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Hey folks,
This one was a little different.
Joe Walsh and I sat down fully prepared to do our usual routine — yelling about Trump, doomscrolling through the latest insanity, trying to make sense of another exhausting week — and then we both kind of hit a wall.
So we took a break.
And honestly? I think it turned into one of my favorite conversations we’ve had in a while. We got personal. We talked music, movies, sports, death, spicy ramen, old cargo shorts, and why cats are absolutely not to be trusted. Somewhere in the middle of all that, we also talked about burnout, identity, memory, and the weird stuff that keeps us human while the world feels like it’s spinning off its axis.
Here’s what we got into:
[00:01:05] Joe and I ditch the politics for a minute and dive into the “Colbert Questionnaire” — starting with a heated debate over smash burgers, bagels, and the perfect sandwich.
[00:04:31] We get unexpectedly real about burnout, political outrage culture, and why neither of us wants to spend every waking second screaming into the void.
[00:11:26] Obama autographs, Cubs memories, mortality, Catholic guilt, and what we actually think happens when we die.
[00:14:01] Tombstone, John Wick, superhero movies, Harry Potter, and the movies we’d literally want buried with us.
[00:23:30] We close things out talking Van Morrison, Green Day, Elton John, first concerts, and the music that still feels stitched into who we are.
This episode is lighter than usual, but honestly, maybe that’s exactly why it matters. There’s still urgency in it — just a different kind. The kind that reminds us politics isn’t everything. We’re still people underneath all of this. We still carry memories, obsessions, fears, comfort movies, old songs, and weird little rituals that keep us grounded.
And I think conversations like this matter more than people realize.
If you value honest conversations that feel human in the middle of all the noise, help me keep building this thing.
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With urgency,
—Mike
