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

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

And we're back with season three! The crew's made a soft pivot towards content that reflects their restaurant-adjacient millenial identities. The Thunderdome leads to a conversation about outgoing New York Times restaurant critic Pete Well's farewell column.

Media:

Alex - Kevin Can F*ck Himself

Youngmi - Love Island UK

JdB - Drag Race Philippines

Every ten episodes a new seaon begins, apparently. On this, the last episode of season 2, the crew debates the RNC-related Grindr spike in Milwaukee, communal tables in restaurants and answers an advice question that has it all: dead mothers, intergenerational conflict, and restaurant etiquitte.

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Media:

John: Fringe

Alex: Game of Thrones (still)

Youngmi: Exhibit by R.O. Kwon

John and Youngmi begin by recounting their witnessing of the deadly July 4h incident on the Lower East Side where a drunk driver drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people. The crew then discusses the pros and cons of social media-based mental health diagnoses before tackling an advice question about not ending up where you though you'd be.

Media:

Youngmi - A Quiet Place Part II

John - Chain Gang All Stars

Alex - Inside Out 2

The crew begins by discussing the dynamics of emotional expression as it relates to gender expectations and neuroatypicality. The topic of mid-life crises re-emerges before a Thunderdome focusing on how to best think about receiving critical feedback. The advice section takles the oset of adult financial concerns.

[Sorry about the audio at the beginning! John's mic was turned off lol]

Media:

Alex: Game of Thrones

Youngmi: America's Sweethearts

John: Mad Max Fury Road

The crew kicks off with a discussion of what makes good service in restaurants and how long to hold on to anger. The chat dives even deeper into restaurant gripes in the Thunderdome. The advice question centers on parenting self-assured children.

Media:

John: The Boys

Alex: Dallas Cowboys Documentary

Youngmi: The Rachel Divide

The episode kicks off with a discussion of life's struggles that transitions to a conversation about the crew's study abroad experiences. The advice segment centers around the question of entering into a relationship with someone who is possibly entering into a green card marriage.

[Please note that this episode contains discussions and descriptions of intimate partner violence.]

Media:

John: Hannah Einbinder's Everything Must Go

Alex: Tell Them You Love Me