Molly’s got a new exercise trend and Tom’s discovered a new way to leave parties.
Show notes:
Tough Mudder
Irish Exit (thank Andy Beach)
Craft bourbon isn’t the same as beer
It’s A Thing- s02e04 – Reject the binary embrace the yolk
Molly’s caught on to the fact that we’re not men, women, gay or straight anymore. What we are is concerened with the perfect boiled egg.
Show notes:
Rejecting “the gender binary”
The 5:10 egg and the great egg debate
Galco’s Soda Pop shop
Chow article about Galco’s
It’s A Thing- s02e03 – Secret world of vacuum cleaners
Molly’s got a warning about grocery bags and Tom’s into small batch sodas, but the revelation about vacuum cleaner culture sweeps away the rest.
Show notes:
Health warning over reusable plastic bags
Specialty soda
@bawitdaba1337 Yes, there is a vacuum-cleaner subculture
It’s A Thing- s02e02 – Ramen gods
Ramen is not just for college kids on a budget but fluorescent colors ARE apparently meant for your feet.
Show Notes
It’s A Thing- s02e01 – Bespoke cheese
Why is chopped salad so controversial? Also, Molly’s after bespoke users and Tom’s stuffing his face with Burrata and vegetables.
Show Notes:
“Bespoke”
Burrata Cheese
Against chopped salad
It’s A Thing Season 2 Starts Next Week!
Hey all, Molly and I just sat down and recorded a few episodes of season 2. We had a great time and can’t wait for you to hear our new things! Because of reasons (mostly schedules) The first episode will post next week and then we’ll (hopefully) do another run of 12 episodes!
HUGE thanks to all the folks who’ve donated on the site. Y’all rock.
The next thing
Hey all, Tom and Molly here.
We LOVED doing this first run of It’s A Thing episodes! We’ve been spending the time since our last recording wondering what we should do for the next run. I mean literally nothing else. Just sitting. Looking out the window. Wondering.
We wondered things like: Should we Kickstarter a season? Should we sell ads? Should Tom take
to the casting couches of LA and find a sugar momma to fund us like a patron of the baroque period arts scene?
And finally the answer came to us. NO. We should do none of those things!
But this is not a breakup letter. We decided that we’re just going to keep doing the show because we enjoy it, and it gives us a way to virtually hang out a little more often. And that’s it.
Turns out not everything has to turn a big profit (or any profit, really), and every way we thought of to make money just sounded like a hassle. We’re busy people! So to keep this fun, and easy to listen to (i.e. no commercials) we’re just going to keep doing it as is.
If you feel like you want to kick us a few bucks, we added one of those PayPal donation things. Molly could use it to help fund her new mic — maybe you’ve noticed. But don’t feel obligated. We’ll be having fun either way.
We are going to do this in seasons though. So give us a few weeks before we come back from ‘hiatus’ with all new eps. And all new
things! And keep following us on Twitter for SECRET REVELATIONS! Or at least occasional snarky posts.
We love you all!
Molly and Tom
It’s A Thing- #012 – All Hail Kale
Kale, more kale, cafe con leche and doorknobs.
It’s A Thing- #011 – Go Pro for Slender Man
Molly talks about how Go Pro was just the start of the star-on-your-head camera craze. Tom is introduced to Slender Man and his cousin Trender man. Plus, you won’t *need* matching luggage if you get rid one thing a day, and who’s Hadoken-ing.
Show Notes:
‘Biting Elbows’ Go Pro Video (NSFW!)
Slender Man (and its derivative, Trender Man)
Hadoken-ing
It’s A Thing- #010 – Left-hand kettle bells
Cross Fit and kettle bells, Why you should always hold your drink in the left hand (thanks Lisa Borodkin!), feminism & shooting lessons. Oh and Japanese snack foods.