Welcome to Episode 203 of the Stuck in Beta podcast! This week, Josh returns from a massive 14-day marathon trip to Las Vegas, proving you actually can survive two weeks in the desert. He’s back with stories of seeing Def Leppard at Caesars, celebrating 311 Day, hiking Mt. Charleston, and experiencing the mind-blowing 160,000-speaker technology inside The Sphere.

Meanwhile, Greg is celebrating a massive channel milestone: hitting over 1 million views on a single YouTube Short! But we pull back the curtain on the harsh reality of creator monetization and reveal exactly how underwhelming that payout actually is.

In the Snack Taste Test, things take a dark turn. We brave the 2026 Easter novelty release from Frankford Candy: KFC Colonel’s Favorite Jelly Beans. While the Sweet Corn flavor is passable, the Fried Chicken and Gravy flavors taste exactly like old, burnt cooking oil.

We also dive into some massive theme park news, discussing the Cedar Fair and Six Flags merger. With 48 parks now under one umbrella and several being sold off to a Kansas City company, we debate what the loss of the DC Comics and Warner Bros. licenses will mean for classic rides like Batman and Mr. Freeze.

Grab a Trader Joe’s Barrel-Aged Stout and settle in!

In This Episode:

The Vegas Survival Guide: Def Leppard, 311 Day, The Sphere’s haptic seats, and why the West Grand Canyon is charging $25 for bad roast beef. Tech Glitches: Josh’s phone completely bricks itself on day three of his trip—and why putting it in the freezer only worked for 30 seconds. KFC Jelly Beans Taste Test: Sweet Corn, Fried Chicken, and Gravy jelly beans. It goes exactly as poorly as you’d expect. Theme Park Drama: Breaking down the Six Flags merger, park sales, and the new Hard Rock Cafe guitar hotel. YouTube Reality: Greg hits 1 million views on a Short and reveals the true $20 payout. Pop Culture Catch-Up: Michael J. Fox’s insane Back to the Future work ethic, Survivor hitting Season 50, the return of Scrubs, Russell Crowe in Unhinged, and Apple TV’s Shrinking. Music: Discovering the “Punk Hop” sounds of The Co-Defendants.

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