Porn Shops vs. Hubert H. Humphrey’s Night of Ghouls

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A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Porn Shops vs. Hubert H. Humphrey’s Night of Ghouls

We learn:

Glen is pretty protective of his holiday Elton tries to put a positive spin on porn shops Most porn shops have an old man in suspenders outside sweeping

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Dungeons & Dragons EP 5

11/01/2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Deals are made with the rats. you CAN use Taylor Ham to take an impression of runes on a wall. By being idiots, we completely avoided major traps.

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Air Fryer vs. The Gulag

10/25/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Air Fryer vs. The Gulag

We learn:

Glen still can't figure out his mic Gertie’s nipples got hard telling the ‘trowel story’ Ben FINALLY gets to talk about KPop demon hunter

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Dungeons & Dragons EP 4

10/17/2025

they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Jujutsu is an actual thing you can use in D&D to win There are rats the size of 12 year old boys in this cleft the cleft became a really big deal in this episode

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Dungeons & Dragons EP 3

10/11/2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

We mess with a blacksmith I FINALLY gets to give people my Orson Welles knowledge Elton continues to know everyone’s dad

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Dungeons & Dragons EP 2

10/04/2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of their games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Our heroes meet blinkie's friends dad Sandwiches are invented You can plant a tree, but it sucks.

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Dungeons & Dragons EP 1

09/19/2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of their games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Gertie is a shifter wolf with IBS Shy is authentically ‘from the streets’… with her parents money Elton has been sick for kinda a while Glen is that annoying guy at the factory Ben has to put up with all of us. It was his idea, so we don’t feel bad.

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Corporate Psychopaths vs. Dungeons and Dragons

08/29/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Corporate Psychopaths vs. Dungeons and Dragons

We learn:

Elton can make a connection between his pick and V.D. Ben makes an ‘ok host’ - but no one appreciated his hubris The British accents were the worst

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Squonk Vs. Citizen Kane

07/26/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Squonk Vs. Citizen Kane

We learn:

The sound is really bad on this episode Glen can’t thought Citizen Kane would be a shoe-in Gertie hates Orson Welles

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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds vs. Murder She Wrote

07/12/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds vs. Murder She Wrote We learn:

Ben Came SUPER prepared Gertie is able to make bird sounds conversationally Elton thinks that Angela Landsburry was actually committing all the murders

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Apple VS ‘A Pegasus for Christmas’

07/05/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup This week: Apple VS ‘A Pegasus for Christmas’

We learn:

The pegasus story makes nearly no sense Apple makes the most sense Glen wins legitimately!

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Marcus Aurelius vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey

06/28/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Marcus Aurelius vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey

We learn:

Elton is hesitant to get into swinging Gertie is a horrible host Gretchen is a new addition to the cup

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Taylor Ham vs. Smorgasbord

06/14/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Taylor Ham vs. Smorgasbord

We learn:

Hans Christian Anderson was a creep We learn all the parts of a pig and what they’re named Great arguments were made by Elton and Gertie, but Glen won

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Route 80 vs. the Dictionary

05/31/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup This week: Route 80 vs. the Dictionary

We learn:

Both highways and dictionaries can be sentient Elton coughs a lot before the act of physical love Glen should have won

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Celery vs. English People

05/11/2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Celery vs. English People

We learn:

Elton made this episode with AI while Gertie and Glen were out of the country We get a glimpse into how Elton wished our show worked There are celery cults

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Guinness World Records vs. Kids Smoking Cigarettes

04/20/2025

Episode Notes

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Guinness World Records vs. Kids Smoking Cigarettes

We learn:

Everyone on the episode LOVES smoking You can keep Big Mac’s in a car for days and they’re still good Elton won only because of a technicality

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Costco vs. ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’

04/11/2025

Episode Notes

We learn:

People used to get into wet slap-fights We’re going to trademark a prolapsed anus on a shirt You CAN make fun of mimes

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