A Great Listening Experience

Joe and Tom go somewhere incredible. They go back... to their old podcast name. With a new format. A new attitude. And a whole new lease on life. It's a great listening experience. 

(*Note, this episode was recorded in June, but we're now pretty much up-to-date with posting schedule. Apologies.)

Tom takes a victory lap over Netflix's recent woes. Strap in. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss new words, travel with public figures, and a disaster that will soon strike Northeastern Pennsylvania. It's a great listening experience.  

Joe and Tom discuss Twitter apologies, funerals for regret, and the world's lowest-crime continent. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom and Joe discuss the incredible Mormons of Tonga, magical childhood bits, and what to do when an audience member has a seiure at your show.  It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the internet's thriving market in "black magick", the awfulness of Netflix kids' programing, and the COVID vs. laziness venn diagram. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss underground infernos, LeBron's middle school mediocrity, and the criminal conspiracy known as Auntie Anne's pretzels. It's a great listening experience.

Someone has COVID. It is Joe or Tom? Listen to find out. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom go deep on the life of the Buddha. We conclude that he was, in fact, a bad dad. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom go deep, deep, deep on... habits. Good ones, bad ones, and everything in between. It's a great listening experience.

Tom and Joe produce an episode live from Los Angeles in Tom's fancy corporate hotel room. They discuss how to spend a billion dollars, trading in art, and breaking up weddings. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe goes on a rant about late vs. early people, we break down Edward Snowden's bizarre blanket habits, and we ask if you ever really know a person. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom and Joe discuss Conor McGregor's ability to murder, a scandal at the Honesdale DMV, and an incredible fan connection. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom and Joe discuss their (very) different morning routines, the joys of The Smithsonian Channel, and all the ways they are not exercising. 

Joe and Tom discuss the fraudulence of first class travel, the joys of an English quarantine, and meta-edgy socials. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom are joined by Tony Deyo, who tells his delightful raccoon pee story. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom and Joe discuss the origins of Haagen Dasz, the perils of pest control, and their investment competition which went down to the wire. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom and Joe lose a little bit of audio (it happens), but then dig right in to the An0m sting - perhaps the greatest law enforcement operation in history, that just happened last month. 

Joe and Tom took a break. No one quite knows why. But we're back on track.

Joe and Tom discuss the world of oat trading, more hot bird goss, and take a deep dive on the America Express Black Card. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss 47-year old casseroles, psychic weed dealers, and tantric bird-watching. It's a great listening experience.

Joe and Tom discuss cheeseburger tax avoidance, some more sexy AARP scam-watching, and the heartbreaking tale of a Scottish bridge that can never be. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss spring, how to win a breakup, and the AARP's scam prevention podcast. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss getting locked out, the threshold for "youth", and how the CIA literally changed art forever. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom break talk bitcoin mining, national birdwatching day, and neuro-linguistic programming. It's a great listening experience.  

Joe and Tom discuss pandemic gym attendance, Peloton blues, and take a deep dive on the wacky boys and gals of NXIUM. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss Gamestop, AMC, and why we aren't rich. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss some good news for once, inaugural songs, and a few Presidential pardons that just MIGHT have been the right move. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the incredible story of Edward Jenner, the man who (basically) saved civilization. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the profound weirdness of monkey science, and do a wee little "Year In Review". It's a great listening experience. 

Joe agrees to roast strangers in the Netherlands, and Tom fills in your brussels sprout blindspots. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe gets in a car accident (he's fine!) and Tom talks him through his new life as a fugitive from justice. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the election, the election, and nothing but the election. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom indulge in some shameless self-congratulation for their 100th episode, and are joined by some wonderful GOATS. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss Borat's re-emergence on Twitter, bizarre innovations at the Post Office, and wasting money with GEICO. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss science denial and brainstorm new job opportunities for Joe now his livelihood is over. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the Harris/Pence debate, how to make videos in COVID, and Tom's brand new elbow. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the world's worst car-buying tips, grimy golf courses, and the issue of TOO MUCH SPORTS. It's a great listening experience. 

(Note: this episode was recorded on 9/19, before a ton of stuff happened.)

Joe and Tom discuss patio dilemmas, the dark thoughts of the plant owner, why "outside" is for single people, and the genius poop scientists of Arizona. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss Britney Spears' psychic servitude, plus Tom drops his long-awaited five stocks. Invest now! It's a great listening experience! 

Joe and Tom discuss trash collecting crows, our much anticipated stock picks, and ask the questions on TikTok: evil company? Or most evil company? It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom do a deep dive on conspiracy theories and save some room for crippling anxiety. It's a great listening experience.  

Joe and Tom pose a vital question: Jeff Bezos... great American? Or THE GREATEST American? They also discuss the failure of Revel Scooters and the phenomenon of masked smokers. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss an honest-to-goodness mystery that is ACTIVE and UNSOLVED. We might even call it a worldwide Blind Spot. They finish with some Trader Joe's secrets, COVID car kibbitzing, and golf scuttlebutt. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom ask a question as old as time: what does space smell like? They also update an old gambling and guessing segment, and reveal Joe's utter lack of wine sophistication. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom learn about self-driving cars, with digressions into Corona Light beer, therapy breakthroughs, and the sneaky S.O.B.s over at Captcha.

Tom and Joe discuss the Great Firework Panic of 2020, the joys of rented scooters, and the pleasures of hanging out with Todd Barry. Our BLIND SPOT spotlight this week: Bird migration. How do these winged warriors travel up to 15,000 kilometers twice a year, every year?

Joe and Tom discuss vaccines and the stock market. NOTE: We had some audio issues on this one. Tom's handheld mic had a weird connection and we won't use it again. But this ep was mostly Joe anyway so it's still listenable! It's still a pretty decent listening experience (for the price).

Joe and Tom discuss the joys of birdwatching, then take a deep dive on the sorry/bad/nasty/incompetent history of the Confederate Flag.

Joe and Tom discuss the protests, the riots, the death(s), the brutality, the police and the COVID. It's a great listening experience.  

Joe and Tom discuss elementary school nightmares, national anthems, and the weird origins of the Presidential Fitness Test. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom go deep on the hidden scourge of beached whale corpses. Plus, an edgy social commentary on haircuts and politicians. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe for a spirited discussion about adult stores, murderous insect life, and dignified panic. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom welcome the Tennessee Kid, comedian Nate Bargatze. They discuss Michael Jordan, addictive golfing, and the glittering allure of Vanderbilt University's women's bowling squad. It's a great listening experience.

Joe and Tom welcome Rachel Dry, deputy politics editor at the New York Times, for an in-depth conversation about the politics, the Covid, and the whole everything. It's a great listening experience. 

Trae Crowder joins Joe and Tom to talk lollygagging schoolteachers, cheeky Scientologists, and the unnatural high of The Great British Bake-Off.  It's a great listening experience. 

Tommy Johnagin joins Joe and Tom live from Los Angeles to discuss competitive children, intra-marriage food issues and how to stay sane in lockdown. It's a great listening experience. 

Brian Regan calls in while sheltering in Las Vegas! Joe and Tom discuss the hits with their esteemed guest: love languages, YouTube rabbit holes, and what we've learned about ourselves through this present Corona crisis. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom ponder who pays the two trillion dollars, wonder whether to pay their rent, and disagree about Rachel Maddow. Then Tom gets his licks in against the Chinese Communist Party. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom recorded this episode before the world turned upside down. So let's all distract ourselves with tales of dark web hitmen! It's a great listening experience. (Stay safe everybody.)

Joe and Tom went live on Instagram last night to discuss this slight viral unpleasantness. Missed it? Never fear! This is the audio. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom hunker down in Mr. Zimmerman's Queens apartment, just like the old days. They call the great virologist and patriot Dr. Raj Sivaraman for an update on... the event. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom huddle in terror at the coronavirus, but still find time to discuss oily fights with Russia, and have a big, beautiful disagreement about plastic bags.  It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom welcome titanic comedian and storyteller Jeff Simmermon. They chop it up about Coronavirus, sick testicles, divorce, and serve a heaping helping of "Relationship Advice from a Hot Single Bachelor and a Homely Married Father". It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss moving in too early, Cuban law-breaking, and weddings as an emotional trigger. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom discuss the Enlightenment (they're broadly in favor), a Claritin audition, screaming matches with ice cream vendors, and the mystifying magic of The Bachelor. It's a great listening experience. 

Word of the Day. Riddle. Romance. Greatest plant of all time. Acupuncture. Pre-school follow-up. Oranges. Ryan Kailbourne. This. Episode. Has. Everything. It's a great listening experience.

We made history today. Joe FaceTimes into his own show for searing hot takes about blind Bosnian salamanders and elk meat. Tom is sanguine about coronavirus and wants to buy an Oculus. It's a great listening experience. 

Packed show! Joe shows off his word of the day, and details a pleasantly strange corporate gig in semi-rural Utah. Tom gets annoyed at the New York Times and his acupuncturist, like a true metropolitan elite. It's a great listening experience.

Joe does not wish to be a "team member" and Tom undertakes some Iranian maneuvers. It's a great listening experience. 

This is fantastic. We're joined by Sophia Rokhlin, co-author (with Daniel Pinchbeck) of the wonderful new book When Plants Dream: Ayahuasca, Amazonian Shamanism and the Global Psychedelic Renaissance. Sophia talks us through an Ayahuasca experience, life in the Peruvian jungle, and why plants might actually rule the world. Truly, this is a great listening experience. 

Kelsey Caine stops by to discuss confident dyslexia, her beauty pageant debut (aged 25), and the power of defunct amusement park rides. It's a great listening experience.

Happy New Year! Joe and Tom discuss the best metaphors for impeachment, New Year's plans, and a series of awful elbow updates. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe breaks down Simulation Theory and feels like a medieval king. Tom spars playfully with Greta Thunberg and gets a family photo taken. It's truly a great listening experience.

Huge news! Joe has some Baby Talk (but it's not what you think). Ol' Zims is also a grumpy bicyclist now. Tom throws in an Edgy Social Commentary about Netflix's The Irishman, and an Admission of Dumbness concerning pimple popping videos. It's a great listening experience. 

Man expert and host of Dude Talks To A Lady podcast Janey Hyde stops by. She goes deep on love languages, trap-scared dudes, and soft boys. It's a great listening experience. 

Happy Thanksgiving! Joe shares war stories from his social media fast, then delivers his first-ever Edgy Social Commentary (and nails it). Tom details a ridiculous Atlantic City trip and meets NBA All-Star Blake Griffin. It's a great holiday listening experience.

The Secret Headliner himself, comedian Tony Deyo joins Joe and Tom for an in-depth discussion about “Getting Things Done” by David Allen, watching YouTube videos about apocalyptic prep bags, and bombing an audition for Stomp. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom hang with Late Show alumna Carmen Lagala, to discuss children doing well on talent Shows, Vine compilations and the enduring power of news bloopers. It's a great listening experience.

The brilliant Leah Bonnema stops by to teach Joe about detective fiction, drop a hot self-help tip, and explores her YouTube Rabbit-hole. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom break down their first road gig together -- North Bergen Public Library at 4 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon. They also discuss the demotivating perfection of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the sexual dynamics of physical therapy, and an Edgy Social Commentary on Greta Thunberg. It's a great listening experience. 

Tommy McNamara - big time comedian and co-host of the hit podcast "Stand By Your Band" - joins Joe and Tom for a HEATED discussion about Taylor Swift, the NBA, and Hong Kong. Not to be immodest, but it's a great listening experience.

(CONTENT WARNING: LOTS OF TALK ABOUT S-E-X and V-I-O-L-E-N-C-E! DO NOT LISTEN WITH KIDS!) Comedian Andrea Allan joins Joe and Tom to discuss her two YouTube rabbit-holes: mascots falling down, and Ivy League lectures about serial killers and mental health. Then we follow up with an extremely salty discussion about Burning Man.

Greg Warren (superstar comedian) joins Joe and Tom to discuss his time at West Point, the Wright Brothers and being a toucher. It's a great listening experience.

Comedian and novelist Doogie Horner joins Tom and Joe to teach a masterclass on novels. And masterclasses. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe and Tom sit down with superstar comedian and high school valedictorian Alingon Mitra, to discuss his personal self-help bible "The Four Tendencies" by Gretchin Rubin. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe hangs out at Dave Chappelle's party shack, alongside a true screen legend. Tom has elbow surgery. Who can say who had the better week? It's a great listening experience.

Joe discusses his infamous Kim Jong-Un break-up, Tom rants about rent control, and the gang discover the ultimate cure for procrastination. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe breaks down a Dale Carnegie classic of self-help, Tom has an edgy social commentary on college bribery scandals, and the gang share their worst gigs of all time. Also: riddles and brain-eating amoebas. It's a great listening experience. 

Tom tells the tale of his recently broken elbow, Joe discusses the lack of doomsday prepping in Europe. and the gang break down the finest small talk questions of all time. It's a great listening experience. 

Joe announces his arch-nemesis and gets lost on a Harry Potter tour, while Tom drains the Jeff Epstein conspiracy swamp. It's another great listening experience.

With Joe away in Edinburgh, we welcome the Wild Country Phoenix himself - comedian and WWE expert Casey James Salengo (@caseyjsalengo) - to impart his infinite knowledge on the subject of wrestling.

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Joe has a hot take on spoilers, and acquires infinite knowledge about screenwriting. Tom gets angry at the children's book industry, and tells you why a Russian you've never heard of is why you exist. It's a great listening experience.

Joe does a total 180 on airplane small talk, we discuss a bald eagle kidnapping and catch up on some extremely edgy social commentary about wrestling.  

Joe shares a bruising encounter with a Viacom doorperson and has a scaldingly hot take on the cult of travel. Tom breaks down the Mueller testimony in a classic Edgy Social Commentary and delivers some big thank yous. Truly, this is a great listening experience. 

Tom unpacks his YouTube obsessions, Joe storytimes an eventful trip to Coney island, and #EdgySocialCommentary collides headlong with Senator Bernie Sanders. It's truly a great listening experience.

Tom and Joe discuss the enduring charm of Will Smith, "One Strange Rock" on Netflix, and the utterly bonkers scandal of Jeffrey Epstein.