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Nicole and Michael are back with a rapid-fire round of questions, confessions, and chaotic honesty. But first — Nicole has something she just needs to talk about: the viral collector craze behind the 2025 Glass Starbucks Bearista Cup (and a little reminder of last year’s $60 Barbie Stanley mayhem). From there, they dive into everything from nemeses and algorithms to zombie apocalypse plans and whether aliens are real. It’s a little bit deep, a little bit unhinged, and completely them. Listen to the episode now.

Show Notes from Season 4, Episode 19

Collector Mug Madness

• Nicole breaks down the latest collector obsession — the 2025 Glass Starbucks Bearista Cold Cup ($30) — and compares it to the 2024 Barbie Stanley ($60) craze.
• Proof and reactions from the internet included.

Who is your nemesis?

• Do you know what nemesis means?
• Weird plurals in English

What is your algorithm serving you right now?

• Matt McCarthy – VHS Tapes are Magic
• Scarf Video Supercut
• Your Cat Wants a Massage

What’s your least favorite holiday?

• Fireworks can scare dogs (CBS News)
• Fireworks are dangerous for birds (NPR)

What would your TED Talk be about?

• The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (David Allen)
• Beyond the Dishes: The Life Skills Hidden in Household Tasks (Ryuzo Kumasi)

Cake, pie, or cookie?

• Cake vs. Pie – Debatable (BuzzFeed)
• Me Lost My Cookie at the Disco (Cookie Monster)

Do you like sharing food?

• Nope
  • The Happel Hour
  • Jamo Be Hungry
  • Puppy Who Hates Sharing Food

Would you rather compete on Squid Game or The Hunger Games?

• Squid Game vs. Hamsterious

What song is stuck in your head right now?

• Old School Reading Rainbow Theme vs. the New Theme or this Remix Version
• Eve 6 – Inside Out
• Super Mario World Medley

Are aliens real?

• Evidence of Early Alien Contact
• The Fermi Paradox – Where Are All the Aliens?

Window or aisle seat?

• Argument Academy: Flying – Aisle or Window Seat?
• Nicki Minaj’s Answer of the Colbert Late Show
• BEST Plane Seats Revealed

If you could switch lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be and why?

• Young People on the Street Answer
• The Switch – SNL

Would you rather talk to animals or speak every human language fluently?

• Squad Brunch
• The Windsor Saloon

If you were an animated cartoon character, which one would you be?

• Top 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time

What’s your plan for the zombie apocalypse?

• How to Actually Survive a Global Outbreak
• Surviving the Most Dangerous Zombie Scenarios
• Fictions Most Deadliest Zombies Explained in 12 Minutes

Sweet, sour, or salty?

• Would You Rather

What book would you take to a desert island?

• How to Actually Survive on a Desert Island
• War & Peace (Why you should read it)

What’s the most random fact you know?

• Here’s Nicole’s and a related fact.
• Did Charlie Brooker Not Know Raisins Are Grapes?
• BBC 1957 – The Spaghetti Harvest