The Army of Drunks

Happy Holidays! And why don't you sleigh yourself on over to Matt Shaw's new fortified compound for steaming hot cup of Army of Drunks Swedish Glögg!  This Ikea-sounding hot Swedish spiced wine is our drink this year, and damn, it's is gloggolicious. And our guests are the Three Drunk Therapists -- who are much wiser than those Biblical randos who walked the desert with a fistful of myrrh -- here...

It's summertime!  And you know what that means: Harvey Wallbangers and evidence-based practiced bolstered mathethmatically-tested methods for interfacing with large language models. Yes, it's our Summer Science Show 2025, and our good friend mathematician Ian McEwan is back to talk about AI -- or "artificial intelligence" as the kids call it -- and dismiss all of our dumb assumptions that we got f...

It's that most drunkerful time of year, and this season the Army has officially become your deadbeat dad!  Yeah, we didn't have time to do a show this year. As a way of making it up to you, we are redropping a couple of ancient chestnuts down your chimneyhole in the form of our original Eggnog and Hot Toddy shows from TEN FRIKKIN YEARS AGO!  Consider it a regift.  Sorry.  Hey, maybe if our boss ha...

Beause you asked for it!  Or someone like you who lives in California did.  It's our biennial Drunk Guide to California State Ballot Measurs and/or Propositions!  Josh Kamensky joins us for another run down on all the confusing propositions on this year's CA ballot.  And we drink beer.  We like beer!  An actual list of our recommendations can be found on the website www.armyofdrunks.net    

The Hotdog Shot!  Does that have your attention?  It's one of many genuinely terribly playa-cocktails we sample -- so you don't have to! -- in our latest Shameless Burning Man Special.  Wondering why Burning Man has been a little weird lately?  BUCK DOWN HAS ANSWERS!  We also dive into the history of "Farmer's Coke," which is the rich southern tradition of drinking peanuts in your coca-cola, and p...

It's the Army of Drunks 2023 rushed Christmas Special.  Yes, it's Christmas again, lonely shut-in!  And we're here to get you through the day, this time starting on Christmas morning!  We teach you how to make Grisly's Cosmic Pancakes, review an uncomfortable number of Christmas cereals, drink Brandy Alexanders, and... other stuff.  Merry Christmas, Motherf***ers!

March is the Irishest month, and we've got the booze to prove it!  Friend of the show and whiskeytarian Alex McKay to runs us through a fine spate of Irish Whiskies from such boozesmiths as Teeling, Redbreast, Sexton, and more.  And of course, we rate each one after a Batman. The Army's Official Site Show List http://armyofdrunks.net/shows/ Grisly's Cosmic Black https://shop.grislyscosmic.com/

Two Drinks, One Show! In what's either our late Mardi Gras show or our just barely-under-the-wire February Show, we both revisit that staple of Mardi Gras staggering the Hurricane, and dive into the "New Orleans Manhattan" a.k.a. the Vieux Carré. (Pronounced the creole way.) Plus a list of things that will get your arrested in New Orleans, and a boob-themed Booze News!   The Army's Official Site S...

It's our Artificial Intelligence show, where we try cocktail recipes generated by ChatGPT, and hope we haven't created a computer/alcohol hybrid that will some day destroy the world! This is Part Two: The Drunken Bulls***. If you haven't listened to part one, start there.  If you have listened to part one, prepare for a serious drop in the level of discourse. But we had two more ChatGPT-generated...

It's our Artificial Intelligence show, where we try cocktail recipes generated by ChatGPT, and pray to the gods of booze for forgiveness! This show is so big, we dividied it into two parts. Part one: The Actual Educational Stuff!  Our official "drunk scientist" Ian McEwan is back and answers all of our goddamn questions about the present and future of A.I.  (No, Midjourney is not secretly trying t...

It's Christmas time!  And if you're stuck home alone on Christmas, the Army of Drunks has you covered.  Once again we're here to keep you company as you stay locked away from the rest of humanity on the holiday that punishes the lonely and unloved.  Like you!  But this year is different!  MixMa$ter Therm has worked up a fabulous mulled wine recipe for you.  Matt checks in with Trump's best friend...

It's the Army of Drunks first annual Thanksgiving Survival Guide, featuring the best cocktail recipes for Thanksgiving.  (And yes, we put that in mostly for the search enginges.) Worried about facing your crazy conspiracy theory-lovin' uncle, grandpa, or dad this Thanksgiving?  Worry no more!  The drunks give you a rundown of dunking points to foil the latest right-wing talking points. Including s...

You've come to rely on us for this, and you need to take a hard look at yourself for that. Yes, it's our annual guide to California State Ballow Measures.  Jason Berlin of Field Team 6 walks us through The Drinking Man's vote. And we have no fewer than three – THREE! – autumnal cocktails to keep your insides warm as the leaves fall on your liver. - The Maple Bourbon Smash - The Cider Mimosa - Gris...

Look, we know most of our listeners are Burners, so for them, we present the 2022 Shameless Burning Man Show!  (For the rest of you, we apologize ahead of time.) Here, we finally taste test all of those terrible drinks you make on the playa to stay hydrated, like the Pickletini, the Gatoradita, and sadly, much more.  Though the Grisly's Cosmic Float was an all-around liquid punch in the pleasure c...

Another year, another Christmas show for lonely shut-ins spending the holidays alone!  Hooray!  And we experiment with mixing eggnog with the weird boozes you may have left in the back of your liquor cabinet.  Double Hooray! (NSFW as always.)

Recorded early July, 2021. We're back with a sort-of-almost-post-pandemic summer show that tries to make some kind of damn sense of the madness that we've been neck-deep in for this past year.  Also, we review Grisly's Cosmic Black, a canned cocktail with a deeply personal connection. And Matt's texts from Trump! (NSFW as always.)

Hey, we did this four years ago and nobody complained.  Getting into the weeds on state ballot measures is comedy gold!  And we've got the ultimate election guide to the 2020 California state ballot initiatives reviews by drunk people.  Join politically-savvy consultant Josh Kamensky as we go over all of those bits at the end of your ballot that you always feel bad about. Download our ballot guide...

It's summer!  What better time to eat yourself blotto?  We sit down with competitive eater Doug Ecks and find out all about the world of stuffing cartloads of hotdogs down your gullet!  And we get pleasantly drunk on Ernest Hemingway's old favorite, the daiquiri.  (Not the frozen TGIFridays version.) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!...

The worst of 2017 Show!  Sit down with Rico Gagliano -- former host of The Dinner Party Download -- and Andy Hermann -- former music editor for the L.A. Weekly -- as we get sloshed on holiday rum and dairy products, and try to figure out just what went wrong.  (NSFW as always.) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.c...

Ever go to D!sneyland and wonder just who that suffering bastard is inside the Winnie the Pooh costume?  Well, we've got him right here!  Learn the inside dirt on what goes on inside that suit, while we get drunk on the most pleasant bastard on earth.  (NSFW as always.) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.com/armyo...

Summer is over, and it's time for making jokes about going back to school, and then making an awkward transition into the fact that this show is one big lesson in whiskey drinking.  Whiskey afficionado Alex MacKay guides us through the ins and outs of how to drink the stuff.  (SPOILER: It goes in your mouth.) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks F...

It's still August, and everyone has burned their eyes out watching the eclipse.  So sit back with our classic Mojito Show, featuring "groove scholar" Clifton James Weaver, a.k.a. DJ Soft Touch.    SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.com/armyofdrunksworldwide/

It's August, so while everyone f*cks off in the summer heat, let's enjoy an oldie from 2016.  The Ziggy Stardust show was our tribute to David Bowie with LA Weekly music editor Andy Hermann, and it's definitely full of stardust.  (NSFW as always) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.com/armyofdrunksworldwide/ 

Cons, Sex, and Orgies of Furries!  Look into the dark and sweaty side of anime/sci-fi/comic conventions with someone who's seen it with her own eyes, while we get drunk on the Pink Lady, one of the best "girlie" cocktails ever. (NSFW as always) SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.com/armyofdrunksworldwide/ 

NSFW.  Really NSFW.  Our second show with gender non-binary Adrian Roberts as we go deeper into the trans-person experience.  Also: Robot fucking!  Yep!  Robot fucking.  Did we mention NSFW? SUBSCRIBE!   http://armyofdrunks.net/subscribe/ SUPPORT!   www.patreon.com/armyofdrunks FACEBOOK!   http://www.facebook.com/armyofdrunksworldwide/