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Bill Meeks and Bobby Hawke dissect the new Netflix series W/ Bob & David . Find out what we liked, what we hated, and if they recaptured the ol’ Mr. Show magic. Show Notes Cyriak’s YouTube Channel (Animated the W/ Bob and David opening titles)

Come celebrate the classic series with Bill Meeks and Bobby Hawke . We’ll bring Bill’s college roommate JG along to discuss all of our favorite sketches, as well as our hopes for the new Netflix show W/ Bob and David. Show Notes Link to Mr. Show cover from opening Sketches: The Altered State of Drugachusetts Blind House/House of the Future The Best Kickstarter Video Ever Life is precious, and god,...

This week we’re wrapping things up with a ton of stories from YOU! We’re talking Home, Retro Tech, Cookies, Vacation, Fear, Disney Renaissance, Coffee, Theatre, Nickelodeon, Manners, Drunk, Superman, 90s, Ghosts, Everything Old is New Again, Harry Potter, Cats and Dogs, Mythology, Politics, Christmas, Fitness, Doctor Who, Robots, College, Tabletop, Retro Futurism, Chocolate, Back to the Future, an...

This week we’re talking about Back to the Future. First we’ll peer into the Wonder Box to discuss Back to the Future 2. We’ll pop open the Game Box to see what predictions came true. We’ll share our Back to the Future stories in the Memory Box. We’ll examine some deep cuts from the soundtrack in the Music Box. In the Soap Box we’ll debate which 2015 is better. Finally, we’ll pull out some question...

This week we’re talking about Chocolate. First we’ll peer into the Wonder Box to talk about Mr. Willy Wonka. We’ll pop open the Game Box to Name That Candy. We’ll buy a ticket to Hershey Park in the Memory Box. The School Box will teach us how chocolate keeps you healthy. We’ll watch them make chocolate in the Idiot Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Sh...

This week we’re talking about Retro Futurism. First we’ll open up the Game Box to sort the real future from the fake one. We’ll peer into the Memory Box to decide which Disney World future is better: Epcot or Magic Kingdom. We’ll flip on the Wonder Box to talk the new film Tomorrowland. The History Box teaches us what the future looked like from the 1800s. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions yo...

This week we’re talking about Tabletop gaming. First we’ll open up the Game Box to find out if we know our Monopoly from our Candyland. We’ll peer into the Memory Box to watch an intense night of TableTopping with our listeners a few weeks back. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes CLUE: The Musical Arkham Horror Landlord’s Game

This week we’re talking about College. First we’ll watch the classic film Good Will Hunting in the Wonder Box. We’ll dig out some old college keepsakes in the Memory Box. Next, we’ll put a quarter in the Phone Box to talk to Jason George about our time at West Liberty State College. We’ll pull a card from the Recipe Box to concoct some dorm cuisine. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submi...

This week we’re talking about Doctor Who. First we’ll pull a card from the Recipe Box to show you some great resources for making your own Doctor Who snacks. We’ll jump in the Phone Box to talk to DebDebDeb about our favorite Gallifreyan. Next, we’ll talk about the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie in the Wonder Box. We’ll cover all the Who News for you to use in the News Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some...

This week we’re talking about Doctor Who. First we’ll pull a card from the Recipe Box to show you some great resources for making your own Doctor Who snacks. We’ll jump in the Phone Box to talk to DebDebDeb about our favorite Gallifreyan. Next, we’ll talk about the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie in the Wonder Box. We’ll cover all the Who News for you to use in the News Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some...

This week we’re talking about Fitness. First we’ll pull a card from the Recipe Box to make some healthy grits. We’ll enter the School Box to find out how Hope Mullinax stays fit. Next, we’ll cover some great apps to keep you fit in the App Box. We’ll watch “Cheers for Chubby” in the Idiot Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes Hope Mullinax Fitne...

This week we’re talking about Christmas. First we’ll rip open the Gift Box to document our Secret Santa project. We’ll look into the Tool Box to find out how to decorate a small space for Christmas. Next, Anne Marie builds her first gingerbread house in the School Box. We’ll share some of our favorite carols in the Music Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Bo...

This week we’re talking about Politics. First we’ll debate left vs. right in the Soap Box. We’ll open the School Box so a listener can teach us about non-American politics. Next, we’ll conduct the first annual Meeks-DeSimone Debate in the Game Box. We’ll learn how to be a good US citizen in the Idiot Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes Superma...

This week we’re talking about Mythology. Anne Marie makes a fool of her co-host with Name That Deity in the Game Box. We’ll open the Wonder Box and analyze Disney’s Hercules. Next, Patty gives us a mythological primer in the Phone Box. We have a lot of great listener myths in the Mail Box. Finally, we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes The Story of Phaethon (...

This week we’re talking about Cats and Dogs. We’ll climb up on our Soap Box to decide which is better, Cats or Dogs. We’ll flip on the Idiot Box to watch The Stupidsticious Cat. Rebecca Johnson will tell us about her brother’s dog JJ in the Memory Box. Next, Anne Marie will tell us why we should adopt (not shop) for our next fur baby. Finally we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the...

This week we’re planning out the next 15 episodes with our listeners this week on Universe Box. Come listen in as we sketch out new episodes of Universe Box through October. We’re joined by storytellers Other Annemarie, Bobby, Scotty, and Jeff. Show Notes Our Planning Doc Full Schedule for upcoming episodes: Hobbies (6/18) Leftovers (6/25) Cats & Dogs (7/9) Mythology (7/16) Politics w/ no poli...

This week we’re talking about Harry Potter. We’ll use our pensive in the Memory Box. Anne Marie teaches us how to make our own wands in the School Box. We’ll hop on the Soap Box to debate whether or not Quidditch is needed. Then we’ll jam to some tunes from Harry and the Potters in the Music Box. Next, we’ll compare and contrast Sorcerer’s Stone in Wonder Box. Finally we’ll answer some questions y...

This week we’re talking about how Everything Old is New Again. We’ll stick a quarter in the News Box to talk about all the reboots coming your way. We’ll flip on the Idiot Box to watch some classic comedians try their own reboot. Then we’ll open the Music Box to talk about one of Bill’s favorite songs. We’ll both hop on the Soap Box to decide once and for all if nostalgia is worth your time. Final...

This week we’re talking about the Ghosts. We’ll sit down in front of the Idiot Box to watch a classic Casper caper. Then we’ll usher you into the Box Theater to see what happens when the Scooby gang meets an actual ghost. In the School Box we’ll teach you about fictional phantasms. Anne Marie tells us The Tale of the Haunted Purse in Memory Box. Finally we’ll answer some questions you submitted th...

This week we’re talking about the 1990s. We’ll sit down in front of the Idiot Box to watch the Clintons bump up against pop culture. Then we’ll climb in the Wonder Box to discuss Seinfeld’s “The Puffy Shirt”. In the School Box we’ll teach you about 90’s fashion. We’ll talk about all your favorite 90s songs in the Music Box. Finally we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box....

This week we’re talking about Superman. We’ll climb up on our Soap Box to decide if the Man of Steel is a good character. Then we’ll look in the Memory Box to hear stories from Dean Cain and the real world inspiration for Lois Lane. In the Wonder Box we’re discussing Smallville and Lois & Clark. Finally we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes Full Superman...

This week we’re talking about getting drunk. WARNING: We do use a little language. PG-13. We’ll tell you everything you need to throw a kicking party in the Tool Box. Then we’ll look in the Music Box to share some of our favorite drinking songs. We learn how Shauna Piranha learned to love beer in the Memory Box. We show you the highlights from our Power Hour in the Game Box. Finally we’ll pull out...

This week we’re talking about manners. We’ll veg out in the Idiot Box to learn what we’re doing wrong. Then we’ll look in the School Box to learn how to leave an impression at a dinner party. We teach you social media etiquette in the Tool Box. We’re also going to update you on Miss Manners in the History Box. Finally we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show Notes Goo...

This week we’re talking about Nickelodeon. We’ll pop open the Game Box to reboot Stick Stickly. Then we’ll look in the school box to learn how to make slime. Wynn shows us her NickToon toys in the Toy Box. In the Wonder Box we’re discussing the classic sketch comedy shows All That and You Can’t Do That on Television. Finally we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Show No...

This week we’re talking about theatre (with an ‘re’). We’ll pop open the Wonder Box to analyze the classic mockumentary Waiting for Guffman. Then we’ll call Jason in the Memory Box to talk about our college theater days. Next we’ll pull out some questions you submitted through the Idea Box. Finally we’ll share some of your theater memories in the Mail Box. Waiting for Guffman God, Corky just wishe...