Mostly Rational

What Math Is

A thousand apologies, dear listeners. It has been hundreds of years since our last update. This episode was, in fact recorded many moons ago, but I, Asia, am an...how do you say...anxiety-ridden procrastinator. My thousand and first apology is in regards to the sound quality of this episode. It seems to get better in the second half, but I don't know what to do about the first half. I'm not a soundologist, ok?! Maybe someday we will be rich and able to afford a soundgineer, but today is not that day! 

In this episode: 

-what's the creepiest thing you ever done or had done to you?
- who would you date from the star wars universe?
- do we unintentionally speak in time signatures?

- how tall is that lumberjack?

-if you could bring one person and one tool to a desert island, who and what would you bring?

Also:

email hackers
toe compliments
california hellscape
prank calls
asia explains what math is

We hope you chuckle once or twice and bear with us while we get our act together!

Episode 16: A Vague Welcome to Glitchtown

Hi! We're back, and we're makin' some changes 'round these here parts! A note about this episode: There were some audio issues on Tani's end that made it prohibitively difficult to splice our audio together, so what you're hearing is Tani's recording of my Asia's coming through her Tani's. It's not THAT bad, but you will hear Asia occasionally glitch out like some kind of Glados-Vanellope hybrid.

And don't forget to send in your questions, creations, and opinions on our proposed changes!!

<3

me: I don't want this to be an MBTI podcast.

also me:
Hi! We're back, and we're makin' some changes 'round these here parts! A note about this episode: There were some audio issues on Tani's end that made it prohibitively difficult to splice our audio together, so what you're hearing is Tani's recording of Asia's voice coming through Tani's computer. It's not THAT bad, but you will hear Asia occasionally glitch out like some kind of Glados-Vanellope hybrid.

Also, stick around after the show to hear us ramble on about our favorite tweets and whether or not pet-sitting is a real job.

And don't forget to send in your questions, creations, and opinions on our proposed changes!! contact us via mostlyrationalpodcast.com or email us at mostlyrationalpod@gmail.com

Mostly Rational - Episode 15 - May the 4th Be With You! Again!

EPISODE XV

Can it really have already been a year since our last Star Wars episode? Wow! Okay! Wow! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for this very last minute episode. We literally recorded yesterday and are publishing today! I think this is some kind of record (for us, at least!) Join us in this episode to hear our bad opinions about Star Trek

Wars! Find out our favorite ships (and I mean ships both in the sense of romance AND vessels)! We also get to hear opinions from people waaay more knowledgeable about Star Wars than us. Plus...Adventure Time?

MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU!

Mostly Rational - Episode 14 - What's the Deal?

Um...hi.

I have sooo many things for which to apologize, so let me make a list. I am sorry for: 

1) How long it has been! Ugh! Life! I am taking measures to ensure this does not happen again.

2) The sound quality. We discuss this in the episode. While you should be able to hear us just fine, there is quite a bit of shuffling, especially in the beginning. Again, measures are being taken.

3) Actually, I guess those are the two main things. I guess I'm sorry for the times I sing in this episode. 

Thank you for listening anyway, and send in questions ASAP so we can get this show back on the road!

Love,

Asia

Mostly Rational - Episode 13 - New York, New Dork!

Start spreadin' the news...

Welcome to this special East Coast Edition of Mostly Rational! It also happens to be our SHORTEST EPISODE EVER, because we were recording in an empty house with lots of echoes and no chairs, and I was grumpy. Plus, we had to start all over, because I forgot to hit record after we paused when our uncle walked in, so I was VERY grumpy. You can hear our false start in the blooper reel, available on to Patrons of $1 per or more per month over at Patreon.com/mostlyrational. 

In this episode, we answer questions about life in New York, the genetics of twins, medicine vs. witchcraft, tolls vs. taxes, and WHO ON EARTH IS THIS GUY?!?!

Now get listenin', cuz I'm talkin' here, I'm talkin' here!

Mostly Rational - Episode 12 - Happy Anniversary!

Hello! And welcome to our special 1-year anniversary episode. It is extremely late! There are a whole lot of reasons, and maybe we'll talk about them in a later episode, but for now, enjoy this one, wherein you will hear about supervillain powers, prose, the impact of media on rationals, obscure interests, why New Zealand owes us money, what we'd rather, what we've never, and Tani's Big Move. 

Big thanks to everyone who's stuck with us through this first year. We hope to keep going and working on making this show better and better for you all. As always, you can send us questions and feedback through our website, mostlyrationalpodcast.com, our email mostlyrationalpod@gmail.com, or our Twitter, @mostlyrational. <3

Mostly Rational - Episode 11 - G'Day, Mate!

Whew, August was a rough month, y'all! Illness, new jobs, general misfortune...anyway, we finally got around to making episode 11! Wow! That's almost a year of episodes! This month, we were joined by Alex Clark, an Australian artist who was kind enough to help us choose the best and worst Australian animals, discuss accents, decode dancing, and learn how to be feisty! Also, our extremely controversial guest, Lee the Spud, DOES make a brief appearance. It's not our fault people asked her questions, okay!!

UNFORTUNATELY, due to the farcical nature of Asia's life, we wound up recording the American half of this episode in an echoey kitchen, and quite a few yappy barks can be heard in the background of the middle part of the show. Between that and making sure the Australian half of the show synced up, this proved to be QUITE the editing challenge. We really did our best, so we hope you can bear with us! 

As always, thank you so much for listening, and please feel free to join in the fun by sending your questions and comments to mostlyrationalpod@gmail.com or through our website, www.mostlyrationalpodcast.com 

For bonus material, visit our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mostlyrational

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Mostly Rational - Episode 10 - Ghost Hagfish

Yes, yes, we're late again. Apologies. I, Asia, got sick twice in July AND started a full-time job, so...even though we recorded this a few weeks ago...well, here we are! 

In this episode, we discuss the morality of cloning, the weird rooms in your house, the name of my new metal band, and how to speak alien, horse, and architect.

We also may or may not have anywhere from 0 to 2 special guests in this episode. You'll just have to listen to find out!

Reminder: patrons get to hear the blooper reels that go up shortly after each episode. For as little as $1 a month, you could hear my PITCH PERFECT Lisa Simpson impression, as well as all the stuff I deemed too weird for genpop.

As always, thanks for listening, and don't forget to share! :)

Mostly Rational - Episode 9 - Somebody Else

Better late then never, I always say! Tani, however, never says that.

We're back with episode 9, wherein you will hear us answer your questions about centaurs, ghosting tweens, intuitive sensors, why nerd are bad at sports, making friends when you don't particularly care to be around people, birth order, learning styles, first impressions, INTJ villains, and Scottish accents.

Things actually get a tiny bit heavy when discussing the INTP relationship to friendship, but don't worry: we're not great at being serious for long.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: This is the episode in which we FINALLY reveal the identitiy of the mysterious Somebody Else, so stay tuned for that at the end!

Mostly Rational - Episode 8 - MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU

THE LONG WAIT IS OVER!

Welcome to our much-(possibly over)-hyped special Star Wars-themed episode of Mostly Rational, in which we invite guests Geordi and Brandon to share with us their extensive Star Wars expertise while answering the questions you sent in. Let me tell you: We thought we were nerds, but Y'ALL are NERDS! That's why we love ya. Keep those nerdy questions comin'!

Talking points in this episode: Most eligible droid? Weird Kermit. Palpatine's cosplay contacts. Count Dookie. Asia & Co. Is it ok to like the prequels? Ring theory. Tumblr teens. Darth Jar Jar. Uncle Luke. Vader's Myers-Briggs type. Angsty Episode III.

Fair warning: This episode contains HEAVY nerd-talk/friendly debate/incorrigible interruptions AND spoilers re: the films, the EU novels, and Clone Wars.

ENJOY!