Fast Five 41 | Cursed MLMs & A Stolen Chicken Sandwich

Fast Five 41 | Cursed MLMs & A Stolen Chicken Sandwich

From Beer Me That Movie by Dumbumental Podcasts

May 13, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 80

About this episode

The episode explores the dark side of the wellness industry and features a lineup of beer-themed films.

Before we jump into the Untappd trenches, we take a look back at last week's feature film, It's a Whole Thing . We officially tore the lid off the wellness industry and exposed the dark underbelly of the "Big Bean" legume industrial complex. We also threw in a fun epilogue dusting off Victor Lancaster, revealing whether or not he actually got exploded by the Noble Stomach. After a quick detour fueled by the pure childhood nostalgia of blowing into dusty 8-bit Nintendo cartridges just to get Double Dragon to work, we fire up the Untappd feed to bring you this week's Fast Five lineup: The Pursuit (Breakside & Alma Madera Brewing): Set in a crime-ridden future, a guy with a meaningless job finds a flashy, Elton John-style sequined suit hidden in a pizza delivery bag. Instead of using its super speed and strength to fight crime, he uses it to dominate the gig economy and starts a tech company called "ChatBHB" Free Lunch (BlackStack Brewing): A Quentin Tarantino-style action flick where four kids at a local diner steal a half-eaten fried chicken sandwich. Unfortunately for them, it belonged to the unkillable mob boss "El Duderino," who will stop at…

Topics covered

  • wellness industry
  • MLM
  • nostalgia
  • film analysis
  • beer
  • comedy

Keywords

  • wellness
  • MLM
  • beer
  • film
  • comedy
  • nostalgia
  • Double Dragon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Breakside, Alma Madera Brewing, BlackStack Brewing, Burial Beer Co., Multi-Level Marketing

Products: Double Dragon, The Pursuit, Free Lunch, Ultrafine

Books & works: It's a Whole Thing

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