For years Doug Cochrane and Justin Strandlund have been good friends and frequent improv partners. They share a love of debating any topic, although their discussions usually come back around to two things: movies and space. Their most infamous debate involved a 2 hour discussion (while at work) about the actual possibility of time travel and it's potential ramifications on mankind; this included a full diagram drawn on a wall-sized whiteboard. Time well spent. MindGap is what happens when t ...
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Episode 509 - What Fictional Food Would You Try IRL?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin try to figure out what kind of quests they’d constantly fail at if their life was a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Once they feel like they’ve truly answered this question, Doug shares a little life update following events that happened around the recording of Ep500. The dorks then mo…
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Episode 508 - What if ANIMALS Ruled the World?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide if they could know one fact about anyone they just met, what would it be and why would it be helpful. The dorks then move into the main topic, what if animals ruled the world. With the way things are headed, would we be better off with animals ruling? That’s what our hosts ar…
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Episode 507 - We Created the CRAZIEST Magic Systems
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin answer the question, if aliens landed tomorrow and asked you to show them around Earth, what would you show them first? Doug would immediately take them to his hometown in Missouri, but not for the reason you might think. Justin, on the other hand, is buying them all a round of Malö…
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Episode 506 - Would you survive this scenario?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Justin is joined by Mind Gap All-Star, Seth Trammell as Doug takes some well deserved downtime. Justin and Seth kick things off by reflecting on the last time Seth co-hosted the podcast, exactly 100 episodes ago. At the time, Doug and Seth talked about the fact that AI was getting dumber. This time…
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Episode 505 - What If Normal Objects Had an AI Brain?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin ponder the question, if their lives had a 'skip intro' button, what mundane, repetitive part would they skip every single time? Doug mentions skipping small talk and this leads the guys into discussing fun, new ways Doug should handle door-to-door sales people moving forward. Our do…
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Episode 504 - The Dark Side of Order: Exploring Lawful Evil Characters
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin explore the concept of personality types through the lens of food, discussing what type of food they would be and why. The dorks then shift to their main topic, using the D&D alignment chart, they explore the moral complexities of characters like Darth Vader, Dolores Umbridge, Magne…
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Episode 503 - Ranking the Most Traumatizing Kids’ Movie Scenes
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin explore the weirdest food combinations they secretly love and some of their less savory eating habits. The dorks then delve into their main topic of discussing the most traumatizing scenes from kids’ movies. Some of the films discussed are The Neverending Story, The Lion King, Charl…
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Episode 502 - Why Exit Interviews Would Be TERRIFYING For Fictional Characters
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug is joined by his wonderful wife, Jill, as they consider which fictional universe they’d live in for a year with no consequences. Next, the nerds dive into the whimsical world of fictional exit interviews. From Frodo Baggins' perilous journey to Jason Bourne's identity crisis, they explore what…
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Episode 501 - HR Gone Wild: Workplace Relationships in Fictional Universes
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin reminisce about the most ridiculous things they believed as kids, the most universal belief being the existence of basement monsters. They then pivot to their main topic, workplace relationships in fictional universes, which was inspired by recent events at a Coldplay concert. The d…
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Episode 500 - We Survived the Hot Wing Challenge
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It’s time for a very special Mind Gap Podcast; IT’S OUR 500TH EPISODE! This week, Doug and Justin cede control of the show to Mind Gap All-Star, Noah Reno, as the dorks hop into the guest seat. With everyone together, in person at Skelletones in Grand Rapids, Noah takes the guys on a ride that can only be described as a Hot One. Through the course …
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Episode 499 - Fictional Sports We’d Be Champions At (or Die Trying)
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin debate if they’d rather have a time machine or a teleportation device. With as much as they drag time travel on the show, it should be pretty easy to guess which way they lean. The dorks tease the 500th episode and Doug shares some unfortunate news - don’t worry, everyone is alright…
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Episode 498 - Who Are YOU in the Multiverse?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin figure out what their kryptonite would be if they were superheroes. Spoiler, spiders and onions are absolutely brought up. The dorks then turn their attention to their main topic: what do their multiverse selves look like? Our hosts dive into how small changes in life choices most d…
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Episode 497 - To reboot or not, that is the question
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Justin is joined by Mind Gap All-Star, Chris Vellucci! The guys kick things off by deciding what they’d change if they could redesign the human body. After hearing their ideas, we can all be thankful they weren’t in charge of the original design. The dorks move onto their main topic of reboots. The…
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Episode 496 - The Best Fictional Jobs (And Why They’d Suck in Real Life)
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin figure out what useless, but highly entertaining, survival skill they’d bring to the zombie apocalypse. Once they’ve fully proven themselves useless, the dorks turn their attention to the main topic: the best fictional jobs…and why they’d suck in real life. They explore jobs such as…
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Episode 495 - Childhood Board Games Reimagined as Horror Films
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Noah Reno is back again to chat with Doug about what underrated piece of media they wish more people talked about. Next, the dorks have fun discussing how to reimagine childhood board games as horror films. Candyland is pitched as eating the sugary characters to survive. Chutes and Ladders becomes …
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Episode 494 - If You Were the Villain, How Would You Win?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin talk about, potentially for the second time, what they’d do if they were invisible for 24 hours. Did they land on the same antics as the first time they discussed this? Obviously they have no idea, but if you remember please let them know! The guys then move on to their main topic: …
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Episode 493 - The Ultimate Crossover: Which Universes Should Collide?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share some of their weirdest dreams. Fair warning…it gets weird and they likely should seek professional help. Justin then tells Doug about the pure madness that are melatonin-induced dreams and Doug shudders to think about where his already bonkers dreams would go if he took the sl…
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Episode 492 - Ranking the Best Magic Systems in Fantasy
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and special guest Noah Reno chat about who their favorite heroes and villains are and which one would win in a fight. The dorks then shift into the main topic of discussing which fantasy world has the best system of magic. The guys talk about Allomancy from Mistborn, bending from Avatar: The L…
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Episode 491 - Side Characters Who Stole the Show
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin figure out which fictional gadget they’d want if they could have one. Justin foolishly picked the Iron Man suit and Doug promptly talked him out of it, likely saving his life in the process. It was a heroic move on Doug’s part. The dorks then shift into the main topic of which side …
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Episode 490 - Great on Screen, Terrible in Person: Heroes We'd Hate to Hang With
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide which would make a better pet, a dragon or a unicorn. There’s only one right answer and if you disagree, you’re invited to change their minds. After settling that question, the dorks move into the main topic: which fictional heroes would be miserable to hang out with in real …
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Episode 489 - Fantasy World Survival Test: Could You Actually Make It?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin tackle an opening question that is the embodiment of Justin’s nightmares. You’re offered your dream house, but it comes with a tarantula the size of a small dog…do you take it? After shaking off that thought experiment, the guys shift to their main topic: if you were dropped into va…
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Episode 488 - Time Travel: Where Would You Go?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide whether they’d prefer the ability to read minds or control traffic signals. They dive into the potential drawbacks of mind reading and discuss if they’d succumb to the darker temptations that come with the power. They also ponder if controlling traffic signals would be worthw…
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Episode 487 - Who will win the Adulting Olympics?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide which instrument they’d choose to master if they could do so instantly. This leads them to discuss the idea that there may be something they’re naturally good at but just haven’t tried yet. Hmm…interesting thought! The dorks then launch into the MAIN EVENT…The Adulting Olympi…
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Episode 486 - The Joker has tinnitus and other fan theories
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin decide how many grapes they’d eat if they had 1,000 in front of them and each one was worth $100,000…but one was poisoned. Justin then goes on a cathartic mini-rant about how bad the drivers are in Michigan. The dorks then delve into crazy fan movie theories related to the MCU, Harr…
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Episode 485 - Exploring Dark Fan Theories in Back to the Future
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share the weirdest things they’ve done in the name of self-care. Doug then talks about his daughter’s recent milestone of having her first sleepover which leads the dorks to reminisce about their own experiences as kids. The guys then dive into a few dark fan theories related to the…
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Episode 484 - Drinking from a reused cup
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin debate about which fictional character they’d like to swap lives with for one day. Justin asks Doug’s opinion on another gym experience he recently had with a guy practicing his handstands on the dip bars. Then, using the example of the recent SNL 50th anniversary show, the dorks ta…
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