You're Not Special

Is 2026 the year we finally get a "glow up"… or are we just going to buy more collagen and hope for the best? ✨🥂 In this New Year's episode of You’re Not Special , we audit our 2025 regrets and set delusional goals for 2026. Rob says "I’m finally going to pack on the pounds." Joel says "my gut is wrecked from protein bars." Otto says "I deserve higher quality treats, please." We recap the highs...

I got LASIK 10 years ago… and now I’m back in contact lenses. Yes, this is my villain origin story. 👁️‍🗨️💀 In this episode of You’re Not Special, Joel goes full doom-scroll spiral about long‑term LASIK complications (dry eye, night glare/halos, vision regression), and Rob—Mr. 20/20 Vision His Whole Life—tries to emotionally support someone who is beefing with his own corneas. This is NOT medical...

We think Christmas Ham is a scam, we’re fighting about the size of the tree, and we accidentally became the "matching PJ couple" we used to bully. 💀 In this Christmas episode of You’re Not Special , we audit the holidays. Joel wants "The Whole Magillah" (a 7ft tree in a shoebox apartment). Rob thinks ham is just "elevated deli meat." Otto is wearing a Santa hat and dissociating. We also discuss w...

My husband said Singaporean food is just "sweetened Malaysian food" and now we’re probably banned from the country. In this episode of You’re Not Special , we bring in our first-ever guest—Joel’s cousin Alyssa—to argue why you should book a flight just for a bowl of soup. Rob (the white boy) learns about "wormy" desserts, Joel’s accent code-switches into full "Uncle" mode, and we debate if Nasi Ku...

We Got Stopped by Meet Cutes NYC (And Immediately Spiraled) We got interviewed by Meet Cutes NYC outside Whole Foods… and then immediately crashed out like: “Did we look like we even like each other?” 🥶💀 In this episode of You’re Not Special , two husbands + one anxious poodle get stopped on the street with the most loaded question of all time: “Excuse me, are you a couple?” Joel says, “WAIT, AR...

Should you go to Barry’s… even if you’re a former skinny kid with gym scaries and a deep fear of looking lost on a treadmill in public? 🔥🏃‍♂️ In this episode of You’re Not Special , Joel + Rob try Barry’s for the first time and immediately realize: the room is red, the music is ear‑protection loud, and your body will send hate mail for hours. Joel says “I thought these classes weren’t for me.” R...

Should you buy sliced fruit… even if you were raised to believe you “should just cut it yourself” like some kind of pioneer woman? 🍍 In this episode of You’re Not Special , we defend the most controversial luxury item in the Whole Foods universe: the $6.70 tub of pineapple. Rob says “time is the real currency.” Joel says “I don’t know pineapple math.” Otto says “please don’t give me grapes.” This...

POV: You convinced your husband to get a dog and now you can’t travel. Today we’re exposing the reality of having an anxious small dog in our NYC apartment. We talk about the holiday travel nightmare, why couples get dogs to fix their problems (oops), and if we regret it. Stalk us: https://www.instagram.com/joelfootsteps https://www.instagram.com/robgentul Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com...