The Last Best Thing https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USThe Irrelevant The Irrelevant l2odnunez@gmail.com no The Last Best Thing https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/fa9f604c-44f3-4c99-83d3-838a80f2928f/LBT2.jpg episodic 2020 Andy - Gunpla/The Best Cup Of Coffee https://pinecast.com/guid/453cd94b-95f7-4c62-9258-472cce75bdc7 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 15:00:00 -0000 01:04:30 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/453cd94b/andy-gunpla-the-best-cup-of-coffee Andy - Gunpla/The Best Cup Of Coffee

Andy joins me to talk about Gunpla, Fancy Legos, Zen activities, doing something with your hands AND then the conversation shifts to coffee and there's a LIIIIITTLE bit of coffee snob talk but it's all very fun.

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]]> no Liz - I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom https://pinecast.com/guid/d8fa46e0-3295-401b-8645-e6e9ea181cac Mon, 17 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0000 00:44:17 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/d8fa46e0/liz-i-want-to-be-where-the-normal-people-are-by-rachel-bloom Liz - I Want To Be Where The Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom

We Talk about Rachel Bloom's book but also about Elder Millennials writing books/making shows, The Nanny, Mental Health, "That Thing You Do" both the song and the movie, Inner children, Learning to listen, measuring our age by songs, and Sad Beige Babies...and so much more!

Liz's women's wrestling podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-basics-guide-to-womens-wrestling/id1459036134

Liz's Montaña Brewjas podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/monta%C3%B1a-brewjas/id1586222550

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]]> no Roberto Jose Andrade Franco - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, The meaning of Mexican manhood, El Paso Geography, Tony Romo's Fumble, and YA https://pinecast.com/guid/a1769d49-de23-4959-857e-d3610a09bd44 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:33:00 -0000 00:37:36 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/a1769d49de234959/roberto-jose-andrade-franco-aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe-the-meaning-of-mexican-manhood-el-paso-geography-tony-romo-s-fumble-and-ya Roberto Jose Andrade Franco joins me to talk about Benjamin Alire Saenz's "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Roberto's Capirotada piece can be read here: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2020/april/for-me-capirotada-is-the-taste-of-dancing-and-singing-at-home/

and this piece by him in Texas Monthly is one of my favorite things I've ever read: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/you-can-never-leave-the-border-behind/

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]]> no Liz - Plus One, Rom Coms, Wedding Speeches, Non Hallmark Movie protagonists, Diners, Breakfasts, and Amy Erskine https://pinecast.com/guid/f0076a78-ddc7-4147-834d-8a26ab15ce4d Mon, 25 May 2020 08:15:00 -0000 00:41:05 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/f0076a78ddc74147/liz-plus-one-rom-coms-wedding-speeches-non-hallmark-movie-protagonists-diners-breakfasts-and-amy-erskine Liz joins me to talk about "Plus One"! This is Liz's podcast: The Basic's Guide to: Women's Wrestling

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]]> no Joseph - The Clone Wars Finale, Somewhat of a deep Star Wars dive including Order 66, The Extended Universe "fixing" the movies, Ahsoka Tano, FiloniVerse, and a Death Star Documentary https://pinecast.com/guid/5c552192-3aa7-4351-a800-330b6773071c Mon, 18 May 2020 08:41:00 -0000 00:41:58 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/5c5521923aa74351/joseph-the-clone-wars-finale-somewhat-of-a-deep-star-wars-dive-including-order-66-the-extended-universe-fixing-the-movies-ahsoka-tano-filoniverse-and-a-death-star-documentary Joseph joins me to talk about the Clone Wars Finale and a whole lotta Star Wars!

Joseph's podcasts: Takeunder Level Exchange The Basic's Guide to Women's Wrestling Viva Yagu

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]]> no Eric - Autobiographical TV series, Growing up during Apartheid, Cinematic Musc/IG Live concerts, and Food that makes you nostaglic of Home https://pinecast.com/guid/ed108ee8-3f0f-4166-80aa-4939c65b777b Mon, 11 May 2020 08:30:00 -0000 00:53:20 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/ed108ee83f0f4166/eric-autobiographical-tv-series-growing-up-during-apartheid-cinematic-musc-ig-live-concerts-and-food-that-makes-you-nostaglic-of-home Eric joins me to talk about Insecure, Born a Crime, James Blake, and his Home made Tex-Mex Burrito. Really fun!

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]]> no Cesar - Money Heist/La Casa De Papel, Heist movies, The burden on viral TV shows, Spaniard Cuss Words, Middle School Contrarianism https://pinecast.com/guid/312cc910-34d4-4064-ac92-7b91ee74273a Mon, 04 May 2020 08:30:00 -0000 00:33:34 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/312cc91034d44064/cesar-money-heist-la-casa-de-papel-heist-movies-the-burden-on-viral-tv-shows-spaniard-cuss-words-middle-school-contrarianism Cesar joins me to talk about a show I've been avoiding like the plague, and actually kinda convinces me to give it a second chance.

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]]> no Kristin - In The Fields, Romance Novel Stigma, Purse Kindles, Reading Quickly, and The One Movie that's better than the Book https://pinecast.com/guid/5b9eadec-cc0e-4b1f-9c73-15f4bdfca82d Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:29:00 -0000 00:31:56 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/5b9eadeccc0e4b1f/kristin-in-the-fields-romance-novel-stigma-purse-kindles-reading-quickly-and-the-one-movie-that-s-better-than-the-book Kristin joins me to talk about "In The Fields" by Willow Aster! Her podcast is named "Dizzy for Dizi" and you can find it here: https://podnews.net/podcast/1458446862/listen

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]]> no Ashley - Little Women (2019), Vicious Sibling Interactions, Creative Vulnerability, The Rotten Side of Characters, and Saoirse Ronan https://pinecast.com/guid/9793f910-d15b-4ffb-9dba-dfb2c53c7d88 Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:45:00 -0000 00:28:57 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/9793f910d15b4ffb/ashley-little-women-2019-vicious-sibling-interactions-creative-vulnerability-the-rotten-side-of-characters-and-saoirse-ronan Ashley joins me to talk about Little Women! Her podcast is named "Dizzy for Dizi" and you can find it here: https://podnews.net/podcast/1458446862/listen

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]]> no Adrian - Half-Life: Alyx, VR John Wick, Puzzle Mechanics, Touching the Art, and Authorial Intent https://pinecast.com/guid/0606e1be-e075-4646-ba3a-4fcea0c74b8f Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0000 00:38:18 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/0606e1bee0754646/adrian-half-life-alyx-vr-john-wick-puzzle-mechanics-touching-the-art-and-authorial-intent Adrian joins me to talk about Half-Life:Alyx and we go into all sorts of game/puzzle/VR related rabbit holes. Enjoy!

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]]> no Esteban Grasman - Basketball and Other Things, Binging vs watching Week to Week, No space for instruments, Space for Creativity, and The largest Carl's Jr in the world https://pinecast.com/guid/f1476c7a-c711-49f8-93af-3984b9f64757 Mon, 13 Apr 2020 08:55:00 -0000 01:22:08 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/f1476c7ac71149f8/esteban-grasman-basketball-and-other-things-binging-vs-watching-week-to-week-no-space-for-instruments-space-for-creativity-and-the-largest-carl-s-jr-in-the-world Esteban joins me to talk about the last best everything he's enjoyed. We talk about Basketball and Other Things, Better Call Saul, Mac Miller's Tiny Desk Concert, and Charbroiled Cauliflower.

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]]> no Raul - In Search of Greatness, Specialization, T-Ball teams for 3 year olds, Jordan without Pippen, and Creativity https://pinecast.com/guid/1b956d2b-8859-4905-bef4-1cd885394391 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 13:00:00 -0000 00:28:16 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/1b956d2b88594905/raul-in-search-of-greatness-specialization-t-ball-teams-for-3-year-olds-jordan-without-pippen-and-creativity Another "Since middle school" special. Raul joins me to talk about "In Search of Greatness"

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]]> no David - The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, Fictional Heroes, Nonfiction vs Fiction, Hollywood Man Crushes https://pinecast.com/guid/4f0a1514-b497-4884-92aa-ecab33e841f2 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 05:15:00 -0000 00:34:06 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/4f0a1514b4974884/david-the-girl-who-takes-an-eye-for-an-eye-fictional-heroes-nonfiction-vs-fiction-hollywood-man-crushes David and I have been friends since middle school, in this episode he joins me to talk about the last best book he's read.

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]]> no Tommy - Soupless Ramen, Going out of your comfort zone, Restaurant Disciples, and sharing discoveries https://pinecast.com/guid/76b560bc-3a15-4ad9-b233-772867c2c548 Sun, 23 Feb 2020 03:56:18 -0000 00:24:16 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/76b560bc3a154ad9/tommy-soupless-ramen-going-out-of-your-comfort-zone-restaurant-disciples-and-sharing-discoveries Tommy is software engineer for one of the most popular apps on the app store, who is into all sorts of cool nerdy things including social magic. In the episode he talks with me about the last best thing he’s eaten. We talk about going out of your comfort zone to eat new things, food places having disciples, and little things like how a place not having seats really creates a unique dining experience.

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]]> no Joseph - Knives Out, Going to Movie Theaters, What is a Baseball Movie? and Lightsaber Fights all day https://pinecast.com/guid/8503df20-e55a-4c12-84fd-b47b98390886 Sat, 18 Jan 2020 06:04:37 -0000 00:25:40 https://the-last-best-thing.pinecast.co/episode/8503df20e55a4c12/joseph-knives-out-going-to-movie-theaters-what-is-a-baseball-movie-and-lightsaber-fights-all-day no