May 31, 2025 • 26 mins
• Missing a week of podcasting due to travel for my nephew's soccer tournament in Kentucky
• Observing the intense world of sports parents who scream at refs during youth games
• Experiencing the chaotic Memorial Day crowds at Buc-ee's for the first time
• Celebrating reaching episode 21, placing this podcast in the top 1% globally
• Discussing Mars colonization timelines and the challenges of living off-Earth
• Learning about Tesla's Optimus robot and contemplating future robotic assistance
• Discovering my lifelong motion sickness is caused by Binocular Vision Dysfunction
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Speaker 1 (00:19):
What's up everyone.
Welcome to episode 21 ofJennaPod.
May is over.
Yes, I had to take a week offof the podcast because we
traveled to Elizabethtown,kentucky, for my nephew's soccer
tournament for the Memorial Dayweekend.
So three days away from thehome equals no time to work on
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the podcast.
So you can blame my 16-year-oldnephew for that.
Just kidding, he's a politelittle sweetie pie.
I didn't grow up playing soccerso I know nothing about the
sport.
When I was very, very young, myneighbor Amy hit me in the face
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with a soccer ball and I saysto myself uh, this is not the
sport for me.
I'll just keep doing flips on afour-inch beam, not ever
playing soccer.
You can imagine how lost I am.
For two 45-minute halveswatching the parents scream at
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the refs about offsides andfouls and yellow cards.
It felt like watching realityTV.
But I didn't understand thedrama.
I just clapped and smiled.
On the first day I burnt myankles and it was overcast.
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The ref did get pissed at onepoint and yelled at my nephew's
coach.
You better get your parentsunder control.
Sports parents be doing themost.
Are you a calm sports parentjust wearing your little picture
button, or are you the parentwho is cussing out the ref and
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getting ejected from the park.
A couple years ago we traveledsomewhere in western Kentucky to
watch my nephew's high schoolteam play in a tournament and
there were parents cussing outthe ref and other parents of the
other team.
I was looking around like whatthe fuck is going on?
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This isn't the World Cup, withmillions of dollars on the line.
This is high school soccer.
The athletic director of theother school had to come over
and be like Hello adults, pleasestop being redonkulous.
I do have sympathy for the refsbecause once, for three weeks,
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I refed beach volleyball at thefamous Back Porch Saloon off
Princeton Glendale Road inWestchester, ohio back probably
2006, when I was 24.
The Back Porch is still myfavorite bar to this day.
Shout out to Mike who is theowner-manager and has been there
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forever.
I hope it's still a fun place.
Back then it would sell morebeer in a season than the actual
Bengal Stadium did.
True story, anyway.
Did I ever play volleyball as asport?
No, ma'am, no sir.
But my husband was one of thosepeople who was like diving in
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the sand headfirst.
Couldn't be me.
I would fill in if it wasreally really needed, but it's
like adult softball I'm the oneyou put in right field where the
ball never goes.
Oddly, as a minimalist, I stillhave my softball glove from my
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beer league days.
It's in my closet next to mytornado helmet.
Roughing beach volleyball wasone of the top five most
stressful activities I have everdone.
Was it a beer league?
Yes, but did we end up withteams who played in college?
Yes, I have the attention spanof a puppy, so that's why I
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sucked as a beach volleyball refand that's also why I'll never
get into playing golf.
People would freak the fuck outon me, screaming like it was
out.
Sir, I'm getting paid $7 anhour to be here and I don't care
.
I had a whistle the little flipscore card thingy and I got to
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dramatically climb the littlejudge's stand.
Did I miss calls and pray?
A nice person would be like itwas in.
Yes, I probably teared up whenpeople were yelling at me
because I'm a sensitive Pisces.
Because I'm a sensitive Pisces,my girlfriend Allie played
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soccer at UK yes, a badass.
And she was telling me thereare shortages of refs for all
sports because parents are beingsilly, mean gooses.
So remember, even though you'veinvested thousands of dollars
into your child's sport anddidn't want to travel to nowhere
.
Insert random flyover state.
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Don't be a jerk-off to Gary,the 56-year-old volunteer ref.
Now, if Gary is getting paid,have at it.
Just kidding Gary, we love you.
Have at it, just kidding Gary,we love you.
On the way home Memorial DayMonday from Elizabethtown,
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kentucky, we stopped at themothership Buc-ee's in Smith
Grove, kentucky.
If you don't know what Buc-ee'sis, for my international
listeners it's an American chainof country stores and gas
stations founded in 1982 by ArchBeaver Alpine III.
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What a name.
The Bucky's stores are foundmostly in Kentucky, tennessee,
alabama, also with some inFlorida and the OG in Houston,
texas.
It's like taking the store atCracker Barrel and combining it
with a Dollar General and like amall food court.
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Now I posted on my personalInstagram that it was my first
time going and people were likeno way, I don't believe you.
A the one there in Kentucky isnewer and I haven't traveled
north really anywhere by car togo see one.
My husband goes to the one onthe way to Birmingham a couple
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times a month for work.
B we don't have kids, which Ithink is a part of the lore.
My husband needed a coffee andsaid you want to go to Bucky's?
And I said sure, we're in nohurry to get home.
Just kidding, I was because Iwanted to see my animals.
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We get off the interstate andthere was a line across the
bridge but luckily we weren'tneeding gas so we pulled into
another line to bypass it.
Now the parking lot was prettyfull, but again, I've never been
there so I assume it's likethat all of the time.
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As we were walking up, I'mthinking seems like a lot of
people walking in and out.
As soon as we stepped inside, Ican only describe what I saw as
it being 2002, it's BlackFriday and we are at the best
buy when the doors open.
I was stressed Now, duh, not uswalking into Buc-ee's on a
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top-tier travel driving holiday.
First thing I see is a man witha black cat in one of those
spaceship-looking backpacks yousee on Instagram where the cat
can look out the back and it'sbobbing up and down.
I wanted to get out of there assoon as we were in, that's what
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she said.
We walked to the back of thestore, husband got a coffee and
went to the restroom.
Thank God I didn't have to TTbecause the line was 40 ladies
deep.
That's what she said.
I was just trying to standstill but I was next to the
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fudge stand so I had to changemy placement constantly.
There were some gentlemenstanding around staring giving
I'm about to be taken vibes.
I didn't even walk around toperuse items.
I wanted the fuck out of there.
Luckily the checkout at theback side of the building was
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chill and we talked to employeeKaren.
No, not that kind of Karen.
This Karen was black and shesaid it had been that busy since
4 am, 4 am.
She said this will be theirbusiest day of the year besides,
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probably the 4th of Julyweekend.
I saluted her and said Godspeed.
We started walking towards thecar and saw 11 Corvettes in a
line driving in.
I said are we at the Strip inGatlinburg?
Corvette gangs be like you knowwhat boys?
(10:14):
Where can we show off theseCorvettes off to people, to
severely underdressed people outin society?
I had people DM me like whatdid you buy?
Nothing, abso-fucking-lutelynothing.
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That place took a little bit ofmy soul.
My IG buddy, julie, said thereare two types of people in this
world those who love Buc-ee'sand those who loathe Buc-ee's.
I do need to give it anotherchance.
Julie also said she had it inher plans to drive to Cincy last
weekend, but the plans fellthrough.
And she said the kids and Itook a road trip to Bucky's to
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kill part of the day.
That's right.
We drove three hours round tripto go to a gas station for fun.
Mom of the year.
Well done, julie.
So Bucky's and I had a badfirst date.
If he calls, I'll contemplategoing again, but this time I
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need a drink.
Make it 151.
We did it.
I hit my goal of getting past 20podcast episodes.
If you have been listeningsince the beginning, you may
remember me telling you.
One of my favorite podcastersposted a poster from a podcast
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studio back in January and itsaid 90% of podcasts don't get
past episode 3.
That's 1.8 million who quit.
Of the 200,000 left, 90% willquit after 20 episodes.
That's another 180,000 gone Tobe in the top 1% of podcasts in
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the world.
You need to only publish 21episodes of your podcast.
So yay, as always.
Thank you for listening andreaching out about episodes,
because it keeps me motivated todo this for free.
If you recall, while Applehosts 2.8 million podcasts as of
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April 2025, there are only436,000 that are actively
posting.
So I'm like in the 15% 36,000that are actively posting.
So I'm like in the 15%.
So I am just going to keep atthis and see if it turns into
anything.
And if you know anyone lookingfor a voice for their podcast,
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holla at your girl.
Also, I have had peopledownload this podcast recently
in Germany and the Netherlands.
Now is that legit?
Or y'all got some high-techVPNs that confuse the stats?
Or is someone, an internationalbusiness person and stopping at
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an airport?
Either way, konnichiwa, guesswhat?
You guys and you may have beenway ahead of me on this Humans
cannot breathe on Mars.
Plot twist because itsatmosphere is over 95% carbon
dioxide and only contains traceamounts of oxygen, making it
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impossible to breathe withoutassistance.
Astronauts would need to usespacesuits with oxygen supplies
to survive on the Martiansurface, so now I really don't
want to go there.
First of all, a spacesuit seemsclaustrophobic.
Katy Perry didn't have one on,so you can't go outside.
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I'm good.
I don't need to live in a fakebuilding that resembles Earth,
so robots will have to bebuilding that best.
Western Hilton Waldorf, astoria.
Situation.
On Twitter, the account Mossimoasked how long a commercial
airplane would take to reacheach planet and Elon responded
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Starship can reach Mars in sixmonths, every 26 months when the
planets are aligned Dang, not atime to forget your earbuds or
your Kindle.
And this starship is the rocketcapable of establishing a
permanent base on Mars.
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As some of you know, grok is afree AI assist designed by
ex-Twitter and someone asked itwhen are we going to Mars?
And Grok tweeted predictingMars population timeline is
speculative.
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Elon Musk suggests uncrewedmission by 2026 and crew
landings by 2028 to 2030, aimingfor a self-sustaining city by
2044 to 2054.
Spacex Starship Progresssupports this ambition, but
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technical challenges like lifesupport and radiation protection
remain unresolved.
Regulatory hurdles,environmental concerns and
potential legal conflicts withthe Outer Space Treaty could
delay plans.
Experts propose 2031 to 2033for crewed missions and critics
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question prioritizing Mars overEarth's issues.
A permanent population likelydepends on overcoming these
obstacles, making timelines veryuncertain.
How do I get on the board of theOuter Space Treaty?
According to the United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs,
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the Outer Space Treaty of 1967is an international agreement
that establishes the frameworkfor the exploration and use of
outer space, of outer space,emphasizing that space should be
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used for peaceful purposes andis not the subject to national
appropriation.
It prohibits the placement ofnuclear weapons in space and
ensures that outer space isaccessible for exploration by
all countries.
Okay, no, nuclear weapons isgood.
Ain't nobody got time for that?
So, anyway, I will chill onMars information for a while.
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I think we should be focusingon making dinosaurs more than
Mars.
But, as we have learned on thispodcast, I will not be taking a
Southwest flight to Isla Nubarbecause, allegedly, dino DNA
technology doesn't exist.
Whatever, did you see the videoon the internet the week before
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last of the Tesla Optimus robotdoing simple chores?
Pretty wild.
I definitely didn't think in mylifetime I would see a robot
doing tasks and dancing.
I thought it was just aHollywood movie thing.
I'm impressed with thetechnology but freaked out by
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the thought of having a robot inmy home Now doing things
outside my home cutting thegrass, cutting down trees,
cleaning out the gutters,scooping doggy doo-doo, finding
every single tick in my backyardand annihilating them.
These are the tasks I need.
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I am good with a low-classrobot in my home like a Roomba.
The Tesla Optimus robot is 5'8".
I am also 5'8".
I don't like that.
Now, when I am 80 and in myassisted living with all my
besties, I may want a robot.
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I can be like yo robot.
Make me a martini and acharcuterie board and, by the
way, go to Kroger for me when wewere gone in Kentucky for the
soccer tournament.
I have a house sitter.
Stay at our home to watch thepuppers and baby goblin elder
cat.
We've used this house sitterfor nine years.
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She spends the night because myanimals are post-pandemic,
needy little turds.
But would I allow a robot towatch my animals?
Hmm, maybe.
If the robot is giving MrsDoubtfire vibes, I bet we see
robots in the home sooner thanlater.
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What in the world will thatcost?
Okay, I need to Google that.
When I am at my assisted living, though, I will take a little
robot kitten or puppy to snugglewith Hashtag doesn't poop.
I went to the eye doctor lastweek.
I was a year and a half behindgoing and I'm about two to three
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prescription changes behind.
Shwoops.
I love my doc.
She's young, cute, she's fromJersey, lots of badass new
technology.
I pay extra for that shitbecause they say eye tissue can
be a predictor of a lot oftroublesome things, or at least
that's what they tell me incharge my credit card.
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She had something brand newthis time and that was placing a
virtual reality headset on myhead to test my eye alignment.
It was so cool.
Now I want a VR set.
The little AI machine wastalking to me as I moved my head
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around to answer questions andthere was some typical like
stare at the little dot test perusual.
At the end of the test it askedif I had any of the following
problems and when it got tomotion sickness, I pointed
toward the most extreme answerbecause your girl be carsick her
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entire life.
I carry Dramamine in my purse24-7, 365 for all planes, trains
and automobiles.
When the dog came back in shesaid no wonder you have awful
motion sickness.
She said your eyes aren'tworking together.
They are fighting each otherY'all.
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I had never felt so vindicatedin my life.
I had an ex-boyfriend thatthought I was faking, being
nauseated in the backseat of acar.
Like Botany at Miami University, he can suck a dick.
Like Botany at Miami University, he can suck a dick.
I have a form of binocularvision dysfunction, aka BVD.
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Bvd sounds like an STD.
I got from Gary, the volunteersoccer ref.
Here are two definitions of BVD.
According to Neurovision Austinand CouldItBeMyEyescom, poor eye
alignment, known as binocularvision dysfunction, can lead to
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motion sickness by causingconflicting signals between the
eyes and the inner ear,resulting in symptoms like
nausea and dizziness.
Treatment often involvesspecialized glasses with prisms
to help align the visual inputand reduce the symptoms.
According to Healthline andVisionSpecialistscom, binocular
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vision dysfunction occurs whenthe eyes are misaligned, making
it difficult for them to worktogether and send clear images
to the brain.
It difficult for them to worktogether and send clear images
to the brain.
This can lead to symptoms likedouble vision, headaches and
difficulty focusing.
My favorite part of the articlethat I read from the Cleveland
Clinic on the non-visual sensoryeffects of this are
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coordination issues, especiallyhand-eye coordination.
Well, what do you know?
I've talked about that a lotDizziness, lightheadedness,
motion sickness or nausea,vomiting, trouble throwing or
catching objects like a ball orcar keys.
This bullet point is foreveryone at my gym who randomly
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throws things to me to watch mejust clap my hands, all together
missing it.
They are big bullies.
Another one was trouble walkingin a straight line or frequent
collision with objects likefurniture or doorways.
I have been doing that shit myentire life.
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There's also vertigo feelinglike you're spinning, even when
holding.
Still, I had a bad case ofvertigo like eight years ago I
was at an all staff meeting forwork.
The room started spinning and Ithought I was having a stroke.
It lasted a couple weeks.
It wasn't fun.
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So I could add some correctivelenses and prisms to my glasses.
No idea what that costs.
There is vision therapy.
I don't know what that is.
It says Botox can be used toblock nerve signals to muscles
that control your eye movement.
This can help if your musclespull more strongly in one
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direction.
But where does the Botox go?
Into my eyeball?
That doesn't seem right.
Anyway, I'm starting a binocularvision dysfunction support
group.
We will meet every Friday atBucky's Just kidding, because
one of the symptoms of BVD isdifficulty seeing and being in
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brightly lit or vividly coloredenvironments like supermarkets,
shopping malls and retail stores.
And I feel vindicated againbecause you may remember my
stories of the stress of mechanging Kroger stores.
Anyway, catch me researchingmore about BVD.
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And if you are a fellow BVD-er,high five.
Or I hope we can.
High five because we probablycan't figure it out because our
eyes are, they're just notworking.
We have a new, oldest cat alive.
For those of you keeping tabs,flossie was born December 29th
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1995, making her 29 years old asof May 2025.
This has been acknowledged bythe Guinness World Book of
Records.
I used to ask for that bookevery Christmas.
Shout out to Santa for alwayspulling through.
Congrats to Flossie from all ofus here at the Jenna Pod
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podcast.
My mom texted me a porktenderloin air fryer recipe and
it was very, very dense withsteps and ingredients.
And she texted you don't haveto use all those spices, any rub
will do.
And I texted back that's whatshe said Hashtag, any rub will
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do.
Thank you all for listening toepisode 21 of Jenna Pod.
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voice Laters.
What's up everyone.
Welcome to episode 21 ofJennaPod.
May is over.
Yes, I had to take a week offof the podcast because we
traveled to Elizabethtown,kentucky, for my nephew's soccer
tournament for the Memorial Dayweekend.
So three days away from thehome equals no time to work on
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the podcast.
So you can blame my 16-year-oldnephew for that.
Just kidding, he's a politelittle sweetie pie.
I didn't grow up playing soccerso I know nothing about the
sport.
When I was very, very young, myneighbor Amy hit me in the face
(01:07):
with a soccer ball and I saysto myself uh, this is not the
sport for me.
I'll just keep doing flips on afour-inch beam, not ever
playing soccer.
You can imagine how lost I am.
For two 45-minute halveswatching the parents scream at
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the refs about offsides andfouls and yellow cards.
It felt like watching realityTV.
But I didn't understand thedrama.
I just clapped and smiled.
On the first day I burnt myankles and it was overcast.
(01:49):
The ref did get pissed at onepoint and yelled at my nephew's
coach.
You better get your parentsunder control.
Sports parents be doing themost.
Are you a calm sports parentjust wearing your little picture
button, or are you the parentwho is cussing out the ref and
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getting ejected from the park.
A couple years ago we traveledsomewhere in western Kentucky to
watch my nephew's high schoolteam play in a tournament and
there were parents cussing outthe ref and other parents of the
other team.
I was looking around like whatthe fuck is going on?
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This isn't the World Cup, withmillions of dollars on the line.
This is high school soccer.
The athletic director of theother school had to come over
and be like Hello adults, pleasestop being redonkulous.
I do have sympathy for the refsbecause once, for three weeks,
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I refed beach volleyball at thefamous Back Porch Saloon off
Princeton Glendale Road inWestchester, ohio back probably
2006, when I was 24.
The Back Porch is still myfavorite bar to this day.
Shout out to Mike who is theowner-manager and has been there
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forever.
I hope it's still a fun place.
Back then it would sell morebeer in a season than the actual
Bengal Stadium did.
True story, anyway.
Did I ever play volleyball as asport?
No, ma'am, no sir.
But my husband was one of thosepeople who was like diving in
(03:53):
the sand headfirst.
Couldn't be me.
I would fill in if it wasreally really needed, but it's
like adult softball I'm the oneyou put in right field where the
ball never goes.
Oddly, as a minimalist, I stillhave my softball glove from my
(04:14):
beer league days.
It's in my closet next to mytornado helmet.
Roughing beach volleyball wasone of the top five most
stressful activities I have everdone.
Was it a beer league?
Yes, but did we end up withteams who played in college?
Yes, I have the attention spanof a puppy, so that's why I
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sucked as a beach volleyball refand that's also why I'll never
get into playing golf.
People would freak the fuck outon me, screaming like it was
out.
Sir, I'm getting paid $7 anhour to be here and I don't care
.
I had a whistle the little flipscore card thingy and I got to
(05:05):
dramatically climb the littlejudge's stand.
Did I miss calls and pray?
A nice person would be like itwas in.
Yes, I probably teared up whenpeople were yelling at me
because I'm a sensitive Pisces.
Because I'm a sensitive Pisces,my girlfriend Allie played
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soccer at UK yes, a badass.
And she was telling me thereare shortages of refs for all
sports because parents are beingsilly, mean gooses.
So remember, even though you'veinvested thousands of dollars
into your child's sport anddidn't want to travel to nowhere
.
Insert random flyover state.
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Don't be a jerk-off to Gary,the 56-year-old volunteer ref.
Now, if Gary is getting paid,have at it.
Just kidding Gary, we love you.
Have at it, just kidding Gary,we love you.
On the way home Memorial DayMonday from Elizabethtown,
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kentucky, we stopped at themothership Buc-ee's in Smith
Grove, kentucky.
If you don't know what Buc-ee'sis, for my international
listeners it's an American chainof country stores and gas
stations founded in 1982 by ArchBeaver Alpine III.
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What a name.
The Bucky's stores are foundmostly in Kentucky, tennessee,
alabama, also with some inFlorida and the OG in Houston,
texas.
It's like taking the store atCracker Barrel and combining it
with a Dollar General and like amall food court.
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Now I posted on my personalInstagram that it was my first
time going and people were likeno way, I don't believe you.
A the one there in Kentucky isnewer and I haven't traveled
north really anywhere by car togo see one.
My husband goes to the one onthe way to Birmingham a couple
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times a month for work.
B we don't have kids, which Ithink is a part of the lore.
My husband needed a coffee andsaid you want to go to Bucky's?
And I said sure, we're in nohurry to get home.
Just kidding, I was because Iwanted to see my animals.
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We get off the interstate andthere was a line across the
bridge but luckily we weren'tneeding gas so we pulled into
another line to bypass it.
Now the parking lot was prettyfull, but again, I've never been
there so I assume it's likethat all of the time.
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As we were walking up, I'mthinking seems like a lot of
people walking in and out.
As soon as we stepped inside, Ican only describe what I saw as
it being 2002, it's BlackFriday and we are at the best
buy when the doors open.
I was stressed Now, duh, not uswalking into Buc-ee's on a
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top-tier travel driving holiday.
First thing I see is a man witha black cat in one of those
spaceship-looking backpacks yousee on Instagram where the cat
can look out the back and it'sbobbing up and down.
I wanted to get out of there assoon as we were in, that's what
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she said.
We walked to the back of thestore, husband got a coffee and
went to the restroom.
Thank God I didn't have to TTbecause the line was 40 ladies
deep.
That's what she said.
I was just trying to standstill but I was next to the
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fudge stand so I had to changemy placement constantly.
There were some gentlemenstanding around staring giving
I'm about to be taken vibes.
I didn't even walk around toperuse items.
I wanted the fuck out of there.
Luckily the checkout at theback side of the building was
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chill and we talked to employeeKaren.
No, not that kind of Karen.
This Karen was black and shesaid it had been that busy since
4 am, 4 am.
She said this will be theirbusiest day of the year besides,
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probably the 4th of Julyweekend.
I saluted her and said Godspeed.
We started walking towards thecar and saw 11 Corvettes in a
line driving in.
I said are we at the Strip inGatlinburg?
Corvette gangs be like you knowwhat boys?
(10:14):
Where can we show off theseCorvettes off to people, to
severely underdressed people outin society?
I had people DM me like whatdid you buy?
Nothing, abso-fucking-lutelynothing.
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That place took a little bit ofmy soul.
My IG buddy, julie, said thereare two types of people in this
world those who love Buc-ee'sand those who loathe Buc-ee's.
I do need to give it anotherchance.
Julie also said she had it inher plans to drive to Cincy last
weekend, but the plans fellthrough.
And she said the kids and Itook a road trip to Bucky's to
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kill part of the day.
That's right.
We drove three hours round tripto go to a gas station for fun.
Mom of the year.
Well done, julie.
So Bucky's and I had a badfirst date.
If he calls, I'll contemplategoing again, but this time I
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need a drink.
Make it 151.
We did it.
I hit my goal of getting past 20podcast episodes.
If you have been listeningsince the beginning, you may
remember me telling you.
One of my favorite podcastersposted a poster from a podcast
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studio back in January and itsaid 90% of podcasts don't get
past episode 3.
That's 1.8 million who quit.
Of the 200,000 left, 90% willquit after 20 episodes.
That's another 180,000 gone Tobe in the top 1% of podcasts in
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the world.
You need to only publish 21episodes of your podcast.
So yay, as always.
Thank you for listening andreaching out about episodes,
because it keeps me motivated todo this for free.
If you recall, while Applehosts 2.8 million podcasts as of
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April 2025, there are only436,000 that are actively
posting.
So I'm like in the 15% 36,000that are actively posting.
So I'm like in the 15%.
So I am just going to keep atthis and see if it turns into
anything.
And if you know anyone lookingfor a voice for their podcast,
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holla at your girl.
Also, I have had peopledownload this podcast recently
in Germany and the Netherlands.
Now is that legit?
Or y'all got some high-techVPNs that confuse the stats?
Or is someone, an internationalbusiness person and stopping at
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an airport?
Either way, konnichiwa, guesswhat?
You guys and you may have beenway ahead of me on this Humans
cannot breathe on Mars.
Plot twist because itsatmosphere is over 95% carbon
dioxide and only contains traceamounts of oxygen, making it
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impossible to breathe withoutassistance.
Astronauts would need to usespacesuits with oxygen supplies
to survive on the Martiansurface, so now I really don't
want to go there.
First of all, a spacesuit seemsclaustrophobic.
Katy Perry didn't have one on,so you can't go outside.
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I'm good.
I don't need to live in a fakebuilding that resembles Earth,
so robots will have to bebuilding that best.
Western Hilton Waldorf, astoria.
Situation.
On Twitter, the account Mossimoasked how long a commercial
airplane would take to reacheach planet and Elon responded
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Starship can reach Mars in sixmonths, every 26 months when the
planets are aligned Dang, not atime to forget your earbuds or
your Kindle.
And this starship is the rocketcapable of establishing a
permanent base on Mars.
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As some of you know, grok is afree AI assist designed by
ex-Twitter and someone asked itwhen are we going to Mars?
And Grok tweeted predictingMars population timeline is
speculative.
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Elon Musk suggests uncrewedmission by 2026 and crew
landings by 2028 to 2030, aimingfor a self-sustaining city by
2044 to 2054.
Spacex Starship Progresssupports this ambition, but
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technical challenges like lifesupport and radiation protection
remain unresolved.
Regulatory hurdles,environmental concerns and
potential legal conflicts withthe Outer Space Treaty could
delay plans.
Experts propose 2031 to 2033for crewed missions and critics
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question prioritizing Mars overEarth's issues.
A permanent population likelydepends on overcoming these
obstacles, making timelines veryuncertain.
How do I get on the board of theOuter Space Treaty?
According to the United NationsOffice for Outer Space Affairs,
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the Outer Space Treaty of 1967is an international agreement
that establishes the frameworkfor the exploration and use of
outer space, of outer space,emphasizing that space should be
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used for peaceful purposes andis not the subject to national
appropriation.
It prohibits the placement ofnuclear weapons in space and
ensures that outer space isaccessible for exploration by
all countries.
Okay, no, nuclear weapons isgood.
Ain't nobody got time for that?
So, anyway, I will chill onMars information for a while.
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I think we should be focusingon making dinosaurs more than
Mars.
But, as we have learned on thispodcast, I will not be taking a
Southwest flight to Isla Nubarbecause, allegedly, dino DNA
technology doesn't exist.
Whatever, did you see the videoon the internet the week before
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last of the Tesla Optimus robotdoing simple chores?
Pretty wild.
I definitely didn't think in mylifetime I would see a robot
doing tasks and dancing.
I thought it was just aHollywood movie thing.
I'm impressed with thetechnology but freaked out by
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the thought of having a robot inmy home Now doing things
outside my home cutting thegrass, cutting down trees,
cleaning out the gutters,scooping doggy doo-doo, finding
every single tick in my backyardand annihilating them.
These are the tasks I need.
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I am good with a low-classrobot in my home like a Roomba.
The Tesla Optimus robot is 5'8".
I am also 5'8".
I don't like that.
Now, when I am 80 and in myassisted living with all my
besties, I may want a robot.
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I can be like yo robot.
Make me a martini and acharcuterie board and, by the
way, go to Kroger for me when wewere gone in Kentucky for the
soccer tournament.
I have a house sitter.
Stay at our home to watch thepuppers and baby goblin elder
cat.
We've used this house sitterfor nine years.
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She spends the night because myanimals are post-pandemic,
needy little turds.
But would I allow a robot towatch my animals?
Hmm, maybe.
If the robot is giving MrsDoubtfire vibes, I bet we see
robots in the home sooner thanlater.
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What in the world will thatcost?
Okay, I need to Google that.
When I am at my assisted living, though, I will take a little
robot kitten or puppy to snugglewith Hashtag doesn't poop.
I went to the eye doctor lastweek.
I was a year and a half behindgoing and I'm about two to three
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prescription changes behind.
Shwoops.
I love my doc.
She's young, cute, she's fromJersey, lots of badass new
technology.
I pay extra for that shitbecause they say eye tissue can
be a predictor of a lot oftroublesome things, or at least
that's what they tell me incharge my credit card.
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She had something brand newthis time and that was placing a
virtual reality headset on myhead to test my eye alignment.
It was so cool.
Now I want a VR set.
The little AI machine wastalking to me as I moved my head
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around to answer questions andthere was some typical like
stare at the little dot test perusual.
At the end of the test it askedif I had any of the following
problems and when it got tomotion sickness, I pointed
toward the most extreme answerbecause your girl be carsick her
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entire life.
I carry Dramamine in my purse24-7, 365 for all planes, trains
and automobiles.
When the dog came back in shesaid no wonder you have awful
motion sickness.
She said your eyes aren'tworking together.
They are fighting each otherY'all.
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I had never felt so vindicatedin my life.
I had an ex-boyfriend thatthought I was faking, being
nauseated in the backseat of acar.
Like Botany at Miami University, he can suck a dick.
Like Botany at Miami University, he can suck a dick.
I have a form of binocularvision dysfunction, aka BVD.
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Bvd sounds like an STD.
I got from Gary, the volunteersoccer ref.
Here are two definitions of BVD.
According to Neurovision Austinand CouldItBeMyEyescom, poor eye
alignment, known as binocularvision dysfunction, can lead to
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motion sickness by causingconflicting signals between the
eyes and the inner ear,resulting in symptoms like
nausea and dizziness.
Treatment often involvesspecialized glasses with prisms
to help align the visual inputand reduce the symptoms.
According to Healthline andVisionSpecialistscom, binocular
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vision dysfunction occurs whenthe eyes are misaligned, making
it difficult for them to worktogether and send clear images
to the brain.
It difficult for them to worktogether and send clear images
to the brain.
This can lead to symptoms likedouble vision, headaches and
difficulty focusing.
My favorite part of the articlethat I read from the Cleveland
Clinic on the non-visual sensoryeffects of this are
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coordination issues, especiallyhand-eye coordination.
Well, what do you know?
I've talked about that a lotDizziness, lightheadedness,
motion sickness or nausea,vomiting, trouble throwing or
catching objects like a ball orcar keys.
This bullet point is foreveryone at my gym who randomly
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throws things to me to watch mejust clap my hands, all together
missing it.
They are big bullies.
Another one was trouble walkingin a straight line or frequent
collision with objects likefurniture or doorways.
I have been doing that shit myentire life.
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There's also vertigo feelinglike you're spinning, even when
holding.
Still, I had a bad case ofvertigo like eight years ago I
was at an all staff meeting forwork.
The room started spinning and Ithought I was having a stroke.
It lasted a couple weeks.
It wasn't fun.
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So I could add some correctivelenses and prisms to my glasses.
No idea what that costs.
There is vision therapy.
I don't know what that is.
It says Botox can be used toblock nerve signals to muscles
that control your eye movement.
This can help if your musclespull more strongly in one
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direction.
But where does the Botox go?
Into my eyeball?
That doesn't seem right.
Anyway, I'm starting a binocularvision dysfunction support
group.
We will meet every Friday atBucky's Just kidding, because
one of the symptoms of BVD isdifficulty seeing and being in
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brightly lit or vividly coloredenvironments like supermarkets,
shopping malls and retail stores.
And I feel vindicated againbecause you may remember my
stories of the stress of mechanging Kroger stores.
Anyway, catch me researchingmore about BVD.
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And if you are a fellow BVD-er,high five.
Or I hope we can.
High five because we probablycan't figure it out because our
eyes are, they're just notworking.
We have a new, oldest cat alive.
For those of you keeping tabs,flossie was born December 29th
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1995, making her 29 years old asof May 2025.
This has been acknowledged bythe Guinness World Book of
Records.
I used to ask for that bookevery Christmas.
Shout out to Santa for alwayspulling through.
Congrats to Flossie from all ofus here at the Jenna Pod
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podcast.
My mom texted me a porktenderloin air fryer recipe and
it was very, very dense withsteps and ingredients.
And she texted you don't haveto use all those spices, any rub
will do.
And I texted back that's whatshe said Hashtag, any rub will
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do.
Thank you all for listening toepisode 21 of Jenna Pod.
Your support is appreciated.
Have a great week.
Jenna Pod is directed, producedand edited by me, your girl,
jennifer.
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