Give Us the Launch Codes

Did you know that the latest season of ' The Pitt ' takes place on 4th of July? Travis & Tom take the opportunity in this episode to reflect on the state of America and its people using [*checks notes*] a popular TV show about working in a hospital. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

A Father’s Day Baseball tale from Travis leads into a bigger discussion with Tom on the usage of smartphones and social media over the past 20 years. Somehow, early 2000s reality TV makes it into the convo to and is related. Financial Times video on smartphones & birthrates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lFXmDk-tps The video Tom forced Travis to watch in the end: https://youtu.be/YcxGlLmtRy...

In this episode, Travis is the one that gets drunk. How could he not after a wild week of good sports, bad sports, increasing economic uncertainty, cops killing dogs and babies, and a stupid war that America started that is about to end (hopefully) in a very stupid way? Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunch...

What were the best selling toys of each year of Tom & Travis's lives? And what does this tell us about the world today? Hint: It ALL goes back to gambling.... Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes All socials @giveusthelaunchcodes

The Chicago Pope just declared a Holy War on AI? Or did he? Could you use religion to get OUT of using AI at work? Will this make Tom & Travis go back to church and take communion again? Listen to find out more! [And no, we won’t actually tell you how Game 2 ended.] Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas : https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnific...

Wanna know why Tom & Travis couldn't make a new episode last week? It's cause we were worried Tom would get evacuated due to a toxic chemical tank possibly exploding! In this episode, Tom & Travis recaps the bizarre story that made national headlines about a little town close to our home called Garden Grove and all the little anecdotes we heard along the way. Subscribe to Patreon to listen...

[This episode was recorded in 2025.] Just as they did with movies and music, Tom & Travis take another stroll through memory lane - this time with video games. Join us as we relive the 90s Nintendo domination, the absurd hype for Halo 3 , and neverending juggernauts of Call of Duty and Madden ! CORRECTION: 22:10 - GameCube was released in North America in November 2001. But close enough. 28:14...

ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON PATREON! We call ourselves 'Give Us the Launch Codes ' but true power is if you somehow master TIME! Travis & Tom give their listicles on which historical events would they alter - from Biblical times all the way to as recent as 2010! CORRECTION: 32:03 - Travis wishes to extend ACTUAL apologies regarding not remembering Doug Hutchison as he would have recognized Hutchins...

Gavin Newsom will be saying "Sayonara!" soon, so we gotta find his replacement. There are a lot of choices. Are any of them good? Well.... Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes! Our latest is a fluff piece where Travis & Tom give their hottest takes: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthelaunchcodes The-Platform-Formerl...

Someone tried to shoot President Trump... AGAIN! And everyone just nodded off it feels like. Travis & Tom talk about why people either don't care or are conspiratorial about it. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest pays tribute to the late comic book writer Gerry Conway and his misunderstood creation, The Punisher: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes In...

This week, Travis & Tom talk about whether post-apocalyptic gangs and factions are depicted realistically when Travis notices a different take on the trope on the latest season of Hulu's Lost -knockoff, 'Paradise '. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest has Travis & Tom taking the Colbert Questionaire: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @...

Warehouses be burnin'! Are these just crazy folk or is this a sign of a societal shake-up? Travis & Tom discuss! Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest is about what we would do if we were dictators: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthelaunchcodes The-Platform-Formerly-Known-as-Twitter: @giveusthelaunchco...

Gambling is more legal than ever and it's everywhere... and it's making everything worse. Even the Iran War is affected by it. Travis & Tom give their experiences with gambling and what they think needs to be done to fix this. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest is about what changed in video games: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveu...

Travis returning from WonderCon inspires Tom to pontificate on the nature of fandom and the outside world's reaction to it. Also an update from Tom on 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes I nstagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthelaunchcodes The-Platform-Formerly-Known-as-Twitter: @giveusth...

THE INTERVIEWS ARE BACK! Travis & Tom's good friend, Wes, is an entertainment manager/producer playing the game of show biz! Wes talks about developing talent, pitching movies, the changing state of Hollywood, the film festival circuit, and why LA doesn't have the best bagels! Subscribe to Patreon to listen to exclusive episodes: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Deadline Article...

ORIGINALLY RELEASED February 28, 2026 on Patreon! Travis & Tom round out the week with death and destruction in the world - leading up to the recent Israeli-American attack on Iran which killed their Supreme Leader. Travis & Tom lament the possibility that they - and we - have never truly seen peace in the world. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest is a new F...

ORIGINALLY RECORDED DECEMBER 2025: Have you ever felt like the products you loved are getting worse for the sake of more money? Travis & Tom talk about the Enshitification phenomenon! And yes, that is a real word - they talk about that too! CORRECTIONS: 6:16: Travis meant to say “FTC” (Federal Telecommunications Commission), not SEC (Security Exchange Commission - or Southeastern Conference if...

Hollywood is about to have one less studio as Paramount Skydance is set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. But how did we get here? In this super long and detailed episode, Travis takes Tom through the zig-zaggy history of these two storied institutions from the silent film era to the beginning of television to the origins of cable television. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode...

We could be talking about we just attacked Iran and took out their leader, but Travis & Tom wanted to talk about something funnier - the government declassifying all files on aliens and UFOs to cover up the Epstein files. Watch how our two hosts try so hard to find something to talk about with this before Travis just devolves to talking about ' The X-Files' again. Subscribe to Patreon to liste...

Both Travis and Tom are nobodies. But this week, Tom tries to make Travis a little less of a nobody with some “getting to know you” questions. Waste of time? You decide! Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our latest is about what it’s like to suffer as a fan of a bad sports team: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Instagram: @giveusthelaunchcodes TikTok: @giveusthe...

‘Star Wars’ - America’s favorite piece of anti-fascist media - has a new boss taking over, which leaves Travis and Tom squinting their eyes. As they talk about where the franchise has faltered in the last eleven years, they also have the gall to pitch ideas to Dave Filoni and Lucasfilm for where the franchise should go next. Is it the will of the force? We’ll see… Subscribe to Patreon to listen to...

Epstein’s back in the news as the latest delayed file drop from the Department of Just Piss is even more damning than the last. Tom & Travis grapple with how Epstein’s pedophile activities are merely the end result of an unequal society divided by class AND outdated values on how we view children and teenagers across the country - values that Trump’s biggest defenders are trying to revive out...

What’s more important than paramilitary death squads in Minnesota, more Epstein files being released, or our President’s brain melting into soup? The Super Bowl that is! Tom & Travis take this time to talk about the Big Game, the NFL season, how stupid college football is, and the totally apolitical event that is the Halftime Show! Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode! Our la...

Recorded just after ICE murders someone else in Minneapolis (a "murse" no less, which is a crime unto itself), Tom & Travis talk about why people can be so willing to ignore historical parallels when they hit them in the face. This leads Travis to take us down a bizarre rabbit hole... using Harry Potter. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode - this one being about popular vide...

ICE is still terrorizing Minnesota, but it might be cracking. Travis & Tom talk about the leaks and exposes that have come out about how the ICE house may one day collapse.... Ken Klippenstein's Article: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigration-agents-terrified-by-ice Laura Jedeed's Article: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html Article abou...