The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe

Episode 171: #SuccessionFinale #BREAKING #First

April 24th, 2024  |  1 hr 21 mins

“Backup Ben” Parker and The Succession Finale.

Episode 170: Brown Cheese Christmas in Norway

April 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 13 mins

brown cheese, christmas, festivus, holiday cheer, norway

Whoever said that you cannot release a Christmas episode in April, well, maybe you are right. But we are doing it anyway. In this episode you fin unique insights into Norwegian cuisine and the Austin real estate market. We can almost guarantee you that is a first for any podcast.

Episode 169: Bullet Train

March 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins

You remember the movie Se7en? Well, Bullet Train is nothing like that. Also in this episode: Thomas teaches us about schnapps, there is a frozen wife, and a discussion of Reddit's finest subreddit.

Episode 168: What if, Train?

December 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins

armie hammer, johnny depp, plumbing, the lone ranger, tonto, trains

Two things. First, this is released a week after the last episode and seems way too predictable for a weekly podcast and makes me uncomfortable. Second, that The Lone Ranger got a greenlight for production raises so many questions. But we are glad its exists or otherwise this episode would not have content. Third, Chris is going to attempt some plumbing. What could possibly go wrong? Fourth, enjoy the counting podcast, kemosabe. Fifth, we are a counting podcast.

Episode 167: Chris solves Disney

December 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

Chris wants to take on Disney, Ryan has a new coaching career, and Thomas is suddenly interested in going to back to college in Germany.

Episode 166: Only in Chicago

October 31st, 2023  |  51 mins 13 secs

Happy Halloween! Chris takes a trip to (through) the promised land, the boys talk Deion Sanders, and what is up with Ohio football?

Episode 165: The Uber Ride

September 12th, 2023  |  54 mins 29 secs

Ryan takes the elderly on their first uber-ride, Chris does Oregon, and Thomas is upset about the quality of a certain genre of movies.

Episode 164: Kandahar

July 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

gerard butler, kandahar

The boys chat about Gerard Butler's jousting movie.

Episode 163: You Can Cut All That

July 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

Thomas is on a roll with the jokes (not favoured by Chris and Ryan), Thomas has watched Bridgerton, Chris has a story from the WSJ about sex symbols, and Ryan exposes himself as a mobile phone pocket barbarian.

Episode 162: Ryan's Singular Focus

June 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

highway pedestrians, indiana, james marsden, jury duty, memphis

Ryan recently went on a roadtrip with a singular focus, the boys have watched James Marsden's vanity project, Thomas is excited about cruising in parks, and Chris thinks he is playing the Price is Right.

Episode 161: Red Flags

May 17th, 2023  |  54 mins 6 secs

bud grant, red flags

Chris attempts to make the entire episode about some unknown Minnesotan that no one has ever heard of. Now that\s a red flag. Also, Thomas brought 48 more.

Episode 160: Gelatina Nigra

April 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 32 secs

amazon, call girls, chris pratt, the oscars

Do you know what is in your nutritional supplements? We discuss this while Ryan is recording from his new studio. Chris has discovered that there are Swedish hockey players and Thomas previews the movie calendar for the rest of the year. And what do you know about call girl research and dick sizes? All this, and more in this packed episode!

Episode 159: Escape rooms, spare wire, and sandwich cakes

March 5th, 2023  |  56 mins 20 secs

smörgåstårta, the white lotus

After some digging in the archives an unreleased episode has been unearthed. Thomas introduces a new swedish word and a new swedish food, Ryan struggles, and Chris has had a visit from his in-laws.

Episode 158: The Recruit and con(gress) men

February 26th, 2023  |  52 mins 39 secs

Friend of the show, Jim with the Twins, joins the show to talk about The Recruit. Before they get to the show, they also discuss Congress' own Anna Delvey, Ohio sports teams, and (of course) cruises. Ahoy!

Episode 157: Shay's exotic snake

January 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins

Shay K joins us to chat a little bit about Ghosts, the newest hit sitcom from CBS, but also takes his time to discuss various sports stars and his upbringing in Iran. We also address the controversy surrounding Steven Crowder and the Daily Wire in which there is no winner and only losers.

Episode 156: Hundred Percent

January 19th, 2023  |  57 mins 41 secs

b.j. novak, kia, playlist guy, texas, the alamo, vengeance

Episodes two weeks in a row? You can bet on it. Hundred percent. How do you train a child to start using the toilet? We can help. Are teenagers good drivers? A resounding no. Are we a true crime podcast? Probably. We also talk about one of the best movies of 2022 that Thomas had never heard of before this week.