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THE FIRST CHAPTER · 2026

SEASON ONE.

Nineteen episodes. Plenty of questionable decisions. August Black and Jameel Mayers unpack the stories that started it all. Browse every episode below, then subscribe for Season Two this December.

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ALL 19 EPISODES

19 EPISODES
EP 01

Who Approved This? Restaurant Decorum with Kids vs. Shaming Kids

Kids, restaurants, and public meltdowns. Who approved any of this?

EP 02

Fryer Festival, Sephora, and United ft. Ethan Levy

Fyre Festival promised paradise. Reality had other travel plans.

EP 03

University Hollywood Scandal, Dad Walks, and Balloon Boy

Balloon Boy and college admissions: the parents really did the most.

EP 04

Basketball Parent Take Down, Naziophile, & Your Child's Inner Voice

Courtside chaos, classroom labels, and the voice kids carry home.

EP 05

From Britney Spears to Bedroom Bans | Parenting Fails, Gentle Parenting & Family Drama

Britney, bedroom bans, and the parenting rulebook nobody agreed on.

EP 06

Kanye West, Ashton Kutcher, and One Cancelled Graduation

Celebrity family drama meets a graduation nobody will forget.

EP 07

Baby Grunk and Bad Heros

Baby Gronk, internet fame, and childhood as a content strategy.

EP 08

Dads that don't do Diapers vs. Parents who cancel birthdays!

Dads skipping diapers? That excuse is overdue for a change.

EP 09

School Board Fights & Obese Kid Dies (Parents Convicted)

School board fireworks and the lessons adults never meant to teach.

EP 10

Beyoncé’s Dad, Brandon Marshall, and the Cost of Bad Decisions

Fame, family, and the bill that comes due for bad decisions.

EP 11

Louis C.K., Cruise Ship Parenting, and When Consequences Should Last

Cruise-ship parenting and consequences that refuse to disembark.

EP 12

Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal, Chadwick Boseman’s Estate, AI Nude Images & the Homework Debate

A kiss cam, an estate, AI images, and homework. What a week.

EP 13

OnlyFans Teachers, Parenting Gone Wrong & When Helping Goes Sideways

OnlyFans teachers, a child left alone, and help gone sideways.

EP 14

Prison Romances, Viral Violence, Robbery Dating, and Parenting Boundaries

Prison romance, robbery dating, and boundaries under pressure.

EP 15

Oreo Gate, Target’s Costume Backlash, and Parenting Gone Too Far

Oreo Gate: when one kid’s snack becomes everybody’s problem.

EP 16

DOLLY PARTON & He ATTACKED a 9-Year-Old Mid-Game?!

Dolly brings the good example. The football sideline does not.

EP 17

Robert Pattinson, Daniel Craig & the Wildest Insurance Scam Yet

Fake birthdays, fake kidnappings, and one very real missing hand.

EP 18

Fake CRYPTO & a $4.6 Million Modeling Scam

Doomsday fears, fake fortunes, and a modeling dream gone wrong.

EP 19

Duct Tape at 30,000 Feet, a Fake Celebrity & One Broken Bus Door

Duct tape in the sky, a fake celebrity, and a bus-door finale.

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