Between The States

🎉 100 EPISODES! We actually made it! Join Dan, Noel, and Jared as we celebrate the 100th episode of Between the States , the comedy podcast where three friends turn everyday conversations into complete chaos. How hard is it to make it to 100 podcast episodes? Apparently, harder than we thought! Only 7.5% of podcasts reach this milestone, and somehow, we're one of them. To celebrate, we'...

Are AI and piracy about to change gaming forever? Is streaming becoming more expensive than cable? And what really happened to John McAfee? This week on Between the States , Dan, Jared, and Noel dive into the weird intersection of technology, conspiracy theories, money, and everyday disasters. From claims about AI-powered video game decompilation and PS5 games running on PC to Disney+ price increa...

What if reincarnation is real, robots are secretly judging us, and the only thing separating humanity from the apocalypse is a Snickers bar? This week on Between the States , Dan, Noel, and Jared welcome back returning guest Nick for another completely unhinged conversation that starts with cardboard sculptures and RC cars before spiraling into secret second families, horror movies, artificial int...

The garage is back in session, and this week the conversation goes completely off the rails. Dan, Noel, and Jared catch up on expensive home improvements, squirrel-proof bird feeders, broken cars, Helldivers, and Dan’s dangerously addictive attempt at building his own idle game. From there, the guys dive into Swimply, backyard stock-tank pools, Apple Vision Pro, increasingly ridiculous school pick...

Why do Americans measure everything in football fields, school buses, blue whales, and Olympic-sized swimming pools instead of just using actual units of measurement? This week on Between the States , we dive into the weirdest ways people describe size, distance, weight, and volume, and attempt to make all of them even more useful by converting them into the internet’s greatest unit of measurement...

Season 4 of Between the States is here, and the guys are kicking things off from their glamorous new location: a cramped garage that may or may not look suspiciously like a basement. Dan, Noel, and Jared catch up on everything from Connecticut flooding, broken lawnmowers, lawn envy, school pickup lines, Facebook Marketplace, and the bizarre idea of renting a stranger’s swimming pool through Swimpl...

What exactly is the manosphere , and how do people end up falling down the red-pill rabbit hole ? This week on Between the States , Dan, Noel, and Jared dive into the strange, toxic, and sometimes completely absurd world of manosphere culture . We break down terms like alpha males, beta males, incels, red pill, hypergamy, MGTOW, looksmaxxing, softmaxxing, hardmaxxing, mewing, bone smashing, pherom...

What happens when the world’s most famous cryptids go head-to-head with creatures from fantasy and folklore? This week on Between the States, we’re settling the matchups nobody asked for but everyone deserves to see. Bigfoot takes on a Forest Troll, the Chupacabra battles a Red Cap Goblin, Dogman faces a Werewolf, Mokele-mbembe goes up against a Swamp Ogre, the Mongolian Death Worm meets a Sand Wo...

Bigfoot may be famous, but can he survive a cryptid power ranking against the Chupacabra, Dogman, Mokele-mbembe, the Mongolian Death Worm, Mapinguari, and the Jersey Devil? In this episode of Between the States, Dan, Jared, and Noel dive into cryptozoology, legendary creature sightings, folklore, footprints, physical evidence, and the blurry photos that supposedly prove these monsters exist. Each...

What really happens when you win the lottery? From Powerball jackpots and Mega Millions to scratch-off tickets, lottery taxes, and lump sum versus annuity payments, Dan, Jared, and Noel explore the surprising reality behind America’s favorite get-rich-quick fantasy. The guys break down the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot, how much winner Edwin Castro actually took home after taxes,...

Are ghosts real, or are paranormal encounters just sleep paralysis, grief, coincidence, and an overactive imagination? Guest Stephanie joins Dan and Noel to share her strangest unexplained experiences, including a shadowy cowboy, a balloon that appeared to follow her through a haunted Victorian home, a mysterious ball of light, and security cameras that stopped recording at exactly the wrong momen...

Technology keeps getting smarter, but it also keeps getting creepier. In this episode of Between the States, Dan, Noel, and Jared examine four technologies that could change how we are watched, hired, and charged for everyday purchases. The conversation begins with Flock Safety cameras and automated license plate readers, including how law enforcement uses them, the potential benefits of locating...

Jared is on vacation, so Heidi joins Dan and Noel as they welcome special guest Bryan for a conversation about comic books, creativity, fatherhood, and refusing to give up. Bryan shares how a random idea inspired by the moon eventually became Kid Solar , an independent superhero comic set in Springfield, Massachusetts. He explains what it actually takes to produce a comic, from writing detailed sc...

In this special episode of Between the States , Dan and Noel look ahead at the future of the podcast while preparing to leave their current studio and return to where the show began. They brainstorm upcoming episode ideas including scary surveillance technology, cryptids, racist dog whistles, video games, landlords, ghosts, parasites, numerology, tourist traps, strange measurements, comedy movies,...

This week on Between the States, Dan, Noel, and Jared take a darkly funny look at modern cults, how they operate, and why intelligent people can still get pulled into high-control groups. The guys break down the warning signs of a cult, including authoritarian leaders, isolation from friends and family, information control, emotional manipulation, financial exploitation, forced labor, and the dema...

This week on Between the States , Dan, Noel, and Jared open the door to the strange, chaotic, and occasionally traumatic world of pets. From Tamagotchis, Furbies, Chia Pets, Sea-Monkeys, pet rocks, and ant farms to pigeons, hamsters, rabbits, hermit crabs, talking parrots, rescue dogs, and possibly racist pets, no animal is safe from the conversation. The guys share childhood pet stories, discuss...

This week on Between the States, Dan, Noel, and Jared take a brutally funny look at Donald J. Trump the businessman, walking through decades of Trump-branded ventures, lawsuits, bankruptcies, licensing deals, casinos, steaks, vodka, watches, NFTs, phones, and more. From the Trump Organization and Atlantic City casinos to Trump University, Trump Shuttle, Trump Steaks, Truth Social, Trump sneakers,...

Corporate buzzwords promise synergy, innovation, and strategic alignment, but do they communicate anything meaningful? Dan, Noel, and Jared break down the workplace jargon that makes meetings sound important while saying almost nothing. The guys explore a study on “corporate bullsh*t receptivity,” decode phrases like leverage, paradigm shift, low-hanging fruit, stakeholder engagement, and move the...

Summer is officially here, and the guys are celebrating by remembering when the season actually felt endless. Dan, Noel, and Jared look back on the freedom of the last day of school, disappearing on bikes until the streetlights came on, digging pointless holes, starting questionable fires, getting bikes stolen, and making the kinds of childhood decisions that somehow did not end in disaster. Then...

What happens if the internet suddenly disappears worldwide and never comes back? In this episode of Between the States , Dan, Noel, and Jared imagine their first 24 hours, first week, and first year in a completely offline world. Without Google, GPS, streaming, online banking, digital payments, or YouTube tutorials, everyday life quickly starts looking less like a minor inconvenience and more like...

Wilbur is back on Between The States, and this time he’s talking about his wild weight loss journey after gastric sleeve bariatric surgery. From hospital stays, dehydration scares, protein shakes, food struggles, “the foamies,” and learning how to eat all over again, Wilbur breaks down the funny, painful, and very real side of life after weight loss surgery. Of course, this is still Between The St...

Could the Earth actually be hollow, or is Hollow Earth one of the strangest conspiracy theories ever created? In this episode of Between the States , Dan, Noel, and Jared dive into the wild world of the Hollow Earth theory , from ancient myths about underground civilizations to Edmund Halley’s early scientific ideas, John Cleves Symmes Jr.’s “holes” at the poles, UFO conspiracies, secret Nazi base...

Merry Memorial Day from Between the States! This week, Dan, Noel, and Jared try to talk about the meaning and history of Memorial Day, but naturally get derailed by broken motorcycles, poison ivy, train track panic, Snap-on tools, mystery pizza delivery, Diet Purge Day, Memorial Day sales, poppies, cookout food debates, hot dogs vs. hamburgers, and whether “Merry Memorial Day” should ever be said...

This week on Between the States , Dan, Jared, and Noel dive into the Dark Triad : narcissism, sociopathy, and Machiavellian behavior. What starts as a conversation about personality types quickly turns into a chaotic breakdown of grocery cart abandoners, loud movie talkers, manipulative salesmen, billboard lawyers, and whether society rewards confidence more than competence. The guys also wander i...

This week on Between the States, the guys dive into some of the strangest laws still on the books in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Connecticut, and the bizarre history behind them. From anti-silly-string ordinances and arcade machine limits to adultery laws, blasphemy statutes, drunk cable car rules, and regulations on margarine pretending to be butter, the conversation spirals into the weirdest co...