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Because all the best conversations start 2 Beers in!

The Marching Band EpisodeThe Marching Band Episode

Welcome to Season Two! We’ve Now Officially Run Longer Than “Firefly!” (Suck it, JJ Abrams!)Eric “DeKill” (who is off mic) and Valerie (who is ALSO off mic a lot) join Brett, Monica and Andrew joins the discussion. Marching band antics and routines. High school memories

Space Cases and Flaming Tortilla Chips!Space Cases and Flaming Tortilla Chips!

Brett and Monica are joined by Doug and Craig Journey through fact & fiction about the Cassini Mission, the X Rocket, and we find that naysayers have been saying nay for a few, nay, many years! What caused tortilla chips to ignite – twice?  

The Shanty Magoo EpisodeThe Shanty Magoo Episode

With no one at the guest mics, Brett & Monica have no recourse but to discuss… An impertinent email Monica received from Ibrahem Magoo. We’re schooled as to WHY the lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn

The Travels & Travails EpisodeThe Travels & Travails Episode

 Now with Extra Cheese! Brett, Monica & Andrew (with E.K. off mic) dig deep! Cultural appreciation of fine print on beer labels, Foreign children. Fromage, and Swiss cows, Confirming the myth that Carmelite nuns have delicious creamy centers. Listen in and enjoy responsibly!

The Age, Body, Mind and … Sheep EpisodeThe Age, Body, Mind and … Sheep Episode

Brett & Monica welcome Chad, Phoebe & Andrew The secret to Chad’s diet, Pickle juice slushies Getting older – which is ironic since Andrew looks like a 9 year-old wearing a beard in an Amish play. Andrew did have a brief acting career but it

The Generalization EpisodeThe Generalization Episode

Chad and Phoebe join Brett and Monica as we lump things all together. Every Gilbert & Sullivan operetta plot ever. Brett’s habit of paraphrasing every script. How every young person talks. How the Nativity story would sound with accents! Phoebe tells a joke. Monica is

Kapow! It’s the Porn Episode!Kapow! It’s the Porn Episode!

Important life lessons, er, “explode” in this disquieting discussion of finding porn descriptions in America’s heartland… Found a condom? Don’t use it … God is real because “bananas”… Pierce Morgan, Purgatory, and the Spanish Inquisition – which no one expected! Not even guests Erik de

Look Out! It’s The Kung Fu Robot Episode!Look Out! It’s The Kung Fu Robot Episode!

The first half-hour foray with guests Doug and E.K. The topics swerve into loopy language with Brett’s anime film “Goro-Red Requiem” and the deciphering a text Monica received, talking about “Malan Mama.” Why did “cabin supplies” end up in quotation marks on a sign on

Lynda Carter Over AsparagusLynda Carter Over Asparagus

Brett and Monica describe movies they’re NOT in. A close encounter with a Wonder Woman lookalike. The story of Brett’s 1985 World’s Fair private performance for Styx’s Tommy Shaw. A visit from the Punctuation Police. The usual shenanigans on our last hour-long installment. Enjoy responsibly

The Ambivula EpisodeThe Ambivula Episode

If Brett dabbled in the pharmaceutical field, maybe Monica wouldn’t be such a “difficult” dental patient. There’s some disturbing geek talk about tweaking algorithms so hard their eyes water. Brett shares “How To Become A Voice Actor” and Monica in all seriousness lectures a bit

Ten Thousand Hours of Balls as Found on eBayTen Thousand Hours of Balls as Found on eBay

Have your notepad ready! We’re talking about $40 soup, Brett’s flu test, and information hoarding. The parade of topics also includes Father Tim, the “SJ” priest, an appreciation of a “Bastardly burn”, and Brett’s wanderlust to join “happy poor people” overseas. Emily joins us late and Doug

That’s Showbiz!That’s Showbiz!

From puppets to Penfold, the band Fragile Rock to movie theatre experiences, Brett & Monica cover a lot of topics with guests Jason Paris and Pax. There’s a launch party involving an actual rocket launch. Monica gets to turn what could have been every actor’s

…”Excuse me, We Have the Room!”…”Excuse me, We Have the Room!”

Hosts Brett Weaver and Monica Ballard take the shenanigans to 4th Tap Brewery, where someguy named Derrick wants to know, “What’s with the microphones?” Derrick missed the whole multi-cultural discussion on how some people in Canada hate it when people speak French! Then there’s the

“Projects”, Live Chickens in the Greenroom, and a Red Velvet Stage“Projects”, Live Chickens in the Greenroom, and a Red Velvet Stage

Oskar Blues is the place and Doug Fels is in our face! Brett and Monica recount a visit to the Winter Soiree with a clueless DJ, a bunch of non-dancers, and everyone but us had a “project” to discuss.  We learn that Death by Coconut

The Not-So-Invisible Touch-a of GeeksThe Not-So-Invisible Touch-a of Geeks

Celis Brewery and the competitive spirit heats up, resulting in a shorter-than-usual episode. “Geeks Who-Drink” are in the same room, explaining why we brush closer than normal to pop culture. There’s a Canonical song, Chili cheese fries recipes get downright revelatory, That time that Huey

Headhunters, Footbeer & the Bloody ArmadilloHeadhunters, Footbeer & the Bloody Armadillo

Join Brett & Monica…and eventually E.K. as they discuss; A lot of food. A red velvet cake that HAS to happen at some point.  Meander through dream jobs. A game called “Find the Vegetarian”. An invitation from Brett to touch his junk, which, when in

Chad Jokes, Dad Jokes, Drop the Mic & Dongles…Chad Jokes, Dad Jokes, Drop the Mic & Dongles…

Funnyman Chad Warren joins us at The Aristocrat and discusses just what would make him want to burn the bar down. (Not really.)   There’s Brett’s “Magic Girl Anime Rapping” Brett’a favorite cousin “Liz, the shitty cook” Monica’s day of texts among co-workers who are

Them’s Fightin’ Words!Them’s Fightin’ Words!

Utah vs Montana, Why we call it “TWO Beers In”, not “Three Beers and a Cocktail”, When a Texas resident is allowed to call themselves a Texan. Things get a little rowdy on this episode, Featuring – Donn, (The Other) Monica, and Andrew

Science, Religion & WhooWeeOoo!Science, Religion & WhooWeeOoo!

  Brett & Monica discuss   Perspectives of the solar eclipse, Bracing for Hurricane Harvey Monica’s interaction with a Good (but weird) Samaritan. Echo Hum Mom’s tolerance for interpretive dance A rousing game of Good Christian/ Bad Christian round out an hour’s worth of hijinks.

Conspiracies, Crack Whores and Making Kids Cry.Conspiracies, Crack Whores and Making Kids Cry.

Highlights include: Eric Debill gets all “novella” on us. Brett goes all “Alex Jones” on us over a Celis conspiracy. Brett & Monica share encounters with crackheads. Explicit taco descriptions Brett & Monica on how to make kids cry…like children really need an excuse. Monica