Episodes
Oct. 3, 2026
Digger vs. Borden
(Part 3) Digger is out, and apparently it's pretty polarizing. Tim says it's good. Critics do not. Apparently you'll have to watch for yourself to determine if you love it or hate it. Kind of like the Lizzie Borden season of Monster, which Tim does not say is good. Topics: Digger Coyote vs. Acme Lioness Lizzie Borden
Oct. 2, 2026
DWTS has two new fans
(Part 2) DWTS - that's Dancing With The Stars for those of you out of the loop - has been going for a very long time. Over twenty years, in fact. Proving that it's never too late to start, Kathryn has decided to start watching it this week. Speaking of which, if you've never watched the Rankin Bass Christmas specials, don't let the fact that they're a million years old deter you. Topics: Kathryn and Alex watch Dancing With The Stars Cornell controversy Paramount/WB merger Kristyn on the re...
Oct. 2, 2026
A dropped earbud can cost you your life
(Part 1) Have you ever been in a situation where you could either say "hey Siri" and have your phone respond, or die a gruesome death? At least one person has. Topics: Kaohly Her is a lunatic Sage is the future running champion Dog tries to play with home invader Oregon man uses earbuds to save life 3 year old brings gun to daycare Andy blows baking soda in Alex's face
Oct. 1, 2026
Jeffrey Robinson, author and clandestine radio guy
(Part 4) The 25th anniversary of 9/11 is over, but interest in the story never dies. Especially because, apparently, there is a functionally infinite number of them. Jeffrey compiled a portion of this infinity into a book. You can buy Ash and Honor: The Untold 368 Minutes of 9/11 at https://www.amazon.com/Ash-Honor-Untold-368-Minutes-ebook/dp/B0G76Y3NZZ!
Oct. 1, 2026
Russell Van Brocklen, dyslexia expert
(Part 3) Today's episode piques Alex's interest: Russell has spent over 20 years researching dyslexia and helping others overcome theirs, and Fawn is dyslexic. What a coincidence. You can find more about Russell's methods at https://dyslexiaclasses.com/! This guest was booked using PodMatch! Interested in being a guest on the show? Sign up for PodMatch at https://www.joinpodmatch.com/completedisaster and get in touch!
Sept. 30, 2026
Kids vs. tech vs. school
(Part 2) Did you know that Angie Dickinson is still alive? She's 95 as of a few hours ago. As a 95 year old, she remembers when kids didn't have smartphones. That's not why we got onto the latter topic. To be honest, I don't even remember why. You can help revive Bill's Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/bill_mendieta! Topics: Angie Dickinson turns 95 Dennis Haskins, Principal Belding in Saved by the Bell, dies at 75 Chad Lowe's daughter Fiona dies from suicide at 13 No Child Lef...
Sept. 30, 2026
Where does a 90 year old bodybuilder go when he has diarrhea?
(Part 1) Hey, it's a valid question. Six protein shakes a day is going to do something to your digestive system, and Kroger isn't open 24/7. There's always the battering ram method, but then you go to jail, and the toilets there are out in the open. Topics: Texas man rams Kroger with car In Korea, Jesus looks Korean Did Pasqual Piñón have two heads? Toshisuke Kanazawa, 90 year old bodybuilder
Sept. 29, 2026
The Vikings are looking good, for once
(Part 4) Costaki is a comedian and a football fan. The combination of these two basically defines his career. That's why today, we make sure to talk a bit about both. We've always liked comedy, and we've also liked football ever since the Vikings went 3 and 0. But, can they keep our favor?
Sept. 29, 2026
Jerry Eaton returns with dessert
(Part 3) Jerry has been a part of the show almost as long as we have. He's famous for bringing in various enormous quantities of food. Ribs, mostly. Today it's pumpkin bread. He also brought his experience with New Hope Cinema Grill and being around comedians for half his life. Also, did you know his name isn't actually Jerry?
Sept. 28, 2026
The Golden Ticket is not worth its own weight
(Part 2) Alex saw The Golden Ticket. Apparently they made some questionable choices with this one. Will it improve? Or will it end up like MTV: merely a reminder of the good times? Topics: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Toy Story 5 Willy Wonka's The Golden Ticket The Breadwinner MTV VMAs Madonna's filler Funny Money (Dane Cook documentary)
Sept. 28, 2026
Eye-talian blood brothers
(Part 1) Today, we start the show with sports, not news. Unless you count some lunatic smearing someone else's blood on his face as news. It's not really sports, even if it happened during a football game.
Sept. 26, 2026
Tim Slagle eventually joins us for Crash and Burn XV
(Part 4) Speaking of that time of year, Crash and Burn has been going for fifteen years, so it should really count as an annual tradition at this point. After wrestling with tech problems for a while, Tim joins us to remind everyone to be at Acme Tuesday through Saturday. That's right, you have to be there every day or it doesn't count.
Sept. 26, 2026
Heart of the Beast has a dog - enough said
(Part 3) The only thing you really need for a 10/10 film is a dog. Especially a heroic dog. And especially a heroic dog who doesn't die at the end. We can't say whether or not the dog in Heart of the Beast makes it to the credits, but here's hoping. Topics: Packers lose to the Falcons Nicolas Cage as John Madden Heart of the Beast Lioness Toy Story 5 on streaming Mobland
Sept. 25, 2026
It is also Dolly Parton Day
(Part 2) It's 9/25. Get it? Nine two five? You know, like the thing. Of course in most countries it'll never be 925, which is why our system is superior. Until they invent a 25th month, anyway. Topics: Dolly Parton Day, and her final song Bono sucks Massive federal tax cut for filming in America
Sept. 25, 2026
It's Fat Bear Week, and tiny NYC year
(Part 1) It's that time of year again. Time to eat salmon until you gain 200 pounds, then sleep for 6 months. If you're a bear, that is. I cannot condone that behavior from a human, even if I do understand it. What I don't understand is how someone would have the patience to make an entire scale model of NYC. Topics: Water treatment woes The Catman - no, not that one Joe Macken makes scale model of New York City Fat bear week Taylor Sheridan gets political
Sept. 24, 2026
Red lights and gold stars
Christopher Warden joins us from Embody Health and Performance, where Tom's been getting red light therapy. Shortly thereafter, Tony Price joins from the Gold Star Ride Foundation. Tom has not been actively involved in that one. Can't get him on a motorcycle. Embody's website is https://liveembody.com/, so check them out if you're interested in red light therapy, physical therapy, or any of their other services! You can check out https://www.goldstarride.org/ to see where Tony's been, what fam...
Sept. 24, 2026
Mathew Tekulsky can write books and screenplays, but not lyrics
Do you know how many words of a song you're allowed to write in a book? Matthew does. It's not as many as you'd think. It's still more than the number of Jews allowed at the Protestant club. Or Protestants at the Catholic club. Maybe things have changed in that regard, though. You can check out Matthew's book, The Chestnut Tree, at https://www.mathewtekulsky.com/! This guest was booked using PodMatch! Interested in being a guest on the show? Sign up for PodMatch at https://www.joinpodmatch.com...
Sept. 23, 2026
It's another murderfest
Lizzie Borden. The Pickwick triplets. JonBenet Ramsey. Today's all about murderers, murderees, fictional squadrons of murderous children, and other such things. Things like Willy Wonka. He is suspected to have killed some kids, though it's never been proven. Topics: Lizzie Borden on Monster Nicole Richie is not Lionel's biological daughter Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket JonBenet Ramsey You Can See Everything Elizabeth Holmes documentary Brothers
Sept. 23, 2026
Pokemon card weirdos and vodka baby bottles
Everyone knows someone who is, or at least was, into Pokemon cards. Some of us even know people who get way too into it and start scalping cards. But do you know anyone who stalked someone to do it? Someone out there does. Topics: Kathryn's Sonos speaker Guy tracks Pokemon card deliveries with GPS bug 6 month old with a BAC of .383 Last Ditch attempts mask optional night "26 cent" coin sells at auction
Sept. 22, 2026
Giving long odds to the Falcons
Today, we learn what sports betting odds mean. You see, the bigger numbers are worse. Or better, if you win. Which you won't. There's a reason the people you bet against have so much money. Still, 1000 to 1 sounds pretty good, unless you're the Titans. Topics: Sports betting Costaki's Falcons disappointment Madden games Every night football
Sept. 22, 2026
Axe beats Karate
Every generation has its crap that teenagers spray on themselves to smell better. Or at least, what they think is better. In the days of yore it was Hai Karate. Then it was Axe. What is it today? We don't know, because we still smell like propellant and chemicals from some stuff we sprayed on 20 years ago. Topics: Perfumes past and present NFL players The Conclave
Sept. 21, 2026
The whole world used to smell like smoke
Apparently cigarettes and THC are cool again, because everything is cyclical, including addictions. Great news for fans of 1960s vices. Also great news for people who want to do a lot of coke in about ten years. Topics: Cindy Crawford's son Presley Gerber dies in rehab Cigarettes and the smoking thereof Scented candles and detergents
Sept. 21, 2026
Riding 70 miles for Alzheimer's
Some people hear about a 70 mile bike ride and think "sounds like a challenge worth taking". Personally, I do not think that, but some do. Those are the people who raise thousands for Alzheimer's research and support. As for the rest of us, we're content to donate. Topics: Dan rides 70 miles for Alzheimer's 1940s WDGY clip Gordon Ramsay doing Restaurant Rescue in Minnesota Carrot Top's attempted suicide Meryl Streep as Aslan
Sept. 19, 2026
John Hines and Tom, together at last
(Part 4) John and Tom have known one another for a very long time. They've both known Jack Hicks for a long time as well. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? And by "I'm", I mean "they're".