Podcasts about Gatorade

In this segment, host Clay Edwards breaks down the controversial Daytona 500 Victory Lane moment where team owner Michael Jordan was accused online of inappropriately touching driver Tyler Reddick's young son. Clay debunks the claims as a misleading camera angle—Jordan was simply removing ice from a Gatorade bath that had slipped down the child's shirt during celebrations. He calls out the overzealous conspiracy theorists, tying it to broader Epstein obsessions that erode credibility. Hear Tyler Reddick's direct response defending Jordan, emphasizing their close relationship and the joy of the win, as Clay warns against jumping to baseless accusations that harm legitimate discussions.

Did you know that online sports betting is now fully active in Missouri? In December alone, over $543 million was spent on online wagers. In this episode of The Way We See It, Pastor Alex Bryant sits down with two young men—Trey Bryant and Ashwin Garlapaty—to talk about a rising cultural trend that's quietly targeting their generation. With just a few taps on an app, users can bet on everything from the game winner to the color of Gatorade dumped on the coach. What seems like harmless fun can lead to long-term consequences like addiction, secrecy, and habits that follow young men into marriage and family life. Pastor Alex shares his concerns and creates space for real, honest dialogue about the dangers, the appeal, and the spiritual responsibility of navigating it all. This isn't just a conversation about gambling—it's about wisdom, identity, and guarding your future. #TWWSI, #OnlineSportsBetting, #FaithAndCulture, #GamblingAddiction, #GuardYourFuture, #TalkToYoungMen, #BettingApps, #PastorAlexBryant, #MissouriSportsBetting, #RealTalkFaith Alex Bryant Ministries is focused on helping people be reconciled to God, then within one's own self, and finally being reconciled to our fellow man in order to become disciples. Connect with us and our resources:    Our books - Let's Start Again & Man UP    More about us Like, subscribe, and share. Partner with ABM to place resources in jails and the inner city for $19 a month at alexbryant.org.  Follow us on Facebook or Instagram

Top 5 Topics:- Why So Many People Can't Get Dental Care Right Now- The Shocking Truth About Sports Drinks, Sugar, and Your Teeth- Why Dentists Are Catching Diseases Doctors Miss- AI Is Taking Over Dentistry — Is That a Good Thing?- Corporate Dentistry vs. Patient Care: What Patients Should KnowQuotes & Wisdom:12:10 — “Gatorade will erode all your enamel off… I realized it in dental school.”14:28 — “I'm all about student athletes. I think it's a great way… it's great for school.”17:17 — “It was the best decision to go into dentistry… I didn't realize the art in it… and I was an artsy person.”21:33 — “I always felt supported… we would always help each other out.”25:38 — “It's gonna take a good 10, 20 years of research before we can actually put our foot down and say yes or no.”26:47 — “Quality of life… is much better when you're mobile.”33:08 — “We're losing power left and right.”40:33 — “As dentists… I absolutely see that patient more than their primary care doctor.”42:43 — “Preventative care is always the way.”48:27 — “If you just treat people right… the money comes.”1:05:08 — “A rising tide raises all ships.”Questions:10:06 — “How long were you upstate… and you got talked out of New Jersey—You never ended up working in New Jersey?”11:22 — “Where did you grow up on Long Island?”13:46 — “Did you play [goalie] all 4 years? …Do you keep up with it?”24:45 — “What do you think about the Japan growing teeth and stuff? How do you feel about that?”37:20 — “If all patients brushed/flossed every day… would fluoride in the water be necessary?”41:23 — “What do you feel about HPV testing of saliva?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher's Podcast & YouTube Channel- Long Island Dentists Podcast #7- Dose of Dental Podcast #206My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono- 12.2025

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In this episode, Ed Parcaut welcomes Dr. Roger Wu to the Inner Edison Podcast, joined by co-host Mike Kelly. Dr. Wu shares his journey from childhood dreams of becoming an aeronautical engineer to establishing himself as a successful optometrist in Los Angeles. He discusses his experience working in busy pathology-focused clinics, his move into entrepreneurship, and how he weathered economic downturns with a loyal Medicare patient base. The conversation dives into Dr. Wu's ventures beyond traditional optometry, including a pioneering software company that addressed screen-induced eye issues well before they became mainstream. The highlight of the episode is the development of his revolutionary eye health beverage, which is the first of its kind to bring AREDS2 vitamins and vegan Omega-3s together in a ready-to-drink format. Dr. Wu explains the science behind macular health, MPOD scores, the growing epidemic of dry eye, and the importance of accessible supplements for screen-heavy lifestyles. Tune in for insights on entrepreneurship, the evolution of eye care, and how Dr. Wu's "Gatorade for the eyes" could help users improve their macular health and prevent dry eye. For more information or to order, visit theidrink.com. Don't miss: How screen time is affecting eye health, even in children The success rates and improvements seen with the iDrink beverage Dr. Wu's advice for protecting your eyes, including dietary tips and tech habits Honest talk about business risks, innovation, and adapting to technology Subscribe for more inspiring stories and practical advice from entrepreneurs and experts! *Contact Ed Parcaut:** -

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That's it. The final game. The final show. And somehow the Seahawks defense chose absolute violence.In the Super Bowl LX recap, we relive a first quarter that flipped everything on its head — three takeaways, a pick-six from Uchenna Nwosu, and six sacks led by Derick Hall and Byron Murphy II. If you like quarterbacks running for their lives, this was cinema.Next, we settle what truly matters: the Prop Bet Draft. Caleb sneaks out a win 14–12, and yes, we go through the receipts. Coin toss, touchdowns, punts, Gatorade, all of it. Some brilliant. Some painful. Some we'd like back immediately.In our personal segments, Derek revisits his Drew Lock prophecy… which technically came true, just not exactly how anyone imagined. Meanwhile Caleb takes a moment to shout out Jordy Frahm knocking off No. 1 Texas because history deserves its flowers.We close the book with the awards:

Gatorade has been a top sports drink for more than six decades, with a spot in Super Bowl history as people bet on the color poured on the winning head coach. Gatorade's Chief Marketing Officer Anuj Bhasin talks about how to maintain authority in the space as new brands crowd the category. Bhasin discusses Gatorade's post-Covid reset, relaunching the classic "Is It In You" advertising campaign, and how being "moment-centric" is bringing Gatorade closer to the sports culture space where the brand typically thrives.

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Joe Ostrowski and Sam Panayotovich recap a Super Bowl 60 prop party that paid the bills. From player props to the anthem, Gatorade color, and MVP, the guys walk through a monster day at the window and explain how it all came together. Not every bet was pretty, but plenty of them cashed — and that's the only stat that matters (00:00-19:25).They also break down what went wrong for the Patriots in the biggest game of the year, unpacking the key issues that showed up when the lights were brightest. With football officially wrapped, Joe and Sam take an early look at Super Bowl 61, discussing which teams jump off the board and where futures bettors may want to get involved early (19:25-37:50).Plus: a thrilling Saturday on the college basketball slate, a little sports betting space drama, and the big question — now that football's over… what's next (37:50-49:50)?Chicken Dinner served.

(February 09, 2026) Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Savannah Guthrie’s new plea to mother’s kidnappers: ‘We will pay’ for her safe return. Ghislaine Maxwell to plead Fifth Amendment in upcoming deposition: Attorney. Thousands of products from Cheerios to Gatorade to Advil recalled in 3 states due to rat, bird droppings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Opening: Super Bowl BuzzRecap of Super Bowl excitementWhy prop bets and halftime shows dominate post-game conversation2. Prop Bets RecapCoin toss results (heads vs. tails, who won)First score type (field goal vs. touchdown)National anthem length (over/under 90 seconds)Gatorade color surpriseCelebrity prop bets:Stefon Diggs & Cardi B engagementTaylor Swift attendanceCardi B halftime appearanceTallying scores and declaring winnersCommentary on how wild (and real) prop betting gets3. Halftime Show BreakdownMain broadcast: Bad Bunny performanceGuest appearances (Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Cardi B, celebrities)Visual production vs. language barrierSocial media reactionAlternative broadcast: Kid Rock & FriendsSurprise cover of “Til You Can't”Added verse and faith-based messageAudience reaction and unexpected toneOther performers (Gabby Barrett, Brantley Gilbert, etc.)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dave and Tyler dive into a massive Monday morning recap following a historic Super Bowl 60 in San Francisco. The guys break down the Seattle Seahawks' defensive masterclass over the Patriots, Kenneth Walker III's MVP performance, and whether the yellow Gatorade shower was the biggest upset of the night. The conversation shifts from the gridiron to the ice as the 2026 Winter Olympics officially begin. From Valérie Maltais securing Canada's first medal to the Women's Hockey team's dominant shutout streak, the boys cover it all. Plus, a deep dive into Bad Bunny's halftime show surprises with Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, the "Wait, What?" moments from a bunny wedding, and why a Beyblade tournament is giving away a literal car.

It's time to figure out what Gatorade colors we've been assigned for our yearly big game bet! Plus, all the strangest prop bets we could find on the market!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Text and Be HeardThe party isn't just wings and commercials anymore; it's a precision engine that turns fandom into wagers and attention into revenue. We're joined by James, a former industry insider turned prevention advocate, to unpack how Super Bowl prop bets, nonstop live wagering, and wall-to-wall ads create an environment where “harmless fun” morphs into compulsion. From coin flips and Gatorade colors to VIP perks and algorithmic nudges, we trace the incentives that keep you tapping the app and chasing the next bet.We dig into the NCAA's uneasy dance with gambling: leadership touting partnerships after high-profile integrity scares, escalating harassment of athletes after buzzer-beaters swing lines, and the uneven landscape of NIL money that leaves many players exposed. James lays out why campus proximity marketing, weak PSAs, and nostalgic branding aimed at younger audiences are a combustible mix. The heart of the concern is player safety and the social fallout: when props multiply, so do threats, rumors, and pressure to bend the game.Under the hood, leagues own the data exhaust of every play—and they sell it. That data sharpens lines, powers micro-props, and makes winning consistently harder for the average bettor. The house uses your history, your patterns, and your bankroll to personalize offers and nudge bigger stakes. We break down the psychology that seals the loop: near misses, variable rewards, and the gambler's “redemption” myth that one more bet can erase a loss. Recovery means healing the brain and rebuilding habits that generate natural dopamine—structure, movement, connection, purpose—while taking practical steps like deposit delays, notification control, and strict time budgets.If you care about the game, your wallet, or your mental health, this conversation gives you a clear map of the system and the tools to push back. Subscribe, share with a friend who bets on Sundays, and leave a review to help more listeners find a smarter way through the hype.Support the showRecovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!!Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | FacebookYour EQ is Your IQYouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo VRecovery Freedom CircleThe System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships.A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weekswww.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.LoveTikTok - Lifeiswonderful.LovePinterest - Lifeiswonderful.LoveX - LifeWonderLoveLinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic LinkedIn - The 1% in Recovery

In this week's episode of the Big Shot Bob Pod, Robert 'Big Shot Bob' Horry and his co-hosts dive into a lively sports discussion. The episode kicks off with a debate on the NBA Rookie of the Year contenders, Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, comparing the fierce competition to historic rookie races like LeBron vs. Carmelo, and Jason Kidd vs. Grant Hill. They lean towards Kon Knueppel due to his impressive performance and team impact, despite both rookies having similar records.   The conversation then shifts to the Charlotte Hornets' surprising season performance. The hosts analyze the unexpected success and contributions from players like Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel, focusing on how the team has exceeded expectations. They discuss the importance of veteran leadership and the challenges of maintaining consistency and seriousness on a young team. The potential for future growth and the cultural impact of the Hornets becoming a relevant NBA franchise again is evaluated.   The show wraps up with some fun Super Bowl prop bets, ranging from the color of the Gatorade bath to the length of the National Anthem and various game outcomes. The hosts also touch on personal anecdotes about going bald and maintaining appearances as they age. Join the Big Shot Bob Pod for this engaging mix of basketball insights and lighthearted banter.   00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview 00:57 Rookie of the Year Debate: Flag vs. Knueppel 04:31 Charlotte Hornets: The Underdog Story 10:01 LaMelo Ball and Team Dynamics 12:23 Boxing Mishap: The Hairpiece Incident 13:25 The Balding Dilemma: To Shave or Not to Shave? 13:54 Exploring Hair Restoration Options 14:32 Personal Stories and Opinions on Baldness 16:49 Super Bowl Traditions and Plans 17:27 Super Bowl Prop Bets

Their are so many things to gamble on in the Super Bowl... Whether it's Gatorade colors or rushing yards Dusty goes through it all.

Lee Sterling, official handicapper for the Mac & Bone Show, joins the guys to give his betting guide to Sunday's Super Bowl, including all the prop bets around the national anthem, and the Gatorade for the winning team, in addition to all the over/unders for all the on-field action See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Bowl 60 is finally here!!!!! After an all-time NFL season, we have just 1 game left to decide a champion!!!!! We get you ready for the big game with full team breakdowns, key matchups in the game, coin toss & Gatorade picks, and of course, who will be crowned as Super Bowl Champion!!!!!

Why does Kat think that Cosmo is secretly a swinger??? WTH!......What is your favorite winter Olympic event???......Heads or Tails? What color will the Gatorade bath be for the winning coach and what is this about Bad Bunny's nipple??? All the best SB prop bets!... See if you can get the Nearly Impossible Trivia question correct before anyone else!

February 6, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds spoke with Christian Cipollini, Senior Trading Manager at BetMGM. They discussed Super Bowl LVIII betting trends, popular prop bets, and the idea of a “sure thing” in sports wagering. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our final NFL Picks of the year with our friends at 96.5 WTIC as we pick our Super Bowl winner, what color Gatorade they sippin on, and will Cardi B show up!

Why does Kat think that Cosmo is secretly a swinger??? WTH!......What is your favorite winter Olympic event???......Heads or Tails? What color will the Gatorade bath be for the winning coach and what is this about Bad Bunny's nipple??? All the best SB prop bets!... See if you can get the Nearly Impossible Trivia question correct before anyone else!

In this episode of Billy and Lisa in the Morning, the hosts dive into the world of prop bets for the Super Bowl. They share the top ten weirdest prop bets, from who will be the first celebrity shown on camera to what song Bad Bunny will open with during the halftime show. Billy and Lisa also discuss their own picks, with Billy going with God as the first to be mentioned in the MVP speech and Lisa choosing blue as the color of the Gatorade. The hosts also chat with a caller who's a big Patriots fan and discuss the challenges of getting tickets to popular events.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shaving Points gives picks for the Super Bowl in a long-form sports betting podcast!Patriots vs SeahawksAnd all of the props! We are talking about Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Sam Darnold, Drake Maye, Kenneth Walker, Stefon Diggs, Bad Bunny, Gatorade colors, and more!

School is out AGAIN today! Nancy’s 13-year-old has been super bored while at home. Her 18-year-old son’s power got shut off because he hasn’t been paying the bill. We called and woke him up to talk about it. Call and tell us your biggest DIY fail for a chance to win tickets and a gift basket for the Dogwood Arts Home and Garden Show! And get qualified for a $500 shopping spree at the event. Hot Tea: Sensors are being installed in the Winter Olympic ski jumping suits’ crotches after a team got caught cheating by adding material in that area. Apparently, more area there makes them stay in the air longer. Tim McGraw announced a new tour with support from The Chicks. It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are freezing and falling out of trees. People are catching them and cooking the meat. A 90-year-old woman set a world record for the longest teaching female. We then asked listeners what job they had for the shortest amount of time. Several people quit on their first day. Lucky 7 for $50 to Old South Candy Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a video about their mom last night. They spoke about how much they love and miss her, and they pleaded to whoever took her to please contact them. Nancy’s got a weird lump on her ear and blames it on work. When she Googles what it could be, it said it’s some kind of dermatitis... that can be caused by wearing headphones a lot. Group Therapy: My New Wife Refuses to Get a Shared Bank Account with Me. You can once again vote on weird prop bets for the Super Bowl such as the Gatorade color and which San Francisco landmark will be shown first on tv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00- 9:47 – The Bears to Indiana might be gaining some progress, are the Pacers going to make a move at the NBA Trade Deadline?, Ivica Zubac is a big man name to watch at the deadline, Trayc Jackson-Davis gets dealt to Toronto, Butler may have seen any hope of the NCAA Tournament fade after last night’s OT loss to Providence 9:48 – 19:58 – Morning Checkdown 19:59 - 42:33– Are the Pacers going to make a move or moves before today’s deadline?, is this Super Bowl lacking hype, Sam Darnold, can this QB matchup finally put to rest the Andrew Luck retirement, Super Bowl props, Alec Pierce, 6-7 vs. the DX crotch chop 42:34 – 1:08:49 – Will you be upset if the Pacers stand pat today?, Kevin’s question to Rick Carlisle about the trade deadline, do you love or hate Super Bowl parties, will Reggie Wayne be a Hall of Famer at the end of tonight, Morning Checkdown 1:08:50 – 1:14:12 – Caller asks about Pacers deadline possibilities, is it worth losing Mathurin for a center? 1:14:13 – 1:24:17 – We play I GOTTA KNOW: Disappointment level if the Pacers don’t make a move, what’s driving you nuts the most in the current sports climate, should the HOF vote or NBA Lottery be broadcast on TV, most likely NFL team to go from worst to first in 2026, what are we watching? 1:24:18 – 1:50:40 – Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files joins us and tells us what he thinks the Pacers will or won’t do ahead of today’s trade deadline, Mathurin, will a deal get done that doesn’t involve Mathurin, likelihood a deal with the Pacers of some sort, what’s an extension for Mathurin look like financially, Olympic core memories, Morning Checkdown 1:50:41 – 2:00:04 – Joe Osborne of Covers.com joins us for Super Bowl bets and props, anytime touchdown bets, props he loves, penalty props, good odds on guys to have a catch or meet a low yardage total, Gatorade bath 2:00:05 – 2:09:45 – NBA trade deadline, CDs, are the Bears really going to move to Northwest IndianaSupport the show: https://1075thefan.com/the-wake-up-call-1075-the-fan/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Bowl LX is here, and Geoff Clark⁠⁠ and David Troy break down the spread, talk game script and value, and give their best bets for Super Bowl MVP, player props, and a grab bag of ridiculous-but-profitable Super Bowl-specific props (Gatorade color, the national anthem, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, etc.) **The time codes might be off because of ad insertions** Time Codes:

Super Bowl LX is here, and No Punt Intended dives into the most entertaining — and unpredictable — Super Bowl prop bets on the board.In this episode, the crew breaks down the top Super Bowl LX props, from the betting lines tied to the game itself to the exotic wagers that make the Big Game even more fun. We analyze everything from Gatorade color odds and National Anthem length props to novelty bets like the coin toss, first touchdown scorer, and other Super Bowl quirks sportsbooks love to offer.Whether you're placing a few fun bets, building a prop card, or just enjoying the spectacle of Super Bowl Sunday, this episode delivers sharp insight, context, and entertainment to help you follow along.Listen, subscribe, and get ready for the biggest game of the year with Club Fantasy FFL's No Punt Intended.If you feel like talking ball with us, come and join the Club Fantasy FFL/Women of Fantasy Football Discord!

Get ready for the big game with Barrett Gruber and Bill Kimler in this deep-dive Super Bowl special. The guys kick things off with a preview of Bad Bunny's official halftime performance, discussing whether the global superstar can live up to the hype.Then, they pivot to the controversial Turning Point USA "Alternative Halftime Show." With the performers still "unknown," Barrett and Bill speculate on who might take the stage for the conservative counter-program and what it means for the fragmentation of American media.Finally, they look at the "smart money" using Polymarket. From the final score to the color of the Gatorade and even political "black swan" events during the broadcast, they analyze the most bizarre prediction market trends. Who wins? Who flops? And is the Super Bowl the last place where Americans actually agree on anything?Key Topics: #SuperBowlLXI #BadBunnyHalftime #TurningPointUSA #TPUSAHalftime #Polymarket #SportsBetting2026 #SuperBowlPredictions #BarrettGruber #BillKimler #AllAboutNothingPodcastZac King | LinktreeBarrett Gruber | LinktreeBill Kimler | LinktreeThe All About Nothing: Podcast | LinktreeBlack White Blue in the South | Instagram, Facebook | LinktreeDr. Jumelle Brooks | LinktreeClick here for Episode Show Notes!As always, "The All About Nothing: Podcast" is owned and distributed by BIG Media LLC!Check out our network of fantastic podcasts!Click Here to see available advertising packages!Click Here for information on the "Fair Use Copyright Notice" for this podcast.Mentioned in this episode:BIG Media Copyright 2026BIG Media LLCZJZ Designs - St Patrick's Day ShirtsZJZ DesignsEverplay Spring 2026 LeaguesCheck out Everplay Sports and Social for the full list of the 2026 Spring Leagues and 2026 Late Spring Leagues!Everplay Sports & Social League

Hoy hablaremos de cómo una salsa mexicana se volvió estrella de la botana gringa; del anuncio de Apple de 1984 que cambió la publicidad y de la tradición de bañar al entrenador en Gatorade tras una victoria importante. También hablaremos del cáncer en el Día Mundial contra el Cáncer, qué significa la palabra y qué se hace hoy para tratarlo. Y cerraremos con Exterminio: la evolución. Todo en un Banquete que calienta motores para el SuperBowl.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Craig, Britt, and Sean are all on deck for a Super Bowl preview episode that leans heavily into betting talk, prop madness, and the strange corners of modern gambling. The conversation opens with drinks and quick coaching chatter before turning to a deep discussion on prediction markets, why they exist in a legal gray area, and whether they are any different from traditional sports betting. From there, the episode shifts fully into Super Bowl betting. The guys break down game lines, totals, and touchdown scorers, then spiral into novelty props ranging from offensive linemen scoring touchdowns to walk off endings to Gatorade color. Along the way, they debate Patriots versus Seahawks, Sam Darnold's unlikely Super Bowl arc, and how curses, karma, and bad betting luck always seem to follow them. All wrapped in classic Fignuts humor as the season officially comes to a close.

School is out AGAIN today! Nancy’s 13-year-old has been super bored while at home. Her 18-year-old son’s power got shut off because he hasn’t been paying the bill. We called and woke him up to talk about it. Call and tell us your biggest DIY fail for a chance to win tickets and a gift basket for the Dogwood Arts Home and Garden Show! And get qualified for a $500 shopping spree at the event. Hot Tea: Sensors are being installed in the Winter Olympic ski jumping suits’ crotches after a team got caught cheating by adding material in that area. Apparently, more area there makes them stay in the air longer. Tim McGraw announced a new tour with support from The Chicks. It’s so cold in Florida that iguanas are freezing and falling out of trees. People are catching them and cooking the meat. A 90-year-old woman set a world record for the longest teaching female. We then asked listeners what job they had for the shortest amount of time. Several people quit on their first day. Lucky 7 for $50 to Old South Candy Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a video about their mom last night. They spoke about how much they love and miss her, and they pleaded to whoever took her to please contact them. Nancy’s got a weird lump on her ear and blames it on work. When she Googles what it could be, it said it’s some kind of dermatitis... that can be caused by wearing headphones a lot. Group Therapy: My New Wife Refuses to Get a Shared Bank Account with Me. You can once again vote on weird prop bets for the Super Bowl such as the Gatorade color and which San Francisco landmark will be shown first on tv. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The guys are together in Los Angeles to break down Super Bowl prop bets, from the coin toss and national anthem length to MVP chaos, Gatorade colors, and whether the Patriots might not score a touchdown at all. They also debate Sam Darnold interceptions, Jaxon Smith-Njigba MVP odds, and why the dumbest props might actually be the sharpest bets. (00:00) Intro (02:00) Raiders Hire Klint Kubiak (05:44) Cardinals Hire Mike LaFleur (11:20) Giants Hire Matt Nagy (15:20) Sean Payton Vs. Bo Nix (20:37) Super Bowl LX Props (01:14:06) Emails: Dante's Update Discord link:  https://discord.gg/Ge8bbYHrau Check out the 2025 Ringer Fantasy Football Rankings: https://fantasyfootball.theringer.com/ Email us! ringerfantasyfootball@gmail.com Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Producers: Kai Grady, Carlos Chiriboga, and Cameron Dinwiddie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Ep. 373: Sundance 2026 – Chloe Lizotte on Night Nurse, Homemade Gatorade and other shorts, Public Access Redux, plus A Rotterdam Surprise Welcome to The Last Thing I Saw, with your host, Nicolas Rapold. To look at the remote experience of Sundance 2026, I chatted with Chloe Lizotte, deputy editor of MUBI Notebook, for what ended up being a bit of a mindbending tour through cinema's possibilities. Among the Sundance films discussed: Night Nurse (directed by Georgia Bernstein), Homemade Gatorade (Carter Amelia Davis), and Public Access (David Shadrack Smith) and Joy Bubbles (Rachel J. Morrison) from another angle. And for a final twist, we couldn't resist talking about James N. Kienitz Wilkins's newest feature, The Misconceived, freshly premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Please support the production of this podcast by signing up at: rapold.substack.com Photo by Steve Snodgrass

t's finally here—Super Bowl LX—and somehow the coaching carousel still hasn't stopped spinning.We kick things off with the latest NFL shakeups, including Todd Monken landing in Cleveland, Mike LaFleur taking over in Arizona, the Raiders waiting patiently for Klint Kubiak, and the Vikings making a surprise move in the front office. Plus, the Saints head to Paris because… of course they do.Derek dives into the Kubiak legacy and what it's meant for the AFC West, while Caleb lays out why offense continues to be the fastest way to land (and keep) a head coaching job in today's NFL.Then it's time for the main event: a full-blown Super Bowl prop bet draft, courtesy of DraftKings. Coin tosses, touchdowns, punts, safeties, Gatorade colors—if it can be bet on, we probably argued about it. This is less “sharp analysis” and more “educated chaos,” which feels right for Super Bowl week.We wrap things up with X-factors on both sides of the ball—from Cooper Kupp and Kenneth Walker III to Devon Witherspoon, Hunter Henry, and the specialists who might quietly swing the game—and finish with our final score predictions for Seahawks vs. Patriots.One last preview before the confetti falls. After this, it's just football, commercials, and regret over the props we didn't take.Theme music by The Riley Brothers Band. Find them at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/therileybrothersband/the-float⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Craniotomy Stroke Recovery: How a Massive Medical Event Reshaped One Man's Identity and Way of Living When Brandon Barre woke up after his stroke, half of his skull was missing. Doctors had performed an emergency craniotomy to save his life after a severe brain bleed. His left side barely worked. His memory felt fragmented. Time itself seemed unreliable; days, weeks, even months blurred together into what he later described as a kind of perpetual Groundhog Day. And yet, amid one of the most extreme medical experiences a person can survive, Brandon remained unexpectedly calm. This is a story about craniotomy stroke recovery, but it's not just about surgery, rehab, or timelines. It's about identity, mindset, and what happens when your old life disappears overnight, and you're forced to rebuild from the inside out. Life Before the Stroke: Movement, Freedom, and Identity Before his stroke, Brandon lived a life defined by movement and autonomy. He worked in the oil fields as an MWD specialist, spending weeks at a time on drilling rigs. Later, he left what he called “traditional life” behind and spent years traveling the United States in an RV. He found work wherever he went, producing music festivals, building large-scale art installations, and immersing himself in creative communities. Stability, for Brandon, never meant stillness. It meant freedom. Stroke wasn't on his radar. At 46, he was active, independent, and deeply connected to his sense of self. The Stroke and Emergency Craniotomy The stroke happened in Northern California after a long day of rock climbing with friends. Brandon didn't notice the warning signs himself; it was others who saw that his arm wasn't working properly. Later that night, he became profoundly disoriented. He was found the next morning, still sitting upright in his truck, barely conscious. Within hours, Brandon was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center, where doctors removed a blood clot and performed a large craniotomy due to dangerous swelling. Part of his skull was removed and stored while his brain recovered. He spent 10 days in intensive care, followed by weeks in inpatient rehabilitation. Remarkably, he reports no physical pain throughout the entire process, a detail that underscores how differently each brain injury unfolds. Early Craniotomy Stroke Recovery: Regaining Movement, Losing Certainty Physically, Brandon's recovery followed a familiar but still daunting path. Initially, he couldn't walk. His left arm hung uselessly by his side. Foot drop made even short distances difficult. But what challenged him most wasn't just movement; it was orientation. He struggled to track days, months, and time itself. Short-term memory lapses made planning almost impossible. Writing, once a core part of his identity, became inaccessible. He could form letters, but not their meaning. This is a common but under-discussed aspect of craniotomy stroke recovery: the loss isn't only physical. It's cognitive, emotional, and deeply personal. “It's kind of like I'm in this perpetual day ever since the stroke… like Groundhog Day.” Technology as Independence, Not Convenience One of the quiet heroes of Brandon's recovery has been voice-to-text technology. Because writing and spelling no longer function reliably, Brandon relies on dictation to communicate. Tools like Whisper Flow and built-in phone dictation restored his ability to express ideas, stay connected, and remain independent. This matters. For stroke survivors, technology isn't about productivity. It's about dignity. Identity Reset: Slower, Calmer, More Intentional Perhaps the most striking part of Brandon's story is how little resentment he carries. He doesn't deny frustration. He doesn't pretend recovery is easy. But he refuses to live in constant rumination. Instead, he adopted a simple principle: one problem at a time. That mindset reshaped his lifestyle. He stopped drinking, smoking, and using marijuana. He slowed his pace. He became more deliberate with relationships, finances, and health decisions. He grew closer to his adult daughter than ever before. The stroke didn't erase his identity, it refined it. Taking Ownership of Craniotomy Stroke Recovery A turning point came when Brandon realized he couldn't rely solely on the medical system. Insurance changes, rotating doctors, and long waits forced him to educate himself. He turned to what he jokingly calls “YouTube University,” learning from other survivors and clinicians online. That self-directed approach extended to major medical decisions, including choosing monitoring over immediate invasive heart procedures and calmly approaching a newly discovered brain aneurysm with information rather than fear. His conclusion is clear: Recovery belongs to the survivor. Doctors guide. Therapists assist. But ownership sits with the person doing the living. A Message for Others on the Journey Toward the end of the conversation, Brandon offered advice that cuts through fear-based recovery narratives: Don't let timelines define you. Don't rush because someone says you should. Don't stop because someone says you're “done.” Every stroke is different. Every brain heals differently. And recovery, especially after a craniotomy, continues far longer than most people are told. Moving Forward, One Intentional Step at a Time Craniotomy stroke recovery isn't just about regaining movement. It's about rebuilding trust with your body, reshaping identity, and learning how to live with uncertainty without letting it dominate your life. Brandon's story reminds us that even after the most extreme medical events, calm is possible. Growth is possible. And a meaningful life, though different, can still unfold. Continue Your Recovery Journey Learn more: https://recoveryafterstroke.com/book Support the podcast: https://patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. Brandon's Story: Surviving a Craniotomy, Redefining Identity, and Recovering on His Own Terms He survived a stroke and craniotomy, then calmly rebuilt his identity, habits, and life one deliberate step at a time. Research shortcut I use (Turnto.ai) I used Turnto.ai to find relevant papers and sources in minutes instead of hours. If you want to try it, here’s my affiliate LINK You'll get 10% off, it's about $2/week, and it supports the podcast. Highlights: 00:00 Introduction and Background01:52 Life Before the Stroke03:32 The Stroke Experience11:03 Craniotomy Stroke Recovery Journey17:09 Adjusting to Life Post-Stroke28:46 Living Independently After Stroke35:09 Facing New Challenges: Aneurysms and Uncertainty42:13 Support Systems: Finding Community After Stroke47:06 Identity Shift: Life Changes Post-Stroke58:39 Lessons Learned: Insights from the Journey Transcript: Introduction and Background Brandon (00:00)next morning was still in the driver’s seat with my head on the steering wheel. and I couldn’t make either of my arms work I had been bleeding into my brain for 12 hours overnight they had to go ahead and do a, craniotomy. And so they took this whole side. It was a big craniotomy. They took that whole section of my skull out, put it in the freezer Bill Gasiamis (00:27)Before we begin today’s episode, want to take a moment to speak to you directly. If you’ve had a stroke, you already know this part. The hospital phase ends, but the questions don’t. You’re sent home expecting to get on with it. And suddenly you’re left trying to work out recovery, mindset, fatigue, emotions, sleep and motivation all on your own. You shouldn’t have to. That’s why I wrote my book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened. Not to tell you what to do, but to walk beside you and show you the tools real stroke survivors use to rebuild their lives when the system stopped helping. and now with this book, you won’t have to figure it out alone. You can find that at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. All right, let’s get into today’s episode. Today, you’re going to hear from Brandon Barre. Brandon was 46 years old, active, independent and living an unconventional life when he had a stroke that led to a craniotomy. where part of his skull was removed to save his life. What stood out to me immediately about Brandon wasn’t just the severity of what he went through. It was the calm grounded way he approached recovery, identity and rebuilding his life. This is a conversation about stroke recovery. Yes, but it is also about mindset, ownership and what happens when you decide to take recovery into your own hands. Life Before the Stroke (01:52)Brendan Barre, welcome to the podcast. Brandon (01:54)Thank you, man. (01:56)You struggled a little bit getting here. There’s a couple of little things that caused a bit of a challenge for you. What are those things? Brandon (02:05)Well, I mean, first of all, I’m, I’m, I’m, even before my stroke, I was never very computer-y. Um, so using my phone for more than just making phone calls is kind of new to me. Um, so yeah, a new microphone, that was fun. And then I had made a bunch of notes, not realizing that I probably wasn’t gonna be able to see those notes. Um, you know, so that was also a little bit of a issue, but uh, but yeah, other than that, man. Not much, you know, I mean I’m here. (02:37)Yeah. I remember receiving your emails about, I’m not sure what day we’re on. I need to reschedule all that kind of stuff. Stuff that I used to do heaps. I remember in the early days of my kind of stroke recovery, I used to make appointments, put them in my calendar, get reminders about my appointments and still be confused about the day, the time and the location of the appointment. Brandon (03:04)Yes, absolutely. That’s a big thing for me too. know, and I mean even just, you know, remembering from minute to minute where of what day, what month and everything I’m in right now is a little bit tricky still. It’s getting better, but ⁓ but yeah, I still have a lot of trouble. I can always think of every month except for the month that we’re currently in. (03:24)Okay, so you have like a short term memory thing, is it? Or… The Stroke Experience Brandon (03:28)Yes, yes, have short-term memory issues. ⁓ A lot of times ⁓ I struggle to find, like I said, the date and everything else. ⁓ But I don’t know, man. It’s kind of like I’m in this perpetual day ever since the stroke, and I have trouble keeping track of exactly what that is on everybody else’s time frame. (03:53)Like a, like a groundhog day. Brandon (03:55)Yes. Yeah. You know, I mean, if I really work hard and think about it, I can figure out what day it is, but it takes a while generally to get the month. The day of the month isn’t quite as difficult anymore, but at the beginning I had trouble with the whole thing. (04:11)I hear you man, I totally hear you. I reckon there’s been a ton of people that relate to what you’re saying. ⁓ Tell me, day like before stroke? What’d you get up to? What type of things did you involve yourself with? Brandon (04:23)Well, ⁓ you know, I was, I was really involved in, ⁓ production of music festivals and, ⁓ doing that kind of work. ⁓ I’ve always kind of freelanced. Well, you know, I actually, ⁓ left traditional life in 2000 and ⁓ January 1st of 2012 and started traveling and, you know, living out of an RV and whatnot. Before that, I was in the oil field. I’ve worked as an MWD specialist on a drilling rig, which means that I used to ⁓ take down all the information about where the actual drill bit was underground and send that off to all the geologists and everybody else so they can make sure that the well was going in the right direction. And, ⁓ you know, I just really didn’t feel happy in life, man. So I decided to take off and see the states out of my RV. And that started about 10 years of travel. And then In 2019 I bought some property and started to kind of slowly come off the road and started to be on my property more often but you know it just yeah I don’t know man my life has been a lot of different transitions one thing to another I move around a lot in life. (05:25)you Yeah, so the RV was kind of just exploring seeing the country Doing that type of thing or was it going somewhere with a purpose say to get work or to? Hang out there for a little while. What was that all about? Brandon (05:57)A little bit of all of it. A little bit of all of it. I’ve always been able to find work where I go, you know, doing different things. But I kind of fell into music festival work, like setting up and tearing down for music festivals and building art installations, doing like mandalas out of trash and stuff like that. And just kind of always did kind of the artist thing, I guess you could say. Even before, while I was still in the oil field doing the traditional life thing, I was always very art motivated. (06:30)Yeah, when you talk about traditional life, you’re talking about nine to five kind of routine and working for the man type of thing. Is that what you mean by traditional life? Brandon (06:43)Yes, except mine was a little bit different. My work in the oil field involved me being on site on the drilling rig for up to six weeks sometimes. So it wasn’t really nine to five. I would stay gone for a lot more than that. But then when I would go home, I’d be off for three weeks, a month. So yeah, just ⁓ doing that. (07:07)Where were these oil rigs? Were they in the middle of a desert? Were they in the ocean? Brandon (07:13)No, they were all onshore and I worked a lot in like Pennsylvania, but also a lot in Texas ⁓ Just you know anywhere where they were doing natural gas drilling (07:27)And is that a remote kind of existence in that if you’re on the rig for six weeks, are you getting off it? Are you going into town? Are you doing any of that stuff? Brandon (07:38)Usually the rigs are within an hour of some type of small town usually a Walmart that type of thing So I would go and get groceries a couple of times a week You know me and the other guys would go out and get you know dinner times and whatnot but ⁓ but yeah, basically just sitting in a little trailer a directional trailer is what they called it because it was me and ⁓ Two two other three other guys two more ⁓ directional drillers and then one other MWD hand which is what I was and so there was a night shift and a day shift of two guys each. (08:16)12 hour shifts. Brandon (08:17)Yes. (08:18)Dude, hard work. Brandon (08:21)Yeah, I mean on paper it was hard work. In real life, I mean there were those really problematic jobs where you know everything went wrong but in most cases it was just you know taking a bunch of measurements on the computer whenever they would add another link of pipe to the drilling string and drill down further so every time they would add another length of pipe I would have to take more measurements. (08:47)I hear you. So not physical, but still mental. And you’ve to be on the go for a long amount of time. Brandon (08:56)Right, but yeah, I mean it did when I would have to go up on the rig floor to like change the tool out or to put something You know together or what not so there was a little bit of that but still not as physical as like a traditional drilling rig roughneck (09:04)Uh-huh. I hear you. Yeah. Everyone’s seen those videos on YouTube with those guys getting covered in that sludge and working at breakneck speeds so that they can make sure that they put the next piece on. Brandon (09:24)Yeah, yeah, no, I, you know, and I mean, I wore my share of that mud, but not near as much as a floor hand would. (09:34)I hear, I feel like you’re, ⁓ you’re toning it down and you’re making it sound a lot more ⁓ pleasant than what it might be. But I appreciate that, man. like the way you talk about things. I couldn’t imagine myself doing that, that level of physical labor. Maybe I’m just a bit too soft myself. Brandon (09:54)Yeah, no, I don’t know, man. I consider myself soft in a lot of ways, too, man. You know, it’s just, we’re all different in our softness. (10:02)yeah. ⁓ tell me a little bit about, ⁓ your stroke, man. Like what was that particular week? Like the day? Like how did the lead up happen? Bill Gasiamis (10:12)Let’s pause for a moment. If you’re listening to this and thinking, I wish someone had explained this part to me earlier. You’re not alone. One of the hardest parts of stroke recovery isn’t the hospital. It’s what comes after when the appointments slow down, the support fades and you’re left trying to make sense of what your life looks like now. That’s exactly why I wrote the unexpected way that a stroke became the best thing that happened. It’s not a medical book. It’s a recovery companion built from real experiences. real mistakes and real breakthroughs that stroke survivors discovered along the way. If you want something that helps you think differently about recovery and reminds you that you’re not broken, you can find the book at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. Let’s get back to the conversation with Brandon. Craniotomy Stroke Recovery Journey Brandon (10:59)Okay, so I was helping a friend in Northern California to clean a property that was owned by an artist who had died and we went on to his 10 acre property and we’re just cleaning up for his family. But he had like all kinds of art stuff everywhere and so it was kind of right up my alley and ⁓ We were just trying to get the property clean for these people and we decided to take off and go and do a little bit of rock climbing. so we took off early one morning and drove to a town called Willets, California where there’s good rock climbing and we spent the day doing rock climbing which was a fairly new thing to me but the guys that I was with were very experienced lifelong climbers. And so I was kind of the new guy and they were showing me the ropes and we climbed all day. I did really well, I thought, and didn’t really notice anything. No problems. ⁓ Got back in the car. We’re headed back to the house about an hour away, a friend’s house where we were all going to stay the night. And on the way there, I noticed that I was really thirsty and I stopped and I got two 40 ounce bottles of Gatorade and I drank them both immediately and like just downed them and still didn’t notice anything was a problem was in the truck by myself with my two dogs and eventually I guess about an hour later we got to the house And I went inside to hang out with everybody. And one of my friends said that my arm wasn’t working well. I didn’t notice it at all, but he said that my arm wasn’t working very well. ⁓ so ⁓ I just kind of went on with my life. a couple of, I guess about an hour later, I decided that I was really tired. and I could not quench my thirst so I just grabbed a whole bunch of water and went out to my truck and I was gonna go and lay down and sleep in the back of my truck for the night and ⁓ when I got out to my truck ⁓ by this time my friend had said that my arm was working fine again and he noticed that I he felt like I had gotten over whatever it was and so I went out to my truck got into the driver’s seat of the truck And that’s about the last of my recollection that night. next morning when I wasn’t up making breakfast before everyone else, they realized there was a problem because I was usually the first one up making breakfast and doing all that stuff and I wasn’t there. So my friend came out to my truck to check on me and I was still in the driver’s seat with my head on the steering wheel. I never even fell over. (14:05)Hmm. Brandon (14:17)And so this is 12 hours later. And so ⁓ he tried to wake me up and I was only halfway coherent and I couldn’t make either of my arms work and only one of my legs could I get any response from. So he realized there was a problem immediately, pushed me over into the passenger side of the truck got in and drove me an hour to the closest hospital, just a small little regional hospital. And they were pretty quick about realizing that I was having a stroke. And they didn’t even, I don’t even remember them putting me in a room. They brought me straight up to the roof and put me in a helicopter and helicopter and helicoptered me to UC Davis hospital in Sacramento. (14:59)Wow Wow Brandon (15:15)And I got into the hospital and within, I think about an hour and a half, they had called my mom and my brothers who were all in Louisiana at the time. And they had gotten permission to start treatment and they brought me into the surgery. at first they just (15:25)The The following is a video of the first year of Brandon (15:45)removed a three millimeter blood clot from my main artery on the right side. But then the swelling was so bad because I had been bleeding into my brain for 12 hours overnight that they had to go ahead and do ⁓ a, what do you call it? The craniotomy. Yeah, craniotomy. And so they took this whole side. It was a big craniotomy. (16:05)Craniotomy Brandon (16:12)They took this whole side, everything to the center of my forehead, above my eye, down to just above my ear, front to back. ⁓ They took that whole section of my skull out, put it in the freezer so that my brain had room. then I spent 10 days in intensive care recovering from that. And then they moved me to a rehab hospital where I spent four weeks. And yeah, so in that rehab hospital, yeah, immediately after the surgery, I couldn’t walk and I had pretty much no function on my left side, know, arm or leg. But by the time I got to the rehab hospital, I had gotten some control back, but I still couldn’t walk. ⁓ (16:44)Wow, man. Adjusting to Life Post-Stroke Brandon (17:10)And that about a week after I was in the rehab hospital is when I started to walk again without assistance. So that came back fairly quickly, but I still had really bad foot drop and my left arm wasn’t working. It was hanging, you know? And then, so they kept me in there, ⁓ you know, going through, I guess, regular rehab. (17:24)Thank Yep. Brandon (17:36)They the series of lights on the ground in front of me and I’d have to like run around and touch the different lights as they would activate and you know, I don’t know I mean, I guess it’s the same type of rehab stuff that most people go through and ⁓ (17:51)Yeah, it’s probably similar. Mate, ⁓ this is what I really want to know is what’s it like to experience having half of your skull removed? Can you somehow paint a picture of what it’s like to go through that process and how aware were you of it? Because you just had a stroke, right? So you’re in a bit of a challenged sort of healthy health state. Brandon (18:14)Right. No. Yes. ⁓ well, I think that that deliriousness was actually kind of helpful. First of all, I have not experienced any pain through the entire process. From the stroke, no pain from the craniotomy, no pain through rehab. I have not experienced any pain through this entire experience. None whatsoever. Now the doctors say that I might have lost some of that ability to sense it But you know, I mean whatever it took I Really, you know, I didn’t you know, whatever the reason was The effect of it was that I had a pretty fame pain free experience, you know (19:07)and you’re like looking in the mirror and seeing yourself and you know, like experiencing your head and how do you kind of deal with all of that? Brandon (19:21)Well, ⁓ I couldn’t feel a whole lot. I still have a lot of, or not so very much sensation on my scalp on that side. So, you know, but as far as looking in the mirror, that was kind of interesting. You know, it took a little while to get used to it, you know, and, it, ⁓ was definitely not something that I would recommend. Anybody else going through if they don’t have to you know, but ⁓ But I don’t know man. I mean, I’ve always tried to stay pretty positive about things and so, you know, I just Kept going, you know, I mean they shaved my head. I had dreadlocks for a very long time I had dreadlocks and And so this is all the hair that I’ve gotten since they put my skull back together, which was January or it’s actually It’ll be one year tomorrow since they put my skull back together. So, ⁓ my hair is coming back, which I’m really grateful for. About this time next year, I’m gonna start trying to put my dreadlocks back in. you know, but yeah, it’s, I don’t know, man. It’s really been an interesting ride. ⁓ You know, ⁓ learned a lot more about stroke than I ever thought I would need to. You know, I mean, I’m 48 right now. I was 46 when the stroke happened. So it wasn’t even on my radar, man. I wasn’t paying any attention at all. I didn’t know the anagrams or whatever. I didn’t know the symptoms of stroke. So I just kind of rolled with the punches as they came. I took it one step at a time. And that’s kind of the way it’s been with my recovery too. is I try to address one problem at a time so I don’t overwhelm myself. So after I started to get my leg back, I started to shift my influence to my shoulder and my arm. And at this point, I’ve got almost full range of motion back to the left side. I still can’t write. ⁓ Well, actually, technically, I can make my whole alphabet and all of my numbers with (21:16)Yep. Brandon (21:37)both hands at this point. trained myself to use the other hand and then about the time I was able to get that back the other hand started to come back online. So now I can do all that with both hands but words I’m word blind and numbers and letters don’t make a lot of sense to me. So even though I can make the shapes I have a lot of trouble associating the sounds of certain letters and the functions. of different numbers and letters, you know? That’s where a lot of my trouble is now, and that’s where most of my work is at the moment. (22:14)I hear you. So you sound like you’re very cool, and collected. How do you remain positive when you wake up from a stroke? You’re missing half of your skull. Your body doesn’t work on half the side. Is it your default? Do you have to work on that? Have you been working on being positive over? the decades that you’ve been on the planet, give us a bit of an insight into that part of you. Brandon (22:47)Okay, so yeah, I think I’ve always maintained a pretty positive demeanor, you know, I mean I’ve gone through some rough stuff in life, but I’ve just kind of kept going, you know, rolling with the punches. So I really don’t think that I have had much difficulty remaining positive through it. You know, there’s ⁓ definitely, you know, ⁓ days that I don’t feel as good as other days, you know, and you know, I definitely have… ⁓ things that I have to work through. have to, you know, I have to make an effort to remain positive, you know, at times. But my default has always been to be a pretty positive and happy person. So I think that that was really the majority of it is that I’ve always even in the light of extreme adversity, I’ve always been able to remain positive. You know, ⁓ so that that’s always been, you know, key even before the stroke. But (23:39)Yeah. Brandon (23:46)Yeah, I mean definitely waking up and realizing that half of my body didn’t work anymore was not fun, but it’s what I was given. I couldn’t change it, you know, only time and work was gonna change it. So I just kinda accepted it, you know, I mean, ⁓ one of the biggest things that helped me out was by the time I got out of surgery and started to get coherent, My mom and my brother had already flown from Louisiana to be with me in California at the hospital. And that was huge just to know that my family was there. And they stayed with me for the whole time that I was ⁓ in the hospital for the 10 days. And then when I went to the rehab hospital, they went home. ⁓ But yeah, so that was ⁓ just really, that was a big part of it too, you know, I mean. My mom and my brothers are pretty much the most important people in my life. Of course, my daughter as well. yeah, so, you know, to have them all there and just to have that support and have them there to help me because when I first came out, from the time I came out of surgery, I could still speak very clearly. So I did not know what I was saying. (24:56)Mm-hmm. Brandon (25:15)Nobody could tell like I wasn’t making a lot of sense, but I never lost my voice They think that that’s because of my left-handedness Because I’m left-handed I store things like that differently in my brain So because of that I was able to keep my speech even though I cannot write I can’t do you know I mean I can write my letters, but if I try to (25:32)Okay. Brandon (25:44)make a word this was yesterday (25:48)Aha! Lux- Brandon (25:50)But I can, yeah, it’s just scribble. It’s just scribble. Yeah, but, you know, if I try to like draw a letter or a number, I can do it, but I have trouble assigning it to its value. (25:53)Yeah. Understood. So before that, were quite capable of stringing sentences together, writing things down, doing all that kind of stuff. So that’s a very big contrast. Brandon (26:14)I have always been known. Huge contrast. (26:22)Is it frustrating that you can’t write in the way that you did before? it matter? Brandon (26:27)Yes, yes, I used to write all the time, know, poetry, things like that. I’ve always been considered, you know, a good writer, a good orator, public speaker, you know, that kind of thing was a big part of my life, for my whole life. And so to go from that to not being able to write a sentence on a piece of paper or even a word is really a big change for me. You know, and I mean I do use my phone for voice to text. If I wouldn’t have had voice to text, I really don’t know where I would be right now. (27:06)Is that how you communicate most things? Brandon (27:09)Yes, absolutely. it’s- if I can’t say it, like speak it, I have to use voice to text. I can’t spell- I can’t- I can’t spell my own name half the time. (27:17)Dude, I love that. Yeah, I hear you. I love voice to text. So I was told by a friend of mine about a product called Whisper Flow. I’m gonna have links in the show notes and in the description on the YouTube video, right? And it’s spelled W-I-S-P-R-F-L-O-W, Whisper Flow. And what you do is you program one key on your keyboard. And then what you do is you press that key and it activates Brandon (27:36)Yes. (27:52)the app and then you speak and it types beautifully. It types at all. And I’m a terrible like typist. I could never be one of those really quick secretary kind of people and take notes because I’m not fast enough, but it can type for me by speaking like beyond 99 words per minute, which I think is crazy fast. Living Independently After Stroke And I do it because it just saves a heck of a lot of time, me looking down at the keyboard and all that kind of stuff. My left hand does work, but I can type with it, but often my left hand, you know, we’ll miss the key and I’ve got to go back and do corrections and all that kind of stuff. So voice to text, this comes such a long way and everyone needs to know, especially if they’ve had a stroke and one of their limbs is affected, especially if it’s their… they’re riding limb or if they have a challenge like you, everyone needs to know about the fact that technology can really solve that problem. I’m pretty sure, I know this sounds like an ad for Whisper Flow, it probably is, but I’m not getting paid for it. I think they cost, it costs about hundred bucks a year to have this ⁓ service. So it’s so affordable and it does everything for you just at the touch of one button on your computer. And for some people you can also use it on your phone. But I think phones are pretty awesome at doing voice to text already. So you don’t really need ⁓ it for the phone, but you definitely need to check it out for the computer. Brandon (29:27)Okay, yeah, well, you know, I pretty much have my phone. I don’t have a computer, so… But, ⁓ it does sound like an amazing product, and I am looking to get myself a computer because I really, ⁓ like, I haven’t touched a keyboard since my stroke. So, it would be nice to get myself a laptop with a keyboard so that I could start working on trying to see how that interface works for me. (29:33)Yeah. Yeah. How was the transition out of hospital and rehab back to your place? and how long after the initial strike did you end up back at home? Brandon (30:04)Okay, so, when I, I left the hospital after, or I’m sorry, after 10 days in intensive care, they put me in the rehab hospital and I was there for four weeks. After that, they still didn’t think that I was ready to live by myself yet. So I had to, ⁓ rent a house in Joshua tree from a friend of mine who lived on the property in another house. And so I had a whole house to myself still which allowed me to keep my independence. But I still had somebody close enough to holler if I needed anything. And so I kind of, you know, baby stepped by renting a house, you know, for a while. And, And I have property in Northern Arizona where I normally would take my off time when I wasn’t traveling. But, ⁓ But, ⁓ because of the stroke, I wasn’t able to go back to that property for quite a while. And only about Christmas of last year did I start to be able to spend some more time on my property, you know. But at this point, I’m still renting the house in Joshua Tree and starting ⁓ to branch out a little bit more, do a little bit more traveling, things like that. Now with that said… I have been ever since the stroke happened about two months after the stroke I went back to my first music festival. So I didn’t have half of my skull. I had to wear a helmet for six months. And so here I am at a music festival with all of my friends and I’m in a helmet with half of my skull missing. But I still was able to be there and then ⁓ you know, be a part of the festival. So I got back to the activity that I enjoyed pretty fast. (32:07)What genre of music? Brandon (32:09)Well, it’s actually the Joshua Tree Music Festival in particular, which is the only music festival that I’m really involved with anymore. ⁓ They do world music. We get artists from all over the world in. And that’s kind of one of the reasons I’ve continued to be a part of this music festival and really haven’t been that big of a part of the other ones is because I’m always learning about new music when I go there. And that’s a big important part of it to me. (32:40)Understood. So your transition back to living alone took a little bit of time. You’re renting a place. Are you alone there? Are you living with anyone else? How is the home set up? Brandon (32:55)I have a home all to myself but there is a shared home on the other or on the property that a friend of mine lives in and he’s actually the one that I’m renting from so yeah (33:09)So you have access to support to help to people around you if necessary. Brandon (33:15)if I need it. also another big part of one of the symptoms of my stroke is that I don’t recognize my own disabilities. I have a lot of trouble with that. So I generally do not ask for help with things, which in a lot of cases has made me a lot stronger and I think been a big part of a speedy recovery. But at the same time, I can put myself in some kind of sketchy situations at times. (33:43)It’s not, are you sure it’s not just your male ego going, I can do this, I don’t need help. Brandon (33:49)I mean, I’m sure that that does tie into it, I’m certain. But yeah, that’s one of the things that I’ve struggled with from the beginning. And I didn’t recognize the left side of my body as my own. I thought it was somebody else’s. That wasn’t very long, just for maybe the first couple of weeks. But that was a very interesting sensation, that I felt like there was somebody else there. (34:06)Wow. Yeah, it just feels like it’s my, I kind of describe my left side as if it’s because my star sign is Gemini, right? So now I describe it as being the other twin, like the other part of me, which is me, but not me. And it’s so strange to experience 50 % of my body feeling one way and then 50 % of my body feeling a completely different way, which is Brandon (34:25)Yeah. Facing New Challenges: Aneurysms and Uncertainty (34:44)the only way I remember and then tying them together, like bringing them together has been a bit of a wild ride, like just getting them to operate together. When they have different needs, my left side has different needs than my right side. And sometimes one side is getting all the love and the other side is missing out. And I’m always conflicted between where do I allocate resources? Who gets… how much of my time and effort and who I listen to when one of them’s going, my left side’s going, I’m tired, I’m tired. My right side’s going, the party’s just started. Let’s keep going. Don’t worry about it. Brandon (35:25)I have to deal with that. Of course, my left gets a lot tighter than my right side, but I don’t know. think I’ve done a pretty good job of giving it that care. And a big part of where I measured my success was getting my shoulder back online and being able to pronate and go above my head. It took months to get my hand over my head. But But at this point, you know, I’m pretty much back to physically normal except for the fine motor skills on my right, on my left side. You know. (35:59)Sounds like things are going really well in really small increments. And if you’re only, what, two years post stroke, sounds like recovery is gonna continue. You’re gonna get smaller, more and more small wins and they’re gonna kinda accumulate and make it pretty significant in some time ahead. Brandon (36:17)Right. It’s a year and a half. So my stroke was on the 4th of November of 2024. (36:32)Yeah. Do you know in this whole time, did you ever have the… like, this is too hard, I don’t want to do this. Why is this happening to me kind of moment? Did you ever have any of that type of negative self talk or thoughts? Brandon (36:50)no, I mean, I suppose there probably were moments, but I don’t pay a lot of attention to those kinds of moments. You know what I mean? I do kind of even without the stroke, maintain a pretty positive mental attitude, you know, and I think that that’s been one of my biggest blessings through this. ⁓ yeah. So yeah, that’s never really been a good emotion. (37:12)I get a sense that you have those moments, but you don’t spend a lot of time there. Is that right? Is that what you just sort of alluded to that you have those moments, you just don’t give them a lot of time. Therefore they don’t really have the opportunity ⁓ to sort of take up residence. And then you just move on to whatever it is that you’re getting results with or makes you feel better or… ⁓ supports your project which is ⁓ recovery or overcoming or… Brandon (37:48)Yes. No, I completely agree. ⁓ You know, I mean, speaking of which, four days ago, I got ⁓ a phone call from the doctors. ⁓ They found an aneurysm in my brain. So I have to go and meet with a neurosurgeon on Tuesday to discuss what we’re going to do about a brain aneurysm. So I thought, you know, I was just about back to normal. And here I go into another situation. But again, until I know what’s going on, there’s no point in worrying about it, you know? So I’ll know more about it on Tuesday, but until then, I’m not spending a whole lot of time wondering, you know, am I just going to have an aneurysm and collapse tonight? You know? (38:36)that tends to be my default as well. I was really good as a kid. ⁓ When I was being cheeky and not doing my homework for school, I would go to bed and I would remember, I haven’t done my homework. And then I’d be like, yeah, but you can’t solve that problem now. Now you got to sleep, right? So you got to worry about that in the morning after you’ve had a good night’s sleep and you wake up and then deal with it. And that was a strategy to help me forget about that. minor problem, which back then, if you haven’t done your homework as a teenager, that was a big problem. If your teachers found out, if your parents found out, but the idea was that, don’t I just pause all of the overthinking? Why don’t I just pause all of the rumination and all the problems and all that stuff that it could cause for now. And I’ll worry about it when there’s a opportunity to have the resources to do something about it. And the classic example was in the morning, I would have an hour before school where I could reach out to one of my friends, take their homework, copy their homework, and then hand in my homework. Brandon (39:46)Absolutely. Yep, that was very much like me in school. (39:51)Yeah, not much point worrying about things you can’t change or control in the moment. Just pause it, deal with it later. I had a similar situation with my bleed in my brain, because I had a number of different bleeds and it was kind of in the back of my mind a little bit. What if it happens again? But it actually never stopped me from going about life from bleed one through to bleed two. was only six weeks, but like through blade two to blade three, it was about a year and a half. But I got so much done. I was, we were just going about life. was struggling with memory and all different types of deficits because of the blood clot that was in my head. But I never once kind of thought about what if something goes wrong, unless I was traveling. to another country, because we did go to the United States when I was about almost a year after the first and second bleed, we went to the United States. And then I did worry about it from a practical sense. It’s like, if I have a bleed in Australia, I’m near my hospital and then they can take over from where they left off previously and healthcare is paid for here. So there was no issue. But if I’m overseas and something goes wrong, I’m far away from home, we got to have the expensive insurance policy. Cause if something goes, I want to be totally covered when I’m in the United States, we don’t know the system. don’t know all these things. So that was a practical worry that I had, but I didn’t worry about my health and wellbeing. Do you know? I worried about the practicality of having another blade in the airplane because then I’m in the middle of the ocean. over halfway between Australia and the United States. And that’s eight hours one way or another or something. And I thought about that, but I didn’t think about how I would be personally ⁓ negatively impacted by the medical issue. I just thought about the, do we get help as quickly as possible if something were to happen? So I know a lot of people have a stroke and they, Brandon (41:55)Right. Support Systems: Finding Community After Stroke (42:18)⁓ They overthink about what if it happens again and they’re constantly kind of got that on their mind, but I was dealing with just the moments that made me feel like perhaps I should do something about this headache that I’m getting. I dealt with things as they appeared, as they turned up, I didn’t try to plan ahead and solve every problem before it happened. Brandon (42:24)Yeah. Yes, I agree. I’m very much the same way. You see, before my stroke, I didn’t have medical insurance. I hadn’t seen a doctor since my early 20s. just, I was, I was, I had always been extremely healthy. You know, I’ve always been very physically active, you know, and, so it just, I never really, I never really ⁓ went out and looked for medical. I just didn’t need it, you know? And so, When the stroke happened, I was very lucky to get put on California’s healthcare plan. And they’ve taken care of all of my medical bills. ⁓ You know, I’ve never pulled a single dollar out of my pocket for all the rehab, all the doctors since. And I mean, I have doctors still once every week, two weeks at the most, doctor visits, you know? And so I’m extremely fortunate. that it happened to me where I was, you know, because not all states here are like that, but California is extremely good. So, you know, I’m really grateful that it worked out the way it has because it could have been a whole different situation, man. (44:00)I have heard some horror stories about medical insurance for people who are not covered, have a stroke and then they leave hospital with like a $150,000 bill or something. Is that a thing? Brandon (44:13)Yes, it really is. I mean, I was extremely fortunate. By the time I got out of that first 10 days with the helicopter ride and everything else, I was close to $2 million in bills. (44:25)Dude, that’s mental. Brandon (44:26)Yeah. And, ⁓ yeah, I mean, it just doesn’t really, I mean, you know, I mean, I’m not a big fan of, the way that the medical system works money wise. think it’s all just paper or fake money, just fake numbers, you know, but yeah, I don’t know. I just, ⁓ I was extremely fortunate that it all happened the way that it did and that California is so good and they really do take care of their citizens, you know, so. (44:54)Yeah, I love that. Brandon (44:55)Yeah, very fortunate. (44:57)You know, in your recovery, did you have somebody that you kind of leaned on for support that was a confident, ⁓ that was like a mentor or did you have somebody like that in your life that was really helpful in your recovery? Brandon (45:15)Actually in about the year before my stroke I lost the three gentlemen that I had always considered my mentors, older guys that I’ve known for years. They all three passed away the year before my stroke. So I really kind of felt on my own. You know, I have a lot of friends, you know, but ⁓ but after my stroke I really don’t have the brain space for like Facebook or anything like that. So I really, closed down my very active Facebook account and when I did that, I lost so many people that would have been my support because I just, they weren’t there, you know, in real life. They’re only there on the computer, you know? And so, but luckily, you know, I’m a part of the community in Joshua Tree. So I had a lot of support from people there and… ⁓ Then I have probably four or five other friends that are scattered around the United States that I keep in touch with pretty closely. But I went down from talking to hundreds of people a month and all of that on the internet to really a very small closed social circle, you know? And then in addition to that, surprisingly, people that I’ve known for years just are not very good at accepting the differences in who I am as a person since the stroke, you know? And so, you know, I hate to say it, but a lot of friendships have kind of gotten a lot more distant since the stroke. you know, it’s just, I mean, it is what it is. You know, people have to do what they feel is right for themselves, you know? But yeah, I really… ⁓ Identity Shift: Life Changes Post-Stroke (47:06)Yeah. Brandon (47:07)I don’t have a very large support network. You know, I just basically kind of take care of a lot of it myself. You know, I mean, I did two and a half months of outpatient rehab with a occupational therapist. And what’s the other one? Occupational and physical therapy. (47:33)Mm-hmm. Brandon (47:33)So I did occupational and physical therapy for about two and a half months after I got out of the hospital. And that was all really good and helpful. And ⁓ I’m really grateful for those therapists that worked with me. And they helped me get ⁓ basically back to a normal cadence because I was having trouble putting one foot in front of the other. And they really helped me work on my cadence and getting my walk back to fairly normal. ⁓ My arm. has been mostly me. It has never been able to be rushed. It takes its own time. So even with the physical therapy, my hand coming back, it works at its own pace. That was never really influenced that much by physical therapy. And then my actual use of my hand, I was balled up. I was curled up and balled up to the wrist. after the stroke and eventually I got to where I could hold it out flat and I still tremor a lot there but it’s a lot better than it was and but yeah all of that had to come back at its own pace the physical therapy and stuff was helpful for a lot of other aspects of my recovery but that was all just taking its own time and coming back as I guess as it did my brain learn to re-communicate (48:58)Yeah, it sounds, it sounds like you’re kind of really well made up somehow, like you picked up the skills early on in your life to be able to deal with this situation. The way that you do is just amazing. Like it’s seems like it’s second nature, the way that you go about approaching the problems, the challenges, the difficulties, know, the missing half your skull, all that thing. It just seems really innate that you have that within you. you, people are listening and going, you know, that’s not me or I didn’t experience that or I’m overthinking things. Do you think that’s the way that you’re approaching things is teachable, learnable? Can people change the way that they’re going about ⁓ relating to their stroke or dealing with their stroke or managing it. Brandon (49:53)⁓ you know, I think that that you’re going to find that a lot of people, can be taught and a lot of people, can’t be taught. You know, some people’s nature just is not going to be able to handle that. But other people, you know, I think that you can go through very real processes to gain, ⁓ knowledge base, you know, to be able to start working with it. You see another big aspect of my recovery. is that I immediately after my stroke and getting out of the hospital moved eight hours away from UC Davis Hospital where my original care providers were. So I had to go through a whole new medical plan, a whole new set of doctors and everything else. And that changed on me like three times over the first six months. So I really couldn’t rely on the doctors for support either. because they were changing so often I would just meet one and the next thing I would know I would have a new doctor coming in or a new healthcare plan and so it took about six months for me to start seeing the same healthcare providers routinely so I went to YouTube University man I found you I found several other people that had these just these huge amounts of information you know, on how to handle my own recovery. So I took a lot of my own recovery into my own hands. And actually, ⁓ a week ago, I was talking to my neurologist, who is a really amazing lady, and, you know, and had to tell her pretty much that same story that, you know, I couldn’t leave it up to the doctors to fix me. I had to take care of myself. because of my situation and switching insurance and everything else that I went through, there was just not that much option. ⁓ so, you know, and she was like, I wish that all of my patients had that kind of an outlook. You cannot rely on the medical system to fix you. You know, we were talking about what can help people. I think that’s a really big thing that could help a lot of people is to realize that you have to take care of your health care decisions. You know, they found a PFO in my heart, a ⁓ Framon Parabot. (52:24)A patent for Ramen Ovali. Hole in your heart. Brandon (52:28)Yes, yeah, they found that and they wanted to fix it and I was like, you know, I’m 47 years old. This is a one-time thing. So I opted to have a loop recorder installed, a loop recorder to measure my heart rhythm and everything and send messages to the doctors at nights about my heart. So that because I thought that was a little bit less invasive. For my age, the last thing I want is for later in life, my body to start having problems with an implant that’s in my heart. So I decided not to go with that and to go with the less invasive loop recorder, which is still implanted under the skin in my chest, but it doesn’t affect my heart. (53:08)Thank you. Brandon (53:21)It just sends the information about my heart rhythm to the doctors so that they can keep track. (53:26)and it can be easily accessed and removed. Brandon (53:30)Exactly, exactly. So, you know, I mean, if I have another stroke or if I find through the little device that I’m having trouble with that PFO, you know, then I’ll get the PFO closure done. But until then, I didn’t want to just jump straight to that, you know, three months out of my out of my stroke. You know, I want to make sure that that’s the problem. because they did pull a 3mm blood clot out of my brain. So there’s a good chance that that went through the PFO and into my brain. But I was also way outside of my normal activity range trying to rock climb the day before. So there’s just, there are too many variables about the experience for me to just want to go and have something installed in my heart permanently, you know? (54:28)I hear you. What about the aneurysm? Where is that? What’s the long-term kind of approach to that? Brandon (54:35)Don’t know yet. I do not know anything about it. I’ll find out more information on Tuesday They said it’s not it’s not in the same part of my brain that my stroke was So that’s a good thing and there’s a good chance that it may have been there for a long time before the stroke So we just don’t know I don’t know anything about it So that I’m gonna go and meet with this neurosurgeon and decide what we’re gonna do about it (54:42)that’s right. Brandon (55:03)I think the most likely option, as long as it’s not big, is that they just wait and they monitor it. But there’s also a process where they coil it. They put a coil of platinum into it and pack it off so that it can’t become a problem later. And then the third scenario is that they take another piece of my skull off and go in and actually put a clip on it. to stop the blood from going into it. So I may actually have to have my skull open back up again. But, again, there’s no point in thinking about it now. I’ll think about it after Tuesday when I figure out where this thing is, what size it is, and all the details of it, you know? (55:46)Yeah. I love it. I love it. I love that man. That’s a great way to approach it. Also, ⁓ I love your comment about YouTube University. I love the fact that people find my podcast sometimes when they’re in hospital because clearly they realize I need to ⁓ learn more about this, understand it and ⁓ straight away they’ve got answers because of YouTube. it’s such a great service. It’s free. If you don’t want to pay for a paid service and all you got to do is put up with ads that you can skip through most of the time. So I think that’s brilliant. ⁓ What about your identity, man? People have a lot of kind of ⁓ examples of how they have a shift in their identity, how they perceive themselves, how they fit into the world. Did you feel like you have a shift in your identity or the way that you fit into the world? What’s that like for you? Brandon (56:46)Well, I mean, I definitely do feel like there was a big shift. Now at the core, I feel like the same person. know, mentally, I still feel like I know who I am, but it definitely has shifted my priorities in life a lot. ⁓ I did not raise my daughter and I developed a much closer relationship to her since the stroke. and we’ve been spending more time together and just really working on our relationship together. She’s 28 years old. So, you know, that has really been an amazing aspect of my stroke recovery is that I’m closer with my daughter than I ever was. But yeah, I mean, you know, I do things a lot differently. I was a heavy smoker, a heavy drinker, and a heavy marijuana user. I don’t smoke marijuana, don’t smoke cigarettes, and I don’t drink alcohol anymore. So huge change in my lifestyle as well. ⁓ But you know, I just I’m not as much of a hurry as I used to. I was always accused of my mind working on too many levels at one time, you know, and had too much on my plate, too much going on in my brain all the time. Now. My brain doesn’t keep up as well. So I struggle to stay on one subject, much less juggle multiple things in my brain. So it’s really kind of slowed down my whole mental process. But I think that again, that’s in a good way. I think that ⁓ I needed to slow down a little bit in a lot of ways. Lessons Learned: Insights from the Journey (58:31)I hear you. With the alcohol, marijuana and the smoking. So you might’ve been doing that for decades, I imagine, smoking, drinking. Brandon (58:43)Yes. (58:44)how do you experience your body differently now that it doesn’t have those substances in it anymore? Like, cause that’s a mass, that’s probably one of the biggest shifts your consumption of, we’ll call them, I don’t know, like harmful ⁓ things, you know, like how, so how do you relate to yourself differently now that those things are not necessary? Brandon (59:12)You know, I never really had like an addictive aspect. So I really don’t, I don’t feel like, ⁓ I mean, I don’t feel like it’s changed me a whole lot. I just had to take the daily habits out. But after spending a month in the hospital, all of the physical wants, all of the physical aspects of it were already taken care of, you know? So I just had to kind of maintain and not go back to old habits. So really, I mean, I don’t feel like it was that big of a difference. But now physically, I’ve always been an extremely skinny person. You know, I’m six foot one and I’ve always weighed 135 to 145. Now I weigh 165. So I did put on some weight after stopping all that. But other than that, really don’t notice a lot of ⁓ physical differences. Now, I have not coughed since my stroke. I used to wake myself up at night coughing, but for some reason, like literally when I had the stroke, I have not coughed since. Now I clear my throat a lot more and I have a lot of, we’re trying to figure out why, but I have a lot of problems with my sinuses. and stuff like that all on the side that I my injury was on this side but on the side the mental side like where it’s all mental stuff that changed the you know all of that I have problems with my sinuses and drainage and things like that so right now I’m seeing an ear nose and throat specialist and we just did a cat scan of my sinuses so I’ll see on the 13th of this next month I’ll get more information on about what’s going on there. ⁓ really, if that’s all I have to deal with is a one-sided sinus infection, I’m okay with that, you know? (1:01:23)Brandon, you’re all over it, man. I love your approach. It’s ⁓ refreshing to hear somebody who’s just so all over getting to the bottom of things rather than kind of just letting them kind of fester, which kind of leads me to my next question is you seem to have gained a lot of learning and growth from all of this. So what… ⁓ What are some of the insights that you gained from this experience that you didn’t expect? Brandon (1:01:54)⁓ No, I’m really not sure, man. I’m really not sure. I mean, again, I feel like pretty much going back to the same person. I mean, I have, I think, a little bit more respect for the human lifespan. You know, I was one of those people that always felt like, since I’ve never died, I can’t tell you that I’m going to die. Even though everybody else on the planet has to die, I never necessarily felt like that. I definitely feel mortal now, you know? I used to tell everybody that I still felt 25, but as soon as I had my stroke, felt 48. I felt every bit of my age. So it kind of cured me of that. You know, I pay a lot more attention to like, you know, things like, setting up my daughter for the future, you know, and like, Purchasing property for her and things like that to make sure that she’s gonna be taken care of when I’m not here anymore Things that I never paid attention to beforehand, you know, I always just lived in the moment Really didn’t care about the rest But now I’m more prone to put the work into my vehicle before it breaks down Instead of just waiting for it to be on the side of the road to fix it You know, I just I I think that I handle my life responsibilities more like a grown up than I used to, you know, but ⁓ but really, I don’t know, I’d say overall though, it’s still really difficult question to answer, man. I don’t I don’t feel like I live a lot differently. I feel like I’m still the same person, you know. (1:03:35)You nailed it, man. You answered it beautifully, especially the part about mortality. That’s a hap that happened to me. I realized at 37 that, ⁓ I actually might not be around in 12 months, six months, three months. So who knows like tomorrow. And that made me pay attention to my relationships and make sure that they were mostly mended healed. Reach. I reached out to people who I needed to reach out to. cut off people who I didn’t need to continue connecting with. Brandon (1:03:51)Right? (1:04:05)You know, like I realized that this, I’ve got to attend, attend to certain things that I hadn’t been attending to because if, ⁓ if the shit hit the fan, if things go really ugly, then I wouldn’t be able to attend to those things. And I, now that I had the ability to do it, was my responsibility to do that. Brandon (1:04:28)Absolutely, absolutely. I completely agree. I did the same thing. I cleared out a lot of the people that really weren’t being, you know, or that weren’t adding benefit to my life and causing problems in my life. I cleared all of that out. I started to focus more on the core group of people that were a big part of my life and, you know, my recovery and just, you know, who I am as a person. And just, you know, it really made me take a better look at the life that I had created for myself and and ⁓ and Just take care of the things that I should be taking care of and don’t pay as much attention to the things that weren’t serving me (1:05:12)Yeah, it’s a great way to continue moving forward. Your daughter, does she live nearby or does she live in another state? Brandon (1:05:21)She lives in another state. She lives in Alabama right now, but we’re starting to consider her coming out here to Arizona. Her and her boyfriend have lived there for several years, but the only reason she was living there is because her grandparents lived there on her maternal side, and she was very close to them for her whole life. But they passed, both of them, over the last several years. And, you know, she enjoys her work. She enjoys her friend group. But she also feels like she might need to go and explore a little bit more and move out of her comfort zone. So she might be a little bit closer sooner. Her and her boyfriend might actually move out here. we’ll just, know, only time will tell, but it’s just, it’s a fun thought, you know? (1:06:08)Yeah, I hear you. So we’ve shared a whole bunch of amazing things on this episode right now. The last question I want to ask you is there are people watching and listening that had either been listening for a little bit of time. They’ve just started their stroke recovery or they’r

Most people think the Super Bowl is just about the game, snacks, and halftime shows. Nope! This episode reveals the wild world of betting odds, bizarre props, and conspiracy theories you never knew existed—like whether Bad Bunny's gonna bring Drake out or if Sam Darnold is secretly Super Bowl MVP material. Join us for a ride through the weirdest Super Bowl bets, from orange Gatorade to barefoot Mack Hollins, and get the inside scoop on betting strategies that could make you richer than a Lombardi trophy. We break down everything from jersey numbers to national anthem lengths, plus who might be the next big coaching casualty or success story—because in football, it's not just the players who keep us glued. We also dive into the sticky reality of the NFL's bizarre scheduling, why the playoffs are so late, and whether the sponsors are secretly sabotaging your viewing experience. If you think this is just about football—you're dead wrong. This is about understanding the game behind the game, and having a few laughs while you're at it. Perfect for sports fans, degenerate gamblers, or anyone who wants a good laugh at the absurdity of it all. Plus, a cheeky debate on which halftime show legends should headline next—Blink-182 or All American Rejects? Spoiler: it's probably not the ones you expect. If you want to sound smart at the Super Bowl party—or just want to know which odds to throw your paycheck on—this episode is your new best friend. Don't miss out, hit play and turn those casual viewers into the smartest fans in the room. Pull up a chair and join the conversation!

The Baller Lifestyle Podcast – Episode 609 Super Bowl Props, Epstein Emails, and the Absolute State of America Hosts:Brian Beckner & Ed Daly Episode Description Brian and Ed return on their “week off” to do what really matters: break down the Super Bowl absolutely nobody is excited about. From degenerate prop bets and halftime chaos to Epstein email fallout, billionaire losers, and why punting should be outlawed, Episode 609 is a full TBLS classic—unhinged, cynical, and painfully accurate. Along the way, they take aim at Boston happiness, Elon Musk's eternal loser energy, Bad Bunny panic, broadcast incompetence, airline bathroom etiquette, and the most important question of all: what color Gatorade is getting dumped on the coach? Topics Covered Why nobody wants Boston fans to ever be happy again The easiest Super Bowl path in NFL history Bill Simmons, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots' public enemy status Epstein emails, elite loser energy, and why Elon wasn't even allowed on the island Super Bowl prop bets that actually matter Why punting should be banned forever Patriots vs Seahawks rematch energy and goal-line PTSD Fan Man, streakers, and missed opportunities in modern sports Why refs, replay officials, and rules analysts are all useless Bad Bunny halftime hysteria and MAGA counter-programming Broadcast music choices, hometown bias, and NBC nonsense Airline bathroom crimes and how to clear your name Why every MVP now thanks God (and how to do it correctly) Gatorade colors, bucket colors, and liquid strategy Why Super Bowl parties are worse on the East Coast LaCroix: rise, fall, and ultimate betrayal Super Bowl Prop Bets Discussed First Bay Area landmark shown on broadcast Linebacker touchdown receptions Passing from the 1-yard line (Seahawks trauma edition) Streakers and unauthorized field access Total punts (or lack thereof) Sideline fights and tantrums Celebrity cutaways (Cardi B, Celtics players, etc.) National anthem length Coin toss call (tails never fails) Drake's Super Bowl pick Defensive or special teams touchdowns Ref controversies and replay disasters Coach bleeding scenarios (Vrabel edition) Gatorade color dump Notable Rants & Observations Billionaires are not cool and never have been Nobody knows who voiceover people are Super Bowl crowds are fake and corporate “Woke” accusations have officially lost all meaning Airline bathroom etiquette should be federally regulated Quotes “Nobody wants anyone from Boston to be happy.”“Punting is for losers.”“God is back, Ed. God is back in a big way.”“I am not taking a shit where Jack Dorsey took his first shit.” Call the Show 949-464-TBLS mailbag@theballerlifestyle.com Support the Show Get bonus episodes, weekly content, and the first week free:patreon.com/theballerlifestylepodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by VSiN's Mike Somich to chat his picks for tonight's NHL slate and Super Bowl. Also on the show, VSiN's Jonathan Von Tobel drops by live from Radio Row in San Francisco with some his bets for Sunday night. And, what Gatorade color will be poured on the Super Bowl winning head coach?Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over $60 off an annual subscription when you use promo code: SUPER. Click Here to get started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

“Could you go a whole day without checking your phone—or is your secret family recipe the real key to happiness?” That's just the start of this episode of The Sandy Show, where Sandy and Tricia serve up a feast of relatable stories, hilarious debates, and heartfelt moments that keep listeners coming back for more.The show kicks off with a candid look at America's phone obsession. Sandy confesses, “I grab my phone before I even open my eyes,” while Tricia admits to loving those rare days when she's too busy to check her screen. The couple dives into the quirks of modern communication, laughing about how “if you leave a voicemail, you're really crazy. You're old. Yeah, for sure.”

In this hour of A Numbers Game, hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon are joined by VSiN's Mike Somich to chat his picks for tonight's NHL slate and Super Bowl. Also on the show, VSiN's Jonathan Von Tobel drops by live from Radio Row in San Francisco with some his bets for Sunday night. And, what Gatorade color will be poured on the Super Bowl winning head coach?Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take over $60 off an annual subscription when you use promo code: SUPER. Click Here to get started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Brad Evans and Pat Boyle are joined by Frank Isola of The Starting Lineup on SiriusXM NBA and formerly of Around The Horn, to talk NBA and Patriots-Seahawks, including if the Knicks winning streak is real or fools' gold, why Sam Darnold's resurgence is one of the best stories in sports, the NFL coaching carousel and his prediction for the big game. Then, we look back on the 2025 New England Patriots season, breaking down exactly how they were able to make it to the big game, was their favorable schedule a major factor, and the biggest issue with Drake Maye that could cost them against Seattle. The hour wraps with a deep dive into a handful of their favorite prop bets for the big game, including what color Gatorade will be thrown on the winning coach, and National Anthem length.

Brad Evans and Pat Boyle take a deep dive into a handful of their favorite prop bets for the big game, including what color Gatorade will be thrown on the winning coach, and National Anthem length.

Dave Dameshek is on his way to San Francisco. But Football America! wanted to do our own awards show. Who will win: the Big Letdown Award for the player who disappointed you the most; the Fallout Award for the player who went nuclear; the Life Comes At You Fast Award for the team who had it all and yet still failed. We also tackle which Gatorade color will be dumped on the winning coach. Then Dan Hanzus joins the show to tell why Sam Darold bailed out the team this year. Then Geoff Schwartz hops on join the show to tell us why his Super Bowl guests probably won't like Bad Bunny. It's a star studded show for Football America! We're excited for you to listen. (Photo by Alejandro Granadillo/via AP) AUDIO Football America! is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/football-america/id1831757512 Follow us: Dave Dameshek: https://x.com/dameshek Geoff Schwartz: https://x.com/geoffschwartz Dan Hanzus: https://x.com/DanHanzus Host: Dave Dameshek Guests: Geoff Schwartz, Dan Hanzus Team: The Super Fuentes Brothers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Director: Danny Benitez Senior Producers: Gino Fuentes, Mike Fuentes Executive Producer: Soup Campbell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the 152nd episode of the Long Relief Podcast, Jordan and Josh sit down to recap the Rams and Broncos coming up short and the Seahawks and Patriots moving on for a rematch in Super Bowl LX. They give their predictions and picks for coin toss, Gatorade shower, halftime show, and more before discussing some hoops including Darryn Peterson vs AJ Dybantsa. They then move on to quick hits and other topics including Mike McCarthy to the Steelers, Shedeur Sanders being a Pro Bowler, and Lil B's music being unconstitutionally removed from streaming. They close it out with a Bay Area-themed challenge in honor of the Super Bowl's host city.Follow @longreliefcast on Twitter!

Dirk has a sensual encounter with a robust lady farmer.By Original Aramis. Listen to the► Podcast at Steamy Stories.The sun was lying low on the horizon, full dark not more than an hour off, when Dirk pulled his Harley into a parking space in front of the small general store in the center of town. He'd been on the road for two days and was halfway through a four-day trip, and this was just one of a dozen small Midwestern towns he'd passed through in the past 24 hours. They all looked the same after a while, like something out of The Andy Griffith Show, but he figured that wasn't really so bad after all. This town was smaller than most with no more than a dozen buildings lining each side of what he thought was Main Street, and as he looked around he didn't see what he was looking for.As he looked up and down both sides of the street he noticed that he was the center of attention, and he certainly understood why - there wasn't another bike in sight, much less another biker, and he knew that the locals certainly weren't used to long-haired strangers in old jeans, t-shirts, and leather vests festooned with club patches riding into town on a bike that sounded like thunder on two wheels. He took off his helmet, hung it on the mirror, and then walked towards the wooden door to the general store, stripping off his black leather fingerless gloves as he went.The air inside the store was cool, and it was a welcome relief from the heat of the late August afternoon. A bell over the door jingled as he walked in, and a man who must have been the owner looked up at him from behind the counter to Dirk's left. There was a woman standing on this side of the counter as well, but Dirk didn't pay much attention to her at first.“Howdy, stranger,” the man said, sounding like something out of an old Western movie. Dirk smiled a bit as he replied.“Hey, how are ya,” he said, pulling a red paisley bandana out of his back pocket and wiping his face.“Where are your drink coolers?” he asked, stuffing the bandana back in his pocket.“Rear of the store to your right,” the man said, pointing in that direction.“Thanks,” Dirk said, walking towards the coolers, his motorcycle boots clumping on the wooden floor. A few moments later he walked up to the counter and placed two big bottles of Gatorade on the counter. He nodded at the woman next to the counter and gave her a polite smile, and she smiled back. He was considerably taller than her; he stood six feet even, and she was five foot nothing at the most.“That do it for ya?” the man behind the counter asked. Dirk nodded as he replied.“Yeah, that's it,” he said as the man rang up the drinks.“That'll be three dollars and ten cents,” he said, reaching for a paper bag as Dirk pulled his leather wallet out of his other back pocket, the chain attached to it swinging.“That's okay, I don't need a bag,” Dirk said, pulling a five out of his wallet and handing it to the man. Then he picked up one of the bottles, twisted the cap off, and took a long drink out of it. It was cold and good, and it gave him chills as it went down. He took his change from the man and stuffed it in one of the side pockets of his vest, then took another smaller drink from the bottle before speaking again.“Is there a motel around here somewhere?” he asked the man behind the counter. I didn't see one on the main drag out front.“You didn't see one because they're ain't one,” the man replied, smiling at Dirk. “And the closest motel from here is in Junction City, about eighty miles thataway,” the man said, pointing down the road in the direction that Dirk was travelling.“Great, just freaking great,” Dirk muttered. “Another hour and a half on the road just what I need!”“You need a place to stay, cowboy?” the woman said, and Dirk turned and looked at her, really seeing her for the first time.She was short, about five feet tall, with sparkling blue eyes and short red hair worn in a pageboy style. She had a slightly round face, small pert nose and nice lips that were spread in a smile showing her white teeth. She was a solid woman, a little more stout than Dirk normally preferred, clad in a loose-fitting cotton long sleeve plaid shirt tucked into jeans that were tight enough to show off the considerable curves of her full, rounded ass and equally full thighs. The shirt was unbuttoned to the second button which showed enough cleavage to give Dirk a good indication of the mountainous tits that tented out the front of the shirt. Dirk wondered when was the last time this woman saw her feet. It was an effort to tear his eyes away from the huge mounds of her tits pushing out the front of her shirt, especially with all of the cleavage she was showing, but he managed it.“Yeah, I do,” he replied, nodding at her and giving her a small smile. She smiled back at him even bigger in return. “A barn would be just fine if you got one,” he continued.“My mother would roll over in her grave at my lack of hospitality if I made a house guest sleep in the barn!” the woman said, laughing. Her huge tits jiggled in her shirt as she laughed, drawing Dirk's attention again.“I got a spare room in the back of the house that's yours if you want it, and you can keep your iron horse out in the barn,” she said, nodding to the bike parked in front of the store.“I sure appreciate that, ma'am,” Dirk replied, his smile a bit bigger as he spoke. “But don't you think you'd better check with your husband first? You coming home with a biker for an overnight house guest might not go over too well with him, ya know,” he said.The woman broke out in laughter at this, and the man behind the counter chuckled as well. Dirk gave them both a puzzled look, and then the woman spoke again.“Well, for starters, cowboy, my name is Pat,” she said, grinning hugely at him and sticking out her hand. He took her hand and shook it; and was surprised to find her grip firm and sure.“If you're gonna be sleeping under my roof tonight, I think it only right that we know each other's names, don't you?”“Fair enough; my name's Dirk,” he replied.“Pleased to meet you, Dirk!” Pat said, her blue eyes sparkling. “And as for the husband, well, there isn't one, so don't you worry about that! I threw his ass out years ago, the lazy good-for-nothing bastard! Now it's just me and Max, my Bassett Hound. I love him to death but he isn't much on conversation, so it'll be good to have someone to talk to, over dinner tonight,” she said.“I appreciate your hospitality, Pat, I really do,” Dirk said, relaxing a bit and letting his smile get a little bigger. “But you have to let me pay you for the nigh, or at least buy the food, something to return the favor.” Pat smiled up at him when he said this, and he saw a new, brighter sparkle in her blue eyes as she replied.“Oh, I’m sure you'll come up with something!” she said. She paused and looked up at him for a moment, grinning at him, then broke eye contact as she walked past him toward the door. “Sun's going down, so we'd better get a move on,” she said, opening the wooden door to the store. She turned and looked at him as he picked up the second bottle of Gatorade from the counter and turned to follow her.“You can follow me out to the farm; it's about ten miles south of here so we'll be there in about fifteen minutes or so. Then she walked out of the store and over to an old but very well-kept customized Chevy S-10 pickup truck, getting in and starting the engine. Dirk quickly put the other bottle of Gatorade in his saddlebag, threw on his helmet and gloves, then got on the bike and fired it up. She drove out of town with him following behind her, the thunder of his pipes bouncing off of the few buildings there were in the center of town.Fifteen minutes later Pat turned off of the two-lane county blacktop road onto a dirt driveway that must have been at least a quarter of a mile long. The land on either side of the road was green with soybeans, and sitting at the end of the driveway right in the center of the huge expanse of farmland was a typical Midwestern-style wooden white farmhouse with a green roof, green shutters on the windows and a wraparound porch. The house had several large, old oak trees around it, effectively putting the house in the shade for most of the day. Dirk could see the barn rising up behind the house, and he pulled his bike up to the barn as Pat parked the truck in front of the house. He got his bag of belongings out of the left saddlebag and walked around to the front of the house where Pat was waiting for him on the porch. She smiled at him as he walked up the wooden steps to the porch."Welcome to Shady Oaks, my farm,” Pat said proudly. “I grow the best soybeans in the state here, and am damn proud of it!”“You work all this land all on your own, Pat?” Dirk asked, looking around at the vast expanse of farmland that surrounded the house. Pat laughed briefly before replying.“Hell, no! I let the hired help take care of that,” she explained, opening the front door and walking inside with Dirk following her. The inside of the house was dark and cool, just as Dirk imagined it would be.“I just keep the books, write the paychecks for the help, and put the rest of the money in the bank, Pat said as she walked down the short hallway to the sitting room. Max the Bassett Hound was lying on the couch sleeping, and he slowly lifted his head to look at them as they came in the room. Pat scratched him on the top of his head as she walked past, and then Max dropped his head again and went back to sleep.She stopped in the center of the room and turned to Dirk as she continued. "The spare room is through that door and down the hall, the last room on the right,” she said, pointing down the hallway.“Why don't you go ahead and drop your gear, maybe wash the road grime from your face while I get started on dinner? The bathroom's right across the hall from your room,” she said.“Thanks, Pat, I appreciate that, Dirk said, smiling at her. "I sure could use a shower; do I have time for that before dinner's ready?”“I'll make sure you do,” Pat said, smiling back. “Now you go on and take care of yourself while I get started on dinner!” Then she turned and walked out of the sitting room, heading for the kitchen. Dirk watched her go, admiring the swinging of her full, rounded ass as she walked. There was something about this woman that both intrigued and excited him, and even though his type was usually the slender blonde with big tits and no brains that could suck the chrome off a trailer hitch, there was something about this short, stout redheaded woman with big tits that he couldn't deny. He shook his head slightly and then headed for his room to drop his gear and then shower.When Pat heard the sound of his boots moving down the hallway, she stuck her head around the corner and watched him walk away. She wasn't sure if it was the long hair, the faded jeans, the muscled build glimpsed beneath his t-shirt, the leather vest with the biker club patches on it, the bike he rode or a combination of all of the above, but Pat knew that there was something about this man that both attracted and excited her. She felt a stirring in her loins whenever she looked at him, and she was feeling it now as she watched his tight ass walking down the hallway. She sighed as he opened the door to his room and went inside, smiling to herself as she started working on dinner.“I have a feeling this is gonna be a very interesting and exciting evening!” she said to herself, her smile growing bigger.The shower felt wonderful, and when Dirk was finished he put his jeans back on and got a clean t-shirt out of his bag, putting that on as well. He thought about putting his boots back on but decided not to; he had a feeling that Pat wouldn't mind the informality of it all. He also had a feeling he'd only be taking them off again later anyway, and not to go to bed. He walked out of the room barefoot, the aroma of dinner cooking on the stove filling the hallway and the rest of the house.“Smells great, Pat,” he said, walking into the kitchen.“And it tastes just as good!” she replied, smiling up at him. “Everything's ready, so have a seat at the table and let's eat,” she said.An hour later the meal was finished, the table cleared of dishes and the two of them were sitting at the table with a bottle of beer each. Dirk had suggested coffee but Pat had suggested beer instead, and Dirk readily agreed. He wasn't really much of a coffee drinker anyhow, and after the long, hot day he spent in the saddle he could use a beer or two. He took a drink from the long necked bottle, noticing out of the corner of his eye that Pat was watching him intently. She'd been eyeing him all through the meal, and he had to admit that he'd been eyeing her as well. Then he set the bottle down on the table in front of him and spoke.“That was one hell of a meal, Pat,” he said, and Pat smiled as she took a pull from her own bottle. “Best I’ve had in a long time, and I sure do appreciate you cooking it for me and giving me a place to stay for the night.”“Why, thank you, Mr. Dirk, I’m glad you enjoyed it!” she replied, smiling at him. “It's been a long time since I had the chance to cook for a good-looking man like yourself, so believe me when I tell you that the pleasure was all mine,” she said.“So how can I repay you for your hospitality?” Dirk asked, sitting forward and resting his elbows on the table. “You’ve got to let me do something for you, you know.” Pat leaned forward and rested her elbows on the table as well, creating about a mile of cleavage for Dirk to admire.“Like I said before, I’m sure you can come up with something,” Pat said in a quiet voice, her blue eyes looking deep into his as she smiled a slightly seductive, slightly wicked smile at him. Her choice of words was not lost on Dirk, and he felt a smile creep across his face.“Are you flirting with me, Pat?” he asked.“Yep,” she replied, still smiling that smile at him, and he could have sworn that she pushed her arms together slightly to create more cleavage for him to admire.“Is it working?” she asked.“Yep,” he replied, looking intently at her across the table. Her smile got bigger and more wicked.“Then why are we sitting here wasting time, when we could be in my room fucking our brains out?” she said, still smiling at Dirk who was more than a little surprised at her candor. Surprised and aroused, that is; he felt his cock twitch at her words.“Good question,” Dirk replied, feeling his cock begin to grow in his jeans.“Then let's go!” Pat said, getting up from her chair, grinning broader than ever. Dirk put his beer on the table and started to get up, but before he could Pat walked over to him and leaned over to kiss him, taking his head in her hands and planting her soft lips on his. The kiss was hot and intense, and it was apparent from the way Pat invaded his mouth with her tongue that this woman was more than ready to get down to some serious business. Dirk felt his cock begin to harden in his jeans, and it grew even more when Pat's hand dropped to his lap and squeezed his shaft.“Hmm, nice!” Pat said in a low voice, breaking the kiss and smiling at him. “I can't wait to suck on this and then smother it with my big tits!”“Speaking of which,” Dirk said, glancing down at her huge tits beneath the shirt and then looking back up at her. Pat got the hint and quickly pulled her shirt out of her jeans and began unbuttoning it. She opened the shirt to reveal her massive mounds encased in a semi-sheer bra, and Dirk wondered how it was strong enough to contain her obviously heavy tits.The bra clasped in the front, and Pat quickly unhooked the clasp and pulled the two cups away from her tits, revealing them to Dirk. They were huge, round and full, swinging with their weight, the nipples hard as two pencil erasers and surrounded by large, pale pink areolas. Pat grabbed them in her hands and squeezed them together, then leaned forward and pushed them against Dirk's face.Dirk slid his arms around her waist as he latched on to one of her nipples, and Pat moaned as he sucked hard on the nub. She could feel her pussy getting wetter by the moment as Dirk sucked on first one and then the other nipple, and when he reached up to grasp her mounds in his hands she let them go and dropped her hand back down to his cock, rubbing and squeezing the big lump there. Dirk squeezed her huge tits hard, pressing them together as he sucked on her nipples and making Pat moan loudly.“Let's go, cowboy,” Pat said, breathing a bit faster as she pulled her tits away from Dirk's grasp and face.“If we don't get to my room right now I’m liable to fuck you right here on the kitchen table!” She grabbed his hand and nearly yanked him out of his chair, leading him down the hallway to her room.Once in her room she led him over to the big four poster bed, then turned to face him as she stripped off her shirt and bra that were both just hanging from her shoulders. She looked at Dirk with obvious lust in her eyes, and her eyes widened a bit when Dirk slipped off his shirt and she saw his muscled torso for the first time. She quickly unfastened her jeans and stepped out of them, her huge, heavy tits swinging with her movements. She tossed the jeans aside and stood naked before Dirk, breathing heavy with excitement. She watched as he unfastened his own jeans and pushed them down over his hips and down his legs, her smile growing bigger when she saw his hard cock for the first time.Nice cock, Dirk!“ she said, smiling up at him. Then she walked over and dropped to her knees in front of him, reaching out and grasping his cock in her hand and gripping it tightly. She cupped his balls with her other hand as she pumped his cock once or twice, then opened her mouth and slid her lips over the head. It was obvious that she was in no mood for formalities and was eager to get right down to business as she slid her mouth all the way down the hard shaft, her soft, wet tongue sliding along the underside of his cock as she quickly deep-throated his entire length and sucked on it. She squeezed and massaged his balls as she sucked on his cock, her head bobbing up and down the length as she worked the shaft in and out of her mouth.Damn, and she deep-throats, too!” Dirk said as he watched her working on his cock. She looked up at him and smiled as she continued sucking his cock, then released it from her mouth after a few more strokes.And I swallow, too!“ she said, pumping his cock as she spoke, But that's for later; right now I want you to tit-fuck me before I fuck you!” She stood up and turned, walking the few steps over to the bed and climbing onto the big mattress. She lay on her back, her head on the pillows, then grabbed her huge mounds and pushed them together as she loo

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