Wils Pelton and Josh Gondelman swap reading recommendations, abandoned books, and the joys of a well-timed nighttime stroll.

What You’ll Hear:

Strollmaxxing After Dark: Josh shares a new end-of-day ritual that turns an ordinary trip home into a little pocket of calm, while Wils introduces an even dreamier upgrade: creekmaxxing.

The Books We Can’t Quit (and the Ones We Can): From putting a novel on pause to revisiting a favorite with fresh eyes, Wils and Josh talk about reading habits, memorable characters, and the authors who keep pulling them back in.

Stories Worth Staying Up For: A decades-long game of capture the flag, a would-be Bond villain chasing nothingness, and a conversation about what makes a fictional world impossible to leave behind.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro & roadie adventures

01:51 Designing dream Nightly merch

02:57 Stroll maxing and nighttime walks

04:28 Giving up on a book for now

06:18 Revisiting Detransition, Baby

10:17 A new favorite graphic novel

13:00 The appeal of Dr. No

14:30 Authors worth reading cover to cover

17:40 Good nights and favorite writers

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