Finish It!

This week, Chris gets a nice little vacation during an epically long read, Matt discovers that the author may not have fully comprehended the time travel torture he created, and someone gets silly with the book only to have the book slap back. Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Adventure Haiku (thanks, @midnitelibrary and whatever AI bot helped you!), the guys make some milky brown thick wh...

Happy New Year! This week, Matt encounters a whole new nightmare of time travel that had not even occurred to him, Chris changes the life of one (undeserving) person’s life, and it’s time for some podcast resolutions! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of GPT-3 Your Own Adventure (thanks, Meorge!), everyone’s favorite New Year’s Quiz makes a triumphant return, and gosh dangit we hope your 2023...

Are you ready to venture back into the mountains in search of the Yeti? And also your friend Carlos? Here’s hoping cuz that’s what’s up! Join Chris and Matt and Krampus and Bongle the Awful Elf and all of your favorites for a winter wonderread! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Top 10 Hottest Toys of 2022, Krampus celebrates the winter solstice, Turd Brother is humil...

This week, Chris’ nemesis tries to bring the pain but is ill-prepared for his two COUNT THEM TWO secret weapons, Matt gets an ending that makes no sense without the accompanying illustration – perfect for a podcast! – and wool pants are a fashion yes in any time period! Also, Chris challenges Matt to the new quiz CYOA O DDD (pulled straight from the discord – thanks The Familiar Stranger!), Matt c...

This week, Matt learns a dark legend about the cave of time involving scattered piles of bones, Chris’ read takes a tragic and sudden left turn, and someone drowns! Twice! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Glass Your Own Onion (thanks Steven!), DROD Dirgebinder makes a triumphant return (as does Zarvus Marbleforest in a stunning cameo), one of Matt’s predictions might have come true (Golor...

This week, Matt learns how to be agoraphobic and claustrophobic at the same time as he whizzes through space in a coffin, Chris finds an ending that is a great setup for a movie, and the brothers have a very special Krampusnacht guest! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Exclamation Point or No Exclamation Point (thanks Sam Lastname!), the guys invent some new Krampusnacht traditions, and th...

Thankschoosing is upon us again! It’s time for another journey into the worst day of your life. Can it possibly get more grim than last year? Oh, absolutely! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of GTP-3 Your Own Adventure (thanks Meorge!), Chris finds the ultimate story twist, Matt is literally scarred for life, Gratitudes are aired and shared, and we hope y’all have a delightful family feast s...

This week, Matt finds Mr. Packard’s grimdarkest vision of the distant future, Chris discovers Mr, Packard’s most baffling ending, and there’s a Finish It! Discord now! (Link’s in the post!) Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the 6 Question Quiz (thanks Miriam!), Chris throws us back to the early times with some hot Cave Facts, Earth becomes an archaeological scrapheap, and seriously come ha...

New book day! Return with the brothers to the place where it all started. And ended. And had all the middles. The Cave of Time! Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Movie Title with the Word “Return” In It, the guys make some predictions, Matt throws it back to 2018 with a retro blast of Top 10 Things of the Week, and we’re all off to Blood Fart Lake! https://archive.org/down...

Matt is back! But don’t think that’ll stop the curse of Creeptobscare from rearing it’s mildly annoying head! The booo-thers engage in an apple juice power hour to accompany another journey to the worst Halloween party ever. It gets real sticky. Also, Matt brings his full confidence to a horror movie synonyms quiz and Chris jumps off a broom. Grab your mask, your cloak, and your sticky juice, and...

The shadow of Creetobscare grows long as Ty from Side Character Quest joins us to find out if we could be a deer! What could be spookier?! Three deer? DON’T BE RIDICULOUS! Ty gets stuck in deer Groundhog Day, rutting territory is disputed, and vegetation is munched. Also, Ty brings a homerun D&D style quiz adventure that is NOT TO BE MISSED. Dracula has kidnapped Matt, and Chris must use his t...

The bells toll thrice for the third week of Creeptobscare! Dani and Bill from Escape this Podcast and Solve This Murder join to battle lizard people on a moving train as grandmas just keep popping up left and right. Also, we receive a visit from a very special surprise caller, brainstorm birthday/halloween synergy, and make everything Austin Powers.. https://archive.org/download/220-final/220%20fi...

On this second week of Creeptobscare, Michael Jonathan Smith from Cobra Kai and the upcoming Twisted Metal TV series joins the spoopy fun! Chris forces him to answer the age old question, how do you boo? Also, Chris challenges Michael to a round of Scary Movie Synonyms, and a bunch of crazy kitty cats cause some zany shenanagins, including multiple deaths. https://archive.org/download/219-bounce/2...

Creeptobscare begins! This week, Chris escapes the cruel yoke of Matt’s talent and takes the incredible Stephen C. James for a bumpy journey through a very very bad first day of school. Also, Chris challenges Stephen to a round of Are you a Wimp or Do You Laugh at Fear?” and they uncover the dirty secrets of the educational system. All while trying desperately not to die horribly gruesome and depr...

This week, Chris’ adventure is violent yellow! Matt’s is long brown! Why all the obfuscation? Because surprises! It’s a real long one but it’s a real epic adventure! With only two endings left, will they finish this book? YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT. Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of the Synonyms: Nintendo or Super Nintendo Game We Played as Kids Quiz, the brothers discuss their Pipe Nightmare...

In this week’s episode, Chris finds Luigi doing math badly, and Matt develops a whole theory of choice-making based on solving puzzles and playing it smart and this freakin’ book slaps him back down hard. Who does he think he is?! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the new User-generated quiz, Interactive Fiction but It’s Mario or Luigi (thanks, @Omni314 !); the Ad Boys return with their to...

In this week’s epic episode, Chris accomplishes his mission but instantly regrets it, Matt swings big and HITS and also MISSES, and it’s a triple segment bonus blast! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Nintendo Game, the guys do some Housekeeping, everyone learns from some User PSAs, and Coins will be Counted! https://archive.org/download/215-final/215%20final.mp3 Lis...

This week, Matt gets muffled by ectoplasm, Chris discovers a whole new color, and Luigi full on loses it while blasting monsters after his precious moustache is singed! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Pizza from Luigi’s or From Somewhere Else, the Mushroom Kingdom gets the CYOB treatment, and Bowser has 264 teeth! https://archive.org/download/214-final/214%20final.mp3 Here are your CYOB...

This week, Chris uncovers a mysterious body hair grooming situation, Matt runs blindly into the darkness, and there are loops! Loops and loops and loops! Loops within loops! It is a nightmare! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Captain N: The Game Master, Matt reviews Luigi’s Mansion 3 in a new installment of Finish It Finds It, and Luigi humiliates Bowser...

This week, Matt learns that Koopa cakes exist and are horrible, Chris comes across the most incomprehensible puzzle yet, and one brother gets what could be the darkest ending in the book! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a Young Readers round of the Synonyms! quiz, the brothers play Finish It! Makes a Video Game, Matt chooses not to do some plumbersteinian calculations, a new First Sentence song app...

This week, Chris learns some shocking Koopa lore, Matt learns the Brooklyn Plumbers’ War Cry, and Luigi is a warrior with a heart of gold! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, the guys get pumped up in a laid-back way with new segment Snoozy Reducey Extreme, and it’s just a dang chill episode in general! https://archive.org/...

This week, Chris and Matt head to the Mushroom Kingdom by way of Brooklyn for their very first adventure with their new best friend Luigi! Chris gets the most confusing ending ever! Matt kills Luigi! It’s fun for everyone! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Mission from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the guys make some new predictions, the Luigi Experience is go...

This week, Chris and Matt welcome the extraordinarily talented Ty from the extraordinarily terrific Side Character Quest and surprise him with a read from a wild book from his childhood! Check out Ty on the Twitter and go listen to Side Character Quest right now! Or actually maybe listen to this episode first… Hey, you know what? You do you! https://archive.org/download/209-final/209%20final.mp3 L...

This week, Matt gets slapped in the face by an adult man, Chris gets his face poked by an adult man, and THIS IS THE CLOSEST the scores have ever been! Can Matt come from behind and win the book or will Chris run away with the dang thing? Also, Chris challenges Matt to a user-generated round of the What’s Not on the Cover quiz (thanks, @sandra_peculiar ), Matt gives a rundown of the score so far,...

This week, Chris teams up with a blurry buddy, Matt revisits a mysterious older woman, and this could be the very last week of this book! It’s time to vote for the next read! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or One of the 50 Worst Horror Movies According to Rotten Tomatoes According to a Newsweek Article from May of 2021 , the bros pitch their picks for the next book b...