It’s not often that we do an episode of Cast Iron Brains—especially lately—that feels like a more or less perfect distillation of what it is we generally do around here. But this episode of the show very much feels like an encapsulation of what this show is all about. I don’t mean to oversell it, but if you’re looking for a very Cast Iron Brains episode of Cast Iron Brains, you’re in luck! We’ve got a look at the news, absurd big picture projections about the future of the culture, complaints about NPR headlines, and we let our romantic notions of what it means to be human get in the way of making the baseball field snack stand a simple and profitable enterprise. This is us! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

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