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Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Kenya, improv class, listener feedback, how politics is crazy, what do we do, New Year’s Eve, The Thing, The Shaggy D.A., hard R-rated movies, Wag the Dog, cleaning cookware, taking baths, the VVitch, I can’t operate on him, he’s my son, and finally Nero the Assassin.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about more podcast woes, is it Paul or is it Ben, Divinity Original Sin 2, following your gut instinct, wearable tech, fishes out of water, forgetfulness, more Tarantino stuff, Lewis and Clark, Bilt Puff protein bars, and finally more tech woes.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about OS updates, the latest tragic celebrity news, Quentin Tarantino bad-mouthing Paul Dano, Andrew Scott, the book It’s a Wonderful Life is based on, late nights on the Red Line, and finally Christmas gifts.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben do a listener shout-out, Paul likes bread, Reggie Watts, train shell games, the psychology of someone doing something wrong, being generous, snowstorm, ear issues, the new Fantastic Four, pronouns, TV shows we’re waiting for, Folk Implosion, Wild Waves is closing, and finally AI and clipart.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about technical issues, Ferrara candies, bank errors in your favor, the TV we’re watching, characters we almost did, Kevin Pollack, walking out of movies, improv, mutton chops, rich people psychology, sophomore’s efforts, and the Anybody But Ben sketch group.

The Big Blue Marble, Ben’s birthday, being old, celebrities bodies, bush, mind meld, who’s in first, what is improv, spin the bottle anxiety dreams, Santa season, duck duck goat, two term president cage match, new therapist, the War Department, and finally the wiener circle.

Paul and Ben talk about the English language, Reuben Solo, please clap, revealing the magic trick, doing twofers, compulsions, the Red Line, urinating while driving, The Devil’s a Liar, the good hotel / bad hotel, thanksgiving, falling down the stairs, Plur1bus, and hourglass time.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about listening photos, the podcast analytics, old corrections, package safety, makeup anniversaries, pans vs pants, the Most Upsetting Guessing Game, wintertime train ridership, the guy who made hundreds of beavers making a movie about DB cooper in Brazil, metric and decimal time, barking, and finally the baseball […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about doing a twofer, oops all peanut butter, breakfast cereals, McDonalds getting away from children, Illinois’ new candy law, John Candy, is there wheat in it, Naked Ladies, Pamala and the arms, the files that were released, books on Ben’s shelf, IMDb scrolling, spoilers for Slow Horses, […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Auntie Donna, the November 2025 general election, post-hypocratic world, Bah-Hamburg, Ampersand, the time change, the East St. Louis Massacre, Bob Cassilly, Down Cemetery, Road, A Chinese Ghost Story, and finally Froggypants!

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about word association, body types, clowning, Six Flags, improv, misrepresentations on candy packaging, AI in advertising, Bert is Evil, coffee, mild weather, phone plans, and finally minimum chips.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about beef taco burritos, tipping, Fat Boy Summer, working out, skewering audience expectations, working in Union Square, being present in improv class, The East Wing, Songs in the Key of X, VR gaming, weed culture, Tim and Eric, and finally getting old.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about vaccines, Mr. Show, Task, The Chair Company, AirPods, dreams, young boomers, how Bill Hicks would feel about the Austin anti-woke comedy scene, reaching across the aisle, Ace Frehley, Dee-Lite’s Groove is in the Heart, Garbage, John Candy’s I Like Me, dead air, our favorite Pythons, and […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about joke stealing, the library of babel, the library of AI, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Qatar airbase in Idaho, how Illinois and Washington are fighting back against the national guard invasion, S-tier ICE agents, and Jim Morrison death theories.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about improv classes, money, the all-generals meeting, what’s for dinner, talk show hosts getting canceled, making decisions for large groups of people, and soul coughing in chicago.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about comedians doing drama and dramatic actors doing comedy, what we’re drinking, jack white, baseball, people surprising you, doing work that hasn’t been automated, commercial technology, our 500th episode, the Stewed Prunes, the best gudelaurance pull-quote, M.A.S.K. revival, GI Joe articulation, Disney+ price hike, Pluribus speculation, Weapons, […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about coffee, reddit, fact checking, paying taxes, shaving, Jimmy Kimmel, The Shield, love classes, AI girlfriends, turning office buildings into apartments, Bob Odenkirk, tv censorship, and finally improv is wonderful.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben do a new concept idea where they cover their futures with apropo pull quotes, such as defrauding gorillas, vampire mites, safe living spaces, the BBCBS, how social media and banks will be around forever, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence in 1492, it’s an honor to have […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about how Ben isn’t feeling well, the AC, the GudeLaurance video at Spin the Bottle, the Chicago murder rate, city subreddits, the national guard sending troops from red states into blue cities, taco trucks, what Paul did on his staycation, American Ninja Warrior, Roswell and alien contact, […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about The Lazarus Project, porn shop horror stories, unsupervised Gen X kids, the gov’t sending troops to Chicago, the Arnoldverse, Superman, Dune, and finally John Cena and coffee.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about their live performances, bathroom habits, Big Water, the apple watch, AC repair, stand up comedy, Spin the Bottle, Reggie Watts, improv, memorizing lines, and finally the fruit of the loom cornucopia.

Today Paul and Ben talk about how long they’ve been podcasting, psychics, improv, the Border Patrol showing up to Gavin Newsom’s presser, dying in an earthquake, Project Safe Neighborhoods, home repairs, getting your doctor season body ready, shower gel, riding a bicycle backwards, and inefficient equations.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about The Lazarus Project, all of the streaming services, what social media we’re on, The Front Page of the Internet, Paul’s new diet, the Texas legislative fiasco, the new Spinal Tap movie, face blindness, Naked Dead Guy, the new rules at City Museum, the Pacific Science Center […]

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the upcoming Spin the Bottle, Paul’s facial hair, Zotz, diet Big Red, people doing improv, Ben’s scratched floors, the government paying off ICE agents’ student loans, the Tariff rebate, billionaires going to space, and finally dog food.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben are openly hostile to the audience while Ben works on other work while recording the show, losing work in this economy, health insurance, improv classes, appearing too to the youths of today, Nine Inch Nails and Tron, Jared Leto, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the Skydance Paramount merger, the Annex retreat, […]