Winter joints, old injuries, and new obsessions. Marc tries recovery tech at The Padded Cell, rants (usefully) about applicant-tracking A.I., emcees a village quiz, and wades into a school-governor debate on gender-neutral uniforms. Richard brings UFO-level road-rage from the A2, junior golfers with tour-dad energy, and the parenting win of getting a kid into sushi.

This week we cover

• 🧠 Midlife bandwidth: Job hunting as a full-time drain (and why ghosting stings)
• 🦴 Bodies in winter: Old injuries, new consequences (and how not to rehab)
• 🏫 School governance: Gender-neutral uniform, inclusion vs. tradition (civil, practical take)
• 🧪 Recovery toys: Hydro-massage beds & contrast therapy — helpful or hype?
• 🏘️ Village hall chaos: Ballet-shoe floor testing & committee creep
• 🚗 A2 parable: “Angry Oxygenarians” and how cars turn us feral
• ⛳ Junior golf parents: Tour-coach cosplay vs. kids just enjoying it

3 useful takeaways

1. Job search sanity: Warm intros beat portals; tailor 1 page only; ask for a decision date up front.
2. Injury rule: If it hurts during warm-up, you’re extending the tear; rest > heroics.
3. Uniform policy lens: Default-allow avoids “permission to exist” moments; edge cases don’t need new bureaucracy.

• 00:00 Cold opens: winter aches & The Padded Cell
• 02:40 The AI job-hunt clown show (and being ghosted)
• 10:45 Injury confessions: heels, quads, and lifetime tweaks
• 18:55 Quizmaster night & the backhanded compliment
• 25:40 Gender-neutral uniform: inclusion vs. uniformity
• 33:40 “Angry Oxygenarians” on the A2
• 37:30 Junior golf parents & kids’ joy
• 44:40 Village-hall floor wars: ballet shoes on swatches
• 50:35 Wrap & listener invites

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Winter hits hard: Marc tries recovery tech, rants about A.I. job portals and ghosting, hosts a village quiz, and navigates a school debate on gender-neutral uniforms. Richard reports from the A2 (“Angry Octagenarians”), junior golf parents doing tour-coach cosplay, and a sushi parenting win. Midlife bodies, civic life, and small wins — with jokes.

• The Padded Cell (recovery & hydro-massage)
• Gender-neutral uniform guidance (contextual mention, no doc cited)
• “The November Budget” quiz-team name (we approve)

Midlife, Men’s Health, Careers, Recovery, Parenting, School Governance, Comedy, Community, Golf, Wellness Tech

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