Three friends, zero sponsors, one biblical amount of rain. This week Rich is basically living in a bayou — the Mississippi Gulf Coast got hammered with over five inches of rain in a single week, and Bella has strong opinions about wet grass. Also, the local frogs sound like kittens and it scared the daylights out of everyone.

Brian shares a powerful Memorial Day story — a last-minute drive to pay respects to PFC Tucker, a soldier he served as casualty assistance officer for, and the remarkable discovery that a stranger who stood vigil at the grave for 18 years had been in the same four-man fire team with Tucker — separated by 30 years and two different wars.

From there the guys cover just about everything: DIY urns with recliner inserts, Harvard handing out 5.0 GPAs, the Dunning-Kruger effect and armchair experts, Reddit karma games, the fine art of haggling SiriusXM down to $4.99 a month, Brian's new banjitar (yes, banjitar), and why Canada's MAID program should concern everyone paying attention.

Rich drops an AI voice income update — $293 since January and climbing — and Brian shares his website traffic wins with 800 questions for couples pulling in 250 visitors a day. The guys also make the case for de-Googling your life, why Linux gives you more convenience on your own terms, and as always, why this show will never have a mattress ad in the middle of your conversation.

In this episode:

0:00 — Welcome to the Show
0:38 — It Won't Stop Raining and Bella Won't Go Outside
10:49 — Bella Needs a Ride and the Frogs Are Having a Party
29:05 — Memorial Day: Standing Vigil for PFC Tucker
43:12 — End of Life Planning the Grumpy Vet Way
57:00 — Dunning-Kruger, Cult Classics, and Blooper Reels
1:08:27 — Bella vs. Ham Contests and Burger King Croissants
1:13:16 — Harvard 5.0 GPAs and the Useless Degree Problem
1:23:06 — Website Traffic, AI Voice Money, and Going Viral
1:36:47 — Reddit Deep Dive and TikTok Shenanigans
1:50:26 — The Banjitar Has Entered the Chat
1:55:06 — Canada's MAID Program and Government Overreach
2:19:08 — Jeep the Coast, Beach Rules, and Idiot Taxes
2:25:05 — Linux, SiriusXM Haggling, and De-Googling Life
2:50:06 — Value for Value: Why We Don't Do Sponsors

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