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This week marks episode 211 of the What Are We Doing Podcast, and I’ve officially hit the “too busy to breathe” point. I’m on a 12-day nonstop run of weddings, events, podcasts, and marketing chaos, all while trying to remember to eat something other than leftover mac and cheese. October? No days off. What are we doing?This episode kicks off with a PSA to brides, grooms, and anyone who plans to serve food to a crowd: hire Mission Barbecue. Forget the “mom-and-pop” caterers who promise love in every bite but deliver cold broccoli and chaos. Forget the fancy chefs who run out of oven space. You want food that tastes good, shows up on time, and doesn’t need a miracle to stay warm? Mission Barbecue. That’s it. End of debate.Then I move into the part of the weekend where my friend Kaisa got married. I DJ’d the wedding as my gift, and in return, her husband Paul gifted me a 1999 graded 8.5 holographic Gengar Pokémon card. We looked it up. Thirty thousand dollars. Thirty thousand. I cried in my car. You try keeping a straight face when someone hands you a $30k ghost Pokémon as a thank-you. What are we doing?After that came a trunk-or-treat event for local preschools, hundreds of kids, and a K-Pop Demon Hunter dance party. Because apparently, I don’t know how to say no to anything in October.But before we can even think about Halloween, it’s time for the annual Thanksgiving Meal Olympics. Aldi, Walmart, Costco, Giant, and Honey Baked Ham are all fighting for your turkey money. Aldi wants $40 to feed ten people. Costco says $199 for eight. Walmart undercuts them all with $38, but you have to cook everything yourself. Giant’s claiming $20 but only if you’ve spent $400 already. And then there’s Honey Baked Ham, where you pay for peace, quality, and not having to bake anything. Two minutes in the oven. Done. Best ham or turkey of your life. What are we doing?From there, we head straight into politics. Donald Trump has pardoned Binance CEO CZ after a $4 billion fraud settlement—right after CZ’s company invested $2 billion in Trump’s family crypto business, “World Liberty Financial.” Totally a coincidence, right? The man literally said money laundering isn’t a crime. Then he tore down the East Wing of the White House to build a $350 million ballroom. Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and half the Fortune 500 are helping pay for it. And when people asked about the construction, the White House released a slideshow including Clinton’s scandal, Obama’s “terrorist visitors,” and Hunter Biden’s cocaine bag as part of “historical context.” What are we doing?And if that circus wasn’t enough, the New York City mayoral debate turned into an SNL sketch. Candidates argued over parades. One said all parades matter. Another said he’s too busy to attend. Someone asked if they’d create new parades. A third guy looked like he was being held hostage. Absolute chaos.We wrap the episode with the $20 million diamond heist at the Louvre. Some say it’s real. Others think it’s PR for “Now You See Me 3.” Either way, it’s proof that someone in Paris didn’t spring for $30 Wi-Fi cameras. If they want those diamonds back, they better call Nicolas Cage. What are we doing?Episode 211 is pure madness from start to finish: bad caterers, rare Pokémon, Trump’s crypto pardons, Thanksgiving hacks, a mayoral debate about parades, and a diamond heist conspiracy.So before you go—hit the like button. Subscribe. Share the episode. Ninety-eight percent of you still haven’t. It takes one click. Support the show. Help me survive another week of this circus we call life.What are we doing?

We start with McDonald’s Monopoly, the one national event that manages to unite the country every fall. My son’s eating nuggets like they’re gold coins, I’m entering codes like a madman, and somehow the “major prizes” are already gone a week in. Somebody’s winning RVs, TVs, and million-dollar prizes while I’m sitting here collecting free hash browns and McChickens. But hey, at least there’s a secret way to play for free that McDonald’s doesn’t want you to know about.Then we move into the lawsuit of the week: Smucker’s vs. Trader Joe’s. Yep. Smucker’s is suing Trader Joe’s over Uncrustables. They say the “crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich” design was stolen. We’re at the point in America where billion-dollar corporations are beefing over who owns the circle sandwich. You can’t make this up.Next up, the government shutdown. We’re weeks deep and no one cares. Nobody’s getting paid, food banks are feeding federal workers, and the TSA is either missing or working for free. I say keep it shut down. If we hit 60 days, turn the White House into a Spirit Halloween.But that’s not all. Donald Trump somehow found the time to:• Broker “peace” in the Middle East.• Send $20 billion to bail out Argentina’s collapsing economy.• Announce he’s building his own Arc de Trump because why not?Meanwhile, the rest of the country is drowning in family diners and new Sheetz gas stations. Every failed business in central Pennsylvania turns into a breakfast spot. Friendly’s? Now a diner. Hookah bar? Diner. Chinese restaurant? Diner. We have so many diners the eggs are forming a union.We wrap up with OpenAI’s new partnership with Walmart (the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard) and their latest feature that finally gives men what they’ve always wanted: intimacy mode. Yep, ChatGPT’s getting spicy. For twenty bucks a month you get a girlfriend who listens, compliments you, and doesn’t ask where you were last night.This episode is chaos from top to bottom—Monopoly scams, sandwich wars, government meltdowns, Trump buying Argentina, and AI turning romantic.Welcome to America, folks. What are we doing?Watch the full episode now, hit Like, Subscribe, and ring the bell so you don’t miss next week’s meltdown.

Episode 209 of the What Are We Doing Podcast is pure chaos wrapped in brilliance. I’m talking glittery margaritas, fake grilled steak nuggets, Taylor Swift lies, and Post Malone losing control of Broadway—all in one episode.This week kicks off with me breaking down the $20 “Gold Dust Rita” from Dave & Buster’s. It’s a drink that costs more than a bottle of Tito’s and comes with a literal glitter bomb. I explain why it’s not just overpriced—it’s a metaphor for your money dissolving in front of your eyes. Then we dive into Arby’s latest experiment: Steak Nuggets. Yeah, you heard me. Steak. Nuggets. I go over how Arby’s is now pretending to “grill” meat in a building that doesn’t even have a grill and why their new TikTok heroes, “The Arby’s Boys,” might be the best thing on the internet right now.Then, I reveal how Sheetz officially slid into my DMs after I called their chili cheese dogs the best in the game. They offered me another free shirt, but I’m shooting higher. I want the Sheetz Halloween costume. I offer to wear it for weeks if they send one. I’m one DM away from being the face of Sheetz Nation.We also talk about Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl release week. She broke Adele’s record, but I break down how the interviews have turned into one long Travis Kelce fan club meeting. Fallon finally asked her why she turned down the Super Bowl, and her answer? “I’m in love with a guy who plays football.” Sure, Tay. That’s strike one.Then there’s Post Malone, who finally remembered he owns a bar in Nashville and decided to throw a surprise concert and pay everyone’s tab. Naturally, 400,000 people showed up. It was less “grand opening” and more “mini-Coachella with free beer.”Finally, we wrap up with the trailer for HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the new Game of Thrones prequel. I break down why it looks awesome but also kind of pointless, because we already know none of the main characters can die. It’s like watching Star Wars prequels—you already know the ending.And because this is the What Are We Doing podcast, we end with Donald Trump claiming he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for “ending the conflict in Gaza.” Spoiler alert: he didn’t win.This episode has everything—drunk parking lot hacks, fast-food conspiracies, celebrity nonsense, and international comedy politics.Watch, laugh, and for the love of God, hit the Hype button on YouTube.

Episode 208 of the What Are We Doing podcast is pure chaos in the best way. I kicked things off, reminding everyone that yes, it’s October. I said it about 47 times because apparently, I can’t believe calendars exist. Then I dove right into the big releases of the week: Soulja Boy dropping his third album of 2025, Swag 7, and Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl. I gave both their flowers, but let’s be real, Taylor hijacked the whole cultural moment. From her track Wood (we all know who that’s about) to the Jonas Brothers and Jackson 5 “inspirations,” Swifties are eating while Soulja Boy’s somewhere trying to sell us crank dat NFTs.Then we hit the halftime show drama. Everyone thought Taylor was locked for the Super Bowl. She teased it, the NFL hinted at it, and we all gaslit ourselves into believing she was confirmed. Turns out, it’s Bad Bunny. And I’m here for it. The boomers are going to lose their minds when they realize the biggest artist in the world only sings in Spanish. This is the Super Bowl, not a Lynyrd Skynyrd reunion. Sit down, dad.After that, I took aim at Tai Lopez. Remember the guy in his garage with the Lamborghini and the books? Yeah, he’s being dragged by the SEC for running a $112 million Ponzi scheme. Turns out “Here in my garage” was code for “Here in my court hearing.” If you invested in RadioShack crypto, that’s on you, babes.We also talked about my son’s new obsession with AI-generated YouTube slop. He’s six years old, and instead of watching Paw Patrol, he’s glued to a video about a capybara setting off a fire alarm and then saving the company. Parents, stop gatekeeping iPads. Give your kids the tech. They’re already building Google Doc chatrooms in school. You can’t fight it.Then we checked in on Lil Wayne, who may or may not be releasing another rock album if this unreleased track is any indication. Spoiler: it’s bad. Maybe it’s time Weezy hangs up the guitar. Or maybe Los from 280 Plus can convince me otherwise.And finally, the cherry on top: I got the best YouTube comment of the year. Shout out to Joshua Bradshaw for telling me to nap in traffic. Your hate fuels this machine, my friend.This episode is stacked with Swifties, Soulja Boy, scammers, Super Bowl conspiracies, Bad Bunny truth bombs, AI capybaras, and Lil Wayne midlife crises. You already know what to do. Hit like, hit subscribe, leave a comment, then go get your kid an iPad before they fall behind on learning what sigma means.

Episode 207 of the What are We Doing Podcast is here and it’s a loaded one. Iron Hill Brewery shut down every single location overnight, blindsiding customers, employees, and anyone left holding a gift card. One of the East Coast’s staple brewpubs is gone, and I share my own run-ins with Iron Hill and why it feels like every shuttered restaurant around here eventually turns into a family diner serving $12 pancakes.From there, we jump into Trump’s latest attempt at medical science. The president stood on stage with Dr. Oz and RFK Jr. and told the country that pregnant women taking Tylenol are the cause of autism. Zero evidence. No studies. Nothing but bad improv and mispronounced words. Tylenol’s maker, doctors, and decades of research all came back swinging, but the fact that this nonsense even made it into an official announcement is wild.And then TikTok. After years of deadlines and extensions, Trump signed the order to “save TikTok” by letting Oracle and a group of American investors lease the algorithm from ByteDance for $14 billion. On paper it keeps TikTok alive in the US, but let’s be honest — how long before the algorithm turns into Facebook’s endless stream of ads, political fluff, and AI sludge? I break down why this might be the beginning of the end for TikTok as we know it.On top of that, the Department of Homeland Security is busy making Pokémon-themed ICE raid videos, Jimmy Kimmel somehow turned his suspension into the biggest ratings jump of his career, Jimmy Fallon is quietly stacking his defenses with Taylor Swift appearances and spin-off shows, Meta’s new AI glasses can’t even walk you through a brownie recipe, and it’s officially Fat Bear Week. I’ve got money on Bear 909 and if he loses, I’m done.This is the What are We Doing Podcast. Episode 207 is chaos from start to finish, and that’s exactly how we like it.

Episode 206 of the What Are We Doing podcast is stacked, babes. This week I’m back with a fresh nose piercing, courtesy of a throwback prom fundraiser for breast cancer research. Fifty bucks, one piercing, and apparently I’ve advanced science by a decade. You’re welcome.From there, we break open the wildest headline of 2025: Taylor Swift arrested on weapons and drug charges after a standoff on her tour bus. Yes, you heard that right. Submachine guns, meth, fentanyl, explosives—the whole DEA starter pack. Is it a setup by Scooter Braun? Was it Travis Kelce with the diamond playbook? I lay out the only logical defense strategy.Then we roll straight into late-night chaos. Jimmy Kimmel got yanked off ABC after Sinclair flexed their conservative media monopoly muscles. Fallon cracked a bad joke. Colbert pretended to care. And the whole thing proves once again that freedom of speech doesn’t mean what you think it does when billionaires run TV.Meanwhile, Trump’s busy bragging about his $250 million White House ballroom like it’s a new Bass Pro Shop, and I’m praying aliens blow the roof off 20 minutes after the first dinner service. Jimmy Kimmel is out, Charlie Kirk’s assassination fallout continues, and somehow librarians in Pennsylvania are now part of the culture war. What are we doing?And just when you thought you could breathe—Dunkin Donuts decided to double the points needed for a free iced coffee. Nine hundred points. Nine. Hundred. Points. In this economy. We need to rally the Cracker Barrel Army and launch a full-blown digital assault to get those rewards rolled back.Plus, I react to the new Now You See Me 3 trailer, Elon Musk’s AI “Grok” Twitter takeover, and why Hollywood thinks dropping ChatGPT references makes movies relevant. Spoiler: it doesn’t.It’s chaos from start to finish. Grab your Dude Robe (promo code WAWD for 20% off at duderobe.com) and tune in, because this week’s episode is a doozy.*************************************************************✅DUDEROBE - PROMO CODE: WAWD 20% OFFhttps://duderobe.com - promo code: WAWD*************************************************************Disclaimer: We at the What are We Doing podcast want to make it clear that the views and opinions expressed in this video belong solely to the speakers or authors and do not represent the views and opinions held by YouTube, its partners, or its owners.We must also emphasize that the information contained in this video has been produced with no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding the validity, accuracy, reliability, completeness, legality, or usefulness of what is said or expressed. Therefore, we strongly advise that no one viewing or listening to this video should rely on the information presented herein.We want to make it clear that the speakers or authors in this video express their views in an "artistic" manner as defined within the YouTube guidelines and that this video is purely for entertainment purposes only.

This week I sat on the couch, turned on the mic, and tried to process the unthinkable. Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University. He was shot in front of a crowd of 3,000 people while doing what he did best, speaking to a room full of young Americans. The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested after his own father recognized him in photos and pushed him to turn himself in.I don’t agree with everything Charlie Kirk ever said. Most of us didn’t. But what happened this week was not politics, it was a human being murdered in broad daylight for having an opinion. That should scare every single one of us.I talk about how social media forced all of us to watch this tragedy unfold in real time, how the country immediately split into categories of support, denial, or celebration, and why celebrating a man’s death is one of the lowest things you can do. I had to block a dozen people from my feed this week because they were cheering it on. It’s disgusting.We also talk about the dangerous “what ifs” of gun control and the government’s already insane overreach. We list out what they’ve already done in the name of “freedom” while mass shootings continue to rack up daily. At what point do we say enough is enough?But I couldn’t end the pod there. We switch gears. We cover the announcement of a new Super Mario Galaxy movie, new Nintendo Switch 2 games, and of course, the wildest reality TV news of the week. Alex Cooper announcing the new Bachelorette live on Call Her Daddy. And yes, it’s Taylor from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The chaos writes itself. Add in Love is Blind season 9 contestants (including a guy who openly admits to eating his own boogers) and we somehow manage to close this episode on a note of absurdity instead of despair.This episode is equal parts grief, anger, disbelief, and satire. From the assassination of Charlie Kirk, to Nintendo milking us for another $70 Mario remaster, to the Bachelorette going full Mormon swinger scandal, episode 205 is exactly the rollercoaster I promised at the start.

I’ve got my Radical Rita Chili’s shirt on, I’m winning giveaways on Twitter like a full-time job, and I’m threatening to jump ship to Applebee’s if Chili’s doesn’t keep their promises. From there, things spiral like they always do.We’re talking Cardi B in court for scratching a security guard, her lawyers sounding like they graduated from TikTok Law School, and the courtroom transcripts being pure comedy. Then we break down Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement saga. The ring, the prenup, Killer Trav’s AIM-level Instagram handle, and why every boyfriend in America now has to pretend to be a Swifty for at least 48 hours.But I’m done. I swear on my Frenchie, LuBug’s life, I’m done talking about Taylor and Travis after this episode. Until they do literally anything else and I have to bring it up again.From there, I get into Will Smith embarrassing himself again with AI tour promo videos full of melting faces and mutant hands. Legacy artists are struggling, Lil Wayne is out here opening with screamo bands, and it might be time for some of these guys to hang it up.Sponsors came through big this week. BlueChew is here to handle your “weekend performance” for five bucks shipping, and Dude Robe has you covered everywhere from your shower to your honeymoon with promo code WAWD for 20% off. Don’t be like Jessica paying full price.We also cover Trump weighing in on Cracker Barrel’s logo fiasco, Steak ‘n Shake throwing shots on Twitter, and a Stephen King book getting turned into a brutal treadmill challenge movie where you basically sign a waiver to get shot in the AMC parking lot if you fall off. What are we doing?Finally, I send out prayer hands for the impostor “What Are We Doing” podcast boys who are now recording outside like they’re camping. Sad times. We did it better, we’ll keep doing it better, and we’ll be back next week.Hit subscribe. Hit the bell. Or play it on mute while you sleep, I don’t care. We’re doing this until we hit 5K.What are we doing?*************************************************************✅BLUECHEW - FIRST ORDER FREE Only $5 Shippinghttps://wawdpod.com/blue*************************************************************✅DUDEROBE - PROMO CODE: WAWD 20% OFFhttps://duderobe.com - promo code: WAWD*************************************************************

Episode 203 is stacked, dude. Here’s everything I covered this week, all in one place:First off, I’m plugging Megs’ new blown booby art. It started as a bit, now it’s real. One-of-one paintings made with, you guessed it, paint and boobs. You can buy them right now at wadpod.com/art. Support a local artist, hang them in your house, and flex on your neighbors.-- wawdpod.com/art Then I had to address the Olive Garden incident. Yes, I “hit” an old lady with my car in the parking lot. But before you judge me, she came at my son inside the restaurant first. He was happy, eating his chicken tenders, making a few sound effects like kids do. She waddled over, told Megs she was a terrible mom, then waddled up front to complain again. Servers literally came to apologize to us. People out here policing autistic kids like they run the parenting Olympics. What are we doing?From there we dove into the chaos that is the Cracker Barrel rebrand. New logo, new look, stock prices tanking, internet rioting. I stepped in like the digital savior I am and designed a better logo myself. I’m now officially the face of Cracker Barrel 2025, partnered with their new CEO, who is sneaky hot by the way. Everyone’s mad, I think it’s fine. Sydney Sweeney’s joining me as brand ambassador, and we’re saving breakfast one biscuit at a time.Then we had to talk about the Trump T1 phone scam. They’re advertising a “gold” Trump phone, but it’s literally a Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra in a Spigen case… and they left the watermark on. Subscriptions are overpriced, fees everywhere, autopay only, and people are still buying it. Don’t give Trump your debit card. Give me your debit card. wadpod.com/art.Trump wasn’t done though. He’s now using his so-called “peace talks” between Russia and Ukraine as cool points to get into heaven. He literally said on Fox News, “I want to get to heaven if possible. I’m hearing I’m not doing well.” Bro, if your afterlife strategy is saving 7,000 lives a week, maybe start by not scamming people with gold phones.Next up, internet news. AJ and Big Justice dropped their new single “Big Fat Meatballs” and it’s the anthem nobody knew we needed. Central PA finally has its Drake and 21 Savage, but with marinara. Go stream it everywhere, or you’re un-American.Meanwhile, Trisha Paytas linked up with Arby’s. Yes, the queen of chaos is now the queen of beef and cheddar. She filmed a Jamoka Shake commercial that’s peak Trisha. She’s also out here naming her kids Elvis, Barbie, and Aquaman. Honestly, iconic.And finally, South Park roasted ChatGPT. They dropped a new episode where dudes are using AI to talk to their wives, and I’ve never felt more seen in my life. I told you already, if AI shuts down, I’m cooked. Emails, scripts, plans—gone. No more What Are We Doing podcast without it.That’s the show. Episode 203, we covered:Booby art for sale.Olive Garden old lady beef.Cracker Barrel meltdown.Trump phone scam.Trump trying to buy a ticket into heaven.AJ & Big Justice meatball banger.Trisha Paytas x Arby’s.South Park AI jokes.What are we doing?

Taylor Swift broke the internet on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast. She used “esoteric” while Travis was busy trying to figure out how to spell cat. Swifties ripped apart thumbnails like it was a true crime documentary, every brand on earth turned orange glitter for her, and I’m convinced she’s about to play the Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium. Yes, Levi. My name. Coincidence? Absolutely not.David Dobrik finally said the words out loud: he’s gay. Congrats, king, but if you can sit in a bathtub rubbing Corinna Kopf’s shoulders while saying you’re not attracted to her, you’re either the bravest man alive or the dumbest.We also hit on AI Pokémon documentaries that look better than half of Netflix’s library. Picture David Attenborough narrating Bulbasaur and tell me you don’t want 151 episodes of that.And then there’s Mr. Beast. Jimmy hopped on Kick with Aiden Ross and XQC, broke a world record, raised $12 million for clean water, and told Aiden to stop touching him on stream. Lesson: don’t touch Mr. Beast.Somewhere in the middle of all this I rant about Instagram being useless, why kids won’t ever have real sleepovers again, and why Dude Robe is the only robe you’ll ever need. Use code WAWD for 20% off or be like Jessica and pay full price like a clown.This one’s an hour of Taylor Swift conspiracies, YouTube drama, AI nonsense, and me yelling “what are we doing” at the state of the internet.