In Episode 10 of the Pipped Off Podcast, Mike and Alex finally meet in person for the first time and record live from a pub in Holborn, London, just before Christmas. Over pints of Guinness and a bit of background noise (not helped by them eating crisps!), they look back on a wild year of trading, prop firm payouts, blown accounts and crypto disasters.​Across this chaotic, honest pub chat, they dive into:🔴How they first met, the ABL education community, and the infamous Trump/Melania meme coin punt that cost Alex nearly his life savings.​🔴The reality of prop firms in 2025/2026: FTMO warnings, Funding Rock promos, fivers discounts, small vs big accounts, and why rinsing and repeating prop challenges can work if you stay disciplined.​🔴AI, jobs and trading: will AI kill retail trading or just make markets more efficient while human emotion still creates opportunity?​🔴Why community matters more than ever as trading gets lonelier, and how in‑person meetups, masterminds and groups can keep traders sane.​🔴Anonymous trading confessions: chasing the “first win high”, blowing payouts in anger mid-argument, fake female trader accounts, S&P leveraged “money managers”, and dads getting scammed by 18‑year‑old “gurus”.​The audio isn’t studio‑perfect, but the conversation is raw, unfiltered and very on‑brand: trading, mistakes, laughs, crisps and Guinness.