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The Law of the Conservation of Irritation. In the appendix to Einstein’s paradigm-shifting 1905 treatise on special relativity, he mentions this little known law that states:…

This week Patrick and Lori examine how they've used bike rides to help make decisions. Both big and small, the bike has figured as a way to figure things out. …

Remote Control. This episode of Revolting is completely dedicated to a show-by-show analysis of the late ‘80s MTV game show Remote Control with Ken Ober and Kari Wuhrer. Just…

We could probably call this the full-disclosure show with all the revelations by our hosts this week. Patrick discusses his recent trip to Idaho for lift-served mountain…

The Looking Glass Self. In 1902 Charles Horton Cooley came up with this idea that our sense of self is formed in this sort of ricocheting set of judgments. Basically, you…

This week we run the rest of Lori's interviews from the MADE Show. In this episode we feature interviews with Aaron Barchek of Mosaic Cycles, Bud Reeder at Moots, Dave…

A Partial List of Things We’re Against. There’s a subtle difference between being anti-establishment and anti-authority, but we’re both. Also, anti-boredom. Anti-fascist.…

Cohost Lori Barrett is back from a trip to Portland for the MADE show where she interviewed a number of people. In fact, she interviewed so many people and had so many…

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer. Humans are social animals. We only make sense to ourselves in a larger context, and we spend the years of our lives trying to…

The View from the Top of the Creative High Dive. Even if you’ve been doing your thing for a good long time, you have these moments where you wonder if you can pull it off…