This week we take things seriously. We talk about motivation, validation, grit, obsession, feedback, passion, and Willy Wonka bonking the hot Oompa Loompas. Show notes: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (Amazon)Nathan Barry (human, website)Chamomile (Wikipedia)Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (IMDB)Pineapple Express (IMDB)Seth Rogen (Wikipedia)

Billionaires behaving badly, groundscrapers, Willy Wonka, and how Justin acquired a penis finger. Show notes: Tobi Lutke's libertarian tweet about critics (Twitter)Worst person in tech poll (Twitter) Peter Thiel Wants To Inject Himself With Young People's Blood (Vanity Fair) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Wikipedia)Papa Joe is an asshole (YouTube)Gene Wilder (Wikipedia)Artist David Bird's "Becorns" (website) Jay Leno has third-degree burns on his face, may need skin grafts after garage fire (NBC News) Enjoying Poppycock? Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feed those recommendation algorithms.

If you hate it when we talk about gross bathroom stuff, skip this one. You've been warned. Show notes: Lowe's home improvement stores (Wikipedia)French fries (Wikipedia) The bacterial horror of hot-air hand dryers (Harvard Medical School)Cinque Terre (Wikipedia) If you enjoy Poppycock, leave us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice. Thanks buddy!

Loren used the green instead of the orange tag at the airport—Jail!, adults behaving badly, our issues with bananas, steak condiments, and more. Show notes: San Diego's Hepatitis Outbreak Is A Man-Made Disaster (Huffington Post)Boeing 737 (Wikipedia)Travel Checklist (TSA.gov) Police find girl who licked Blue Bell ice cream in viral video (NBC News)The gocery store code for bananas is 4011Bananas (Wikipedia)Chloroform (Wikipedia) If Raw Fruits Or Veggies Give You A Tingly Mouth, It's A Real Syndrome (NPR)A1 steak sauce tv commercial (YouTube) Please leave a 5-star review of Poppycock on your favorite podcasting platform. Feed the algorithm want it wants—reviews. Humanity has very little time left. Machines will rise. ALL HAIL THE BEEP BOOP.

Baby boomer tech, Justin's morbid thoughts on death, and how shitty it is to be royalty in Game of Thrones. Show notes: Hövding: Airbag helmetCheers (Wikipedia)Irish goodbye (Urban Dictionary)Servant (Wikipedia)Personal assistant (Wikipedia) Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon (IMDB) If you enjoyed this episode of Poppycock, share it with a friend. If you hated it, please vote all the republicans out. It's their fault. They did this. We are entirely funded by the Koch brothers and Rupert and Hannity and other guys.

Winning friends and influencing people, names, and tipping damn near everywhere. Show notes: How to Win Friends and Influence People (Amazon)Albert Einstein (Wikipedia) Hershey squirts (Urban Dictionary)Kylo Ren (Wikipedia) No Need To Sign On Dotted Line: Credit Cards Are Phasing Out Signatures (NPR) If you are enjoying Poppycock leave us a five star review on your favorite podcasting platform. It means a lot.

We discuss fancy French words, dish brains playing pong, and passive aggressive words to bring to the next social gathering. Show notes: Double entrendre (Wikipedia)Je ne sais quoi (definition)A Fake Joe Rogan Interviewed A Fake Steve Jobs For An AI-Generated Podcast Because What Even Is Reality Anymore? (article)DishBrain (article)Matthew Broderick (Wikipedia) -- Enjoying Poppycock? Share it with a friend who'd enjoy it too.

The type of person you have to be to order fajitas and then a lot of stuff about urine. We initially wanted to call this episode "Pee" but Apple probably de-prioritizes episode titles like that. --- Show links Me when someone in the restaurant orders fajitas (Twitter)P.F. Chang's (Wikipedia)Myth or Fact: Should You Wait to Swim After Eating? (article)Urine-indicator dye (Wikipedia)Armadillidiidae, aka The Pill Bug (Wikipedia)Weevil, aka The Billbug (Wikipedia)Why you should pee on your compost (article) --- If you like Poppycock consider sharing it with a friend who has a smiliar and sick sense of humor to you and us. Much appreciated.

This episode we journey into the wild animal kingdom. There are monkeys, zebras, crocodiles, hippos, and Loren's naked father. --- Show links What do you call a group of monkeys? A tribe or troop (Wikipedia)Zebra's face ripped off by crocodiles crossing Mara river on Safari in Kenya (YouTube) (Content warning: Gore)Marley & Me (Wikipedia) (Content warning: Tears)Old Yeller (Wikipedia)Rabies: The deadliest virus on earth (YouTube)Hippos (Wikipedia)Antelope (Wikipedia)COPS theme song (YouTube) (Content warning: Pigs) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts. Craig Shmartz in La Jolla, California — Thanks for listening and being a totally real person that we didn't make up.

Hotels going "green", drooling, skin tags, the decision to circumcise, drinking from streams, and the impact of breakfast cereal on society. --- Show links Skin tags (Wikipedia)Meet the water sommelier - Martin Riese (CBS Sunday Morning)Liquid Death canned water (Website)Bill Gates III (Wikipedia)Bill Gates II (Wikipedia)History Channel's The Food that Built America - The Big Mac (YouTube) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts. If you don't like Poppycock, umm, we're sorry.

Getting massages, Justin preferring illegal weed (hear him out), homelessness, and long cloth towels in public restrooms. --- Show links Groupon (Wikipedia)"Only Time" by Enya (YouTube) Patriots owner Robert Kraft charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution at massage parlor in Florida (article) Do Marijuana Taxes Go To [Colorado] Schools? Yes, But Probably Not In The Way You Think They Do (article)Restroom attendant (Wikipedia) Cloth towel roll dispenser (image) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts. A friend of ours said they'd listen and let us know what they thought, good or bad. They never got back to us. Sad!

Deceptive Starburst marketing, politicians are just like us, dying less quickly, diaper wind, and the pains of growing old. --- Show links Starbursts Tiny Jets commercial (YouTube)90s Micro Machines commercial (YouTube)Roadrunner and Coyote tunnel scene (YouTube)Bill Clinton (Wikipedia)Bidet (Wikipedia)Water Wiggler toy (Amazon)Diaper GenieUbbi diaper pailShoehorn (Wikipedia) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts. Justin's mom recently listened and said "Not for me!"

Mood-setting food, tipping, rigged carnival games, Google ad fraud, and Airbnb's "fees". --- Show links Amuse-bouche (Wikipedia)French steak knivesVintage carnival "knock down" clown (photo)Vizio’s profit on ads, subscriptions, and data is double the money it makes selling TVs (The Verge) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Someone left us a review and it wasn't our moms. Awww.

The power of editing, vocal costumes, why popcorn sucks, and Justin's bucket list food: geoduck. --- Show links Actors Roundtable: Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx The movie trailer guy: Don LaFontaine (Wikipedia)Clip: The Batman Chases The PenguinMythbusters: Banana PeelsGeoduck (Wikipedia) --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. The more ears, the more ashamed we'll be. Thanks?

The smell of books, the regrets of the dying, trying to be happy, and children staring. --- Show links • A Doctor Explains Why Bookstores Make Some People Feel the Need to Poop • Abraham Lincoln statue • 5 Top Regrets of the Dying --- If you like Poppycock, leave us a five star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Yes, Google Podcasts. It's a thing people use. Thanks!

Embarrassing moments that continue to haunt us. If you like Poppycock, leave us a star review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Goop Netcasts, Podslicer by Papa Johns, Fruit of the Loom Player, or whatever new app is the cool place to listen. Thanks!

Bathroom games, slow murder, Applebees, glass balls, psychics, and waving at strangers. If you like Poppycock, consider leaving a positive review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Amazon Music. If you have a negative review, please send it via postal service to 10300 North Seaman's Gulch Rd., Boise, ID 83714.

On this the first episode of Poppycock, Loren and Justin discuss getting cut by glass, foreign objects taking up space, and what the world would look like if we had tails.

Longtime friends Justin and Loren meander through the weird, awkward, and rarely talked about moments that make up life. It's one part Seinfeld, one part potty humor, and two parts insecurity. It's Poppycock. First episode coming Friday July 22.  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.