Passages

The Olympics opening ceremonies, NIL in high school, amputations for field hockey, John Kennedy, and this week's passage by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost-work, but the solidest thing we know."

More fast food lists, an Olympic update, and this week's passage by Bernard Meltzer: "When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.”

The James Webb telescope thinks it's found a new home for humanity, an assassination attempt was made on former president Trump, and the Longhorns adjust to the SEC. Plus, this week's passage by John F. Kennedy: "The stories of past courage can define that ingredient - they can teach, they can offer hope, they provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each m...

Cracker Barrel changes its menus, a couple tours the world's Longhorn Steakhouses, and Target eliminates its Boomer customers by refusing checks. Also, the fellers discuss this week's passage by Mignon McLaughlin: "Don't be yourself. Be someone a little nicer."

A mother wants her playdate expenses reimbursed, Labron James wants to make history, and a historical presidential debate. Plus, this week's passage by Henry Ford: "Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."

It's baseball season! The guys talk about recent excitement over at Rickwood Field and discuss some of the quirkiest players ever to play MLB. Also in Yay Sports! a huge sinkhole destroys a soccer field in Illinois, and the Paris Olympics tries to get by with no AC. Tim brings batch #1 of Couch Mix. And as always, they discuss this week's passage by C.S. Lewis: “You are never too old to se...

Employers prefer older workers over fresh college graduates, Gen X feels older than it really is, and Joe Mazzulla confounds the press. Also, Drew and Jason discuss this week's passage by Henry David Thoreau: "Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?"

Tinker Bell's body-conscious, the elephants have names, and sharks have sensitive noses. Also, the guys discuss this week's passage by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to mete out to him the most terrible punishment ... all one would have to do would be to make him do work that was completely and utterly devoid of usefulness and meaning.”

Tim, Drew, and Jason give a rundown of the cars they've owned so far and discuss how it may predict how many years they have left. Also, a list of things kids need to learn. And a new segment: Your mind is a muscle! And as always, this week's passage by John Wooden: "Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece. Help others. Drink deeply from good books. Make friendship a fine...

In Gloucester they're chasing cheese rolls downhill. Tim questions a claim that a new chapter of the Bible has been discovered. And a megachurch pastor goes on a rant about Starbucks. Plus, this week's passage by Soren Kierkegaard: "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

Listmania! First, the guys discuss a bogus top 25 greatest snacks list, then they talk about their five favorite concerts. Drew rants about skyrocketing school absenteeism. Also, they talk about this week's passage by Anais Nin: "We don’t see things as they are; we see them as we are."

The guys talk about a new crime fighting tactic in Birmingham, climate change, and Tim's childhood TV habits. Also, they discuss this week's passage by Albert Camus: "In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."

A man tries (and fails) to rob an Arby's in Gulf Shores with a BB gun, the Boy Scouts are no more, Jason almost dies, and RFK has a dead worm in his brain. Also, the guys discuss this week's passage by Frederick Douglass: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."

As a service to their beloved passengers, the guys return with more Gen Z words. Also, they discuss this week's passage by Nick Saban: “If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader, sell ice cream.”

Jason and Drew propose an idea for making the most out of the arrival of trillions of Cicadas. Also, they unpack NPR's Katherine Maher's comments about truth. And this week's passage by Harper Lee: "People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”

Weekend at Bernie's in Brazil, the Olympics 2024, and a helpful Gen Z glossary to help parents communicate with their kids. Also, this week's passage by Antoine de Saint Exupéry: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."

One more golf story, psychedelics in the Bible, smuggling prairie dogs into foreign countries, and cruise ship abandonment. Also, this week's passage by Confucius: "We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”

The guys discuss their golf game and talk about this week's passage: "Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening when you would have preferred to talk."

Tim breaks down Nick Saban's statement on NIL, ducks at Buccees, and this week's passage by G.K. Chesterton: “To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it."

Fast food updates, gas station glitches, and more Rock News! Also, the guys discuss this week's passage by James A. Garfield: "I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else."

Passages has gone international! Drew and Tim reach across the equator to talk to Jason, who is braving the Inca Empire. Also, the guys discuss this week's passage by Haruki Murakami: "Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting."

This episode is "Tiffany twisted"! The boys are back this week to discuss a new strategy at Wendy's, innovations they have seen in their lifetimes, and Rock News! Also, they talk about this week's passage by Robert Louis Stevenson: "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."

Tim's back! There's a debate about French fries, and the boys discover Hawaiian Pidgin. Also, they discuss this week's passage by Epicurus: "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”

Jason explains why you're not supposed to look at a solar eclipse, and the fellers discuss this week's passage by P.T. Barnum (or Hugh Jackman): "No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else." Also, as a bonus, listen to the end to hear "Different" by Drew's college band, Terraplane.

Drew and Jason tackle Taylor Swift, Bonnie and Clyde strike again, and the guys discuss this week's passage by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison."