<![CDATA[Understated Audio]]>https://understatedaudio.com/https://understatedaudio.com/favicon.pngUnderstated Audiohttps://understatedaudio.com/Ghost 3.42Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:07:26 GMT60<![CDATA[23: The Local Tooth Fairy]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/23/60f619a9aa0bc30f0a927b4eTue, 20 Jul 2021 22:37:19 GMTTyler talks about the mental fortitude required for maintaining one's composure against an adversarial smoke detector, Amanda reveals some of the darndest things kids say at her summer job, and even treats listeners to a rare sample of her "teacher voice."

Tyler is excited about the "personal knowledge management" app Obsidian, but Amanda doesn't bite, so that might have to be a different show. Amanda's forged a genuine friendship, and Tyler started painting in the absence of any social plans last weekend, but he enjoyed the excuse to visit the local art store and put on some old, stained jeans.

Amanda's steadfast bravery continues into the after show.

(Recorded Monday, July 19, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[22: Dunbar's Revenge]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/22/60b629b3aa0bc30f0a927afbTue, 01 Jun 2021 13:09:44 GMTYour hosts are back from an unplanned break after Amanda wrapped up her busy semester and Tyler wrapped up his vaccinations and went outside. Amanda talks about the journals of a young girl in the 2000s, and Tyler muses that he should try to dictate personal logs in the format popularized in Star Trek.

There's a discussion on friendships and communities while your friends figure out how to get back into the world, but like that masterful XKCD comic presents, socializing was difficult before this mess, too.

Tyler rediscovers Junji Ito and he's very excited about it, and Amanda gets her feet cheese-grated by a professional.

(Recorded Thursday, May 27, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[21: Goth Pockets]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/21/6072e641aa0bc30f0a927a7dTue, 13 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMTTyler's optimistism from the previous episode was short-lived, and he's crashed from his high rather spectacularly. Nevertheless, he collects himself enough to follow up about voice texts from episode 19, and then eagerly passes it off to his co-host for an update on the Bubble System and the anticipated list of Amanda's picks for springtime records. The latter topic sparks some reminiscince of past music experiences, through portable CD players, iPods, and mix CDs.

Amanda will eventually begin work on her "Sad Songs To Listen To In The Car When You're Crying" playlist.

(Recorded Wednesday, April 7, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[20: Mega-Bunny]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/20/605fc6a1c52ed25c8c179683Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMTTyler had a good week, Amanda had a week. Spring is finally here though, and your hosts are 1/4 vaccinated.

Springtime records are discussed, Amanda has a new Macbook Air, and she's eager to share her new productivity system, "The Bubble System." It has sizes and colors.

(Recorded Thursday, March 24, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[19: Mountain Day]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/19/604ce5eec52ed25c8c179646Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMTOne of your hosts tries to kick off the podcast with her cheeks stuffed with snacks, but we won’t tell you who.

Amanda has some ups and downs with the semester and some complications with recitals, Tyler talks about his strategies for staying in touch with people without social media, and shares some ways he stumbled into memorable conversations throughout the winter.

(Recorded Wednesday, March 10, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[18: The Broccoli Of Fun Things]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/18/602306f8c52ed25c8c179617Tue, 09 Feb 2021 22:12:43 GMTAmanda's been enjoying some treats, which prompts your hosts to talk a little bit about candy before crashing back into reality and discussing some pandemic-related challenges at the start of Amanda's second semester of grad school.

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]]><![CDATA[17: The Pancake Process]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/17/601053aec52ed25c8c1795e9Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:08:39 GMTYour hosts are feeling a little cold, and instead of using the power of imagination to transport them to lush jungles or balmy beaches, they talk about the coldest they’ve ever felt indoors. This transitions to the heater Amanda has, and how loud it is. She just can’t win.

Amanda talks about her developing TikTok career and social media presence. She got her first sixteen likes, which was invigorating, but recording duets with other musicians has proven challenging.

Tyler talks about Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which he has enjoyed very much during the pandemic, and Amanda talks pancakes.

(Recorded on Saturday, January 23, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[16: Your Shiny Pebble]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/16/60064898c52ed25c8c1795c3Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMTYour hosts are both feeling the weight of the tenth month of the pandemic, and everything feels exhausting all the time. While lamenting about that, there's some talk about consistent journaling and personal photography to both process and maintain a first-hand account of events through a very lonely and stressful era.

(Recorded on Saturday, January 16, 2021)

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]]><![CDATA[15: The Mess Is Perpetual]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/15/5ffe287ac52ed25c8c17957cTue, 12 Jan 2021 23:07:00 GMTWhat a week. Your hosts are growing weary from living through historically significant events (and not the fun kind), but they spend an hour away from the real threats of the present to talk to each other about traveling, moving, and Amanda's lists.

Amanda gets to edit the show for the first time, and it should go really smoothly for her, as long as nobody tries to clip their nails during the recording 🤞🏻

(Recorded on Sunday, January 10, 2021)

]]><![CDATA[14: Halloween Prime]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/14/5fe7fddbc52ed25c8c179521Tue, 29 Dec 2020 10:04:00 GMTThere's some talk of regional foods from your hosts' home regions, and Tyler thinks you should really try salt potatoes sometime. Amanda chats about productivity and bullet journaling, and Tyler comes clean about being entirely devoid of holiday cheer and spirit.

(Recorded on Saturday, December 26, 2020)

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]]><![CDATA[13: A Mighty Fine Beet]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/13/5fe11f73c52ed25c8c1794b2Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:18:00 GMTTyler shares a metaphor for how the pandemic is going, then Amanda shares her grades for the semester and experiments with TikTok addiction. Your hosts then follow up about receiving gifts from their families, and Amanda gets into the holiday spirit in Animal Crossing.

(Recorded on Saturday, December 19, 2020)

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]]><![CDATA[12: A Mushy Carrot Kind Of Year]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/12/5fd805b0c52ed25c8c17944fTue, 15 Dec 2020 13:00:47 GMTAmanda is very excited to tell you about her fun thing. Later.

She talks about calendar blocking, her plans to listen to more music next year, and then your hosts reminisce about the days when music was like, their whole lives, when they were teenagers.

Amanda's been making her Christmas list, and Tyler can't seem to help his mom understand that, despite her admirable intentions, it's important to him to not have her try to force gifts on him.

(Recorded on Saturday, December 12, 2020)

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]]><![CDATA[11: Academic Rap Battle]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/11/5fcd0180c52ed25c8c1793deTue, 08 Dec 2020 12:56:52 GMTAmanda finishes the last of her scary exams and papers, and is now left with the scary expanse of open, unallocated time. Tyler talks about how doing monthly retrospectives has been helpful while shuffling multiple long-term projects and project ideas.

Amanda wants to listen to more music next year, and muses about getting speakers. Tyler loosely explains how he arrived at his current hi-fi setups, and his side of the conversation is occasionally even accompanied by the percussive sound of freezing rain hitting his window (he's sorry about that).

(Recorded on Saturday, December 5, 2020)

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]]><![CDATA[10: More Capers, Please]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/10/5fc3b0a0c52ed25c8c17933cTue, 01 Dec 2020 11:59:46 GMTAmanda wraps up classes for her first semester of grad school, and she shares her refined method for writing papers as she begins final exams and projects.

Tyler takes advantage of some extra free time this week to return to some personal projects and squeeze in a few cartoons, the latter which prompts a discussion about some remembered cartoons from your hosts' pasts.

Tyler sets up his parents' retirement accounts for them after realizing no amount of carefully worded, bulleted emails were going to do it, and your hosts follow up on their social media conversation from the previous two episodes in an effort to identify some areas of optimism for the future of cultivating meaningful connections online.

(Recorded on Saturday, November 28, 2020)

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]]><![CDATA[9: Sorry, Grandma: You're Blocked]]>https://understatedaudio.com/fun/9/5fbc245ec52ed25c8c1792abTue, 24 Nov 2020 13:00:00 GMTAmanda is celebrating (with an asterisk) after finishing classes for the semester, and now she has two weeks to finish papers and wrap up finals. She's clearly very excited about it, so please excuse all of the noise from her moving her mic while she's talking.

For the main topic, Tyler and Amanda follow up from last week to talk about posting on the internet, but this time about how it can be colored by professional motives or aspirations. We're all fed the marketer's list of how one "should" use the internet to look appealing to a more professional audience, but do we really want to do that? This segues into the computer science education both hosts received in high school by an eclectic series of teachers, most of whom never signed up to be CS teachers in the first place.

Lastly, we get to the fun things. Tyler talks about his experience playing some fighting games with a coworker, and Amanda details her celebration itinerary after finishing classes.

(Recorded on Monday, November 23, 2020)

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