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Give Us the Launch Codes

Give Us the Launch Codes

di Travis M. Baker & Thomas N. Flores III

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F*** It! - Berserk/Battlestar Galactica Discussion

Travis & Tom got two properties known for being "dark and gritty". Tom recommends a hyper-violent manga. Travis recommends a GOOD adaptation of a Star Wars rip-off. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

You're Not Angry Enough (Ep. 83)

Trump & Friends started a war [AGAIN] that's creating a global energy crisis that threatens to destabilize the world economy and make our lives worse. And yet doesn't it feel like everyone's pretending that these things aren't happening??? Tom & Travis touch base on global crises again as they wrap their heads on what feels like gaslighting on a massive scale. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Philosophize This! (ft. Jonny Baker, PhD) (Ep. 82)

Travis & Tom get very heady this week talking to a legit philosopher! No, really! Dude's got a doctorate and everything! He's even got a wicked idea on what happens after death, so get ready to think a little. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

The Super Duper Halfway 2026 Movie Recap! (Ep. 81)

Our longest video yet is about... movies! Tom & Travis recap six movies released in 2026 - Backrooms, Hoppers, Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and We Bury the Dead! And then some rants about the state of Hollywood or whatever. The stupid video Tom made Travis to watch: https://youtu.be/Kg5iz4NFTxo Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Musings from a Fictional Pittsburgh Hospital (Ep. 80)

Did you know that the latest season of 'The Pitt' takes place on 4th of July? Travis & Tom take the opportunity in this episode to reflect on the state of America and its people using [*checks notes*] a popular TV show about working in a hospital. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

No, You Don't Need to See My Father's Day Post (Ep. 79)

A Father’s Day Baseball tale from Travis leads into a bigger discussion with Tom on the usage of smartphones and social media over the past 20 years. Somehow, early 2000s reality TV makes it into the convo to and is related. Financial Times video on smartphones & birthrates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFXmDk-tps The video Tom forced Travis to watch in the end: https://youtu.be/YcxGlLmtRyA Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Pride/Humiliation (Ep. 78)

In this episode, Travis is the one that gets drunk. How could he not after a wild week of good sports, bad sports, increasing economic uncertainty, cops killing dogs and babies, and a stupid war that America started that is about to end (hopefully) in a very stupid way? Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Toy Hi-Story (Ep. 77)

What were the best selling toys of each year of Tom & Travis's lives? And what does this tell us about the world today? Hint: It ALL goes back to gambling.... Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Did the Pope ACTUALLY Declare a Holy War on AI? (Ep. 75)

The Chicago Pope just declared a Holy War on AI? Or did he? Could you use religion to get OUT of using AI at work? Will this make Tom & Travis go back to church and take communion again? Listen to find out more! [And no, we won’t actually tell you how Game 2 ended.] Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html Jacobin’s Take: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-ai-economy NCR’s Take: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-disarm-ai-major-document-warns-technologic-threats-humanity Business Insider’s article on AI religious exemptions: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/she-won-religious-exemption-using-094001949.html Rowan J. Coleman’s “This is How We Beat AI”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rdSl3CpiCg The apparent theme song for the holy war against AI: https://open.spotify.com/track/0bUgTRe5st6TMbRCEjKezX?si=5a55298c7968404e Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

The Mountain Dew Curse Strikes Again! (Ep. 74)

Wanna know why Tom & Travis couldn't make a new episode last week? It's cause we were worried Tom would get evacuated due to a toxic chemical tank possibly exploding! In this episode, Tom & Travis recaps the bizarre story that made national headlines about a little town close to our home called Garden Grove and all the little anecdotes we heard along the way. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes Travis’ IG: @musicalnotextr

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