Give Us the Launch Codes

AI companies like Anthropic are buying up rare books, scanning them, and then destroying them - as opposed to donating them to libraries. Travis & Tom unpack some more sociopathy of AI companies as the bubble gets closer and closer to bursting! All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Originally recorded March 20, 2026. Travis & Tom notice how we talk about books weird and different compared to other art forms. In this episode, they try to deconstruct this through celebrity culture, English class memories, and social media addiction. Unfortunately, Tom took some edibles before this recording and things go off the rails about an hour in so be warned.... All socials @giveusth...

Travis & Tom dress up for school as they talk to Miss Sky about teaching, particularly teaching middle schoolers. No alcohol was consumed during the recording of this episode. No HBO-style cursing took place during the recording as well. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Long-time friend and first-time guest Spencer from Social Services drops by to dispel myths and misconceptions about what Social Services are. Are they strictly out to split children from their parents? Or are they actually here to help you? All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Originally Recorded on March 20, 2026. Tom & Travis change it up for this F*** It! to talk about two current, half-hour, hyper-violent TV shows currently on the HBO Max app. One is animated and one is live-action. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Turns out you can't just go to prison for touching the peeling paint in the DC reflecting pool. Tom & Travis go over how David Hearn's exoneration is just another example of the great braindrain on the federal government since Trump took over agian. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Travis & Tom got two properties known for being "dark and gritty". Tom recommends a hyper-violent manga. Travis recommends a GOOD adaptation of a Star Wars rip-off. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Originally recorded April 18, 2026. One year later, Travis & Tom update their ideas on what they would do if they could rule America with an iron fist! All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Trump & Friends started a war [AGAIN] that's creating a global energy crisis that threatens to destabilize the world economy and make our lives worse. And yet doesn't it feel like everyone's pretending that these things aren't happening??? Tom & Travis touch base on global crises again as they wrap their heads on what feels like gaslighting on a massive scale. All socials @giveusthelaunchc...

Originally recorded April 26, 2026. Supposedly, you can get to know a person best with a list of questions curated by CBS's departing Late Night host, Stephen Colbert. Tom & Travis give their own answers to such questions. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Travis & Tom get very heady this week talking to a legit philosopher! No, really! Dude's got a doctorate and everything! He's even got a wicked idea on what happens after death, so get ready to think a little. All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Originally Recorded May 2, 2026. Comic book legend Gerry Conway passed away this year, leaving behind a legacy of remarkable characters like the Punisher... a character whose symbol has been tarnished by cops, military servicemen, and fascists. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to support us! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

Our longest video yet is about... movies! Tom & Travis recap six movies released in 2026 - Backrooms, Hoppers, Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and We Bury the Dead! And then some rants about the state of Hollywood or whatever. The stupid video Tom made Travis to watch: https://youtu.be/Kg5iz4NFTxo Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All...

Did you know that the latest season of ' The Pitt ' takes place on 4th of July? Travis & Tom take the opportunity in this episode to reflect on the state of America and its people using [*checks notes*] a popular TV show about working in a hospital. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

A Father’s Day Baseball tale from Travis leads into a bigger discussion with Tom on the usage of smartphones and social media over the past 20 years. Somehow, early 2000s reality TV makes it into the convo to and is related. Financial Times video on smartphones & birthrates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFXmDk-tps The video Tom forced Travis to watch in the end: https://youtu.be/YcxGlLmtRy...

In this episode, Travis is the one that gets drunk. How could he not after a wild week of good sports, bad sports, increasing economic uncertainty, cops killing dogs and babies, and a stupid war that America started that is about to end (hopefully) in a very stupid way? Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunch...

What were the best selling toys of each year of Tom & Travis's lives? And what does this tell us about the world today? Hint: It ALL goes back to gambling.... Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

The Chicago Pope just declared a Holy War on AI? Or did he? Could you use religion to get OUT of using AI at work? Will this make Tom & Travis go back to church and take communion again? Listen to find out more! [And no, we won’t actually tell you how Game 2 ended.] Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas : https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnific...

Wanna know why Tom & Travis couldn't make a new episode last week? It's cause we were worried Tom would get evacuated due to a toxic chemical tank possibly exploding! In this episode, Tom & Travis recaps the bizarre story that made national headlines about a little town close to our home called Garden Grove and all the little anecdotes we heard along the way. Subscribe to Patreon to listen...

[This episode was recorded in 2025.] Just as they did with movies and music, Tom & Travis take another stroll through memory lane - this time with video games. Join us as we relive the 90s Nintendo domination, the absurd hype for Halo 3 , and neverending juggernauts of Call of Duty and Madden ! CORRECTION: 22:10 - GameCube was released in North America in November 2001. But close enough. 28:14...

ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON PATREON! We call ourselves 'Give Us the Launch Codes ' but true power is if you somehow master TIME! Travis & Tom give their listicles on which historical events would they alter - from Biblical times all the way to as recent as 2010! CORRECTION: 32:03 - Travis wishes to extend ACTUAL apologies regarding not remembering Doug Hutchison as he would have recognized Hutchins...

Gavin Newsom will be saying "Sayonara!" soon, so we gotta find his replacement. There are a lot of choices. Are any of them good? Well.... Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! Our latest is a fluff piece where Travis & Tom give their hottest takes: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthelaunchcodes The-Platform-Formerl...

Someone tried to shoot President Trump... AGAIN! And everyone just nodded off it feels like. Travis & Tom talk about why people either don't care or are conspiratorial about it. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest pays tribute to the late comic book writer Gerry Conway and his misunderstood creation, The Punisher: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes In...

This week, Travis & Tom talk about whether post-apocalyptic gangs and factions are depicted realistically when Travis notices a different take on the trope on the latest season of Hulu's Lost -knockoff, 'Paradise '. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest has Travis & Tom taking the Colbert Questionaire: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @...

Warehouses be burnin'! Are these just crazy folk or is this a sign of a societal shake-up? Travis & Tom discuss! Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest is about what we would do if we were dictators: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthelaunchcodes The-Platform-Formerly-Known-as-Twitter: @giveusthelaunchco...