Catch Up with Kai and Cowen
Two pretty average guys trying to navigate life, one hangout at a time. A chill space to slow down and vent - from mental health to culture - through the eyes of two 30 year old adults. Some weeks we’re deep in our feelings, other weeks we’re talking about whatever’s happening in the world and how it’s messing with our heads. If you’ve ever felt a bit lost, a bit bored, or a bit hopeful all at once, tune in because you’re not the only one.
Episodes
23 episodes
ABC 2 | Free Magic and Hard Politics
In this episode, we dig into Coco’s apprentice test and why the show’s attention to tools and technique makes the magic feel tangible. From there, we spiral into big worldbuilding questions. If magic is basically ink plus drawing skill, is it t...
Making Real Memories and My Incel Diagnosis...
What does it say about your friends if they're too cool for social improv games? What does it say about your family if they're envious of influencers? What does it say about you if your social feeds are full of incel mem...
ABC 1 | Kickoff
Two brand-new series; two totally different kinds of tension. We’re launching our anime book club by watching the first two episodes of Witch Hat Atelier and Nippon Sangoku and then going beat by beat through what actually worked, what felt mid...
Reckless Ben and Canada's World Cup
Why do months disappear when regular school routines end? Why does the same week repeated 40 times feel like it never even happened? Why does everyone care about the World Cup? These are the questions we answer as Cowen shares what Vancouv...
Join Our Chill Anime Book Club
What's the point of doomscrolling all day? Let's watch anime together instead. We're starting an anime book club(which is chill) and you're invited! Here's how it's going to go: two anime at a time, with two episodes each per week. To make our ...
Your son said WHAT!?
A sibling finally snaps and says the quiet part out loud: “Maybe you’re depressed because you do nothing.” That line kicks off a raw, opinionated conversation where we try to separate what’s true from what’s cruel, and what’s understandable fro...
Butchering the Decades of Anime
Decade lists are supposed to be neat and objective, right up until you actually start arguing with them. We pick up our anime conversation by using a Top 10 anime by decade list as our roadmap, then we immediately start detouring into the stuff...
Yes, You Missed a Funeral for a Dance Recital
A grandma-in-law unfortunately passes away suddenly. The dance recital is scheduled. They chose the recital. We're talking about the parent who skipped a funeral for their kid's performance and why we think they were kinda mean for this. Plus t...
Anime Favourites That Still Hit
Trying to make a top five anime list is all fun and games until you realize you’re really ranking your own values. We sit down as lifelong anime fans and go title by title, from childhood gateway staples like Digimon and Pokémon to modern serie...
Daily Lives of Canadian Immigrant University Kids (Adults)
University wasn't that exciting. No dramatic movie moments; just classes, stress, figuring out what we want to do, and hanging out with our good old friends. But looking back, we started thinking differently about family, time, priv...
Classroom Breakthroughs and After School Reality Checks
High school is supposed to look like the movies, but ours didn't. Today, we break down what a Canadian high school experience actually felt like, from giant schools with surprisingly muted sports culture to the weird letdown of realizing Disney...
Memoirs of Canadian Immigrant Kids in Junior High
This time we talk about two somewhat different junior high experiences. One of us was top of the class and just thriving. The other was insecure and struggling to navigate life. We're looking back at the awkward years - school dances, early cru...
Memoirs of Canadian Immigrant Kids in Elementary School
As immigrant kids in Canada, we look back on our elementary school years: the classes, the crushes, the bullying, and the toys. Renting out movies from the library, playing Club Penguin. Just the good old days when life had no worries. If you g...
Are psychedelics the future of our world?
For the first time in our drug mini series, we're coming out in favour of one. Psychedelics have carried a stigma for decades. But there is growing evidence of their use in the sphere of mental health. In this episode Kai shares his own persona...
Cannabis: The Drug Canada Got Too Comfortable With
Canada legalized cannabis and overnight it became part of everyday life. But this came with a cost. In the third episode of our drug mini series, Kai gets vulnerable and shares his personal experience with cannabis addiction. We break down the ...
Pour Decisions: The Most Accepted Drug Nobody Questions
In the second episode of our drug mini series, we explore the most socially and culturally accepted drug: alcohol. We talk about the health consequences, the bad decisions it leads to, and why it can destroy lives. But we also get into the conf...
Hooked on Nicotine: We Fell For It So You Don't Have To
We are kicking off with our first mini series on recreational and prescription drugs. In this episode we talk about nicotine, primarily vaping. We share our personal experiences with vaping, what it felt like, why it's so easy to get hooked, an...
Red or Blue: Think for Yourself Because AI Can't
If 50% of people vote blue, everyone survives. If less than 50% go blue, only the red voters survive. What color would you choose? We also dive into the world of AI: why it can never truly think, the rise of AI psychosis, and what happens to th...
How a Wedding in Greece Ended Years of Faking Who I Am
A trip to Greece for a wedding turned out to be life changing. In this episode, we explore how a normal trip turned into a journey of self-discovery. We dive into what it means to stop faking who you are, especially around family and your loved...
The Generation of Scrollers: Mental Health, Childhood, and Humanizing Our Parents
In this episode, we talk about social media's brutal pace, its significant toll on mental health, and the rules our parents set that we didn't always understand. We've come to realize that the older we get, the more we see our parents not as au...
I Gave Up Everything For a Dream That Didn't Want Me
This episode isn't about the highlights. It's about what happens after the dream dies. The identity crisis. The silence. The version of yourself you have to grieve. But also: his sister, who never stopped believing in something else for him. An...
Tried to Go Pro in League of Legends… Here’s What Happened
Another week with Kai and Cowen. Not only do we explore how we became close over time and talk about traits that strengthen friendships, but Kai shares his past attempt to become a pro League of Legends player.