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Swimsuits Optional

Hosted by brothers Connor & Teagan McCluskey. Drop a comment if you have an idea for us to discuss — anything goes. Hypothetical scenarios, drafting things, etc. Thank you for being here and listening!

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    80. Months Have Passed [VIDEO]

    Could you successfully hide a USB drive somewhere no one could find it in your apartment if given 30 min of notice?

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    79. Alarm Ringtone Draft [VIDEO]

    Drafting default alarm ringtones, camping in Sequoia, & how to be patient zero in a zombie outbreak.

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    78. Limited Addiction [VIDEO]

    A stolen T-shirt, a test of survival instincts, & a damn good Gollum impression.

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    77. Bulletproof Sasquatch [VIDEO]

    Public transit mishaps, curses of minor inconvenience, & the consequences of playing capture the flag as a grown adult.

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    76. Pasta Shapes Draft [VIDEO]

    What are the highest-tier pasta shapes? Would you bet your life on a 4th grade math test?

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    75. It Was a Branch [VIDEO]

    LA fires, Teagan's senioritis, & an unreliable getaway driver.

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    74. Low Power Mode

    Cold plunges, bird-watching, and other signs of aging.

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    73. Hold the Flashlight (feat. Sean McCluskey)

    Corporate greed in the board game industry, surprise guest appearances, & how to fit car keys under a wetsuit.

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    72. Connor's Dream House [VIDEO]

    Aquariums, intergalactic kingpins, & public Venmo transactions.

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    71. Mouth Taping [VIDEO]

    Nonverbal communication, shark tooth necklaces, & broken laptops.

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    70. Teagan is BACK from Europe [VIDEO]

    Summer in Switzerland, hiking in Sequoia National Park, & the world's fastest spider.

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    69. Snail in Space [VIDEO]

    A caravan of camels, $10 million snail encounters, & which family member is statistically most likely to kill you.

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    68. Ol' Vesuvius

    What's the best iPhone stock alarm sound?

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    67. The Tale of the Tasteful Tank Top

    8-foot snowstorms, awkward Uber rides, and poorly-timed surprise visitors.

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    66. Sticker Price for a Burrito [VIDEO]

    The Canary Islands, AI art, & a message specifically for Raising Cane's corporate decision-makers.

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    65. Teagan's in Spain [VIDEO]

    Clout-chasing European churches, living next to Los Angeles's 405 highway, & best/worst hostel stories.

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    64. Choose Your Own Adventure [VIDEO]

    Connor & Teagan read the world's most poorly-written zombie apocalypse choose-your-own-adventure story.

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    63. 2024 Update [VIDEO]

    New Year upload schedule change.

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    62. Preemptive Food Poisoning

    Crusty waterparks, caffeine pills, & finding a $100,000 artifact at Goodwill.

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    61. Heh

    Influences from social circles, long-distance relationships, & family Christmas cards.

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    60. Rinky Dink (feat. Michael Karjavine)

    Slang word origins, movies for 1st dates, & college admissions departments.

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    59. Looming Sense of Doom

    Connor's hottest take on holidays & Teagan's upcoming study abroad semester in Spain.

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    57. Inflating the Short King Threshold

    Teagan's new mic, Indiana's only sledding hill, and dreaming.

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    56. Italian Haircuts [VIDEO]

    Infectious diseases, stargazing, & barbers that don't speak your language.

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    55. Oops

    Technical difficulties. We'll be back next week.

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    54. Historic Expeditions [VIDEO]

    If you had to choose between tagging along with Lewis & Clark, the 1st trip to the South Pole, or Apollo 11...

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    53. He Who Speaks [VIDEO]

    Irrelevant states, time travel, & friends that overuse the same jokes.

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    52. Excuses, Excuses

    How Teagan gets out of things he doesn't want to do.

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    51. 2-Day Weekend

    Dating a physical therapist & Connor's recent camping trip.

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    50. Not How, but Why [VIDEO]

    Stoned sheep, childhood injuries, & irrelevant emails from your parents.

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    49. Stop, Drop, & Roll

    Skiing collisions, TV character brackets, & ancient discoveries.

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    48. Fellow Jugglers

    Drawing the Unites States, windshield wiper speeds & whales that suck at singing.

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    47. Can We All Just... Okay?

    Do soccer goalkeepers get to pick whatever color jersey they want?

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    46. TikTokification of Life

    Heat waves, kindergarten Zoom classes, & compulsive lying.

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    45. Birthday Week

    Bass Pro Shops, GeoGuesser prodigies, & inhaling too much carbon dioxide.

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    44. Imminent Danger Afoot

    Connor's stuck in a hurricane.

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    43. Bring Back PictoChat [VIDEO]

    Field trips, Angry Birds, & water towers.

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    42. Middle School Party Tricks

    Rubik's cubes, hiccups, & helicopters.

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    40. Oppenheimer Blues

    Mistaken ancestry, Barbie vs. Oppenheimer, & Connor's clinically unhealthy internal alarm clock.

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    39. Tim vs. Goliath

    Childhood pets, Cars 2, & cicadas.

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    38. Granddaddy of Lemons (feat. Lauren McCluskey)

    McCluskey family lore, overrated popular sayings, & Connor's first time trying Kombucha.

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    37. The Decoy (feat. Sean McCluskey)

    Hypothetical bank robberies & filling in our apocalypse survival group roster.

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    36. Polar Bear on the Moon (feat. Jackson Watkins)

    Camping in Moab, spirituality, & playing basketball on the moon... Yep. This one got weird.

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    35. It's Totally a Thing Already

    Apple Vision Pro, Connor's trip to Lake Powell, & those creepy animal cyborgs from Guardians of the Galaxy 3.

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    34. 3 Stop Lights (feat. Jackson Watkins)

    Lessons learned from 2 seasons of UNC Basketball, Teagan's new living situation, & more cross-country road trip stories.

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    33. Toaster Pancakes (feat. Jackson Watkins)

    Top 5 breakfast foods, a newborn baby at Red Rocks, & are Love Actually & Die Hard Christmas movies?

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    32. World Cities Draft (feat. Michael Karjavine)

    What's it like moving from Russia to the US for high school?

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    31. Beckley, Ohio [VIDEO]

    If you could choose any animal to defend your house from intruders, what would it be?

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Hosted by brothers Connor & Teagan McCluskey. Drop a comment if you have an idea for us to discuss — anything goes. Hypothetical scenarios, drafting things, etc. Thank you for being here and listening!

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