EP 229: Petty Beaches Make System Breaches

Episode Summary

Welcome to the second annual Florida February , where the stories get dumber, the dramatics get louder, and our sound-FX machine is working overtime. Trevin falls for another brilliant marketing trap courtesy of Lil Dicky’s Buzzballs commercials and arrives with a...

No murders, just bad decisions.

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What This Episode Covers

• second annual Florida February
• , where the stories get dumber, the dramatics get louder, and our sound-FX machine is working overtime.
• Trevin falls for another brilliant marketing trap courtesy of
• commercials and arrives with a “celebratory” beverage.
• Amanda dresses up for a fancy work New Year party, only to crash in her makeup and wake up with her acne in full
• Amanda spotlights the adorable oddity of the

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

Welcome to the

second annual Florida February

, where the stories get dumber, the dramatics get louder, and our sound-FX machine is working overtime.

Trevin falls for another brilliant marketing trap courtesy of

Lil Dicky’s Buzzballs

commercials and arrives with a “celebratory” beverage. Amanda dresses up for a fancy work New Year party, only to crash in her makeup and wake up with her acne in full

goblin mode

.

We kick things off with

Killer Facts

from the Sunshine State. Amanda spotlights the adorable oddity of the

world’s smallest police station in Carrabelle, Florida

, while Trevin heads to

Quincy

, where Pat Munroe’s Coca-Cola hunch turned a tiny town into a community of soda millionaires.

Our first story dives into the

Wreck Bar in Fort Lauderdale

, home to performing mermaids

Whitney Fair

and

Mia Mellies

. Their years-long rivalry involves nudity, alleged witchcraft, and multiple visits from law enforcement. You may have seen this case on

HBO’s

It’s Florida, Man

—but you’ve never heard it like this. And yes, we’ve got an update.

Then Trevin takes us to

St. Petersburg

and the offices of

1-800Accountant

, where a new HR director’s petty streak and serious attitude problem spiral into an

unauthorized access

nightmare that threatens the entire company.

Two Florida stories, one shared theme: system breaches fueled by pure pettiness. So hack into your podcast app of choice and dive in. Welcome to Florida.

Today’s Stories:

•

A Mermaid Scorned

•

HR Nightmare

Take a break from the heavy and get petty.