Passages

Aussie twins with a weird habit of finishing each other's sentences, the Brits' plan to "dim the sun," YouTube's 20th anniversary, the NFL draft, and fun with ChatGPT. Also, this week's passage by Jack London: "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

The Masters, women in space, and 19 uncomfortable truths. A bad preacher segment, and this week’s passage by Marcus Aurelius: “What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the world actually belongs to you?”

This week, special guest Andy Kizer! And a passage by Fred Rogers: "Love isn't a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle."

Tim breaks down his trip to Disney, school closings, KFC toothpaste, Air Guitar in the churches of Christ, Bad Preacher fund raising, and this week's passage by Tim Keller: "To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us."

A tribute to the late George Foreman, robbers hold up a gas station in Memphis with pythons, confusion from a bad preacher, and this week's passage by Hermann Hesse: "Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go."

Jason calls in from Peru where he is working on a mission campaign with his son, Taylor. Toolman Tim is still trying to fix his dryer, and Patrick gets stuck in a hotel bathroom. Plus, this week's passage by Pema Chodron: "If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart.”

An analysis of the State of the Union address, a list ofboard games, and Drew suffers an injury while preaching. Also, this week's passage from Albert Camus: “The Four Conditions of Happiness: Life in the open air, Love for another being, Freedom from ambition, Creation.”

A new Grind My Gears segment, things you didn't need to learn from school, the 2025 nominees for the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, and Tim's latest handyman project. Plus, this week's passage by Carl Jung: "Where your fear is, there is your task."

Debates swirl over what's going in on the site of the old Guadalajara in Leeds, someone bit a woman's chin off in Rainbow City, the Nephilim, the debate continues over the lights in the New Jersey sky, and the MLB deliberates over rules regarding payroll in professional baseball. Also, this week's passage from a holocaust inscription on a cellar wall: "I believe in the sun even when it's not shining. I believe in love even when I cannot feel it. I believe in God even when he is silent."

Business lingo and Gen Z Slang. Plus, Valentine's humor (sort of) from Jason. And this week's passage by Mark Twain: “The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.”