We're back! After a month off (and one episode that didn't make it), Atlas and Olivia catch up on everything that's happened since we last talked.We cover our first failed attempt at "sharking" Tame Impala tickets, filming another Beautiful Ashes retreat (and the time we left a drone behind), last-minute Empire of the Sun tickets and our honest review of the show. That includes the sound mix and the AI visuals. We also talk about a Taco Bell moment exactly two years in the making, shooting the album cover for Zenith with a generator in a public park, and why we decided to scrap the movie.Plus a Rangers game, a lake weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Endgame Encore and Primetime reviews, some real talk about marriage, the Yochi frozen yogurt line, a groomsman ask, trying out a new church, and what's coming up next.CHAPTERS0:00 Welcome Back & Why We Took a Break1:36 So Much Has Happened2:14 Wrapping Up Atlas's Job (Still Under NDA)7:05 Our First Failed Concert "Sharking" (Tame Impala)11:31 Harry Styles & Other Shows We're Eyeing13:48 Filming the Beautiful Ashes Retreat17:20 The Time We Forgot the Drone19:40 Last-Minute Empire of the Sun Tickets23:10 Empire of the Sun Concert Review24:36 Way Too Loud: The Sound Mix33:58 The AI Visuals Problem36:19 Taco Bell, Exactly Two Years Later39:00 Shooting the Zenith Album Cover44:33 Why We Scrapped the Movie45:44 Zenith Is Almost Here47:06 Rangers Game48:46 Lake Hamilton & Hot Springs, Arkansas52:10 Endgame Encore & Primetime Reviews55:06 Real Talk: Marriage Isn't Always Perfect56:30 Family Dinner & a Packed Saturday58:50 The Yochi Frozen Yogurt Saga61:29 Groomsman Again & Emily's Matcha Party63:53 Trying Out a New Church65:09 Ramen, Costco & a Lazy Sunday66:14 What's Coming Up67:12 Outro

Atlas has been living a double life (that he legally can’t tell you much about), and we’ve had a surprisingly eventful couple of weeks. This week, we revisit our childhoods with Harry Potter and Cars back in theaters, Atlas discovers the wonders of QuikTrip, tries his first taquito AND pumpkin spice latte, and causes a minor family scandal when he realizes he likes my mom’s pumpkin bread more than his own mom’s recipe.

We also try HelloFresh (please sponsor us), I cut Atlas’ hair for the first time, and Atlas finally shares what he can about working as a production assistant on a reality TV show. We talk about how our completely opposite schedules have affected our relationship lately, give an update on Zenith, and share what we have coming up over the next few weeks. Plus, we go on a very meta tangent about how this podcast gets made and wrap things up by showing off our ever-growing Twenty One Pilots vinyl collection.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:07 - Atlas Is Under NDA

5:33 - Hogwarts to Radiator Springs

16:45 - Atlas Gets QuikTripped

21:00 - A Man of Many Firsts: Taquitos and PSLs

30:45 - A Betrayal in Pumpkin Bread

35:20 - HelloFresh, Please Sponsor Us

38:00 - Marriage Is Trusting Your Wife With Clippers

48:48 - What Atlas Is Legally Allowed to Say About His Secret Job

1:03:35 - Our Schedules Are Beefing 1:08:28 - Zenith Check-In

1:13:32 - The Scott Forecast

1:21:37 - How the Sausage Gets Made

1:24:23 - Yes, We Have That Pressing

1:28:41 - Outro

This week was a little bit of everything: superhero movies, mini golf, waterparks, hotel disasters, storage unit purgatory, and some unexpectedly deep conversations along the way.

We kick things off with our thoughts on Spider-Man: Brand New Day and whether Marvel might finally be finding its footing again, then recap a double date with old friends and the Twenty One Pilots watch party that very quickly became a party of two. Back at home, we finally tackled the last of our storage unit and spent several late nights figuring out why we own so much stuff and where the hell we’re supposed to put it all.

Things get a little heavier as we talk about loving people who continually let you down, the boundaries we’ve learned to put in place to protect our marriage and our hearts, and the difficult reality that sometimes growing means growing away from people you still deeply care about. We also have a pretty big life update for Atlas: he got offered a job! Now he is just figuring out whether he’s actually supposed to take it.

Then we’re off to Schlitterbahn, where exhaustion tested our marriage before we even made it to the waterpark, the entire state of Texas apparently decided to show up on the same day, and we discovered we may officially be lazy-river people. Our Austin plans proceeded to completely fall apart when the AC went out at our hotel, turning our nice dinner into late-night tacos, queso on Sixth Street, and Transformers in bed, which, honestly, may have been better anyway.

Finally, we somehow make it from Voodoo Doughnuts and P. Terry’s in Austin to a 1:00 showing of La La Land in Frisco before ending the weekend exactly how everyone dreams of: meeting strangers from Facebook Marketplace and making a financial plan.

A little chaotic, a little sentimental, and somehow very productive.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

1:12 - Brand New Day and Post-Endgame Trust Issues

13:29 - Mini Golf, Major Commitment

17:07 - Watch Party Minus the Party

19:12 - Keep, Sell, Donate, Cry

26:14 - Loving Someone From a Distance

44:35 - Reason, Season, or Lifetime

56:21 - From Passenger Princess to Professional Driver

59:23 - Our Marriage Survived Schlitterbahn

1:22:47 - Our Nice Dinner Became Transformers and Tacos

1:42:35 - A Surprisingly Productive Sunday

1:51:13 - Outro