Talking Trubbish

We took a week off, we got sick, and we came back with way too much to talk about. A doctor visit that went completely sideways. A Las Vegas rabbit hole that will genuinely mess with you. And a deep dive into the Pokemon vendor content scene that somehow turns into a full business conversation.

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00:00-00:35 -- Cold open / theme

00:35-02:30 -- Jacob's return from being sick

02:30-07:00 -- Doctor visit story: the Hanta virus diagnosis that wasn't

07:00-11:30 -- Jacob's defense: "I'm a nerd, I don't go anywhere"

11:30-16:00 -- Blood work fasting debate + fasting vs non-fasting accuracy

16:00-20:00 -- Childhood medicine ruined cherry and grape forever / red Gatorade panic

20:00-23:00 -- Hernia checks -- do they still do those? / inconsistency in healthcare

23:00-27:00 -- Jacob's grandmother and COVID death misclassification

27:00-28:05 -- Wrapping the health spiral, Jacob knocking on wood

28:05-32:30 -- Matthew introduces: the Las Vegas mole people

32:30-37:00 -- The tunnel system -- seven floors, flood survivors, and people who never see daylight

37:00-42:30 -- The lower levels: shadow figures, gray skin, nobody goes deeper

42:30-47:00 -- Coping with the week: Smitty, LFG content, and Pokemon vendor POVs

47:00-52:00 -- BearDad, Coop's Collections, Pokeshon -- who does it right, who overdoes it

52:00-55:00 -- DJI Pocket 4 tariff situation + Jacob's vending ambitions

55:00-58:29 -- Vending as a business model: content, monetization, and why enjoyment is the whole thing

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This week starts with a concert story and ends up somewhere way more interesting. Jacob and Matthew get into vulnerability, what it means to stop protecting yourself from your own weaknesses, and why a random opening act might be the most memorable part of a night you almost forgot to show up to. Plus there's a Pokemon TCG conversation with actual numbers behind it, the kind that make you rethink what you're doing with your money!

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00:00-01:43 Welcome back / Jacob's habit of saving pod topics and forgetting them

01:44-03:03 Matthew's week / car situation update, switching cars with his girl

03:03-07:00 Completely forgetting about a concert he bought tickets for a year ago

07:01-10:05 Scouting the venue, back problems, standing-only panic

10:05-18:10 Opening act New Constellation blows the doors off / the singer's mid-set anxiety attack and why it hit different

18:10-29:00 Vulnerability and the Eminem 8 Mile philosophy / owning your weaknesses before someone else can use them

29:01-32:22 Pink hair, short kings, the 4'11" saxophone player with BDE, Tom Cruise height lore from Michigan film shoots

32:23-35:48 Pokemon TCG investment update: selling the Phantasmal Flames haul (25% ROI on booster box, 63% on ETBs in four months)

35:49-41:06 The Menards tip / vendor math on 200 ETBs / who Matthew sold to and why

41:07-43:12 Target Pokemon merch fights / Jacob's three-count investment rule breakdown

43:13-50:15 ETB vs booster box strategy, long-term holds, the 2027 North Carolina printing facility and what it means for the market

50:16-54:32 Logan Paul discovers manga / why manga grading is mostly cooked / Matthew's Shaman King grail

54:33-58:45 No resell market for manga (yet) / Magic the Gathering tease: Spider-Man launching dinosaurs at people

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Matthew's week included a movie that wrecked him in the best possible way, a live-action rant that Hollywood has had coming for a while, a ghost encounter in the baby aisle of a Target at 9pm, and a car curse that has been building for years and finally has receipts. Jacob's here, he has thoughts, and this one goes places. Buckle Up!

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00:00-02:10 Jacob and Matthew check in on the week

02:10-09:15 Project Hail Mary -- Matthew makes a tearful case for the best movie he's seen in two years

09:15-12:05 Dragon Ball Evolution, live-action anime, and why 2009 was a warning

12:05-17:40 Disney live-action remakes -- Lion King, Mulan, and the Mushu erasure rant

17:40-21:35 Aladdin gets defended, Eddie Murphy gets his flowers, The Rock and Moana

21:35-24:45 The baby aisle TikTok scandal and weird product packaging

24:45-29:15 The haunted Target -- Matthew gets grabbed by something that wasn't there

29:15-34:45 The car curse begins -- three totaled vehicles, the pattern, the bad luck timeline

34:45-43:00 The 2018 Hyundai Sonata, the oil leak, and the six-month Hyundai appointment saga

43:00-46:35 Blizzard breakdown on a road trip, the mechanic who helped for free, knock sensor explained

46:35-55:05 Cylinder misfire, the Hyundai recall rabbit hole, and the free engine Matthew almost had

55:05-01:01:15 Selling sealed Pokemon to cover car costs, the new card shop, Phantasmal Flames market update

01:01:15-01:03:15 Jacob's Hyundai/trade-in tip, used car advice, wrap-up

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Matthew thought he was 36. Turns out he's 35. Which means his resume is also wrong now. From there, things spiral into 20 years (well, 19) of video editing, the neon sign job that low-key birthed the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic, and a deep dive into Jacob's life on the other side of the hiring desk. The guys swap white-collar vs blue-collar war stories, talk about the people who fake it till they make it, the people who walk in late and lie about doctor's appointments, and why "overqualified" is sometimes a polite way of saying "everyone else hated working with you." Plus a real conversation about handling assholes at work, what separates a good leader from a bad one, and Jacob's whole philosophy on building positions that didn't exist until he made them.

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00:33-02:35 Cold open on the time-blur of being an adult and how editing forces Matthew to actually confront real dates

02:35-04:25 Pokemon as the thing that keeps you feeling young, plus the "what our parents had at this age vs what we have" tangent

04:25-08:15 Matthew's lore drop: the neon sign clock job at age 15 that became his first paid gig and inspired the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic

08:15-09:45 Matthew realizes mid-pod that he's been telling everyone he's 36 when he's actually 35

09:45-13:00 Jacob talks reading resumes for a living and how AI users start spotting other AI users

13:00-15:20 Fake it till you make it, business from the waist up, and the Zoom interview etiquette PSA

15:20-19:00 The bar for "presentable" on a resume and why effort matters more than format

19:00-23:30 The overqualified problem: why Jacob passes on people who look too good on paper and forwards them to other departments instead

23:30-27:00 Matthew pushes back: what about laid-off people just trying to land somewhere? Two different headspaces on the same hiring decision

27:00-30:30 Red flags during interviews, the doctor's appointment finesse, and the one overqualified candidate Jacob took a chance on

30:30-33:00 Dealing with assholes at work part one: white collar patience vs blue collar bluntness

33:00-37:30 The corporate art of the awkward pause, the "why don't you show me?" power move, and the person who used AI to ask for a raise

37:30-41:40 Matthew on coming in hot, owning it, and the manager who handled his anger with grace

41:40-44:30 Hot take: most "leaders" don't actually grind, they just sit in chairs

44:30-48:50 Jacob's philosophy on growth, why he pushes people up even out of his own department, and how a bad supervisor poisons everything

48:50-51:08 Closing thoughts: making your own position, lifting people up, and "come on nerds, get your money right"

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Matthew said he was willing to eat his words on One Piece. Consider them eaten.

After finally watching the Netflix live action, and immediately looking at his girlfriend and going "next episode", Matthew brings his full list of questions, hot takes, and genuine emotional reactions to Jacob and returning guest Robbie (BlindCraziness), two of the biggest One Piece fans in the room.

They break down why the live action actually works (spoiler: Oda had a stranglehold on every casting decision and every scene), which actors fully become their characters and why, the philosophy behind Luffy as a main character, and why One Piece might be a story that was never meant for you as a kid. Also: the Kuina stairs meme, Mihawk's absolute big dick energy, Zoro's 100-man fight with a broken finger, and the one scene Jacob bawled his eyes out to.

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00:00 Welcome back -- Robbie returns, Matthew has news

01:47 Matthew watched the One Piece live action and immediately got hooked

04:15 Oda's creative control over the live action, every casting decision, every scene

08:06 Breaking down the cast -- Sanji's actor, the YouTube channel, his obsessive prep for the Baratie fight

12:17 Usopp's actor versus anime Usopp, Zoro's 100-man fight and the broken finger

15:01 Matthew digs into the One Piece mystery -- Gold Roger, what "One Piece" actually means, and how the name was born

23:21 Why One Piece didn't land as a kid but hits different as an adult -- the Shanks scene, emotional intelligence, and the show's real tone

30:16 How the story and Oda himself have matured over 25+ years -- stakes, socioeconomics, Luffy's design philosophy

34:36 Luffy's no-thought-bubble rule, Kuina's death (the meme), Zoro's backstory, and Matthew's plot device theory

41:51 Mihawk fandom, favorite characters -- Jacob picks Zoro, Robbie teases the final Straw Hat crew member

47:53 Luffy vs. Goku vs. Naruto -- the goofy-but-dangerous main character comparison, Robbie's "I Get Knocked Down" Luffy theory

51:56 Garp's early reveal, the art style struggle, and Matthew commits to reading the manga

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You're stressed. Your brain is lying to you. And your calendar system is either saving your life or just another app you forgot to check because Instagram got there first.

This week Matthew and Jacob get into how time keeps accelerating, why ADHD hits different in your 30s, and the actual tactics they use to manage stress and anxiety before it manages them. Jacob breaks down his physical calendar system, his panic attack at a movie theater, and the $35-40K in debt he was drowning in alone, and what telling his mom finally did for him. Matthew gets real about a breakdown in his kitchen on a Wednesday, picking tennis back up after four years, and why walking 10,000 steps at work isn't the same as actually getting your heart rate up.

There's also a conversation about doctors you can trust vs. doctors who just take your money, the placebo effect, social media's role in rewiring your brain, and the first ever listener review of Talking Trubbish.

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00:00–01:10 Intro / how fast 2026 is moving

01:10–04:55 Jacob's physical wall calendar system and the discipline behind it

04:55–07:10 Phone calendars, app rabbit holes, and ADHD-fueled distraction

07:10–09:30 Learning styles, finding your own system, and government red tape

09:30–11:20 Apple's reminder app rant and what a better notification system would look like

11:20–13:40 Matthew getting officially diagnosed for ADHD, why it gets worse at 30

13:40–16:50 Kids don't care about labels, how society plants seeds in your head

16:50–19:00 Facebook and YouTube lawsuit: platforms designed to addict children

19:00–22:10 How social media accentuates ADHD without causing it

22:10–25:25 The placebo effect explained, including the non-alcoholic beer experiment

25:25–27:00 WebMD-ing yourself into a spiral, finding doctors you can actually trust

27:00–30:50 Window shopping for therapists, you're allowed to leave

30:50–32:55 Jacob's sour candy anxiety trick and outdoor walks without headphones

32:55–38:00 Matthew's week: stress at an 11, crying in the kitchen, picking up tennis

38:00–41:50 Physical exertion as mental reset, how exercise helps you see problems clearly

41:50–45:00 Distraction as anxiety management, different techniques for different brains

45:00–45:55 Brief transparency note about returning topics

45:55–47:50 First ever Talking Trubbish listener review, Lemmy Rio, five stars

47:50–52:15 Jacob's debt story: $35-40K, secret anxiety attack, telling his mom

52:15–55:56 Final thoughts on talking to someone you trust, stress triggers (shopping, overeating), and closing

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Easter eggs, childhood street freedom, and somehow... AI. Yeah, it's that kind of episode.

Jacob and Matthew start the week catching up on Easter nostalgia and the very real theory that your parents invented the loot box. From there it's a free-flowing conversation about what's changed between generations — why kids are going back outside, why phone calls feel like emergencies now, and why the passive-aggressive period in a text can start a war.

Then they get into it. This is Part 1 of what's going to be an ongoing series on AI — not the fear, not the hype, just how two regular people are actually using these tools in their day-to-day lives. Matthew breaks down how he uses Claude and ChatGPT for podcast production, legal contract reviews, taxes, and building websites. Jacob shares how he uses it for personal growth and why he always reviews before he copies and pastes. Together they make a pretty clear case: love it or hate it, this stuff isn't going away, and now's the time to figure out where it fits in your life.

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00:00-02:10 – Welcome back / time flying, work grind, Jacob heading to Orlando for the regional

02:10-04:02 – Easter egg hunting as the original loot box

04:02-08:31 – Playing outside as a kid, the streetlight rule, and childhood autonomy

08:31-11:01 – Why kids are going back outside — Matthew's content creator theory on authenticity cycles

11:01-12:31 – The return of the uncut walk-and-talk vlog format / less polish = more appeal

12:31-14:25 – MrBeast discourse: authentic vs. performed personality

14:25-15:04 – Matthew on being introverted vs. social / Jacob on energy levels and sparking conversation

15:04-17:03 – "If you're amazing at a job you hate, how good would you be at one you love?" Jacob drops a banger

17:03-19:57 – Matthew on the love-hate relationship with editing / the hidden surgery of a clean cut

19:57-21:13 – Jacob's dream: running his own business, building something family-oriented

21:13-23:15 – Fast and Furious model of team culture ("You a cousin, you know what I'm saying?")

23:15-27:02 – What Jacob naturally consumes: growth content, self-improvement, expanding perspective

27:02-27:59 – Matthew's mom calls mid-episode / back in, now talking phone call anxiety

27:59-28:49 – Why a phone call in 2026 feels like DEFCON 2

28:49-31:21 – Emojis as emotional punctuation / the passive-aggressive period text

31:21-37:38 – MrBeast proposed and wrote "I did a thing" — the internet weighed in, the boys don't care

37:38-37:54 – AI intro begins: the plan for a multi-part series, kicking off light

37:54-40:01 – Matthew's AI journey (less than a year in) / transformer architecture goes back to 2017

40:01-41:24 – How Matthew uses AI: podcast production, schedule, personal assistant vibes

41:24-42:53 – Tony Stark / Jarvis as the blueprint for how to interact with AI

42:53-47:17 – Real use case: AI helped Matthew review a contractor dispute on the free version

47:17-48:42 – Free vs. paid AI — what you can actually do without spending money

48:42-52:23 – Jacob's AI setup: Copilot at work, ChatGPT personally / ran a comparison test

52:23-53:49 – Matthew on ChatGPT's dictation feature: "a religious experience"

53:49-54:45 – Why Matthew switched everything to Claude — background processing, website building, $20/month

54:45-55:53 – Wrapping up the AI intro / promise to go deeper next episode with guests / learn it now or get left behind

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The guys are recording on fumes and somehow that’s when things get real. What starts as roller coaster stories and fear of heights bounces through Spirit Airlines horror, carnival ride fatalities, and Matthew’s legs giving out completely after a rip cord ride, before landing somewhere unexpected: Matthew opening up about a brutal breakup that shut him down creatively for nearly a decade and what it feels like to still be playing catch-up. Jacob wrote things down this time so they didn’t lose the thread, Culver’s gets a second chance with a full ratings breakdown, and the episode closes with a first-time weed story that ends exactly where you’d hope, face-deep in the best Oreos of his life.

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00:00-00:48 Cold open + theme song

00:48-01:18 Intro — "fake it till you make it" energy, both running on empty

01:18-05:18 Roller coasters, fear of heights, and things Jacob did for a girl at 18

05:18-08:54 Matthew's nose, a kid who said something cruel, and body self-consciousness

08:54-11:36 Adrenaline junkies — Matthew wants the front cart, Jacob just wants to survive

11:36-15:50 Michigan Adventure rip cord: Matthew's legs stopped working for five minutes

15:50-19:36 Spirit Airlines horror stories and the plane that shook apart on landing

19:36-21:11 Carnival rides and why pop-up carnivals are a hard no

21:11-22:05 Carnival food, the one reason Jacob actually goes

22:05-23:55 Culver's round two preview — Jacob's back and he did the research this time

23:55-28:25 Captain Underpants, reading books vs. pictures, and how Matthew's brain works like a projector

28:25-31:05 Matthew's habit of cutting people off mid-sentence — and why his brain won't stop

31:05-32:35 Taking compliments, deflecting, and the difference between humility and shame

32:35-37:35 The decade Matthew stopped creating — a breakup, a creative shutdown, and what it means to feel behind

37:35-40:35 Still playing catch-up: editing three videos and still feeling like nothing got done

40:35-46:10 The rocket launcher button — road rage, empathy, and what changes when you realize you don't know what someone's going through

46:10-53:20 Culver's round two full breakdown: chicken tenders, cheese curds, Oreo custard, ratings, and why Wisconsin burgers just aren't hitting

53:20-55:22 Post Malone Oreos and the coworker candy stash

55:22-58:15 The Oreo dipping debate — bowl vs. glass, double stuff discourse, and Jacob's "just two more" lie

58:15-01:00:30 Matthew's first weed experience: army crawling down a hallway, and discovering what the best Oreos of his life taste like

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Matthew walked into a Pokemon card shop event and walked out with a story you have to hear. Main player energy was on a different level this week. The guys debate chocolate, Pepsi vs. Coke, and why everything at the store is getting smaller while the price goes up. Then it gets real: what are card shops actually paying for the product they're selling you? We did the math, and the numbers might change where you shop!

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00:00-00:30 Cold open hook

00:30-01:03 Intro: Jacob hosts this week + checking in on each other

01:03-02:45 Matthew teases a "main character energy" moment from his weekend

02:45-04:35 Editing shortcuts that saved five hours and the Drumline punctuality mantra

04:35-06:45 Prepping cards for a local trade event, Kingdra EX promo discovery ($60 raw)

06:45-09:15 Arriving early, the raffle setup, free pizza, and prizes way bigger than advertised

09:15-09:40 Matthew locks in on the Phantasmal Flames ETB: "That's mine"

09:40-13:40 The master ball spin: calling the shot, landing on 5%, and the couple's faces dropping

13:40-16:05 The aftermath: grabbing pizza, the couple's energy shift, and the store's 65% buy-in rate

16:05-18:00 Debating whether to open the ETB or keep it sealed, Charizard temptation

18:00-20:00 Starbucks messes up the order and gives him two lattes, Bruce Almighty comparisons

20:00-20:50 Jacob's half-story callback and the decision to open it for the Discord

20:50-26:10 Jacob breaks down card shop vs. card show trade-in percentages (buy-in, trade-in, what's fair)

26:10-26:30 Corporate pizza parties vs. actual employee appreciation

26:30-27:50 Jacob's Dubai chocolate obsession begins: candy preferences, Halloween trading, chocolate vs. fruit candy

27:50-32:00 The Dubai chocolate review: kadaif, pistachio, Costco finds, KitKat texture comparisons

32:00-33:30 Jacob caving on trends, the One Piece parallel, sriracha and DIY spicy mayo

33:30-36:20 Shrinkflation rant: soda bottles shrinking, deceptive packaging, and Matthew's unit pricing math

36:20-37:45 Price differences between stores for the same Gatorade, gas station convenience markup

37:45-38:45 Pepsi vs. Coke debate, Mexican Coca-Cola supremacy, Baja Blast sponsorship dreams

38:45-40:30 Jacob's $4 Pepsi at Publix and the receipt sticker shock

40:30-45:20 How Matthew evaluates card shops: Phantasmal Flames at $4.50 vs. shops charging $8-9

45:20-49:45 Distributor pricing exposed: $79.95 wholesale cost for a Twilight Masquerade booster box, markup math, and why $200+ pricing is pure greed

49:45-52:55 Matthew's case for why Pokemon buyers reward shops with ethics, loyalty, and word-of-mouth

52:55-56:30 The scalper question: how shop owners can serve their community first using league newsletters and pre-orders

56:30-57:14 Outro and wrap

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Meet BlindCraziness. He's legally blind, competitively plays Pokemon Go at the regional level, has 20/200 vision, and chose the hardest possible path in gaming on purpose. In this episode, Robbie joins Matthew and Jacob for an unfiltered conversation about what it's actually like to compete with a visual impairment, why One Piece filler hits different than Naruto filler, how a sensory deprivation tank changed his perspective, and why he's spent 46,000+ encounters hunting a single shiny Lotad. We also get into Pokemon Sun & Moon's surprisingly mature storyline, the infamous chess cheating scandal, and the moment Matthew finally understands a joke that went completely over his head for a full 6 minutes later... Part One of what's going to be a recurring presence on the show.

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00:00-00:34 Cold open

00:34-03:24 Intro: Welcome to Talking Trubbish, meet Blind Craziness (Robbie)

03:24-05:00 Origin of the gamertag and owning "blind"

05:00-08:10 What 20/200 vision actually means, Stargardt's disease explained

08:10-10:05 Playing competitive Pokemon Go with a visual impairment

10:05-13:05 Accessibility at Pokemon Go regionals, headphone adapter workarounds

13:05-14:44 The chess cheating scandal and Morse code butt plug technology

14:44-17:05 Can you picture an apple? Aphantasia, ADHD, and how we visualize

17:05-19:48 Sensory deprivation tanks: floating naked in Epsom salt darkness

19:48-22:19 The secret to zero anxiety (and how it stresses out his wife)

22:19-27:00 One Piece: how Robbie's wife accidentally fell in love with the show

27:00-31:20 Naruto vs. One Piece: who handled filler better?

31:20-32:10 Matthew finally gets the "obviously I watch dub" joke (6 min later)

32:10-34:10 The One Piece anime remake and live action Season 2

34:10-38:00 Oda's writing process, retconning done right, and the Shanks scene

38:00-40:00 Matthew's biggest One Piece gripe: manga character art

40:00-43:30 Robbie's gaming history: Game Boy Color to League of Legends to Pokemon Go

43:30-45:30 Pokemon Sun & Moon's mature storyline and Rainbow Rocket post-game

45:30-49:30 Shiny hunting 101: odds, Masuda Method, and Skitty x Wailord

49:30-54:00 Robbie's shiny hunting stats: 46,487 encounters for one Lotad

54:00-55:28 Outro: Part One wrap and chess club confessions

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