Gomer's dad is out of the hospital and in a care home and this episode starts there, in the territory of walking a parent toward the end of his life. Luke and Gomer work through the lessons Gomer has picked up in the trenches: what hospitals won't tell you, how to have the DNR conversation, and why AI has become an unlikely companion through all of it.

In This Episode:

• Why hospitals won't spell out what's actually happening with your loved one and how Gomer used AI to decode his dad's medical charts and communicate clearly with family
• Lesson one from the hospital: no one will tell you what's going on unless you make them, and the only people who will are in palliative care
• The do-over myth and why middle age is when you realize the world stopped giving them to you—you don't go back, you live with the scar tissue
• The DNR conversation: what it actually means, why outside-of-hospital DNR requires a signed document on the door, and why you should have it sooner than you think
• When specialists miss the whole person: how productivity-driven, siloed medicine can leave no one reading the full picture

Chapters:

• 00:00: Welcome Back
• 00:46: Gomer's Dad and the Care Home
• 02:08: Lesson One—Hospitals Won't Tell You Anything
• 07:25: Luke's Dad and Losing People Too Soon
• 20:00: The Gradual Decline You Can't See Coming
• 24:00: Reality, Do-Overs, and the Things That Can't Be Undone
• 29:38: When Specialists Miss the Whole Person
• 37:54: The DNR Conversation
• 41:47: Big Fish and What We Learn from Our Parents' Stories
• 48:21: What Parents Say When They Think It's Time
• 53:23: AI, Claude, and the Bot That Said It Was Praying for You

Resources Mentioned:

• Rebuilding Mum and Dad (YouTube)
• Catching Foxes on Substack

Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

After a two-month hiatus, Luke and Gomer are back. This episode opens with a conversation about Gomer's father Don's ongoing health decline, the emotional and logistical chaos of elder care, and the conversations no one prepares you to have. From there, the fellas pivot to AI, the World Cup, Hollywood Botox, and the slow enshitification of everything.

In This Episode:

• The full story of Gomer's dad Don's hip replacement, repeated ER visits, and the family's difficult reckoning with permanent skilled nursing care
• What no one tells you about Medicaid's "look back" provisions, the true cost of elder care, and why planning ahead matters far more than most families realize
• Gomer's complete 180 on AI and how tools like Claude and ChatGPT have become indispensable for managing his father's medical records, medications, and care in real time
• Euthanasia, modern medicine's ability to keep people alive without keeping them well, and what it means to age with dignity
• What they're angry, excited, and concerned about: home construction costs, the Fox Sports World Cup AI ad, The Iliad film, and Hollywood's Botox problem

Chapters:

• 00:00: Welcome Back
• 02:07: Gomer's Dad's Health Crisis
• 10:06: End-of-Life Conversations
• 18:54: Navigating Elder Care and Medicaid
• 31:39: Euthanasia, Modern Medicine, and Keeping People Alive
• 42:43: From AI Skeptic to AI Convert
• 51:29: AI in Practice: Research and Healthcare
• 01:06:37: What Are You Angry, Excited, and Concerned About?
• 01:10:09: The Enshitification of Everything

Resources Mentioned:

• Catching Foxes on Patreon
• Catching Foxes on Substack

Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

This is a nephilim-heavy episode. Strap in!

Also, please pray for Gomer's son, Noah. You'll hear all about it in the episode.

Enjoy!

The fellas talk about the fragility of life. Also, Luke may or may not have taken a lover (in a tasteful way).

Want to know for sure?

You'll have to listen!

Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Luke and Gomer discuss a variety of topics; some light, some heavy. The two recount their experiences at (different) SEEK conferences and offer their thoughts on the heaviness and difficulty that seems to be moving through the lives of many public-facing Catholics, most recently Paul J. Kim.

If you're tired of hearing AI critiques and why AI is killing you (it is), you'll love the first 60 minutes or so. You may want to bow out before the end, if you're a big fan of AI or of Morlocks.

Enjoy!

Thanks to Saint Kolbe Studios for producing this podcast!

This is a heavy one. Heavy in a good way, but heavy all the same. Lots of unpacking trauma, both from childhood and Gomer's recent bathroom renovation.

There's some talk of childhood wounds, betrayal, and other sad topics. If that's not something you've got the energy for around the holidays, no worries. Maybe come back to this one after the new year.

Merry Christmas, and hope you enjoy!

Produced by Saint Kolbe Studios

Want to get the inside scoop on what it was (and is) like to live in the Carey household? This is the episode for you!

Christina stops by to chat all things Carey, her job in social work, and throw shade at a certain sibling who did not show up for the recording. Which sibling? Only one way to find out.

Enjoy!

Gomer lives! As does the deep dive into Aristotle's Poetics.

This time, it's Beauty and the Beast.

Enjoy!

Thank you to Saint Kolbe Studios for producing this episode of Catching Foxes!