The Holiday Specials We Love: Candy, Mints, and the Five-Cent Decision

Hey HSWL FANS! On this The Holiday Specials We Love, we are simulcasting a Heal Squad Regular Guy Friday with — candy history, childhood memory, Hollywood mess, and why certain things just don’t work the way they used to. We correct a major oversight and talk Life Savers. The rolls. The hole. Pep-o-mint, Wint-O-Green, butter rum. Checkout counters, impulse buys, and whether Life Savers have been quietly pushed down. Cherry opinions. Mint loyalty. The rich-kid Life Saver gift packs. Old gum, novelty candy, and flavors you remember forever — sometimes for the wrong reasons. Gumballs at the bottom. Screwballs vs. Cannonballs. Circus Fun. Push-Ups. Why half of childhood treats were about the prize, not the taste. We also talk sick kids, late nights, steam showers, middle-of-the-night cleanups, and the moment you know everything’s fine again — when a kid looks at you and says, “Get up.” We pivot to talk Hollywood. The Ryan Reynolds / Blake Lively / Justin Baldoni situation, power plays, public pile-ons, and why the old Hollywood rules don’t seem to apply anymore. Tiki bars. Bar-arcades. Neon lights. Why vibe matters. Why independence matters. As always, please give us a 5-star review on Apple. Text us your thoughts at 351 251 2511 Talk Shawtly

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The Holiday Specials We Love: Candy, Mints, and the Five-Cent Decision is an episode from The Christmas Specials We Love by Maria Menounos, Heal Squad.

This episode is 61:14 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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