In this episode of "The Middle Classholes" titled "VMA Butt Lasers Episode," hosts Wes and Murray dive into a wide-ranging conversation spanning middle school homework struggles, memorable 1990s MTV moments, and home improvement store mishaps. The duo also share a special tribute to close out the show, dedicating the episode to the memory of Robert Charles Horn Jr.00:22 — Middle School Project Chaos04:59 — Procrastination and Cultural Fair Projects21:18 — Lowe's vs. Home Depot DIY Mishaps29:10 — Shock Value in Pop Culture and the VMAs33:27 — Howard Stern's Fartman Entrance38:12 — Peak 90s Music Television and MTV Unplugged50:02 — Fun Fact Friday: Live Television History50:23 — The Moon Landing and Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction56:28 — O.J. Simpson Chase and Oscars Slap1:01:47 — Challenger Explosion and September 11 Coverage1:05:15 — Before You Go: Mike Tomlin's Minecraft City1:13:30 — Closing Thoughts and Tributes

Life got in the way, so Murr and Foxman are bringing you an abbreviated, 38-minute crash course of The Middle Classholes! The guys dive into the harsh reality of turning on the heat in September, the trials and tribulations of aging parents, and why middle school math makes them feel entirely inadequate. Plus, they share nostalgic trauma from childhood horror movies, reminisce about abandoned 90s outlet malls, and Foxman delivers a direct call-out to a Christian podcast host who ghosted him.00:00:16 - Orioles Gear and Turning on the Heat in September00:02:51 - Full House Logic and Aging Parents00:08:18 - Middle School Homework and Remedial Education00:11:51 - Haunted Houses and Nostalgic Childhood Fears00:19:18 - The Perryville Outlet Mall Nightclub Dream00:23:51 - Fun Fact Friday: Grok on Apollo 13 and Aliens00:32:27 - Traumatizing 80s Rated-R Movies00:35:58 - Pumpkin Spice Caskets and Foxman's Podcast Call-Out

The crew dives headfirst into the looming AI apocalypse and whether three tech giants in a trench coat are propping up the entire economy. From there, the guys pivot to baseball drama involving rookie hats and power-tripping umps, youth sports streaming paywalls, and a wild Fun Fact Friday covering QWERTY keyboards, sundials, and telephone greetings. To wrap things up, they break down OnlyFans spending per capita and the internet's ongoing obsession with Sydney Sweeney before closing out the week.00:15 - The AI Apocalypse and Terminator 2 Theories03:45 - AI Monopolies, Regulation, and Ted Cruz's Robot Army07:00 - Data Centers, Organoid Brains, and The Matrix11:00 - Corporate Workplaces, PowerPoint Decks, and Workforce Resets17:35 - MLB Rookie Hat Drama and Umpire Power Trips26:15 - Youth Sports Streaming Paywalls and Club Fees37:25 - The Upcoming Pete Rose Biopic and Hall of Fame Debates47:15 - Rugby Fans Take Over Baltimore and Local Brewery Records51:15 - Fun Fact Friday: QWERTY Keyboards and Sundial Clocks57:05 - Fun Fact Friday: Railroad Gauges and Button Placement01:05:30 - Fun Fact Friday: The Origin of "Hello"01:07:45 - OnlyFans Stats Per Capita and Sydney Sweeney Discourse

In this episode of The Middle Classholes, the hosts unpack the absurd reality of class action lawsuits, comparing their own prospective payouts—ranging from $2.50 to $80—while highlighting how lawyers walk away with millions while everyday consumers get next to nothing. They dive into political disillusionment, questioning why modern leaders can't compromise, before pivoting to a lighter debate on Michelob Ultra topping the beer charts and the proper shape of a bottle for maximum chugging efficiency. Finally, "Fun Fact Friday" highlights ridiculous lawsuit payouts—including Subway's 11-inch "footlong" and Red Bull's lack of literal wings—before wrapping up with a hot take on TSA's updated airport gate policies.00:25 - Unexpected Class Action Lawsuit News05:14 - Midterm Elections, Bribes, and Voters09:32 - The State of Modern Politics and Political Media16:21 - Stewart, Limbaugh, and Celebrities in Politics22:57 - Media Headlines and Trolling Corporate America27:14 - South Park and Freedom of Speech32:39 - Remembering 9/11 Twenty-Five Years Later37:59 - The Rise of Michelob Ultra and Beer Culture43:34 - Go-To Cheap Beers and Bottle Dynamics51:54 - Fun Fact Friday: Absurd Class Action Cases01:05:08 - Steroids, Performance Enhancers, and Personal Choice01:11:28 - TSA Security Changes and Airport Memories

In this episode of The Middle Classholes titled "The PBR Beer Heist Episode," hosts Murr and Foxman blend humorous personal anecdotes and pop culture commentary, starting with local Baltimore parking grievances, Street Fighter II nostalgia, and household DIY mishaps before tackling the titular story. The duo discusses a high-profile heist involving 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer stolen from a California facility, weighing the absurd logistics of the crime alongside their own past stories of beer-stealing shenanigans. They round out the episode with a "Fun Fact Friday" segment covering bizarre historical mysteries—such as the Dyatlov Pass incident and underwater formations—and conclude with commentary on the conviction of Tupac Shakur's killer.00:00:21 – "Ken" Moves & Baltimore Parking Retribution 00:05:13 – Street Fighter II & Nostalgic Video Games 00:09:07 – The "Wombo Combo" & "Leroy Jenkins" Memes 00:11:42 – Kitchen Cleaning Hacks & Parchment Paper Supremacy 00:15:03 – Scooter Commuters vs. Rural Outlaws 00:19:12 – Surveillance Cameras, Speeding Tickets, & Traffic Court 00:28:12 – Lessons on Identity & Lesbian Bigfoot Hunters 00:32:01 – The 40,000 lbs PBR Beer Heist00:41:47 – Tree Law, Mysterious Cockroaches, & Shooting at Planes 00:46:07 – Fun Fact Friday: Lost Cities & Ancient Stone Formations 01:04:45 – The Dyatlov Pass Incident 01:07:26 – Closing the Case on Tupac's Murder

In this episode of The Middle Class Holes, the hosts tackle a chaotic blend of absurd internet news, corporate cynicism, and pop culture breakdowns. The guys dive headfirst into the rise of subscription-based models and the feeling that "they" are pushing society toward owning nothing, before dissecting the fallout from Good Good Golf’s controversial commercial blunder that cost them high-profile corporate partnerships. The conversation ranges from evaluating a viral, questionable bologna-pulled-pork recipe to debating the merits of an elementary school "fart corner" designed to destigmatize bodily functions. Rounding out the show, the hosts share trivia on food origins during Fun Fact Friday and pay heartfelt tributes to late cultural icons Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen.00:00:19 — Bad News and Horse Meat Rumors00:03:38 — Conspiracy Theories and Insect Protein00:06:06 — The Subscription Economy Rant00:10:20 — Good Good’s Controversial Golf Commercial00:20:49 — LoveSac Furniture Debacle00:28:21 — Middle Class or White Trash: Grated Bologna Sandwich00:36:52 — The Elementary School Fart Corner00:48:59 — Fun Fact Friday: Food Origins01:08:44 — Paying Tribute to Dolly Parton and Tim Curry01:16:14 — Remembering Peter Cullen

On this week’s episode of The Middle Classholes, Wes trades his desk for manual labor pulling low-voltage cabling at George Washington University, sparking a chat on the physical toll of blue-collar work, while O'Raley and Murr swap wild stories of waging war on local raccoons. The guys then dissect an atrocious botched home run review at an Orioles game, unpack a massive, pledge-run Penn State fraternity cocaine bust, and recount history's most expensive hoaxes—including the man who sold the Eiffel Tower twice. Rounding out the show, they reveal the bizarre news story behind this week's cover art featuring a man dressed as the Grim Reaper on a hospital roof and tackle listener emails on home inspections and upcoming crossovers.00:00:17 – Blue-Collar Cable Pulling & Daily Body Wear00:06:47 – Pergola Raccoons & Postal Delivery Tripwires00:14:32 – Orioles Home Run Review & Bad Umpiring00:22:12 – The Union System & Referee Incompetence00:29:47 – Penn State Fraternity Cocaine Bust00:38:02 – Digital Payments & Campus Drug Logistics00:45:27 – History's Most Expensive Scams00:53:12 – The Eiffel Tower Hoax & Cardiff Giant01:00:57 – Grim Reaper on the Hospital Roof01:08:22 – Home Inspections & Summer Crossovers

In this episode of The Middle Classholes, the guys tackle everything from everyday public line-cutting etiquette and stadium bathroom chaos to the wild idea of corporate America operating like professional sports leagues—complete with employee trades, draft picks, and no-trade clauses. They explore alternative pathways to traditional college degrees through company-sponsored training and blue-collar trades before diving into a bizarre round of historical quackery, featuring goat-gland transplants, 18th-century rabbit hoaxes, and John Harvey Kellogg's infamous sanitarium treatments. Wrapping up with a look at workout physiology and strange human anatomy facts, it’s a packed mix of practical grievances, absurdity, and historical trivia.00:00:16 – Grocery Store Checkout Etiquette & Sprinted Passing00:04:24 – Starbucks Door-Holding & Register Cutting Dilemma00:05:27 – Dollar General Line Frustrations & Public Arguments00:07:53 – Ravens Playoff Game Bathroom Line Drama00:09:38 – Town Hall Outrage & Flock Surveillance Cameras00:11:59 – Lindsay Clancy Trial & Internet True Crime Theories00:19:34 – Middle Class Problems: What If Employers Could Trade Employees?00:40:06 – Solving College: Direct Corporate Training Programs01:03:26 – Fun Fact Friday: Ridiculous Human Experiments01:06:42 – Animal Magnetism, Goat Testicles, & 32 Chews01:18:32 – Mary Toft’s Rabbit Hoax & Kellogg’s Extreme Treatments

The tables have officially turned! In this episode, Murray gets a taste of his own medicine when a group of kids on e-bikes decide to harass him while he’s out on his delivery route. Faced with teens pulling dangerous bike tricks in front of his 1980s mail truck, Murr reaches a classic midlife realization: he has officially become the grumpy adult he used to mess with back in the day.The guys swap stories of childhood delinquency—including Wes’s late-night fireworks, construction site destruction, and terrorizing the local newspaper delivery man while wearing a terrifying, custom-made porcelain devil mask.Later in the episode, the crew dives into a BuzzFeed list highlighting things that have become "socially acceptable" in the last ten years. They debate everything from location sharing among friends and last-minute plan cancellations to using AI as a therapist and the breakdown of proper dress codes.Finally, Murray rounds out the show with Fun Fact Friday, featuring public servant blunders—including a mayor taking bribes on a yacht from "vetted" undercover FBI agents and a politician caught red-handed stealing sunglasses at an airport.00:15 — The Shoe Has Flipped03:45 — Murray’s E-Bike Standoff on the Mail Route09:30 — Realizing You’ve Become the Grumpy Adult14:15 — Wes’s Childhood Shenanigans & The Devil Mask21:00 — Socially Acceptable Now: Location Sharing & Tracking27:30 — Canceling Plans: "Protecting Your Peace" or Flaking?34:15 — Phone Etiquette, Dress Codes, and AI Therapy41:00 — Fun Fact Friday: Public Servant Blunders46:30 — Corruption on a Yacht & Airport Sunglasses Theft52:15 — Final Thoughts & Episode Wrap-Up

Pack your 400-thread-count sheets and leave the flint at home—this week, the boys are taking a hard stand in defense of glamping. After watching a terrifying video of an underprepared outdoorsman face off with a tent snake, the guys debate why anyone feels the need to suffer in the woods just to prove a point.Plus, they break down:The Culture of Shaming: Why do we let other people’s opinions ruin the things we enjoy (looking at you, Nickelback and well-done steaks)?Corporate Bozos: 19 dead giveaways that your "genius" coworker actually has no idea what they’re doing.Fun Fact Friday: A food-centric deep dive into the gambling origins of the sandwich, the true roots of French fries, and the tragic decline of the Jell-O Pudding Pop.Whether you're sleeping under the stars or on an inflatable pillow-top mattress, grab a cold one and join the conversation!00:18 – The Great Glamping vs. Camping Debate01:36 – The Tent Snake Incident & Outdoor Shaming05:06 – Why Do We Let People Ruin Things We Enjoy? (Nickelback & Steaks)10:43 – Discovering New Music & Judging Shts13:37 – Back to the Future Tees & Soccer Injury Updates19:11 – 19 Dead Giveaways Your Coworker Is Lost at Their Job24:07 – Tracking Time vs. Performance & Remote Work Rants37:25 – Catching AI in the Workplace41:14 – Fun Fact Friday: The Earl of Sandwich & Food Origins01:00:56 – The Rise, Fall, & Nostalgia of Jell-O Pudding Pops