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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 1H 5M

The Case For Side Quests

from The Life We're Living Now · host Jamie Marquez-Bratcher, Colleen Phelan

After realizing there may still be twenty years of work ahead, Jamie and Colleen start asking a bigger question: how do you keep life fun while you're still in the middle of it? From spontaneous road trip stops to desert date farms and Joshua Tree detours, they talk about the importance of "side quests"—those small adventures that keep life interesting even during busy seasons of work.

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After realizing there may still be twenty years of work ahead, Jamie and Colleen start asking a bigger question: how do you keep life fun while you're still in the middle of it? From spontaneous road trip stops to desert date farms and Joshua Tree...

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