It seems like the list of things you're not supposed to like, or admit that you like in public, keeps growing and growing in recent years. Jake Paul, country music, UFC, the state of Missouri, Taylor Swift, Joe Rogan podcast.... Is it woke culture? Social inference? Tribalism? I offer my reflections on this strange phenomenon, but I recommend sticking around until the end for the rather eye-opening Chat GPT response. Leave a comment--What's something that you like that you feel like you're not supposed to like socially?

New playlist for your workouts! --"Going 75 Hard"

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IMcX2uqpu7gxJqrcqiuB0?si=UCDHST4MQeenUpT8dZo9NQ

To help you stay on the path of your goals for 2026, I'm reading almost the entirety of '#Max Out Your Life: Strategies for Becoming an Elite Performer' by Ed Mylett.

New workout playlist to get you pumped up!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IMcX2uqpu7gxJqrcqiuB0?si=AGGDc7gHQ-KPPlKEMTUXfw

The day before New Year's Eve I decide to sit down and have an honest discussion with myself about how I did with money, relationships, physical fitness, podcasting, etc... in 2025.

Happy New Year's from the Bart DZ Podcast! Here's a new workout playlist for when you hit the gym in the new year!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IMcX2uqpu7gxJqrcqiuB0?si=092d98ff60eb49a0

Like always, the Bart DZ podcast NEVER shuts down on Christmas!

Late Harvest Party playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=77ac00330b5747bd

Reacting to the Brown University shooting in Rhode Island where the killer (or killers) are still at large, the Bondi Beach Massacre in Australia, the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife with their son, Nick Reiner, as the main suspect.....

Late Harvest Party playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=OZerlZo9SUijOGBsQ0IdRQ

Can you imagine a world where teams of AI robots do their own coding--on themselves? Or creating their own simulated societies full of nothing but geniuses? Entire planets that serve as giant computers, while Earth remains an abandoned nature preserve, telling the story of species that burned brightly before quickly vanishing? Yes, this episode is basically me recording myself while using Chat GPT, but if you like this kind of futuristic tech stuff you may enjoy this episode.

Late Harvest Party playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=6Bct-tf5SoW6OTySWqQnUQ

From the recent attack on two national guardsmen in D.C., to the unsolved murder of Anna Kepner on a cruise ship--I discuss it all on my way to buy cheap gas on the other side of the river in Chester.

Late Harvest Party playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=lmv9YjJaROCMpCWlvLVbMg

26-year-old woman set on fire on a Chicago CTA train, UK woman pays a Florida man to kill her for a violent sexual fetish, two men get caught planning to take over a Haitian island to enslave its women and children--What's it all mean? America is becoming less and less safe at an alarming rate.....and almost nothing is being done to stop it.

As the going gets tough I turn to 'Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness' by Tim Grover for inspiration. Tim Grover is known for working with athletic giants like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Dwayne Wade, amongst others. (Sorry if the audio cuts out here and there--currently working out some bugs while I switch to a better audio editing program).

Late Harvest Party playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=b1181d3a7ebd4312

Is it just me or does it seem like all kinds of insanity took place in our nation's state parks this year? From the Devil's Den murders, my own encounter with a pack of aggressive coyotes, the black bear attacks in the Ozarks....join me as I take a look back.

Late Harvest Party playlist for those who are harvesting out of their garden up until the bitter end!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3awPe5HOswM4xnqMfnPgyU?si=LPqtep_1QOeMkiR5BCf3QA