Episode 537 - Doug Avoided the Doctor for 10 Years and Ended Up in Surgery

It finally happened. After roughly 10 years of ignoring something he absolutely should not have been ignoring, Doug ended up in a surgical center getting a very sensitive situation taken care of and somehow, his 10-year-old daughter was along for part of the ride. The full story involves a general practitioner, a urologist, a stethoscope used in a way Doug did not expect, a surgical jock strap, and an alarming amount of cranberry juice in the recovery room. It's equal parts hilarious and a genuine PSA: guys, go to the damn doctor.

Justin backs it up with a story about his own dad that makes the message hit even harder.

But first: Spirit Airlines is gone. Like, overnight, lights off, sign on the door, gone. Doug and Justin break down what actually happened, what it means for airfare prices, and the wildly ambitious TikTok proposal from a guy who wants regular people to just... buy the airline. Practical Doug has thoughts.

Then it's a hard pivot to movies. Doug reviews Marty Supreme (Timothée Chalamet at his most unlikable — somehow four stars) and Dust Bunny (Mads Mikkelsen, a child, a hitman, and a monster under the bed — filmed in Budapest, definitely not America). Plus a quick Project Hail Mary and Natalie update.

Game time: Doug plays audio clips from classic films and Justin has to identify the movie. This round features quotes from The Rock, Top Gun, and a Morgan Freeman line that stumped Justin longer than it should have.

This week's recommendations: 🎬 Justin — Eddington (Pedro Pascal & Joaquin Phoenix in a pandemic-era slow burn. Stress warning applies.) 🎬 Doug — Dust Bunny (streaming on HBO. Weird, beautiful, and worth it.)

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