Over the past three years, we've dropped thousands of dollars on Shark Tank tools, gadgets, and garage gear — the brilliant, the useless, and the stuff we genuinely can't believe we bought. Today we're pulling all of it onto the table, but first we're yanking the curtain back on the show itself: how the deals actually work, why half of them are fake, and how a guy giving up 20% of a sponge built a billion-dollar empire. WIN THIS 2026 RANGER RAPTOR 👉 Enter here: https://bit....
Aug 14
1 hr
There’s a fine line between 'that’s a bad idea' and 'wait... that’s actually brilliant,' and today we’re finding out where it is. We're reacting to viral redneck engineering and sorting the legit problem-solving from the stuff that's one bump away from disaster. #slightlyaboveaverage #hacks #diy #reaction WANT THE PODCAST BEFORE IT IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC? Join THE BUILDER BUNKER - https://bit.ly/Bunker26 ⚫️ Become part of our exclusive online community of people just like you...
Aug 7
52 min
This week we played Guess the Tool to see how much we actually know, and got humbled real quick. #slightlyaboveaverage #podcast #game #tools Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the Slightly Above Average Podcast. Record up to 60 seconds — no app needed: https://whatayarn.com/saa-pod Get your supplements + FREE 5-pack of Protein Sticks: https://www.1stphorm.com/SlightlyAboveAverage @1stphorm &...
Jul 31
1 hr 14 min
Over the last 3 years, I have spent over $10,000 buying and destroying drills. Today the archive becomes evidence. We're pulling the best moments from the old Unscrewed drill fights, reacting to what held up and what aged terribly, and then putting every drill we've ever tested into one definitive tier list, finding THE BEST DRILL. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the Slightly Above Average Podcast. Record up to 60 ...
Jul 24
1 hr 2 min
This week we're ranking the tools you should NEVER buy cheap. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the Slightly Above Average Podcast. Record up to 60 seconds — no app needed: https://whatayarn.com/saa-pod Get your supplements + FREE 5-pack of Protein Sticks: https://www.1stphorm.com/SlightlyAboveAverage @1stphorm #1stphormpartner WANT THE PODCAST BEFORE IT IS RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC? Join THE BUILDER BUNKE...
Jul 17
58 min
This week we're reacting to the worst construction site disasters YouTube and TikTok have to offer, from OSHA nightmares to finished work that should've never left the site. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on the Slightly Above Average Podcast. Record up to 60 seconds — no app needed: https://whatayarn.com/saa-pod Get your supplements + FREE 5-pack of Protein Sticks: https://www.1stphorm.com/SlightlyAboveAverag...
Jul 10
1 hr 10 min
Every tool brand has a fanbase, and every fanbase has a guy you can picture instantly — the Milwaukee guy who calls his batteries an "investment," the Ryobi homeowner who bought one weed whacker and woke up in a 47-tool ecosystem, the Snap-on guy making $85K and owing $120K on the truck. Today we're not ranking the tools — we're ranking the people who worship them. We draft the stereotypes, put each other on trial for our own brand sins, and then tier every fanbase from S to F. Somebody at th...
Jul 3
1 hr 27 min
Every creator with a following now has a candy bar, coffee, hydration drink, hot sauce, or frozen meal with their face somewhere near the label. So we bought the whole shelf — Prime, Feastables, JoyRide, Fruit Blox, Hot Ones, Gordon Ramsay meals, and more — and we’re tasting every single one on camera. By the end, we find out who is making actual food and who is just selling a logo. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might hear yourself on ...
Jun 26
1 hr 20 min
We’re ranking every major pizza chain in America to figure out which ones are actually worth your money. Let’s be honest: your favorite pizza place usually has less to do with quality and more to do with childhood nostalgia, what zip code you live in, or a series of bad decisions made after 11 PM. To settle the debate once and for all, we’re throwing them all on an S-to-F tier list—judging the crust, the value, the consistency, and what you should actually be ordering from each one. Got a ta...
Jun 19
1 hr 1 min
In this episode, we’re building the perfect setup for the weekend warrior, the contractor, the tool addict, and the unlimited-budget psychopath—before putting every single brand live on our tier list. We ranked every tool storage system, from Milwaukee Packout and Snap-on toolboxes to a classic coffee can full of mismatched screws. From S-Tier essentials to absolute garbage, let's settle the debate. Got a take, a story, or a question for John, Sam, and Joe? Drop us a voicemail and you might ...
Jun 12
1 hr 13 min
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