The Adult Adults Issue: Courtship and Caution Signs

When a parent is back in the dating pool, and it’s somehow both adorable and terrifying. Meanwhile, Tommy learns that traveling with aging parents requires less speed and more patience—and possibly a tactical hot sandwich delay plan.

The Regrets Issue • Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Pizza

What does it mean to apologize like an adult—and why does grief support always feel like a pop quiz you’re destined to fail? This week, Pete and Tommy explore why grown-up regrets are messier than ever, and how sometimes the best support is just showing up with a pizza.

The Productivity Issue • The Ponzi Scheme of Time

Pete and Tommy take on the emotional chaos of productivity and procrastination, where calendar clutter becomes a spiritual crisis and analog clocks might just save your life. Also, the story of Franz Ferdinand—yes, that one—becomes a surprisingly perfect PSA for checking your to-do list.

The Conflict Issue: Imaginary Fights, Real Razor Burn, and One Very Petty War

Ever started a fight in your head, won it spectacularly, only to realize the other person didn’t even show up to the battlefield? Welcome to adulthood, where conflict is less about actual shouting and more about side-eyeing someone into oblivion while whispering “I’m fine” with enough passive-aggression to wilt a cactus.

The Civic Duty Issue: Elected by Accident and Still Can’t Get on a Jury

This week, Pete accidentally runs for office and Tommy desperately tries to get selected for jury duty—two adults chasing civic engagement like it’s a slightly weird amusement park ride with no height requirement. Along the way, we unpack the absurd beauty of local government, honor the sacred power of the “I Voted” sticker, and guide you through a meditation that ends—quite naturally—in institutional collapse.

The Money Issue: Magically Adjusted Gross Incompetence

In the Season 10 premiere, Pete and Tommy confront the myth of the American Dream, one broken oven and terrifying IRS form at a time. From homeownership FOMO to tax-time existential spirals, it’s a full-frontal emotional audit of what it means to feel wildly unprepared… again.