Episodes

In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael drop names by advising against cringe bar branding, pondering what truth may be in gun club advertising, and wonder whether changing your name is enough to recover one’s youth. It’s not. But if you’re trying to figure out what to call something, this…

In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael imagine what it’s like to work for a living by giving some advice to a graduating high school student, reflecting on robots and boredom on the factory line, and speculating on just how true a job advertisement on an oil field can be. Why anyone would…

In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael chart the far reaches of our human capacity for delusion by pondering a politician’s social media presence, considering one chef’s ruinous obsession with crypto-currency, and parsing the inter-dimensional potential of some ill-conceived home renovati…

In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael discover what “no” really means by examining a disinclination to talk stupid politics, the idiotic cruelty of skipping childhood vaccines, and the misguided fear of Mexican food. If your name is Bartleby, if your condition is humanity’s, or if you wo…

In this episode of People Stuff, Dan and Michael venture into the wicked and unknown by riffing on the admirable traits of vampires, parsing the stupidity of Nazi stans, and sending a love letter to the Jersey Devil. If your heart lives in the Pine Barrens, this episode is for you.

Season 1 of People is coming in early July. Here is a sneak peek of what Dan and Michael discuss.

People Stuff is a write-in anthropology podcast. In this episode, Dan and Michael go to Ikea and give advice on furniture shopping and relationships, whether you should make your bed, and how best to bring an urn to your in-laws. They also talk about the great chicken war, fix the Olympics, and shi…