Birthday Facebook Posts, Shrimp Fried Rice, and Social Media Ads - TICKED OFF TUESDAY
The JTrain Podcast
Jared Freid
4.8 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s Ticked Off Tuesday, Jared kicks things off fresh off his birthday, unpacking the emotional crash that hits the second your “birthday week” excuses expire, and real life comes rushing back in. He spirals into a hilarious rant about people still posting happy birthdays on Facebook, questioning whether it’s kindness or pure notification-driven obligation. Listener complaints bring the chaos, including a family feud sparked by a shockingly low shrimp count in shrimp fried rice, the frustration of unreadable text messages on TV shows, and Walmart pickup parking spots being hijacked by rule-ignoring shoppers. Jared also weighs in on algorithm fatigue after one exhausted mom gets flooded with GLP-1 weight loss ads while breastfeeding and just trying to scroll in peace. It’s a cathartic episode full of petty grievances, modern annoyances, and the oddly comforting joy of complaining together!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I know you're angry. |
| 0:02.0 | It's Tuesday and it has no feel. |
| 0:08.0 | The weekend was fun. |
| 0:12.0 | You're still hung over from the eating. |
| 0:16.0 | And next weekend is too far away. |
| 0:21.6 | What will you do with your day? |
| 0:26.6 | It's time to get ticked off. |
| 0:30.6 | Complain with your gripe right now. |
| 0:35.6 | Your friend Uncle J. Train is here to tell you that you're right. It's a ticked off Tuesday. |
| 0:50.0 | Ticked off Tuesday. You're angry and you don't even know why |
| 0:57.2 | Enjoy this podcast |
| 1:00.1 | It'll help you get to Friday |
| 1:04.9 | Hello and welcome to the J-Train podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | This is J-Train, Jared Freed coming alive from Delta, Red Beach, Florida. |
| 1:16.3 | That's right. |
| 1:17.3 | Every Tuesday is a ticked-off Tuesday. |
| 1:21.4 | Are you mad? |
| 1:23.0 | Are you angry? |
| 1:24.5 | Is something grinding your gears? |
| 1:27.4 | Well, come on in to ticked off Tuesday. Tell me what's |
| 1:30.4 | on your mind. Any complaint is welcome. There is no complaint that's too small or too frivolous. |
| 1:36.9 | It is your problem. And it shall be heard. And I, that's the agreement here. You know the |
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