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El Chaco is back with an Unsolved Mystery, perhaps you can solve it?That plus...MusecideForcing Your markOur inspiration for art has slowly vanished from the world. As women become fatter, more tattoed, and sporting bright toxic colors, why would we bother to do anything of meaning to attract them. All you need is a decent magnet and with all those face percings they'll come running.Legacies can't be forced, you can only do your best and hope someone will want to carry your torch afterwards.

Chaco and Tab are back this week, and they're getting into a little bit of a disagreement talking about...Nothing BurgersBoomerismIt's time to give up. Nothing seems to ever change, no consequences will ever be had. Our lives were destroyed not 5 years ago, and nobody has had to face any sort of music. It's all so tiresome. It's an insult to burgers really to be compared to such a big unhappening. We should call it what it is, and Nothing Vegan Burger. That's a better comparison.We live in the Post Apocalypse. It wasn't a world war, AI, or some sort of plague that ended the world. Well it might have been a Virus. A mind Virus of entitlement and quick satisfaction. A virus that one generation nurtured and cultivated, until everything in our lives is either trash or slop, all the while they shout down from their ivory towers that we're all lazy do nothings. Go get your college degree so you can be a middle manager at a Panda Express. Oh that's why I went to college, I thought it was so I could afford a house, oh wait, YOU BOUGHT THEM ALL! When you manipulated rates and loans to benefit yourselves!

Chaco and Tab are back for once last February arrow discussing...UsuryFranchise ExecutionsDebt has really become the shackles which we are dragged around. Most institutions are founded around creating or exploiting debt. Generational wealth is being eroded away for the middle class, and hence they are descending into the lower class. All of this while faceless bankers line their pockets and devalue not just our currency, but our value as people.Hollywood is in dire need of an intervention. Every other day some star says something profoundly stupid or uninteresting and immediately irritates half the population. You are a dancing monkey, dance, that's all we want from you. Brands are immolating themselves to try and earn credits from one group or the other. We're pro second amendment! Yeah I do not care, is the coffee good? Oh it's not? Thanks for nothing.All of that plus news, a voicema- oh never mind.

Chaco and Tab are back again this week and their manifesting their Toxic Masculinity talking about...Poor Male Role ModelsThe End of Shop TalkThe gynocracy has been upon us for more than a generation and men pine for someone to look up to. Unfortunately there are a mess of toxic men out there seeking to leverage desperate men into a payday. They pretend to support traditional male values, instead though through degeneracy and deceit they lead more young men to unfulfilling lifestyles.Part of the PC culture taking over is the end of men truly speaking of what they know and the hows and whys. Generational knowledge of taking charge of your life and home is dying and with it the independence that men used to embody. As we fail to learn from our predecessors and worse fail to pass on what we know what happens? That's right the death of western society.All of that plus your voicemails, news, and is that what I think it is? A CPAP Update?

Tab and Chaco are back again this week. Tab has been mildly electrocuted and Chaco is under the impression he's fighting in the French Revolution.DelulusThe Project Slippery SlopeWe've talked about it before but more and more it seems there's a total disconnect between the reality we live in and the perceptions of those around us. Partially it is the massive media push to keep moving from subject to subject so quickly you'll never know or remember what happened. Partly it's a culture that rewards forgetfulness and terrible self image. Either way it makes those of us stuck on this plane completely miserable.We've all been there, sun is setting on a Saturday afternoon. That quick half hour project has ballooned to all day. One of your eyes is twitching, there's a non-zero amount of blood spread around the area, and your wife is asking when you are going to be done because we have dinner with the Smiths. I guess it will continue into Sunday.All of that plus your voicemails, news, and a very special CPAP UPDATE!

Reminder that the Patreon is reopening February 1st, please adjust your subscriptions as you see fit, thank you.Tab and Chaco are back again this week, and this episode is actually being released in the same Lunar New year it was recorded! Talking about...Petit TyrantsShflationWeaponizing Others ReligionWe grant people control over little mundane things all the time. Normal people take this power with grace and dignity and only wield power in a manner consistent with the common good. Others plant their little poop emoji flag on their new "Kingdom" and make everyone else's lives a living hell. These are the exact people who should never be allowed sway over the lives of others in any capacity, send them to the mines. You're now the Senior VP of smashing this rock into a smaller rock.We've talked a lot on this show about how the world has been on this downward trend for all of our lifetimes and most of our parents lifetimes. Now we have a new term, "Shflation" it's all the best parts of Shrinkflation and Sh!tflation combined together in a cheaper, smaller and less durable package! Just keep outsourcing it all and cutting corners that's never going to bite us!Religion is a playbook for life, you are born into one, or maybe you choose one later in life, regardless it's yours. When others who don't read the playbook, and actively despise your playbook try to coerce your agreement by misrepresenting your playbook to you, it makes me irate. You want to enforce morality, or ethics, come with your own playbook and make an argument why your book is better. Oh you don't have a book, yours is just about how mine is all lies. Sound to me like you need to STFU!All of that plus news, voicemails, and that all important CPAP UPDATE!

Big announcement this week, starting February 1st the HWIDG Patreon will be back up and collecting donations, please edit your subscriptions as you see fit, and thank you for your support.This week El Chaco are back in 2025 and bringing in a big episode talking about...ReparationsPlaying GodCommand TrackVictim points are all the rage, and they'll continue to be as long as we keep giving into this delusion that you are somehow owed for having a bad experience. In the same vein as trying to get an apartment because you were on the hours long sinking of the Andrea Doria, the gimmies are out here trying to capitalize on events a century gone by. This is absurd, the only person to blame for your circumstances is yourself, take responsibility and move on.It's the Year 2125, HWIDG has been on the internet for 107 years. The Patreon is at nearly 200 space dollars. Tab and Chaco are hooked to dozens of machines barely alive, eyes held open to an endless stream of AI Generated rage bait, so the show may go on. Are they alive? Technically yes. Is life worth living? Not at all. Why are we trying to extend life, when we haven't even gotten rid of the things that make life crap? Maybe we should work on improving today, instead of gaining endless tomorrows.Someone once spoke on power corrupting, someone else once spoke about how those who seek power are the least qualified to wield it. Both of those have been rattling around my head for the last 5 years as I've moved more and more into management. This vicious cycle of earning more, and living better has pushed me from the simple console jockey I once was, into a leader, and I gotta say it sucks. At the end of the day someone has to make the tough choices, and I think I'm better at it than someone who wants to make the tough choices, so I guess I'll just keep going.All of that plus, News, Your voicemails, and as I said February 1st the Patreon will return to offset the costs of producing the show.

Another delayed episode now available for your listening pleasure. El Chaco and Tab are ranting in this doubled up episode.Pet ParentsCultural Rorschach TestsPeople Who Don't Understand RightsTaylor SwiftSingle white women who just can't find a good man, of course they can't respond to a text message either, have no choice. Instead of putting their biological urges into letting go of the delusion that they can find a 6'4" man who makes $250,000 a year, has no kids, isn't fat, and is going to love them at their worst, they're going to invest it all in a pet, and now "I'm a mom." This absolutely tedious response to nature's clock makes me want to put a sign on the moon telling them all to "loose weight."More and more it seems we live in different planes of existence from each other. The same event will be seen by different sides and it's like someone is tweeting from the Mirror Universe of the Bizzaro Universe. Completely divorced from the same reality you and I dwell. It's truly telling though how their worldview shapes the interpretation of seemingly obvious events. For all the talk of how Teachers deserve more, it's pretty clear not a one of them did a good job, especially those tasked with teaching history and civics. There is a complete misunderstanding of how rights work. From the simple of not understanding where they come from, it's not the government. To not understanding the difference between a human right, a civic right, and a positive right, lumping them all together as if our creator intended for people to live in servitude so that you can be treated for being too fat to fit in an airplane seat.Taylor Swift is a global phenomenon, why though? The songs are mid, her dancing is mid, her face is pretty mid? Why do we keep hearing about her? Everything I've learned about Taylor Swift has been against my will, and I am really starting to resent it!All of that plus new, your voicemails, and starting February 1st the HWIDG Patreon will be back!

This long delayed episode is finally live, this time Tab and Chaco are talking about,The Death of Human ContentArt as a ProcessAs AI slowly takes over our lives, but before the robots rise up to wipe us all out, the first thing they are doing is just filling our feeds with trash. It's really our own faults though isn't it? I mean we've spent years doom scrolling through vapid nothingness of clickbait content across all social media, the well is starting to run dry so here's AI to add more trash for you to doom scroll through. At this point the robots won't even have to wipe us out, they'll just wait us out as we turn into the fatasses from Wally, and then they'll turn off the food tubes.Piggy backing on that is the myth that art is something that can be automated. Sure there's a step by step process to completing a project, but true art isn't a paint by numbers task that can just be done. You need a spark of humanity to be able to create, without it you're no different than an AI, taking input and extrapolating out something kind of average and uninteresting.All of that plus News, Voicemails, and effective February 1st the HWIDG Patreon will be back! Thanks for listening and supporting the show!

Welcome back to a rip roarin episode of HWIDG. Support Tab's inexplicable mustache choices by visiting www.Linktr.ee/moghvember once you've done that listen to Tab and Chaco wax poetic on...Dystopia OverloadThe Liberal Thought ProcessFor too long in media the dystopia has reigned supreme. Even when things look good, turns out the whole society is built upon power being derived from the flatulence of the masses. It's lazy writing and boring metaphor at this point. Give us something else, or you know keep doing the same garbage and act surprised when it doesn't sell.It's 2000 and liberals are melting down about the election and wishing death on those they disagree with.It's 2004 and liberals are melting down about the election and wishing death on those they disagree with.It's 2016 and liberals are melting down about the election and wishing death on those they disagree with.It's 2024 and liberals are melting down about the election and wishing death on those they disagree with.Wow they aren't even trying any more.All of that plus, tips for tanning, sasquatches, being ontime, and which former president should be in a hole in the ground!?Donate to Moghvember at Linktr.ee/moghvember!

This week we're joined by JamieDlux and talking about mustaches linktr.ee/moghvemberEmotional ExhibitionismVice in Virtuous ClothingThis was recorded before the election, but holy hell did we see some more proud cry babies on the internet this week. It's worse than 2016 was. Why do these people take pride in being wound up by the world around them, it's pathetic.These days as we continue to slide into degeneracy, the masters of the simulation try to make it seem like they aren't trying to poison our souls by having degenerate behavior minorly fund something that seems proper.Additionally I'm taking part in Movember re termed Moghvember with some coworkers. We're raising funds for Peter and Paul Community Services here in St. Louis which services Men's homelessness. You can donate to one or all of us at Linktr.ee/Moghvember

This week we're talking aboutBlaming Climate ChangeDays of Infamy

El Chaco had an audio issue at the top of the show. I've taken his solo intro and attached it to the end. If you want an update on his horrific neighbors and can make it through the noise it's on the end.This week we're talking aboutSudden Genre DeathApp Deliveries

Chaco and Tab are back again this week, allergies are in full swing across the globe but these brave men soldier on in the face of adversity speaking on...Loud MusicDollar Store DerisionEveryone love's music, but you know what nobody loves your stupid music. Turn the knob down dillweed, we need not be subjected to your poor taste. There are about a hundred ways to listen to your music without affecting others. And audio engineers, if that's what you really are, turn your garbage system down. I shouldn't be experiencing physical pain at your concert, turn your amps down.Dollar stores are everywhere. With low prices, under paid employees, crappy selection, and even worse quality, they're taking over the market. Rather than fix the problem in our society, commerce being regulated into oblivion, fuel costs skyrocketing as we demonize fossil fuels and limit production, increasing the minimum wage so worthless people can be paid more than I made as an assistant restaurant manager 15 years ago on their first day at mcdonalds, where they still can't stop putting ice in my drinks. No we need to stop the stores from existing, don't fix the culture of poverty, stop the stores.All of that plus job advice, Chaco is in limbo, and your voicemails.

Joel and Tab return from the shapeless void, with 7% more estrogen in their blood and no way to redeem it, they're complaining about...People Who Don't Respect SundaysPlasticsRewards ProgramsSure we should all be absolutely irate at the fact that our grandparents raised 5+ kids on less than $40,000 a year and only one income. What we should really be irate about though, is that our grandparents worked that one job, and when they left Friday afternoon, they we basically unreachable until the following Monday. Not any more, now your boss can insert themselves into your life about any stupid bullshit, at literally anytime of day or night. Then you get some absolute BS of, "You didn't answer my call on Saturday, you're not being a team player." Bitch I am not on the clock, leave me the hell alone.60 years ago when plastics first hit the scene, it was a miracle material, light, flexible, and nigh indestructible. Now we're learning the true meaning of that last part. As more and more plastics are created it is slowly killing us. We may have fixed the toxic pollutants of the industrial revolution, but we replaced them with something far more insidious and longer lasting.Have we covered rewards programs on this program? Sure multiple times, but they keep screwing us over so we're going to keep bringing it in. Be sure to get your card stamped for this version of rewards programs, after 10 you get a free cockpunch.All of that plus news, and your voicemails!

Larry Bleidner returns to the show, completing the full cycle. Beginning this week we go back to talking about forklifts, Paraguayan Wrestling, and rooting for Trump. You don't remember what was said 7 years ago, we're just going to start recycling the same tired material and raking in the patreon dollars.We're revisiting...Throw Pillows, Birthday Weeks, 12-Story Falls, Commie Lovers, Mid-Life CrisesStressIncompetent DruggistsInconsiderate Gym GoersThey say Fear is the mind killer, but it's not. Stress is the mind killer, it's literally killing all of us constantly, yet we do nothing to adequately control it. In fact sometimes stress causes a reaction that only induces more stress. That's why I am declaring War on stress, anyone who is still stressed by the end of this episode, will be summarily executed.It's not enough these days to medicate every condition under the sun into submission, no these days we need to finely combine so many assembled chemicals to be right on the edge of poisoning ourselves or curing an affliction. Enter the pharmacists, and assistants, you'd think they'd follow one of the rules of acquisition about returning customers, but no they're totally okay with you OD'ing, just as long as they get that smoke break.Courtesy basically doesn't exist anymore. No where is that more evident these days than the gym. Dudes with 3 sets of free weights, texting on their phones. Girls camping on the leg lift machine, texting on their phone. People of both genders standing where you're trying to walk, TEXTING ON THEIR PHONE. Put the phone down and lift.All of that plus a revisit of episode 1, news of how much the government hates you, and your voicemails.

Chaco and Tab embarked on a thrilling adventure through the dense jungle, navigating treacherous terrain and avoiding deadly traps set by ancient civilizations. As they ventured deeper into the unknown, they stumbled upon a hidden temple, where they uncovered ancient artifacts and mysterious scrolls that held the secrets of the long-lost city. With their curiosity piqued, Chaco and Tab pressed on, determined to unravel the mysteries of the forgotten metropolis, specifically...Lore BreakingArtificial Intelligence as a ServiceLore breaking can be a problem because it disrupts the narrative, causing confusion and frustration among fans who are familiar with the original story. It can also damage the trust between creators and audiences, leading to a loss of interest and engagement with future content. Furthermore, lore breaking can compromise the integrity of storytelling by prioritizing shock value over coherence and consistency. Additionally, it can lead to fan entitlement, where fans feel they have a right to dictate what happens in the story. Overall, lore breaking can have negative consequences for the story's overall impact and the audience's enjoyment.AI as a Service (AIaaS) is a problem because it allows companies to outsource their AI development to third-party providers, potentially compromising data security and control. It also raises concerns about bias and transparency in AI decision-making, as the underlying algorithms and data may not be transparent or accountable. Furthermore, AIaaS can lead to a lack of customization and flexibility, as users are limited to the pre-existing solutions offered by the provider. Additionally, AIaaS can create a dependence on a single provider, making it difficult for companies to switch or innovate independently. Overall, AIaaS can hinder innovation and limit the potential benefits of AI adoption.All of that plus they also discuss their personal favorite sci-fi movies featuring AI, with Chaco revealing a surprising fondness for the 1984 film "The Terminator".

El Chaco is on the show this time, and WE'VE BROKEN THE CURSE! Talking about...DoctorsAn Ill FitSociety reveres doctors, probably too much. We constantly lionize them all for the acts of just a few. For every person that has a good doctor experience there are 10 who spent years going to doctors to never be properly diagnosed. When they do diagnose you I can guarantee the solution is going to be some expensive prescription medication, and not diet and exercise. To hell with doctors.Stability is not something that I have had a ton of in my life. As of this writing I have now lived in the same home for just over 2 years. Which is the longest I've lived in any home in my adult life. I think the longest I lived in any home was 6 years, maybe 7? It is crazy how often my mom moved us.All of that plus a new news segment, catching up with Chaco, and once again, WE BROKE THE CURSE!

Chaco makes a cameo to start us off, but then it is Buck and Tab off to the races talking about...AI AlarmistsEschewing Practices & StandardsEvery new piece of technology is supposedly the end of the world. Some of the predictions are correct others are way off base. The latest boogey man is AI, is it coming to take your jerb? I sure hope so. How else are we going to get rid of all this extra welfare money?Sometimes we need to innovate to keep growing, that's a great example of why AI will always fail. Other times we need to go back to basics and just do what works. Two guys talking about work problems and reading some weekly news. When you never do the basics, you have no jumping off point to try something new, especially when you fall consistently on your face.All of that plus suicidal robots, suicidal boomers, and a gamer beef blown out of proportion.

Tab is riding solo in this one, catching up on the happenings of life, talking about...The Death of a MentorSh!tty BrothersFinding someone who helped mold you as a person is something only the very lucky get. To have someone choose to be a part of making you a whole person is a gift. Losing that person in your life is truly devastating. Call it Toxic Masculinity, outdated thinking, or old fashioned values, but family is supposed to look out for one another, and a brother should look after his sisters. That's your purpose at least until you have children of your own. I'm so sick of weak men that won't do the right thing, and it starts right there at home.All of that plus the saga of going to Tulsa, Penis Cancer, and your voicemails!

Welcome back again HWIDGites. El Chaco and Tab are back once again to nitpick life's greatest distractions. Can these men beat the curse? Listen and find out as the rail against;HedonismServing SizesSometimes short term gains net in long term major problems. Our lives have become so addicted to convenience and pleasure, many find it impossible to deal with life's most minor annoyances. The more we as a society continue feeding our pleasure centers with the least work possible, the softer and softer men we're going to create. The true irony is that by not doing those things, holding out a little longer, you can gain even greater appreciation for life and its rewards.The other thing our society is completely built upon, is lies. Everything is constantly lying to you. Great taste and low calories! No it tastes like sucrose infested ass. Companies make these giant dispensers for products, and half of it is pure waste just to get you to buy again sooner. The worst part is, it totally works because half the population is functionally disabled mentally.All of that plus a backlog of voicemails, news of the week, and MORE EPISODES!

We're making up for last weeks lost power, Chaco is awaiting the arrival of his beloved mother and squeezing in a couple don't gets. Chatting about- Squatter's Rights- Fat Fat FattiesIn a just and loving world if you owned a property you could live there, if you didn't own a property you can't live there without some sort of agreement with the owner. However in the topsy turvy clown world somehow people showing up and making a pile of filth some how have more legal rights than the actual owner trying to take possession on of a property. In our quest to be compassionate the soulless among us have corrupted that goodwill into a method of breaking the system and shafting the rest of us with the bill. Were this a proper society you'd legally be able to bulldoze your own property with them inside, unfortunately we can't yet do that.And speaking of 2 ton earth movers, why is it socially acceptable to weigh as much as a baby elephant or more? Unless you're closing in on 7ft tall there's just no reason to have that much weight. Put the fork down! Our society has poisoned us on convenience and false flavor. It's far too easy to reward oneself with a treat over and over again than it is to suffer briefly for a long term gain. Children are being fattened up on school lunches, which should truly be a crime, all the while being told it's not their fault it's genetics. Yeah Jenn ate six donuts on the way to work this morning, and then had a cup of cream and sugar with a splash of coffee. Stop eating fatso!All of that plus the true price of a cup of Japanese Coffee, the brewing war in El Chaco-stan, and how many shots is too many?

Welcome back loyal HWIDG fans, El Chaco had a last minute rain storm that killed his power so he's missed our episode. Tim and Tab will soldier on though and they are talking about.- Gambling- TheatreDo you have twenty dollars? Would you like to briefly have more than twenty dollars and then no dollars? Well boy do we have a new service for you! At Gamble Co. one of our supreme customer service persons will personally deliver to you a random amount of cash money, and then within 45 minutes mug you for everything you have, leaving you feeling betrayed and depressed. All the thrill of gambling but we'll come right to you!This is my life's story, abridged, please enjoy.All of that plus Tab gets a Waifu, Tim takes a month off, and your voicemails!Hope to broadcast out again soon!

Join Tab, Tim, and Chaco, in another reunion episode. Wednesday February 28th at 6:30pm Central.Episode 353 - YouTube

Welcome back HWIDG fans to this very special Anniversary Episode of HWIDG. I'm Joined by El Chaco, and the Handlebreaker, we're catching up, and we're talking about...Forgotten Auto-PaymentsRewards MembershipsCowardsIsn't it great these days how you can give a 16 digit number, a 4 digit expiration, and a 3 digit confirmation code to a company, and they will never ever ever forget it. The gym membership system really caught on a couple decades ago and spread into literally everything. Between that and the "Save a dollar if instead of spending $10 a month you spend $110 a year!" scam to make you extra sure you never cancel. Everything has been designed to keep you in the system, paperless billing, because they know you set up an email filter because they're sending inane advertisements 3 times a week. Oh you forgot, guess you're paying for another month of HWIDG.It used to be a loyalty program was that you went down to Ernie's for everything on your car. Ernie lived a few blocks away and he's an honest guy. He took care you you and your car, you paid him what he deserved, he never screwed you. Then Ernie's son took over the family business. Now he's got a punch card. 3 oil changes the 4th one is half price! It's just like the old days with Ernie, except he can't seem to remember your name, and "Oh wouldn't you know it the stamps out of ink, but I'll sign it in pencil for you." Then the next time you can't find the card in the glove box. Thanks for being a loyal customer!The world has gone too soft, people comport themselves too often with a lack of dignity and integrity. We've allowed the meek to inherit the Earth, and what they've done is weaponized their meekness against those of us who aren't afraid to get smacked once in a while. Why is it more offensive these days for someone to do a good job, and be honest, than it is to hide your true intentions and try to destroy them? What did Marty do in the past that truly ruined our future? I don't know, and Michael J Fox currently blocked my number.All of that plus your voicemails, Tim trys to learn Tab's secret question, and we find out what these gents have gotten themselves into the last few months. Thanks once again for being a part of HWIDG for all these years, don't be surprised to see a new episode once in a while. We hope you'll still listen.

Hey everyone, this saturday we're going to do an Anniversary stream to celebrate 7 years of HWIDG. El Chaco, Tim, and Tab are confirmed, others TBD, join us leave some comments, or send a voicemail to say hello to your favorite or least favorite host, and or voicemailer! 704-750-9434 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZE0Qu2KV-Q Hope to see you there!

In a shocking turn of events, Andy and Big Cray Duke have gotten together to keep the streak alive for another week. Taking us to 351. This was completely of their own volition. They're talking about;The Modern Popularity of JeepsPulling TrailersPeople Who Don't Close the Copy machineJeeps are a national past time, these days those the manufacturer has lost all sense of purpose. It used to be a given that a jeep had a four wheel drive selector. Not anymore! Now a jeep is just another boxy SUV running out the clock on the popularity of a brand while delivering zero of the perks. Sure the Wrangler can still be stripped to have almost the appearance of a jeep, but deep down, it's just your mom's suv headed for soccer practice. You might as well be driving a mini van you giant loser.It's said no good deed goes unpunished, so of course when Andy seeks out to do a simple favor it becomes a complete day of work. Why would you expect the owner of a trailer to maintain the trailer, when there are people lining up to borrow it that are far better suited to make sure it's in proper working order. A set of tie down straps, a spare tire, a trailer jack, and an air compressor are just a jaunt to Harbor Freight away. Spend a hundred bucks, no big deal, at least the trailer is free.And speaking of free, you know what else is free? Closing the copy machine. I get it, I've left stuff on the scanner bed all the time. I recently found a document on a scanner that was placed on the scanner sometime in 2021 before my Boss left her old position at the theater to go work elsewhere, it is now 2023 she has returned to take the big chair and we found it. Meaning for two years, nobody used that scanner. If that had been open for two years it would be, COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. Close the scanner, it's not hard.All of that plus a new holiday, and finally some resolution with voicemails from Mom.

Tim is once again live in person in the most dangerous city in America. He's still gun shy on the toilets, the table is a green screen, and we're talking about.The Speed of Nine to FiveInhumansIn this corporate hellscape we live in, many are trapped in a cubicle or office for 40 hours every week. Most people don't actually have 40 whole hours of productivity in them though. This is the real social contract we've become trapped by. Your employer will pay you for 40 hours a week, they expect you to be there, but they'll kind of look the other way when you spend half the day dicking around on facebook getting into arguments with relatives you haven't seen in nearly a decade. So even though you could wipe out the whole days work from 9am to 9:15am, for some reason you decide to dole it out little by little over the course of the week. That's great except you ARE WASTING MY TIME AS WELL!Culture has exposed me to a lot of new ideas over the last few years. I used to think that there should only be one Tab per Million people, too many and you have too much chaos, too many people questioning the status quo. That was when I thought that I was abnormal, I thought my brain was wired not quite right. More and more I'm starting to believe my brain is closer to right than wrong, sure I often arrive at a conclusion in a different order than others, but the conclusion is usually the correct one. Learning that the people around you don't see pictures, can't hear audio, and can't imagine their feelings under different circumstances really brings that NPC meme into perspective. It's no wonder reading has subsided in our culture, to people like me it's watching the best movie you've ever seen. To NPCs it's just words on a page.All of that plus the News, your voicemails, and unfortunately yes the announcement that this will be the last Consecutive Episode of HWIDG. After 350 straight weeks of doing the show, 6 seasons, 6 Co-hosts, and all of your generous time and support over the years. I have decided to end HWIDG while we are still on top. I want to sincerely thank you for listening, I'm extremely lucky to have had your ear for as long as I have. I wish you all the great fortune in your lives, and may you never lose the fire to stand up for what you believe in.Tab

Welcome back our buddy El Chaco this week. His internet is sabotaging him again, but we're pushing through and talking aboutFalse FinalitiesToxic MasculinityIt's becoming pretty clear nothing will ever end again. Franchises must continue forever so that another buck can be squeezed from the stone. Does it really mean anything anymore when a character dies? When a Rockstar announces their final tour, and 3+ years of dates do you really need to rush to get tickets? Endings should be like the state of nature, nasty brutish and short. Rip off the band aid, move on, don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.As men continue to co-opt women's spaces, I've really turned the corner on toxic masculinity being a problem. Of course I'll always be the poster boy for toxic masculinity because I don't display my emotions, dress ambiguously, and I don't put pronouns in my email sign off. All the while true toxic masculinity burns women only spaces to the ground. Don't worry though, I'm sure it will end there, no way this spins out of control until we have State Mandated Homosexuality.All of that plus we have your voicemails, and news of the week.

Buck is back this week, and we're unpacking some childhood trauma in this struggle sesh. So pull up a bean bag, light up a doob, and get ready to slappa da bongos bruddah.Shovel LeanersCrying About Working ConditionsWhen push comes to shove these days, you can count on just about everyone around you to do absolutely everyone around you to go out of their way to do nothing to help you. Flat tire? Eff You. Need help moving a large item in your apartment building? Get bent. Feeling some dark emotions and need a listening ear? Be a man! Surely there will be no consequences for our total ever growing societal narcissism.These days instead of doing anything to advance yourself, just band together with the other absolutely useless people you work with and demand more. Sure maybe one guy in a hundred deserves more, but the other 99 of you are going to ride that guy to death while you try and squeeze another few bucks an hour. All the while they tell you "we're in this together" and pretend that the standard day to day functions of the job are somehow cruel and unusual.All of that plus a secret members only island, and a conspiracy so vile but it's been right under your nose the whole time.

Tony is on this week, and he brought his disavowing boots. So let's see how many times we can make him wish he had never done that thing which I use to black mail him into doing my bidding.Not Believing in True StoriesFilm Actors GuildWhen a movie says that it is "Based on a true story" that means everything in it is completely factually accurate because dramatic license doesn't exist. Seriously though, don't base your whole ideology around movies, someday the writer will be revealed to be a sex pest and now you're completely devoid of personality. People can't do that though so they must defend to the death a movie, or risk being considered not a real fan.The Film Actors Guild (S) went on strike this week. So all your mindless hours of television are going to be delayed. Oh no, what ever will I do without another Disney film for the rest of my life? I think it's odd they want you to stand in solidarity, but they don't want you to boycott the companies supposedly raking them over the coals. Wouldn't mass deletion of Netflix accounts make the executives race to solve the problem? Keep consuming dear customer, keep consuming.All of that plus a head of state gets the finger, a "tragic" fire, and who got banned form the Voicemails?

Tim is back this week, despite St Louis best efforts to destroy him. He's technically a biohazard and he's raging against,- Being Nostradamus- FlopbustersHumanity on the whole seems to have completely lost the ability for pattern recognition over the last few decades. Maybe it's attention spans being near zero, but it doesn't take an incredibly intelligent person to figure out that something that happens 109 times is likely to happen again, and have a specific cause. When you do get that noggin' joggin' and notice all there is to notice, you seem like a super genius compared to the NPCs we have around.Is hollywood intentionally burning money? I'm really starting to wonder. They just keep shoveling out crap, ostensibly their goal is to make money, and make it from making movies. So why do they keep taking massive risks on giant blockbusters when some simple math shows that a 20 million dollar movie that makes 100 million at the box office is a better investment than a 340 million dollar movie that makes 700 million at the box office, and that example is two winners. I for one hope that they will collapse under the weight of their own ineptitude.All of that, plus Tim gets the Official St. Louis Goodbye.

Here we go again fans, Buck is back this week and we're talking about,Being the Autistic ExpertLife on Easy ModeIdealized Society FantasiesThese days if you want a lot of irrelevant amount of information about a niche topic, you can get Chat GPT to write all about it for you. In the before times though you had to talk to that weird kid who knew every winner of every WCW match from the last 38 years despite only being 9 years old. Every so often you run into that coworker that can tell you an excruciating amount of detail about the train that has you trapped in traffic on the way to your mandatory fun work getaway.There are two kinds of people in this world. One type works hard, keeps quiet about their issues, and tries to make the world a better place for those around them. The other does the exact opposite, but also has the gall to blame everything on the first group and claims to be a victim of their hard work. If the first group just stopped doing the right thing, for even a week, the second group would collapse under their own ineptitude, and they can't even shut up about it.Now if only those people would listen to this show this wouldn't be a problem. However they don't and no matter how much moaning we do the problem still exists. Trying to unproblem a problem from happening is the biggest delusion we live around. The perpetually online mouth breathers live in a fantasy land where if enough people wish a thing to be it will. Instead of discussing and fixing things, we get trapped in the first gear of these morons wishing it away.All of that plus, up to the minute voicemails, what's on your mind in mexico, and new frontiers in misogyny.

Welcome back HWIDG listeners, we're shot out of a cannon this week, and railing against.Human Rights TMBar TriviaThese days everything seems to be a human right, unless it actually benefits the individual, then it's a dangerous lie and needs to be stopped. It's so exhausting being beaten with the cudgel of rights while the ones that matter are constantly waived away, or even the "rights" being argued are only selectively applied. Unfortunately we're still a hundred thirty years from a better definition of rights.Bars need patrons, patrons need something to do other than drink themselves to death. Enter bar trivia, wouldn't it be fun to get together with a few friends and answer some questions for some free beer? Well hold your horses, the table next door every single person is dicking around on their phone during the round. The questions are almost inaudible, and the prizes? Well they are basically worthless. So they gave away 5 beers, but they sold 50 to all the losing teams.All of that plus whatever happened to the pickup truck ball cooler vent? Fake priests, and El Chaco needs to be vetted by interpol.

Tony is back just in time to plug our episode of Talking about Tapes Reviewing Tomorrow Never Dies. And Tomorrow shouldn't die, but you know what should die?Universal StudiosBicyclers 2: Electric Bike BoogalooThere is a common sentiment these days that the 80s feels like it was 20 years ago, but it is actually 40 years ago. Along with that comes the realization that children don't revere the franchises we grew up with. Out with Back to the Future in with Minions. We've got to head over to Fast and Furious land, it's where Jaws used to be, that old worthless film. As the sewage level of modern media slowly over takes the classics of a bygone era, so does the sewage of theme parks. Soon our beloved ginger Ariel will no longer be in disneyland, replaced by her dyslexic doppelganger.Bicyclers are the worst of the worst on the smug scale. Now they've been electrified and are up to their worst behaviors at twice the speed. Fortunately being a bicycler isn't a constitutionally protected right, which is why we need common sense bicycle control, like not allowing people over 13 to ride them, and not being allowed to ride them more than 5 miles from your home. You will also be required to wear a kick me sign for 5 days following any bicycle excursion or face severe beatings.All of that plus news from around the world, and your voicemails!

Tim is live in the Most Dangerous City in a America! His tank is bone dry, but his issues runneth over. We're talking about;- ADHD Content- "We" ProjectsEveryone is so hyped about being neurodivergent these days, it only makes sense that content be made specifically for those people. The internet being what it is though, it doesn't stay in its niche corner. Like a Blob it expands and consumes every feed it touches. Oh look a train!Speaking of trains, we've all had the metaphorical train run on us by co-workers or spouses coming up with a project to work on, that is actually just a job for you. Don't insult my intelligence please, just say you want me to do a thing, don't try to con me into working together.All of that plus news of the weird, and your voicemails!

Buck and Chaco have taken the reigns while Tab is out of town. They're doing better than the last time thankfully and they're talking about...Reciprocal Review Systems Celebrating Needless DeathThe social credit system we have now is even more dystopian than the government enforced one in West Taiwan. At least there you know it exists, here we've been tricked into just giving everyone a pass for the sake of playing nice. We've all heard that story from a friend about a creepy uber driver, or a terrible airbnb experience, only for the person to still give 5 stars because "Don't want to be that person." Who does that help? The earliest I remember is Ebay and "keeping that 5 star rating" it was supposed to mean good customer service, instead it ended up just everyone has 4.9 stars because I don't want to be a dick.When a criminal dies all the conservicucks come out to the comment sections to talk about how, "I'd totally do the same thing." "Stand your ground." "These colors don't run." instead of pausing for 15 seconds to contemplate the loss of another human life through unfortunate circumstances. And we all do it, that schadenfreude is a natural human element. The internet has just perverted and distorted it into a horrible cancer that is killing our humanity.All of that plus some voicemails about the latest over the top film franchise, mandatory overtime, and the best type of news... none!

Buck is back this week, and by some miracle of dead soldiers we were able to record in the early afternoon instead of 8 in the morning. Praise the lord of death and globohomo!- Poorly Timed Relief- Enlisting in 2023- Timeshare PeddlersIt seems to me that every time I get a really good solution to a problem, it just goes away naturally robbing me of the satisfaction of fixing it myself, and leaving me only with the blue balls of inadequacy. I get so good at harassing telemarketers that they just start hanging up right away. Where is the fun there?US Military enlistment is at an all time low, and of course it is. There is nothing to offer you except ridicule and likely death. After wasting the entire lives of the class of 2023 in the world's litter box the middle east, and showing that it all amounted to a big case of JACK... SQUAT!!! Why would they be interested in doing that? Touristy places are flush with ways to literally throw money into a shredder every way you look. Perhaps no greater waste of money exists though than the Timeshare scheme. You see you pay a boatload of money to have access to a place for one, inconvenient, week a year and now all of your vacations have to be to that spot or it was a waste of money! Somehow people didn't learn this though, and you can waste a whole afternoon hearing about an amazing vacation package! Just so you can see some wax figures of dead celebrities.All of that plus, Thankful Buck, Tab gets more memorabilia, and how you can sh!t the bed to a skinnier you!

El Chaco is back this week for a record breaking episode. We're all fired up and talking about;- Cities- Cultures that Don't Plant TreesCity folk would have you thinking that life is amazing being in a little pod a bus ride away from work. It's not cities are awful. Rural Wyoming has never been on the top 100 dangerous places to live in the US, however St. Louis was just found to be the Most Dangerous City in the US, We're Numbah One!! So while you're being bled dry with taxes of all forms, none of which get allocated properly, the city will do literally nothing for you. Thanks, I hate it!Speaking of the Cities and the dwellers within, there is a real problem on the planet. We live in a culture that doesn't plant trees. Sure we talk about sustainability, and how we're killing the earth, but the proposed solutions are all knee jerk cockamamie schemes to steal money from the poor. Boomers spent a lifetime creating bond issues, and debt ceilings, so that they could live in their perfect world and not sacrifice one thing to get there. No my kids are going to pay for it! I need social security instead of making smart investments. So here we live in a land with 0 shade. Thanks, I hate it!All of that plus, a slip of the tongue on TV, Monkey Pox on the rise during pride month, and FISH NEWS!

Tim is back from another month on the road. He's sweaty, his knees are weak, his eyes are wide, and he's raging aboutSwampsThings not for the UserWhy did people think living in swamps was a good idea? What pioneer felt the humid hellscapes of Florida and South Carolina and thought, "This is where I build my destiny!" Now generations later, meth head upon meth head has failed to leave and we need to do a conference out in America's Taint, Tampa Florida. Thank you so much.More and more these days it is clear the things around us are not meant for us. A justice system that doesn't protect the law abiding, cars with features that don't benefit the driver like the annoying sounds Teslas make, shipping companies that won't let you make any changes to your delivery. Most of all though, education. Education sucks, and it should have become abundantly clear to most parents just how awful teachers are during the scamdemic. If you somehow missed it though, just scroll through literally any social media platform and see video after video of teachers talking about what wretched twats they all are.All of that plus a news off, Tab loses his train of thought, and Andy has some clarifications on why Boomers need to face mass arrests.

Welcome back HWIDGents and ladies, Tony is back this week and he's disavowing a storm especially,- Rushed Origin Stories- The Writer's StrikeWhere did Indy get his Hat? Where did Han get his gun? Where did Jack Sparrow get his compass? Where did Superman get his glasses? Who could possibly care about the answers to these questions? If it were important it would have evolved out of the story naturally, but often in an effort to explain things we didn't need explained, they will jam every life shaping moment about a character into a 15 minute montage of stupid plot contrivances and conveniences for absolutely no reason at all. Why do they do this, because the writers are dumb.Speaking of dumb writers, they're all boycotting work, boy I thought that was what they did every day! Based on the quality of entertainment for the last ten years would we really lose anything if hollywood shut down for a year or forever? Between foreign entertainment, and the massive back catalog of TV and Movies from the last 100 years I think we can all find something to watch. Not to mention the advent of small creators creating content far more compelling that your late night TV hosts monolog. I think we'd be better off with the current batch of writers going out and learning to code, and we can bring in some non-union writers who actually care about the properties they write for a shot. Let's call it 20 years to flatten the curve.All of that plus did Tony leave his families Mario Celebration Dinner in the woods? Does a having a short bed on your truck make you gay? And what classic american documentary series inspired Tab's new Tattoo? The answer... May Shock You!

Welcome back HWIDG fans, it's sunrise and buck is on his way down, Tab is on his way up, and they're both working on problematic terminology, incorporating more of it into their daily vernaculars. You know stuff like...- People Who Don't Warn About Speed Traps- Thinking Taxes WorkIn this world of Defund the Police, the best way to defund them is to stop the constant highway robbery that is speeding fines. Not by going the speed limit, which as we've covered before is not about safety at all, but by warning oncoming drivers that there is a piece of garbage pig around this corner waiting to steal from you for the "crime" of going 5 miles faster than the crown has decreed. Yet there are NPCs out there who whole heartedly believe that you getting fined a few hundred dollars for inconveniencing literally no-one is somehow justice. We need another amendment to the constitution protecting our right to drive as fast as we desire. Remember my thin blue line friends, there is no law that a cop won't enforce against you.Speaking of highway robbery, you'd think after all the money stolen out of my paycheck, stolen from my purchasing power, and then stolen from me for riding my motorcycle the way Sammy Hagar would want, that I would be riding on the smoothest most amazing streets on the planet. Everyone tells me that if we didn't have government we wouldn't have roads, yet somehow government can't even do a simple thing like make a road that doesn't look like a 15 year old anime fan that eats tubs of fried chicken. Driving in a car it's a lot less noticeable than when you ride, my daily commute has me weaving back and forth in the lanes to dodge potholes, weird humps where concrete and asphalt meet, and the occasional manhole cover. Where is that money going, and more importantly, why am I paying any of it?All that plus we play a special version of the match game, player four calls in, and Uncle Buck can't read text messages.

El Chaco is back this week, we're riding off the WATP/TDS Philly high, and we're talking shop about those that ruin your days.- Expert Liars- Women in the WorkforceIn 2020 it became clear that most of those around us aren't good honest people. They are at best NPCs devoid of anything but the current programming they've been fed, at worst though they are an assortment of paths, and isms that all add up to one thing, destroying your life. People like this feel nothing about lying to your face, and unfortunately many of them are in positions of power where they can destroy your lives.WWII really put us in a bind for labor and suddenly women were working. 80 years later and the employment scene is a hellscape the likes of which couldn't have been imagined by our grandparents. Hoflation is rampant, the family has collapsed, and worst of all, every company has some obnoxious HR department breathing down your neck about nonsense. Where's the objection to how women are over represented in that department?All that plus the last rando voicemail, flying cows, and Tony blows another live show!

Here it is HWIDG fans the biggest episode of the year, we've got all 5 co-hosts in one mega spite requested episode. We're taking a big dump on podcasters. We did have some technical issues on this one though, somehow a setting got changed and now dynamically inserted ads are all over the episode. Please bear with us as we boomer it out. And be sure to vote on who's podcast issue was best! - Audio Issues- Podfading- When Your Cohosts Suggests a Bad Episode- TV Recap Shows- Poor Archiving- Advertisements- Liquidation Stores- NetworksPodcasting is the ultimate expression of free speech, for less than $50 you can have your voice heard all over the internet. Unfortunately that means that every moron buying a $20 USB mic on amazon think they are the next Joe Rogan. That naivety is forgivable to an extent, but there are big podcasts out there that sound like total garbage, and seemingly nobody else cares.We've all been hurt by a TV show getting cancelled before a cliff hangar, Heroes just as super people are revealed to the world, Firefly just as it was getting interesting, did the Sliders ever get home, what happened when John Connor went to the future? Yet some of these podcasters will just abandon a show the way you might throw out a tupperware full of leftovers you thought you'd take to lunch 3 months ago.We've all experienced it. You host a show of some sort and your cohost, comes in with some vague nonsense and you have to take up the slack and talk about it. Now the show isn't as good as it could have been and everyone is upset.I have favorite TV shows, you have favorite TV shows, but you know what is nobody's favorite TV show? Hearing the weird guy at work describe in vivid detail last night's episode of the Outer Banks, you're 35 dude, and you're acting like this TV show is weird. That and you smell like one of your cats passed on.Is there anything worse than finding something new and fun, and then learning there is an ocean more of it, only you can't have it because for some reason itunes decided 300 is the cap for most shows on their platform, and everyone else said, "Yep that sounds great." Steve Jobs screwing us again, well at least he's burning in hell with that traitor John McCain.Who is advertising on podcasts? And more importantly who is buying things because a podcaster read some ad copy. It could only be the absolutely dumbest of the dumb. On the advertising side there is no worse platform for advertising. I literally have a button in the center of my dash that skips forward 30 seconds. I'm worried that I might break it somedays I hammer it with such fervor. Thanks a lot KARL!One of these issues is not like the other ones. We've really slipped into a dystopian hell, thrifting became so popular, and vintage clothes so trendy that what used to be reserved for poor kids with single parents has inflated into a huge market for hipster cocks strutting around in ill fitting clothes. So since that works, why don't we have people sift through literal garbage with the hope that they may get some chinese made chochkey for dollars less than buying direct on amazon.In business we're always trying to network, and networks used to be an important thing. There was a homogenization of network content on TV. You can always tell a CBS type show from an ABC type show, because one is awful and the other terrible. What better way to ruin the new medium by applying the old model than a Podcast Network. These networks crop up and it is just some talentless hack trying to trick a few more downloads out of his boring true crime podcast.All of that plus we got some more voicemails from Mom, the true villain of taxes, and the start of the new beef? Find out on the longest episode of HWIDG to date!

Tony calls in from his new set and we're talking aboutCheap Poster FramesDisposabilityIt's 2023 shouldn't we be able to quickly and easily frame a poser and expect the frame to last more than 10 minutes? Of course not. All we get any more is trash. Short of spending a worthwhile amount of money, on something you got likely for free, is absurd to an extent. So instead we end up collecting garbage until it becomes worth less than the effort it takes to up keep the trash in our lives. Speaking of trash...Why is that everything these days is so fleeting. Be it clothes, furniture, electronics, or vehicles it seems that everything is designed to be trash. What isn't soon to be trash is often non-existent, tickets and passes all scanned on a phone, or held in a app. All your favorite series are available on streaming until they are either censored or banned. You live in a world of permanent impermanence, and you'll like it.All that plus we get some grocery lists, a pizza man, and getting the run around at the bank.

Tim is back this week and we've broken out the bloodwine and started shouting about.- Bliss- Lack of CodesThese days it seems more and more like everyone around us lives in a self imposed hell worse than death. They hyper focus on the horrors of mankind, and there are legions of miserable people ready to refill the hog trough of misery with new slop every hour. Ejecting yourself from that system will only make your life better. I don't know a single person who is disappointed in themselves for not knowing what's going on in congress.Our culture lionizes these orders and brotherhoods where men were men and live by a set of rules. One of the most fascinating parts of the John Wick franchise is the High Table over seeing crime and assassins. With all the coins and markers and other mumbo jumbo. Yet in our real world we prefer to live without rules, without consequences, without self restraint. And so we continue the slide into hell.All that plus Tim brings some spicy news, more wrong numbers, and what movie Hotel did Tim survive?

Joel is filling in for Buck this week, and we're talking about some stuff that may get us removed from Youtube, mostly...- Democracy- Unprofessional DevelopmentWe live in a world of dolts, dummies, and the easily programmed. It is due to this democracy has failed us, even you reading this now. Do you research what you're voting for? Of course not, it's not worth you time. To wade through the cesspool of media obfuscation to get to the truth of a candidate or issue is a full time job in its own. Except instead of getting a paycheck you just walk around with the cognitive dissonance of simultaneously being a smug elitist better than everyone else, but also you're a loser because you're always fighting for the next battle.Conferences are supposed to be a time for you to network with people in your industry, brush up on the latest developments, and hopefully leave a little better than you arrived. Not anymore, now you just get around and powwow about how miserable your life is because all of the victim points you've accrued. New technology, unimportant, updates to standards and practices, unnecessary, a cash bar every 30 feet, indispensable. All that plus Fish News, AI manipulating real humans, and someone leaves us a vaguely threatening voicemail.

Welcome back HWIDG fans and non-fans alike. In order to listen to this episode we need to collect some personal data. First off how would you respond in the following situations?- Guessing the Killer Too Early- Recruitment PortalsIn whodunits the fun is trying to guess which person commited the crime, that's where they came up with the term. There's a fine balance between making it too clear, and making it too easy. Creating a twist ending by revealing the murderer is a person that we never saw before in the movie who had man hands when he killed Kevin Bacon, but in the finale is a 78 year old woman who weighs 125 soaking wet isn't satisfying. Also unsatisfying, when you figure out it was Colonel Green in the Conservatory, with the craptastic script. Do a better job hollywood.Employers need employees, people need jobs. What if we created a company where employers listed jobs, people applied for jobs, and we got in the middle and messed the whole thing up beyond recognition. We can do all that petty profiling for you, and for the people applying for jobs, we can flood your inbox full of crappy jobs that don't fit you at all. It's a lose lose win! Because we got out cut.All of that plus a zebra, what is a chicken nugget, and Tab finally learns how to work an air compressor.

Tim is back from another whirlwind adventure in the southwest. He's rootin and tootin, and about to take a shot, oh no the target somehow sensed that the shot happened and jumped 20 feet to the right...- When Bandits Jump 20 Feet- The Cattle Call- Premature PraiseWe live in a world of empty vessels. People who have nothing happening inside their heads. They need to be herded like animals into chutes and lanes. Meanwhile those of us sitting at greater than 101 are trapped by their hustle and bustle in abject despair at the state of humanity around us. Imagine a world where all the loud speakers and shouting can be over, and dumb questions need not be asked, for the people around you are intelligent beings that can read the colorful sign and understand the information.Would you rate a restaurant 5 stars after they took your, order without eating the food or even receiving a drink? Would you recommend a mechanic after seeing the sign? The world of internet media these days is much like the slog of news before it. Everything has to happen NOW! No time to wait, those mouth breathers need their content! So let's review a single episode of a series, and give it a stunning thumbs up despite the pile of diarrhea it's wading out of. It is completely mind boggling.All of that plus song lyrics, and a death bed curse.