{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Normal Men","slug":"normalmen","podcastDescription":"Normal Men is four guys talking about the news. We want to help explain what's happening in the world around us and have some laughs along the way. And we think you might enjoy hearing what we have to say, as long as you don't mind a bit of normalcy in a world without much of it.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925.png","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925_1200x628.jpg?s=e1baa91e633f259a1e0ad2ac2c208d08&e=png","podcastUrl":"https://normalmen.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/normalmen/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-89yyj-144e4f2?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":15,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/New_York"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":53,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"George Pearkes","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-89yyj-144e4f2-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/normal-men/id1807669620","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-89yyj-144e4f2?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/3bOvnVZsUzEkl5nlxYiz6o","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/416e4712-f49a-4ad8-a165-f2a2084bc8bd","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-normal-men-282270206/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Geometric Humanist"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#428200"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/V0zWPrtoGuL2","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-V0z6AgcoGuL2","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2025"},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://normalmen.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"69e02d28","clientSignature":"e594f993798f6772b401004f1d5b3300","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26663001-iqh62","episode":{"id":"pb26663001","idTag":"iqh62","title":"Episode 24 : Cheerwine, Cheers, Whines","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925_1200x628.jpg?s=e1baa91e633f259a1e0ad2ac2c208d08&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Chapters:

0:00 Cheerwine & Boston Baked Beans
9:34 Normal Men Intro & News Preview
11:34 Charlie Kirk Assassination Discussion
22:09 Federal Reserve: Lisa Cook Update
32:13 Hyundai Workers & Korea Diplomacy
41:17 Ed Becomes a Cyborg: Eye Surgery
53:22 George's MLS Team Sets Record
1:03:56 The Joys of Sports Fandom

\n\n

Chapters:

","publishTimestamp":1758292629,"duration":4260,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/v2ayha53xp7p594e/Normal_Men_-_S01E24_-_Cheerwine_and_Laser_Eyes9sumj.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-iqh62-196d859","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-iqh62-196d859","transcriptUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z7qc6yr8dzf3rq9j/66ffb6cd-d613-35ae-b127-b121fec718fd.srt","permalink":"/e/normal-men-s01e24-cheerwine-cheers-whines/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-iqh62-196d859?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":1365,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":true},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-iqh62-196d859","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fnormalmen.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fnormal-men-s01e24-cheerwine-cheers-whines%252F&rts=fa5b21d410a445c7422a715437c7e5a28171501f","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb26663001","idTag":"iqh62","title":"Episode 24 : Cheerwine, Cheers, Whines","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925_1200x628.jpg?s=e1baa91e633f259a1e0ad2ac2c208d08&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21292274/normal-men-cover-v1-040925.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Chapters:

\n\n

Chapters: