Humans Exhaust Me

Look, we've lived many years now. We're at least half way through life and we've survived so far.

We've made mistakes so you don't have to. Listen to Uncle Paul and Auntie Phylecia as we share pearls of wisdom. It turns out we're quite wise.

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IT'S OUR 200th EPISODE!

But we forgot to acknowledge that on the episode because we're soooo focused on bringing you some analysis on the US election result and what we think it means going forward.

We look at it from a US and UK perspective and look ahead to the future. Why is this decade so exhausting?

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We knew that any normal show could be very outdated very quickly. So, instead, let us welcome you to a special episode recorded asynchronously through WhatsApp.

It gives you a real time view of thinking and discussion points. It's also an insight into how we discuss things when we're not recording the show. Yes, believe it or not, you only get a tiny part of our discussions on the podcast.

What do you think to this format? Should we do more like this?

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It's less than one week until the US election and the craziness STILL hasn't peaked. We talk about rallies and how racism and dehumanising is not a problem for a lot of people.

We also touch on 'woke churches' and Trump as the messiah. It's all very weird. Join us as we try to make some sense of it and then, either way, breathe a sigh of relief when we can get talking about Gen Z and influencers in the future.

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Paul's been to Miami - such a flex. He provides some insight into what he sees as the pre-election atmosphere from an outsider perspective. Phylecia has received her huge ballot paper - she talks through how it works and what the next couple of weeks hold.

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According to various sources that we saw about five minutes ago, the kids are saying they don't feel like they are truly an adult until they are 30.

Why? Is it the state of the world? Their parents trying to protect them? The internet?

And why can't they read a book?

We look at what may be causing this anxiety and whether a good old dose of toxic workplace could help.

Article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books/679945/

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In this episode we consider things that society just accepts as real but are possible scams. We're thinking seriously normal things - is it culture that has just accepted things as real or is there a potential ulterior motive behind accepted behaviour?

This is just a bit of fun - we promise you we're not veering into conspiracy theories; there are enough of those already.

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We all gotta eat. When the bills have got to be paid and the work's just not coming in, perhaps it's time to consider alternative options.

So, in this episode, we look at different ways to make money, increasing in their extremism.

Which would you consider?

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Apparently they are eating the cats, eating the dogs. Which, at first, seems funny, but when you look at where this racist trope comes from, it's a constant theme in the American immigration story. We look into where this comes from and what it says about the US election.

Humans Exhaust Me moments this week feature the grifting from the paranormal. And we talk exploding pagers, after Phylecia explains what a pager is.

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Does your refrigerator look like a maximalist menagerie of your life's work? No? Well your fridge is wrong. We discuss a really odd trend that says everything about humans in 2024.

We also discuss yet another school shooting in the US and charges brought against parents and the new health update video from Kensington Palace.

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