You Didn't Ask For This

Which animated duck has the best life? If Winnie the Pooh is a living stuffed bear, where does the honey go? If Spice Melange was a real spice, what food would you put it on? Posing these question to us is none other than actor and oft-mentioned question submitter, Alexander Kafarakis! If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster o...

Here's the story  about eight people named Brady, one named Alice, and who in this family is the best. That's right, we've got a brand-new Definitive Ranking for you: The Brady Bunch. Plus, What would a complicated bake oven look like?" If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggesti...

When do people in the Peanuts universe start talking with the adult “wah-wah” voice? If trees could walk, would they form their own societies? What are alien relationships like? Plus: we go over some recent 2023 bingo card items and bring to you Ian the Holy Mole's mashup of Mr. Brightside and Margaritaville.  Speaking of the Holy Mole, check out his new venture at  https://www.genxcess.co.uk...

Get ready: this episode we answer questions given to us by...an inhuman source. Plus: the triumphant return of Fast Five and a circle-back/followup to our millennial retirement home discussion: what is the millennial margaritaville?  If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!   Submit your leas...

In honor of his highly-publicized birthday, we've gathered your questions about Ronald McDonald's (allegedly) best friend: Grimace. What is Grimace? What is Grimace's biology? Does he have a special toilet or does he even NEED a toilet? The answers will surprise you. Then we hold a mid-year check-in on our 2023 bingo cards. If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDA...

What would happen if a "key to the city" was literal? Would Lightning McQueen buy life insurance or car insurance? Can you daydream at night? What will the retirement home be like for millennials? To help us answer these questions, we enlist the help of Emmy-winning producer and talent-booker Anthony Conway! If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Wh...

Why doesn’t Tarzan have facial hair? When people ask “Where are you from?” what is the age cutoff to be “from” somewhere? What if experience points were real? We have all these answers plus a special circle-back/follow-up featuring the one and only Harry the Centaur. Speaking of which: don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your sug...

How important do you have to be to be considered assassinated and not just murdered? What qualifies someone as a Disney Adult? How do you find a job as an evil villain's assistant? These are the hard-hitting questions we cover before we get to the highly-anticipated season two finale of Google Gripes.  Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood grou...

What is the definition of "ish?" If Air Bud were to enter the joust, would he be the mount or the rider? Is there a rule saying dogs can't be in the joust? Plus: Someone’s got a pair of garden shears, clean but not sterile. He looks wiry and fit but not too strong. He’s offering cash for toes. How much cash would you accept for each toe? We answer these questions and compare feet be...

When does The Future begin? What could an idiom of "On the eyebrow" mean? What is the YDAFT mascot? We break it all down before the triumphant return of Local Legends, where we discuss El Tabudo and the Virginia TV Head Man. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmai...

This episode we have the honor of being joined actor, playwright, and musician Michael Perrie Jr! Michael brings the boys a bushel of questions including: Is Frosty the snowman or the hat? In dungeons and dragons there are mechanics like Initiative, Action, and Bonus Action. What would some of those be for real life, for your own life, and why? And the very disturbing: 101 Dalmatians. There are 10...

When you say “its been a while”, what is the longest it’s been that it’s still ok to use that phrase? If Hercules was given a 13th impossible task in the modern age, what would it be and could he do it? Is it that the one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater is a creature that itself is one-eyed, one-horned, purple of color, and eats only normal, human people; OR is it a creature whose di...

What's it like inside of Kirby? Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush? How would the Vatican handle an Angels in the Outfield situation? All questions that have been asked since the beginning of time (or 1951/1994) and they'll be answered today. Plus: a controversial start to Google Gripes Season 2, Round 2. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive ran...

This week the boys welcome a second Brit to the program...Ian the Holy Mole from The Strange Mole Show , a brilliant British political sketch comedy podcast - available wherever you get your pods! Ian joins us to ask: Is dog really man's best friend? What would be your zombie apocalypse weapon of choice? If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, what's the biggest clap in your p...

Is there a formula for making the perfect James Bond villain? Matt and Eric dive deep into the weeds of Bond's enemies to find out in an all-new YDAFT Investigation. Then the boys clear out The Thoughtline with multiple circle-back voicemails. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidnta...

Is milk juice? At the movie theater, which armrest is yours? What makes a face punchable? We answer these questions after Matt's dream actions cause him problems and before we get to a circle-back/follow-up on his secret Elf on the Shelf exploits. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdi...

A simple question submission may have led to a new YDAFT tradition. This week the boys figure out what is on their 2023 Bingo Cards...and invite you to play along! You can fill out a 2023 YDAFT Bingo Card here. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod o...

How big is personal space? How does one win 'The Game' (which, sorry: you just lost)? Plus: we invent new circles of Hell and Eric completes his half of Google Gripes Season 2, Round 1! Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram , T...

Happy holidays, everyone! Since you've all been so good, this year we got you a brand new Definitive Ranking: the 12 days of Christmas! Just what does one do with all these damn birds? Plus: love him or hate him, we're tackling all your questions about the Elf on the Shelf. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever el...

What is the best and worst way to spend spoons? Eric finally gets to teach Matt about Spoon Theory before the boys tackle a delicate question: in this era of Toxic Masculinity, "what is the modern day "Test of Manhood"? Plus: the first YDAFT job reference and the season two premiere of Google Gripes. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborh...

What are the ingredients of Humble Pie? What's the oldest trick in the book? Why do millennials hate phone calls? This Thanksgiving, we're grateful to be tackling these questions as we search for a new Turkey Day tradition and wrestle with a challenge from the Thoughtline.  Play out music for this episode: "Don't Take It Out on Me" by PEG and the Rejected. Submit your leas...

What is the appropriate punishment for coworkers that eat your lunch? How did Pigpen get so dirty and why can't he get clean? We answer these existential dilemmas before heading to the Thoughtline, where two spouses have called on us for counseling. Plus: a brand-new segment of Fun Facts that you certainly didn't ask for. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive ra...

Spooky season is upon us and we've got an episode full of Halloween treats! Namely: what's the worst Halloween candy? What does your Trick or Treat bag of choice say about you? What (fictional) serial killer would you want to be your roommate? Plus: the boys ask each other some personal questions. Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood grou...

To celebrate the 50th episode of YDAFT, we're welcoming back all of our past guests! These YDAFT Giants return as guest gripers in the much-anticipated season one finale of Google Gripes. But first: we finally cover the burning question from our show's description.   Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood drama, and whatever else you want u...

In a themed episode, we go through your least-pressing questions about Sci Fi classic (and Matt's favorite movie) Back to the Future. From so called "plot holes" to speculation on what the characters are up to in 2022, we clean-up the BTTF Continuum for you. Plus: a check-in with Fauntleroy.   Submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood dra...