Paul is watching the US from afar and is not liking this season. He hopes next season has better script writers, possibly bringing back Bobby Ewing from the shower.

Phylecia fills us in on all the action from Project 2025 via a list, because that's the only way to get through it.

Is El Salvador the new Rwanda? Find out on Humans Exhaust Me.

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The Trump administration is not wasting time implementing what they said (and what Kamala warned) they would do.

As the rest of the world grabs the popcorn with trepidation, we go through some of the new rules being imposed at pace.

Hold on to your hats, folks.

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We knew that any normal show could be very outdated very quickly. So, instead, let us welcome you to a special episode recorded asynchronously through WhatsApp.

It gives you a real time view of thinking and discussion points. It's also an insight into how we discuss things when we're not recording the show. Yes, believe it or not, you only get a tiny part of our discussions on the podcast.

What do you think to this format? Should we do more like this?

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After a three week break, Paul & Phylecia are back. What did we miss? Well, almost the entire Liz Truss era. Was she set up to fail? Phylecia has a theory.

In this episode, Paul gives a summary of what's happened in the UK. Hold on for the ride - it's fast.

What does having a British Asian prime minister mean for the UK? Does it open the door to the racists? Of course it does. Phlyecia offers some advice for how to handle those that feel compelled to tell you their views at this point.

We talk Kanye West/Ye's viewpoint (spoiler: it ain't pretty) and how he's able to spout his garbage on TV opinion shows. What is a fact? What is not? Are viewers able to tell anymore?

We went away, but humans still exhaust us.

The UK Government (OK, so Liz Truss mainly) is in chaos and people are calling for yet another General Election. Do we want one? Perhaps we need one to prepare for the end of the world, which didn't happen again.

We talk a few conspiracy theories and find out which is Paul's favourite. Phylecia becomes obsessed with 'The Elite'.

And we also have an update on the situation in Ukraine. This is key as we're climbing the Russian podcast charts and it's up to us to spread the truth now.

We'll be on a break for a couple of weeks after this episode - our schedules don't allow recording.

Hurricane season has arrived with Hurricane Ian (so passive aggressive) battering Florida.

Also battering the whole globe is the British economy and the pound that is in freefall and about to cause a global recession. Go Britain.

Paul is shocked by the price of eggs in the US. It's suddenly more expensive for him to visit.

Our intention is to carry on but, if you watch TikTok, 24 September 2022 is a date for the world to remember. So, just in case this is our last show, please give it a listen.

This week saw the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, with as much pomp and pageantry as the UK could muster to try and keep itself relevant. Hear our analysis of the event, and the incredulity of nearly 5 billion people across the world watching it.

We hope to be back next week, but if not, it's be awesome.

With respect to a family and nation in mourning, there's only one issue leading the news in the UK. We discuss people's feelings, how vocal people are and what some of the future may hold.

Paul said he wasn't going to talk about it because it was too controversial. But he does anyway.

NEW PRIME MINISTER SPECIAL

The wait is finally over. Liz Truss has been elected by her party to lead the Conservatives and will become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Not heard of her? You're not alone, apparently. In this episode we talk through the process of how someone not directly voted in to the position can get the top job in UK politics and what leverage she has over the electorate in choosing the fate of her and the UK population.

Phylecia asks the questions on behalf of you, the audience, and Paul does his best to offer answers. You know how we're experts on constitutional affairs. Feel free to message the Department of Corrections and Amendments.

If you missed us last week, know it was the result of an epic tech failure. So now there will be a secret recording that will not see the light of day until we have died and our estate releases it.

In this episode we talk about the misogynist Andrew Tate, his predecessor/influencer, 45, and decide that maybe the soft life is for us.

Don't know what 'soft life' is? Listen to find out.

The UK is experience climate change again. 45 is getting raided - which is fine until you realise who is lining up to replace him as the 2024 Republican nomination.

Serena is quitting, sorry, 'transitioning' away from tennis. She is not someone who can only give the minimum to her job, unlike those who are deciding to do 'Quiet Quitting' which is definitely not work to rule, apparently, except it is, just with a Gen Z label.

I'm sorry, it's just a clickbaity title. As usual, we discuss the issues of the past week including the US topping the monkeypox charts, burying people for tax benefits, what constitutes treason and people's kinks.

You can look up pegging if you want, but if you don't want to, we define it for you and talk about a rumour on the internet and how people's sexual preferences work inside and outside a relationship. Just to be clear, we are simply reporting on the rumour and in no way are suggesting it is true.

Paul was on vacay last week so no show thanks for 40 degree heat and lack of infrastructure in the UK. Yep, the world is burning with no water.

A quick update on the news while we were on a break: climate, disease, the usual.

In this episode we discuss how people listen to music. Paul is shocked to learn through his research that people do not listen to whole albums from start to finish, instead just taking the big tracks and leaving the smaller B-side type tracks to wallow in the background.

We talk playlists and the different use of them. Phylecia is building them based on time, Paul seems to create random lists reflecting moods, places, memories.

It's less than one week until the US election and the craziness STILL hasn't peaked. We talk about rallies and how racism and dehumanising is not a problem for a lot of people.

We also touch on 'woke churches' and Trump as the messiah. It's all very weird. Join us as we try to make some sense of it and then, either way, breathe a sigh of relief when we can get talking about Gen Z and influencers in the future.

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We're 100 episodes in to a side project that was just meant to be for a little bit. But here we are.

There seems to be more exhaustive human behaviour than ever before.

• The US Covid R rate is crazy
• Boris Johnson's replacement competition
• Political assassination
• Britain is boiling

Among other things.

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** RECORDED BEFORE BORIS JOHNSON'S RESIGNATION **

When you have a current affairs show, you never know what's going to happen. In this episode, Paul tries to explain to Phylecia how the British political system works and why Boris Johnson is in as much trouble as he is.

We also touch on the price of fuel and why that's an issue and how all of this instability could actually just be a power grab by the Royal Family.

Whether it's access to abortion or the ability to protest, we are slowly losing our rights. A lot of it is happening unnoticed until it's very late or even too late. People are waking up too late.

In this episode, we discuss the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade and which rulings are likely to be 'reviewed' next. We notice how the UK Government's new policing bill removes the right to protest in a 'disruptive' way.

It's time to look up what fascism is.

Our summer series of letters to the 'kids' focuses on the nature of making friends, how transient that can be and why that's actually a good thing. We talk about where to find new friends that reflect where you are right now and how to make the first move.

We also discuss house music's resurgence thanks to Drake and Beyoncé in what might become a regular discussion about music.

Although we missed a week, it is not a hiatus. We catch up on what's been going on with the Platty Joobs and more mass murder in the US.

The breaking news as we record is BTS going on hiatus, the term to use when you want to avoid using the words 'break up'. We discuss the impact on ARMY and fans in general when your favorite band breaks up and lessons you can learn for this for your other break ups in your life.

We're back in your ears for a new season. This time we're publishing recordings of our live Twitter Space taking place at the end of each month. The Month asks questions of panelists, special guests who have an opinion on the news and happenings in the marketing world.

This time, host BizPaul is joined by three experts in their fields:

• May King Tsang - the original FOMO creator
• Louise Brogan - LinkedIn expert and trainer
• Janine Coombes - queen of service propositioning

The show is recorded live. The next recording is on Monday 27 June 2022, 5pm UK time on Twitter.

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Frankly, we're tired of what's going on in the world. We know this entire show is predicated on the premise of humans being completely exhausting, but we need a bit of light in all the darkness.

We catch up on the news, briefly and then launch our mini series for the month of June: Letters to the Kids where we share our Gen X wisdom for the Gen Z kids out there. They will take no notice whatsoever, but at least it makes us feel like we're contributing to society.

In this episode, we look at how to fall in love.

*THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE TRAGIC EVENT IN ULVALDE, TX AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE SUE GRAY REPORT*

Juneteenth ice cream causes controversy - if you are even permitted to eat ice cream.

There's a #Partygate update. The Tories as saying we should move on and people don't want to.

Yet folks move on from all these world events we are experiencing over the last two years incredibly quickly, like they're not even happening. What does this say about humans?

Just as one plague looks to subside (except in North Korea), along comes another. Monkey pox has community transmission in the UK. It's not pleasant so don't touch anything or anyone. Oh, and make sure your community towel (?) is changed frequently. We did not expect this podcast to have a focus on cleaning routines, but it's massive on TikTok so we're just on fleek.

Meanwhile, another devastating shooting in the US leaves us wondering whether there's a contradiction in the discussion about protecting life.

The sale of weapons does seem to pay dividends. We analyse the result of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest.

Paul has been out out and is a different person now. Phylecia is also out, in Kansas City, MO.

In the US it's time to legislate vaginas so they are the are the property of men. Hot off the heels of the possible ban on abortion, we now have miscarriage as possible murder and the banning of contraception. Strangely, no ban on pornography. Why is that?

Have you seen The Handmaid's Tale?

Paul's been to Miami - such a flex. He provides some insight into what he sees as the pre-election atmosphere from an outsider perspective. Phylecia has received her huge ballot paper - she talks through how it works and what the next couple of weeks hold.

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The UK is now a prime target for Russian nukes - YAY! Poor Ireland, though, collateral damage.

Can the world give us a break so we can just do a fun show? At least for a week? Apparently not.

It looks like SCOTUS is about to overturn Roe v Wade. We unpick the ramifications on abortion laws and what this may lead to if other rulings are reviewed and overuled.

We're so cheugy and so is lasagne.

That aside, we're covering the latest news in white middle-aged billionaire toys: Twitter. Elon Musk is buying it and people have views. We're talking about the implications for 'free speech' as Musk defines it, and whether that really means hate speech. Or perhaps that he will sort it out.

Covid is over in the US. People are ripping off their masks mid-flight as the news comes in.

Paul gives a partygate update as Boris Johnson apologises 35 times in one parliament session. At least he's a bestie with Zelensky, who is ranking world leaders based on their relative support for Ukraine.

What's that? You want more relevant news? Good, Phylecia has new clothes, ready for her re-emergence into society, like she's in an episode of Bridgerton, which Paul does not hate.

However, Phylecia gets a shock at how the younger generation is communicating. Periods/Full stops are considered aggressive by Gen Z. We investigate the generational differences in spelling, grammar and punctuation.

How good is your British accent? Phylecia is obsessed with British actors doing US accents so we discuss who does a great accent and discover there is at least one actor that is convincing.

We have breaking news about Partygate with some official sanctions and fines, including the two most senior people in the British government. We look at what that means and, you guessed it, we become exhausted by it all.

Finally we discuss the wedding of the week between one offspring of a beautiful man. Exhausting in its coverage.

Come with us around the world as we go on a whistle stop tour of various destinations making the news this week.

If you're on the island of Great Britain, you probably won't be able to get off, but if you do, we'll be visiting:

• Las Vegas
• Hawai'i
• Shanghai
• Bucha
• London
• Rwanda
• Falkland Islands

Possibly the worst trip ever.

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There is literally nothing on Twitter about anything other than The Oscars and THAT MOMENT. Because humans can't handle anything other than one thing at a time, we've moved on from war to showbiz.

Yes, everyone's got an opinion, and we're no different, creating content off the back of a story.

What shocks us most about the event is that Samuel L. Jackson received an award and it was not televised.

Listen to our hot take on the shenanigans.

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We're a two-time award nominated podcast, as we're a finalist for Best News & Politics Show in the Quill Podcast Awards 2022. Between us, we are manifesting the win.

Ketanji Brown Jackson is the latest nominee for the US Supreme Court. Her confirmation hearing is ongoing so we compare how that's going with Amy Coney Barrett's and Brett Kavanaugh's and the additional poise that seems to be required.

In royal news, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Wills & Kate) are on a tour of the Caribbean and are being challenged by protests about their visit. Is it time to ditch the concept of The Commonwealth, and what is the difference between 'slavery' and 'human trafficking'?

Humans have a history of being selective in what they choose to see. We look at the acceptance of refugees from Ukraine compared to other war-torn areas of the world and the cosying up to problematic regimes because they have oil. Similarly how, in the UK, teachers, police officers and society looked the other way whilst Child Q was strip searched at school.

It's one of the three days of sunshine permitted in the UK. FYI, a reminder of some translations:

• Jumper = Sweater
• Dressing gown = Bath robe

Twitter is boring right now, but a question about whether suits are a thing of the past sparks a conversation about what people are wearing when they meet these days - people have seen each other in sweatpants on Zoom for two years. Paul is fixated by make up TikTok and Phylecia demonstrates that she is an expert on the matter.

We catch up on the new wave of Covid: the disease that just won't go away and the situation in Ukraine and the options that are being presented to Presidents Zelensky and Putin.

Finally, this episode nearly didn't happen thanks to daylight savings. We have a quick discussion on the merits of being permanently in summer time.

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It's been an intense week, stories are moving fast. So we briefly catch up on the Paralympics before getting an update on the 'Don't Say Gay' bill.

Phylecia has read the bill and provides notes on what it actually contains and comments on the way it's structured. The marketing of these bills is interesting, and it seems it's a common strategy to purposefully put in counter arguments within an argument so you can't actually argue with it.

So odd.

In Ukraine, millions of people are fleeing, people are dying and the country is being blown to pieces. We talk about how it must feel to be working one day, and trying to stay alive the next. Has the world moved on to what to do about Russia?

The invader has a new symbol, Z. Why do humans need symbols to show everyone?

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There's only one topic at this time: the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

We talk:

• Putin memes
• Buff hero Zelenskiy
• Traffic signs
• Nukes and Gen X's time to shine
• The ability of racism to enter the fray
• Prepping

The situation is very heavy, and this episode probably isn't the most fun, but we try and bring a little light to a dark situation, in what is hopefully a respectful way.

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According to various sources that we saw about five minutes ago, the kids are saying they don't feel like they are truly an adult until they are 30.

Why? Is it the state of the world? Their parents trying to protect them? The internet?

And why can't they read a book?

We look at what may be causing this anxiety and whether a good old dose of toxic workplace could help.

Article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books/679945/

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A packed show, we rattle through the topics in this episode.

The Winter Olympics are finally over, maybe never to be watched again.

The Queen has Covid - allegedly. Is it a distraction from Prince Andrew's legal case?

Florida is voting on a controversial (to us at least) new law that allows teachers to out gay students to their parents.

And, to top it off, war is on the horizon.

The 2020s: the decade of all decades.

Are kids like pets? Paul says so - listen in and see whether you agree. Just like walking the dog in a park, walking the kids could results in a romantic liaison. There's plenty of time, cuffing season is over, it's time to work on the summer fling.

Kanye's showing stalker vibes online and not because he wasn't at the Superbowl half time show. Gen X has finally been seen (seen as old, that is).

In breaking news, Prince Andrew reaches an out of court settlement and Phylecia is NOT confused about how she feels about him.

The UK is living up to its status as 'plague island'. Not only has it one of the worst COVID death rates in the world, there's an avian flu outbreak and now Lassa fever.

We bring you the latest in Winter Olympics news and make a helpful comparison between kids and adult competitors who test positive for a banned substance.

Perhaps Putin will start a war just to detract from the drugs.

We start with The Department of Corrections and an update on Superbowl LVI. We keep you up to date with Partygate and the imminent end of the pandemic in the UK before we launch our coverage of the Winter Olympics.

Did you see the Opening Ceremony? Hmmm, very sterile and, frankly, boring. We discuss the backdrops of snow covered low ground and desert covered mountains. Ah well, it's not very diverse anyway.

Instead, we feature the introduction to the UK and the world of the new Queen Camilla and why it probably doesn't matter.

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Over a week in and COVID is still kicking Paul's butt. He's not allowed out and definitely not going to any parties, unlike a certain someone.

We talk the impact of COVID on the body, get an update on Partygate, potential war in Ukraine and discuss whether you can culturally appropriate an animal.

It's an eclectic episode.

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Because we truly believe in this podcast, we felt it important to live it fully. Listen now to find out how Paul is taking one for the team. Also note how he sounds a little odd and more garbage falls out of his mouth even than is usual.

You'll have to listen to find out more.

What a clickbaity episode title! It's relevant, though.

This episode contains a 'purp walk' from five of the world's best known controversial white males right now. Consider it like one of those 2022 'Best of/Worst of' lists.

Come with us and discuss: Boris Johnson, Prince Harry, Prince Andrew, Novak Djokovic and Donald Trump.

It sounds like one of those motivational arena events - we promise it isn't.

More illegal parties, influencers telling you to stop being poor - this is what living in a post-Covid world is like now that we are, apparently, in one.

Something that the young folk will have to still deal with going forward: radicalized parents. How do you cope when you see your own flesh and blood appear trying to overthrow the government or spout anti-vaxxer garbage? Do you report them? Disown them? Why don't we have a program to help them?

Welcome to 2022 - yes, we're still going!

Expectations of what this year brings are low. But just in case it should really push the boundaries on how low society can go, you probably should prepare. In this episode we discuss the need to ready your 'go bag' so you can grab it and survive.

What sort of things are helpful? After all, you don't want to be carrying half of the Amazon warehouse around with you. Why are whisky and tampons essential? Find out by listening now.

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It's Betwixtmas, so there's a news blackout. So much has happened this year that we thought it best to remind ourselves of the drama that was 2021.

Come and relive some of the best/worst moments of the what is the worst year of the pandemic so far.

We could just refer you back to previous episodes and say 'just listen to that to see where we are today'. Round and round in circles.

In this episode, we talk parties, Omicron, restrictions, British baking language and Christmas.

The world is a mess; come and listen to the perfect antidote - this episode, which is also a bit of a mess in it's structure, but it kinda works.

In this episode we consider things that society just accepts as real but are possible scams. We're thinking seriously normal things - is it culture that has just accepted things as real or is there a potential ulterior motive behind accepted behaviour?

This is just a bit of fun - we promise you we're not veering into conspiracy theories; there are enough of those already.

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We bring you the F1 analysis that you never knew you needed, from people that know marginally more about the sport than someone who knows nothing.

There's an injustice in F1 (in our opinion) and, like most things in 2021, it's all about rules and changing them.

Paul tries his hardest to relate all this to the alleged Downing Street parties. It's a bit tenuous, but stick with it.

In the saga that never seems to end, it's reasonable that your usual brand of Coronavirus needs a refresh.

Enter Omicron, the all new, improved pathogen. It's the best one yet!

With an increasing sense of déjà vu, we talk about its increasing prevalence, and soon to be dominance, in our world. What impact is there on the big pharma companies? Should we invest in them now?

Wanting to get in on the action, we plan ahead to the variant after Omicron, one that will avoid all detection and show no symptoms.

COVID rates are soaring in Europe. Will the UK be protected by a token bit of water? We consider whether the UK government's strategy will be proved to have been the right one after all.

It's a tense week in the US, and none more so than in Alabama RV parks where Phylecia and her husband are living through a real life soap opera. Experience the drama with her as she recounts her tail of anger, parking and dog fighting.