In this episode, the crew celebrates their 3rd Orlando Weekly Best Podcast award with some premium wine talk, then spirals into heated debates about racial identification, inappropriate winking strategies, and why too many choices are ruining everything from streaming to shopping. # Topics Discussed:- Is calling out race always racist or just cognitive shorthand? - The wink move to end a stare without blinking first - Streaming fatigue and new rules for concerts worth attending - Cheesecake Factory choice overload versus tiny menus that decide for you - Ranking Orlando seafood towers without starting a bar fight - Biohacking your coffee to dodge microplastics# Orlando Spots Mentioned:- Earls Kitchen + Bar at Millenia — seafood towers, upstairs bar vibes - Blue Martini — remembered for, uh, memorable nights - The Osprey — tower that earns respect - Eddie V’s — grand platters and celebrity sightings - Eva Mediterranian — quiet room, stellar plates, lobster pasta - The Imperial — classic cocktails and the live-show venue - Cheesecake Factory — exhibit A for too many options - Vinia — small menu, big relief from decision fatigue # Golden Nuggets:- Fewer, better choices beat endless scrolling every time - Read the room first; confidence works when context does - Rituals > gear—simplify habits and the results show # Timestamps:00:45 Third place toast and The Prisoner pour 04:41 Barbershop talk on race and shorthand thinking 16:45 Read the room before you wink 17:41 Wink to break a stare not your cool 24:41 New rules for concerts and streaming sanity 26:01 Black tee blue jacket and analysis paralysis 33:40 Mall stories and Earls at Millenia 34:32 Ranking Orlando seafood towers 35:11 Eddie V’s versus the rest 39:23 Cheesecake Factory as cautionary tale 40:45 Anti choice is pro peace 42:32 Find your brand then buy five 43:19 Funkler Nuggets45:24 Sweet potatoes from the garden 60:15 Eva downstairs sushi and that lobster pasta 70:19 Imperial cocktails field test 71:24 Live at The Imperial on September 7 72:39 New Smyrna beach picnic charcuterie # Where to Find Us Funklers?Trevor — https://www.instagram.com/atomicchilisauce Nick — https://www.instagram.com/orlandotrivia Pragasen — https://www.instagram.com/talktopr Amanda — https://www.instagram.com/intuitivemuse Edd — https://www.instagram.com/eddsiu/
