It's A Thing

Tom finds a thing taking over your local FYE and Molly finds the other dude look of 2024. Then Tom finds people are talking about the holiday talk, while Molly finds everyone is unhinged. Plus drones. Family content warning: We talk about Santa. LINKS:Parents agonizing over lying to kids about santaJunji Ito manga

Tom splits the G and Molly is getting huge returns on her Pokemon investments. Then Tom would prefer if you just called, while Molly has reached her Millennial limit.LINKS:Nick AdultsSplitting the GDear old people, stop texting “call me”

We are still rehabbing from Thanksgiving. Tom has bean thinking of a new thing and Molly is seeing an emoji trend. Then Tom abandons wine tradition, while Molly is looking at dermaplaning. LINKS:White people using darker-skinned emojiDermaplaningBeansNon-traditional wine glassesAshton Jeanty (again)

Tom talks about Bluesky and Twin Peaks clothes. Molly brings us the cookie of our times and Jared McCain. LINKS:Crumbl cookies especially late night!Jared McCainUndercover - Twin Peaks clothes

Tom finds a new old Nintendo thing and Molly is flirting with Jude Law. Then Tom thinks we've hit peak Copium, while Molly is in the belly of the onion. Plus there is an undercurrent of smut. LINKS:Jude Law Flirting Season Tennessee OnionsKirby

Tom injects some new understanding into a Korean skincare thing and Molly is hungry for Moo Deng. Then Tom says more with less, while Molly is getting centelled. LINKS: Hating Moo DengNBA CentelRejuran

Tom, Molly, and Producer Rich clear out the bullpen, our list of things that didn't make it into a regular episode. Some of them we remember quite clearly why we added it. Others, we try to reconstruct our reasoning. Enjoy!

Molly and Tom take The Verge's excellent 2004 or 2024 Quiz. It was a fun time. Play along with us and let us know how you did!

Tom gets bogged down in a new thing and Molly finds a ramp up psyop. Then Tom is getting a G-Shock Watch, while Molly recoils at a fashion revival. LINKS:October just got so hardcoreSkirts over jeans are backBogcore G-Shock Watches