020: Shane's Cockroach Story, Tattoos, Tipping, and Nicole Kidman's AMC ads!

[@zombiesun44]

Shane going to a bug museum for his bachelor party makes so much sense

[@sophiahanna6036]

I grew up being told "if you can't afford to tip, you can't afford it" and now I wonder why that rule isn't "if you can't afford to pay employees a living wage, you can't afford to open a business"

[@jaymerogers8612]

Restaurant owners are legally required to pay their employees at least minimum wage, and make up for the difference if tips aren't enough. Your comment is funny but growing up you were still taught wrong. Your parents should have said the truth "you don't need to fuckin tip at all, but if you want to - go ahead"

[@Thebogeybro]

That's a moronic take... you and your parents are special...

[@Rad__alien]

So true

[@hello_world2767]

@@jaymerogers8612the owners cheat around that very frequently, the restraunt i worked at payed them 2 an hour and didn’t reimburse correctly on purpose. plus if you think minimum wage is a fair wage for ANY worker in the service industry idk what planet you’re living on bro 😭

[@Obssessed_Autistic]

@@hello_world2767minimum wage in American should be a crime in Australia at 16 my minimum wage was about $15 an hour and that was seen as shit and we don’t tip in Australia.

[@su-she9225]

The roach story could truly be turned into a horror film. Shane's storytelling is so good.

[@helenoscar9748]

It’s excellent. The time flew by.

[@mangkokmie]

Love ryan, but i wish he would tone it down a bit this time to let shane tell the story with minimal interruptions

[@jennifermthejen]

Heartbroken that this isn’t Shane’s night cap reveal episode, I was bamboozled 😭

[@katiem7733]

omg if u wanna see it there’s a picture on his instagram post from march 1

[@jennifermthejen]

Ouuu thank you!! 🙏🏼

[@jessw391]

​@@katiem7733 its a haunting picture

[@RegularFlyGuy]

@@jessw391well shane is a haunting man

[@TheShauNanigans]

He better have a whiskey when he reveals the night cap. He could have a night cap for a night cap.

[@miraulashkar3456]

I just love how in Shane’s story, he’s the one dealing with this horror while also just calmly assuring Sara that he has things under control and not alarming her 😂 such a gentleman

[@upmango]

I always love hearing Matt joining in on the conversation. It makes things feel even more genuine and interesting. It's like the one person in the groupchat that doesn't always reply, but when they do, it's a banger.

[@JessicaGuzman-u1d]

The sound of cockroaches scurrying around when it’s dead silent is the creepiest thing ever. My bf and I lived in a small house years ago that was infested with them and were both forever traumatized by that time in our lives. Lmao

[@puppyachoo2058]

I had a pan of rice covered in foil once and in the dead of night I head scuttering and scratching on top of the aluminum 😭😭

[@CORISSAHARRIS-i2f]

I dunno who's styling Shane or he's styling himself - wheover it is 10/10 well done. Would love to see him as a silver toned blonde. Dude is killing it.

[@sphher8208]

i think his styling is partly owed to queen wife Sara Rubin 🥰 that’s what i assume HAHAH

[@jenniferreynolds2832]

This coould be an 'Are you sacred" episode with the suspense on Shane's story

[@priyashekinah]

That's a new show idea right there

[@abigailrose1806]

I was so incredibly invested by Shane’s roach episode. It had everything: drama, suspense, horror, and action. I had my fair share of roach and giant spider problems so I empathized immensely.

[@theatremusicbookworm]

Can y’all get a camera for cutaway clips of Matt? I always enjoy his additions and it would be nice to have a face to associate with his insights 😅📹👏

[@emilyr3175]

STEVEN DONT SCARE US LIKE THAT WITH THE INTRO LMAO

[@Thebogeybro]

We can only hope he's serious

[@jessw391]

​@@ThebogeybroWHAT? HATER ALERT

[@helenoscar9748]

@@Thebogeybroyour comment history indicates you have an ultra tiny penis.

[@katelynross7444]

Shane's rendition of waking up dying of dehydration absolutely killed me. 10/10 podcast today

[@michelleh.715]

The way that I sometimes relisten to these episodes throughout the week while at work cause of how bored I am and how entertaining they are

[@dennisreynolds7842]

Me too

[@apeiceofgarbage9848]

Same

[@jessw391]

I was literally watching an old episode till I got a KZbin notification and realised it was Monday again. Was so happy😂

[@angryterror9627]

Did you finish the sentence or do you just not make sense?

[@jessw391]

​​@@angryterror9627whats with the attitude. Their comment makes sense

[@lisavandenhoven5672]

The roach story has real 'Dads around the grill' energy.

[@LegPressWhizzer]

I really appreciate Shane warning Sara before he started in on his cockroach hunt. Like Ryan noted, without the warning she could have been really scared by the sudden noise and that level of consideration is really lovely

[@mhirhcp]

Ok, so Shane's roach story OMG!! So good, I was so into it. Half horror story half comedy half action hero story. The delivery!

[@pamlegaspi]

We need an update next week on your reactions to Dune part 2

[@B.tchhhhItsLilith]

My heart sank so fast when Steven said it was his last episode 😢😂

[@emilyr3175]

the 3 inch cockroach is no stranger to us southerners on the east coast but the terror i feel each time is unmatched

[@Darapsa]

I thought the same thing. You know you are going to get at least one of those monsters every summer.

[@alexiswhite1511]

The palmetto bugs that fly give me the shivers every time 😭

[@oooh19]

Yea but it’s just normal to find bugs scary and gross

[@Prxncessvaleria]

The way I just binge Pod watcher episodes back to back or just watcher content is crazy.

[@molliefranklin4882]

BEST PART OF THE WEEK ‼️‼️

[@pennyanderson9207]

57:54 I was a cook and I was never tipped unless it was an extra job and the customer wanted to tip everyone for the work done.. I made more an hour when I was a cook and I was considered full time and had opportunities to get insurance and other benefits

[@totallynotmarcie]

as a hotel housekeeper who just worked 8+ hours seven days in a row and made 0$ in tips, i appreciate you guys!!! also i just got my second tattoo last month and i highly encourage anyone with urges to go for it!

[@jaymerogers8612]

PSA: if you're worried about not being paid a "livable wage" don't waste money on tattoos

[@Thebogeybro]

​@@jaymerogers8612or accept jobs that you know don't pay enough

[@Magicwithizz]

@@jaymerogers8612literally shut up

[@meggiepie]

or people can buy whatever the fuck they want with their money and a livable wage has nothing to do with that. @@jaymerogers8612

[@hj45-s9k]

@@jaymerogers8612 I hate this take so much, people are allowed to still live their life and have experiences even if they’re broke. Realistically, that small thing you did for yourself won’t be what saves you later anyway financially. There’s being behind because of your negligence and then there’s being behind because everything is raising and everything is a set back and things break that you have to take care of, repeat

[@calliope720]

I love Shane's natural storytelling. The cockroach story was definitely worth the buildup. Also, him saying that if dudes in a bar ever started pushing them to start a fight he'd just start hugging Ryan is adorable. Re: tattoos: I live in Portland, OR so I've become completely desensitized to any association between tattoos and personality. Everyone has them here; it doesn't say anything particular about a person. There are certain types of tattoos that would make me intimidated by somebody or wary of them, but most people just like art.

[@intheyellowcorner]

Shane is in his Tintin era.

[@justhanginout420]

we need a Matt cam

[@amberleyedington6862]

Please never stop making podcasts. I love hearing you guys talk about stuff!

[@siobhan_is_on]

ok shane told his crazy roach story so i feel compelled to share one of mine: i was at a drive thru in austin waiting on my food, and my window was slightly cracked. out of nowhere a roach DROPPED INTO MY CAR THROUGH THE WINDOW CRACK and started crawling down the window headed INTO MY CAR!!! i panicked shouting OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT as i cringed back trying to figure out what to do. then at the last possible second i realized if i open my door it will drop right down onto the ground outside, so i yanked my door open and just as the roach reached my door frame, it fell onto the ground outside and i slammed my door shut. i was literally on the verge of tears and when i looked up, i saw all of the drive thru workers standing at the window staring at me like i was insane adlkfjalskdjf. and that's why i never leave my window cracked at drive thrus anymore

[@fwoosh8038]

I was once just walking down the sidewalk and a cockroach fell from the freaking sky on to the pavement ahead of me (I assume a bird dropped it?). It was so big I initially thought it was a little turtle 😭, but I’m so glad it hadn’t fallen in my CAR jeez

[@siobhan_is_on]

GOOD LORD THAT'S HORRIFYING @@fwoosh8038

[@oooh19]

You’ll need to open it when you pay and grab your food or beverage though

[@siobhan_is_on]

@@oooh19 .....yeah bro thats how drive thrus work

[@prof_parahelix2390]

Steven saying "This is Dune one for you" made me picture Shane, nightcap dangling, with his ear pressed to the cap like "Shhh-- roach sign!" and then attaching a little thumper to his wall before another even more enormous roach bursts from it as Shane screams "SHAI HALUUD!!" before grabbing its antennae like reins and riding it out over the streets of LA as a triumphant soundtrack plays in the background

[@prof_parahelix2390]

Which is funny because, as the basketball story established, Ryan is the Muad'Dib in the house

[@leticia8811]

ryan, as someone who has both arms tattooed with linear art and doesnt have a lot of tolerance for pain, it barely hurts! what may be uncomfortable is the shading (if u were to get any) but its pretty chill also as someone who WILL get tattoos about things you've made, it's pretty much about paying homage to something that makes me happy :D

[@rebeccab9256]

I don't have too many tattoos (5 currently), some I wouldn't get now. But, I never regret them, I look back and see the person I was, which is actually really cool.

[@teddyymare]

i really look forward to listening to these every monday at work :>

[@blueberrylemon1214]

Never thought I’d be so excited to hear a lanky midwestern guy tell a story about a roach

[@seola3026]

Fwiw, on tats - there is printable temporary tattoo paper. Design it, print it and wear it for a few weeks. Then you'll know if you like it.

[@oriannalynn]

Tipping is insane now. For my senior year i bought a prom dress which was like $750 or something but we had to tip because this girl helped me for about 2 minutes. The tip was like $30 more??? We paid like $800 at the end of it. I was in tears because i felt terrible about it

[@jaymerogers8612]

So you cried because you got suckered into paying a 4% tip? And 750 + 30 is 780. Just say no

[@oriannalynn]

@@jaymerogers8612 it was way more than that, i was just estimating. This was over a year ago now . Also, i wasn’t the one paying for it. We didn’t get “suckered” into anything we wanted to tip we just didn’t expect how much it would be. So yeah jayme i cried because i felt bad. ☺️

[@beanstalks8]

@@jaymerogers8612 ?

[@jaymerogers8612]

@@beanstalks8 I feel bad for ripping on a high school girl, but she was in tears for paying 4% more than she was already willing to pay, so i was like oh come onn - also no one is forcing you to tip so she could have just said no to the extra 30 on $750 she shouldn't have spent in the first place. Does that make sense?

[@beanstalks8]

@@jaymerogers8612 i think that being australian i just find the entire tipping culture beyond stupid lol no one should be socially pressured to pay any amount more than whats on the price tag!! places here like cafes n restaurants have tip jars but you're never obligated. its awesome knowing that the price i see on the menu will be what i pay. so yeah i really don't know why you're being harsh to someone for crying over paying a huge amount more. like 30 usd is not cheap especially if they barely helped gfhjdskgn

[@SamanthaCSmith-z8z]

Shane looks like the blond kid from claymation rudolph

[@mphillips01ify]

Herbie.

[@elizabethfredrickson264]

This has become my comfort podcast now

[@veravil8343]

That roach story was epic - let Shane tell more 50 minute stories, I was enthralled! Who is going to get the movie rights!?

[@sierrasmothers9985]

Loved the roach story. Thanks Shane :)

[@Kimmiisme]

The waiting a year before getting a tattoo thing is a good idea. That’s what I did and I don’t regret it. I got mine on my forearm where Ryan’s talking about and waited until I’d look at my arm and expect to see it. Also, I don’t think it was too painful. I always say it didn’t tickle but it was fine.

[@Alterego_lotus]

Matt doesn’t need a cam. His voice is enough. Imagination is a great tool God provided us.

[@Jack-jg4jy]

I started a job in pest control recently and I find Shane’s stories today FASCINATING.

[@xeiiio]

Ive been a life long fan since your buzzfeed days and I just wanted to say thank you to watcher, to Ryan and Shane. My sister had been sick in the hospital and under dialysis. I spent hours binging your episodes while she slept. Thank you for making me laugh and distracting me from my mind during that time. Seeing you guys live during your LA tour was also amazing.

[@jackieskawski4550]

From Massachusetts and we do not clap at my local AMC 😂

[@StumpedByTacoPizza]

Right?! We don’t in Minnesota either. That is just such an LA thing to do😂

[@Toxicity929]

Shane's looking like Hermey the Christmas elf that wanted to be a dentist, in this podcast. I'm here for it.

[@arianamaria_]

I always watch these on my lunch break and man, trying to enjoy my sandwich while Shane’s describing the sound of a roach scurrying around in his bedroom was pretty rough ngl

[@bearded_snorlax]

As an AMC employee, the first 12 minutes of this was a treat

[@xBianca14x]

Wooooo the guys are almost at 100k subscribers!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@BlueScreenCorp]

27:00 that no moisture thing could be a symptom of sleep apnea, it might be a good idea for shane to do a sleep study

[@Jessikaya100]

"No go on tell me" why was that so sweet?

[@winterkeptuswarm]

Omggg my monday needed this podcast ❤

[@winterkeptuswarm]

To be rid of the stigma: Bedbugs, like lice, didn't care if you're dirty or clean. They might be slightly more prevalent in people who don't take care of themselves, only because they may not have the ability to eradicate said bedbugs/lice, but bedbugs/lice will live in a clean home just as happily as a dirty one.

[@winterkeptuswarm]

Also I thought you'd find them living in your pipes, as one of my SoCal family members did. Before it gets dark every night, she puts a glass over all her sinks'/tubs' drains, and she has an adhesive bandage over all the sink overflow holes. Just SoCal cockroach life. The ones in the south are bigger and can fly! One flew at my face in a stairwell in Texas!! 😭

[@winterkeptuswarm]

I desire more longform content like the roach story!

[@wadebittleston1992]

I haven't yet, and I don't know if I would, get a tattoo for something you've created, but a lot of your projects have gotten me through hard times, as well as been fuel to get me to study, so I could definitely see why people would tattoo themselves with related topics

[@imbomi7845]

I've been listening only on Google Podcasts and my SHOCK to see Shane's hair. 🎉❤

[@shadow-leprechaun8624]

To Ryan, I have over 60 tattoos and the lower arm/ forearm is one of the least painful place to get a tattoo along with the wrist. Most painful is inner arm, inner thigh, front thigh, stomach and sternum. I barely felt my wrist or forearm tattoos. Just to give you piece of mind. I say go for it!

[@benjagem5195]

Also the roach story is gonna give me nightmares, Shane’s storytelling ability is truly incredible

[@anon9067]

tl;dr: i would argue tipping within reason could be an act of class solidarity. *should* businesses be paying everyone a living wage? yes. but *do* they? no. plus, in many restaurants, servers are still legally paid below the minimum wage because they are supposed to "make up the difference" in tips. recently, i've heard people vehemently argue against tipping baristas, servers, food deliverers, and hospitality housekeepers - professions where tipping has already been a well-established norm in the u.s. - because we as clients "shouldn't be responsible" for paying workers a living wage when it is supposed to be their employer making sure these employees are provided for. but clients refusing to tip will not suddenly motivate employers everywhere to pay their employees enough - they literally don't care if their employees live or die as long as someone gets the work done and makes them a profit. until everyone in this country is guaranteed a living wage, tipping *within reason* for employees in industries such as the restaurant or hospitality industry should be an act of solidarity between clients and laborers.

[@butwhytho4858]

Used to line my bedroom floors with plastic shopping bags. We had such big roaches nightly, that I could hear them. The bags helped. This way they wouldn’t crawl on me in my sleep. The roaches got so bad, that I stopped killing all the rats because I realized they were eating the roaches. This led to a massive rat issue. They weren’t even scared of coming out in the day cause they knew… they knew we had formed an alliance.. Until they started jumping up in my kids high chair to eat spilled food right in front of me. The decision to break the alliance was so difficult for me. To hear this roach story that consists of 2 large roaches cracks me up. I lived this every night. Our issue was that we bought a house from the 1940’s that had been renovated. We later realized there were holes from the ground straight up into the walls. We only learned this when we had an opossum in our walls and had to rip it open. Never buy an old renovated house. Ever lol. Unless you like money pits.

[@ebaxterlol4122]

Anyone else have to fall asleep to Ryan and Shane’s voice?? Or are you normal??

[@melanieramey-pl4ih]

Always

[@skyleigh1180]

“The way you deliver information to Sarah by the way….Unmatched” LOL 😂

[@MelissaHillikerNPets]

For me the tipping is more towards providing a consistent service or an art. So a server gets tipped because they check in and constantly are making sure youre situated and talk to you, but a fast food worker is more of a one and done. That being said there are definitely some in betweens that I get stressed on if I'm supposed to tip or not. Especially now a days theres tip things everywhere but some of them dont feel like theres any extra service being provided to give extra money towards. It can be so confusing

[@mothmanwich]

I had the roach infestation from hell in a college apartment and I don’t know which was worse: the one that flew at my face while I was reading in bed, or the one that was somehow alive on my dinner plate when I went to get it out of the microwave.

[@qadawans]

i used to be a housekeeper and it made us SO happy to see tips

[@Radcatcreations]

This episode is making me realize I haven’t been to an amc theatre in probably 5+ years because I have no idea what the Nicole Kidman thing they are talking about is

[@trinayshe]

literally my fave notif!!!

[@nyves104]

I've been meaning to schedule my first tattoo for a while, I've been sitting on this idea for a while, I should take this as a sign

[@Jessikaya100]

Do it! I got my first last year and now I have 3 ❤

[@BrynnAT]

I know this is an oldish episode but as someone from Canada who is a server I tip out a small percentage of my food sales to the kitchen then a small percentage out to the bar on my liquor sales (if that makes sense) I don’t know if all Canadian restaurants do it but the one I work at does it this way🤷🏻‍♀️

[@HyperspaceCafe]

Worst day of the week with the best boys of the century ❤

[@glennperez2768]

i saw Dune 2 before the hype but it really was one of the greatest cinematic experiences i’ve ever had!

[@oceandelver]

the bug section was honestly soooo good i was hooked HA

[@ladygrinningsol]

@1:15:47 you actually need triplets so you can feed one celery, the other peanut butter, and the third celery WITH peanut butter(aka log style) so you get better results 😎

[@kathysweet4842]

I loved the bug stories. Your stories are entertaining. You make me laugh. Your interactions uplift my spirit. 😂❤

[@LesleyMtz28]

Shane: I don’t want a ghost tattoo Me: got a matching ghost tattoo from Too Many Spirits with my husband 💀

[@JohnaBrav]

My grocery store that I worked at and the fast food chains I have worked at I was never allowed to accept tips at all. Some customers would get around that by getting me things like books/gifts but I was not allowed to take cash tips

[@Jaime2830]

As always, very entertaining. Also, I don't know why but when I heard tipping being a conversation, my mind immediately thought you were going to talk about cow tipping lmao.

[@DexterVanHagar]

This pod makes me feel better about the minor anxieties in my life. How Steven gets through the day baffles me.

[@rowanmarlow7402]

Normally I use these to fall asleep but Shane's cockroach story had me very very attentive this time.

[@kendrapain6500]

I know that scared feeling Shane talks about so well. The feeling that the only thing worse than having to kill a creepy crawler is losing a creepy crawler in your space. I used to live in a basement room that had a wolf spider problem every fall and I bought a swifter just so I could kill spiders from 6 feet away.

[@desmeisme]

57:36 credit card tips where I work at now gives the kitchen staff an automatic percentage of our tips which i definitely think is fair. Where I work in take out we have thousand dollar orders coming through and big orders and to be honest when there’s no tip not even a five dollar one it’s a little bit exhausting because it’s not just one big order. It’s multiple big orders at the same time working with one or two other people, somebody tipped $1 on a $116 order the other day and I felt grateful for that because at least they cared enough to tip anything. I always try to remind myself maybe it’s for a funeral or four something specific where it’s not really in their budget to tip but when you drive up in a Tesla or a new Porsche it’s like.. oh yeah no problem Have a nice day. I’m still gonna treat you right, but it is a little bit hurtful in my opinion.

[@allyrharris]

I am so hyped to see Shane's night cap

[@LamiaTabassum789]

Ryan, it was Shane who told you about waiting for a year before finalising on a tattoo. Most probably on HWYD podcast, else on WW. You're welcome. ^_^

[@poppysores]

I’m in Dallas, Texas and I’ve never heard or seen anyone clap for the Nicole Kidman ads 😭 most people early 20’s and younger don’t know who she is (I do)

[@Crystal-fw1cd]

For a brief second I thought you put 'Croachella Story' and so I was intrigued and clicked in. I usually leave your podcasts for days where I'm doing chores and stuff, but well. Still interesting.

[@probableigh]

heres my take with tats: you live once so do things that make you happy while you can. also, literally nothing matters!

[@shannonsmimble9240]

The Alamo Drafthouse preshow is amazing!!!!!

[@asstr0limn]

a very common thing where from (spain) is to leave just the coins when they bring you the little tray with the ticket and the change after you pay. or if you're paying at the bar you just tell them to keep the change. havent been to enough expensive or very tourist-y places to talk about the tipping etiquette there.

[@claudinelamond8866]

As an Australian, it’s hilarious that you would be scared of a bug that can’t even bite or sting you …

[@briannam3140]

Love pod watcher 🎉

[@jessiegowen9020]

1.) Dang Steven!! Less than 1 minute in! 😂 2.) Me immediately “Is that Shane’s sleep cap??” Looking for the ball… “No… Dang it!” 3.) Is it just me? Who else has NO CLUE what this Nicole Kidman thing they’re talking about is… (guess I should go to the movies more 😂) 4.) Shane “I think it was 1:30am, I was reading or playing piano, something..” omg Shane, I already love you, you don’t have to keep rubbing it in how perfect you are! 5.) Seriously, that roach story is a horror film! 6.) Shane’s unintentional Walkin made me cry laugh 🤣 7.) Shane left, I’m out.. Ok, I’m ganna keep listening… also there’s a lot left of this episode… 😂 8.) Shane’s back!! Lol 9.) Also Ryan, my first two tattoos (a peace sign on one foot and heart on the other, got at the same time), I drew them on my feet for like a year before I got them. Drew them on with sharpies everyday. (I was 18, that’s probably not healthy to do) 10.) Ryan, all tattoos hurt. I have 7. It hurts on the fleshy parts, it hurts on bones. They all hurt. Anyone who says they don’t is lying. They. All. Hurt. 11.) Ryan trying soo hard to get everyone to buy into his “tattooed ppl are scarier than non tattooed ppl in a fight” thing, and literally no one biting 😂.

[@tinaslair]

great pod

[@nicotheniner]

I work the counter and phones at a pizza place where I make a few dollars above minimum wage, plus tips. Usually just $2 or $3 on top of the order is typical, and we only really expect a 20% tip if someone orders like $100+ of pizza, but then again some people don’t tip at all. The tips also get split between me and the kitchen staff, so that’s my two cents.

[@carolynthomas7693]

When Steven said it was his final episode of pod watcher I almost had a heart attack

[@michaelgee5917]

That roach story was so enthralling that afterwards I had to pause the video and sit down to enjoy a beverage to recoup myself.

[@RM13741]

This roach story has me feeling bugs crawling all over me while I’m listening, so thanks for that

[@knxa]

Omg can someone please introduce these three to the letterboxd app? I just know they're gonna love it

[@devin-wyldeheart1233]

Loved Shane's cockroach story, after dealing with roaches when I moved in I definitely understand. Thankfully they weren't 3 inches long though. And I just took the derm shield off my tattoo yesterday! Still itchy but it's getting there! I will say, areas with solid black or color hurt more, and (imo) it also hurts more when it's along a bone that's closer to the surface. My wrist tattoo that goes all the way around hurt most on the side where the bone is more prominent.

[@jessw391]

As someone who got pretty impulsive tattoos, i dont regret them at all. Life is too short for regrets. GET IT RYAN!!

[@faithcook2429]

The tattoo crazies are soooooo real....I feel like we all had a limit of 2 or 3 at the start and now it's like (looks down at body) WELP!

[@tiffanyromero9572]

I actually didn’t realize I wasn’t subscribed I thought it was part of the watcher main channel so thanks for the reminder!

[@LeviEly20]

"You already talked about it! Episode eight..." I laughed harder than I expected to.