Convincing Idiots

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! In episode 145 we are joined by a special guest & longtime friend of GenX Brian, Tim Lester. Tim is an astrophysicist & proudly retired from the U.S. Military. We appreciate his service & opinions! Tim is also starting his own podcast, ‘Unraveling the Mystery.’ Look for it on Spotify! In this segment we talk UFOs & aliens! We’re seeing more stori...

Bonus episode! From episode 145, we are joined by a special guest & longtime friend of GenX Brian, Tim Lester. Tim is an astrophysicist & proudly retired from the U.S. Military. We appreciate his service & opinions! Tim is also starting his own podcast, ‘Unraveling the Mystery.’ Look for it on Spotify! Our normal episode ran long so here are some segments not included in the full episode! We talk...

This week we are joined by a special guest & longtime friend of GenX Brian Tim Lester. Tim is an astrophysicist & proudly retired from the U.S. Military. We appreciate his service & opinions! Tim is also starting his own podcast, ‘Unraveling the Mystery.’ Look for it on Spotify! In our main segment this week we talk UFOs & aliens! We’re seeing more stories of them in the news including recent sigh...

No time for a full episode? Check out these segments from podcast episode #144! We remember Pro Wrestling Legend The Iron Sheik on his recent passing. The ‘Black Mirror’ series creator tried using Chat AI to write a season 6 episode. The National Eating Disorders Association has to pull its Chatbot due to harmful dieting tips it was providing. Businesses can take a beating on negative publicity on...

No time for a full episode? Check out these segments! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment from episode 144, more DC News in potential replacements of more current actors portraying DC super-heroes. Should DC do a complete reset or should they keep some of the current actors? We discuss! Also from podcast episode 144, In “Pop Culture Headlines” we talk ‘Cheers’ as the series is celebrating the 30th anniv...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! In our main segment from episode 144 we talk our favorite professional wrestling “heels” in honor of wrestling legend The Iron Sheik who passed recently. Warning as usual for explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher...

In our main segment we talk our favorite professional wrestling “heels” in honor of wrestling legend The Iron Sheik who passed recently. In our “Ask An Idiot” segment, more DC News in potential replacements of more current actors portraying DC super-heroes. Should DC do a complete reset or should they keep some of the current actors? We discuss! “Idiot Reviews” includes non-spoiler talk on the new...

No time for a full episode? Check out these segments! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment from episode 143, Pac-Man debuted in the arcades about this time in 1980. Have video games gotten too complicated since the simple to learn arcade games or have gamers just gotten used to it and expect more? Also from episode 143, making social media news is some old artwork shows what appears to be an original iPh...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! This week we have another Millennial friend join us for a Millennial x 2 episode! In our main segment we talk which animated characters we think are the most attractive! From animated movies to cartoons to comics which make our lists? Warning as usual for explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms inc...

This week we have another Millennial friend join us for a Millennial x 2 episode! In our main segment we talk which animated characters we think are the most attractive! From animated movies to cartoons to comics which make our lists? In our “Ask An Idiot” segment, Pac-Man debuted in the arcades about this time in 1980. Have video games gotten too complicated since the simple to learn arcade games...

No time for a full episode? Check out these segments from podcast episode 142! We remember the great Tina Turner on her recent passing. The state of Montana is trying to ban TikTok use! Should government get involved in what social media we want to use or is it necessary to help protect us on some level? In our “Ask An Idiot” segment we talk about a new AI “Virtual Girlfriend” that has launched re...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! What movies that were remade did not need to be as the original was too good? We discuss our lists in our main segment from podcast episode 142! Warning as usual for explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, Overcas...

What movies that were remade did not need to be as the original was too good? We discuss our lists in our main segment! In “Pop Culture Headlines” we remember the “Queen of Rock” Tina Turner on her recent passing & the state of Montana is attempting to ban TikTok! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment this week we talk about a new AI “Virtual Girlfriend” that has launched recently! Is this dangerous or a...

No time for a full episode? Check out this Idiotic segment! What movies in your childhood helped shape you? We talk about some of ours in our main segment from episode 141! Warning as usual for explicit language from us idiots! We are excited for the ‘Arnold’ documentary coming but also can’t resist teasing Millennial Nick as his favorite movie is ‘Jingle All the Way!’ Listen to us weekly on your...

No time for a full episode? Check out these Idiotic segments from podcast episode 141! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment, the 2023 Rock Hall inductees were announced - does the Hall have a problem with not inducting enough Hard Rock & Metal artists? What is the solution? Should the government get involved in setting age restrictions for children to create social media accounts? We discuss! We talk the...

What movies in your childhood helped shape you? We talk about some of ours in our main segment! In “Pop Culture Headlines” we talk some new movies & shows debuting in May; ‘Beetlejuice 2’ gets long-awaited official announcement; The coronation of King Charles III & should the government get involved in setting age restrictions for children to create social media accounts? In our “Ask An Idiot” seg...

No time for a full episode? Check out these segments! We shot episode 140 on May the 4th so of course we have to include some Star Wars topics! We recently enjoyed watching the 40th anniversary showing of ‘The Return of the Jedi’ together on the big screen. In our “Ask An Idiot” segment we talk which other Star Wars properties would we pay to see (again or first time) on the big screen! Also from...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! From episode 140, in honor of the recent NFL draft we do our own draft but with Super Heroes to build our best team of super heroes! Who would you pick? Warning as usual for explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher,...

In honor of the recent NFL draft we do our own draft but with Super Heroes to build our best team of super heroes! Who would you pick? We shot this episode on May the 4th so of course we have to include some Star Wars topics! We recently enjoyed watching the 40th anniversary showing of ‘The Return of the Jedi’ together on the big screen. In our “Ask An Idiot” segment we talk which other Star Wars...

This week we take a needed break & bring you some segments from prior episodes including: Will Artificial Intelligence keep taking jobs; What does Heaven look like to us?; What if these famous music artists had lived?; We get 3 wishes, what are they? & What makes a good TV theme song? We will bring you a new episode next week! Warning as usual some explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us we...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! In honor of ‘The Evil Dead Rise’ movie opening this weekend we discuss some of our favorite horror movie franchises in our main segment from episode 138! Warning as usual some explicit language from us idiots! In honor of ‘The Evil Dead Rise’ movie opening recently we discuss some of our favorite horror movie franchises in our main segment from e...

In honor of ‘The Evil Dead Rise’ movie opening this weekend we discuss some of our favorite horror movie franchises in our main segment! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment we talk about the growing AI technology and what jobs we think may be at risk! Pop Culture Headlines includes good news for Alec Baldwin & Netflix announces the official stopping of DVD shipping! “Idiot Reviews” includes the 25th ann...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment from episode 137, 3 new Star Wars movies were announced with different stories in different timelines. We discuss if we like this strategy vs. another trilogy! Warning as usual some explicit language from us idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Go...

No time for a full episode? Check out this segment! Who is the greatest rock band of all time? We selected 16 bands & put them into a random bracket. In this episode we finish our debate with part 3 of our debate in our “Idiot Battle of the Bands Bracket” in our main segment from episode #137! All this plus more pop culture & nerdy stuff, personal insults & questionable jokes! Warning as usual som...

Who is the greatest rock band of all time? We selected 16 bands & put them into a random bracket. In this episode we finish our debate with part 3 of our debate in our “Idiot Battle of the Bands Bracket” in our main segment! In our “Ask An Idiot” segment, 3 new Star Wars movies were announced with different stories in different timelines. We discuss if we like this strategy vs. another trilogy! Po...