Like the inexorable march of time, season 4 marches on as the crew talks about ~personal branding~ in the age of social media before tackling this epsiode's main topic: skin care, and how a lot of it is actually BS.

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Consuming:

Alex - The X-Files

JdB - Survivor Season 48

Youngmi - Mint Tea

We're baa~ack!

At long last, the crew has dusted off their mics and re-learned how to make podcasts. Season 4 starts with a somewhat free-from episode where a new format for the season takes place in real time.

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Media:

JdB: Severance

Youngmi: Love is Blind

Alex: The Pitt

After taking a few weeks off, the crew triumphantly returns to record the final episode of season 3. Starting off with a robust discussion of everyone's current gripes before adressing an advice question about nuerodivergence among restaurant workers.

See you all in 2025 for season 4!

Media:

Youngmi - Cold Case

Alex - Lost Children

JdB - Somebody Somewhere

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

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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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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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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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