Grown Ass Man Podcast #011: I Can’t Speak To AIDS, But Don’t Recommend Cancer

Greg and Patrick talk Virginia Tech, Maction, DC movies, superhero fatigue, unethical life hacks, Veterans Day, and grown-ass life moments.

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The Grown Ass Man Podcast is back with Episode 11, and Greg DeMarco and Patrick O’Dowd work through college football chaos, the future of DC movies, questionable life hacks, and the kind of adult moments nobody prepares you for.

The episode opens with college football, where Greg checks in on Virginia Tech’s season, Patrick talks about Illinois finding some defensive stability, and Nebraska once again finds new ways to make close games painful. The guys also celebrate one of college football’s great little pleasures: midweek MAC football, complete with weird finishes, odd distractions, and the kind of moments that only seem possible during Maction.

From there, the conversation shifts into the future of DC on film and television. Greg and Patrick debate whether DC should keep pushing forward, take a break, or focus more heavily on individual characters and projects. That leads into a broader conversation about why heroes like Batman, Superman, and Spider-Man continue to work when audiences actually connect with the person underneath the costume.

Then things get considerably less responsible.

Greg breaks out a list of “unethical life hacks,” sending the show into stories about hotel breakfasts, free pizza, sneaky shortcuts, and other ideas that are probably better treated as comedy than actual advice. Patrick’s old pizza story makes a return, and the segment turns into exactly the kind of loose detour the show tends to do best.

The Grown Ass Moments bring things back to real life. Greg discovers that menthol Dude Wipes are apparently a thing, while Patrick uses his moment to remind listeners to thank veterans for their service around Veterans Day. Greg also checks in on IZW and the upcoming Absolute Power event before the guys bring the episode home.

Episode 11 is about sports, superheroes, bad ideas, gratitude, and continuing to find humor in the small things. It also reinforces one of the themes Greg keeps coming back to: say thank you, stop obsessing over what everyone else is doing, and keep learning as you get older.

That part, at least, is probably a life hack worth using.

Listen to Grown Ass Man Podcast #11: I Can’t Speak To AIDS, But Don’t Recommend Cancer

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