When the primary co-host from your previous podcast recalls the time you picked against the local baseball team making the playoffs - and gives you a punishment. From our episode with Tim Crippen
If you have been living under a rock since before September, the two major spring football leagues - the XFL and the USFL - have merged. Mike (a St. Louis BattleHawks fan) and Jered discuss.
When your high school buddy asks you about the origins of the name of your podcast - and then you segway into a story of a certain post-high school party. From our episode with Matt Sewell
When your high school buddy recalls how he wound up leaving the school's NJROTC program because of a girl. From our episode with Jered Feldman
In this bonus episode of the podcast, we invite YOU to join our NCAA DI men's basketball pool on Yahoo! Fantasy Sports and see if you can pick brackets better than our intrepid host! Winner will receive an invite to do an episode of the podcast.
When your very first guest talks about one of the films you worked on together. From our very first episode with Pat Lamb
Trevor is a former Bernie Sanders campaign staff member who came on to talk about the potential dangers of the 2024 election cycle, what we as citizens can do to save democracy, and shares a very relevant fact about what happened in Mike's 2016 State Senate race.
When your friend asks you about foreign travel and he brings up having gone to Tijuana. From our first episode with Lucas Stoneking and Daniel Rains
When your guest has a lot of fun with the name of your podcast. From our Virtual Fringe episode with Brian Boye
In this bonus episode of the podcast, we finally have a site for the Kansas City Royals future Downtown ballpark district. Whatever happened to East Village or even North KC? Mike shares his thoughts on this.
When your friend gets interviews from various sci-fi actors except for the most iconic one - largely because his manager had never heard of Wheaton's Law. (Note: we didn't bother bleeping this one, so that's on us.) From our episode with Sam Tady
Due to circumstances involving Adam Archuleta, we apologize for this episode. Jokey title and introduction aside, on this February 14 holiday, we put together this special to analyze what is wrong with our intrepid host - specifically, why does he continue to be single with little or no end in sight? Joining us on today's episode to explore the issues are relationship expert Dale Valor, the very first Friend of the Podcast Pat Lamb, and a repeat from part of Adam McKeith's second appearance on the podcast. Despite the fact that their romance is mentioned, we assure you that neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce were even remotely involved with this episode.
When a very famous comedic actor went to the same high school as you, and you personally don't remember ever meeting him, but your locally famous friend does. From our episode with Jeff Polaschek of Anything But Joey fame
When you learn about this very interesting day job your guest has. From our Virtual Fringe episode with Jessica Whitfield
We try our best to explain the basics of American football to the Swiftie crowd. And why not? That whole situation is happening in our proverbial backyard.
When you recall the time that the corporatist wing of your political party pulls all sorts of shenanigans on you during a caucus event. From our episode with Andrew Rainey
When your old teammate from high school football questions your dietary choices - to hilarious effect. From our episode with Carl Fletcher
When your guest talks about the very first time he went out for an audition. From our episode with Trevor Martin
When you and your guest are having an in-depth discussion into the lore of Star Trek - and neither of you have been drinking. From our first episode with Chris Hurt
Happy New Year! Mike has some very important updates to share with everyone.
When your guest talks about how he got involved in the naturist lifestyle. From our episode with Mark Partin
Merry Christmas!! Mike gives you an update on all things Season 7 as well as some extracurricular stuff.
When you run a panel discussion at an anime convention and invite an audience member up to discuss what's on her mind. From our episode Discussion on Anime Culture (live from Sausomecon)
When your actor friend is asked about how Los Angeles is as a football town - and confirms your long-held belief that it's . From our first episode with Adam McKeith
When your new actor friend is asked about what genre of film she'd like to act in. From our episode with Jamie Morrow
I thought I told you that we won't stop... We wrap up Season 6 of the podcast with a fun drinking game based on the podcast. So, feel free to play along! Please drink responsibly. Don't drink if you're underage. Don't drink and drive. If you have an alcohol problem, don't drink.
When your favorite person describes how you first met. From our episode with Caroline Baehner
When you comment on cheating in chess and the disgusting alleged method a certain grandmaster may or may not have used - and it makes you think of the very first episode of South Park. From our episode Thoughts on Cheating (Niemann Edition)
In this episode, we remember local actor and comedian Steve Williams, who passed away in 2023. Steve was a friend of Mike's, and today we remember the good times.
What happens when you and a sports fan from across the globe have a shared hatred of a certain sports team owner AND that fan learns the owner's full name. From our very famous #KroenkeOut episode