It’s been a while since we’ve heard some crazy stories from the Reddit community. So in this episode, we’ll take a look at 3 stories that go from crazy and comical to straight up hard to believe.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:32 Story 1 — Guy avoids felony charge

5:33 Story 1 — Explanations

27:40 Story 2 — Lifeguard saves a stranger’s life

33:32 Story 2 — Explanations

52:37 Story 3 — Prison nurse sews a man’s Johnson back together

55:05 Story 3 — Explanations

Link to the Reddit thread used in this episode 👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ala33m/what_crazy_ass_story_do_you_need_to_tell/

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For some people, the idea that the way you talk is largely determined by the color of your skin is a bit strange. But in the U.S., talking ‘like a black person’ or ‘like a white person’ is an idea that’s deeply ingrained in our culture. This episode is a short story that illustrates the idea and gives you a bit of context to help you understand it.

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Influencers make it seem like it’s the most fun and liberating thing a person can do, but is it really all it’s cracked up to be? In this episode, I talk about some of the pros and cons of traveling the world alone.

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Timestamps:

0:00 I don’t know why people do this

0:23 Topic intro

2:00 The pros of traveling alone

12:38 The cons of traveling alone

Link to the video used in this episode 👉 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr3USRC5/

The Before Trilogy (The Stranger on a Train Phenomenon) 👉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_trilogy

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It’s been a while since I’ve taken you nowhere. So pack your bags… we’re going on a little trip.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Where ya been, Tony!?

6:10 Does being introverted cause me to miss out?

24:34 Not all friends are forever

39:06 I see two wheels in my future

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When we’re in the heat of the moment, taking heavy damage from our opponent, our instincts tell us to run away to safety… but what’s life without a little bit of danger?

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Trust is an interesting thing… it’s something that we all understand intuitively, but perhaps don’t ever stop to think about on a philosophical level. But the people you trust and the reason you trust them will often determine the trajectory of your life.

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Being right isn’t free. Correcting people almost always has a social and relational cost, even when you’re objectively correct.

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Timestamps:

0:00 The Cost of Corrections

1:06 Corrections and where they stem from

6:59 The ‘Is it worth it?’ Filter

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Our problem isn’t that we’re incapable of becoming disciplined. And it’s not even that becoming disciplined is difficult. — The problem is that we often discipline ourselves to do the wrong things.

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Timestamps:

0:00 What is discipline?

0:39 My thoughts

4:47 A short story

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