Society & Culture
Tim discusses holiday travel and how he has to drive through West Virginia for three hours, and while that sucks, we need to have context on that state instead of talking about how bad it is.Some random internet research leads Tim to random.org where he selects five days from his life to talk about what was happening in the news or what he remembers from his own life around that time. (5:44)Stories from the Vault: Tim dives into his random folders of writing and shares something he wrote long ago and forgot about. This one appears to be some type of speech he crafted that has a bit of an Aaron Sorkin, West Wing flair to it.(19:00)A look at HBO's Watchmen after the series finale a few weeks ago. (24:17)Many other podcasts have inspired the creation of Open Session, so check out a couple of our favorites. (38:00)Parting Thought: The importance of mental health and taking time to relax your brain from all of the stimuli constantly bombarding it. Also, make sure you're doing activities that engage your brain and break away from the constant monotony of life. (45:31)