With Tyler away once again, Amanda, James, and Arson are left to their own devices—a situation that never ends well. The trio kicks things off by embracing a psychology joke that may reveal more than anyone intended, before Amanda and James compare summer nights in the UK to the scorching weather James experienced in Cyprus. Amanda then brings a list of collective animal nouns that somehow leads to the very important question: what exactly is a group of podcasters called? Things get even stranger with a tale involving Samsquanch, James updates everyone on the homework assigned by a listener, and the episode comes to a fiery conclusion when James and Arson unleash a passionate rant about a video game that completely missed the mark. Heatwaves, homework, cryptids, and gaming outrage—just another perfectly normal episode of Brain Dead.

This week starts on a surprisingly personal note as Amanda unpacks some lingering trauma before the conversation immediately veers back into classic Brain Dead territory. With hosts seemingly disappearing and reappearing every week, Amanda, James, and Arson reflect on the ongoing game of musical chairs the podcast has become. Amanda shares some of her favorite ways to lovingly annoy her daughter, the group tackles the age-old debate of waxing versus not waxing, and Amanda fills the guys in on a week packed with drama. When technical difficulties temporarily claim Arson, James and Amanda are left unsupervised—a situation that only gets worse when Amanda reads a reimagined scene from Scream where the main character is Scottish. What follows is laughter, chaos, and a level of nonsense that would make Ghostface hang up and go home.

It may be low energy, but the chaos levels are operating at full capacity. While waiting for Arson to make his grand entrance, Amanda, Tyler, and James discuss the cruel realities of aging—namely Tyler discovering more grey hairs while Amanda and James are just hoping their remaining hair stays put. Amanda explains the mysterious hypnic jerk, James experiments with some questionable new drinks and mystery-flavored chips, and Arson eventually arrives with a rant locked and loaded. Along the way, Amanda confirms some of the daily struggles of being left-handed, Tyler accidentally reveals his morning routine to the world, and a shocking revelation leads the group to conclude that Amanda may actually be an angry skunk. Sleepy, scruffy, and completely unhinged—just another day in Brain Dead.