Season 1 · 31 episodes
Last Orders
Thirty-one arguments across one pub table. Follow Skid and Stan from the first confident claim to the night the friendship itself becomes the argument.
Season 1
The episodes.
Each episode opens in the reader, with Previous and Next close at hand.
Episode 01
Dunning–Kruger
Skid has done the research. Stan makes the mistake of asking what that means.
Episode 02
The New Vocabulary
A familiar word acquires a new meaning, and only one man received the memo.
Episode 03
Just a Joke
Skid explains when humour is harmless, harmful and conveniently exempt.
Episode 04
Say That Again
Stan repeats the argument. Somehow it sounds different the second time.
Episode 05
Intent Isn’t Magic
Intent cannot excuse an outcome, except when Skid needs it to.
Episode 06
Educate Yourself
Skid offers a reading list whose first requirement is agreeing with Skid.
Episode 07
Silence Is Violence
Speaking is compulsory. The approved words are available from Skid.
Episode 08
Lived Experience
Some experiences settle an argument. Stan’s experience is not among them.
Episode 09
The Headline
One headline provides everything Skid needs, including the conclusion.
Episode 10
Tone Policing
The words may be fair, but Stan has apparently used the wrong tone.
Episode 11
The Apology
Skid demonstrates the modern art of apologising without yielding an inch.
Episode 12
Research
A link is posted. A headline is read. An expert is born.
Episode 13
No Empathy
Stan’s attempt to understand both sides reveals a serious moral deficiency.
Episode 14
Facebook Atheist
Skid brings the certainty of faith to the business of having none.
Episode 15
Complicity
Neutrality is impossible, so Stan is assigned a position he did not take.
Episode 16
The Group Chat
Decades of friendship meet a screenshot, a pile-on and a typing indicator.
Episode 17
Boundaries
Skid sets a healthy boundary around hearing anything he dislikes.
Episode 18
Authoritarian
Control is bad in principle and excellent when applied to the right people.
Episode 19
Communism Is Right Wing
Skid improves two centuries of political vocabulary before last drinks.
Episode 20
The Correct Way to Think
Independent thought is encouraged, provided it reaches the approved result.
Episode 21
Free Speech
Everyone may speak freely. Consequences and definitions are handled by Skid.
Episode 22
Not Up for Debate
The discussion remains open until Stan asks the question that closes it.
Episode 23
Media Literacy
Skid checks the source by confirming that it sounds exactly right.
Episode 24
Hundreds of Reports
Skid has hundreds of reports. Stan asks whether any of them show it happened.
Episode 25
Are You Defending Him?
A request for evidence becomes an endorsement before Stan can finish speaking.
Episode 26
Evidence
The evidence is overwhelming, particularly the parts nobody can inspect.
Episode 27
Question Everything
Scepticism is essential, apart from the conclusions Skid has already reached.
Episode 28
The Friendship Test
Friendship now requires agreement, and Stan has not revised the terms.
Episode 29
You Are a Bigot
A disagreement receives its final label, leaving nowhere else to go.
Episode 30
Moral Courage
Skid chooses principle. Stan asks whether there is still room for friendship.
Episode 31
Right Side of History
Skid has been thinking about the friendship. Stan finds out which side of history he has been placed on.