Chubstep
A weekly comedy podcast hosted by Jrad and Steed bringing you updates you never asked for and information you never knew you needed.
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#456: Guest Chub - Big Money Banks
04/18/2024
#456: Guest Chub - Big Money Banks
Jrad is joined by car and beach body expert Big Money Banks. The guys start with gifts that past Chubstep guests have received, people that claim they’re car people but don’t know anything about them, the worst car models of all time, the strangest car features ever including a toilet in a Rolls Royce, the worst car names of all time including multiple innuendos in foreign languages, and stupid car features.
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#455: Guest Chub - Dr. Daniel
04/11/2024
#455: Guest Chub - Dr. Daniel
No spoilers! In this Chubstep mini-chub Dr. Daniel joins Jrad to tell the erotic and wild story of the first and last time his family rented out their nice north shore Chicago suburban home in the early days of Airbnb.
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#454: Baby Back Step
04/04/2024
#454: Baby Back Step
Jrad is back to join Steed in this week's Chubstep after becoming a new father to a future chubaholic. The guys discuss the negative changes to Jrad’s body he can expect now that he’s a dad, how 50 accused witches were killed in Angola in the year 2024, why magicians can’t go to central Africa, how movies overstate how hard it is to break into a hospital, Steed’s mustache’s backlash, and the confusing mindset behind climbing Mt. Everest blind or free diving to extreme depths
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#453: True Crime - Till Death Do Us Not Part
03/28/2024
#453: True Crime - Till Death Do Us Not Part
Steed is joined by Chubstep favorite Big Money Banks in this True Crime special episode. The guys start with what happened in the last Steed Show before getting to the story behind Dr. Carl Tanzler, the man who lived with his dead mistress in his house for 10 years. They get into his: interesting early years buying boats and organs, wild religious beliefs, the dream that led to his mindset, his marriage to a woman he abandoned but who kept supporting him, how he kept a body from decomposing for 10 years, how he got caught, why he kept her in his house, and how the law dealt with finding the body was not in it’s tomb.
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#452: Theodore Step
03/21/2024
#452: Theodore Step
In this part two of two Chubstep marathon, Steed and Jrad discuss the pending next Steedshow, the myth behind recycling pizza boxes, the rationale behind a braille menu at a McDonalds drive-thru, rebranding an invasive fish so people eat it, picking between furries, scalies, or birdies, Steed’s dark web search engine, and one of the worst looking movies ever made.
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#451: Chublemange
03/14/2024
#451: Chublemange
Jrad and Steed are back in this first of a two part Chubstep episode. The guys talk about Steed getting listeners sick via USPS, the largest gathering of Chubstep guests in one place ever, Jrad’s perfect recovery from messing up a wedding officiation, reverse bulking, drunk walking into the Weiner Circle and getting yelled at, the battle between the Church of 4 Pillars and the Church of 4 Corners, President Biden’s Chubstep reference in his State of the Union, and the long awaited ‘SteedVestigation’ on the Holy Lance that stabbed Jesus.
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#450: Guest Chub - Nick Russo
03/07/2024
#450: Guest Chub - Nick Russo
For the 12th time Jrad is joined by the bad boy of movie reviews, Nick Russo, on this week's Chubstep for his annual preview of the Academy Awards and movies in 2023. The guys discuss the addition of international films into ‘Best Picture’, endings without an answer, an instrumental of 50 Cents P.I.M.P., their favorite of the nominated movies, Barbie controversies, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ in the ‘Brendan Fraser Movie Review’, Nick’s predictions for who will win, when award shows want one show/movie to win everything, and their worst movies of 2023.
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#449: John Jacob Chubstor
02/29/2024
#449: John Jacob Chubstor
One of Amazon’s best podcasts of 2023 is back with Chubstep hosts Jrad and Steed. Steed drills Jrad looking for soundbites on how he would fix a series of political problems, the results of the dictator hat poll, ‘Beavers’ in ‘Chubsitroy’ including their uses, human deaths in the fur trade, and the cultural appropriator that might have saved the population. The guys continue with a ‘Tanzania News’ about a corrupt politician and how “goons” left a man macheted to death, and Jrad’s solution to the graffiti problem.
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#448: Benedict Chumberbatch
02/22/2024
#448: Benedict Chumberbatch
Steed and Jrad and together at last to talk about about a statue of Julius Nyerere that people are complaining doesn't look enough like him in ‘Tanzania News’, the worst statues of all time, the discovery of port wine, why the deerstalker hat might be the best hat for a dictator, Steed’s controversial entry into a chili contest, screen blue light in ‘Steed Science’, how Steed monitors a local daycare, the strangeness behind man camps, and a crazy honking car outside of Jrad’s window.
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#447: Harry Potter and Prisoner of Chubzkaban feat. Chubstep Jack
02/15/2024
#447: Harry Potter and Prisoner of Chubzkaban feat. Chubstep Jack
In this Harry Potter themed episode Steed and Jrad are joined by Potterhead, Chubstep Jack, for a future award winning segment ‘Harry PlotHoles’. The guys discuss Steed and Jack’s history with Harry Potter before getting to plot holes within the series like why the Marauders Map doesn’t discover Peter Pettigrew, Yule vs Christmas, the incorrect order of Voldemort's spells, not thinking of creating animals for food, not using the two-way mirror, and a series of poor writing choices including the scoring of quidditch and much more. If you enjoy Harry Potter this is the episode for you, if not, please download, press play, and put it on mute.
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#446: The Cursed Step feat. Zach “Triple Threat” Enriquez
02/08/2024
#446: The Cursed Step feat. Zach “Triple Threat” Enriquez
Steed and Jrad are joined by star of the hit television series ‘The Curse’, Zach “Triple Threat” Enriquez on this week’s Chubstep. Steed and Jrad start with Jrad’s only descriptor being height on his IMDB page, the history of Steed’s current apartment building, the best place for single guys to pick up women, and how every movie/television character's job is a writer. Zach joins and the guys discuss how he got the role on ‘The Curse’, going from firefighter to actor, working with Bennie Safdie, attempting to run lines with Emma Stone, improving on set, having to avert his daughter’s eyes when watching his episode the first time, and Nathan Fielder antics before filming.
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#445: TikStep
02/01/2024
#445: TikStep
Amazon’s #1 podcast Chubstep starts with Steed and J-Rad introducing their clickbait TikTok 6 months in the making before getting into how Steed is going to get jacked, a Whole Foods employee that ‘doesn’t know vegetables’, why J-Rad can’t open a restaurant, Steed’s 5 foods that if you don’t eat make you a B!tc#, how to make the DePaul University Blue Demons more demonic, listener requests - the economy, and the story behind why alcohol was banned in Saudi Arabia for the past 70 years.
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#444: 24 Hours of ChubStep
01/25/2024
#444: 24 Hours of ChubStep
Steed and Jrad are taking you on a Chubstep journey in this week’s episode with an alternate reality that Jrads mom was living in by watching an NFL game that was a month old but thinking it was current, a series of Taylor Swift conspiracies including her only carrying empty bags and having no belly button, the Chubby awards for achievements in podcasting, a ‘Chubistory’ of the extreme dangers of race car driving and spectating in the 1950’s, and what countries would team up in WWIII.
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#443: Mongolian Butter Masstep
01/18/2024
#443: Mongolian Butter Masstep
With the frigid temperatures throughout the country Steed and Jrad focus on all things cold in this week’s Chubstep. The guys discuss Jrad’s trip to Steamboat Springs, another strange shirtless selfie wallpaper, a not so happy hour, the incredible story of the person who had the lowest body temperature recorded and survived, unusual ways to stay warm in the winter, and a Red Eye Disease outbreak in ‘Tanzania News’
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#442: Live Your Best Step
01/11/2024
#442: Live Your Best Step
Jrad and Steed return from Arizona to bring you this week’s Chubstep where they talk about their recent trip going to a Cardinals game, a large man live streaming a football game from the 400 levels, aggressive and dumb taxi drivers, using a free trial to get through airport security, Steed’s half-baked plan to make money, a new species discovery 30 years after it was originally found in ‘Tanzania News’, why you might be and how to stop smelling like onions in ‘Steed Science’, and stupid time wasting games that have you play as a retail store manager.
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#441: First Footer Step
01/04/2024
#441: First Footer Step
An instant Chubstep classic Steed and Jrad wrap up 2023 with Jrad getting duped by Deliliah on Light FM during Christmas, multiple issues with ‘The Santa Clause’ including no remorse, a very 90’s skateboard, and an unnecessary Nazi reference in the film, the guys continue with unrealistic sized people fighting in movies, weird New Year celebrations around the world including burning fake people in the streets and eating grapes, Steed and Jrad being hate crimed, and Steed being slighted by the Batavia, IL fire department.
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#440: Man o’ Step
12/28/2023
#440: Man o’ Step
Just Steed and Jrad in this week’s shorter Chubstep where the guys discuss how a gift under $50 isn't as easy as it used to be, being addicted to meat deals, the Pope’s new blessing proclamation that should have been done years ago, out of context posts online, Jrad’s trip to Miami with Portuguese man o’ wars washed up on shore in, an uber driver with an odd wallpaper and getting stuck on a road, Steeds new thought on tire companies, and the true story behind the newly occurring purple street lights.
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#439: Banana Slug Step feat. Vdog
12/21/2023
#439: Banana Slug Step feat. Vdog
Steed and Jrad are joined for the 27th time by Chubstep correspondent Vdog with their award winning segment ‘Smash or Pass’ but this time it’s with college mascots. They give you their in-depth take on everyone's favorite mascots like Artie the Artichoke from Scottsdale CC, Wheat Shocker from Wichita State, Big Red from Western Kentucky, Speedy the Geoduck from Evergreen State, the Stanford Tree, Paydirt Pete from the University of Texas El Paso, Sammy from the University of California Santa Cruz, and the Army Mules. Finally the guys get into the best investment you can make B!tc# Coin.
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#438: Step Licker
12/14/2023
#438: Step Licker
The best podcast co-hosts in the greater Chicagoland area between the ages of 31 and 32 are bringing you your favorite Chubstep topics in this week's episode like how to look classy when ordering wine at a restaurant, a list of things to do with eggnog other than drink it straight, the proper way to eat dinosaur egg oatmeal, dreaming of a meal that ruins other meals for you, Steed’s potential future performance as Santa, strange Christmas celebrations throughout the world including a pooping log and a giant goat people set on fire, and how Christmas lights work in ‘Steed Science’.
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#437: Hakuna Machubba
12/07/2023
#437: Hakuna Machubba
Steed and Jrad are giving you the advice and stories you didn't know you needed in this weeks Chubstep with an Italian inspired way to find out if you still have mice in your house, a unique way to celebrate a dignitary’s arrival in ‘Tanzania News’, why America needs a celebrity to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge and survive, the story of a 17 year old Juliane Koepcke’s 11 day journey through the amazon after her plane crashed in ‘Chubistory’, Steed almost being a hero for a crazy person, and the cringy, overused term ‘adventure’.
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#436: Fried Rice Stepdrome feat. Rosalee
11/30/2023
#436: Fried Rice Stepdrome feat. Rosalee
Chubstep hosts Steed and J-Rad are blessed by having astrology and gift giving expert Rosalee on the show for the 10th time. The three start with Rosalee celebrating her wedding anniversary with the guys, passing around a unique safe space guest book, and how Steed can look like John Smith from Pocahontas. Finally Rosalee walks the guys through a comprehensive list of what to get each astrological sign as a gift for when they get married.
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#435: Empowering Step
11/23/2023
#435: Empowering Step
Chubstep is back with hosts Steed and Jrad talking rebranding the show as the same thing, Steed’s drive thru bonehead move of the week, how Jrad can be honored as a veteran without serving in the military, paying to be gifted valor, Jrad’s trip to the University of Kansas, ordering a hot dog with nothing on it, when Steed ghosted his former employer as a food delivery driver, how to take advantage of the baby on board sticker, adjusting your license plate cover based on where you are, pushing the limits of getting to events with clear clothes, Steeds application to The Bachelor, driving through the West Virginia hollers, and speaking Pidgin.
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#427: SteedShow Episode 1
11/16/2023
#427: SteedShow Episode 1
DISCLAIMER: This is not an episode of Chubstep, the views and opinions in this show do not reflect those of the Chubstep hosts, mostly Jrad. Please enjoy at your own risk as Steed and producer/co-host Big Money Bank$ welcome a doctor, a political frat star, and a turbulence conspiracy theorist.
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#434: Chubs and Balances
11/10/2023
#434: Chubs and Balances
Chubstep co-hosts Steed and Jrad are back in this week's episode talking Golden Bachelor without seeing the show, what really happens off screen, what Steed would be like on a reality dating show, when they pitched a new reality TV show, why Steed isn't seeing dancing cheerleaders on his TikTok anymore, The Real Milk and Honey in ‘Cold Goss’, an intense chili cookoff, if Star Wars and The Parent Trap are the same movie, a politician and his sons strange way to deter themselves from watching adult content, and Steed’s dark web advertisements.
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#433: Chubby and the Beef
11/02/2023
#433: Chubby and the Beef
You thought episode 432 was good? Double that excitement where Steed and Jrad discuss putting up Christmas decorations too early, a freezing apartment leading to Steed’s bonehead move of the week, surviving on space heaters, being punished by winning candy corn, listener emails including an email from a concerned mother of a child in Steed’s cult, a list of some of the creepiest murderers in history, Jrad dressing up as Joey Chestnut for halloween, the guys favorite costumes of all time, the fake haunted house that claims they pay you to finish it, and Steeds follow up on a past bonehead move of the week.
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#432: PT Chubstep
10/26/2023
#432: PT Chubstep
Hosts Steed and Jrad are covering all of the hottest topics in this week’s Chubstep like football players starting to wear rosaries, interacting with street protestors, the world’s oldest dog aged 31 passing away and what his secret was, Freak Shows in ‘Chubistory’, why magicians don’t like Chris Angel, and a real life ‘sighting’ of an obscene Tanzanian vampire in ‘Tanzania News’.
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#431: Medium Danger Step feat. Nava
10/19/2023
#431: Medium Danger Step feat. Nava
Steed and Jrad are joined by spooky season expert and frenemy of the show Nava. The guys start with the big news that Chubstep is the 3rd best Tanzanian podcast, a manly drink to order at a bar when on a date, and how covid killed bobbing for apples. Once Nava joins the group gets into the best horror movies for each type of halloween fan, why comedy-horrors don't work as well, Nava being desensitized, Jrad’s advice from Sandra Bullock, the movies that scared the guys the most, why apple orchards can disappoint, buying expensive pumpkins as an act, and listener emails about when a movie is so bad it’s good.
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#430: Kiki on the Chubstep feat. Molly
10/12/2023
#430: Kiki on the Chubstep feat. Molly
Steed and Jrad are joined by party expert Chubstep Molly. The guys start with Steed’s meaning of bimbo before Molly joins to discuss the ever evolving over the topness of Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. Molly goes through her detailed Miami story of an already expensive weekend that lead to bottle service, food arriving in waves, $50 pictures of the table, drunk men falling on tables, an outrageous table minimum that no one was notified about, and a text asking if anyone needed a payment plan. The three continue with the progression through the years of bachelor/bachelorette parties, and Molly’s trip to Oktoberfest.
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#429: What’s a Peplum Step?
10/05/2023
#429: What’s a Peplum Step?
From the twisted minds that brought you episode 428 comes this weeks Chubstep where Jrad and Steed discuss Steed’s bonehead move of the week, bringing 3 of the wrong contact on a vacation, starting a series at the final episode, modern day statues and what poses the guys would be in if they were statuefied, fall fashion in ‘Girl Talk’, Jrad trying a milk based cocktail on the air, and kids stabbing their parents in ‘Tanzania News’
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#428: Los Akcelbs Chubstepers
09/28/2023
#428: Los Akcelbs Chubstepers
Chubstep is back from its week break where Steed and Jrad start with Jrad’s criticism of the SteedShow episode and why it was pulled before getting to Jrad’s trip to Italy, bad bathrooms, over the top scarf salesmen, how cartoon characters are based on Italians, a poorly knocked off jersey, dead skin eating fish, why Steed hates Pickleball, professional rock skipping, and if making your kids be a sports fan of a bad franchise is child abuse.
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