The Y2K Show

Will reacts to the assertion that Thor picking up his hammer is the new iconic moment that will define the future of cinema. Courtney updates us on comedy school. Tom feels a deeply reluctant obligation to go see Digger. But look: we’re not doing anymore Halloween stuff, okay? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follo...

It’s Halloween weekend, which we take very seriously here at Y2K headquarters. Courtney has a quartet of very extremely super true ghost stories to tell us. We do our best to get scared and somehow that leads us to Will’s audition tape for a new Roland Emmerich movie. Let us know your ghost stories in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow th...

Courtney signs up for a class to learn the ropes of stand-up comedy. Will and Tom have some thoughts. Also: Kubrick Thursdays continue on TCM and Will answers your tea questions. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotif...

Tom tries to convey the magic of the movies at a bumpy screening of the new Resident Evil , followed by the worst pitch for becoming a Stanley Kubrick fan. Will reports from the depths of the Tubi catalogue. And the two make a plan to coach Courtney into the greatest stand up comedian of all time. Are you going to listen to the new TCM podcast? Let us know in the comments. Our bumper music is “Lit...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com Alyson O’Hara sticks around for a premium subscriber only bonus episode, knowing exactly how to get down to the real secrets, gossip, and anatomical mysteries that we’ve been keeping from you. Also: Courtney has an idea for a new study, Will takes a walk, and Tom tries to mend a friendship. Check out Alyson’s websit...

This week, actress, comedian, and writer Alyson O’Hara stops by walk us through her philosophy of talking, listening, and not listening in order to produce a good old conversation. Also: Courtney has a new quiz, we consider what parts we’d want in a Frankenstein monster, and Vivek Ramaswamy’s baseball skills. Check out more of Alyson’s work here. Have thoughts or questions you want us to address i...

Did you know Bill Gates jumped over a chair once ? For some reason, we’re talking about that this week alongside a lot of other outdated stuff like Phone Booth , Vibes , and Hannibal. Will also reviews Korean reality shows and we consider a new company offering to make protein bars out of plastic bottles. Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. C...

This week, Courtney brings on her friend Allie Campbell to walk us through the beginning of a lifelong homesteading project. Along the way, the friendship is pushed to the limit at the revelation that a snake is involved. What else goes into homesteadin’? How do you keep plants alive? What about slaughtering animals for food? Can Courtney ever forgive Allie? We get into it all. Check out Allie’s h...

For decades now, you’ve wondered if your sign is compatible with your romantic partner’s sign. But how do you know if you can co-host a podcast together without the insights of a horoscope? Today we decide we are the first people to ever wonder about this. Also: Tucker Carlson believes that demons invented the nuclear bomb, what kind of hunting trip Courtney would go on, and sobriety humor. Have t...

On Will’s great date night idea, the appeal of fish fries, a new White House buzzer, and #boredommaxxing. What’s your go-to date night movie? Let us know in the comments. Our new bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen. Thanks for listening!...

Should we be kind and polite to LLMs? Is it time we start asking AI how its day was before we bark orders at the thing? Also: the ultimate polygraph machine, bodily donations, and RFK starts a cooking show . Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please consider leaving us a revie...

Sodium lovers, Will has some good news for you. Also: AI news, the perils of fibermaxxing during #ExplosiveDiarrheaParasiteSummer, and that time Alex Jones infiltrated Bohemian Grove. How are you fibermaxxing these days? Let us know in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please consider leaving us a review...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com A listener comment about impressions leads to a discussion about our best impressions, our dream impressions, and dueling impressions of the two latest Hannibal Lecters. What impressions do you want to hear? Let us know in the comments. Our new bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Fo...

Courtney has a new business venture: quizzes. Like Buzzfeed but good. And it’s how she pays her bills now. Also: a book club update, don’t drink the bathwater, and a eulogy for Tom’s favorite awkward podcast. Thoughts? Questions? Complaints? Let us know in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please conside...

Film critic Genevieve Radosti joins the show this week to discuss the process of submitting films for consideration by the library of congress as “culturally significant.” We wonder what that term means—but also what it means when standards of art are often a lot more nuanced and complicated than the people consuming it. What about dumb movies? Don’t they deserve some attention, too? We throw arou...

Since our fans have inexplicably been bombarding us with questions about Taylor Swift over the past few months, despite our complete lack of fandom or interest, we decided it was time to bring on an expert to get into the weeds. Friend of the show and self-proclaimed Swift expert Jenifer is here to give a comprehensive timeline of Swift’s career, personal life, and address the rumors that won’t go...

Despite months of loud internet controversy, the world can’t get enough of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation of The Odyssey —from general audiences to unlikely fanboy Ben Shapiro. We wonder if maybe that’s exactly the point. Did you see it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok ....

Tilly Norwood is back from the dead. And she’s starring in a new AI movie called Misaligned. Also: Alec Baldwin eulogizes Sam Neill and new sponsor WB Chum Buckets is here to save you from the diarrhea parasite. Are you looking forward to the Tillyverse? Let us know in the comments. Our bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . P...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com On the frustrations of method acting, the state of democracy, the perils of trusting TikTok recipes, and the strict dress code at The White House these days. Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comments. Our new bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram o...

It’s almost Shark Week again. Or is it always Shark Week somewhere? In any case, this week Courtney brings her expertise on the long tradition of shark movies while Will runs through the worst Jaws knockoffs. Did we miss any? Let us know in the comments. Our new bumper music is “Little Lounge” by Das Kope. Check out his work here. Follow the show on Instagram or TikTok . Please consider leaving us...

On the loose conspiracy known as Gaylor Swift , Barack Obama’s foray into sketch comedy , and Michael Caine’s AI audiobook of The Odyssey. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes, please consider becoming a paying...

Just what you wanted on this 250th anniversary of the good old US of A: a conversation on yearly physicals, Dr. ChatGPT , and shark fixations. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes, please consider becoming a pa...

On Nate Bargatze’s extremely, unambiguously, completely apolitical appearance at The White House, the Swedish podcast audience, and a new market opening for an AI that’s really not rooting for you at all. Have questions you want us to answer on the show? Let us know in the comments. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full arch...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com Some thoughts on the new Star Wars , the extent of the Walt Disney Company’s policing power in Florida, and the new diet keeping the Veep both slim and smelling terrible. 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To gain access to bonus episodes like this one as well as the full archive of epis...

After a listener asks for some clarity on Taylor Swift’s wedding venue, we decide that a deep dive on Swiftism is in order—from Gulliver’s Travels to “Shake it Off.” Have your own questions? Let us know in the comments! 10 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To gain access to bonus episodes as well as the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is...