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The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 19: What Does "Convenience" Mean?Today, we talk dwarves, gnomes, the armpit caterpillar, lotion, spaghetti, how to drive fast, how to achieve serenity, why serenity is boring, convenience, the desire/shame cycle, being in trouble, and much more.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-09-0449 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 18: Capitalism & Corn SweatToday, we talked spiders, power outages, air quality, borders, why nobody's going to save the USA, capitalism, the CIA, OnlyFans, incels, AI girlfriends, crack, and the surprising lives of people who physically have no brains.* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-08-2153 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 17: Grandma HobbiesWe talk about why “grandma hobbies” isn’t so much a trend as something you might want to do as a matter of being alive in the same way other human beings are alive. We also dig into one man’s near-death Jesus-based experience, incels, the wheel of reincarnation, the “slippery slope,” kompromat, Spotify, arts and crafts, and why Amazon sells counterfeit soap.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-08-0750 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 16: Stop Reading The NewsToday, we talk Baby Keem, Morrissey, Aleister Crowley, solar power, air conditioning, Prison Planet Theory, the “elites,” plastic, and why you should stop reading the news. If you’d like to hear more, unlock over 400 patron-only episodes by subscribing. You’ll also get access to our members-only Discord server!• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-07-2449 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 15: They Towed The Moon Into Earth's Orbit. It Wasn't Always ThereWhy are everyone's parents so weird? What happened before the moon was in our orbit? And how do we commit class war in a way that complies with Terms Of Service? We talk about these ideas and more in today's Drew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-07-0345 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 14: The Psychic DogWe tell you about psychic dogs, squirrels who spy on human beings, and how technology companies are doing a denial-of-service attack on all of us. Free for all to listen.If you haven’t patronized us yet, do it now! Your patronage gives you access to all 462 episodes of our shows (most are patron-only) and our private Discord server.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-06-1949 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 13: We Gangstalked A Stranger* Welcome mats are a conspiracy* Instagram reel mind control* Why they're trying to make us wear cameras* Why people don't realize they're people yet* The end of the world, as predicted on TikTok* Our reincarnation plans* How to get trillions of listeners to your podcast* We gazed into the abyss: what happened next will surprise you* Why men say eyelashes are gay* The world of Looksmaxxing* Gangstalking and how to do it- natalie & drew
2025-06-0547 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 12: Why People Hate ThinkingWe figured it out, and today we'll tell you why it is that people hate thinking. Also, compulsory social media use, flat earth tariffs, creating garbage for likes, and which former US politician is a werewolf. (You'll have to listen to find out who.)• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-05-2252 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 11: Make Littering A Capital OffenseWe talked about Green Up Day, littering, jam, AirBnB, aliens, angels, the void, and a possible entirely scientific explanation for why everyone today seems to be so dumb.If you'd like to hear over 400 more patron-only episodes, subscribe to us for five bucks and you'll get an invite to join our patron-only Discord server as well.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-05-0851 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 10: Space Dolphins & Weed EasterWe recorded this on Weed Easter, which meant that the pope was still alive at the time of our recording! We also talked about Tiktok conspiracies, Facebook prophecies, switching timelines, and why everything in New England is always closed.This is a free episode, but you can get more by subscribing! We have over 400 patron-only episodes in the archives which are available for the tiny fee of five dollars. Your subscription will help us keep writing and recording:• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss th...
2025-04-2451 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 9: The Worst TikTok Conspiracy TheoriesToday, we tell you about the latest crop of conspiracy theories we’ve dug out of the mines of TikTok. We also touch on alternate dimensions, the Shakespeare theory, stocks, Bluesky, and Mud Season.If you’re not a patron yet, we’d love your support! For just five bucks, you can subscribe to hear 400+ patron-only episodes, bonus material, and gain membership to our private Discord server where we plan future episodes and chat with listeners. • natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other sub...
2025-04-1051 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 8: Scientists at the Pyramids vs. Psychics At The PyramidsWe tell you what psychics found when they remote-viewed the pyramids, and we also tell you what scientists found several hundred meters deep underneath the pyramids last week. We also talk egyptology, Reggae Night, jam bands, pop punk (and their little accents), eating mummies, how to build a skyscraper in the year -1,000,000, and more.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-03-2751 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 7: What The Elites Are Buying On The Dark WebToday we talk about Daylight Saving, listening to your body, saunas, wind chill, Peter Caine, Silk Road, the feds, the libs, and what the Elites are buying on the Dark Web™.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-03-1349 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 6: The Pope & ConvenienceIn today's free and public Normal Conversation, we talk Catholic schools, meditation, what happened to websites, corporate takeovers, aliens, Natalie's rock, and why so many UFO fans are suddenly pissed off.To get 400+ more patron-only Everything Is Real and Garbage Brain University episodes, subscribe right here: https://www.garbagebrainuniversity.com• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-02-2749 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 5: The Vibes Are FuckedToday, we talked about football, capitalism, forums, AI, irony, misogyny, UFOs, Jesus, and the worst podcast Drew has ever been a guest on. Listen to sip the tea with us, and subscribe at https://patreon.com/garbagebrainuniversity for over 450 more episodes! • natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2025-02-1152 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 4: AsceticismToday, we talk about what normal means, lying, taking drugs, magazines, turtle-ing up, Bernie, John Lear, 2027, Lori Bruno, psychics, and more!For over 400 more patron-only episodes of Garbage Brain University and Everything Is Real, subscribe at https://patreon.com/garbagebrainuniversity !Also, if you haven't seen it yet, grab the new HELL ORBS album by Drew & Dendy Crew at https://dendycrew.bandcamp.com - 30 minutes of Drew's vocals over classic Dendy Crew production styles.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su...
2025-01-1550 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 3: Class WarToday we're talking about the only war you should ever support! We also get into Europeans, The Claims Adjuster, AI, Natalie's hospital story, insurance companies, the media's manipulation of us as readers, and why you can't twist a class issue to be a political one.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2024-12-101h 00
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 2: The Horror Of Turning Over A New LeafWe talk about tomorrow's election, podcasting for money, Gaza, The Washington Post, perfectionism, starting a cult, billionaires, and the horror of turning over a new leaf. This is our second attempt at having a normal conversation.Let us know how we did by posting in our Discord server (you get a link when you sign up!) and hear our other, less normal 400+ episodes right here when you subscribe.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis...
2024-11-0456 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityDrew & Natalie Have A Normal Conversation, Episode 1In the first episode of our new series, enjoy our attempts to have a normal conversation. We talk about "convenience," student loans, class in America, Shakespeare, P. Diddy, Antarctica, and explain the concept of The Shame Doula.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2024-10-1055 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 296: The Awful Truth About CookiesHow to be a parent in the 1980s, getting the runs, Humbos (new invention,) the Drinky Rink, and more cookie-based experiences and inventions, all for you, today.Subscribing here or elsewhere gives you access to the Discord, which is our members-only live trivia game and chat room. Join now and you can discuss today’s episode live with Drew & Natalie.Oh, also! Have you seen our new and old-but-redesigned shirts available in sizes small through 5XL? Check them out at thenewsharingmachine.com. It’s like the shirts we used to sell, but available to more peop...
2022-07-2544 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 240: MagiciansNatalie & Drew go inside the secret world of magicians to find out: Why are they so corny? Why do they want to impress people so much? What secret club did Drew try to join fruitlessly for years? Also: Clothesless yoga, cat circuses, Tom Of Finland, steampunks, and the worst kind of monologue you have to hear constantly.Subscribe if you haven’t already! You’ll get access to our secret social-media hideout as well as 120 episodes which are only available to subscribers.• natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc...
2021-12-0651 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 210: Battle Of The Podcasters' NipplesNatalie explains how she won a national dance competition! Drew tells you why disco is, despite what your parents told you, great music. And we also talked square dancing, cowboy dancing, dervishes, bullying, ballet, school dances, and Drew’s high-concept ballet that might not be worth a million dollars, but would be worth watching, for once. Plus: the dirty world of drama and lies at 80s dancing night.Not a subscriber? You need something to listen to at work, and subscribing gives you over 100 subscriber-only episodes you haven’t heard yet. Do it now.* natalie & drew...
2021-08-111h 02
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 202: The Weirdest Dog I've Ever SeenHow much do deer eat? What is our family group chat like? What is Drew’s favorite bible verse? Do deer do oral? How conscious are deer? And what the fuck is a moose? Natalie & Drew answer these and dozens of other questions in today’s deer-based episode.Not a subscriber? Fix that now to hear the other 100 (ONE HUNDRED!) episodes that are for subscribers only:* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subs...
2021-07-061h 00
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 186: Your Butt Is A Container For Your AssNatalie & Drew talk about why the stomach is nature’s purse, why Drew hangs out in storm drains, different types of containers, Natalie’s jerky wallet, simulation theory, how to subdue a wild deer, and, finally, why a man is nothing but a container for a big mess. Plus, alternate gravities, why we aren’t on “a bad timeline,” and why everything, ultimately, is a container for something else.Not a member of our Discord yet? Subscribe now and feed your mind with the 93 paid episodes you’ve never heard, plus a 24/7 chatroom of fellow GBU listeners and high-vib...
2021-04-301h 04
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 184: Sun vs. Sunn O)))Natalie & Drew talked about the sun, Sunn O))) and a million other things, like: Sabbath and Iron Man! The history of The Sun! Why the sun makes us mad! Why Natalie cries for no robot. Why there’s no surface of the sun. Sunburns, sunscreen, sun gods, sungazing, Ghostface Killah, and Copernicus’s dick. You’ll have to listen.Also, if you haven’t followed us on Twitch yet, today we’ll be live from 2:30pm (NOW!) until 5:00pm Eastern Time as Drew drives around the world in GeoGuessr, and we work together to find out where we are. Wo...
2021-04-231h 03
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 172: Commercials, Fast Food & Chicken HungryNatalie & Drew tackle commercial urban legends, why advertising is terrible (beyond the obvious reasons,) classism, the history of fast food, Chicken Hungry, why a local car dealer had a curling iron in his ass, and a quiz about fast food. It’s all here right now.If you missed Drew’s GeoGuessr stream yesterday, subscribe to the GBU Twitch channel and you’ll get automatically notified when we go live again! (It’ll probably be Weds, 3/10, at around 2pm Eastern Time!) There are videos of past broadcasts on the Twitch page if you want to see what it’s all...
2021-03-091h 02
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 160: Goggle Boy: The Basketball GeniusNatalie & Drew talk corrective lenses, the biggerator, the Spicy Girls, and why throwing things around makes your life worse in every way.Not a subscriber? Click it to fix it. Subscribing gives you EIGHTY episodes you haven’t heard, plus access to our private Discord.Bye!* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2021-01-2050 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 158: Being Homeless, But For FunAnimals running across your legs, day and night. Snakes in your ass. Going somewhere worse for fun. It’s time to learn about camping, with a play-along quiz. Join Natalie & Drew for a journey through the American loopholes of why it’s illegal to be homeless, but legal to pitch a tent and live homelessly for fun!Not subscribed? You’re missing 80 subscriber-only episodes, along with our secret 24/7 chat room and gaming hub. Only for true Geniuses like you.* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like t...
2021-01-1346 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 156: Half People, Half Fish, All Alien, BabyHappy 2021! Today, Natalie & Drew discuss Mothman of the Ocean, Crazy Frog, mermaids, Plate Guy, and the impermanence of data. Plus, a million dollar idea. It’s all here and it’s all in the future, in 2021, right now.Still not a paying subscriber? You missed our holiday-break episodes along with 70 more subscriber-only eps, and you don’t have access to our community Discord, where we game, chat, and oppose capitalism.* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access...
2021-01-0547 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 150: I Want To Drink The Beer From Repo ManWhy does gin taste like stealing? What is Richard Scarry Busytown Beer? And how much do people actually drink? You asked for it (in Discord) and now Natalie & Drew present to you 53 minutes of knowledge on alcohol and its effects on planet earth.Subscribe now & you’ll get access to our Discord, where you can suggest ideas for future episodes, listen to the 70+ subscriber-only eps you’ve never heard, and participate in all our other community activities.Bye!* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you...
2020-12-0953 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 148: Weanut Butter, Wilk, Wizza, and Other EdiblesNatalie & Drew investigate cannabis edibles, hemp food, and all the treats you’ll forget you eat. We talked about buying weed at the deli counter, why the Hindu god Shiva was a known weedhead, who invented edibles, why they last so long, how weed can lead to starting a family, why Weanut Butter is not a force for good, and the tale of the highest either one of us has ever been on edibles. Plus, an edible quiz you can play while you listen.If you’re not a subscriber, you can’t talk to us and our fr...
2020-12-011h 08
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 146: Dildos Of HistoryToday, Natalie & Drew tell you about the ancient (and modern) history of dildos, vibrators, artificial vaginas, slings, swings, and strap-on things. Plus, a sex-toy quiz you can play along with while you listen, the curious story of the iPod vibrator, People Lube, bread-based dildos, and the insane reason why Hitachi doesn’t want to be known for their Magic Wand.Not a subscriber? You’re missing out on our Discord chatroom/messageboard/community, our OVER 70 subscriber-only episodes, and much more. Hit the Subscribe Now button and join us immediately. Subscribing also enables us to keep writing and reco...
2020-11-1754 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 144: Howdy Ma'am, Chivalrous Cowboy HereYee-haw! Natalie & Drew talk about the origin of cowboys, the surprising reality of what they did, and why they aren’t around much these days, I reckon. We also talked barbed wire, chivalry, how to food-chain horses and cows together, a million-dollar cowboy idea, and Drew’s Canonical List Of Cowboy Names.Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe and you’ll not only support us (each subscriber makes a big difference!) but you’ll get 70+ paid episodes that only subscribers can hear, as well as access to our groundbreaking Discord community, the only social media outlet online that prioriti...
2020-11-1046 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 142: Bees Puke Honey, So Why Can't We?Natalie & Drew dive into the mysteries of bees, such as: Where did all the killer bees come from? What is a cat bee? Who is Beernie Sanders? And why is honeydew infinitely more disgusting than you ever knew? (It’s not a melon.) Honey facts, nectar gossip, and thousands of other ideas are also right here, right now, in this very episode.Want something more fun to do than election? Looking for an alternative to hate-driven social media? Our private Discord community may be for you, and you can join it by slamming this brown subscribe button....
2020-11-0348 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 140: Satan, Satanists, And The Demon Named AmyYou already know who it is! The big red man, the oldest bad guy out there, Satan himself. Natalie & Drew talk about who invented Satan, the 27 Names Of Satan, and Natalie’s cunning plan to overthrow and dethrone The Dark Trainer himself. We also talked about exorcisms, how much it costs to be a Satanist, the eleven commandments of Horn Boy, and what the Vatican knows about aliens.Not a subscriber? You fucked up, but you can fix this right now by hitting the Subscribe Now button. Seventy secret full-length episodes are only available to subscribers, and yo...
2020-10-2752 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 138: All My Homies Live On LandNatalie & Drew dig into the bizarre world of “Flying Before The Wright Brothers,” with balloons, coal gas, smoke, kites, blimps, zeppelins, and lots of death. An incredible amount of death. Natalie also discusses her unorthodox technique for drying her hair, which must be heard to be believed.Not a subscriber yet? Remedy that immediately by slapping the brown button below, and you’ll get instant access to our members-only Discord community as well as almost 70 episodes that you’ve never heard. We also play Among Us.Until next episode!* natalie & drew
2020-10-2146 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 136: Why Would You Vape Sugar Cubes?Today, Natalie & Drew dig into the enormous piles of sugar that the average person eats on a daily basis, to find out: Who invented sugar? Where does it come from? Why does liquid mercury taste so good? And, finally, after 136 episodes, you may bear witness to a once-in-a-lifetime result, as Drew aces the Mini Play-Along-At-Home Quiz for the first and probably last time ever.Not a subscriber? You’re missing out on our exclusive social club, where we play group games, tell ghost stories, and listen to each new episode live as it drops. Slam this button an...
2020-10-1346 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 134: How Animals Turned Into People Who Have To Go To WorkNatalie & Drew explain not only how animals turned into modern people, but why we have to go to work, who invented work, and the worst work you can do for a living. Plus: what does it mean to have an idea?If you’re not a subscriber, you’re missing ALIENTEMBER, our miniseries with curiously solid info on why alien life is real, how and when they’ve interacted with humans who have to go to work, and what’s next on the alien agenda. PART 5 drops this week with further investigations into reptilians, prehistoric astronauts, and more.
2020-10-0647 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 132: HolPlugz™ & The Secrets Of Mormon UnderwearNatalie & Drew revealed the underwear secrets of the Mormons, as well as the fatal mistake of the Wu-Tang Clan, why the Gates Of Hell aren’t underwear, why birds might eat your dick, and a million-dollar idea that might change the way you look at underwear forever.Did you miss our miniseries ALIENTEMBER, where we dug into secrets of extraterrestrials, interstellar craft, and the government’s crusade to keep advanced technology from the masses? You’ll need to Subscribe Now, since that shit is for subscribers only:‘Scribers also get over sixty subscriber-only episodes, access to our p...
2020-09-2949 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 130: Maybe The Reason You Think You’re The Main Character Of Reality Is Because Everyone Is Part Of A Collective Consciousness So You're Technically RightWhat’s your favorite smell? What’s the difference between a scent and an odor? What’s a wang? How do you get high from smelling salts? How can you be hypnotized to stop smoking? And what is Liquid Sex? Drew & Natalie answer these questions and more in today’s episode, which is also about the All-One Universal Mind.If you’re not a subscriber, you’re missing ALIENTEMBER, our miniseries about the real evidence behind extraterrestrials and their contact with humanity that’s going all month long. Slam that mf subscribe button and you’ll also get instant acce...
2020-09-2247 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 128: Fall, The Horny SeasonNatalie & Drew are coming to you LIVE from the horniest season of all: fall. Natalie explains what a cornucopia is, Drew lambasts the grade-based gatekeeping of Trapper Keepers, and we both go purple horny devil for sweetened, condensed milk. Plus: What is Presidents Day 2? Why is it called fall and not autumn? When can I put my sweater back on? Why do the stupid leaves change color? And more.Not a subscriber yet? Fix that now and you’ll get access to everything you’ve been missing out on: our ALIENTEMBER miniseries, our Discord chatroom, and over sixt...
2020-09-1443 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 126: Fish, The Birds Of The SeaYou don’t know what a fish actually is, do you? We find out in this episode, as well as over 14,000 facts about why some fish can breathe air, why the Dutch thought a hippopotamus was a fish, and why a tugboat doesn’t tug. There’s also a fish quiz you can play while you listen, and Natalie & Drew explain why people, like fish (or some mammals) should be able to hibernate.Not a paying listener yet? You should be, because you’re missing half of our episodes, and you’re not able to chat with us in our...
2020-09-0444 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 124: Natalie Gets A Second HeadWho invented the head? What happens to a cockroach (or a person) when they’re decapitated? What happens when you cryogenically freeze your head? Why is Mr. Bean trusted with being an executioner? And what if it turned out your consciousness wasn’t in your head, but your body, the whole time? Natalie & Drew answer these questions, and dozens more, in today’s Garbage Brain University.Unable to chat about episodes with our other listeners? Want to get in on our daily Geoguessr challenge, Animal Crossing item club, and the best, most secret stuff you don’t get to s...
2020-08-2846 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 122: Forbidden Colors, Illegal ColorsNatalie & Drew talk about the enchanted guitar, the wizard’s camel, and the bizarre world of forbidden colors, spicy colors, impossible colors, and more. Drop what you’re doing and pay full attention to this, right now. (Just kidding. Listen to it in one ear while you’re working!)Not a patron? You’re missing out on HALF of our episodes, as well as our 24/7 private chat room, cooking club, and everything else that happens in our Discord. Become a patron by subscribing now.We’ll talk to you this weekend (if you’re a member!) or...
2020-08-1943 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 120: Hatters Never ProsperDrew & Natalie explain why now is the time to intensify your fashion, why baby clothes are worse than you’d even think, why a rock is a hat, why fringe is ALWAYS better than no fringe, and tell the tale of two beekeepers who loved each other. Also, a hat quiz! Become Garbagebrainpilled by listening to this hat-based episode, and perhaps you, too, may become a Garbage Brain Genius.See you Saturday (or next week, if you only listen to the free episodes! Sucker!)* natalie & drew This is a...
2020-08-1251 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 118: Bean Poisoning: Diarrhea'd To DeathNatalie & Drew explore the horrible world of beans, from being bean-poisoned, crapping out metallic turds, eating pretzel sandwiches, what it means to be toothsome, and more. Plus, Drew issues an official apology to Jeff Quest.* natalie & drew This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2020-08-0539 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 116: Shooting Blood From Your Third BoobIt’s the season of swampy humidity and peeing outside. Summer is here, and Natalie & Drew have a boatload of weird holidays, non-scenic Ohio ditches, and the tale of what regular people do when they go to Florida, if you’re not regular and don’t know. Also: why you can’t be nude, a way to fix the boring-ass Olympics, and the true meaning of Summer Vacation is revealed.Also, if you missed it, we have a Twitch channel now! Stop by and watch us play weird old video games, like Frolf (Ribbit King,) which we’ve discuss...
2020-07-2843 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 114: The One Million Dollar WormToday, Natalie & Drew talk about worms, which are, like, just tubes, man. Think about it. We explain the differences between snakes and worms, why ringworm isn’t a worm, the science of The True Neutral Ass, what happens when a worm smokes weed, and thousands of other worm-based concepts.Not in our inner-circle yet? Unable to listen to our elusive patron-only odd-numbered episodes, and at lack of peers to talk about worms and other Garbage Brain topics with? Join our Patreon now, which supplies us with a small but much-needed amount of money to continue operating, in ad...
2020-07-2150 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 112: The Big List Of Every Cuss Word, EverNatalie & Drew talk about the invention of modern cussing, words you use to replace cusses, the discovery of how (and why) animals cuss, the beauty of high school graffiti, and, of course, the long list of every English-language cuss word that has ever been said. Plus, a way to atone for your cussing sins. It’s all here, right here, right now.Missing GBU 111? That’s a patron-only episode. GBU 109? Same. GBU 107, 105, 103, et cetera? They’re patron-only episodes, baby, and you gotta become a patron at https://patreon.com/garbagebrainuniversity to get instant access to that and our se...
2020-07-1551 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 108: Star Wars 12: The Dark BishopIn a special episode of GBU, Drew & Natalie watch, and then talk about the first eleven Star Wars movies, from beginning to end. Whether you’re an old Star-head or new to the longest-running space saga of the silver screen, we’ve dug up some facts and stories that’ll be new to your ears.Join our Patreon and Discord at patreon.com/garbagebrainuniversity to sync up with other listeners, if you haven’t already, and for our 24-hour Garbage Brain Genius chat, a community designed to chill. Plus, you’ll get instant access to the over-fifty patron-onl...
2020-06-291h 01
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 106: Why Do They Call Them Pigs?Natalie & Drew tackle the pig vs. hog debate, find out how to make a pig stop shitting where it eats, the swine flu, DARE, the pig band, and how The Australian Pig Shortage caused a crisis that almost ended painting in Australia. And more!If you haven’t heard episodes 105, 103, 101, et cetera, it’s because you’re not a patron! Sign up now & you’ll get instant access to the over-fifty episodes you’ve missed, as well as our secret Discord chat room, book club, and art space.Until later!* natalie & drew
2020-06-2350 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 104: Landlubbers, Tunnel Digglers & Sayings Of The SeaNatalie & Drew investigate the mystical Sayings Of The Sea, find out what happens when you live in a houseboat, and commandeer an abandoned vessel in international waters. This, plus dozens of thousands of boat facts, are packed into this 49-minute episode.Join us on Discord right now if you want to sync up with other Garbage Brain Geniuses and talk about the episode in real time. As soon as you finish listening to this episode, you’ll have over 50 patron-only episodes at your disposal which you never got to hear, having not been a subscriber. Be there at...
2020-06-1649 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 102: Freetember: A New Calendar For EarthNatalie & Drew pick apart the very nature of time itself, exploring:* What happens if time collapses on itself* Why the Gregorian Calendar is named after Greg* Why school takes a long time* Our new, revolutionary calendar system, mentioned in the title of this episode* What happened when the French tried to put 100 seconds in a minute* How do you even measure time if it’s not real?And hundreds more ideas, packed into just less than an hour. If you missed episode 101, episode 99, episode 97, et ce...
2020-06-0856 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 100: The Million-Dollar BreadIn this, our 100th GBU episode, Natalie and Drew reveal the million-dollar bread idea that they’ve been saving for a special occasion. We also talked about keto, the origins of “the best thing since sliced bread,” why you can’t feed bread to ducks, and why fish are Pay Pigs. We also talked about leavening, poisonous plants, and the specific reasons we want to be directly nuked.If you’re not a Patron, you have now missed FIFTY episodes of Garbage Brain University. Rectify that immediately by paying us five small dollars at patreon.com/garbagebrainuniversity and you’ll...
2020-05-2947 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 98: Tampons & Chicken Grease: A Possum's LifeNatalie & Drew dive into the bizarre world of the opossum, familiarly known as “possum,” with an assortment of surprising facts. Some of the facts are about their nipples! Some of them are just about gleeking and foaming at the mouth. We also talked about accidentally eating poison hemlock, why rappers puke, how many baby possums can fit in a soup spoon, and, tragically, The Cloacal Kiss.Patrons get two Garbage Brain episodes a week instead of one (you’ve missed ALMOST FIFTY patron-only episodes so far by not patronizing us!) and are in our secret inner-circle clubhouse and ch...
2020-05-2248 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 96: Why The Amish Can Kiss My AssNatalie & Drew dig into the deeply weird history and existence of the Amish, a fundamentalist religious group who mostly lives in Ohio and Pennsylvania. We talked Amish birth control, why the Amish have no moustaches, smoking big doinks, Amish clothing, Rumspringa, the 1998 Hyundai Elantra, “and more.” You’ll also find out what happens when you get kicked out of Amish, and the Illuminati secret behind the image files we all know and love.You’re missing out on most of the Garbage Brain fun if you haven’t pledged to our Patreon, by the way - you’ll get the a...
2020-05-1446 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 94: The Fifth-Largest ContinentIt’s cold. It’s on the bottom. We call it Antarctica. Today, Natalie & Drew explore the facts and legends of the world’s least-populated and fifth-largest continent. There’s an extended quiz you can play along with while you listen, and Natalie asks the eternal question: when you’re in Antarctica, are you upside down, like a bitch?Help us keep this ship sailing with a membership to our Patreon - you’ll get access to our private Discord server, our Animal Crossing turnip touching club, and the OVER FORTY paid episodes you haven’t heard yet. You’re th...
2020-05-0746 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 90: Is Fruit A Dessert?Our most contentious episode yet. We uncovered the facts about why avocados are just shitty butter, explained why strawberries aren’t berries, listed Steve’s Pet Peeves, visited a dairy farm, and attacked the non-eternal question of whether or not fruit is a dessert. Plus: goat breeds of Pakistan, the Pope’s favorite fruit, how to eat roses, and Spite Lunches Of Japan. Want to tell us our food opinions are wrong, or give us a suggestion for a future episode? Five bucks gets you into our secret club with hundreds of other listeners (and Drew & Natalie) as wel...
2020-04-2244 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 88: What Do People Put In Their Butts?In today’s Garbage Brain University, Drew & Natalie discover all of the objects people have inserted into their rectums, as well as the science (and art) of butt-chugging, boofing, and shitting out hockey pucks. There was also the return of The Gentleman’s Limit, a quiz about drugs you can put in your butt, and more than you ever wanted to know about a bird’s exit-end. Missing the odd-numbered episodes? Yes, you are, unless you’re a Patron already! You’ll get all of the 44 subscriber-only hour-long episodes instantly when you subscribe to our Patreon, which also gives...
2020-04-1457 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 86: Classic Underpants RashWhat happens when you get diagnosed with “classic underpants rash,” an apparently real medical term? What do dust mites do all day? And why is poison ivy stronger than it’s ever been, maybe? Drew & Natalie answer all these questions, plus give you over three thousand medically consistent facts about allergies, and top the sundae off with not one, but TWO quizzes you can take while you listen.Join our Patreon for instant access to the OTHER HALF of the episodes you’ve never heard, as well as our private Discord server, where you can talk with other GB...
2020-04-0749 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 84: The Cat That Broke Into My HouseNatalie & Drew are back, once again, with the tale of the cat who broke into Natalie’s house, dozens of pet facts, secret hand tricks for cats, and a business idea that will change the way you look at dogs forever. Plus, a pet quiz you can play along with as you listen!(We recorded this a few weeks ago, before lockdown, so all mentions of leaving the house in this episode occurred in The Before Time, by the way.)If you want to chat with us (and other GBU listeners) on our private Discord, be...
2020-03-3145 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 82: The Pants Stay On, BabyThe future of fashion is here! Natalie & Drew talk armwarmers, the flag of the equator, spring versus fall, the bikini that makes you look dead, the t-shirts that got away, and why, even a million dollars later, The Pants Stay On, Baby.Not a part of our inner circle yet? Join our private GBU Discord via Patreon and you’ll have access to our members-only book club, Animal Crossing Friend Circle, 24/7 live chat, and you’ll even be able to hear the 40+ paid episodes of Garbage Brain you’ve missed, since it’s all included for the same fiv...
2020-03-2451 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 80: How To Have Fun At HomeToday, Natalie & Drew give you ideas for how to have fun during Staycation 2020, and also talk about self-surgery, an island where the government experiments on animals, their third Million Dollar Idea, and the outdoor snack you didn’t know you could make inside until today.Become our Patron for five bucks and you’ll get instant access to our Discord (we’re exchanging friend codes for Animal Crossing New Horizons right now) as well as all of our paid episodes you haven’t heard. * natalie & drew-
2020-03-1744 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 78: Deal With It, Dum-DumElephants are nature’s biggest vegans, and today, Natalie & Drew talk about elephant noses, how to ride a bicycle with an elephant, how long it takes an elephant to pee, why they eat 18 hours a day, and the lurid tale of how a small town murdered an elephant a hundred years ago. Want to suggest an episode? Want something to do if you’re gonna shut yourself inside for a while? Join our discord by hopping on our Patreon. You’ll also get access to all the premium episodes that only patrons can hear, and you’ll be able...
2020-03-1054 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 76: Baby Read A Book To ItNatalie tells you why working in the library makes you want to die. Drew tells you about going to the bookmobile behind the Arby’s. Together, they plan The Floppy Cop Drop. These, along with actual facts about libraries, are packed into this hour-long episode. Haven’t subscribed yet? Head over to the GBU Patreon to listen to the dozens of subscriber-only episodes you’ve missed, as well as access to our private Discord server. You’ll also be able to listen to Natalie and Elissa’s new project Hello Ghosts, a report of their actual, real-life adventures...
2020-03-0358 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 74: The 101 Secrets Of The ToiletNatalie reveals her newest invention, a bike-seat-styled commode, and explains why she hates it so much when astronauts float around. Drew attempts to name all of the crappers that have ever existed. Together, they reveal the untold secrets of humanity’s greatest shame device before the Internet: The Toilet. Want to suggest a topic to us, or talk to fellow GBU listeners? Join our Discord by becoming a full subscriber. You’ll also get instant access to thirty subscriber-only episodes you haven’t heard. All of the comments/discussion on each episode takes place in Discord, so that’s...
2020-02-2554 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU Bonus: Talkin' Teens with Murder Bryan from Street Fight RadioOur friend Bryan stopped by to talk teenagers with us, in this bonus episode of GBU! Bryan is half of Street Fight Radio, an iconic anarcho-comedy show from Columbus, and like Drew and Natalie, he also used to be a teenager. We talked about why letting adults down means nothing, grinding at the school dance, and how Bryan started a mafia at his high school. There’s also a quiz you can play while you listen.We mentioned it in the episode, but Street Fight will be live in Columbus on Friday, February 28th, at Ruby Tuesday, so...
2020-02-221h 00
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 72: All Chaff, No Wheat: Buying Cereal On eBayIn today's episode, we talked about why degenerate boomers are buying stale cereal on eBay, the cereal born from enemas, The Meat Of The Beef, and what Lucky Charms did to honor our nation’s antifa. We also talked horse milk, anti-cereal, and Natalie gave Drew two separate quizzes which you can play along with as you listen.Today’s episode was suggested by Quinn from our private Discord! Join up and you can give us suggestions for future episodes. It’s also where your fellow listeners conduct GBU Book Club (this month, we’re reading a Mothman...
2020-02-1858 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 70: You Can't Nut If You Don't Wear SocksIn today’s episode, Natalie & Drew talk about eating rocks, stealing pee from children, necrophilia, and why you have to wear socks if you want to nut. It’s the all-kink episode of Garbage Brain University, and it’s here now, on your headphones (not over your speakers, at least if you’re at work.)A subscription to our Patreon will give you instant access to our Discord, or if you want to subscribe right here, you can email drew@toothpastefordinner.com for the invite code. Check in there at 2pm Eastern today for the listen-along of today’s...
2020-02-1155 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 68: How The CIA Used Brain Implants To Drive Dogs Like Remote-Control CarsToday’s episode features the absolutely true story of the title, plus the reason why Natalie won’t get on (or out of) a spaceship, Drew’s favorite conspiracy theory, why some people think Saddam Hussein had a stargate, and the long, bizarre tale of why Drew & Natalie were crisis actors for FEMA. Want to hear the episodes you’ve missed and live-chat with other listeners 24/7? You’ll need to join our Patreon, which will give you instant access to all THIRTY FOUR premium episodes, plus instant access to our Discord server for subscribers only. Talk to yo...
2020-02-0459 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 66: Do Ants Have Dicks?In this episode, Drew & Natalie Dee answer the age-old question: do ants have dicks? We also talked about how to cook ants, ant communism, why ants puke, and finally reveal the story of the time we got an ant high. Want to hear the episodes you missed? Join our Patreon, where you’ll get instant access to our Discord server where we chat with listeners, and be able to listen to the ever-growing archive of Episodes That Are Only For Subscribers. Check it out.We’d love it if you told your friends about Garbage Brai...
2020-01-2857 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 64: Natalie & Elissa Visit Their Past Lives (Yes, Really)Today’s episode of GBU features our friend Elissa (@badgirlfriday) and it’s a double-sized tale of the time Natalie and Elissa went to a psychic last week to explore their past lives. We talked crystals, psychic elevators, psychic cheese-making, and the universality of the mind’s Golden Country. You’ll also hear who Natalie was in a past life, and why Elissa didn’t have one. Join our Patreon for access to the GBU Discord, where we (and our listeners) chat about a myriad of subjects, and as of last week, listen to the new episod...
2020-01-201h 58
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 62: Babies Are StupidIt’s true. Babies are stupid. In this episode, we talked about stealing a baby’s milk, giving birth on drugs, why babies don’t need clothes, and the time our kid said Fuck in the parent-teacher conference. Ride the Genimi.• drew & natalie This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.garbagebrainuniversity.com/subscribe
2020-01-1450 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 60: How I Got A Public Enemy Tattoo At The HospitalHappy 2020! Episode 60 of Garbage Brain University is here, and it’s all about tattoos, the permanent markings we love to get on our skin. Drew & Natalie talk about why they want to see nipples, the logistics of getting xanax-bar tattoos, asking someone about their personal shit, and the fabled return of the Vibrating Teeth.If you haven’t subscribed yet, you’re missing half of our episodes. You can fix that by clicking on this old button right here:Answer our questions from the ‘cast in the Official Comments Section below! You gotta subscribe to talk to...
2020-01-0654 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 58: The Goat That Was The MayorHey! It’s Natalie Dee & Drew Toothpaste, and we’re back again to talk about drop-kicking cheese across the yard, the relationship between horses and goats, and, of course, why three goats were once the mayor. All this, and over nine hundred other goat facts, are right here, right now, in this episode of Garbage Brain University.If you haven’t subscribed yet, you’re missing half of our episodes. You can fix that by clicking on this old button right here:Answer our questions from the ‘cast in the Official Comments Section below! You gotta subs...
2019-12-1757 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 56: Flyover Country feat. @BrettPain from Street Fight RadioNatalie & Drew are joined by our friend Brett Pain from Street Fight Radio to talk about “flyover country,” that imaginary region of our nation in between the two very important coasts. In this double-sized episode, we talked about gross food, saying “thank you,” why it’s all right to live in the gloomiest place in the country, and why you have to say “sorry,” even if sometimes it means you apologize for saying “sorry” too much.If you haven’t already, you can hear more from Brett at Street Fight Radio, the #1 anarcho-comedy station in the nation, located right here i...
2019-12-091h 39
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 54: Winter: It's Dark All The TimeNatalie & Drew talk about why school spirit sucks, what happens when you only listen to Pretty Hate Machine, and how to follow someone backwards, in your car. We also listed 45,000 different facts about winter, and why Natalie loves it, and Drew hates it so much. Listen now and make the next hour of your life better.If you haven’t subscribed yet, you’re missing half of our episodes. You can fix that by clicking on this old button right here:Answer our questions from the ‘cast in the Official Comments Section below! You gotta subscr...
2019-12-0253 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityGBU 53: Soda, and A Theory For Why Fish Are Actually AliensThis is our 53rd episode, and we’re finally sharing Natalie’s vast knowledge of soda, pop, coke, fizzfizz, bupples, glunk, diet bupples, or whatever you want to call the non-alcoholic flavored drinks you put in your mouth. There are MULTIPLE quizzes, and Drew shares his theory about why fish are aliens. It goes deeper than you’d think.Did you hear our last episode, about knives? If not, you’re gonna wanna subscribe, because half of our episodes are only for subscribers. Here’s how to do that:Contribute your own knowledge of pop with us in...
2019-11-2247 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityPunching A Horse Right In The Oat PipeHey! It’s Drew & Natalie Dee, back again with another Garbage Brain University for you. This week, we’re talking horses, donkeys, zebras, and zonkeys. We’ve got a panoply of horse facts and weird horse stories for you. As always, there’s a play-along quiz, and Natalie sings a tiny, weird horse song.Also, due to popular demand, we’ve got Garbage Brain University t-shirts and hoodies now! Here’s what they look like:If you’re not a Garbage Brain University subscriber yet, you’re missing the other half of our episodes. If you wanna hear t...
2019-11-1353 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityWe Proved That Your Phone Listens To You All The TimeDrew & Natalie Dee explain why Siri, and all personal digital assistants, plop. We also talk about the Panopticon, improving your Ad Experience, getting clickbaited, why Drew isn’t an Eagle Scout, and why Natalie refuses to use self checkout. Also, a play-at-home quiz you can take while you listen, and a guest appearance by Siri, who turns out to (spoiler alert) be part of the global war experience. And more! Right now!!!Hit this button to subscribe to Garbage Brain - you’ll help us continue to make more and you’ll be able to participate in our li...
2019-11-0547 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityOut In The Yard, Drinking Dog BloodNatalie and Drew expose the hidden world of vampires in this episode. We talked half-human/half-vampire hybrid babies, why we hate Beowulf, why zombies are less real than vampires, bags of blood, and all of the myriad ways you can become a vampire. Plus, a play-along quiz you can take while you listen! It’s all on this week’s episode of Garbage Brain University.Hit this button to subscribe to Garbage Brain - you’ll get twice as many episodes and be able to participate directly in our little ecosystem here.Comments are for subscr...
2019-10-2349 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityThe Conspiracy That Started Two Pizza ChainsNatalie Dee & Drew reveal the dark secret behind two well-known pizza chains in this episode of Garbage Brain University. Also, we talk Thanksgiving Pizza, Columbus (Northwest) Pizza, have a regional pizza quiz you can play along with while you listen, and dig into why non-pizza-foods flavored like pizza are Yucktown, Grosslahoma. New to Garbage Brain? Run out of free episodes? You’ll get instant access to over twenty subscriber-only episodes you’ve never heard, if you subscribe now:Subscribers! What kind of pizza do you eat? What kind of pizza do they have near you? Let’...
2019-10-1546 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityA Plan to Scare Poor People and Measure How Much They PeeNatalie Dee & Drew present to you the bizarre story of Mothman, the legendary West-Virginia-based creature that might be real. Or not real. Maybe he’s real, but constructed by the CIA. We expose the facts, explore all of these theories, and more, right here, right now.Here’s an illustration of M-Man himself, as drawn by ???? in the year ???? (see, we told you it was mysterious.)It’s The Smiling Man, aka Indrid Cold, as drawn by someone who saw him, supposedly!Our friend Elissa, who you’ve heard on our Cemetery and Haunted...
2019-10-071h 07
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityThe Word You Use To Say What Stuff A Thing IsNAMES! You probably have one. In this episode, Drew & Natalie talk about your name (probably) and a bunch of other peoples’ names. Natalie explains why she doesn’t have a name, and Drew plays a name quiz that you can play along with as you listen. We also have dozens, maybe thousands, of name-based facts.We also mentioned that it’s illegal in Sweden to name your son Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116, which came up because a couple in Sweden tried to name their son exactly this word. (You’ll have to listen to the episode to find out what happened...
2019-10-0253 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityConsumer Testing, Teeth, and Diet CokeDrew’s boss tried to make him drink experimental chemicals. Natalie got paid five dollars to consumer-test cereal. We reveal why whitening toothpaste doesn’t work, Drew almost breaks a non-disclosure agreement with a billion-dollar company, Natalie reveals why she loves watching real surgery, and then makes Drew take a quiz, which you can play along with as you listen. Want to get this in your email every week, and hear the subscriber-only episodes? Here’s the button you gotta hit:Subscribers! Take this moment to leave a comment, and read what other Garbage Brain Genius...
2019-09-2443 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityNatalie, What Is A Chicken?Natalie and Drew attempt to figure out what, exactly, chickens are. We talked about the strange life of Mike The Alive Headless Chicken, the exotic jungle origins of the humble normal chicken, and what chickens use their brains for. We also talked Chicken Baby, Shrimpy Chicken, Chicken Frankenstein, and more. Before we get to it, slam the Subscribe Now button! Right now! Right here:That photo is a Red Junglefowl, the ancestor of the modern chicken! It’s leaner, smaller, and it has a different voice.And that’s Chicken A La King! “Mmmmm.”We rea...
2019-09-1753 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityThe Cigarette-Smoking Chimp, and How To Play TitanicNatalie & Drew dig deep to find the least boring sports-related facts possible. We tell you what it’s like to live in the third-largest football stadium in America, and why Drew’s childhood included a gun-factory bar with an outdoor chimp who smoked cigarettes. (It’s real - but read the article after you listen, if you would.) Did you hang out with an imprisoned primate as a child? Play Titanic? Eat Bosco Sticks? Have a gym teacher yell Touch My Ass at you while you’re running? Then leave us a comment right here on the newslett...
2019-09-0956 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityOur Dog Inventions: The Best Episode So FarIn the best episode of Garbage Brain University that’s been recorded so far, Natalie & Drew let the world in on our fantastic dog inventions, discover dozens of bizarre dog facts, and let you play along with a quiz about dog breeds. We also found the origins of “raw dog,” and this photo of a dog wearing jeans.Subscribe to hear our fifteen premium episodes (one new premium episode every week!)You can also listen to Garbage Brain University on Spotify, iTunes, and/or Stitcher if you don’t already! And thanks again to Substack for our podcas...
2019-08-271h 04
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityReassembling A Dead Person's Body (feat Elissa @badgirlfriday)Our friend Elissa (@badgirlfriday) joins us again to bring us bizarre facts and stories about cemeteries! She’s the administrator of a fairly large cemetery, and tells us about how to create a museum for yourself after you die, what happens when detectives dig your dead ass up and chop it up, and how a dead body is put back together. Plus, facts about modern sarcophagi, why groundhogs live in graves, how to haunt your own house, and more. Subscribers may recognize Elissa from our previous episode about the haunted Ohio State Reformatory prison - if you ha...
2019-08-2158 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityBigfoot Punched Me In The Face Because I CriedNatalie & Drew investigate the facts (“facts”), lore, and stories about America’s favorite cryptid, Bigfoot. How big are its feet? How about its hands? Its femur? Is it real? Where is it? We sort of answer these questions, and two or three more questions. It’s really hard to find facts on Bigfoot.Subscribers get to hear the episodes that non-subscribers don’t, as well as leave comments, which we read and answer right here on the page. So slam this button right now:and we’ll get you twice as much Garbage Brain as the average...
2019-08-0653 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityThere's Poop On EverythingNatalie & Drew dig into the world of hygeine and find out that there’s poop on everything, everywhere. Learn about how people used to bathe, why nobody used to pick lice out of their hair, what happens when a child sneezes directly into your mouth, and the exact amount of poop that’s in every swimming pool. (Unfortunately, it’s a lot.) There’s also a quiz you can play along with as you listen! It’s all in this, the currently most recent Garbage Brain University episode.Subscribers can comment directly on these posts (hi! you should do...
2019-07-2955 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityNatalie & Drew's UFO TheoriesWe talked facts about alien encounters, why aliens are our dads, shared some UFO stories from our listeners (follow @NatalieDee if you want to participate next time!) and both of us laid out never-before-heard theories about extraterrestrial life. There may or may not be content about kicking ET’s ass. You’ll have to listen to find out.Here are the videos Natalie mentioned - the first is from 2004 and the second is from 2015. They’re recently declassified Navy footage from fighter planes. Listen to the episode to get the full story of what these UFOs were doing...
2019-07-1555 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityRobo-Calls, Cowboys, And PayphonesNatalie & Drew dig into weird telephone facts, tell you how to make a telephone out of garbage, divulge the contents of cowboy-names.txt, place a call through miles of barbed wire, and invite you to play along with the Telephone Quiz while you listen. All in this single episode of Garbage Brain University.You can get twice as many Garbage Brain episodes each week by subscribing, which you can do with this very button:Or, you can even click the play button right up there and listen to us on garbagebrainuniversity.com. It’s up to...
2019-07-0950 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityThe Worst Candy In The WorldHorehound! Rock candy! Candy corn! Salty candy! Drowning ET in a trash can! Throwing books on ET and drowning him! And swedish fish! It’s all about candy, and nothing else, especially not murdering Spielberg aliens from 1982, and it’s on this week’s free episode of Garbage Brain University.Make sure you follow @NatalieDee and @drewtoothpaste on twitter for more great shit, if you liked this episode, and subscribe to GBU to get TWO episodes every week instead of one. Twice the education! One low price! How can you say no?* drew & natalie
2019-07-0156 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityWhere We Got This Bag Of Neil Armstrong's HairThe true, and bizarre, tale of how Drew’s barber stole hair from Neil Armstrong. A review of the collections of Twitter followers of @NatalieDee. Hoarding problems! An obscure video game where you hit a frog! HOMETOWN SMILES! A quiz that you can play along with while you listen! All this, and more, in this fresh episode of Garbage Brain University.Paul Brockman, shown here, has collected over fifty thousand dresses, which he purchased for his wife Margot, also shown here. They store them in a warehouse. Which is shown here. The entire story is ba...
2019-06-2454 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityWhy The Girl Gang Spaghettied Your YardNatalie’s girl gang. Drew’s opossum, covered in chicken grease. Trash cops, a cunning fake recycling program, and the reason why you should throw out all of your coffee mugs. Plus: a play-along trivia quiz, how Drew ended up on some shitty teen’s TikTok, and the reasoning behind Natalie’s head-to-toe glistening sheen.Thanks again to Substack for our podcast/newsletter setup, to The Melvins for our theme song, and to the people around the world who pick up, transport, process, and recycle the stuff that we can’t or don’t want to chuck in the alley...
2019-06-1753 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityPaying for breathy phone calls & mounting a jar of peanut butterWe have to phrase this one delicately, since it’s tales from the back room at a video store and the other end of a 1-900 phone line. Play along with our “spicy video quiz” and learn what the French population searches after dark. And find out what a customer at Natalie’s old job used to do with peanut butter. (It’s not great.)We have a sequel to this episode in the works, but you’ll have to be a paid subscriber to listen, since this takes an enormous amount of time to research, record, and edit. So...
2019-06-101h 11
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityEating A Trash Bag Full Of BurgersDrew & Natalie Dee are back with more weird facts and bizarre stories. Sub shop rivalries, a milkshake down your shirt, pancakes of the world, the trash bag full of burgers, and, somehow, even more. It’s all in this episode of Garbage Brain University!The oldest restaurant in the United States is the Union Oyster House, which was started in 1826 in Boston. It wasn’t only a place to eat, but a social hub, and for some time, Louis Phillipe, who would later become the King of France, lived on the second floor. You’ll have t...
2019-06-0359 min
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityHow Natalie Destroyed E.T.'s Nasty Little BodyNatalie & Drew run down the origins of “Nut Rage,” why you shouldn’t make DMT at home, the bizarre inventions created in dreams, and the time Natalie whooped E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. It’s all in our longest-ever episode, and it’s time for you to listen to it right now.The study of dreams is called Oneirology. Even though interpreting dreams is still wholly subjective, dreaming plays an important role in the health of the human brain. It’s linked to REM sleep, named after the Rapid Eye Movement that occurs while in this deepest stage of sleep. Br...
2019-05-271h 04
The Great Mistake, by Garbage Brain UniversityA new podcast & newsletter by Drew & Natalie Dee.Hello! It’s Drew & Natalie Dee, who you know from Married To The Sea, The Worst Things For Sale, and other online projects. We’re working with Substack to create Garbage Brain University, a brand-new weekly newsletter and podcast where we’re collecting and sharing weird facts and stories. Some of our episodes will be for paid subscribers only, and some will be for everyone to listen to for free.You’ll be able to listen to Garbage Brain University on your favorite podcast app soon, but since this is your sneak preview from being an OG re...
2019-04-2952 min