438: Iran, Juneteenth, The TriCounty Fleamarket Lady, Maine and Starboots

Fresh Fizz soda is made in Oceanside, Long Island . . . and fumbles through a commercial from them. - He also shares how he went viral on Instagram and TikTok with a Juneteenth Soup joke. He talks about his new obsession with Long Island's TriCounty Flea Market. Plus inspired by Jana Angel . . . our new mascot: Starboots. 0:00 – Intro: Walking into traffic for the bit 00:19 – Touring Fresh Fizz 01:45 – Laverne & Shirley vibes + Brady Bunch freezer trauma 02:50 – Why this episode is “unplanned but honest” 04:00 – The Juneteenth Soup Clip that got 6M views 05:30 – The internet vs. nuance: Instagram vs. Facebook comments 07:00 – Racism in the replies & the challenge of joking across cultures 08:30 – "Not a barbecue — it’s a cookout!" (Instagram teaches Tom) 10:40 – Star Boots is born (and starts dancing) 14:00 – Tri-County Flea Market nostalgia & May's department store memories 16:00 – Kim The Tri County Flea Market Lady (and her perfect imperfections) 20:00 – Sentimental shift: Tom’s yearly Maine pilgrimage 21:00 – Manifesting a sand dollar (and getting a smaller one first) 22:00 – “You got what you wanted, just not the way you thought” 23:30 – The psychic says: August is Tom’s month (lease renewed) 24:20 – Magic Mirror shout-outs & gay men sliding into the DMs 💌 25:00 – Ghosted by a lobster heiress 🦞 26:00 – Chocolate and Witchcraft Shop in Maine (devil’s chocolate) 26:50 – Laptop dies, heart full. Until next time... 27:00 – Star Boots outro song 🎶 “No one but Star Boots…”