This episode could’ve been two hours, because holy cow does Richard Linklater’s breakthrough indie comedy provoke a lot of thoughts about the nature of work, generational angst, conspiratorial thinking, religion and pop culture, and whether withdrawing in disgust is not the same as apathy. For Dennis this was a trip down memory lane into his own Gen X youth, for Mary this was a real excavation of a lot of ideas, all wrapped up in a funny, thoughtful package.

“I’m working–but I’m not working for you!”