Hour 1: The Great Soda Debate of 2026 (feat. Jessica Smetana & Jorge Sedano)
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is the Dan Levitar Show with the Stugatz Podcast. A lot to talk about with Jessica. We'll get to her in just a second. But Sedano's got just a couple of minutes here in between the show that he's doing in Los Angeles. Does a very popular radio show every morning in Los Angeles. Sedano, your appraisal, your telling of the story standing next to me at the valet. Give the people the information from your vantage point. Okay, so we are coming back from lunch, you and I, a couple days ago. And you tell me, hey, can you give the ticket to the guy? I'm going to run to the restroom real quick. I said, hey, no problem. So I give the guy the ticket. Guy orders the car. You come out, and you're about to give the guy a 20.
Because I think the valet was like 15. And the guy says, oh, man, we don't take cash. And... he you say what do you mean you don't take cash and he goes you said this is america jack you jack money is good here in america still cash is still good and the guy literally says to you sir i this is my second day i i'll call my boss hold on a second he's like terrified um and then the boss comes over like kind of on the phone i guess he's talking to his bigger boss and he's like He says, sir, you know, we don't we don't take cash.
What happened at the valet that sparked a debate?
We just we do things digitally. And you're like, but this is America. What do you mean? Cash is still good in America. You're going to take my cash and you put the crispy twenty dollar on the stand and then like turned around and looked at me and I'm mortified. I don't know what's happening here. I thought I was like, I thought you knew the guy. And the guy's like, OK, sir, well, let me figure this out. And don't worry. And you're you're just telling him it's America. Cash is still good standing there going, what the hell is happening here? And he's being super polite. He's like, all right, sir, we'll figure it out. And then he gets off the phone with, I guess, his boss. This is the second guy and says, OK, sir, here's your car.
Don't worry about it. We'll deal with it. So he's like then. taking the cash and then paying for your parking himself with some sort of digital payment, whether it's Venmo or Zelle or something like that. And then we get in the car and you say to me, It was okay, right? I was like, yeah, it was okay, I guess. Yeah, it wasn't too bad. Inside, I was like, in my head going, Dan, what the hell did you just do? Wow. I also believe I did say cash is still good in America for now. I believe I said for now.
Oh, you did add for now.
There was that caveat. How many times did you tell them it's America? I think I didn't say Jack. I might have said Jose. I didn't say Jack. that's cody's move i wouldn't steal the move no thank you i have a patent on that that's cuban embellishment from sedano all right sedano thank you very slightly slightly but dan there's a reddit page called um am i the a-hole and i would say and they you know a lot of people put up different scenarios of two sides of the coin i would say that if the valet crew put up am i the a-hole here they would say you were the a-hole in that scenario how about you what where does your vote i was just an innocent in bystander like i don't know what the hell to do feels like he thought you were the asshole okay but where do you land do you vote on i'm the asshole i love you but you're the a-hole okay thank you for being on with us jessica where do you vote here i saw your faces you were making uh you were making faces you're saying i shouldn't have done that there was not a jack there i don't there might have been one this is america i mean i don't think there were four this is america's
I put a little bit of blame on Sedano just for being a bad friend, because when you get back in the car after that scenario, that's when he has to be honest with you and say, Dan, this behavior was a little embarrassing, not very acceptable, and next time we'll do better. He could have also paid while I sent him out there to the bathroom. I mean, I paid for lunch. He could have taken, he's got a card.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:26
2
What happened at the valet that sparked a debate?
1:26–6:21
3
What are the implications of using cash in modern America?
6:21–12:13
4
What are the arguments for and against zero-sugar soda?
12:13–12:43
5
How do the hosts view the role of soda in their lives?
12:43–13:40
6
How do the hosts feel about the concept of conditioner?
13:40–14:35
7
What led to the heated discussion about soda flavors?
14:35–15:12
8
What surprising facts were revealed about popular soda brands?
15:12–42:32
Speakers
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