We talk about language, national languages, Spanish, and the Superbowl.

Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

We talk about the fact that people cannot seem to read with any critical thinking, and try to breakdown how we as individuals can improve this within ourselves.Mike shows pieces of a video by ⁨@ThoughtSlime⁩ which inspired this topic, and if you want check out the entire video here's the link: https://youtu.be/e6uwbE_pxCE?si=MDFrisGX9By4lBzqMike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

We talk about idioms that people don't seem to understand, or that they have forgotten part of.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

We talk about when in the course of human events, breaking the law has been a good thing.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

The guys talk about respect, what it means today, and where it is deserved.

Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠

You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

We have to talk about Venezuela. 2026 didn't start off the strongest, and seems to not be getting any better.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

In this episode, as we wrap up 2025 a little early, we took this time to just talk about the small stuff. If you're ever wondering what those $10 patrons get at the beginning of every episode, this is an entire episode of that preshow discussion.

We hope you had a great 2025 and will have an even better 2026. Thank you for following us.

Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠

You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia

⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

We talk about when there isn't a big age gap in a relationship, but something like health causes an artificial gap between a couple.

Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠

You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia

⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.