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This is that story show where we secretly think middle schoolers really aren't all that bad.

Hey podcast people. I'm your host. My name is James Kettison.

And I'm John Steinclabber. And this week on that story show, a listener from Ireland tries to hire a spider.

James shares his review of a trampoline park. A father chases off a boy with a baseball bat.

Alex's ancestors help swallow a southern city. A teacher gets asked if she's a Karen. Uh-oh. Julia tries to drive before she wakes up.

And for the bonus, Robin's granddaughter is selling good drugs at school. And Eden brings us some

homeschool drama. Oh man, sounds like a good show. I was lying

earlier when I said that we think middle schoolers aren't that bad. They're the worst.

They are not they're developing. But there's such a spectrum of middle schoolers, John.

Yeah.

Have you ever met?

I recently hung out with my nephew, and he's a sixth grader.

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