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Yellowstone Is Amazing, Old Faithful Isn't | SoberNotSober Ep.42
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Summary
Welcome back to Sober Not Sober, the podcast where two best friends keep it completely unfiltered, occasionally try to be better people, and almost always fail in the most entertaining way possible. Episode 42 is here, and after a little time away, Grant and Mekaylay return to the mic rustier than a park bench in a rainstorm — and we mean that in the best way. Before we even get into the good stuff, the duo attempts to do an entire episode without dropping a single curse word. A noble goal. A respectable challenge. It lasts approximately 30 seconds. The swear jar is proposed, budgets are discussed, Paper Mario references are made, and somehow it all spirals into a full breakdown of whether golf scores count if you shoot them alone. (Grant says 71. The people are skeptical.) But the real story of this episode? Yellowstone. Mekaylay took a trip out to one of America's most iconic national parks — bison, hot springs, endless wilderness, the whole deal — and came back with one very controversial opinion: Old Faithful was not that cool. Yeah, he said it. One of the most famous geysers on the entire planet, a natural wonder that has been erupting on schedule for thousands of years, and Mekaylay's take is basically "I've seen better." He stood there with what felt like half the country's tourist population, waited for the big moment, watched it go off… and felt nothing. Was he expecting too much? Was it the crowd? Was it the heat? Is Mekaylay simply broken inside? All of this gets unpacked in Episode 42. And look — if you've ever made a long drive, paid for a AirBnB (millions of dollars), packed your bags, and stood in front of something everyone told you was going to be incredible, only to think "huh, that's it" — you already understand exactly where Mekaylay is coming from.…