This week on The Handsome Hour, Cody tells what may be the single worst date story in podcast history. A night that starts as a normal Bumble meetup and escalates into a screaming sidewalk fight, a racist Uber driver, police involvement, and a post-date harassment spree. Wes and Stony help unpack the whole disaster in real time, debating crazy vs. malicious, whether honest feedback on dates is ever worth it, and why the most entertaining people are sometimes the most dangerous to keep around.
Before the main event, we talk about the Star Wars sequels for 13 minutes, so skip to 13 minutes if you don't want to hear that. Sorry.
There are also detours into sex research gone too far, "fun" professors, and other stories.
At the center of it all is a conversation about dating risk: how much weirdness is charming, how much is a red flag, and when a story stops being funny and starts becoming a genuine threat. Cody's date becomes a case study in why bad dating experiences poison trust for everyone else, and why one truly unhinged encounter can make modern dating feel like a minefield.
In this episode:
- Cody's date from hell and the Uber showdown that followed
- What happens when "no chemistry" turns into a full public meltdown
- Police, receipts, and why recording saved the night
- The difference between eccentric, unstable, and actively malicious
- Why boring might be safer but chaos makes better stories
- Star Wars prequels vs. sequels and the death of cinematic sincerity
- What happens when your Big 10 professor brings a Sybian to class
Before the main event, we talk about the Star Wars sequels for 13 minutes, so skip to 13 minutes if you don't want to hear that. Sorry.
There are also detours into sex research gone too far, "fun" professors, and other stories.
At the center of it all is a conversation about dating risk: how much weirdness is charming, how much is a red flag, and when a story stops being funny and starts becoming a genuine threat. Cody's date becomes a case study in why bad dating experiences poison trust for everyone else, and why one truly unhinged encounter can make modern dating feel like a minefield.
In this episode:
- Cody's date from hell and the Uber showdown that followed
- What happens when "no chemistry" turns into a full public meltdown
- Police, receipts, and why recording saved the night
- The difference between eccentric, unstable, and actively malicious
- Why boring might be safer but chaos makes better stories
- Star Wars prequels vs. sequels and the death of cinematic sincerity
- What happens when your Big 10 professor brings a Sybian to class