Strangely Familiar

What happens when anxiety pays off? Matt's successful vacation fail tells the whole story. He overcame. hehe...overcame And what's the story with our middle names!? Ya'll have been asking forever. Prepare for the tales of Gerard and Andrew, of MJ and Wody. And in our first, official trivia competition, Jeff made Matt answer 90s wrestling trivia and Matt returned the favor with 90s musi...

Yo StrangeFam! If you've never had the pleasure of breaking up with someone on Valentine's Day on AOL Instant Messenger in 2003, you're gonna want to (not) hear this :P Is Matt the a$$hole for doing that? Only a good friend, like Jeff, can decide. Where do you think we'd rather be trapped overnight? In an elevator or on a gondola? At least we would have enough time to slide into so...

Matt and Jeff got deep in this one, and into each other. We talked about death, strategies for approaching it, and what we hope happens afterward. And, in our deepest crank yet, we asked each other what our favorite qualities were about ourselves. Plus, what's empathy about, and do we have it? Let's crank this one out together, StrangeFam! linktr.ee/strangefam - Other formats, socials, gam...

Hola StrangeFam! We've done it all. Matt and Jeff accomplished all of their life goals in 1 year. Those goals: record a podcast for 1 year. A truly genius goal :P What's there to talk about after 52 weeks of trying to be friends again? Why is Matt a superficial b*tch? Why is Jeff a mid-tier best man? What do we know about Batman and The Mighty Ducks? Well hot damn! It's gonna take us 1...

Hey StrangeFam!  It’s weird. It’s starting to hit us that we have been incredibly consistent with putting out a new episode of a “highly successful” podcast every week for a year. How do we move forward? We’ll just talk about it in front of you. Is that okay?  More segments coming for you in upcoming episodes, but never forget that we’re very white noise. There’s nothing like a friend to affirm ho...

Are we New Year’s Resolutions guys? Are they too gimmicky or have we failed them too many times? We resolve to answer these questions…maybe next year. Matt’s prepping his first doctor’s appointment in years. Will he have enough lube? There are positives in looking forward to things. Jeff might get a bike. Matt’s going on a spending binge. And Jeff spoke about his brief relationship with a member o...

Happy New Year, StrangeFam! We love you, and thanks for being part of Matt and Jeff’s journey to rekindle a friendship from 20 years ago. We tried hard to make a podcast every week, quality not withstanding. And we did it! We consistently shared stories about our travels, relationships, and poops that we missed in the last couple of decades. We’ve put together some clips that showcase the awkwardn...

Matt and Jeff find themselves in the holiday taint, where it'aint Christmas and it'taint New Year's. We spent time honoring Christmas Vacation as the best movie of all time. We dove into the world of Cameo to find out who charges what, and there are some serious steals: looking at you, Tito Santana! As we wrapped up with another edition of Scrolled'em, we learned the lore behind Ma...

This episode, arguably, covers the most important questions in North America: -Do your parents buy your undies? -Do you work with folks who stink? -What do you do when there's hair in your food? -Will Matt sh!t his pants at yoga? -What's a Nokia picture? Look out, America! Two guys who stretch and poop at the same time are about to do the dangle. linktr.ee/strangefam - Other formats, socia...

Hola, StrangeFam! This episode's going viral. Well, at least Matt did, recording during his bravest (and only-iest) ever battle with COVID. How do Matt and Jeff handle being sick, little b!tches? We brought numbers into this ep with utterly insane math talk. Do you remember 7th-grade math? More importantly, do you remember the "Education Connection" commercial from the mid-2000s? You...

Live from (Auburn) New York, it’s two old friends on a couch!  Jeff passed through Auburn, NY for just a few hours, but it was enough for Matt and him to see each other for the first time in many, many years.  If you thought that would yield a celebration and hugs, you haven’t listened to this podcast before. If you expect us to share stories of ourselves being a-holes and justifying it, you’re ge...

Hola StrangeFam! Please enjoy our Thanksgiving debrief which quickly morphs into talks about Jeff's facial hair and Matt's cowlicks. We cleverly weaved our way into a conversation about cheating in relationships and pondered the question: what's worse, physical or emotional cheating? Another edition of Scrolled'em gets us into talks about living as a couch surfer and Atlantic City...

Maybe the best episode ever, and that's coming from the person typing this sentence right now! So you know it's true. Matt and Jeff are all over the spectrum in this one. From histories of financial failures to getting our sh*t together, this is a fun one! You'll never find another conversation that pivots from economics to karaoke more smoothly. And you're gonna love it, StrangeFa...

What are you proud of lately? Ask yourself. Ask us. I mean, we already did it in this episode, but you know...we're interested in you, StrangeFam! We talk about gift-giving, holiday shenanigans, and being good at random stuff. Plus, we have some StrangeFam mail and more "Scrolled'em" (TM). Try to penetrate our emotional defense! lul...penetrate :) linktr.ee/strangefam

Matt and Jeff continue their budding/budded relationship by sharing college origin stories. Prepare for the Tale of Joe Silverman, the greatest student a university has ever known. We talked about Instagram pitching us products, therapy vs. craps, and Jeff gave Matt dating app advice. Plus, more Scrolled'em! linktr.ee/strangefam - Other formats, socials, and gaming

Did Matt survive NYC? More importantly, can Jeff advise him on how he goes on with his life after moving away from the highs of city life? Matt is now friends with Jeff's girlfriend on Instagram. Are we real friends now? Are hot dogs hot dogs? Plus, it's our first edition of "Scrolled'em", where we scroll through our contact list and land on a random person to talk about. lin...

Matt Jones and Jeff Worden continue to develop their new/old friendship by exploring their strategies for awkward social interactions. Matt wonders if everyone has a person, while he's planning to get murdered during his upcoming work trip to NYC. Jeff wonders if he can handle himself, let alone anyone else. And get ready for our new line of T-shirts: Full Fear! linktr.ee/strangefam - Other fo...

Yo StrangeFam! You won't believe it but there's, like, a structure to this episode. There are a lot of critical questions that Matt and Jeff gave fantastic answers to. Like, is your cat an American? Does smoking cigs and weed make you d*ck shrink? Oh yeah, FYI, the structured part of the episode starts a little while into the show. We played a new game, "Lead Singer or P*rnstar",...

Matt and Jeff dug into Jeff's trivia quests, bailing on plans, and disagreed on relationship advice. Is it a good idea to share your location with your partner? Discuss! Plus, we came in with more t-shirt ideas, including references to some of the greatest video game cheats. Send us some questions, words, or relationship stories. Anything, really. We need you, StrangeFam. linktr.ee/strangefam...

Matt's got some drink in him. Look out! It's been several months but Matt came in wet and shared his completely sober thoughts. Jeff and Matt also solved the gym and old man d!cks making too many appearances. They're fighting d!cks with bholes. And in a first, they brought concepts for tshirts that will definitely be printed. Definitely. For sure. It's a hoooome ruuuun! Jeff loves...

Hey StrangeFam, we need to find Jeff a new hobby! Let's discuss in today's episode. Matt once hitchhiked and got picked up by the most unsuspecting person. Is she even alive anymore? LOL We got into how our mental health is really developing positively. Wait, that can't be right. Also, where were you when "Who do you think you are, I am" happened? 3 Words: complain, vague, ea...

Matt Jones and Jeff Worden caught up on how they get stuff done, or don't. What's our success rate in finishing projects? How is our impulse control? Now that we're 34 hours into being friends again, we thought we would be qualified to offer relationship advice! You're welcome. So all aboard the d!ck train! (That's bad impulse control). 3 words: project, referral, impulse linkt...

If you enjoy tales of cringe date moments, we have you covered. Matt seemingly dedicated a good portion of his life to...well...ruining his life :P Jeff enjoys torturing himself by being the commissioner of a fantasy football league that never listens to him. Plus, we figured out our favorite dinosaurs and have a major lottery-winning live on the show! Guess who's calling in to work tomorrow....

Matt Jones and Jeff Worden are worried their brains are dying too fast. Plus, are our brains dying too fast? Wait...who said that...? Oh no... Matt was good at school as a kid, but maybe it made life harder later on. Jeff learned to pronounce GIF as JIF. And what's up with some folks' absolute refusal to learn anything new after a certain point? If we had any wishes left to be granted how...

Hola StrangeFam! Matt and Jeff decide if they want to know when they are going to die and what survival skills they will bring to a deserted island. What's their life-defining moment? Is that a real thing? They talked about holidays away from home, silly tattoos, and had the first-ever recorded rock-paper-scissors game. 3 words: balloon, pin, apple linktr.ee/strangefam - Other formats, gaming,...