<p>Episode 46: Welcome to an extra long season finale episode recorded on the winter solstice, made just for you to reflect back on the highlights of 2025 to help you make it through the long dark nights. Doug and guest Funk get together with Smashley to go back over the highlights from 2025. What a great (micro) and terrible (macro) year!  </p><p>Listen to the end to hear this outro music, “Goldenseal” by Aureumbra. It’s available on Bandcamp: <a href="https://aureumbra.bandcamp.com/album/goldenseal"><u>Aureumbra - Goldenseal</u></a>.    </p><p>Hazel English made a song that is perfect for drinking a cup of tea and staring out the window and watching the raindrop races. <a href="https://hazelenglish.bandcamp.com/track/never-going-home-acoustic-version?utm_source=track_release&utm_medium=email&utm_content=fanpub_fnb_trk&utm_campaign=hazelenglish%2Btrack%2Bnever-going-home-acoustic-version"><u>Hazel English - Never Going Home (Acoustic Version)</u></a>  </p><p>Have you seen “Strange Brew”? It’s silly Canadian fun. Take off, eh! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pacru8ve9k"><u>Strange Brew - Trailer</u></a></p><p>Ed Zitron hosts a <a href="http://www.betteroffline.com/?ref=wheresyoured.at"><u>podcast</u></a>, Better Offline, and has a <a href="https://www.wheresyoured.at/about/"><u>newsletter</u></a>. Funk’s reading it so we should take a look. </p><p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217388015-automatic-noodle"><u>Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz</u></a> sounds like so much fun! It came out in August of 2025. I have this on hold at the library and I’m looking forward to reading it. Recommended by Mrs. Funk! </p><p>The philosophy of stoicism still has much to offer in our world: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5617966-a-guide-to-the-good-life"><u>A Guide to the Good Life - The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy</u></a>. Smashley liked it a lot. I can see how it would help prepare for the bad days and appreciate the good ones. </p><p>You can go back over the old episodes and relive the magic as much as you want: <a href="https://linktr.ee/YouWantMora"><u>https://linktr.ee/YouWantMora</u></a>. Hopefully this holds you over until season two, coming at you in 2026.</p>