Episode - 32: Building Cabins While The World Feels On Fire

Send us Fan MailIt’s 2 a.m., I’m tired, and my brain won’t stop spinning, so I hit record. After being gone for a bit, I talk honestly about what’s been pulling me away, what’s been keeping me up, and why everything feels strangely unreal lately.My thoughts jump from war anxiety and the fear of a draft to the way constant conflict can make the future feel fragile. Then I shift into the real-life stuff that’s kept me busy: narrating romance audiobooks and spending weeks on a hands-on cabin renovation project, turning two buildings into rental cabins with framing, drywall, electric, plumbing, insulation, paint, and everything in between. There’s something stabilizing about building something physical when the news feels like it’s on fire.From there, I wrestle with trust, media, and distance, reacting to the idea of going back to the moon while admitting how hard it is to believe anything you only experience through a screen. That doubt opens the door to flat earth curiosity, questions about “stitched” images, and the bigger modern worry: AI. I talk about layoffs, what universal basic income might look like, and why money can feel like an invented system that only works because we agree it does.If you like late-night personal podcasts that blend current events, anxiety, skepticism, burnout, and dark humor, you’ll feel right at home. Subscribe, share this with someone who’s been doomscrolling, and leave a review with your take: what part of modern life feels most unreal to you?Support the show