Podcast Episode

Employers Trading Employees Episode

The Middle Classholes··22 August 2026·1h 28m

About this episode

In this episode of The Middle Classholes, the guys tackle everything from everyday public line-cutting etiquette and stadium bathroom chaos to the wild idea of corporate America operating like professional sports leagues—complete with employee trades, draft picks, and no-trade clauses. They explore alternative pathways to traditional college degrees through company-sponsored training and blue-collar trades before diving into a bizarre round of historical quackery, featuring goat-gland transplants, 18th-century rabbit hoaxes, and John Harvey Kellogg's infamous sanitarium treatments. Wrapping up with a look at workout physiology and strange human anatomy facts, it’s a packed mix of practical grievances, absurdity, and historical trivia.00:00:16 – Grocery Store Checkout Etiquette & Sprinted Passing00:04:24 – Starbucks Door-Holding & Register Cutting Dilemma00:05:27 – Dollar General Line Frustrations & Public Arguments00:07:53 – Ravens Playoff Game Bathroom Line Drama00:09:38 – Town Hall Outrage & Flock Surveillance Cameras00:11:59 – Lindsay Clancy Trial & Internet True Crime Theories00:19:34 – Middle Class Problems: What If Employers Could Trade Employees?00:40:06 – Solving College: Direct Corporate Training Programs01:03:26 – Fun Fact Friday: Ridiculous Human Experiments01:06:42 – Animal Magnetism, Goat Testicles, & 32 Chews01:18:32 – Mary Toft’s Rabbit Hoax & Kellogg’s Extreme Treatments