Here's A Guy

This is Episode 111, which is kind of fun, because that's like a bunch of 1s in a row. Three of them to be precise. As far as I know, that's the first episode of Here's a Guy where it's 3 of the same numbers in a row. Monumental stuff. 111 also reminds me of that weird early 2000s indie rock band called !!! that pronounced it "chick-chick-chick." That was an obnoxious bit...

Well, we're back. Back again. Like the Eminem song, you see. Just in a much more resigned presentation. That tracks, since we're three very tired amateur podcasters and he is a rather boisterous rapper. Is he really blonde? He looks like a guy who isn't actually blonde but that's how I've always pictured him. There was also a random Jackass skit where Bam Margera was blonde, th...

Well, what can we say about this episode. Uh, there were two of us. It's the 109th episode, not counting bonuses. Then it would be more like the 113th I think? Not much of a distinction there. 109 and 113 are two numbers nobody cares about. When you ask somebody what their favorite numbers are, they never say 109 or 113. Why would they? They're not aesthetically pleasing and they have no s...

Do you ever have a day where it just seems like you malfunctioned from the get-go? You booted up incorrectly. That's an analogy, but I think it also works fairly well in the literal sense. I mean, our brain is a series of little electrical circuits, right? Isn't that kind of what the whole deal is? Encased in a wet blob of spongey meat, of course. Kind of like if you made a computer out of...

Welcome to what we consider to be an old school episode of Here's a Guy. Does that translate to the "fun-fun" aspect that we always promise up top? Probably. We hope so anyway. Nobody's taken us over to court yet over that. Another benefit of doing a show that makes no money or has any stakes, people have very little ammunition when they get mad at you. What are we supposed to do...

What is in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? Shakespeare wrote that. I'm not sure what he meant, because the answer is obviously yes. The scent of a rose, or any other flower, comes from its pollen. I think, anyway. I could be wrong about that. But in any event, the name has nothing to do with it. So, like, why is it even a question? Is that supposed to be the point? Why s...

This week, Here's a Guy is taking you on a wild safari. This means that you will be exploring the wonders of our natural world. It also means that there is a not-insignificant chance you will die in the process. Also, the whole thing will feel vaguely racist in a way you can't quite put your finger on. Was there ever any particular good reason why people on safaris wore those helmets and k...

The weather outside is frightful. However, it's not Christmas anymore, so there's not a fun twee little song to make ourselves feel better about it. Actually, now that I think about it, is Let It Snow specifically a Christmas song? I know that's how it's looked upon, but I mean lyrically. The song is just about being inside while there is significant winter weather happening. It&#3...

It's 2024, and we at Here's a Guy are officially pledging to change absolutely nothing. That's right, 100+ episodes in, and we clearly have this whole podcasting thing figured out. The numbers may not reflect it, the reviews may not reflect it, but we know. A true artist always knows. We won't be changing the audio quality, we won't be changing the amount of preparation that go...

Do You Hear What I Hear? It's a Holly Jolly Christmas! Joy to the World! You know what, fuck this. I had this bit planned out where I was going to write a description in all Christmas song titles, then when I actually started it I realized how much effort it was going to be. I have so little energy anymore. Also I drank too much spiked eggnog so I'm getting sluggish. Spiked eggnog is great...

It's episode 101. If we were a Myspace-era band instead of a podcast it would be Episode 1OH!1. In the parlance of Ireland, it's Episode 1 o'1. Is that uncool to say? I never know where we stand these days on the Irish and other niche types of white people. Look, I'll be honest, I wasn't involved in the making of this episode. I wasn't there when it was recorded and I haven...

Last week the fellas hopped on a little ol' site called twitch dot tv and did something they'd never done before (except one time)- they did a live episode of the podcast called Here's a Guy. We could think of no better way than to commemorate our 100th episode. And what a celebration it was. If you were there live, that's great, but we wanted to give everyone a chance to re-live t...

You and I in a little podcast Buy tales of Guys with the money we've got Set them free on Thursday at dawn Til' one by one, they were gone Back at base, bugs in the software Float the message "There's Guys out there!" Floating in the podcast sky Ninety-nine episodes gone by. Ninety-nine episodes Floating in the podcast sky One of them's called "Brown Alert" It h...

October is over, meaning Mayhem Month has passed. All of the year's weirdness is behind us, everything is back to normal now. It's dark outside at 5 but it's 80 degrees. I'm sure it's all good going forward! The actual biggest change around here in October was that I bought my cat a new litter box. It was time anyway, but his strange habit of shitting up the sides of the box ki...

Good morning, world. It's Halloween, the best day of the year for those of us with a certain type of personality (depressed, annoying). The story of Halloween is that for the first decade of your life, it's about getting candy, for the second decade it's about mischief, for the third decade it's about getting laid, and then after that it's kinda whatever you make of it. Eating...

Wow, what an episode this was. It's what I believe the kids these days call a banger. It bangs. A real bangarang. Maybe? I don't actually know what a bangarang is, to be honest. I just remember that Skrillex song from back in the day. God, that was annoying. Man, he fell off. He was one of the biggest musicians at the world at one point, genuinely. Skrillex! That little geek and all his be...

One of the many reasons why October is the King of Months is the high quality of sports content. Right now I've got the Blues game on. Game just started and we already had a guy hit the post. I guess that's something to feel good about even though it was technically a failure. That's the magic of hockey for ya. That, and how great the names are. Maybe it just sticks out because we so r...

Mwahahaha! Everyone, Mayhem Month is back for 2023. That's right, a whole month of spooky topics, real life horrors, and shocking conversation (for reasons other than the usual). Now that I mention it, who was the first guy to do the evil mwahaha laugh? And to what end? Monsters seem to have a poor appreciation of the element of surprise. If you were a goblin or a Dracula, and you were trying...

I'm struggling to come up with an episode description this week. I almost thought about not doing it. I thought, does anyone even notice these inane ramblings? I genuinely have no idea one way or the other. In fact, even I rarely revisit them, if that tells you anything. But the reality is, everyone needs an outlet to just open up their jaw and let a bunch of crap fall out. Otherwise, it's...

Wellll it's another week gone by. It's September, perhaps the most seasonally-ambiguous month of the year. I want to just keep my windows open but it still gets stuffy upstairs. Part of this is just the peril of living in an old house. It's 99 years old. Next year I should do something for the anniversary, but I'm not sure what that should be. I don't know how one celebrates a...

Ever realize something that everyone else in the world has already realized, but you feel the need to make mention of it anyway? You have to add that whole "not an original observation" caveat to keep from getting made fun of? I had that this week when I listened to a cassette tape of Alanis Morissette's classic 1995 album "Jagged Little Pill." I don't know that I'd...

You know what, it's late. I don't have a lot left in the tank for this episode description. Here's what I'll do. In times of crisis, creative minds turn to audience participation. This episode description will be a Mad-Lib. Maybe you can kill 1 minute out of a 10 hour road trip with it to a smattering of laughter. Here we go: Ugh, it's so (adjective) out. Work has been (adjecti...

It is SO FREAKING HOT. I know we've said that before but this time we mean it. It's hot. It's hotter than a jalapeno's armpit. Hotter than Satan's toenails. Hotter than a half-bred fox in a forest fire. It's hotter than an otter's pocket. It's hotter than a three balled tom cat (not sure about that one). It may be hot, but this episode of Here's a Guy is fire! (...

It's Thursday again, and folks, I've got a bone to pick. Bone to pick? That's such an odd phrase, who came up with it? Picking bones, what does that mean? Like, in reference to graverobbing? Surely not. Maybe it's referring to, like, picking the little bits of meat and tendon off of bones after you've eaten the bulk of whatever you've been eating. I actually just did that w...

Men. One of the most well-known genders on earth. Of all of them in existence, men have arguably received the most press coverage and caused the most harm historically. This is where we get what we call the patriarchy- the power structure predicated on the idea that men deserve to be in charge of everything despite such strong evidence to the contrary. This week, our episode will be adding to that...