{"podcast":{"title":"Don't Be Sour","slug":"don-t-be-sour-5455496","podcast_index_feed_id":5455496,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/416294/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/416294","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/8/f/a/48fade294bd26d5127a2322813b393ee/4g1a9852-edit-6.jpg","author":"Maxx Chewning","episode_count":157,"summary":"Social media personality, YouTuber, and entrepreneur Maxx Chewning is here to help us all laugh a bit more while also learning from some of the most successful people in the world in a way you have never heard their stories before. Thanks for CHEWNING in!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-be-sour-5455496"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 156  - YouTube Struggles, Gen Z Problems & Tipping Culture Outrage","slug":"ep-156-youtube-struggles-gen-z-problems-tipping-culture-outrage","published_at":"2026-05-04T12:48:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-be-sour-5455496/ep-156-youtube-struggles-gen-z-problems-tipping-culture-outrage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-be-sour-5455496","url":"https://90bf567c-fd1d-4e2d-b502-808e11c0e244.libsyn.com/ep-156-youtube-struggles-gen-z-problems-tipping-culture-outrage","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/90bf567c-fd1d-4e2d-b502-808e11c0e244/156_audioi.mp3?dest-id=3455945","summary":"The boys are back and as chaotic as ever. This week kicks off with the group roasting a bad group photo, diving into Instagram's AI flash filter that's literally regenerating people's faces, and reminiscing about the FaceTune era — including some very detailed ab-etching confessions. From there it's the usual rabbit holes: Joe's dog is in diapers, someone got scammed at a gas station by a fake 8K projector, Maxx rolled his ankle attempting a skate trick and lost a tooth crown the same week, and somehow bathroom debates make yet another appearance. The crew gets into the NBA playoffs in full detail, breaks down tipping culture (20% minimum vs. absolutely not at Starbucks), and has a surprisingly heated conversation about whether getting scammed is just a rite of passage at this point. There's also a full deep dive into AI pricing hikes, vibe coding, what each of them actually says when someone asks what they do for work, and whether saying \"bye-bye\" on the phone is genuinely weird or completely normal. To close things out, the guys talk YouTube — subscriber counts, consistency struggles, and why Joe hasn't uploaded in nearly three years but keeps teasing it on his stories. Summer travel plans get floated, Maxx teases a podcast studio refresh, Christian's committing to a real upload schedule, and Joe's baby is officially weeks away. Same group, same energy, somehow always two hours long.","meta_description":"The boys are back and as chaotic as ever. This week kicks off with the group roasting a bad group photo, diving into Instagram's AI flash filter that's li…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8106,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/don-t-be-sour-5455496/episodes/ep-156-youtube-struggles-gen-z-problems-tipping-culture-outrage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/don-t-be-sour-5455496/ep-156-youtube-struggles-gen-z-problems-tipping-culture-outrage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}