The One with All the Kleptomania
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Organic introductions. What happened to sprees? Rereading old texts to yourself. A thorough exploration of revolving doors. If you could have one boy scout badge for your life, what would it be? Tiny 3D printer. At the 50 minute mark, "Nicky's Advice Corner:" We all get kleptomania. In "What's the Deal?" we review a very special celebrity auction with one of our favorites, Jay Leno. Sports Short: the biggest, weirdest trade in NBA history.
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Rizzler at the Sizzler
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2025 pop culture predictions! (yes that's last year)! Then: When will we finally see a "Rizzler x Sizzler" collab? Checking in on Bill O'Reilly. Nicky's Advice Corner: being a narc on a school quiz and making the teacher change a quiz answer. Sports Short: Demise of the dominance of the SEC.
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Tierdrop Saloon: Back to School, Ranked!
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We start with some video game talk, including the beauty of modern character creation options, then it's the main event: back to school shopping, RANKED. Will rulers "rule" over back to school clothes? Pencils or lunch boxes, who will be on top? Tune in to find out!
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Secret Fridge
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We're back in our traditional format with all 4 horsemen. In the intro, we discuss many things including the famous Jurassic Park Barbasol spray can, which has it's own entry in the Jurassic Park Wiki. Then, a topic: things that make you grumpy as you get older. In Nicky's Advice Corner, the boys learn about the art of "fridgescaping." In the Sports Short, we talk about the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Rod & Nick's Untitled Video Game Podcast
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It's just Rod and Nick this time around, and they're talking video games.
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A Very Chaotic Christmas
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Much like the polar express this episode is off the rails. We discuss doing this episode as a time capsule, but then we don't commit to it at all. A bunch of topics we've already discussed are discussed yet again. Then: What was the deal with 1990's graphic design schools? What Christmas movie would make a good video game? We review a workplace White Elephant gift exchange on a scale of 1-7 ho ho ho's. Brian presents a Holiday Food Game that isn't about hunks. Holiday eight ball makes predictions. May the Tim Allen as Santa Clause in your life bring you a world of joy this season.
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Y'all Got Hulked (2025 Thanksgiving Special)
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Much like your delayed mail-order pecan pie, our slightly-late Thanksgiving special surprise is here but worth the wait! Is pumpkin fruit or is pumpkin vegetable? What Pokemon would you eat? Gummy Monopoly pieces? In 5 years will jigs still exist? Leave a green porch light on for Hulk. Nicky's Advice Corner: Am I the jerk for not making vegan thanksgiving food? What's the Deal - Dealer's Choice Edition: Brian's Ebay Lunchbox Clearance Mega Roundup! Sports Short: Baseball shenanigans from 2024, but wouldn't you know it, it's still relevant!
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Garbage In Your Back Yard
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Ryan is back from his hiatus. Ailments talk. Topics: hyper-regional reasons for people to judge one another? And what was your intro to gambling? In a listener submitted Nicky's Advice Corner - "How do I get out of my book club?" Then some ending nonsense. Thank you for listening.
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The Emo Episode pt. 2 w/ Kamal ("The Guiliani Theory")
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We close out our love/hate deep dive into the Emo genre by powering through a Tiers (or 'tears' in this case?) list of as many relevant emo bands as we can think of.
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The Emo Episode Part 1 (with Kamal)
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Special guest Kamal joins the boys in Part 1 of our Emo Episode Series. What's the deal with emo, anyway? We talk our personal emo origin stories, what songs we thought would magically make girls like us, emo as early-2000's fashion, emo gateway bands, burning mix CD's, and why the car sun visor CD case was designed to scratch CD's. At the 55 minute mark, we shift into our first Nicky's Advice Corner submitted from a guest as Kamal seeks Nicky's dating advice. Thank you for listening.
info_outlineIntro topic: Doing Everything With Two Hands. Then it's "Ryan's Incomplete Headlines," guess along with us as we try to figure out what went down in a Canadian backyard. In Nicky's Advice Corner - "Am I a Grasshole?" and a first ever What's the Deal Update on the Long Island Haunted Arcade. We close with a Sports Short on meddlesome owners.
Link to the arcade featured in our What's the Deal original segment and this follow-up on the Liminal Spaces subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiminalSpace/comments/13gyz1q/photos_from_the_permanently_closed_play_amusements/