Life Wide Open with CboysTV

Episode: Ben’s Road Rage, Our New Personal Chef, & Getting Scammed
Air Date: July 30, 2024
Hosts: CJ, Ben, Ryan, Ken, Evan, and Micah

Episode Overview

This episode is a lively, banter-heavy mix covering pet debates (cats vs. dogs), road rage stories, scams and social media antics, the joys and pitfalls of online spending, and the crew's recent upgrade to a personal chef at the CboysTV compound. As always, lighthearted roasting, behind-the-scenes group dynamics, and offbeat perspectives on viral topics (like anti-sex beds at the Olympics) blend with genuine insights into healthy habits, group living, and the business of being digital creators.

Table of Contents

• Key Topics & Timestamps
• Pets: Cats vs. Dogs & Shop Animals
• Travel Gripes & Flight Mishaps
• Olympic Hot Takes & Viral Myths
• Comment Section Fame & Social Media Habits
• Road Rage & Defensive Driving
• Getting Scammed & Internet Culture
• Insurance, the Kia Boys, & Car Talk
• Group Living: The New Chef & Eating Better
• Amazon Prime Day & Questionable Purchases
• Cheetos Sponsorship Dreams & Hot Dog Revelations
• Dirt Bikes, Mods, and 'Money Mike'
• Memorable Quotes

Key Topics & Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamps | Main Highlights | |----------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| | Pets: Cats vs. Dogs | 02:23 – 09:00 | Pet debates, shop animals, allergies, Mike’s cat confession | | Travel & Flight Mishaps | 10:15 – 16:45 | Grueling airport stories, nearly 24h trip, medical emergencies | | Olympic Hot Takes & Myths | 17:12 – 22:36 | Cardboard beds, Snoop Dogg at Olympics, breakdancing as a sport | | Social Media Antics | 22:37 – 24:18 | Comment section fame, Instagram habits, going viral | | Road Rage & Defensive Driving | 25:16 – 29:40 | Road rage stories, flick-offs, defensive driving, calling the cops | | Getting Scammed | 37:09 – 40:01 | Online scams, meta emails, the 'Nigerian Prince' scam | | Insurance & Car Talk | 43:24 – 48:50 | Kia theft crisis, insurance companies refusing coverage | | Personal Chef & Group Living | 48:05 – 52:05 | Eating healthier, chef Jen, habit changes, group habits | | Amazon Prime Purchases | 71:25 – 74:30 | Overspending on Amazon, "girl math", sharing accounts | | Cheetos & Hot Dogs Running Jokes | 53:44 – 61:06 | Cheetos "sponsor", Mike’s hot dog obsession, roasting & memes | | Dirt Bike Talk & 'Money Mike' | 66:46 – 72:49 | Bike builds, expensive tastes, mods, and the quest for side hustles |

Pets: Cats vs. Dogs & Shop Animals (02:23–09:00)

• Mike admits to being a cat guy—causing good-natured shock and teasing from the other guys.
  • "I think it's a little bit emasculating being a cat guy." – Mike (04:01)
• Storytime: Growing up with farm cats, giving away kittens, and the short-lived shop cat Bella ("RIP Bella – fucked up a lot of stuff")
• Cat vs. dog ownership: Dogs as companions; cats as aloof but lovable "dicks."
  • "You’d prefer like a whole other life that we don’t know about." – CJ (04:14)
• Allergies: Multiple hosts talk about growing out of cat allergies or choosing pets for relationships.
• Integrating new pets: Concerns about bringing a new ragdoll cat home and how resident cats react.

Travel Gripes & Flight Mishaps (10:15–16:45)

• Airport nightmares: Evan recounts a 20+ hour travel day for a giveaway project.
  • "I was only on the ground in Florida for less than three hours." – Evan (11:03)
• Everyone agrees flying is often much more tiring than it looks—sometimes driving seems better, delays make the trip feel pointless.
• Ben’s worst travel: A “24-hour flight ordeal” to Montana, which would have been faster by car.
• Airport/airplane drama: Dealing with unruly passengers and medical emergencies inflight.
  • "I slept through all this, which is crazy, but Greta was watching it all go down." – Ben (16:23)

Olympic Hot Takes & Viral Myths (17:12–22:36)

• Snoop Dogg’s appearance at the Olympics is contrasted with past athlete weed bans.
• Cardboard “anti-sex” beds: The group expresses skepticism and fatigue over this repeated viral story. CJ describes commenting on an Instagram post about it:
  • "I am so beyond tired of hearing about this." – Micah, in a viral Instagram comment (22:16)
• Discovery: The beds are really about sustainability, not "anti-sex".
• Olympic "hookup" rumor debunking: Stigma about athletes, STDs, and the French as joke scapegoats.

Comment Section Fame & Social Media Habits (22:37–24:18)

• The guys joke about how comments can go viral, and how Instagram curates feeds to show friends’ comments; sometimes it feels cringy.
• Micah brags about a comment getting 5,000 likes; Ben gets 18,000 on a comment under Evan’s crashing reel.
  • "I comment a lot, but I’m not firing a comment on every post..." – Micah
• Small talk about viral content strategies.

Road Rage & Defensive Driving (25:16–29:40)

• Ben’s road rage story:
  • Getting tailgated in a left lane, exchanging double middle fingers, and then ending up stuck next to the offender for miles.
  • "Who won in that situation if you both got fingers up?" – Evan (29:00)
• Mike tells of close calls with reckless drivers and considering calling the cops.
• Everyone agrees: Defensive driving and emotional control are key.
  • "If you give anger in a situation, you’re gonna look dumb and probably get anger back." – Evan (25:16)

Getting Scammed & Internet Culture (37:09–40:01)

• Scams: Mike nearly falls for a "Meta" phishing email about Instagram security.
• Classic "Nigerian Prince" scam talk, raising nostalgia and ridicule.
• Joke: "People are still falling for these? Dalton says they started in 1910."

Insurance, the Kia Boys, & Car Talk (43:24–48:50)

• Dramatic news: State Farm and others are refusing to insure certain Kias/Hyundais due to theft spikes.
• Talk about how anti-theft devices lower insurance premiums for RAM TRXs but not for older Hummers.
• Jokes at the Kia brand’s expense and imagining themselves "Kia Boysing" friends’ cars.
• Car mod talk: Debating the practicality (and overkill) of high-horsepower rear-wheel-drive Corvettes, including the new ZR1 ("1064 horsepower!").

Group Living: The New Chef & Eating Better (48:05–52:05)

• Dishes and chores drama: Ryan is called out for passive-aggressive group chat reminders; Evan points out Ryan’s own old potato salad left in the fridge.
• The personal chef, Jen, gets universal praise for improving their eating habits and routines:
  • “Having a chef has just been 10 out of 10, best thing ever.” – Mike (48:28)
• Benefits: Regular, healthy lunches, higher productivity, less restaurant food, even weight and cholesterol improvements.
• Nostalgia for the old routine—most nearby restaurants are unhealthy bars.
• "I don’t love a schedule, but I do love that it’s 12:30 every day." – Mike (50:10)

Amazon Prime Day & Questionable Purchases (71:25–74:30)

• Mike admits to a spending spree on Amazon Prime Day: $1,100 spent, $400 "saved".
  • Group jokes it’s “girl math” or “anybody math” to count what you "saved" by buying more.
• They list some random purchases—solar lights, table lamps, an expensive $190 pillow ("feels so good!"), a tech deck, and more.
• "Some of this I returned, and some was not even for me, it was for Sydney.” – Mike (74:12)
• They joke about a guy who faked Amazon returns by filling boxes with sand after using the contents to repair roads (and getting arrested).

Cheetos Sponsorship Dreams & Hot Dog Revelations (53:44–61:06)

• Evan jokes about a Cheetos sponsorship and dreams of "upgrading to Flamin’ Hot"—gets roasted by the rest for Cheeto obsession.
• Mike’s hot dog "addiction" is a running joke:
  • "You eat them without the bun, mostly, Mike, so you can eat more of them." – Ben (62:23)
  • Mike swears he doesn’t eat eight a day, “only at baseball games, races…okay, maybe a few more here and there."
• They riff on Joey Chestnut (competitive eater) being Mike’s hero.
• A self-aware moment: "Hot dogs will literally shave years off your life, but it’s worth it!"

Dirt Bikes, Mods, and 'Money Mike' (66:46–72:49)

• Evan and Ben sing the praises of electric dirt bikes (Stark Varg) and compare ride experiences.
• Mike ("Money Mike") details expensive bike and car upgrades: purple Excel wheels ($1,500), carbon fiber skid plates, repainted Subarus, and more.
  • "I can’t stop spending money." (71:10)
• The group suggests Mike needs a side hustle to pay for his hobbies.

Memorable Quotes

"If you give anger in a situation, you’re gonna look dumb and probably get anger back."
— Evan, on handling public confrontation and road rage (25:16)

"Having a chef has just been 10 out of 10, best thing ever."
— Mike, on healthier eating with chef Jen (48:28)

"I think it’s a little bit emasculating being a cat guy."
— Mike, pet confessions (04:01)

"I am so beyond tired of hearing about this."
— Micah, on the anti-sex beds Olympic myth (22:16)

"Hot dogs will literally shave years off your life, but it’s worth it!"
— Mike, justifying his hot dog habit (61:08)

"You’d prefer like a whole other life that we don’t know about."
— CJ to Mike, on pet personalities (04:14)

"I can’t stop spending money."
— Mike, self-reflection on Amazon Prime Day purchases (71:10)

Notable Moments

• [16:23] Ben sleeps through a medical emergency on a plane, Greta quietly handles it.
• [22:16] Micah’s viral comment about Olympic beds gets referenced in real time.
• [28:18] Double middle finger showdown in Ben’s road rage story.
• [53:44] Mock-dramatic reveal of Mike’s secret hot dog binges.
• [71:10] Group intervention and laughter over Mike’s Amazon Prime Day spending habits.

Final Thoughts

“Ben’s Road Rage, Our New Personal Chef, & Getting Scammed” is a quintessential CboysTV podcast: irreverent, revealing, full of inside jokes, Midwest observations, and practical real-life wisdom. Whether it’s getting healthier via a group chef, learning to ignore internet scams, or just understanding how not to escalate when someone flicks you off in traffic, this episode balances advice and entertainment—delivered in the guys’ authentic, bantering style.

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