I Don't Get It Podcast

It’s all a game to Bill and Noah, and this week they prove it by taking another look at the total conversion of society to small chance-based tilts played on your smartphone. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Game Pigeon? 18:16 -- Why is Game Pigeon so popular? 23:55 -- Would you have liked Game Pigeon if you were a kid? 27:24 -- Is Game Pigeon a...

Noah and Bill prefer their caffeinated beverages with a layer of gummy nuggets at the bottom of their drinking glasses. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Bubble Tea? 13:24 -- Why is Bubble Tea so popular? 18:30 -- Would you have liked Bubble Tea if you were a kid? 25:18 -- Is Bubble Tea a sign of the apocalypse? 29:33 -- Is your irrational hatred...

There’s nothing we love on this program so much as pedantry and junk science, so the prospect of taking an unproven tincture of expensive goop hoping it will cure our arthritis and anxiety is too good to pass up. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is CBD Oil? 17:20 -- Why is CBD Oil so popular? 24:30 -- Would you have liked CBD Oil if you were a kid?...

Two dudes press out of their cultural bubble to see what the deal is with sweeping feel-good pop sensation Lizzo, flutist extraordinaire. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Lizzo? 13:52 -- Why is Lizzo so popular? 20:26 -- Would you have liked Lizzo if you were a kid? 23:08 -- Is Lizzo a sign of the apocalypse? 27:21 -- Is your irrational hatred of...

It’s not quite meat, but how can it be a plant? We sink our teeth into delicious lab-synthesized discs of material. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is an Impossible Burger? 12:33 -- Why are Impossible Burgers so popular? 16:21 -- Would you have liked Impossible Burgers if you were a kid? 18:51 -- Is the Impossible Burger a sign of the apocalypse? 2...

We wade hip-deep into the boiling ridiculous controversy of James Charles versus Tati Westbrook, and adjudge that we’re all losers in the end. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is James Charles? 20:15 -- Why is James Charles so popular? 27:43 -- Would you have liked James Charles if you were a kid? 32:18 -- Is James Charles a sign of the apocalypse? 3...

Viceland and Complex gives us the duo of Desus and Mero, a pair of comics from the Bronx who just finished their first season on Showtime. How do they stack up to previous acts reviewed on the program? @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who are Desus and Mero? 13:55 -- Why are Desus and Mero so popular? 18:39 -- Would you have liked Desus and Mero if you w...

Noah and Bill put their digital acumen to the test with a look at a hot gameplay platform calle Roblox, which also allows users to design their own games. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Roblox? 11:41 -- Why is Roblox so popular? 16:32 -- Would you have liked Roblox if you were a kid? 20:47 -- Is Roblox a sign of the apocalypse? 25:12 -- Is your...

Bill and Noah grow increasingly sleepy listening to the somnolent tones of pop sensation Billie Eilish, who sounds three minutes away from snoring herself. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Billie Eilish? 11:14 -- Why is Billie Eilish so popular? 15:20 -- Would you have liked Billie Eilish if you were a kid? 18:41 -- Is Billie Eilish a sign of the...

The worlds of country music and hip-hop clash dynastically with the release of Old Town Road by young phenom Lil Nas X. Does it hold up to scrutiny by our cultural ombudsmen? @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Old Town Road? 11:06 -- Why is Old Town Road so popular? 16:26 -- Would you have liked Old Town Road if you were a kid? 19:21 -- Is Old Town...

The past is once again the present as Bill and Noah pick through the bomb-blast of Broadway to research the world-beating musical “Hamilton.” @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Hamilton? 15:48 -- Why is Hamilton so popular? 25:05 -- Would you have liked Hamilton if you were a kid? 26:07 -- Is Hamilton a sign of the apocalypse? 31:07 -- Is your irra...

Oh, we’re SO BLOWN AWAY by the cool kid bullshit lunch sensation of sandwiches, the thing which compels middle-aged businessmen to stand in lines at delicatessens for a shot at ordering pastrami on rye. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is a Sandwich? 15:10 -- Why is Sandwich so popular? 19:48 -- Would you have liked Sandwich if you were a kid? 23:37...

Bill and Noah cure every single ailment in their superannuated bodies by drinking some bullshit juice which touts its curative properties. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Aloe Vera Juice? 13:20 -- Why is Aloe Vera Juice so popular? 19:11 -- Would you have liked Aloe Vera Juice if you were a kid? 23:47 -- Is Aloe Vera Juice a sign of the apocalyp...

Bill and Noah look at themselves and see the vulnerable, non-masculine boy at the core and feel many mixed emotions about cartoon sensation Steven Universe. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Steven Universe? 14:26 -- Why is Steven Universe so popular? 17:56 -- Would you have liked Steven Universe if you were a kid? 22:24 -- Is Steven Universe a sig...

Two men in search of the the pleasure of human touch discover -- SQUISHIES! @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is a Squishie? 12:58 -- Why are Squishies so popular? 19:33 -- Would you have liked Squishies if you were a kid? 22:44 -- Are Squishies a sign of the apocalypse? 26:20 -- Is your irrational hatred of Squishies based on jealousy, and conclusio...

Our sincere apologies for not being able to deliver an episode this week -- here's an announcement for our plans over the next two weeks.

Bill and Noah hide their faces behind soft podcasting personas, but this week they reveal their true selves as they examine the concealed Fox hit about celebrities deceiving an audience. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is The Masked Singer? 14:44 -- Why is The Masked so popular? 20:34 -- Would you have liked The Masked if you were a kid? 24:12 -- I...

Noah and Bill pick at the devastation left over from the Fyre Festival’s total implosion, as carefully described in two concurrent documentaries on Hulu and Netflix. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What are Fyre Fraud and Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened? 16:59 -- Why are the Fyre Festival docs so popular? 22:12 -- Would you have liked the F...

Noah holds Bill in his hands and asks whether or not his co-host sparks joy. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Marie Kondo? 21:05 -- Why is Marie Kondo so popular? 25:35 -- Would you have liked Marie Kondo if you were a kid? 30:44 -- Is Marie Kondo a sign of the apocalypse? 33:23 -- Is your irrational hatred of Marie Kondo based on jealousy, and co...

At no point in the course of recording this episode did we point out the fallacy of the hero using a “trident” even though it clearly has FIVE tines. That was our lapse, and we apologize. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and Who is Aquaman? 13:07 -- Why is Aquaman so popular? 17:00 -- Would you have liked Aquaman if you were a kid? 20:26 -- Is Aquaman a sign...

The finest in fully CG-animated children shows becomes the fodder for two old men to puzzle their way through; also, we exhibit our rudimentary ability to speak some Francais. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Miraculous? 15:53 -- Why is Miraculous so popular? 19:46 -- Would you have liked Miraculous if you were a kid? 22:53 -- Is Miraculous a sig...

Bill and Noah sawed a boat in half, reassembled it with rubberized tape, piloted it through shark-infested waters, and then made a crop of memes about the experience. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Flex Seal? 14:38 -- Why is Flex Seal so popular? 20:16 -- Would you have liked Flex Seal if you were a kid? 23:30 -- Is Flex Seal a sign of the apoc...

Our husbands left us, so we tried our hand at stand-up comedy as a coping mechanism to deal with the great upheavals about to grip society in the very near future. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? 15:12 -- Why is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel so popular? 22:39 -- Would you have liked The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel if you were a...

Finally, we’re eating dirt flavored ice cream so you don’t have to. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is an Acai Bowl? 12:16 -- Why are Acai Bowls so popular? 18:07 -- Would you have liked Acai Bowls if you were a kid? 21:45 -- Are Acai Bowls a sign of the apocalypse? 28:03 -- Is your irrational hatred of Acai Bowls based on jealousy, and conclusion...

We grapple with another dance phenomenon this week: The Shoot, a creation of BlocBoy JB out of Memphis. Listen as we pogo whilst shaking our arms rhythmically. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is The Shoot? 16:55 -- Why is The Shoot so popular? 22:22 -- Would you have liked The Shoot if you were a kid? 24:42 -- Is The Shoot a sign of the apocalypse?...