Thought Spiral

We have a GUEST! Dateline NBC's JOSH MANKIEWICZ joins Josh and Andy for a wide ranging spiral. Plus, listener questions and much more spiraling.

A full debriefing of Andy's State of the Industry Address experience, from pre-show panic to Josh's post-show review, a SOTI audio chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

It's zero hour for the SOTI speech, Andy reviews "Chunks" to Josh, the new season of "Comedians in Cars..." shockingly angers Josh more than Andy, Andy fantasizes about he and Josh's golden years, an SOTI preview set, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy has a traumatic pizza experience, Old Jewish Dog Medical Corner, SOTI prep ramps up, Josh homeworks Kurosawa's "Yojimbo", Josh's album "Chunks" debut, a chunk from "Chunks", listener questions and much more spiraling.

Andy gets his pipes checked out, Josh deals with dog issues, writing for the SOTI is in full swing, the earthquake foreshock/aftershock debate, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy is back from a week with his family, Josh has an episode of comedy dread, will Thought Spiral finally have a guest?, homeworking "To Be or Not To Be," Allison MacLeod's "His Side of the Story," listener questions, and much more spiraling.

J. Elvis Weinstein's album "Chunks" is now available for pre-sale, Andy gets tricked into a Lyft concert, Andy gets White Hatted in Calgary, Josh does Nilsson, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Iron-enriched Andy shows up peppy, SOTI prep ramping up, archival spiciness inquiries, Homeworking "His Girl Friday", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy makes it to the show but it was touch and go, imagining Andy as a Chernobyl resident, Josh has a nostalgic and productive week, homeworking "Judgement at Nuremberg" AND "Arsenic and Old Lace", flashback stand-up from a 20-year-old Josh, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Josh is anxious...Andy doesn't help, Andy ponders the future of his mouth, laying ground for the State of the Industry address, a rare political full spiral, homeworking "Adam's Rib", some Andy stand-up, impression packed listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy makes himself at home, Josh has a release date for his album, Blowhardy: on drugs, Josh gets his scan results, homeworking "Bringing Up Baby", Andy's "The Grudge Song", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Confronty the Great, Josh does his annual tube time, official negotiations for this year's SOTI writing, homeworking "It Happened One Night", Andy's "In the USA", listener questions, and so much more spiraling.

Andy's very excited about his new phone, another edition of Old Jew Medical Corner, Josh sees "Long Shot", Josh hits a musical nerve with Andy, homeworking "Mikey and Nicky", "WADD", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

A minor Josh/Andy spat rehashed, dementia or stoned - how can you tell?, processing Louis CK at Acme, homeworking "Spartacus", "7 Steps Down", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy is back from his personal FestivalFest, Josh sees "Avengers: Endgame" and quickly sees the futility of talking about it with Andy, the guys debate coincidences and their bigger meaning, some fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy gives his notes on Josh's appearance on Gilbert Gottfried's show, Andy's promotional blockage, Josh's Passover tradition, homeworking "Singing in the Rain", some fresh Andy Stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy is flippant with death, Josh records his album…in a blizzard, figuring out your parents, Josh dodges an embarrassing injury, "Private Benjamin" gets homeworked, "That's the Kind of Love", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy laments being late to the L.A. party in the 70s, Josh does album prep, Josh brings the hammer down on Blowhardy, some fresh Andy Stand-up, bonus "break" talk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

They said it shouldn't be done - our 100th Test show! Andy and Josh look back at TS #1, Josh hits the road (and sky) to prep for his album, Alex the producer's favorite moments, Top 3 Spiraler-submitted music tracks, listener questions, and much more celebratory spiraling.

Josh scores points with Andy's therapist, dread management, the dark side of having a legacy, homeworking "Shampoo", a little "spicy" stand-up clip, listener EMAILS, and much more spiraling.

Back at the table this week, Andy self-assesses his podcast performance, Josh gets to be a blowhard in the Windy City, should comedy people get offended? Listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Improv is fun, but for who? Andy attends the Brody Stevens memorial at the Comedy Store, Josh and Allison strike up the band, Andy's "OCD update", "Don't Follow Me", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Josh gets deep into album prep, Andy struggles to get into task mode, ADHD coping skills, homeworking "The Boys From Brazil", re-spinning Allison's "Hidden by Years", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Andy works through his struggles with eye contact and mic stands, the guys discuss the loss of Brody Stevens, Oscar spiral, Did Someone Say 'Murder?', homeworking "The Anderson Tapes",a little more Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Another fireside spiral this week as the guys hunker down for the National Emergency, who will get their album out first?, discussing the Democrats, Andy takes on dread, Josh ponders the next move with his back, an Andy stand-up chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.