No Hugging, No Learning

"Larry finds himself indebted to a struggling waitress and draws the ire of Mocha Joe." -Original Air Date: 3/15/2020- This week we're talking about Beep Panic, the semantics of having diarrhea, floorplans of the rich and famous and Tim and Ted having a Richard and Larry moment early on in their friendship. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm f...

"A prominent actor studies Larry for an upcoming role, while Larry stokes a sibling rivalry and helps Leon with a new app." -Original Air Date: 3/8/2020- This week we're talking about Elizabeth, Margaret and Larry, the actors names from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the early stages of building an app and an old conservative's idea of what vandalism is. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the sh...

"Larry capitalizes on a friend's death and notices a troubling discrepancy at a trendy new restaurant." -Original Air Date: 3/1/2020- This week we're talking about The Ugly Section, knockoff movies, Nick Kroll characters and living and dying by the New York Jets. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week'...

"Larry enlists the help of a new friend to ensure Jeff's surprise party doesn't go awry." -Original Air Date: 2/23/2020- This week we're talking about The Surprise Party, Larry inventing things that already exist, white-supremacist dogs and dog whistles and gross old men. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? N...

"Larry receives a problematic gift and causes trouble with Richard's new girlfriend." -Original Air Date: 2/16/2020- This week we're talking about Insufficient Praise, stolen family guy jokes, Scrub Daddy sponges and an ending that Ted didn't see coming. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's episode...

"Larry brings an impromptu date to a destination wedding and finds himself in a sticky situation when he goes searching for a toothbrush.." -Original Air Date: 2/9/2020- This week we're talking about You're Not Going to Get Me to Say Anything Bad About Mickey, seeing photos on someone else's phone that you shouldn't have, a plot point that makes NO sense whatsoever (we think) and filler content vs...

"Larry gets the chance to clear the air with Alice and goes to extreme lengths for a lunch with Richard." -Original Air Date: 2/2/2020- This week we're talking about Artificial Fruit, being in other people's family photos, rich people stuff that we don't know about and Tim absolutely rocking Ted's world with a revelation. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Yo...

"Larry's lawyer tries to settle the Alice situation. Larry gives Susie an extravagant gift." -Original Air Date: 1/26/2020- This week we're talking about Side Sitting, being poker dads, how good comedians can still be funny in a challenging climate and our HOTTEST take ever about an uncomfy scene. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the fir...

This was recorded a few weeks prior to the death of Richard Lewis. Our condolences go out to his loved ones. "Larry makes a new enemy and gets into hot water at a cocktail party." -Original Air Date: 1/19/2020- This week we're talking about Happy New Year, super timely selfie stick jokes, e-scooters and MAGA hats. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthu...

"Season Nine Finale. Larry has a scheduling conflict, takes issue with some work associates, and hosts a pair of ungrateful house guests." -Original Air Date: 12/3/2017- This week we're talking about Fatwa!, making our own Lin Manuel-Miranda style rap, a great one-liner from someone we've never seen before and the last performance from someone we'll never see again. This is No Hugging, No Learning...

"Larry is blackmailed by an employee and tormented by someone from his past. Jeff and Larry pitch a new creative venture." -Original Air Date: 11/26/2017- This week we're talking about The Shucker, The Chicago-verse, For Him Magazine (aka FHM) and its counterparts and how celebrities have GOT to have relationship NDAs, right? This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cur...

"Bridget asks Larry for a favor on behalf of her son. Larry earns unexpected gratitude in a buffet line." -Original Air Date: 11/19/2017- This week we're talking about Never Wait for Seconds!, an odd bit of continuity concerning Larry's sex life, going to brunch with friends and the unfortunate timing of Ted's upcoming desert getaway. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...wat...

"Larry angers a hot-yoga teacher, has an auspicious first date, and seethes over a run-in with an unfair Uber driver." -Original Air Date: 11/12/2017- This week we're talking about Namaste, chiropractic care, the luxurious jobs of network censors and MADtv. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's epis...

"Larry invents an ingenious ply for getting his friends out of relationship jams. Larry upsets Funkhouser's new girlfriend." -Original Air Date: 11/5/2017- This week we're talking about The Accidental Text on Purpose, our glass clink theory, the movie that SHOULD be and unnecessary deep dives. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first t...

"Larry commits a faux pas with Sammi's fiancé, and tries to start over with his mail carrier and golf club security guard." -Original Air Date: 10/29/2017- This week we're talking about Thank You for Your Service, a plea to potential listener on Reddit, thanking essential workers "for their service" instead of paying them more and the most cinematic scene in Curb history. This is No Hugging, No Le...

Okay, we caved and recorded a special episode for you. Tim and Ted both got the same Christmas present, the brand new children's book "Seinfeld: The Day of Nothing"! We also recap our holidays, what and how we've been doing over our break.   New episdoes will resume this coming Sunday, January 7th!

"Larry's therapist accuses him of overstepping, Susie grows suspicious of Jeff and Larry bribes an usher at a funeral." -Original Air Date: 10/22/2017- This week we're talking about Running with the Bulls, The Walking Dead, being gung ho on the show and a moment that wasn't handled incredibly well that could have been MUCH worse. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching...

"Larry turns to a writer for advice; searching for Susie's missing "little sister", he gets ticketed by an overzealous cop." -Original Air Date: 10/15/2017- This week we're talking about A Disturbance in the Kitchen, how Ted also had a minor traffic infraction against a cop, a tour for a meme artist who's going to fizzle out before the tour happens and the exact type of person who the manager is i...

"Larry reaches out to a familiar face, gives a hotel guest sartorial advice and looks to create a diversion to help a friend's nephew." -Original Air Date: 10/8/2017- This week we're talking about The Pickle Gambit, Community, beef sticks and how everyone thinks they can be "the one" that will open the pickle jar. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthu...

"Season 9 Premiere. Larry tries to rid himself of an inept assistant, offends Jeff's barber and gets into hot water over a new project." -Original Air Date: 10/1/2017- This week we're talking about Foisted!, what happened in our lives from 2011 to 2017 when Curb Your Enthusiasm was off the air, Leon making fun of one of Tim's most-frequently used words and the amount of money Ted is paying for hai...

"In the Season Eight finale, Larry accuses NY neighbor Michael J. Fox of harassment, and Jeff takes a bullet for Susie." -Original Air Date: 9/11/2011- This week we're talking about Larry vs. Michael J. Fox, parents going to kids birthday parties, the real battle of Rush Limbaugh vs. Michael J. Fox and comparing gifts to handling balls. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...w...

"An ice-cream truck triggers a painful childhood memory for Larry that has a huge impact." -Original Air Date: 9/4/2011- This week we're talking about Mister Softee, the brand-specificity of their ice cream trucks, a possible origin for "pretty, pretty, pretty good" and the dark direction that Ted thought one of these scenes was going in. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing.....

"Larry and Jeff weigh an investment opportunity, and Wanda Sykes preempts Larry's training schedule." -Original Air Date: 8/28/2011- We're back, baby! This week we're talking about The Car Periscope, the world of soap operas, Larry only being west coast racist and not east coast racist and Larry missing out on a profitable invention. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watc...

"Larry competes with Rosie O'Donnell for the same woman, explores the nuances of Japanese Bows, and refuses lunch with an L.A. acquaintance." -Original Air Date: 8/21/2011- This week we're talking about The Bi-Sexual, wasting food becasue it got a little soupy, Larry's sudden willingness to participate in team sports and a rough estimate of how long it takes to travel via bus. This is No Hugging,...

"Larry plays the hero in the sky and underground, and Jeff's courtship of Ricky Gervais is sabotaged by a nosy waiter." -Original Air Date: 8/14/2011- This week we're talking about The Hero, a good plus up to give a joke a very Simpson-y feel, Larry apparently being a Spaniard and a line that Tim is definitely going to steal. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cur...