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DOWNERS: the definitive podcast about sadness and sometimes Korean food, hosted by Jack, Kate, and Hao. It's released every Wednesday and sometimes Thursday and sometimes, sigh, even Friday if work is really busy.

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Sep 8, 2021

#229 – Our third to the last episode! In this installment of Downers, we answer listeners' emails and hear about Kate's big vacation! Kate's in quarantine, in Hong Kong, and has much to report about it. Also, along the way, we learn all about Jack's sofa grandfather (#sofagrandfather). Finally a look back:...


Aug 8, 2021

#228 – As Kate and Hao pack up parts of, or all of, their lives in preparation for the next month of their lives, we check in with them to see how they pack and what they pack. Along the way, they hit on big-issue topics like wet clothes and ransom.

As a brief aside, many of you who read the episode descriptions over...


Jul 14, 2021

#227 – With the U.S. government wholeheartedly endorsing the concept of unidentified flying objects, we thought it would be GREAT (content-wise) to, once again, turn our attention to these mysterious objects in the sky. Are they visitors from a distant civilization, and why haven't we tried shooting a missile at...


Jul 7, 2021

#226 – Candy: we've all had it, but what if there were more of it? In this episode, Downers invents new types of candies. Also: voting. We've all done it, but if there were more of it (more types of voting systems)? In this episode, Downers invents new types of voting systems. Also: Kate buys a delivery of...


Jun 30, 2021

#225 (REUPLOAD) – How is babby formed? Do we live in a giant, sophisticated simulation? How can you tell if someone likes you just as much you like them? Back in the heyday of the internet, there was only one place you could go to get answers like these — Yahoo! Answers. On this episode, we hop into the wayback...