Zach's Weed Dealer Saw His Potential - The TryPod Ep. 198 

Apparently, Zach didn't remember that potato famine was correctly explained to him in Drunk Vegan Fast Food Taste Test video.😂

Zach, it’s actually good that you have them listed as allergies. There are medications that contain lactose and can affect someone with a dairy allergy. Also, it’s good to have on your record if you’re admitted to the hospital so they don’t feed you something you’re allergic to.

because no one else has said this in their explanations that I've seen: the potato famine was FIRST OF ALL due to British colonization of Ireland. Because of this, landlords (who were often absent/never visited their holdings) expanded their holdings greatly, leading to a decrease in the average size of land that tenant farmers had to grow their own food, which meant that they grew potatoes for the greatest numbers of calories per amount of space (The Martian also had this as a major plot point!) When a potato blight hit, it killed so many of these tenant farmers because they were relying on those potatoes for food--they had nothing but potatoes and then the blight made it so they didn't have ANY potatoes to eat. (Note: the Great Famine wasn't contained to Ireland, and killed many people outside of the island, but without the political conditions, it wasn't as severe as it was there.)

The way Rainy just completes this duo. I love miles and miss him but rainy’s presence is sooooo appreciated. I hope all four are on every episode when miles is back from daddy leave

Zach, it’s actually really good that you’re sharing that you smoke and have food allergies. Weed can interact with anesthesia so it’s important to be open with your surgical team. Also, a lot of medications (like biologics) are made from plants/animals, and if you’re allergic to one of those, you may be allergic to the medication. It’s also important to mention food dye allergies and what supplements you take. ❤

I have a feeling you guys are going to get a lot of comments about your lack of knowledge about the potato famine. 😂😂

Moo moo : also as a stoner in my house we would never shame someone for how little or how much weed they ingest. We all have different tolerance levels and it could be based off of other things- our brains do be complicated.

Zach, as a doctor, they very much do want to know if you smoke weed. Maybe not for the same reasons or as important as the nicotine, but they also want to know about the weed!

The potato famine was due to a potato shortage due to potato blight which infected crops throughout the 1840s

Re: embarrassing things in medical charts - in high school I mentioned to my dental hygienist that I played bassoon and she insisted on adding that to my chart. So any time I went to the dentist after that they would ask how the bassoon was going 😅

Rainy- “is it the thing with the gatorade bottle!?” Me- “a grav bong!?” Keith- “a doob tube!?”

I think you guys misunderstand the potato famine...

I hope all the comments are about the potato famine comment being wrong because I screamed

As someone who has NEVER consumed weed in her whole 33 years of life, this episode went so over my head 😂

I'm sure the rest of the episode is hilarious, but even if I couldn't finish watching it Keith's little "we're mostly water too" moment at 6:43 and Zach humbly accepting it getting "back on board" was totally worth watching this one. "I'm more than 2% fat, though" gave me a wholesome chuckle.

oh my god the joint smoking/covid safety talk!!! thank you!!! as a super covid conscious stoner this has been sooo hard for me to unlearn

Moo moo moo egg fact: I wish Keith had elaborately described the aggression at which an egg can explode. 🤣 Not just popping, but an explosion with egg shrapnel. I didn’t know it and heated up a whole boiled egg at work…poked it with a fork and the next thing I knew, I was covered in egg, it was on the ceiling, it was on the walls, it was on my coworker…🙈 That break room wasn’t the same for a while and neither were my coworker and I. It was terrifying. LOL. Then another coworker acted like it was common knowledge, so I feel very seen and heard from this video. 😌😆

As a celiac, I do have to let them know I’m allergic to gluten, because fun fact, lots of medications have gluten in it. Although, there are medications with lactose in it, so that is info they need to know. Plus, they can put that on your chat, so if you’re staying in the hospital, they won’t feed you anything with dairy or bell peppers

Zach, you gotta boil the diced potatoes for five minutes before you put them in the oven. It's called parboiling and the big restaurants do it. It makes them crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Best way to have the best tasting potato chunks

Doctors do need to know if you smoke weed. They also need to know if you do any other recreational drugs. They can have weird interactions with medicines and anesthetics. And they’re also not going to report you to anyone - they can’t. Like you may not want to smoke weed when you start a new medication that can cause drowsiness until you know how it effects you. For example if I take a muscle relaxer then I eat a gummy, I pass out. It’s great for sleeping, but not so much for say exercising.

Worth noting for Zach: a lot of medications have lactose and other dairy products in them! You can ask for specially made versions that a pharmacologist can make for you.

While there was a potato blight, the cause of the famine was English policy as it ruled over Ireland. Ireland was exporting huge amounts food to England while their own starved

So Keith's story about the dealer spilling weed all over the floor: I remember I had a dealer who was also a grower, trimmed his own etc. His motto was always "floor weed is free weed" I hope he's well lol

rainie confusing dipping with dabbing gave me the best laugh i’ve had in a while

Literally millions died or were forced to emigrated in the famine, also because the English hoarded all other foods when the potato plants were infected with blight

About the weed thing, I definitely think for the average consumer, 40 mg is a lot. For someone like me whose tolerance is through the roof, takes me like 800-1000 mg in edible form to feel like I’m at the same level. That’s like two THC infused nerd ropes. When I watched Zach’s bachelor dinner my first thought wasn’t “that’s it?” cause I mean it’s all relative.

Congratulations Zach on your wedding this weekend! 🎉🎉🎉

The way Rainey and Keith both laughed around 23:14 for almost ten seconds really got me lmao 😆❤️😂

Keith and Zach I believe the confusion about pot comes in with the fact that you two probably consume a healthy normal amount, whereas people like myself who need more than 100mg edibles to feel anything have a full blown addiction and are consuming just about all day every day. Hope this helps LMAO

On the edibles discussion: I'm in Canada where it is also legal so store bought edibles are very precisely measured. I seem to have a fairly high tolerance to edible but less tolerance to smoke. I ingest weed every day, but not an obscene amount, so wouldn't consider myself a heavy smoker whatsoever. I was definitely in the group of, "ONLY 40mgs?" 😂 😂 I'll only take a couple puffs of a joint in order not to get too high, but I took about 50mgs of edibles when I went to see Avatar: Way Of Water. 10mgs is like taking an advil for me, I pretty much don't feel it at all.

The Great Famine was caused because the Irish were forced to only eat potatoes strategically by the English. When the fungus spread and killed the potato crops, the Irish no longer had anything left to eat, and they starved (some dying with grass stains on their mouths trying to eat something to survive). The English were startegically trying to breed out the Irish, because they were notoriously pains to England and constantly rebellious. The English had brought in Scots in prior to the famine to buy up the land in Ireland and essentially create a serfdom in Ireland, as they were taking advantage of the inheritance rules that required the land to be divided amongst all the sons. This caused the lots of land to get smaller and smaller in most families, so the Irish felt that this was actually a good deal. They got paid for their land, could live on it, and continue to cultivate crops. However, they ended up being too poor to afford to grow any crops for themselves besides potatoes. The other crops were exported to England. There were multiple famines that caused the potato crops to fail, but the main one people remember killed about 1 million Irish people and caused another 1 million to emigrate to the United States. It's not something we learn about in depth, especially not how England's royalty (at least) was responsible for the Irish dying. The Scotch-Irish emigrated in droves in the 1750s, as a lot of Scottish people were also emigrating at that time. The Irish came about 100 years later, and were largely discriminated against by the Americans. Source: Irish in America History course at University of Pittsburgh

The big brothers / younger sister vibes from these Rainie-run episodes are so sweet and comforting.

i was dating someone who was allergic to eggs and he had to get a different kind of flu shot because of it! something about the proteins they used in it 🤷🏻‍♀️ i think it’s a valid thing to have on a medical chart!

The potato famine was caused by having no potatoes. The crops failed.

Can’t wait to see Keith eat tires and some patio furniture

milk fact! 100% milk fat would be clarified butter, or ghee! Also half and half is no less than 10.8% milk fat but no more than 18% milk fat!

I'm 100% here for the trypod having weed conversations, always felt like the others didn't enjoy talking about it.

Me, Zach, Keith and Snoop = the dream joint rotation

Googling milk facts and introducing it as “Moo Moo Moo milk fact coming in…” solid dad vibes, Keith.

to do with the weed MG debate: no guys, ur fans werent lying lmao. some of us r hella stoners but also, like, ppl just have different tolerances. and mainly- depending on where u live, the potency can change even if the measured MG amount does not. up in canada our govt mandated THC potency is garbage, especially with edibles, they're so weak. i had to stop buying them entirely bc i had to eat at least 4 or more to have any major effect, so i went back to smoking with higher potency additions (like kief or shatter). so therefore for those edibles, i would have been consuming 4x the amount of MGs to get the same effect. (booooo) so in that case, yeah, ur MG amount didnt seem that high to me? honestly i think y'all r just v blessed to have strong potent stuff where u are, and for that, i am so very jealous ;P (nah rly. pls share with the class. we wanna get baked like a triple chocolate cake without spending hundreds of dollars lol)

I swear i am not lying. My fiancé needs a 100mg edible to be as high as he hopes to be from it. And we understand the difference between that and a gram of flower. Iv told him before about how you (Zach) said once that 10 mg is what you go for and he called you a lightweight 😂

It’s so funny how different weed slang can be. For us a doob tube is just a container that holds joints. We called what you are guys are describing “spliffs” (which I know is also a type of blunt with tobacco and weed mixed). Also I used one freshman year of college and still got arrested so don’t recommend 😂

“Maybe our audience just had these hard core stoners” yeah 😂

I dated a dealer once and I would always pick up the nugs on the floor around his dresser where he weighed before I'd go home lmao he didn't care and I was like I will not just let this go to waste next time you vacuum. Sometimes there'd be giant ones of really good stuff lol

I, a vegetarian, lived off of the subway pizzas whenever I had to grab a quick bite out for years. It just appealed to me so much more than the veggie delite sandwich. I didn’t get it on a college campus, so who knows which stores had/have it?

Moo moo moo, I worked at a dairy farm and one time my boss dipped a cup into the top of the milk tank where the fat sort of migrates before it's mixed so I could try it. It was pretty good and then he said, "You know how whole milk is like 4%? This is probably more like 8 or 9. Some people's stomachs can't handle it." Luckily, I didn't barf everywhere.

To the rainy day thought: the main problem I think people (speaking to my own opinion) have with casting adults as highschoolers is that it's often done as a way to put in sexy plot lines or drama around sex. This is not in an of itself a bad thing as i do agree with Zach's point, the problem comes when they then try to sell those plotlines to ACTUAL highschoolers as their viewing audience. Because there CAN be shows that revolve around teen sexuality without including sex scenes that a) exploit teen actors or b) are definitely for an older audience. See Heartstopper vs Euphoria.

When I worked at a popular seasonal attraction, it was common for the crew to wind down after with a circle, passing whatever weed manifested. Around 2018, some of the disabled people finally realized if we stopped sharing, we wouldn't get whatever debilitating disease ran through the crew that season. We'd still chill with everyone, but smoking what we brought spared us so much misery.

Keith mentioning the egg exploding in the microwave gave me flashbacks to the very first time I attempted to re-create the Mcdonald's bagel. They definitely explode! 🤣 Also, Zach, sometimes doctors do need to know about THC consumption, especially if you're getting surgery as it can affect the anesthesia!

Love a good TryPod Weed episode! 🤘🏻🥬💨🫶🏻

From a Bostonian, love to hear the Boston talk from Zach and Rainie!

I LOVE WHEN YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT WEED. LOVE YALL

As someone who also went to college in Boston, hearing you reminisce about Boston in this episode was wonderful ❤

it seemed like rainie & keith were having a laugh battle at 23:14 😂

I love how stoner definitions change so much by location! What Keith called doob tubes I’ve always called a sploof, and doob tubes came around later when there were the plastic containers for joints. I also use the doob tubes as a pocket ashtray!

The potato famine got its name because in Ireland a lot of the food is potato based and when the crops failed they were out of a major food source and it left the country basically starving.

I’m allergic to bees and fiber glass and they always ask every time if I have any more allergies to add. They do want to know everything you’re allergic to. Especially if admitted and they need to feed you :)

Years ago my dad accidentally left a potato baking in the oven over the weekend, and it just turned into a rock. He still has it for some reason🤔

the egg/dairy allergy is LITERALLY SO RELATABLE!!!! i have an egg allergy, and then they’ll say “oh okay so no mac n cheese or anything” and i’m like NO I LIVE OFF OF DAIRY!!! i also tell people i have celiac disease (which i do) and then they ask about what happens and i’m like…. very bad stomach pain. then they’ll ask how much i can have and i’m like none???? i would go to the hospital if i ate an entire bite!!! which is why i haven’t in 12 years… I JUST HATE BEING CHRONICALLY ILL AND HAVING DIETARY RESTRICTIONS!!! (also the “do you smoke?”…. “weed?” is also relatable)

PLEASE more weed talk!!

I was taking a dab as Keith asked Raine about dabs😂😂😂

This is the greatest podcast. I love when they talk about weed 😂

I’m so glad that I get to have my lunch breaks with ya’ll!

this was such a delightful episode lol love the wild untreated ADHD energy bouncing around the room

Adding to the potato famine comments, the potato crop failed due to two different diseases killing the crops.. This wasn't the only reason for the famine and poverty but it was a big one.. Moo moo. LOL

I got a gummy sample once and ate it all it was 100mg and i swear i died and came back to life 2 days later. 😂😂😂

Hearing Keith say "Nori is good" really made my day..ya know what? I AM GOOD

Its not a miscommunication, we aren’t lying, its a build up of tolerance.

Hi guys! Im a nurse and I just wanted to let you know you should still report your use of weed because it affects dosing for things like pain medications and anesthesia. Love y'all ❤

LOVE Zach's ghost files water bottle!!!

Rainie's adorable "have a good ass week!" At the end hahaha

Keith, I worked in Walmart subways in the midwest and they also had circle pizzas but we also made flatbread pizzas too they were so good

Story Time: In college, I hooked up with a guy consistently for a few months junior year and he was a dipper. He had an apartment with his buddy where the living room was sunken in. The couches and other furniture were in something like a pit, and the entertainment center and other furniture surrounded it. We decided to host a party where we had a "ball pit", but found out the balls for the pit were expensive, and we didn't want to move out everything that could get broken if we chose to do a ball pit. We blew up a couple hundred balloons instead. I hung out at his place throughout the afternoon and blew up balloons for the balloon pit. This is a task that makes you quite thirsty if you're not aware. I wasn't paying attention and went to take a drink of my beverage and grabbed his spit cup by mistake. I'm happy to report I didn't make it worse by vomiting, but holy sh*t... it is probably the most disgusting thing I've ever put in my mouth. Just don't dip people. That sh*t is disgusting, and it's way more common than one might think for someone to make a terrible mistake with the spit cup. It also heavily leads to mouth and throat cancers. *The more you know.*

Lol I just had the realization that if Keith and Zach are stoners then I’m a whole addict 🫣

as someone who just moved to california and is too embarrassed to ask ppl abt weed, this is actually v helpful lmao

Regarding the at home Egg McMuffins: a greased wide mouth or regular canning ring makes a good mold for the eggs

The doob tube clip was HILARIOUS

LOVE the Ancient Rome discussion lmao so real

“Shout out to the red line!” Got me way too amped

“I think it’s fine for adults to play High Schoolers” Somewhere, Ben Platt is smiling

Finally getting caught up on trypod eps. I also had a Subway that I would go to while in college that made pizzas. It was amazing! This one was downtown, so not on campus. But it was still walking distance to a university.

When Rainie said "the Gatorade thing," I thought she was going to describe a gravity bong.

Very good try pod theme song this week got my hyped

It’s actually super important to share all those things with your care team! All kinds of allergens hide in medications (especially dairy products!) Even dietary supplements can effect the way your body processes medications. Always be open with your care team even if it has annoying side effects 😊

I love this podcast so much

keith eats costco and ikea OMGGGG y'all i'm legit so excited the way the respective combinations of costco muffins + a cheap hotdog and a random soft serve at ikea to get me and my little bro quiet while furniture shopping live rent free in my nostalgia brain 🤩can't wait for keith to review them!

The Cypress Hill moment made me smile :)

I love it when Keith gives out random facts, i feel like I’m talking to my dad except Keith is also funny

ZACH - I miss cheap weed too... "I''ll just have some low-level, late 80's dirt weed. The kind you separate the seeds on a frisbee."

Honestly, here for the weed content 😂

Fully thought when Keith was mentioning Gatorade bottles he was going to bring up gravity b0ngs

In Puerto Rico we have Subway pizzas in all the locations and we also used to have a whole wheat pizza (they took it off the menu), it was so good because the dough was a little bit sweet. We also don’t have the cold cut combo anymore 😢

I never mentioned my aspertame allergy, and then when I got an ulcer they gave me meds that were COATED in aspertame. SO TELL THEM EVERYTHING.

It is actually important to mention your dairy allergy. Lactic acid is in a lot of medications

My college subway had pizza too! I was so sad when they discontinued it :(

Good show!!! What other shows describe smoking weed! ✌️

that theme song was great at the end

@50:55 yup, yup this!😂 Can totally relate.

I tried pot a number of times, hated it every time, don’t smoke and will never smoke ever again….but I loved this episode. No clear idea why, but this was so enjoyable Also….as someone who’s a lifetime Masshole who lives in Cambridge, I appreciate the red line shoutout ❤️

MOO MOO MOO! Finally listened to this & 1:03:30 ...Warwick Davis was only 17 in the Willow movie!! Playing a married farmer w/2 kids & carrying an entire movie!! Great movie...love the series...fact over.