About this Episode
We get off to a fast start in the hot mic pre-show as the ultimate Eric Slocum story is recounted, a Knight Rider ringtone introduces the desire to ride adult big wheels, and we bring up the Mandela Effect and the Sinbad movie that apparently never existed. It's Brad's birthday on the day of recording, the episode is presented entirely free of show notes, and the Phoenix is rising. Brad is in need of good things, Steve is looking for a new job in his current field while addressing the annoying trendiness of his son. In the most unbelievable moment in podcast history, Steve says that he does not punch hard anymore, and then discusses his new TV show to binge watch: Breaking Bad. We lament the premature ending of Jericho, talk about the best original shows that USA Network has produced, and name drop two '90s classics: Parker Lewis Can't Lose and American Gladiators. To close the first half of the show, we talk the ideology of Superman, Batman, and other characters in the modern world, before Steve veers into the area of massage parlors.
In the second half of the show, Steve has the opportunity to ask Brad anything on his birthday. The questions, and the emotional answers, are not to be missed.