This episode is very special for me as it marks the first official appearance of my girlfriend Paige. Paige and I met about two years ago. We were actually forced to talk to each other because we worked together and she was new. All of the new people have to do this awful thing where they sit around and basically do speed dating with their new co-workers for FIFTEEN minutes. I had already been there for two years and I hated it. I was in a pretty bad place mentally and I wanted nothing to do with being forced to talk to someone I didn’t know. I actually contemplated skipping our scheduled time. I’m glad that I didn’t, however.

We both quickly bonded over video games and talked for 15 minutes straight. Although, Paige says that she thought that I hated her when we first talked and wouldn’t make eye contact. The eye contact part is correct, but I definitely didn’t hate her. I was definitely depressed, possibly hungover on top of that. She knows that, though. She was one of my closest friends and supporters during that time.

Anyway, I’ll bring this full circle. Paige has recorded with me on three different occasions and all of the recordings were shelved for various reasons. Today, on this very successful recording, Paige talks to me about her love of animals, our dogs, and, of course, her love of video games. Oh, and me. She loves me, too.

My life has certainly changed a lot this year. I turned 30. I started dating a wonderful woman and we adopted a dog. I started a new job. Hell, I even drink less. I guess you could say being the Dog Dad of The Year has given me a new perspective on life.

About two weeks ago, I sat down with John before recording The Accidental Wrestling Fan to talk about all of these life changes. We also had a chance to talk about 35-year-olds who refuse to call themselves millennials, younger people not getting your references, and the cutoff point for being cool. There’s an explicit Bloodsport reference at the end. You know, if you’re not too old for that.

Worst Millennials is back after an incredibly long hiatus! Nothing gets listeners more excited for the return of their favorite podcast by giving them an episode you’ve had in the can for over a month! John (The owner of Podbros Network), Jeff (Dammecast, The Accidental Wrestling Fan, Kapowcast), and Kaz (The Accidental Wrestling Fan) talk about pro wrestling, disturbing internet memories, and never-ending movie franchises.

The Internet is a Dark and Scary Place

Do you remember some of the insane videos and websites from the 2000s? What was up with that girl in the tub? Why did that guy let that goat do that to him? Is there such a thing as too many ISIS GoPro videos?

All Black, One Gunman

John Wick? That’s a bad man. You know who aren’t bad men? Jeff, Damon, and John in the middle of the night. Listen to these old ass men talk about jumping out of bed at 3 AM like Winnie The Pooh with a shotgun in tow. Also, enjoy this Migos song about John Wick.

An Environmentally Friendly Terminator

The Terminator franchise is gaining another sequel. Or is it a reboot? This Hollywood phraseology thing will fry your brain like an egg. Anyway, we talked about Terminator: Dark Fate and how we have absolutely no clue as to how this film fits into the ever changing timeline.

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You can gamble on almost anything. If you’re a degenerate like us, you’ll gamble on the Grammys, the first person to die on Game of Thrones, and celebrity death pool matchups. Demi Lovato’s a -130 favorite in her matchup with Artie Lange…

Happy holidays from Worst Millennials! Kaz and Damon talk about Stephen A. Smith’s comical mistake on ESPN, Christmas, and finance.

It’s been a few weeks since the last episode of Worst  Millennials. Last time you heard from us, Kaz and I were talking about Halloween (2018). Lino was there, too. This week, we pick up where we left off by talking about Netflix’s Making a Murderer. Well, Kaz and John talked about it. I just kind of sat there and asked questions. It’s a good one, though.

Nothing says timely like doing a review of the newest Halloween film several weeks after it was released! We hope you enjoy our review of the film. And yes, it does contain spoilers for those that haven’t seen the film yet. Don’t worry though, there’s some great talk about Kaz’s new music project at the beginning of the show.

“michael” by Tele-K666

As always, donations and pledges are welcome to our Patreon account.

http://www.patreon.com/worstmillennials

Murdered by My Toshiba

The technological singularity is a concept first discussed in the 2005 non-fiction book The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil. The technological singularity is a concept that “that the invention of artificial superintelligence (ASI) will abruptly trigger runaway technological growth, resulting in unfathomable changes to human civilization.” Simply put, the singularity is when Skynet becomes self-aware and murders everyone in that dream sequence from Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

Damon and Kaz, like the two computer scientists they are, drink beer and talk about all things AI related from autonomous cars to the AI in video games cheating by reading your button inputs.

Also, how do you feel about DoorDash? Damon loves it. It’s the reason why he had Bob Evans for the first time in nearly a decade.

We’re finally caught up with uploading all of the content recorded from June to August. Please, hold your applause until the end.  On this episode, we talked about Charlie Sheen’s financial problems and his relationship with Bree Olson, superhero movies being played out and overwhelming to keep up with, and Star Wars fans’ hatred of The Last Jedi. 

This week on Worst Millennials, Damon, Kaz, and John talk about the sexual exploits of the Spartans, politics from the 1990s, and the criteria required to get into Heaven. We certainly know how to keep things relevant on this podcast…

We made it to 100 episodes. How amazing is that? This episode has been in the can for about two months. I had bigger plans for this episode but they fell through, so I’m releasing what I have. It’s kind of like a posthumous album release, except I’m not dead. Well, my physical body isn’t, but my soul died somewhere around age 25.  Anyway, enjoy this two-month-old discussion of Nielsen’s TV ratings, the death of XXXtentatcion, and red flags when dating.

Special thanks to Ian from That’s Delightful and Dave The Nerd for the voice-overs. A special NO thanks to Rosie, my brother’s white lab. She wouldn’t provide a voiceover, even when she was given two treats up front.

We’re talking about Drake again. I feel like we’ve talked about him on 4 of the last 5 episodes. That damn dude always finds a way to stay relevant. Although, in this case, relevance means being the victim of one of the most brutal diss tracks of all-time. Pusha T showed he was playing for keeps on his diss track, The Story of Adidon. He went after Drake’s mom and dad, his contract with Birdman, and his alleged secret son. I haven’t heard lines this personal since Jay Z boasted about leaving condoms on the baby seat. Listen to episode 99 and The Story of Adidon below.

https://soundcloud.com/pushat/the-story-of-adidon

We began this episode with a quick Killennials follow-up. That episode actually sat in the can for about two months because of some real life circumstances. The episode ended up turning out a lot better than expected. Again, we apologize to the HH Holmes fans out there. Also, what the hell will kids be listening to in the future? Alien Mumble Rap, for sure. You know Drake will be riding that wave. Speaking of Drake, is he the toughest child actor ever?

Somehow, talking about the World Cup led us to talking about baseball, which somehow led us to talking about Andrew Cunanan, which led to a discussion about the greatest serial killers of all-time. Okay, so we should probably use “prolific” over greatest, but you get what we mean (we hope). We will warn you, however, that we are not experts on serial killers so there will be notable admissions. We apologize in advance to HH Holmes.

The Pact

Kaz and Damon also have a pact of sorts. It’s a fairly morbid pact that involves illicit substances and living at least 60 more years. Find out what these two knuckle heads have in store for 2080.

Condom Snorting Challenge

Are people still talking about the condom snorting challenge? Probably not, but we talked about how that wasn’t a trend. Seriously, teenagers aren’t snorting condoms at every street corner. If it was a trend, you’d see 16 year old kids with Trojan condoms hanging out of their nostrils. Get a grip, America.

Getting Old Sucks

Kaz and Damon talk about how much getting old sucks. They also come to grips with their fleeting mortality and the fact that there’s a good chance they’ve already lived half their life. Bright and sunny dispositions on those two!

Damon is joined in-studio by his friend and first-time guest Molly. They discus dating, “glazed doughnuts,” pooping on the floor, and alternate names for the Eiffel Tower.

It’s been three years since we started this podcast.  And after 93 episodes, my friend Kate finally returns to the podcast.  You may recognize Kate from her appearance on Episode 1 of the show.  She’s the person that came up with the name for the show.  I had to heap tons of praise on her for creating the name, mostly so I don’t get sued if this show ever becomes huge.  We talked about synthpop and my favorite subject — me.

This week on Worst Millennials, we talk about wrestling/porn star parallels, Viagra vs. Cialis, and Freddy vs. Jason.

This week on Worst Millennials, Damon is joined again by Kaz and John of TAWF to talk about compact discs. We called them CDs. Do kids even know what CDs are? When’s the last time you bought a CD?!

We also talked about some of the hustles kids had in high school. Everything from burning and selling CDs, illegal gambling rings, and selling copies of Playboy?!

If you’re from Michigan, you understand how much a pothole can ruin your day.  If you’re Kaz, you understand how much a hacked profile full of porn can ruin your day.  On this episode of Worst Millennials, we talk about both of those things.

Back in the Saddle

Happy New Year!  Yes, we know that it’s 19 days into 2018, but we haven’t been around in a while.  We wanted to get off to a good start, you know?  We covered three important topics on this episode of Worst Millennials.

Light Beer

Some of you reading this are beer snobs.  That’s totally okay.  We aren’t judging if you like drinking beer out of smoked barrels, or whatever.  Kaz and Damon, on the other hand, love an ice cold light beer.  Something about light beer on a hot day really hits the spot.

We Don’t Understand Lent

Seriously, we have no clue how lent works.  We’re not sure exactly why you’re supposed to give something up for 40 days.  We just know you give something up because God let Jesus get the sh*t kicked out of him by some Romans.  Talk about tough love.  Kaz and Damon trying to figure out what they’d give up for lent.  Hint: it doesn’t involve alcohol or meat.

Keyboard Dietitians

You can eat whatever you want.  We won’t judge you.  However, some people are complete jerks about other people’s diets.  Whether it’s judging obese people for eating McDonald’s or vegans going on Damon’s Instagram feed to ridicule him for using ground beef in a dish, people sure like to keep their hands in other people’s plates.

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I was feeling lazy and pretty much remixed an episode of The Accidental Wrestling Fan to get an episode out this week.  It’s still a good one, albeit a bit wrestling heavy.  Fans of Nick Manning and Stoya will enjoy the intro and outro, however.  They’re pretty damn fun.

Porn and Wrestling, Peanut Butter and Jelly

This week’s episode of Worst Millennials talks about porn stars that love wrestling.  Porn and wrestling have a lot more in common than you’d think.  A lot of the top stars start very young and, if they’re talented enough, rise to the top of the industry in short order.  With a little luck, some of these stars break out of their respective career and burst into the mainstream media.  Jenna Jameson, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ric Flair, Lisa Ann, Ron Jeremy are great examples of this.  They both have ravenous fan bases that know everything there is to know about performers (my knowledge of both is alarming).

Of course, both industries turn people into jaded, broken people that are ready to quit in their 20s.  Performers develop terrible habits like drug and alcohol abuse.  Some even find themselves in toxic, destructive relationships. I’d be curious to know which industry has the shortest career cycle between professional football, professional wrestling, and porn.

Damon was joined by first-time guest and self-proclaimed hot mom/mess Kayla to discuss Tinder, wieners, accidentally liking old pictures on Instagram and, of course, Damon’s love of Sweet Potatoes.

Use Your Illusion I & II (& III & IV?!)

I really had the urge to listen to Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion I & II after my friend mentioned she was going to a GNR concert.  As I was listening to some of my favorite tracks on my drive home from work, I started laughing because I used to think that both discs for UYI was just one album.  I legitimately thought the album was called Use Your Illusion II.  Sort of a tongue-in-cheek joke like, “what happened to Use Your Illusion I?”

Of course, I was incorrect because both discs were released, separately for whatever reason, on September 17th, 1991.  II is much more popular than I, outselling its counterpart by nearly 100k more copies.  Both discs were projected to be huge sellers in the first week, but fell short of expectations.  Part of me wondered if the reason for that was that GNR didn’t just release them together as a double album.   In fact, there was an idea of doing three or even four discs for UYI.  Many songs recorded during this time period ended up becoming “The Spaghetti Incident?”.   Come to find out, Axl Rose had a noble reason for two separate albums.

“So that people could afford it. You know, they could buy one or the other or they could buy one and the friend could buy the other and they can tape it. […] It was also competitive with other things on the market. You know, if someone else’s record is $12.95 and ours is 30 bucks. . .”

Look at that, Good Guy Axl!

Other Stuff

There’s some other stuff on this episode.  We talked about dating, how expensive weddings are, and Kaz and I’s hatred of AC/DC.  Seriously, AC/DC is WACK IN BLACK.  Anyway, here’s the music video for one of my favorite GNR songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vygQZ9hYqyE

Could You Imagine Sh*tting a Key Out?

Seriously.  Is this something you can do?  Kaz and Damon discuss it’s conceivable to dissolve things if you had a vat of human stomach acid.  These men are experts on anatomy and physiology.

Fast Food Faves

The guys discuss their favorite fast food joins, especially when they’re drunk.  Taco Bell and Rally’s seem to be at the top of the list (Double Checkerburger with no mayo, try it), but Damon drops knowledge on his favorite menu hacks from McDonald’s, including the McDamon.

Note:  Apparently, the McDamon is actually the “Poor Man’s Big Mac,” even though it costs about 50 cents to add Mac Sauce to a McDouble.

Lino vs. Barstool

Dear Dave, you still ain’t called or wrote, I hope you have a chance I ain’t mad, I just think it’s fucked up you don’t answer fans.

Lino stopped by to talk about how he’s “Barstool-free.”  If you’re not familiar with Barstool Sports, just imagine if I joined forces with The Onion to talk about sports.  Lino’s animosity towards Barstool Sports, namely Dave Portnoy (whoever the fuck that is).  Portnoy does something where he reviews pizza in various cities — I don’t exactly know how he became an authority on pizza.  He has no credentials in the culinary world. He ain’t Action Bronson.

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Photo: First We Feast

Lino suggested Buddy’s Pizza in Dearborn, Michigan for Portnoy’s next review as he’d be in town for the Michigan/Michigan State game this weekend (Portnoy’s a U of M grad, which brings this episode/blog full circle).  Good Ol’ DP didn’t bother to respond to our boy, but he certainly got the message loud and clear as he went to Buddy’s Pizza in Dearborn.  If you want to watch the review, go ahead, I will literally never watch this.

BSS Review- Buddy's Pizza (Dearborn,MI) with Guest @kellierowe (Tex's Imaginary Girlfriend By @totinos Pizza Rolls pic.twitter.com/0pikt7O1ip

— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) October 6, 2017

Teens give each other CTE for giant statue of Paul Bunyan

The Michigan/Michigan State rivalry is an integral part of being a Michigander.  You’re kind of forced into picking a side growing up.  I was a Michigan guy because my dad was a Michigan fan and my brother went to school there.  I partied more at Michigan than I did when I attended Wayne State.  That’s even more bizarre given that I was in high school for every single party I attended at U of M.  Of course, Michigan fans/students can be absolute tools.  Something about them is just so smug, so arrogant…so punchable.  I’m not an MSU guy by any means, but several of my closest friends are MSU fans.  I have a saying that tidies up this contradiction:

I cheer for The Wolverines, but I’d rather have beer with the Spartans.

Seriously, Michigan students are total dicks.  My brother’s got a handful of friends that can totally catch these hands.

The Halloween franchise gets yet another lease on life in 2018.  The upcoming film is written by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride.  That’s not a typo or a joke.  Stevie and Kenny Powers from Eastbound and Down wrote a Halloween movie.  Want to know what’s even better?  Stevie’s directing it!  What a time to be alive.

Judy Green (Arrested Development, Archer) may or may not be playing Karen Strode, the daughter of Laurie Strode.  Jamie Lee Curtis will return to the franchise and reprise her iconic role.  I know what you’re thinking.  You’re thinking, “What a tick, Damon, didn’t Laurie get stabbed in the heart and thrown off of a building in Halloween: Ressurection?”  Yes, you’re absolutely right.

Yep, she’s definitely dead.

So, how could this be?  How could Laurie Strode come back from the dead?  Through the magic of Hollywood resetting storylines and timelines through confusing time travel!  And by time travel, I mean, pretending the last 30 years of movies didn’t happen!  After painstaking research, I was able to composite several timelines, or “-verses,” of the franchise.

The Carpenterverse

• Halloween 
•  II

The Thorneverse

• Halloween 
• II (Sort of.  The only acknowledgment of the second film is Michael’s gauze and Loomis’ burn scar)
• The Return of Michael Myers (Laurie died in a car accident, causing her daughter Jamie to become an orphan)
• The Revenge of Michael Myers
• The Curse of Michael Myers (I can neither confirm nor deny reading something about the Cult of Throne being responsible for the masks in Season of the Witch, thus tying the entire franchise together.  I also highly recommend Season of the Witch.)

I also recommend this documentary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TaWuwIEYUA

The H20verse

• Halloween 
• II
• H20 (There was supposed to be a scene that connected parts 4-6 through a student’s presentation.  Essentially, Laurie’s a shitty mom for abandoning Jamie because she got raped and murdered by Michael, her own uncle.)
• Ressurection

The Zombieverse

• I’m not going to bother.

There’s no real theme to this episode.  I kind of ranted as to why I was in the studio working on things during Labor Day.  I’m like Sergio Dipp, except I’m drunker and not as handsome.  Thank you, God bless….

Shay joined me in-studio to talk about going missing for a few days.  Well, she didn’t actually go missing.  There was a breakdown in communication that led to a series of frazzled roommates and panicky Facebook posts.   It’s definitely the kind of story I’m glad I could laugh about on this podcast and not cry about on NBC Dateline.

Also, PropertySex is tremendous!  Have you heard of it?  If not, you’re living under a rock because it’s the number-7 ranked channel on Porn Hub.  And as well all know, Porn Hub Analytics are not to be trifled with.    Here’s a brief description of the popular series from Vice:

The PropertySex porn series reflects the ugly landscape of real estate for millennials. It serves as a troubling aspirational RPG about greedy landlords using their power to trade rent for blowjobs from broke young women.

Wow, landlords leveling up their shady business practices through fellatio?  2017 is wild, y’all.  Shay and I get down to brass tacks about the subject  Would you have sex with your landlord to keep a roof over your head?

Cryptocurrency may be our most mature and responsible subject yet!  John takes the time to explain cryptocurrency to Damon and Kaz.  For the uninitiated, cryptocurrency is, “digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions and to control the creation of additional units of the currency.”

Special thanks to Wikipedia for letting us plagiarize that.  One of the popular types of cryptocurrency is Bitcoin.  One bitcoin costs $4575.46.  That’s absolutely insane.  How can something that’s basically a number on a computer be worth more than the US dollar?  And how could something like this sustain an entire economy effectively?  mind blowing is that there are places willing to accept bitcoin as a form of payment.

Another mind-blowing aspect about cryptocurrency is that there are places willing to accept it as a form of payment.  Former UFC fighters Stephan Bonnar and Phil Baroni are partnered with The Legends Room, a gentleman’s club in Las Vegas, that accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment for everything from memberships to drinks.  There’s even a machine that allows you to exchange Bitcoin for USD and vice versa.  What a time to be alive…

Damon also takes the time to promote that awesome, incredible, super-based Jean Pod Van Damme Cast (only on Podbros Network).  He’ll be making a guest appearance on the upcoming Until Death episode.  It’s going to be great, the best guest appearance of all-time.

Editor’s Note:  This is more of a blog entry than an actual show description.  Just felt like expressing the ups and downs of trying to find a new job, especially one out of state.

As many of you know, Las Vegas is one of my favorite places to visit.  I have been trying to get a job out there for a few years, but I never even receive an interview.  At best, I’ll get an e-mail saying they’re moving forward with more qualified applicants.  Those emails are few and far between, however.  I actually thought I was going to make a bit of progress during my days at Nielsen.  I was unhappy with my position and dealing with the occasional bed bug, so I decided to put my degree to use and apply for an analyst position in Vegas.  The position would have me working on-site for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.  As almost all of you know, I love me some god damned cage wrasslin’.  That didn’t work.  The HR rep that I talked to on Skype was a complete “see you next Tuesday.”

She essentially told me that I wasn’t good enough to have that job.  I was devastated, of course, because I really wanted to work in mixed martial arts in some capacity.  Nielsen doesn’t really like it when people try to transition from field work to the business side of things, which is exactly what I was trying to do.  My chances of “crossing streams” like Ghostbusters weren’t helped by the fact that I was 25 going on 26 and I’d only had one full-time job (and no analytic experience other than being obsessed with MMA).  It took me another YEAR to finally escape from Nielsen after that debacle.

I ended up getting my current job, doing social media for a staffing company.  It was nice to not have to deal with bed bugs or have a bunch of middle aged fat guys talking shit to me, but I still wanted something more.  I started firing my resume at pretty much any social media position I could find since I stumbled across the fact I’m kind of good at it.  Not a lot of luck getting interviews, citing a lack of experience.  There’s that again.  Some places told me that they liked how knowledgeable and enthusiastic I was about social media, but I didn’t have enough professional experience despite the fact that Podbros is a f*cking LLC.  I can’t win for losing!

I ended up getting a phone call from a place in Vegas.  I nearly didn’t call them back because the original number was from a Pittsburgh area code.  Lo and behold, they wanted me to come in for an interview for a social media coordinator position.  This is it, I’ll finally leave Michigan behind for the Vegas heat!  I set-up a phone interview after mentioning that I wasn’t local (the hiring manager didn’t seem to realize that, but still seemed enthusiastic).  Things started getting a little weird to me because I didn’t get a confirmation email.  In fact, I never got any emails.  The time for the interview comes, no call.  No anything.  I decide to call the company and mention that I haven’t been contacted for my interview.  The hiring manager had just stepped out and the woman that answered the phone would leave my information with her.  I never got a callback.  What the f*ck?

A bit of a bummer.  Maybe one day I’ll get to Vegas.  Maybe I won’t.  Who knows?

“Hi there, I haul shopping carts for a living, been doing it for 18 years, so gimme a f*ckin cheque please.”

The shopping cart is an important tool of consumption in the United States of America.  You fill it with all the necessities you need in your life like spray cheese, light beer, and condoms.  The shopping cart is a symbol of happiness (and capitalism).

However, John has noticed that many people in this great country, namely a Meijer in Lincoln Park, Michigan, have been disrespecting the great and symbolic shopping cart by not returning them to the cart corral.  These people are scum, vermin, and, for lack of a better term, a bunch of assholes.  They need to be punished.  The guy in the Oval Office should do his job and make sure that these people are put in some sort of internment camp.  Their behavior is absolutely disgusting and reprehensible.

Also, RIP FARMER JACK.

On this episode of Worst Millennials, I’m joined by John and Kaz of The Accidental Wrestling Fan.  We talked mostly about horror movies this episode, which is a bit of a departure from our normal conversations.  I guess you can consider it a spin-off.

THE SAW IS FAMILY

For some god forsaken reason, Lionsgate greenlit another film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.  The upcoming film, Leatherface, is a prequel to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  Yes, I know there was a prequel in 2006 called The Beginning.  That film is a totally separate timeline as it was apart of the New Line Cinema series of films.  That means the new timeline goes Leatherface, TCM, and Texas Chainsaw 3D.  Although, Lionsgate would be better off pretending that putrid shit show doesn’t exist.

It did give us one of the best (worst) one-liners of all-time from Alexandria Daddario.

It also gave us whatever this is.

REMAKES AND REBOOTS

We live in a world of remakes and reboots.  Well, mostly reboots. Just a clever way to obtain the rights to an IP without pissing off fans of the original work by doing a lazy remake.  Although, most reboots are just lazy remakes where they change the names of key characters and kill people in nearly-identical ways.  Kaz is stumped as to if there’s a good horror movie remake.  Other than The Thing or The Fly, I’d have to say the Silent Night, Deadly Night remake is right up there.

REVERSE BEAR TRAP OF SUCK

Texas Chainsaw isn’t the only franchise that Lionsgate is bringing back from the dead.  The Saw franchise is back in your life.  Kind of like an ex that’s no good for you but is great in the sack and makes you fried bologna sandwiches.  The latest installment is called Jigsaw, named after the franchise’s twisted version of Kevin McCallister.  Despite the fact that he’s been dead a third of the way through the series, ol’ John Kramer (or a copycat) is back killing people in more convoluted ways than the entire Final Destination franchise combined.  You can watch the trailer below.

On this episode of Worst Millennials, Damon and John slowly realize that they’re becoming grumpy old men.  You could even say that they’re the podcast version of Riggs and Murtaugh (yes, that’s foreshadowing).  They have a full-blown conversation about yard work.  It’s unbelievable, but that’s what happens when you get past age 26. All you want to do is make sure your yard is edged and you don’t have a giant tree growing in your neighbor’s yard like Damon.  Seriously, Damon, get that thing cut down.

Another topic they cover is the annoyance of advertising in streaming services.  How annoying is that?  You pay 10 bucks a month to watch your favorite shows only to be constantly bombarded with ads for stuff you don’t care about.  It’s a pain in the glute.

The final topic is Shane Black’s original script for Lethal Weapon 2.  The second film in the series was supposed to be much darker in tone and far more violent.  You can learn more about Black’s original script here.   Damon, who holds a doctorate in random pop culture trivia, discusses the original ending.  Spoiler alert.  The ending isn’t a happy one.   You can watch a fan edit of the original ending in all of its downer glory below:

This episode features audio from Jaycees TV (S1: E2).  John and I were able to make an appearance on the second part of that episode (see video below).  The Totally Rad! 90s Pub Crawl takes place on Saturday, June 10th.  You can sign up for the event via EventBrite.  You can also join the Facebook Event Page.  Tickets are $25.

First of all, I want to give a shout out to my friend Kate.  As I’ve mentioned time and time again, Kate came up with the name Worst Millennials and has been dying to come onto the show.  She texted me that she wanted to be on the 75^th episode but was a bit bummed when I informed her that I had just posted the 75^th episode.  Being the nice guy that I am, I promised her that she’d be on the 76^th episode and it would be called the “Spirit of ’76.”

As you can see, I’m a god damned liar because my homeboy Lee AKA The Juice Truther is the special guest on this episode of Worst Millennials.  We talked about our homeboy Donny Trump pulling out of the Climate Change Agreement.  Obviously, that’s a bold power move.

Are inter-dimensional globalists and psychic vampires going to take over the world?  What would you do if you were confronted by a psychic vampire?  How the f*ck does one become a psychic vampire?  The only thing we do know is that Lee has a particularly useful strategy to defeat a psychic vampire.

We also talked about how robots are going to eventually become sentient and we’ll have nothing left to do but sit on our asses and eat cheeseburgers. Podfather John also makes a guest appearance so he can deflect any legal or political ramifications stemming from this episode.

On a Very Special Episode of Worst Millennials, Damon is joined by John and Kaz of The Accidental Wrestling Fan to talk about several hot topics.

TRUMPED UP Donald Trump’s talk about being the most persecuted politician of all-time raises some doubts from the guys.  JFK got shot in the head.  Abraham Lincoln also got shot in the head.  And that’s just United States Presidents.  We didn’t talk about the countless other leaders who dealt with worse adversity and treatment.  That Caesar got stabbed up by his co-workers.  Trump’s not dealing with that kind of heat.

WHO KNEW HEALTH CARE COULD BE SO COMPLICATED? Dealing with health care in this country is an absolute pain in the ass.  The guys discuss some of the ways the health care system in the United States has negatively affected them.  Kaz, shrewd capitalist he is, comes up with some ways to fix it.

DEBT, DEBT, MORE DEBT One of the things that nearly every person in this country has to deal with is debt.  Debt is seemingly almost unavoidable if you want to make a decent life.  Damon and John talk about all the ways that debt has affected them including student loan, credit card, and various other kinds of debt.

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Nearly twenty five years ago, the inaugural installment of one of the most baffling film franchises skated into theaters (wow, I didn’t plan that at all).  That film was The Mighty Ducks.  It spawned two sequels in D2: The Mighty Ducks and D3: The Mighty Ducks.  How the hell are both movies sub-titled the same thing?  Might be weirder than The Fast and The Furious having a third sequel called Fast and Furious.

In any regard, the Ducks franchise got more baffling with each installment, introducing bizarre concepts to the franchise that make no sense.  Lassos on the ice.  People getting out of DUIs by simply coaching a hockey team.  Junior Goodwill champions being incapable of making their varsity hockey team.  This franchise has it all.  I was lucky enough to be joined in-studio by John Bruske (The Super Based Podfather), Kaz (The Accidental Wrestling Fan),  and my good friend Tommy Alexander to discuss the bizarre moments of this popular Disney franchise.

We’re back from the impromptu hiatus (Damon just forgot to make time to record a show).  This episode of Worst Millennials is about Top Gun and Days of Thunder.  More importantly, how they’re the same movie.  Since Damon already wrote a blog entry about it, we’ll just copy and paste part of it here:

“Top Gun and Days of Thunder are the same damn movie.  There’s no debating this.  There’s no way you can change my mind on this.  They are the same damn movie. Both movies are produced by the same company (Simpson/Bruckheimer) and feature the same lead actor in Tom Cruise.   I could go in-depth with the similarities of both movies.  I could talk about themes and parallels between other characters.  For example, you could probably draw parallels between the characters of Viper from Top Gun (Tom Skeritt) and Harry from Days of Thunder (Robert Duvall).  In fact, that would be fun to discuss, but I finished my film classes a long time ago.”

“The tragedies force both characters to question themselves.  But it certainly doesn’t stop them from trying to beat the cheeks of their ridiculously intelligent love interests.  Cole gets all snug in the pants after he meets Clare, a neurosurgeon after his accident.  Maverick gets super unethical by banging a civilian Top Gun instructor nicknamed Charlie.”

High brow journalism, really.

I proudly present the 72nd episode of Worst Millennials.  I’ll be honest.  The only reason I was even able to get this done was because I had today off, hence the title of the episode.  After getting a fresh fade and a gigantic sub for lunch, I was able to sit down and write about some of the things that are happening in my life.

One of those things is PechaKucha Night Detroit.  That’s about to start in roughly 80 minutes and I still haven’t showered yet because I have to write the description for the show.  And I have to get gas. I’m a mess.  I also talk about my new role as a social media publisher for Front Row Sports Bar in Southgate, Michigan.  I actually have to go there after PechaKucha to play retro music and drink 80s themed drinks. It’s gonna be a good time.

The last thing that I discuss in this episode is an incident from my time as a junior varsity football player.  It definitely comes across as “whiny millennial,” but I think you’ll appreciate the story in any regard.

–Damon

Have you ever had a co-worker that you just can’t stand?  On episode 71 of Worst Millennials, Damon does and he goes into great depth as to why this guy drives him crazy.  From the annoying sports talk radio voice, poor script writing, and uncultured opinions on Japanese-American culture, Damon finds a plethora of reasons as to why his co-worker rubs him the wrong way.

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Editor’s Note:  I meant to have this up earlier, but we’ve been having crazy wind here in Michigan.  It’s been knocking down trees, power lines, and even entire traffic lights.  I was lucky to have electricity but my internet was down (First World Problems, right).    It’s been a crazy few days as people may not have power for a few more days.

Millennials have it rough.  We’ve got mountains of student loan debt.  Older generations that want to ridicule us about trophies that they made for us.  We also have a hard time planning birthday parties.  On episode 70 of Worst Millennials, I talk in-depth about the obstacles I had to overcome in planning my birthday week.  A week better known as DamonMania.

I know some of you were eagerly anticipating a raunchy 69th episode of Worst Millennials, but I decided to take a classier approach.  On this episode, I had the chance to chat with Molly Walker of Band Photo Chick.  Molly and I met in 2011 at a Wayne State photography class.   Despite her getting into photography “by accident,” you could see the talent she possessed even then.  That’s definitely one happy accident as she was able to parlay her talent into running the Band Photo Chick blog.

I just realized that’s the second time I’ve mentioned Band Photo Chick without explaining what the blog is.  The blog is , well, actually, I’ll just let Molly explain that:

“Band Photo Chick is a music/concert review blog, based on photos we take at shows (usually in and around Detroit). We only write positive reviews. (Why would we spend time writing about bands we don’t enjoy, when we could be at a show?)”

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Courtesy: Molly Walker/Band Photo Chick

I’m very proud to present a special Valentine’s Day episode of Worst Millennials!  John (The Owner of Podbros and host of about 87 shows) was able to join me for this episode and we were able to shoot the sh*t for about 40 minutes.  We covered a wide variety of topics.  MMA, of course.  I do love me some cage wrasslin’, especially when the fighters start GoFundMe accounts to pay for the other fighter’s medical expenses.  Top tier trolling.

We also talked about going out to eat on a first date.  It’s always pretty awkward.  The girl doesn’t want to eat much in front of you.  You don’t want to feel like a fat ass.  Can’t we just drop the charade and pig out in front of each other?!  Another fun thing that we chatted about was the Sadie Hawkins dance in high school.  I went 0 for 4 in high school.  Guess no one liked me that much. Sad face.  John shot 50% from the field, however.  Lucky bastard.  I’m jealous.  We’re also not sure if I had trouble getting dates in high school because I have an incredible tan.

Valentine’s Day is a weird day. It’s a made-up Hallmark holiday, but it’s a big deal in relationships. Is it for the girl?  Is it for the guy?  I’m not exactly sure, but I do know one thing.  My ass is drinking some Franzia and firing up a Romi Rain video (or three).

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She gives motivational speeches, obviously.

Our conversation gets a little dark towards the end.  There’s a story about me having to purchase Plan B for Not My Girlfriend.  We talk about the cost of living (and dying).  4,500 dollars just for your wife to poop out a kid?!  Over a 1,000 dollars just to put your cold, dead corpse in a wooden box.  Hopefully, neither one of us needs to be taken off life support so we can claim our kids on our taxes (ayyyyy).  Anyway, enjoy episode 68 of Worst Millennials while I pray that John didn’t jinx me about having to pay the IRS tax money.

–Damon

The 67th episode of Worst Millennials is here.  You know, 67 is a meaningful number for me.  It was my number when I played football down at Riverview High School in 2006.  That has nothing to do with this episode, I just wanted to share why I like the number 67.

This episode focuses on Betsy DeVos becoming Secretary of Education, weird inside jokes, and the fact that who you know seems to be more important than your actual skills. –Damon Tidwell

What up, doe?

One of the funny things about doing a podcast or any sort of recorded speech is how weirded out you get by the sound of your own voice.  “Do I really sound like that,” you ask as you “um” and “like” your way through the recording.  One of the things I never really paid attention to was my accent.

There have been several instances in my life where people have commented on my accent.  Most of the time, it was to comment on how “white” I spoke.  I went to school in a suburb south of Detroit called Riverview.  It just so happens to have a lot of white people that live there.  I spent a lot of time playing sports and going to school with those people.  Much like anyone who spends a lot of time with someone, you pick up on some of their habits.  Some of those habits include speech patterns and/or specific phrases, bruh.  That’s also one of the reasons why I hated going to school there and I hate that city, but I already did a podcast on that.

The other times in which my accent was commented on were during private moments with various women that I’ve dated.  All three of them noted that I had a “southern” accent.  Of course, when I asked friends and people who have known me for a long period of time, they all said that I don’t have a southern accent.  I started paying closer attention to how I spoke on podcasts and I realized that I have some sort of bastardized accent going on.  I decided to pronounce several words that will net a myriad of pronunciation variations throughout the country.  There’s also some chat about non-verbal communication.

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We’re back from a long hiatus.  On this episode, I talk about another weird dream I had.  Imagine if a mall and an adult theme park merged into one gigantic complex and your brother and his drunk friends chased you while you did Christmas shopping.   Also, Riverview Community High School found its way into the news.  I went to Riverview and I can’t recall a time where the school was on the news for something good. Here’s a link to the article of the school doing a dumb thing: https://www.freshu.io/amanda-morrison/this-student-was-sent-home-from-school-for-wearing-a-turtleneck-dress

Also, be on the lookout for some changes in the tiers on the Worst Millennials Patreon page (which you can donate to here).  One last thing.  Happy holidays.  Here’s my gift to you all:

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This is more of a mini-cast than a full episode of the show.  When I wrote this show, I was in the midst of what you could call the valley of my thoughts.  The part where things seem really low and you’re not exactly sure what’s going on.  That’s kind of how I felt after realizing Donald Trump was going to be the president-elect.  I’m not necessarily disappointed that he won the election (he won clean as a sheet, as far as I can tell), but because his election sends a bad message to bad people.

I felt that writing then eventually speaking on how I felt about the election and its aftermath (especially everything occurring on social media) was a way for me to deal with a lot of negative emotions.  It’s hard to be positive when you’re constantly bombarded by negativity, but I think that this episode was a step in the right direction for me.  So, I encourage anyone who felt a little bummed (that’s an understatement) at the outcome of this election to be constructive and keep fighting for what you believe in, but don’t cut people down that don’t see eye to eye with you.  But, you can totally unfollow them on Facebook.  I’m going to go watch wrestling now. Thanks for reading, Damon Tidwell

This is the final episode of our Election Night coverage.  It was a fun ride.  A lot of alcohol was consumed, but it was finally time to face the facts.  Acceptance is the final stage of grief, or something.  Kaz and Damon discuss Donald Trump’s lead over Hillary Clinton.  KNEEL BEFORE DON.

This is the second episode of our Election Night coverage.  Panic starts to set in for Damon and Aaron as Trump starts to pull ahead in CNN’s Electoral Map.

This is our #ElectionNight podcast.  It’s the first of three because no one wants to hear three drunk guys talk about pooping and politics.  It’s not so much coverage as it us bullsh*tting about politics and life.  Also, we used one microphone for this so the levels aren’t that great.  Enjoy!

It’s the 60th episode of Worst Millennials.  Sh*t, the show is almost a senior citizen.  Oh, well.

On this episode, I discussed my experiences as a guest bartender at Bourbon’s in Wyandotte, Michigan.  It was a fun experience and I would gladly do it again.  I got pretty good at pouring draft beers.  It’s a tough gig, but I’m happy that I mastered it so quickly!  Also, if you stop at Bourbon’s for a bite to eat, make sure you get the chicken quesadillas.  Absolutely phenomenal.

Bartending at Bourbon’s wasn’t the only thing I did during my 5 day weekend (thank you, based PTO).  I attend quite a few Halloween fiestas.  And no, I didn’t get black out drunk like I did last Halloween:

Seriously, that was f**king embarrassing.  Anyhoo, I started to notice over the last few days that I’m slowly losing my ability to recover from partying or, hell, anything physical.  It’s starting to make me feel like the world’s oldest 27 year old.  That’s not the only thing that’s making me feel old.  Yet another classmate announced her engagement over the weekend.  Sometimes, I get weird anxiety that I’m doing everything completely wrong.  Am I going to be the one weirdo at my high school reunion that doesn’t have kids or a spouse?  Am I just a loser that decided to chase his dreams and passions instead of settling down as soon as my car insurance rates dropped?  So many questions, such little time.  Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode of Worst Millennials.  Next week, we’ll have some kind of election special (which I talk about in this episode).  Hopefully, everyone enjoys us drinking and talking about politics (unless you browse r/podcasts.  Until then, enjoy me yelling into a microphone and tune out my cell phone creating feedback on the microphone.  Don’t know how the hell that happened. –Damon

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On this episode of Worst Millennials, Shay and Damon discussed some of their guilty pleasures.  The textbook definition of a guilty pleasure is, “something, such as a movie, television program, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard.”  They don’t quite follow the text book definition of the phrase and instead opt to make up their own rules, much like rogue detectives.  Basically, Damon thinks that a guilty pleasure is “weird stuff that you like but never told anyone about.”  The guilty pleasures discussed on this episode include:

• Television shows
• Films
• Songs
• Musicians/Bands
• Food
• Restaurant
• Miscellaneous (“Damon really likes bikram yoga.”)

Of course, that’s not all they discussed. They went on several tangents about pizza places and Shay’s dislike of veggie pizza.  Damon shills some personal appearances and professes his love of Taylor Swift.

THINGS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW THAT YOU MIGHT BE TOO YOUNG TO GET:

Here’s the scene that Damon is referencing from The Rules of Attraction.  It’s very much NSFW.

Here’s a trailer for Bebe’s Kids.  Maybe you can figure out why Shay wouldn’t have watched it as a kid.

This is the Facebook event page for Damon’s guest bartending gig: Guest Bartenders: Damon Tidwell and John Clark 300x284.jpg" alt="14390836_1662452627363057_1970271934442817589_n" width="300" height="284"> This Thursday (10/27), Damon and John will be guest bartending from 7pm-11pm at Bourbons Brews & Bayou! There’s going to be a Halloween costume contest with 1st place getting a $25 gift card!

Drink Specials include: $1.50 Bud Light drafts, $2 PBRs, $3 Fireball shots, and $4 Jameson pickleback shots!

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On this episode of Worst Millennials, Damon does some shameless self promotion!  In fact, it’s so shameless that he actually made a sound effect for the segment.  The things he shameless promotes include:

-His guest bartending gig at Bourbon’s on Thursday, October 27th –The Rockery’s Art Show on Friday, October 28th –Halloween Havoc at Room 217 on Saturday, October 29th -His blog post on Podbros.com about Red Dead Redemption 2

Damon also has another one of his weird dreams.  In this dream, he faces off with a dwarf.  Yes, the dream is as weird as it sounds.

This episode of Worst Millennials is a compilation episode.  I haven’t really been able to work on the show or write any topics because I’ve been dealing with car issues.  Not having a car in Michigan might as well be a death sentence because our public transportation is horrific.  Could you imagine if we lived in a major metropolitan area where you could get on a train and go wherever you wanted?  Or cabs didn’t take three hours to come pick you up (hi, Checker Cab)?  That would be a wonderful place.

Episode clips in this compilation are from:

• Putin and Porn
• This Ain’t The Guy Huddle
• Episode 1 Remastered
• Talkin’ Tacos with Tanya
• and more

Excuse the brief show description, I need to go figure out how to teleport to work.

Welcome to a new episode of Worst Millennials.  On this episode, I just shill stuff a bunch.  I’m going to post links to all the things I shill.

PKN DETROIT This event happened last tuesday at Shinola in Detroit.  It was an awesome time.  I’m proud of all the presenters.  My friend Chelcee did a great job in her presentation as well.  You can find pictures of that event HERE

PATREON We are always and forever going to be accepting Patrons into the Church of Worst Millennials.  One American Dollar gets you a shout out and a question answered on the show.  Three Bucks allows you to decide a topic for the show.  Five smackers allows you to be the host of the show.  How could you pass that up?

GOGOPODA MMA Listen to my last two episodes of my MMA podcast, if you’re into that sort of thing.  You can find the episode where I talk about UFC 60 HERE.  You can also listen to me talk about UFC’s women’s bantamweight division HERE.  They’re both really good and you should listen to them.

MONROE COMIC CON Monroe Comic Con is this Saturday (October 1st, 2016).  I will be there.  I may wear a costume.  I will also probably be hung over.  Come bask in my glow.  More details per the MCC Facebook event:

“Tix on sale now. Meet actors from TWD, Power Rangers and more at our October 1st show. It will be our biggest and best yet. Follow us here, Twitter, Instagram and our website at con.com/">www.monroecomic-con.com !! MAJOR announcements yet to come !! $6 pre-sale admission, $10 at the door, ages 5 and under FREE and as always FREE PARKING :)”

Last year was my first MCC, so I hope to have a lot of fun with it.  I made two videos while I was there last year:

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This episode is full of toilet humor, quite literally.  But before we get into that, let’s talk about some events from last week.

KIDS: A Recap My buddy Steve once referred to children as “the worst STD.”  There were two episodes dedicated to the lovable sexually transmitted infections.  You know, I’m not quite sure if anyone even liked those episodes because I got zero feed back on them.  That’s a total boner killer.  I experimented with some new production stuff, add some music.  I even let someone else do all the talking (for once).  Make sure you drop us a line on Twitter and Facebook with feedback so I can make the show better.  K THX

BRUSKE STEPS UP John Bruske, the ruler and overlord of Podbros Network, was the first person to step up and become a patron to our Patreon account.  There are three tiers of rewards for our Patreon page.

• If you donate one dollar, you get a shout out and a question answered on the show
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• If you really want to step up to the plate and donate five dollars, you get to host one episode of Worst Millennials!  I’ll help you record it and edit it for you (unless you know how to do that sort of thing).

JOKES ABOUT POOPING John, a father, a college educated man, decided that this episode’s topic would be about public bathroom horror stories and wiping preferences.  I’ve got quite a few stories that I share on this episode.  If you are a friend or family member, you might look at me in a completely different light after some of these stories.  -insert poop emoji-

I really feel like I missed out on a Studio 54 reference for the title of this episode.  You’d think I could read my own mind (love).  I don’t do much talking on this episode, mostly because my shower head is, like, exploding into my wall.  It’s pretty damn annoying.

Anyway,  The Wise Sage is a continuation  of Wednesday’s topic of children.  Nate Solomon’s appearance on the last episode was actually a snippet of a much longer recording.  You’ll be hearing some of that same material again, but in a much longer and expanded format.  I thought that Nate made some points that listeners may be interesting in hearing.  And to be perfectly honest, it gave me a break from having to come up with an idea for the show.  I was able to experiment with different production aspects of this show.  There’s a new song to introduce Nate (and will probably be the song to introduce him going forward).  In fact, music plays throughout this entire episode.  I know some of my friends tend to stray away from podcasts because they don’t like to hear people talk for long periods of time, at least without any music in the background.  So, I hit up the incredibly awesome Free Music Archive and got some dope tracks to play throughout the show.

I hope everyone enjoys the musings of The Wise Sage, Nathan Solomon.  I hope you guys enjoy the music being played.  It’s mostly hip-hop instrumentals from an artist named Ryan Little, by the way.  If you don’t like music being played continuously through the show, just let me know and I’ll scrap it.

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On this episode of Worst Millennials, I discussed the topic of kids.  Yes, that’s a pretty vague topic.  Which is why I decided to list pros and cons to having kids.  Obviously, I played this up for laughs (like I do every serious topic I seem to discuss).  I probably could’ve structured this episode a little bit better and focused on more specific aspects of having kids, but I had to throw something together to meet my self imposed deadline of releasing an episode every Wednesday.  Well, that self-imposed deadline wasn’t that big of a factor.  Let’s be honest, I’ve missed rough two to three months of self-imposed deadlines when it came to this show.

The topic was heavily inspired by the fact that almost every parent I know posted a picture of their kid before they went back to school.  It made actually miss my normal social media feed which usually consists of me re-tweeting myself, people airing their dirty laundry, and sports debates.

I go back and forth on wanting kids.  Some days, I wish I had a tiny being who actually thinks I don’t suck (at least until they get older).  It’d be nice to teach someone about old wrestling and have them actually be interested in it.  It’d be nice to teach someone how to throw a left hook or the joys of blowing into an N64 cartridge.   Other days, however, I think of how unbelievably selfish that sounds.  Having a kid pretty much because I’m lonely?!  What a dick move.  I also think of the financial burden having a kid brings.  I absolutely do not have the money to properly care for a child.  Of course, the pressure gets to me a little bit.  I see my friends start to settle down and actually plan to have a child.  Which is mind blowing to me, then I realize I’m almost 28.  My dad wants grandchildren while he can physically move around and play with them.  Woe is me, right?

Special thanks to my friends  Nate Solomon and Cortney Silva for providing sound bytes on the topic of children.

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POLITICAL DISCRETION ADVISED This is the final episode from our August recording session, which means I need to schedule another session (LOL).

LIMP AT BEST The intro, much like my Born in The USA and Late Registration intros,  focuses on my love of a particular piece of music.  In this case, it’s Maroon 5’s Songs About Jane.  I f***ing love this record.  There’s something very soulful about it.  I think a lot of my love for this album came after I heard This Love for the first time.  I didn’t like Harder to Breathe very much because it played every morning on VH1 before I got up for summer football workouts in 2003.  This Love, however, had this weird, funky sound that I hadn’t heard white dudes have in a long time.  I remember risking imploding my computer to download the rest of the tracks on a P2p program.  I was so impressed that I sent them to Lamar via AIM, proclaiming that these guys were gonna be huge because “they’re white dudes who kind of do R&B.”  That was a pretty damn good shot for a 14 year old to call.

TAPAS, MAN, TAPAS This last recording picks up where the last episode left off.  You know, the part about tapas.  My brother has an eccletic, for lack of a better term, taste in food.  He really loves tapas.  I don’t know why he loves them .  He just does.  If you’re not familiar with tapas, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia explaining them further:

“Tapas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtapas]) are a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine. They may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese) or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid).”

DO OLD GUYS KNOW WOMEN ARE COOL? We discuss the Ocean’s Eight is being developed right now.  It’s Ocean’s Thirteen, but the thieves are all women.  I’m not sure if it’s a re-make, re-boot, or re-imagining.  Someone at A&B Film Review tried to explain it to me, but all it made me do is wonder why Hollywood execs can’t green light original content.  My brother and Shay wonder the same thing here.  Instead of just pasting women into existing story, why can’t Hollywood just come up with original stories about women as cool heroes and characters?

NBC WOULD BE PROUD Our incredibly outdated Olympic commentary focuses on the women’s hurdle event.  We were really nervous that the US Women didn’t sweep, so it gets kind of loud on that part (sorry, head phone users).  We also talked about Ronda Rousey equating the Olympic Village to some sort of an orgy.  No, seriously, she confirmed it in a TMZ interview: http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_nq8io93f/

SHAY AND LAMAR ARE F***ING MEATHEADS Okay, so they aren’t really meat heads.  They just have unique rituals and rules that they abide by at the gym.  Shay really likes running to old R&B songs that were cool when we were in middle school.  My brother is some sort of sociopath that hates when people are on their phone and not working out (because that sort of thing effects him).  He also hates poor basketball etiquette.

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WAKE UP, MR WEST! I took a little page (more like a blurb or paragraph) out of Murphy Brown’s playbook by taking a stab at topical humor in the intro.  Well, not really.  There’s one joke about Colin Kapernick at the very beginning.  The rest of the intro is dedicate to the 11 year anniversary of Kanye West’s Late Registration.  Late Registration is Mr. West’s sophmore offering and one of the greatest albums of all-time.  There’s a heavy orchestral presence on the record and it really makes it stand out among other offerings in hip-hop at the time.  Another thing that accents the album is the social commentary.  Education, relationships, and of course, the blood diamond trade are all touched on by West.  I’d say that it’s my favorite album by Kanye (maybe tied with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy).  I still love Graduation, though.

OLYMPICS AND STUFF Oh, yeah.  The Olympics were a thing.  They came and went as quickly as I forgot they were even on.  We provide some commentary and in-depth analysis on Usain Bolt’s running technique.  We also briefly wax poetic about the living conditions and political quagmire of Brazil.

LIVING IN A VAN DOWNRIVER There’s a contingient of folks who think living in a van is really cool.  Well, I don’t think it’s that cool. Shay think it’s a sweet idea.  Lamar, the degenerate that he is, quickly finds ways to equate living in a van to a mobile frat house.  He’s got an interesting nickname for it (yes, he calls it the F*ck Van).

LAMAR’S PODCAST Lamar keeps talking about making a pilot for a podcast about pop culture and sports.   He’s going to keep putting it off.  Make fun of him about it.

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If you’re interested in PechaKucha Detroit or the Detroit Design Festival, you have to check out this event: http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/detroit/events/57bc3e64cb895f919c000026

The 50th episode of Worst Millennials is here.  Someone bake us a cake.  You know, because we’re entitled and we expect things to be handed to us on a silver platter…

Jabs at Baby Boomers and Gen Xers aside, I’m very excited to bring you another installment of my recording session with Shay and my brother, Lamar.  We continue discussing all of the BS we’ve had to go through with jobs.  Who hasn’t felt undervalued by an employer?  I talk in-depth about spending years at Nielsen and my government job with absolutely no upward mobility.  It can be an infuriating experience when you want to move up in a company and make strides to do so, but your employer just has no desire to let you move to the next stage of your career.

Another aspect of jobs we talk about is taking jobs that you don’t like.  My brother and I were both substitute teachers at the same school, albeit different years.  Substitute teaching is not fun no matter where you go.  It also doesn’t help that you’re treated as a glorified babysitter and disrespected by staff and students.  I’ll be telling some great stories of my time as a substitute teacher in a future episode, so stay tuned for that.

We also start our discussion of the Olympics in this episode.  A lot of interesting events happened at the Olympics and two of them didn’t seem to involve actual athletics.  The event that we discuss on this episode is the backlash at Gabby Douglas not putting her hand over her heart during the National Anthem.  The whole situation seemed to be blown out of proportion and seemed like an excuse for people to get offended over someone not honoring an incredibly archaic gesture.  I hope you’ve got your thick skin on for that portion of the episode because you might get heated.  Which, I mean, is good because bad publicity would be great for this show.  Now, that I think about it.  I do bring up a bad interaction I had with a woman on the Worst Millennials Twitter account about the Gabby Douglas situation.

Light a bowl.  Crack a beer.  Do whatever you do to alter your state of consciousness before this episode.  Enjoy! –Damon

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I just had a chuckle.  I was thinking to myself, “there’s 49 episodes of this show?!”  That’s an impressive feat until you realize that the show started in January of 2015.  WHOOPS.  Anyway, this episode of the show is arguably the most stereotypical conversation two people in their twenties could have.

First, Shay (you may remember her from Putin and Porn) and I talked about a situation in which I flat out ignored someone I went to high school with at Subway.  It was an odd moment because I felt weird for not acknowledging them but I started to wonder if she also wanted me to ignore her.  Or maybe I said something mean to her when we were younger and she’s hated me since 2007?  I’m not sure!  I probably won’t be able to sleep at night not knowing if I got real drunk and awkwardly hit on her.  If I did, it was probably  at one of those parties that you have with your friends from high school, but it’s weird because you’re nervous they might bring up that time you dropped a touchdown pass in 2004.  Typical Damon Anxiety.

We also discussed jobs.  You know, a topic of discussion had by millennials over wine and beer throughout this country.  However, we ask very specific questions related to aspects of that topic. How is that you can spend 5 years in school, grind through 2 unpaid internships, and still end up getting offered nothing but internships?  Why do we still work 40 hours a week?  What’s the best way to eat cereal at work?  Why can’t you pay student loans with “experience?”  That last question is serious, by the way.

A couple of bits of house keeping:

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On this episode of Worst Millennials, I decided to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything).  Before I do that, however, I had to rant a little about baseball.  I’m not much of a baseball guy but I know some basic stuff.  I know who some of the players are.  I know some basic terminology.  However, it’s not a sport I care about in the long run.  I definitely respect baseball, but please stop telling me it’s the best sport ever.   Also, it’s really weird that people are celebrating Prince Fielder’s career ending due to neck surgery.

Back to the questions, though!  It’s pretty great.  I get asked a range of questions.

-If you were a wrestler, what would your finishing move be? -Is your second toe longer than your big toe? -You like Huey Lewis and The News? -Are you high right now? -Do you ever get nervous?

Okay, so, some of those questions are pop culture references, but, you get the gist of what the fine listeners asked me.  Also, please be sure to check out Podbros Network’s official Patreon account.  Everyone at Podbros works super hard to bring you the best content we possibly can (and for free)!  We’d like to keep producing the same quality content without having tons of commercials breaking up the shows and to do that we’ll need your help.   The Podbros Patreon can be found here in this nifty link I created.  If you enjoy this show, or any show on the Network, please consider becoming a patron.  You can think of it as continuous crowd funding, but you get rewards for it.  There will also be a Worst Millennials Patreon account coming in the very near future.  It will also have cool rewards and perks for those who decided to pledge.  Enough with the house keeping, enjoy the show!

–Damon

Participants:

• Nathan Lint
• Janae Griffin
• Tyler Kaslowski
• Bryan Stacey
• Jeff Jefferson
• Dylan Holden
• John Bruske
• Michael Kazmar
• Aaron Dawson
• Shay Franchini
• Brian Beleski
• Brett Kropog
• Tommy Alexander

Episode 47 of Worst Millennials is here.  I’m feeling good, feeling great.  Feeling great, feeling good, how are you?  Don’t mind the ancient reference to Outkast’s Ghetto Musik, it’s just total filler for SEO.  I have grown to hate SEO because I have to turn every single one of these damn shows that I upload into a blog post.  I might as well start making one of those YouTube video blogs with constant jump cuts and uninformed blanket statements about social issues!

Anyway, back to the matter at hand!  It’s a short episode this week, you know for attention span purposes.   I talk about a number of important topics  Topics that are very important to society and Generation Y.  These topics include:

-My hatred of annoying pool players

-Guys who always have to spit when they use public bathrooms

-Rotating hosts for the show

-The Podbros Network Patreon and upcoming Worst Millennials Patreon https://www.patreon.com/podbros/community

If this podcast was on Yelp, it’d receive five stars.

Enjoy the show, Damon

*DISCLAIMER:  Any of the political views expressed on this episode, or any other episode of Worst Millennials, is that of the host and the guests.  These views do not reflect the corporate view of Podbros Network.  Don’t want anyone to think we’re part of the “liberal media.”  Whatever that entails.*

I bring to you Drunkcast 4, pt. 2!  This episode picks up where the first part very abruptly, I may add, left off.  Burnt Sierra and I are joined by my friend Krista.  We shoot the breeze about sorts of wonderful things like all the male escorts absolutely killing it at the Republican National Convention.  You go, boys.  I’m proud of ya.  We also have an awkward conversation about the time I accidentally uploaded inappropriate pictures to a certain social media network.  If you listen to the show, you probably already know.  I tell the same four stories on this show, you should know this by now.  With that being said, please enjoy another podcast where I get drunk and chat with my friends about a plethora of topics.

Ciao,

Damon.

Source for the male escorts absolutely dominating at the RNC:  http://nypost.com/2016/07/21/male-escorts-are-making-crazy-money-at-the-rnc/

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This episode is the first part of the fourth Drunkcast.  Hopefully, that makes sense.  If not, just stay with me.  On this episode, I was joined by my friend “Burnt Sierra.”  We discussed several topics, several of which I don’t remember because I was drunk and haven’t listened to this episode since I edited it.  We probably talked about dating and horoscopes because that seems to be the only topic her and I ever discuss on this podcast.  I would type more, but honestly, I have no in-depth writing to offer about me talking with my friends while getting intoxicated.  Enjoy this episode of Worst Millennials. –Damon

I bet you forgot I even did this show!  It seems as though I’ve spent more time making Worst Millennials into one of those social media pages that just posts random stuff, so I had to get back to the root of what the show was. Obviously, that’s me saying insane things into a microphone.  This episode is a prelude to one of my favorite kinds of Worst Millennials episodes: A DRUNKCAST!  The guest (tentatively, because you know my track record with securing guests) is my friend Katie AKA Burnt Sierra.  It should be a good one.  However, on this brief episode, I touch upon a few topics.

The first of which is the “epidemic” in which many people in social media circles suddenly become armchair sociologists and take baffling stands on recent social issues.  I try not to make this show too political.  The market is pretty damn over saturated on that.  I just had to vent a little on that front.

The other topic I discuss is Pokemon Go.  People are really starting to grind my gears with their judgmental dickery in regard to Pokemon Go.  It’s a game that people find entertaining.  I can’t tell you how many times I saw some jerk on Facebook or Twitter rant and rave about how they were a grown man and they were too busy the game.  Usually, they’d end their statement with “grow up.”  Nothing says maturity like berating people on the f***ing internet.   I also plug the fact that Podbros Network now has a Pokemon Go podcast that you should listen to.  Listen to our experts because it’s the only way you’ll beat Team Finn Valor.  That was a terrible pun and terrible wrestling reference. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading my diary.  Here’s a new episode of Worst Millennials!

Your buddy ol’ pal, Damon Tidwell

https://www.podbros.com/series/pokemon-go-podcast/

Friends don’t let friends steal memes.

These shorter, solo episodes were once described as “kinda like NPR.”  I take that as a compliment, despite the fact that this show is nothing like NPR. Hell, I don’t even listen to NPR and don’t you dare ask me if I listen to Serial.  My buddy SuperFan Jordan once told me that it was like listening to your buddy tell you a story.  So, I will continue to do the show in this manner if I don’t have any guests lined up.  It’s fairly therapeutic.  Perhaps I should change the name of the show to TIDTalk.  I owe my friend Bryan money for that.  Anyway, on this episode I tell three stories. All of them are completely unrelated and aren’t even funny.

The first story is a tale of how my father is a genius and solved the Y2K thing in the 90s. Seriously, my dad’s the man.  He saved the world in basketball shorts while eating a coney dog.  My brother was there, he did stuff.   The second story is about how a guy at 7/11 ruined an already crappy night by arguing with me on my intent to purchase frozen White Castle sliders.  Any person who infringes on my God given right to purchase frozen cheeseburger sliders at 3 a.m. is an enemy to me and an Enemy of The State (no Will Smith).   I swear a lot on that part of the show, so make sure you turn your headphones down really low. However, the third story is a bit out of left field and takes the show down a dark path.  When you listen to it, you’ll understand.  There’s just some sick people in the world.  In any regard, here’s A Very Special Episode of Worst Millennials.  And yes, everything is perfectly resolved at the end of 22 minutes.

Later nerds, Damon

SURPRISE! New episode of Worst Millennials is here.  It’s far less vulgar than episode 41.  You’ll need a shower if you listen to that episode.  Now, I’ve been trying to stay away from recording while driving but my drives in the morning are when I have a lot of down time to think and contemplate about things.  On this episode, I talk quite a bit about getting rid of my Facebook.  I am starting to hate Facebook.  There’s too many armchair sociologists and politicians on there for my liking.

I wanted to get rid of  it long before these people came out to give their crappy opinions on the tragedy in Orlando.  I was just sick of people sharing their uneducated opinions on important topics and it was driving me crazy.  Unfortunately, I can’t get rid of Facebook because a few of the Facebook pages for Podbros are tied to my social media account.  Bummer.  Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode.  It’s pretty short, but I think it’s a good one.  Shout out to SuperFan Jordan, by the way. –Damon

I shouldn’t have left you without a dope podcast to step to.  Alright, so I don’t always make the most up-to-date pop culture references, but I do know that I had been neglecting the show for far too long.  It wasn’t something I was purposely doing, I’ve just been really busy working on other things and didn’t realize I hadn’t done a show until my buddy Jordan (AKA Superfan Jordan) texted me and asked me about it.  As you might imagine, that prompted an “oh s***” response from me.

This episode is a bit of a “purposeful accident.”  I had spoke with my friend Tyler via text message and Twitter about how I thought she would be a great guest on the show.  I decided, however, to do something a little different.  Variety is the spice of life, as they say.  So, I asked her to interview me instead.  It’d be fun to let someone take the wheel a bit as far as the content of episode was concerned. I’m sure you can tell by the awesome post-production work I did to Tyler’s iPhone recording.  However, life kind of got in the way a bit.  I got a new job and Tyler went on vacation to the Bahamas (her friend Jackie tells a humorous story about that at the beginning of the interview).

The stars aligned for this interview to take place this past Memorial Day.  I was at a yearly barbecue I attend with my friends and it was located not too far from Tyler’s place.  I texted her to see if she wanted to hang out and drink a couple of adult cocktails because that’s obviously my thing.  After a couple drinks, I realized that we hadn’t done the interview yet.  I told her to get her iPhone and get her questions ready.  The rest, they say, is history.   I hope that you enjoy this episode.  It’s incredibly raunchy and explicit.  It blows episode 10 out of the water.  Curious to see what the reaction to this episode will be.

–Damon

Being in your late 20s sucks.  Okay, not really.  However, getting a notification about your high school reunion on Facebook is definitely a quiet reminder that you’re going to die one day.  Sorry, Damon.

*looks quietly into the distance*

Anyway,  Damon also talks about a weird hot dog recipe he made.  It was inspired partly by Pink’s Guadalajara dog and would be the perfect snack for 4/20 Day.  Also, is pornography dangerous for your mental health?  Damon reads a news story from Utah where some politicians seem to think that.  Politicians always hate fun stuff…

source for Utah politicians hating more cool stuff: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/utah-declares-pornography-public-health-crisis/

525,600 minutes are in a year. Did you know that? Damon does.  The only reason why he even knows that is because he went to see the film Rent in 11th grade and it was the catalyst for a very awkward moment with a classmate.  Don’t know what Rent is? Were you born in the 90s or something?  Rent is a Broadway musical about young New Yorkers, in some weird decade called the 1980s, who deal with AIDS, tumultuous relationships, and Taye Diggs being the corniest dude in the East Village.  In 2005, it was adapted into film that was much longer than it needed to be.

Also on this episode of Worst Millennials, Damon recounts his experience at PechaKucha Detroit with John and their friend Tommy AKA Red Savage.

PechaKucha Detroit

Gin Boyz in the building tonight! Oh, what a feeling, we’re feeling life!  John and Lino of The Accidental Wrestling Fan join Damon for another episode of Worst Millennials!  Lino and John talk about the greatness of gin and how ordering a Tom Collins created an awkward dining experience for John.  Lino discusses the heartbreak he felt when he discovered his favorite Mexican restaurant uses Muenster cheese in its dishes.  This episode also drops some knowledge on that ass when the guys explain what three things millennials blow all their money on. Hint: it’s not wine. Shocking, we know.

MUSIC OUTRO: “100” by Kapla ft. xDeathX (prod. by Tele-k) https://soundcloud.com/kapla-1/100-feat-xdeathx

On this mini episode of Worst Millennials, Damon apologizes for the lack of White Castle stories.  He also talks about how Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in The USA” is one of his all-time favorite songs and is one of the great rock songs of the 80s.  He also talks about #PeopleFromHighSchool and diffusing a tense situation with words and logic instead of a physical confrontation.

On this episode of Worst Millennials, Damon talks with his good friend and host of WAYN Radio’s The Aux Cord, Shay Franchini, about Podbros Network, his experiences at Wayne State University, and PechaKucha Night Detroit on April 7th.  This is arguably the first and last PG Edition of Worst Millennials.

More info about PechaKucha Night can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/pkndetroit/

WAYN Radio can be heard at http://waynradio.net/ or Soundcloud.

On this TIDbit, Damon talks about an upcoming guest.  Hint: He’s a former in-field correspondent for The Accidental Wrestling Fan and he is fond of White Castle.  Damon also discusses the increasing amount of people that thinks he’s gay.  Things have certainly been getting interesting…

On this episode of Worst Millennials, Lino talks about how his podcast antics have garnered positive (and a few negative) reviews.  Also, Damon and Lino showcase a surprising wealth of knowledge of  Spike Lee’s 1999 drama Summer of Sam.  Seriously, they really like that movie (mostly for Jennifer Esposito and Mira Sorvino).

Damon talks about what it’s like be an elder statesman at 27. Also, he talks about a horrible customer service experience he had recently.

On this episode of Worst Millennials, Damon is joined by John and Lino of The Accidental Wrestling fan to talk about the murky waters of dating. Is there such a thing as hooking up with someone too fast? Also, Lino shares a unique ranking system that he developed.

In this episode, John, Lino, and Damon talk about their interpretations of Adele’s “Hello.” Damon humors us with a story of having to poop during football practice; also, Lino discusses friends who may or may not look like porn stars.

Damon talks briefly about a controversial bill that was passed recently in Michigan and how it could potentially ruin your Valentine’s Day plans. He then plays back a conversation he had with Charlie (Flask Action Heroes) and John (The Dude Who Runs Everything) about, well, nothing.

Feeling kind of lazy this week. I just remastered episode 1 with a new intro.

Damon talks to his brother Lamar about several pressing topics happening in the world. Did Spicoli rat out El Chapo? Did Obama drop the dopest State of The Union ever? Do people in Los Angeles even care about sports? Find out in this episode of Worst Millennials!

Damon and Shay got really drunk on Christmas and decided to do a podcast. Marc Mero…black or Jewish? Does Lamar fall asleep on the couch? Find out on the third installment of the Drunkcast.

No, seriously. How is it? Is traffic bad? Are there jerks who cruise at 55 MPH in the fast lane? Worst Millennials is here to give you something to listen to while you drive 35 minutes to that job you REALLY love.

It’s a very special episode of Worst Millennials! Damon uses Spotify to review his year musically and personally. Get the tissues. Not for THAT, creep.

Damon lists ten things that he hates. Shout out to Julia Stiles. RIP Heath Ledger.

Damon’s friend Laci teaches him how to be more professional. Also, post sex cuddling. Yay or nay?

Damon talks basketball and hip-hop with his brother, Lamar. They also discuss Damon’s only acting appearance as the Mayor of Mexico (not a typo) in a play called Santa Goes To Mexico.

Worst Millennials is back with a brand new episode! In this episode, Damon tries to figure out what all the fuss is about with those infamous red cups. He also reads some amusing news stories.

Damon talks about his antics over Halloween weekend. Whiskey can really take you on a journey…

Worst Millennials is back and this time Damon’s ticked off. This episode Damon rattles off some of his hated pet peeves. He also asks his sister and Podbros creator John Bruske about some of the things that get on their nerves.

Damon and his friend Shay talk about porn. Not safe for work. Not safe for you parents, either.

Damon teases an upcoming episode and talks about how annoying it is when his friends are rude to servers;also, the seemingly negative connotation of the phrase, “get over it.”

Damon talks with aspiring journalist Tanya about tacos, how she got into journalism, and their dislike of politics.

Damon has continued to have extremely vivid dreams and ponders the meaning of them. He also talks about how weird it is that many people are doing Halloween parties on days other than Halloween (which is on a Saturday).

Damon and longtime friend Nathan discuss what it’s like to be from Downriver Michigan. They talk about the dating scene, the food, and the best places to get drunk. Duh.

Katie AKA Burnt Sierra returns to talk with Damon about dating, pumpkin flavored things (ew), and many other topics of life in the second edition of the Drunkcast.