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This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh do what they do best: take a ridiculous hypothetical (winning the Powerball) and accidentally turn it into a deeply sincere conversation about values, generosity, and what actually makes life meaningful.

Sure, we start with the fun stuff (vacation homes in Santorini, barns full of cars, Pope Mobiles for carpool, and what kind of unhinged daily driver you’d own with $700 million), but pretty quickly, the fantasy gives way to something more grounded.

We talk about:

• What most people don’t realize about sudden wealth
• Why money doesn’t belong to you as much as you think it does
• Medical debt, the broken healthcare system, and why wiping it out changes lives
• Real examples of generosity that actually move the needle
• Why dignity (yes, even access to showers) can be life-changing
• Dementia, shingles, vaccines, and the cost of misinformation
• Why people (not stuff) are the real return on investment
• Where AI belongs (laundry) and where it absolutely does not (art and connection)

This episode isn’t about politics for sport or hot takes for clicks. It’s about asking better questions:
What would you do if you had enough?
Who would you take care of?
And what kind of world are we actually trying to build?

We close with a simple challenge:
Call someone you miss.
Invest in people.
Log off occasionally.

No resolutions required.

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