Bad at Things

What goes on in the courtoom, stays in the courtroom - or does it? This episode, Kit and Chen read excerpts from Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History, a book that truly highlights some of the absolute bafoonery that occurs during certain proceedings of the US judicial system. Join them as they act out some of their favorite examples of what should make you think, &qu...

Oh boy, what do Kit and Chen have in store for you this time? Why, the most vile creations a petty family feud induced culinary atrocity can provide, of course! (Say that five times fast) This episode, we once again pull from the world of Reddit but this time our story comes from the infamous Am I The Asshole (AITA) subreddit. Find out what happens when you give that one family member just a bit t...

Bold and brash, or does this bad writing just belong in the trash? This episode, Chen has gathered some of the best examples of bad writing “literature” has to offer for your (and Kit’s) listening pleasure. Sit back, relax, and cringe as Chen reads excerpts of true writing travesties—and makes us all question: how much ball talk is too much ball talk? Support the show

Reddit once again provides Kit and Chen with some excellent stories involving tattoo blunders bound to make you question people's decision making abilities. Join them as they find out why dine and ditching a tattoo appointment could land you with a broken nose and checking the spelling of your tattoo is an absolute must! Support the show

Where do people go when they want to share the most unhinged and/or questionable stories on the Internet? Why, Reddit of course! Kit and Chen are back again and they are hopping on the reading Reddit stories trend - specifically from the subreddit TIFU (Today I Fucked Up). Listen and find out why you shouldn't consume obscene amounts of Tic Tacs per day or falling asleep in the bathtub while...

What makes up a perfect sequel you might ask? Well how about some aggressively enthusiastic security guards, some crotchety old men, ancient royal tinder, live listening hall chickens, and all the sins against hair? Kit and Chen seem to think so as they jump back into the world of Mia Thermopolis and her journey to taking her rightful place as queen of Genovia.  Support the show

What do you get when you combine the holy trinity of trash TV and two young women traveling alone? A whole lot of bad at things, that’s what. This episode, Kit and Chen describe a chance encounter with a coy security guard at a Maury Povich taping and yet another Canada debacle, both involving knives that may or may not have been confiscated.  Support the show

What makes you contemplate your life choices more than falling on your ass in the most comically ridiculous manner? Not much, according to Kit and Chen in this week’s episode! Listen in and find out why aggressively falling out of bed can really make a girl question everything and how walking backwards can make you end up shocked and barefoot in the middle of a parking lot. Support the show

What happens when you put an awkward teenage girl, an estranged grandmother who happens to be the queen of a far away land, and a lethal bodyguard with a heart of gold? Well a whole lot of chaos and a whole lot of bad at things of course! Listen in this week as Kit and Chen dive into one of their childhood favorites, The Princess Diaries! Support the show

Man, are you in for it this time. Kit and Chen are here again to tell you all about their greatest travel related shenanigans. Ever had to desperately use a pee funnel after spending hours stuck in traffic? Chen has! Ever had to crack a Davinci code level Airbnb labyrinth while nearly dying from the pee shakes? Kit has! Join them for another wild ride down memory lane. Support the show

Kit and Chen are once again here to dazzle you with some of their personal tales. This episode, join them as they detail their various run-ins with wily wildlife such as wasps who will kill you for some spare change and overgrown chickens with cold bird brain eyes. Support the show

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“I’m gross and I’m proud!” A proclamation from every gross creep you’ve ever encountered, probably. In this collection of horrifying encounters with some truly disgusting characters, Kit and Chen dive into why unleashing unholy sneezes and the holy trinity of bodily fluids on the unsuspecting public is undeserving of politeness.  Support the show

In this hodge podge recollection of recreational activities, Kit and Chen detail some shenanigans of the past that include just a touch of drowning and overly confident clue guessing. Join them as they detail their experiences with useless lifeguards, gay dolphins, bleeding braces brackets (say that five times fast), and secondhand weed smoke side effects.  Support the show

On this, the night of All Hallows Eve, you our listeners must decide if this episode be trick or treat. Kit and Chen are here once more to describe the best of the bad at things - this time for the Halloween classic, Hocus Pocus! Join them as they consider “sucking the lives out of little children” and let their thoughts run amuck! Support the show

Kit and Chen are back with a new and exciting episode centered around the worst horror movie tropes and the special characters that make them come to life. No one is safe when the survival skills are atrocious, bad decisions are always being made, and common sense is in short supply. Support the show

Kit and Chen are back at it again! Join them as they regale their tales of underage tomfoolery that include but are not limited to: trying to pull one over on university police, attempting to revive a drunken friend from a comatose stupor with some help from the holy ghost, and much, much more! Support the show

Kit and Chen are back at it again with another bad at things, movie edition! This time they go way in on none other than The Parent Trap, where we learn that manipulation is truly a life skill and 11 year old children can have a higher EQ than their emotionally constipated parents. Support the show

This episode, Chen takes over the bad at things current events with the first installment of Chen's Channel! Join us as Chen details why 69 BC was a hell of a time to be alive and introduces you to who we will now refer to as Ozzy Ozbear (don't do drugs kids, even when the drugs are sweet like honey). Support the show

Rapunzel, Rapunzel, control that long hair! Kit and Chen are back at it again with a cautionary tale about a general admission concert experience where everyone chose violence. Between Kit getting her hair pulled and almost becoming a hashtag and Chen getting ready to throw hands with anybody and everybody, it is a wonder that both our hosts did not end up in jail this night but thankfully they ar...

This week, we start a new series where Kit and Chen will alternate being the main story teller of current events that tickle our Bad at Things fancy. In this first episode we introduce Kit’s Corner, where Kit will share a classic Bad at Things tidbit from a recent story circulating the Internet. PSA for this episode, just assume you know nothing and save yourself the embarrassment because as the s...

They say they can’t hear you scream in space. What you can hear is Kit and Chen’s scathing criticism of the Nostromo crew as they jettison into the hellscape that is fighting an unknown alien race that can accurately be described as Satan’s hellspawn. Join the Bad At Things crew as they break down the most challenging moments for the interstellar crew and unofficially start their own Ellen Ripley...

On this episode of the good, the bad, and the unhinged, Kit and Chen explore both sides of the bad at things spectrum and give you current events that fit the traditional bad at things criteria AND ones that are surprisingly good at things. This time around offers some Florida man goodness, some marriage debauchery, and some redemption for nature. Tune in and enjoy our little deviation from the no...

I n this wet and wild edition of bad at things, Kit and Chen further exemplify why they should never be left unsupervised, especially when it comes to water based activities. Join them as they recount each horrifyingly embarrassing moment and find out why one piece bathing suits are the devil and jumping in water does not in fact cure sea sickness! Support the show

In this installment of the hoe down throw down of supernatural bullshit, Kit and Chen deep dive into New Moon and the antics of the girl prone to life threatening idiocy (a.k.a Bella) and the two nimrods that love her (a.k.a Edward and Jacob). Support the show