Monopoly Fever and Red Bull Memories | JJMW-E516

In this episode of JJ Meets World, JJ and Tucker talk about the return of McDonald's Monopoly, their favorite versions of the classic board game, and whether younger generations still have any love for ruthless Monopoly competition. The conversation then takes a more serious turn into hitchhiking, a frightening story from JJ's family history, childhood memories surrounding missing-person cases, and JJ's recent interview with Elizabeth Smart. Things eventually lighten up with sandwiches, plumbing problems, baths, bazookas, Super Mario voice actors, movie theater popcorn, vitamins, CoQ10, Jägermeister myths, and the early days of Red Bull in Fargo. JJ and Tucker also revisit Jolt Cola, OK Soda, Surge, holiday snack tins, and the strange power of a great 1990s commercial. 00:00 A Dark Story, Then Red Bull 01:06 McDonald's Monopoly Returns 01:55 Monopoly Fever 02:20 The Celebrity Monopoly Tournament 03:08 Favorite Monopoly Editions 04:05 Does Gen Z Hate Monopoly? 05:41 Hitchhiking in Fargo 05:59 JJ's Mom Picks Up a Hitchhiker 07:16 The Drive to Alexandria 09:04 The Jacob Wetterling Documentary 11:08 Interviewing Elizabeth Smart 12:03 Trauma and Public Identity 13:20 Inventing a Sandwich 14:50 Chicken Fingers and Soup 15:26 Plumbing Problems Mid-Podcast 16:35 Baths vs. Showers 18:08 Bazookas and the Super Scope 19:06 Fargo Voice Acting in Diablo 19:50 Who Voices Mario? 21:00 Tennis Elbow 21:16 Hot Tubs and Orville Redenbacher 23:14 Movie Theater Popcorn Butter 24:37 Holiday Snack Tins 25:34 CoQ10 and Supplements 26:49 Low Testosterone Advertising 27:28 Jägermeister Myths 28:20 Red Bull Myths 28:40 Early Red Bull in Fargo 29:43 Jolt Cola 30:04 OK Soda and Surge 30:46 The Snickers Commercial 31:41 Outro 32:19 Final Tag