Enjoy it While it Lasts

I walk you through a science lesson with the first set of news stories, renewable energy, AI medicines, and a discovery DEEP underground. Of course I look at the entertainment business news of Warner Brothers Entertainment being bought. I talk about drones contraband into prisons, rise in "silent walking", return of third places (new term to me), goose patrol, and then I go local with a couple stories from Dallas to Waco. Enjoy

In this Tuesday Chill, I check in with listeners and revisit two defining parts of my childhood. First, I talk about the “trampoline era” of my life—everything from neighborhood chaos to close calls to the way imagination lived on that tarp. Then I shift to the 4th-grade classroom that helped awaken my love for writing and shaped the way I learned. I end the episode with a personal update: how this season of consistent creating has been feeling, what’s coming for the rest of December, and a peek into January

Christmas is a lot. The lights, the movies, the gifts, the pressure, the events, the hosting, the traditions, the Elf on the Shelf judging us silently from a bookshelf he didn’t even ask for. In this Deep Dive, I get into what the season really feels like—the joy, the heaviness, the financial drain, the memories, and the small moments that keep pulling us through. This is about how the holidays make you feel overwhelmed, excited, broke, grateful, tired, and somehow hopeful all at the same time.
 
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Volcanoes are going off, Japan is heating park benches with solar power, Temu and Shein are getting sued, New York wants casinos, and Texas polices restrooms. Herman and Tricia are back with Newsish, they try to keep track of Cardi B's relationship chaos, Lily Allen's album about her cheating famous husband drop, NASA asking the public for help, and scientist send messages through dreams. Oh and the Cowboys might not be horrible. The end gets a little wild: a drunk racoon, a decapitated bison, an old lady attacked by Geese, ICE kidnappings in Waco, Waco's Winter Wonderland, and Tricia celebrates Wienerschnitzel finally opening near her!

Jericho sits down with me to share the story of his life — growing up without a father, witnessing violence in his home, chasing attention as a teenager, falling into drugs, and eventually ending up in prison. What follows is a raw and honest look at the choices he made, the people he hurt, and the moment everything changed for him.
He talks about the shock of seeing his mother abused as a child, the years he spent drifting toward the wrong crowd, the arrest that happened in front of his son, and the ways prison both broke him and saved him. We also talk about joy, privacy, fatherhood, and the complicated relationships that shape who we become.

In this episode, I take a break from society’s issues to reflect on what I’m grateful for — surviving illness, finding stability, raising my kids, the people who shaped me, therapy, and the chance to finally create the life I always wanted. A grounded, personal look at gratitude and the path that led here.

A one time special release of a Wednesday Chill due to the holiday week. I have a two chapter one for you today.
First I interview my niece Bekka to get a snapshot view of her world. We talk about her favorite movies and games, her hopes for the future, and how she feels about going to middle school somewhat soon.
Then my sister shares the story of their Disney World trip that she has waited her lifetime for. It was full of chaos, laughter, and memories. 
Two Generations, two stories, one episode capturing a peek into their lives. 

Thanksgiving hasn’t always looked the same in my life.From childhood gluttony and parade mornings… to quiet teen years… to loud found-family chaos… to hosting and cooking with my kids — every era has changed what the holiday means to me.
In this Tuesday Chill, I walk through all the versions of Thanksgiving I’ve lived, and what this year means now that my kids are old enough to make memories of their own.
A warm, 20-minute Thanksgiving story.

Public schools carry a beautiful promise: a safe place where every child can learn, grow, and be cared for. In this episode, I talk about what schools are meant to be, what they actually provide, and how hard educators work to hold everything together despite curriculum mandates, flawed testing, political interference, and chronic underfunding.
This is an honest look at the people inside the system, the limits placed on them, and what happens when a system this important is held back on purpose.

I'm feeling sick this week, being a father of three with a chronic illness caught me on this one. Instead of trying to force a low quality Newsish, I made this to give you a recap of my situation but to mainly talk to you about what's to come. I'll preview this week's Deep Dive and tell you all about Thanksgiving week plans. Enjoy it While it Lasts will be back in it full normal routine the week after Thanksgiving, including the Newsish being back in full