Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out

This is the biggest episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out ever!  Join us as we welcome comedy legend Michael J. Nelson to the show.  We wanted to spare Mike the same old questions about riffing on bad movies and instead spent our time talking about how a man of faith navigates a career in professional comedy.  Lock in for a very interesting and genuine conversation about living...

There was a seismic shift in the world of Atari (or maybe just a small dirt pile that slid a little).  Either way, Dave is here to talk about Atari acquiring Intellivision.  What does the future hold?  Find out in this TMAG Short!

We forgot this topic!   Well, sorta.   Today's topic is Forgotten Movies as in movies that we saw, but we had no memory of until something else in life brought it rushing back to us.   Listen as Dave and Chris relive some cinema trauma in this episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out.

It's a big day for Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out.  Listen as Dave and Chris revisit the topic of "Figuring out the Funny," but this time with some authority!  Conor Lastowka, Senior Writer and Performer for Rifftrax, Co-Host of the hilarious podcast 372 Pages We'll Never Get Back, and author of two laugh out loud novels is in TMAG Studios to help us understand the art and craft of...

Is everybody in?  Is everybody in?  Is everybody in?  The ceremony is about to begin.  Listen as Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out swim to the moon and climb through the tide on this trip through the history and music of the rock band The Doors!  No one here gets out alive as Dave and Chris talk about how they were introduced to The Doors, an album-by-album analysis, and working out t...

The kids these days only know one Dune--well, I guess technically two Dune movies telling one story. But a select few of us older folks know there is a long history of Dune on film, on TV and yes even in book form! Even with that history, for a long, long time Dune barely registered on the pop culture meter and it certainly wasn't cool. Join Chris and Dave as they break down the history of this sc...

"Diane, Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out have done an episode on one of my favorite topics.  That would be the town of Twin Peaks.  I know I've told you about the coffee and cherry pie there, Diane.  Still, there's something troubling about that town.  Perhaps Two Middle Aged Guys can help me unravel the mystery of Twin Peaks.  Oh, and Diane, fish does not go in a percolator."

In this episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out, join different versions of Dave and Chris as ... wait, that's not right.  Different versions of movies!  That's what the Two Middle Aged Guys are talking about.  Whether its five different cuts of Blade Runner, Special Editions, or some super-secret alternative version exclusives, TMAG is going to work it all out for you!

If you're roughly the same age as the Two Middle Aged Guys, then you grew up before computers, during computers, and now live in the technologically-controlled landscape that we call life.  Join Dave and Chris as they talk about the first computers they ever owned, what computing was like back then, and how it substantially influenced their lives.  If you like numbers like 286 and fancy acronyms l...

There are those actors that make you laugh, make you cry, and blow your mind with their performances.  And no matter what, they never become big stars on the level of a Tom Cruise or a Julia Roberts.  It's not fair.  But today is a day of justice!  Listen as Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out shine a much-deserved spotlight on their favorite overlooked actors.

Oh what memories of that little gray box!  Join Two Middle Aged Guys as they look back on their childhoods with the Nintendo Entertainment System.  

The episode that everyone has been waiting for since the beginning.  Join Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out as they deliver an atmosphere-burning breakdown of Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer.  Yes.  Both Chris and Dave finally saw the movie.

Season 2 of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out is upon us!  Join us for our first episode of 2024 as we figure out the greatest voices in Rock and Roll.  And listen as Dave explains some complicated congressional laws! This episode contains music clips.  It is our belief that we are using these in accordance with the Fair Use Doctrine.  We are not profiting from this episode.

That age old tradition: Celebrating Christmas with a trivia contest. We've all done it. Many families have been bonded together--and broken apart--by this perfectly sensible, and oft-participated in tradition. Join Dave and Chris as they welcome their friends Larry and Anthony from The Retro Gamers Podcast to participate in the first ever TMAG Christmas Trivia Extravaganza! Visit The Retro Gamers...

Previously on Two Middle Aged Guys ... no, not really.  We just used that as a clever intro to an episode focused on TV!  Join Dave and Chris and they go through some innovative and influential TV shows.  But before that, they'll ruminate on some innovative and influential TV theme songs.  If there's anything you could say about this episode, it's certainly innovative and influential.

Today Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out tackle the topic, "Brand Loyalty."  And boy, do they have some strong opinions.  Listen as Dave and Chris discuss the psychology behind brand loyalty, what it means to them, and some brands that had--and lost--their brand loyalty.  Plus, banter, pop culture references, and everything you've come to expect from TMAG!

Join Two ELDERLY Aged Guys?  Huh?  What's happening?  TMAG got a scrambled transmission from the future and now they're heading to the past to relive one day when the world made sense and Taco Bell still served the Monterey Jack Chicken Soft Taco.  Find out what Dave and Chris would do in their one day in the past.  How they would reconnect with their history in this nostalgia-packed episode.  Als...

Star Wars has been around for over forty years, but does it still matter?  Join the Two Middle Aged Guys, Dave and Chris, as they remember how they became Star Wars fans and if that still means what it once did.

Dave is back!!!  Find out how he's doing and where he's been on this new episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out.  They also catch up on what they've missed like the new Rolling Stones album, U2 at the Sphere, and a Summer Movie Wrap-up!

We're trying something new!  TMAG Shorts!  Join Chris from Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out for a shorter episodes covering a topic that didn't quite come to a full episode.  Dave and Chris might do more of these.  Sometimes Dave might do one solo.  Sometimes they might do a Short together!  Today Chris is talking about Neon Genesis Evangelion.  Will he choose Instrumentality?

This week Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out brings you an all acoustic set ... er ... no, that's not what we mean by "unplugged" instead we try to work out what it means to cut ourselves off from cell phones, the world wide webs, and other electronic distractions and be humans again.  At least for a while.  Join us as we talk about our history plugging in and how we cut the cord from...

Can the world handle FOUR middle aged guys?  On this episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out, Dave and Chris welcome Larry and Anthony from The Retro Gamers Podcast to the show.  Listen as the four of them reminisce about the thrill of the hunt.  You see kids, in the days before the internet if you wanted to watch a movie or play a game you first had to find someone in possession...

Holy Batmen, Batman!  Listen as Dave and Chris pick their favorite actor who has played Batman in this lengthy and detail discussion of The Batmen.  Also listen for Dave's scientificly incorrect fact. It won't be the last one on this podcast!  

It's a different type of episode today on Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work It All Out.  After receiving some super-secret info right out of Netflix HQ, Dave and Chris are going to pitch two movies directly to the Netflix CEO!  (Well, Dave is technically pitching a three-season show with single story arch, but close enough!)  Come along with Two Middle Aged Guys as they share with you the movie...

Dave and Chris do the most un-funny thing ever:  Dissect jokes!  But, we promise in this episode of Two Middle Aged Guys Trying to Work it All Out we'll work out exactly why these things are funny.  Listen as Dave and Chris present one show, one sketch, and one joke that they find funny and WHY they find it funny.  This is our little contribution to the study of comedy.  And we think you'll find a...