For today's episode, we did something deeply unwise…

We turned the Glitch in the Matrix stories into a drinking game, and the universe absolutely punished us for it.

In this chaotic After Dark episode of Overheard Online, Erin & Sara read some of Reddit’s weirdest, most mind-bending stories - from time slips and Mandela-effect moments to doppelgängers, shadow figures, parallel lives, and full-on reality breaks - while following a set of rules that guaranteed instant disaster.

Every time a time slip, a doppelgänger, or shadow figures is mentioned, they both drink. If someone describes seeing a light, floating, or a tunnel, they drink. Any time theres a tech issue, anyone doubts a story, they have goosebumps, they both drink...

Spoiler: it escalates FAST.

• Time Slip → BOTH drink
• Doppelgänger → BIG sip waterfall
• “I have chills” / “I have goosebumps” → That person drinks
• Erin mentions aphantasia → Erin drinks
• Sara mentions her boyfriend → Sara drinks
• Expressing doubt → drink
• Tech glitch → BOTH drink waterfall
• Light / tunnel / floating mentioned → BOTH drink
• Shadow figures / silhouettes → BIG sip waterfall
• Feeling peaceful while dying → Sara drinks
• Interrupting the story → both drink

…We told you it was a disaster.

• unhinged laughter
• glitchy existential fear
• chaotic storytelling
• Erin malfunctioning on camera
• Sara losing the plot
• way too many waterfalls
• theories, overanalysis, and bad science
• and somehow… heart-to-heart moments too

If you love Reddit stories, paranormal glitches, reaction chaos, and gin-fueled philosophy, this one is for you.

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