
Your Kickstarter Sucks
Mike Hale and Jesse Farrar comb through the crowdfunding dumpster to tell you what projects are worth supporting with your hard-earned dollar. So far, it's been absolutely nothing, but whether it's a social media website for dogs, a toilet brush that reminds you to drink more water, or 5,000 offensive card games, maybe something will eventually be good!
Latest episodes

Jul 14, 2025 • 2h 8min
Episode 415: Fake Mickey Mouse Watch
I hate my RV. Why did I decide to buy it? Why am I living in a big car? Aren’t I supposed to be enjoying my life at this age? I worked hard, dammit! And that slick salesboy at the dealership talked me into buying this big hulking bus. I look like I’ve got Aerosmith in here, but it’s just me, my wife, 6 of the most disgusting and worst behaved dogs this side of a Stephen King movie, a steel trash can full of Labubus, and a satellite dish. I wish I were dead! The only animating force in this life is the haunting spectre of dirt collecting in the entryway. Each day it calls me, and I answer! Toiling in its wake like Sisyphus! What benevolence will release me from this Hell?! Hopefully there’s like a small piece of plastic or something. Or, at the very least, a wetworks mercenary figurine I can put on the dashboard.Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)YKS Premium Presents: YKS Beach Party! There’s a thou”sand” reasons to join us at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks, but I’ll just give ya one: Great movies, great guests, and great times!Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! YKS is brought to you by these fine brands:🌎 Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code yks at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/yks ⛵EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/yks Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Use code ykspod at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/ykspodGet 15% Off with code YKS at Schedule35.co - That’s 15% off at Schedule35.co and use code YKS.Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jul 7, 2025 • 1h 58min
Episode 414: I’m a Karen And I Believe in You
On this episode of YKS, we’ve got more Kickstarters than you can shake a stick at. That is, until they Kickstart a really big stick! Oh golly…don’t give ‘em any ideas. Actually, do. That would help them and help me. What other ideas do you got? Do you have any ideas about how certain pleasant strokables might be improved? Or perhaps some thoughts on making sports betting more crypto-friendly? What about a sitcom that’s, uh, well, I don’t know. Maybe don’t do the sitcom one. Tell you what, listen to this episode of the show, THEN come up with ideas. THEN I can have the ideas. And THEN they make a crazy movie about my life starring Zac Efron. And you, my friend, my inspiration, you can see the movie. Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)YKS Premium Wow! I can feel the sand between my toes…it feels like a beach party with some of my favorite content creators and THEIR favorite summer movies! That’s right, YKS Beach Party is back on YKS Premium! Join us and all our beach partyin’ friends for a month of surftacular fun at Patreon.com/YourKickstarterSucksFollow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 30, 2025 • 2h 5min
Episode 413: I Am Pretty Sure I Am Falling In Love With My Computer
D drive…more like double d drive. Bazonga.exe! I’m not going to do any more computer puns in the episode description because, frankly, it’s not what the episode is about. And that makes it a disservice to you, the listener, and a distraction to everything going on in the world today. So I’ll simply say that on this episode we talk about some Kickstarters that are pretty interesting on their own, but really get taken up a couple of notches with some of the signature banter between Mike and JF, and, most likely, Producer Dan as well. They talk about beer, golf, smart locks, Will Smith, and who knows else! It’s just that kind of crazy episode. And oh yeah by the way, I am going to RAM my computer. Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)Falling in love with your computer is so overrated. I prefer to fall in love with podcast hosts instead. That’s why I subscribe to YKS Premium for even more of these two wild and crazy guys! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 23, 2025 • 1h 37min
Episode 412: MuscleToilet FreedomQuest
Snakes ain’t always in the stuff!!! Sharks ain’t always in the something!!! Ahhhhh!!!!! That is so scary to think about. But don’t worry. It’s just some stupid bullcrap some jerkoff thought up. The truth, of course, is somewhere in the middle. And in the middle of today’s episode are some really interesting Kickstarters. Looks like we’ve got some glowing rocks which is great. Love that. And also there seem to be some people having problems with toothbrushes that I’ve not really been struggling with myself. And yes, of course there are some toilet and bible weirdos as well…after all, why not! Why wouldn’t there be toilet and bible weirdos! That’s what the show is all about! I am pretty sure.Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)The show continues…over at YKS Premium! The show continues. Wow, that sucks. Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 16, 2025 • 1h 45min
Episode 411: Hole Problems
I just found out I have a power bank that’s been recalled. That’s pretty annoying. Now I gotta fill out some forms, dispose of it properly, and wait around for a reimbursement. Plus, I guess, hope it doesn’t explode. That would suck! But you know what else has been recalled? The Kickstarters from this week’s episode, by me, when I reread what we were doing when we recorded this episode! I guess that doesn’t really add much “zing” for you guys, to know that I was looking at this and kind of nodding a little bit. But I believe in full transparency in the creative process! For instance, On today’s show we were GROWLing…but our dogs were all too cool, thanks to a new type of harness tech! Plus we wanted to COMMIT to funding the arts in Florida…but we canceled all those plans. And…a third one! What’s it gonna be? Guess you’ll have to TUNE in to “find out”! (that’s not it)Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)Want more YKS? Trust me…you’re gonna wanna sub up to YKS Premium! That’s where all the “extra” shows go…and all of our “extra” listeners go there, too! Grab a brand new episode every damn week and listen (or watch!) to your hearts content! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/yks Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Incogni Use code ykspod at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/ykspodWow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 9, 2025 • 2h 3min
Episode 410: Lights, Camels, Action
Another Crazy Monday…Another Crazy YKS. This is one crazy show, and what does that make the listeners of it? Ha. Well, you guessed it and said it. Not me! But hey. Enough craziness…or is it? Not for this crazy guy! Nothing is ever enough! Except when it comes to have six Kickstarter projects to talk about on one episode, in which crazy case I find to be the exact correct amount. Curious, that! That being said, what would they even be…?Some Japanese treats for your dog, a card game about pimping, and a dashboard toy of a twerking lady? Well, there’s only one word for that. And oh yeah…it’s YKS!!! Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)YKS Premium – Download it. Listen to it. Watch it. Freak it!Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jun 2, 2025 • 2h 15min
Episode 409: Are You Smarter Than a Woke 5th Grader?
I had to pause Family Guy to write this episode description, so it had better be good. On today’s show, we find out you can make pet treats at home with just a blender, steamer, fryer, dehydrator, and quality ingredients you can actually pronounce. We also invented a way to wipe our heads off with a towel. And of course, we also learned about self pleasure. Coincidentally, that’s what the Family Guy episode is about. It’s a Lois episode, so it’s not that good, but what else am I gonna do? Write the episode description? Not likely. Lucky there’s a podcasting guy…Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)Want more YKS? What the hell for? Alright. Well. Sign up for YKS Premium, I guess. Where you can give up $5 a month for bonus episodes of YKS every single week? Shit, man. I don’t know. Seems crazy to me. Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 26, 2025 • 1h 54min
Episode 408: You’re Either In The Water Or On The Dock
If only there were some other way! And if it were a product! That I could maybe buy? Too bad we live in HELL and that’s not real. On today’s show we have a culinary trend from 15 years ago…today! Plus a moron’s 3-steps-removed gambling business, your run of the mill AI Slopfest, and more. Let’s get Christy with it! Oh yeah! Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)I wonder what they’re doing over on YKS Premium!!! Hm…I better subscribe for a year to get my annual discount of one free month, said the listener intelligently. Ah-ha! I love this, they continued. This is great. Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code YKS at https://huel.com/YKS (Minimum $75 purchase).Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 19, 2025 • 2h 7min
Episode 407: We Were Poisoned
It’s not JUST a fun restaurant concept, it’s ALSO a good way to get foodborne illness. Wow! What else could you want? Other than seafood stored at proper temperatures, handwashing protocols observed, and “all the rest”! But still! It’s fun how it goes around on the little train. Or belt or whatever it is. For moron this, check out YKS Premium S33E07. And now, for this other stuff here.That’s right, it looks like we got ourselves a full-fledged episode of YKS with all the trimmings! A crazy guy’s invention? Yes. A crypto scam? Yes. SEVERAL dorks working away at nothing in particular? You got it! It’s an embarrassment of riches…or at least some normal kind of embarrassment, right here, on YKS.Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)Whether it’s fake interviews with AI chatbots, an hour of fake Hamilton garbage, or a bunch of fake Summer Movie Trailers, there’s no better place for REAL YKS fans than YKS Premium! Heads up, that stuff I said is in the episodes we did recently. So that makes sense why I said it. Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! This week’s YKS sponsored by these fine brands: Rocket Money! Download the Rocket Money app and enter my show name Your Kickstarter Sucks in the survey so they know I sent you! NordVPN! EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https:// nordvpn.com/yks Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Tempo! That’s TempoMeals.com/YKS for SIXTY PERCENT OFF your first box!Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

May 12, 2025 • 2h 4min
Episode 406: Stupid Cookie Loser
You’d have to be a pretty big idiot, not to mention evil and desperate and talentless, to scan an image of Donald Trump onto a cookie and try to sell it on Kickstarter, to say it’s not political somehow, and then to get a fraction of your meager goal. But oh well. At least you (?????). Sorry that one is really stuck in my craw…like some bush league cookies. I need to take some small kitty cat breaths to calm down. Or perhaps I will put a vibrator on my chest. Ahhh yes. Now, someone bring me my shoe horn! I’d like to fall down and break my neck. Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez.Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge)Listening to YKS can be hard…but for the ultimate challenge, subscribe to YKS Premium! Bonus episodes every damn week of the month, and for what? Everyone’s entertainment and enjoyment? Well, I guess so. Last week we spoke with a very interesting Meta AI Chatbot named John Cenabot (Luke Taylor)...and this week, who knows? Maybe John Pork will join us! Oh wow! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.