Joel has it out for Patrick, NASA is sending cellphones to the ISS, an Olympic update, and Tim Allen reads the Bible. And, of course, our passage from Robert Duvall: "Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things that a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good. That honor, courage, and virtues mean everything. That power and money, money and power, mean nothing. That Good always triumphs over Evil. And I want you to remember this: That Love, true Love, never dies. Doesn’t matter if any of this is true or not. You see, a man should believe in these things because these are the things worth believing in."

Secondhand Lions, written and directed by Tim McCanlies, New Line Cinema

The guys read some fan mail, conduct a live interview for a remote correspondent, talk about baseball, and Jason relives some childhood horrors. And, our passage from Paulo Coelho: "Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

The guys welcome a special guest, Jason has a list, an Elon Musk prediction, and Taylor drops some knowledge on the kids (seriously, if you're under 20, you need to hear this!). And, of course, our passage from Mary Shelley: "Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow."

The guys are gifted with cookies, talk about weird public bathrooms, things that are now missing from schools, monkeys at the rodeo, and the AI apocalypse. And of course, our passage for this week from Christa McAuliffe, "I touch the future. I teach."

In this episode, the guys navigate a wide range of topics, from a medical miracle, to the most popular hymns, to a serious discussion on the future of democracy, while Jason attempts to satisfy a fan request with a series of winter-themed jokes... Attempts. We're sorry Shiela. And, this week's "quotation" from John Adams: "Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself".

The Passages crew celebrates their 100th episode with friends! There's live music, a guest Gen Z vocabulary segment, and a walk down memory lane. Plus, this week's special passage to mark the occasion from A.A. Milne: "We didn't realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun."Also, check out this episode on Youtube for extra fun!

Back from the holidays, the fellers discuss parachuting mishaps, brain mismatches, and big moments. Plus, this week’s passage by Robin Sharma: “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.”

An end of the year extravaganza