No Hugging, No Learning

"Kramer's efforts to stop junk mail jeopardize Newman. Jerry tries to avoid hurting an old friend's feelings, while George suspects his parents are avoiding him and Elaine falls for a TV commercial personality." -Original Air Date: 10/30/1997- This week we're talking about The Junk Mail, things being scrump, post office jokes and the absolute bare minimum of story explanation. This is No Hugging,...

"At his parents insistence, Jerry is coached by Izzy Mandelbaum to lose weight. Meanwhile, George decides to associate food and television with his love life." -Original Air Date: 10/16/1997- This week we're talking about The Blood, pudding skins, Dave Bautista and foot stuff. Content Warning:  we talk a good amount about blood, so if you're squeamish, this is your warning This is No Hugging, No L...

"As Jerry accepts his girlfriend's challenge to get angry, George tries selling computers with his father as Elaine fends off Lippman with his teenage son" -Original Air Date: 10/9/1997- This week we're talking about The Serenity Now, Ted's new job, Left Hand Poetry and how to make fake phone calls better. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first...

While there might not be a full length episode this week, we wanted to give you something - so here's a sneak peak at our review of 2007's Bee Movie, available right now on our Patreon! Support the show by checking out patreon.com/nohugging . Get a FREE No Hugging, No Learning sticker by giving us a 5 star rating and a written review wherever you listen to this! Just be sure to send us your addres...

"As Jerry risks losing a girlfriend over a joke, George continues to work despite being asked to leave. Elaine finds breaking up is hard to do and Kramer hires an assistant." -Original Air Date: 10/2/1997- This week we're talking about The Voice, Trevor Moore, Patrick Warburton trending on TikTok and hyper-specific Pennsylvania references. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing....

"George gets a new job after he's mistaken for being handicapped while Jerry suspects Bania is taking advantage of him. Kramer's latest shaving technique backfires as Elaine breaks up with her boyfriend during a trans-Atlantic flight." -Original Air Date: 9/25/1997- This week we're talking about The Butter Shave, that wacky new thing called "The Internet", Bicurious George and freshly-prepared din...

"After getting fired from the Yankees, George uses his free time to help Jerry with a demanding girlfriend. Kramer accidentally wins a Tony Award while Elaine is accused of being mean by her co-workers." -Original Air Date: 5/15/1997- This week we're talking about The Summer of George, weird hills to die on, where Tim is moving when he wins the lottery and Phantom of the Opera. This is No Hugging,...

"Elaine and a former boss join forces in a muffin top business; George pretends to be a tourist in order to get a date." -Original Air Date: 5/8/1997- This week we're talking about The Muffin Tops, Christopher Cross being a perfect mashup of Tenacious D, "The Contest" on The Bachelorette and alternate muffin shop names. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld...

"Newman nixes Kramer's millennium-party plans; Jerry obsesses about his position on his girlfriend's speed dial." -Original Air Date: 5/1/1997- This week we're talking about The Millennium, Ted's knowledge of the speed dial, waiting for a laugh and ripping apart the "flopping and twitching" bit. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Liste...

"George realizes his girlfriend's slang may leave out vital information." -Original Air Date: 4/24/1997- This week we're talking about The Yadda Yadda, instantly being able to recognize hate speech, scam phone calls and professions with the highest suicide rates. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just...

"George discovers how to take a nap at work and not get caught." -Original Air Date: 4/10/1997- This week we're talking about The Nap, The Omen and the marketing surrounding it, bad green screen effects looking like The Room and chainsaw-armed robots. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just looking for...

"Jerry lifts weights with his parents' Florida neighbor." -Original Air Date: 3/13/1997- This week we're talking about The English Patient, movies you're not allowed to say that you hate, what type of old guy you would be and a VAST amount of required prerequisite knowledge. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first ti...

"George takes extreme measures to locate his lost Yankees key ring." -Original Air Date: 2/20/1997- This week we're talking about The Pothole, other names for the taint, not living up to everyone's imaginations and perhaps the best secondary character in series history! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time an...

"While Elaine suffers in an case of mistaken identity and an ex-friend fears Jerry's retribution, George avoids a girlfriend looking to break up." -Original Air Date: 2/13/1997- This week we're talking about The Susie, incel George, bumper stickers that make us laugh and  another Wrath of Khan parody. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time....

"George interviews student candidates for Susan's scholarship." -Original Air Date: 2/5/1997- This week we're talking about The Van Buren Boys, how there's no achievement in finishing a book, "the meaty part of the bell curve" and the collapse of the NFT marketplace. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and j...

"Jerry joins a tennis club; a co-worker's insults test George." -Original Air Date: 1/30/1997- This week we're talking about The Comeback, Win Ben Stein's Money, comedy sequels with the same jokes and the Adam Sandlerverse. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just looking for the episode discussion? Skip...

"Jerry's parents sell their Cadillac, thinking he needs money; J. Peterman returns." -Original Air Date: 1/16/1997- This week we're talking about The Money, our first one-star review, Jack Klompus making everyone stupid and an idea of how young people can take over the world. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first t...

"George finds the perfect woman; Kramer gets a pet; Elaine dates a bald man" -Original Air Date: 1/9/1997- This week we're talking about The Little Jerry, adult swim teams, if conjugal visits are real and the problematic cast of the American Gladiators revival from 2008. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time a...

"George wants a better apartment; Jerry learns Newman is hiding mail." -Original Air Date: 12/19/1996- This week we're talking about The Andrea Doria, Kramer getting EVERYONE pregnant, writers taking aim at the USPS and recounting just a few of the horrific things that have happened in George's life. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time....

We've got a special treat for you today as we sat down with Austin Stock and Colton Stock of RareBird Games who are currently building Sinfeld Remastered! If you haven't yet seen the trailer for it, here it is! We also talk about Big Mutha Truckers, a possible idea for a new project once this is completed and Austin and Colton's background with and love of Seinfeld. This is No Hugging, No Learning...

"George benefits when his new girlfriend's illness requires their abstinence." -Original Air Date: 11/21/1996- This week we're talking about The Abstinence, remembering in real time that Kenny Rogers is dead, the worst wordplay bit in series history and Rudy Giuliani's gums. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first ti...

"A celebrity opens a chicken restaurant in Jerry's neighborhood." -Original Air Date: 11/14/1996- This week we're talking about The Chicken Roaster, Julia Louis-Dreyfus on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the most disgusting way to eat chicken and ranking levels of offensiveness.  This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the...

"Jerry receives bundles of small residual checks from his Japanese TV appearance." -Original Air Date: 11/07/1996- This week we're talking about The Checks, things that sound like ad reads (we promise you they aren't), Carlos Mencia and accidentally attending a swingers meetup. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first...

"Jerry's new girlfriend has a mentor; Elaine must fire a troubled employee." -Original Air Date: 10/31/1996- This week we're talking about The Fatigues, Ripley's Believe it or Not vs. Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, attempted pronunciation of Yiddish foods and an overdue rant on a 12 year old episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one t...

"Kramer tries to scam the U.S. Postal Service to get a refund for Jerry's stereo." -Original Air Date: 10/17/1996- This week we're talking about The Package, Calvin & Hobbes in a world of QAnon, Uncle Leo's signature and the genesis of the term "photoshop". This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Seinfeld for the first time. Listening for the first time and just lookin...