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Highway Interrogations, Coming Out to the Police, and the Chicago Marathon
This week we survived the stupidest moments of our lives and lived to laugh about them. First we get sentimental on running Chicago Marathon as we hear an emotional goodbye until a woman projectile vomits right next to you. A caller tells us about the time they escape an almost arrest as a child, which leads us diving into our own arrest stories. We tell our heroic stories of being interrogated for hours, being booked and spending a night in jail. Also a story that involves police, a park, and being forced to come out to your mom and her boyfriend. Three stories about getting feelings, getting interrogated, and getting away with it. We survived. Here we are.
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1 Oct 2026
Roadkill Chili, Wetness Levels, and Potluck Strategies
This week we're talking potlucks and regional food because Michael's going to a soup potluck and decided to bring chili instead. So we figure out: what do you actually bring to a potluck? Pizza? Buffalo chicken dip? Homemade hummus? Then we discover the official state dish registry (yes, it's a dot org, yes, it's very real) and rank our home states like we're judging a beauty pageant. North Dakota's got hot dish and lefse, Pennsylvania's flexing Philly cheesesteak and shoofly pie, Iowa's serving taco pizza and Scotcheroos, and Illinois is out here pretending deep dish is a thing (it's not, it's a tourist trap). The real hero: tavern style pizza with Italian beef sandwiches (at the correct wetness level). We also get weirdly passionate about Casey's gas station breakfast pizza, Hy-Vee pizza, and the eternal debate of ketchup on Chicago hot dogs.
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17 Sept 2026
Soft Launches, Validation Culture, and Dolly Wouldn't Kink Shame
Soft launches, validation culture, and why we post our relationships online. A listener writes in and asks if soft launching is a thing in the LGBTQ community, which spirals into how social media made us need external validation to feel like our relationships are real. We break down the difference between soft launches and soft openings, dive into Facebook relationship statuses and AIM cryptic messages, and debate whether posting about your partner means you're seeking validation or just sharing your life. Then we go on a chaotic tangent about TCBY, forever yogurt, maraschino cherries, and why oranges are cumbersome. We also talk about parasocial relationships, why some people overshare their relationships online, and the difference between being invested in someone's journey versus obsessing over a celebrity.
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