From the cost (and joy) of weddings to the fine line between “nice and light” and drunk, the crew gets candid. Then it’s a hard pivot into geopolitics and culture: the G20 no-show saga, America’s brash confidence, guns, the military, capitalism vs. our social leanings, Sun City vs. Vegas, crime, tenderpreneurship, and why SA athletes’ money doesn’t stretch like the NBA’s.

Chapters
00:00 – Cold open: Dojo vibes, lunch banter
01:10 – Wedding season: fun, costs, travel, outfits
03:20 – Why some love weddings (and some don’t)
05:55 – Drinking talk: chasing tipsy vs. getting drunk
09:45 – Day drinking strategies that (sometimes) work
11:18 – Vodka, tequila, Jäger: what still “agrees” with us
14:56 – Dry January, regret hangovers, resetting in the new year
16:50 – All-white day parties, mature crowd, summer groove
17:57 – Second location rule: why nothing good happens there
20:58 – Current affairs pivot: G20 in SA, U.S. boycott claims
22:40 – Diplomatic jabs, visas, and protocol spats
24:30 – Has the U.S. lost its shine? Social media reality check
27:20 – Public schools, ignorance online, and the “American dream”
30:10 – Blue-collar comfort vs. SA grind; food stamps chat
33:35 – Homelessness contrasts: U.S. winter vs. SA street reality
35:24 – Audacity as a national culture (Reagan, Trump, celebs to leaders)
41:50 – Guns, bravado, and the Marines mindset
46:10 – Why SA can’t (and shouldn’t) mirror U.S. extremes
49:30 – Vegas built by the mob; Sun City’s inspiration
52:55 – Illicit routes to wealth then vs. tendering now
56:40 – SA football salaries vs. U.S. guaranteed mega-contracts
1:02:20 – Capitalism, ceilings, and why America defends it
1:06:45 – Arts & culture as export; what SA should double down on

Highlights

• Real talk on enjoying the event but hating the admin and spend.

• The science of stopping at “pleasantly tipsy” (and why it fails).

• A blunt look at G20 optics and U.S.–SA tensions.

• Audacity, scale, and safety nets: why the U.S. plays a different game.

• SA realities: social leanings, tender culture, and athlete finances.