EP 215: My Conscience Made Me Do It

Episode Summary

The inner voices are back, and they’re telling you not to miss this episode of Live, Laugh, Larceny ! This week, Trevin’s nostalgia gets wrecked as he finally sits down to watch the Netflix sequel Happy Gilmore 2 .

No murders, just bad decisions.

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What This Episode Covers

• The inner voices are back, and they’re telling you
• This week, Trevin’s nostalgia gets
• as he finally sits down to watch the Netflix sequel
• From awkward sports switches to overcomplicating every scene, not even Bad Bunny can save this mess of a movie.
• and cringe-worthy pop culture takes.
• featuring her daughter Lyla, who’s bravely ready to ride the bus… while Amanda is the one secretly terrified to let her go.

Why Listen?

If you like true crime but think most true crime got a little too murdery, this episode brings petty crimes, dumb criminals, and dramatic storytelling without the heavy stuff.

Original Episode Description

The inner voices are back, and they’re telling you

not

to miss this episode of

Live, Laugh, Larceny

!

This week, Trevin’s nostalgia gets

wrecked

as he finally sits down to watch the Netflix sequel

Happy Gilmore 2

. From awkward sports switches to overcomplicating every scene, not even Bad Bunny can save this mess of a movie. Expect

comedic movie commentary

and cringe-worthy pop culture takes.

Amanda shares a

back-to-school dilemma

featuring her daughter Lyla, who’s bravely ready to ride the bus… while Amanda is the one secretly terrified to let her go. Between

parenting fears

,

first-day-of-school jitters

, and navigating mom guilt, Amanda turns to Trevin for advice. With a little help from friends (and his trademark deadpan wisdom), she may just find the solution to this relatable

mom-life crisis

.

Amanda kicks off trivia with a question about a

canceled mascot

from days gone by. Was it a

fighting pickle

, a

Nittany Lion

, or a

banana slug

? One of these “losers” might just be a winner. Then Trevin brings a

current events trivia

story from Japan, where

McDonald’s food was abandoned in stores and littered on the streets

—blame Pokémon, contamination, or a viral social media challenge?

For the main stories, Amanda shares the

villain origin story of Chuck E. Cheese

, following 41-year-old Jermel Jones from Tallahassee, Florida, who feels the

spirit of a mascot

possess him at work—turning him into a literal rat.

Trevin follows with a tale of

adult mom guilt

, adultery, and spicy family drama from Bangladesh. Rasheda Begum, her daughter-in-law Tahmina, and Imran discover a

dirty family secret

about her son Kamruzzaman Imon, leading to a bombshell phone call that will make you say,

“Whoa… petty, but iconic.”

Both stories are tied together by

determined mothers

,

inner voices

, and the mischievous impulses that make us do things we

probably shouldn’t

.

Today’s Stories:

The Villain Origin Story of Chuck E. Cheese

Mom Guilt and the Dirty Secret

🎧 Perfect for

true crime comedy lovers

, fans of

petty crimes

,

weird news

,

viral stories

, and

family drama gone wrong

. Tune in for laughs, cringe, and jaw-dropping human behavior.

Take a break from the heavy and get petty.