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Your host is back for another freewheeling session, dusting off the "nihongo" and questioning his decision to retire the OG episode. This time, he jumps from spontaneous social encounters—like walking up to a stranger on the beach for the first time—to a deep dive into the surprisingly intense world of turtles. He recounts his successful 10-for-10 hatching of Red-Eared Slider eggs that he "hit a lick" on from a college pond, detailing the MacGyver home-craft incubator he built out of a cooler and an aquarium heater.

The episode then shifts to his experiences raising his formidable Alligator Snapping Turtle, Godzilla, including the challenges of keeping a reptile that doesn't like warm water (at first) and can eventually grow up to 200 pounds. Learn about the brutal "Turtle Dojo" that led to a last-man-standing situation and the spill containment tank solution for housing a massive freshwater predator. From funny observations about the origin of the phrase "shooting the shit" to the emotional toll of sad dog videos and his chaotic late-night dancing with his own dog, this episode is a journey across life, pets, and the high stakes of reptile husbandry.