Best Gabe Ever

Comedian Griffin Kelly joins the pod to talk about becoming a vampire, movie snacks, toxic empathy, AI music, and old technology. Griffin’s show: https://www.2cats.date Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingto...

Comedian and old friend Josh Gondelman and Gabe talk about music and sports but in a gay way. A woman takes advantage of how oblivious her husband is. Gabe and Josh both love the r/bald subreddit. A man is being sued for pooping in a sensory depravation tank for so much money. What songs should never be played at a funeral? Gabe's way of Googling is very specific. Sisqo, repetitive Hinge profi...

America Hysteria podcast host Chelsey Weber-Smith is back to talk about awkwardly sending the wrong emails to the wrong people. Gabe shares some HOT TEA from a city council meeting in a small town. A friend is obsessed with ChatGPT. R/amIthejerk brings us the story of a woman calling her boyfriend’s ex because he’s not good with the kids. What is not socially unacceptable?  They’re having such a g...

“American Hysteria” host Chelsey Weber-Smith joins the show to talk about the Catholic Church saying aliens are demons and creating the trans non-binary folk saint. Then, Gabe tells Chelsey the story of the psychiatric disorder de-institutionalization town Geel. Chelsey tells Gabe about the Public Universal Friend. A game connection pisses off an engaged woman. A daughter finds an AirTag on their...

Two gays, of course, get into Real Housewives. A man is betrayed because his wife would turn him in if he murdered someone. A girl is worried when she gets an accidental screenshot of their own conversation from a potential beau. R/choosingbeggars brings a person who freaks out on Facebook about their friends not hiring him. We end on a vulnerable dating story from Eliot’s upcoming book. Link to E...

Comedian and writer Eliot Glazer joins the show to talk about a friendship falling apart because of Meta Glasses which leads to a very cool conversation about our experiences of the future of tech. Plus, how Gabe views his BuzzFeed legacy and a deep dive into the secrets of making "authentic" content. Then, the duo discuss how little representation there is for older women lead actresses i...

Ruha Taslimi (UCB, Dropout) returns to the show to debate reclining seats on airplanes. An artist has a very stalker-y art project. A sister schedules a family cruise at the same time as a sibling’s wedding.  Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Kensi...

Comedian Ruha Taslimi (UCB, Dropout) joins the podcast to talk about their trans/non-binary improv team, getting taken advantage of while doing someone else a favor (r/choosingbeggers), and how to handle grandparents forcing you to baptize your baby (r/atheism). A hairdresser realizes her client is married to her ex… and it gets worse. Plus, some really lovely thoughts on theater.  Check out Rose...

Charlie James is back to talk about what to do when someone's home keeps getting invaded because others think it is an AirBNB. Gabe has beef with people who don't keep an eye on their dogs. A friend of Gabe's has to fly to another country to pick up their missing dog who went on an adventure. In r/stories, a man pretends to be a woman's boyfriend and doesn't realize what he rea...

Comedian Charlie James joins the show to talk basketball and make fun of British people. (jk?) to A man's father has fallen in with a rough crowd. A bridesmaid doesn't want to stay where the bride wants the bachelorette party to stay. Should a man go on a second date with someone whose apartment was very dirty? A relationship falls apart because a man uses AI to ask if his girlfriend's...

Author and activist Ben Greene joins the pod to talk about why he focuses on good news. Your despair is someone else's business model. Plus, some extremely insane stories of passing as cis. (Ben's is wild!!!) Good Queer News:  https://www.goodqueernews.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensing...

This one goes a lil off the rails. Enjoy! Complainers come to Reddit for small complaints and guest Cerise Castle is here for it. Learn about right of repair laws and corporate greed. #generalstrike Should we all have CD players and physical calendars? An incredible story about a brother who saved his sibling’s life by pretending to be his dead dad. Beyoncé got Cerise fired from American Apparel. ...

Reporter Cerise Castle joins the show to talk about a man who invests all of his and his girlfriend's in vintage cheese. A man makes his new partner say hello to his shitty ex when she comes by the house. An employee wonders if she's the asshole for snitching on a co-worker. Is it wrong that a woman spoke to her co-worker's sheltered daughter about Mulan? r/maliciouscompliance brings s...

Gabe and John Blakeslee, writer and policy researcher, talk about his and Allison Raskin's son Parker's name as well as red state/blue state names. r/fuckyouinparticular brings a story about an ape who broke out of his cage just to attack one specific other ape. Gabe's mom gave him a shirt from the 80s commemorating Key West seceding from the United States. A teenager tricks artists in...

Writer, policy researcher, and BFF Allison’s husband John Blakeslee joins the show to talk extensively about cooking and fast food shenanigans. Then, a man with a glass eye wants to know a funny way to reveal it to his loved ones. Someone who has been faking his job suddenly has to present in front of everyone. R/amItheasshole has a rollercoaster story about getting a dead girl’s social media dele...

Do terrible people deserve terrible obituaries? (Tw: sexual assault) A beauty guru scandal leads to a lovely conversation about transness and filtering and editing photos. A question about needing hobbies brings an answer about IQ and intelligence standards.   Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:  https://www.rosettastone.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publish...

You all requested it and here she is! Writer and filmmaker Drew Burnett Gregory joins the show to talk about movie criticism, moms who prioritize generative AI, and a woman is frustrated that her partner keeps putting off her abortion, this time so he can go on a friend trip. Then, they talk about movies again for a good while. Who wants Gabe's Matt Damon/Ben Affleck  Pride & Prejudice ? M...

r/deepthoughts is full of assholes. Entertainment critic BJ Colangelo explains how we're speedrunning cult classics and finding fandoms easier than we did before. As a pancreatic cancer survivor, BJ has the upper hand in cancer hierarchies. They talk about movies and it's great!! r/datinghell: is it bad luck or bad dating Spidey senses? r/trueunpopularopinions declares that people who play...

Two cousins melt down over randomly having the same elopement date in Vegas. Writer and cultural critic BJ Colangelo shares her wedding story with her wife Harmony. It involved a fax machine and a sword. Should a stepdad in r/AskMenAdvice tell his step kids their mom cheated on him to explain why he won't be around anymore? A man wonders how he can legally get his mother banned from driving. T...

Two cousins melt down over randomly having the same elopement date in Vegas. Writer and cultural critic BJ Colangelo shares her wedding story with her wife Harmony. It involved a fax machine and a sword. Should a stepdad in r/AskMenAdvice tell his step kids their mom cheated on him to explain why he won't be around anymore? A man wonders how he can legally get his mother banned from driving. T...

R/travel leads Gabe and comedian Myq Kaplan to stories of road trips and touring past. The two then reminisce about the time ten years ago they went to a very famous person party in NYC. What are some nice morning and evening habits? What kind of man is Gabe Dunn? R/publicdefenders asks for the most unhinged responses in court. Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal:  https...

Comedian Myq Kaplan and Gabe are both chatterboxes so bear with us! Myq loves his girlfriend a lot and it’s cute. He also reads dozens of advice columns a day. Then, the long-time friends give advice to a man whose wife is down the MAGA rabbit hole. Straight male friendships can be intense! (I love this conversation!) Does a drunk friend who injured you have to pay the medical bills? In r/socialsk...

r/BoomersBeingFools makes Gabe and Ashley laugh extremely hard at someone else's photo misfortune. A woman in r/talesfromyourserver is mad at her waiter because her espresso martini has espresso in it. Gabe was a #undercoverboss where no one at his day job knew he was Internet famous. Customer service is hell. So is class warfare. Look, we make each other laugh a lot. Enjoy!  Check out Rosett...

Ever wonder what a show with two Gabes would be like? Here it is. Chaos. A parent is annoyed their daughter has a hobby they don’t like. Ashley has advice for children who are different. An old friend of Gabe’s is the best at roasting. A man is suspicious of his wife’s new gym habit, but it’s not what you think. A girl shows up where her friends’ location says they are without asking and it’s a pr...

Writer and radio host Lauren Ashley Smith joins TLDRI to talk about sisters, scams, and keeping your parents from the wickedness of the Internet. Then, media literacy is dead and we all know it. R/rant brings us an OP who says their kid’s teacher sends too many texts and voice memos during the day. R/2000sNostalgia asks what stores we miss the most. We go so hard at being Millennials.  --  Check...