This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh do what they do best: take a ridiculous hypothetical (winning the Powerball) and accidentally turn it into a deeply sincere conversation about values, generosity, and what actually makes life meaningful.

Sure, we start with the fun stuff (vacation homes in Santorini, barns full of cars, Pope Mobiles for carpool, and what kind of unhinged daily driver you’d own with $700 million), but pretty quickly, the fantasy gives way to something more grounded.

We talk about:

• What most people don’t realize about sudden wealth
• Why money doesn’t belong to you as much as you think it does
• Medical debt, the broken healthcare system, and why wiping it out changes lives
• Real examples of generosity that actually move the needle
• Why dignity (yes, even access to showers) can be life-changing
• Dementia, shingles, vaccines, and the cost of misinformation
• Why people (not stuff) are the real return on investment
• Where AI belongs (laundry) and where it absolutely does not (art and connection)

This episode isn’t about politics for sport or hot takes for clicks. It’s about asking better questions:
What would you do if you had enough?
Who would you take care of?
And what kind of world are we actually trying to build?

We close with a simple challenge:
Call someone you miss.
Invest in people.
Log off occasionally.

No resolutions required.

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This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re recording in that weird, liminal space between Christmas and New Year’s, when time isn’t real, your fridge is full of cheese, and suddenly you’re questioning everything.

Pamela and Josh talk through the holidays as they actually happened (no highlight reel, no fake cheer), from drum kits and white elephant nonsense to pub crawls, family cabins, and why karaoke machines should never be allowed back into a home once removed.

From there, the conversation turns reflective, but not in a “new year, new me” kind of way.

We talk about:

• Accidentally committing to intermittent fasting while wine drunk
• Why resolutions don’t work (and why mindset shifts might)
• Choosing a more analog life in a screen-saturated world
• Party games, Mario Kart, and rediscovering fun without phones
• Moderation vs. all-or-nothing thinking
• Bodies, health, fasting, keto, and listening to your actual needs
• Letting go of productivity guilt and making room for joy
• What we’re carrying into 2026, and what we’re finally leaving behind

This isn’t a motivational episode.
It’s a grounded one.

No pressure to reinvent yourself.
No timelines.
No “January 1 or bust” energy.

Just two people talking honestly about where they are, what worked, what didn’t, and how they want to live a little better (and a little lighter) this year.

If you’re easing into the new year instead of sprinting into it, you’re in the right place.

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This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re closing out the year the only responsible way we know how: by playing a wildly inappropriate party game and overthinking every possible outcome.

Pamela and Josh crack open Pick Your Poison from Dyce Games, a game designed to force you into deeply uncomfortable “would you rather” scenarios — and then judge you for your choices.

Some highlights include:
Losing and regrowing all your teeth (again?)
Fighting an ostrich to the death
Having visible farts vs. permanent dental trauma
Mouth breathing vs. a Mike Tyson punch
Why boring days might actually be the dream
Pamela’s evolving identity as a human cactus
Josh discovering his breaking point is… tuna breath

This episode is unserious in the best way; light, goofy, and exactly what your nervous system needs between the holidays and the existential dread of January.

This episode is sponsored by Dyce Games, the makers of:
Bad Choices
Pick Your Poison
And several other games designed to expose your friends publicly

They were kind enough to send us games to play — and they’ve given us an affiliate link, which means:
You get a great game
We get a small commission

Everyone wins (except the person who chooses visible farts)

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🎧 Perfect For:
Holiday hangovers
Group chats that need new material
White elephant season
People who love “would you rather” but hate small talk
Anyone who needs to laugh before the new year starts

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