Keep It In Your Crack

August 27, 2026

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“I'm so disoriented,” Brooke says at the top of the episode, setting the tone for a conversation that drifts freely between the surreal, the mundane, and the strangely profound. She and Connor are back in the studio after a stretch of travel, and both are feeling unmoored. Brooke describes the sensation of being “in a video game” lately, like an NPC being played by someone else. Connor counters that he thought he might have serotonin syndrome after mixing Zofran with his SNRI medication. It’s a classic Brooke and Connor opening: two people trying to locate themselves in real time, with no clear destination in sight.

The Chapstick in the Crack

The most vivid story of the episode belongs to Brooke, who recounts being stuck behind a slow-moving pedestrian on the way to the Grove. The man had earbuds in, applied chapstick, and then—without breaking stride—reached behind him and slid the chapstick into his butt crack for storage. He was wearing shorts. He had pockets. Brooke says she said “No” out loud.

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1 Timestamped Outline
2 (00:25) **Disoriented Start and Video Game Feeling** - Brooke and Connor reconnect after time apart, feeling confused about the day and discussing a dissociative "video game" sensation
3 (05:58) **SpongeBob's "Ripped My Pants" Deep Dive** - Brooke connects John Mayer to the SpongeBob song about humility, shame, and redemption
4 (11:18) **Closing Loops and Walking Pace Rant** - Brooke transitions to catching up, starting with her frustration at slow walkers in LA
5 (13:19) **The Chapstick in the Crack Incident** - A detailed, horrified account of a stranger storing chapstick in his butt crack on a public sidewalk
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