How the World Changes While We’re Living In It
CuzWords by John Giddens
Episode notes
Episode 12 begins with Madison trying very hard not to talk about the biggest geopolitical event of his lifetime… and then failing completely. Before that happens, the cousins warm up with dad life updates, baby clothes logistics, AI-generated intro music, midnight doorbell strangers, and whether it’s socially acceptable to answer your front door half-dressed with a firearm.
Then things escalate — fast. They dive into oil economics, gas price predictions, rounding pennies, stablecoins, drug cartels, air-strikes, wrestling-themed oil company memes, and whether America just pulled off the GTA heist of the century.
Along the way they spiral through radiation half-life, anime recommendations, Subaru windshield wiper engineering, YouTube algorithms, the death of good writing, and the possibility that Stargate deserves a revival more than S ...