This week on It’s Ben A Week, Ben sits down with his longtime friend Greg for one of the most personal and grounded conversations yet. Greg opens up about welcoming a new baby, surviving the devastating Palisades fires, and what it’s really like when your home is suddenly at risk — or gone — overnight. From evacuating through smoke-filled streets to navigating insurance chaos, grief, and gratitude at the same time, this episode blends humor, heartbreak, and honesty in a way only It’s Ben A Week can.

The conversation also takes its usual chaotic turn — covering dad jokes, fitness burnout, wellness trackers, goat lore, and a truly infuriating scam that sent Ben straight to his breaking point. Heavy topics, real laughs, and the reminder that sometimes all you can do is get through the week.

In this episode, we cover:

• Greg welcoming his second child and adjusting to life with two kids
• Living through the Palisades fires and evacuating under extreme conditions
• What it’s like when your house survives — but everything inside doesn’t
• The emotional math of what you grab when you have minutes to leave
• Insurance nightmares, under-insurance, and financial fallout after disaster
• Community support, survivor’s guilt, and rebuilding after trauma
• Ben’s childhood home burning down and shared disaster experiences
• Fitness culture burnout, trainers from hell, and wellness tracking fatigue
• Ben getting scammed out of $1,000 and hitting peak rage with Wells Fargo
• Breaking Point: deferred mortgages, Zelle scams, and letting it all go
• Ben There, Done That with AJ returns for 2026

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