00:02 – The official GCP Robot sings us into this episode, Justin starts off discussing the events around the recent eclipse, and Mercury retrograde. He gives a shout-out to CNote who has been re-discovering GCP episode gems, being recently summoned to Jury Duty, and manifesting the case being resolved before trial.

15:49 – Justin talks about Kaysha enjoying Cosmic Bottles, plans to redo his deck, and gives a shout-out to GCP's amazing listener, Autumn. He talks about donating board games to his local public library, the ability to take your own items, at no additional charge, to be smashed at Brainyactz, and Derek talks about the cathartic feeling that comes from smashing old dishes.

30:01 – Emily gives the guys a little bit of a taste of what types of trivia people can expect at an Uneasy Events, Justin brings back Scott Topics, and Scott talks about what people can find in the awesome city of Westport. Justin talks about his love of Ocean Shores, his favorite time to visit, and Derek talks about his first recent visit there.

46:26 – Scott talks about watching surfers on the coast, Erik jumps in and talks about some upcoming sporting events, and his back into attending social group rides like Tacoma’s TNR. Justin talks about getting geared up for Fallout, Derek expresses his appreciation of the show’s creators, and they share their love of the Walton Goggins.

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01:53 – The guys share what they’ve been up to so far the day of recording, Derek talks about what’s been up on the GCP Discord, and trophy plans for this year's Putt Stuff. Jeff proposes a new business idea to help protect commuters, Justin reflects on early morning commuter traffic, and Jeff shares what helped ease his while driving to and from work.

18:46 – Justin talks about shifting away from new metal to curb his rage, spring cleaning, and reveals that people can bring their own additional items to smash at the Rage Room at Brainy Acts. He talks about the amazing Call to Haul service offered by the City of Tacoma, Derek talks about digging into the Tacoma Trivia game, and how the game was funded.

35:50 – Derek talks about the company that made the game, Jeff dives into the conspiracy behind why there were so many games based on cities in the PNW, and Derek tests the crew's Tacoma knowledge. Justin encourages board gamers to check the local Goodwill’s soon for donated games, he kicks off Is It Tacoma, and each of the guys guess which article is from Tacoma.

52:25 – Justin reveals which article was based in Tacoma, where the other articles were from, and Justin gives a shout-out to the amazing guests from Side Piece Kitchen. He expresses his excitement for what Side Piece Kitchen has going on in March, Jeff talks about the upcoming guests at the Crypticon convention, and they close out giving props to the crew that’s tuning into the show live.

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