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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...

America couldn't get through one full week in the new year without violating a country's sovereignty, making plans for global conquest, and having government agents murder Americans on public streets with impunity. Travis & Tom come together to talk about how to grapple with understandable fear of what's coming next and what you can do to make things better. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to a...

Travis shows Tom the amazing futuristic world that is video chat! Since this episode was also kind of a guinea pig for this WAY more efficient method of recording episodes, we decided to do a light subject to ring in the new year - CARTOON PHYSICS! (Don't worry, the heavier stuff is coming next week). Subscribe to Patreon to listen to an exclusive episode - this one being about popular video games...

We're at the end of our first year doing this podcast thing. Travis & Tom reflect on 2025, our growing pains and what we'd like to do with this podcast in the future. In the meantime, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! CORRECTIONS: 46:47 - The version of the first Gears of War game that’s available for the PlayStation 5 - Gears of War: Reloaded - is technically a REMASTER, not a remake. Is t...

When was the last time a character on death on TV made you sad? Or mad? Or even GLAD?! Been a while, eh? Why is that? Travis & Tom explore the broader issues with modern TV and how people are less compelled with what they see anymore. The TL;DR? Smaller budgets, more episodes, faster turnaround. Please. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Travis’ IG: @musicalnotextr

Travis & Tom turn the dial on their radios to look back at the last 30 years in music, reminiscing on the trends in music by looking at what finished on Billboard as the highest charting singles and albums - all in a futile search for a good, genuine rock band to breakthrough! Shoutout to Todd in the Shadows who made this video indictment about “Ordinary”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrIPG...

As Black Friday/Cyber Monday approaches and the Holiday shopping fiasco begins, Mandi-She-Who-Works-At-Returns offers Travis & Tom some insight you'll hardly hear anywhere else on the trends of people returning things to the store they bought it from (or in some cases, DIDN'T buy it from). Horrowing and hilarious true stories of retail horror ensue! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUsthe...

It's our SHORTEST EPISODE YET (!!!)... and it's an episode about bowling. That's right - bowling. Professional bowling! Tom interviews professional bowler, Sila about the wild world of rolling heavy balls towards ten pins! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Travis’ IG: @musicalnotextr

The 2025 elections and to our surprise, they actually mattered! Or at least they got everyone's attention! From the West Side to the East Side, Travis & Tom give you the best low-rent coverage of these election results that no money can buy! Forgive us if you listen and ask, "When is Tom gonna be able to pronounce 'Mamdani' correctly?" CORRECTIONS: 7:36 - Actually it was more like 13% for NJ G...

Travis & Tom reminisce on the Halo saga (the ones that Bungie made that is) and how these games were truly treatises on the dangers of mixing organized religion and government. One can ponder as to how Halo really teaches us lessons that can be applied to the world today... or perhaps it's just a fun video game where you get to shoot at aliens a whole bunch. NOTE: We recorded this episode BEFO...

SPOILERS ABOUND IN THIS ONE Travis & Tom talk about two big movies that came out in 2025. Though really Travis just wanted to talk about Superman but Tom forced him to watch A Minecraft Movie . An odd conversation follows. CORRECTIONS: A Minecraft Movie made $957M at time of editing - so SHY of a billion dollars. Technically the “Billion Dollar Movie” for this year (at time of release) was the...

The Blacklist interview series concludes as Tom manages to score an interview with an officer of the law - Officer Thomas. And no, we're not doing a bit where Tom interviews himself as two different characters with similar first names; WE SWEAR! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GiveUstheLaunchCodes Travis’ IG: @musicalnotextr Clips Cited “Chris Rock | Police don’t earn enough” YouTube , uploaded...

Our second installment in the Blacklist Interview Series features Tom interviewing a longtime fast-food worker who goes by "Brit". Together, they talk about the highs and lows of working in food service, how COVID changed everything, the changing attitudes of employees, and how fast-food could become a career rather than just the starter job that it's stereotyped to be. CORRECTION: Wendy’s still s...