Under The Influencer

2025 Year in Review

This week: A special episode looking back at 2025 and catching up as we gear up for season 2. Inconvenient white elephant gifts. Sam’s big year of change. Exploring New Orleans in 3-hour wake windows. Fake man cry acting. Max’s trivia nights. The end of Stranger Things. Getting the girls and gays to watch the Super Bowl. Living in the time of Labubu. Selling rocks. Being fooled by AI videos. Becoming a US citizen. Bad audio at funerals. The 10-items-or-less line at Publix.

"Sam's Big Move."

This week: We decide to wrap up a season of recording on the eve of Sam’s move to New Orleans. Being spoiled as the out of town kid. The 4th street urgent care boom. Car wash me-time. Instagram giveaways. The Rayban scam. Friends with no social media. 90's chain mail. Wake windows. The many homes of Sam’s cat Willy. Dog flights. The moving company racket. Moving our CD collections. Max’s turkey beanie baby. Labubu mania. Everyone else’s opinions on your kid. Max speaks on the new Instagram font. Plans for season 2.

"Changes Ahead."

This week: Catching up after a few weeks away. St. Pete Sam on leaving St. Pete. The future of the podcast. Sleep positions. Rebranding cribs. Rubber baby buggy bumpers. Baby corporate lingo. When did baby become a proper noun. Sleep sacks. The left turn lane. How to use ChatGPT. Back when Geeves had all the answers. The Plains. How to hide an Instagram handle. Learning about New Orleans via TikTok. Selena Gomez Oreos.

"First Quarter Roundup."

This week: Recapping this year’s first quarter. Going through Max’s bathroom garbage. Naturdays. Late night pump wine. The White Lotus tourism effect. Water cooler television. Girl group drama. Selling wares at the community yard sale. What does one do with 3,000 cds? Crafting the perfect mix CD. The Spotify algorithm. The wasteland of Facebook marketplace. Online correspondence with strangers. The hex block hustle. An Oreo update. A dairy panic.

"Spring Break and Yap."

This week: It’s spring break in Florida. Sam brings the baby to studio. Max’s arch-nemesis returns to town. St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The difference between “lactose-free”” and “dairy-free.” Sponge cutting. Dishwasher mysteries. Ladies who lunch. Dogs in restaurants. The rays in limbo. Pickle ball attitude. Pants with snaps. Making broth.