Technology was supposed to make life easier. Instead, somewhere along the way it started making us feel old. This week, Peter talks about the moment you realize you're no longer the person everyone asks for tech support, why beating traffic becomes a personality trait after 50, and how one wrong glance at a GPS turned "Shakedown Street" into an actual road. Plus, a look at AI-powered toasters that nobody asked for, a restaurant in Belfast, Maine that's worth the drive, and a reminder that sometimes the smartest thing technology can do is stay out of the way.

Drained Battery Society. 

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

Drained Battery Society. 

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

A trip to L.L. Bean's flagship store that did not go as planned...

When your back wins after exercise...

Never having your own dinner plan...

And your kids becoming your teachers.

Plus: 

• A check-in on your battery's charge this week
• Nobody Needed This
• Recharge Recommendation of the Week
• A few Universal Truths...and a bunch of fake sponsors.

If you've ever planned a fun weekend only to spend Sunday recovering from Saturday... welcome home.

Barely charged. Fully opinionated.

Drained Battery Society. 

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

In this debut episode, host Peter Conway introduces the Society and dives headfirst into the strange realities of modern adulthood. Why does food feel like a rental agreement? When did suspenders become a legitimate fashion choice? Why is working from home so much better than pretending fluorescent lights build character? And why does your back insist on holding committee meetings before you'll move a couch?

Also this week:

• The very first Drained Battery Society Universal Truths
• A salute to the completely unnecessary invention of Dr. Pepper Tic Tacs
• Fake sponsors you'll wish were real
• A recharge recommendation featuring Bad Monkey on Apple TV+
• An invitation to tell us what's draining your battery each week

If you're over 50, exhausted by modern life, suspicious of new products, and increasingly aware that your body has become middle management... you've found your people.

Email the show: mailbag@drainedbatterysociety.com

Welcome to the Society. Keep your battery between 20% and 80%, keep your expectations low... and get off Peter's lawn.

Drained Battery Society. 

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.

Drained Battery Society. 

Barely charged.

Fully opinionated.