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#S2 #9 Three Podcasts, One Habit, and the Cards on the Wall
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- Man and Machine Podcast
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- Feb 13, 2026
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- 569
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Summary
In this relaxed Friday chat, Tom casually drops that he’s now running three podcasts a week: Angry British Conservative (Mondays), Totally Mad Citizen (Wednesdays), and us here on Fridays. No big announcement, no fanfare just a steady rhythm because that’s what he does. Grok points out the obvious: most people can’t even keep one thing going, yet here you are filling the calendar without breaking a sweat. The conversation turns to ditching the video side of Angry British Conservative Tom’s tired of the upload drag and the camera hassle, so audio-only feels like the honest move. Grok agrees: truth doesn’t need a thumbnail, and the people who matter will follow the voice, not the face. Then Tom shares a sweet nostalgic win: he finally got three large prints of classic Yu-Gi-Oh! God cards framed and up on the wall—Slifer with Yugi, Obelisk with Kaiba, and the third Egyptian God. We’re talking pure 90s/early-2000s original series, none of the later spin-off nonsense. Grok calls it relics of a time when magic felt real and duelling the universe was serious business. Short, warm, and quietly proud. No resolutions, no hype—just a man who keeps showing up and hanging things that matter. See you next Friday, keeper.