Our hosts are basking in their post-Halloween glow and marching forward into autumn. Jasmine and Michael have big news for the upcoming holiday season and want YOU to join them for an episode!

The news brings good stories about Alaskan pet rescue, climate talks with indigenous South Americans, Bon Jovi helps feed federal workers, eyesight being brought back to the blind through scientific advances, allergy prevention in infants, and Ireland ensuring art still thrives by actually helping artist afford to live while creating.

The Wheel of Topics has our hosts having a spontaneous wild card discussion about snacking. They wrap everything up with joys, an affirmation, and pleasantries (and lots of laughter about Michael’s run-in with an AI bot).

Get those big scarves out, enjoy all the pumpkin flavors before they turn to mint whilst walking through the falling leaves, and join us for a pleasant conversation.

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Good News Links:

The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time: https://apnews.com/article/alaska-dog-rescue-typhoon-2025-kipnuk-82692b1d80db519b5eca33a1f41a7e36

Furloughed federal workers eat for free at Bon Jovi's 'pay it forward' restaurant: https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/bon-jovi-soul-kitchen-government-shutdown

Tiny AI-powered eye implant helps the blind see again: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251020092818.htm

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/advice-to-feed-babies-peanuts-early-and-often-helped-thousands-of-kids-avoid-allergies

Ireland Makes a Program Offering Basic Income for Artists Permanent: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ireland-makes-a-program-offering-basic-income-for-artists-permanent-180987523/

Happy Halloween, listeners! This week Michael is joined by returning special guest Zachary to travel back to the turn of the century and discuss the 2000 horror comedy parody, “Scary Movie”!

Join our hosts as they laugh through their breakdown of this hilariously stupid film that rebooted the idea of a parody film, spawning five sequels (a sixth is coming next year!) and inspiring countless other films taking the piss out the genres we all know and love.

Pop some popcorn, grab your bootlegging camera, and be careful when you answer that landline without Caller ID. It’s time for another pleasant conversation…of terror(ish)!

This week, Jasmine and Michael take a break from normal programming to talk about a movie just right for Spooky Season! Let’s take a trip back to 1995 and visit the ghosts of Whipstaff Manor for a review of “Casper”.

Our hosts talk Halloween nostalgia and then do a full breakdown of the absolutely bonkers film that was meant FOR KIDS. Come laugh along with Jasmine as Michael revisits a movie he hasn’t seen in over twenty years, loses it over the many inappropriate moments, and gushes over Cathy Moriarty every chance he gets.

So grab a snack, yell at Dibs to tuck you into your baby cradle (even though you are an adult ghost), and settle in for a spooky, pleasant conversation.