Pros And Cons

One thing most of us can agree on from being a kid is that getting a break at lunch to go outside and play was one of the best parts of your day, if not the highlight. Jack and Kev talk about the idea of “recess” (and that as the term for it), what kind of activities are best/worst, how your environment impacts it, and the change of it over time.

While they’ve officially been around for nearly 80 years, the Swedish furniture and home goods company didn’t rise to the top until the past decade. From 2008 on, IKEA has since remained the world's largest furniture retailer with their trademark blue and yellow branding. Kev and Jack discuss their experiences with the products, the stores, and the controversial assembly process.

It’s sometimes taken for granted how much color plays a role in every part of our lives and how we communicate, whether that's a natural part of the world (like a fruit) or a human-made conscious decision (like a red stop sign). Jack and Kev discuss a variety of examples of colors in our society, how well that system works, and their Top 3 Pros/Cons choices.

In the first installment of a new occasional series, Kev and Jack pick a few random smaller topics and combine them together in a mixed grab bag episode. What will be in it? Each time will be a surprise. But in this edition, there may be some themes of nostalgia, technology, and more...

A fixture of the skateboarding community for decades, Vans has also come to establish itself as one of the most popular shoe brands overall. They're an undeniable part of pop culture, and it looks like they're here to stick around a while with their consistent and classic pieces. Jack and Kev discuss their history with the brand and what they think of the kicks, fits, and more.

Along with eating pizza, one of the holy grails as a kid is drinking soda. Pull up to the birthday party and there it is, waiting for you as a source of liquid heaven. Kev and Jack talk about their experiences with it from a younger age to now, each of their Top 5 Pros and Top 5 Cons, and the best ways to consume it.

If there had been no Tiger Woods, golf wouldn’t be as popular as it is today. But while Tiger himself could be electric to watch, what about the game overall as entertainment on TV? And then on the flip side - while some may thinks it looks easy to just hit a ball into a hole, doing it yourself is a challenge. Jack and Kev talk about their experiences with the sport on both sides.

It's been a weird year for movies, and the Oscars followed suit with an untraditional ceremony. Kev and Jack talk about whether they felt like it worked for better or worse, outcomes of bigger awards categories, and suggestions for changing it up. Plus, the act of watching movies during the pandemic and thoughts on going back to theaters again soon.

Letters are the pillars of our communication and language systems, and they all come together under the umbrella of an alphabet. Different cultures and locations use different versions, but the English alphabet is filled with 26 of ‘em. Is that too many? Too little? Jack and Kev go through in ~alphabetical~ order, A to Z, debating the elements of each and figuring out if they’re necessary or interesting.

The Suez Canal took over the headlines recently with a giant ship blocking a key pathway in it for a week. But aside from transport vessels, what are the best and worst boats out there? There’s no shortage of types (cruises, sailboats, kayaks, submarines, yachts - just to name a few) and they fill different needs or desires. Kev and Jack talk about their experiences with boats overall and sail through the mix of styles to pro and con them along the waves.

An overlap of two separate holidays went down this past week, and they are actually more connected than you might realize. Not just in terms of scheduling either, although it’s not unusual for Christians and Jews to be celebrating at the same time. Jack and Kev discuss the Venn diagram of Easter and Passover, figuring out which one deserves the "Spring Religious Holiday" crown.

With Opening Day kicking off on April 1st (not a prank), baseball is back and going 162 again following last year's shortened season. Kev and Jack briefly go through the divisions of the AL and NL to give a pro and con team for each and discuss any noteworthy offseason moves that were made. Is the league in a more exciting place than where it left off after last October?

Jordans are probably what first comes to mind for a lot of people when they think of Nike sneakers. But the Air Max have remained a big powerhouse of its own for them ever since Tinker Hatfield brought the vision for the first AM1 to life over three decades ago. In honor of Air Max Day this week on Friday March 26th, Jack and Kev talk about their thoughts on the different models and rank their Top 5 Pros/Cons.

As an important holiday in countries beyond just its home of Ireland and its green hills, St. Patrick’s Day has grown to become a popular time of celebration. Especially if you like to drink, this is a day probably circled on your calendar. Kev and Jack talk about their experience growing up around it in NYC, what they think of the different traditions, and a mix of other themed aspects connected to it like TV episodes or fashion.

As the true OG and pioneer in the era of social media, Myspace was the king of the ring in the mid to late 2000s. The profile pages had some memorable features, including the infamous Top 8 spots for your friends, and the overall customizable nature even birthed a whole generation of coders. Jack and Kev talk about their experience on it, how the different aspects might hold up on today’s social networks, and more around Tom’s legacy.

When Toy Story dropped in 1995 as the first computer-animated feature film, there was no turning back. A new animation world was born, and Pixar was to thank. Since then, they have built a reputation for having the most well-crafted and thoughtful animation films. Kev and Jack discuss the impact of Steve Jobs at the company, their latest ‘Soul’ release, a Top 5 Pros/Cons, and an entire ranking of Pixar's filmography.

The Calendar year is filled with plenty of criteria for each month: What's the weather like where you live? What holidays are there? What's going on in sports or pop culture? How does it get along with the months before or after it? Jack and Kev go through January to December, in chronological order, and evaluate each month before giving their Top 6 Pros/Cons to split it up.

Whether it's as the primary sweatshirt in Spring and Fall or layering up during the Winter (or even still as the main layer if in a warmer climate), hoodies and crewnecks are two of the most popular outerwear choices. And what could be looked at as just a simple difference between having a hood or not actually goes deeper than that. Kev and Jack talk about their experiences with each, how society looks at or stereotypes each one, and their ultimate favorite between the two. 

It was a matchup for the ages (literally) in Tom Brady vs Pat Mahomes for this year's big football final battle. Jack and Kev talk about the championship game, the season and playoffs that led up to it, as well as the other parts of the Super Bowl like the Halftime show performance of The Weeknd and the commercials.

Taking many different flavors and forms, chocolate is one of the most popular type of sweets out there. It can be consumed as candy bars, liquid beverages, or more. For this episode, Kev and Jack narrow it down to their Top 5 pros and Top 5 cons to debate them.