Advice Fight

What to do when your car gets burgled. New house, new neighborhood, new transgression. When someone breaks into Andrew's car, the experience leaves him feeling shook, and he turns to the boys for help. But mostly to make sure it wasn't one of them.  Featuring standup comedy from our sweet lil' victim Andrew Orvedahl! LINKS: See the Grawlix live with Kiry Shabazz and Zach Reinert at the Bug Theatr...

What to do when a stranger scolds your child In this first ever episode of the new, improved, weekly version of the Grawlix Saves the World, Adam turns to the boys for advice after a stranger yells at his son. Featuring standup comedy from Jordan Doll!  LINKS: See Ben live at TACAW in Basalt, Colorado on January 12th! Save the Date: Andrew is recording his third comedy album on February 9th and 1...

In 2023, we took 25 challenges to better the world around us by bettering ourselves. But which challenge was the best? Our Patreon supporters voted on the best episode of 2023—here's their top choice! We're taking a little holiday break, but never fear, we'll be back on Tuesday, January 9th, with brand-new weekly episodes of The Grawlix Saves the World! LINKS: Please take our annual listener surv...

Rather than merely look back on the one hundred episodes we've done of this pod, Producer Ron turns the episode competitive by drilling us on Grawlix Saves the World trivia. Also, a VERY special announcement—we're going weekly!  Featuring standup comedy clips by Vanessa Gonzalez and our own sweet boy Ben Roy! We're taking a break for the rest of 2023 but will be back in January with a brand new se...

The boys try to reconnect with folks who have drifted away. Moved by the spirit of the season, the boys attempt to reach out and touch base with special people in their lives who, for whatever reason, have fallen out of contact. Featuring standup comedy clips from Liv Carter and Troy Walker! LINKS: See Andrew at the 60th annual Ullr Fest in Breckenridge Colorado on December 8th See Ben and Adam on...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of professional wrestling! WWF, WWE, WTF, OMG—it's time for a brand new episode of our podcast within the podcast, Boi Crazy! We're climbing to the top of the turnbuckle and throwing a flying crossbody straight into the world of professional wrestling. Wanna listen or see the full episode for yourself? Get the full turkey and trimmings here on our Patreon page: pat...

The boys tackle Gen Z slang. For some godforsaken reason, Andrew challenges Adam and Ben to embrace the boss lingo of all the hepcats and ska-daddies of Generation Z. Needless to say, they absolutely nail it.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Chris Fairbanks and Lizzy Wolfson! LINKS: See the Grawlix live standup show at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, November 25th See Adam on...

The boys solve a decades-old mystery. While removing old bushes from his yard, Producer Ron discovers a purse containing credit cards that expired in the late 90s. Naturally, he turns to Ben, Adam and Andrew to try and find the purse's proper owner, and the boys happily take the case. If you're a fan of true crime and idiots, this is the episode for you!  Featuring standup comedy clips from Shauna...

The boys let things go while trying to not be sued by Disney. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the animated movie Frozen—which for some reason Producer Ron is really excited about—the boys challenge each other to ‘let it go,’ whatever that means to them individually. Featuring standup comedy clips from Miriam Moreno and Ben Bryant! This episode is brought to you by our newest sponsor, Ada...

The boys go deep into conspiracy theories. Convinced there may be merit from digging into those dark internet nooks and crannies where all the most terrifying ideas live, Ben challenges Adam and Andrew to select a conspiracy theory and get to the bottom of it, reporting from the fringes, so to speak, to see if said fringes have anything to offer. No one has seen the Grawlix since. But did they eve...

Ben challenges Adam to an ill-advised baseball skills competition. For some perverse reason in his twisted little skull, Ben convinced himself that he was better at baseball than Adam—and so Ben challenged Adam to a national pastime duel. Professional minor league scout Andrew was beside himself at the opportunity to orchestrate the challenge, so our heroes hit the batting cages and traipsed onto...

The boys try to go a week without TV. In solidarity with the Screen Actors Guild and the Writer's Guild of America, the boys stage their own mini consumer strike and ground themselves from TV for a week. Will seven days away from the ye olde boob tube help them get better sleep, read more books, and spend more time with their family and friends? Will their bravery and determination inspire a turni...

The boys go fly fishing with a pro. High on the mantra that a bad day of fishing beats a good day of podcasting, the professional fisherman, fishing instructor, and hilarious comedian Eeland Stribling challenges the boys to try fly-fishing. Are they capable of waking up early? Will someone be swept downriver and adopted by wolves? Listen to find out! Featuring standup comedy clips from Eeland perf...

The boys go digging for their comedic roots. In celebration of his new comedy special, Ben challenges Andrew and Adam to go back into the history of comedy, mining for legendary treasures that they have never seen or heard before. The boys check out classic comedy specials from Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Eddie Murphy—and then Adam and Andrew rank Ben's latest opus against those all-time greats....

The boys are crazy for the hunks of 1990s grunge music! Lace up your Doc Martens, lovers, because we are tromping in the moss on this one. In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, the Grawlix boys earnestly appraise the hunkworthiness of 1990s grunge era musicians. Adam has unreasonably rigid opinions about the genre. Andrew may or may not know what grunge is. Ben is a kid in...

The boys spend time doing things they loved as children. Finally allowed to make challenge suggestions again after joining Patreon, Adam’s wife challenges our heroes to engage in activities that they loved as children—but haven’t touched in years. Featuring standup comedy clips from Derek Sheen and Brandie Posey! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July...

Emma Arnold helps the boys simulate having a period. In an effort to have more empathy for people who menstruate, the Grawlix boys strap on TENS units to find out how much pain they can endure, live, in front of a killer audience at Mutiny Information Café.  Featuring our special guest co-host and cramp doula for the evening, Boise's own Emma Arnold! Check out the full uncut video here! LINKS: Se...

The boys track their fitness. Vacation-bound and ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED that the boys will forget to record an episode in his absence, Producer Ron surprises Ben, Andrew, and Adam with fitness tracking bracelets so that they can better monitor their health—but also so that he can harvest their data and sell it to Google. Featuring stand-up comedy clips from Erin Rose and John-Michael Bond performed...

The boys explore ASMR for a week, then try to make videos for each other. Some may know ASMR as "autonomous sensory meridian response," while others may know it as those creepy whisper videos that make you feel all tingly. After listening to this episode, you will only know it as the best way to deeply, deeply disturb your friends.  Featuring stand-up comedy clips from Casey James Salengo and Lizz...

The boys give rapid-fire pep talks. Emerging from the depths of a full-fledged funk, Andrew surprises Ben and Adam by requesting a pep talk challenge. The boys take turns honestly answering the question "how are you?" for two minutes, then they engage in a tag-team competition to see who's the best at giving out doses of positivity. Featuring standup comedy clips from Gabby Gutierrez-Reed and Jaco...

The boys go vegan. After a mildly concerning cholesterol count, Ben challenges Andrew and Adam to exclusively eat a plant-based diet for a week.  Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 27th with Laura Peek, Sammy Anzer and Haley Driscoll! See Ben headlining Comedy Work...

The boys practice radical honesty Just in time for Ben and Andrew's biennial knock-down-drag-out argument, our heroes decide to dabble in Radical Honesty, a self-help philosophy that claims you can transform your life simply by telling the truth. After carelessly skimming one page of the organization's website and watching some but definitely not all of this YouTube video, the boys stride headlong...

The boys try to spruce up their neighborhoods. Looking to improve the streets that he walks on a daily basis—or perhaps just looking for a reason to go outside—Andrew challenges Ben and Andrew to a neighborhood beautification project. Featuring standup comedy clips from Shanel Hughes and Chris Charpentier! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, April 29th...

The boys try to avoid assuming gender or pronouns for a week. Frustrated by the rising vilification of queer and transgender people—and hoping to rewire his own linguistic tendencies—Adam challenges Ben and Andrew to go a week without gendering anyone. Andrew raises the stakes by creating a "gender jar" that collects $2 for every mistake, to be donated to Trans Lifeline. And our good friend River...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1991 film "Point Break" Bank robbers with surf bods and a gorgeous FBI agent who goes undercover, trying to bring them to justice. Need we say more? How about Keanu Reeves and his 25-year-old peak physique going up against Patrick Swayze in the year when Patrick was named the Sexiest Man Alive? In this sopping wet episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the...