Chris, Ben and Jay chat about long term relationship struggles, work struggles and the dental industrial complex.

Ben and Chris talk Peacock commercials that bald shame, spectrum-y managers at work, motivation and Maslow masochists, billioinaire behavior and an avant grade process doc.

Chris and Ben laugh about UPN vs WPIX programming, shopping for used cars and the issues with false memories.

The Rusty Shovel Wrecking Crew talks about the big blizzard and the nostalgia of childhood snow days, how part of Atlantic City's charm is that it's disgusting, the struggles of making or maintaining friends in your 40s and Jay makes a big announcement.

Jay, Chris and Ben laugh about Christ in the comments section, Ben getting ripped off by Priceline and U-Save car rental while dodging way worse bullets, Chinese whispers and Game of Thrones view of The Elites vs The Small Folk

Jay and Chris chat about Tom Green, Bam Margera and their college day pranks while Ben types in his thoughts as he battles a sore throat.

Jay, Chris and Ben discuss the advantages of being the runner-up on reality TV shows like The Bachelor, particularly in terms of long-term success and exposure compared to the winner. Jason shares his recent positive experience presenting a technology product in Florida, the group then explores the concept of "mastery syndrome" versus imposter syndrome, with Ben and Chris sharing their experiences of feeling overconfident in their abilities versus questioning their worth. Plus a discussion about how philosophy departments have evolved, particularly in how they teach philosophy of mind in relation to AI.

Chris and Ben chat about the joys and (muscle) sorrows of a snow blizzard, Chris questions Ben about how rough the Soviet Union actually was, and then they preview the 2026 Rutgers Football schedule