Welcome back to Altered Judgement! In Episode 25, the crew celebrates a major milestone by welcoming back their first-ever repeat guest, Joe.

What starts with shots of Chicago’s infamous Jeppson’s Malört quickly spirals into conversations about viral raccoons, local Pennsylvania cryptids, flip phone disasters from 2007, Canadian wildfire smoke, and bold Philly sports theories (could LeBron James or Conor McDavid actually land in Philadelphia?).

To close it out, the crew breaks out the party game Sketchy Answers for an unhinged rapid-fire round of prompt-driven comedy.

Episode Chapters:

[00:01] - Intro & Hotel Pool Story

[03:30] - Taking Shots of Jeppson's Malört

[07:35] - Olestra, Baked Chips & 90s Throwbacks

[08:50] - Tasting Local Drinks (Two Moods Orange Crush)

[09:40] - Jimothy the Raccoon & The Pennsylvania Squonk

[12:58] - Re-Introducing Joe & Remembering Episode 2

[18:36] - Milestone Reflections: 25 Episodes & Studio Evolution

[28:04] - The 2007 Flip Phone Story

[32:00] - Wildfire Smoke, Weather Patterns & Tornado Alley Shifts

[40:27] - Philly Sports: LeBron to Sixers & McDavid Rumors

[50:24] - Wawa HoagieFest Rant & The Deli Counter Era

[58:20] - Emu Sounds & Strange Animal Trivia

[01:01:00] - Sketchy Answers: Worst Brand Name for Toilet Paper

[01:04:53] - Sketchy Answers: Okay in Video Games, Frowned Upon in Real Life

[01:06:14] - Sketchy Answers: Worst Google Search Before a Job Interview

[01:08:41] - Sketchy Answers: If My Pet Could Talk...

[01:10:38] - Sketchy Answers: Replacing "Love" in Song Titles

[01:13:24] - Sketchy Answers: Worst Thing to Say in a Wedding Toast

[01:15:30] - Sketchy Answers: High School Habits That Get You Fired

[01:18:46] - Sketchy Answers: Terrible PA Tourist Attractions

[01:21:00] - Sketchy Answers: Signature Bedroom Moves

[01:22:49] - Outro & Wrap-Up

In this episode of Altered Judgement, the hosts sit down with Jim, Mark, and Nick from The Delcobras, the local band responsible for creating the podcast's official theme song. The guys talk about their band's origin story (transitioning from their original bedroom-pop project Scoopski), their local gigging schedule around the Philly area, and upcoming releases—including their new single "Freedom Smile" and an upcoming full-length album.In between music talk, they play a game of "Emo or ENO," debate the decline of classic retro Wawas versus modern Super Wawas, recount wild concert/theater stories (including a infamous Twilight midnight release projector disaster), and give details on where to catch them live.

Episode Chapters:

(00:00) Intro & Welcoming The Delcobras

(03:36) From Scoopski to The Delcobras

(06:51) Choosing the Band Name

(07:58) 2007 Basement Demos & Nostalgia

(11:51) Shows, New Merch & "Freedom Smile"

(15:11) Listening to Delcobras Tracks

(22:28) The AMC Theater Twilight Incident(26:18) Game: Emo or ENO?

(37:48) Bamboozle & Warped Tour Memories

(41:08) The Evolution of the Philly Music Scene

(49:26) Super Wawa vs. Retro Wawa

(54:35) Rehearsal Spaces & Studio Recording

(58:21) Upcoming Live Shows & Outro

In this episode of Altered Judgement, the hosts jump into a wide-ranging conversation covering bizarre urban legends, health scares, and mind-bending theories. They start off discussing whether ice cream truck drivers have secret turf wars, react to an unexpectedly provocative ice cream song, and dive into recent food parasite scares and colonoscopy prep stories. Later, they tackle space-time continuum shifts around the Large Hadron Collider shutdown, test each other on famous Mandela Effects, and debate proper parking lot etiquette. To cap off the episode, they introduce and play a new Jackbox-style party game called "Sketchy Answers", where they face off on hilarious and unhinged prompts.

Episode Chapters:

00:00:00 - Intro & Catching Up

00:03:45 - Ice Cream Truck Turf Wars

00:09:25 - Food Parasites & Ass Topics

00:14:25 - The Large Hadron Collider & Time Warps

00:16:00 - The Mandela Effect

00:25:58 - Parking Lot Etiquette

00:29:55 - Game Intro: "Sketchy Answers"

00:31:55 - Playing "Sketchy Answers"

00:58:20 - Post-Game Wrap Up & Future Guests