Jordan, Jesse, GO!
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What is the dumbest show you can imagine? This award-winning show may be dumber.
It has no content. No format. Yet it's going on ten years of delighting hundreds of thousands of people. It's been an iTunes editors choice, and Rolling Stone picked it as one of the world's best comedy podcasts. It's light in the dark, comfort in the cold and a penguin in the pants (long story).
Join hosts Jesse Thorn (NPR's Bullseye) and Jordan Morris (Comedy Central's @Midnight) and a celebrity guest on a raucous, vulgar and warm-hearted romp that will probably leave you a better person. And will certainly make you dumber.
It has no content. No format. Yet it's going on ten years of delighting hundreds of thousands of people. It's been an iTunes editors choice, and Rolling Stone picked it as one of the world's best comedy podcasts. It's light in the dark, comfort in the cold and a penguin in the pants (long story).
Join hosts Jesse Thorn (NPR's Bullseye) and Jordan Morris (Comedy Central's @Midnight) and a celebrity guest on a raucous, vulgar and warm-hearted romp that will probably leave you a better person. And will certainly make you dumber.
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Mar 14, 2021 • 1h 43min
Ep. 678: Oral and Whatnot with Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie (The New York Times) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jamelle's connoisseurship of the many Highlander sequels (and the impressive proliferation of the series in general), Jesse's fondness for Dad Cinema and a beautiful but boring sci-fi movie, and the Tom Clancy and John Grisham books everyone read when they were young library nerds. Plus, Jamelle weighs in on exactly what side of the Wario Sauce debate he comes down on.
Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 13min
Ep. 677: Bucket Q. Paintbucket with Jenny Jaffe
Jenny Jaffe (Rugrats reboot!, Monster High reboot!) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of how Jordan is still haunted by a poster he saw in The Little Things, the hardbound "first edition" of The Illiad the student gives Jennifer Lopez in The Boy Next Door, and the true makeup of Wario sauce. Plus, Jordan quizzes the hell out of Jenny and Jesse.
Feb 24, 2021 • 1h 29min
Ep. 676: Respect the Mech with Christopher Hastings
Christopher Hastings (Rude Tales of Magic podcast, many awesome comics) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jordan's recent chonky three-wick candle disappointment, how Howard the Duck factors into a Marvel character Chris helped create named Gwenpool, and the story of how Chris's Pomeranian named Commissioner Gordon fought for the title of New York's Cutest Dog (and a million dollars).Check out Rude Tales of Magic!
Feb 16, 2021 • 1h 12min
Ep. 675: FYI RE PCP with Jahara James
Jahara James (Twitch Streamer, Crush It Queens podcast) joins Jordan and Jesse to talk about what's it's like to destroy Calamity Ganon in Zelda Breath of the Wild because ALL THREE people on this week's show have accomplished that very task, pop culture from childhood that doesn't seem like it actually existed, and mini-fridges for your skincare products.
Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 23min
Ep. 674: From Cowboy to Kaiju with Rhea Butcher
Rhea Butcher (Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootleg Album, Three Swings Podcast) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of the hottest movie take Jordan has ever heard, the rich aficionados who keep kaiju action figure makers in business, and the sandwich Jesse wants named after him at the deli that names sandwiches after NPR hosts. Get Rhea's new album Pull Yourself Up By Your Bootleg!
Feb 1, 2021 • 1h 11min
Ep. 673: Wario Sauce with Carlye Wisel
Carlye Wisel (theme park journalist, Very Amusing podcast) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion about Jordan's latest targeted Instagram ads, Jesse's major video game accomplishment of beating Zelda, and Carlye's latest quarantine gambit - learning to play chess. Plus, we take some calls from an old friend that could change the show forever.
Jan 23, 2021 • 1h 22min
Ep. 672: The Tonguin' Is Done with Guy Branum
Guy Branum (Talk Show the Game Show) joins Jordan and Jesse to talk about how the true test of big strong action stars is a movie where they try to raise children, the recent sea shanty crazy on the internet, and the new remake of Jesse's favorite show All Creatures Great and Small. Plus listeners call in to their own segments we've never done on the show.Watch Guy's Talk Show the Game Show on HBO Max!!
Jan 15, 2021 • 1h 9min
Ep. 671: Open-Minded NPC with Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster (Urgent Care podcast, History of Swear Words on Netflix) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Jordan's status as the bad boy of the Culver City Plunge, the cat-centric side quests in the new Final Fantasy remake, how it feels when your therapist gets a ring light, and the dubious, fever-dreamlike filmography of Burt Reynolds. Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter!Action Item: Call us with a response to a question we haven't asked! 206-984-4FUN!
Jan 11, 2021 • 1h 16min
Ep. 670 Surrounded by the Bakery with Alison Becker
Alison Becker (Parks and Rec) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of the dramatic and high-pressure video requests Alison has gotten since she joined Cameo, a quiz game from Jordan to see who can guess the going rate of a variety of celebrities on Cameo, and a vital deliberation of the 2021 Power Slogan that we'll no doubt need to help us get through this upcoming year.Check out Alison on Cameo and get a fun message if you want!
Jan 2, 2021 • 1h 5min
Ep. 669: Born Pregnant with Blaine Capatch
Blaine Capatch (Nerd Poker Podcast) joins Jordan and Jesse for a discussion of Boba Fett's real voice, a shocking manger scene that Jordan saw on one of his bullshit walks, and how the current toy landscape for kids is basically a surveillance state. Plus, Blaine lets us in on his go-to singing hologram to reference in bits.
