Part 1 of our Ohio trip! Before the twenty one pilots show at Ohio Stadium, we turned the drive from Dallas into a full Midwest road trip, and this episode covers everything leading up to show day.

St. Louis: questionable tacos, a GPS that sent us to "Gooey Louie Gooey Butt...", the best Italian food we've had since Eataly, a foggy trip up the Gateway Arch, crawling through City Museum, and our first (and last) White Castle.

Chicago: a hostel check-in from hell, the Willis Tower Skydeck ledge, Lou Malnati's deep dish, seeing The Bean at 10 PM, the worst night of sleep of the trip, butterbeer, Mr. Beef from The Bear, and getting lost on Divvy bikes in the rain.

Cedar Point: Indiana tolls, Top Thrill 2, Maverick, Steel Vengeance, Millennium Force, Siren's Curse and more. Then Columbus the night before the show.

Part 2 (show day!) is coming next. Subscribe so you don't miss it, and let us know in the comments if you were there too.

CHAPTERS

0:00 Welcome Back: Life After the Ohio Trip

3:38 Hi, New People!

5:34 The Road Trip Plan: Dallas to Ohio

8:11 Oklahoma Is Boring (Sorry)

9:16 Bad Tacos in Springfield, Missouri

11:39 Gooey Louie & the "Gooey Butt" GPS

16:00 Zia's on The Hill

19:28 The Gateway Arch at Night & Our Trip Video

21:11 Inside the Gateway Arch

24:00 City Museum: An Adult Playground

27:34 Trying White Castle for the First Time

30:55 Pappy's Smokehouse & a Bucky's Detour

33:33 Racing to Chicago

34:42 Hostel Check-In Chaos

36:12 Leaving My Phone at the Front Desk

37:27 Willis Tower Skydeck

40:03 "It Has Cracked Before"

43:05 Lou Malnati's Deep Dish

46:57 Seeing The Bean at 10 PM

48:51 Worst Sleep of the Trip

51:06 Atlas Sleeps Like a Furnace

55:49 The Bean in Daylight

57:11 Chicago's Apple Store

58:59 Starbucks Reserve Roastery & the Spiral Escalator

1:01:24 Harry Potter Store & Butterbeer

1:05:35 Mr. Beef (From The Bear)

1:08:26 Divvy Bikes & Getting Lost in the Rain

1:11:41 Six Flags Passes & Changing the Plan

1:14:50 Indiana Tolls

1:16:35 First Night at Cedar Point

1:18:25 Gatekeeper

1:22:51 Top Thrill 2

1:28:39 The Scare Zone

1:30:06 Maverick

1:35:51 Steel Vengeance

1:40:15 Millennium Force

1:42:26 Siren's Curse

1:45:54 Cedar Point Day 2: Crowds & Closures

1:48:57 Dear Cedar Point: Fix Your Merch

1:51:36 The Millennium Force Incident

1:52:43 Raptor

1:53:30 Columbus: A Last-Minute Dinner Reservation

1:56:18 The "At the Risk of Feeling Dumb" Bridge & Big Fun

1:58:33 Ohio Stadium the Night Before

2:00:31 Coming Up in Part 2

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We're back! After a month off (and one episode that didn't make it), Atlas and Olivia catch up on everything that's happened since we last talked.We cover our first failed attempt at "sharking" Tame Impala tickets, filming another Beautiful Ashes retreat (and the time we left a drone behind), last-minute Empire of the Sun tickets and our honest review of the show. That includes the sound mix and the AI visuals. We also talk about a Taco Bell moment exactly two years in the making, shooting the album cover for Zenith with a generator in a public park, and why we decided to scrap the movie.Plus a Rangers game, a lake weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Endgame Encore and Primetime reviews, some real talk about marriage, the Yochi frozen yogurt line, a groomsman ask, trying out a new church, and what's coming up next.CHAPTERS0:00 Welcome Back & Why We Took a Break1:36 So Much Has Happened2:14 Wrapping Up Atlas's Job (Still Under NDA)7:05 Our First Failed Concert "Sharking" (Tame Impala)11:31 Harry Styles & Other Shows We're Eyeing13:48 Filming the Beautiful Ashes Retreat17:20 The Time We Forgot the Drone19:40 Last-Minute Empire of the Sun Tickets23:10 Empire of the Sun Concert Review24:36 Way Too Loud: The Sound Mix33:58 The AI Visuals Problem36:19 Taco Bell, Exactly Two Years Later39:00 Shooting the Zenith Album Cover44:33 Why We Scrapped the Movie45:44 Zenith Is Almost Here47:06 Rangers Game48:46 Lake Hamilton & Hot Springs, Arkansas52:10 Endgame Encore & Primetime Reviews55:06 Real Talk: Marriage Isn't Always Perfect56:30 Family Dinner & a Packed Saturday58:50 The Yochi Frozen Yogurt Saga61:29 Groomsman Again & Emily's Matcha Party63:53 Trying Out a New Church65:09 Ramen, Costco & a Lazy Sunday66:14 What's Coming Up67:12 Outro

Atlas has been living a double life (that he legally can’t tell you much about), and we’ve had a surprisingly eventful couple of weeks. This week, we revisit our childhoods with Harry Potter and Cars back in theaters, Atlas discovers the wonders of QuikTrip, tries his first taquito AND pumpkin spice latte, and causes a minor family scandal when he realizes he likes my mom’s pumpkin bread more than his own mom’s recipe.

We also try HelloFresh (please sponsor us), I cut Atlas’ hair for the first time, and Atlas finally shares what he can about working as a production assistant on a reality TV show. We talk about how our completely opposite schedules have affected our relationship lately, give an update on Zenith, and share what we have coming up over the next few weeks. Plus, we go on a very meta tangent about how this podcast gets made and wrap things up by showing off our ever-growing Twenty One Pilots vinyl collection.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Atlas Is Under NDA

5:33 - Hogwarts to Radiator Springs

16:45 - Atlas Gets QuikTripped

21:00 - A Man of Many Firsts: Taquitos and PSLs

30:45 - A Betrayal in Pumpkin Bread

35:20 - HelloFresh, Please Sponsor Us

38:00 - Marriage Is Trusting Your Wife With Clippers

48:48 - What Atlas Is Legally Allowed to Say About His Secret Job

1:03:35 - Our Schedules Are Beefing 1:08:28 - Zenith Check-In

1:13:32 - The Scott Forecast

1:21:37 - How the Sausage Gets Made

1:24:23 - Yes, We Have That Pressing

1:28:41 - Outro