On today’s episode… The boys read you the top stories in the news while selling a butt ton of merch and eating a butt ton of disgusting stuff. Regular episodes return next week, but please enjoy the MERCH-A-THON!!!! (00:00:00) - Intro (00:01:43) - Fat Boy Summer Merch-A-Thon: Punishments reveal (00:05:30) - First Freedom Funnel of the night ☕ Cup of Coffee in the Big Time ☕ (00:07:24) - New Half a Pack with Wes (teaser) (00:10:18) - Steven Seagal (00:15:31) - Family lived with dead body for years: police (00:19:26) - Merch-A-Thon: Clarifying the rules + Balloon Pat joins in on the fun! (00:22:48) - Limited: Taft and Andy Reid merch design reveal (Pat accidentally giving away merch 😂) (00:28:26) - 🚨First round of punishments: Jumping jacks, a shot of hot sauce, and a bouillon cube 🥛Cream of the Crop🥛 00:33:26) - Man died and came back to life (00:37:09) - 🚨Second round of punishments: Mark and Will warming up with some jumping jacks (00:40:59) - 🚨Third round of punishments: Crickets, worms, and onion (00:45:06) - Swanky NYC neighborhood overrun with dog poop: ‘Full of s–t’ (00:53:46) - NASA’s Webb Spots Swirling, Gritty Clouds on Remote Planet (00:58:21) - 🚨Fifth round of punishments: Scorpion for dinner, shaving the beard, and cat food taco prep Hive Five (01:03:07) - Reviews (01:05:06) - Will beard shaving progress😂 (01:06:41) - Voicemails (01:12:24) - Will looks like he’s from 1972 (01:12:49) - Voicemails continued - Don Tran + “Will looks like he beats his wife now” 😂 (01:20:23) - Viewer submitted content (01:24:51) - Hulk Hogan Will reads the YouTube live comments (01:27:42) -🚨Sixth round of punishments: Mark destroys cat food taco + Wes cigs inside (01:32:45) - Viewer submitted videos (01:37:39) - 🚨Final round of punishments: Prank calling parents, painted fingernails for a week! (01:41:08) - The Wheel Brought to you by our sponsors…. BETTER HELP -  This Hard Factor episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/HARDFACTOR  and get on your way to being your best self. Use that url and get 10% off your first month! SUNDAY - Sunday is everything you need to get the lawn you’ve dreamed of. Full-season plans start at just $109, and you can get 20% off when you visit https://getsunday.com/hardfactor at checkout! Go to store.hardfactor.com and support the pod with some incredible merch Leave us a Voicemail at 512-270-1480, send us a voice memo to [email protected], and/or leave a 5-Star review on Apple Podcasts to hear it on Friday's show Follow Hard Factor on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook

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