Episode 96 - Sit and exist
Mitch has an existential crisis.
The "Yawn Cast": Deli Sandwiches, Zero-Internet Living, and the Return of Rollerblading
If there’s one thing that podcasting proves, it’s that exhaustion, caffeine deprivation, and an empty stomach can lead to some of the most wandering—yet oddly satisfying—conversations imaginable. On our latest episode, we covered everything from the ultimate sandwich physics to living off the grid in your own house, navigating toddler sleep strike sagas, and predicting the sudden (and questionable) comeback of 90s action sports.
Here is a look inside our latest banter session, unedited and unfiltered.
The Quest for the Ultimate Deli Sandwich
It all started with a craving. Have you ever just sat back and realized you haven’t had a proper, heavy-duty, takeaway deli sandwich in way too long?
We’re not talking about a sad, limp pre-packaged meal. We are talking about the Jersey Mike’s model:
The No-Hand Protocol: Slicing the meat straight off the block directly onto the bread without touching it.
Aggressive Proportions: An inch-thick layer of ham stacked high.
The Essentials: Load it up with pickled peppers and deli-style toppings.
Naturally, after discussing a sandwich this thick, the only logical conclusion was that doing a podcast makes you instantly starving.
Waiting on Cinema & The Tenet Dilemma
From food, the conversation drifted into the state of movies. With studios constantly pushing back blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick, theater-goers are left in a complete entertainment drought.
The consensus? Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is the top priority once cinemas fully reopen. Streaming it at home just doesn’t cut it. When a studio spends hundreds of millions on a time-bending epic featuring Terminator and Batman level mind-bends, paying $12 to stream it on a couch with 15 mates misses the whole point. It’s built for the massive screen.
In the meantime? Parents are stuck waiting for new episodes of Bluey to drop just to feel some entertainment joy.
The Zero-Internet, Zero-TV Lifestyle
Here is a wild concept: What if you just didn't have internet or a TV at home?
While most of the world is perpetually glued to screens, one of us has gone completely off-grid indoors. No Wi-Fi, no TV subscription, no continuous streaming—just sitting quietly, listening to podcasts on a Bluetooth speaker, and simply existing.
When you strip away the monthly subscription fees and constant digital noise, you end up finding weird corners of the internet on your phone, like:
Motocross Action (MXA): Looking like an AltaVista website from 1998, but packed with classic, gritty content.
Uncrate: The ultimate black-themed window-shopping abyss. One second you're looking at a $300 custom knife or a $36 hot sauce, and the next you're staring at an $18 million concrete mansion built into the Swiss Alps.
Toddler Logic: The 2:00 AM Walkabout
Sleep deprivation has fully set in, courtesy of a one-year-old who recently learned how to walk.
Here is the thing about toddlers: once they unlock a new skill, sleeping becomes obsolete. Their entire world consists of five basic things:
When a toddler realizes they can walk, nighttime becomes an exploration mission. Cabinet doors are slammed, spatulas become instruments, and ceramic bowls full of pumpkin guts are yanked off tables.
And if it's not the toddler waking you up, it’s the older kid tapping you on the forehead at 3:00 AM to ask critical existential questions like, "How do horses sleep?" or "Who was the very first person?"
Are Rollerblades Actually Coming Back?
Keep your eyes on the streets: rollerblading is making an unironic comeback.
It used to be a joke idea to buy a pair of blades with your mates and try to single-handedly revive the trend. But lately, seeing people cruising around on rollerblades at 9:00 AM has become a common sight. Whether it's stoner dudes or retro enthusiasts, 90s inline skating is officially sneaking back into everyday culture.
Wrapping Up (And Unofficial Merch)
Between running on three hours of sleep, planning trips to the skatepark, and accidentally adopting made-up toddler grammar (like using "yoose" instead of "used" in front of your boss), it's time to refresh the website.
Speaking of the website: we realized our merch store has been live this whole time without telling anyone. So if you're looking to buy a single "party sock" for $375 or a body disposal shovel, you know where to look.
Catch the full episode on YouTube, and stay tuned as we prepare to take this show back on stage for open mic nights!