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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 25 MIN

How Much Could Hot Dog Water Cost? $60?

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KP Parker and Matt Bragg wander through a perfume shop full of strange scents, questionable purchases, and one surprisingly charming bad portrait.What You’ll Hear:Perfume Notes and Hot Dog Water: KP discovers a scent shop selling everything from “old library” to “holy water” to a perfume that somehow smells exactly like grilled hot dogs. Matt remains deeply, deeply skeptical.The Art of Doing Things Badly: A street artist offering intentionally bad portraits sparks a conversation about charming imperfections, creative confidence, and whether honesty is the best sales tactic.Pilgrimages and Party Grandmas: Matt shares a story about escorting elderly Irish women on a religious trip that somehow turned into the most chaotic weekend of his teenage years.CHAPTERS00:00 Ophelia audio drama intro01:00 Exploring downtown LA02:05 The perfume oddities shelf04:15 Holy water and old library scents06:10 The hot dog perfume reveal08:15 Matt’s Lourdes pilgrimage story11:05 Getting drunk with Irish grandmas13:45 The intentionally bad portrait artist17:05 Poems for five dollars20:45 The scam app discussion beginsFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP Parker and Matt Bragg wander through a perfume shop full of strange scents, questionable purchases, and one surprisingly charming bad portrait.What You’ll Hear:Perfume Notes and Hot Dog Water: KP discovers a scent shop selling everything from “old library” to “holy water” to a perfume that somehow smells exactly like grilled hot dogs. Matt remains deeply, deeply skeptical.The Art of Doing Things Badly: A street artist offering intentionally bad portraits sparks a conversation about charming imperfections, creative confidence, and whether honesty is the best sales tactic.Pilgrimages and Party Grandmas: Matt shares a story about escorting elderly Irish women on a religious trip that somehow turned into the most chaotic weekend of his teenage years.CHAPTERS00:00 Ophelia audio drama intro01:00 Exploring downtown LA02:05 The perfume oddities shelf04:15 Holy water and old library scents06:10 The hot dog perfume reveal08:15 Matt’s Lourdes pilgrimage story11:05 Getting drunk with Irish grandmas13:45 The intentionally bad portrait artist17:05 Poems for five dollars20:45 The scam app discussion beginsFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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