Fat Guy, Jacked Guy

OK, no, we can't help you do that. And we're sure you can probably guess that we wouldn't want to help anyone do that, anyways! What we can do and what we DID do is discuss the people who capitalize on claims just like the one in our title. This week, we're diving into one of the most annoying and shameful grifts of them all: LIFE COACHING. That's right, we decided to break the life coaching profe...

Episode DISCLAIMER : We had some trouble with the audio for this week's episode. You'll notice a little static in the beginning up to the 5:20 mark. PLEASE do not let it get in the way of listening to this week's goofs. Have you ever wondered what the deal is with those mildly-threatening, somewhat aggressive conservative (or patriotic?) shirts you often see middle-aged men wearing out in public?...

Things are heating up in South Florida, and all we can think about is relaxing on the beach with our friends and a couple of brews. This isn't an unusual feeling for us but it does make us wonder...what do we really know about how we got there in the first place? What made people brave the elements and make beachgoing and beach vacations cultural mainstays around the world? In this episode, we dis...

This week, we're taking a ride up the coast of the great Northeast to visit some of Brendan's regional mainstay: the Maine lobsterman. We discuss the history of lobster eating, the history of lobster fishing in New England, whether lobster is really all that fancy, and what might be in store for the future of the industry. Throughout the conversation, Brendan teaches Stef of about different aspect...

And where have all our conversations about stunt acting gone? Why don't we see as much stunt acting in action films as we used to? BETTER YET, where have all our mid-budget blockbuster action films gone and how do we get them back? This week, your brothers are talking all things stunt acting and action films. We discuss the history of stunt acting in Hollywood; our childhood fascinations with the...

This week, we're taking a little trip to one of the places in the world that people seem to "know" but not know anything about: Papua New Guinea. In this episode, we discuss some basic Papua New Guinea facts about what life is like there; about the diversity of the people, the plants, and the wildlife there; and we discuss many aspects of the culture that we're sure you know very little about. Of...

This week, we're exploring one of the most important creations from Stef's home state of Florida: the Key Lime Pie, king of desserts. We discuss how key lime pie came to be and what makes it such an important facet of Florida's culinary culture while decrying the Florida legislature's most recent decision to make strawberry shortcake the official state dessert of Florida . Along the way, we make c...

Well, it turns out there's a lot more to it than you think! This week, we're exploring the history and conventions of hack comedy and how it impacted our understandings of comedy as we were growing up. We'll introduce you to some of the most well-known hack tropes, and hopefully, teach you a thing a two about why these tropes seem to work so well on general audiences. Of course, we're goofing and...

It's our 10th episode, y'all! Wow! Can you believe it? We hardly can! This week, we're discussing the anti-capitalist themes and messages that seemed to be mainstays in the 90s children's and family films that we grew up watching. We use the 1994 feature film The Flintstones as our frame, but along the way we touch on other popular movies of the time, how we feel these movies impacted us, the reas...

That's right, folks...we're doing the thing we do every single day, but we're doing it with y'all. This week, we're discussing Marian Engel's seminal 1976 novel, Bear . This episode truly has it all: jokes about human-bear sexual relations, imagining human genitalia on animals, digressions on the genius of M. Night Shyamalan, and, ultimately, why this novel is so much more important than people se...

This week, your favorite biological brothers discuss their relationship to everyone's favorite supernatural entities: ghosts! Mostly, we discuss the different kinds of apparitions as identified by the "experts" but along the way, we discuss some ghost-related media we love and why Americans—in particular—seem to be plagued with these paranormal phenomena. As usual, there's tons of goofs on the jou...

This week, we're discussing the beauty and majesty of one of nature's greatest gifts: fruit! That's right...you read that correctly, we're literally just talking about fruit. But not just fruit in general...we're discussing some of the rarest fruits we could find and our experiences with them (if we have 'em!). Along the way, we discuss the fruits of our childhood, our thoughts about the cultural...

Grab your boots and lassos, we're doing a deep(ish) dive into the history and culture of the rodeo. Along the way, we discuss the major rodeo events, where cowboys come from, how capitalism ruins everything, and how much money it would take to get us on the back of a bull. You can find Stef on the web here and Brendan here . As always, thank you for listening! If you're really into the podcast, pl...

This week, Brendan's curiosity about our favorite type of shirt leads us to a discussion on the history of Hawai'i and the colonization of the Hawaiian islands. We also discuss East Asian immigration to the islands, the "Boogaloo Boys," the reasons fashion designers really suck sometimes, why these shirts are having a bit of a renaissance right now, and lots of other stuff in between. Quick discla...

On this week's episode, Stef's research into what James Bond actually does for a living yielded some pretty surprising results about the West's favorite spy. We also discuss Ian Fleming's general weirdness, Dominican diplomats, American and British geopolitics, JFK's final thoughts, why some people simply don't deserve to get some, and lots of other stuff in between. You can find Stef on the web h...

This week, your two favorite brothers in goof are taking on the topic of crows, ravens, and the birds of the Corvid family because, to put it simply, no one ever talks about the crows! We'll also discuss the "controversial" subject of animal and human intelligence and why we're so afraid to admit that birds might just be a little smarter than us. Watch 007 (the bird) solve that meat puzzle ! You c...

...Obviously, you listen to them talk about the reasons sailors sang shanties in the first place. Digressions include discussions on how bad it sucks to have to sell your labor, the self-sustaining economics of port life, how Brendan wants to beat up "big brothers," how easy it is to write a Tall Tale, and so many things in between.  Here are some recorded versions of the shanties mentioned i...

...if you remember anything from Wild, Wild West (1999). We talk inventions, Jon Peters's weird demands, and the fact that no one ever mentions the real causes of the Civil War in this movie that is centered around...the fact that the South lost the Civil War. If you'd like to view the slideshow Stef created for the episode, please check it out here . You find Stef on the web here and Brendan here...