Kyle Pagan and Matt Peoples are feeling mindful and demure while their identity could be stolen outside one of the best cheesesteak joints in Philadelphia to record this episode. We talk to the great customers of Shank's Original. One of the them is a gig economist who used to be a mailman, but had to quit because of a traumatic experience. Another guy tells us about working in sales for Sherwin Williams, the unlikely painting job that makes the most money, and why the paint business will never die. A new Med Spa owner surprises us with all the different wellness services she provides and spills the beans on the new trend in wellness everyone is starting. Finally, the owner of Shank's, Ed Brennan, tells us how hard it is running a business, his inspiring story, and the best cheesesteaks in Philly. Go support Shank's at 901 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA !

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Did you know it's a 60% chance you work with a furry??? Fine that's made up, but Kyle Pagan and Matt Peoples went to a Furry Convention in Philadelphia to find out how furries afford their $10,000 fur suits. We talk to a Retired Army Colonel who faced the wrath of Fox News and ended up in a joke on Shane Gillis' new comedy special, we meet a dog named NIIC who dropped some bars for us and tells us about what happens at room parties. We then meet a Coider a payroll specialist who won't tell anyone at his work what he does. Grunger Fox who is a sous chef with dreams of being a meteorologist who tells us why Furry conventions have become so popular. Finally we meet a firefighter/EMT Australian Cattle Dog named River who tells us about the rivalry with the Bronies and keeping a secret in a blue collar industry.

Kyle and Matt are at The Working Mom Conference to talk to a bunch of MILFS: Mothers in Love with Functional Society. We meet a mom who tells us that we can make the peanut only lunch table extinct. A mom who left her high-status finance job to raise a kid and develop a place where moms can go. We also talk to a painter who isn't a working mom, but he was cool. We finish with the founder of the conference, talk about tradwive influencers with the key note address, and a blue collar mom in construction tells us all about the American citizenship test.

Kyle and Matt are in South Jersey where they discuss turning Kyle's herpes issue into some influencer dollars and empathy they talk to a waitress from the Margaritaville in Atlantic City and read her reviews, a music teacher teaches Matt how to sing, and a retired factory worker talks to us about working on 9/11, the pranks, and his multiple bypass surgery. Thanks to the blue collar babies, middle class mami's, and white collar criminals for tuning in. We love you guys!

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Kyle and Matt are at the Commonwealth Cup, an Ultimate Frisbee competition that pits Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh, to compete in a halftime tomato pie eating contest Kyle won last year. It's a podcast divided. They talk to a former Air Force cook turned student who talks about going to college in your 30s, working with civilians in the military, and replacing cadets for drills. After the competition one of the competitors comes on to talk about his truly remarkable resume that includes two companies he runs, bartending, being chased by parents as a youth sports ref, a substitute teacher, PO officer, and the countless other jobs he's been fired from. This guy has stories for DAYS!

If you want to watch the Tomato Pie Eating Contest the link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNrCEFjOGrA

Kyle Pagan and Matt Peoples are at a Planet Fitness in Fishtown. We talk to a Commercial HVAC Specialist who tells us the cleanest and dirtiest restaurant kitchens, a physician's assistant in the Neuro ICU who talks to us about aneurysms and the dating pool around the city, a casino dealer from Kansas who wants to start preaching on YouTube, a guy in the military that says boot camp has changed for the worse, a coffee salesman who tells us why the bean price is rising, and an auto body technician who has worked on cars with bullet holes in them.

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Matt and Kyle are at a farmers market in Philadelphia where they recap their 4th of July including Kyle's awkward encounter with a fan in the bathroom. They meet a flight attendant in Philadelphia who is in town for a layover. Then they meet an English as a second language teacher who immigrated from Ukraine and a hostess who tells them her pet peeves of the restaurant industry. They finish with an AV Project Manager and a education tech saleswoman who finds rich people to donate to schools.

Check out our sponsor Thrive Flower! Thrive sells real cannabis products outside of the medical system. They have 9 strains of flower, 6 strains of pre rolled joints, 4 strains of vapes, gummies, and lemonades. They are the first and only company offering same day cannabis delivery within Philly. Order your cannabis at https://thriveflower.com/ and it will be delivered in about an hour. Use code menatwork15 for 15% off orders. Simply choose “same day delivery” during checkout. This applies for Philly residents ONLY.

Kyle and Matt are in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, PA and we can't get enough of the viral Hawk Tuah girl and her new entrepreneur endeavors. We talk to a door to door salesman who tells us about his day to day, how he pees in a pinch, and teaches us about 1913 - the most consequential year in American history. We then talk to a PhD student who studies cancer genetics. We find out how much red meat we can eat and if we'll ever find the cure for cancer. A pediatric speech therapist joins and teaches us the tricks of the trade, learns about the sexiness of the Philly accent, and a TikTok trend centered around autism. Finally we finish with Kyle's run-in with a Little League parent, Matt defends Drake, and we're spurned by a potential guest.

Kyle and Matt are in Haddonfield, New Jersey at a Car Show joined by Philly comedian Brendan Donegan. They open up Matt's childhood trauma being the reason he's afraid to return things at Target and recap Kyle's spectacular play he made in front of a former Philadelphia Eagle. We talk to a research scientist who studies plastics and recyclables to figure out how much microplastics we're ingesting a day. We then talk to an old school electrician who tells us about the new way insurers make electricians wire houses and the increase in private contracting goods. Then Philly comedian Brendan Donegan comes on to talk about our worst first jobs out of college. A retired AT&T telegrapher tells us about the day the government broke up AT&T and flying to the Philippines to train workers who were about to take his job. Finally we end with a small business freight salesman who tries to win our business.

Kyle and Matt head to SIPS, a Philadelphia happy hour tradition where interns and execs alike spill out of their offices to go blow off some steam every Wednesday in the summer.