As 2025 comes to a close, the Connect More boys reflect on things that surprised them in the past year, including the onslaught of AI, stock indexes, unexpected happiness, and soul-crushing political chaos. How's that for range??

Even though we're too old to really rage on New Year's Eve anymore, we recall some fond (and not so fond) memories of times we all celebrated the holiday together. Luckily for John, his perma-friends (us) have endured longer than the Perma-Frost.

We jump right into a review of the movies we watched in 2025, from summer blockbusters to more obscure indie gems. We also stumbled across a few stinkers that we'll never be able to unsee. We probably missed some great ones, so drop your favorites in the Comments - we don't want to miss a good film!

We whip around with our resolutions for the New Year. We know, we know...resolutions are a big eye-roll cliche, but bear with us. We have good intentions. We hope all our listeners have an awesome 2026!

What are you doing out there in the cold? Come inside, grab a drink, and celebrate our weirdest, most awkward holiday: Festivus! Just like we learned from Frank Constanza in the classic 1997 Seinfeld episode, we gather around the aluminum pole and marvel at our Feats of Strength, commiserate by Airing Grievances, and get real with some genuine Festivus Miracles. Grab a chair, light up a Lucky Strike, and enjoy the holiday vibe. Hey, where's that waiter with the tray of cheese puffs??

What did you want to be when you grew up? The Connect More boys reflect a bit on 'what could have been' and describe what they'd be doing now if they'd stayed on the track they were on when they got out of college. Only one of us got remotely close...who could it be???

With the holidays coming up, the fellas provide a guide to their favorite Christmas shows. No big surprises here, but we have a good time reminiscing about how much these shows mean to us. If you're tuning in to hear validation that "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, however, you're going to be disappointed.

The Connect More crew may be the only four people in the US of A that don't have any tattoos. We talk about the needle and the damage done and speculate about which tattoos we would get if someone could talk us into it. Ween has some good ideas, but the rest of us are pretty basic.

Speaking of basic, during the whiparound these boring dudes ask for some really boring gifts to be left under the tree. Forgive us, Santa. We're simple guys with simple needs. Save the interesting stuff for those fancy lads out in Connecticut, or whatever.