The Jocular Pugilists
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The Unwritten Rules of Restaurants: Who’s the Rude One Here?
Going out to dinner used to be simple: sit down, order food, eat, pay, leave.Apparently, we’ve made it much more complicated.What happens when your friend shows up 25 minutes late? Do you wait to order—or are the appetizers...
Why Are Things So Damn Expensive?
Groceries. Housing. Insurance. Taxes. It seems like everything costs more—and everyone has an explanation for why.But what if we’re diagnosing the problem with the wrong data?In this episode, we dig into some of the most popular c...
Second Chances: Who Deserves One—and Who Absolutely Doesn’t?
We love a good comeback story. Rocky gets knocked down? We’re cheering for him to get back up. But when someone hurts us? Suddenly, redemption gets a whole lot more complicated.This week on The Jocular Pugilists, P...
When do you tell a friend the truth—even if it risks the friendship?
From The Jocular Pugilists ArchivesPhil ran into some technical issues this week, so we’re reaching back into the archives to bring you one of our favorite conversations. Whether you’re hearing it again or discovering it for the f...
Technology That Brings Us Closer Together
We're constantly told that technology is making us lonelier, more distracted, and less connected. But is that the whole story?In this episode of The Jocular Pugilists, Tomas and Phil explore the other side of the conversation. Fro...
