Rocket League and Ramble
By RLR Podcast
Rocket League and RambleJul 04, 2021
39 - Anna's Birthday Extravaganza
Our first sponsored episode means almost an hour of birthday-related conversation, with a few side topics sprinkled in
38 - Botanical Gardens
Jesse was challenged to design a Eurogame. In this episode, we come up with details and refine the game
37 - Reclaimed by Nature
After a challenge for Jesse, we talk about chess variations, mind-blowing statistics, and what constitutes nature
36 - The Great Chuck E. Cheese Heist
Casinos, Chuck E. Cheese's, and nice numbers. See if you can stay awake longer than Jesse
35 - Bonus Content
Continents, new words, generational conflicts, and making a language. Can you spot the theme?
34 - Young-fangled
We talk about the art of giving a good presentation, Family Feud, and wrap up with another discussion of words
33 - Our Second Visitor
We welcome a longtime friend of the show, Turner! It’s an absolute smörgåsbord of an episode, capped off by a power ranking of each of us as hosts
32 - I Know More Than You
Everybody's got something to rant about in this episode, and most of them have something to do with technology
31 - Wikipedia Deep Dives
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Wikipedia Deep Dives! Each of us brings an article or two to share and discuss
30 - Cabbage and Curves
The main talking point for this episode is our thoughts on curves for tests. But first, cabbage
29 - That 2 pm on a Sunday Feeling
Jesse wasn't here so this episode is a little shorter. You can decide if that's good or bad
28 - No Transitions
Believe it or not we actually go from unpopular food opinions to languages to rom-coms without a single transition. We're that awesome
27 - Wisdom Teeth
It's another episode of Phil topics! Is every movie in 3D? Why does water feel colder than air? Do detectives need tooth analysts?
26 - The New Year
Resolutions and conspiracy theories. Welcome to 2021
25 - Pure Consciousness
Jesse was feeling a little philosophical, and Phil wants to break the laws of physics
24 - For the Good of the Show
We talk about whether people should be fired over offensive tweets and if we should shop ethically. If that bores you just listen to the first and last four minutes
23 - Can You Just Give Me the Ticket?
We discuss the value of course evaluations, Jesse wishes for consequences, and we rate life advise as wise, cliché, or stupid
22 - Don't Forget to Tip Your Plumber
We're back with another round of I Dissent. This time, we cover the legality of time travel, the voting age limit, and how tipping is a stupid system
21 - Spoons are Always Better*
This episode, we try a game called I Dissent. As you can expect, we don't follow the rules exactly, but we do have some pretty good conversations about what can be funny, talent versus hard work, and the internet's impact on intelligence
20 - Business, Bogs, and Bibles
Our first official visitor joins the show! Jess wanted to use us for her class projects, so we figured the least she could do was entertain you while doing it
19 - Obscure Rhyme Schemes
Somehow, between Helen Keller and reminiscing about high school, we manage to find time to talk about writing poetry
18 - EDS 223
John's homework assignment was to make a podcast episode about education, so here's another podcast episode about education
17 - Rough Weeks be Rough Sometimes
From ominous pizza-related messages, to the price of our dignity, this episode has it all! In addition, we also talk about self driving cars, and the feasibility of making a real life version of Rocket League
16 - John Wants Some Butter
Phil gives us a taste of ASMR, then asks what constitutes a spoiler. Britain has some odd foods and names for them, let's dive into that. Lastly, but far from least, hear about the legendary origins of the John Dollar
15 - Phil in the Spotlight
After a brief chat with the Brodka family, Phil tells us about his monstrosity of an email filing system, and then talks about intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
14 - Le State of Us
In the final episode of our trial run, we reevaluate the podcast and adjust our direction going forward
13 - New Notification
Phil brings the topics in this episode, so you know its a thriller. Get ready to listen to us talk about voicemails and various notifications
12 - The Sports Episode
Our topics of choice for this episode are the Houston Astros' cheating scandal, and the appeal of rare vs common sports occurrences
11 - Donate to Wikipedia
We bounce around topics like static electricity, Pokemon games, and graph analysis before we find out a shocking secret about Jesse. Then we explore the wondrous land of Wikipedia
10 - Jesse’s Mango Escapade
We go over the assignment Max gave the rest of us, before discussing situational fruits. Then we discuss our restaurant shenanigans, personality tests, and what we’ve been watching
The Unmade Podcast: https://www.unmade.fm
No Dumb Questions: https://www.nodumbquestions.fm
Hello Internet: http://www.hellointernet.fm/
09 - Global Civics 101
Questions we try to answer in this episode include: What skill would you choose to become slightly above mediocre at instantly? What would you change about the high school curriculum? Is our data ours to profit off of?
08 - The Pretentious Episode
A quick question about partnering up leads to an entire dissection of the educational system
07 - Jesse Joined Early
Is potato salad a salad? Max doesn't answer that but he'll tell you why it's a dumb debate. Jesse describes his patent-pending Rational Decision Making Paradigm.
Link to the video Phil talks about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=IJEaMtNN_dM&app=desktop
06 - Let's Talk about Giraffes
Which Pokémon starter is the best and worst? Then we discuss the point of religion. There's a common thread there somewhere. If you find it let us know
05 - Phil's Long Pauses
We look at where Christianity got its ideas from, when to text versus call, our mannerisms while recording, and discuss childhood book series
04 - You're a Tourist
We're all over the board in this episode, talking about tourism, misquoted sayings, a glass museum, and Phil's experience growing up with video games
03 - Alphabet Tier List
Place your bet on when Jesse will join, then listen as we rate letters of the English alphabet, discuss what makes music stand the test of time, and talk about how well we'd do in the 1600's
02 - Consciously Incompetent
We discuss the progression of knowing and the Tragedy of the Commons, give video games an extended quarantine shoutout, and John lays down the MarioKart law.
01 - Candies and Connections
We span all sorts of topics from controversial candy opinions to emotional intelligence to how Phil and John became friends.
Identity Crisis
We figure out how we're gonna do this whole podcast thing.