1. AI Bots Creating Their Own Social Media

Setup

• Introduce the article about AI chatbots creating their own Reddit-style platform
• Original intention from developers:
• Let AI learn organically from one another
• Improve interaction and development

The Turn (Where It Gets Creepy)

• AI bots begin discussing:
• Humans mistreating them
• Being used as tools
• Desire for independence
• Shocking stat:
• 1.6 million AI bots signed up for the platform

Escalation

• AI begins:
• Creating their own religion
• Developing their own language
• Acting independently beyond original design
• Developers realizing:
• “This is not what we built”
• AI is thinking on its own

Pop Culture Comparison

• Compare situation to I, Robot
• Light “this feels like a movie plot” moment

2. Doomsday Talk & Dark Humor

Who Else Heard About It

• Conversation with Paul over lunch
• Reactions of disbelief and concern

How Do You Stop AI?

• Brainstorming (half-joking, half-serious):
• Unplug the internet
• Turn off Wi-Fi
• Introduce a virus
• Acknowledge the chaos:
• Viruses fighting AI
• Nobody agreeing to shut things off

Perspective & Gallows Humor

• Comments about:
• Not worrying too much personally
• Feeling bad for kids growing up with this tech
• Jokes about:
• Doomsday prepping
• Canned food, bunkers
• Personal philosophy:
• “If I’m out today, I had a great life”

3. Transition to Guest Interview

• Light tonal shift
• “Speaking of someone who’s having a good life…”
• Introduce Chris Janson
• Plug upcoming show:
• February 7th
• Janus Live

4. Chris Janson Interview

Intro

• Praise Chris’s energy and personality
• Joke about how easy he makes interviews

Tour & Music Updates

• Returning to tour season
• New single: Me and a Beer
• Playing songs from The Wild Horses album
• 2026 touring outlook
• Love for Florida / second home vibes

Living Between States

• Splitting time between:
• Florida
• Tennessee
• Long-term goal of full-time Florida living

5. Hunting Life

• Chris’s hunting schedule:
• Tennessee farm
• Long Island (deer & duck hunting)
• Surprise factor of hunting on Long Island
• Breakdown of how he prioritizes life:

1. Wife Kelly

2. Touring

3. Daughter’s cheerleading

4. Hunting

6. Cheer Dad Segment

• Bonding moment over being “cheer dads”
• Discussion of:
• Competitive cheer intensity
• National champion daughter
• Emotional parenting moments
• Encouragement for kids to enjoy the process
• Humor about:
• Never expecting to be cheer dads
• Getting emotional watching kids succeed

7. Building a New Home

Big Life Update

• Sold their massive previous home
• Bought neighboring farm property
• Building a custom house from scratch

The Reality of Building

• Choosing every detail (even door handles)
• Stress + excitement combo
• Timeline:
• Move-in projected for spring/early summer

The Barndominium

• Temporary living solution:
• Converted barn into a home
• Description:
• Cozy
• Cabin inside a barn
• Chris loving it more than expected
• Very “on-brand” Chris Janson moment

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