Updates on Previous Stories and Adventures in New York City

TLDR This episode features updates on previous stories, including a woman who tried advice from a website and discovered she didn't have a serious condition, a teenager who created a popular fake Facebook group, and the hosts' fun adventure in New York City where they encountered a wild goat in a warehouse. The hosts also discuss feedback on their microdosing experiment and have their futures read by a parrot.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 In this episode, the hosts introduce the concept of doing updates on previous stories and tease the episodes that will be revisited in this update episode.
04:11 Hope tried the advice from the website and her pain went away, but experts said she might have a serious and potentially fatal condition; however, she got tested and doesn't have it, and now she's traveling the world.
08:25 A 17-year-old punk rock kid created a fake office role-playing Facebook group that became more popular than he expected, leading to frustration and eventually selling the group to someone he was trying to make fun of.
12:17 A dog named Marnie has become popular on social media, leading to the creation of a new app featuring her, and the hosts of the podcast went on a fun adventure in New York City, including encountering a wild goat in a warehouse.
16:56 The hosts almost got attacked by a goat, but they were able to escape and later found out that the goat they encountered was the "evil" one.
21:00 The hosts do a lightning round of updates, including a doctor cutting off a cadaver's penis, the shutdown of the Somebody app, Venmo creeping, online surveillance, Zane leaving One Direction, swatting incidents, and an update from Breakmaster Cylinder.
25:51 The hosts received feedback about their micro dosing experiment, with some people loving it and others hating it, and decided to have their moms discuss their differing opinions on the episode.
31:29 The hosts discuss their moms' concerns about the risks and cavalier tone of their microdosing experiment, as well as their moms' suggestions for future podcast episodes, including interviewing their kids and trying acid.
37:00 The hosts have their futures read by a parrot, with Alex being told he will achieve his goals with the help of a friend and PJ being told he will do well even if he switches fields, causing Alex to joke about what he will do when PJ quits.

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