Michael Townsend shares the unbelievable true story behind The Secret Mall Apartment, the Netflix documentary about the hidden living space he and fellow artists built inside a mall. Maurie sits down with Kurt and Wyatt Russell to talk Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and the wild new titan shaking up Season 2. Thomas from Starbucks calls in after watching Nirvanna the Band, the Show, the Movie, revealing what Maurie is really like when he struts into the café. And we celebrate Mike’s birthday with a deep dive into Lush products, banana‑scented conditioner, and why Maurie’s descriptions always somehow get weird fast.

Chaos erupts in Mexico after the army kills a powerful cartel leader, while Trump’s State of the Union sparks headlines by promising NHL star Connor Hellebuyck the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Taylor Sheridan drops a surprise announcement about his new prison survival book, and newly surfaced details reveal Liza Minnelli hated her 2022 Oscars moment with Lady Gaga. Plus, an Apple keyboard update is causing major typing issues, the iconic Heated Rivalry cottage is opening for rent on Airbnb, and a shocking tech flaw gave one man access to 7,000 home camera feeds worldwide. In lighter news, Ikea’s orangutan plush goes viral, Sidney Crosby is out four weeks with an Olympic injury, Max Scherzer rejoins the Blue Jays, and a New York grandpa battles the DMV over his revoked “PB4WEGO” plate — all topped off with Crispin Glover denying new battery allegations.

A debate breaks out over the fictional character deaths that still haunt listeners, followed by a question about whether constant lying can become someone’s truth, and a dilemma between seeing every germ or witnessing the full journey of your food before it hits the plate. Then the team weighs in on who has the worst potty mouth, whether life is better with free gas or endless green lights, comparisons to a commercial jingle singer, and a showdown over everyone’s real height, pillow preferences, and who would dominate a puzzle challenge.