This week on It’s Ben A Week, Ben should really be saying It’s Ben A Weekend.

After an unexpected Arctic blast hits Texas, Ben opens the episode iced in, frustrated, and fully spiraling as ranch life meets extreme weather. From frozen pools and broken automation systems to a three-foot koi fish recovering in the bathtub, nothing about this weekend goes according to plan.

Ben breaks down:

• Why Texas is absolutely not built for Arctic weather
• Frozen pools, non-functioning Jandy systems, and panic at four degrees
• A massive imported koi fish going belly-up and being moved into the bathtub
• Why drastic temperature swings stress koi more than cold water
• Ranch life realities no one prepares you for
• Why homeownership might actually be a scam
• The $17,000 boat engine mistake that still haunts him

Because the roads are iced over and no one can leave, Ben is joined by the only guest available — his partner AJ Sarcione.

Together, they dive into:

• Being snowed in and forced to slow down
• Texas fashion during snowstorms and finally wearing winter clothes
• Preparing animals for extreme cold and running generators
• Why generators, space heaters, and extension cords are non-negotiable
• Their first brutal Texas freeze in 2021 and being wildly unprepared
• Scooping pool water to flush toilets during a nine-day outage

The episode then shifts into a deeper conversation about humanity, outrage culture, and the pressure to perform beliefs online.

Ben and AJ talk about:

• Why no one deserves violence — regardless of politics
• The dangers of social media turning everything into a war
• Whether creators owe public statements on every issue
• Having real conversations instead of performative posting
• Meeting people where they are instead of demanding alignment
• Why empathy and dialogue matter more than choosing sides

They wrap the episode with a reminder to stay warm, be kind, and remember that real conversations don’t happen in comment sections.

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