#265 - Real Life Horrors, Trying Candy Boogers, & The NFL is Cursed

Episode 265 kicks off on National Pumpkin Day, skipping true crime in favor of real-life scares. Erin vents about the anxiety of seasonal depression, early sunsets, and the sheer audacity of websites asking her to "accept cookies" and steal her data. She provides a health update, noting a sharp pain in her shoulder during her pull-up workouts, and feeling the end-of-year pressure to use her health insurance. We recap a successful neighborhood Trunk-or-Treat, where Dan parked an illuminated sailboat and handed out highly coveted Fun Dip. Sadly, Bucky the pug couldn't participate in his sailor costume due to recent bladder stone surgery. Erin also admits to a severe sugar hangover after stress-eating leftover Butterfingers while playing ranked Fortnite matches.
Getting into the Halloween spirit, the hosts challenge each other with real-life terrifying scenarios. Erin presents Mike with an international travel nightmare involving an impending bout of diarrhea while waiting for a shuttle bus with no bathrooms, while Mike hits Erin with her ultimate fear: a surprise, high-stakes dinner with Martha Stewart featuring zero prep time and fancy dresses. Throughout the episode, Erin & Mike bravely taste-tests a bag of Swedish "Bubs" candies—including a lemon-raspberry hit and a questionable banana-toffee flavor—while avoiding the ones she labels "sour boogers".
We react to Pringles giving away an actual metal casket styled like their iconic chip can. On the sports front, we get a fantasy football update for the Pepto Pugskins as Erin discovers the complexities of player status tags like "questionable" and "bye" weeks, and arbitrarily drops a player because she didn't like his face. Finally, we review incredible footage of "Ralphie" the Buffalo, the University of Colorado Boulder's live mascot, and praise the first female handler to lead Ralphie's explosive sprint across the football field in tight Wrangler jeans and cleats.