One More Time, With Sailing

Standing up to nerd erasure.

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In recovery mode from a hectic period of midterm punditry, Jonah invites his immigrant amanuensis Guy back to the Remnant to spend some time answering listener questions. A strange and broad conversation ensues, as Jonah provides some rank predictions for the 2024 election cycle, reflects on his career in blogging, and indulges in a few fiendishly nerdy asides about Marvel and Star Trek. And of course, he can’t resist interrogating Guy about his recent voyage on a Kiss-themed cruise.

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  1. Runyan.Jason

    Big thumbs up on the Ask Me Anything! It was great! The only question I wish I could have heard an answer to was did Guy actually rock and roll all night? And in fact, party everyday?

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    Narwhal

    Jonah, did you ever read Byrne’s run on the FF or his brief run on Captain America? If so what did you think? If not you should check out a site called Comixology, which is now a part of Amazon, because they have a massive catalog of comics in digital form.

    Edit: Also, your thoughts on Alpha Flight?

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    Brent Hood

    I have this friend (and I know you won't necessarily believe that, but powering through just the same) that has been on every KISS cruise (all 11).

    She met her husband on the cruise. I believe they got engaged on the next cruise.

    Their wedding was KISS themed. The caterer wore KISS makeup. The bridesmaids' dresses were in KISS colors. They threw guitar picks at us rather than us throwing rice at them.

    I checked and sadly they did not hang out with Guy.

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    Ben Connelly

    The National Association for Electrical Distributors? Sounds like a front for some radical individualists in an Ayn Rand novel…

    Also I noticed Charlie Cooke ends his new podcast by saying he will see us next time… sounds like he’s trying to encroach on your territory to me.

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    Cthocas

    I had an 18 hour layover in Istanbul about a decade ago which happened to coincide with Ramadan. I'd never been, and I spent much of the night wandering by myself through narrow streets and back alleys as revelers gathered in the squares. I felt very safe, and it was a great time.

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  6. John D.

    My wife jokes about my need to get a couple of packs of beef jerky for long car rides, but it’s the perfect road food.

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    Daniel Jett

    Hey, Jonah. I have a Clumber Spaniel who had surgery over the summer to remove a peach-sized benign tumor from his neck. My boy has recovered well, but it freaked me out for a little while, too. More intriguing to me was your reference to "Spaniel Rage," which you characterized as "a real thing." I find that to be very true. When he gets left behind for just a couple of hours, he takes it upon himself to overturn the kitchen trash can or create other mayhem. He is otherwise so well mannered and docile. He does seem to have bouts of temporary insanity, like he is strapping a bomb to his chest.

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  8. Clark.Monson

    Great episode. I love Guy's earnest love of Kiss. I can't stand the band, but I respect someone who loves a band as much as Guy does.

    And that's a fantastic title, haha.

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    Faraday

    Really enjoy the banter between Jonah and Guy! I do hope you decide to continue the Drive-Time Remnant.

    If I could make one comment. The Star Trek Enterprise (aka. Enterprise, I believe they were trying to distance themselves from the Roddenberry's, I'd bet Rob Long could offer some insight on this sort of behavior) series bears a re-watch. I did this back a few months ago, Paramount+ has it. I found it plays much better these days, at least for me. Coming in as it did on the heels of TNG and 9-11 put it at a real disadvantage.

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    1. Pohl

      Agreed. I’d place Enterprise behind TNG. Jonah is right about Discovery—S03 was all but unwatchable. I saw a Harry Mudd episode of the original lately, and it was amusing and somewhat surreal. Shatner is sui generis. Since I don’t have cable, it’s amazing how much old TV he shows up on.

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    Gibby

    I love that Guy is obsessed with Kiss. I am an expert on the history of Kiss but have zero interest in their music. And am a little mystified that THEY Are in the rock hall of fame and Styx is not.

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