Episode 64 - Habit

Journalism major Amaya joins Ben this week to discuss our habits… good, bad, and otherwise.   While enduring an impromptu cat cuddling session, Amaya shares her struggles with ADHD, her recently discovered haircare regimen, how she expresses herself with social media, her knowledge of astrology, and an interesting tattoo idea.  Ben has a few “dad humor” moments, but he also talks about how he approaches changing his own habits, his walking apples, what he learned about the word habit, and his early 20s one time experience with a “gateway drug.”  Video Games discussed include: It Takes Two, Moving Out, Overcooked, Knights and Bikes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Bugsnax, and The Sims.

00:00:25 - Amaya is covered in cats and talking about journalism 
00:04:00 - Self-expression in the age of social media, delivery via snail, and newspapers
00:09:03 - Amaya gets accustomed to being called a zoomer in under a minute, and news
00:12:02 - ADHD, depression, anxiety, psychiatry, therapy, and medication
00:18:02 - The dictionary definition of the word habit, religious garments, and clothing
00:22:12 - Haircare, journaling, tetrahydrocannabinol, pens, and Ben’s one experience
00:27:07 - Transitioning habits from bad to good, Ben’s “hot girl walking,” and apples 
00:29:37 - The importance of releasing emotions, communication, and self-expression
00:33:02 - Connecting with partners and developing relationships through playing games 
00:35:48 - Fun Co-op games: It Takes Two, Overcooked, Moving Out, and Knight and Bikes
00:41:22 - Collecting bells in Animal Crossing, and Tom Nook represents “nice capitalism”
00:44:49 - A digression in to astrology, Ben learns the word stellium, and deep dish pizza 
00:49:31 - Ben’s “cat dad” joke, being reincarnated as a cat, and the octopus 
00:51:46 - Game habits, cleanup before stopping, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
00:54:23 - Ben gives “What’s Good Games” a shoutout, Pokemon, and again with the Bugsnax
00:57:05 - A brief summary of Amaya’s video game past, and doing horrible things to Sims
01:00:11 - Creating your partner in the Sims, lock up the cats, and closing thoughts