Season 1
penitentiary & pals
japanese cube test
the batman review
ukraine on the brain
rich dad, poor dad...kill dad?
simon says
muffin tops and power bottoms
taboo & parents
droppin' lovebombs
All hypotheticals I tell ya, any similarities are unintended coincidences, all names will be redacted. Horrifying events have struck a friend of the pod, and this got us thinking about crime and the prison pipeline. It's hard to advocate for rehabilitative justice when the person of interest is a repeat criminal, but maybe we should still try. The boys offer their thoughts on alternatives to criminal sentencing and navigating the need for security without going full draconian. Complete 180 follows, we talk about crappy friends. What level of effort do you need to maintain a friendship? Do friendship breakups hurt the same as romantic relationships? How do you tell someone that you're not really that close? Rough patches and redemption arcs.
Open wide the doors to your mind palace, the Psycho Soldiers are here. You're in a desert, you see a cube. Paint a picture for me. There's a ladder. What's it like? A horse, a flower, and a storm. Every story's a little different. All will be revealed, by you, for you. What can we figure out about a person from a series of random questions? What can we piece together based on their hobbies? The Psycho Soldiers brave the mental frontier and explore what makes us, us. We highly encourage you to follow along as we go. (Note: "Psycho Solider" is the name of the closing theme, it's the first song in a video game to ever include vocals. There's your history lesson you cretins)
New bat just dropped. Spoilers start around the 14 minute mark, you've been warned. The Hot Pocket Lads draw some comparisons between this film and the standard superhero flick: What does the Batman do to stand out? Plus we talk about the separation between movie quality and movie message: We love this movie, but not its politics. Hot Pocket Final Score: 8.5/10. Excellent visual and audio presentation, but weak dialogue and weird editing/writing decisions.
We are not experts in this field, and we've no problem admitting that, but we're still better read than most of you so suck it. Our focus is not "What's happening?" but "How did we get here?". We talk about the dark history of Ukrainian militant groups, NATO, and the 2014 Maidan protests. Our focus is rounding out the story with context that's been suspiciously left out of all the social media craze. I beg of you: No more colorful infographs. I get one step closer to atheism everytime I see one. EDITOR'S NOTE: We rushed this one out, so don't expect the same production value :)
All aboard the folly trolley! Get your charcoal kids, 'cause we're grilling today. The Hot Pocket boys test the limits of their moral fiber, can Shehr stay on a righteous path while Saad's yappin' like a misbehaved 8th grader? Here's an itinerary, detours are to be expected: Snitchin' on cheating friends, whacking your dad for that bread, breaking your kids from jail, and gaslighting your way out of criminal charges. Honey I'll be late for dinner, the boys and I are soaking.
A belated Happy Valentine's Day to the lovers and Happy Galentine's Day to the ladies. We watched the Tinder Swindler to celebrate the season of love. It helps if you've watched it, but not necessary, we cover the basics along the way. Hot Pocket's asking the real questions: Where did Simon get those scars? Why'd he friendzone Pernilla? Why the heck are people giving money to a known conman? Does Netflix owe anything to the victims? And expect a ton of Palestine jokes today. Oh and belated Happy Vaseline's to the guys. How come that one don't rhyme?
If a restaurant's description includes "chique", the food boutta be mid at best. The fan favorite "Dirty Laundry" segment returns, with a surprise twist near the end. Body shaming your significant other? Just cheat instead, we know you want to end things, secure the nut while you're at it. Calling your work boyfriend a slur? Classic case of the the gay black kettle calling the pot white and bi.....I think that's how it goes. Finally, gender swapped Beauty and the Beast, and a gay rat wedding. Alternative Title: "body slamming body shaming"
Swapped out my assortment of retro video game music for mainstream desi songs this episode. Never say I don't make sacrifices. We let the listeners pick today's topic. Big shock: the audience that's disproportionately brown wants to hear about South Asian culture. We tackle the wonderful world of big no-no's, oopsie-doo's, and taboos in Desi culture. The usual suspects make their rounds: marriage, sex, career, etc. But we do try and scrap together some new questions. What's the love language of an immigrant father? Does narrowly defined "success" indicate a lack of social responsibility? Are love and business mutually exclusive? And why are our desserts so BAD? You people deserve diabetes for choosing mithai over cookies.
The internet's been shocked and rocked by horrific dating stories. Fresh and Fit podcast made a bold claim: they're black, and they refuse to date black women because.....Oh, nah, that's foul, I'm not saying that. We explore the wonderful world of racist dating preferences and dudes teaching dudes to hate women. Speaking of hating women: The West Elm Caleb story blew up, and the world is worse for it. A bunch of women are upset about one guy who ghosted them after 2 dates. Now, how you gonna fight the patriarchy if you're crying over a stranger with a mustache? Sidenote: We didn't talk about it this ep, but the Caleb story prompted people in DC to make a google doc of guys to avoid on Hinge. DC is the worst city. Also pigs. Pigs are based.
Nothin' but beef, I'm on a Keto diet. The recent altercation between Elmo the Blood and Rocco the Rock got us thinking about scraps and beefs. We tag in friend of the show, "Based" Jake Paul, to look at his one-man slamma jamma against the UFC; plus other bits of combat sports drama. After a quick detour through through Kardashian Lane, Jorydn Woods Avenue (where I'm tryna be), and that one time Shehr almost died we get to a really nice conversation about growth, cognitive empathy, and selfishness. Cases of Main Character Syndrome (MCS) are spiking everywhere, please get the vaccine.