The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe

Episode 145: The Two Popes

May 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

bathroom trap, cake delivery, hollywood, john c. reilly, nancy reagan, rome

Thomas got a bathroom story (and got a watch! Not related!). Chris has watched a bunch of movies. Ben Parker joins the show and helps the boys create the next, big Hollywood blockbuster that will win all the Emmy's.

Episode 144: SSEU Reunion: Winning Time

May 23rd, 2022  |  55 mins 16 secs

emily in paris, horses, jason segel, lily collins, looper, los angeles lakers, paul westhead, rian johnson, winning time

After an all too long hiatus (it becomes clear in the show who is to blame), we return for the SSEU Week of podcasting. In this episode, one of the hosts goes to bat for Emily in Paris, we discuss the meaning of a "men's breakfast", and complain about a host of new movieshows.

Episode 143: Inventing Tacos

April 18th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

aaron sorkin, inventing anna, marzipan, swedish cuisine, tacos

Thomas explains where tacos really come from, Ryan and Chris get to play a game, and no one on the show has a future career as a baker. Oh, and the boys also discuss Inventing Anna.

Episode 142: The Bubble

April 6th, 2022  |  44 mins

david duchovny, jade eggs, trains, wecrashed

The boys have watched Netflix's new Bubble-movie, which would have scored higher on Rotten Tomatoes had it been the only movie ever released. We also review the Academy nominees' swag bags and give helpful advice in our frequently recurring advice column.

Episode 141: Gilded Ben

March 18th, 2022  |  52 mins 14 secs

ben parker, downton abbey, hannah, julian fellowes, the gilded age

The boys are briefly joined by the fourth Beatle, Ben Parker at the beginning of the show before they descend into discussing the new, hot show that everyone is talking about: Downton Abbey. They also discuss its American twin, The Gilded Age.

Episode 140: Tim Miler on Euphoria and a ton of other things

March 3rd, 2022  |  2 hrs 21 mins

Tim joined the episode to chat about Station 11, Euphoria, and a bunch of other things. Honestly, it is a must list listen.

Episode 139: Encanto Fest

February 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 32 mins

encanto, lin-manuel miranda

This episode has two signature features. The first is the longest quiz ever produced by a human podcast. The second is Shannon Last's EXTENSIVE thoughts on the movie Encanto.

Episode 138: Jumbo Jim

January 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 8 mins

denver broncos, grilling, jim swift, minnesota

Chris and Thomas are joined by (now) frequent guest Jim Swift! They chat about grilling, take a sports quiz, and Chris' experience meeting working man America for the first time.

Episode 137: Ryan, What Is This? (S04E37)

January 17th, 2022  |  14 mins 12 secs

airplanes, civil war, scandinavia

Ben and Ryan are back with another episode of Ryan, What Is This? Is this the episode where Ryan finally scores a point? Listen and find out!

Episode 136: Christmas in September

December 28th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

christmas, dubai, hallmark, holiday in the wild, kristin davis, lifetime, netflix, rob lowe

The boys gathered around the microphones to celebrate Christmas with a game, apartment hunting in Dubai, hated actors and lady actors, Holiday in the Wild, Rob Lowe, and more!

Episode 135: Did That Make Money?

December 20th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

brian cox, eternals, jeremy strong, kieran culkin, logan roy, succession

The Beatles are reunited when Ben joins the boys to chat about Swedish Christmas traditions, Chinese Christmas restaurants, Succession, and to play a quizgame!

Episode 134: The Last Duel

December 10th, 2021  |  1 hr 20 mins

kylo ren, matt damon, ridley scott, skiing, star wars, the last duel

Two episodes in a week? Yes, we do believe in miracles here at the Standard Podcast. Some miracles happen while you are flat skiing and others when you are getting raped by a beast of a horse. That (and much more) on this week's episode.

Episode 133: No Sequel Required

December 6th, 2021  |  1 hr 8 mins

between two ferns, bradley cooper, hangover, joel osteen, rockettes, zach the greek

The lads get together to chat about a bunch of movies they have recently watched (including the Hangover and Stillwater) as well as escape rooms, self-checkout (who would have guessed), and shoplifters!

Episode 132: The Haunted Carwash

November 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 17 mins

denis villeneuve, dune, timothee chalamet

Ryan has picked out Halloween costumes for his kids. Chris went to a car wash. Thomas went drinking with a Dame? Dane? We also chat about the new season of Succession and DUNE.

Episode 131: No Time To Podcast

November 2nd, 2021  |  1 hr 19 mins

ana de armas, daniel craig, james bond, newcastle united, no time to die, roman abramovich, saudi arabia

On this episode, Ryan and Thomas chat with Ben Parker (again), Matt Robarts, and Jason Cooper about the latest instalment in the Bond Universe. There is disagreement. We also get more rankings than we have ever had in a single episode. And who is going to be the next Bond?

Episode 130: Ben Parker

October 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 10 mins

bridges, brown, counting, dirty work, ferrari, horses, philadelphia

We invite a Russian expert on the show to chat about cars, Seinfeld, and the Ivy League.