Episode S3E02 - Drink Up

Three middle-aged hosts of the Collective Loathing podcast lean into Gen X stereotypes and catch up on missed recording time before discussing nostalgic "drinks of our youths," from hose water to Slice, Jolt Cola, Clearly Canadian, Hi-C Ecto Cooler, Donald Duck juice, Huggs barrel drinks, Squeezits, Kool-Aid, SunnyD, Fruitopia, and Snapple, plus later favorites like Vanilla Coke and regional sodas. They compare current habits (mostly water, flavored waters, tea, occasional soda) and talk cola wars, New Coke, Crystal Pepsi, Surge, and glass-bottle sodas. A voicemail segment delivers an "X-Factor" about Transformers. In "World Burns," they cover an Indiana arson case involving self-mutilation, an Arby's manager accused of spitting into food and transmitting herpes, and a Mexican vigilante dubbed the "Batman of Lagos de Moreno." They close with boozy nostalgia including Bartles & Jaymes, Boone's Farm, Zima, 40s, ice beers, St. Ides, and early drinking stories, then tease a future episode on sports rivalries. 00:00 Gen X Collective Loathing 01:39 Meet The Hosts 02:34 Drinks Of Our Youth 03:28 Hose Water Stereotype 05:08 Vacation Catch Up 06:16 Voicemail X Fact 07:45 Transformer Tangent 09:16 World Burns Begins 10:48 Blazing Boner Story 14:47 Arbys Herpes Scandal 19:26 Mexican Batman Vigilante 24:19 Back To Drinky Drinks 24:31 Modern Drink Habits 28:22 Nostalgic Drink Gimmicks 30:01 Slice Returns Healthy 31:45 Cola Wars Memories 33:47 Pepsi Vs Coke Debate 34:54 Glass Bottle Nostalgia 36:22 New Coke Flashback 37:54 Cola Wars Weirdness 38:49 Surge and Mello Yello 40:08 Jolt Cola Memories 42:54 Clearly Canadian Craze 43:36 Ecto Cooler Nostalgia 45:07 Donald Duck Juice Debate 46:27 Hug Barrels Trauma 50:17 Squeezits and Kool Aid 53:59 SunnyD and Fruit Drinks 55:52 Snapple vs Fruitopia 57:27 Top Childhood Drinks 01:00:15 Wine Coolers Era 01:03:43 Zima and 40s Stories 01:07:25 Ice Beer and St Ides 01:11:19 Wrap Up and Next Episode