In this episode Kief and Sage tackle the heavy hitting question "am i the asshole"? We look at bathing suit blunders, sibling overstays, and some miserable parents. Smoke up and join us as we do an off kilter episode to cover for Kiefs vacation.

From UFOs and poisoned punch to wellness gurus and some insanely charismatic leaders, cults have a way of pulling people in and refusing to let go. In this episode, Kief and Sage spark up and explore the hazy boundaries between belief, manipulation, and community. What even is a cult? Why do people join them? And is your favorite fandom just a few red flags away from full-blown indoctrination? Join us as we question everything—including each other’s book clubs.

Why do we put things off—even when we know we’ll regret it later? In this episode, Kief and Sage take a hazy stroll through the tangled terrain of procrastination. From ancient philosophy to modern psychology, they explore what it means to delay action, the role of akrasia (knowing better but doing otherwise), and why that looming task always feels easier to do tomorrow. Is procrastination a flaw, a feature, or just part of being human? Spark up, settle in, and let’s put off productivity—together.

Why do we cry—and why does it sometimes feel so good? In this emotionally soaked episode, Kief and Sage take a hit and dive deep into the science, symbolism, and soul of shedding tears. From the biological basics to the cultural taboos, from Aristotle to anime, they explore how crying connects us to ourselves and each other. Plus: why cartoons wreck us emotionally, and whether tears are the universe’s way of letting the truth leak out. Bring a tissue, and maybe a lighter.

In this episode of So Listen: A Positing of Hideas, Kief and Sage dive headfirst into the mind-bending idea that reality isn’t fixed—it shifts depending on who’s watching. From quantum physics to social masks, from the Panopticon to Instagram stories, they explore how our identities and our worlds get warped, reflected, and refracted through other people’s eyes. Are we ever truly ourselves, or just the versions we think others expect? Toss in some weed-fueled metaphors, a dog with no judgment, and a surprisingly chill take on surveillance culture, and you’ve got a reflection worth staring into. Reality, it turns out, might be less of a mirror—and more of a mood.

In this episode of So Listen: A Positing of Hideas, Kief and Sage dive deep into the tangled web of deception, self-doubt, and illusion known as impostor syndrome. But they don’t stop there—they unmask the entire Fraud Squad: from the high-achievers who feel like fakes, to the creatives who can't believe their own talent, to the systems that make people question their worth. Are we all just pretending to have it together? And what happens when we start to believe our own con? Light up and tune in as we expose the psychology behind the mask.

What is imagination—and why does it feel so real? In this episode of So Listen: A Positing of Hideas, Kief and Sage dive deep into the mind’s magic trick: from daydreams and thought experiments to the philosophy and neuroscience behind our wildest mental movies. They explore how imagination shapes empathy, fuels creativity, and maybe even builds reality itself. Plus: mushrooms that might be dreaming you. Spark up and tune in—this one’s all in your head.

In this midnight ramble, Kief and Sage close their eyes and open their minds to the weird, wobbly world of sleep. What is it? Why do we do it? Are dreams just brain static—or secret messages from the unconscious multiverse? From sleepwalking crimes to lucid dream rebellion, from capitalism’s war on rest to the cosmic twinship of sleep and death, the hosts drift through philosophy, biology, and pure stoner wonder. So grab a blanket, spark one up, and float with us through the shadow-self dimension. Just don’t try to read this in a dream—you won’t be able to.