This final episode of 2025 looks back on a year of exploring connection, emotional loneliness, and the questions that shape how we live today. From defining friendship to understanding youth perspectives across the globe, the conversations challenged how we think about identity, belonging, technology, and societal divide.

As a new year begins, the thought partnership continues. Stay curious. Stay connected.

As the holidays approach, Joyce explores how division at work and in society affects our well-being.

A listener’s story about two rival managers sparks a new question: What’s the difference between having choices and having to pick sides?

Plus, Chapter 8 of Human Glitch continues with Quinn’s night at Crenshaw High and a lesson in authenticity.

This week kicks off with a big question: Is this generation of youth fundamentally different, or are we just seeing familiar struggles through a new lens? Between tech overload and deepening ideological divides, the answers aren’t simple.

Then in Human Glitch, Chapter 7:

Caleb and River clash over whether their wealthy classmate Quinn belongs at a Crenshaw football game. What starts as a debate about inclusion becomes a deeper reflection on identity, loyalty, and the power of being seen.