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  • We're Still Alive
    2024/11/13

    The first post-election episode discusses the aftermath of the most recent election before going into a more on-topic restaurant subject.

    Media:

    JdB - The Boyfriend

    Alex - Extremely American

    Youngmi - Right-Wing YouTube

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    59 分
  • Tis the (Election) Season
    2024/10/30

    The crew comiserates about the upcoming election and Alex's recovery from Covid before diving into the Simu Liu Boba Tea controversy. The advice section discusses a common fear among the dining public.

    Media:

    Alex - Somebody Somewhere

    JdB - Angela Collier

    Youngmi - Escape at Dannemora

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    1 時間 1 分
  • Confessions of a Sink Vomiter
    2024/10/23

    The tables have turned! This episode features confessions from John, Youngmi, and Alex about the times they were the embarrasing restaurant guests.

    Media:

    JdB - Ariana Grande's SNL Episode

    Youngmi - Love Is Blind (still)

    Alex - Random Guys on TikTok

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    54 分
  • We Can Get Angry About Cake
    2024/10/16

    The usual segments are largely abandoned in favor of a deep dive of the recent TikTok-based cake controversy where an amateur cake maker accused an NYC restaurant of pilfering uneaten cake.

    Media:

    Youngmi - Love Is Blind

    Alex - Mr. McMahon

    JdB - Interview with the Vampire

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    57 分
  • Silent Generation Pause
    2024/10/09

    The crew kicks off by trying to figure out who exactly the "Silent Generation" is that segues into a discussion of World War 2. The Thunderdome yields a discussion of Lana Del Rey's new husband and the advice section touches on a very niche concern of restaurant people: what the tipping etiquette is when invited in for a friends and family meal before a new restaurant opens.

    Media:

    Alex - Monsters

    JdB - Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

    Youngmi - The Message

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    51 分
  • Customization Culture
    2024/09/25

    This episode starts with an exploration of self image and then John talks about how he's sad and mad about a tree. The Thunderdome make its triumphant return and features a discussion of Priya Krishna's article about drink customization which dovetails nicely to the advice question about getting into bartending and if bartending school is worth it.

    Media:

    Alex - In the Dark

    Youngmi - Sex and the City

    JdB - Tuesday

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    50 分
  • Just Lie
    2024/09/18

    The crew starts out talking about the humiliations of job interviews and then about how people talk about punctuality online. The Thunderdome is waived (gasp) in order to give proper time to an advice question about aging in the restaurant industry.

    Media:

    Alex - Civil War

    Youngmi - Uglies

    JdB - EUSEXUA

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    47 分
  • The Beach That Makes You Old
    2024/09/11

    The crew somewhat flinches on their commitment to talking more about restaurants by spending the episode discussing aging, perimenipaus and ambivalently critiquing astrology. However, and advice question regrounds in the topic of reporting toxic behavior in the restaurant workplace.

    Media:

    JdB: Trap

    Alex: Animal Crossing

    Youngmi: The Deliverance

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    1 時間