What happens when you have so much money that the laws of normal life just... stop applying? In this episode of Are You Shitting Me? Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities, Brett breaks down one of the most unhinged (and somehow totally believable) facts about Mike Tyson — the man literally owned full-grown Bengal tigers in the 1990s. Not at a zoo. At his house. We're talking real tigers, real consequences, and one very unfortunate visitor who found out the hard way that apex predators don't care about your net worth. Brett explores how the incident spiraled into legal and financial fallout, and what it says about the fine line between "exotic pet owner" and "temporarily coexisting with something that could end you." Equal parts funny, wild, and oddly philosophical — this one's worth every minute.

Cheers.

What happens when the biggest pop star on the planet gets dethroned… by a band that basically refused to exist on the internet for 25 years?

In this episode of Are You Sh!#ing Me?, (Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities) Brett dives into one of the wildest chart battles in music history—when Taylor Swift’s Lover was dominating the world… until Tool showed up like absolute legends and said, “Yeah… we’ll take that #1 spot.”

After decades of avoiding streaming platforms entirely, Tool dropped their entire catalog online overnight—then followed it up with their long-awaited album Fear Inoculum. The result? A chart takeover nobody saw coming, a 10-minute song breaking records, and a power move that shook the entire music industry.

We’re talking:

• The insane numbers behind Lover vs. Fear Inoculum
• Tool’s anti-streaming stance and why it actually worked
• The moment Tool flooded the Billboard charts
• How Maynard James Keenan responded to Swifties (and why it was perfect)
• And why this might be one of the greatest “stick to your guns” success stories ever

It’s rock vs. pop, patience vs. hype, and one beautifully savage chart takeover.

Because sometimes… doing things your way actually wins.

Cheers!

Brett

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What do you do when you break your leg mid-concert in front of thousands of fans? If you're Dave Grohl, you get stabilized backstage and come right back out — seated in what fans would later call the "Rock Throne" — and finish the show anyway. In this episode of Are You Shitting Me? Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities, Brett discovers there are levels to toughness, and he is not on any of them. Dave Grohl broke his leg falling off stage in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2015, and instead of calling it a night, he turned it into one of the most legendary comeback moments in rock history — continuing to tour with the Foo Fighters while recovering from a legitimate, medical-grade fracture. Meanwhile, Brett once hurt his back sleeping wrong and questioned his entire existence for 45 minutes. This one's short, wild, and 100% true. Like, subscribe, leave a comment, and maybe — just maybe — Chuck comes back someday. Are you shitting me?