Episode 130: Repping This Vibration


 * John has been driving across the country in a truck.
 * Title comes from talking about the rock 'n roll vibe of a lot of guys in trucks across the nation.
 * "There's a version of how this goes, and they're not staying up all night worrying about it." -MM, said of those in the middle of the country who are disengaged from the conversation of the coasts and the Internet. The "idea storms." 18 minutes.
 * Everyone sees themselves as a goddamn counterculture.
 * Discussion of firemen, fire stations.
 * Discussion of hats. European hat etiquette. Never ask a question without taking your hat off.
 * Discussion of airplanes and back of seat screens. Robo announcements and security theatre.
 * Airport staffing. A Frontier Airlines story.
 * Automated phone trees as "phone jail." -MM