EpiDoses

40 Episodes
EpiDose 727- Karaoke Quest
Today at 1:16 PM

Max needs help. Ben has answers.  E for easy. The circle of fifths. Vocal placement exercises.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 726- Strengthnesses
04/09/2026

Ben is an emergency response machine. Max sees an interesting overlap. Time blindness. Hyper-fixation. ADHD and flow. *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 725- Rewind
04/02/2026

This EpiDose probably should have come out before last weeks... Max ties things up. Ben nails his lines. The banality of real superpowers. The cloak of celebrity.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 724- Art Imitates Life
03/26/2026

Max opens up. Ben had no idea.  Solid advice at the end. Powerless is one of the hardest things to be. *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 723- Health
03/19/2026

Ben's f1 heart. Max is weird. Magnesium. Weight. Making Changes that Last.  It's Always Sunny - Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 722- Resolutions
03/12/2026

Ben's got one (and a day off!) Max doesn't. Why some of us celebrate New Years in the middle of winter. Awaken My Love. The Orange Lantern. And Greek Mythology for dessert.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


Epidose 721- Plans, Am I Right?
03/05/2026

Weird mornings.  Unclenching when life interrupts. Watching yourself perform. Accidentally living your college dreams. Love for Professor Rangala.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 720- Magic Rocks
02/26/2026

Big rocks. Small rocks.  Ben in on ballistics. Max is on that hippie shit.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 719- PeakDnd Chat Vol 6
02/19/2026

Ben has self-doubt. Max has ideas. Talking about our YouTube DC20 Campaign - Return to Argilia  Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Super sweet carrier pigeons.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 718- Did It
02/12/2026

Drywall mold. Losing track of time vs forgetting. Calls coming from inside the house.  If you're thinking about your emotions - you've already lost the plot... *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 717- What’s Good vol 2
02/06/2026

The world is a lot right now. And we get more of what we focus on. So take a break from the apocalypse. Ben and Max talk about the good things in their lives. *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 716- Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers
01/29/2026

Ben was there when it happened. Max watched it from afar. College National Championship stories. Big time sports are kinda like big time theater... *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 715- Music Theory
01/22/2026

Ben has questions. Max has answers. (But not as many as Ben...) thebrettboles on insta   *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 714- Team America
01/15/2026

Anxiety on the rise. "Information overload" @artlust has Ben thinking. Dopamine plays a part, according to Max.  Our ancient nervous systems in a thoroughly modern world. Disgust with the state of the world today.    The irony of building a world that is so bad for us.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free [...]


EpiDose 713- Love Fest
01/08/2026

Ben is full of hope. Max crushes dreams. The good ol' alignment chart. Liz Gilbert's ideas on ideas. And then—nerding out.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 712- Coffee Talk
01/01/2026

Max is down with SimplyGoodCoffee. Ben gets all wild on glucose tablets. A thing to remember about life span data. A teaser for next week.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 711- The Spirit of Generosity
12/25/2025

The agony of watching yourself on camera. Sincerest apologies to Nick and Michelle Hale and Dave Blake. You were right.   Love for your local game store. Shout out - Hidden Table Games! "Hey, we like to drink and hang out... We should open a bar!" *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt [...]


EpiDose 710- Success vs Greatness
12/18/2025

It's been a rough few weeks for us on the tech-front. Sorry, y'all! Ben's love of B.o.B. Max's chaotic spirit gets in the way. Survivorship bias. Making stuff. Youtube logistics. Before nerding out— like we do.   *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 709- PeakD&D Chat Vol 5
12/11/2025

*Another rough one for sound. We'll be back to normal next week! Perfect is the enemy of better. Everyone was wrong about petards. Don't worry—it'll be different when we make it.  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 708- Family
12/04/2025

*We tried new mics, in a new recording space, and we got interrupt. It's a rough one. Sorry, y'all Birthday parties. Parenting. One Ben's bosses. Sometimes the best think you can do is stop trying. ***  Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 707- The Weight of Potential
11/27/2025

Ben has "Gifted Kid" problems. Max's life has a weird truth. Task avoidance. Rejection sensistivy.  And the irony of not being able to accept compliments. It's almost always worse in your head. *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 706- Book Club Vol 1
11/20/2025

This week it's fiction and starts in 7th Grade! Love for William Golding, RA Salvator, Dan Abnett, and Kinky Friedman Ps - Max is still confused about pathos... *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 705- Minds and Bodies
11/13/2025

Max has a few pet theories Ben has sage advice Don't let your diagnosis/experience be your excuse *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 704- Long Live Josie
11/06/2025

It's been a tough week for the -ie's This one goes out to Josie (and Rosie) Suicide, death, grief The insecurity of needing everyone else to be just like you *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 703- AI Arguments
10/30/2025

Max has a bone to pick Ben goes back-and-forth Slop, special effects, and spell check.  Get your shit together, World Anvil  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 702- Retail Therapy
10/23/2025

Money (and credit scores) are constructs.  A nod to the little things.  Running away from healthcare providers. Where should the red dragon head go?!  *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 701- Estimating Time
10/16/2025

Everything takes longer than you think. Max has a theory on emotions. Ben is trying new meds. Feelings are not facts. Getting your ass kicked in games. *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 700- Origin Stories
10/09/2025

It's a trip down memory lane Family photos on fall days The origin stories of the show (and Jimmy Kimmel) The way that microphones and cameras change people *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 699- PeakD&D Chat Vol 4
10/02/2025

Max comes in hot Ben has come a long way. Discussing our YouTube Channel  We're proud of our Dungeons & Dragons x Hot Ones crossover - Signed, Seared, Delivered Shout out to Critical Role, Brendan Lee Mullligan, Pocket Dimension *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 698- Family Traditions
09/25/2025

Ben's family has a tradition that goes back 6 generations. Max has questions (and a vivid imagination). *** Submit Your Topic - Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 697- What’s Good?
09/18/2025

The world is a lot right now.  And - what we feed, grows. So this week Ben and Max talk about what's good in their lives. (Don't worry. There's a 55% chance it'll be alright!) *** Submit Your Topic -  Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 696- Harvest and Blooms
09/11/2025

What is the biggest lesson you've learned so far this year? For Max - it has to do with how quickly it can start to fall apart. For Ben - it's brain-parts. Steady stoking vs flash fried.   Stress sound design and cleaning.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 695- Archetypes
09/04/2025

Ben's feeling a bit nostalgic. Max learned some things this past weekend. Acting archetypes.  Backhanded compliments.  A paladin and shaman walk into a bar...  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 694- Nothing Makes Sense
08/28/2025

Science, am I right? The clip Ben talks about. How AI is like a Howard Johnson. Max doesn't buy into Robo-Jesus (but is here for Teenjus!) And yes - those were earth bears who attacked the secret moon base.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 693- PeakD&D Chat Vol 3
08/21/2025

Typhoid Ben. The Actors Curse (Powering through, finishing strong, and immediately getting sick) Old Man Max has a bone to pick (Get off my lawn and stop stealing my favorite words!) Discussing things about our other project -  PeakD&D *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 692- Aquatic Adventures
08/14/2025

Max has a mystery to solve. Ben hates carpet. When in doubt - always stop the evil ritual. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 691- The Myth of Normal
08/07/2025

Ben's got big, broad paladin shoulders. Max's got theories. Cringy stories about eating out.  Congrats to friends of the show!   *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 690- The Living’s Easy
07/31/2025

Max is a hippie. Ben is a spice master. Decompressing our Hot Ones experience. Work ruining all the water fun. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 689- Live Music
07/24/2025

Max leans more A. (audio) Ben tends toward V. (visual) Is music better when the lights go out? Have the Backstreet Boys doomed us all?  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com


EpiDose 688- Astronomological
07/17/2025

Get ready to blast off! It's space week on I&U! (evidently) Max gets woo. Ben gets the brainscramblies.  Plus - a beautiful chef's kiss from the universe about 2/3s of the way through. Enjoy!  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com