October 2022 – Mind Virus Podcast

Episode 98 – Quidditch and Cosmos

Published October 26, 2022 by wrm

Bobby being absent, Jordan again monologues on cosmos. Has he gone to far? You be the judge as you listen to him unfold some of…

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Episode 97 – Kill-Switch Money

Episode 97 – Kill-Switch Money

Published October 19, 2022 by wrm

Join Bobby and Jordan today as they give a running commentary on the ongoing apocalypse and other topics tempting and taunting the discerning listener’s mind.…

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Episode 96 – Mr T’s Cosmos

Episode 96 – Mr T’s Cosmos

Published October 11, 2022 by wrm

In today’s episode, Jordan dialogues with friends of the podcast while journeying as a stranger in a strange land. The discussion ranges over a variety…

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Episode 95 – Telling the Story

Episode 95 – Telling the Story

Published October 4, 2022 by wrm

In this fun episode, Bobby and Jordan opine on the finer points of what makes a good story by picking up where they left off…

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Month: October 2022

Episode 98 – Quidditch and Cosmos

Episode 97 – Kill-Switch Money

Episode 96 – Mr T’s Cosmos

Episode 95 – Telling the Story