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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 599: Devon Sold a Guitar for THIS?

    Episode 599: Devon Sold a Guitar for THIS?

    Real Life This week’s episode begins the way many of our weeks began: confused, slightly annoyed, and one hour short on sleep thanks to the time change. Ben kicks things off by voicing what everyone is feeling — daylight saving time is rough. Losing an hour never gets easier, and the collective fog hangs over…

  • Episode 597: Yautja, Genetics and You

    Episode 597: Yautja, Genetics and You

    This week we jump from stand-up comedy, missing co-hosts, and fallen plant heroes in Real Life into pre-life genes, ancient genetic risks, and cosmic-scale evolution in Future or Now — before closing out with Predator: Badlands, franchise nostalgia, and a deep appreciation for Yautja lore. Real Life Ben was not present this week. The official…