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How do we cure the disease of rugged individualism? And what wouldn’t you put on a waffle? [25:20] This week, Joey and Aaron talk about the American ideal of self-reliance, the story of Survivor Bias, how hard it is to be a man and ask for help, a framework to decide if something should/should not be a topping, "The Maple Syrup Standard", and Aaron's new waffle iron. They don't talk about the power ranking of breakfast foods: waffles, pancakes, french toast, anyone? references * Herbert Hoover and a primer on Rugged Individualism (https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=1334) * The Over-the-Rhine Foundation (http://www.otrfoundation.org/OTR_History.htm) in Cincinnati * NYTimes' Wirecutter: "The Best Waffle Maker" (https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-waffle-maker/) * (Corrections Department: "So it looks like it's technically not The Maple Syrup Standard... but..." - Joey) Quartz: "Canada's Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve and the Economics Behind it" (https://qz.com/320245/canadas-strategic-maple-syrup-reserve-and-the-economics-behind-it/) * Aaron's waffle recommendations: find the Matt's near you (https://mattsbigbreakfast.com/) and this other place (https://authenticwaffle.com/) to get waffles and Wafels & Dinges (https://wafels.com/) "where I found my waffle life in NYC" - Aaron