Two Mind Ninjas are hurled into a long national nightmare after an orange, hairy, bellowing Man-Child defeats Reason and Logic using Fear and Hatred.

In this Cold Cut from SSM 35, Lakin and Pete give their blames for the week, and trust us, folks! They're about as first world as you can get.

Is it easy to build a pyramid? Actually, yes. As long as you can siphon success from the hopes and dreams of your friends.

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete discuss critical reaction to the recent release of a small indie flick about middle-aged men working out their issues. Also: illiteracy, Joel Osteen, the Robot Army, and Breaking Bad.

In this Cold Cut from SSM 34, we elicit more predictions from the leprechaun's hat.

Two sedentary seers conjure up predictions about the future based on questions from a leprechaun's hat.

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin discuss extremophiles, Edward Snowden, The Walking Dead, and Shameless without mentioning Donald Trump once. Scapegoats & Straw Men TGT 29 “Spirit Science in the Sky” www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.

Two social engineers plot to take over the national conversation by dissecting what a particularly devious word means.

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin muse about two topics that have no discernible connection: Donald Trump and jazz.

Two master practitioners of the ancient art of Google Fu apply their formidable skills to deciphering Quantum Mechanics.