Passages

In this episode, we cover a wide, rapid fire range of topics from snakes to dog's names to bigfoot to baby Jesus paintings and more. Also, our passage from CS Lewis' Four Loves: "“In friendship...we think we have chosen our peers. In reality a few years' difference in the dates of our births, a few more miles between certain houses, the choice of one university instead of another....

We're joined by two returning guests tonight, it's America's birthday, someone got engaged at the top (no, for real, the very top) of the Empire State Building, and we get the low down on a hate triangle in college football. Also, the French hate our AC, and a medical miracle occurred in 1983. And, our passage, the poem "How Alive" by Wade Forester.

In this week's episode, the guys remember Tim, Drew has a book sale, some baby giraffes are rescued, and Nathan gets pranked. Also, the guys discover a very special toilet, some really cool racing, and our passage from Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly...

The boys are back! Well, most of us! This week, Patrick talks (a lot) about his trip to Italy, we take a look at some Elvis impersonators, Nathan gets into a fight, and a viral TikTok Challenge ends in a chemical burn. And, our passage from Charles Bukowski, "And when nobody wakes you up in the morning, and when nobody waits for you at night, and when you can do whatever you want, what do you...

The JV team is back this week with some reserves! The guys discuss Lego drama, movie ratings, some Star Wars and reality TV drama, and Jackson is back with another tiered ranking of which Star Wars characters he could take in a lightsaber battle. There's also a Bad Preacher (singer?) and our passage from CS Lewis: "Remember, he is not, like you, a pure spirit. Never having been a human (O...

This week on Passages, the boys... well, the boys' boys... the Junior Varsity Passages Crew, dig into some stuff. A black bear breaks into a school, the guys ask what would make you leave a concert, a horse gets stabbed, and Jackson brings his (according to Patrick) very disrespectful food tier. I just can't in good conscience say the Passages Podcast supports anything Jackson says about food in t...

This week, we have more “fan” mail, a roaming reporter story, Jason has a list of weird federal laws, Tim breaks down the American Music Awards, Drew discusses the music acts invited to America’s 250th Birthday Celebration, and Patrick has the details on the recent Steroid Olympics. Also, an audition, and our passage from Billy Joel: “He says, Son, can you play me a memory? I'm not really sure...

Settle in dearest Passengers, this is our longest episode yet. This week we have some special musical surprises, a story about being trapped inside your own mind, football recruiting scandals, a memorial to the restaurant on cemetery hill, and some weird medical diagnoses. Later, the guys discuss some fan (hate?) mail and our passage from JJ Grey: "All those simple thoughts all those peaceful...

Buckle up, everyone, this one is a doozy. Jason has a list of things he finds rude, Tim gets nostalgic, Andrew has a remote report from the ball field, Drew has a PSA, and Patrick brings some airplane news. And, of course, our passage from George Harrison: " Watch out now, Take care, beware of the thoughts that linger, Winding up inside your head, The hopelessness around you, In the dead of n...

This week, the guys put some lyrics behind their new name, talk about a rodeo-themed event that wasn't so country, get an update on aliens from the nation's pastors, and talk some more about the AI apocalypse. Also, the Secretary of War confirms the nation's newest weapon, and this weeks passage from Mark Hoppus: "The past is only the future with the lights on."

The Rotisserie Chicken Act passes the Senate, a Lego heist, Tim's review of Jurassic Park, microplastics, and more! And, our passage from Kurt Vonnegut: "As stupid and vicious as men are, this is a lovely day."

The guys talk some Birmingham area food news and animal facts. Tim starts a movie review segment (next week) and Drew debates aliens vs demons with the Vice President. And, as always, our passage from Herman Melville: "An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward." (Fun fact: the word "comrade" is grammatically weird because it's from the French wor...

The guys have a substitute-Drew this week, Jason gets superstitous, we learn April 15s of the past aren't the happiest of days, and do a deep dive on Trump's new painting. And, of course, our passage from Fyodor Dostoevsky: "Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or...

This week, the guys get to the bottom of the KitKat heist of the century, hear from Victor Glover on the Artemis II mission to the moon, and VERY scientifically discuss magnetometry. Jason has a list of the things he hopes he'll be remembered for, and our passage from Thích Nhất Hạnh: “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering th...

This week, we hold a very serious intervention for Jason. We're extremely worried about him. Also, we become armchair rocket scientists, talk some March Madness, and discuss people's final words. And, our passage for this week from James Clear: “It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle,...

This week, a special guest joins the guys! Drew and Andrew bring us a remote correspondent segement on PD Fight Club, Kinley celebrates Women's History Month, we say goodbye to Chuck Norris, and we get to the bottom of a murder case. Also this week, a bad preacher, and our passage from Donald Winnicott: "It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be...

This week, the Passages Remote Correspondent isn't so remote! The guys talk about the Burger CEO Wars, Andy's new book "I Want to Go to Heaven", March Madness brackets, and Jason and Andrew talk about Peru. And, our passage from Robert Frost: “Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”

The guys have a special guest, hear from Passages' "Remote" Correspondent, put Chick-fil-A's mobile thru line on notice, and talk about social media addiction. And, of course, our passage from Billie Jean King: "Pressure is privilege."

Now in 4K, the guys learn about scurvy, take a civics test and discuss the State of the Union, and explore the idea of predestination. And, this week's passage from Galileo Galilei: "The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do."

Joel has it out for Patrick, NASA is sending cellphones to the ISS, an Olympic update, and Tim Allen reads the Bible. And, of course, our passage from Robert Duvall: "Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things that a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honor, courage, and virtues mean everything. That power and money, money and power, mean no...

The guys read some fan mail, conduct a live interview for a remote correspondent, talk about baseball, and Jason relives some childhood horrors. And, our passage from Paulo Coelho: "Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

The guys welcome a special guest, Jason has a list, an Elon Musk prediction, and Taylor drops some knowledge on the kids (seriously, if you're under 20, you need to hear this!). And, of course, our passage from Mary Shelley: "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native...

The guys are gifted with cookies, talk about weird public bathrooms, things that are now missing from schools, monkeys at the rodeo, and the AI apocalypse. And of course, our passage for this week from Christa McAuliffe, "I touch the future. I teach."

In this episode, the guys navigate a wide range of topics, from a medical miracle, to the most popular hymns, to a serious discussion on the future of democracy, while Jason attempts to satisfy a fan request with a series of winter-themed jokes... Attempts. We're sorry Shiela. And, this week's "quotation" from John Adams: "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself".

The Passages crew celebrates their 100th episode with friends! There's live music, a guest Gen Z vocabulary segment, and a walk down memory lane. Plus, this week's special passage to mark the occasion from A.A. Milne: "We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun."Also, check out this episode on Youtube for extra fun!