, we go off on tangents about measurements, discuss the Dubai expo, and critique Nintendo's strategy toward it's new online expansion pack.
Who We Are Instead: Anonymity and privacy in the digital age
In somewhat of a continuation of last week's episode, today we discuss the not-so-hypothetical scenario of the complete elimination of online anonymity. Spoiler: it's grim.
Desecendents - That's the Breaks [https://genius.com/Descendents-thats-the-breaks-lyrics]
Hank Green tweet about social media [https://twitter.com/hankgreen/status/1348743097946050565?lang=en]
Fahrenheit: Positivity on the Internet and Other Topics of Interest
Welcome back (again) to the in.pencil podcast. In this episode we play a little catch-up, discuss positivity, and some other random stuff.
Philip Summers [https://twitter.com/heyphilsummers]
Divide and Conquer: A Liminal Theme
E3 afterthoughts, John McAfee, Liminal Spaces, Mark Hoppus, and the subtle art of divide and conquer.
The Final Hours of John McAfee [https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-final-hours-of-john-mcafee]
Hoppus has Cancer [https://people.com/music/blink-182s-mark-hoppus-reveals-he-has-cancer-it-sucks-and-im-scared/]
Mario Golf: Super Rush [https://mariogolf.nintendo.com/]
r/LiminalSpace [https://www.reddit.com/r/LiminalSpace/]
Zelda Game & Watch [https://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/products/detail/game-and-watch-the-legend-of-zelda/]
Halls of Loneliness: Bo Burnham, Luigi’s Mansion, E3, Social Media, COVID, Relient K, Travis Barker and more.
In this episode...
Bo Burnham Inside Review, new music from Relient K and Bowling for Soup, a discussion on social media and COVID, E3 predictions, video game poetry and more.
Bo Burnham's Inside [https://www.netflix.com/title/81289483]
Bo Burnham on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/boburnham]
Phangs feat. Matthew Thiessen "A Hurt Like That" [https://onerpm.link/ahurtlikethat]
Bowling for Soup feat. Hanson "Where's the Love?" [https://ffm.to/wheresthelove]
E3 [https://e3expo.com/]
Travis Barker [https://www.travisbarker.com/]
Season Three: The return of in.pencil, Tom DeLonge, UAPs, E3, and a bit more
Welcome back to the in.pencil podcast. This is the first episode of Season 3 featuring some unique discussions on a bunch of topics.
How Harry Reid, a Terror Interrogator and the Singer [Tom DeLonge] from blink-182 Took UFOs Mainstream [https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/28/ufos-secret-history-government-washington-dc-487900]
In pictures: Container ship blocking the Suez Canal finally on the move [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56516151]
Lollapalooza [https://www.lollapalooza.com]
E3 [https://e3expo.com]
Skyrim: Special Edition [https://youtu.be/FnEW6dX_BmU]
Skyrim on the Samsung Refrigerator [https://youtu.be/eoS6auZMZDo]
Super Luigi Odyssey [https://avsys.xyz/SuperLuigiOdyssey/]
Consequence Culture: Eminem, Dr. Seuss, Disney and Canceling Cancel Culture
Everyone wants to cancel something. Let's shift our energy to cancelling things that are actually problematic.
in.pencil: https://www.inpencil.live
in.pencil YouTube: http://youtube.inpencil.live
Adam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rg7Gy9nlmKnnOkfIH8guQ
Jess's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_s6WEftebGuPpGo2_0MNQ
Hiatus: What We Call Being Busy Is Actually Just Laziness
We are taking a break. But we still have a lot in store.
in.pencil: https://www.inpencil.live
in.pencil YouTube: http://youtube.inpencil.live
Adam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5rg7Gy9nlmKnnOkfIH8guQ
Jess's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj_s6WEftebGuPpGo2_0MNQ
Happy Birthday to Us: An Examination of the State of Things
Welcome back to another episode of the in.pencil podcast, where scripts are thrown out and things just sort of happen. In this episode we take a look at the world around us as it is right now and try to make sense of it. There's no shortage of political commentary or trash-talking the rich here.
This One's for Donny
This one's a bit personal.
2020 Awards: The Best of the Worst Year Ever (...So Far)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to Mental Health
Season 2 Discussion Preseason Kickoff Conversation Topic Podcast Episode Version 1.0
in.pencil podcast returns for season 2, opening with a discussion framing the season.
in.pencil (https://inpencil.live)
in.pencil youtube (http://youtube.inpencil.live)
find us everywhere (http://links.inpencil.live)
the stanley parable playthrough (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_clgTQaMJSU&list=PLOgkOaCSgpCMOTW0I8yw_R3D1wrW3ohJH)
pandemic poetry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c11KlwHbOys&list=PLOgkOaCSgpCOHWYleBlkSPu_J1ajdUSan)
A Cryptid Conversation: Jersey Devil, Moth Man, Bigfoot, and Jonah and the Whale
In this special episode of the in.pencil podcast, we discuss some cool cryptids, the biblical interpretation of Jonah and the Whale, and pesky fire alarms.
The Cryptid Wiki (https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki)
Top 10 Most Famous Cryptids (https://www.toptenz.net/top-10-cryptids.php)
Jersey Devil (https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/jersey-devil/)
Giant Squid (https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/giant-squid)
Fund Adam's Fire Alarm Replacement (https://anchor.fm/inpencil/support)
in.pencil on YouTube (http://youtube.inpencil.live)
in.pencil: https://inpencil.live
Mario 35: A Celebratory Retrospective
This week we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Mario franchise. If you've been paying attention to our YouTube page (http://youtube.inpencil.live), you'll know we love and have a long history with this game series. So here, we spend the episode exploring our history with Mario, discuss the Mario 35 direct releases, and contemplate what's to come for everyone's favorite video game character.
Mario in The Simpsons (https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Mario)
Nintendo’s Mario Site (https://mario.nintendo.com/)
Mario 35 Direct (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_UcjEq2Dgk)
Adam’s Switch ID (emptyadam)
Game Theory: Why is Mario Mental (https://youtu.be/7WMSQNVhMqA)
in.pencil plays Super Mario World (https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLOgkOaCSgpCN4wnVsCWsVpARsZn-eGK9g&v=yOJDkrIFPn4&feature=emb_title)
in.pencil (https://inpencil.live)
Adam Wade (https://emptyadam.com)
Music
In this episode we discuss music. We explore the origins of recorded music, it's significance to us personally, and give our list of our favorite songs throughout the history of recorded music.
in.pencil's Best Songs Ever playlist: (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rSiiJ0uPTKT7CL2Ef4YiC?si=7ANvIMsXTx-nuRjSZNJ62w)
Video Games as Escapism: The Good, The Bad, and the WTF.
In this massive episode, we take a look at video games. From the beginning, they have been controversial. Here, we talk about why, and how to fix it.
Sports: Nationalism, Religion, and Why It Doesn't Matter
In this episode of the in.pencil podcast we take a look at sports, its relationship to nationalism and religion, and explain why it doesn't matter.
Adam Wade (https://emptyadam.com) (https://anchor.fm/onliberty)
Is Sports a Religion? (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/200911/is-sport-religion)
Fade to Grey: An Appreciation of Jars of Clay
From Frail to Inland, we take a moment to appreciate one of our favorite bands.
Todd in the Shadows: Jars of Clay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCf9bxOYpK4
SMLXLVinyl Jars of Clay - https://www.smlxlvinyl.com/products/jars-of-clay-the-long-fall-back-to-earth-2lp-pink-vinyl
Jars of Clay benefit concert - https://fundraise.bloodwatermission.com/event/jars-album-concert/e288750
in.pencil - https://inpencil.live
Welcome to the in.pencil podcast
This is our trailer.
We Need To Talk About This
Black Lives Matter, police militarization and brutality, governmental corruption, systemic racism and the war on drugs, all in one episode.
Ways to help BLM (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/)
End Qualified Immunity (https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7085)
American Carnage at Lafayette Square (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z56j06plUgs)
Officer Greg Anderson (https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/13/greg-anderson-seattle-cop-suspended-after-slamming/)