Don't Be An Idiom

Episode 14: The deep south opens its courtroom doors wide open for the boys to prove they ain't no monkey's uncles. No, they ain't! They are the finest idiom sleuths who ever did walk these dusty roads. And who is that in the distance? Could it be Jonathan Hamm runnin' to catch up? Perhaps to catch a brief glimpse of the fellas? Maybe...just maybe. You'll have to listen to find out. All the clues...

Episode 13: Are you depressed? Are you getting locked out of convenient stores for being known as a "fly-by-night"? Well, wipe that "hangdog" look off your face, 'cause the boys have stumbled onto some bad luck. Take the gravy train to episode thirteen—an hour filled with Slovakia fascination, hallucinogenic ointments, pig executions, and psychobilly steam whistles. Addendum: Did the rats stop inv...

Episode 12: Can you hear them out there? Out there in the distance? Two ravens swirling above a viking ship, surrounded by crashing waves in the midst of a treacherous storm? Listen for them! For they seek the truth. They seek understanding. They seek a strange and unusual path to enlightenment. Come along and enter that mythical realm of idioms and go berserk with the boys that knock on wood and...

Episode 11: Well, the boys have gone mad...mad for the landlocked Eastern European country of Belarus! Maybe it's the forests, maybe it's those morally strict cops, or maybe it's something else entirely, but there's just something about that Belarus. So stick around and learn a thing or two as Albert & Ryan flip some birds and assess the shambles of their new lives as world-famous podcasters. (War...

Episode 10: Albert & Ryan celebrate their tenth episode with a potpourri of nonsense, voodoo chicken bones, canned laughter, dresses, an anniversary gift from their #1 fan, and the famed & feared..ten shots of doom! Come tilt at windmills with the conquistadors of idiom origins, and if you're new to the program, go back and listen to every episode in one fell swoop. Win an egg!

Episode 9: The boys leave no stone unturned in this monster-mania of an episode! Nothin' but ancient Greeks and comedian geeks in this one. You'll definitely be able to spare a minute-taur in this maze of information that'll lead you to this year's most anticipated Hollywood private dick flick.

Episode 8: Well, it's the Monday after Walpurgisnacht and the boys dare the unthinkable. Watch the magic unfold before your very ears as the weird word wiz kids perform a weekday miracle and dig deep into some exceptionally mysterious origin stories. Stick around after the show for a laugh riot torture fest with your olde pal, Pope Bada Bing Ratman!

Episode 7: You'll need a secret handshake to get into this one, folks! However, Albert & Ryan will graciously teach you the moves. This week's episode is packed to the gills with all the good stuff: conspiracy theories, murder, mystical creatures, whisky, the great unknown, Celtic melodies, hard spaghetti! It's all here. So jump in and get "on the level" with the boys who are ready, willing, and a...

Episode 6: Albert arrives to the studio with a satchel filled with gifts and ingredients for a hot new cocktail, and Ryan speaks of his close encounter with the skeleton of the handsomest man in America. Luckily for the airwaves, the boys get on track and woo each other with a couple o' new idiom origins: "blue Monday" and "whipping boy". You won't be feeling blue by the end of this one, but you m...

Episode 5: After a late night of cheap drinks and black metal, the boys decide to take it easy with two fresh idiom origin stories and a couple of Nelson Touch cocktails. Albert and Ryan come wildly close to researching the same idiom and even make a new friend who's got a real spring in his step in this brand new episode that will have you...running amok!

Episode 4: Here's the punchline: You. Here's the set-up: Who's the joke? Had enough yet? No?! Jump on in and hear some mumbo jumbo with the boys who make the noise, Albert, Ryan, and The South Philly Handsome Boys Choir (led by the Monsignor of Mayhem, Vince "The Prince" Federici).

Episode 3: Albert and Ryan step into a real black dog of a Sunday to discuss some pressing matters: Jon Hamm's inevitable involvement with the podcast, renting a billboard by the Delaware Ocean, and riding through Coventry, England naked on a horse. Nothing's gonna stop these boys from diggin' into some fresh, new idioms though! Come take a peep.

Episode 2: It's St. Patty's Day weekend. Albert is brimming with Saturday excitement, and Ryan has a bad cold—looks like the perfect day to explore some idiom histories! Have a listen and delve deep into the myriad origin stories of two idiom classics: "take down a peg" and "turn a blind eye".

Episode 1: In this first episode, Albert and Ryan explore the origin story of the podcast itself and break their idiom cherries with the fascinating histories of "Sweet Fanny Adams" and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea". Batten down the hatches and prepare to sail into the mouth of Charybdis!