At long last, Giving Up returns for a fifth (!) season delivering the millennial-coded and restaurant-adjacient content you crave. To celebrate the premier, our crew ditches the usual episode format in favor of a robust lore update.

Consumption:

Alex: The Ministry of Time

Youngmi: Too Much

JdB: Unshrunk

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This is the way season four ends, not with a bang but with a "weirdly ok." Alex John and Youngmi discuss the emotions that are topping them this week before discussing the topic of memory.

Consumption:

Alex: Last of Us Finale

Youngmi: "Bad Influence"

JdB: Oreo Mega Stuff and Hostess Strawberry Cupcakes

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On this, the penultimate episode of season 4, the crew explores a listener-submitted question about an all-too common occurence in hospitality spaces: when customers feel entitled to comment on—and touch—workers' bodies.

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Consumption:

Youngmi: Boyfriend Forever

Alex: Waitress the Musical

JdB: Underworld and Robin Tran