Don't Be Sour

Social media personality, YouTuber, and entrepreneur Maxx Chewning is here to help us all laugh a bit more while also learning from some of the most successful people in the world in a way you have never heard their stories before. Thanks for CHEWNING in!

  1. 5 DAGE SIDEN

    Ep. 155 - Calling Each Other Out, Wild Stories & Raising Our Kids

    We're back with another episode of the Don't Be Sour Pod and the boys are in full form. We kick things off breaking down the Lakers vs Rockets playoff series, debating LeBron's legacy, Bronny's jitters, and whether the Rockets just have terrible IQ. From there we somehow end up deep in a Pokémon Nuzlocke rabbit hole, Christian drops his Summer Shredding 2026 announcement, and Joe gives us the full breakdown on the $230K prize money coming to this year's Summer Shredding championship with More Nutrition coming on board as a major sponsor. The middle of this episode goes everywhere in the best way possible. Joe's robot vacuum dragged his dog's pee all over his house, Amanda is in her final 30 days of pregnancy and losing her mind, and we get into a real honest conversation about race in America — feeling out of place in certain spaces, the 30A Florida experience, Turkey Leg Hut stories, and whether generational racism is finally dying out. We also take a detour through the Milton Hershey story after Maxx's trip to Hershey Pennsylvania, which turns into a full chocolate history lesson nobody asked for but everyone needed. The back half gets just as good — Joe finally breaks down and buys a new BMW X5 for Amanda, we debate what car you'd buy your kid at 16, share our wildest high school stories including house parties, jumping fences from cops, and Joe losing part of his finger at a party. We wrap things up talking about how different kids are today, the dead end sports debate, self-awareness, why society is burnt out from making 30,000 decisions a day, and end on the wild story of a guy bringing a gun into the White House. Another unfiltered, unscripted two hours with the crew.

    2 t. 17 min.
  2. 20. APR.

    Ep. 154 - Fake Wealth, Becoming a Parent & Racism Debate

    The boys are back and wasting no time — this episode kicks off mid-conversation about Tropic Thunder and somehow spirals into a full debate on Druski doing white face, blackface in comedy, and whether any of it would fly today. From there they get into the Bubba Wallace noose situation, Jussie Smollett's wild story, and what went down when Black Twitter decided Houston was the spring break destination of the year. Russell gives a firsthand account of watching his city get absolutely taken over, and it's exactly as chaotic as you'd expect. Things shift gears into some lighter territory — Maxx drops that he ran a 6:09 mile out of nowhere, the crew debates who's met the most famous celebrity, and Joe tells the story of moving into his new house with an unfortunate bumper sticker still on his truck. There's also a whole breakdown of the Linus Tech Tips private jet controversy, fake wealthy influencers, Justin Bieber's bizarre Coachella performance, and a heated argument about whether Brad Pitt or Arnold Schwarzenegger is more recognizable globally. The back half gets surprisingly real when Shawley reveals he's having a boy, which opens up a genuine conversation about absent fathers, generational curses, and what each of them wants to do differently for their own kids. It's one of those episodes where you think it's just gonna be jokes and somehow you end up genuinely feeling something. Oh, and Shawley closes it out by describing in graphic detail where exactly he's chafing from his 10-mile treadmill runs. Classic.

    2 t. 14 min.
  3. 6. APR.

    Ep. 152 - Pregnancy Announcement, Supercar Purchase & Iran Chaos

    The boys are back for another unfiltered episode, and this one starts with a bang — Shawley drops the big news that his wife is pregnant, and the crew can barely contain their excitement. Between Christian nearly spoiling it multiple times over the past few weeks and Shawley's story of buying twelve pregnancy tests in one day just to be sure, the whole announcement is equal parts hilarious and genuinely heartfelt. The guys weigh in on gender predictions, debate baby names, and reflect on what fatherhood has meant to each of them. From there, the conversation flows into the usual chaotic mix of life updates — Christian's new house is getting a controversial brick slurry makeover (the comment section is NOT happy), and the crew recaps an intense backyard basketball game that had everyone gassed out and talking trash. Maxx somehow drains back-to-back threes to save the series, Joe admits he couldn't make a single layup, and the whole thing devolves into a debate about running pace, body image, and whether Maxx could go sub-six on a mile. The back half of the episode gets into some heavier territory — Tiger Woods' DUI footage, an influencer getting caught photoshopping her face onto another creator's body, Joe's deep dive into car depreciation and supercar history, and a candid conversation about Trump's Iran address, the ongoing conflict, and what it actually means for everyday people. The guys wrap it up with thoughts on the middle class, the Artemis moon launch, Joe's new allergy shot regimen, and Easter weekend plans. Another long one, another good one.

    1 t. 51 min.
  4. 30. MAR.

    Ep. 151 - Major Life Decisions, Relationship Advice & Media Backlash

    Welcome back to another chaotic episode of the Don't Be Sour podcast! We kick things off with the burning question: why do only 3,600 of you thumbs up our videos when 44,000 are watching? Come on, people! From there, we spiral into the important debates of our time—like why tank tops are called what they're called (thanks, 1900s mugshots), whether clickbait titles are the boy who cried wolf, and a very passionate argument about crawfish being seafood. Spoiler: Shawley was wrong. The guys dive deep into the new Harry Potter series casting choices, with Joe having STRONG opinions about Snape that will make total sense once you hear his very specific reasoning. Christian confesses to his love of solo movie theater trips (falling asleep 30% of the time), while Joe reveals the struggles of sleeping next to a pregnant wife who's started snoring. Plus: Easter basket gift advice that might save your relationship, running tips from people who definitely aren't professional runners, and the revelation that elite marathoners are apparently just pooping everywhere. Things get real as the crew discusses Joe's baby countdown (77 days!), Charlie's seven-month milestones, Christian's new house obsession, and why they're all about to destroy each other in pickup basketball despite Max wearing tennis shoes with custom insoles. We also touch on the current state of YouTube, caffeinated beverage consumption that would terrify the FDA, childhood stories involving smoking newspaper filled with hay, and whether war in Iran is going to tank the economy. Wrap it all up with pedicure reviews, fishing trip planning, and podcast studio renovation dreams. Just another day at the Don't Be Sour podcast!

    2 t.

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Social media personality, YouTuber, and entrepreneur Maxx Chewning is here to help us all laugh a bit more while also learning from some of the most successful people in the world in a way you have never heard their stories before. Thanks for CHEWNING in!

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