We prank-call an AI leasing bot. We rant about boomers. We put Aldi against Lidl — or however you say it. The bad AI is real, and somehow it reminds us of Charlie Sheen. Sometimes amazing, sometimes a mess, sometimes even AI admits it sucks. Kind of like the job market, which is a full-on dumpster fire.

Good luck getting hired — but hey, if you listen to this episode, your odds might go up. At the very least, you’ll laugh, or drop some eye-rolling comments, and we’ll respond like your new BFFs. And with the banter, together we'll help cure the loneliness epidemic, one pod at a time. It’s a tour through the broken job market, rising costs of…well, everything, and TikTok troll therapy.

Chapters:

[00:00:00] Aldi vs Lidl: Grocery Store Wars
[00:07:12] DoorDash Groceries & Amazon Returns
[00:10:45] 29,000 Applications for One Job
[00:18:30] Ghosting and Generational Woes
[00:25:20] Jared vs. Government & Boomers
[00:28:45] Bad AI: Meet “Hunter” the Leasing Bot
[00:35:50] Small Business vs Big Government
[00:44:18] Healthcare, Subsidies & Rising Costs
[00:50:40] No Vision for the Future
[00:57:15] TikTok Comment Section Therapy
[01:05:10] Roblox Robbery & Housing Chaos
[01:11:33] China Bots in the Comments
[01:17:05] Charlie Sheen Economics

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | KazSource

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios

What happens when TV lies to you, Bigfoot rips your limbs off, and ESPN hires a TikTok star to save their network? You blast Poison on a boombox, throw on a karate gi, and spin-kick strangers in a diner (don't actually do that, btw).

In this episode, the saviors break down the stress of modern streaming (White Lotus, Landman, Cobra Kai), the nostalgia of forgotten shows (Sledgehammer), the new shows you must watch (Shōgun, Chief of War), and the absurd survival strategies we invent when culture gets too weird. From Sasquatch massacres to the AI hype crash, this one's a thruway to how media shapes our reality, lies to us, and then stresses us out. But at least we can laugh about it!

Chapters:

00:00:00 - CapCut chaos & cold open
00:01:33 - COV!D, the remix nobody wanted
00:03:27 - Daniel Day-Lewis and Method Acting
00:08:16 - Streaming wars: Chief of War, Shogun, Landman, White Lotus
00:12:02 - Bigfoot terror: Max Brooks’ Devolution
00:15:35 - The restaurant spin-kick survival plan
00:19:00 - 80s hairband boombox escape strategy
00:25:31 - Saved by the Bell vs. Sledgehammer nostalgia
00:29:56 - ESPN hires Katie Feeney (sports goes TikTok)
00:32:00 - Cleveland Browns stadium saga
00:35:05 - AI’s hype gap & enterprise reality check
00:41:50 - Campus swatting hoaxes & panic loops
00:52:55 - Guns, mental health & concealed carry
00:59:08 - Phones, ghosting & lost humanity
01:00:27 - Meeting at the mall in the 80s and 90s where “your word is your bond”

Other Topics We Hit On in Streaming Lies

• Why heartbreak makes the best albums.
• White Lotus characters = awful people, great TV.
• Nostalgia bombs: Borders Books, Walkmans, rotary phones.
• Old suits in sports media.
• Bigfoot isn’t your friend, he’s a killing machine.
• How AI sounds smart while saying nothing.
• Why ghosting killed your word

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | KazSource

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios

Available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify

Jared's having a genuine spiritual moment in the discount grocery aisles while Eric's learning about Ukrainian billionaires who built adult content empires. Also: the great egg price scam, why AI makes you depressed, and how every news story is basically fan fiction.

[00:00:00] Head First Into Aldi: Jared's love letter to $3 deodorant, Harris Teeter shade, and Red Thunder energy drinks
[00:02:10] OnlyFans: From Fitness Coaches to Chaos: Tim Stokely's creator dream meets Bella Thorne's $1M day and a Ukrainian ghost mogul
[00:07:40] Eggflation, Lies, and DOJ Heat: How Cal-Maine used avian flu as cover to quadruple profits while you paid $9 for eggs
[00:15:57] Media Manipulation 101: Buffalo crypto lawyer PR rehab and why every story is narrative first, facts second
[00:25:25] Simulation Theory & Movie Reviews: Nick Bostrom's 66.6%, Elon's hot takes, and why new movies are all sequels
[00:36:14] Gym Crimes & Cycling Psychology: Socks with Birkenstocks, filming etiquette, and why cyclists are mentally ill
[00:39:25] Algorithm Training & Roblox Bankruptcies: How platforms train you like lab rats and why kids blow $675 on virtual nonsense
[00:49:00] LinkedIn AI Takeover: Em-dash giveaways, personal photo hacks no one asked for, and the death of authentic writing
[01:00:00] Cleveland Browns Quarterback Circus: Five QBs, $230M guaranteed, and the curse continues
[01:09:00] AI Depression & Economic Realities: Why your outputs get progressively worse and how the dam will break

The Algorithm Says: This Charlotte, NC podcast is what happens when grocery store wars, AI brain fog, and billion-dollar egg cartels get locked in a room with OnlyFans economics and the Cleveland Browns curse. Jared and Eric go from Aldi vs Harris Teeter deodorant diplomacy to DOJ egg price heat, from LinkedIn AI sniff tests to the art of bending the algorithm to your will. Along the way: media narrative scams, Roblox wallet wipeouts, gym fashion crimes, and why simulation theory might be the only thing that makes sense anymore. It’s social media training in disguise — wrapped in an egg price conspiracy, shaken in a Red Thunder can, and served with a side of cultural chaos.

Saviors Of The Metaverse on Social Media: TikTok | YouTube | X

Eric: X | KazSource

Jared: X | Nu Futurist

Produced by QuietLoud Studios