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It Will Probably Be OKS02rE08: TravelMore than a year behind schedule, please join our hosts for a frank and candid discussion about travel, privilege, and serendipity. Links:What happened to the boat. 2022-06-1054 min
It Will Probably Be OKPizza!What is pizza? Where did it come from? Why do we eat it? And is it even real? Get your ninja turtle on and enjoy some Pizza with the fine hosts of this program, who probably come the closest they've ever come to hanging up on each other on this controversial topic.
Pizza? Is it real?Links:Appetizing assorted pizza with meat products and vegetables · Free Stock Photo — Photo by Natasha Filippovskaya from PexelsGoogle Maps — This is a pizza manufacturer. It is not a pizza restaurant. The pizza is excellent, but you have to buy i...2021-06-1831 min
It Will Probably Be OKs02e07- DinnerHe's got your number now.
He knows just what you've done.
You've got no place to hide.
You've got nowhere to run.
He knows your life of crime.
I think it's suppertime!
IT'S SUPPERTIME.
YEAH IT'S SUPPERTIME.
OH, IT'S SUP-SUP- SUPPERTIME,
VERY BEST TIME OF DAY.Links:2021-05-181h 01
It Will Probably Be OKs02e06 ChoicesIn this episode of simples aranged podcast-wise, we consider the things that we choose, the things that we didn't, and all the ways it probably doesn't matter.
Spoiler warning. This one has ennui.
Recorded Mid March, 2021. Links:Mereological nihilism - Wikipedia — mereological nihilism says that mereological simples, or objects without any proper parts, are the only material objects that existIntroduction to M-theory - Wikipedia — In non-technical terms, M-theory presents an idea about the basic substance of the universe.Reconcilable Differences #40: Slippery Slope to Dr. Manhattan - Relay FM — The main topic this week is Fre...2021-05-1749 min
It Will Probably Be OKs02305: The LawDr. Moreau: ** What is the law?
**Sayer of the Law: Not to eat meat, that is the law. Are we not men?
Dr. Moreau: What is the law?
Sayer of the Law: Not to go on all fours, that is the law. Are we not men?
Dr. Moreau: What is the law?
Sayer of the Law: Not to spill blood, that is the law. Are we not men?
Topics include:
Math
Ancient Sumeria
Nick's Laws of Air-Flight
Dad Law
The history of television justice
Links:Barney Miller - WikipediaCode...2021-05-1059 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 22: 22: S02E04: CoffeeThis episode of It Will Probably Be OK reveals the secret behind the "brown drink."
We're talking coffee. it's coffee talk. Talk coffee with us. From the Caffeefee of presidential mysteries of the past to the highly controversial mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, this is hot coffee. Be careful, the contents inside this cup are hot.
The Best part of waking up.
It's coffee talk. Links:JSTOR Home — Search journals, primary sources, and books on JSTORCoffee consumption and health on JSTOR — Umbrella review of the evidence across meta-analyses of obse...2021-03-0149 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 21: S02e03 -- Sports!In this episode of it will probably be okay… in the wake of the “Big Game” on Sunday … today’s topic is SPORTS!
Today, each of us will take our own unique look at these children’s games which occupy a massive place in our national and truly worldwide conversation. Maybe too large a place. So grab your glove, put on your helmet and let us diagram today’s play … a discussion, or actually three discussions, of sports. Links:Blaseball — Blaseball is baseball at your mercy. Baseball perfected. Our players are inhuman. They play day and night. Rai...2021-02-2145 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 20: RefreshWhat kind of an arrow goes in a circle? Geometry means things on this episode of It Will Probably Be OK. This is a particularly spectacular load of refreshing goodness. Its time for a little refresh. Clean things up. Make things shiny. Maybe too shiny. OH NO WE'VE GONE TOO FAR ...
Recorded on Feb. 2, 2021. Links:City Signage Permit — The size, height, and location of signs are governed
by the Milwaukee zoning ordinance and the
Milwaukee building codeRambo - It's Over Johnny - YouTube — Rambo Classic LineOuroboros - Wikipedia — The ouroboros or uroboros (/ˌ(j)ʊərəˈbɒrəs/, als...2021-02-1449 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 19: S02e01: IngenuityLinks:Ghostbusters: Afterlife - WikipediaSo THAT Happened: Dan Aykroyd Got A Blowjob From A Ghost In ‘Ghostbusters’ | Decider — I have some bad news for you. Ghostbusters has at least one major flaw — that cringe-worthy ghost blowjob scene.Firehouse Headquarters 75827 | Ghostbusters™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US — cludes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and a Zombie Driver.Themes | Official LEGO® Shop US — Develop children’s creativity with LEGO® Classic. Sets contain ideas to help them get started, while special pieces alongside classic LEGO bricks inspire even further. And be...2021-02-0847 min
It Will Probably Be OKOuttake from S01E11No new epsidode this week. Sorry not sorry.
However, we pay for this service so we figure we'd better use it. Also, we love our listeners. Season 2 of "It Will Probably Be Ok" is coming soon, but until then, I want you to enjoy this outtake from S01E11 A moral decision. It's got spoilers for the end of "Avengers: Endgame" but like, so did the 2020 Elections. **¯_(ツ)_/¯*Links:That's NOT How Time Travel works! || Endgame YTP - YouTube — "I don't know why everyone thinks that, but it's wrong."West Coast Avengers - Wikipedia — The team is...2020-11-1605 min
It Will Probably Be OKs01e17: Curfews Create CrimeLet’s talk about Curfews. Spoiler: Curfews create crime.
Heads up: I know swearing is not unusual for this show. But this one seems to have an extraordinary amount of swears. Just FYI. Lots of appropriately wielded grown-up language in this episode.*
In this episode of It Will Probably Be OK, we put aside our lingering anxiety about that darn pandy and spend some quality time instead worrying about police brutality, white supremacy, and what you should do when someone orders you to go home. Let’s talk about Curfews. Do they Work? Are they simp...2020-11-0248 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 16: S01E16 The Great EscapeRecorded on 10/20/2020
With the pandemic rearing and the US teetering on fascism, how has that changed how you seek to entertain yourselves? What are you doing now that you weren't doing before the pandy? What were you doing before the pandy that you can no longer stomach now? This is somehow more than a recommendation show. It's also a reckoning of the things that no longer bring us joy with the things we're not ready to throw out. Eat Shit, Marie Kondo.
Join three friends as they make recommendations for books, music, film, television, social...2020-10-2644 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 15: S01E15: PandenosticationPandenostication is not a real word, but many people seem to be doing it right now. What is the future of our world post-pandemic? How will our thoughts and prayers manifest in a world that has completely solved the Covid-19? Will it be as embarrassing to be still fighting Covid-19 in 2022 as it was to run Windows 98 in 2010? Never name your product with the year it was created, folks. It’s automatically dated.
Right now, it seems hard to believe, but someday, this pandemic will end. What does a post-pandemic world look like? On this episode of It...2020-10-1946 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 14: S01E014: Genuine MLMSometime last May, Nick, Nkenge and Gabe talked for a while about Multi-Level Marketing.
Mini-Topics:
Nkenge: LinkedIn somehow gets the blame for a shady marketer's hamfisted attempt to put her in their downstream.
Gabe: It's been 60 days of quarantein. (We were not kidding about this being recoded in May.) Links:"Serial" (Main Theme) - Bad Dream - YouTubeFind the Best Scented Wax & Warmers. Home & Body Products | Shop Scentsy — This is Gabe's Scentsy Lady. Amway United States | Start Your Own Business | Become an Amway IBO | Amway United States — †This statement has not been evalua...2020-10-1237 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 13: 13: Cheesy Action At A Distance_This episode was originally recorded and edited in May of 2020. _
Is it Throwback Thursday already? No! This is one of those episodes that fancy podcasters record and put them in a bank for when things get wacky. Oh, in case you haven't been paying attention to the news, things are getting real wacky here in our home state of Wisconsin.
So here's an evergreen episode, as evergreen as we're capable of making, anyway. Join us as we consider Cheesy Action Movies and why they make us feel so good. Links:Wisconsin Supreme...2020-10-0542 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 12: S01E12: Stream It NowMusic is a powerful and perhaps the most powerful medium in the world. It has the near universality of mathematics and the heart and soul of each and every culture that participates in it. Today on it will probably be ok, a genius, a buffoon, and a storyteller get out of our way so that our intrepid hosts can share the songs that mean something to them.
It Will Probably Be OK also has a podcast! STREAM IT NOW!
Minitopics.
Nick tells us about the best ice cream he's ever eaten.
Nkenge...2020-09-2846 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 11: S01E11 A moral decisionRecorded on 9/9/2020: Nick considers the moral implications of casting a ballot
In the space of the next sixty-ish days, Americans with voting rights will get to decide who will be our president for the next four years. Does your vote cary a moral weight? Is it fair to hold those who would vote for one thing accountable for all the other things that the candidate they voted for does? Are feelings real?
Is casting your vote a moral decision or an amoral decision?
Mini-Topics:
Nkenge: Waiting for the worms to come, the...2020-09-2139 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 10: S01E10: Positivity isn't the problem.Recorded on Sept. 1, 2020
Wait, wait, wait... Positivity can be toxic? What in the seven secret herbs and spices does that mean? Join our panel of genius, buffoon, and storyteller as they unravel the ideas that drive the positivity that poisons.
Also: Mini Topics
Nick enjoys McDonald's breakfast. So do half of his children. Maybe.
Nkenge cannot unsubscribe from audible. Literally.
Links:Google just made it easier to get around a paywall with Chrome — Even Google admits that Incognito Mode is “one of the several tactics people use to manage their cookies and ther...2020-09-1439 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 9: S01E09 Black Lives MatterThis episode was recorded on June 2, 2020 and on September 1, 2020.
Just after Memorial Day, we were watching people all over the world standing up in response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department by declaring, once again, for everyone to hear: Black. Lives. Matter.
We didn't know if we could do a show on that topic. We didn't know if we could have a conversation about something so incredibly fraught with potential to alienate, hurt, and put a potential wedge between the genouis, the storyteller and the baffoon whose conversations drive this...2020-09-0731 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 8: S01E08: Death and All His FriendsUpdate on 8/31/2020
Things changed since this recording. If you care to know, Gabe's back at school with students starting Sept. 3.
Recorded on 08/18/2020
A storyteller, a genius, and a buffoon consider the one thing everybody who has ever lived or will ever live will face one day: Death
Nkenge organizes a frank and thoughtful discussion on the nature of grief, grieving, and death. Gabe and Nick talk about their experiences with grief and loss; there is a surprising amount of levity for such a topic. Don't skip this one, folks. It's magic. 2020-08-3150 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 7: S01E07 Socialed OutRecorded on 08/11/2020
Trigger warning: his episode of “It Will Probably Be OK” contains the expression of ideas that are contrary to the recommendations of the American Dental Association.
Today, on It Will Probably Be OK, We consider social media … the good, the bad, and the ugly. Nick has been hating on Social Media since Nkenge was sneaking into chatrooms back in the day, and Gabe plays his Old Man Card (tm) quickly and new and inscrutable ways. Finally, we take a look at all the ways your favorite new media has become the same old old me...2020-08-2455 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 6: S01E06 Truth and Trust*Recorded on Aug.3, 2020 *
Gabe goes on a very long walk to make to some pretty simple connections between the nature of truth and the trust we have in it. But, boy-houdy, it's not the destination that matters, it's how you get there. Join us as we learn about the celocanth, the half-life of truth, and non-neutonian states of being. There is also some dentist-bashing.
Mini Topics
Nick wants you to stop and apreciate the humble O'possom, bald-tailed, snarl-toothed eater of ticks.
Nkenge needs some help clearing out her inbox. Gabe suggests bankrupsy.
Gabe sent a...2020-08-1747 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 5: S01E05 Secrets of AdulthoodThis episode was recorded on July 28, 2020.
Nkenge leads us in a conversation about the the things you wish you'd have known as you made your way into adulthood. And about the idea that Adulthood always seems so far away. What is adulthood anyway? And what does it have to do with work? And why was being a teenager so rad?
Meanwhile:
Nick thinks you should consider the parasitic nature of your relationship with Amazon.
Gabe wants you to know that there is such a thing as a magic racoon that has shapeshifting powers...2020-08-1046 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 4: S01E04: WorkshamingRecorded on July 21, 2020
In this episode, we dive into the world of work, and all the dumb things we did when we first got there. It's embarrassing job stories from all three hosts all the way down.
Mini Topics
Nkenge calls shenanigans on Portland Moms, reminding us that Black moms have always been part of the BLM movement.
Gabe promotes Cory Doctorow's "Little Brother" as a prediction and a survival tool for the current political landscape.
Links:Download Little Brother For Free | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com — DOWNLOAD LITTLE BROTHER FOR FREEBlue Beetle...2020-08-0344 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 3: S01E03: In Defense of KarenIn this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks.
What can we learn from Karen? What does she have to teach us? How do we exorcise the Karenonic demon? When is a Karen not a Karen? And why does Karen Karen?
Mini Topics
Nick is not going to his 20 year high school reunion and he has no other way to find out what his old highschool buddies are doing with their lives!
Nkenge remi...2020-07-2750 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 2: S01E02 Defund vs. AbolishIn this Episode of It Will Probably Be OK, Nkenge talks through the ideas of defunding and abolishing the police. Additionally, Nick wistfully remembers making those cool S’s, and Gabe derails the whole conversation with so he can talk about the movie “Elf.”
Mini Topics:
Nick enjoys the television program “Dave” on the FX Network.
Gabe wants someone to paint his gold house.
Cover art courtesy of Taymazavalley on Flickr, who published this photo on Flickr using a Creative Commons liscence. Cool!Links:Abolish Policing – Critical Resistance — Policing is a social relationship m...2020-07-2155 min
It Will Probably Be OKEpisode 1: Will it? Will It Probably Be OK?In this episode, we discuss the titular question posed by this podcast: Will it probably be OK? Will it? Do we believe that? Is America capable of turning the cultural dumpster fire it was founded on into something that we can all live with?
Mini Topics:
Gabe talks about his dog and how very very special he is.
Nkenge tells the story of responding to racists head on.
Links:BREWS | The Peak2020-07-1642 min