Tyler is back from backpacking and had a bit of a situation to deal with in the wilderness. Matt golfs with an old friend and gets hit in the head with a rock. Tyler beat Matt at golf.

We're back in Washington after almost a month in the desert! We talk about our trip and some wild stories from the past week, Tyler's triumph over plantar fasciitis, some self-help philosophy, and of course, herpes.

We spend a while recapping a wild week of adventures before diving into Tyler's Viral Update, a conversation about corporations perpetuating the herpes stigma, and a self-help strategy that may change your life... Worry about it!

This week we dive into the history of herpes and the root of the stigma. We also give our thoughts on the Me Too movement. First, we start off with HSV-1: Behind The Stigma, by talking about our trip to Joshua Tree and our first time eating in a restaurant in months!

We recorded this episode during the 22nd hour of a 24-hour fast! We talk about our week in Palm Springs, difficulties people have getting tested for herpes, and introduce another new segment!

We took a road trip this week! We recap driving from Seattle to Palm Springs in one haul, how our love for In N Out led to this podcast, and playing golf. This episode also marks the debut of our first regular segment!

This week we basically told everyone we know that we have herpes when we published and announced our podcast on social media. We talk about how that went, disclosing your status in general, the mystery of transmission, and Tyler's first round of golf!

Lots of laughs in our debut episode! We introduce ourselves, our backstories, our vision for this podcast, and mostly just have a really good time... All while having herpes!

We discuss life with herpes, the stigma surrounding it, and how life is still awesome.

If everyone started calling their cold sores herpes there would be a lot more understanding around the subject and people would begin to realize it's not such a big deal.

We're here to do our part in raising awareness, opening up dialogues, and ultimately end the social stigma around this super common thing. We are going to have a lot of fun in the process. Enjoy!