Topic: Engineering School

Observations from a student tenure at Cal Berkeley detail the distinct eating habits of Chinese national students in the engineering department. The discussion explores how different cultural norms regarding mouth-noises and food handling can cause physical discomfort for those from different backgrounds.

The hosts address a listener's comment about the lack of diversity in Star Wars, specifically the role of the black stormtrooper as a "sanitation engineer." John Dvorak shares a personal strategy for holiday gift-giving, suggesting that husbands should sit down with their wives to create a list. A donation from Shilah Brown for her husband Dennis is acknowledged with a "boom shakalaka" jingle.