Plants: Those things Poison Ivy kills people with!
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Good Job, Brain! — Episode 21: Plants Are Messed Up (2012-07-22)
Ironic to describe our plants show as “meaty,” but boy oh boy, we cover LOTS of fantastic topics in this episode: poisonous plants, stinky plants, drug plants, and yes, we even named a plant our A-Hole of the Week! Deadly nightshade, durian & jackfruit, devious grass, reindeer drug mushrooms, and a special plant character quiz. ALSO: “Whose Ride Is it Anyway?,” LSD in baseball, and a very special Encyclopedia Brown tribute. Starring Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, and Chris Kohler.
Running Time: 53m 4s
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Max Scoville is out on a hot mouth date this week, but guest host Jack DeVries returns to tell us about his San Diego Comic-Con 2012 adventures.
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The Comedy Button — Episode 39 (2012-07-20)
This week is all about Max’s hot getting oral (surgery), breaking into Brian’s apartment after a night of drinking, helping Anthony pick up girls, guest host Jack DeVries’ San Diego Comic-Con 2012 adventures, the sudden rise in cereal mascot crime, the miracle of courage, the true story behind all those Chuck E. Cheese vomit balls, open-door bathrooms policies, the scavenger hunt for a garbage can in a movie theater, the terrible and baffling stories that children tell, a great example of a terrible email, and charging your significant other for utilities in a relationship. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Ryan Scott, with special guest Jack DeVries.
Running Time: 1h 5m 20s
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Local listener and occasional guest-host Chris Noyes joins us this week for a very Bat-centric episode.
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The Geekbox — Episode 177 (2012-07-17)
Wherein we discuss Batman vs. politics, the Daily Planet vs. reality, the coolness of smoking, the old Batman ’60s series, Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies, movie props, Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight Rises, Richard Donner’s Superman movies, Marvel’s upcoming superhero movies, Doctor Strange, Ready Player One, and the Deadpool video game. Starring Ryan Scott, Adam Fitch, Ryan Higgins, and Chris Noyes.
Running Time: 52m 32s
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Another pop quiz episode! I’m fresh out of Speed references this time.
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Good Job, Brain! — Episode 20: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #4 (2012-07-16)
So many segments in our 4th All Quiz Bonanza show: Chris schools us on “bookkeeping” and crazy English words derived from Japanese, Karen has a mystery round (“Mysteround?”), Dana challenges us to a dance-off, and Colin gives us a round of “Sports Trivia for Non-Sports Fans.” And guess who’s back? THE CRAZY SINGING ROBOT. Also: “backronyms,” why Karen is mad at Siri, and one bizarre headline. Starring Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, and Chris Kohler.
Running Time: 44m 13s
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I sat this week out due to some scheduling conflicts, but I’ll be back next week. This good news is, you get more of guest-host Mike Drucker, who’s like, totally awesome.
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The Comedy Button — Episode 38 (2012-07-13)
This week, we learn all of Anthony’s dirty iPad secrets, hear the world’s longest manscaping story, share embarrassing secrets with our doctors, get stonewalled by Aeon Flux, remember our terrible family vacations, try to imagine Brian as a child, remember the good old days of Cracked Magazine, talk about Max’s cartoon penguin-petting zoo trip, outline just how terrifying bugs are, pour some more salt on Max’s daddy issues, discuss Anthony’s gnarly sk8er boi-ness, and attempt to speedrun our terrible listener emails. Starring Scott Bromley, Brian Altano, Anthony Gallegos, and Max Scoville, with special guest Mike Drucker.
Running Time: 1h 7m 22s
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This week is a bit of a low-energy episode… but given how crazy it’s been for the last couple, maybe we’re just a little exhausted!
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The Geekbox — Episode 176 (2012-07-10)
Wherein we discuss Binging it, The Amazing Spider-Man (no spoilers), Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Sucker Punch, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Steam Greenlight, and Robin Hood. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, and Ryan Higgins.
Running Time: 1h 1m 20s
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It’s breakfast, AKA the most important meal of the day, AKA the one I’m most likely to skip when I’m in a hurry (which is always)!
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Good Job, Brain! — Episode 19: The Most Important Meal of the Day (2012-07-09)
We salivate over bountiful breakfast trivia: cereal mascots, Eggos, and Pop-Tarts. Dig into the historical facts behind bagels, Aunt Jemima, and the intense beef between Kellogg’s & Post. Find out what makes Belgian waffles different than American waffles, and what Cap’n Crunch’s full name is! And of course… yogurt in uncomfortable places (DON’T WORRY, IT’S FOR SCIENCE!). ALSO: weird words, Chris’ Music Round debut. Starring Karen Chu, Colin Felton, Dana Nelson, and Chris Kohler.
Running Time: 45m 39s
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