Play It By Ear

Aric starts Episode 114 with a "Best of" Today I F*c@ed Up scenarios in the style of an awards show. Brady pays homage to the current season with a list of the worst things about fall. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store #earbudsunite!

Episode 113 begins with Brady and a topic on things we hated as kids but are ok with as adults. Aric has our second topic with a Best of AITA. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store #earbudsunite!

Aric starts Episode 112 with a list of songs that are well-known hits that the musicians that made them now regret. Brady has the second segment with a list of the best mascots for Fast Food Restaurants. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store #earbuds...

Episode 111 starts with Aric and a topic on a list of things only those who lived during the decade of the 1980's would remember. Brady has topic 2 and a list of regrettable product decisions made by major companies. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/s...

The Play It By Ear Podcast takes another deep dive into the English Language in Episode 110. The show starts with Brady and a topic on funny and ironic graffiti that has been found on walls. Aric has the second topic with a list of phrases and terms that originated in the South that may, or may not, be commonly used elsewhere.  Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcas...

Episode 109 starts with Aric and a topic on the most significant inventions of the 2000s. Brady has topic two and a lively discussion on a list of annoying things that people do. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store   #earbudsunite!

Episode 108 begins with the completion of our Classic TV Car tournament by Brady which started on Episode 107. Aric has the second topic with a visit back to the Reddit thread called "TIFU" which stands for "Today I F*&ked Up" where Redditors regale us with tales of missteps in their lives. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbye...

Episode 107 starts with Aric's topic of different facts that probably should be common knowledge but aren't necessarily. Brady has the second topic in which he starts us through a tournament of Classic TV Cars. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store  ...

Brady starts Episode 106 with a list of the worst Saturday morning cartoons ever (spoiler...most are from the 70's and early 80's). Aric has the second topic with a discussion about our favorite mall stores that are now defunct. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearp...

Episode 105 starts with Brady going over a list of options that used to be standard on cars and have gone by the wayside. Todd has the middle segment in which he goes over a list of foods being kept alive by baby boomers in spite of being unappealing to the rest of the population. Aric has the game of the night with a round of Word Teasers. This episode ends with an important announcement about th...

Todd is back in the fold for Episode 104 and he leads us off with a list of forgotten foods from the 1980's. Brady had the middle segment with several stories of people doing unbelievably silly things. Aric has the game of the night, Ducking High, to end the episode.  Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/supp...

Aric and Brady go it alone on Episode 103. Aric has the first topic on songs that may mean something different than what most people think. Brady has the second segment with a look at "Very Special" episodes of tv shows from back in the day that tackled controversial topics. In the final segment Aric puts Brady through a "fact or fiction" quiz about various topics in rock music. Visit our website...

In honor of the Independence Day holiday we are releasing Episode 16 in which we wax poetic about Sardinia's historical yearly celebration: Founder's Day. This Episode gave birth to many of our recurring references. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/st...

Brady opens Episode 102 with stories of summer family vacation fails. Todd has the middle segment with several entries from "Today I Fu*%ed Up". Aric has the final segment emceeing a game of "Dirty Minds" Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support. To purchase a t-shirt visit playitbyearpodcast.com/store #earbud...

Todd begins the episode by finishing his tournament on the most disrespectful thing one person can do to another. The hosts use the middle segment to answer a question posed by a listener via a voice message. Brady has the third segment with a list of the worst things about summer. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast...

Episode 99 has Todd starting off with a bracket of the most offensive things you can do to someone else. Brady has the middle segment with funny extinct words and phrases from the English language. Aric moderates a game of "Chicken or Egg" ("Poultry or Ovum") to round the show out. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast...

The great Episode 98 starts with Brady leading a discussion of "Would You Rather?" situations. Todd takes us to the best fast food restaurant champion. Aric closes the show emceeing a game of Misery Index. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support

In episode 97 Todd continues his fast food tournament bracket. Brady's topic deals with profound thoughts that people have had in the shower. Aric's game of the night is "Smart A**, 80's edition". Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support

This episode was recorded on Star Wars Day. Brady starts us off with a list of skills that the older generation has that are obsolete in today's world. Todd carries on with part 2 of his fast food tournament bracket. Aric has Word Teasers as the game of the night. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/support

Todd is back with us for Episode 95. He starts the show with the first half of round 1 of a tournament of best fast food restaurants. Brady has the middle topic and leads a discussion of the worst annoyances that can happen to you. Aric leads the co-hosts in a game of Confident? to round out the show. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visi...

Episode 94 is a two man/two topic show with Todd being under the weather. Aric starts the show with a discussion of a list of the 50 best high school movies of all time. Brady has the second and final topic with a discussion of foods from the past that we wish would return. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitbyearpodcast.com/sup...

This Play It By Ear Instant Classic is from April 30, 2021. The episode starts with Brady leading a discussion on our picks for most annoying commercials of our lifetimes. Todd has topic 2 and a list of disgusting food concoctions that are disguised as recipes. Aric rounds out the show by moderating a game that has our co-hosts trying to guess the origin of popular expressions. Visit our website a...

Episode 93 begins with Brady taking us through a bracket in which we decide the worst place to conduct personal commerce ("take a sh*t" in PIBE parlance). Todd has topic 2 with another helping of Am I the A**hole (aka "assle", "anuse"). Aric emcees the game Ducking High to round out our show. Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast by becoming a member visit playitb...

We go all the way back to September 28, 2020 for this Play It By Ear Instant Classic: Our first live recording begins with Brady and a discussion of "you get what you pay for". Todd is in the middle segment with a nod to the first day of fall and a discussion of chili. Aric rounds out the episode by moderating a game of "Misery Index" Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our...

Episode 92 begins with Brady leading a discussion on the world's best doughnut (donut?); Todd has the middle topic and presents several entries in a subreddit called "Unpopular Opinions"; Aric has our game of the night, Chicken or Egg? (Poultry or Ovum?). Visit our website at www.playitbyearpodcast.com. To support our podcast through membership visit www.playitbyearpodcast.com/support.  #earbudsun...