This week, or whatever odd length of time it's been since the last episode, Cole proposes his list of fantastical "bad story ideas" to Elias, hoping to workshop them to at least mediocre status.

In a totally historic episode marking one year of Mostly Irrelevant, Elias and Cole discuss many categories of "favorites" of 2025, including songs, albums, books, and personal stories.

Elias and Cole take a test to find out where they rank on the "Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale." Are they normal, submissive sheeple or accomplished conspiracists? And what does the Bible have to say about mistrust of the government?

While it may appear that they're just trying to break the world record for most tangents in half an hour, Elias and Cole tackle the question of identity and how it's a notoriously confusing subject for people who have grown up in a place outside their passport country.

After a philosophical tangent and a moment of appreciation for origami, Elias and Cole discuss their tendency to turn small creative ideas into annoyingly huge projects, which don't always turn out as great as their lofty beginnings.

Elias and Cole look back on their early days of writing, game-making, and inventing, ranging from fantasy books to Pokémon knock-offs. Join them for an exploration of that wonderful stage of life when everything one makes is derivative and sloppy, but one doesn't really care that much.

Two "llamas in sheep's clothing" spend slightly too long being geeky about music before discussing the ways that missionary kids and Third Culture Kids differ from the general population. Join them as they stereotype their friends (in a friendly way!) who have come to the USA from all over the world.

Elias and Cole have plunged themselves into the next chapter of their lives - an exciting chapter with unfamiliar words, long paragraphs, and not enough space in the margins. (Life never seems to have consistent formatting.) Listen for their initial comments as they settle into college life, one at Ethnos360 Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the other at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.