Books, Burgers, and Broadway: A Date Day

In this episode of The Bearded Baldcast: A Wes Side Story, I take you along for a date day with Eddie, packed with all my favorite (and least favorite) things. We start with my deep-rooted obsession with bookstores—specifically, a trip to Books-A-Million, where I once again prove that I have absolutely no self-control when surrounded by shelves of stories. Then, we make the dreaded stop at Hobby Lobby, where I question why a craft store needs to be aggressively Christian and why I keep subjecting myself to the experience.

Of course, no date day is complete without food, and I make the case for why Culvers is the undisputed king of fast food. From there, we dive into my latest hyperfixation—Grease: Live—because let’s be honest, it deserves more love. And speaking of musical theater, I check out the current Wicked stage performers and reflect on how the Norwegian cast’s viral rendition of Defying Gravity on TikTok absolutely rocked my world.

Join me for a chaotic but passionate ride through books, burgers, Broadway, and the bizarre realities of craft store culture!