Enjoy it While it Lasts

This is bonus content featuring my kids talking through Attack on Titan Season 2. We recap what happens, they react to the biggest reveals, and speculate on what it all means - from the Beast Titan's introduction, the Armored and Colossal Titan's Identities, to Ymir, Historia, and the question of where Titans come from. 

Fair warning, the audio quality isn't my best. It's a bit muddy, but I've cleaned it up as much as I could. The episode is just over 20 minutes, and it's worth a listen if you want to hear an 8 and 9 year old unpack the c...

Jesse, known as Pinky to his friends, opens up about the moments that shaped his life. He lost his father at sixteen, and grew to question God afterwards. He became a father at a young age and tried to live up to his own expectations. Jesse is open about how the pressure of a failing relationship and the fear of losing his son led him to an incident of self harm. We talk about what led up to the incident, how it changed the course of his life, and also what he's done to grow from it. His is...

I walk you through a science lesson with the first set of news stories, renewable energy, AI medicines, and a discovery DEEP underground. Of course I look at the entertainment business news of Warner Brothers Entertainment being bought. I talk about drones contraband into prisons, rise in "silent walking", return of third places (new term to me), goose patrol, and then I go local with a couple stories from Dallas to Waco. Enjoy

In this Tuesday Chill, I check in with listeners and revisit two defining parts of my childhood. First, I talk about the “trampoline era” of my life—everything from neighborhood chaos to close calls to the way imagination lived on that tarp. Then I shift to the 4th-grade classroom that helped awaken my love for writing and shaped the way I learned. I end the episode with a personal update: how this season of consistent creating has been feeling, what’s coming for the rest of December, and a peek into January

Christmas is a lot. The lights, the movies, the gifts, the pressure, the events, the hosting, the traditions, the Elf on the Shelf judging us silently from a bookshelf he didn’t even ask for. In this Deep Dive, I get into what the season really feels like—the joy, the heaviness, the financial drain, the memories, and the small moments that keep pulling us through. This is about how the holidays make you feel overwhelmed, excited, broke, grateful, tired, and somehow hopeful all at the same time.

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Volcanoes are going off, Japan is heating park benches with solar power, Temu and Shein are getting sued, New York wants casinos, and Texas polices restrooms. Herman and Tricia are back with Newsish, they try to keep track of Cardi B's relationship chaos, Lily Allen's album about her cheating famous husband drop, NASA asking the public for help, and scientist send messages through dreams. Oh and the Cowboys might not be horrible. The end gets a little wild: a drunk racoon, a decapitated bison, an old lady attacked by Geese, ICE kidnappings in Waco, Waco's Winter Wonderland, and Tricia...

Jericho sits down with me to share the story of his life — growing up without a father, witnessing violence in his home, chasing attention as a teenager, falling into drugs, and eventually ending up in prison. What follows is a raw and honest look at the choices he made, the people he hurt, and the moment everything changed for him.

He talks about the shock of seeing his mother abused as a child, the years he spent drifting toward the wrong crowd, the arrest that happened in front of his son, and the ways prison both broke hi...

In this episode, I take a break from society’s issues to reflect on what I’m grateful for — surviving illness, finding stability, raising my kids, the people who shaped me, therapy, and the chance to finally create the life I always wanted. A grounded, personal look at gratitude and the path that led here.

A one time special release of a Wednesday Chill due to the holiday week. I have a two chapter one for you today.

First I interview my niece Bekka to get a snapshot view of her world. We talk about her favorite movies and games, her hopes for the future, and how she feels about going to middle school somewhat soon.

Then my sister shares the story of their Disney World trip that she has waited her lifetime for. It was full of chaos, laughter, and memories. 

Two Generations, two stories, one episode c...

Thanksgiving hasn’t always looked the same in my life.
From childhood gluttony and parade mornings… to quiet teen years… to loud found-family chaos… to hosting and cooking with my kids — every era has changed what the holiday means to me.

In this Tuesday Chill, I walk through all the versions of Thanksgiving I’ve lived, and what this year means now that my kids are old enough to make memories of their own.

A warm, 20-minute Thanksgiving story.

Public schools carry a beautiful promise: a safe place where every child can learn, grow, and be cared for. In this episode, I talk about what schools are meant to be, what they actually provide, and how hard educators work to hold everything together despite curriculum mandates, flawed testing, political interference, and chronic underfunding.

This is an honest look at the people inside the system, the limits placed on them, and what happens when a system this important is held back on purpose.

I'm feeling sick this week, being a father of three with a chronic illness caught me on this one. Instead of trying to force a low quality Newsish, I made this to give you a recap of my situation but to mainly talk to you about what's to come. I'll preview this week's Deep Dive and tell you all about Thanksgiving week plans. Enjoy it While it Lasts will be back in it full normal routine the week after Thanksgiving, including the Newsish being back in full

Nico is gone… but Luka still isn’t coming back. Today I talk about how the Luka trade broke my connection to the Mavs, how deeply basketball shaped my identity, why ownership still feels like the real problem, and what it’s been like to lose the joy of a sport I once lived for.

Enjoy it While it Lasts isn’t just the name of this show — it’s the philosophy I built my life around. In this Deep Dive, I break down why I call myself a “realistic optimist.” I look straight at the harsh truths most people try to ignore — division, fear, helplessness — but I also talk about how I found peace, purpose, and joy by focusing on the small world I can shape. This episode is the clearest explanation of who I am, how I see the world, and why optimism still matters even when reality looks bleak.

Today's Weekly Newsish features updates about the government shutdown, including a surprising impact on Texas THC consumables. Then, Giant underground spiderweb where different species have found harmony, incurable brain cancer cured, McRib is back in DFW and the best news of all, Nico Harrison is out as the Mavs GM! Everything is great! Well except in Waco, Tricia tells us about some shady shit down there... Enjoy!

Friendships change - the grow stronger over time and they also fade, which can hurt at times. In this Tuesday Chill Tricia and I talk about some friendships that have meant a lot to each of us, and those connections have evolved. It's a conversation about love, loss, and the marks people leave on us.

Ashley had a solid foundation in her home life from her family, but started to lose confidence in herself from a young age due to academic struggles caused by dyslexia. She became a teen mom that was abused by the child's father. 

In our talk she explains how she was able to get out of the situation, and now how she uses conversations with her daughters as a way for them to learn. We relate to each other on the struggles of raising daughters that are boy crazy younger than we'd expect. Ashley is open in sharing t...

This week's Newsish starts with election results, including a record turn out in Texas and state constitutional changes that could reshape local power. The Louvre Heist and 3I Atlas gets checked back in on, and we look at bears deciding to wild out Japan. Tom Brady's cloned dog has ties to the same Dallas Biotech firm determined to revive extinct species. After some sports quick hits, we look closer at the impact of areas looking to leave DART, and Waco's leap into the modern age.

This week's Tuesday Chill is a person check in. First I tell you about an embarrassing story from a past trip to Austin for a friends birthday. I give you a recap of this year's Halloween at Casa de Familia Fouse including a few of our traditions. Then I tell you how life has been on the upswing for me lately. Come on in and chill.

I explore deaths impact on my life, how fear has turned to acceptance, and how looking at it took it's power away.

In this episode I recount the different ways I have experienced death or been near it myself at different points in my life. I talk about how I've handled each situation, and how they shaped who I am today

Comets with possible alien diseases, Government Shutdown impacts, Monkeys on the loose, and a serial killer that can actually be supported! Herman and Tricia sort through the chaos to try to find laughs and the truth.