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205 – Freeze Your Own Poop
Daniel and Adam kick off with late-start jokes and “10/10” chatter, then dive into cake economics: Zach’s plan for a pricey Cake Bake Shop “Meet Santa” dinner (three courses, cocktails, photo, gift) gets the thumbs-up. Daniel recounts Big Fatty’s 14-second “lost episode” and teases Adam about Big Brother spoilers, lobs love at Critical Role’s new campaign, and laments not being able to dish on Strange New Worlds yet. A long catch-up follows: Adam’s brutal illness (two weeks, 17 pounds lost) and the truly cursed lab quest—freezing and chilling stool samples at home—followed by Daniel’s syphilis treatment saga (penicillin shortages, $1,700 quote, doxycycline workaround), an unwanted no-show fee, and the Drury Hotel refund survey cherry on top.
Contact arrives with a flood of voicemails for the Celebrity Death Phone (callers insist “Giorgio Armani, 91” among others), plus a chewing-gum-behind-the-ear query and HOA confusion from abroad. Daniel explains why HOAs are ubiquitous in U.S. suburbs, including the uglier history; Adam shares how that plays out for his partner while Daniel compares fees across neighborhoods. The hosts shout out Level 13 and especially Brian for valiantly stirring Discord conversation.
They spin up the Technology sting to answer Brian’s LLM prompt question: Daniel shares his “checklist, revise, validate” instruction pattern and suggests asking the model to draft stricter prompts that don’t blow smoke. Instead of The News Game, Adam runs a speed-round trivia burst (Back to the Future aliens, New Orleans Square, etc.). Adam closes with Switzerland highlights—Zurich chocolate, Lucerne, Grindelwald in the mist, panoramic trains, Interlaken lake cruise—plus high drama: leaving a bag with his passport on a train, scrambling for an emergency passport in Bern, then miraculously getting the bag (and Ray-Bans) back after returning home.
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204 – Turning Tricks at Fatty’s
Daniel opens with banter about new playing cards and practicing a small card-magic routine, joking he might “turn a few tricks” at Friday at Fatty’s. Plans for the Charleston weekend surface: dinner with Larry H. Vader (but no Fort Sumter), plus some ribbing about bow ties and superiority complexes. The chat swings into running injuries—Daniel describes taking a spill mid-run and finishing anyway—and a vow to avoid knocking out miles on a hotel treadmill.
Contact arrives with the “3, 2, 1… Contact!” sting. There are no emails, sparking a tangent about connecting Gmail to “Alice” to auto-check the inbox. Later they circle back to play a voicemail and roast the caller’s phone quality, with a side track on “Yale New Heaven.”
Adam cues The News Game: five multiple-choice headlines (Daniel answers before hearing options), followed by a rapid Disney Trivial Pursuit lightning round. Birthdays come next with the weekly celebrity-birthday guessing game, complete with Pee-wee’s Playhouse nostalgia. The Technology segment closes the show: a plain-English Web3 explainer and “.locker” domain confusion, vape pen standards (it’s 510 threads), and cast-iron basics—why the polymerized “seasoning” builds that protective “armor.”
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203 – It’s Going to Be… Historical
Daniel and Adam fire up a late-night edition of The Gay Mix, already a bit frazzled by technical hiccups with video and music cues. Daniel reveals that he just wrapped a long planning call with Big Fatty, setting the stage for their upcoming trip to “Friday at Fatty’s.” Listeners of Level 13 will get to hear that conversation as a bonus release.
The pair spend much of the episode bouncing between personal updates and future plans, with Daniel noting that this week’s show won’t run too long given the late start. Adam talks about being “discombobulated” by the glitches, and the two laugh about how podcasting chaos has practically become tradition. There’s also chatter about their September travels, community events, and the logistics of recording while on the road.
Despite the short runtime, the familiar banter, inside jokes, and listener shout-outs are all there. Between planning trips, poking fun at one another, and wrangling tech gremlins, the episode captures the essence of what makes The Gay Mix a fan favorite: a mix of personal storytelling, listener connection, and good-natured chaos.
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202 – The Case of the Cheerful Imposter
Daniel and Adam kick things off by catching up on their week, with Adam sharing updates on his job transition and Daniel recounting a few personal anecdotes. The conversation soon turns playful, with the two speculating about whether Adam’s digital assistant “Alice” has been replaced by an imposter—her new, oddly cheerful tone sparks a whole tangent of jokes about AI personalities.
Listener feedback takes center stage in the Contact segment, with a mix of voicemails and texts sparking discussions ranging from Disney memories to kitchen gadgets. The hosts lean into their banter, riffing off the messages while also fielding a few unexpected tangents of their own.
The News Game follows, where Adam quizzes Daniel on recent headlines. As usual, Daniel’s mix of confidence and wild guesses keeps things entertaining. The show wraps with the weekly Celebrity Birthdays segment, highlighting some surprising names and giving the guys one last chance to crack jokes before signing off.
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201 – Complaints Isn’t One of the Options
Daniel and Adam open with a bit of friendly tension, as Daniel admits he was quietly mad at Adam during a past episode — news to Adam, who had no idea. The conversation quickly moves into updates on running, podcasting, and Daniel’s ongoing saga with a dealership over an $8,000 check from his truck trade-in. Daniel also shares stories from his recent work presentations on AI and context engineering, prompting Adam to tease him about becoming the “corporate AI whisperer.”
The Contact segment is packed with listener interaction, including emails, texts, and voicemails. Topics range from birthday shoutouts to tech frustrations and the logistics of handling the “Mix Minus” email account. The Technology segment makes a cameo, courtesy of Big Fatty Online, before the show transitions into the News Game — where Adam quizzes Daniel on current events, leading to plenty of side commentary and playful derailments.
The episode wraps with the Birthday segment, celebrating upcoming birthdays for friends, listeners, and even Daniel’s cats, Barley and Ian. There’s also talk of Adam’s own impending birthday, with Daniel encouraging listeners to flood the voicemail line with well-wishes. As always, the mix of personal stories, running gags, and audience engagement keeps the episode moving at a lively pace.
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