Reasons For The Apocalypse

This episode's tracklist for your enjoyment: The Curious Case of Bejamin's Button. Get outta here old man! Listener mail. "Sad jackass." Nicky's Advice Corner: Is it wrong to give your mom the book Anna Karenina as an anniversary gift? Interlude: Disney Pin Trading and Emo Stitch. Ryan Vs. TheRichest.com: Is "The Little Mermaid" the worst cartoon for kids, or is it Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? A...

In the intro portion, we try to make one of those "chaotic good / lawful evil / etc" alignment grids. It's confusing. Nick presents Urban Dictionary "Dirty or Wholesome?" slang term quiz. We then take a deep dive into "Donkey Kong Country," the mostly-forgotten officially licensed bizzare CGI animated kids show based on the beloved game franchise. It's really bad, in ways that might surprise you....

Topics include: Who Would You Slime? Obama playing basketball in Mom Jeans. Shlotzky's v. Quizno's Subs, and what is a Spongmonkey? Then, in Nicky's Advice Corner: She served as a clairvoyant to her grandmother for ten years, then ended up getting the entire inheritance. Is she in the wrong? Followed by a Still Accurate Sport's Short on NFL Coaching and we close it out with some Elden Ring discuss...

No segments this time, so you know it's extra stupid. Topics of discussion include: Kanye West. New Year's Resolutions for eachother. Funny Wi-Fi network names in the year 2023. Who would you swap lives with? Ryan might have died at a sleepover. Put me in a bubble. Don't Wake Daddy an0d Gooey Looey. Milk Cleanse and Milk Maze. Jar Jar Binks Cereal. The rules of podcasting. Jon Lovitz to JFK. No Sp...

Nicky shares some big ailment news. We take on an Advice Corner question on overstepping boundaries at the arcade dance machine. Sports short on running backs. 2 of the hosts drop off due to technical difficulties. Who will be left at the end? Tune in and find out. 

Ryan sick from boat. Nick has brain freeze. Prison strategies. The Palin and Romney Kids. Cool friends. Timey dead. Is Art of the Deal, What's the Deal... Bad? Ryan debates Wii, again for the first time. NFL Predictions (from last year). The Disney Vault. Rolling Pins. And More! 

Rytsas! We start with a behind the scenes discussion of how we script out each episode of the show. Then a truly epic Nicky's Advice Corner: is she in the wrong for not wanting attend her friend's wedding if it will be held in High Valyrian, the made up language from Game of Thrones? And then it truly goes off the rails when we try to ask Facebook's AI bot for the same advice. Finally, Brian close...

This one is all about the segments: In Nicky's Advice Corner, the advice seeker is creeped out by her friend's parents behavior, but did she cross the line when she called the dad a creep? And then just in time for Halloween, a spooky What's the Deal: this doll may be a haunted succubus, but is it still a steal at the price? 

In "Unitlted Obituary Segment" Ryan remembers the life of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. We create a mascot for the city Texarkana. Then technical difficulties almost ruin the the debut of the long awaited "Cancellation Corner" Theme Song, but we recover and it's worth it! And we revisit the forgotten 90's Fox primetime action detective show "Lawless" starring ex-NFLer Brian "The Boz" Boswor...

A rather concise episode gives you all your RFTA goodness in a shorter amount of time. First, we debate who is hunkiest member of the 2010 SNL cast, then a Nicky's advice corner on how to deal with a spouse's pre-marriage encouters, followed by a new segment, "Game Zine Time Machine" where we revisit the golden era of video game magazines and ads, and finally close with Sports Shorts. Thank you fo...

We welcome longtime friend of the show and viral video star, Mike, who fills in while Ryan is on vacation. After covering some RFTA lore and the mutual history between the boys, we quickly get into topics (balls) and Brian presents America's new favorite segment, "HUNK!" where we choose between Marvel hunks. Nicky's Advice Corner examines workplace nicknames, and whether they are bad. And we close...

Opening Discussion Topic: those childhood friends who would lie about their parents having cool jobs, only for real. Then Ryan presents a new segment, Ordinary Obituaries, and we learn about the life of a brave man who lived his clowning, balooning dreams. Nicky's Advice Corner: am I in the wrong if I don't want to play my boyfriend's secret game blindfolded? Cancellation Corner: We take a look at...

Right at the start, we get a little in the weeds with some behind-the-scenes ideas for improving the show. Then it's discussion of our most dangerous situations, of both the firearm and socially awkward varieties. In Nicky's Advice Corner, Nicky weighs the question "Am I a bad girlfriend if I don't want to kill my horse?" Our What's The Deal segment takes a look at a very exotic Las Vegas-based ce...

We try our hand at a Family Friendly Episode. Or at least "MCU-level" family friendliness. To predictably nonsensical results. Ryan presents Wacky Obscure Incomplete Headlines from Around the Globe. In "City Mascot Game" we create a mascot for Little Rock, Arkansas. Will it be an AR-enabled Kansas, or a bunch of Little Rocks (small versions of the wrestler)? Well listen and find out already! In a...

Much like the old Thursday night NBC sweeps week promo, this is a SUPERSIZED must-listen. Starting with a round of usual nonsense, we consider what the worst thing your fingers have ever smelled like may be, then attempts the ABC's of Football. Ryan's hit new segment, "Ryan's Wacky News From Around the World." Nicky's Advice Corner: is it wrong to use your separated husband's last name to get dinn...

This one goes all over the place. Some highlights: an extended discussion of the strike zone in baseball, including 3D charts which are great for a podcast; a wacky story from the web involving Q Anon, BTS and chicken nuggets; advice for a comedy heckling situation gone awry; play along with a Quote or Die segment to identify the definitely not racist Trump supporting TV director who loves cars; a...

Topics abound: Zoltar the fortune telling robot, we fail to remember the King's Quest series and Oregon Trail II, a What's the Deal for imported fake old man masks, advice on a creepy mother son relationship, is Wii the best system of all time?, a Sports Short and so much more. follow us: @podreasons and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 

Wacky News from Around the Globe, then a referendum on if we should disown our Pilot episode (we did! good luck finding it!), we revisit the game Clayfighter (it is bad), and the game NARC (was it the first violent video game?). Then on a Very Special Nicky's Advice Corner, a question for Andrew WK only leads to more questions: is accidentally shoplifting okay, or a slippery slope, or absolutely u...

RFTA presents "Nicky Spoils the Movies," where Nick tells you everything that happens in a bad movie, so you never have to see it. In this debut episode we spoil all the dumb mind-blowing twists of M. Night Shaymalan's 2021 spooky beach feature, "Old." 

Intro topic: Childhood embarassments. We try to see if remember the game Lethal Enforcers. Nicky sticks his hand in the wrong minigolf hole. Around the 43 minute mark we get into our segments: Advice Corner on whether it is okay to delete your kid's saved Stardew Valley farm as punishment. Is a Pokemon mystery box a what's the deal good? Brian presents a Sports Short on the 2021 NBA Finals.

Season 1 Finale. Debut of "Ryan's Nighttime Championship:" Ryan vs. Reddit. Our worst "Cancellation Corner" entry yet sends Ren and Stimpy's Adult Party Cartoon to the bottom of Cancellation Canyon. Sports Short on NBA Refs (they're bad.) 

Things may seem apocalyptic out there, but we're here to provide a brief distraction. On this episode: we help answer the question of "where have all the good guys gone?" New segment, City Mascot Game. In What's the Deal? how much is Yellowcard's publishing rights worth? And a very Arizona-centric Sports Short. Follow us on Twitter @podreasons and stay safe out there. 

Discussion of Weekend at Bernie's, the Mighty Ducks and Pompeii. Nicky's Advice Corner: can you cheat on your partner in Animal Crossing? Sports Short: are NY teams being good a good thing for sports? Follow us on Twitter: @podreasons

Friend of the show Brad joins us for a round of Nicky's Advice Corner on whether you can ever be too old for a rap career. We also cover alternatives to goat yoga, Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang team up with cops to try to keep us off drugs, a What's the Deal on bumper stickers, and an NBA Sports Short.

* sleepovers gone wrong * favorite ninja turtle? * leprechaun suicide * calling 911 on accident on purpose * debut segment - "quote or die" * erasing tv show history * sports short - creme de la creme * annuities * plugs