Burgers
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This week the boyz are joined buy Adam Crosse for an in depth conversation about the cullinary marvel that is: The Burger. We chat fast food, restaurants, and home made versions and variations and then Adam and Matt take us on a cross country journey through regional specialty burgers. We are shockingly on topic this ep. Warning: You WILL leave this episode hungry for burgers... Is this rad? Is eating in your car alone? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Pat Finnerty (youtube channel) and Bobby Fingers (youtube channel) Adam – New Valve game “Deadlock” (new game) and My...
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Sports Uniforms
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This week Kyle and Burnside are joined by comedian Chris Calogero for a chat about the fashion side of sports. The aesthetic of American sports uniforms has evolved a great deal over the last 70 years. Shorts have been short then long then short again. Sleeves has been both mandatory and optional. Bold, ill advised color combination have been proudly displayed. Some good old fashion TIR, enjoy folks! Articles with uniform images: Pre-Order “Husky Boy” out August 29th Is it Rad? Are maraschino cherries rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Strange Darling (movie) Burnside...
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We've Got a Lot to Talk About
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Joe Kaye returns to the show along with Nicole Yates, Laura, Kyle and Burnside to chat about the fall movie season, a “legal” way to watch the Drew Carey Show, plus we dive deep into the upcoming Universal Epic Universe park while Burnside asks “what's that?” Fun stuff! Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dots Homestyle Pretzels (food) Matt – The Drew Carey Show on Plex (hard to find show) Joe – Wildwood (upcoming Leika movie) and the Saturday Night trailer (movie trailer) Nicole – Upcoming 2 part David Chase documentary (show) Laura – Fantasmas (show) Check out Burnside...
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Sandwiches
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Kyle sit down with comedian Nicole Yates for a chat about the great things you can put between two pieces of bread. Nicole hails from the great city of Philadelphia and apparently they have strong opinions about sandwiches. What really makes for a good cheese steak? Can a meat be too salty? Plus, numerous music tangents that have some good stuff. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Olympic Climbing (sport) and Lemoncello La Croix (beverage) Matthew – The Gravy Big Matt (sandwich) Nicole – Lavern and Shirley (show) and Cricket (sport) Check out Burnside playing video...
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Murderpuss Photoshoot
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Kyle gathers Anna Valenzuela, Brandie Posey, and Rae Mystic as they bask in the afterglow of shooting the album cover for Anna's upcoming album “Murderpuss” and have a wide ranging conversation that involves a shocking about of talk about rollercoasters. Try to remind yourself that everyone is covered in a little bit of fake blood while they're talking, it makes it more fun! Is this rad? Is it rad to lose in the olympics but in the process everyone learns how big your dick is? Weekly Rads: Kyle & Matthew - Trap (movie) Check out Burnside playing video games...
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The This Is Rad! 10 Year Anniversary Episode
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This week the entire This Is Rad Family gets together to look back at 10 years of podcasting. The eras! The guests! And of course, The Tangents! Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to This Is Rad! This wouldn't be possible without you. Is this rad? Are hugs from Kyle Clark rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Flying Saucer Boogie by Eddie Clectro & his Roundup Boys (song) Matthew – Joysticks (1983) (movie) Frank – Old VHS tapes of Dic dub of Sailor Moon, Gigantor, Outlaw Star (VHS tapes) Adam – Midnightsumo (twitch channel) Laura – The lady who put the message on Matt's...
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No Values
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Kyle sat down with Keith Carey and Jordan Leigh for a No Values Festival post-mortum. They chat about aging punk rockers, the new guard of bands that are amazing, and then we just make jokes about The Misfits for like easily 30 minutes. Very fun. Plus, the boys saw “Twisters” and they wanna tell you about it! Is it rad? Are numb body parts rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Twisters (movie) Matthew – Twisters in d-box (movie in d-box) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's...
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Table Top RPGs for Kids
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This week the boyz are joined by Linus Needer for a chat about the art of running a Table Top Role Playing Game for kids. Kyle has been running a TTRPG at his job and Linus also runs campaigns for kids. The break down how they've streamlined games for kids of different ages, slowly intergratring game mechanics, and ways to add some razzle dazzle to your game.This ep is niche as hell but it's a lot of fun. Check out Linus' youtube page: Is it Rad? Food served “family style” WeeklyRads: Kyle – We're not here to be loved by Fleshwater (album) Matthew – Little Cesars'...
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A Tribute to Air Conditioning
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This week the boys are joined by the hilarious Seth Pomeroy for a chat about the real hero of summertime Air Conditioning. Yes, glorious AC! Cooler of rooms. Friend to the warm. Savior of the meltable. We gush about keeping cool in the summer time. ? Is it rad? Is “white people” taco night rad? Kyle – A quiet place day one (film) / the concept of sketch comedy Matthew – The Magic Prank Show with Justin Willman (show) Seth – Taskmaster (show) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside Get Kyle Clark's I'm a...
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Karaoke
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Kyle, Matthew, and Laura sit outside in Kyle's backyard and have a chat with Alex Blugerman about his love for Karaoke. We were gonna do a second hiking episode and then all the sudden we'd been on topic chatting about Karaoke and it seems pretty irresponsible for us to not roll with the change. A great example of how change can be a good and helpful tool for personal growth. Anyway, uh, we debate Happy Meal toys and its gets shockingly dark. Oh, and Laura gets some good zingers on Matthew! Sign you name up on the list and get ready to sing along with the crew... Is it rad? Happy...
info_outlinePut on your yarmulke, it's time to celebrate Adam Sandler movies, quotes and song-akas! This week Kyle, Matthew and Producer Natalie sit down with return guest Rebecca Joiner to explore her love of Adam Sandler movies. She talks about growing up with brothers and being exposed to gross-out humor at an early age. Other topics include prison riots, Laura's attraction to Little Nicky, Fizzy Bubblech, and the hopeful future of Happy Madison. Viva le Livemas! This episode is sponsored by Loot Crate. Visit www.lootcrate/thisisrad and enter the promo code GIFTING15 for 15% off any original Loot Crate subscription by December 19th. bit.ly/2hg6Hza
Weekly Rads: Comic book artist Jason Gonzalez (www.jgonzodesigns.com), De Palma (2015) on Amazon Prime, being gifting incredibly expensive basketball tickets, the Ludo Bird chicken sandwich at the Staples Center
Raddendums: Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, 50 First Dates, Airheads, Shooter McGavin, Grandma's Boy, Dirty Work, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky, Joe Dirt, Mr. Deeds, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Punch-Drunk Love, Magnolia, Eight Crazy Nights, Anger Management, The Longest Yard, the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, Click, Grown Ups, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Bedtime Stories, Funny People, Just Go with It, Jack and Jill, That's My Boy, Hotel Transylvania, Blended, The Cobbler, Pixels, Ridiculous 6, Strange Wilderness, They're All Going to Laugh at You