A dad runs onto a youth football field and trips a 9-year-old. A false pregnancy and paternity case spirals into allegations of fabricated evidence. A viral Crumbl video gets employees fired and triggers a state inspection. And somehow, that’s only part of Episode 16.

Jameel Mayers and August Black open with a tribute to Dolly Parton and the legacy she built through generosity, literacy advocacy, and actually putting her values into practice.

Then the bad examples begin.

The hosts break down the viral Crumbl bakery incident that raised some serious food-safety questions, before turning to a Wisconsin father cited after running onto a youth football field and tripping a 9-year-old headed toward the end zone.

Next comes the Laura Owens case involving false pregnancy and paternity claims, fabricated evidence, and the damage an elaborate deception can cause. That leads into a larger conversation about scams, charisma, social media credibility, and why “proof” deserves a second look when money is involved.

Jameel and August also get into the neighbor altercation involving Reacher star Alan Ritchson, debating provocation, self-defense, restraint, and the difference between being peaceful and being harmless.

Then there’s romance and investment fraud involving fake San Francisco 49ers connections—and a reminder that scammers don’t always look like scammers.

Finally, August puts himself on the Certified Bad Example list after losing his temper at a farmer’s market while carrying his child on his shoulders. The story becomes a conversation about anger, apologizing, accountability, and why kids should sometimes see what happens after a parent gets it wrong.

Episode 16 covers:

• The Dolly Parton legacy

• The viral Crumbl bakery incident

• A dad tripping a 9-year-old during youth football

• False pregnancy and paternity fraud

• Alan Ritchson’s neighbor altercation

• Romance and investment scams

• August’s farmer’s market blowup

• Parenting, anger, apologies, and accountability

“You’re not better than me, but we’re not the same.”

“If you’re holding on to anger and someone bumps into you, anger spills out.”

Certified Bad Example is hosted by Jameel Mayers and August Black.