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300 at 30: Episode 5–“Lawyering” Weight Loss Goals
Do you “lawyer” your New Year’s Resolutions, diet plans, and fitness goals? Find out how to stop (or what the hell I’m talking about if you said “huh?” to the first question).
300 at 30–Episode 4–Foodie Spelled F-A-T-S-O
The flip side of “Food spelled F.O.M.O.” is “Foodie spelled F-A-T-S-O” and this episode highlights the traps people who love trying different types of food can be susceptible to, the same way a “wine connoisseur” may be on a slippery slope to becoming a wino. Listen in and beat “new” (usually recycled) flavors together…
300 at 30–Episode 3–Food Spelled F.O.M.O.
Man’s long-time survival instinct has now been warped by food peddlers tweaking it to fit the Fear Of Missing Out times we live in. Listen in to hear how literal “flavor of the month” items are designed to knock you off your diet and how to combat it…
300 at 30–Episode 2–What is Old?
A deceptively simple question–“What is Old?”–drives the second episode, which is a little longer than every other episode will be, but an existential crisis is rarely short-winded. Still, worth a listen and maybe add your own definition of what you consider old in the comments…
300 at 30–Episode 1–WhatDunnit?
Instead of a Whodunnit, Alabama Liberal looks at exactly what foods or habits pushed him to his heaviest weight ever, and how he was able to begin to lose some of that weight. Listen in and solve the mystery together on the first episode out of 30…
Announcing a New Segment “300 at 30,” and Should it Be Visual or Podcast?
I’ve been managing this site for a little more than five years, and mostly things have stayed pretty much the same. This year has seen the addition of the first new things we’ve done since the beginning: podcasts (“A Year Long Conversation”) and YouTube videos. And now it’s time for one more: a new segment…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): What to Do When 30 is Near…
There’s a big, dark cloud looming over the near future. It seems to be consuming everything in its wake. And no matter how hard I’m trying to ignore it, I’ll soon have to face the inevitable. Sure, I could be referring to Donald Trump’s candidacy for president. Sadly, I’m talking about something much less…
Working Class Economist: Grading Each Candidate for Your Wallet
Working class people everywhere might feel like rejoicing since Ted Cruz has withdrawn from the race, but what’s the exact breakdown of each presidential candidate on most working class people’s wallets? John Kasich…The Good: Uhhh, I guess he offers hugs? The Bad: Nothing more expensive than a pregnancy you don’t want, and Kasich’s one-man mission to shut…
The Fast Food Critic’s Love/Hate Relationship with Chick-Fil-A
Chick-Fil-A: come for the chicken, don’t come back for the politics. In these surreally-partisan political times, even food has taken on an unfortunately polarizing nature. Your red states have a litany of fried chicken places and (inexplicably) conservative pizza chains like Papa John’s. Your blue states have Whole Foods and pretending Shake Shack is healthy. No other…
Why No-Phone (as Seen on “Shark Tank”) Might Just Work…
For those that have no idea what the hell a “No Phone” is, on last night’s “Shark Tank” episode they featured a product that is the very definition of useless—or maybe not. No-Phone is a mock-phone make-up that is really just a piece of plastic made to look like an IPhone. For an extra six…
Fast Food Critic: White Chocolate Oreos Vs. Candy Cane Ones
[Note: Some call them Peppermint Oreos and that may be technically correct, but Candy Cane Oreos are just regular Oreos with the cream as half red/half white.] So many specialty Holiday Oreos, but only one can rain supreme… Candy Cane Oreos…Definitely a less bold experience than the limited-edition watermelon Oreos released in the summer (green…
Fast Food Critic: Arby’s Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich
Another example in meaningless adjectives appealing to our subconscious nature Arby’s new “Smokehouse Brisket Sandwich” is neither from a smokehouse nor true brisket, although it is technically a sandwich. More and more fast food chains are throwing in mouthwatering adjectives like “Asiago,” “garden,” or “fresh,” to sell the same damn chicken sandwich they’ve always been…