F’ing Up the Ineffable

About F’ing Up the Ineffable

Brian and Mike discuss various topics from science and technology to the nature of consciousness and laugh a lot while they do it.

Publisher

finguptheineffable

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

19 Jun 2025

Latest episode

3 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Oct 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 15 - Mental Health

   It's our first episode with video (and it shows!). Brian and Mike talk about mental health, therapy, self-care and mess with the camera a lot as they work out the whole video thing. But if you are just listening, you'll never know! Also, because we are discussing mental health, please remember that if you are having suicidal thoughts please call the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 from any phone. *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

2. 

   26 Mar 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 14 - Free Will

   In the final part of the series on consciousness, Brian and Mike and talk about free will and why you don't have any (or do you?). They dig deep into where your decisions come from and whether you have any control over them at all. *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

3. 

   5 Mar 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 13 - The Nature of Consciousness

   Episode lucky number 13. In the third part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about the nature of consciousness (just like the intro says!), thinking about thinking, and about how most of the things we think we know can't be proven beyond our own experience. In this episode we mention the following: What is it like to be a bat? - Thomas Nagel https://www.amazon.com/What-Like-Bat-Thomas-Nagel-ebook/dp/B0CYGZT4HM/ Natural scene reconstruction from fMRI signals using generative latent diffusion https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42891-8 The Matrix https://www.amazon.com/Matrix-4-Film-Collection-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B09R26TLNY Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mathematical-proof-debunks-idea-universe.html Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father https://store.steampowered.com/app/495700/Gabriel_Knight_Sins_of_the_Father/ Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Christ. The Shocking Legacy of the Grail - Michael Baigent https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385338457/ Dan Brown - The Secret of Secrets https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Secrets-Novel-Robert-Langdon-ebook/dp/B0DTT5LV77 *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

4. 

   13 Feb 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 12 - Meditation and Mindfulness

   In the second part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about meditation and mindfulness. They dispel some myths and talk about what meditation truly is. The conversation goes from yoga to mindfulness games to the real benefits to be gained. Brian teases future episodes and Michael realizes he's really good at having an empty mind. In this episode we mention the following: Episode 11 - Perception F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 11 - Perception Yoga with Adriene 30 Days of Yoga - Start Here Waking up: https://www.wakingup.com/ Making sense: https://www.samharris.org/podcasts Playne: https://store.steampowered.com/app/865540/PLAYNE__The_Meditation_Game/ *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

5. 

   22 Jan 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 11 - Perception

   In the first part of a series on consciousness and free will, Brian and Mike talk about perception, how what we experience isn't the whole truth and how things like the vision of birds and optical illusions can prove it. Our brains are lying to us and we talk about why. Also, we talk about why you don't want to think too hard about why you can sometimes taste a bad smell like a fart. In this episode we mention the following: Wim Hof Method https://www.wimhofmethod.com Stan Lee's Superhumans: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1743275/ Blind spot eye test Quick Blind Spot Test Selective Attention Test (Gorilla Experiment) selective attention test The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Mistook-His-Wife/dp/0684853949 Project Hail Mary https://www.amazon.com/Project-Hail-Mary-Andy-Weir/dp/0593135229 Thinking Fast and Slow https://a.co/d/7z4YsUc *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

6. 

   1 Jan 2026

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 10 - Sleep

   Happy New Year! It’s the 10th episode, so we ramble on a bit about that and risk putting people to sleep before we talk about today's subject: Sleep. Brian and Mike share some information and tell lots of hilarious and somewhat frightening stories about surgery, narcolepsy, sleepwalking, dreams and locking yourself out of the house in your underwear. In this episode we mention the following: MiniMinuteman - https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773 Book: The Promise of Sleep - William Dement - https://amzn.to/4jtZS9l Mike Birbiglia - Sleepwalk with Me Book: https://amzn.to/3KWJS30 Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/4pmSfD5 Fatal Insomnia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! Episode correction: Brian's first book (Cisco: The Complete Reference https://amzn.to/49hcBYe) was published in 2002. He was 25 years old. In the episode he states he was 21. *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

7. 

   11 Dec 2025

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 9 - Economics, Wealth Inequality and Billionaires

   Brian and Mike discuss economics, wealth inequality, why it's getting worse, what it means for the average person, why you are so uncomfortable on airplanes, and why we wish the old Netflix was back. In this episode we mention the following: Freakonomics https://amzn.to/4q5rcgd Conan the Barbarian https://amzn.to/4rRGqXY Veritasium - The lightbulb collusion story - This is why we can't have nice things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5v8D-alAKE Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

8. 

   20 Nov 2025

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 8 - Revisiting AI and its Implications

   Brian and Mike revisit the topic of Artificial Intelligence, touching on AI replacing jobs, what AI can't do, when the AI bubble will burst and billionaire tech bros' super-secret plans. It’s either our best episode ever, or our worst. You decide. Then let us know! In this episode we mention the following: Videos / Channels The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out  The State of the AI Industry is Freaking Me Out *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

9. 

   30 Oct 2025

   F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 7 - Game Design

   Brian and Mike talk about games of all sorts and what elements make games fun. They discuss sports, video games, role playing games, card games, board games and they stop playing games with your heart. In this episode we mention the following: Videos / Channels Game Theory: Candy Crush, Designed to Addict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BTGgCEFuQw Penn & Teller Fool Us Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ncm7wAMRjM&list=PLCXTqAdQ-IqmWPtBmB3iUIb1ze0bVqyFY Shin Lim https://www.youtube.com/@shinlimmagic Board/Card Games: Chutes and Ladders https://amzn.to/49tKHKj Ticket to Ride https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2i Stratego https://amzn.to/4oJrQ2i Battleship https://amzn.to/3WP4UTz Cards against humanity https://amzn.to/437Qh18 Exploding Kittens https://amzn.to/3LfbeB1 Joking Hazard https://amzn.to/4oivVL4 Video Games Nuclear War Simulator https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603940/Nuclear_War_Simulator/ Poly Bridge https://store.steampowered.com/app/367450/Poly_Bridge/ Poly bridge 3 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850160/Poly_Bridge_3/ FTL https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/ Elder Scrolls series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35501445 Final Fantasy series https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34459938 Portal 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/620/Portal_2/ No Man's Sky https://store.steampowered.com/app/275850/No_Mans_Sky/ Dwarf Fortress https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/Dwarf_Fortress/ The Oregon Trail https://store.steampowered.com/app/2013360/The_Oregon_Trail/ Candy Crush https://www.king.com/game/candycrush/ Gems of War https://gemsofwar.com/ Master of Orion 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/410980/Master_of_Orion_2/ Civ 7 https://store.steampowered.com/developer/civilization Age of Empires https://store.steampowered.com/developer/AgeOfEmpires Stellaris https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/Stellaris/ Cities Skylines https://store.steampowered.com/app/255710/Cities_Skylines/ Cities Skylines II https://store.steampowered.com/app/949230/Cities_Skylines_II/ Sims 4 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222670/The_Sims_4/ Crusader Kings https://store.steampowered.com/developer/CrusaderKings Cyberpunk 2077 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/Cyberpunk_2077/ Satisfactory https://store.steampowered.com/app/526870/Satisfactory/ Everquest 2 https://www.everquest2.com/home Hearthstone https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us Role Playing Games Dungeons & Dragons https://amzn.to/47gBXpB Call of Cthulhu https://amzn.to/3Lgiv3y Top Secret https://amzn.to/48Z1J2V Sorry this one is a week late due to travel! Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fing

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    2 Oct 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 6 - Music Stories

    ***************************************************************************************** Brian and Mike talk about their experiences with music from playing live to recording, writing, musical tastes, likes and dislikes, with a side trek to a visual of a 5-year old Mike, sporting a bald head and goatee, swiveling his hips while standing on a coffee table singing Elvis songs into a hairbrush. Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

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    11 Sept 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 5 - Habit Motivation and Discipline

    Brian and Mike talk about habits, motivation and discipline, how to stay on track, and how to fall off of the wagon. They talk about intensely personal things like depression, exercise, marriage, smoking, alcoholism and picking up dates at family reunions. In this episode we mention the following books: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey  https://amzn.to/4giOI5R The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg  https://amzn.to/4nrrXz0 Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill  https://amzn.to/3JQ9nlF Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman  https://amzn.to/4n0agqp Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

12. 

    21 Aug 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 4 - The Sixth Extinction and Climate Change

    Brian and Mike talk about the sixth extinction, climate change, books you DEFINITELY should not read and then nearly everyone dies at the end. It's real uplifting. Editor's Note: Even though this is our 4th episode that we have released, this was the first ever recorded. Because of that that there are some audio artifacts that show up as we were still learning the ropes. We debated whether to release it at all due to the audio artifacts and the fact we recorded it nearly a year ago. However, since we recorded this some of the topics we touch on in this episode, such as flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires, have been major stories in the US. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene reached the western part of our state, North Carolina, killing over 250 people and bringing flooding and destruction that had not occurred in that area in modern history. Additionally in January 2025, California wildfires entered the Los Angeles metro area, damaging or destroying over 18,000 structures. Because of the urgency of the issue, we decided to release the episode despite some of its flaws. Editor's Note #2: We also mention in this episode that the Charlotte Metro area was in a "snow drought", which it was at the time. Technically, the drought was broken in January 2025 because the area did receive a 0.8 inch snowfall. However, Charlotte is still in a drought of snows of one inch or greater, with the last occurring in January 2021. "I can't fall back, I came too far Hold myself up and love my scars" - Linkin Park In this episode we mention the following books: The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert   https://amzn.to/41da3as The Poisonwood Bible, Barbara Kingsolver  https://amzn.to/41ROD2O The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, David Wallace-Wells - https://amzn.to/4lwYOkn The Deluge, Stephen Markley https://amzn.to/45AJdfb Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fing-up-the-ineffable/id1821664977 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/12WL4yv7L8Nm4mG2kVXn0y YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FingUptheIneffable I Heart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/282001129 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1f4a1689-597f-4c0a-a34b-e15ce7646edc and more: https://finguptheineffable.podbean.com/ We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X: https://x.com/FIneffable68055 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/finguptheineffable.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.com/@finguptheineffable Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finguptheineffable/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577163372748 and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

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    31 Jul 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 3 - Talking about AI and its Impact

    Brian and Mike talk about AI and its impact on today and the future and why you probably shouldn't let it drive your car. Some of the things we talk about in this episode: Dr. SbaitsoTrackmaniaTraining an unbeatable AI in Trackmania3 Blue 1 Brown - Large Language Models explained brieflyChatGPTGeminiParata Occult MysteriesUnconstrainedSemantleIsaac Asimov's Robot Series Some links above may be part of the Amazon Affiliate Partners Program and we get paid when you use those links to purchase goods. If you choose to do so, thank you for your support! *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music Spotify YouTube I Heart Radio Amazon Music and more! We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X BlueSky Threads Instagram Facebook and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

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    10 Jul 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 2 - Talking About Old-school CRPGs and Rouge-likes

    Brian and Mike get nerdy and discuss old-school computer role playing games (CRPGs) and Roguelikes, what they like and don't like about them, some of the best and worst of the lot, and whether bards get the respect they deserve. Spreadsheet: Brian's Spreadsheet of Roguelikes Book: The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect (Free | Amazon) Games: Fallout 2 Jagged Alliance 2 Might & Magic IV, V, VI, VII, & VIII Wizardry I, VI, VII & VIII Baldur's Gate & Baldur's Gate II & III Betrayal at Krondor The Bard's Tale Eye of the Beholder Planescape: Torment Nethack (Nethack 4 | GnollHack) Dwarf Fortress Dungeonmans Tales of Middle Earth (T.O.M.E. 2) Tales of Maj'Eyal (T.O.M.E. 4) A.D.O.M. (Free | Steam) Everquest / Everquest II Divinity Original Sin 1 & II Pillars of Eternity I & II Pathfinder: Kingmaker Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Pokémon Go Elder Scrolls: Arena Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall Elder Scrolls: Morrowind Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead Incursion Neverwinter Nights Warhammer: Rogue Trader Diablo IV BattleTech / RogueTech Mod Battle Brothers Icewind Dale I & II Dragon Age: Inquisition Tower of Time *********************************************** Thank you for listening to the F’ing Up the Ineffable podcast. If you enjoyed the show, please share it with your friends. If you didn’t, well, thanks for sticking around this long anyway! We are available on most major podcast platforms including Apple Music Spotify YouTube I Heart Radio Amazon Music and more! We are currently releasing new episodes every three weeks on Thursdays, but hope to increase the frequency of releases in the near future. Please subscribe to us on your favorite platform to be informed when new episodes release! We love feedback! Feel free to find and follow us on X BlueSky Threads Instagram Facebook and let us know what you think! You can also email us at finguptheineffable@gmail.com. Thanks again and we’ll see you soon!

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    19 Jun 2025

    F'ing Up the Ineffable - Episode 1 - Exploring the Fermi Paradox and Possibilities of Alien Life

    Hosts Brian and Mike explore the Fermi Paradox and Drake Equation, considering the likelihood of alien life and the possibility of alien abduction.

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