health

E96: Hunker Mode Activated

Happy New Year #Strugglies! A new year is upon us, and for your friendly neighbourhood podcast hosts; Nick Watson (@fivestergram) and Brie Watson (@briewats0n), that means fresh new Lighthouse Words!  (or “Words-of-the-Year.”) YAY!!!!! Brie’s frankly happy to be done with last year’s word & Nick’s new word has its very own mascot. Intrigued? Take a listen & check in with your trying-to-be-creative-in-this-busy-late-stage-capitalist-nightmare buddies as we update you on the Tank Fillers & of course the Struggles as we head into 2026 with space heaters to reignite the creative fire.

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216. What Even IS Gluten?!

This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talk about gluten! What is gluten, how does it form, how does it work, and why can’t some people digest it? Why is it so hard to make good gluten-free bread? What’s the difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease? And, of course, what happens when sausage, carrots, and apple sauce find their way into the Random Meal Generator?

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214. Making the Most of an All-Liquid Diet ft. Miles Taffert!

This week, host Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) chats with special guest Miles Taffert (@wheelie.tattoo) about his all-liquid diet, Boost 2.24, auto-immune disorders, and how to make the most of all of it! We get into soups, teas, and the importance of refusing to accept pain and discomfort as the default. Then, what happens when turkey, celery root, and gluten-free pretzels find their way into the Random Meal Generator?

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84. Masala Chai ft. Shivani Mehta Bhatia

This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) talks with special guest Shivani Bhatia (@shivanimb) about the relationship between spaces & the foods we eat in them, the importance of holistic nourishment, and multigenerational cooking! We also get into Masala Chai, warming & cooling properties in spices, and appropriation in wellness culture!

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EP42 – Smooth Smooth Moves

Sal struggles to raise Dex with minimal help from Angus. Jenny Booth (Kristine Shadid) a Super City Food Truck owner comes in to see if she can her smoothie truck.

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EP30 – Do or Diet

With Sal’s recent mass gain wreaking havoc on the paperwork and pets at S.H.A.R.T. Angus decides the show should do a segment on healthy eating. Can Sal overcome his need for Bulko-MAX bars and cast them into the fire!?

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41 – Top 5 Ways to Feel Like a Grown Ass Adult

“I used to be with it, but they changed what it was”

Summer is finally coming to a close and responsibilities of being an adult are starting to set in. But remember our “glory days” of our youth when we didn’t have a care in the world? When did we go from wild partying every weekend to going to bed at a reasonable hour, on a Saturday night, just so we can have early morning brunch with our parents the next day? This week Tuong La and “Super Mature” special guests James Beattie, Lindsay Gordon, and Laura Gordon age themselves and talk about the Top 5 Ways to Feel Like A Grown Ass Adult!

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