Episode 11: Happy Thanksgiving...Mistakes were made

Send us Fan MailHoliday prep should be simple—who’s cooking, who’s eating, and who’s bringing the meatballs. Instead, our week detours into the wild, the urgent, and the oddly hilarious: a viral assault on a mom and her nine-year-old, a Florida gas-station “rescue” that reads like a custody ambush, and a newsroom apology that says everything about performative remorse and nothing about repair. We share the laughs, but we don’t duck the hard stuff.We open with short workweeks and Thanksgiving energy, then zoom into safety and instincts: why you lock doors at the pump, how to narrate safety to kids, and what to do when your gut starts yelling before your brain does. From there, we talk parenting under pressure—where accountability meets love. One of us lays out a line for his own kids: responsibility isn’t optional, and consequences teach what speeches can’t. We unpack peer pressure, the absence of leadership in teen groups, and how quickly “just following” becomes real harm.Then we turn to the media moment everyone’s seen: a white anchor comparing her Black colleague to an ape, followed by the driest crocodile tears on local TV. We strip the apology down to parts—who it centers, what it avoids, and how companies dodge accountability with soft language and softer consequences. It’s not about piling on; it’s about standards, repair, and how workplaces can do better when the harm is public and plain.To reset the mood, we go full fan mode with an R&B fantasy “Verzuz.” Michael Jackson vs Prince, Mariah vs Beyoncé, Usher vs Chris Brown—catalogs, features, and era dominance all get their moment. It’s a master class in how hits travel, how features stack wins, and why nostalgia still runs the room. We wrap with quick gems, Thanksgiving humor, and NFL picks you’ll argue with all week.If you’re here for smart conversation that moves between culture, safety, music, and messy real life without losing the laugh, pull up a chair. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves a good debate, and drop your dream Verzuz lineup in the comments—we’re reading them.With your support Table 4 Three can improve.  We are looking for donations to reach our goal of a thousand dollars.  But let's make this fun!!!  Whenever someone donates $10 or more, they will receive a shoutout on our next episode.  The person who has the highest donation can choose which Table 4 Three member gets a pie to the face...to which will be aired on our first video podcast.  As always, we love and appreciate your support.Support the showEmail:  [email protected]:  @table.4.three.podcastInstagram:  @table4three_podcast