Episode 8: 20 Degrees, Four Matrix Movies, and One Miraculous Gene Edit

Welcome to episode Eight of Everybody’s Podcast, where we went full Minnesota warrior mode and braved 20-degree weather to march with our neighbors! We’re firm believers that 15 minutes of action beats 15 hours of doom-scrolling any day.

We dove deep into the Matrix rabbit hole (all four films, baby!), dissecting everything from Agent Smith’s existential crisis to the Oracle’s suspicious candy-pushing habits. Spoiler: the new Matrix is basically just Mark Zuckerberg’s algorithm nightmare. Then we geeked out over solar panels taking over the world—China’s going ham on renewables while we’re all just hoping Google doesn’t become our nuclear overlord.

But the real showstopper? Baby KJ and his miraculous gene-editing treatment! Scientists basically CRISPR’d this kid’s liver in record time, turning a terminal diagnosis into a fighting chance. Sixty percent effective on the first try? That’s absolutely bonkers.

Bottom line: protect your neighbors, take action, and maybe meditate instead of scrolling.