Zaddies, Doomscrolling And The Indoor Track Stench Factory

We’re officially back and launching the Off The Rails YouTube era (smash that like and subscribe button!) Eric Jenkins and Aisha Praught-Leer regroup on a Sunday night after a Patriots win, sloppy football, cheeky parlays and FanDuel obligations.

Discussed in this episode:

– MLK Day, track season officially being back, and the mental shift into indoor racing

– A hydration resolution check-in featuring coconut water, LaCroix, and live chugging on mic

– The Ralph Lauren menswear show and why the algorithm is serving nothing but elite zaddies

– Heated Rivalry discussion and deciding how much trash TV is too much

– Doomscrolling vs. protecting your peace and selectively consuming the internet

– Why X (Twitter) is uninhabitable, Instagram Reels are dangerous, and TikTok might ruin everything

– Time limits that don’t work and ignoring your phone yelling at you

– People We Meet on Vacation was a rom-heavy comfort watch during a midweek menti-b

– Zoë Saldaña talk

– Movie theater culture: popcorn vs. no popcorn, soda anxiety, and bathroom-break strategy

– The fear about going to the movies alone, getting accidentally roasted by a fan and thus abandoning a beloved solo ritual

– A mindfulness resolution check-in and why Eric is reading The Count of Monte Cristo very slowly

– Previewing the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold and why indoor is basically the Diamond League of winter

– New Balance Indoor Grand Prix hype and World Indoors in Poland (eventually)

– Eric’s fake Calm app meditation career and dream of voice acting

– Breaking down the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix start lists event-by-event

– Cam Myers ran a 3:49 mile at UW and why Australia is terrifying in the middle distances

– Donovan Brazier vs. Bryce Hopple, Josh Hoey supremacy, and world-best discourse

– Trayvon Bromell in a 300, Noah Lyles bringing eyeballs, and sprinters doing whatever they want

– Why New Balance and Millrose are two of the best meets in the world

– Indoor track nostalgia: stench factories, hallway warmups, chaos, and feral energy

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