Steve takes Mike into the West Virginia coal wars through the story of "Smilin'" Sid Hatfield: gold teeth, two pistols, striking miners, and a confrontation with company power that leads toward the Battle of Blair Mountain. The brothers discuss company towns, private guards, and labor conflict—with a detour over whether anyone can still say "hired goons."

Then Mike's promised fish-tank talk takes a suspicious turn. An ominous voice hijacks the show and puts Steve through a 15-question quiz about their own past episodes. Every wrong answer means another large anchovy pizza. Does "Unfortunately, I'm Listening" describe Steve's actual listening habits?
Plus: a correction to the earlier Daigo-parry discussion, followed by an apology that is withdrawn almost as soon as it begins.

Content note: strong language, sexual innuendo, and discussion of historical shootings and labor violence. Historical details are presented as the hosts' discussion; this episode has not received an independent factual audit.

Can ten listens to 100 gecs turn irritation into appreciation? Steve puts Mike through a Money Machine experiment, complete with Mike's recorded reactions after listens one, five, and ten. The brothers dig into hyperpop, abrasive pop hooks, digitally altered voices, and the deeply annoying possibility that Steve's plan worked.

Then Mike follows a trail from Hanuman and the Ramayana through Sun Wukong and Journey to the West to Dragon Ball and One Piece. Steve has questions about immortality stacking, questionable peach-orchard management, and how long an anime discussion can go without mentioning anime.

Explicit language and adult humor. Includes discussion of a fatal fall, mythological violence, and spoilers for Dragon Ball and later One Piece abilities. The mythology and influence connections are the hosts' discussion, including a debated Hanuman–Sun Wukong connection.

Mike tells Steve how he got into Dungeons & Dragons, accidentally recruited a roommate, and developed a grudge against Strahd so strong it needed a whole campaign to settle. Holy water, creative rules interpretations, and an extremely impartial Dungeon Master all make an appearance.

Then Steve introduces Evo Moment #37: Daigo, Justin Wong, and a Street Fighter comeback that takes a lot more explaining than Mike expected. We get into arcade culture, parries, prediction, and why the crowd loses its mind. Plus: Naruto outfits, an unfairly maligned ferret, and an Otamatone finale.

Explicit language. Contains Curse of Strahd spoilers and discussion of fictional violence and suicide in a character backstory.