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Palm Springs Bachelor Party, Comedy Store Review & Embracing the “F-It” Age Apr 10, 2025

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Matt and JD are back with tales from a “wild” weekend in Palm Springs — including just how close Matt came to going on a 10k hike while completely hungover. From bachelor party shenanigans to a surprise roast, the guys break down the comedy, the chill vibes, and the slightly questionable decisions.

Also in this episode: 🎤 A spontaneous review of The Comedy Store on a random Thursday 🔥 The pros and cons of getting roasted by your friends 🎉 The moment you finally stop caring and embrace the “F-It” phase of life

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What Really Happened At The No Dunks Pizza Party Apr 03, 2025

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On today’s show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss getting a medical diagnosis from a podcast, well-meaning insults, a bachelor party preview, rural flushing rules, what counts as a pizza topping, why sound guys are the worst kind of guys, doing unpaid labor, a stoned thought about the future of music, grooving to Brahm’s Lullaby, referring to your partner as “my beautiful wife,” objective standards of attractiveness, crying over clothes that don’t fit, Matt may be getting scammed again, and how much it would cost to sell your Instagram handle.

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Cancelling Netflix, Siesta Culture And Should Biscoff Cookies Be BANNED?! Mar 27, 2025

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On today’s show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss their failing sleep hygiene, bringing the siesta to North America, arguing with caterers, JD’s going on a Montreal bender, are there too many colors of wine, a hoarder intervention, physical media has its limits, a hierarchy of streaming services, literally wearing a hat on a hat, a proposal to drop Biscoff cookies from flights, regrets about leaving The Starters, being a bad delegator, maybe man is an island, and an important programming note that is not a surprise but sounds like one to some on the pod.

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Champagne Rooms, Gym Revenge, and Earworm Cures | Mailbag Mar 24, 2025

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On today’s show, Matt, JD & Rachel open the Is This Good? Mailbag to answer your burning questions about sponsoring a champagne room, buying a gym just so you can kick out its members, a Charlie Kaufman-themed amusement park, indoor waterslides, solving an urgent relationship problem, thanking people for holding the door open, signalling from a car with your hands, should we be inspired by Katy Perry going to space, seeing a band that’s past their prime, shoving as many men as possible in a tiny restroom, getting confrontational with your employer, and a cure for how to unstick a song that’s earwormed itself into your brain.

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Civics 101 | Patreon Exclusive! Mar 20, 2025

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On today's Patreon-Exclusive episode, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the latest you can celebrate St. Paddy's Day, becoming an American citizen, the weirdest interview ever, a very unfortunate translation error, JD & Rachel take an impromptu civics quiz, is holding hands PDA, things we've stolen, saving an orphanage from a fire, the best dish we cook, audio tropes we hate, we finally pick tattoos, and we dig deep to find the weirdest bible verses out there.

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Bohemian Rhapsody | Is This Bad? Mar 17, 2025

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On this episode of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch Bohemian Rhapsody and discuss how the hell it won four Oscars, was Rami Malek deserving of Best Actor, Queen’s contribution to the Jock Jam genre, taking sex and drugs out of rock’n’roll, whether the film’s inaccuracies ruin it, bands who bombed at Live Aid, would this have been better as a musical, the Mike Myers cameo, was there too much focus on Freddie’s ex-wife, the worst way to introduce your new band, and our favorite Queen songs of all-time.

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Naked On A Plane, Embarrassing Homes & The Wedding Reception Hall Of Fame Mar 13, 2025

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On today’s show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the key to good posture, the things in our home we’re most embarrassed for other people to see, can a regular adult man get a gaming chair, a hoarder intervention, turning your loved ones into stuffed animals, living on a dirt road, getting asked if you need help while exercising, bike shorts are not acceptable once you dismount your bike, Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame trivia, the Wedding Reception Hall of Fame, screaming dirty words to Billy Idol’s Mony Mony, gift registry problems, how to get off a plane you really don’t want to be on, and good news... Buttons are BACK!

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Anna Seregina On Angry Emails, Farts, and the BEST Way To Describe A Wine Mar 10, 2025

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On today’s show, Anna Seregina (After Midnight) joins Matt & JD to discuss the worst citizenship to have, annoyingly precocious kids, restroom performance art, how a fart held a friendship together, does absence make the heart grow a fonder, emailing while angry, landlord fights, promotion is the worst part of creation, bravely admitting you don’t know how to use Excel, the reasons we procrastinate, why every food influencer is the same, dumb ways to describe wine, wearing white to someone else’s wedding, eating pizza upside down, archiving your own life, and which Mars rover name you’d give your child.

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Dictators, Embarrassing Workouts, Aliens, Oscars & More Mar 06, 2025

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On today’s show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss what they’d do if they were dictators, embarrassing new forms of exercise, there’s not enough TV shows about dogs, behind-the-scenes at NASA, the danger of laughing at a child’s joke, aliens love rock’n’roll, being a parent means constantly being embarrassed, energy drinks are a powerful drug, James Bond needs to die, should the Oscars play more to popular movies, Adrien Brody sets a dubious record, an incident at The Painted Pickle, new rules for surprise parties, and we need a new name for Cornhole.

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The BEST place to go on a first date! | Maddy Kelly Mar 03, 2025

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On today’s show, Maddy Kelly (Just For Laughs) joins Matt & JD to discuss having a state of the union with your best friend, teenage standup material, having a sandwich named after you, planning a low effort birthday party, bikini styles, bowling on a first date, the best excuse for leaving a party, the worst kind of male rom-com character, the pressure of being a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, small talk may be more important than we thought, folding women’s underwear, the disrespect to our freckled community must end, our favorite of the four humors, and the real reason for the Salem Witch Trials.

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