The Lying Liars | Chapter 1 (2 of 3). Tommy and the Lies They Tell You to Get in the Door | July 2026

Episode Summary

What starts as a broken-down car in the summer heat quickly turns into a masterclass in distraction.

A simple trip around town spirals out of control as a parade of chaotic strangers - the eponymous manipulator Tommy, a panhandler named Cupcake, a shirtless conspiracy theorist and anti-Semite named Adam, and a unexpectedly human drug dealer named Georgie - take over the apartment. But while the narrator is busy managing the crowd, the real damage is being done out of sight and under his nose.

The Lying Liars Who Lied When They Said They Loved You is a fictionalized, semi-autobiographical novel and podcast by Barry Floore. Names, identifying details, and some events have been changed, but there are no innocents in this story.

Because some people lie easily.

Some lie poorly.

But everybody lies eventually.

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Plot Overview

• The Overheating Car: The chapter opens on a stifling Jacksonville summer day. The narrator’s car overheats half a mile from home while carrying his boyfriend Tommy, friend David, and a hanger-on.

• The Convenience Store & Cupcake: Forced to abandon the car, the narrator encounters "Cupcake," a local panhandler with a neck tattoo, who hypocritically claims heterosexuality while his phone rings with Grindr notifications.

• The Apartment Chaos & Adam’s Rant: Back at the narrator’s apartment, a shirtless man named Adam launches into a 45-minute, drug-fueled rant. The narrator passively tolerates the absurdity to keep his access to drugs open.

• Enter Georgie ("The New Plug"): Tommy introduces Georgie, an older, polished dealer who "crowns" the narrator with a generous 3.5g shard of dope as a sign of respect and gratitude for keeping Tommy occupied.

• The Realization & Theft: While Georgie and the narrator bond over the absurdities of their environment, the narrator notices the side door is wide open. He realizes the entire chaotic afternoon—and Cupcake’s bizarre behavior—was a coordinated distraction to case and burglarize his father’s home.

• The Aftermath: The police arrive after the narrator's father discovers the break-in. Left alone in the wake of the wreckage, the narrator retreats into the numbness of smoking dope with Tommy, prioritizing the fleeting illusion of intimacy over the painful reality of being used.