Better Buddies

This week the Buddies discuss vaccination experiences, how long a short drive is, and answer a multiple choice question about a dog bite. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Homunculus (Song by Area 11), Violet Evergarden Soundtrack (album), Bradio (Japanese funk rock band)

This week the Buddies discuss the first anime they saw, how to tell who people are when they're wearing masks, and tattoos. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier (film), Stormlight Archives series (books), Trails of: Zero no Kiseki (Japanese video game)

This week the Buddies discuss St. Patrick's miracle of time travel, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and how to get rich in five years. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Casino Royale (movie), Goldfinger (movie), Wrens of the Curragh (Irish historical facts)

This week the Buddies discuss United Nations members having a talent show, nonfungible tokens, and some serious fashion and aesthetic advice. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Star Trek: The Next Generation (tv show), Apocalypse Now (movie), Dances With Wolves (movie)

This week the Buddies discuss the intricacies of Trash Bin Culture, all Pokemon versus one billion lions, and how to communicate good. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Blue Milk Special (webcomic), Superman & Lois (show), Fail-safe (Sidney Lumet movie)

This week the Buddies close out the Palentine's Day season by discussing how friends have similar brain patterns, their favorite things to do with their pals, how long you should hold a grudge, and male friendship groups. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: The Killing Joke (movie), Arrested Development (tv show), and Astartes (Youtube)

This week the Buddies begin celebrating their multi-week holiday Palentine's Day! First in the celebration is answering which fictional characters they would want to spend a week hanging out with. Then comes discussions on genetics, 3 things you should never do when you're married, and what kind of vampire is best. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: With Great Power: The Stan Lee Stor...

Due to some technical issues, we're hopping in the Wayback Machine to the year 2018, where Calvin and James recorded the first episode of an unaired podcast. They talk about their travels and opinions on aesthetics. They also talk about movies, so at least you know we're consistent! Share with a friend! Twitter: @BetterBudCast #betterbuddies Facebook: Better Buddies Gmail: betterbuddiescast@gmail....

This week the Buddies discuss a decade they'd live in if they had to, using sitcoms to contain eldritch horrors, and which social media platforms aren't worth it. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Lego White Noise (album), Futurama (show), Naruto (anime)

This week the Buddies discuss the dangers of stock trading, whether young people today are more immature than previous generations, and what another word is for "not close friend". Speaking of, share this episode with a friend! Recommendations this week: The Wolf of Wall Street (movie), Wandavision (show), Fate: The Winx Saga (show)

This week the Buddies discuss if they could handle living in a video game, how to handle people who back stab you or are being rude behind your back, the consequences of signing up for an international space country, and what to do if your dog starts talking to you about it's diet. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Ryo Fukui (jazz musician), Solaris (book by Stanislaw Lem), Star Wars...

This week the Buddies discuss their experiences moving, the importance of not living in your head, and what it means to have pride. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Man From UNCLE stories (1960's magazines/books), Jay Foreman (Youtube Channel), On Writing Well (book by William Zinsser)

This week the Buddies share what basic things every kid should get to experience, and discuss political events of the week. Share with a friend!

This week the Buddies discuss New Year's Resolutions and having a yearly Theme. We talk about some books we like, Constantine, an advice lightning round, and our thoughts as we roll into a fresh year. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Network (movie), Good Omens (book), Tonikawa (anime)

This week the Buddies spread some Christmas cheer. Or maybe it's Christmas Fear. Good luck Santa Claus!  Recommendations this week include: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Home Alone, White Christmas, Hilda Season 2

This week the Buddies pitch ideas for a series of American Explorer movies culminating in the Alamo, an Alice Capone movie featuring Jennifer Lawrence, and discuss contacting people who may or may not want to talk to you. Share with a friend! Recommendations this week: Mark Rober on Youtube, Golem: Book 1 of the Identity Trilogy, and Man in the High Castle

This week the Buddies give out their favorite insults that don't use swear words, talk about some music they enjoy, RJ goes off about Spider-Man movie news, and Calvin gets into coffee. Share with a friend! Better Buddies Recommendations: Brooklyn 99, Eyes Like the Sky (Album by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) and lo-fi hip hop music

This week the Buddies take a trip through the fringes of ideas, discussing scarves, Star Wars (yes, again, we know, but not the whole episode), conspiracy realists, and imaginary friends. Share the episode! Recommendations this week: Operation Northwoods and other old FBI and CIA operations, Altered Carbon, and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Special Edition

This week the Buddies discussed their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, their history with science classes, ASMR, and what to say when someone knocks on the door while you're in the bathroom. Share with a friend! Media Recommendations: Rio Bravo featuring John Wayne, The Chef Show on Netflix, Bob Ross videos

This week the Buddies discuss their favorite Greek Gods, government voting systems, and which dystopian future is better. Share with a friend! Media Recommendations include: sushi, Harley Quinn animated show, the Heavyweight podcast, and Oceans 11 (with an extra Frank Sinatra thrown in).

This week the Buddies discuss gum versus mints, remember Alex Trebek, and consult a former flakey friend on what to do when your friend keeps flaking. Also, if we hit 100 downloads on a single episode, we'll test and rate gum flavors! Share with a friend!

This week the Buddies identify some odd Mountain Dew products, talk what would be the American equivalent of James Bond, and discuss the 2020 election. Share with a friend!

Happy Birthday Better Buddies! A year under our belts, we talk about favorite birthday memories, politicians streaming video games, and what to do if a barn is on fire. Share with a friend!

This week guest host Matt has the Buddies think about potty-training during the apocalypse, whether little kids should have smart phones, and the correlation between intelligence and happiness. Share with a friend! (Side note, regular host and editor RJ has been sick this week, so the editing is the best possible considering the circumstances.)

This week the Buddies give some advice to their past selves, discuss some high brown and low brow art, and identify what makes a good dad. Share with a friend!