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  • Episode 606: Deterioration Starts At 30

    Episode 606: Deterioration Starts At 30

    This week’s episode has a little bit of everything—local politics, a suspicious number of Star Trek–named kittens, some genuinely cool green tech, and a short story that hits you with an existential haymaker. Real Life  Devon’s in a “life is… fine” zone, which is either stability or the calm before chaos—we’ll let you decide. That…

  • Episode 604: Illusions and Enlightenments

    Episode 604: Illusions and Enlightenments

    This week’s episode drifts from real-life chaos into full-on simulation theory territory—because apparently that’s just how things go now. Real Life Ben’s week kicks off with a perfect storm: his mom’s in town, the power steering pump dies, and suddenly he’s asking the very real question—is it finally time to go electric? In the middle…