Almost Plausible

A dishwasher is content with its life of washing dishes and staring out the kitchen window. When its owner suddenly disappears, the dishwasher turns into a human being and goes looking for her. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

In a retro-futuristic world, a technology exists that allows you temporarily adopt someone else's personality by listening to a special cassette tape. When a young woman goes missing, her brother uses her personality tape to try to find out what happened to her. This episode discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. Please take care when listening. If you or someone you know is in an emotional...

The detective from our Can Opener episode is back, and this time he's trying to solve the case of a man who appears to have been murdered with a hot dog. Assisted by a sidekick-in-training, familiar antics ensue as they go around town upsetting everyone in their quest for the truth. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram...

When a man who received a heart transplant many years earlier finally passes away, he is accidentally sent to Hell because his donor heart came from a bad person. He makes the best of his situation, though, improving the afterlives of those around him. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

A struggling couple takes a week long group therapy hiking trip to try to save their relationship. Things are going well until the couple inexplicably gets lost, despite following the trail. They come across an old abandoned tent in a clearing, and despite constantly walking downhill, they once again find the same tent in the same clearing. They soon realize they're trapped in a limited area o...

Romance is in the air when a pair of strangers both claim the last open picnic table in a park at exactly the same time. Their strong personalities clash, but their two friend groups decide to share the table. The main characters end up dating each other's friends, but when that turns sour and they both end up getting burned, they start to realize how much they have in common—and the feelings...

An unscrupulous businessman's plan to tear down a library in a small town inspires three moms to try to save the historic building by pulling a heist during a Mother's Day spa trip. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

An amateur inventor creates an AI-powered nanoparticle putty designed to fix things around the house. The inventor's young daughter accidentally sets the putty loose, unwittingly instructing it to convert the real world into that of her favorite cartoon. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

When a genie trapped in a ship in a bottle is finally (and accidentally) freed by a group of teens, she takes the kids on a life-changing high seas adventure with pirates, talking animals, and of course, treasure. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

The residents of a peaceful mountain town are shocked when a sandstorm inexplicably blows in and converts the whole area into a hot, sandy desert. They soon discover an idyllic city where their lake used to be, but what initially appears to be a gift quickly turns deadly. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

A man steals a flask of liquid luck from a leprechaun, which ends up making its way into some beer, turning it green. Drinking the green beer gives you temporary good luck. When a group of friends discovers this, one of them heads to a casino to put his good luck to use. What they don't yet know is there's a price to pay: When the good luck runs out, the pendulum swings in the other direct...

A worldwide lottery drawing that happens every leap day reaches a one trillion dollar jackpot—and a single person wins the whole thing. Now that he has more money than anyone else in the world, his life gets demonstrably worse. What can he do to turn things around and win the heart of the woman he loves? References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: F...

Cynthia rescued Gerard the bear when he was a cub and taught him to ride a tricycle. When a circus comes to town, Cynthia is overjoyed when she and Gerard are invited to join the circus and see the world. Her elation dissipates when she learns that the circus is run by literal demons, and one of them has his sights set on her. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify...

To celebrate the start of Almost Plausible's third year, Emily, Shep, and Thomas figure out which episode is their favorite through a bracket challenge on the show's anniversary. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord

A group of post-apocalyptic survivors living in an underground bunker is forced to venture outside for the first time in 20 years when their grow lights start burning out. The world outside the bunker is still a deadly place, and finding the supplies they need proves a more difficult task than they anticipated as nearly every animal they encounter tries to kill them. References and Transcript Subs...

Bob is a neurotic tailor with a good heart, and Alice is his uptight, domineering, fashion designer boss. Alice wants the company to start using an experimental new sewing machine that can fuse fabrics together, leaving no visible seams. Bob is more of a traditionalist and doesn't like this idea. The two go head-to-head over the issue, and end up fused to each other side-by-side. Figuring out...

An aging scientist finally completes his decades-long quest to eliminate world hunger by growing the perfect potato. He savors the delicious tuber, but laments that life passed him by. He wakes up the next morning surprised to discover that he is once again a young man. His newfound youth comes with a price, however: He is slowly turning into a potato. Genius and madness mix as he continues to try...

A couple of days before Christmas, a greedy family accepts a too-good-to-be-true offer, despite the protestations of their angelic daughter. As a result, they are all sent to Hell, where they are given 24 hours to reach a nearly inaccessible basin of holy water that will grant them entrance into Heaven. The only problem with making it to Heaven is that you're still dead. Is there any way for t...

A young mother missing the carefree life she had in college gets a second chance at an easygoing lifestyle when a pair of novelty cat paw mittens magically turn her into a cat. Although it's fun at first, the responsibilities begin to pile up, and she quickly learns that changing back into her human self isn't as easy of a prospect as it seems. References and Transcript Subscribe to the sh...

Jake is a smarter-than-average domesticated turkey living on a poultry farm. He has it all: Food, security, and a girlfriend. But when he escapes from his pen, gets lost in the woods, and meets a flock of wild turkeys, he is introduced to a way of life and a world he never knew existed. The wild turkeys help Jake get home to the farm, but now that he's had a taste of freedom, will he stay? Ref...

Join us in a conversation with Jayson Johnson where we learn about his journey to becoming a filmmaker, find out more about his body of work, and hear a pretty entertaining story about a time he worked on a Bollywood film. References and Transcript Jayson's Links: Website Jayson on IMDb Facebook YouTube Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts RSS Connect with us: Facebook...

In a dystopian future, overpopulation is a constant threat. In an attempt to avert disaster, the government periodically culls the population through challenges delivered to citizens via special watches. After one such limiting event, a couple decides it would be safe to have a baby—only to learn of a sudden, new limiting event. They join a group of rebels, which leads them on an adventure they co...

Despite the dark and the cold, Shep and Thomas join Emily in a pumpkin patch at night to surreptitiously tell each other spooky stories about pumpkins. There may not be a campfire, but there are snacks, blankets, and pumpkin spice lattes. There are even hay bales to sit on! Or are they straw bales? Either way, at least the trio aren't in the woods this time, which means they should be safe, ri...

An aging wrestler is contractually required to perform in one final match, where he must intentionally lose and give up his championship belt. The match is set to take place on the other side of the country, but the wrestler is afraid to fly. He plans a cross-country road trip with the man he loves, but at the last minute an old wrestling buddy shows up to give him a ride. References and Transcrip...

The trio discuss what they think the Flamin' Hot movie might be about, and then watch the film and review it. References and Transcript Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts RSS Connect with us: Facebook Instagram Discord