You Should Know Podcast
You Should Know Podcast
March 16, 2026

THE EXTREME SPELLING CHALLENGE! -You Should Know Podcast- Episode 208

Quick Read

The hosts recount bizarre personal stories, debate outlandish theories, and face off in an extreme spelling challenge where incorrect answers lead to drinking foul tuna juice concoctions.
A 'five-star' hotel experience turned traumatic with an unexpected bathroom encounter.
Peyton defends his controversial morning hygiene, citing TikTok 'doctors' and natural bacteria.
An extreme spelling challenge forces one host to drink a repulsive tuna juice concoction.

Summary

This episode features hosts Peyton and Cam sharing a series of wild anecdotes and engaging in humorous, often nonsensical, debates. Peyton recounts a traumatic experience in a 'five-star' hotel bathroom and defends his controversial morning hygiene routine based on TikTok advice. Cam reveals surprising details about his sister's past, including working for the 'Tiger King' and fire-breathing, which Peyton, his best friend, was unaware of. The conversation then shifts to Peyton's outlandish theories about how oceans don't overflow and how bridges are built (he believes the Navy is responsible). The episode culminates in an 'extreme spelling challenge' where Peyton must spell words correctly to avoid Cam drinking a progressively disgusting mixture of tuna juice, mayonnaise, relish, hot sauce, and Pepsi.
This episode offers a deep dive into the hosts' unique personalities and their unfiltered, often absurd, perspectives on life, science, and social norms. It highlights the comedic value of personal revelations and the entertainment derived from watching friends push each other to their limits with bizarre challenges and outlandish theories.

Takeaways

  • Peyton had a 'traumatic' experience witnessing a man defecating openly in a Ritz Carlton bathroom, making eye contact, and then 'charging' him.
  • Cam exposed Peyton's lack of morning hygiene, including not brushing teeth or using deodorant, before filming in front of a live audience.
  • Peyton believes not brushing teeth in the morning allows 'natural bacterias' to thrive, citing a TikTok 'doctor.'
  • Cam revealed his sister's past included working for the 'Tiger King' and fire-breathing at a 'Coyote Ugly'-style bar, details Peyton was unaware of despite their decade-long friendship.
  • Peyton genuinely questions how oceans don't overflow onto land and theorizes that the U.S. Navy is responsible for building bridges underwater.
  • The hosts discuss a new Netflix dating show, 'The Age of Attraction,' where participants connect without knowing each other's age, leading to potential significant age gaps.
  • An 'extreme spelling challenge' involved Cam drinking tuna juice, mayonnaise, relish, hot sauce, and Pepsi for every word Peyton misspelled.

Insights

1The Ritz Carlton Bathroom Incident

Peyton recounts a 'traumatic' experience at a supposedly five-star Ritz Carlton hotel in Atlanta. While using the public restroom, he encountered a man hovering over a toilet, openly defecating with the stall door wide open, making direct eye contact, and then 'crab-walking' towards him before closing the door. This incident left Peyton deeply disturbed, questioning the decorum expected in such an establishment.

Peyton details walking into the bathroom, seeing the man, the eye contact, and the subsequent 'charge' before the stall door closed, followed by 'artillery' sounds.

2Peyton's Controversial Morning Hygiene Routine

Cam exposes Peyton's lack of morning hygiene, specifically not showering, brushing his teeth, or using deodorant before heading to a professional filming with a live audience. Peyton defends his decision not to brush his teeth, citing a TikTok 'doctor' who claimed that brushing in the morning removes 'natural bacterias' the mouth produces overnight, which are beneficial.

Cam describes Peyton putting on the same clothes from the night before, not visiting the bathroom, and smelling like 'bolognian sin' and 'hookah smoke.' Peyton argues that brushing teeth removes natural bacteria and that using deodorant before bed clogs pores.

3Cam's Sister's Unconventional Past

Peyton expresses hurt and surprise after Cam reveals personal details about his sister to a stranger at a store, details Peyton, his best friend of ten years, never knew. These revelations include Cam's sister having been married before, working for the 'Tiger King,' fire-breathing at a 'Coyote Ugly'-style bar, and living in Germany where she ran a soup kitchen.

Peyton's shock at learning about his sister's ex-husband, her involvement with the 'Tiger King' documentary, and her fire-breathing past, which he likens to a 'circus act.'

4Peyton's Theories on Ocean Dynamics and Bridge Construction

Peyton poses 'genuine questions' about fundamental scientific concepts, such as how the ocean doesn't overflow onto land despite the Earth's rotation and how islands remain above water. He also firmly believes that the U.S. Navy is solely responsible for building all bridges that span water, due to their specialized underwater training and equipment.

Peyton asks, 'How does the water not take over?' and 'How does it just know to stop there?' He asserts, 'The only thing that could do that is the naval system.'

5The 'Age of Attraction' and the 'Love is Blind' Debate

The hosts discuss a new Netflix dating show, 'The Age of Attraction,' where contestants form connections without knowing each other's age, potentially leading to significant age disparities. This sparks a debate about whether 'love is blind' and the hosts' personal limits for age differences in a committed relationship, with one host expressing a willingness to marry someone 24 years older for wisdom, while the other prioritizes long-term companionship.

Discussion of the show's premise and the hosts' differing opinions on the viability and desirability of large age-gap relationships, with one host stating he would marry a 51-year-old at 27.

Notable Moments

Peyton's traumatic Ritz Carlton bathroom experience.

This highly detailed and shocking personal anecdote sets a bizarre tone for the episode, highlighting unexpected encounters in seemingly luxurious settings.

Cam's revelation of his sister's 'Tiger King' and fire-breathing past.

The unexpected and dramatic nature of these family secrets, previously unknown to Peyton, underscores the hosts' dynamic and the surprising depth of their personal histories.

The extreme spelling challenge culminating in Cam drinking a tuna juice, mayonnaise, relish, hot sauce, and Pepsi concoction.

This segment is the episode's central challenge, pushing the boundaries of gross-out humor and demonstrating the hosts' willingness to endure unpleasant tasks for entertainment.

Quotes

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"There was a certain level of trauma that was instilled onto my heart from watching a grown man publicly poop in front of me, direct eye contact, then charge me."

Peyton
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"You did not step foot in the bathroom before leaving. I was fully dressed. Cam was still stepping out of the bed and I was like, 'Cam, come on. We have to leave.' He said, 'Car's here in 60 seconds.' I said, 'No, the we're not leaving.' Cam's like, 'You haven't even seen the inside of our bathroom today.'"

Cam
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"You told that man something I never knew about you. The fact that you share personal info like that to a stranger and I've known you for a decade and never knew your sister has been married before or you've been to that state."

Peyton
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"I don't understand how the water just knows to stay put and not to affect all the buildings and and the beachgoers and all that."

Peyton
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"I'd rather be sick. Yeah. I said I'd much rather take a blanket some Tylenol."

Peyton
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"I think it's the most trained men and women in our country that their whole life is underwater. They spend the whole year underwater. That's where they fight. So they go under there and they swim and then they build. That's how we get all our things done underwater."

Peyton
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"I'm not living life for when I'm wrinkly. I'm living life for right now. I'm living life cuz it looks cool now. This is what I want now. So, I think if you if you always live life for the end or what's going to happen at the end, then you're not going to enjoy the actual life part."

Cam

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