Season 3 kicks off in true Brain Dead fashion as Amanda, Tyler, and James are joined once again by their favorite chaos agent, Arson! There are party favors (obviously), card-based questions, and very important debates—like how exactly a stegosaurus would wear a tie. Tyler and James rate fast food burgers with surprising passion, Amanda shares a heartwarming moment involving her favorite movie and her daughter, and Arson might be on the hook to run PR for the podcast (questionable decision, really). Amanda throws down another music showdown, James forces Arson to sit through a cinematic disaster, and Amanda drops a childhood story that even stuns Tyler. It’s a weird, wonderful start to a new season—exactly how it should be.

In this episode, Amanda, Tyler, and James are buzzing—literally and figuratively. Amanda kicks things off by recapping a week full of chaos, caffeine, and questionable decisions. Tyler gets hyped over an upcoming update to one of his favorite games, while James and Tyler take a quick dive into a short (but passionate) game rant. Amanda poses the ultimate superhero dilemma: Gotham or Metropolis—where would you survive longer? The trio also reacts to the announcement of Spaceballs 2, and Amanda shares some surprisingly wild historical coincidences. Spoiler: the coffee intake may have been too high this time.

Class is in session for Brain Dead 101! In this wildly on-brand episode, Amanda, Tyler, and James question whether James is entering Season 3 as Brain Dead 2.0. Tyler shares a work-related mishap that’s peak GBBD energy, while James recaps his heroic (and mildly tragic) return to the football field—complete with pain, pride, and a kitchen catastrophe to match. Things get extra spicy when Tyler reads from a steamy novel, Amanda throws down another Rock Showdown, and chaos reaches a new high when a Temu-induced tale leaves everyone questioning reality. Oh, and sneezing? Yeah… James has thoughts.