Fat Guy, Jacked Guy

Well, the Olympics are officially over, & we're sad about it. We're sure y'all are a little bit, too. On this episode, we're taking you back to an the Olympic "scandal" that rocked the nation: Michael Phelps getting caught hitting a bong at a house party. We get into what happened, why people made such a big deal out of it, & why it was ridiculous then & even...

In Spring 2012, no one could stop talking about Joseph Kony. A viral video put out by the organization Invisible Children tried to mobilize people to action, but the eventual fallout became more legendary. In this episode, we discuss that famous video & it's lasting impact on how people engage with online activism now. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For some reason, beer pong & cornhole took over college campuses & much of the rest of the outside world for a bit in the late 2000s & early 2010s. In this episode, we get into what made these "sports" so popular, how people tried their hardest to capitalize on them, & why we all just left them in the dust. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Remember when "Songs of the Summer" were part of our lives? We certainly do. In this episode, we're discussing our "Songs of the Summer" from a very vital, fun, alcohol-drenched period of our lives. We discuss what gives a "Song of the Summer" that coveted title, then get into our own lists of tracks. If you want to hear our songs, we've compiled them on a Spo...

This week, we're doing something a little different. We're taking a little break to talk about us - to YAP, as the kids say. We found a little list of questions on the internet to help structure our conversation & help YOU get to know us better. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

There's been a lot of discussion about 30 Rock over the last couple of years, & for two guys who have loved the show for so long, we're a little concerned some people might be missing the point . This week, we're not only discussing why we love the show & what makes it still feel fresh but we're also wading into some of the recent discourse surrounding the show's humor....

You probably haven't been thinking about Mickey Avalon in the last 17 years, but since we started this season, we have! This week, we invited Brendan's childhood friend & resident Mickey Avalon expert, Jeff Beck, to come talk to us about Avalon's life, his music, his rise to fame, & the subsequent fall from grace. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In 2004, no name in the underground & mainstream art worlds was bigger than Banksy's. His street art & the clandestine techniques he used to get his images in some of the most public spaces in our world seemed to help usher in a new era of artistic provocation. But was it really all that? Did it really do anything? In this week's episode, we try to figure that out. You can find Fat...

No work of fiction had a hold on American adults more than The Da Vinci Code in the early 2000s. But to tell you the truth, neither of us here at Fat Guy, Jacked Guy really paid any attention to it. This week's episode is an attempt to rectify that & come out of the comfort of our ignorance. We get into just about everything we can handle when it comes to this blockbuster hit, & we try...

2024 is the 20 year anniversary of some of the biggest albums of the last two decades. We're taking advantage by doing a little intra-season series on some of them. We're kicking off These Albums Can't Drink Yet with The Killers' Hot Fuss, an album that has stuck around in pop culture for the last 20 years with no signs of letting up. This week, we get into the specifics of the alb...

What do you get when you mix politics & entertainment? You get two guys from different sides of the aisle who are willing to ham it up for an American audience thirsty to see them feud...in a funny way. This week, we're discussing Jon Stewart & Bill O'Reilly's televised 2012 "debate" Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium , what actually went down between them, &amp...

You might not believe this but February 1st is officially our 2nd year anniversary as a podcast & as podcasters. That's right, we released our very first episode on February 1, 2022, & we've been producing quality content for y'all since then. In this week's episode, we discuss the advent of the show, some of our absolute favorite episodes & moments, & we reminisce...

We want you to reminisce with us about a time when the Internet was actually cool & fun, when it was more about bringing people together than pitting them against each other. This week, we're getting into some of the history of file sharing, specifically through the use of the p2p client KaZaa. We get into how it all got started, how the entertainment industry reacted, & what it all me...

Happy New Year's, our brothers! We started our second season by entering the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve time warp, so we're spending this episode discussing it & all of the major changes the TV program went through in the decade 2003-2013. Surprisingly, there were many! We get into all of that plus, in the spirit of the upcoming holiday, we discuss New Year's E...

This week, we're bringing this episode back because it fits so perfectly in our current season! The "War on Christmas" isn't real. But you didn't need us to tell you that. This week, we're going in on our discussion of this Conservative talking point and getting the heart of why it keeps coming up in our culture. We talk the over 100 year history of the "War on Christmas," why Conservatives love t...

This week, we have a special guest with us to discuss the brief moment in the sun nu metal had at the very beginning of our decade for this season, 2003 - 2013. Dani shares the evolution of her relationship to nu metal as a young person, her thoughts on nu metal's impact on us & American culture, & what it was like to grow up & grow out of listening to it. We also have a few laughs...

We're not a fitness podcast (technically) but as two guys interested in strength sports, we couldn't resist covering one of the hottest fitness trends to come out of this season's decade: CrossFit. In this episode, we get into the history of CrossFit, why it became so popular, & what makes us feel kind of weird about it. Along the way, there's tons of unexpected twists & tu...

Folks, you know what it is. It's October, so that means it's time to get into some seriously spooky content. In this episode, we discuss the horror films that were making waves (& not really hitting) in the decade we're focusing on this season. We discuss some of the stuff we absolutely hated & some of films we're still thinking about. You can find Fat Guy, Jacked Guy on ⁠⁠...

12 years ago, 200 people in NYC & thousands across the country were spending their days & nights protesting capitalism & consumerism in the U.S. in response to the Great Recession. As soon as Occupy Wall Street started, it swept the nation's attention & forced people to contend with class struggle on a large scale for the first time in the 21st century. In this episode, we get...

We've got another guest episode for y'all this week. This time though, our guest is teaching us about something we know very little about: Bravo's The Real Housewives franchise. In this episode, our friend Kayla guides us through the concept of the show, some of its stand out moments, her favorite "wives," & why more queer people should be into it. And luckily for us, she...

This week, we have a special guest on our show to talk with us about the best hip hop artists of the decade we're focusing on this season. All three of us come from vastly different backgrounds when it comes to our tastes in music, & bring a lot of different considerations to the table. You might even be surprised which artists we bring into the conversation. We're sure you'll get...

The title kind of gives this all away, but let us tell you anyways...This week, we're taking you back to a time when political sex scandals ruled the news & forced us all to learn more about one another than we ever wanted. On one hand, many of these were fun & provided fodder for lots of goofs over the span of several weeks. On the other, we're wondering why we gave so much of shi...

What's better than getting together with your favorite "guys" & just HANGIN' out & doing STUFF? As two dudes who love that shit, we'd argue NOTHING. And this week, we're examining the era of the return of the bro comedies - those films where it's just a bunch of guys hangin' out & doin' stuff. We'll get into some of the definitions of what make...

A lot of changes are happening around FGJG HQ so this week, we're giving you one of the Patreon extras we recorded back in Februrary. In this episode, we discuss Nathan Heller's 2023 article in the New Yorker titled "The End of the English Major." We break down what's good about the article, & we also get into the parts of the article that are completely off base. This a...

Y'all might have forgotten the one season of Stella that premiered on Comedy Central in the summer of 2005, but we certainly haven't! In this episode, we discuss what made Stella so great, how it changed our perceptions of what comedy could be, & how it impacted so much of the work that came after it. Believe us, this episode will have you wanting to binge the show right after. You can...