Thought Spiral

Comedians Andy Kindler (Bob’s Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).

Test Show #432 01/05/2026

Test Show #432 Reviewing the holidays, Santa scars of different types, Andy’s ban from Conan, Josh revisits the donkey incident, a surprise gift, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39609365

Test Show #431 12/29/2025

Test Show #431 Andy ponders whether to be the boy who cries “guest appearance”, the clock is ticking on 60 Minutes, Andy gets in a defensive Croce, Josh rejects Andy’s X-Mas trauma for an 8th year, Andy takes aim at 80’s road comics, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39549365

Test Show #430 12/22/2025

Test Show #430 Sorting out the weekend tragedies, the case for Citizen Kane, Andy dives into the Mankiewicz clan, modern anti-semitism, Josh puzzles over his Dick Van Dyke fandom. Listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39487075

Test Show #429 12/15/2025

Test Show #429 Andy makes enemies Down Under, Josh reviews “Jay Kelly”, Andy does a show, Josh flips a bird, doc talk. listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39399075

Test Show #428 12/08/2025

Test Show #428 Turning San Diego into Andy-ego, an unachievable grudge record, Josh hits his lifetime Beatles limit, Andy’s gassed-up dental haggling, doc talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39318360

Test Show #427 12/01/2025

Test Show #427 An abbreviated episode for Thanksgiving week: Andy still riding the Zeppelin, Trump flips on Mamdani, Ken Burns American Revol…zzzz, Andy braces himself for the cutting room floor, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39216005

Test Show #426 11/24/2025

Test Show #426 Week-old news from weak old Jews, Andy does a whole lotta Zeppelin, Sean Connery goes downtown, Andy gets bored of wealth, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39144600

Test Show #425 11/17/2025

Test Show #425 Death of a shutdown, Mr Scorsese, cocaine epiphanies, Andy gets fully scoped, more doc talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/39054715

Test Show #424 11/10/2025

Test Show #424 Andy’s loving tribute to Southern fried stand-up, World Series wrap-up, Andy’s inter-faith dinner, Josh can’t self-promote anymore, Andy embraces working for the weekend, debating cereal, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38973110

Test Show #423 11/03/2025

Test Show #423 Andy unveils his new intoxication schedule, Josh’s sailing days, Andy rubs waffles with celebrities, white supremacy’s last gasp, liking Springsteen more than his music, World Series talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38886500

Test Show #422 10/27/2025

Test Show #422 Andy’s showbiz weekend, Josh makes a small effort for democracy, Stiller and Meara doc talk, Andy associates himself with Paul Simon, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38787170

Test Show #421 10/20/2025

Test Show #421 Birthday week at Casa del Kindler, Josh tries to free Andy from a boogeyman, Robin Williams, Narcissist Anonymous, post-season baseball delivers, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38638280

Test Show #420 10/13/2025

Test Show #420 Andy tries to protect SNL from itself and more of his TV scorecard, the joy of post-season baseball, Andy inserting himself into every story, more Saudi hilarity, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38560390

Test Show #419 10/06/2025

Test Show #419 Andy’s baseball season comes to an end, comedy in the moral desert, a big dinner out, the good music/mental illness arc, God talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38474785

Test Show #418 09/29/2025

Test Show #418 Finding hope in the fallout from ‘Kimmelnacht’, small room comedy, octogenarian rocking, Andy tries to get his car back, listener questions, an Oxford comma, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38386080

Test Show #417 09/22/2025

Test Show #417 A light and dark take on the Emmys, the younger old, gamblers and gamers, the fallout of Kimmelnacht, Roasting air fryers, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38298555

Test Show #416 09/15/2025

Test Show #416 Andy furiously renounces anger (again), Josh defends sportscasters rights to speak, the week in Charlies, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38216320

Test Show #415 09/08/2025

Test Show #415 Andy lashes out at Vietnam morning radio, Josh’s Heimlich-style heroism, Tennis and ADHD, FRUIT ALERT, Josh takes his judgementalness on the road, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38123000

Test Show #414 09/01/2025

Test Show #414 We’re back from break with some classic 1960’s grudges, Lunch with Murder Santa, Andy discovers Devo, forced religious training, oops, no questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/38043040

Test Show #413 07/28/2025

Test Show #413 Andy compares his anger and his A1C with others, Josh relives Live Aid, Andy defends religion against punks, Josh and Allison’s anniversary, taking our summer break, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37570100

Test Show #412 07/21/2025

Test Show #412 EDDIE PEPITONE joins the Spiral for the whole episode to talk about his new special, the fall of society, sorting narcissism from mere self-absorption, thrills and spills, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37475485

Test Show #411 07/14/2025

Test Show #411 Andy laughs at a butthead’s misfortune, Josh gets license to blowhard, a**hole docs, Andy goes big on sushi, Andy takes a sleep test pass/fail, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37393880

Test Show #410 07/07/2025

Test Show #410 Andy’s sarcasm safety net, the “what are you up to?” spiral, Josh flexes his valley seniority, tennis time, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37301605

Test Show #409 06/30/2025

Test Show #409 Josh recounts his return to stand-up, Andy bonds with The Replacements over self-sabotage, arms-length punk rock, Andy nails a table read emotionally, the value of background noise, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37210895

Test Show #408 06/23/2025

Test Show #408 TODD GLASS joins the Spiral! Creating a full fledged space for comedy, the coward’s roast, the Andy and Todd origin story, Josh’s trip to Acme, separating hacks from their acts, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37126100

Test Show #407 06/16/2025

Test Show #407 Josh deals smack to Andy, sports spiral, Josh explains “the stall”, Andy hate-watches, Josh preps for his return to stand-up, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/37017770

Test Show #406 06/09/2025

Test Show #406 Andy’s new wave pants, booking Sha Na Na, Josh alerts Andy to the Trump Musk break-up, telethon watching, Josh gets no boost, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/36907910

Test Show #405 06/02/2025

Test Show #405 Andy returns from vacation with precious memories and dreaded disease, adventures on Celebrity Row, Josh tries to shoot himself out of trouble, the Pee Wee doc, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/36810275

Test Show #404 05/26/2025

Test Show #404 Andy prepares for his big trip, Josh tries to list Andy’s day jobs, Malice at the Palace, Andy’s unrealized LSD fantasies, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/36706120

Test Show #403 05/19/2025

Test Show #403 Andy gloms on to the Knicks, ditching your younger self, sorting out Israel feelings, Josh hates Andy’s new friend, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/36618635

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