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Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Bob Odenkirk’s Normal, yard work, A Field Guide to the Little People, Paul is a hobgoblin, the quirk of fairy anatomy, Jonathan Lethem, master class in getting your ass whooped, James Bond and the British patriarchy, occasional witnesses to history, street vaults, the train car of […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about their drinks, fountain drinks, Sony’s advertisement patents, product placements, beard hair, what modern films could be considered Hitchcockian, Amazon returns, AI help agents, debt, the cost of groceries, delivery substitutions, and car ownership.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul’s romper, Drunk’s apartment, tornadoes, Gene Shalit, Grandma’s on the roof, full time employment, the reflecting pool drama, the Chicago architectural boat tour, the Australia Socceroos, Widow’s Bay, wooden underpants, and finally Carl Tart.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Top Secret, Disney Frozen, flat earthers, NASA photos, theater etiquette, weird foods, Widow’s Bay, precocious kids, The French Connection location, Dropout, AI slop, running for trains, when we were in the best shape of our life, and reviews we received.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about HOAs, the World Cup, spoilers for episode 8, Reno 911 and del Arte, Clarkson’s Farm, quesadillas, weight loss, misdelivered mail, prison breaks, Alpine Divorce, Hippy Hike Fight, seeing Paul Thomas Anderson and Adam Sandler after a screening of Punch Drunk Love, the step-sister and the dogwood […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Denny’s, Extraordinary Claims, dream games, improv gone wrong, spoilers for Widow’s Bay, knowing your stuff, Ringo isn’t even the best drummer in the Beatles, The Wombats, bass players, Weird Al is a vampire, Jimmy Carr, black coffee, Denis Leary and calling out comedy.

Today Paul and Ben talk about Audio Mediums, Widow’s Bay, playing the comedy, Huell, dream ants, what is an animal, the new digs of the Floating Museum, corrections from listener Catherine, Eugene Mirman’s car accident, Paul’s birthday, David Milch, and what the Six Feet Under actors are up to now.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Theater of the Mind, gentrification, back pain, anti-antibacterial movements, mixing medicines, Widow’s Peak, True Detective S2, googling yourself, naming things after yourself, Nixon history, Chevy Chase slapping Rob Huebel, and finally model cars.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Ted Turner, foundational comedy, getting rejected by bots, how Paul was saved by The Chair Company, Silver Streak, doing dirty jokes, Josh Fadem, thinking wrong things, Adam Scott looking like a Ben, old dog new tricks, Starfield, how to do math, transit tourism, and finally the […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about trains, teeth, singing as yourself, david dastmalchian, theatre of the mind, not laughing, mind meld, corrections from Catherine, and finally public vs private personas.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Chicago deep dish, bean dad, twitter threads, the Christmas card that It’s A Wonderful Life is adapted from, Door Dash, the Chicago White Sox, ampersand improv, True Detective, Scott Aukerman’s The Pitt rap, spoilers for Honey Don’t, the appeal of the right, and finally animism and […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about coffee, Huel, hail storms, Goof Juice, fat-shaming livers, sugar-free Jolt, the Strait of Hormuz, desks, Carlin, Jason Finn, nostalgia, Weird Al, The Boys, Highlander, Toyota, baseless music, and finally slide dad.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul’s loudness levels punching objects, haircuts, the US bombing Iran into the stone ages, Fatboy Slim, classism, diets, the moon mission, the were-house, They Live, Fab Tool by Carpenter Brute, train fare, junk removal, visiting each other in prison, Jason Statham and body oil, and finally […]

Today on the show Paul and Ben talk about Erwin Laurance’s Sweet Water Vengeance, Paul’s new chest of drawers, plumbing issues, when Gen X retires, the piloted mission to the moon, comedia dell arte, spoilers for Bodies, Can’t Find a Buttermint, why aren’t we watching Sandman anymore, Pam Bondi being fired, and finally congressional testimonies.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about water, improv, headlines, requirements engineering, diets, Chicago, western novels, a visit by Stephen, and finally holidays.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about why Ben does not use an electric shaver, Mila and Ashton, Paul’s colonoscopy adventure, a pro-tip on how to drink the prep fluid, using AI to revamp a proposed diet, what future life will be like, carbo loading, and a very important program note.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul’s upcoming colonoscopy, losing weights, the dentist, The Onion’s Sex House, re-reading books, raccoon and wasps, the physics of the mirror, Flatland, when you born and when you truly die, the war, the president’s shoes, improv class, and finally marking one’s territory.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about why Edward is on the show today, Total Recall, The Art of Course Acting, being prepared as an Actor, interactions with the neighbors, surveillance, Flock, Claude,diets, The Pitt, Charlie Sheen is alive, Eric Dane passing away, Bodies, and inside jokes between movie characters.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about dieting, reducing screen time, doctors visits, lazzis, old jokes, Wild Palms and Details magazine, Bugonia and Save the Green Planet, canceling twitter, cosplay, and finally cringe moments.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben discover how to podcast for the 521st time, the YouTube algorithm, breaking habits, earbuds, commercials and music videos being the pinnacle of art, AI videos masquerading as non-AI videos, ICE not getting paid, the new Naked Gun, the Committee of 300, the technical instructor, Mike Doughty and Janine, […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Pam Bondi’s contentious congressional hearing, Artis the Spoonman, Costco, Pop’Ums, The Digital Underground, being on the spot, the 2016 Illinois primary, flooded houses, James Acaster, improv, 10,000 hours on stage, Bruce Lee, the Broadway Jimi Hendrix statue, the Winter Olympics, and Roswell.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about strange noises, Love in a time of zombies, spoilers for Watchmen, internet costs, what they would do in an ICE encounter, the new Fantastic Four movie, and other things.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about coming back from Kenya, The Fine Arts building in Chicago, eating Ethiopian food with your right hand, memorizing songs, M*A*S*H, The Chair Company, Lucy Darling the Magician, and finally reworking our performances.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about what goes on behind the show, MASK shared universe with GI Joe, Dinoborts, how much water AI uses, adverts infiltrating all of our lives, ar glasses, the uprising in Minneapolis, it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and finally, therapy.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about cat butts, the non-transferable peace prize, Greenland, David Bowie, the Clinton’s testifying, alphabetical band names, more of a business guy, Nero the Assassin, Physical Asia, group IQ, GWAR covering Pink Pony Club, and finally laugh tracks.