Empathy At The Apocalypse

About Empathy At The Apocalypse

Two middle-aged dudes (Andy and Josh) trying their best in a broken world. New episodes every whenever-the-hell.

Publisher

Andy Mascola and Josh Seybert

Category

arts · comedy

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Dec 2024

Latest episode

12 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

17 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Sept 2026

   Episode 16 - Poutine Bullies with Eric Edward (AKA Fishboy)

   Eric Edward Fishboy (AKA Fishboy) joins Josh and Andy to talk about indie rock brackets. Also, Josh tours a coal mine, Eric designs a haunted house out of Magna-Tiles, Eric Carle books, Eric talks about marketing the latest Fishboy album, Bravest Neighbor, Andy's "viral" Slurpee TikTok video, KFC's Oreo Original Recipe Chicken Burger, Raising Cane's, Josh's son only eats tan foods, White Castle, a Fishboy "covers" album, Nacho Libre, movies on the streaming service Eternal Family, including: The Boxer's Omen, Despiser, and Baxter, John Waters' favorite films, Denton, Texas and the origin story of The PriceMaster, Cecelia Condit, Mary vs the Movies, Uncle Morty, M. Night Shyamalan's YouTube channel, Garth Brooks, 90's one hit wonders, fame, Eric tells the Fishboy origin story, Bob Dylan, Diana's Jacket, Donovan loves his shirt, songs and artwork, Eric talks about the concept behind Bravest Neighbor, Schoolhouse Rock, PBS, Eric's storytelling origins, The Who and the hero's journey, Joe Raposo, Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure, The Thief and the Cobbler, the Fishboy universe is called the Boyniverse, the Tommy Westphal Universe Hypothesis, Stephen King's Dark Tower, William Shatner's heavy metal album, John Carpenter's music career, Lightning Bolt, Kid Koala, Money Mark, poutine bullies, the Roosevelt Franklin album and other Sesame Street records, Smart E's "Sesame's Treet", 90's radio, young people discovering Steely Dan, Guitar Center and Kirin J. Calinan, Creed's comeback, streaming mainstream radio, the boys talk about what their kids are listening to, BoyWithUke, Hatsune Miku, Parry Gripp, Josh's Lenny Kravitz phase, when pop went grunge, Andy bemoans indie pop never having a mainstream moment, Olivia Rodrigo and the Daisy Chain Field festival, The Cramps' Gravest Gravy, Jellyfish, theater kids music, Andy Sturmer and Scooby-Doo movie soundtracks, the ways people find music, Fishboy's Bravest Neighbor album is worth your time, and finally, the boys talk about the first albums they ever bought. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

2. 

   14 Jul 2026

   Episode 15 - Bob Dylan's Patreon Account with Colette Arrand

   The boys host Colette Arrand and talk with her about Letterboxd's potential sale, The Substance (2024), Backrooms (2026), Osgood Perkins, Eddington (2025), Thomas Pynchon's books and his characters' weird names, Hereditary (2018), Ari Aster's forthcoming film, the TPUSA people are chronically upset, JD Vance vs. the pope, Colette talks about the places she's lived and how she fell in love with professional wrestling, Doink the Clown, Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant, Stretch Armstrong, WWF's Attitude Era, Justice League International, Bruno Sammartino and wrestlers who were doin' it for real, Faces of Death (2026), Josh's library life, Colette talks about how much wrestling she watches a week, the Shockmaster, the greatest wrestler of all time, John Darnielle tests Colette's wrestling knowledge, the Mountain Goats' discography, Billy Corgan's National Wrestling Alliance, Tyrus AKA the Funkasaurus Brodus Clay, Morrissey's list of enemies, Bob Dylan's AI Patreon, Colette shares her favorite out-of-the-ring wrestling stories, Sgt. Slaughter, Jade Cargill, Colette's favorite wrestler, the "love triangle" between "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Elizabeth, and  George "The Animal" Steele, wrestling personalities who could be Jon Wurster characters, Jimmy Hart, Josh quizzes Colette on the Grapplers, Jake "the Snake" Roberts and other wrestlers with pets, Diamond Dallas Page, They Live (1988) and other movies with wrestlers, All the Marbles (1981), Andre the Giant, Arnold Schwarzenegger's competitive nature, Terry Funk vs. Atsushi Onita, Shibata's subdural hematoma, Colette recommends that people looking to get into professional wrestling get weird with it and start with the interesting stuff, Luigi Primo, Colette and Josh share the wrestling events that stressed them out as children, bringing a gun to a wrestling match, and Josh and Andy give Colette an A+. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

3. 

   6 Jun 2026

   Episode 14 - Little Wooden Cubes with Mushroom Mike

   The boys host Mike from Minneapolis AKA Mushroom Mike! Andy introduces Mike and nobody can remember the name of the pod. Mike stans Brie Larson and Aubrey Plaza in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), Josh is a "hard laugher", Andy and Mike are "easy laughers", Josh's nightmare is that nobody laughs, Mike can't remember the name of our podcast, Mike calls Andy "Mr. Mascola" because he referenced Chuck Klosterman in their text conversation, Josh got called "my man" by a kid at the fast food drive-thru, Andy loves being called "honey" on the drive-thru speaker before the server even sees him, Josh talks about elderly women flirting with him, Josh wonders if he can take Joel from the Boiler Room on in a fight, Mike references Silence of the Lambs, Mike still can't get the name of the pod right and wants listeners to know this entire exercise is completely unnecessary, Mike slags Marc Maron and WTF, Mike gets comfortable and curses first, Andy can't believe the boys have to endure this for another 90 minutes, Andy whispers, "This is going to be a f**king nightmare," Josh tells a story about taking piano lessons and the teacher inviting a woman over to admire Josh's hands, Mike suggests Josh was being seduced and references the Graduate (1967), Josh asks Mike who his "guys" are, Mike is oddly proud that Andy is out-laughing him, Mike talks about how he got into mushroom foraging, Josh suggests an alternative alliterative name for Mike, Mushroom Mike talks about how he was Board Game Mike before he was Mushroom Mike, Josh and Mike talk about their favorite board games, Josh talks about the Garfield Board Game, Mike talks about the board game Do the Urkel, Andy suggests Die Hard and Family Matters existed in the same universe, Andy throws out the first of his non-sequiter segue questions, Mike talks about his experiences talking with Tom Scharpling when he calls into the Best Show, Andy is a basic board game b!tch, Josh asks Mike about his favorite edible mushroom, Mike still can't remember the name of the pod and suggests all our listeners are in a mental asylum, Andy throws out another non-sequitur segue question, Andy outs himself as not subscribing to the Best Show Patreon, Mike gets the name of the pod wrong again, Josh attaches a plush Pee Wee Herman to his microphone, Mike tells a story about spending (and losing) $400 to watch Pee Wee's Big Adventure at a reunion showing that never happened,  Andy tries another non-sequitur segue question, shower beer, do you wear shoes inside the house?, Josh gives an update on his dogs, Mike feels like Andy and Josh are ignoring him, Mike rides a bike to work, Mike talks about Minnesota vs. ICE, Kash Patel bashing, Mike recalls Tom Scharpling getting fired up about ICE in Minneapolis and Minnesota moms and 12yos screaming at ICE agents in the streets, Josh and Mike argue about whether Arby's have crinkle cut or curly fries, Mike can't believe this is the show, Andy asks about soda loyalty, Bobcat Goldthwait gets referenced and may be the patron saint of the pod, Mike finally cracks up but it's at something that wasn't intended to be funny, Fanta was created by the Naz!s, Mike and Josh get into sportsy talk, Myron Cope and the Terrible Towel, "Renegade" by Styx, will Tom Scharpling come to NY to see the Knicks?, Andy exaggerates Josh's height, what's your favorite gravy?, Mike talks about his Thanksgiving charity work, gravy loyalty, ketchup loyalty, Mike suggests Josh is a hipster because he has a beard, the Best Show Four Loko show is discussed, Andy thinks John Hodgman is annoying when he's "cooked" on Four Loko, Andy calls Jen Kirkman, Jen "Kirkland", Mike started listening to the Best Show in 2010, will Spiro ever call into the Best Show again?, Mike suggests Tom Scharpling's brilliance is knowing how to get the best out of callers, Joel from the Boiler Room is discussed, WWOR-TV, Chuck Klosterman and Hollywood Handbook are discussed, Andy calls Nicky Gordo a ragebaiting nightmare person, Mike calls his time on the pod "an hour and a half of his life about nothing", Joe Pera, Red Dead Redemption, Nathan Fielder and the Rehearsal Season 2, Mike and Andy disagree about WTF's first fifteen minutes, Mike is a self-actualized human being and a fanboy, Tom Scharpling's "lifetime bans", Mike and Andy get nostalgic for the Best Show's WFMU days, internet shoes, closed-toe shoes, what are they building on the White House lawn?, Josh's dad can't listen to Flo Rida anymore, Josh has a ticket to the UFC fight in DC, Lee Greenwood and "God Bless the USA", popcorn, Josh gets text updates from his children who are at a crane machine arcade, Mike talks about coin pushers, It Never Ends by Tom Scharpling is discussed, the origin story sting returns, subtitles or no?, the unintentional hilarity of television Second Audio Program narration, Josh suggests every action movie is Bugs Bunny now, John Wick, Andy crashes out about how inexpensive giant TVs are, John Waters used to subscribe to 118 magazines, Wordle and Sudoku, Josh wants to know when he's going to get his slush fund check, Mike loses the will to live, Josh can't believe anyone would think Mike is lying about foraging for mushrooms, Mike talks about Tom Scharpling's soliloquies about imagining what Mushroom Mike's life is like, Tom Scharpling and AP Mike's relationship is discussed, Stroszek (1977), Eraserhead (1977), Heart of Glass (1976), "Rapture" by Blondie includes the worst rap in pop song history, Tom Scharpling confuses his listeners with Weezer sidebars, Tom Scharpling doesn't like Pixies, Weezer, Primus, or Ween, Smash Mouth, Radiohead, Josh likes songs that are five songs, Tom Scharpling's upcoming "music" book is discussed, does Tom Scharpling like They Might Be Giants or "funny" music?, "Shaving Cream" by Benny Bell, Jimmy Durante, Mike encourages Josh to lean into his weird dad energy, hot dish, Mike had a mushroom recipe published, Mike doesn't have a blog or podcast, Mike says, "we talked a lot and said nothing," right? right?, Glenn Beck stole "get off my phone" from Tom Scharpling, why would you want to be a morning zoo guy?, right? right?, Andy talks about the difference between trying to get a woman and trying to get a man to be on a podcast, good trouble, Mike calls Josh and Andy knuckleheads (but God love you), Mushroom Mike is D. B. Cooper, Josh says Mike is under contract to do 17 more episodes with us, and Josh shows his erotic fingers. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

4. 

   28 Apr 2026

   Episode 13 - Licking Peanut Butter While In A Headlock with Zach Woliner and Tavie Phillips

   Our guests are the hosts of Zach and Tavie's Marvelous Adventure, Zach Woliner and Tavie Phillips! Josh sleeps in, Andy and Josh tell their dog diarrhea stories, Josh talks about giving his dog too much peanut butter, Andy gives dog-grooming-peanut-butter-distraction tips, Josh and his wife hang their dog from an Aldi's bag, Andy warns the show's guests that this is what the show is, Andy retrofits an intro for Zach and Tavie, Tavie gives Zach permission to say as many "you knows" as he wants, Zach talks about his love of editing podcast episodes and livestreaming video games, Tavie invites herself to Zach's place to watch a Marvel movie, Zach talks about the past and the future of Zach and Tavie's Marvelous Adventure, Tavie talks about the Marvel movies she's loved most thus far, Josh mentions KermDubs, Tavie admits to being a Disney Adult and talks about dropping her Dave Foley appreciation GeoCities site at Disney Innoventions (Epcot) exhibit, Zach talks about converting family photos to digital, Blanche, Blanche, Blanche, the talk stalls, so Andy asks some broad questions to get people talking again, Josh talks about his son playing jazz with the Jazz Warriors, everybody forgot about "F**k You!" CeeLo Green, Moxy Früvous. The Best Show, Spiro and Barenaked Ladies drama is discussed, Tom Scharpling's "Wack Pack" is discussed, Andy theorizes that Tom Scharpling and H. Jon Benjamin are feuding, the Tom Scharpling / Paul F. Tompkins rift is discussed, Josh talks about his rough Best Show entry point, Zach talks about his brothers' involvement with the Best Show, the history of Wally Wackiman and Best Show-related puppets is discussed, Tavie talks about how she discovered the Best Show with Tom Scharpling, Joel from the Boiler Room and Mushroom Mike are discussed, "Fraggle girlfriend" looks like Wally Wackiman in drag, Josh slept through the White House Correspondents' Dinner assassin drama, jestermaxxing, looksmaxxing, and Clavicular are mentioned, Red Dead Redemption and GTA trolling are discussed, Pokémon Pokopia is mentioned, Josh longs for a Disney Muppet revolt, Tavie talks about her long history with Disney, Zach talks about Disney Magic Kingdoms, Tavie talks about getting addicted to Clicker Heroes, space being overrun by physical media is discussed, Tavie shows off her Worf (Star Trek) and Betty White action figures, NECa action figures are discussed, Josh hosts a Comic Book Character: Real or Fake? game, and Whizzer is discussed. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

5. 

   30 Mar 2026

   Episode 12 - Jane Austurd with Casey Frankenstein (and Bingo (and also CookieJar 128))

   Our guest is Casey Frankenstein! The boys talk about Josh's Garfield comic collection from 1984, Andy introduces Casey Frankenstein, Dr. Yesterday from KSLU's American Hot 4000 70s/80s Countdown makes an appearance, Archie Andrews makes an appearance, Josh and Casey engage in some librarian bonding, Dollywood, the boys invite Bingo to join the conversation, Casey discusses his characters, Bingo calls from his car, Casey gives us a taste of his characters, more librarian bonding between Casey and Josh, the boys each divulge their age and relationship status, Casey talks about his comedy influences: MAD Magazine, the Firesign Theater, Spike Jones, Kliph Nesteroff, the history of comedy is discussed, the history of hip-hop is discussed, Robert Preston (the Music Man), Dr. Yesterday checks in, Dickie Goodman, we listen to Dickie Goodman's "Batman & His Grandmother", Andy talks about Goodwill records, Uncle Fester (AKA Max, AKA Cookie Jar 128) enters the chat, the Swedish rock band Ghost (Ghost B.C.) is discussed, Lady Gaga, Josh confuses Mae West with Minnie Pearl, the boys attempt to name women who were famous for their hats, sidestepping popular mainstream films to watch esoteric "bad" movies, Eternal Family, Tubi, Andy Milligan, Ray Dennis Steckler and his film The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies, the audience score vs. the critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, big budget (ride) movies, Barbenheimer, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Bingo enters the pod, Casey reads from Ulrich Haarburste's Novel of Roy Orbison in Clingfilm, the boys try to explain to Archie Andrews what Donald Duckin' it means, Bingo loves/hates the good/bad show Riverdale, Casey talks about how he discovered Bingo and halfwayokay via a Perfect Strangers FB group, Bingo talks about the characters he does on Casey's show, Josh's dog eats a strange mushroom, Fortnite is becoming performance art, egghead sh!t, Tom Scharpling's Vanderpump Rules obsession is p!ssing off Best Show listeners, Barenaked Ladies are discussed, Punch the Monkey's girlfriend, Faces of Death, David Muir hates reporting on Punch the Monkey, Bingo's Nathan Fielder T-shirt, recent celebrity deaths, RIP Xander from Buffy, Andy explains the name of this podcast, Josh explains the goal of this podcast, things get political and the boys bond over their feelings of powerlessness, Eddington, TikTok, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, would you want to have your life documented?, Bingo loves Pokémon Pokopia, Bingo has a girlfriend, Melvil Dewey was a misogynist, Jane Austurd, Casey doxes Ulrich Haarburste, the 27th letter of the alphabet, a new alphabet song, "The Pussy Song", "Slap Her Down Again Paw" by Arthur Godfrey, the Vivster's outsider music, and Rodney Santafield makes an appearance. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

6. 

   12 Mar 2026

   Episode 11 - This Jeff Daniels Sandwich with Chaki the Funk Wizard

   Listen, purchase, and share Chaki's music at his BandCamp page https://chaki.bandcamp.com The boys talk with their guest, Chaki the Funk Wizard, about Zapp and Roger Troutman, El Vez, Rusted Root and the Pittsburgh music scene, the supergroup Meeting of Important People, The Cynics, Merce Lemon, Dream the Heavy, Wild Cherry, Mac Miller, Anti-Flag, Black Moth Super Rainbow, things to do in Pittsburgh, Primanti Bros., potato talk, The Addams Family (musical), physical media, shopping for vinyl records, the hype sticker, adding your record collection to Discogs, Chaki's Dean bass, Chaki's first gig, Chaki's cape, Korn and nu metal, musical groups from outer space, The Space Lady, Gary Wilson, John Cage, the Jeff Daniels Sandwich, Josh's condiment sandwich, Chaki's stoner food, Sweet Baby James Taylor, Phillyboy: the Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cowboy, Chaki's history with Tom Scharpling the Best Show, getting paid to test mobile video games, Josh talks about being a librarian, Josh and Chaki bond over video store culture, the B-52's and "Rock Lobster", Spinal Tap, blues guys, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Weezer, Chaki's Weezer cover band: the Blue Man Album Group, early Weezer vs. late Weezer, pop-up live performances, Bingo and halfwayokay, Nirvanna: The Band - the Show - the Movie, The Yes Men, pranks, CHIVE TV, FailArmy, Apple iOS complaints, What Would You Do? and John Quiñones, Jake Gyllenhaal, the Toy Story 3 prank, McDonald's CEO tries a Big Arch and reignites the fast food wars, Bandcamp's 'you may also like', Canada's politeness, favorite vegetables, mayonnaise talk, popcorn talk, movie theaters, Chaki's gig at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, more Pittsburgh talk, kids discovering old music, and Chaki's new album. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

7. 

   26 Jan 2026

   Episode 10 - A Very Thin Piece of Ham with Mike Lisk

   The boys host Mike Lisk (AKA AP Mike from the Best Show with Tom Scharpling)! Josh and Andy start the show talking about their parents' differing reactions to the music they were listening to when they were developing their own tastes (2 Live Crew, Suicidal Tendencies, Sonic Youth, Pearl Jam etc.), The Frogs' discography, Josh's job search, divorce, Marvel movies, seeing films at home vs in the theater, Julia Ducorneau movies, Paul Thomas Anderson movies, liquid movie theater butter, popcorn machines, Flavacol and popcorn popping techniques, Josh is gifted five pounds of bacon, haluski, Andy's back on poultry, bacon grease soup, The Pitt, competency p*rn, How It's Made, pepper spray, tattoos, Andy and Josh discuss their AP Mike phone screening interactions over the years, watching podcasts on YouTube: yay or nay?, gatekeeping Adam Friedland, Stavros Halkias is everywhere and is getting away with everything, Joe Pera's posse is insane, Chaki The Funk Wizard, George 'The Animal' Steele, Pete Holmes, Momus, Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing, the boys thank Sherri Locker for suggesting AP Mike as a guest, and Smash Mouth. The boys take a break and come back with their guest, Mike Lisk (AKA AP Mike)! Mike talks about the ending of his podcast Egg Foo What?!, mortality, and taking care of his father. Josh and Andy ask Mike about his Best Show call screening duties and Mike talks about his experience with the various callers (the good and the bad) over the years. The boys engage Mike in book talk (John O'Brien, John Hawkes, Barry Gifford, Jim Thompson, Brohumil Hrabel), Andy asks Mike about Supercallers from the past, Mike talks about Fredericks and Spike, Mike talks about WBAI: Gary Null and Lynn Samuels, crystal immunity, new age culture, the term woo woo, ambient water, the age at which people start exploring new music, the latest Geese album, Rick Beato, the hunt vs everything, everywhere, all at once culture, PTA movies, Thomas Pynchon novels, Write Conscious, David Foster Wallace, Josh pitches Infinite Brett, Life on Books, Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne, Cormac McCarthy, Larry Brown, Kevin Smith, Andy asks about Tom's friendship with Paul F. Tompkins, Mike tells the boys a couple bar stories, Josh and Mike bond over "art" movies, including Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), sports, Mike Francesa and their relationship to the Best Show, and the Gristedes guy is in a Safdie movie. Find everything AP Mike-related at apmike.bandcamp.com (http://apmike.bandcamp.com/). Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

8. 

   24 Dec 2025

   Episode 9 - A Flag Made of Cheese

   The boys talk about the "Christmas gift room" in your home, Josh walks away from the mic to water his dog, Andy gives his dog a ham bone, confusing comic strips, picking up a tobacco habit late in life, physical media, Josh pulls out a beanbag chair-size bag of popcorn, guys walking female dogs, Josh and Andy talk about Josh's towheaded son, hair talk, Josh tells a story about his dad walking the rough streets of Pittsburgh, pierogi talk, Josh lists 12 Christmas traditions from around the globe, Josh's favorite film of 2025, Josh talks about The Long Walk (2025), if dogs could talk, food shopping with your SO, book talk, spaghetti sauce, homemade pizza, Josh got his Master's in Information & Library Science, Josh's tells delivery gig stories, popcorn talk, McDonald's Grinch Meal, hippos, what animal would you fight?, naming your car, public transportation, documentary films, halfwayokay and Bingo's Cursemas Marathon Show, Uncle Morty travelling through the Jackal Family podcast network, The Frogs, and library talk. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

9. 

   7 Dec 2025

   Episode 8 - I LOVE ROBUTS?

   The boys talk about what they've been up to since the last time they spoke, ambiguous endings, extreme haunted houses, William Castle, Matinee (1993), Uncle Morty hosting Mary Versus the Movies, Cecelia Condit, hosting a podcast with your spouse, comparing and despairing, writers who started writing later in life, the Best Show with Tom Scharpling 25th anniversary live shows, Nathan Gelgud, Rodney Norman, Puderschmude, BookTok, Josh debuts his new voice for his dog Waffles, watching Grizzly Man and Star Trek with Waffles, Waffles "expresses" himself, walking your dog vs. putting them in the backyard, actors who have looked old forever, answering the door when strangers knock, Cutco, Salesman (1969), Criterion Channel, Tubi, YouTube Premium, Mr. Beast's dead eyes, Halloween at Josh's house, Josh complains about scenes being too dark (literally) in modern horror movies, Weapons (2025), drive-in theaters, carob, Gen Z being evolved in terms of boy/girl friendships, Josh's theater days, chips and dips, sports, how do you like your bed made?, marriage, pomp, giving your dad cash for Father's Day, ice cream parlors, old timey candy, Josh's Icky, Sticky, and Goo experience, movie theaters popping popcorn onsite, collectible cards, Panini sticker books, Art Spiegelman and Maus, Marjane Satrapi and Persepolis, Alison Bechdel and Fun Home, Charles Burns and Black Hole, Los Bros Hernandez and Love and Rockets, bands who wear masks, Geese and Cameron Winter, Burl Ives, babies in music videos, "Andy Samberg's wife", the Lentils, Fievel Is Glauque, Animal Collective, Arrington de Dionyso, Rosalía, Sadistic Mika Band, the boys fantasize about doing the podcast full-time, Andy and Josh can't remember Siegfried & Roy, Bullseye with Jesse Thorn, Marc Maron and WTF, Josh calls into halfwayokay with old school slang, robots, loading the dishwasher, Andy embarrasses himself trying to get guests for PATE, and Josh promotes Advent With Uncle Morty (AKA Every Day With Uncle Morty). Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

10. 

    6 Oct 2025

    Episode 7 - How Often Are You Drawing Bears? with Dennis Lingg

    Dennis Lingg of the podcast Mary Versus the Movies joins Josh and Andy to talk about Lin-Manuel Miranda's Warriors musical, interviewing Tom Scharpling and calling into the Best Show, Josh confesses he was the one who got Joe Pera added to the Best Show's list of the Most Evil Comedians, Josh talks about meeting Neil Gaiman and Andy Richter, shaving/saving the king, mobile puzzle games, Facebook games, Dennis talks about No Man's Sky, Josh talks about Dropsy, Dennis talks about Rocket League, the guys talk about playing video games against racist youths online, Josh tells his Pitfall II story, Andy asks Dennis about the Mary Versus the Movies theme song, the kids are gonna be okay, Andy learns what a ponce is and probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a Philadelphia and a Pittsburgh accent, Dennis thinks he killed the Jason Sims is Calling You podcast, Andy gushes over Josh and Dennis' voices, Krull, Josh lists Star Wars ripoffs to figure out which ones Dennis has seen, Jeep ducking or Duck Duck Jeep, Labubus and Lewis Black, Vanilla Mace and blind boxes, Disney brings Jimmy Kimmel back after taking a hit, late night hosts are discussed, Hellboy is bad, Josh wants James Gunn to make an Ambush Bug movie, The Heckler, bad Star Wars art, the Yars' Revenge record, multiverse fatigue, Josh inherited his grandmother's Miss Piggy's Aerobique Exercise Workout Album, thin sheet promo vinyl records, Fun Fun and Kyle Mooney's odd music taste, the McDonald's flexi-disc, Where's Herb?, Captain Zoom's Happy Birthday Flexi-Discs, Spock, Star Trek, and Brave New Worlds, Dennis' dubbed Star Wars has Patreon potential, Josh's college buddy text thread is too inside baseball, walking through spiderwebs, walking through a cloud of gnats, pet talk, Larry Charles and animal hoarding, man feeds hot dogs to racoons, reasoning with animals, Dennis talks about being creative, Andy wants to know how often Josh and Dennis check their email, Hal Hartley movies, black box theaters, architecture in America, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, "Josh, do what you want to do", good lines from bad movies, Josh talks about his plans for Low Rent, 6-7, type $#!t, Skibidi Toilet, ded, punctuation in text messages, too many emojis, flags, offensive boardwalk T-shirts, the Simpsons, Duckman, Marine Boy, fictional oxygen, The Abyss and water movies, MTV, Take Me to the Sheetz, Ollie's, Halloween costumes, Josh wants Andy to have a mental breakdown while writing the show description, Tom Scharpling on Guys: With Bryan Quinby, Chuds and Chads, Josh invites Tom Scharpling on the show for $4,000.00, Joe Flaherty on the Best Show healed everything, Josh and Dennis talk about old video games, including: Cosmic Ark, Demon Attack, Dragonfire, and Keystone Kapers, classic video game systems, Dungeons & Dragons, and renaissance faires. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

11. 

    14 Sept 2025

    Episode 6 - Lizzo, Rizzo, and the Rizzler with Jason Sims

    Jason Sims joins Josh and Andy to talk about the body of Christ, the meaninglessness of podcasting, Dubai chocolate, Jason's social media footprint, the relativity of transcendence, pools, Indiana Jones, clankers, the ubiquity of Marc Maron, Mel Blanc, rabbits, carrots, and Looney Tunes caricatures, Josh and Andy trade impressions of Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson, used book stores, Umberto Eco, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Michael Chabon novels, Michael Faber novels, horror movies, Weapons, drive-in theaters, Josh's dogs, if famous film directors did improv, testing your comedy on strangers, Savage Steve Holland and Eek! The Cat, One Crazy Summer, Dan Schneider, Fred Figgelhorn, Jason's dream is to crack a thing, Napoleon Dynamite, birthdays, David Bowie is all the zodiac signs, Billy Joel, polarizing songs and food, subs, Mike's way, Conner O'Malley and Dennis Miller, YouTube without ads will change your life, Tom Scharpling's upcoming book, esoteric references, Paul's Boutique, YouTube compilation rabbit holes, David Letterman archivist Don Giller, Josh's dad was wrong about Letterman's mailbag, "Hey, that's my Froot Loop!", Norm Macdonald, Paul Shaffer and high late night talk show guests, bar trivia, The Rehearsal, How many Draculas can you name?, Artie Lange, weirdos, animatronics, eating your pet's treats, Chewy is 420 friendly, Nutter Butters and Crumbl cookies, dancing at weddings, Jason's Smiths phase, some stuff just doesn't take, Tiny Tim was the original Longlegs, underrated Nicolas Cage movies, Costco's Star Wars pinball machine, Ollie's, Jaguars and jagoffs, improv in Huntsville, AL, Comedy Test Kitchen!, Donald E. Westlake, bring back crumbum, and Lizzo, Rizzo, and the Rizzler. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

12. 

    14 Jul 2025

    Episode 5 - A Melted Cheese Situation with Mary (Mary Versus the Movies)!

    Mary Jones from Mary Versus the Movies joins Josh and Andy to talk about chainsaw-based bands and homemade instruments, video games, the power of power washing things, Mary's summer, Sesame Street's delightful garbage, Josh's Fourth of July, the British finding Mister Rogers creepy, Mary and Dennis doing their podcast live for their 200th episode, B movies Josh has seen, The Big Picture (1989), porn for cowards, live music, too much news, internet fatigue, TV Guide, movie ads in newspapers, Frankenhooker and the value of trash, carnival coke mirrors, unicorns and Josh's fear of animals, Smurfs, Peanuts and You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown, butter: out or in?, Amish memes, Waffles, how many slices of cheese does a grilled cheese sandwich require?, summer beverages, height, American cheese, Cheese Whiz, Philly tacos and regional foods, stubbornness and longevity, Harrison Ford is always stoned and grumpy, is anybody in the world of entertainment getting paid?, Bingo and halfwayokay, the Best Show with Tom Scharpling, Reggie's TikToks for Mary Versus the Movies, voicing characters, workshopping possible Uncle Morty bits, Bridge of Sighs, Andy's podcast needs segments, Josh misses the coin toss on Mary's podcast, the more Dennis annoys Mary, the more she loves him, falling asleep while watching movies, Hard Boiled (1992), coffee, Mary and the gym, Josh believing he could use Arnold's Bodybuiliding for Men book like a recipe, Liver King, Funny Farm (1988), Josh is a picky eater, astrology, birth order, miracle babies, Savannah Bananas, and How many monkeys jumping on the bed is too many monkeys? Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman. IMPORTANT LINKS The Insane Smurf Cartoon https://youtu.be/KG3mPGpLg68?si=UKP-VzGvQFCxvA6j Harrison Ford Quietly Freaks Out https://youtu.be/rB0wzy-xbwM?si=zsFZUHmSN_2rAnkS

13. 

    20 May 2025

    Episode 4 - A Bear Holding A Heart with BINGO!

    Bingo from halfwayokay joins Josh and Andy to talk about Zyn, smoking cigarettes, Gene Rayburn, Paul Lynde, Superman and other superhero movies, Clown in a Cornfield and other horror movies, Bruce news, sitcoms, cartoons, Bariocart, video games, Kool-Aid Man, webcomics of the 2000s, Drabble, Chick tracts, church, The Brutalist, Casey Frankenstein's show, odd internet stunts, TV programs that ended with weird cliffhangers, Bingo's Boppy zine machine, ALF, Steve Martin, M*A*S*H, the new Andy Kaufman documentary, The Simpsons, celebrities going down in flames, Mac and Me, Conan O'Brien, late night show tapings, death, medical treatment scams, Tom Segura, regional chain restaurants and convenience stores, Josh's Sheetz nemesis, Mister Rogers, Mr. Magoo, John Lithgow, Hyperspace/Gremloids, Lord Buckethead, Josh's rollercoaster laugh, and the boys end things by plugging their shows.

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    29 Mar 2025

    Episode 3 - Hand Horn

    The boys talk about hair, hand/mouth noises, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bridget Everett, Jerry Seinfeld, AI podcasts, bathroom graffiti, Josh plugs somebody else’s podcast, Andy buys a cat tooth cleaning kit, retro video games and thinky games, Katamari Damacy, interacting with gamers online, media warnings, fantasy book series,  Harry Potter, Philip Roth, quitting books, Josh and Andy share the books they got for Christmas but have yet to read, Tim Allen’s prison toilet story, motorcycle gangs, scary claymation, Pentagram, What’s In My Bag?, Matt Berry, folk music, Norma Tanega, Nick  and Molly Drake, Leonard Cohen, Josh and Andy share their feel good songs, The National, Genius.com, art as a side hustle, Paul Tremblay, ambiguous endings, Coen brothers movies, Billy Bob Thornton, Bingo and halfwayokay, real callers vs fake callers, Saint Patrick’s Day traditions, chicken, Josh’s wife was in a car accident, the Seybert family’s new puppy, high crying, flan, cake and frosting, frozen custard, and Oscar movies. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

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    18 Feb 2025

    Episode 2 - Shucked Laundry

    The boys talk about Josh needing a haircut, teenage dirtbags, The Oh Sees, Geordie Greep, Lodge 49, beer, Josh's furnace, Cosmopolitan Magazine, dogs, Andy's rough Wednesday, argument enders, kid fights, roller skating, Steely Dan, Ginger Baker, Lefty Gunplay, Empathy at the Apocalypse's f'd up "You Might Also Like" algorithm, famous jackals, Bingo and the post office, Bill Burr's podcast, Cameron Winter, The Doors, cryptic song lyrics, The New Pornographers and A.C. Newman, Liz Lawrence, Caroline Polachek, Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, the Best Show, halfwayokay, problematic podcasters, comedians being contentious on social media, Caillou, food delivery, vending machines, pocket novels, Josh is going to jail, then the boys "end" the show but end up talking for another 30 minutes about ad reads and David Lynch etc. Thank you for listening! Our theme song is by gypsymoths. Our avatar was created by Benjamin M. Hillman.

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    14 Jan 2025

    Episode 1 - Do You Ever Get A Pimple In A Strange Place?

    Hosts discuss a wide range of eclectic topics, from pop culture and music to personal anecdotes, revealing the value of embracing imperfection and finding humor in life's absurdities.

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    31 Dec 2024

    Empathy at the Apocalypse - Trailer

    A new podcast collaboration to keep you company. Andy (People are the Enemy) and Josh (Screaming at Clouds) try to make sense of a broken world. New episodes released whenever they are made. First episode available in mid January.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

25

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.