Episode 6 — 16 Tons…and What Do You Get?

This week, Peter wonders when running a simple errand became a part-time job. Self-checkout turns us into unpaid employees, an innocent interest in pickleball threatens the retirement account, and Amazon proves once again that buying one thing is apparently impossible.

There’s also a DIY recording booth, the unavoidable return trip to the hardware store, and a look at electric riding luggage—because apparently walking through an airport was a problem someone felt compelled to solve.

Plus, a Recharge Recommendation involving a diner, a town where nobody knows you, and 45 minutes with your phone in your pocket. Sometimes getting a little charge back is as simple as going somewhere nobody needs anything from you.

Drained Battery Society.

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

Episode 5: Citizen Lame

Getting older apparently comes with rules about what you're still allowed to enjoy. This week, Peter wonders why a $4,000 set of golf clubs is perfectly respectable, but building a giant LEGO Millennium Falcon requires an explanation. Plus, the myth of the "one quick stop," a product that somehow improves on water by making it diet, a sleep mask that turns bedtime into a medical equipment staging area, and a listener from Boston wondering exactly when you're officially old. Turns out the answer may involve bird feeders.

Drained Battery Society.

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

Episode 4 – Hair Today, Gone...to the Hardware Store

Getting older isn't about one big moment—it's about a thousand little ones. This week, Peter talks about doctor visits that have quietly become maintenance appointments, the mysterious migration of body hair to places it has no business growing, and why every trip to the hardware store somehow feels better than hauling anything home from it. Plus, a sleeping bag you can wear, a recommendation to support your neighborhood hardware store, and a reminder that growing older may not come with much dignity, but it does come with some pretty good stories.

Drained Battery Society.

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.