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This week, Matt is betrayed by his bladder, Chris teases his read via carved pumpkin (it has a cheese knife jammed in the middle of its pumpkin face), and a tormented spirit joins the brothers for a hair-raising Book Re-Boo (like review, get it?)!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a User-generated round of Interactive Fiction Translated Into Latin or Microorganism (thanks, Adam!), a quick Correction is made, a good boy earns yummy treats, and we got the cure for Premature Oldface!

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This week, Chris finds the absolute limits of western medicine, Matt draws a bat, and someone feels an ominous breeze in the oddest place!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Chicken Soup for the Who? (thanks, beeeeb!), Matt makes Chris sing not one but TWO parts in the latest edition of Surprise Scaryoke, and HELP I CROAK!

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This week, Creeptobscare is back! The guys picked a book and barely explain why! Hope you're a big fan of doctors and gurneys and Frankenstein monsters because you're about to be up to your neck in that stuff!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Knock-Off Halloween Costume, Predictions are (predictably) predicted, and someone gets a User-mandated gift! Hooray!

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This week, it's barely been 8 months since we started this book and we're already down to 2 lil endings to track down?! Time sure does fly when you're traveling near lightspeed! Will we finish this dang thing this week? LET'S SEE!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of the Is It An Ending from This Book or An Ending from Somewhere Else quiz (thanks, Esme!), Matt has some Self Care Corner tips for Fall (for probably the 9th time who's even keeping track anymore), brains are opening to eat your books, and someone gets to...

This week, Matt is forlorn at how dang tough it's getting to do these reads, Chris has a major bummer bummer alert big bad bummer time, and someone gets 45 whole seconds in before blowing the entire Wild Card for the week!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a Can't-Wait-for-Creeptobscare round of the One Word Switch Quiz, Chris delivers a fresh 'n hot Data Dump, someone's brain is fine working great, and HOO BOY look at 'em sting those strings with a DANDY!

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This week, Chris goes faster than anyone has ever gone, Matt gets a classic groaner of an ending, and if you're the kind of person who loves to merge into starry emptiness boy oh boy is this episode for you!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-conceived round of The Wild Card Quiz (thanks Glitch_Particle!), Matt hooks you up with stuff to do this weekend in a new edition of Finish It Tell Me (links below), the boys do some vibesolving, and don't forget to GO THANK YOURSELF!

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Happy back-to-school days! The guys revisit their traditional school adventure and discover THIS MIGHT BE THE FINAL READ! What gory ghouly horrors lie in store? Will they actually complete the book? We shall see!

Also, Matt challenges Chris round two of the User-generated Wham Bam Anagram: Author Edition quiz (thanks, Daniel!), Chris reviews cozy socks, and always remember—it's not your job to Frankenstein the world!

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This week, Matt gets a real blast from the past, Chris gets to—hold on to your hats—TRAVEL THROUGH TIME, someone finds a whole new story path, and someone else biffs it! But who does what, you ask? It's more complicated than you can possibly imagine!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Wham Bam Anagram (thanks, Daniel!), Matt popcorns out a trio of shorty segments (What's That Thing That Mom is Holding and Waving Around! Anecdoting! I Saw It on the Internet!), and who could forget beloved authors Neil C. Fromgrify, Allen Woid...

This week, Matt gets an ending so forgettable he has no idea if it's even new, Chris learns a new word in an alien language, and uh oh here comes star gas!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the Unstranslate This For Me Please Quiz, Chris shows off What's All the Things Behind the Scenes with a deep dive into his soundboard set up, and who doesn't love a story ending on a maybe?!

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This week, Chris is keeping things real political, Matt wonders war uhn good gosh what is it good for and why is it happening, and someone got distracted and forgot to read the final page of their read. How does that happen?

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Gilligan's Planet, the guys see if they can get an Aye for Fashion, and you totally have to hit up ZOO NIGHTS it's WILD!

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This week, Matt finally returns to the "Lost Page" (not a real thing), Chris warns the snowflakes that you better buckle up because it's commentary time, and the binger is the big finger!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Anagram of a Book or Something Else, Chris takes us on a trip to the Wild Card Factory, and why outrun lasers manually when your computer can handle that jazz?!

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This week, Matt learns that the space justice system is a joke, the authorities finally catch up with Chris, and you may not be ready for Buster's Buffet!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Last Week's Quiz but Backwards Now, the guys celebrate National Drive-Thru Day exactly one week late, and don't worry—Chris will be found!

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This week, Chris gets a double twist, Matt is become Death, and a high-stakes wager means that the race to win this book could be totally turned on its head!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to take the Zermacroyd Citizenship Quiz, Halloween season is seemingly upon us, mouth fingers would really help get the numnums down, and someone gets a page in this book where they have to flip a coin! What is that about?!

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This week, Chris trusts his space-pilot gut, Matt is-and-has-always-been, and someone achieves a whole new level of disappointment!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of the I Remember Her, What Book Was She In quiz? (thanks, Esme!), the guys get everyone pumped in the gentlest possible way with the return of Snoozy Reducey Extreme, and Mermah is playing the long game!

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This week you can practically hear the fireworks as Matt rides off into the sunset with a pretty important so-and-so, Chris comes face-to-face with countless British warships, and someone finally asks themselves a very important question!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to yet another round of the One Word Switch Quiz (Colonial Stuff Edition), Chris finds some other good things to celebrate on this particular day of the year, and we hope everyone is having a lovely day regardless of what your Papa's eyes are up to!

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This week, Chris travels through time! Matt thinks he's going to travel through time for a second then he doesn't! Politicians escape!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to an extra nice (nice, nice) round of Interactive Fiction or Planet, Matt makes us all smarter with some User PSAs (ok, the Users make us smarter) and you can't have underdogs without overdogs! And middogs! Let's hear it for the middogs!

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This week, Matt celebrates Finish It!'s anniversary (about a month late) and Chris celebrates Hot Air Balloon Day (about a week late) because Matt forgot that they changed plans to do the balloon thing instead of the birthday thing!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a throwback round of Interactive Fiction or IMAX Documentary Movies Available for Your Field Trip Visit to the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT (Round 2), Chris makes Matt do a Surprise Karaoke even though he's getting over a cold, and everyone's invited to try Professor Watchit's Secret Liquid!

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This week, Matt ends up in an unnecessarily dark episode of a premium-HBO-drama-type show, Chris finds himself staring down the barrel of a book read only to find himself asking, "why? Why like this?," and there is a small amount of self-brining.

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Synonyms! (Space Adventure Movies Edition), Matt forces everyone to Art This Book, and you better be good or you'll follow your rations—tossed into the DEEPY BRINE!

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This week, Matt learns the one simple trick that space plagues hate, you'll never believe what happens next after Chris retreats, and turns out sour grapes can be a good thing!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Strangers with Candy, Chris gets to Choose His Own Smoothie, and yes it still counts as discovering something even if it cuz someone told you it!

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This week, Chris unlocks a world of limitless possibility, Matt does a little bit of a space plague (on purpose), and someone is suddenly a human just totally out of nowhere what is up with that!?

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of User-generated quiz Which Book Does This End? (thanks, Sarah W!), Matt does Let's Roll a Baby Dude cuz there's a new Star War movie coming out, and if you are into book choices letting you manifest your own destiny you will love this episode!

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It's that very long-ago-and-far-awayish time of year again! This week, Chris shows off his bartering skills and Matt may or may not get sold to an unscrupulous miner!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to another round of figuring out what kind of spaceship they would have (maybe?), Chris saves his very special segment for the very end of the episode, and it's time to yell GRANSK and POODARN with abandon!

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This week, the brothers go full teeter into the eternal war of light v. dark! Matt learns the universal salute of friendship and Chris has a side hustle!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Which Choose Your Own Am I, Before and After Edition, the guys take a cosmic journey to the Finish-It-verse, and, did you know you can fly to Pluto if you really wanted to? GLEEB FOGO TO ALL!

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This week, it's all about things dying kind of! Matt bears witness to the end of the Earth (maybe?) and Chris discovers a whole new way to bring about the end of himself!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Andor, the guys create some out-of-this-world libations as they Choose Their Own Beverages (do not make Matt's drink, Matt's drink was very bad), and YES dinosaurs CAN have lil remote controls!

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This week, Chris discovers a new delicacy, Matt becomes a REAL adventurer, and somehow the guys FINISH A WHOLE OTHER BOOK in the process!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Song from the Josie and the Pussycats Movie, Matt ranks the Top 5 Space and Beyond Things of the Week, and one of the brothers has food on the mind! And also the other one does, too!

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This week, Chris discovers a new delicacy, Matt becomes a REAL adventurer, and somehow the guys FINISH A WHOLE OTHER BOOK in the process!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Song from the Josie and the Pussycats Movie, Matt ranks the Top 5 Space and Beyond Things of the Week, and one of the brothers has food on the mind! And also the other one does, too!

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This week, Matt and his new friends roast Earth (not literally), Chris learns the secret to a successful future for all living beings in the universe, and this week’s Wild Card means the guys get a visit from a very special guest!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the One Word Switch Quiz: Solar System Edition, Chris brings in a guest with Serious Clout (thanks for your time, Dr. Sassyphysics!), a Pop Quiz comes outta nowhere time, and don’t forget—Science not shared remains unknow...

This week, Matt and his new friends roast Earth (not literally), Chris learns the secret to a successful future for all living beings in the universe, and this week’s Wild Card means the guys get a visit from a very special guest!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the One Word Switch Quiz: Solar System Edition, Chris brings in a guest with Serious Clout (thanks for your time, Dr. Sassyphysics!), a Pop Quiz comes outta nowhere time, and don’t forget—Science not shared remains unknow...

This week, Matt gets a special job, Chris hits up a very popular time travel destination—with a couple serious twists you ain’t seen yet, and everyone agrees that Salisbury steak is the gentlest meat!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Star Trek Alien or Finish It! Alien (thanks, Esme!), Chris gets a very special BDTTRPG adventure (it’s long so feel free to jump to 49:30 if you must—no hard feelings!), and… waitaminnit… are we just a Book Club?

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This week, Matt gets a special job, Chris hits up a very popular time travel destination—with a couple serious twists you ain’t seen yet, and everyone agrees that Salisbury steak is the gentlest meat!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a User-generated round of Star Trek Alien or Finish It! Alien (thanks, Esme!), Chris gets a very special BDTTRPG adventure (it’s long so feel free to jump to 49:30 if you must—no hard feelings!), and… waitaminnit… are we just a Book Club?

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This week, Matt slams into back-to-back cheap choose moves that make him sad, Chris gets a Star Wars-y read that makes him happy, and someone makes 18 choices over the course of just 21 pages because that is how this book rolls!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Razzie Award-Nominated Science Fiction Film, Chris challenges Matt to a Surprise Karaoke (and Matt is too loud like seriously come on dude), and this week’s Wild Card uses a User’s name how fun is that?!

This week, Matt slams into back-to-back cheap choose moves that make him sad, Chris gets a Star Wars-y read that makes him happy, and someone makes 18 choices over the course of just 21 pages because that is how this book rolls!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Razzie Award-Nominated Science Fiction Film, Chris challenges Matt to a Surprise Karaoke (and Matt is too loud like seriously come on dude), and this week’s Wild Card uses a User’s name how fun is that?!

This week, Chris rights a wrong from the past, Matt hits a page that makes so little sense he thinks the book is broken (it’s not), and the Universe Governing Body has serious news! Also, it’s Sad Pizza Party time!

Additionally, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Space and Beyond, someone sees an ending they already got from a whole other perspective, and we got a nice wet cheese blump goin’!

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This week, Chris rights a wrong from the past, Matt hits a page that makes so little sense he thinks the book is broken (it’s not), and the Universe Governing Body has serious news! Also, it’s Sad Pizza Party time!

Additionally, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or Episode of Space and Beyond, someone sees an ending they already got from a whole other perspective, and we got a nice wet cheese blump goin’!

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This week, Chris zooms to the head of the class, Matt tries to put a round disc in the hole he has in his head and gags, and if you thought the first paragraph of the book had some mind-chafing science you are not going to like this episode at all!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You I’m A Doctor Quiz, vital Corrections are issued, and somebody has a secret weapon left that they have no...

This week, Chris zooms to the head of the class, Matt tries to put a round disc in the hole he has in his head and gags, and if you thought the first paragraph of the book had some mind-chafing science you are not going to like this episode at all!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of the How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You I’m A Doctor Quiz, vital Corrections are issued, and somebody has a secret weapon left that they have no...

This week, things get a little trippy when Chris encounters another black hole, Matt nails the body language of friendship, and someone forms a triangular force group of renegade spacecrafts (no big deal)!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or A Thing A Kid Wrote to Chris, it’s time to Roll an Alien Dude with the help of 1991’s finest alien superhero character creation table, and silly putty on a tennis ball is a texture mashup nightmare.

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This week, things get a little trippy when Chris encounters another black hole, Matt nails the body language of friendship, and someone forms a triangular force group of renegade spacecrafts (no big deal)!

Also, Chris challenges Matt to a round of Interactive Fiction or A Thing A Kid Wrote to Chris, it’s time to Roll an Alien Dude with the help of 1991’s finest alien superhero character creation table, and silly putty on a tennis ball is a texture mashup nightmare.

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New book day! Are you ready to travel to space and then also past there? Chris goes somewhere no human has gone before! Matt gets a “classic” ending that he “couldn’t” be “more” excited about! There is math in this book that will break you!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Sci-Fi Movie from the 1950s, Predictions are made, and the guys totally shake the curse of getting the same exact read in the first episode of a new book! I mean, what are the c...

New book day! Are you ready to travel to space and then also past there? Chris goes somewhere no human has gone before! Matt gets a “classic” ending that he “couldn’t” be “more” excited about! There is math in this book that will break you!

Also, Matt challenges Chris to a round of Interactive Fiction or Sci-Fi Movie from the 1950s, Predictions are made, and the guys totally shake the curse of getting the same exact read in the first episode of a new book! I mean, what are the c...

We haven’t seen Bill and Dani from Escape This Podcast, Solve This Murder and more in like a minute! Good thing they’re back! Will we finally finish this dang book? Or will the struggle grind on?

Also, the group checks in on their resolutions from last year (50% crushed, not bad), the Yule bros discover their likely Australian linguistic lineage, and let’s have a cheer for the Mechanized Scarecrows (Potato Gatherers): Moving Along the Sidefall of the Hill [Whose Spirit is Like a Wet Sack Flapping About the Knees of Time]!