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Being Productive While Wasting your Time:
Waste Your Time Wisely — Smart conversations on creativity, culture, and modern burnout. WYTW is where curiosity meets chaos. Tae and Ryan dive into the Tae-pestry of life: fun facts, strange history, pop culture, sports, tech, books, and whatever else sticks. Tae’s a Korean-American veteran, writer, and wanderer. Ryan’s a scientist with dad-joke energy and “bear down” spirit. Smart, weird, and oddly comforting — perfect for drives, laundry, or existential dread. PLEASE 🙏 Follow, Rate, Comment, SHARE 🙏 It will help Tae with food, and Ryan with home
Dental Guilt, Buick Rental Road Trips, & 2-Foot Hot Dogs
We’re testing out a brand-new format this week! Instead of spiraling five levels deep down a single rabbit hole, we’re bouncing rapidly between all the ways we’ve been wasting (and saving) our time. From dentist office interrogation tactics to road-tripping in a brand-new Buick, we cover it all.
On this episode:
Format Shakeup: Keeping it moving before we end up in a dream within a dream (or inside a donut hole).
Health & Productivity: The truth about flossing and gum pocket depth, setting ridiculously aggressive alarms, and overcoming the mental wall of staring at the front door in your gym shoes.
History & Etymology: Why Yugoslavia isn't on the map anymore, the surprising origins of the "hat trick," and tracing the weird connections between Turkey the country, the bird, and the people.
TDIH (9/22/1728): Ryan breaks down J.S. Bach, his work in Leipzig, and classical music history.
Gaming & Tech Failures: Ryan discovers Zelda via his wife's Switch, and accidentally drowns his smartwatch in a pool (leading to a deep dive into hyper-expensive luxury watches).
Road Trips & Texas Sized Eats: Tae drives a rental Buick to Dallas, tackles a 2-foot hot dog at a Texas Rangers game, and gives a proper shoutout to the legendary Hillsboro Buc-ee’s (and Aly!).
Big News: Tae recaps producing a Labor Day weekend comedy show and drops a major announcement for this coming November.
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22 Sept 2026
Atlanta, HOTlanta, A-TAE-L | Ep. 58
From surviving Alaskan "Rocky" mosquitoes to dissecting Soviet vs. Peek-a-boo boxing mechanics, we’re back to break down all the ways we waste our time—wisely or otherwise. Plus, Tae takes a trip to Atlanta, Ryan gets triggered by Dragon Ball Z Abridged, and we debate which modal verb actually holds the ultimate hierarchy.
On this episode:
Mosquito Survival: Blood types, Korean bugs, and Ryan’s ultimate antidote for surviving Alaskan "Rocky" mosquitoes.
Waste Your Time (Un)wisely: Is donating blood a waste of time? Plus, scrolling Netflix for an hour instead of picking a movie, delaying car registration, and Tae’s new habit of reading on an exercise bike.
Boxing Mechanics & Tech: Tae’s deep dive into Soviet, Peek-a-boo, and Mexican boxing styles, plus why Netflix Premium's Dolby Atmos feature is worth the hype.
Storage & Stats: Storage unit price ridiculousness in SoCal vs. Texas, radioactive fruits, and flag emoji technicalities (including the law-abiding ratio of the US flag).
Grammar Hierarchy: "Could’ve, Should’ve, Would’ve"—which one actually rules supreme?
Atlanta Travelogue: Tae hits Atlanta for a Braves game, the Georgia Aquarium, World of Coca-Cola, and surviving the legendary Atlanta traffic. ATLiens
Memory Swap: How watching endless videos is slowly overwriting our actual personal memories.
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Welcome back to Episode 57! Recorded back in July, Tae and Ryan cover a massive spread: the real math behind lottery taxes, military separation loopholes, Ryan’s swollen hand courtesy of a a friend, miter saw woodworking mishap, and the sheer inefficiency of airport line skippers.
We also tackle Trevor Noah’s stand-up message of men’s vulnerability, the 10-year anniversary of La La Land, and the bobblehead secondary market.
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On this episode:
Pleasure Share & Lottery Math: Breaking down actual tax math on lottery winnings and navigating military separation under Secretarial Plenary Authority.
Workwooding Disasters: Ryan’s French cleat and miter saw project gets interrupted by a bee sting and a ridiculously puffy hand.
Airport Efficiency & Time Wasting: The agony of standing behind people in security who somehow don't know what they can and can't bring on a plane.
"Feelings" vs. "Feels": Ryan catches Trevor Noah live, leading to a breakdown on how guys actually talk (or avoid talking) about their feelings and vulnerability.
Pop Culture & Sports: Reflecting on La La Land turning 10, the underground Kike Hernandez and Andy Page bobblehead resale market, and why MLB foul ball counts are spiking.
News Your Time Wisely: Does ego fuel ignorance, or is it the other way around?
Tech & Gear: Fifine microphones review, plus a quick reminder on how to bypass Google AI search results using &tbs=1.
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