Sunday, April 26, 2009

Schools With Video Games, Computer Learning Games, And Nev Freaks Out About Getting Older: Things That Matter With Mike And Nev

This week on an all new 10-minute podcast on Things That Matter With Mike And Nev:

---Schools increasingly are using video games to teach young kids how to learn. Mike and Nev ask whether this is right...and if they're too old to sign up. :-)

---Mike and Nev reminisce about computer games that aided in their learning, like Oregon Trail and Carmen San Diego.

---And the trip down Memory Lane causes Nev to freak out about getting older, with age 30 barely three months away.

It's stupid.

It's pointless.

It's irrelevant.

It's Things That Matter With Mike And Nev.

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Listen to the podcast here:

Download the podcast by right-clicking here: The Things That Matter With Mike And Nev: Episode 49

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Mike's Paperwork Fantasy, Liberal Arts Education, And Porn Careers On The Side: Things That Matter With Mike And Nev

This week on an all new 10-minute podcast on Things That Matter With Mike And Nev:

---Mike dreams of having someone do his paperwork for him. His first step toward achieving this goal? Going to grad school...online.

---Why is Mike going to grad school?

Nev: Is it because your liberal arts degree is useless?

Mike: It is not useless!! Stop saying it's useless!!

Nev: OK OK.

(pause)

Nev: Is it because it's pointless?


---And Mike discusses second jobs. As either a backup singer...or a porn star.

Nev: That's...wide ranging.

It's stupid.

It's pointless.

It's irrelevant.

It's Things That Matter With Mike And Nev.

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Listen to the episode here:



Download the episode by right-clicking here: The Things That Matter With Mike And Nev: Episode 48

Monday, April 13, 2009

Nev Goes To Bed At 6:30 p.m. On A Friday, Mike's Gray Hairs and Reading Revisited: Things That Matter With Mike And Nev

This week on an all new 10-minute podcast on Things That Matter With Mike And Nev:

---Nev is so exhausted from the work week that he goes to bed at 6:30 p.m. on a Friday. Mike and Nev discuss how high this ranks on the "lame" meter.

---Mike is slowing fighting the battle of the gray hairs, leading Mike and Nev to talk about hair dye.

---And Mike and Nev once again receive a letter imploring them to talk about reading, so they cave and give their thoughts on the importance of literacy.

Mike: Reading is...um....good?

Nev: Yes Mike. Yes it is.

It's stupid.

It's pointless.

It's irrelevant.

It's Things That Matter With Mike And Nev.

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Listen to the episode here:


Download the episode by right-clicking here: The Things That Matter With Mike And Nev: Episode 47

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Mike Does A Crossword, Crossword Competitions, And Nev Discovers Ths Existence of Left-Handed Hockey Sticks: Things That Matter With Mike And Nev

This week on an all new 10-minute podcast on Things That Matter With Mike And Nev:

---Mike gets caught working on a crossword puzzle during the podcast.

---Mike deludes himself into thinking/states as fact that he's good enough to win a crossword competition.

---And Nev talks about his experience hitting hockey pucks at Staples Center, which led him to discover the existence of left-handed hockey sticks.

It's stupid.

It's pointless.

It's irrelevant.

It's Things That Matter With Mike And Nev.

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Listen to the episode here:


Download the episode by right-clicking here: The Things That Matter With Mike And Nev: Episode 46