John and Mark started off talking about the upcoming election. They enjoyed the Every Vote Counts Hazy Pale Ale from Madtree Brewing. They had a really cool conversation about activist, digital rights leader and scifi author Cory Doctorow. His books Little Brother and Homeland were influential in further crafting their world view. John has started Cory's new book, Attack Surface, and taunted Mark about how good it was so far!