Chubstep

The best part of a failed business idea is that multiple people sign off on something that completely backfires and that's what Steed and Jrad are investigating in this week's Chubstep. First the guys discuss Jrad's quick trip to Las Vegas with a magician dealer, and why bald guys are more attractive because they have nothing to hide. For the main topic the guys start with the Pepsi Harrier jet ma...

It's egg season so Chubstep is going to give you everything to know about eggs you never knew you needed. First the guys start with the stolen jewels from the Louvre featuring episode S2-E24's topic ladders, Jrad's latest trip to Miami and being seated next to a man with two women of the night at brunch, and Boise being the Miami of Idaho. When it comes to eggs the guys discuss why humans don't la...

Since the days of the Spartans men have been celebrating the end of their singledom. In this week's Chubstep Steed and Jrad cover all things Bachelor Party. The guys start with Steed's latest homeless encounter, and a Japanese maid outfit before getting to the main topic. As an expert who has been to 16 bachelor parties, Jrad starts with some quick tips like making a basic plan, then Steed discuss...

Do you need to hear Chubstep's take on electricity? Well you're using electricity reading this description so explain that? Steed and Jrad will try on this week's Chubstep. The guys start with Steed solving crime by sacrificing Nebraska, Lil Jon becoming a bodybuilder, AirCanada's media team being Chubaholics, Jrad's trip to Montreal and the excessive speed of electric wheelchairs. Getting into el...

Anything can be a death defying stunt until something goes wrong but that hasn't stopped people for hundreds of years of making spectacles of doing what seems impossible. This week on Chubstep Steed and Jrad start with why Steed's apartment smells like fish, almost getting pulled into the water deep sea fishing in Miami, getting kicked out of the exit row on a plane, a walking stereotype, and Stee...

For ol' times sake Jrad and Steed welcome back television aficionado Lil' Stevie to discuss the best TV shows of 2024 and 2025 on this week's Chubstep. The guys start with Steed not allowing any criticism of the Buffalo Bills and his favorite show of 2025 which is 15 years old before getting to the ranking. In 2024 the guys go over shows like Hacks, Somebody Somewhere, The Penguin, Ripley and Shog...

Who are the strongest men (and women) in the world? How about of all time? This week Steed and Jrad cover everything from mass monsters, controversies, and the true origins of the keg toss when it comes to strong men and women. The guys start with a potential new 3rd host, a pie eating contest and almost drowning on the river. The main topic starts off with greasing and tanning before Mr. Olympia...

Steed and Jrad tackle one of the most basic inventions of all time, the ladder in this week's Chubstep. First the guys start with a lifelong regret involving the drawings of the mentally ill and why Shutter Island got it wrong before getting to ladders. They discuss ladder world records, cavemen ladders, how 500,000 ladder hospitalizations a year happen, the best looking yet most dangerous ladder,...

Have aliens from other planets been amongst us for hundreds and thousands of years? Unlikely but that doesn't stop people from having some pretty wild stories involving them. Before Steed and Jrad get into aliens in this week's Chubstep they start with Steed accidentally removing his mustache, and why Jrad is out on the whole state of Indiana. The guys start the main topic covering a connection fr...

For the last 6,000 years humans have idolized gold. After listening to this episode you'll be idolizing Chubstep for its vast knowledge transfer to you the listener. Steed and Jrad start with not so easy to open plastic packages, why bald Steed is buying women's shampoo, and ignoring annoying people that are talking to you before getting to the main topic. The guys cover all aspects of gold from t...

This week features a deep dive into the deep hollers of the Appalachians with a local to the mountains, fishing guide, and friend of the show Nick T. The guys start with a strange correlation with the country of Georgia cuisine, why younger brothers can never win, and a "small world" story between a TV host and Big Money Banks. Next the three get into the correct pronunciation, Jrad's time with th...

Chubstep legend and man of divine wisdom Mike James joins Steed and Jrad to discuss all things tarot in this week's episode. The guys start with neck beards before getting into how Mike James got into tarot readings, goth girls, advantageously incorporating tarot into dates, types of cards, judging other readings, early 2000's late night Comedy Central themed tarot deck, a 'Chubistory' on its orig...

This week's Chubstep starts with the guy recently losing bets on the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest before getting into the improbable world of chewing gum. Steed and Jrad start with people getting triggered by chewing, the ancient history around the world of gum, the Aztecs looking at chewing gum as feminine, the Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna's connection to the invention of moder...

This episode is filled with the pastime activities that are no longer legal and no longer popular for a good reason, Jrad and Steed do a deep dive on bloodsports in this week's disturbing Chubstep. Before that, the guys discuss why you can't be putting off doing steroids, the 2025 Nathan's hot dog eating contest, Andor, and doing the splits like Jean-Claude Van Damme. They continue with a series o...

In this week's Chubstep Strikes! Strikes in bowling? Strikes in baseball? Kind of, it's the kind where someone is so mad at their job that they create a chant and signs until the bosses become nice. But before Steed and Jrad get to strikes the talk about how rich they are from advertising revenue, Steed getting stared at during a play, and Jrad's ideally celebrity entourage. For the main segment t...

What was the wild west? Was it a time in the late 1800's where dust, guns, and illiteracy ruled the land or was it a 1999 movie featuring Will Smith and robot spiders? In this week's Chubstep, Steed and Jrad cover all that and some of the most ridiculous stories about this crazy time in history from a man who claimed to create weather to the least successful train robbery. This podcast is about as...

Lego Master contestant and professional Lego builder Randall Wilson joins Steed and Jrad as the first guest of season 2 of Chubstep to discuss everyone's favorite plastic building block. The guys discuss Randall's first build, replicating the Chicago Theatre, the karaoke to lego connection, the worst Lego brick out there, Will Arnett's voice, trying to build on TV vs on your own, Steed's resemblan...

Since the beginning of time people have appreciated one thing…Gambling, and these Chubsteppers are no different. This week Steed and J-rad start with the worst kind of people that play music loud in public settings, and the Pope's relation to a crazy mayor before getting to the world of gambling. The guys discuss betting in the days of Jesus, America's original funding coming from gambling, 21 vs...

Steed's twisted brilliant mind came up with Chubstep covering the most famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his controversial personal life. The guys start with a correction about the cocktail Bee's Knees, a business and maybe crime involving the street free libraries, dancing older on acid at the beach before getting into Frank Lloyd Wright. Steed and Jrad cover his design style, way staying o...

Hot off the press this week's Chubstep is all about sayings and idioms. First Steed and Jrad get into the wedding in Minnesota they were at the past week, why being the "Best Man" is tough, the worst wedding speeches, and Star Wars music at cocktail hour. Next the guys break it down, idiom by idiom, starting with the sayings that have gone the way of the dodo and which they wish would come back be...

Pope Leo XIV is in power so Steed and Jrad decided to do a pivot and talk all things pope in this week's Chubstep. The guys start with Jrad finally understanding Chappell Roan before getting to the first pope, the crazy ways pope's have been killed, a 'Chubsitory' on their countries of origins and names including 3 african popes and 13 Pope Innocents, the background on the first American Pope Leo...

As Jrad approaches a record number of weddings attended, Chubstep decides to take on this topic from all angles. First Steed and Jrad discuss Steed's close resemblance to Li Shang from "Mulan", that most of the US is desolate, cities that suck, Jrad's trip to the catskills/upstate New York for a wedding. The guys start the topic of the week with the first and history of weddings that was fun until...

Ever wondered what the biggest things in the world are? Steed and Jrad have you covered in this week's episode of Chubstep. The guys start with them going to a wedding in Malibu, drinking no water for 3 days straight, climbing a 30' rope in Santa Monica, and not letting someone sleep on an airplane because they reclined. All of that before getting to the world's biggest mountain, roadside world's...

The black and white bear from China can't hide from Jrad and Steed in this week's Chubstep as they talk all things Panda. But first Jrad is back from Namibia where he has been introducing Beanie Babies into the country for the first time and creating a new Beanie economy. The guys discuss recent trips to Austin, Texas with repeated back injuries, running into Jersey Mike in St. Augustine, Florida...

One of the biggest guests ever on Chubstep, Steed and Big Money Banks are joined by the controversial and elusive Easter Bunny. Before the interview the guys discuss why eating rabbit is better than chicken, and the history of the Easter Bunny from ancient Greek's to Germanic tribes. Listeners will be surprised to hear the Irish female sounding bunny discuss rabbit genocide, how she traded her sex...