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Tue Jan 07 2025

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The JTrain Podcast: Episode Summary
Episode Title: Picture Comments, Coffee Lines, & Podcasters On Break - TICKED OFF TUESDAY
Host: Jared Freed
Release Date: January 7, 2025

Introduction and Host's Opening Remarks

In this engaging episode of The JTrain Podcast, host Jared Freed sets the stage for another insightful and humorous exploration of listener grievances on "Ticked Off Tuesday." Starting with a relatable lament about lingering weekend hangovers, Jared invites listeners to vent their frustrations and promises a cathartic journey from midweek angst to the anticipation of Friday.

"It's time to get ticked off. Complain with your gripe. Right now your friend Uncle J Train is here to tell you that you're right. It's a ticked off Tuesday."
[00:00]

Jared humorously acknowledges his own grievances, establishing a connection with listeners who are also navigating the dread of Tuesday blues.

Host's Personal Complaint: Photos and Social Media Comments

Jared delves into a personal frustration that many can relate to: unwanted and unflattering photos circulating on social media. He candidly expresses his disdain for how his images are perceived and commented upon, highlighting the superficial judgments that often accompany online interactions.

"My complaint is that I'm getting all these pictures sent to me. I don't really like them."
[03:00]

He criticizes the bluntness of certain comments, emphasizing that remarks like "This doesn't look like you" are unnecessarily hurtful despite being masked as honest feedback.

"Nobody is putting up a picture on social media that they don't think is great. That's just what it is."
[04:15]

Jared underscores the impact of these seemingly innocuous statements, revealing how they contribute to self-consciousness and interpersonal tension.

"Being honest is rude. Knowing when to be honest and when to hold back a little bit and when to fake it."
[05:30]

Listener Complaints

Jared transitions to address listener-submitted grievances, offering both empathy and comedic insight into everyday annoyances.

1. Disorganized Lines at Coffee Shops and Post Offices

A listener expresses frustration over the lack of efficient queuing systems in public venues, particularly coffee shops and post offices. The complaint centers on the inconvenience caused by mixing customers seeking quick service with those needing more time-consuming transactions.

"There should be two lines. One for people who just want a drip coffee that can be poured right away and one for people who want to order a fancier drink that might take 10 minutes to make."
[07:20]

Jared agrees, highlighting how such disorganization breeds unnecessary judgment and impatience among patrons.

"It makes us angry at each other. You just want to look at someone who's getting the fancier coffee that takes 10 minutes."
[09:05]

He advocates for segmented lines to streamline service and reduce interpersonal friction.

2. Podcasts Going on Hiatus

Another listener laments the frequent hiatuses taken by various podcasts, leaving dedicated audiences without content during breaks. This frustration is particularly acute among regular listeners who rely on these podcasts for daily routines.

"How do creators just leave us hanging? Everyone deserves a vacation. But come on, prerecord some stuff."
[12:45]

Jared sympathizes, explaining the importance of consistency for podcast success and listener retention.

"I have the best post office in town. But like, do you get recognized for that?"
[16:30]

He also critiques the trend of non-podcast enthusiasts starting podcasts solely for financial gain, questioning their commitment and understanding of the medium.

"They don't have a good idea for a show. They don't have a thought on what they're gonna do."
[23:10]

3. Neighborhoods' Dog Policy Signs

The third complaint revolves around excessive and aggressive signage in neighborhoods dictating dog behavior, specifically prohibiting dogs from entering yards and restricting their elimination activities.

"Be respectful signs in their yards with pictures indicating to please keep your dogs off our yard. No pooping or peeing."
[18:25]

Jared finds such signs overbearing and believes they foster a confrontational environment between dog owners and their neighbors.

"The peeing is a step too far. Who do you think you are?"
[20:10]

He advocates for common courtesy and minimalistic signage that focuses solely on responsible pet waste management without dictating every aspect of a neighbor's yard.

4. Gift-Giving Without Gift Receipts

The final listener grievance addresses the social faux pas of gifting clothing without including a gift receipt, leading to inconvenience and waste when items don't fit or meet the recipient's preferences.

"This is a deal that we're all doing based on fakeness, politeness."
[25:50]

Jared emphasizes the practicality of including gift receipts to ensure that gifts are both appreciated and usable, reducing the burden on recipients to exchange or return unsuitable items.

"Give a gift receipt so that these kids can get something and they'll know it's from you and we'll make sure they know it's from you."
[34:30]

He discusses the social dynamics and challenges of requesting gift receipts, stressing the importance of balancing generosity with consideration for the recipient's needs.

Conclusion and Wrap-Up

In wrapping up the episode, Jared reflects on the variety of complaints shared by listeners, reinforcing the show's mission to provide a space for airing grievances and finding humor in everyday irritations.

"Ticked off Tuesday. Fun episode. A lot of good complaints, and we'll be back next week. Boom."
[44:50]

He reiterates the importance of community engagement and thanks his audience for their continued support, ensuring that the podcast remains a relatable and entertaining outlet for shared frustrations.

Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

"It's time to get ticked off. Complain with your gripe." — Jared Freed [00:00]
"Nobody is putting up a picture on social media that they don't think is great." — Jared Freed [04:15]
"How do creators just leave us hanging?" — Listener [07:20]
"They don't have a good idea for a show." — Jared Freed [23:10]
"The peeing is a step too far. Who do you think you are?" — Jared Freed [20:10]
"Give a gift receipt so that these kids can get something and they'll know it's from you." — Jared Freed [34:30]

This episode of The JTrain Podcast masterfully combines personal anecdotes with listener interactions, offering a comedic yet insightful examination of common frustrations. Jared Freed's authentic delivery and relatable topics ensure that both regular listeners and newcomers find value and entertainment in "Ticked Off Tuesday."

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Transcript

A (0:00)

I know you're angry. It's Tuesday and it has no feel. The weekend was fun. You're still hungover from the eating and next weekend is too far away. What will you do with your day? It's time to get ticked off. Complain with your gripe. Right now your friend Uncle J Train is here to tell you that you're right. It's a ticked off Tuesday. Ticked off Tuesday. You're angry and you don't even know why. Enjoy this podcast. It'll help you get to Friday.

B (1:08)

Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train Jared Freed coming to you live from Portland, Oregon. That's right, it's a ticked off Tuesday. Are you angry? Do you have a gripe? We'll send it to Ticked off Tuesday. The best way to get involved with this show is to join the Patreon. They get first dibs. I have three. Oh, I have four complaints for today. Three are from Patreon subscribers. They get first dibs patreon.com Jared Freed right now there's an episode of Coffee with J Train about Boca and what I did for New Year's. So you can go listen to Coffee with J Train and if you want your ticked off Tuesday to get involved with next week, you comment on that podcast and we lift it from there. And I read it the next week here. So I hope that wasn't the most confusing thing ever. I'm a little hungover. Yeah, it's Sunday. I'm in Portland, Oregon. I'm having that like late onset hangover where I woke up fine and then it's like settling in. It must be oozing into my brain. I had a coffee. The coffee didn't hit me right. I'm a little jittery. This is me setting, setting you up to for an exciting podcast. Yeah, I'm just not my best welcome to the show. No, I'm kidding. I'll. I'm. I'm gonna be a pro as I always am. And if you want to send in a ticked off Tuesday, you can send it to the J train podcast. Email jtrain podcast gmail.com. i'm also on the road again this weekend. I leave Portland, go home to New York, then I do a couple shows of the seller this week and then I'm in Phoenix, Arizona this weekend. So if you're in Phoenix, around Phoenix, you know someone in the Phoenix area, let them know about my shows. Assemble the group chat. I'm having a blast on stage. I. It is, it's actually tough for me to tape a ticked off Tuesday today because I've had such a great weekend here in Portland and I had a great time over New Year's and I'm generally just in fun mode. I think I'd like to lose some weight and be a little healthier. But I am having fun. I'm having fun. And I hate every picture ever taken of me. I, I, I'm just seeing, I haven't seen, I've had, you know, some at shows. And the thing is I get more opportunities for pictures to get taken than most. There's photographers at comedy shows and just the paparazzi. No, I'm kidding. You know, but you get people taking your picture without you knowing. Like I had a, someone, there was a photographer at the show here in Portland sent me all these pictures. Hey, I took a bunch of pictures of you and I'm like, I hate all of these. And this gets me to my complaint. And I only really have one complaint because I then I'm looking at all these pictures, I'm like, ugh, I gotta lose some weight. I don't like how I look. I think I look a little sloppy. This is all me being hard on me. And you can't tell someone how to feel. That's kind of the theme of this show for a long time. When I give advice on Mailbag Monday, I always make sure to say that to someone. I'm not gonna tell you how to feel. You can't do that. Hey, cheer up. No. Well, how about you shut the fuck up? There's no such thing. Nobody cheers up from a Cheer up. This is all to say, my complaint is that I'm getting all these pictures sent to me. I don't really like them. Someone and then you want to go, you look at someone took my picture from the side and I was like, and then they posted. I was like, how could you think this is me and you can't say anything? And this is my complaint. Cuz then I did post a picture. I posted like a selfie with my dates and someone responded, this doesn't look like you. And that is one of those comments that the commenter doesn't think is mean. And let me just correct that person. That's a mean comment. Nobody is putting up a picture on social media. And I know this is maybe new. Social media is a new place if we. You think it's old, it's been around for a while, but it's new in the grand scheme. So maybe people don't understand how they sound. This doesn't look like you to a picture that's been posted on social media is rude. It is. Nobody is putting a picture on social media that they don't think is great. That's just what it is. We are all putting up the pictures that we think we look like and we think we look probably better than we do, or we want to believe we look like that. Like, the, the lighting here at the hotel is fantastic. I want to believe that's what I look like in all angles and, and, and, and from all perspectives. But I know I'm going to get a picture sent to me and go, that's what I look like. That's the one.

B (6:19)

You don't look like that. And, and this is my. My o. Overriding issue. My, my. It's these people that make comments that they know. They have to know they're rude. They have to know, and they're kind of hiding behind this blissful naivete that they're just trying to help. And this is just me letting you know. Oh, that's mean. I put up a post a little while back, and it was about how, like, when you tell someone, I'm dating someone new, and if you're excited to date someone new and you're like, excited about them, and then you show your friends the picture of them and you go, yeah, this is who I'm dating. I. I just met them. We're having a great time. If you show your friends a picture of someone you're seeing of someone you're dating and that means you're excited, you wouldn't show them a picture of anyone. Just anyone. So sometimes you'll show your friends a picture, oh, yeah, I'm seeing this girl. She's great. And friends and family. Family too. They'll go, oh, everyone you date looks the same. What a shitty response. Everyone you date looks the same. I just showed you someone that I thought was special enough to show you. Everyone you date looks the same. Yeah, I have a type. Can you look at this person and say, oh, my God, they're cute, they seem fun. And I, and I did that video on TikTok and I think I had put it on Instagram. And there's this, like, group of people that respond back like, well, if you show me someone, I'm gonna be honest. I'm gonna be honest. I'm always gonna be. That doesn't mean you're not rude. Being honest is rude. Knowing when to be honest and when to hold back a little bit and when to fake it. How about we bring back. Faking it. A little politeness. Politeness is fake. Yeah, I'm being polite. It's a little fake. It's to protect you. It's to protect me from having to have this conversation with you. Man. I was pretty happy when I started this podcast. I didn't think I had it in me to be ticked off today because the shows have been so great in Portland and if you came to the shows, thank you. But now I'm in it. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm fuming. I'm, I'm, I'm like, ha. This is now a good episode, if I do say so myself. All right, let's get to your complaints. It's a ticked off Tuesday. Um, before we do, I have two sponsors this week. DraftKings. Can you believe we're talking about the playoffs already? Getting, get, get in on the action before it's too late. With Draft DraftKings Sportsbook, an official sports betting partner of the NFL. You don't have to be intimidated. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app to get started. Make your first bet something super simple like wagering a certain player will score a certain number of touchdowns. DraftKings is the number one place to bet touchdowns and the number one way to have a great time during the playoffs. I am a DraftKings user. I am the football games are on TV right now. I bet every game. 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You know, one line for the easy pe, easy breezy, beautiful cover girls that get the drip coffee and the other line for the fancier, high maintenance, 10 minute frappuccino orderers like I. And I agree with them. Likewise, at the post office there should be one line for people who are literally just dropping off a box in a separate line for wiring money overseas. I agree with you. The post office is one of those annoying places that just are never going to change. There's no incentive to change. No one there. And, and that's kind of like the post office is like an easy way for someone to be like, we gotta privatize. Because you go, everyone in there is like, why would we change? I don't make money, more money for changing it. You know, maybe I have the best post office in town. But like, do you get recognized for that? I don't know. I, but I'm listen, I go to the post office and I'm like, I like the post office. I like, I've gone in there and they've been very helpful. There's characters there. It's like a TV sitcom. It reminds me of Taxi. So I don't know if your wish will be granted for the post and then people. I don't like that the post office gets shit. I also don't like that the post office has no reason to like, change. I, I saw the, like the post office guy was getting yelled at by Congress and I was like, what? What's he gonna do? But I will Say to you, the Starbucks one is enraging because the Starbucks, they could be making more money. They, in the coffee shop, they could just run people in and out. Let me get, let me get the drip coffee. And it. Honestly, there should be a sign above just like one area. And here's the thing. Here's the annoying part about the two lines that you bring up. And you're right, it's. You just want to look at someone who. It makes us angry at each other. You just want to look at someone who's getting the fancier coffee that takes 10 minutes. And you go, can you just like, get to the back? Can you just realize that you obviously. And it makes you look at the person. You're like, this is what you order. This is. You're getting a Frappuccino. You're getting a milkshake at 2 o'clock on a Tuesday. It makes you think about their life. You go, what type of life do you lead to drink this? We're getting coffee to hype ourselves up for whatever shit we have to do that day and also, like, waste our own time sipping a coffee. Like, when I see someone with like the whipped cream, I'm like, man, you must have no issues. But there, there does need to be two lines. I'm. I'm with you. Let's do another one. My ticked off Tuesday is literally all podcasts except J Train going on hiatus these last two weeks. Thank you. A little recognition. No, I, I listen. I'm dying without new content. I have certain shows I listen to for errands, showers, and when I'm drifting off to sleep. How do creators just leave us hanging? Everyone deserves a vacation. But come on, prerecord some stuff. Charge us a premium on Patreon. I don't care. Don't hang out. Hang us out to dry when we have all this extra time on our hands. Thanks, Jared, for keeping me sane and keeping the lights on. Now, let me just say there was another ticked off Tuesday. I, I saw it. That. And I don't know if it's this one. I don't think it's this one. That we wouldn't have changed it. I don't think so. There was another one that says, or someone messaged me and they were saying that, like, they are signed up for like a Patreon that took these two weeks off too. And that's insane to me. And, and listen, I am the reason, the reason I am good at podcasting. I'll give myself some credit. And the reason I do keep the lights on these two weeks is because I am a podcast listener. I just like you. I have ones for errands, I have ones for showers, going to sleep. I know the lifestyle of a podcast listener because I am a podcast listener. I have my shows I love. It's a lot of sports shows. That's what lets me put my brain on the shelf and the frustrating. And I'm with you. I don't understand. If you're doing a show that's once a week, you can't pre record. That's crazy to me. One, I don't know where these people and I'm like, listen, these people might be people I know. I don't, I don't know ones. And I, again, when, during this time of year when I like had shows take weeks off, I knew that feeling. So I didn't want to have that feeling for, you know, a listener of my show. But to make it less heroic, it's an opportunity for me to find more listeners. I, it is my opinion that this time of year, if someone doesn't like you, is, is out of luck with one of their shows, they go, oh, I follow this guy on Instagram, I'll click on the link, I need something, and maybe I become part of their rotation. So it is a business decision I have made. That's why for me. And I appreciate the, the, the acknowledgement, but I'm, I'm saying what makes me angry. And this is where I go down, you know, my ticked off road is I'm like, where do they find the confidence like, like to just take two weeks off and maybe lose listeners, lose people, lose them. To me, you know, that takes an incredible amount of confidence. And then I, you know, I also have this thing where it's like, I'm sure they're not podcast listeners. There's so many people with podcasts that have never listened to a podcast. They don't care about the medium. I do have a care for the medium. I really do. I love talk radio. Growing up, I love doing podcasts. I love the part of my brain that it itches for me. I, I love, you know, I love that I can make money doing it. It's great. I, I really do enjoy podcasting and it makes me happy when someone enjoys my podcast. And there's a little bit of like, you know, seeing people get success in podcasting that don't care for the medium, it's annoying. But, you know, life isn't fair. That's okay. But that, that's my ticked off Tuesday about that. Like, I don't know if, like. And again, like, I'm not. This isn't me calling out specific. I can't even think who I'm thinking about. But there are some podcasts. I see. I'm like, that person. What's going. Why Just stop. You don't like this. You don't want to do this. That's why it frustrates me when, like, a celebrity's kid starts a podcast. Or, you know, I. I've said this before, but like a celebrity starting a podcast, they're basically like, it's a money play. They're based. And you can tell. They're told, like, hey, do you want a pension? You're just gonna get for an hour a week. You can get paid. Money will just fall out of the sky for you. And that's why they do it. They don't have a good idea for a show. They don't have a thought on what they're gonna do. Oh, I'll just be me telling, doing me and you go again. I don't know. This is ticked off Tuesday, so I feel okay doing this complaint, but I can understand. Someone will be like, jared, you bitter fuck. But I'm just saying, it always enrages me when someone's like, oh, like, there was a magazine cover and you can look this up. And it was like, something about, like, Podcaster of the Year. And it was like, Conan O'Brien. And I have no doubt, I have a friend, a good friend, is a huge fan of Conan O'Brien's podcast. I have no doubt that Conan O'Brien has a good podcast. He is a trained host. So it did frustrate me, the idea that Conan just goes, I'll start one, and is just immediately huge audience. Podcaster of the Year. That is a little frustrating. So that's just. That takes you inside my head a little bit. So we have a sponsor. Speaking of getting sponsors, every plate, every plate's whole thing is they're going to be the economical meal kit. I think that is a fantastic thing for your January. I also think a meal kit keeps you healthy, both physically and mentally. Mentally, you say? Yeah. 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Thanks for all you do, Jared. Here's my tot. Okay. I live in the suburbs and walk my dog around the neighborhoods. It annoys me when people have the be respectful signs in their yards with pictures indicating to please keep your dogs off our yard. No pooping or peeing. I can't control when or where my dog wants to go. Well, I. Here's the thing. Peeing is a step too far for these people. You can't have dog pee on your yard. Like who do you think you are? I guess their response might be that it like discolors the grass. I don't know. Here's the other thing. As long as you pick up the poop, who cares? And I guess they would be like, well what if the dog has diarrhea? Listen, the sign is just a little bit yelly. We should all know the dog. People should Know, do your best, keep them away from, you know, my yard. But I, I, I think you know, this, this is like two to me. These are two groups that the normal people have to deal with. The normal people pay with all these signs and stuff because there's dog people that don't that think their dog can do no wrong and they, their dog isn't a reflection on them. I disagree with that. I think every dog is a reflection of their owner. So those people ruin it for the dog people and then the sign people ruin it for like, you know, the regular everyday person who's like, can you just like pick it up? That's all you want it? No sign, like, keep these dogs off this lawn. You better believe it or we're going to call the cops. Like that person, like, that's enough. You should only have to say can you just pick it up? That's all, that's all. That should be the common courtesy. I mean, this sign, it's the longest sign I've ever read this. They put it in quotes. Is this a sign? You see be respectful signs in their yards with the pictures indicating that please keep your dogs off our yard. No pooping or peeing. The peeing is a step too far. Who do you think you are? Dog pee. You can't have dog pee on your lawn. If it said pick up your poop, that is an appropriate sign. No pooping. No, no, no, no. What if the poop said I pick it up and no, no one's, you know, the wiser. No one's hurt by this last one. It's a little bit longer. Jared. This is a post holiday question, but I guess it also applies to any gift giving time, birthdays, graduation, et cetera. So we have a question for ticked off Tuesday. My kids are fortunate enough to receive a lot of gifts for Christmas, but they are very particular about what they wear. This is a battle I choose not to fight because I honestly don't care what they choose to wear as long as it's weather appropriate. Okay, this all makes sense. They are also very petite for their ages and so they're also very petite for their ages. So most people can't guess their actual size and go based off their age. Long story short, I 90%, 99% of the time have to exchange any clothes they receive. I have no problem going back to the store and exchanging for something they will wear or getting a gift card so I can buy something for them the next season. I'm grateful for either choice. My problem is when people do not provide a gifts receipt with a gift you got. I think that is crazy to give a kid that you don't know. Gift receipt with a gift is for every gift except a loved one. Like, if you're giving it to a partner. I don't think a gift receipt is like, appropriate. If you're giving like a birthday gift to a kid, give the gift receipt. You didn't want to buy them a gift, they didn't want to get your gift. This is a deal that we're all doing based on fakeness, politeness, as I talked about in the beginning. So when you don't give the gift receipt, it's like, what do you think your shit is so important that you, it's not like you knew this kid intimately and needed them to have this shirt or the kid was like, to me, gifts receipt. If it was like you had, like you knew something about them and there's a special keepsake gift, that's a different story. I'm with you. This is annoying. When I give a gift, I always make sure to not only provide a gift receipt, but I staple it to the tag of the item so it's not lost in the wrapping. I don't want to waste people's money by keeping the clothes and my kids not wearing them. I've run into a problem this year with a particular store that will not take back any item without a gift receipt. That store has got to be kinder. I asked the giver for a receipt, which I was embarrassed about to begin with. Yeah, that's a tough ask. And they sent me a photo of their invoice. I mean, this is now gone so far down the river. The store wouldn't accept this to give me a store credit slash gift card. Like, why? What does the store have to lose? The money would be refunded back to the gift giver. They suggested I call customer service for more help, but they also wouldn't issue a gift card. Now I have to give the clothes back to the giver and basically tell her to return all the gifts my kids don't like. To me, that's the step where I just keep it and I, whatever I re gift it, I'm not giving it. Return to sender. I think you know, I agree with everything you said, except where you give it back to them like they can't have it because I don't think anyone like to me, I'd be emailing about you. Can you believe they just get. Now it's my problem. I, I, I don't have six year old kids. I don't. What am I going to do with this Tickle me Elmo? You know like Tickle me Elmo sweatshirt. I don't know. Now I have to give the clothes back to the giver and basically tell her to return all the gifts my kids don't like. I, I, I wouldn't do that. I would re gift this. I feel bad. But then on the other hand I feel like they should have given the gift with the gift receipt. Am I wrong? Would appreciate a gift receipt? Well, I don't think you're to me this is in the land of since you asked on ticked off Tuesday, you are here to be seen. So yes, I agree with you. This is annoying. I want a gift receipt, especially a gift for my kids. They're giving the gift because they have to give the gift. Okay, so let's make this easy on everyone. Give a gift receipt so that these kids can get something and they'll know it's from you and we'll make sure they know it's from you. That's probably the reason people don't give the gift receipt. I want them to know this came from me. How will I get the credit if it goes, if it turns into a different gift that doesn't connect to me now it's you gave them that. That'd be the piece of shit viewpoint of no gift receipt. I think you giving it back to the person who gave it, you're now giving them a problem they didn't ask for. So I think there's a line you have crossed. I think you re gifting to someone else is probably the way where they, you know, the person who gave the gift can feel good. They gave the gift, they did the right thing. You can now not have to spend money on a new gift. You could tell your kids, hey listen, you got all your gifts. There's no gift coming from you don't even have to tell them. Just say that oh they were they gave with the other couple. I think when you go back to the person go here, we can't do anything with this. My kids won't wear this. Like it's a little bit of a judgment on the gift giver. I would be annoyed at you. So again, like most things, the answer somewhere in the middle. People don't like to hear that. But that is 99.9% of things. There's a middle answer, a middle ground which is you giving this Transformers PJs to some other kid and make it their problem. Ticked off Tuesday. Fun episode. A lot of good complaints, and we'll be back next week. Boom.