A Flavor of Burnout
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Josh is overwhelmed. Is that new? It might not be new. Mike is halfway through wedding season, with three more to go. Both of the guys are into football (is that better than AI talk? Probably not.). TTRPG corner is back, with Josh struggling what to do with the aftermath of his Pinkerton Elton John. Note: We're looking for listener comments and questions ahead of our New Year's recording. Send them all to Mike's home address. If you don't have that, I guess use DoNotSchedulePod@gmail.com. (Recorded October 11, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at)...
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Wood and Lies
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Mike is recording from his parents' house (with a special guest!) as wedding season looms ahead. He shares some of the shared history between him and Josh, and the internet community that first brought them (and listener Phil) together. At poetry night, Mike has a cathartic, emotional experience. Josh is drowning in copies of The Economist and dreams of an easier life schedule which has yet to come. He also attends a local charity event and has a chance encounter with a local celebrity of the legacy news media. Also, Infrastructure Week Part??? (Recorded September 6, 2025) Editing by: Isaac...
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Two Dudes That Don't Really Know What They're Talking About
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Description: Season 3 is here - strap in for meta podcast talk and Mike and Josh arguing about AI (they're both wrong and we're banning the topic in future episodes, I swear). We've embedded chapter markers so you can skip through (I think, I don't actually know how that works). Mike is juggling projects and has musings on productivity culture. Josh is building community through Drop-In D&D and DMing for the first time. (Recorded August 16, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) [thetitlegoeshere.com](https://thetitlegoeshere.com/) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at) gmail.com...
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Careers Are a Jungle Gym
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The Season 2 finale of your favorite not a show is here! Just a heads up on this one - spoilers for The Rehearsal Season 2 are ahead. It's not all work talk! It's mostly work talk. Mike moves to a four-story walkup with 30,000 residents. Josh is wrapped up in his own personal public works department and is preparing to travel 2000 miles in less than two days. Congratulations to Listener Kevin on getting Mike's resin printer and Wyrmwood gaming table. Also Mike, you still owe me $5 for my winning the Field Notes bet. It's August 2025. I'm going to start charging interest soon. (Recorded June...
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It's Called Gaslamping
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Description: Unscripted. Delayed. Riddled with errors. Do Not Schedule: The 13th biggest podcast in personal journals. Yes, we know it's Yemeni, not Yemenese. Josh has been crowned champion of arbitrary trivia night, despite almost failing his college philosophy course. Mike is focused on his impending move and is distracting himself by questioning Josh's very acceptable productivity systems. There's a customary amount of work and AI talk. (Recorded May 17, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) [thetitlegoeshere.com](https://thetitlegoeshere.com/) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at)...
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A Basket of Trade-Offs
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Description: Mike contemplates chain smoking his way to the end of the world. Josh discovers OK Go and continues his magazine adventure. Oh, and there's a lot of AI talk in this one - like a lot - along with the usual questioning of various communication media. The guys read some listener emails and may or may not doxx non-listener X. (Recorded May 2, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) [thetitlegoeshere.com](https://thetitlegoeshere.com/) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at) gmail.com Show Notes: YouTube: YouTube: AI Site: Article: Article: Magazine: YouTube: ...
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I'm Talent
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Mike wants his not a podcast to have more general appeal; unfortunately, that may push the limits of his professional recording skills. Josh returns from speaking in Philadelphia and, gets promoted, and promptly loses his (current) job. Mike recaps his poetry festival experience and the community he's found. Other topics include Craig Mod's talk with Tim Ferriss, Mike's One-Year Anniversary with [GIRL] and family gatherings, Potato Pancake Day, and Mike's dead typewriter. (Recorded April 18, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) [thetitlegoeshere.com](https://thetitlegoeshere.com/) Feedback? Email us...
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At Least Then It's Content
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(Recorded March 27, 2025) Mike and Josh do life updates, talk about what they've been reading lately, interdependent zoning laws, Josh's new mortal enemy, Mike's Interactive Media Experience, Mike moving into the Big City. I don't know maybe there was some other stuff. But if I tell you everything the guys talked about why would you listen? You know all those beautiful show notes that normally go here. Yeah Josh typically does that. But he decided he wanted to be in charge of email now so now you've got me here and I don't feel like going out and finding links to all the stuff we talked...
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Isaac, Cut That Out
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A bit of a meta-sode here. Josh is hit by daylight savings time and feeling torn between two places in his professional role; Mike is struggling with his current development project and is using AI tools to program. Time is spent analyzing and debating the show/not-a-show dynamic, which inevitably shifts to touch on current productivity and content consumption topics. Also, Mike finally checks the DNS Gmail. (Recorded March 13, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at) gmail.com Show Notes: Blog Article: , Tracy Durnell Internet Artifact: ...
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Mike, Barb, and the Dalai Lama
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Mike and Josh both have quiet-ish birthdays. Mike talks travel to Costa Rica; Josh has takes on his time in Italy and Spain. Reflections are shared on their cultural experiences, the impacts of travel on romantic relationships, and (of course, sorry Phil) changes in productivity systems and information consumption. (Recorded February 21, 2025) Editing by: Isaac (at) Feedback? Email us (Mike): DoNotSchedulePod (at) gmail.com Mike's Travel Links: - Restaurant: , Tamarindo Josh's Travel Links: - Attraction: , Milan - Attraction: , Barcelona -...
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Mike and Josh have a conversation about the past year and their aspirations for the new year, including their personal lives, relationships, and future goals. They discuss their desire for more authentic connections and a better balance between their online and offline interactions, also mentioning their struggles with technology and media. They share their intention to focus on prioritization and reducing distractions, and they explore their creative interests such as reading and video games, alongside plans for their podcast. (Recorded December 30, 2024)
Editing by: Isaac (at) thetitlegoeshere.com
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Show Notes
Book: Wind and Truth, Brandon Sanderson
Tool: YearCompass
Book: Meditations for Mortals, Oliver Burkeman
Blog Article: So you wanna de-bog yourself, Adam Mastroianni
Blog: The New Localism, Bruce Katz
Book: Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport