What are we doing?

A $6 "small" Blizzard.

A billboard near a prison telling you not to pick up hitchhikers.

A self-checkout screen asking you to round up for charity after you just did the cashier's job for free.

In the first episode of This Is David Young (formerly The Underlayer), David explains the new name, why the show is going mostly solo, and what's coming next: observational humor, sports, and a little motivation.

Then it's straight into the Dairy Queen math.

From there, a road trip turns into a billboard review. One sign advises against picking up hitchhikers.

Another sells the Marines on fighting to win, which sounds tough until you start wondering what the other branches are going for.

We close at the grocery store, where picking the shorter line somehow guarantees chaos, loyalty cards aren't quite the deal they claim to be, and self-checkout always has one more favor to ask.

Topics:

• Dairy Queen Blizzard pricing, shrinkflation, and the markup math
• Billboards with unintended comedy, from hitchhiker warnings to the Marines' slogan
• Why the shorter checkout line is always a trap
• The truth about grocery store loyalty cards
• Self-checkout, rounding up, and being asked for one more thing

If this episode made you laugh (or mad about ice cream prices), follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review with your most ridiculous checkout story.

David's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@this_is_david_young

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-young-mba-indy/

David's IG: https://instagram.com/thisisdavidyoung

In this solo episode of The Underlayer, David Young goes beneath the surface of what happens when a new routine is coming, and your brain decides it's the perfect time to build a side quest.

We start with a job update:

David walks through the new contract role, a genuinely good fit with a hybrid schedule, and why he's still excited to get back to work, earn again, and get out of the house, even when the onboarding timeline refuses to cooperate.

Then golf takes over.

His oldest son fell hard for the game this year, and it pulled David back into a sport he'd left behind. Twelve to fourteen rounds in, the competitive instinct is back — and so is the dangerous habit of consuming too many swing tips and trying to remember all of them over the ball.

From there, David pitches a YouTube concept built around one of the longer shots in recreational golf: documenting the journey from a 12 handicap to scratch, with the 2028 U.S. Amateur qualifier at Whistling Straits sitting out there like a lighthouse.

Ambitious? Absolutely. Impossible? Probably. Worth documenting? That's the whole point.

We close with real-life comedy — travel soccer practice directions that require a compass, a soccer ball that disappears into thin air, the Costco gas line phenomenon that turns normal adults into first-time astronauts, and a family story about wild golden gophers that still doesn't make sense.

If this episode hit home, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review with your most irrational public pet peeve.

David's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@this_is_david_young

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-young-mba-indy/

David's IG: https://instagram.com/thisisdavidyoung

In this episode of The Underlayer, David Young sits down with Sarah Fillion, an educational consultant, coach, and keynote speaker with 20+ years in public education, to go beneath the surface of two crises hiding in plain sight:

What phones are actually doing to students, and what the system is doing to the people teaching them.

We explore a question worth sitting with:
What happens to a generation that never learned to be bored?

Sarah shares what she's seeing in schools right now as device bans spread across districts: fewer behavior issues, higher engagement, and lunch periods where students suddenly have to figure out how to talk to each other again. That discomfort, she argues, isn't a problem. It's the point.

Together, we talk about the life skills missing from most curriculums: writing a clear email, questioning information in an AI-driven world, understanding personal finance, and why schools that get culture right don't just retain students. They retain teachers.

Then we go straight at the burnout crisis. Sarah is direct about what educators are actually dealing with: rising demands, staffing shortages, and a job that never truly turns off. Real well-being isn't a pizza party. It's boundaries, recovery, and small non-negotiables that protect energy and purpose.

This episode closes with one of the most memorable resilience stories I've heard: Sarah's nearly decade-long streak of running every single day.

This episode is a reminder that sustainable performance doesn't come from pushing harder.
It comes from protecting what matters most.

Topics We Cover

• Why phone bans are spreading — and what makes them actually work
• The social skills students lose when screens fill every quiet moment
• Life skills that belong in every curriculum but aren't there yet
• What educator burnout really looks like beneath the surface
• Why real self-care is about boundaries, not perks
• Building resilience through small, repeated non-negotiables

Sarah's website: https://positiveschoolsolutions.com/

Sarah's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-fillion/

David's YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@this_is_david_young

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-young-mba-indy/

David's IG: https://instagram.com/thisisdavidyoung