Finish It!

This week you can practically hear the fireworks as Matt rides off into the sunset with a pretty important so-and-so, Chris comes face-to-face with countless British warships, and someone finally asks themselves a very important question! Also, Matt challenges Chris to yet another round of the One Word Switch Quiz (Colonial Stuff Edition), Chris finds some other good things to celebrate on this pa...

This week, Chris travels through time! Matt thinks he's going to travel through time for a second then he doesn't! Politicians escape! Also, Chris challenges Matt to an extra nice (nice, nice) round of Interactive Fiction or Planet, Matt makes us all smarter with some User PSAs (ok, the Users make us smarter) and you can't have underdogs without overdogs! And middogs! Let's hear it for the middogs...

This week, Matt celebrates Finish It!'s anniversary (about a month late) and Chris celebrates Hot Air Balloon Day (about a week late) because Matt forgot that they changed plans to do the balloon thing instead of the birthday thing! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a throwback round of Interactive Fiction or IMAX Documentary Movies Available for Your Field Trip Visit to the Maritime Aquarium in Norw...

This week, Matt ends up in an unnecessarily dark episode of a premium-HBO-drama-type show, Chris finds himself staring down the barrel of a book read only to find himself asking, "why? Why like this?," and there is a small amount of self-brining. Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Synonyms! (Space Adventure Movies Edition), Matt forces everyone to Art This Book, and you better be good or yo...

This week, Matt learns the one simple trick that space plagues hate, you'll never believe what happens next after Chris retreats, and turns out sour grapes can be a good thing! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Strangers with Candy , Chris gets to Choose His Own Smoothie, and yes it still counts as discovering something even if it cuz someone told you it!...

This week, Chris unlocks a world of limitless possibility, Matt does a little bit of a space plague (on purpose), and someone is suddenly a human just totally out of nowhere what is up with that!? Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of User-generated quiz Which Book Does This End? (thanks, Sarah W!), Matt does Let's Roll a Baby Dude cuz there's a new Star War movie coming out, and if you are in...

It's that very long-ago-and-far-awayish time of year again! This week, Chris shows off his bartering skills and Matt may or may not get sold to an unscrupulous miner! Also, Matt challenges Chris to another round of figuring out what kind of spaceship they would have (maybe?), Chris saves his very special segment for the very end of the episode, and it's time to yell GRANSK and POODARN with abandon...

This week, the brothers go full teeter into the eternal war of light v. dark! Matt learns the universal salute of friendship and Chris has a side hustle! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Which Choose Your Own Am I, Before and After Edition, the guys take a cosmic journey to the Finish-It-verse, and, did you know you can fly to Pluto if you really wanted to? GLEEB FOGO TO ALL! Hey Why Not...

This week, it's all about things dying kind of! Matt bears witness to the end of the Earth (maybe?) and Chris discovers a whole new way to bring about the end of himself! Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Andor , the guys create some out-of-this-world libations as they Choose Their Own Beverages (do not make Matt's drink, Matt's drink was very bad), and YE...

This week, Chris discovers a new delicacy, Matt becomes a REAL adventurer, and somehow the guys FINISH A WHOLE OTHER BOOK in the process! https://archive.org/download/358-final/358%20final.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Song from the Josie and the Pussycats Movie, Matt ranks the Top 5 Space and Beyond Things of the Week, and one of the brothers has food on the...

This week, Matt and his new friends roast Earth (not literally), Chris learns the secret to a successful future for all living beings in the universe, and this week’s Wild Card means the guys get a visit from a very special guest! https://archive.org/download/357final/357final.mp3 Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the One Word Switch Quiz: Solar System Edition, Chris brings in a guest with...

This week, Matt gets a special job, Chris hits up a very popular time travel destination—with a couple serious twists you ain’t seen yet, and everyone agrees that Salisbury steak is the gentlest meat! Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Star Trek Alien or Finish It! Alien (thanks, Esme!), Chris gets a very special BDTTRPG adventure (it’s long so feel free to jump to 49:30 if y...

This week, Matt slams into back-to-back cheap choose moves that make him sad, Chris gets a Star Wars-y read that makes him happy, and someone makes 18 choices over the course of just 21 pages because that is how this book rolls! https://archive.org/download/355final/355final.mp3 Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Razzie Award-Nominated Science Fiction Film, Chris chal...

This week, Chris rights a wrong from the past, Matt hits a page that makes so little sense he thinks the book is broken (it’s not), and the Universe Governing Body has serious news! Also, it’s Sad Pizza Party time! https://archive.org/download/354-bouncefix/354%20bouncefix.mp3 Additionally, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Space and Beyond, someone sees an endi...

This week, Chris zooms to the head of the class, Matt tries to put a round disc in the hole he has in his head and gags, and if you thought the first paragraph of the book had some mind-chafing science you are not going to like this episode at all! https://archive.org/download/353-final/353%20final.mp3 Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You I’m A Doctor...

This week, things get a little trippy when Chris encounters another black hole, Matt nails the body language of friendship, and someone forms a triangular force group of renegade spacecrafts (no big deal)! https://archive.org/download/352-final/352%20final.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or A Thing A Kid Wrote to Chris, it’s time to Roll an Alien Dude with the hel...

New book day! Are you ready to travel to space and then also past there? Chris goes somewhere no human has gone before! Matt gets a “classic” ending that he “couldn’t” be “more” excited about! There is math in this book that will break you! https://archive.org/download/351-final/351%20final.mp3 Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Sci-Fi Movie from the 1950s, Prediction...

We haven’t seen Bill and Dani from Escape This Podcast , Solve This Murder and more in like a minute! Good thing they’re back! Will we finally finish this dang book? Or will the struggle grind on? Also, the group checks in on their resolutions from last year (50% crushed, not bad), the Yule bros discover their likely Australian linguistic lineage, and let’s have a cheer for the Mechanized Scarecro...

Get comfy! Hang out! Take it nice and easy and let’s dig our way back through this last adventure! Fantasy Finish It! Who Wins the Book? What book will be next? Go to the discord to vote for your fave when you’re ready! https://archive.org/download/349-final/349%20final.mp3 Also, Chris busts out the classic segment Excuse Me Mr. Packard so the guys can crank out some more endings, Power Ups make t...

Oh holy cow you guys this could be it! There are only two endings left! If your boys find em both we’re talking a clean sweep of this book! That’s some hot literary janitation! Will the final endings be satisfying? How couldn’t they be!? https://archive.org/download/348-final/348%20final.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of a very familiar sounding quiz, Matt gets everyone Checkin’ In to...

This week, Matt gets an ending he hates until he sprinkles on the sarcasm, Chris takes it straight to THE man, and a new podcast feature has been permanently unlocked! https://archive.org/download/347-final/347%20final.mp3 Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the Character from this Book or One of NASCAR’s Top 50 Race Car Drivers Quiz, Chris reveals a Wild Card that adds a new twist to the po...

This week, Matt falls head over heels for a little place called River Flats, Chris loses his taste for skateboarding despite many many many attempts to become a champ, and you had better not mess with the Gang Mafia Mob! https://archive.org/download/346-bounce/346%20bounce.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated, Gleaming the Cube -inspired round of the Blanking the Blank quiz (thanks...

It’s that very special time of year when Xmas has passed and the New Year has not yet arrived! Why not spend it with friends? Dani and Bill are back! But we’re not heading Down Under. In fact, we don’t even get to read the book we were planning to read. Instead, we get to read one of the best books ever! It’s a Grundle Days miracle! https://archive.org/download/355-final/355%20final.mp3 It’s alway...

This week, Chris’ fears come to life before his very eyes, Matt makes an impression on some dangerous dudes, somebody’s ending makes them a little sick to their stomach, and Krampus drops in to celebrate his most special day! https://finishitpod.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/344-final.mp3 Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Interactive Fiction or Ska-Punk Song Title (thanks,...

Hello hello hello this is the Krampus. Turd brother has tried to ruin Krampusnacht by hurting his back but I, the Krampus, assure you that there will be an episode this weekend even if it kills turd brother. https://finishitpod.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/krampusnacht-2025-apology.mp3 Image Notes: This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including a...