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What's going on, Internet!? Prepare for some of the most insane rambling about everything from life, to sex, to what passes for 21st-century Internet culture. Your aural canals are ours, and we're filling them with nonsense -- courtesy of hosts Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

In this third episode of our epic Dungeons & Dragons campaign, Brian takes some time out for a little Dungeons & DoorDash, the party tries to pull the ol' wagon inspector trick on some fantasy New Jerseyites, and we discover the groups Achilles' heel: puzzles. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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In the second episode of our four-part Dungeons & Dragons adventure, our motley crew takes a break from their indecisiveness to harass some townies and graphically loot corpses. They are truly the heroes we both need and deserve. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Hail and well-met, or something! In the first of a four-part Dungeons & Dragons adventure, three malcontent travelers from what may as well be a random character creator enter the mists with their beleaguered caretaker, and wind up almost getting eaten by wolves. We hope you enjoy this weird, stupid journey! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We have some video oopsies, Brian and Max declare war on pie, Brendan Fraser leaves and comes back again, we have some audio oopsies, people tell us all about the houses where the 'nog gets filmed, and we try to imagine what our personal Greek god resumes would look like. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Join us as we delve into the town pervert's 'nog stash, marvel at all of Panera's stupid terrible bread, weigh the pros and cons of Costco's private jet rental service, and remember all the bad '90s music. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We resurrect Heathcliff from the dead, celebrate the unintentional comedy of Baywatch, try to figure out a movie worth renting out an entire theater for, name all the dumbest allergies, and engage in that timeless classic pancakes vs. waffles debate. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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A heartfelt congratulations to the Denver Broncos for the big electoral win, Jenn and Max Scoville for getting pregnant during the apocalypse, and all those people who are knee-deep in their midlife crisis. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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The Denver Broncos sweep 2020 in a surprise election landslide, we try to remember all of our stupidest injuries, Scott talks us through his sweet dance moves, and we all imagine winding up at Denny's at 1:00 AM. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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In our 2020 Halloween spook-tacular, Kristin tells terrifying tales of trick-or-treating in Bel Air, Max courts catastrophe by consuming corpse-flavored Skittles, and Ryan concocts chills by donning the many masks of Michael Myers. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Welcome to our ninth birthday skeleton spectacular, where we introduce Tom Bombadil the shock jock, unveil the world's stupidest sound board, recount warm fuzzies from our listeners, and figure out who among us would die first in a real-life bio-dome. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Brian tethers in from his phone to help us recite all the definitions of a Rat King, learn all the fun facts about Donatello, vote on the sexiest fast food mascots, try to forget all the most useless things we've ever memorized, and have our annual conversation about monster cereal. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Guest host Zach Ryan fills in to help us examine the weird logistics of moving during a pandemic, determine what an a-hole looks like, (masterfully) debate just how hands-off we would be willing to get in exchange for time travel, and reboot Highlander for the 21st century. Starring Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar, with special guest Zach Ryan.

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It's a week of bad legs, bad dates, bad action figures, bad anime superpowers, and a little bit of good advice. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We briefly turn into a video game podcast before getting down in the dirt with patio pounders, Monster Jam, the stupidest things we'd theoretically buy, and the worst McDonald's menu item pitches we can think of. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Our pal Jack DeVries joins in to give us an update on how his 2020 is going, we concept some bad Machinima TV, Scott has a very bad technology day before our ears, and we wrap up by talking about all the weird stuff in our fridge and then imagining what the rules to Australian Rules Football might be. Starring Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar, with special guest Jack DeVries.

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We go down the weirdest Winnie the Pooh philosophical rabbit hole, discuss Ryan's funeral wishes (don't worry -- he hasn't accidentally slipped on any banana peels yet), give you the lowdown on butthole cramps, recount our most embarrassing celebrity encounters, and take Ninja Turtle logic to the next level. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We try to find out what pets are allowed in prison, discuss the oeuvre of Harvey Keitel's junk, and ponder becoming some real shady Christmas tree farmers. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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It's a question we've all had during our lives: Collectively speaking, which Hogwarts house would the Comedy Button belong to? This week, at Kristin's insistence, we take the Harry Potter Sorting Hat quiz and find out (and remember, Ryan is definitely Ravenclaw, guys). Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We debate the true meaning of the idiotic half-meme we created in last week's episode, dunk on Steve Bannon, go through the whole California disaster checklist, and pontificate on roller coaster bathroom etiquette. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Happy 450th episode to us! To celebrate, Kristin tells us about a really awkward class trip to Europe, we give a chin-stroking review of all the celebrities on Cameo, and -- since we won't be visiting any theaters anytime soon -- we revisit our favorite childhood moviegoing experiences. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Buckle in for some spooky tales of haunted catacomb tours and serial killers, then listen to a bunch of thirty-somethings try to figure out PAW Patrol, explain what ska is, and determine what sorts of dessert islands we'd want to be trapped on. Starring Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Join us as we peek into some very weird new corners of Pornhub, get hyped for the new roaring '20s, and recall all those signature family holiday dishes that we hate. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Somehow-first-time host Scott Bromley delivers the most reductive show intro we've ever done, we try to build the perfect Frankenstein's monster out of the Comedy Button cast, all the worst (and some of the best) restaurants make an appearance, we reboot the Avengers with an all-star wrestler cast, and Brian updates us on his feud with sworn enemy Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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Kristin hung out with James Marsden at GameStop, Steven Seagal is one weird dude, and we somehow have a second conversation about Coyote Ugly in the span of a month. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We ponder the inevitable future TikTok presidency, discover Schrodinger's Representation, remember how warped sex education and anti-drug PSAs got during the '80s, and deliver some of the most amazing Quibi show pitches anyone has ever heard. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We get to hear Kristin's first impressions of us, vote on the most bangable U.S. President, and recall the time that Big Bird almost exploded. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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We welcome our new regular co-host Kristin Van De Yar, who immediately proceeds to upset our dumb centaur-drawn apple cart with some tips on the finer points of pandemic hair care, ideas on the best way to draw snakes that are yanking each other's ropes, and a debate on the flaws and nonexistent merits of Olive Garden and Applebee's. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, Max Scoville, and Kristin Van De Yar.

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What is charisma? And, more importantly, does Porky Pig have it? Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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We catch up on what Gamer Grub has been up to for the past seven years, learn about a real weird cream soda recipe, and read Amazon reviews of DIY sex toys. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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We try to make sense of our stupid world, and everything that's going wrong in it right now. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Our pal Mike Drucker joins us to have a lively discussion about Steven Spielberg's AI, tell us about what it's like to write for Samantha Bee, and take bets on which Comedy Button host will be the next one to lose their hair. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville, with special guest Mike Drucker.

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Ryan reads fan-requested Urban Dictionary definitions, then we recall our worst car rides and then sail away on a perfect peanut butter boat. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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In the middle of the world's worst ongoing staycation, we imagine what it would like be cooped up with Glenn Danzig, design characters for Cereal: The Fighting Game, and get to the bottom of the stupidest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles lore we could find. Starring Brian Altano, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Ryan celebrated his 40th birthday trapped at home with Joe Bob Briggs, Scott is really addicted to Animal Crossing, and we've all developed some increasingly terrible diets. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Scott's gall bladder is real fussy, we're all getting a lot more time than we bargained for with our significant others, and we've found that pandemic hygiene habits can be very... shall we say "flexible." Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Ryan drinks some real clean soda, Brian is a secret disaster prep expert, our fans demand to know the origin story of Ryan's wizard couch, and we try to imagine what there will be to look forward to when life returns to normal. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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We hang out with our friends (remotely), catch up on all the weird TV, try to figure out what Boris Johnson looks like, panic about our eating habits, and figure out what the most ideal shower food is. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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We still don't know how to record a podcast, everything is still canceled, Wild Wild West still sucks, people still drive like idiots when no one is on the road, and Ryan still eats like a child even as the world burns down. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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We learn about the world's weirdest workout routine, imagine our perfect hairstyles, discuss Ryan's childhood hard-boiled egg obsession, and resurrect all those dumb hoverboard rumors from the '80s. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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It turns out that the world is such a disaster, we've had to record our show remotely for the first (and definitely not last) time. Come join us as we gather together through our computer screens and contemplate the corona apocalypse! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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IT'S THE COVID-19 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!!!! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Scott, Max, and Brian joined by special guest Ryan Scott, who discusses his plans to travel back in time and invent Snapchat and bet on the Super Bowl (even though he doesn't know how either of those things work). And also, the age-old question: Would you eat an owl? Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Scott, Max, and Brian get day drunk to discuss their deepest insecurities, like getting naked in front of other people and how they'll never be able to do sweet skateboard or BMX tricks. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

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Ryan is out, and we had Discord write the show for us, so you know it's gonna be a good time for all the rowdy pigs in the house! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

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Local substitute teacher Jared Petty sits in for Ryan once again, to reveal the truth about George Washington's wooden teeth, tell stories about weird Japanese restaurants, and help us figure out what our Care Bear powers would be. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with special guest Jared Petty.

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Ryan is back to share his Top 10 Police Academy movie list, discuss his nonexistent exercise habits, and demonstrate his strength by breaking Scott's thumb on-air. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Jared Petty is here to offer his best NPR host impression, talk about how babby is formed, help us with our new foray into procedurally generated ASMR, and discuss old Sierra adventure games without Ryan. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville, with special guest Jared Petty.

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We debate what foods we'd force each other to give up, guess what all the different horse parts are called, play an impromptu game of "Which Mortal Kombat Character Would you Marry?" and come up with some cool heist codenames. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Scott injured his ball (again), he loves disgusting Jelly Belly flavors, and he's a real stinky boy. We don't know why we keep putting up with him! Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, and Max Scoville.

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Max shares his disgusting fondness for gross anchovies on pizza like a sick dirty man, we all try to remember the last time we ate a frozen TV dinner, and Scott goes just a little bit overboard with arcade game sound effects. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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Journey with us whiz in the world's most hilariously-named lake, check out some front butts, and cool off with a refreshing trenta cinnamon water with extra whip. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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To ring in the new year, we eat packaged Japanese fish that tastes like pizza, and discover when we first knew we were idiots. Starring Brian Altano, Scott Bromley, Ryan Scott, and Max Scoville.

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