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 #379 11/25/2024

Test Show #379 Andy plans his getaway, Josh’s new metaphor, getting back to bad gigs, keeping murder fresh, RIP Andy Paley, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/34128906

Test Show #378 11/18/2024

Test Show #378 The X-odus to Bluesky, the folly of assigning blame, writing sucks, Josh uses the prefix “micro” 3 times in an hour, brain management in the Trump era, Andy cranks up the gigs, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33963572

Test Show #377 11/11/2024

Test Show #377 2 Hours, 2 moods this election week. the elastic ethics of insult comedy, documentary ruts, coping plans for Trump 2, bad information voters, the age of picking your fights, Hi Gruber, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33870622

Test Show #376 11/04/2024

Test Show #376 Going to a Garden party, Josh slaps back at the Kindlers, last pre-election takes, debating dog capacities, A Grateful Death, Josh replaced his memories with jokes, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33767217

Test Show #375 10/28/2024

Test Show #375 Andy puts the Mets to bed for the year, Andy’s movie shoot, state of the podcast, Josh gets an alcohol ambush, pre-election feels, IRL lunch report, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33633197

Test Show #374 10/21/2024

Test Show #374 Birthday week in Kindlerville, Josh tries to gin up some baseball rivalry, the drag of celebrities, sleep strategy, Andy tries to de-Google, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33539517

Test Show #373 10/14/2024

Test Show #373 Andy’s got Mets playoff fever, confessing to comedy crimes, Andy goes full Kindler on SNL and gets hot about Coldplay, Josh tames the tiny beast in his bed, kinks in the Slinky, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33441587

Test Show #372 10/07/2024

Test Show #372 Andy ties one on, Kris Kristofferson, sorting out generations, Andy tries to watch baseball correctly, considering Pink Floyd, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33352222

Test Show #371 09/30/2024

Test Show #371 Andy defends Rock and Roll romanticism, documentary viruses, a schadenfreude moment, “Freaks and Geeks” anniversary, reading “Being There”, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33253197

Test Show #370 09/23/2024

Test Show #370 JAMES ADOMIAN joins the Spiral for the first hour to talk about his new stand-up special “” plus: Andy tries to construct a point out of song lyrics, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33161972

Test Show #369 09/16/2024

Test Show #369 Looking for A.I., Andy hears more books, the downside of musical elitism, post-debate kvellling, Andy gets called to cartoon duty, Josh worries about new visitors in the neighborhood eating his dog, tales of forced judaism, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/33065047

Test Show #368 09/09/2024

Test Show #368 Andy cleans up his feelings on Biden’s decision, Josh cares about tennis for a minute, Andy still trying to get the grudge release concept down, Andy tries a healthier form of head banging, the Malcolm Gladwell tipping point, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32964332

Test Show #367 09/02/2024

Test Show #367 We’re back from vacation! Andy’s face-plant-based diet, Josh rejects Andy’s grudge, content anhedonia, Moon Zappa’s book, Olympics and other August happenings, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32858892

Test Show #366 07/29/2024

Test Show #366 Our last show before summer break, adjusting to the new Presidential race, Andy quizzes Josh on his ancestry, an X posting post mortem, sports fan idealism, listener questions, and much more Spiraling! /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32321852

Test Show #365 07/22/2024

Test Show #365 Processing last weekend’s events, Larry Kindler’s workplace, Josh collects ice cream market data, Andy is right about everyone, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32234812

Test Show #364 07/15/2024

Test Show #364 A rare IRL interaction between the guys, more Joe-riatric discussion, Andy tries Josh’s latest ice cream, the world of confirmation bias, Josh escapes to the Old West, LISTENER QUESTIONS, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32131602

Test Show #363 07/08/2024

Test Show #363 Week 2 of America trying to take grandpa’s keys, pegging the Thought Spiral golden age, Discussing meat guilt, Josh defends ambivalence, Andy tries to nickname Josh, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/32038542

Test Show #362 07/01/2024

Test Show #362 Andy turns a comedy grudge into a hockey grudge, Crying and kissing on film, Andy does a Sopranos aria, Dealing with debate shock, Andy goes in for body work, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31951912

Test Show #361 06/24/2024

Test Show #361 Everything’s coming up Hitler, a callous response from the dentist, defending and attacking this week’s watchings and listenings, auditions versus cronyism, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31854747

Test Show #360 06/17/2024

Test Show #360 Andy survives his first white-knuckle weekend, Josh cracks his own code, Andy takes his hand into the shop, Andy enrages Lawrence of Astoria, Weinstein Watches, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31762189

Test Show #359 06/10/2024

Test Show #359 Andy plots to infiltrate the Vanderpumps, the allure of reality shows, Andy opens his three year old gift, crippling grandiosity, the search for “no soap, radio”, this week’s doc watching, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31668967

Test Show #358 06/03/2024

Test Show #358 Andy emotionally preps for another podcast, stoicism rage, Josh’s addiction dodging, Andy’s Naked Lunch, staying in the moment with the Trump verdict, ice cream updates, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31574577

Test Show #357 05/27/2024

Test Show #357 Andy turns the tables on 60 Minutes, Josh continues his frozen adventures, Tiny Grudges, Andy retries the Hurricane, Josh ages again, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31473002

Test Show #356 05/20/2024

Test Show #356 Andy strides confidently back to TV, more Beatle-ology, , Roger Corman, Josh’s new dangerous hobby, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31372507

Test Show #355 05/13/2024

Test Show #355 Andy’s early season Mets dysfunction. Josh gets frosty with ‘Unfrosted’, the wrong crowd conundrum, Andy gets some hands-on doctor action, RIP Steve Albini, Josh’s Mom had a badass moment, “Let it Be” is back, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31255127

Test Show #354 05/06/2024

Test Show #354 Andy finds religion with a flute solo, Josh sets off a lunch grudge, a French king dies again, the limits of performative awfulness, Crameos, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31136643

Test Show #353 04/29/2024

Test Show #353 Andy recaps his trip to Moontower, Josh turns his back on doom, Sy Attica and other painful characters, Andy gets his ducts in a row, Josh does a lot of listening, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/31025298

Test Show #352 04/22/2024

Test Show #352 Andy reacquaints himself with his chops, Josh learns a Rat Pack fact, Andy cops to golf watching, huge invisible careers, Andy’s off to Austin, and much more, but still less than usual, Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/30923048

Test Show #351 04/15/2024

Test Show #351 The eclipse casts a shadow on the proceedings, Old joke or new Andy joke?, Jerry Lee Lewis, Andy stumbles into the wrong show, Josh tries a half-hearted intervention, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/30823093

Test Show #350 04/08/2024

Test Show #350 Andy has a public banter misfire, Josh reports on the Steve Martin docs, Andy does an ailment inventory, Remembering Joe Flaherty, Andy starts his final stand-up cramming, and much more Spiraling. /episode/index/show/thoughtspiral/id/30721783

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