We’re baaaaaack! And we’ve got a little shorty today. Discussions include: brut rosé, things as names, and AI’s worst nightmare. Enjoy!

Article: (only one this week)

https://www.attachedmag.com/article/when-did-baby-names-start-getting-so-weird?utm_campaign=feed&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=later-linkinbio

Episode 25 – Baby Names Are Dumb & ChatGPT Is Dumb

…Oh hey, guys! Long time no pod. This week we seem to have a generational theme and don’t you worry, we do plenty of yelling about it. Discussions include: relationships vs situationships, guilty gazillionaires, and whether love is a concept created by the media. Thanks for listening, Shallow Frenz!

Articles:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/ar-AA1yGDJy

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/03/teen-dating-milestone-decline/681971/

Episode 24 – Gen Z Dating Habits & The Woke Wealthy

Hey, we didn’t talk about AI this week! Kind of. Discussions include: parasocial celebrity idolization, criticism vs condemnation, and whether a 30-year-old should still have unicorn wallpaper. Enjoy, Shallow Frenz!

Articles:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/how-dare-celebrities-cheat

https://www.wsj.com/economy/what-happens-when-a-whole-generation-never-grows-up-d200e9ef

Episode 23 – Celebrity Cheating Scandals & Extended Adolescence in Millennials 

This week we chat about everyone’s favorite drug, plus take another foray into the world of AI – but with a twist! Discussions include: new TSE sponsors, how bad weed really is for you, and the technicalities of Confession when a robot is involved. Hope you enjoy!

Articles:

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/379637/marijuana-daily-drug-americans-alcohol

https://www.today.com/news/ai-jesus-christ-switzerland-controversy-rcna182980

Episode 22 - Blazing in the Land of the Free & Talking to AI Jesus

After some time away we’re back, refreshed, and ready to serve you up a platter of mediocre commentary on mediocre articles! Discussions include: breaking podcast ceilings, our future AI overlords, and Love Island lingo.

Articles:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicolesilver/2023/06/01/artificial-intelligence-series-1-of-5-past-present-and-future/

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-real-reason-the-ick-ruins-relationships?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

Episode 21 – The Future of AI & Why We Get the Ick

Return to form this week with a quick chit chat ep to give you your TSE fix while we get our lives together. Apologies for the bad audio quality, we are apparently still amateurs.

Episode 20 - Chit Chat #4

Another long episode this week, but we hope you stick with us cuz it’s worth it. Discussions include: the shifting sands of religion in America, the Renaissance, and how Cain wasn’t actually a bad dude. Enjoy!

Articles:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/young-men-religion-gen-z.html

https://atkinsbookshelf.wordpress.com/2017/09/14/the-history-of-the-world-according-to-student-bloopers/

Episode 19 – Religion in Modern America & Student Bloopers

This week we have a bit of a longer episode for our Shallow Frenz (we just had so much to say). Discussions include: the state of modern female friendships, support vs affirmation, and the effect Joe Rogan had on Austin. We hope you enjoy! 

Articles: 

https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-how-affirmation-culture-affects-friendships.html

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/10/joe-rogan-austin-comedy-club/679568/

Episode 18 - Affirmation Culture & The Brogan-verse

Continuing this week with our fresh pod structure, we have two interesting new topics for you! We hope you enjoy listening to two amateurs attempt to have an intelligible conversation about the future of our country and the effect a modern plague can have on our socializing. Put your arm floaties on and dive into the shallow end with us, won't you?

Articles:

https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/money/a44090/america-equal-opportunity-stuck/

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2024/04/13/awkward-social-interactions/

Episode 17 - The State of America & Post-Pandemic Awkwardness

Hello Shallow Frenz! It's been a while - we missed you guys :)

We're back and better than ever with a new structure for the pod. Let us know what you think!

(Apologies for the jank audio, blame Scott for his old man handling of technology)

Episode 16 - New and Improved!

Wine fueled cross generational conversations from a couple of generally smart but specifically dense midwesterners.

The Shallow End