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Matt, Michael, and Steve discover that relentless public shaming has finally accomplished something: the World's Worst Couch is gone. From there, the guys cover pumpkin patches in Target parking lots, Steve's possible new pug, cruise-ship anxiety, Disney World birthdays, and the unsettling realization that children will absolutely research what happens if the engines fail before boarding the world's largest cruise ship. Plus: Steve's new Supreme Court book, four-hour-early airport arrivals, fall golf, the first-place Giants, and Matt reveals that he has actually started writing his time-travel movie.

Matt, Michael, and Steve check in on the challenge from the last episode: has Matt actually started something yet? The answer leads to a candid conversation about career anxiety, getting unstuck, and why sometimes the first step has to be very, very small. Plus: Steve prepares to visit his 29th Major League ballpark, the guys investigate which baseball player with a statue has the lowest career WAR, Michael apologizes to Todd Helton, a nor’easter threatens the baseball playoffs, and everyone learns far more than expected about Joe Torre’s playing career. Also: Disney World birthdays, $110-a-day cruise drink packages, doomscrolling at 4 a.m., and one new assignment for next week — do one concrete thing.

Matt, Michael, and Steve are back from summer break and somehow end up turning a conversation about procrastination into an intervention about what Matt should do with the rest of his professional life. Along the way: Steve reveals his lifelong Indigo Girls fandom, Michael explains the unique misery of golf, the guys compare middle-school memories, debate dream jobs, and discover that sometimes the only way forward is to stop overthinking and start something. Plus: unreleased podcast episodes, live albums, Supreme Court interruptions, Phish, the Shins, and a surprising amount of career advice from three brothers-in-law.

Henry heads to summer camp for the first time, Matt recounts Rookie Day (including one memorable shower misunderstanding), Michael shares an encouraging update on Sam's camp experience, and Steve debates whether his daughters are ready for seven full weeks away from home. Plus: Steve's incredible day at Wimbledon, the Red Sox' winning streak, the eternal misery of Mets fandom, baseball cards, terrible mattresses, Canadian wildfire smoke, and the little moments that make summer feel like summer.

Steve recaps one of the busiest days of his career covering Supreme Court chaos, Michael reflects on grief camp, sleepaway camp, and summer travel, and Matt prepares for a family trip he's convinced will leave him completely sleep-deprived thanks to one infamous pull-out couch. Plus: London travel plans, Wagamama, theme park mishaps, NFTs, A-Rod's strip club story, and why the world's worst couch keeps making an appearance.

Matt and Henry wake up before dawn to watch Formula One in Monaco, only for disaster to strike before sunrise. Michael celebrates Olivia's birthday with Fudgy the Whale, Steve recounts an unexpected Alex Rodriguez strip-club story, and the guys debate the difference between illegal, unethical, and merely convenient. Plus: Universal Studios parking conspiracies, sports-card collections, Cape Cod recommendations, and the mystery of how Michael's father lost money at a sex show in Hamburg.

Matt and Henry spend fourteen hours at Disneyland, accidentally make new friends, and discover the joys of single-rider lines. Meanwhile, the guys debate whether teleportation counts as flying, discuss the strange state of college athletics, relive painful childhood injuries, and share stories about first impressions, family, and brother-in-law history. Plus: bat dogs, hacky sacks, Jewish Heritage Night at Fenway, and a Titanic-themed birthday party that somehow seemed like a good idea.

The guys discuss baseball rain delays, country club birthday parties, airport lounge kids, Costco Pokémon chaos, and why Michael is teaching Steve’s daughter conspiracy theories. Plus: Disney parenting strategy, moon landing denial percentages, fancy grocery stores, and the increasingly strange reality of modern American life.

Matt shares the results of Henry’s brutally honest school assignment ranking his favorite things in life (including “mom not home for bed”), Steve reveals the truly horrifying story of having both jaws broken twice, and Michael revisits the debate over the Lenox Millionaires high school mascot. Plus: terrible retail jobs, San Francisco hatred, gaming computers, baseball burnout, Supreme Court hypotheticals, and why no one should ever try to drink liquid pizza.

Matt reunites with his entire family for the first time in 20 years at Disney, while Michael recovers from a Vegas trip that includes the mind-blowing Sphere, and a very confusing version of blackjack. Meanwhile, Steve gets locked inside a Substack party inside the White House security perimeter during the Correspondents’ Dinner (yes, really). Plus: Savannah Bananas debates, parenting chaos, forgotten subscriptions, gambling philosophy, and why rooting for bad baseball teams might actually be good for your productivity.

Matt experiments with a new parenting strategy: paying his son 50 cents for every ball he fields at baseball practice. Meanwhile, Michael deals with a nanny quitting mid–school vacation week, and Steve walks us through what it’s actually like to testify before the Senate (including a very real on-camera exchange). Plus: allowance debates, cash vs Venmo, travel stories, and an unexpected deep dive into the mystery of the Roanoke colony.

Matt’s son has a rough baseball practice that spirals into multiple public meltdowns, a near car incident, and some truly tough parenting moments. The guys compare notes on kids, sports, and how much of this is actually normal. Plus: Little League chaos, snack politics, and why everything feels harder when other parents are watching.

The guys talk early-season baseball panic, golf being the only acceptable form of exercise, and the harsh reality of getting older (your back will let you know). Steve breaks down the mysterious world of academic salary memos, Michael vents about corporate performance reviews, and Matt explains how TV writers are actually evaluated. Plus: private jets, podcast monetization, phishing scams, and why none of them are built to switch careers in their forties.

A simple question—why no one calls Michael “Mike”—spirals into nicknames, bowl cuts, and Matt’s shocking new ponytail era. Then things get weird. We get: A 24-hour no-pee situation (yes, really)A sketchy airport ticket swap that somehow works outChildhood travel stories that feel… illegal?Steve’s parents’ legendary lifelong smoking habitAnd a deeply unhinged debate about whether not peeing is a skillAlso: Savannah Bananas tips, TSA horror stories, escape rooms, and the Sweet 16. As always—zero expertise, maximum opinions.

Michael returns from a golf trip with zero TSA drama, Matt survives a chaotic San Diego overnight involving pot pies, no Diet Coke, and a forgotten CPAP, and Steve prepares to testify before the Senate. Along the way: kids discovering Red Dead Redemption, Disneyland logistics, and why nothing ever goes according to plan.