Zane and Heath: Unfiltered

Episode 299: Exposing Our Richest Friends
September 1, 2025

Overview

In this fun, freewheeling episode, Zane, Heath, and Matt discuss everything from the joys of sunshine and convertible cars to viral movie flops, nostalgic candy moments, pregnancy updates, and even the bizarre world of artisanal pencil sharpeners. The group keeps things light and comedic, peppered with personal stories and lively debates about pop culture, business fails, and quirky trends. As always, the hosts mix in their signature banter with candid thoughts about their lives and the ridiculousness of the world around them.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Feeling Better, Vitamin D & Car Habits

Timestamps: 01:36 – 07:14

• Matt is fighting what he calls a "mild cold," and the conversation veers into home remedies and the healing power of sitting in the sun.
  • Zane: "I sit in the sun every day and I swear it gives me just this unbelievable natural, amazing energy." (02:27)
• Driving with windows down and the joys of fresh air versus keeping music inside the car.
  • Matt: "I can't believe I don't do it that often... But I did it the other day. I'm like, why don't I do this more often?" (03:16)
  • Zane: "I don't want to be rude and have music playing out with my windows down." (03:40)
• Convertibles and good-looking people: Joking about who should drive with the top down and the impracticality on highways.

2. Movies: "Weapons" Review & "War of the Worlds" Catastrophe

Timestamps: 10:16 – 26:10

• "Weapons"—A recent movie outing:
  • Zane and Heath give it a 3–4/5, note it's a thriller rather than a horror as marketed, and praise its POV storytelling, but are underwhelmed by the ending.
  • Zane: "It was not a… It was a thriller. Like, the way they promoted it was… this is gonna be a horror." (10:44)
• "War of the Worlds" (Prime Video)–So Bad It’s Good:
  • The group watched the newest adaptation, describing it as "hysterically" bad, worse than infamous flops like "The Room."
  • Zane: "It is excruciatingly the absolute worst movie that's ever been put out." (17:09)
  • Heath: "The PS1 graphics are better than the CGI that they had in this movie." (18:48)
  • Recommendation: Get snacks, laugh at the movie's incompetence, and appreciate it as a group watch experience.
  • Matt recounts the history of the original "War of the Worlds" broadcast that once caused mass panic (24:04).

3. Pregnancy and Personal Updates

Timestamps: 32:20 – 38:43

• Heath shares that Mariah's pregnancy is going well:
  • She craves cold foods and still dances; no weird cravings yet.
  • Side-sleeping is now the norm, thanks to a supportive pregnancy pillow that Heath himself now loves.
• Naming the baby: Still undecided, with both parents waiting for inspiration.
  • Heath: "We haven't talked about it… It'll come to us." (38:08)
• Amish and Social Security: tinfoil-hat moment on whether Amish communities have Social Security numbers and pay taxes, leading to Matt's mini-research digression (39:53–40:23).
• Random religion ideas: Zane jokes about founding the "Oreo gods" to evade taxes (41:15).

4. Viral Candy & Nostalgia

Timestamps: 43:14 – 47:31

• Golden Starburst Story:
  • A woman finds an unopened 15-year-old Starburst jackpot wrapper days before her 50th birthday.
  • After initial denial, social media pressure gets her $10,000 prize honored (45:43).
  • Matt jokes about inflation: "They should’ve accounted for inflation…" (44:56)
• Nostalgic love for sour Starburst and the best/worst jellybean brands.

5. Ice Cream Deep Dive

Timestamps: 50:52 – 68:16

• Debate over Dippin’ Dots (they must be stored at -40°F!) and the appropriateness of eating them at home.
• Ice cream brand loyalty:
  • "Talenti" is lauded as high-quality but impossible to open.
  • Matt: "I like Blue Bell…they don’t sell it out here." (55:22)
• The group discusses Costco and Sam's Club rivalry, bulk shopping culture, and secret Costco travel deals (69:11).

6. Business Fails: Hazel’s Ice Cream Boutique Table Incident

Timestamps: 56:46 – 63:17

• A boutique ice cream shop uses expensive, unstable marble "tables"—one falls on a child.
• Owners initially demand payment, then apologize after viral backlash.
• Zane: "I’d replace all the tables. I’d do a whole day giving ice cream for free, make this a positive experience." (59:48)
• The team brainstorms PR crisis strategies, jokes about “ice cream for life” for the affected customer.

7. Exposing the Rich: Viral TikTok Travel Agent & Artisanal Pencil Sharpeners

Timestamps: 73:06 – 79:45

• The team is fascinated (and skeptical) about a TikTok travel agent who posts phone calls with ultra-rich clients.
  • Zane: "I don’t see anybody watching this and going, ‘Oh, I want to work with her.’"
  • Matt: "It’s too perfect of a conversation… These are staged."
• Heath introduces the artisanal pencil sharpener guy—another viral TikTok curiosity—leading to a spirited discussion over whether it’s real or a joke.

8. Toolbox Talk & Dad Gear

Timestamps: 82:46 – 85:22

• Heath buys Zane a Milwaukee starter tool kit ("Father's Day before being a dad"), leading to talk about the merits and style of various power tool brands (Milwaukee, DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi).

9. Wrapping Up—Milestones & Looking Ahead

Timestamps: 85:23 – 86:49

• Approaching episode 300, the hosts share gratitude and tease a post-300 revamp with a brief break.
  • Heath: "It's a big achievement for all of us, and thank you guys as always for sticking with us and watching us for this long."

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Life advice:
  • Zane: "You just bounce up. You just wanna…take on the day." (02:52)
• Movie Roasting:
  • Zane: "Imagine you went to ChatGPT and went, 'Make me a movie.' It was in the form of…through a desktop." (18:25)
• Pregnancy update:
  • Heath: "She's getting more pregnant every day." (33:39)
• On fake viral TikTok content:
  • Matt: "It’s too perfect of a conversation… These are staged." (76:46)
• On marble tables in an ice cream shop:
  • Zane: "I’d do a whole day where you just give ice cream for free… We gotta make the community happy." (59:48)
• Candy nostalgia:
  • Heath: "Bunch of Crunch. And y’all are going diet on this soda, all this candy…" (15:03)
• Episode 300 approaching:
  • Zane: "This is our second to last episode of this season. We're about to hit our 300th episode which is next week. So crazy." (85:23)

Major Segment Timestamps

| Segment/Topic | Timeline | |----------------------------------|--------------| | Sun, vitamin D, car habits | 01:36–07:14 | | Movie reviews | 10:16–26:10 | | Pregnancy & Amish law digression | 32:20–41:15 | | Viral golden Starburst story | 43:14–45:43 | | Ice cream nostalgia & debates | 50:52–68:16 | | Business PR botches (Hazel Boutique) | 56:46–63:17 | | Viral rich friends tiktoks | 73:06–79:45 | | Toolbox talk & wrap-up | 82:46–86:03 | | Closing & Patreon plug | 85:23–86:49 |

Tone & Style

The episode is light-hearted, sarcastic, and often self-deprecating ("She died. She has passed. She has passed on the show…"). The hosts blend inside jokes, direct audience address, and pop culture riffs, staying true to the "unfiltered" show’s irreverent, conversational style.

Summary

This episode delivers classic Unfiltered energy—wide-ranging, full of hot takes, nostalgic rants, and gleeful takedowns of bad movies and business blunders. Fans get a personal window into Heath's journey to fatherhood, loads of food and snack nostalgia, and plenty of playful arguments. Listeners who love genuine friendship chemistry mixed with relentless pop-culture commentary will find this episode especially enjoyable.