“This week, we reflect on a meaningful Sunday church service and discuss how we’re trying to bring more structure, like prayer, Sabbath, and community, into our daily lives. We share our journey finding a church home and building friendships as young married couples, and Atlas talks business with my dad, which leads into a conversation about our own financial goals as a couple.

We also chat about the media we’ve been enjoying. From Breaking Bad and Love Is Blind to Project Hail Mary and Narnia and how it’s inspiring our creative projects. We wrap up by catching up with friends we haven’t seen in a while, all while our cats keep reminding us that interruptions are part of life.

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:19 From Sunday Service to Monday Motivation

0:29:45 Young, Married, and Socially Clueless

0:40:38 Atlas' Next Steps: Father-Son Insights

0:46:48 Saving, Spending, and Not Ruining Our Fun

1:05:21 Entertainment That Actually Entertains

1:17:36 Audiobooks & the Art of Not Boring Yourself at Work

1:19:43 Evenings Well Spent with the People Who Matter

1:21:09 Outro

Somewhere between Lewisville and Midland, on the way to celebrate Atlas’ birthday and shoot content for Annex B at the Monahans dunes, the conversation unfolds into a deep dive on kids, parenting, and the direction society seems to be heading.

We talk honestly about our own childhoods, what worked, what didn’t, and the patterns we’ve carried with us into adulthood. That leads into a bigger conversation about what we’re seeing now in Gen A: shorter attention spans, constant stimulation, and a noticeable struggle with self-soothing in a world dominated by screens. We unpack the idea of “brain rot,” not just in younger generations, but in ourselves, and how easy it is to become dependent on distraction.

From there, we shift into the future. What we’d want to do differently, what values matter most to us, and how we hope to raise grounded, present, and emotionally aware kids in a culture that often pulls in the opposite direction. It’s thoughtful, honest, and a little all over the place in the best way.

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:34 Is Gen Alpha the most screwed generation?

0:04:15 Georgie Boys and the Gen Alpha face

0:09:36 Gen Z vs Gen Alpha: social anxiety isn't the same

0:29:42 The greenhouse tree analogy: struggle builds roots

0:35:27 iPad kids, boredom & the pacifier problem

0:40:24 Raising our future kids in a tech-saturated world

0:53:30 Strict vs gentle parenting

0:56:58 Divorce and the collapse of the family unit

1:01:10 Leading by example: on set and at home

1:04:03 Parents owning their mistakes

1:13:40 Generational timeline: Gen X through Gen Beta

1:16:10 Outro

This week’s episode is a bit of a rollercoaster. Olivia kicks things off while feeling under the weather and recaps our disappointing trip to Six Flags Over Texas, where limited rides and long waits made even Flash Passes feel pointless.

We also talk about some creative changes behind the scenes and why we’re putting Atlas Drums on pause for now to focus on other projects.

Next, we dive into our Enneagram types and what they reveal about our compatibility. Atlas also shares stories from his time on set working with Paramount on a project connected to the Yellowstone universe.

Later, we talk about scoring last-second tickets to see Conan Gray on the Wishbone Tour dressed as Steve and Robin from Stranger Things.

We wrap things up with Olivia’s outing with the Murtha Girls to the Fort Worth Stockyards, thoughts on the new movie Hoppers, and starting the Breaking Bad series.

0:00 - Intro

2:15 - Sick Day at Six Flags

27:23 - Putting Down the Drumsticks (For Now)

39:12 - Painting by Enneagram Numbers

43:48 - Lights, Camera, Dutton Ranch

50:53 - Steve & Robin Hit the Pit at the Wishbone World Tour

69:16 - Murtha Girls, Movies, and Meth Labs

72:11 - Outro