How I fell in love with extremely long, kind of boring history podcasts

Navigating the worst parts of the pandemic required patience. And hobbies. Lots of freakin' hobbies.  

Homebound, I looked for things to do to pass the time that didn't involve going out into the world. That devolved quickly into what'd I tentatively call dad-core pastimes. I got super into grilling and smoking meat, and building things, and tinkering with any household item that seemed slightly broken. (Often I'd make the matter worse, but don't mind that, that's not the point.) 

But even as I inched closer toward jorts, New Balance tennis shoes, and other fatherly things, I still possessed a millennial brain sickened by screens. So, doing one thing? That's fine. But doing one thing while passively doing another? Oh baby, gimme that overstimulation.  Read more...

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