10 Things We're Doing Besides Scheming

Apr 2

The past two weeks in podcasting have been a real lesson in gaming, scheming, and even straight-up scamming. Dan Frommer talked us through how to make make your credit-card points pack a punch, and Rex Sorgatz gave us a primer on misinformation, urban legends, and—best of all!—conspiracy theories.

erica’s things

Spending two hours deep in Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s relationship—mutual adoration, bickering, and all. Would welcome two more hours with open arms.
Surviving a rough couple weeks fueled, in large part, by a spicy-salty-sweet snack mix (and friendship and love...but also this snack mix).
Delighting in the theatrical gift for children of all ages that is Paddington 2. Downside: It’s not Zootopia. Upside: primo Hugh Grant.
Dropping a shiny ‘n new, feel-good travel site into my RSS feed. C’mon with this Palm Springs souvenir guide.
Relishing the pure, unbridled, aspirational nuttiness of this Suze Orman interview confessional.

Getting over my origins-unknown fear of making matcha at home—this stuff is somehow even easier and faster than Nespresso.
Poring through past installments of “Both Sides of a Breakup” that read like the mini-est, juiciest of romance novels—which I am, as you know, a newly minted authority on.
Wondering if I should be cooking all my grains in cider vinegar now that this recipe has shown me the light.
Praising the internet for leading to me to liquid magnesium, which, taken daily, has led to a noticeable decrease in my migraines.
Making people’s days by forcing them to watch video of Queer Eye’s Jonathan Van Ness receiving a birthday present from his mom—archived in his Insta story highlights and very much worth a minute of your time.

Handing out superlatives and awarding this one Most Likely to Still Be in All Our Closets Ten Years From Now.