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Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Where do I begin? It’s been exactly eight months since I’ve blasted your eardrums with my microphone, and so many things have changed in such a short period of time. Some good, and some catastrophically bad, but of course, I don’t need to tell you that, just look outside!!! On the personal front: I quit my job, canceled my Hulu subscription, transferred my Spotify music library over to Tidal, started a business (insane), went to the cottage, and bought 3 new swimsuits. Watch out, world—here she comes! James and I take to our respective microphones this week to obsess over the new New York Times game, Crossplay, short-circuit over needlessly complicated passkeys (Google, seriously baby, what do you want from me!), and LOL at some of 2016's most regrettable trends. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW JAMES Instagram: @daycatcher_ TikTok: @daycatcher Twitter: @daycatcher YouTube: @daycatcher Website: daycatcher.net Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Picture this: the year is 2006, and Disney's three-episode crossover series 'That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana' is releasing its first episode at 8/7 central, and you're SAT, ready to witness a piece of history. James and I take to the podcast to nerd out over iconic crossover episodes, spiral over the sensation of an itch, and pick apart some truly cursed celebrity endorsements. P.S. This marks the end of season 9, we’ll return in August! Until then, join us on Substack for monthly bonus episodes to tide you over. ;) Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW JAMES Instagram: @daycatcher_ TikTok: @daycatcher Twitter: @daycatcher YouTube: @daycatcher Website: daycatcher.net Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) We're all secretly afraid that our kids will be losers, and listen, I'm here to tell you that if that happened to me? I wouldn't talk to him either! James and I jump on the podcast to toast to bar games (think pool, darts, shuffleboard, yktv!!!), lament the fact that our thousand-dollar pocket computers require protective gear just to survive, and side-eye parents who let their kids wear AirPods during family time. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW JAMES Instagram: @daycatcher_ TikTok: @daycatcher Twitter: @daycatcher YouTube: @daycatcher Website: daycatcher.net Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Why did breakfast box itself into such narrow thinking? The day's most important meal could be so much more than eggs, if only we let it become fully realized!!! Sadie and I jump on the podcast to chat about nicknames we love, bike lanes we loathe, and our deep dissatisfaction with the oppressive egg agenda. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAM Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW SADIE Instagram: @crazysadie999999999 Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) If there's a viral snack collab unfolding, Lilly is on the scene! Mountain Dew x Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? Sign her up. Swedish Fish Oreos? She's buying 'em, and nobody can stop her, damn it! Lilly and I take to the podcast to indulge in absurd snack innovations, spiral about accumulating too much “stuff,” and express our utter disgust at some of the world’s most nauseating smells. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW LILLY Instagram: @lillyhanson17 Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Who eats sardines straight from the tin, carries a wad of rubberband-bound singles, and is in “talks” with the Italian government? Depends on who's asking.  Adam and I take to the podcast to toast to tinned fish, raise a stink about early morning construction, and pour one out for the many folks who were recently denied Italian citizenship thanks to the consulate's ever-changing rules. Join in, we just might make you an offer you can't refuse. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW ADAM Instagram: @adamopetruccihorn Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) It’s important to remember that the SUR experience has little to do with the food. Its true specialties lie in campy ambiance, overpriced cocktails, and the chance to share a room with some of reality TV’s messiest players—pure bliss! Matt and I jump on the podcast to honor our favorite divorce albums, condemn car culture’s grip on society, and reflect on the tragedy of the Titanic on the 113th anniversary of its sinking. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW MATT Instagram: @mattkellerthefirst Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Picture this: You're freshly thirteen, you've got your brand new Ocean Pacific swimsuit on, and you're patiently making your way up the wooden staircase with your tube in hand. What's waiting for you at the top, you ask? None other than the Wilderness' most infamous waterslide, the Hurricane. Talk about full-body chills! Colton and I jump on the podcast to celebrate the versatility of frozen peas, mourn the loss of single-use websites, and argue over our differing views on themed parties. Join in, you know you wanna ;) Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW COLTON Instagram: @theonlycolton Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Name something more c*nty than a giant chiseled man with a spray tan and platinum blonde blowout strutting to the ring in a bedazzled outfit to the tune of "Real American"—you can't! Rohan and I take to the podcast to celebrate grown men finding an outlet for self-expression, reject the creation of breast milk-flavored ice cream, and criticize the wealthy elite hoarding their fortunes. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW ROHAN Instagram: @rohan_sureddi23 Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) If I have to use my own cellphone to pull up the menu at the restaurant, I'm clocking in because I work here now. I said what I said! James and I return to the podcast to celebrate Flow's Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (s/o to Latvia, a real place that exists!), dismantle the Digital Menu Industrial Complex™️, and point fingers at people who don't make enough room for you on the sidewalk. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW JAMES Instagram: @daycatcher_ TikTok: @daycatcher Twitter: @daycatcher YouTube: @daycatcher Website: daycatcher.net LISTEN TO I 3 BASS: Click here to listen on Spotify Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) I recently found myself feeling insecure about my Hydro during a Zoom call full of Stanleys and decided enough is enough! Screw your trendy water bottle! Unless you're still chewing on your Camelbak straw, like seriously, it's time to move on. James and I hit the podcast to celebrate mixing metals, call out water bottle fads, and critique public feuds. Join in, you know you wanna! Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW JAMES Instagram: @daycatcher_ TikTok: @daycatcher Twitter: @daycatcher YouTube: @daycatcher Website: daycatcher.net LISTEN TO I 3 BASS: Click here to listen on Spotify Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Picture this: The year is 2025 and you're making the active choice to jump back on the reading train after it dawns on you that you've forgotten how to do anything besides watch TV. Sound familiar? If so, you're safe here! Grace and I take to the podcast to celebrate Chelsea Handler's new book, I'll Have What She's Having, recoil at the thought of receiving an out-of-pocket text (examples included), and pay homage to all of the grown men who have ugly cried to the national anthem ahead of the Big Game™️.  Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Have you ever been out to eat when your waiter suddenly goes missing, only to reappear on stage, mic in hand, bringing down the house? It's like, sure you wanted another martini, but ultimately you're happy they're having their moment! Owen and I take to the podcast to celebrate servers with secret talents, protest loud speakers in public places, and cringe at the mukbang of it all (no offense!) Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW OWEN Instagram: @owendesai Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Were you normal, or were you spending your iTunes gift cards on Glee covers? Don't worry, you're amongst friends!  Donnie and I take to the podcast to celebrate authenticity, stress over our favorite strategy-based reality TV game shows, and complain about men, naturally! Btw, did we ever figure out if Lea Michelle could read? Lmk, seriously. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW DONNIE Instagram: @donnietrellz FOLLOW UR TYPICAL PODCAST Instagram: @urtypicalpodcast Support the show

Send us a love letter (or hate mail, your choice!) Brunch is something you plan in advance. It's an event you prepare for. Heck, you might even put on a cute outfit! Breakfast, on the other hand, is thrust upon you (whether you like it or not!) Luke and I take to the podcast to rejoice in the pleasure of breakfast with your friends, complain about the reality of women's healthcare, and clap back at people who pick on picky eaters. Get silly with us on social: FOLLOW THE PODCAST Instagram: @pessimisticatbest Facebook: @pessimisticatbest Website: pessimisticatbest.com FOLLOW SAMANTHA Instagram: @samgeorgson TikTok: @samgeorgson Twitter: @samgeorgson YouTube: @samgeorgson Website: samanthageorgson.com FOLLOW LUKE Instagram: @pizzafukr Support the show