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Day 14,068 - The Andy Benarski Story: Corrections After the last update on Andy Benarski's rental, a flood of messages came in from neighbors, people in the community, and friends and family of the folks living there. Kevin sets the record straight on who actually lives in the house, where the six kids come from, and why the headcount still doesn't add up for a three-bedroom home. Neighbors are al...

Day 14,066 - The Andy Benarski Story Continues After serving the 24 hour notice, Kevin explains the next step for Andy's estate: getting inside the rental to assess its condition so it can eventually find a new owner. But there's a bigger concern. Neighbors and family say 13 people are now living in the house, seven adults and six children, including a boyfriend who claims he doesn't live there. K...

Day 14,064 - Making History Kevin hops in the van with Styx's "Tonight's the night we'll make history" stuck in his head and starts critiquing the lyrics. Has anyone's night ever actually made the history books? He runs through the few he can think of, from Marilyn Monroe and JFK to Attila the Hun's wedding night and Braveheart. Got any historic slays? Let us know. ★ Support this podcast on Patreo...

Day 14,059 - Our Governor Sucks Kevin's take from the van: the Cornell case is a criminal case, and the governor doesn't belong in it. He says putting Attorney General Letitia James on it means politics, not a fair trial. He then goes after a New York consent proposal he describes as letting someone rescind consent days later because they had a drink. His argument: if that rule is real, the men ac...

Day 14,054 - Free Speech When Kevin was a younger man, life seemed so easy: America was free, and you could say what you wanted. Today he makes the case that speech is a protected thing, especially when it offends somebody, and that the fabric of this country is sewn together from the idea of not censoring speech. His bottom line: we have a duty to defend those rights, because those rights are not...

Day 14,053 - In Defense of the Survivor Today's episode goes out to the survivors: the people Kevin says have survived unaccredited, unwarranted, unsubstantiated accusations of rape. He starts with Matt Araiza, "the punt god" the Buffalo Bills drafted and then dropped over an allegation Kevin says was thrown out of court, and asks Buffalo what they were thinking letting him go. Kevin is clear he i...

Day 14,052 - Sober October It's Sober October again, and this one's special. Kevin went into his eighth Sober October a year ago and never came out of it: 12 months sober today, making this officially his ninth time around. He talks about the cigar he didn't get to smoke, what's fair game the rest of the year, and why this month is about hanging in there, seeing if you can do it, and staying the c...

Day 14,049 - School Drop-Off Some things never change. Kevin's back in the middle-school drop-off line and breaks down how it's supposed to work: pull into the curb lane so kids step straight onto the sidewalk, then use the outer lane to get out of the way. So why do so many parents let their kids out into traffic on the driver's side? The district sends diagrams, video tutorials, and QR codes eve...

Day 14,039 - Clancy's Fancies Kevin puts Clancy's Fancies in front of the camera as a production gauge: Cora, Dawson, and Callan — dark-humor remembrance pieces that work like a cross, forcing you to say their names and remember beautiful little blessed children who were murdered. Shock humor with a point. Collect all three? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Day 14,038 - Shock Jock Kevin on why people take shock-jock approaches and extreme positions — and how symbols like the crucifix drive a point home by embracing the most extreme image of a cause. Explicit: crucifix / graphic religious imagery discussion. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Day 14,037 - Goalpost Kevin talks pro-life conviction, civility across disagreement, and how the Lindsey Clancy case feels like yet another move of the goalpost — from conception debates to born children. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,034 - BJs Kevin on one of the best parts of being an HVAC guy this time of year: landing BJs. Boiler jobs roll in end of summer into early fall — service, fresh installs, a little P&M — until even home starts offering another one. Spring hits, AC work returns. https://life22.transistor.fm Life22 · Kevin / Life22 Studio ★ Support this podcast on Patre...

Day 14,032 - 25 Years Kevin remembers September 11th and shares Kenny Polcari’s opening speech from his podcast — including Kenny’s call to support The Headstrong Project. Follow Kenny on Substack: https://kennypolcari.substack.com/ Support The Headstrong Project (confidential, barrier-free, stigma-free PTSD treatment for veterans, service members, and their families). Learn more and donate here:...

Day 14,032 - Corner Deli Kevin stops at the Corner Deli in Salamanca for the first time in 8–10 years — same owners, no more hot pastrami on rye, but a hell of a Reuben with pickle and chips. A Salamanca staple. Life22 · Kevin / Life22 Studio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Day 14,030 - Street Sweepers Kevin gripes about wasteful government spending — parking tickets that fund street sweepers addressing maybe 1% of the city's trash while parks, sidewalks, and subways overflow. He pays his tickets; the gripe is misallocated effort. Life22 · Kevin / Life22 Studio ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Day 14,029 - First Day of School Kevin and Lennox on the first day of school — last year of elementary, friends/teacher excitement, getting back on a morning regimen. Kevin rolls with Lennox on the morning ride: last year of elementary before joining his brother and sister at middle school. They’re talking friends, meeting the teacher for a second time, and locking back into the weekday regimen —...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,025(1) - Andy's Apartment Walk-Through: Attempt One https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Long-form GoPro body-cam (~45 min). Kevin walks up to Andy Benarski's rental in Olean, NY for an estate walk-through attempt—porch standoff included (Big Smoke lookalike not happy). Follow-up to Did You Know Andy Benarski? and Serving the 24 Hour Notice ....

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,024(2) - Serving the 24 Hour Notice https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Body-cam follow-up to Did You Know Andy Benarski? Kevin delivers a 24-hour Notice of Intent to Enter at the Benarski rental (127 North 7th Street, Olean, NY)—street approach, porch, door/mailbox, and the notice held to camera. Sparse ambient narration; no cold-open pitch...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,024(1) - Did You Know Andy Benarski? https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin opens with a cold pitch asking if you knew Andy Benarski—a friend from his high school circle who passed away unexpectedly toward the end of February. Andy looked out for his family, was working things out with his children's mother, and kept a two-parent househol...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,022(1) - Back to School September https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin marks September 1st as Life-theming day: 11 months sober, a follow-up on All-Family August, and the start of Back to School September. Labor Day is Monday. In Western New York, school goes back the Wednesday after. Time for school shopping, supplies, and the right sl...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,021(1) - GrokBot Test 2 Check us out on Transistor. FM: https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin Dougherty introduces the second test of GrokBot, a tool designed to automate video editing and publishing. He explains that GrokBot will add his intro and outro to videos and then publish them online automatically. This test aims to evaluate how...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 14,019(1) - Grok Bot Upload Test Check us out on Transistor. FM: https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin’s in the truck with Dino, shooting a 44-second sample to test whether Grok Bot can take a CapCut cut, package it for Transistor, and push it out through the Life22 distribution network. A behind-the-scenes experiment, not a regular episode...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 13,989(1) - The Crustless PB&J Boys Check us out on Transistor. FM: https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin drops another spontaneous “first thought of the day” with a random question that’s been bouncing around his head: When you think of the Backstreet Boys , do you picture tough guys who actually hung out on the back streets… or someth...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 13,992(1) - All Family August 2026 Check us out on Transistor. FM: https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin is back in the studio on a rainy Sunday to close out Jobly and officially launch the new monthly Life Theme: All Family August 2026 ! In this episode he encourages everyone to intentionally set aside time for family this month — family m...

✅ Life22 Studio Show Notes Episode: Day 13,984(1) - Goes to DC Check us out on Transistor. FM: https://life22.transistor.fm Episode Description Kevin and Lennox are on the road (or rather, on the Metro) in Washington, D.C. for a family reunion! In this short, fun on-location vlog, the pair share a quick update while exploring downtown D.C., hunting for mural art, and heading back to Falls Church...