Episode 40 of the Dial Tone Podcast is here, and somehow a simple trip to the hardware store turns into a full blown battle over a window screen.

Ant breaks down his latest post hospital recovery, the struggle to sleep normally again, and an absolutely ridiculous customer service experience that may or may not continue into the next episode. From there, we get into chess, trying to actually get good at something after hundreds of days of playing, Magic: The Gathering, modding old gaming systems, cutting back on social media, e-readers, owning your digital books, and why getting a library card might actually be the move.

We’re also heading to Oktoberfest in Jacksonville, North Carolina right after recording, which means Episode 41 could be a completely different situation.

Another normal episode of Dial Tone. Somehow.

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