Business From The Waist Up - A Hiring Manager's Insights

The Las Vegas Mole People & Pokemon Vendor Observations

We took a week off, we got sick, and we came back with way too much to talk about. A doctor visit that went completely sideways. A Las Vegas rabbit hole that will genuinely mess with you. And a deep dive into the Pokemon vendor content scene that somehow turns into a full business conversation. Mole People Video! https://youtu.be/7MkAs99O1LQ [https://youtu.be/7MkAs99O1LQ] OUR DISCORD IS LIVE!!!  [https://discord.gg/xADymeCUpF] WE GOT AN ALBUM ON Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bangerz-ep-ep/1853430185?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard] & Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/4By0ByzVZssJQ67Mh4NSpR] NOW!!! Subscribe to our Youtube @TalkingTrubbish [https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTrubbish] Email us your stories or questions! TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com [TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com] 00:00-00:35 -- Cold open / theme 00:35-02:30 -- Jacob's return from being sick 02:30-07:00 -- Doctor visit story: the Hanta virus diagnosis that wasn't 07:00-11:30 -- Jacob's defense: "I'm a nerd, I don't go anywhere" 11:30-16:00 -- Blood work fasting debate + fasting vs non-fasting accuracy 16:00-20:00 -- Childhood medicine ruined cherry and grape forever / red Gatorade panic 20:00-23:00 -- Hernia checks -- do they still do those? / inconsistency in healthcare 23:00-27:00 -- Jacob's grandmother and COVID death misclassification 27:00-28:05 -- Wrapping the health spiral, Jacob knocking on wood 28:05-32:30 -- Matthew introduces: the Las Vegas mole people 32:30-37:00 -- The tunnel system -- seven floors, flood survivors, and people who never see daylight 37:00-42:30 -- The lower levels: shadow figures, gray skin, nobody goes deeper 42:30-47:00 -- Coping with the week: Smitty, LFG content, and Pokemon vendor POVs 47:00-52:00 -- BearDad, Coop's Collections, Pokeshon -- who does it right, who overdoes it 52:00-55:00 -- DJI Pocket 4 tariff situation + Jacob's vending ambitions 55:00-58:29 -- Vending as a business model: content, monetization, and why enjoyment is the whole thing ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Saxophone Short King & How We're Cashing Out on Pokemon

This week starts with a concert story and ends up somewhere way more interesting. Jacob and Matthew get into vulnerability, what it means to stop protecting yourself from your own weaknesses, and why a random opening act might be the most memorable part of a night you almost forgot to show up to. Plus there's a Pokemon TCG conversation with actual numbers behind it, the kind that make you rethink what you're doing with your money! OUR DISCORD IS LIVE!!!  [https://discord.gg/xADymeCUpF] WE GOT AN ALBUM ON Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bangerz-ep-ep/1853430185?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard] & Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/4By0ByzVZssJQ67Mh4NSpR] NOW!!! Subscribe to our Youtube @TalkingTrubbish [https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTrubbish] Email us your stories or questions! TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com [TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com] 00:00-01:43 Welcome back / Jacob's habit of saving pod topics and forgetting them 01:44-03:03 Matthew's week / car situation update, switching cars with his girl 03:03-07:00 Completely forgetting about a concert he bought tickets for a year ago 07:01-10:05 Scouting the venue, back problems, standing-only panic 10:05-18:10 Opening act New Constellation blows the doors off / the singer's mid-set anxiety attack and why it hit different 18:10-29:00 Vulnerability and the Eminem 8 Mile philosophy / owning your weaknesses before someone else can use them 29:01-32:22 Pink hair, short kings, the 4'11" saxophone player with BDE, Tom Cruise height lore from Michigan film shoots 32:23-35:48 Pokemon TCG investment update: selling the Phantasmal Flames haul (25% ROI on booster box, 63% on ETBs in four months) 35:49-41:06 The Menards tip / vendor math on 200 ETBs / who Matthew sold to and why 41:07-43:12 Target Pokemon merch fights / Jacob's three-count investment rule breakdown 43:13-50:15 ETB vs booster box strategy, long-term holds, the 2027 North Carolina printing facility and what it means for the market 50:16-54:32 Logan Paul discovers manga / why manga grading is mostly cooked / Matthew's Shaman King grail 54:33-58:45 No resell market for manga (yet) / Magic the Gathering tease: Spider-Man launching dinosaurs at people ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Project Hail Mary, Live-Action Blunders, and The Car Curse Saga

Matthew's week included a movie that wrecked him in the best possible way, a live-action rant that Hollywood has had coming for a while, a ghost encounter in the baby aisle of a Target at 9pm, and a car curse that has been building for years and finally has receipts. Jacob's here, he has thoughts, and this one goes places. Buckle Up! OUR DISCORD IS LIVE!!!  [https://discord.gg/xADymeCUpF] WE GOT AN ALBUM ON Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bangerz-ep-ep/1853430185?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard] & Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/4By0ByzVZssJQ67Mh4NSpR] NOW!!! Subscribe to our Youtube @TalkingTrubbish [https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTrubbish] Email us your stories or questions! TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com [TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com] 00:00-02:10 Jacob and Matthew check in on the week 02:10-09:15 Project Hail Mary -- Matthew makes a tearful case for the best movie he's seen in two years 09:15-12:05 Dragon Ball Evolution, live-action anime, and why 2009 was a warning 12:05-17:40 Disney live-action remakes -- Lion King, Mulan, and the Mushu erasure rant 17:40-21:35 Aladdin gets defended, Eddie Murphy gets his flowers, The Rock and Moana 21:35-24:45 The baby aisle TikTok scandal and weird product packaging 24:45-29:15 The haunted Target -- Matthew gets grabbed by something that wasn't there 29:15-34:45 The car curse begins -- three totaled vehicles, the pattern, the bad luck timeline 34:45-43:00 The 2018 Hyundai Sonata, the oil leak, and the six-month Hyundai appointment saga 43:00-46:35 Blizzard breakdown on a road trip, the mechanic who helped for free, knock sensor explained 46:35-55:05 Cylinder misfire, the Hyundai recall rabbit hole, and the free engine Matthew almost had 55:05-01:01:15 Selling sealed Pokemon to cover car costs, the new card shop, Phantasmal Flames market update 01:01:15-01:03:15 Jacob's Hyundai/trade-in tip, used car advice, wrap-up ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Business From The Waist Up - A Hiring Manager's Insights

Matthew thought he was 36. Turns out he's 35. Which means his resume is also wrong now. From there, things spiral into 20 years (well, 19) of video editing, the neon sign job that low-key birthed the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic, and a deep dive into Jacob's life on the other side of the hiring desk. The guys swap white-collar vs blue-collar war stories, talk about the people who fake it till they make it, the people who walk in late and lie about doctor's appointments, and why "overqualified" is sometimes a polite way of saying "everyone else hated working with you." Plus a real conversation about handling assholes at work, what separates a good leader from a bad one, and Jacob's whole philosophy on building positions that didn't exist until he made them. OUR DISCORD IS LIVE!!!  [https://discord.gg/xADymeCUpF] WE GOT AN ALBUM ON Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bangerz-ep-ep/1853430185?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard] & Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/4By0ByzVZssJQ67Mh4NSpR] NOW!!! Subscribe to our Youtube @TalkingTrubbish [https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTrubbish] Email us your stories or questions! TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com [TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com] 00:33-02:35 Cold open on the time-blur of being an adult and how editing forces Matthew to actually confront real dates 02:35-04:25 Pokemon as the thing that keeps you feeling young, plus the "what our parents had at this age vs what we have" tangent 04:25-08:15 Matthew's lore drop: the neon sign clock job at age 15 that became his first paid gig and inspired the Talking Trubbish thumbnail aesthetic 08:15-09:45 Matthew realizes mid-pod that he's been telling everyone he's 36 when he's actually 35 09:45-13:00 Jacob talks reading resumes for a living and how AI users start spotting other AI users 13:00-15:20 Fake it till you make it, business from the waist up, and the Zoom interview etiquette PSA 15:20-19:00 The bar for "presentable" on a resume and why effort matters more than format 19:00-23:30 The overqualified problem: why Jacob passes on people who look too good on paper and forwards them to other departments instead 23:30-27:00 Matthew pushes back: what about laid-off people just trying to land somewhere? Two different headspaces on the same hiring decision 27:00-30:30 Red flags during interviews, the doctor's appointment finesse, and the one overqualified candidate Jacob took a chance on 30:30-33:00 Dealing with assholes at work part one: white collar patience vs blue collar bluntness 33:00-37:30 The corporate art of the awkward pause, the "why don't you show me?" power move, and the person who used AI to ask for a raise 37:30-41:40 Matthew on coming in hot, owning it, and the manager who handled his anger with grace 41:40-44:30 Hot take: most "leaders" don't actually grind, they just sit in chairs 44:30-48:50 Jacob's philosophy on growth, why he pushes people up even out of his own department, and how a bad supervisor poisons everything 48:50-51:08 Closing thoughts: making your own position, lifting people up, and "come on nerds, get your money right" ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

An Idiot's Guide to One Piece (Part 1)

Matthew said he was willing to eat his words on One Piece. Consider them eaten. After finally watching the Netflix live action, and immediately looking at his girlfriend and going "next episode", Matthew brings his full list of questions, hot takes, and genuine emotional reactions to Jacob and returning guest Robbie (BlindCraziness), two of the biggest One Piece fans in the room. They break down why the live action actually works (spoiler: Oda had a stranglehold on every casting decision and every scene), which actors fully become their characters and why, the philosophy behind Luffy as a main character, and why One Piece might be a story that was never meant for you as a kid. Also: the Kuina stairs meme, Mihawk's absolute big dick energy, Zoro's 100-man fight with a broken finger, and the one scene Jacob bawled his eyes out to. OUR DISCORD IS LIVE!!!  [https://discord.gg/xADymeCUpF] WE GOT AN ALBUM ON Apple Music [https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-bangerz-ep-ep/1853430185?uo=4&app=music&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard] & Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/album/4By0ByzVZssJQ67Mh4NSpR] NOW!!! Subscribe to our Youtube @TalkingTrubbish [https://www.youtube.com/@TalkingTrubbish] Email us your stories or questions! TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com [TalkingTrubbishPod@gmail.com] 00:00 Welcome back -- Robbie returns, Matthew has news 01:47 Matthew watched the One Piece live action and immediately got hooked 04:15 Oda's creative control over the live action, every casting decision, every scene 08:06 Breaking down the cast -- Sanji's actor, the YouTube channel, his obsessive prep for the Baratie fight 12:17 Usopp's actor versus anime Usopp, Zoro's 100-man fight and the broken finger 15:01 Matthew digs into the One Piece mystery -- Gold Roger, what "One Piece" actually means, and how the name was born 23:21 Why One Piece didn't land as a kid but hits different as an adult -- the Shanks scene, emotional intelligence, and the show's real tone 30:16 How the story and Oda himself have matured over 25+ years -- stakes, socioeconomics, Luffy's design philosophy 34:36 Luffy's no-thought-bubble rule, Kuina's death (the meme), Zoro's backstory, and Matthew's plot device theory 41:51 Mihawk fandom, favorite characters -- Jacob picks Zoro, Robbie teases the final Straw Hat crew member 47:53 Luffy vs. Goku vs. Naruto -- the goofy-but-dangerous main character comparison, Robbie's "I Get Knocked Down" Luffy theory 51:56 Garp's early reveal, the art style struggle, and Matthew commits to reading the manga ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.