Evolution and transhumanism, the real purpose of lucid dreaming, normalizing masculinity as humanity, and women talking.

Change and affirmation, next steps, Shakespearean propaganda and the best jangly guitar the '90s had to offer.

J.S. Bach's Nintendo vibes, the romantic pressure of the ticking clock, and loving the known and familiar.

Minds and bodies and the connections between, escape and restoration, and a bad plan that still works out.

Authenticity as performance and vice versa, being sick of our own thoughts, laundry achievements, and creating opportunities to experience stolen time.

Third-wave feminism, the cultural shifts of the '90s, the magic that exists between two people, and how Shakira would guard a door in a fantasy adventure.

The worst conversation topic, magic and art and the intersection of the two, Boomers speaking with the voice of Gen X, and the classic pinball tables from the '70s, '80s, '90s and today.

Traffic problems in 17th-century Vienna, divination and the divine, anger and feminism, and choosing to make your own kind of magic.

Immediacy and intimacy, politics and rebellion, the cinematography of kissing, the emotional economics of love and the magic of music on vinyl.

Poses and performances, promoting community theater, stretching for symbolism, Freudianism and emotional vulnerability, and the power of almost touching.