Roundtable: Peak, We Were Liars, and #monkmode
Jul 04, 2025•56 min
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Episode description
Three Big Converserations:
- A new cooperative game called Peak requires players to climb a mountain together - 10:00
- the psychological thriller We Were Liars has teens weeping on TikTok - 22:14
- posts about going #monkmode are romanticizing the minimalistic life of the monastery - 31:40
Resource of the Week - The Pour Over- 9:07
Elsewhere in culture:
A new TikTok trend involves saying the phrase “bacon avocado” as a prelude to your actual message, Jurassic Park: Rebirth debuts in theaters this week, the humanoid robot Neo is learning how to do laundry and walk up stairs, a Supreme Court ruling will allow parents to opt their elementary-aged kids out of LGBTQ+ instruction, and today marks the 249th 4th of July holiday in the United States!
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