YouTube Cooking, Spotify Price Hikes, and Disney’s Evil Queen

2026-01-20

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January is already flying by, and The Tuesdays crew is feeling it. This week’s conversation kicks off with Tony G’s attempt to learn how to cook using YouTube Shorts (and why vague instructions like “a pinch” are not beginner-friendly), before worrying about library fines after holding onto a book for a decade. Then the crew digs into Spotify’s latest price hike, music discovery, why radio still matters, and how unlimited streaming choices have made movie night more frustrating than fun. They also discuss why the fan-favorite Evil Queen no longer works for Disney, Justin's director debut, and who t...

This week’s highlights:

🍳 Learning to cook via YouTube Shorts (and why “a pinch” is not helpful)

📚 Library fines, overdue books, and why it's scary to go back to the library

🎧 Spotify price hikes and whether streaming is still worth it

📻 Why radio still beats algorithms for music discovery

🎬 Decision fatigue, movie night frustration, and Netflix’s attention-span problem

🎭 Why the Evil Queen no longer works at Disney and the problem with preserving “magic”

🧟‍♂️ Directing kids, horror shorts, and seven-second filmmaking miracles

🎤 Who we want to see make a comeback in 2026

🎬 Directing a short horror film with kids

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