<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Shiny & Shady · Let's Audit Your ASSS: Audio-Only Show]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the place for the audio-only version of The Shiny & Shady Show.]]></description><link>https://www.shinyandshady.com/s/audio-podcast</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!9ZLR!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25bd788f-1b00-4fef-a195-74a3fe66abbf_656x656.png</url><title>Shiny &amp; Shady · Let&apos;s Audit Your ASSS: Audio-Only Show</title><link>https://www.shinyandshady.com/s/audio-podcast</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:09:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.shinyandshady.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Life Points Media Network]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[shinyshady@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[shinyshady@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[The Shiny & Shady Show]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[The Shiny & Shady Show]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[shinyshady@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[shinyshady@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[The Shiny & Shady Show]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Explosive Diarrhea vs. The Real Parasite]]></title><description><![CDATA["100 Michiganders in the hospital doing their best Jeff Daniels impression... How would you like to be working that floor?" ~The Late Shady O'Leery]]></description><link>https://www.shinyandshady.com/p/explosive-diarrhea-vs-the-real-parasite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shinyandshady.com/p/explosive-diarrhea-vs-the-real-parasite</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Shiny & Shady Show]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:44:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210555464/36135ab2fec6c19cdbabaafba76d81ba.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>From Shady&#8217;s past 4,000-calorie Legal Seafood business lunches in D.C., to the daily ledger mechanics of </span><strong><a href="https://www.shinyandshady.com/p/ldl-cholesterol-heart-attack">Life Points&#8217; Piehole Pro</a></strong><span>, this episode hilariously reminds you how corporate food syndicates exploit your decision fatigue by managing to a single System 2 question: &#8220;Will you eat it?&#8221;</span></p><div class="pullquote"><p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span>&#8220;I see my cardiologist a total of one hour per year. An average year has 8,766 hours&#8212;which means I&#8217;ve got 8,765 hours where I&#8217;m released into a culture of death. Big Cholesterol has a one question system. I stole their system, but, I changed the question!&#8221;</span><br>~The Late Shady O&#8217;Leery</strong></em></p></div><p>Shiny &amp; Shady break down how managing to a rigid System 2 boundary reclaims your frontal cortex and keeps you off the trauma table so that you&#8217;re alive for the earthly experiences that actually matter.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.shinyandshady.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.shinyandshady.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shiny's Late Night Confession To Father Shady]]></title><description><![CDATA["Step into the booth my child and don't eat the prop! That's the first rule of show business!" ~Father Shady O'Leery]]></description><link>https://www.shinyandshady.com/p/shinys-late-night-confession-to-father</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.shinyandshady.com/p/shinys-late-night-confession-to-father</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Shiny & Shady Show]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207999432/a032e8afa2c61e9bec9955974b4bb43e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shiny steps into Father O&#8217;Leery&#8217;s confessional to disclose a lingering liability on her biological balance sheet. While she has successfully audited the caramel macchiatos, greasy Chinese food, and Fettuccine Alfredo out of her daily routine, she is in a quandary as to her ultimate System 1 adversary.</p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.shinyandshady.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.shinyandshady.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>