No Hugging, No Learning

"Larry invents an ingenious ply for getting his friends out of relationship jams. Larry upsets Funkhouser's new girlfriend." -Original Air Date: 11/5/2017- This week we're talking about The Accidental Text on Purpose, our glass clink theory, the movie that SHOULD be and unnecessary deep dives. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first t...

"Larry commits a faux pas with Sammi's fiancé, and tries to start over with his mail carrier and golf club security guard." -Original Air Date: 10/29/2017- This week we're talking about Thank You for Your Service, a plea to potential listener on Reddit, thanking essential workers "for their service" instead of paying them more and the most cinematic scene in Curb history. This is No Hugging, No Le...

Okay, we caved and recorded a special episode for you. Tim and Ted both got the same Christmas present, the brand new children's book "Seinfeld: The Day of Nothing"! We also recap our holidays, what and how we've been doing over our break.   New episdoes will resume this coming Sunday, January 7th!

"Larry's therapist accuses him of overstepping, Susie grows suspicious of Jeff and Larry bribes an usher at a funeral." -Original Air Date: 10/22/2017- This week we're talking about Running with the Bulls, The Walking Dead, being gung ho on the show and a moment that wasn't handled incredibly well that could have been MUCH worse. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching...

"Larry turns to a writer for advice; searching for Susie's missing "little sister", he gets ticketed by an overzealous cop." -Original Air Date: 10/15/2017- This week we're talking about A Disturbance in the Kitchen, how Ted also had a minor traffic infraction against a cop, a tour for a meme artist who's going to fizzle out before the tour happens and the exact type of person who the manager is i...

"Larry reaches out to a familiar face, gives a hotel guest sartorial advice and looks to create a diversion to help a friend's nephew." -Original Air Date: 10/8/2017- This week we're talking about The Pickle Gambit, Community, beef sticks and how everyone thinks they can be "the one" that will open the pickle jar. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthu...

"Season 9 Premiere. Larry tries to rid himself of an inept assistant, offends Jeff's barber and gets into hot water over a new project." -Original Air Date: 10/1/2017- This week we're talking about Foisted!, what happened in our lives from 2011 to 2017 when Curb Your Enthusiasm was off the air, Leon making fun of one of Tim's most-frequently used words and the amount of money Ted is paying for hai...

"In the Season Eight finale, Larry accuses NY neighbor Michael J. Fox of harassment, and Jeff takes a bullet for Susie." -Original Air Date: 9/11/2011- This week we're talking about Larry vs. Michael J. Fox, parents going to kids birthday parties, the real battle of Rush Limbaugh vs. Michael J. Fox and comparing gifts to handling balls. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...w...

"An ice-cream truck triggers a painful childhood memory for Larry that has a huge impact." -Original Air Date: 9/4/2011- This week we're talking about Mister Softee, the brand-specificity of their ice cream trucks, a possible origin for "pretty, pretty, pretty good" and the dark direction that Ted thought one of these scenes was going in. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing.....

"Larry and Jeff weigh an investment opportunity, and Wanda Sykes preempts Larry's training schedule." -Original Air Date: 8/28/2011- We're back, baby! This week we're talking about The Car Periscope, the world of soap operas, Larry only being west coast racist and not east coast racist and Larry missing out on a profitable invention. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watc...

"Larry competes with Rosie O'Donnell for the same woman, explores the nuances of Japanese Bows, and refuses lunch with an L.A. acquaintance." -Original Air Date: 8/21/2011- This week we're talking about The Bi-Sexual, wasting food becasue it got a little soupy, Larry's sudden willingness to participate in team sports and a rough estimate of how long it takes to travel via bus. This is No Hugging,...

"Larry plays the hero in the sky and underground, and Jeff's courtship of Ricky Gervais is sabotaged by a nosy waiter." -Original Air Date: 8/14/2011- This week we're talking about The Hero, a good plus up to give a joke a very Simpson-y feel, Larry apparently being a Spaniard and a line that Tim is definitely going to steal. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cur...

"A failed alibi has coastal consequences, and the Greenes' dog is denied a last meal. Larry confronts a buffet-line transgressor." -Original Air Date: 8/7/2011- This week we're talking about Vow of Silence, throwing going away parties for yourself, Brett Gelman and whether r not a confirmation of plans is necessary. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Ent...

"Larry vows to topple a sacred dating taboo, and regrets making concessions to his new office neighbor." -Original Air Date: 7/31/2011- This week we're talking about The Smiley Face, Big Dogs Clothing, appropriate reactions when someone has passed away and getting mad at emoticons in an era where people had already moved on to emojis! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...wat...

"Larry plays 'social assassin' to the hilt at a dinner party, on the golf course and at a Palestinian restaurant with chicken to die for." -Original Air Date: 7/24/2011- This week we're talking about Palestinian Chicken, the intricacies of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict, redevoting yourself to your faith and Scott Aukerman aka Hot Copperman! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about on...

"Larry becomes an unlikely role model for battered women, and Richard Lewis's relationship with a burlesque performer is put to the test." -Original Air Date: 7/17/2011- This week we're talking about The Safe House, crying adults, a great possibility for a new meme template and SO many guest stars! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the fi...

"Season Eight Premiere. Larry learns his divorce lawyer isn't kosher, and rescinds a cookie order from a girl scout." -Original Air Date: 7/10/2011- This week we're talking about The Divorce, Tim trying to translate a German book that he found in one of the scenes and, an update to Larry's n-word count and a world that doesn't report on major news (like a sports team changing ownership.) This is N...

"In the Season Seven Finale, a returned favor costs Larry quality time with Cheryl." -Original Air Date: 11/22/2009- This week we're talking about Seinfeld...the episode. Not the show. But we do also talk about respecting wood, pamphlet-sized books and as close to we'll ever get to an actual Seinfeld reunion. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm...

"Larry gets frustrated by a nine-year-old's emails, Leon poses as a dead man and Jerry befriends Funkhouser." -Original Air Date: 11/15/2009- This week we're talking about The Table Read, learning about how tv shows are filmed, the right age to get a phone for your kid and Pee Wee Herman. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time....

"Jeff's indiscretion forces Larry to embrace his feminine side, and one of Jeff's clients competes with Cheryl for a 'Seinfeld' role" -Original Air Date: 11/8/2009- This week we're talking about Officer Krupke, Threads being Deads, Schmigadoon and we have a super uncomfy discussion trying to determine if Larry is problematic. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Cur...

"Larry twice encounters bad luck on the same golf hole." -Original Air Date: 10/25/2009- This week we're talking about The Black Swan, dues at private country clubs, leaving a paper trail and our new sponsor, subliminal messages from the dark lord! This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time. Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops...

"Larry and Jerry Seinfeld consider incorporating Larry's latest real-life experience into the reunion show." -Original Air Date: 10/25/2009- This week we're talking about The Bare Midriff, an inconsistent way for Larry David to go to the bathroom, the banned joke list from "Workaholics" and a supposed incredible feat of athleticism. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watch...

"Larry learns to embrace the upside of disability without actually being disabled, and looks to disprove a rumor." -Original Air Date: 10/18/2009- This week we're talking about Denise Handicap, the disputed actual name of this episode, an odd uncharacteristic moment featuring a very generous Larry David and old trends of names we give people in our contacts. This is No Hugging, No Learning, the sh...

"Larry rats out Christian Slater at Ted and Mary's anniversary party, but later gets his payback at a restaurant rendezvous" -Original Air Date: 10/11/2009- This week we're talking about The Hot Towel, a missed opportunity of not cataloging all of Larry's unwritten rules of society, rules of restaurant visits as gifts and a big mistake with this episode that we immediately make better by thinking...

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