Mike is hosting another summer sleepover, monitoring the Red Sox like NORAD, and discovering that Meta glasses may be the only thing standing between a teenager and a neighborhood Karen. The gang wonders whether manners, compromise, chores, and kids without social media can ever make a comeback (please hold while civilization reboots). Then the TMOS news department breaks a huge Tom Hardy story from April 2025... which is both old and possibly imaginary. Robb introduces us to the mysterious Heis...

In this TMOS Extra, Robb talks to author Aaron Perlut about his new book The Death of Compromise. It's a non-partisan discussion about how we arrived at the current trend of vilifying opponents and seeking power instead of striving for the common good. Is it too late to fix this... or do we still have the power to influence our present trajectory? This is Aaron's second TMOS appearance and he also discusses his band, Atomic Junction, and why compromise is important in the arts as well as in poli...

Robb gets fooled by A.I... How can this be? Mike has a few words about The Homerun Derby and they ain't great. We all send our well-wishes to "Lil Mixxa" (?). Can you guess the iconic car? Plus, always remember, sometimes TEMU drops the ball. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy