Podcast Summary: You Betcha Radio – "Our 2026 New Year's Resolutions" 🎙 #359

Date: January 7, 2026
Hosts: Myles (“the You Betcha Guy”), Ryan, Tyler, and Jared
Theme: Setting, debating, and recapping New Year’s resolutions, Midwestern banter, and the Midwestern “man culture” approach to self-improvement.

Episode Overview

This comedic and nostalgia-driven episode is the annual resolutions special—a much-anticipated event for both hosts and listeners. The gang recaps their hits, misses, and "technical successes" for 2025, then launches into brainstorming and unveiling their 2026 goals. True to their Midwest roots, they pack the episode with relatable banter, lots of ribbing, deep dives into life’s simpler pleasures (like having a catch), and surprisingly philosophical takes on self-improvement and friendship.

Key Segments & Discussion Highlights

1. Thermal Shirts & “Thermal Gang” Movement

• 00:11–02:00
  The episode opens with light humor about Myles’ new white thermal shirt. Tyler and Ryan poke fun, noting it’s so new it still sports fold lines and no stains ("No spaghetti stains. Yeah... this is going to be the one I wear the least."—Wells, 00:35). They joke about how “thermal gang” is catching on online, and they should cash in before "big thermal" does.

2. The “Have a Catch” Business Pitch

• 02:00–20:17

Myles pitches a business idea: A “catch gym” for adults to just… throw balls—no judgement, no hassle, open 24/7.

• Issues with "just go to a park" for catch: awkwardness, need to bring your own ball, stranger anxiety.
• Business concept: Monthly cheap membership (a la Planet Fitness), a wall o’ balls, separate areas for solo, casual, and competitive tossing, couches and keg for relaxing.
• “Having a catch” becomes a metaphor for male therapy ("Guys don’t want to go to real therapy," Tyler, 03:11).
• Notable pitch features: Wall ball section, plastic cups and waxy cone water cups, themed nights and leagues (dodgeball, 500, glow-in-the-dark catch).
• Language corner: Debate over “having a catch” (adults) versus “playing catch” (kids), with Field of Dreams cited as the pop-culture authority ("As a kid you play catch, as an adult you have a catch,"—Wells, 08:16).

Memorable quote:
"Boys play catch, Men have a catch." — Wells, 08:24

• Inclusivity: Women allowed, but “they won’t show up” joked Wells, poking at gender stereotypes in casual, self-aware fashion.
• Community angle: Envisions using the business for good—daycare style catch for kids, felons as drivers and “rehab,” cross-generational connections.
• Stretching the metaphor: Suggests solving political polarization by forcing politicians to debate while having a catch ("It'll disarm everyone, you know, because... you're still connected on something."—Wells, 19:01)

3. Recap of 2025 Resolutions

• 20:26–50:50

Jared leads a roast/recap of everyone’s 2025 goals with plenty of tape-pulling and playful hypocrisy-callouts.

Myles (Wells)

• 2025 Goals Recapped:
  • Stain the entryway bench: Rebranded as a “low shelf”—loophole used
  • Think about having another kid: “Now fully in the process of thinking about having another kid”
  • Rubik’s Cube: In “suspension pending extension,” with much playful legalese about extensions, reboots, and procrastination (“If currency doesn’t exist, can you fail at making a million dollars?”—Wells, 21:41)

Ryan

• 2025 Goals Recapped:
  • Complete 75 Hard (fitness challenge): Half credit for not strictly following the diet, but did workouts and progress pics ("Half of them, I'm butt ass naked."—Ryan, 31:58)
  • Shoot a deer/get more “primal”: Did it, with bonus raccoon trapping
  • Grow food, read books: Some banter about book recommendations ("You can't take the bait on every recommendation."—Ryan, 36:47)

Tyler

• 2025 Goals Recapped:
  • Figure out mystery light switches in new house: Solved with aid from a podcast listener
  • Bird feeders & bird ID: Put up, but didn’t truly learn to identify the birds ("I did not retain it."—Tyler, 40:59)
  • Replace a friend with a new friend nearby: Mission partly accomplished.

Jared

• 2025 Goals Recapped:

  • Go to conference/convention: Did not, discussed extension loopholes and organizational apathy
  • Run sub-3:10 half marathon: Didn’t attempt, debated if “reboot” is allowed if you don’t even try
  • Try to retire (symbolic): Attended casino, counts as “trying.”
  • Use phrase “canary in the coal mine” on the show: Thinks he did; no tape pulled.

• Meta-discussion: On the semantics, extensions, and “reboot” rules for resolutions, and how the wording makes all the difference (“Verbiage matters!"—Ryan, 49:34).

4. Setting 2026 New Year’s Resolutions

• 50:53–80:11

Everyone lays out their new (sometimes recycled) goals for 2026, with mockery and debate over what qualifies as “trying,” what needs quantifying, and how to keep it honest.

Sample Resolutions:

• Myles (Wells):

  • Try to laugh more
  • Try to cry more ("Crying for me in general is very difficult... I'd like to cry, but I can't." – Wells, 54:43)
  • Try to think more
  • Develop blueprint & plan for renovating basement
  • Declutter and organize garage ("Move on from the pile life in my garage." – Wells, 67:26)
  • Shave off beard and try new facial hair style

• Ryan:

  • Run 100 miles throughout the year
  • Shoot a deer with a bow (leveling up from last year’s rifle)
  • Rip a $500+ pull tab (lottery ticket)
  • Try a new haircut / possibly buzz his head

• Tyler:

  • Build the long-delayed rifle stand ("Been half done for about five years." – Tyler, 57:56)
  • Coach something (possibly kid's wrestling, open to anything)
  • Try a new facial hair style ("I would consider mustache and soul patch." – Tyler, 72:24)

• Jared:

  • Start a terrarium (DIY, self-sustaining ecosystem in a jar)
  • Ride in a helicopter for the first time ("I don't want to ride very long. Like, one minute, then I'm done." – Jared, 65:41)
  • (Piggybacking) Make sourdough bread ("I want to try it." – Jared, 76:34)

5. Bonus Segment: Problems with a New Bed

• 80:41–94:04

Myles details his struggles (and triumphs) with a new “zero gravity” bed:

• Adjusting to back sleeping
• Nostril drainage issues (“If I turn my head, it doesn’t turn enough to where it drains out of that side.”—Wells, 82:05)
• Temperature battles—kid's room vs. his, sheets and comforters, finding the right “cool” sheet material
• Comforter logistics with new bed angles, need for separate blankets
• Nightstand positioning, reading light, possible need for a hospital-table-style upgrade
• Pillow saga—including accidental allergy to down
• Deliberations on the correct move for bed setup, including going Scandinavian (two comforter) style and advice from the group

Meta-moment: Equates “leveling up” in life with inheriting a new set of problems: "When you level up your life, there's a whole new set of problems. More money, more problems."—Wells, 91:08

6. Hypothetical: Who Would Sell the Most Cars?

• 96:51–104:48

The gang imagines running a car dealership together:

• Ryan: "I’d just let ‘em take it home for a day... let ‘em see it in the driveway."
• Myles: “I'm gonna be the paint the picture guy... make it so they can’t view their life without it, especially if they have kids.”
• Tyler: Would set up a fake rival lot for competitive pressure, using costumes/prosthetics to trick customers.
• Jared: Would play the desperation card (“Pity story to each customer... I need to sell a car today”).

Notable mockery:
"Paint the picture guy... I'm gonna target families... get the kids to fall in love with the car." – Wells, 99:08

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Boys play catch, Men have a catch.” – Wells, 08:24
• “If your goal is to make a million dollars and suddenly currency no longer exists, did you really fail?” – Wells, 21:41
• “Verbiage matters!” – Ryan, 49:34
• "I want all the credit and none of the blame." – Wells, 16:14
• "Half of them, I'm butt ass naked." – Ryan (about weight loss progress pics), 31:58
• “You know, more money, more problems... and mine’s just having a nice bed problem. I’m just trying to stay cool.” – Wells, 91:08
• “If you don't attempt, we'll just call it a reboot.” – Wells, 52:15
• "I'm gonna coach something. I don't know what, but I'm gonna coach something." – Tyler, 63:11

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:00–02:00 – Thermal shirt banter, “thermal gang”
• 02:00–20:17 – “Have a Catch” business pitch
• 20:26–50:50 – 2025 resolutions roast & recap
• 50:53–80:11 – 2026 resolutions announced & debated
• 80:41–94:04 – Myles' new bed: comfort problems and solutions
• 96:51–104:48 – Car dealership sales tactics hypothetical

Tone & Style

Lighthearted, self-deprecating, highly conversational, and infused with dry Midwestern wit. There’s a running theme of using small, simple things (playing catch, fixing a garage, coaching kids) as vehicles for broader reflection—and a kind of performative anti-goal-setting that pokes fun at the traditional New Year’s resolution format.

Summary Verdict

A must-listen for fans of Midwest culture, group dynamics, and anyone needing a laugh about the ridiculousness of setting—and rationalizing—personal goals. The “have a catch” pitch alone is podcast gold, and the group’s willingness to roast themselves and each other keeps things both light and surprisingly poignant.