Mind Gap

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Justin triumphantly returns from his hiatus! Doug and Justin dive right into a story shared on Reddit about a woman getting revenge on her cheating ex by involving his father. Woof. The dorks then move into their main topic, exploring media that made them feel dumb (maybe in a good way) as children. They discuss themes they initially missed in films such as Fight Club, Jurassic Park, Office Space, and Ghostbusters.   Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies and Justin does his best to guess which films they're from.   Check out our YouTube channel! Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  

It's time for another episode of MindGap podcast! This week, Doug is joined by a very special guest host - his brother, Dave! The dorks start by talking about awkward job interviews and personal blunders. Next, they explore the lessons that pop culture taught them that they had to unlearn as adults, such as misconceptions about hard work, the unrealistic portrayals of love in movies, and the idea of the lone genius or chosen one.    Things are wrapped up with a game made just for Dave, who is a huge fan of Warhammer 40k. Doug plays Fact or Fiction: Warhammer 40k edition to test Dave's knowledge of the lore.   Check out our YouTube channel! Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  

It's time for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! Doug is joined by guest host Noah Reno as they chat about the creative process behind Dragon Ball Abridged, humorous roommate dilemmas, and the unexpected life skills learned from video games. They discuss how gaming experiences can reflect real-life situations, such as inventory management and work ethic, the importance of communication, intentionality, and how these experiences in gaming translate to everyday life. The dorks explore the various life skills that video games inadvertently teach us as players like the delayed gratification of grinding levels, the importance of pattern recognition and systems thinking, emotional regulation, and learning from failure.    Things are wrapped up with a special game just for Noah where he has to decide fact from fiction in Overwatch lore.   Check out our YouTube channel where you can watch our episodes! Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin explore a provocative scenario involving unexpected family dynamics and how it would likely change the way you view your parents forever. The dorks then move into their main topic - the most emotionally unprepared they've been for a movie or TV show. They break down moments in entertainment history that either delivered a character's unexpected demise, betrayals, endings that didn't feel great, and all the times they were unexpectedly taught grief when they were just trying to enjoy a movie.   Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies and Justin does his best to guess which films they're from.   Check out our YouTube channel where you can watch our episodes! Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and othe

It's time for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! In this episode Doug is joined by guest co-host Seth Trammell as they tackle a Reddit post about workplace dynamics, specifically discussing the awkwardness of mandatory affirmation circles during lunch breaks.   Next, the dorks discuss video game morality, how players' emotional connections to NPCs (non-playable characters) have evolved over time. They chat about games like Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock, Undertale, and Red Dead Redemption 2, where player decisions with NPCS lead to significant emotional consequences.    Things are wrapped up with a game segment just for Seth where he has to decide whether a statement about Final Fantasy is either fact or fantasy!   Check out our YouTube channel where you can watch our episodes! Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin begin with a bizarre Reddit story about a guy and his emotionally ambitious roommate. This leads the dorks into a conversation about behaviors people have that don't seem weird until you compare notes with other people. The guys finally land on their main topic for the week, all the ways apocalypse movies get things wrong. They discuss everything from food scarcity to ammo math to boredom and more.   Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies and Justin does his best to guess which films they're from.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin are back after a few weeks of rest over the holidays. Justin shares a few gym experiences with Doug including someone rocking a Christian podcast at full volume in the locker room and someone who decided to get up close and personal with the dumbbell rack. The dorks recount the boardgames they played while Doug and his family visited Justin and Beth in Grand Rapids and then Doug poses a hypothetical question to Justin that involves a risky ocean challenge for a large sum of money. The guys then move into their main topic of how they have begun to see the villain's perspective of things as they've gotten older. Some of the villains the nerds seem to side with include Magneto, Killmonger, Thanos, The Joker, along with an uncomfortable amount of others.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Justin reads out patch notes for real life and Doug has to decide if they're good or if they should be scrapped

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin kick things off by figuring out why Doug is so adverse to hanging stuff on his walls. Doug then rightfully brags to Justin about going to the dentist for the first time in over a decade and having zero cavities. Flossing FTW! This leads to a discussion on the importance of staying on top of your health as you get older. Finally the dorks arrive at the main topic of the week - the worst fictional inventions they thought were cool as kids. Our hosts go through everything from hoverboards to lightsabers, proton packs to the Megazord, and so much more   Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies and Justin does his best to guess which films they're from.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highl

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share how they spent their Thanksgivings. The dorks then discuss the uncomfortable, and oftentimes unnecessary, icebreakers that precede team meetings. Doug shares a specific instance that happened recently and how he may have misread the room. The dorks then spend a bit of time just talking about mac & cheese…deal with it. Our hosts finally make their way to the main topic, fictional tools that would instantly be abused IRL. They cover things such as the time-turner and invisibility cloak from Harry Potter, replicator from Star Trek, and the Neuralyzer from Men in Black among other things.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Justin reads out patch notes for real life and Doug has to decide if they're good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8p

In this episode of the Mind Gap Podcast, Doug and special co-host, Eric Drezner, dive into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, discussing favorite monsters, homebrew creations, and the challenges of DMing. They share personal experiences and the joy of friendship through gaming. The conversation then shifts to a critical analysis of doomsday devices in media, particularly focusing on the Death Star from Star Wars and the League of Shadows' fear gas plan from Batman Begins. They explore the logistics, economics, and storytelling complexities behind these iconic elements, highlighting the flaws and absurdities that often accompany them. Things are wrapped up with another round of "Guess the movie from the audio clip."   Check out our YouTube channel for full video episodes, clips, and other fun content.   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin start off with a few stories. Justin enrages Doug by recounting an experience of being caught in a line of cars that stretched over a quarter mile, all waiting to get into a newly opened Raising Cane's. After venting on the absolute absurdity of this, Doug lightens the mood with a story about how his daughter sent him her first GIF and how her sarcastic comedy chops are getting stronger. The dorks fanboy for a bit about Gunchpot's new Dragonball Abridged series on YouTube. Even if you're not in the Dragonball nerdom, you should still check out this incredible series. Finally, they spend the rest of the episode talking about why movies don't feel real anymore. From over-processed images to the rise of AI to a lack of risks being taken in storytelling, they do their best to nail down a logical reason.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to de

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share which location they'd choose to haunt for eternity and how they'd mess with people as ghosts. Doug then shares a proud papa moment as he recites the first dark joke his daughter told him. The dorks move onto their main topic: what if you could reload a save point in real life? Would it kill the idea of personal growth since you no longer have to learn from mistakes? Would anyone carry regret for anything they did since they could simply reset things? Would this kind of power corrupt people? Spoiler, it absolutely would.    Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to decide if they're good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episod

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin kick things off with two stories. Doug shares a recent interaction at the grocery store where Justice Doug took the wheel and drove directly into confrontation. Justin then jumps in with an anecdote about his recent car trade-in which just about breaks Practical Doug. All the Dougs are featured in this week's episode! The dorks then pivot to their main topic of the worst fictional disease you could catch in real life. They go through everything from the T-Virus in Resident Evil to cordyceps from The Last of Us to Greyscale from Game of Thrones.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to decide if they're good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide which everyday inconvenience they would turn into a supervillain origin story. Is it trying to find the end of a roll of tape? Traffic jams? Spotty Wi-Fi?! BARBER SHOP RULES?! You'll just have to listen to find out. However, once the dorks finally feel satisfied in their answers, they move onto the main topic of the night: Which villain lairs would pass an OSHA inspection? Seriously, this is important stuff. Among the lairs they review are Bowser's Castle, the Death Star, and Mr. Freeze's headquarters. Perilous indeed.   Things are wrapped up with another round of "How Many Actors To Guess The Movie?" where Doug lists off actors from a movie and Justin has to try and guess the movie in as few actors as possible.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights,

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide if they had to replace their alarm clock with the voice of one fictional character, who would it be? Needless to say, spot-on accents and impressions abound. Once that's settled, the dorks move into a conversation about how easy it's becoming to identify AI writing and then share their continually evolving thoughts on the use of AI in creative mediums. The guys finally find their way to the main topic: how would current job skills survive in the past? They discuss the most and least transferable skillsets across the ages including mastering leaning methodologies, engineering and craftsmanship, culinary arts, and a litany of others.    Things are wrapped up with another round of "How Many Actors To Guess The Movie?" where Justin lists off actors from a movie and Doug has to try and guess the movie in as few actors as possible.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our vide

It's time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin figure out what ordinary thing in modern day life would absolutely terrify a medieval peasant. Regardless of the correct answer being "everything," our dorks still curate a selection of fine options to horrify someone brought forward from the past. Our hosts then move on to their main topic of which fictional jobs would pay big in real life, covering all sorts of careers from Witcher to Ghostbuster to Starfleet engineer to Jedi Knight.   Things are wrapped up with another round of Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to decide if they're good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH

It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin try to decide if the “Santa talk” needs to come before the “birds and the bees talk” with your kids. It’s a tricky needle to thread but the guys eventually land on what they think is the most practical answer. The conversation then veers directly into a classic mind gap as the dorks free associate between topics spanning from Spartacus having an egregious amount of nudity to too much time between seasons of TV shows to people creating their own content via Sora 2.   Things are wrapped up with another round of Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to decide if they’re good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video gam

It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin figure out how long they’d survive in a horror movie. Of course, it’s not just a simple answer as they have to first figure out what type of horror movie they’re in. Bottom line, neither are going to live long. Once they solve that mystery, the dorks dive into their main topic, which board games ruin friendships the fastest? They go through the obvious culprits such as Monopoly and Risk but also discuss some outliers like Uno or Catan.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Patch Notes: Real Life Edition, where Doug reads out patch notes for real life and Justin has to decide if they’re good or if they should be scrapped as garbage.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERC

It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin try to figure out what kind of quests they’d constantly fail at if their life was a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Once they feel like they’ve truly answered this question, Doug shares a little life update following events that happened around the recording of Ep500. The dorks then move on to their main topic, which fictional foods would be tempting or terrifying to try in real life? They discuss everything from Butterbeer to Lembas bread to whatever comes out of the Star Trek replicator.    Things are wrapped up with another round of How Many Actors To Guess The Movie. Justin lists off actors from a movie and Doug has to try and guess the movie in as few actors as possible.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays

It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide if they could know one fact about anyone they just met, what would it be and why would it be helpful. The dorks then move into the main topic, what if animals ruled the world. With the way things are headed, would we be better off with animals ruling? That’s what our hosts are aiming to figure out. They go through which one species would sit at the top or would things run smoother with a council of animals? They also discuss potential animal policies and which animals would be best suited for which jobs in our workforce.   Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Justin plays clips from different movies and Doug does his best to guess which films they’re from.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches