Going Terribly

Happy 2nd Podcast-aversary to us! To celebrate, we invited thespian, power lifter, and Stephen King fan, Wendy Brown, to the pod! She's not a psychotic, deranged, ax-wielding fan. She just plays one on stage... Other discussion topics may include: - Kevin Costner's forgotten weightlifting movie - Fart Thrower, The Occasional Blow, and other ineffective superheroes - The best chicken and dog impres...

101 episodes in, and we're still finishing each other's complexly Oedipal eructions. Other discussion topics may include: - Video game farming, fishing, and dog bonding - Human intervention's effect on elements of nature, such as microphones - Who would you want to play your father in a basic cable mystery comedy? - A deep discourse on chairs and their occasional unchairness - The disappointment o...

CONGRATULATIONS TO US ON 100 INANE, EDIFYING, SCATOLOGICAL, SESQUIPEDALIAN EPISODES OF GOING TERRIBLY! To celebrate, we invited our first virtual guest! Doug's old friend and Actual Famous Person™, Jonathan Pretus , of the podcast Ranking the Beatles, the cover band Big in the 90s, and co-composer of "The Girls are Back in Town" performed by Chapel Hart on America's Got Talent ! Get ready for some...

This is the episode in which we talk about grooming. Whichever kind you're thinking of, it's probably that. Other discussion topics may include: - Real fantasy lands and the imaginary authors who wrote about them - Is it ever okay to throw your virility in someone's face? So to speak. - The word "nefarious" is used a lot. Perhaps a nefarious amount. So if you like the word "nefarious" you should b...

Doug has never taken to the skies, so he thought that the way Baggage Claims are depicted in media was just abbreviated versions of a meticulous real-life process of matching each individual passenger's claim check with their rightful bags. But no. It's all a lawless free-for-all, and any sociopath can just walk in and take a bag off the carousel just because they could. Other discussion topics ma...

Everyone knows peanuts aren't nuts, but did you know that strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are not berries? Get ready to learn so much in this episode, y'all. Other discussion topics may include: - Nobody has ever seen George W. Bush and Jimmy Stewart in the same place at the same time. Coincidence? - Sneaking zucchinis and tangenting off to nuts (relax, neither is dirty...this time) -...

We’ve got a Sam’s Club-sized It Went Terribly this week! Here are some Member's Mark alternative titles: Two Juicy Fingers in a Hot Brown Two Two-Tailed Mermaids in a Deep-Diving Treasure Hunt for Meat Two Bird Humans in a Sweet Little Lie Two Different Colored Eyes in a Coroner Two Stirrups, Anvils, and Hammers in a Box of French-Canadian Toast Crunch Two Vertical Gestures in a Follicular Ca...

What important life skills did you learn as a kid? How to tie your shoes? Wipe your ass? Actually call a store on the telephone to dispute their return policy? Gracious, how soft we've become... Other discussion topics may include: - Practical joking (and possibly inappropriate) priests - Learning Jason Statham life facts, but not knowing any of his movies - An accidental exploration of the great...

Take your codeine and oxycontin, and rev up your entrepreneurial spirit cuz there are some new coffee brands and old, YA-inspired bands that need representation! Other discussion topics may include: - The heroic, caffeine-charged sea tales of Ishmael Starbuck - Do you have a problem heating cute things in the microwave? - The story of Snape, the first simp - Which Beatle would *you* dip in chocola...

It's almost time for Nation Alice Cream Day! So warm up your tongues and spoons and say, "Not today, lactose intolerance!" cuz we're doing our annual 10-stop ice cream crawl this Sunday, and WE'LL PROBABLY SEE YOU AROUND. Other discussion topics may include: - A thoughtful examination of childhood stereotypes, from the skinny kid to the fat kid to the kid who lives dangerously by "climbing on rock...

It's Christmas in July, and we have a 1776-sized It Went Terribly for ya that answers those deep, hard-hitting questions like, "Why are there so many names for White Elephant gift exchanges?" and "Who the hell is still naming a baby, Dick?" Other discussion topics may include: - A recap of last week's episode of "How to Get Away with Your Mother" - Are refrigerators the cell phones of tomorrow? Po...

Have you been playing Redactle? It's a totally addictive, eye-crossing, headache-inducing, time-consuming, word-nerd-centric daily game in the style of Wordle. It'll ruin your life. And you'll like it. Other discussion topics may include: - How do the "bases" in romantic relationships work?  - A proposal for a possible Going Terribly at-home board game - Would you ride a rollercoaster if it w...

The bidet hath arrived. Other discussion topics may include: - The superiority of airplane pretzels over regular, land-bound pretzels - Did Phil Collins write a song about a suicide pact? - Going nuts to butts to read mediocre student essays - Was there a better Hollywood twosome than Burt Reynolds and Cooter Snatch? - Spring breakers vs. the Mormon Church: A battle for the ages

Are you a fan of perfectly chilled salads and crisp, minimalist design? Well, then this show is for you! Recurring character, IKEA virgin, newly glutinous (and gluttonous), self-activating robot, Josh Weiland, comes back on the pod as we plan our trip to St. Louis for All Elite Wrestling’s Dynamite! Yes, yes, we’re all thinking it. Wrestling is Life. Other discussion topics may include: - An offic...

This is the episode of vendettas. We rail against juniors (namesakes...not secondary school teens), U2 (an unsolicited favor is no favor), and lionized canons. Or canonized lions. Dead white guys and their dumb sayings basically. Other discussion topics may include: - A ton of celebrity birthdays! And some of them are real! - Why Danielle Steel is a better author than Ernest Hemingway - Self flage...

Welcome to Hella Burgers! We are joined this week by DRK WTR keyboardist Alexander Hellenberg! AKA Ajax AKA The Myth AKA The Man Behind the Curtain. So brush up on your Florida Man news because we've got GAMES. Other discussion topics may include: - A preview of the hot new summer drama "Parkview Palace Place" - The legalities of aerial moose poop - Igneous Rock vs. Igneous Pop: A musical feud for...

Mr. and Ms. Lonely Hearts regale you with tales of solo dining – both embarrassing and triumphant. Alice gets kudos for being an excellent parallel parker, and Doug...ALSO gets kudos...for having a wang large enough to knock over a Great Dane. Other discussion topics may include: - Friends who don't like hot chocolate. Or love. - The world is currently out of apples and we just now noticed. - The...

Would you lick a ranch-flavored diamond? Would you risk a concussion for some sweet, sweet frozen yogurt? Would you try that funny but ultimately debunked post-mortem meme prank of eating a bunch of unpopped popcorn kernels before you die so that when you go into the crematorium, your body will erupt in a mound of fluffy popcorn?  If you would, then you're our people. Thanks for listening. Ot...

Have we, as a collective nation, forgiven John Wilkes Booth for shooting Andrew Lincoln yet? Or U2 for forcibly stuffing our music libraries with Songs of Innocence ? Or people in general for using the word acronym when they actually mean abbreviation? All this and more... Other discussion topics may include: - Baltimore Oreos vs. New York Twinkies: What's your favorite baseball dessert? - Why old...

Is there ever a good way to break up with your hair stylist? What exactly are microblading and microthreading all about? Is it possible to "lift" someone else's fingerprints with Scotch tape and plant them at a crime scene? Leave us a voice mail if you know the answers to any of these questions. Other discussion topics may include: - Human life before world-changing technologies like automobiles,...

This week's episode is *suspenseful* y'all. What's in the tub? WHAT'S IN THE TUB?! Where's Alice's hair part going next?! And is Stonehenge a wheel? All this hot goss and more!!! Other discussion topics may include: - What is a "nutty" flavor? Is it, ya know...dirty? - 16-wheeled 18-wheelers - Full Moon Saloon: werewolf bar or gay bar? - The best ways to make mutant babies - Seriously, though, wha...

There are so many random, niche holidays today. You're gonna wanna celebrate lima beans, mom's spaghetti, and foreskin. Just let it all hang out. Other discussion topics may include:  - The deep conspiracy involving microphone bias - A grassroots campaign to adorn old statues with jean shorts - Podcast popularity within the dairy free community - Age appropriate mooning - What's your favorite...

It's not April, everyone. Someone broke into your house and hacked into your Cloud and set all your clocks and digital devices back one month. Now you have all this extra time to accomplish what you've really needed to... Listen to our all singin', all dancin', April Fool's guest takeover on The Center Cut podcast where Michael and Dave watched a 30-minute, context-free chunk of classic musical "S...

Alice gets her chompers polished, and Doug relives the trauma that is Homecoming Spirit Week. Semi-Recent Semi-Decent News makes an entrepreneurial return, and SOMEBODY DIES. Other discussion topics may include: - What does space cola taste like? Cookies and cream? Cough syrup? Bunny rabbits? - A tribute to those killed in the 1970s, such as President "Honest" Andrew Lincoln - What is your favorit...

GFDF*† Josh Weiland comes on the pod and cheats at all the games.  Other discussion topics may include: - The unexpected pride of being a nimrod - A glimpse into Hitler's eighth birthday - Words people don't like, such as "moist," "panties," and "Hoobastank" - How to go down with integrity. So to speak. - Comparing alcohol to slurpees so a 5-year old can understand its deliciousness *Gluten F...