Various Breads And Butters

Senior Editor/Writer for The Onion, recent digital director for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and the author of two books is on the show. He’s Jason Roeder and we have to guess he thought this was a much more popular show when he agreed to the interview. Prove him right, follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on Fb, rate us on iTunes, and subscribe. Thanks to Producer Emeritus Renan for his continued service; credit to The Beatles and Wings.

This one’s an environmental episode. We have Andrea Armstrong from Environmental Studies. We talk about water (big part of the environment) and correctly eating fruit (more environment), swans and ducks (they live in nature) and watersheds (guess where), plus sand, lumber, cats, and Sundays. If you get that far, follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on Fb, rate us on iTunes, and subscribe. Thanks to Renan for yet another return stint in producing; credit to the Tragically Hip and the Angel City Chorale (and Toto).

On the docket: Empty coffee cups (#emptycupawards), advising the undergraduate and the modern parent, hypnotized orientations, the amenities race, famous locals, Fridays, Sundays, and right turns, all with Dean Erica D’Agostino, after some chatter with Prof. Myles McNutt of Old Dominion U. Then, if you would, do follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on Fb, rate us on iTunes, and subscribe. Thanks to Renan for another return stint in producing; credit to Nomo, Patrick Carney, and L’Orchestra Cinematique.

Producer Emeritus Renan finished his bucket list in ostensibly dramatic fashion, on the very last day of his college career, with the help of a past guest. Let's hear the story, with Ep70 guest Jonathan Lafky (a different past guest) on board for the retelling.

We finally have an economist on the show, Jonathan Lafky of Carleton College (née Lafayette College). He’s a behavioral economist, studying on-line rating systems, pondering celebrity guest lecturers, selling us a dollar, showing off lake-naming and board game prowess, and generally laughing and riding and cornballing. Typical, for a home-schooled hippie from Oregon. After you listen, or before, or if you don’t, who are we to judge, follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on FB, rate us on iTunes, and subscribe. Thanks to our old friend Renan for producing; credit to Deer Tick and Pink Floyd.

There’s a lot of pizza talk here, we won’t lie, with a stab at the Chuck E. Cheese origin story plus video games. We debut a new segment, in fact: How to play Galaga. Then our guest, Amir Sadovnik, of the Computer Science department, helps out. That only leads to more tech talk, like computer vision—teaching computers how to see—and, eventually, another new segment: Tech Talk with Simon. By that point, who’s even listening? No clue, that’s who. But anyone else should follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on Fb, rate us on iTunes, and subscribe. Thanks to Michelle for producing and Tom for interning; credit to Joanna Newsom and Phish.

Dean of Admissions Matt Hyde is here to talk about Deaning, Admitting, and being Matt Hyde. Good guy. He’s from Massachusetts. He’s a key gateway for Bert Lafayette’s school. Find: blurred plates, appropriate airplane foods, Matt’s favorite SNL skit, monkey screams, and the apparent reality of Chris Traeger. Hey Mark, can you give me a quick call when you get this? Follow us on twitter @somelaterdate, like us on Fb, and make an IG account for us. Thanks to Michelle for producing and Eric and Tom for interning; credit to Miriam Makeba and Lesley Grove.

The guys from Poorly Summarized are here for Round 2 of The Flintstones Meet The Jetsons. We address New Yorkers self-applauding their cultural features; they answer the show’s longest running question: how do other people know we exist?; we all get meta by talking about podcasts on podcasts; and then there are some quizzes. There’s a special bonus too. If you read this far in this summary you’re entitled to a free download of all past episodes. Follow us on twitter @somelaterdate to get the prize code. Thanks to Michelle for producing; credit to The Meters and Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends.

Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, Men's Journal, New York, The New Yorker, GQ, The New Republic, and ESPN: The Magazine. Stephen Rodrick’s written for more magazines than we have listeners. He’s interviewed everyone from Ringo Starr to Serena Williams to Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s also author of the critically acclaimed The Magical Stranger. So we interviewed him. Thanks to Michelle for producing and Thomas and Eric for interning; credit to Gillian Welch and The Jayhawks.

The inimitable Dean John McKnight joins us. It’s Florida, gators, educational theory, student development, various universities of Pennsylvania, gospel, Coltrane, Kendrick Lamar, Ella Vader, Renaissance, medieval knighthood, and an international hamburger museum. Thanks to Michelle for producing and Thomas for interning; congrats to Renan for his new Producer Emeritus status; credit to Miles Davis and Arcade Fire.

Pet names, band names, newspapers, websites, student government, students, governments. We charge on with student guesthood by talking to the (plausible) future president of the United States and the (possible) future editor of the New York Times. That’s L’Eunice Faust and Will Gordon and that’s something to brag about. Thanks to soon-to-be graduating Renan and soon-to-be-sophomore Michelle for producing; credit to A Tribe Called Quest and Fun/Jepsen.

The topics: on-line eyeglasses; Russian history in Maine; the lobster equivalence; golf; baseball; baseball; pens; etc., with the superb Prof. Josh Sanborn. “When I was a child, there were times when we had to entertain ourselves. And usually the best way to do that was to turn on the TV.” Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and interning; credit to Langhorne Slim and Matt Monro and, obv. J. Handey just there.

She writes books, she teaches fiction, she’s got screenwriting all about, she’s Canadian, she understands slap bets. She’s Prof. Alix Ohlin and your day just got better. Listen to the end for a secret code to win a prize. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and interning; credit to Francoise Hardy and Men Without Hats.

If you like edible food, this is not the episode for you. If you like hot dogs, then yes, come on in. Prof. Alan Childs joins us. He’s a psychologist. Social psychology, healthcare psychology, that kind of stuff. Then there’s that whole thing about basketball. Then one time Simon was in line for a drink somewhere, probably Canada, and a guy behind him dropped a cup of ice down his back. Maybe not, but we’re still testing the fact-checking fidelity of podcast metadata. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and interning; credit to Langhorne Slim and Zeppelin.

There’s a lot of McSweeney’s talk here, with their long-time web editor John Warner on the line. We talk about other stuff too, garbage disposals included, hot dogs and ice cream stores, naturally. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and interning; credit to Zappa and Simple Minds.

When you get to the end, there’s an organic recipe for kombucha free of charge. Before that, political scientist Joel Shelton sheds light on things that were less lighted before the light shedding began. Ziplines, velcro hair, Monopoly, the EU, Swarthmore’s mascot, some other stuff. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and interning; credit to Bowie and there are so many covers of Come On Eileen out there.

The show gets religion. Rev. Alex Hendrickson is here for a roundtable on backing up benediction files, avoiding Prezi for sermons, preferring Sonoran Mexican food, ministering Jedis, donut-based communions, fact-checking religious studies husbands, the myth of snowday glory, double parking, and typical Friday-Sunday tomfoolery. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing and for the sock disquisition; credit to Beach House and Phish for music.

The student brain, we try to figure it out. Or take a first crack at it, at least. With Student Jake Garber this episode works through chapters to: Drink water, a lot Arrive late to public talks Wear sweats Run down the text/e-mail/call chain Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing; credit to the BBs and PF for the music.

Lafayette’s President Alison Byerly is our guest. She debriefs on it all: Crooners come under fire. Canadians also have bands. College Presidents binge shows too, but not so much. Victorian lit and sit-coms and Harry Potter, maybe not so different. The President’s house has nice wi-fi. And Ben & Jerry’s flavors are apparently well known. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing; credit to Sinatra and a Cass Lowe cover of The Shins.

Cars should not hit buildings. Airlines should fly east only. High school jobs don’t pay well, or at all. Maine is uniquely mono-syllabic. Curanderismo is fascinating. Anyone can play two bars of Beethoven. Just wait, you’ll see, with our guest Prof. Brett Hendrickson. Thanks to Renan and Michelle for producing; credit to Wilco and Lucinda Williams for the music.