Best Mat Labotka Podcasts (2024)

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100 Calorie Packs 18:35

12h ago18:35

18:35

The era of Globalization has created a utopian society of plenty. Water comes right out of the walls and temperatures are controlled by a dial. The phone in your pocket can summon a stranger bringing food right to your front door. Unfortunately, our bodies were designed by the harsh realities of evolution in an era of survival long since conquered.…

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Sirens 19:09

20d ago19:09

19:09

A shrill noise in the night invokes an immediate sense of danger. A horn calling out across a valley will rally the cavalry to prepare for war. A clanging bell at the town gate will rouse the inhabitants to a common threat. And a wailing siren of an ambulance will awaken everybody in a six block radius for absolutely nothing. The modern civilizatio…

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Doomsday Predictions 21:25

1M ago21:25

21:25

The end is nigh! The sun has been blighted and the Aztec calendar has ended! All of the eight prophesies have been fulfilled! The Infinity Stones have been collected and the White Walkers have taken the Wall! In our waning days of life on Earth, with TikTok and Tay-Tay, the only way to grab peoples’ attention is with the original way to grab people…

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Storage Lockers 15:41

1M ago15:41

15:41

Since the dawn of Humankind, we have had a proud tradition of Hunting and Gathering. While some still cling to the hunting of game, most of society has moved into the game of hunting for deals. Deals are a great way to save resources in order to Gather more things. Gathering is our way of keeping score in life. It has become our life’s goal to gath…

1
Tipping in Advance 19:00

2M ago19:00

19:00

The exchange of money for goods and services is the cornerstone of civilization. Goods have value, and money has value; and often, service has value. And America recognizes good service. We tip everyone. We recognize good service so hard that when we receive bad service we still tip for good service. Tipping is so ubiquitous in America that the tax…

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The News 17:48

2M ago17:48

17:48

Humanity has a natural inclination toward gossip. It’s an instinctive need that we’re constantly up to date on what’s happening. Who is getting married? Who is fighting? What sensationalist embarrassment is the king going through? And in the modern age, we have the technology to beam gossip directly into our eyes from anywhere in the world, heck, e…

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Half-Full Beverages 16:26

2M ago16:26

16:26

Water is the element of Life. The origins of life on earth may be enshrouded in mystery, but that it began in water is unquestionable. While humankind does not live in water, a cursory glance at a map reveals that civilization develops near water. We must always have access to water to survive. But in the modern era, we can rely on the everpresent …

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Leap Day 17:22

3M ago17:22

17:22

Since the dawn of Humankind, we have looked to the heavens for answers. The sun has always been our clock, the constellations forever our calendar. Becoming an agricultural society required deciphering the cosmos in order to predict the seasons’ change. Eventually, turning ourselves into office-dwelling, meeting-addicted, hourly automatons necessit…

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Pillows 18:18

3M ago18:18

18:18

Life on Earth has evolved in a heartless, gladiatorial gauntlet of Survival of the Fittest. The eventual apex Champion of the Arena is a warm-blooded, lean, running machine with a problem-solving, complex brain. This cave-dwelling ape not only conquered the animal kingdom, but dominated nature itself by changing its own environment. And we changed …

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Sales 15:50

3M ago15:50

15:50

This President’s Day, America comes together to celebrate – like every holiday – the things that matter most to our nation, Deals. Now that the presidency has been reduced to the hollow pulpit of reality-show ridiculousness, we are free to embrace that which is core to America. We the people, in order to create a more perfect facade of family value…

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Flowers 16:17

3M ago16:17

16:17

The Plant Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom have always lived in a delicate, symbiotic peace. The animals kindly exhale carbon […] The post Flowers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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The Word ‘Just’ 18:48

4M ago18:48

18:48

Humanity is a duality. ‘Humanity’ is defined by us, our species, humans, the animal that rose above all other beasts […] The post The Word ‘Just’ appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Snow 18:01

4M ago18:01

18:01

How privileged we have become, to love the snow. The pretty, white blanket has become a plaything to draw angels […] The post Snow appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Tension 17:24

4M ago17:24

17:24

As the long arc of the universe slowly degrades toward entropy, so too is the path of our humanly bodies […] The post Tension appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Glitter 18:44

5M ago18:44

18:44

The passage of time is marked by ritual. Birthdays are counted with tiny candles, Rush week is passed by getting […] The post Glitter appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Presents 18:08

5M ago18:08

18:08

Christmastime is upon us. It is the season of giving. We may share with our friends and family a token […] The post Presents appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Summer 18:08

6M ago18:08

18:08

Humanity has very practically divided time into seconds and minutes and hours; but the gods have divided time into seasons. […] The post Summer appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Costco 16:03

6M ago16:03

16:03

The trajectory of human commerce is a beautiful rainbow of collaboration. The unseemly origins of bartering melted away as we […] The post Costco appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Plastic on Plastic 21:53

6M ago21:53

21:53

The long arc of Human history is divided into grandiose epochs that are defined by certain monumental discoveries. Ten-thousand years […] The post Plastic on Plastic appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Aioli 17:06

6M ago17:06

17:06

In the course of its history, humankind has diversified itself into a vast array of unique cultures. One of the […] The post Aioli appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Halloween Weekend 17:31

7M ago17:31

17:31

Humanity has shaped the world around us to suit our needs. We have conquered all our discomforts. Our predators are […] The post Halloween Weekend appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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The Cold 16:13

7M ago16:13

16:13

Autumn is here. The thermostat dips lower by the day. Sunlight slips through the bare branches of the trees before […] The post The Cold appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Forced Audience 18:28

7M ago18:28

18:28

Theatre has been part of the Human experience since the dawn of creation. Before the first hieroglyph was ever etched, […] The post Forced Audience appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Apple Pay 17:19

7M ago17:19

17:19

One of the most complex systems that humankind has created is Commerce. From our ancient origins of fighting to the […] The post Apple Pay appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Traffic Court 18:27

8M ago18:27

18:27

The Game of Life is a nuanced, open-world role-playing game that everybody gets to play once. While some stats are […] The post Traffic Court appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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The Gondolas of Santorini 17:11

8M ago17:11

17:11

Santorini is a beautiful island off the coast of Greece. A collapsed volcano has left a striking, sheer cliff rising […] The post The Gondolas of Santorini appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Cruise Food 15:29

8M ago15:29

15:29

Humankind has always taken to the sea. We are addicted to exploration, to discovery, to peeking over the horizon and […] The post Cruise Food appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Tour Groups 17:14

9M ago17:14

17:14

Humankind is a herd animal. We gather. Like lemmings to a cliff, we follow where the herd goes. We gather […] The post Tour Groups appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Travel Days 18:18

9M ago18:18

18:18

From humanity’s origins in Africa, it took around 100,000 years to spread across the globe. The pace of that journey […] The post Travel Days appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Tourists 18:03

9M ago18:03

18:03

The Twenty-First Century is a wondrous time to exist. Humanity now enjoys an age where we can safely see the […] The post Tourists appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Bar Snack Utensils 17:22

11M ago17:22

17:22

Eons of evolution have culminated in creating the perfect form of life: Humankind. Unfortunately, it didn’t bother cleaning up after […] The post Bar Snack Utensils appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Barbeque Chips 17:09

12M ago17:09

17:09

Summertime is a joyous time. The quintessential image of peak happiness is the sun shining from a blue sky on […] The post Barbeque Chips appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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The Price of Gas 19:11

12M ago19:11

19:11

Humanity has plunged into the Cyber Age at terminal velocity. Everything must move at the speed of light. High-speed internet, […] The post The Price of Gas appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Zak Chapter 2 11:58

1y ago11:58

11:58

Grumble Goat is off this week! So Mat has commandeered the feed to bring you a preview of his fantasy-adventure […] The post Zak Chapter 2 appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Spoilers 18:23

1y ago18:23

18:23

A picture says a thousand words. But those words are silent, and they are in your head, and it’s really […] The post Spoilers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Sauce Gatekeepers 19:05

1y ago19:05

19:05

Machines require lubrication. The clockwork motion of gears and levers grinds to a halt without the grease. Proper lubrication is […] The post Sauce Gatekeepers appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Ice Water 17:16

1y ago17:16

17:16

Humankind matured into a collective during the last Ice Age. The frigid Earth was an inhospitable place for our furless […] The post Ice Water appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Blue Apron 16:26

1y ago16:26

16:26

The 21st Century is a fast-paced, bustling cacophony of technologically enhanced productivity. Computers, cell phones, and Artificial Intelligence have turned […] The post Blue Apron appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

1
Reusable Bags 16:47

1y ago16:47

16:47

In the vast, empty blackness of the Universe, there is one frail, tiny pebble bobbing along on the gravitational waves […] The post Reusable Bags appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Zak: the Hew-Man 15:07

1y ago15:07

15:07

Veronique is off this week! So Mat has commandeered the feed to bring you a preview of his fantasy-adventure novel, […] The post Zak: the Hew-Man appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Exercise 17:24

1y ago17:24

17:24

The Human Body is the perfect biological machine. With over a million years of R&D, this high precision work of […] The post Exercise appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Smart Watches 15:36

1y ago15:36

15:36

Humanity is experiencing a Technological Age heretofore unimaginable to the amoebas that began life on Earth. Unfortunately, it is happening […] The post Smart Watches appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Naps 15:23

1y ago15:23

15:23

The Human Brain is an incredibly complex biological supercomputer. It has sysadmin privileges over every other organic function in the […] The post Naps appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Dating App Deceit 16:51

1+ y ago16:51

16:51

We are living in the Digital Age. It is an era of Renaissance and upheaval. The old, analog ways are […] The post Dating App Deceit appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Being Handed Things 15:35

1+ y ago15:35

15:35

While there are a handful of advantages Humankind can claim over the rest of the beasts of the Earth, it […] The post Being Handed Things appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Toilet Paper 19:17

1+ y ago19:17

19:17

Humanity has evolved well beyond the limitations of our animal origins. Our structures of steel and glass practically scrape the […] The post Toilet Paper appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Elevator Etiquette 17:55

1+ y ago17:55

17:55

The Meaning of Life is remarkably simple, cherish the people that are close to you. Unfortunately, ‘Close,’ in this instance, […] The post Elevator Etiquette appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Holidays’ End 15:28

1+ y ago15:28

15:28

As the year draws to an end, the world celebrates. A cornucopia of feasts and festivals replace the dwindling sunlight. […] The post Holidays’ End appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Gift Wrapping 18:51

1+ y ago18:51

18:51

One of the many joyous traditions practiced in this Holiday Season is the exchanging of gifts. Gifts, ultimately, are just […] The post Gift Wrapping appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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Hanukkah 20:13

1+ y ago20:13

20:13

The holiday season is the crashing climax that reverberates through the end of the year. Every holiday is another rite […] The post Hanukkah appeared first on Mat Labotka.By Mat Labotka & Veronique Hurley

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