The Golden Hour

Chris and Erik get into casino towns in Oklahoma, whether the casino is as guilty as the degenerate gambler, and why sex work is the one business where the customer is always wrong. They review Primetime, Resident Evil and Backrooms, rave about Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, and pick apart Monster's take on Lizzie Borden. Plus political yard sign season, Elliot Page's latest magazine cover, how...

Chris and Erik open with Bitcoin regret and a time machine dilemma: kill Hitler, or buy 10,000 Bitcoin at a dollar? Erik recaps his weekend at Mohegan Sun, from a 75-minute massage that went wrong in the first few minutes (and what the protocol is for walking out of one) to a craps table full of old-school Italian guys straight out of Casino, passing the dice to Charlie. Chris explains "Bond," the...

A commercial audition turns into a war with a parking lot QR code. The guys get into the Sydney Sweeney betting-app ad, why women's sports uniforms look the way they do, and whether posting thirst traps is fair game. A story about closing a show for a room full of recovering addicts, the full home espresso routine, a Malibu listing with a private Starbucks, mustard water, the correct way to fry an...

Chris and Erik get into the Lindsay Clancy mistrial and why people still push the husband theory when both sides agreed he wasn't a suspect, then a viral store-line "assault" video where the footage clears the guy and nobody cares. Matt Rife's Annabelle doll turns into a debate on belief: ghosts, God, and simulation theory. They watch the AI Denzel "slop" clip and argue about whether AI filmmaking...

Brendan is back for episode 200. He's coaching 10U tackle football and his defense still hasn't given up a touchdown. Chris just headlined a comedy festival in Portugal and has his first trip to Paris coming up. The guys get into Brian Callen missing the Monday show, why none of them have ever missed a flight, how much therapy is too much, a therapist who bragged about a client to his golf buddies...

Chris and Erik get into the backwards strip mall where they get coffee before the show, Erik asking Rachel where the coffee beans are and getting pointed to the fava beans, and Chris's $120 ice cream delivery that showed up at the perfect consistency. They talk why delivery pizza beats pizza at the restaurant, the Santa Clarita waiter who went full Godfather the second the food hit the table, Erik...

Chris and Erik cover a potty training breakthrough powered by Pac-Man underwear, the back to school clothes racket, and a sunglasses compliment that went very wrong. They talk the new Matt Rife and Owen Wilson movie, a British crime drama that reveals a character's arm three episodes in with zero warning, the Angel Reese missed layup meme, and the bleak little movies that mobile game ads have beco...

Chris and Erik debate whether it's still a burrito if you can't pick it up, share doctor visits and kid updates, and dig into algorithms full of knockout videos and when hitting back is ever justified. Then it's the Lindsay Clancy case, the latest Fauci revelations, politics turning into team sports, building apps with AI, Bitcoin regrets, and why the digital stuff you buy isn't really yours. To c...

Chris and Erik debate whether burping is worse than farting, recap a 5 a.m. estate auction bid on some not-so-real diamonds, and trade sleep struggles that end with the Stadium Pal, a wearable fix for the middle-of-the-night pee. Nick brings the news: Mario Lopez's AI video, Jonah Hill's jiu-jitsu confidence, Liam Neeson's mystery pants, a Freddy Krueger remake that turned out to be fake, a Master...

This week the guys get into the Tucker Carlson x Sam Altman interview, whether convincing yourself you slept great actually works, and how many He-Man movies came out recently. They talk Supergirl and Superman, and why Sydney Sweeney was the obvious choice for Supergirl. Erik recaps a travel nightmare where his bags got shipped to two different states, plus the time Chris flew home with a Har...

Adam Carolla joins Chris and Erik this week and gives the real state of the fire rebuilds: why the Palisades is slowly coming back while Malibu sits frozen behind the Coastal Commission, million-dollar septic upgrades, and foundations that need 300 concrete trucks before a single stud goes up. He also live-critiques an Instagram container house build, tells the legendary Man Show clam chowder stor...

Chris and Erik talk about the two-coffee experiment of adding four shots over ice to a cold brew that isn't strong enough, where Brendan's been, finding a woman's hair on the hotel shower wall, the moldy Jacksonville comedy club suite and the freshly shampooed carpet that stayed wet all weekend, dads terrorizing hotel front desks and the 2am fire smell coming through the Everglades hotel, whether...

Chris and Erik talk about cold brew and coffee orders, the DEI executive who stole the trash can how hard it is to cancel subscriptions, Vegas casinos charging for everything now, Cirque du Soleil, Erik's testosterone test and the funniest text Chris has ever gotten, Erik’s lack of confidence at the gym, watching their sons run around on the 4th of July, a full spoiler breakdown of Obsession, Netf...

Chris and Erik sit down with Sam Tripoli and talk the Kobe conspiracy guy and whether Kobe was into the occult or just about to sue a pharmaceutical company, LeBron's Boulé tattoo, Sam getting asked if he's gay in an MTV pitch meeting, why LeBron and the Rolling Stones are still performing, Sam's core beliefs that people conspire, all culture is fake, and the world is run by literal sorcerers, the...

Chris and Erik talk about their respective trips to Denver and Miami, why the American terminal at LAX is a nightmare with 75 elevators and no baggage claim in sight, the rule that there should only ever be two modes of transportation to get anywhere, paying $3,500 for first class to Pittsburgh and the whole game of airline status and upgrades, flying with kids and the under-two pre-boarding gripe...

Chris and Erik talk about the UFC Whitehouse card, Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire, the HBO horror movie "Men", Chris’s Danish filmmaker friend who made Speak No Evil, Chris trying Peptides, Erik stabbing himself with empty needles, the groupchat they have with their wives, and more! Hims - To get simple, online access to personalized, affordable care for ED, Hair Loss, Weight Loss, and more, vi...

Chris and Erik talk about kids and their favorite toys, the Reckless Ben YouTube video about a guy trying to get $200,000 of Star Wars Legos back from a shady store, the Kobe Bryant assassination conspiracy video, whether Epstein is really dead, why the NBA can't be rigged, the Epstein list and aliens getting the same shrug from everybody, Chris's story about a crazy hot girl at the Comedy Store,...

Chris and Erik are back to talk about Erik and his wife's parking lot stand off (and Chris's case against ever trusting a woman's intuition), Chris's record-setting 10-hour night of sleep and his Mark Wahlberg-approved oatmeal-and-dates breakfast, whether Jay-Z and rap itself have a shelf life, Drake's Iceman, the Japanese internet-game-turned-movie Exit 8 somehow being about accepting fatherhood,...

Brendan tries to convince Chris to do peptides and the guys talk trying new menu items at a restaurant, Erik no longer eating pizza after getting sick, food poisoning stories, the first movies they took their kids to see, whether or not Home Alone was a "scary" movie, Chelsea Handler's post Kevin Hart Roast comments, Brendan's insane strength, MVP vs BrandRisk fight events, Ray J fighting, Johnny...

The guys recap the Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano fight and talk Gina's 100lb weight loss, Chris' hot sauce tragedy, the filmWuthering Heights, whether or not Jacob Elordi is a likeable actor or not, m*rder documentaries, the new Crash doc, Erik's maid story, Brendan being the backwards guy and much more! Get this episode AD FREE + 2 PATREON ONLY episodes/month only at https://patreon....

Chris and Erik discuss some annoying and creepy habits of their baby monitor, and Erik fills in Chris on the roast of Kevin Hart. Chris then talks about why he's always looking for something to be wrong, and Erik vehemently agrees with an example of a wobbly table. They discuss their "Dark Passenger". Then they talk about Devil Wears Prada 2 and how Anne Hathaway wanted more bodily representation...

Chris and Erik to hear about Erik's rough start to his Pensacola shows that left him questioning whether he should continue comedy. Then the guys talk about Spirit airlines going out of business, and Chris finally finishing Sopranos. They also chat about the rise and fall of mob movies, and how AI will gas light you. DraftKings - Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code GOLDEN so you’re...

The guys discuss whether they fix their own cars or take them to the shop, Erik's new home improvement skills, crazy layover stories and his exit row incident, also, Brendan's idea for a dating show with 2s, the guys share massage stories including Brendan's heavy breathing female masseuse, the new uncomfortable show on TLC called A Day In My Body and much more! Get this episode AD FREE + 2 PATREO...

The guys share what their addictions are, Brendan gets triggered by Erik calling his wife his "partner" and talk fashion trends, dodging ropey barbells, Brendan's 2019 suck city fashion with super tight jeans, Chris taking meds for OCD, Erik's old coaching days, 90 Day Fiance' and much more! Get this episode AD FREE + 2 PATREON ONLY episodes/month only at  https://patreon.com/thegoldenhourpod...

The guys talk Chris being featured on Family Guy and his workout slump, Brendan leaving the Dominican Republic because of Diet Coke, Trump complimenting Paulo Costa on how beautiful he is, Creature Features and the new Primate movie, Brendan sparring with his kids, another room service story with Chris, AI dogs and robots, Coachella and much more! Get this episode AD FREE + 2 PATREON ONLY episodes...