SoberNotSoberPod

Grant & Mekaylay

Two friends, one of which is sober and the other well is not. Come with us along our journey to tell stories tell jokes and deep dive random topics!

  1. 8h ago

    Tucson, Arizonia: A Weird Arizona Special | SoberNotSober Ep.58

    Intro & Banter — The guys kick things off arguing about beer sizes, body dysmorphia, and whether Grant is a "cub" or a "chub." They also debate the phrase "rest in power" after Grant says it for the wrong people, leading to a chaotic tangent about Larry, the Grand Canyon, and the North Rim. Grand Canyon Stories — Grant shares a childhood memory of torturing his height-phobic mother at the Grand Canyon, while Mekaylay recalls hiking mine shafts in Arizona and dropping rocks to calculate depth. This somehow leads to a "how many guys would it take to fill the Grand Canyon" conversation. Don't ask. Country Song Planning — The guys announce they're going to write and record a country song about Arizona before the end of the episode, with brainstorming that includes "fish and bish" and references to Bo Burnham. Tucson, Arizonia — Grant pitches the show What We Do in the Shadows and recounts Matt Berry's character calling it "Tucson, Arizonia." This spirals into a full-roast of Tucson — the Dirty T — including college football bros, abandoned storefronts, and the world's largest gem and crystal show. True Crime Story 1: Dwight Lamont Jones (2018) — Mekaylay reads the story of Dwight Jones, who went on a killing spree across Scottsdale and Fountain Hills, murdering six people connected to his divorce case — including forensic psychiatrist Steven Pitt (who worked JonBenét Ramsey, Columbine, and the Baseline Killer cases), two paralegals, a psychologist subletting an office, and an elderly couple in Fountain Hills. Jones took his own life as police closed in. True Crime Story 2: Anna Mae Blessing (2018) — A 92-year-old Arizona woman who hid two pistols behind her back, dual-wielded them, and shot her 72-year-old son after he threatened to put her in a nursing home. She told police, "You ended my life, so I'm taking yours." She died of a stroke in hospice months later. True Crime Story 3: The Birdseed Bandit (2013) — A man in a Tucson feed store parking lot, wearing only underwear, sitting on a pallet of birdseed, twitching, making bird noises, ranting about God and Satan, and jumping into people's trucks. He was on meth and bath salts. He also shit all over the birdseed — $83 in damages True Crime Story 4: The Tunnel Professor (2017) — A man in a white lab coat, covered in wet paint, was found in an underground pedestrian tunnel in Tucson. He'd painted the walls with symbols, covered the lights, claimed he was "doing research for the city of Tucson" on a pathogen to cure homelessness, pain, and suffering. His university ID connected him to U of A's medical research building. He "sometimes" uses meth. True Crime Story 5: Dynamite in the Fridge (2020) — Ranch owners near Clifton, AZ found decades-old dynamite inside an old refrigerator. The explosives were so deteriorated the bomb squad couldn't move them — so they blew them up on-site. In the '60s and '70s, dynamite was sold at hardware stores. Listener Submissions — The guys read comments from fans with their own Arizona horror stories: a guy whose uncle may have blown up his grandma's barn to avoid cleaning it, a neighbor who dug illegal tunnels under his house claiming military service, and a retired veteran who encountered a fenced, moated compound with a drawbridge and armed occupants — plus a story about El Diablo and demonic possession in Guadalupe. Road Rage & Personal Stories — Mekaylay recounts a terrifying childhood road rage incident on the 87 where a man in a white van tried to run their minivan off the road and threw a rock at their windshield. Grant shares his dad confronting a reckless driver, his own near-fight on the 101, and a story about working with a former KKK member who lost his middle finger knuckle in prison after flipping off the wrong person.

    Tucson, Arizonia: A Weird Arizona Special | SoberNotSober Ep.58
  2. Oct 28

    The Late Night Show With BigFoot | SoberNotSober Ep.57

    It's our Halloween special and things get... weird. Grant sits down with a very special guest — Bigfoot himself — for the interview of a lifetime. We cover deforestation, interdimensional travel, what it's like working with Bryan Cranston and M. Night Shyamalan on Blurry Image Walking Next to River in Forest Part 2, and why Bigfoot eats his own droppings. Plus the shocking reveal that it's actually Daniel Day-Lewis in the biggest role of his career. After the Bigfoot bit falls apart, we get into: Deep dive on the horror show From on Netflix — theories, spoilers, and why the producers turned down a sixth seasonHunter x Hunter rewatch talk and the insane workload of long-running manga artistsA Nic Cage dyed-beard rant and Grant's excitement for his future "Clooney years"A ghost tour through Phoenix's Winnie Ruth Judd house — the suitcase murderer's home, now owned by a lawyer who won't let ghost hunters insideThe scariest thing we saw on that tour: a full turd, no toilet paper, at the Hyatt Place Downtown PhoenixA serious conversation about the homeless crisis, mental health resources, and what actually helping people looks likeLegendary high school Halloween party stories: the great wall escape, the broken tibia, and 60 teenagers scattering into the Arizona washGrant's first time doing shrooms while playing Call of Duty: World at War Zombies — followed by a four-hour solo pool sessionMikayla hitting spice juice out of a mod and walking home through "a straw"First time dabbing and why Grant thought his feet stopped workingLike, comment, and subscribe. Tell us Bigfoot is cute. Tell us the hunter is cuter. Happy Halloween — stay safe out there. Love you long time.

    The Late Night Show With BigFoot | SoberNotSober Ep.57
  3. Sep 30

    If You're Still Balding in 2026...What Are You Doing!? | SoberNotSober Ep.54

    We kick things off with a genuine séance for Caleb Williams and his hamstring — because if prayer works, a full-blown spell cast has to work better, right? From there, things spiral into a rant about the state of online advertising: the aggressive balding ads, the "we lied" TikTok Shop hustle, and how ad agencies have completely lost the plot. We also get into what makes a podcast authentic (and why we physically couldn't fake it if we tried), followed by a deep dive into a classic AP World thought experiment — if you put seven babies on an island with zero outside influence, do they develop greed, lying, and racism on their own? The answer might say more about us than them. Later, we break down TikTok vs. Instagram's algorithm, get nostalgic about Coolmath Games and Addicting Games, and discover the niche trivia goldmine that is Krillion. We also take a somber moment to remember Pokekid Avery, a 12-year-old Pokémon creator who brought genuine light to the community before losing his battle with cancer. Then we tackle the question of who's funnier — men or women — shout out Lisa Gilroy and Jordan Jensen, debate whether Ryan Murphy's Lizzie Borden series needed a steam-engine d****, and argue about whether able-bodied actors should play disabled characters (Bryan Cranston, Gary Oldman, and the kid from Glee all enter the chat). We close out with some questionable hip-hop lyric recitations and a reminder to keep the séance playing on loop for Caleb. If you enjoy show don't forget to subscribe and follow us on all platforms it helps a ton! we are closing in on 200 subscribers so seriously thank you to everyone! see you all next week.

    If You're Still Balding in 2026...What Are You Doing!? | SoberNotSober Ep.54

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Two friends, one of which is sober and the other well is not. Come with us along our journey to tell stories tell jokes and deep dive random topics!