Mike reports from behind the wheel in Portland on a chaotic morning of misplaced belongings — his vape among them — and introduces Mushu as a stand-in co-host for his ex, Matthew, after their Thanksgiving breakup. Riffs on Apple Store battery woes and I-84 traffic between stops.

Mike struggles to process a breakup with Matt, opening up about his financial distress and finding solace among his audience, friends, and Sorceror Monkey plush figure.

Mike and Matt travel north on I-5 toward Oak Harbor, WA, to deliver to a Walmart store. Mike assesses a promising recent job interview, while commemorating his first unemployment cheque. Matt discusses his recent replacement of a blown air line found during a pre-trip inspection, ensuring the brakes are in full working order again. Gazing upon rainbows, job prospects, and improved stability, they reflect on what they are thankful for before approaching a freeway weigh station.

Mike and Matt drive I-15 through Las Vegas naming the casinos in addition to the Stratosphere and Lake Mead Boulevard, before pulling into the truck stop in North Las Vegas for breakfast.

Mike broadcasts from Utah, stoked about a job keeping and showing off Utah scenery and an old Dutch caravan, and notes he's heading toward the LA area.

Mike and Matt travel I-5 in Northern California south of Corning on daylight-savings-time weekend. They play with livestream filters, talk Midwest tornadoes and meteorology, and reflect on color guard and marching band competitions.

Traveling southbound along I-5 in Oregon, toward Madera, California, Matt discusses his recent job shift from hauling flatbeds to driving van loads of recycled cargo. He reflects on a stressful week that included transmission issues, the breakdown of his beloved rig, and having to adjust to a replacement.

Mike and Matt leave Salt Lake City for Denver via Wyoming, dropping a trailer in Ogden and picking up a dry van. They recount a truck-stop encounter in Wyoming, discuss the Steele dossier and Puerto Rico damage, and trade 'drama-queen' banter en route to Matt's family visit.

Mike and Matt haul an untarped load of lumber south on I-15 toward St. George, Utah, catching a mountain sunset. They greet viewers — the Nera brothers, Justin Lauron from Montreal, Mike's old band director Jon Jonas, Sarah Hill from Dayton — and Mike talks prepping for a job interview without the anxiety spiral.

Mike and Matt drive a rural stretch of I-15 in Utah, joking about the 'amber waves of grain' — actually grass, and from America the Beautiful. After a cold, rainy Salt Lake morning fixing a flatbed tarp, they banter with commenters before signing off for a Friday dinner at Denny's.