Zane and Heath: Unfiltered

Episode 324: "Heath’s Worst Fear Came True..."
Date: March 16, 2026
Hosts: Zane, Heath, Matt
Guest: Leah

Episode Overview

In this lively and wide-ranging episode, the Unfiltered crew reunites with Leah to discuss everything from reality TV, adulting mishaps, and gym obsessions to wild car dealership stories and childhood nostalgia. The episode zips through stream-of-consciousness banter, memorable rants about adulthood, pop culture tangents, and oddly specific fears (including Heath’s infamous quicksand terror). Along the way, they share behind-the-scenes stories about upcoming reality shows, new Gen Z slang, and the weird places the TikTok algorithm takes them.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Leah's Life Lately: Pilates, Reality TV, and Adulting Fails

• Leah’s "Girly Era" and Pilates Journey:
  Leah celebrates hitting her 25th Solidcore class and talks about her shift into a "clean girl" lifestyle, prepping for an upcoming (secret) reality show.
  • "I'm like, a little Pilates girl now." (03:03, Leah)
• Cost of Wellness:
  They rant about expensive class memberships and cancellation fees. Leah shares that missing two classes cost her $70 in fees even on a $281 monthly plan.
• Adulting Fumbles:
  Leah confesses to a series of “bad luck” streaks: not paying her gas bill for five months, no hot water, broken car, and delaying oil changes for four to five months—leading to big repair expenses.
  • "My car started shaking...$1,550 later, and my car's still broken and shaking." (07:44, Leah)
  • Zane shares his own car repair horror: a quoted $16,000 for a Tesla door scratch (09:23).
• Car Shopping Dilemmas:
  Leah might get a new Jeep or Bronco but worries about the costs. The crew jokes about car negotiation skills and the awkward guilt some feel during car buying.
  • "I'm personally, I'm a terrible negotiator. Anytime they say a price, I'm just like, 'Okay...'" (22:22, Zane)

2. Behind the Scenes: Leah’s Reality TV Journey

• Upcoming Release:
  Leah hints her mystery reality show drops in the next three months but hasn’t seen a full edit.
  • "I still didn't know the release date… but it's probably in the next three months." (12:44, Leah)
• Reality TV Personas:
  The group debates “villain” versus “fan favorite” roles, and the necessity of social media strategy post-show.
  • "Every show there is the fan favorite… the drama queen, the villain. That's what casting is about." (15:36, Zane)
  • Leah already has a spreadsheet of 95 TikTok sounds for post-show virality.

3. Nostalgia & New Slang

• Gen Z Lingo Crash Course:
  The gang tries to decode words like "mogging," "jester-maxing," and "aura farming."
  • "Mogging is a Gen Z slang term for looking significantly better... than people around you." (27:51, Heath)
• Kids These Days:
  “Gyat” is explained as “god damn” or “girl yo ass thick.” They riff on changing slang and feeling old.
  • "Me, who's mogging in this room?" (28:17, Leah)

4. The Fear is Real: Quicksand & Sinkholes

• Heath’s Quicksand Nightmare:
  A "Florida man" segment spotlights a guy caught up to his shoulders in genuine quicksand—plus a would-be rescuer also getting stuck!
  • "We always thought we'd be running into quicksand as adults! Turns out, it’s rare but real." (35:30, Heath)
• Adult Irrational Fears:
  Talk turns to sinkholes, collapsing highways, avalanches, and the horror of random disaster.
  • "The earth is just… falling. That feeling driving would be insane." (38:40, Zane)
• Creepy Places:
  • The abandoned, still-burning underground town in Pennsylvania
  • Seattle’s “layered city” and mud-flood conspiracy theories.

5. Water Parks, Childhood, and Gross-Outs

• Abandoned Americana:
  The group riffs on abandoned water parks, the dangers and gross-out potential of public pools, and laments the decline of water parks due to hygiene.

• Childhood Throwbacks:
  Deep dive into tactile memories: animal crackers, pencil boxes, making Elmer’s Glue bookmarks, and the disappointment of "rose art" crayons.

  • "That made me want to buy a pencil box. I used to love this!" (53:07, Leah)

6. Dreams, Deja Vu & Psychological Oddities

• Dreams:
  From celebrity cameos in REM to shared dream spaces (“Mall World”), the group questions what dreams mean and if they signify anything.
  • "Do you think dreams mean something though? Sometimes…" (72:18, Zane)
• Deja Vu Theories:
  A science tangent considers deja vu as either a neuro glitch or a “ripple from future events.”
  • "Every time I get deja vu, I think I'm about to die." (76:13, Heath)

7. TikTok Rabbit Holes & AI Weirdness

• AI-Generated Chaos:
  Leah’s addicted to strange AI TikToks—fruit melodramas, “bed store” clips, the “Shape Store,” and eerie faux-Vine nostalgia.
  • "My feed is just like, the banana cheats on the apple and throws her off a cliff…” (66:21, Leah)
• Algorithm Angst:
  Zane avoids AI content: “It stresses me out.”

8. Festivals, Social Life, and Dating

• Coachella Fatigue:
  The panel is mostly passing on Coachella, trading festival FOMO for camping nostalgia and tales of other music festivals, like Tortuga in Florida.

• Dog Parks & Social Scenes:
  Leah raves about trendy “dog parks with bars,” their social potential, and the peculiar process of canine temperament testing for entry.

  • "It's Coachella for dogs. It's so fun, $120 a month, but now I pay 40 bucks on the pack list..." (47:31, Leah)

• Dating Adventures:
  Leah recounts how the Unfiltered audience linked a mystery "hot coffee shop guy" back to her after an innocent story, causing him to DM her.

  • "Some girls ran up to him, saying, 'You were talked about on a podcast!'" (58:33, Leah)

9. Personal Updates & Family News

• Heath’s Family:
  Heath’s brother moved close and now works for him (“cheaper than hiring contractors”), and there’s an update on baby Tony’s looks:
  • "He looks like Mariah with my face. It’s so weird." (84:59, Leah)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Car Repair Scams:
  "They were trying to charge me for just a door… $16,000. For a fucking door, bro. That is insane." (09:23, Zane)

• On Reality TV Villainy:
  "I'm not mad to be a villain. I mean, look at Whitney on Broadway." (16:00, Leah)

• On Quicksand’s Scary Reality:
  "Quicksand is real. It just happened to a dude in Florida—up to his shoulders. Then the rescuer got stuck." (35:35, Heath)

• On New Slang:
  "Mogging is a Gen Z slang term for looking significantly better… than people around you." (27:51, Heath)

• On Dreams & Deja Vu:
  "Every time I get deja vu, I think it means I'm about to die." (76:13, Heath)

• On Childhood Nostaliga:
  "I'd let that dog in my mouth!" (52:15, Zane, about animal crackers)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Leah’s lifestyle update & misadventures: 02:43 – 10:03
• Reality show suspense & social media prep: 12:23 – 15:30
• Car-buying horror, negotiation talk: 18:21 – 25:31
• Florida man quicksand story: 35:06 – 38:10
• Childhood memories/pencil boxes: 52:30 – 54:25
• TikTok & AI obsession segment: 66:15 – 68:45
• Dreams, deja vu and psychology: 70:51 – 77:54
• Festivals: Coachella, Tortuga, and camping: 80:43 – 82:53

Tone & Style

The episode is rambunctious, playful, and unfiltered, with equal measures of nostalgia, pop culture snark, and brutally honest “adulting” pain. Leah’s chaotic luck and the group’s tangents keep the mood light and relatable, peppered by inside jokes and social media references.