Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast

Ep 609 - Mega Heider (feat. Corey Heider & Nate Marshall)

Release Date: April 15, 2026
Hosts: Matt McCusker & Shane Gillis
Guests: Corey Hyder & Nate Marshall

Episode Overview

This rollicking, freewheeling episode features Corey Hyder—aka "Mega Heider," blue-collar legend and social media content creator—and comedian Nate Marshall. Together with hosts Matt and Shane, they blast through stories of blue-collar grit, misadventures scraping by, near-death experiences, hoarder houses, scam hustle, and the absurdities of modern American life. With wild tangents and insane characters, the panel swaps tales and riffs on everything from scrapping for cash and breaking into condemned houses, to surviving epic injuries and philosophizing about Native American presidential dreams.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Tribal Determination and Modern Dating

• Aztecs, Incas & Not Settling: Corey kicks off with an analogy between ancient civilizations’ strong will and dating:

  “So ladies out there, don’t settle. That’s true. Don’t settle.” (00:29, Corey)

• Modern Dating as ‘Fishing in a Porta Potty’:

  “It’s like going bass fishing in a porta potty out there, brother!” (00:39, Corey)
  “You might be knocking turds around, but the next point you’re going to catch.” (01:01, Matt)

Porta-Potty War Stories and Keto Diet Side Effects

• Porta Potty Breaches:

  “I’ve seen one that breached… you couldn’t sit on it. You would have been penetrated by everything.” (01:53, Corey)

  • Matt compares it to “Montezuma survey” and riffs on legendary bowel movements.

• Keto & Weight Loss Journey:
  Corey tells a raw and hilarious story of losing weight:

  “I was like 385 pounds… I saw an Internet article that said if you eat hot dogs wrapped in cheese until you feel like you’re gonna have a heart attack… and that’s what I did.” (03:33–04:03, Corey)

• Scrap Yard Hustles:
  Corey describes scrapping metal for drugs, getting weighed on industrial scales, and being undervalued (“tweaker price”) at scrapyards.

  “After you boil man down to the bare minerals, only worth about 12, 11 cents.” (05:15, Corey quoting a scrapyard worker)
  “They rip you. They just crush.” (06:00, Matt on scrap sales)

Blue Collar Contracting: The Monkey Paw Wish

• Corey’s Job: He’s a contractor specializing in houses “filled with shit, diapers, and dead things.”

  “You get to be a contractor, but every house you go into is filled with shit and diapers and dead things… how about that for a pandemic job?” (10:03, Corey)

• Breaking In Like a Burglar:

  • Jobs often begin with breaking and entering, sometimes armed just in case.

  "What I do looks a lot like crime, which is great because that’s what I used to do." (13:18, Corey)

• Finding Corpses on the Job:

  “Maybe has been a lady laying face down in the kitchen for 11 months—you might not know right away.” (13:49, Corey)

  • On emotional detachment:

    "I had a real fucked up childhood...So compartmentalization is...boy, she’s on point, bro." (15:18, Corey)

Side Characters: Roadkill Kings & Raccoon Bandits

• The Dead Deer Collector:

  “He’s got a 1999 Chevy Silverado, all rusted out… Already stacked with deer, ranging from ‘still looks good’ to jerky, cousin.” (17:04, Corey)

  • Debates over bizarre hustles—roadkill, plasma, scrap—any legal way to make cash.

• Raccoon Heists:

  • Tales of raccoons trying to break into houses ("like Mission Impossible") and oddball neighborhood wildlife.

Tales of Survival: Epic Injury Story

• Corey’s Near-Fatal Accident:
  Long, detailed retelling of being hit by a car as a 13-year-old 315 lb kid on a stolen mountain bike.

  “Dodge Shadow 93 ES trim… 45 miles an hour in a 25, cousin. I was 315 pounds at 13 years old.”
  “Leg wrapped around her A-pillar like a slap bracelet. Pinned and plated it all back together.”
  (38:03–45:17, Corey)

  • Gory details, including hospital catheter horror stories (“like starting a goddamn lawnmower,” (44:14, Corey)) and living with arthritis ever since.

  • “My favorite hobby is driving cars slammed to the ground... It's literally a skateboard.” (45:18–46:22, Corey)

American Underworlds: Scrapping, Plumbers, Desk Job Despair

• Blue-collar subsistence living: tales of scraping by as the underclass—scrapping, working in demolition, odd jobs.

• Plumbers and Trashhouses:
  Stories of disgusting cleanups, blocked pipes (“fire hydrant of peanuts”) and “landlocked” hoarders who literally can’t fit through the door.

• Pandemic Life Reboot:

  • Laid off, wife leaves, and suddenly freed from everything:

    “I got home… made dinner for my wife, and she got home and divorced me. The next day, I wake up and I'm like, okay, I have a whole new lease on life, and I'm out of wife.” (58:20, Corey)

Social Class Codes, Homeless Encounters, and ‘In-Between’ Living

• Corey on navigating both ‘upper’ and ‘homeless’ spaces:

  “In Austin, I am the dead center between the homeless and the upper... They cross the street [from me]. If a homeless man looks me in the eye, they ask for money. So I could be either one.” (23:10–23:28, Corey)

• Surviving the pandemic & finding new purpose:
  Corey stumbles into social media fame after the world falls apart and discovers he’s “an outside cat after all.”

American Identity & Native American Musings

• Debate on Native American Presidencies:

  • Satirically discussing why the U.S. has never had a Native American president, and why, after centuries of L’s (losses), maybe it should.

    “If you’ve taken every L possible, you’ve learned every way to not do that again. That’s how I got where I am today.” (37:39, Corey)

• Naming conventions:

  “I wish...we could have culturally appropriated from the Native Americans...the naming system...I want to be Running Dog.” (34:13, Corey)

Content Creation & Virality

• AI Sad Story Factories:
  Riffing on influencers using AI to pump out viral, tearjerker video content for passive income.

  “He just gets ChatGPT: ‘Write a very sad fucked up story’…then lets AI make the video and he just spams them online and he’s rich.” (30:13, Matt)

• Social Media Accidents:

  “My Instagram handle is HiderCorey... Instagram was an accident bro. I put it in there and it like, opened Instagram and started Instagram automatically from Facebook.” (63:14–63:41, Corey)

• Success out of nowhere:

  "That's crazy. It's awesome." (64:44, Matt on Corey's 130 million view month)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Corey on not settling in life or love:

  “So ladies out there, don’t settle. That’s true. Don’t settle.” (00:29)

• On desk job existential dread:

  “Every six months I’m like, man, what do you think dying’s like? Has to be better than this, right?” (58:10, Corey)

• Near-death gory detail:

  “I look down and it just looks like my shoe’s off, but …my calf is just on the ground. And my brain says, shut it down...Something’s wrong.” (43:16, Corey)

• On blue-collar self-doubt:

  “It’s really hard for me to place a bet on myself…bro, you’re last place, just make do with it.” (65:11, Corey)

• On tragedy & comedy:

  “If I had a nickel for every time I got molested, I’d have one nickel. I never talk about it.” (15:55, Corey)

Highlighted Segments & Timestamps

• Porta-potty analogies for dating: (00:39–01:14)
• Scrap metal underclass & hustles: (04:39–06:19)
• Surviving grotesque contractor jobs: (13:04–16:26)
• The deer corpse collector reflection: (16:42–19:07)
• Epic car accident and aftermath: (38:00–47:15)
• Discussion on Native American identity, American history & Trumpeting for a Native president: (34:00–37:55)
• AI clickbait economy riff: (30:13–31:33)
• Path from blue-collar hustler to surprise social media fame: (62:23–64:53)
• Final thoughts on confidence and creative ‘risk free’ grind: (65:11–66:58)

Tone and Style

The show is irreverent, crude, and forthright; stories swerve from hilarious to horrifying with sudden emotional clarity. The panel cackles through blue-collar authenticity and survivor’s gallows humor, laughing in the face of cosmic misfortune. Corey’s candor, grim charm, and comic wisdom—combined with Matt and Nate’s wry asides—make this a classic episode for fans attracted to the wild underbelly of American life.

Where to Listen & Follow

Find Corey Hyder online at HiderCorey on Instagram and Facebook.
Catch Matt’s live shows at mattmccusker.com.
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