Empathy At The Apocalypse

The boys host Mike from Minneapolis AKA Mushroom Mike! Andy introduces Mike and nobody can remember the name of the pod. Mike stans Brie Larson and Aubrey Plaza in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Josh is a "hard laugher", Andy and Mike are "easy laughers", Josh's nightmare is that nobody laughs, Mike can't remember the name of our podcast, Mike calls Andy "Mr. Mascola" because he referenced Ch...

Our guests are the hosts of Zach and Tavie's Marvelous Adventure, Zach Woliner and Tavie Phillips! Josh sleeps in, Andy and Josh tell their dog diarrhea stories, Josh talks about giving his dog too much peanut butter, Andy gives dog-grooming-peanut-butter- distraction tips, Josh and his wife hang their dog from an Aldi's bag, Andy warns the show's guests that this is what the show is, Andy retrofi...

Our guest is Casey Frankenstein! The boys talk about Josh's Garfield comic collection from 1984, Andy introduces Casey Frankenstein, Dr. Yesterday from KSLU's American Hot 4000 70s/80s Countdown makes an appearance, Archie Andrews makes an appearance, Josh and Casey engage in some librarian bonding, Dollywood, the boys invite Bingo to join the conversation, Casey discusses his characters, Bingo ca...

Listen, purchase, and share Chaki's music at his BandCamp page https://chaki.bandcamp.com The boys talk with their guest, Chaki the Funk Wizard, about Zapp and Roger Troutman, El Vez, Rusted Root and the Pittsburgh music scene, the supergroup Meeting of Important People, The Cynics, Merce Lemon, Dream the Heavy, Wild Cherry, Mac Miller, Anti-Flag, Black Moth Super Rainbow, things to do in Pittsbur...

The boys host Mike Lisk (AKA AP Mike from the Best Show with Tom Scharpling)! Josh and Andy start the show talking about  their parents' differing reactions to the music they were listening to when they were developing their own tastes (2 Live Crew, Suicidal Tendencies, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam etc.), The Frogs' discography, Josh's job search, divorce, Marvel movies, seeing films at home vs in the t...

The boys talk about the "Christmas gift room" in your home, Josh walks away from the mic to water his dog, Andy gives his dog a ham bone, confusing comic strips, picking up a tobacco habit late in life, physical media, Josh pulls out a beanbag chair-size bag of popcorn, guys walking female dogs, Josh and Andy talk about Josh's towheaded son, hair talk, Josh tells a story about his dad walking the...

The boys talk about what they've been up to since the last time they spoke, ambiguous endings, extreme haunted houses, William Castle, Matinee (1993), Uncle Morty hosting Mary Versus the Movies, Cecelia Condit, hosting a podcast with your spouse, comparing and despairing, writers who started writing later in life, the Best Show with Tom Scharpling 25th anniversary live shows, Nathan Gelgud, Rodney...

Dennis Lingg of the podcast Mary Versus the Movies joins Josh and Andy to talk about Lin-Manuel Miranda's Warriors musical, interviewing Tom Scharpling and calling into the Best Show, Josh confesses he was the one who got Joe Pera added to the Best Show's list of the Most Evil Comedians, Josh talks about meeting Neil Gaiman and Andy Richter, shaving/saving the king, mobile puzzle games, Facebook g...

Jason Sims joins Josh and Andy to talk about the body of Christ, the meaninglessness of podcasting, Dubai chocolate, Jason's social media footprint, the relativity of transcendence, pools, Indiana Jones, clankers, the ubiquity of Marc Maron, Mel Blanc, rabbits, carrots, and Looney Tunes caricatures, Josh and Andy trade impressions of Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson, used book stores, Umberto Eco, Ma...

Mary Jones from Mary Versus the Movies joins Josh and Andy to talk about chainsaw-based bands and homemade instruments, video games, the power of power washing things, Mary's summer, Sesame Street's delightful garbage, Josh's Fourth of July, the British finding Mister Rogers creepy, Mary and Dennis doing their podcast live for their 200th episode, B movies Josh has seen, The Big Picture (1989), po...

Bingo from halfwayokay joins Josh and Andy to talk about Zyn, smoking cigarettes, Gene Rayburn, Paul Lynde, Superman and other superhero movies, Clown in a Cornfield and other horror movies, Bruce news, sitcoms, cartoons, Bariocart, video games, Kool-Aid Man, webcomics of the 2000s, Drabble, Chick tracts, church, The Brutalist, Casey Frankenstein's show, odd internet stunts, TV programs that ended...

The boys talk about hair, hand/mouth noises, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bridget Everett, Jerry Seinfeld, AI podcasts, bathroom graffiti, Josh plugs somebody else's podcast, Andy buys a cat tooth cleaning kit, retro video games and thinky games, Katamari Damacy, interacting with gamers online, media warnings, fantasy book series,  Harry Potter, Philip Roth, quitting books, Josh and Andy share the books the...

The boys talk about Josh needing a haircut, teenage dirtbags, The Oh Sees, Geordie Greep, Lodge 49, beer, Josh's furnace, Cosmopolitan Magazine, dogs, Andy's rough Wednesday, argument enders, kid fights, roller skating, Steely Dan, Ginger Baker, Lefty Gunplay, Empathy at the Apocalypse's f'd up "You Might Also Like" algorithm, famous jackals, Bingo and the post office, Bill Burr's podcast, Cameron...

The boys talk about dads, old-timey radio, Sarah Vowell, the show's theme song and origin story, dogs, avocado pie, friends and beverages, sleepover games, pimples, cubicle jobs, sandwiches, pierogies, convenience stores, annoying TV & movie tropes, pizza, retro video games, impressive dancing, regional accents, Anthony Fantano, Lingua Ignota, Idles, Tom Scharpling, Geordie Greep & Black Midi, Gee...

A new podcast collaboration to keep you company. Andy (People are the Enemy) and Josh (Screaming at Clouds) try to make sense of a broken world. New episodes released whenever they are made. First episode available in mid January.