Why Yes, We're Friends

Brendon and Ronnie are always podcasting, even outside of the material for normal episodes. This conversation happened before the recording for "The Cream Aways Rises to the Top of a List of Fury." Brendon and Ronnie take a short reprieve from video games to give a sports report. Ronnie talks about going to an Anaheim Ducks game, and how great it was to see Islanders coach Patrick Roy willing to l...

Brendon and Ronnie discovered a Top 50 Video Games of All-Time list... from Rolling Stone?! OK. They're taking the list from 50 and working their way to the tippy top! Along the way, the fellas remember the days of LAN connecting original XBoxes to play Halo, reveal their Street Fighter II mains, and wonder if The Sims was grooming us to the machinations of Capitalism. Brendon kicks ass at Tekken...

Brendon and Ronnie are always podcasting, even outside of the material for normal episodes. This conversation happened before the recording for "Puck à l’Orange - A Second Helping of Hockey Logos and Tiers" While figuring out what they were going to say to end the episode, Brendon and Ronnie reflect on a seminal icon of their youth -- George Lowe, the iconic voice of Space Ghost. (The one from Spa...

Brendon and Ronnie are back with the rest of their Logo-A-Go-Go and Tiers Catalog combo for the NHL! Along the way, the fellas make predictions as to when Alex Ovechkin might pass the All-Time Goals record, wonder out loud if "Canuck" is a derogatory term, and determine that they both played kickball differently. Brendon gets bleeped talking about the Utah Hockey Club, and, as the son of an Englis...

Brendon and Ronnie are always podcasting, even outside of the material for normal episodes. This conversation was stitched from breaks for "Puck Curry - A Dish of Hockey Logos and Tiers" The fellas are drinking to a year of podcasting! And showing how the sausage was made. Ronnie tells a hilarious tale of a wrestler mixing up Los Angeles and Louisiana, and the two strike up an in-depth conversatio...

Brendon and Ronnie are combining some favorites with an NHL Logo-A-Go-Go and ranking them into a Tiers Catalog! Along the way, the fellas declare the Mighty Ducks logo ripe for bootlegging, have the longest tangent to date, and ask, "What exactly IS a predator?" Brendon found a Field of Dreams in Brentwood, cuts deep by mentioning a long lost frozen yogurt chain, and misses Badaboum. Ronnie still...

Brendon and Ronnie are always podcasting, even outside of the material for normal episodes. These conversations were recorded during breaks for "1995, Open 'Til Midnight!" In these interludes, they discuss what "Ass Pennies" has done to Ronnie's YouTube algorithm, honorably mention several more 1995 movies that didn't make the main episode, talk about the differences between Best Buys in Oxnard an...

Brendon and Ronnie are going back to 1995 again. This time to talk about movies released that year. Along the way, the fellas do some bad impressions of Adam Sandler, reveal their favorite James Bond films, and name the fighters they played most in Mortal Kombat. Brendon remembers a pizza joint that also delivered VHS rentals, and reveals what he might do for this year's family Halloween costume....

Brendon and Ronnie are always podcasting, even outside of the material for normal episodes. This was a conversation during the break for "The Old Adventures of The New 52." In this interlude, they talk about Costco's rotisserie chickens, remember the movies of Christopher Guest, give insight into their (lack of) D&D note taking, and call John Madden a savant. Oh, and Jordan Peele's Obama is an...

Brendon and Ronnie are having a 52nd episode spectacular by talking about the short-lived DC Comic's reboot The New 52! From it's early ambitions and success, to later churning of new titles and continuity problems, to the positive changes that are still present today -- the fellas talk about it all! Along the way, the two have a retro video gaming digression and declare that in 2025 every pun is...

Brendon and Ronnie are excited for teams to report for Spring Training. Baseball is back, and the fellas are looking at win/loss projections, and making picks for which teams will actually make the overs. Along the way, the two share tales of meeting up for the Lunar New Year and watching the Royal Rumble, and make a case that new Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen is just three kids in a s...

Brendon and Ronnie are talking about the Big Game this week... well, not really. They do a lot of avoiding it. Along the way, the fellas discover that John Madden and Yogi Berra have similar quote styles, talk about how Tom Brady is easier to hate than Patrick Mahomes, and, of course, they mention the infamous Wardrobe Malfunction. Brendon recalls a time when the Giants of baseball had to play an...

Brendon and Ronnie are celebrating the Lunar New Year. Gung Hay Fat Choy! (or, Gong Xi Fa Cai!) They talk about the traditions, food, zodiac, red envelopes, and the mystifying Lion Dance. Along the way, Brendon reveals what Kirkland label beer is, mentions a tradition that might come back to haunt him after this episode, and recalls many times when he would kick cabbage at restaurant patrons for g...

Brendon and Ronnie are still feeling their ages because 1995 was 30 years ago. They're looking back at albums that released in 1995, and in this episode they dive deep into some music that meant a lot to Brendon. Along the way, the fellas talk about how resistance to good music is futile, compare The Big Bang Theory without a laugh track to an existential nightmare, and have a couple of talking po...

Brendon and Ronnie are feeling their ages because 1995 was 30 years ago. They're looking back at albums that released in 1995, and in this episode they mostly talk about "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" by the Smashing Pumpkins. Along the way, the fellas talk about how music can bond parents and children, make dark horse NFL playoff picks that have already aged poorly, and ask the importan...

Brendon and Ronnie are celebrating the 50th season of Saturday Night Live! They manage to mention some of their favorite skits, casts, music guests, and hosts -- if you're thinking that's too much for one episode, you're right! (Stay tuned.) Along the way, Brendon asks how long we should acknowledge the New Year and remembers when Christopher Walken said the wrong emphasis in Foo Fighters. Ronnie...

Brendon and Ronnie are ushering in the new year by speculating wildly about sports in 2025! Along the way, the fellas trade their favorite instant ramen flavors, discuss the possibility of robot umpires in baseball, and fail to avoid talking about the Stanford Prison Experiment. Brendon predicts that the Giants will play their 19th different Opening Day Left Fielder in the 19 years since Barry Bon...

Brendon and Ronnie continue their tradition of honoring favorite jersey numbers with a special topic. And so for number forty-four (the Willie McCovey / Lewis Hamilton / Frankie Wong edition), Brendon takes the wheel to talk about some very, very fast cars. From the rules and scoring to famous drivers and tracks to the difference between Formula 1 and IndyCar; Brendon covers everything you need to...

Brendon and Ronnie marvel at the astronomically large contract the New York Mets signed Juan Soto to, and then talk about some other needle moving transactions in sports history. Along the way the fellas discuss strategies for getting Pringles out of the lower half of a can and lament the failure of the extremely talented 03-04 Lakers. Brendon remembers how to get to the Cerritos Auto Square and b...

Brendon and Ronnie are celebrating their 42nd episode! They start by talking about the most important athlete to ever wear 42 in Jackie Robinson, and a short history on his impact in the world. Ronnie fires off some trivia about other athletes to wear the number, and Brendon singles out one that is very close to his heart. Then, they go from "Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey" to Deep Thought, the su...

Brendon and Ronnie are sleigh-bell-ringing in the Christmas season by talking about their favorite media to consume during December. They throw their opinion on the "Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?" fire, discuss the phenomenon that was Christmukkah in the mid 2000s, and introduce everyone to a donkey named Dominick. Along the way, Brendon claims that he can count backward from 3 and confirms that...

Brendon and Ronnie are hyped for the WWE's Survivor Series! Listen as they rundown how both Bloodlines fighting in the men's WarGames match is worthy of being called cinema while the women's match is cobbled together and meaningless. In the second half, they talk about the not-so-serious wrestlers like Orange Cassidy and Chelsea Green. Along the way, Brendon compares himself to Bartolo Colon (agai...

Brendon and Ronnie are feeling thankful! And with it comes another conversation about food; namely foods for Thanksgiving. Along the way they talk about what they're thankful for, distinct buildings that used to be Taco Bells or Pizza Huts, and teach everyone how to pronounce Willamette. Brendon finished putting a disc golf basket into the ground and has an affinity for spaghetti during Thanksgivi...

Brendon and Ronnie talk about the programming that has dominated MTv, VH1, and Fuse for most of their existences: the shows that have nothing to do with music! From comedy like The Tom Green Show to adult animation like Beavis & Butthead to music adjacent shows like Pop-Up Video, the guys wax nostalgic for their television viewing pasts. Along the way, the guys talk about the fringy years that...

Brendon and Ronnie make a confection connection and talk about the best and worst in candy. In the second half, they tender bar for famous football coaches, both real and fiction, by figuring out their likely drink orders. Along the way, the two celebrate the New York Liberty winning the 2024 WNBA Finals, show a lot of love for Puerto Rico, and open up the coastal debate for Twizzlers and Red Vine...