Cup of Jones - October 21, 2019 (Patreon)

There are a few more personal questions this week than I normally receive, so here’s a reminder that (with the exception of a few I think will make for quick/interesting answers) I address those in the text post. So if your question was more about me than the business of EZA, you’ll find the answer below. Also, there are zero “takeaways” this week, meaning it’s 100% questions. That’s a first for the show’s new format. Rest assured, the rest of October’s takeaways will be presented at our November planning meeting later this week.

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNmQbIIohWw

- Brandon


DISCLAIMER: I take questions from the post comments on the previous week’s episode here on Patreon. You can ask a business-related question which I may answer live, or a personal question which I may answer below. If your business question was not answered live, I either replied to it in the comments, or referenced the answer in a recent episode. Feel free to inquire why your question wasn't included, or ask the same question a second time if you think I may have missed it. I will edit your comment/question before reading it live to ensure the show moves as quickly as possible.


PERSONAL QUESTIONS

IBRAHIM SOZER - Boys generally take after their father/uncle. What bad trait do you hope Milo doesn't get from you? What trait do you hope he gets from you? JONES - I’m hopelessly addicted to candy. I hope Milo develops better eating habits earlier in life. Amanda is much healthier than I am, so there’s hope. On the other hand, I’ve always loved exploring the outdoors, and that’s a love we’re planning on instilling in the boy whether he likes it or not. Hopefully it sticks.

ALEXANDER ZYRYANOV - Did you notice that the bottom part of your mic isn’t properly attached? JONES - Nope! But I did notice it a few days ago. Those little bands get unhinged sometimes on the studio desk as well.

MEGAN LINART - With the enigmatic Death Stranding right around the corner, I’m just wondering in your opinion how hard do you think this game is going to be to review in a general sense? JONES - Having actually put some time into Death Stranding, I don’t feel comfortable answering this. But it’s an interesting question because Kojima games are always unique.

DANIEL ASKEW - You wake up tomorrow in Celedon City; marvelling at the idea of living in the world of Pokemon. What do you do? Do you go out and start collecting? Do you use your knowledge of how Pokemon works to dominate the field? Or do you bring your real-world knowledge of the heinous acts of things like dog fighting into your ideals? Do you boycott the concept of Pokemon fighting? JONES - I would probably start collecting, as I’d be so curious what those Pokemon looked like in real life. I would ask people QUESTIONS. No more one line answers. I would also start searching for Bosman immediately, because there’s a good chance he wound up there too, right?

ROB HANSEN - I loved your candy corn shirt on the podcast this week. Where did you pick it up? JONES - Shirt Woot! I get a lot of my stuff from there. https://shirt.woot.com/offers/zombie-candycorn

DANIEL RIBEIRO - Can you please tell me which superheroes movies you've never watched before? JONES - Never worry about spoiling stuff for me, especially in movies. That stuff doesn’t really get to me, and I’m not planning on revisiting the movies you’re mentioning any time soon, so I’m enjoying your analysis. All I remember enjoying from the first Ghost Rider was Cage’s transformation, when his skull lights on fire. I remember that being longer than I expected, and enjoying it. I did see Spirit of Vengeance as well, and only remember a huge fight where Ghost Rider takes out four bad guys at once. I remember that being satisfying to watch, but yeah, not much else.