Waste Your Time Wisely, the WYTW Podcast

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Waste Your Time Wisely — Smart conversations on creativity, culture, and modern burnout. WYTW is where curiosity meets chaos. Tae and Ryan dive into the Tae-pestry of life: fun facts, strange history, pop culture, sports, tech, books, and whatever else sticks. Tae’s a Korean-American vet, writer, and wanderer. Ryan’s a scientist with dad-joke energy and “bear down” spirit. Smart, weird, and oddly comforting — perfect for drives, laundry, or existential dread. PLEASE 🙏 Follow, Rate, Comment, SHARE 🙏 It will help Tae with food, and Ryan with home renovations.

  1. 29/12/2025

    Ep. 45 — Why I’m Finally Leaving LA and New Year! Facts, Grief, etc!

    Thoughts: There's a lot of X-mas songs, but not a lot of NYE songs. What's with that? It’s the final episode of 2025. With Ryan literally stuck in a dryer (long story), Tae takes the mic solo for a "late-night radio" style year-in-review. In this episode, we’re wasting our time wisely by looking back at a massive year of transitions. Tae discusses the fascinating (and weird) history of the New York ball drop, cultural New Year traditions from around the world, and the science of why your resolutions usually fail by February. On a deeper note, Tae reflects on a year defined by "variable changes": traveling through 7+ countries, the emotional toll of saying goodbye to his dog Oscar (McMuffin), and the decision to buy a house and leave Los Angeles behind. In this episode, we cover: Fun Fact Friday: Why sailors actually invented the "time ball." The Travel Log: Lessons from Japan, Vietnam, Korea, Portugal, Estonia, Greeceand beyond. The "Small Wins" Architecture: How to actually achieve your 2026 goals. Asian AF: Producing comedy in Hollywood and the upcoming 10-year anniversary. Follow & Rate: If you’ve enjoyed wasting your time with us this year, hit that bell icon and leave us a review! Someone get on the NYE song, please

    48 min
  2. Ep. 44 — Was Jesus Really Born on Christmas? History, Astronomy, and Myths

    24/12/2025

    Ep. 44 — Was Jesus Really Born on Christmas? History, Astronomy, and Myths

    🎄 Was Jesus really born on Christmas? Hey — it’s Christmas, but make it historically confusing.This week on Waste Your Time Wisely, we’re unpacking the holiday everyone celebrates… but almost nobody questions.This week on Waste Your Time Wisely, we unpack the surprising history behind December 25th. From pagan solstice festivals to Roman politics, from biblical clues to astronomy theories — Christmas might be the most successful remix of all time. We cover: Saturnalia, Yule, and the real roots of Christmas Why historians say Jesus was born in spring or fall The "Star of Bethlehem" — comets, conjunctions, and cosmic events 2024 Christmas economy: $1 trillion in sales?! This Day in History: James Webb Space Telescope launches on Christmas All that — plus dream Christmas cities, TikTok shopping stats, and why mistletoe might be witchcraft. Follow, rate, and waste your time wisely.buy us a cup >> buymeacoffee.com/wytwpodcas7

    1h 14m

  3. 09/12/2025

    Ep. 43 — Treats & Treaties!

    Episode 43 already (RAUL MONDESI?!) Treat or Treaties?! Dual Screen episode, Double trouble.  This year has been going by FAST. We’re looking back at October 1st.  Garlic sauce from ZANKOU! CDs, Things are Dire Strait, going Gold, Platinum, Diamond, sending out Thank you Letters, Not Rage Bait at all, Rage Bait, Very Rage Bait, then skipping stone — scandal?  Check it out folks!  And please Follow, click that BELL icon, and RATE here. It helps us out greatly!

    1h 26m
  4. Ep. 42 (Jackie!) — Movie Formats With Privacy Unseen

    02/12/2025

    Ep. 42 (Jackie!) — Movie Formats With Privacy Unseen

    Google AI, For the Love of God, Let Us Turn Off Your Voice. We’re back, time-warped, Memento/Tarantino style. This episode actually happened right after the Estonia–Finland–Greece trip, which explains absolutely nothing but sets the mood. Ryan is… playing Fantasy Football now? We spiral into downfall arcs, redemption arcs, and the University of Arizona storming the field way too early because of course they did. Sports podcasts, sports interviews, press conferences, and Tyrod Taylor — the myth, the legend, the quarterback scholars fear to rank. AMC A-List life. Screen Unseen (#amcscreenunseen). Safdie brothers chaos. June Squibb supremacy. Ryan’s Show & Tell: Pushpa 2 (not Pushpa 1, don’t ask), Zack Snyder 300 slo-mo, DJ Caruso, Eagle Eye, classic cinema rabbit holes, 4K hoarding culture, and Denis Villeneuve gems that sparkle like tax refunds. Shaky cam — cinematic genius or a war crime? We debate. THEN we go full privacy paranoia: Pimeyes, public vs private tech, how exposed you really are online, and why Google AI keeps talking even when you beg it not to. And again… Google AI, PLEASE, let us turn off your voice. Instagram here YouTube here

    1h 30m
  5. Ep. 41 — WYTW Thanksgiving

    26/11/2025

    Ep. 41 — WYTW Thanksgiving

    WYTW Thanksgiving — READ HERE ALL ABOUT IT! We’re BACK! We hope that you’ve been wasting YOUR time wisely. Ryan’s been drilling. Drilling holes — Until his overlord found out. Uh oh. Tae’s been exploring Lacto-Ovo’s. Not O-V-O, Lacto Ovo. Pies and Tom Cruise Coconut Cake list. Movie list, over another movie list. Juggling multiple podcasts. What we missed! (WWM!) - Films We blab on about films for a while, but if you want to skip that, get to (47:07) mark. This Day in History (TDIH) Of Thanksgiving - when did Thanksgiving become an official holiday? Fun Fact Friday (FFF) Mirror Mirror on the wall, what Catoptromancy are you? — which power would you pick? What I Found (WIF) Ryan found the “CENTRAL PARK of Orange County” or….. just some recreational field. People making decisions not making good decisions Chapters  (00:00) — Intro/ Drilling Holes with Realtor Pies (08:58) — Lacto-Ovo Huevos and Strange Wet Dreams (20:04) — Behind the Scenes of Ryan’s OTHER Podcast (33:00) — Tae’s Film Recs that Ryan won’t see for another 4 years (46:10) — Thanksgiving! (01:00:14) — Catoptromancy: Supernatural Insight or Distance Places?  (01:18:20) — The Great Park Story: Overpromised and Underdelivered (01:34:14) — Choosing your ghostly Supreme

    1h 39m
  6. Promethean Trip Greece — Ep. 40

    30/09/2025

    Promethean Trip Greece — Ep. 40

    Tae's Europe 2k25 trilogy ends here. Please check out part 1 and 2 if you haven't. We recap Germany, Estonia, Finland, and final tour at the Isles. We visit Milos, jumped off the Moon rock beach, cliff jumping, Children of Bodom in Finland. Spas, nice libraries in Helsinki, other topics, Reddit, ChatGPT too specific and not correct (sorry >⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/wytwpodcas7⁠⁠⁠ Chapters are now ⁠⁠⁠Auto-Generated by Spotify!⁠⁠ CHAPTERS! (after the first day of publishing!) Wherever you stand politically, please fight and protect the First Amendment of the United States, which states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Myself and many other service members, our oath is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Thank you for reading.

    1h 31m
  7. TeneTallinn — Ep. 39

    24/09/2025

    TeneTallinn — Ep. 39

    Hey, Full In-Person Episode, Travel Recap Pt. 2, Check it out. We’re going over some Suffrage, some amendments, and then recapping part 2 of Tae’s Summer European travel to Germany, Estonia, and Finland.  Germany, cute towns with PHILOSOPHER'S WAY, trains, planes, and automobiles of Mercedes Benz museum! Estonia - got priced out by AC/DC?? Finland - has a literacy rate of .... %???? AND SHE'S REAL. What do you want to hear more of? Please let us know in the comments, or follow us on IG and Youtube here. New episodes coming soon! Please follow, and rate, you can only rate AFTER you’ve listened. buy us a cup! >>⁠buymeacoffee.com/wytwpodcas7⁠ buy us a cup! >>⁠buymeacoffee.com/wytwpodcas7⁠ Chapters are now ⁠Auto-Generated by Spotify! CHAPTERS! (after the first day of publishing!) Wherever you stand politically, please fight and protect the First Amendment of the United States, which states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Myself and many other service members, our oath is to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. Thank you for reading and thank you always for listening!

    1h 2m
  8. PORTUGAL. the Tae ⁠🇵🇹 — Ep. 38

    19/08/2025

    PORTUGAL. the Tae ⁠🇵🇹 — Ep. 38

    Hi everyone! You asked for it. You want us to talk more about travels. This is our FIRST in person episode. Ryan’s getting a bit wild with the Energy Drink. Check out what Ryan's been binging on. What we doing about some video that should be released? What took Tae to Portugal, and to Europe. Chapters (00:00) — Cold Open (01:00) —  Intro; Our 1st in person episode. Energy drinks, Europe, PTO, sickness on the road. (04:18) — What to watch.  (00:00) — Release the E tapes. (00:00) — Portugal. The Man, or Tae. (00:00) — Fun Fact Friday (FFF) (00:00) — Portugal. The Man, or Tae. And let's live for a future with better airports (00:00) — Jetski, above all. thank you so much for listening! Please consider sharing! Please Rate (only after you hear it)

    1h 42m
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Waste Your Time Wisely — Smart conversations on creativity, culture, and modern burnout. WYTW is where curiosity meets chaos. Tae and Ryan dive into the Tae-pestry of life: fun facts, strange history, pop culture, sports, tech, books, and whatever else sticks. Tae’s a Korean-American vet, writer, and wanderer. Ryan’s a scientist with dad-joke energy and “bear down” spirit. Smart, weird, and oddly comforting — perfect for drives, laundry, or existential dread. PLEASE 🙏 Follow, Rate, Comment, SHARE 🙏 It will help Tae with food, and Ryan with home renovations.

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