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Well, this has come full circle, hasn't it? Walmart has officially picked up our Everything Bagel Hot Sauce to carry in their stores; which ultimately makes me a person of Walmart. We figured there's no better reason than that to revisit the series that so many of you love and discovered me through. So let's get back to it. Here's to one more trip inside Walmart! Well, hopefully you guys make lots more trips to pick up Secret Handshake Food Co Everything Bagel Hot Sauce ;-) You can search the Walmart store locator here: https://heatonist.com/pages/where-to-buy Or you can pick up the sauce online from Walmart here: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Secret-Handshake-Food-Co-Everything-Bagel-Hot-Sauce-5oz/2049016467?athbdg=L1100 Also available at Heatonist: https://heatonist.com/collections/secret-handshake-food-co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s hard to trust the news these days. That’s why we decided to call Jeff Omaha out of retirement. He’s the only news anchor out there who can deliver the news that really matters and give it to us straight.  We collected the craziest news stories we could find and let Jeff do what he does best. Enjoy the news stories that you won’t hear anywhere else. And remember, Internet News is the only news that matters.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Use my code JOE to get 20% off your Groove Life order by clicking this link: http://groovelife.com/JOE Join our mailing list so you can participate in future episodes and surveys: http://eepurl.com/hx5-w9 A NOTE FROM @JOESANTAGATO & @GREGDYBEC: Hello if you're reading this. Lately, we feel like we've been getting the best content from you guys and the surveys you’ve been filling out for us. So during a recent brainstorm sesh for the show, we tried to think of something just as interesting and juicy as learning about people's deepest confessions. We landed on Weird Habits, because we're obsessed with the idea that we all do things behind closed doors that we would NEVER tell even our closest friends and families. Things we know are strange but we can't help but do them anyway. Things that we probably think only we do (which is definitely not true). We figured we could count on you guys to be honest, and you guys were...brutally honest. So many of the responses were related that we wanted to gamify the episode a little bit and push Joe to be vulnerable. So we added the thumbs up/thumbs up and had joe admit if he did any of the habits we covered. Shockingly he does a decent amount. See, we're all weird. Thanks again for the participation and enjoy the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Try Rocket Money for free: https://RocketMoney.com/joe #rocketmoney #personalfinance A note from @joesantagato and @gregdybec: Hey guys. It's conspiracy theory time, because let's be honest, they're interesting! Joe grew up with a dad who believed just about every conspiracy he ever came across. Joe still gets calls from him weekly, so Joe's no stranger to effects a compelling conspiracy can have on a person. So we decided to turn to you guys (again) and ask what conspiracies are the most believable to you. We received over 1,000 submissions and learned about conspiracies we didn't even know existed. So we picked 5 of them, put our tin foil hats, and dove deep into each one to see if Joe could be convinced it's real. And let us know in the comments if there are any other conspiracies you'd like us to explore in the future! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sign up for our newsletter to participate in future episodes! Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hx5-w9  We've been shocked (and honored) at how many of you have been participating in our surveys for episodes of this show. It started with everyone who sent us creepy DMs they have received. Then more than 11,000 of you filled out our survey about how you wipe after pooping. This was a big "oh sh*t" moment for us -- pun very much intended. We figured that if we have such an engaged audience that is just as curious as we are, then we might as well keep involving them. The next idea we had was confessions. Everyone has a secret to share! A confession they will likely never admit to anyone. But what if they were able to share it anonymously... Not surprisingly, you guys came through again and submitted some truly shocking and entertaining confessions. We picked some that really stood out. Enjoy them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes the best ideas come from dumb conversations with friends. Joe, like a mature adult, was talking to friends about wiping after doing a number 2. The group quickly realized that not a single one of them had the same exact technique when wiping. Sitting, standing, folding, crumpling, it was all over the place. Joe mentioned the convo during a brainstorm in the studio, and it only felt natural to take the debate about the "right way to wipe" to an absolute extreme. The Creepy DM award video proved that we had an audience willing to participate (since they were all fan submitted DMs). So we figured why not just survey people and see what their answers are. And if we're going to do that we might as well take it a step further and see if we can find any interesting trends by acquiring additional info like, gender, income, education, and more. And if we're going to do all that then we might as well get someone way smarter and capable than us to actually analyze the data to see if there it anything interesting. So we figured we had to get a data scientist involved. Luckily one of Joe's friends does this sort of thing for a living - though we promised him we wouldn't reveal his identity. He doesn't want his big fancy real job to find out he spends his spare time sorting through data about pooping. Don't worry Mike, your secret is safe with us. Kidding, that's not his name. To be honest we were absolutely shocked when over 11,000 filled out the survey! Do you realize how legit that number of participants makes this study. Is like a for real study now! Like an actual case study. We did it guys. We're basically sociologists. Or anthropologist. Or whatever it is. Scientists? Who knows. Maybe we'll win a Nobel prize, maybe not. Either way enjoy the interesting findings and thanks if you participated! Maybe this will even make you rethink how you wipe. - @joesantago & @gregdybec Business inquiries: greg@santagatostudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few weeks ago we were working in the studio, getting in the Christmas spirit, and one of us brought up the fact that it’s weird we have this tradition about a big jolly fat guy who sneaks into our homes and wants kids to sit on his lap. We started wondering where the story of Santa even came. What’s the history and the origin? Who is St. Nicholas and what’s he have to do with Santa? We had already been toying with the idea of putting out a special Christmas episode, so we decided that we’d do some research into the history of Santa, and if it seemed interesting enough, then we’d do a fun history lesson as an episode. Greg started doing the initial research that night and within minutes he texted Joe saying, “Hookers. The story of Santa starts with hookers. We have an episode.” As Greg dove deeper into the research, it became clear that the history of Santa is truly a wild and weird ride that spans centuries and continents. We decided the most fun way to do the episode would be for Greg to have the deep knowledge of the story and timeline of events, while Joe drank wine dressed as Santa and reacted to the information. Joe got a general briefing of some key points so that he’d have an overall sense of the story, but some major details were left out so that he could genuinely find out while filming. You’ll notice the moments. We love the idea of spending way too much time learning about weird shit, so this was perfect for us. Hopefully it doesn’t ruin Christmas for you. Enjoy. - @joesantagato & @gregdybec TRY OUR EVERYTHING BAGEL HOT SAUCE (Yes, Joe and Greg really made this): https://heatonist.com/products/secret... MORE VIDEO CONTENT: https://www.youtube.com/santagatostudios MERCH: https://shop.santagatostudios.com/ Business Inquiries: greg@santagatostudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might be wondering how we ended up here, doing a full on award show for super creepy DMs that were sent by real people. Honestly, the idea came to us after we put out the first episode of this show. There was a joke in the episode where Joe said that every girl likely has a creep in their DMs at this very moment. We ended up posting a clip of that joke, and it didn’t take long for women to start commenting about how many weird DMs they get on a regular basis. It seemed like the theory was true, so we started brainstorming ways to incorporate creepy DMs into a video concept. There’s no shortage of leaked celebrity DMs (looking at you Adam Levine), but then it hit us: we have a big audience of people who are telling us they have creepy DMs, so why don’t we just source the DMs for the viewers. So we asked everyone to submit screenshots of the creepiest DMs they ever received to Greg. 300+ emails later and Greg narrowed down the absolute weirdest, creepiest, bizarre DMs, and they do not disappoint. Then Joe had the idea of presenting them like an award show. Once that concept was in the mix, we couldn’t shake the idea, so we bought an award, got our tuxes cleaned, and found a bottle of champagne. It may have been the most we laughed during a shoot in a long time. The champagne started hitting and Joe was genuinely shocked by the things he was reading. We also decided to have Frankie provide commentary about the winners that we could add in between categories to break up the video and add another comedic element. Then we polished off the bottle of champagne and headed to Danny Lopriore’s comedy show. All in all, it was a top 10 work day. And thanks to everyone who actually submitted. We love the idea of getting view ers involved this way, and have some other big ideas coming down the pipeline. And to all the women out there, we don’t know how you do it. These DMs are absurd, but you are stronger and more resilient than we could ever be. Enjoy the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When I stopped uploading to YouTube, I admit that, at the time, I didn’t exactly know why. I knew I needed a break and that I wasn’t feeling fulfilled, but it took time to really understand why I felt the need to step away from a channel at the height of its popularity. It didn’t take long to realize that I wasn’t alone, and that burnout and long breaks from YouTube are a pretty common trend among popular creators, or influencers, or whatever we’re called these days.  During my break from this channel, I did a lot of work to find a way to return to uploading content that would be sustainable and enjoyable. Hence, this new show. It’s a chance for me to share my thoughts, no matter how absurd they may be, while also diving way too deep into the topics that interest me. Plus the bi-weekly schedule allows us more time to research, write, and make sure each episode is a final product we’re truly proud of.  When I recently heard from a friend that most of his students said they wanted to be YouTubers and influencers as a career, I had to see if it was a larger trend. And it was. Being an influencer is literally the #1 most desired job amongst kids.  The more we researched, the more I felt like there was a whole side to this career that people weren’t considering. The side that can be super damaging and have longterm effects on a person’s self-esteem and self-worth, especially if they’re not aware of the potential dangers.  So I felt like I had to share some wisdom that I wish I’d had when I first started out. Because this job really is amazing, but I also don’t want people lighting themselves on fire and eating sticks of butter on camera for a hit of fleeting digital dopamine, all for the sake of calling themselves an influencer. So now everyone wins. I get to share some (hopefully) useful advice and you guys get me back on YouTube.  I also really had to make sure people knew about the fucking pig influencer with 17,000 followers.  See you in two weeks.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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