Back 2 School: of Thought-Provoking Joking Shute | Starlito and Work N Progress Podcast Ep. 30

Episode 30 opens with first-day-of-school energy — the crew compares notes on parenting versus being a kid, morning routine chaos, and how excitement flips to something bittersweet once you're the one dropping them off. Book club digs into The Celestine Prophecy and The 5 AM Club, then the conversation turns to whether work is an escape or the thing you're escaping from.

A cryptic Don Trip tease leads into September 11 memories — where everyone was, and the albums that dropped that same day — before spiraling into middle school crushes and a full Tickle Me Elmo nostalgia trip. The back half covers the Knockout Wings pop-up controversy and what it says about scaling a business without losing the recipe, a run through old Nashville restaurants everyone wants back, upcoming 5K race season (Titans and Predators back-to-back), a full ranking of Lito's unreleased "100 I Shoot" and "What Was I Thinking" catalog — plus a first listen to a brand new unreleased verse — and it closes out with shadow work on comparison as the thief of joy. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 🎙️ Intro 01:38 🏫 First Day of School & Being a Parent vs. a Kid 17:52 📚 Book Club — Celestine Prophecy & The 5 AM Club 23:20 🎭 Is Work Your Escape? (Zodiac Talk) 31:17 🎤 Comedy Set Tease — Third Coast Comedy Club 32:59 👀 Don Trip's Cryptic September 11 Posts 33:47 🗽 September 11, 2001 — Where Were You 39:35 💿 September 11 Rap Anniversary — Blueprint & Get Off 40:24 💘 Middle School Crushes & Tickle Me Elmo Nostalgia 47:00 🍗 Knockout Wings Pop-Up Controversy 58:19 🍔 Old Nashville Restaurants We Miss 1:03:36 🏃 5K Season — Titans & Predators Races 1:07:41 🎧 Ranking Lito's Unreleased Music 1:13:42 🎶 New Music Preview — 100 I Shoot Pt. 5 1:18:36 🌑 Shadow Work — Comparison Is the Thief of Joy 1:29:13 👋 Outro #WNP #WorkNProgress 📲 Follow the Hosts: Carlos Partee Instagram: Starlito Instagram: Stephen Thomas Sr.

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