Thought Spiral

Andy listens closely to himself not listening, Josh gives a Bar Mitzvah report, Andy gets doc rage, Andy gets less help, gestures to the Universe, and much more Spiraling.

Recapping the Oscars, Andy flips on Kimmel, re-voting past best pictures, Josh dives into the Midnight Special, Andy still optimistic about his gig, the thin line of Biden boosting, listener emails, and much more Spiraling.

Friend of the pod JEN KIRKMAN returns for a guest spiral in the second hour, but first: Andy resets his comedy sites, Remembering Richard Lewis, Josh reacts to Andy’s guest spiral, “What Did I Watch?”, and much more Spiraling.

Comedian/author GARY GULMAN joins Andy in the 2nd hour for a Guest Spiral! But first, Josh and Andy discuss Joe Flaherty, Conan nostalgia, Jewdar, Acting, and plenty of other First Thought Theater.

Andy keeps working on the new set, SNL what-ifs, a listener pep talk for Andy, a fundraiser of the damned, Hitler updates, plenty of movies and TV watched, and much more Spiraling.

Josh shares his lateness strategy, Andy lives large in NY, Charlie Chaplin, the Hollywood niceness bonus, Josh tests his moral fiber, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

“Best of the Lockdown” - A look back at the summer of 2020 when the guys tried to take Covid and make Covid-ade.

Andy announces his secret trip, old Jew medical corner, young dog medical corner, a bungled comedy opportunity, Glibertarianism, some listener questions mixed with hostility, and much more Spiraling.

Josh pledges change, Andy yells about football, Josh’s algorithmic sleigh ride, economic theory, Andy achieves a reunion, snack-free professionalism, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Andy tries to break the Beatles, Josh’s religious suffering, Andy does a set, true or falsetto, Andy loves up the podcast, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Andy’s Golden Globalism, Josh gets sucked into the Katt Williams saga, Andy walks hard, A battle of TV fishermen, Andy does a hack background check, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Andy bonds with his headphones, Andy finds a new Gen Xer to love, our weekly watches, Andy’s storytelling flaws, jazz fighting, Karen ‘24, Josh tries to take the heat off Andy, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

A child’s Xmas in the Valley, Andy starts the clock on his next album, Josh disappoints his parents, the death of references, Josh goes down a douchey rabbit hole, Andy chooses not to help Josh, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Our last show of ‘23, Andy tries to be nicer to young Andy, the proficiency conundrum, gambling tightens its grip, the de-shaming of America, have a good trip to Japan Alex, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

The next chapter of the Stewie chronicles, Jen Kirkman gets her due, the state of 2 stand-up careers, Josh goes Blowhardee on streaming economics, gender in the comedy blender, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Thanksgiving tales, Andy is down in the mouth, interpreting Barry Sanders, Andy is one step away from a reunion, Josh has a pox upon him, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Chew your food, narcissism testing, Josh tries to make a point about celebrity docs, Andy’s career planning, finding a lost man-crush, Josh’s slippery slope guardrails, no questions this week, but much more Spiraling.

Andy struggles with tough deadlines, fixed-income fever, Josh tries to reconcile with humanity, Israel, oy, Albert Brooks Doc, listener questions, even our producer doesn’t read these things, and much more Spiraling.

Andy goes south in a good way, supplement prison, Josh flips on DST, the gambling apocalypse, Andy can’t nail down game day, the end of the SAG strike, listener questions, help I’m being held hostage in a synopsis factory, and much more Spiraling.

Andy finds divinity in vanity plates, Shake n’ Bake and other throwback fare, Matthew Perry talk, Yogi Berra, Andy lives out his picketing fears, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.