
James Ochoa: The Storm Chaser
James Ochoa has spent a lifetime steering into the storms most of us would avoid. In this conversation, he and Pete explore how a life built around helping others survive chaos can become its own quiet form of grace.
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James Ochoa has spent a lifetime steering into the storms most of us would avoid. In this conversation, he and Pete explore how a life built around helping others survive chaos can become its own quiet form of grace.

The lights are out, and the monsters are in. This month, the gang dives into Wait Until Dark, Don’t Breathe, and Pitch Black—three terrifying reminders that nothing good happens after someone says, “Wait, where’s the switch?”

Our members voted and this month, we’re heading to the Old West with the first western for grownups. Gregory Peck stars in Henry King’s brilliant film The Gunfighter.

What happens when grown adults treat snack food like a science experiment? Pete, Tommy, and Mandy dive tongue-first into the wildest chip flavors on Earth—and learn that sometimes progress just tastes like regret.

Accountability doesn’t have to feel like punishment. Dr. Nachi Felt returns to share a new model for turning self-understanding into meaningful action—and it starts with a little compassion.

We kick off our Platinum Performances: The 1950 Best Actress Oscar Race series with the film that took home the Oscar, George Cukor’s Born Yesterday with the hilarious and perfect Judy Holliday.

What if the perfect name you chose ends up on half the kids in your child’s kindergarten class—and should you even tell people your top picks before the baby arrives? Matthew navigates competing Jewish and Southern family naming traditions while Pete and Mandy share hard-won wisdom about popularity trends, the social power certain names carry, and why those adorable baby sneakers are destined to become airborne projectiles.

We answer burning questions about custody battles, asset division, co-parenting challenges, and more in this final episode exploring how to navigate divorce while preserving key relationships.

When you live with ADHD, it’s easy to say, “My future self will thank me.” But what happens when that future self feels like a stranger — someone you’ve let down too many times before? This week, we’re joined by therapist and author James Ochoa to explore how to build trust with Future You, transform planning into an act of self-care, and learn why emotional safety is the secret ingredient in every sustainable system.

We return briefly to our Ricardo Darín series with a one-off episode, looking at Darín’s second collaboration with writer/director Fabián Bielinsky, The Aura. It’s about an epileptic taxidermist and a casino heist, and absolutely worth tracking down.