Shows
Heat Stroke#45: Christopher Breaks His Chronotype
Goblin Quarterly
People forgetting how to be people
Tradeshows
Christopher takes Fridays off
The four day work week
Ford invented the five day work week
Working nights at Office Depot
Corporate sucks
Working too long makes for bad work
Barbecue Fridays
Work doesn't have to be miserable
James's four day work week was actually six
Are Chronotypes BS? Probably.
Christopher breaks his chronotype
Europe closes on Sundays
Renaissance Faire Devil
James is a Thief
Kevin Lee: China's white devil
Wolf Warrior
Netflix is over
2022-04-0631 minHeat Stroke#44: Christopher Goes to Hollywood
Always on my mind
The world goes to hell
Canoeing trip
Democracy may suck, but it's the least worst
No backdoors anymore
Ocean Elevening a crack writing team
Afraid of links
Hunting comedians
Free therapy and free coffee
Bill Dawes
Bizarre crazy people
The Laugh Factory
Christopher forgets how to use Google Maps
"It was hip until you drove up"
"Hey Bryan!" "...My name's Bill."
Surprise podcast!
Looking for cameras because Christopher is paranoid, or maybe just weird
James doesn't go to bars
"Aren't you curious?" "No."
Cheers sucked, but Boston was cool
The Good Place
James went to MIT
...
2022-03-2332 minHeat Stroke#43: Christopher's Covid Adventure
A Brief History of Time
Artists throw-down
SubRant
No one for Christopher to talk to about art
Christopher takes his son to college
Covid at Christopher's
Vitamins
Flintstone vitamin is the best
'Teen Guy' vitamins
Snorting vitamins
Acai berries
The American Diet
Too many choices at the grocery store?
Americans are fat
Are there anti oxidants in coffee?
James has a feeling
Alcohol isn't really that healthy
Christopher doesn't get drunk
A 12 pack a night
Cider
$2 Chuck follow up - not a divorce story (Charles Shaw)
Graham crackers and coffee
Graham Crackers: 'The anti-masturbating treat!'
Gettr
James eviscerates Gettr's...
2021-08-3158 minHeat Stroke#42: Things That Suck: College Process and China
James isn't angry
Antifreeze tastes sweet
Christopher will do a taste test of poisons
The tyrant that is Christopher
Dial-tone PSA
Reservoir of hate
Italian coffee machines don't work
McDonald's milkshake machine controversy
Don't sue McDonalds
Walmart mountain bikes: "Not intended for off-road use"
Bezos sues NASA because he's an asshole
"The other billionaire dickhead"
Creative destruction
Free-ride interviewee
The terrible college process - Shots, insurance, grades, verify awards, financial setup, etc...
Predatory college loans
Student loan forgiveness
Discharge student loans through bankruptcy
College is expensive because of sports
The Nads
Christopher needs a little reeducation
Full negative
James isn't...
2021-08-2558 minHeat Stroke#41: Interview with Darron Basinger
First day of school photo
School bus couldn't find James's house
'Stranger Danger' is not a thing
School starts and Christopher thinks FOOTBALL!
James's iPhone 4 drowns
Pop Warner Football
Phoenix kids can't run in the rain
James was an angry kid - good for football
The Washington Football team logo was the best
James doesn't like a lot of things
Piestewa Peak
"Patricia Peak"
"Stop remembering things I say."
Pedantic vs didactic
"One man's pedantic is another man's awesome."
Christopher ambushes James again with a guest
Starting the game with a 5 minute warning
Shoes, insurance, and mortuary
Friends since 1974
"Let's...
2021-08-1754 minHeat Stroke#40: Interview with Katie Corso
Katherine Corso: Insurance Broker, Notary, & Tax Accountant
tel: (360) 519-7516 (please text)
email: kc_agent@yahoo.com
Coke free household
"And a pound of sugar"
Don't help Christopher
"Thor mode"
Red tape and dental plans
Healthcare and taxes...
Loophole
Princess Cruises
.01%, 1% ($400K+), 4%
Lifestyle vs income
DON'T tax food, water, and residence
"Government clothing"
Part of the body that's not part of the body
Cover the basics!
Christopher's teacher healthcare story
Is it in the morning or afternoon?
Price transparency
Malpractice insurance
A thousand little cuts, PC nonsense being one of them
Christopher gets his physical the tax guy (from...
2021-08-101h 12Heat Stroke#39: "Like a Big Proud American"
James - the international assassin (retired)
Pro tip - don't Instagram yourself before, during, or after the 'job'
"Canadians are the worst"
"Convert English to English"
Christopher is a verbal chameleon
"You can convince me of anything, as long as I already think it's right"
Over the air digital TV scam
Dead air
Cardboard gun replicas
Lego gun
A gun is the basis of the male identity
"You ask a utopian question, you're going to get a utopian answer."
Christopher's theory on hand guns
Gun safety
Gun and automobile safety
Best Halo players are ex military
"Unteach them fingering"
Cease...
2021-07-2950 minHeat Stroke#38: "An 'Amazon Basics' Spaceship"
Fat girls + cut guys = Christopher gets into trouble right off the bat
"They got the Pelotons out"
'Ball'varia or Bavaria?
Norwegian Handball Team fined for their outfit
Female athlete harassed for her outfit
"A swimming hat"
Are the Olympics a flop?
Football is fundamentally flawed - too many injuries
Is America a violent culture?
Does our violent culture make us safe?
Red Dawn is a fantasy
Canadians drink all your beer
Military is dispersing migrants?
Travel Agents, good or bad?
Rick Steves is so boring he's interesting
"Questions are violence"
James: "Would you like a beer?
Christopher: "Yes."
...
2021-07-2249 min
PopSubNational Geographic's "The Boonies"James and Christopher watch National Geographic's "The Boonies" on Hulu and conclude that this is a less literate version of Thoreau's Walden. Like, way less. They also agree that walking into a flooding cave is... unwise.
- What is the difference between "off grid" and "the boonies"?
- Did the film crew get hazard pay (they deserve it)?
- Are floods and earthquakes good enough reasons to not live in a cave?
- If you are on Facebook, are you really living off grid?
Fo...
2021-07-2032 minHeat Stroke#37: Christopher Watches Soccer and Becomes a Liberal
Grey wings
Venice Beach
Homeless in hotels
Marijuana vs tobacco
Hotel Marijuana
Rabbit conservative
Rabid conservative = boring and quiet?
Do you see the racism?
Hispanics are moving conservative
Shop classes
"Rape the land and exploit your works"
BSA
Girl Scouts
Venice Beach clears the homeless off the beaches
Vaccine "Rights"
Trump - States on their own for pandemic response
Churches step in where the State fails
NFL is no longer a non profit
James bullies the NFL
Homeless 'actors' keep tourists out of Venice Beach
Christopher doesn't know Soylent Green
Christopher: "Did you watch the Basketball game?" James: "I...
2021-07-1548 minHeat Stroke#36: "What Part Do You Twist?"
Venice Beach isn't Venice and is mostly not beach
'People' people, water people, and sand people
"The most difficult part of this podcast is not insulting you every 10 seconds."
Venice Beach's tent problem
"I'm a very complex person."
Homeless people, keep your shit together
Farting Etiquette
Ketchup or catsup?
Pigtails and a shotgun
Modern houses suck
A 2x4 is not 2 inches by 4 inches
"Why are we talking about wood?"
"Maybe if you gave her a shotgun, she would be your friend."
The Boonies
Why are the Homeless so clueless?
Do rural people have better potty etiquette?
No Pooping in the...
2021-07-0154 minHeat Stroke#35: James Buys a Basball Cap
James buys a baseball cap
Christopher doesn't know how to run
Heels were invented for battle
Christopher's Amish hat story
Southbend Lathes
The scourge of Rockler
Micron
Software bloat - What Intel giveth, Mircosoft taketh away
News Stand (Mac newsreader)
Macintosh 8100
Don't say SIRI!
Amazon Alexa Football ad triggers Alexa, or does it?
Fashion is all about attitude
"I don't jaw people"
James looks like a mean Chihuahua when he smiles
Homeless are Robin Hood?
Soylent Green
Liberals want to fix homelessness, as long as it doesn't effect their real estate value
Shrinkage
There's a lot of talk about Tech...
2021-06-2945 minPopSubEpisode #18: NomadlandChristopher and James discuss Nomadland. Christopher gets to recall the glorious nomad days of his own youth and James gets to fantasize about hitting the road and leaving Christopher behind.
- Is America the most prudish country in the world?
- Does a film with no plot have spoilers?
- How long can Christopher's three teenagers hang in there?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our podcast!
2021-06-2416 minHeat Stroke#34: It's Probably UFOs
James runs
Christopher works out
Lance Armstrong vs Jan Ullrich / fast vs slow
James wasn t naked
Speaking of UFOs
Christopher, the paperboy, sees three UFOs
It's just a meteor (it's not just a meteor)
SR-71 Blackbird
"Long fingers that glow"
Air Force pilots confirm UFOs
"It's probably UFOs"
How does a compass work?
NASA copper cable
Just things in the air
We aren't interesting enough for the aliens to actually talk to us
It's a book, sir!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV show
Oort Cloud
"Coming out party for the aliens"
Christopher has seen the aliens in...
2021-06-2248 minPopSubEpisode #17: LokiJames and Christopher discuss Loki on Disney+ and question if one should have sympathy for the devil. Then James goes off the rails by correcting the MCU's representation of the multiple universe theory. Because James is tedious and dull.
- Is Owen Wilson any good?
- Are the Infinity Stones the most powerful force in the universe or not?
- Who would win in a fight, Loki or Rick?
- Can Christopher have sympathy for a psycho killer?
For the (alleged) answers to thes...
2021-06-1722 minHeat Stroke#33: Bacon Inflation
Christopher wakes up pissed off
Rubbing alcohol in the shoes
Teslas are great for sex
James hides his Teslas at his secret house
If I already have a car, I'm not riding the bus
Christopher doesn't rob a bank
Checks are weird
Christopher went to the bank for money
Getting a passport sucks
Meat guy accosts Catherine in Costco for wearing a mask
Anti-mask bully are "Spineless little slugs"
Avoid the nuts
Podcasting from James's office
Men at Work https://youtu.be/XfR9iY5y94s
Christopher goes into a store to buy shoes and hears music
Terrible coffee
James...
2021-06-1551 minPopSubEpisode #16: InvincibleChristopher tricks James into watching "Invincible" on Amazon Prime and is disappointed when he doesn't hate it. Our two hosts break down the trials and tribulations of a teenager as he comes of age in an animated world of high school drama and superheroes.
- Is Invincible just an Archer knock-off?
- Is Invincible just another teenage soap opera?
- What is Luke Skywalker doing in this show?
- What's worse, being a teenager, or being a superhero?
For the (alleged) answers to thes...
2021-06-1024 minHeat Stroke#32: Old Man Yells at Venmo
Video taping comics
Cheapskates asking for money back
Old man yells at Venmo
Mr. Late
Shakespeare comic - Gavin Blume
Not that Ferman
Christopher is sensitive
Christopher totally doesn't look like a cop
Christopher's Twitter problem
Twitter takes out Ellie Kemper, and then forgets her
Who pulls Twitter's levers?
Twitter to add weather
Facebook sucks
Fighting a war that we don't know we're fighting
Civil War 2.0?
Pontiac Fiero
Christopher's mailman hates him
Amazon's backdoor into your network (sidewalk)
Amazon is steeling your bandwidth
Amazon is creepy and shitty
The death wish cyclist
2021-06-0146 minHeat Stroke#31: Donuts and Dating
Spaghetti coffee
Don't drink out of a jar
James finally has a product in Costco
Phoenix is not in France
Glass gloop
James doesn't eat donuts (James is eating a donut)
Old Fashion donut
A ring of butter
Christopher has enough guns for everyone
"Boozeline"
Liberating grandad's beer
No vaccine, no date
Bartender dating app
Vaccinated?
Masks stopped the flu
AOL dating
Video dating
Alfonzo
Vibe (charisma) is more important than looks
Antiquated flirting
A Scamming Mind
Christopher's dating advice
Christopher blows up graduations
NFL bad
Old, rich, and white - a trifecta of diversity
Fake diplomas
Christopher's fake graduation
...
2021-05-2654 minPopSubEpisode #15: Most Popular VehiclesChristopher and James discuss the most popular vehicles sold in the USA. James thinks trucks are stupid and Christopher thinks James is stupid. Also, Subaru drivers are hippies.
- What the hell is an F-Series?
- How awesome are station wagons?
- Are all trucks ugly?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our podcast!
2021-05-2025 minPopSubEpisode #14: Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time - Part IIIJames and Christopher discuss Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time.
Sponsor: GoRageous
- Wow, it turns out that we had a lot to say about this list.
- I'm too tired to be clever, so just listen to the show.
2021-05-1323 minHeat Stroke#30: So Boring I Forgot About It
Oat Milk in Christopher's coffee
Types of milks
Christopher farms wildflowers and cotton
Luxury cotton nests
Recycling fibers
James's dog hates him
The Christophers go camping
Eating mudbugs
Lobster riots
Ettouffee
Bad parents are sucky travel mates
Andy Warhol sucks
"Experimental" art is just bad art
Most influencer American artist of the 20th century?
John Williams
James's favorite 20th century PAINTERS are Pollock and O'Keeffe
Christopher loves art museums
Edward Hopper
Norman Rockwell
The Chinese century?
Andy Warhol is a failed pop artist
Thomas Kinkade is the real pop artist
Art Curators are... just terrible
American Gothic
Andrew Wyeth
Van...
2021-05-1152 minPopSubEpisode #13: Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time - Part IIJames and Christopher discuss Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time.
Sponsor: GoRageous
- This will only take two episodes, right?
- We are not seriously go to go to a third episode?
- Uh, OK, join us again next as we pick up from where we left off...
- Is this seriously happening?
2021-05-0629 minHeat Stroke#29: Quaker Oats Boxes Filled with AOL CDs
The Clap
Christopher's terrible Star Wars jokes (puns)
James respects BonJovi, but doesn't like them
1bigliar
TikTok isn't down! Angry black woman still angry and still black
Bill Gates gets divorced, why at this age?
Windows 95 was fine
Apple wasn't great at this point
Internet Explorer 96% browser share
Chrome is as bad Internet Explorer ever was
Brave is fine, but eh.
Married, divorced, re-married, divorced, and finally re-married
James hasn't used AOL... this century
AOL dialup still works?
Quaker Oats box filled with AOL CDs
Christopher is a proto-hoarder
Clutter-pocalypse
Garages are for cars
Rumpus room
Yahoo and AOL get...
2021-05-0456 minPopSubEpisode #12: Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time - Part ISponsor: GoRageous
James and Christopher discuss Rolling Stone's 100 Best Sitcoms of All Time.
- This will only take one episode, right?
- We are not seriously go to go to a second episode?
- Uh, OK, join us again next as we pick up from where we left off.
2021-04-2929 minPopSubEpisode #11: Van Life on YouTubeChristopher and James discuss the culture of Van Life videos on YouTube. Christopher was initially very excited because he thought it was going to be a bunch of videos of old men... but he ends up falling in love with Jennelle.
- Is Jennelle a corporate shill?
- Can a Canadian and a Fat Bike both live in one minivan?
- Which is creepier, Christopher or his van?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our podcast!
2021-04-2225 minHeat Stroke#28: Christopher Dances Around the Maypole
Is 13 America's number?
If you're going to be THAT boring, just stay home
What did you think? Get vaccinated?
Christopher doesn't go the the hospital, except for when he does
Doctors are full of shit
Our expert opinion on the uselessness of doctors
Christopher is waiting to go to the doctor until he is 60
Too many vaccines
Christopher doesn't think people are stupid
There are no stupid decisions, only stupid people
Texas woman convicted of a felony for not returning a VHS tape
Renting from the front of the store
The Super League disaster (Soccer)
(America (the best)) Football isn't...
2021-04-1444 minPopSubEpisode #10: The Falcon and The Winter SoldierJames and Christopher discuss The Falcon and The Winter Soldier from Disney+, but Christopher isn't really listening and keeps talking about Captain America instead. The show is essentially about the unintended consequences of re-gifting.
- Is Tony Stark the real villain?
- Why are we talking about Captain Morgan?
-Does the Marvel Universe have a drug problem?
- Is this just a reboot of Bugs Bunny?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our podcast!
2021-04-0827 minHeat Stroke#27: Interview with Malinda Hurd - Meditation
The mugs
Christopher goes to church for the first time in a year
Sharing the chalice
You don't get sick from the chalice?
Vaccination poll (just James)
Judge was a bad child
Christopher fixes his attendance record
Men like women with "presence"
James doesn't like kilts
Leam Neason can wear a kilt, James can't
Christopher's puffy shirt
No one likes the Arizona Renaissance Festival (but James)
Malinda had a didgeridoo
Christopher picks up the drawl
Malinda is Scottish
If you have the money, you can do anything (none of us have any)
Malinda wants to RV the country
James warns...
2021-04-071h 04PopSubEpisode #9: Top Five Music Videos of YouTubeChristopher and James look at the top five music videos in the world on YouTube but James just isn't built for this kind of thing. But these are two old men, so they start off by talking about MTV which, believe it or not, used to show music videos.
- Is NPR listening to our podcast?
- Is Rose an 'Asian' Stevie Nicks?
- Are these boys or girls? James can't tell.
- Is Bad Bunny a real name?
For the (alleged) answers...
2021-04-0134 minHeat Stroke#26: Interview with Veterinarian Extraordinaire: ClaudiaSponsors
GoRageous
PopSub Podcast
Show Topics
"Singaporean fruit bat monkey dogs"
"They did quite well once they started getting oxygen."
Tilting the dog is a diagnostic technique
"Do I look smart to you?"
"The beatnik sophisticate"
Claudia questions James's podcasting technique
Writing the medical record is challenging, but rewarding
Claudia wanted to be a mechanic
Airbag vests for horse riding, but not for motorcycles because, fashion
Lithium Grey
Bicycle helmets are for suckers
"Well when I was in China..."
Doing research on Asiatic Black Bears (Moon Bears) for Animals Asia
James and Claudia conspire to kill...
2021-03-311h 07PopSubEpisode #8: The Lost Pirate KingdomThe Lost Pirate Kingdom on Netflix pushes James to his limit and he threatens to mutiny. The 'Pirate Life' is definitely not for James, but for Christopher? Through rough water and high seas our courageous voyagers tell their harrowing tale of "a clean podcast about a dirty show."
- Is sex in the tavern sexy?
- What do pirates smell like?
- Were black pirates 'free'?
- Do female pirates turn Christopher on?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more...
2021-03-2527 minHeat Stroke#25: Interview with Amarjit SinghSponsors
GoRageous
PopSub Podcast
Show Topics
Christopher and Amarjit - friends since 8th grade
High school used to be better
Losing fingers is just part of growing up in Arizona
Free doughnut! Oh, Crispy Cream... forget it.
Amarjt's spicy Chai Tea
Ten Gurus - basis of Sikhs
Amarjit's travel tips for India
Guru Granth Sahib
Ek Ong Kar Sat Nam
Sikhism - no hell, just self realization
Singh for men, Kaur for women - way to dismantle Indian caste system
The Golden Temple feeds 100,000 people a day
"If it changes, it dies"
"The soul is perfect"...
2021-03-241h 24PopSubEpisode #7: Central ParkJames and Christopher ride 'Central Park' from Apple TV+ on a riveting and deep dive down into the scientific origins and triggers of the 'Cringe Response'. These two courageous review-nauts stare down the cosmically daunting question: is the essential nature of 'The Musical' good or evil?.
- Does Central Park make the post-apocalypse watch list?
- Can a cartoon character make James vomit by simply dancing?
- Can one, should one, love a rat-loving dog-napper?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more...
2021-03-1828 minHeat Stroke#24: "Very Heterosexual Looking"
Do you tip the delivery robot?
What does a delivery robot do with an undeliverable pizza?
Too costly to make people
Christopher is afraid of maps
Christopher thinks the lightbulbs are listening to him (they probably are)
"Your eating habits are really not very interesting to me."
'Smart' devices are listening to your confidential corporate info through your remote workers
Our kids use their fancy smart devices for:
lights
music
weather
alarms
reminders
math
Uber's "Cupertino Mode"
Liberals hate Tesla (good for environment) but love Volkswagen (bad for environment)
Google and Amazon replace The Stasis
"James time is over."
Your...
2021-03-1751 minPopSubMythic Quest: Raven’s BanquetChristopher and James consider the noble truths revealed in “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” on Apple TV+.
- Is Is being, “delightfully psychotic” a turn on?
- Is it Always Sunny in Mythic Quest?
- Is everyone tired of Zoom meetings yet?
- Should nerds be allowed to review anything but hardware?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our show!
2021-03-1123 minHeat Stroke#23: "Godlet" - Interview with Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
Whiskey or vaccine?
James threatens Christopher with unpleasantness if you doesn't get the vaccine
Where is the best Mexican food to be found?
Christopher wears his cowboy hat in London
The English eat asparagus with their hands, but they eat tacos with a knife and fork
We argue about how to use a knife and fork
English eat weird
Chopsticks
"Who wants to eat their food with tweezers?"
"Everyone having knives is just too dangerous."
Forks as weapons
Women don't like eating in front of other people?
"I understand why you don't want them to have knives."
Tim...
2021-03-101h 00PopSubTed LassoJames and Christopher discuss the Major League remake, "Ted Lasso" on Apple TV Plus. But Christopher points out that it is a remake of NBC's ad campaign for Premier League. Stay tuned for the resolution of this and other misadventures.
- Who is more confused, James or Christopher?
- How much of a soccer fan is James now?
- How to tell when an Englishman is cursing at you.
- What's worse, seltzer water or tea?
- What's the deal with Hannah Waddingham?
2021-03-0422 minHeat Stroke#22: "The Pre Cryogenically Frozen Biden"
"Outsider" Architecture
Greek homes "grow over time"
Christopher wants to build a straw-bale home with mud covered walls
Navajo fever
Joe Rogen Dr. Hotez
Feeding America's Hungry Children
Feed My Hungry Children
Caring Coalition
Can't give money? Give your time.
It's bad for James to interact with humans (for him and them)
Apple TV +
Christopher occupied Wall Street
James goes all ways (Apple, Android, and Windows)
Sony doesn't mix well with others
Apple has the dumbest names
Christopher hates big TVs
Rose Gold and Space Grey are not colors!
Benny Hill was cheap and sad, but funny
Apple TV + is...
2021-03-0355 minPopSubDickinsonChristopher and James consider the very modern reboot of Emily Dickinson in Apple TV’s "Dickinson" and come to the astonishing conclusion that James likes it a bit more than Christopher does.
— Is it a comedy or a drama?
— Is Jane Krakowskey any good?
— Really, how impressive is Death?
— Does James have any taste at all?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our show!
Sponsored by GoRageous
2021-02-2520 minHeat Stroke#21: "Artists and cooks are the two worst spellurs on the planet." - Interview with Mike Swaine
Mike Swaine designer and saver of trollies
Lost wallet found in Antarctica
"A recording of our tedious conversations."
Crawdads, everywhere
Water-skying the canals
Canals are off limits except for dead bodies
Drainage ditch or canal?
Arizona Falls
Canal coffee
SuperBall Ad
1947 - suspicious barn fire takes out trolley service
1887 - trolleys start
"Chlorophyl hadn't even been invented yet."
Mule driven trolleys
"If James is wrong, Christopher owes James $100."
First trolley line - 7th street to 7th Ave along Washington, then Up 7th street to fairgrounds
Trolley museum booted out of Hance Park to make way for a skate park and...
2021-02-241h 12PopSubWandaVisionEveryone has heard of (and watched) WandaVision, but do you know-
— What Super Heroes fantasize about?
— Is Frosty the Snowman related to Vision?
— What the difference between bootie and butt is?
For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our show!
Sponsored by GoRageous
2021-02-1823 minHeat Stroke#20: "Hey everybody, this is my probation officer!" - Interview with Allen Henry
Allen Henry - Probation Office
James's of panic moment
James doesn't know the difference between probation and poral
"I've had enough of this, just send me to prison."
PSA - Phone Change-over
James complains about the mug
Turns out, getting arrested is expensive
Scottdale runs on DUIs
Equal opportunity spewers
Real Colors - Personality Assessment
Gold, Blue, Green, and Orange
Christopher is an Orange
Christopher's "Pow Wows"
James is Green
"I like the idea of people, just not people..."
"We're not making Easter eggs here."
Tea tipper?
"As colors go, you're a Californian."
Greens don't get caught
White collar criminals...
2021-02-171h 08PopSubBrain GamesJames and Christopher watch Brain Games, a show about how your brain just lies and lies and lies to you. Also, don't multi-task.
--- Do babies walk off cliffs?
--- Does multi-tasking work?
--- Fire hydrant + musket exploding + soda pop fizz = ?
--- Is James normal?
--- For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our show!
2021-02-1122 minHeat Stroke#19: Take Your Vaginas and Your Penises and Go Home
James thinks Christopher should wear a dress. A kilt is not a dress.
Great Kilt - a survival tool
"What the hell is a loincloth?" "A cloth made from loins?"
"The Italian size."
James thinks the Black Knight scene in The Holy Grail was faked
From dumbbell reading level to advanced literature
"Those lazy Medieval people and their people cranes."
My 600 Pound Life
Coca-Cola ad
Murals in Phoenix:
Redemption Church Alhambra mural by Carlos Rivas
Day of the Dead + Basketball = mural
Public art anchors the time and place of a community
And then we talk about ART...
London Elephant Parade
...
2021-02-1051 minPopSubForged in FireForged in Fire - a show in which four 'bladesmiths' compete to win a $10,000 prize. In this ‘must listen to' episode Christopher and James put this show through the fire and discuss if it has a point and if can make the cut.*
--- How did we end up watching a reality show about blacksmiths?
--- Can you forge a Viking Axe using a cracked cast iron skillet and a hairdryer?
--- For the (alleged) answers to these questions and many more, listen to our show!
*All puns intended.**
**Because we...
2021-02-0421 minHeat Stroke#18: Interview with John Fitzsimmons - Magician Extraordinaire
John Fitzsimmons native Arizonian Magician
Small talk it too big an idea for us
I don't like correcting Christopher because it takes too long
Audio problems
John is a (licensed) pyro
Zoom Magic
Easley's Fun Shop
Magically curing learning disabilities
We were all in the slow class
Drink it through your nose
Guinness World Record - Most costumes tried on in eight hours
Top 10 sexiest women
Social Media's impact on magic
Vanishing Ink
Social media not great for Magic
Five years to create a trick - it takes a lot of work to do stuff
James has mug shame
Brain...
2021-02-0351 minHeat Stroke#17: The Last Thing You Need to Worry About is Toilet Paper
Christopher teaches his kids to be rock stars
Christopher: the failed architect, James: the failed painter
Christopher becomes disillusioned with architecture when he realizes there are not enough beautiful women in the field
Phoenix's architecture and more:
Metro Center
The Pyramid On Central
Phoenix Financial Center
U of A Biomedical Science Partnership Building
Tempe is ugly
Frankford is ugly
James is ugly
MP3.com & lala.com
James listens to... Enya and so does Christopher!
Natural Wonders
Kitaro
Far and Way
Pontiac Fiero
Christopher has army green eyes, except they are blue
Boston Legal - Captain Kirk and Odo (inside Star...
2021-01-2753 minHeat Stroke#16: Belligerently Reusing Gift Bags
Christopher builds a halfpipe
Eminent Domain leaves a young Christopher with an endless playground
Christopher becomes the skate ramp guy
Flash is Dead! Long live HTML!
Here's your bag, now get out of my house
Cheap bastards reusing gift bags
Reusing the tissue
"If you want to complain about the gift I just gave you, please, go ahead. That just means I won't need to get you one next year."
Belligerently reusing gift bags
"I don't get these reality shows."
Forged in Fire
"And Mrs. Howell."
Ginger or Mary Ann? (Mary Ann, obviously)
Beautiful women from the 60s dying
A...
2021-01-2055 minHeat Stroke#15: A Fairly Harmless Gun
Wohven T-shirt Club unboxing
Million-dollar boxer shorts
Our sisters are more thoughtful than we are
Because we are men? Because we are jerks? Maybe both.
PSA - keep an ongoing "present idea" list
Need a gift for your wife? Ask her friends
Equal airtime for political candidates- on air vs. on the internet
Newspapers are obsolete and website slugs tell the real truth
Should Tweets be editable? Only a problem for popular people
Christopher is only successful as someone else
At least they like the fake Christopher, no one likes James - real or imagined
James proposes to revoke Sec 230...
2021-01-1359 minHeat Stroke#14: Christopher Sings at the Ghost
Prius free Trump Caravan
Christopher: "I start off slow and move into fast." James: "I start off slow and I stay slow."
"I like Creme de Mint on my ice-cream."
Christopher cheats on James (coffee)
Before the sun comes out and kills everyone
James is so thoughtful that he wakes up before his alarm goes off so he doesn't disturb the rest of his household
MacApline's
Creepy high schools
James is too dead to have COVID
Christopher pranks his friends into thinking the train hit him
James doesn't trust his brain
Free will is an illusion
Christopher smells his way...
2021-01-0744 minHeat Stroke#13: I've Been Playing With It Ever Since
Christopher can skateboard!
Christopher is a bad influence on the kids
Belly-flop bounce
"Blood is manly, urine isn't."
James has been mountain biking for 30 years, not because he's good at it, he's just stubborn
"I suck, I really do suck." - James
"Everything runs on LEDs in the future."
"My favorite thing is not responding to people." - James
James's son gets a new CPU
Christopher "I have a 14 year old iPad." James: "The first iPad came out in 2010..."
How to podcast
Apple podcast documentation is amazing
"We're going to argue over HTML now?"
"Flash was a horrible nightmare."
"I...
2020-12-3150 minHeat Stroke#12: I Hearted My Way Into Science
So old I remember Blockbuster
Bootleg books
James is tired of paying dead authors
James's unpopular copyright ideas
Disney's secret Hitler movie
"Where the hell is the coffee!?"
Christopher: "I use coffee like a drug." James: "It is a drug."
Coffee is not gendered
James's brother-in-law is shocked, shocked how good James's free over the air digital signal is
Christopher gets triggered by NPR, but still loves Science Friday
Our podcast is so good that even Christopher listens to it
James explains to Christopher how podcasts work
RSS isn't so Simple when it comes to Google and Spotify
"I hearted...
2020-12-241h 09Heat Stroke#11: Too Many Jellybeans
Absence of wallet
"If you want to assert your dominance over me by paying for my meal, please have at it."
"My question, James, is it a labor of love?"
How do digital devices drift? We're not smart enough to know.
Christopher is the "utility guy", who also writes the press releases
Smile at the cheese
James's eyebrow is surprisingly expressive
Our weekly "trying to be nice to Trump" minute - He is the first true outsider president
The US political parties suck and have too much power
Perot and Nader
Running for President just to sell stuff
And now...
2020-12-1746 minHeat Stroke#10: Kids throwing rocks at Christopher's rear window
Zipper merging
Justice on the highway
Don't go up against James in a merge
"Geometry is my god and I will go where it tells me to go."
Kids throwing rocks at Christopher's rear window
"I wouldn't say, 'harassing'"
Christopher scares the kids while in his boxers
The one time Christopher calls the police - when his mother-in-law visits
PSA - When the guns come out, walk the other way
Gang bangers invade Christopher's neighborhood and the Cops don't really care
Christopher again accuses James of looking like Henry Winkler and James throws him out
His head is about 30% too...
2020-12-1054 minHeat Stroke#9: Slap Me After, Not Before"Christopher, is your shotgun loaded at this point?"
Christopher is pissed at himself for not being as pissed as he thinks he should be
"At this point you are stark raving mad, but you don't want anyone to know that."
Christopher didn't sleep well because his little girl is growing up
James dreams about Christopher
"You like big women?" "Well... no?"
I don't like to use the word dumb, but... yes, they were dumb
James is into nerdy girls
Christopher only likes the...
2020-12-0443 minHeat Stroke#8: There Are a Lot of Different Hamburgers Out ThereBikini Beans - NO Sponge Bob here
"The Sweep" or, "Christopher's human evaluation system"
Nickle and diming a 10 year old is a bad look
"The fuzzy one?"
"Toys for children, made by children"
James: "I am much less attractive, why are you looking at me?"
Maintaining eye contact and ogling at the same time
Shoe compliments work better on women than on men
"I'm wearing Birkenstocks."
Christopher bought his first new "car" when he was 11 years old and it was a...
2020-11-2756 minHeat Stroke#7: The toilet seat is still broken, but it looks fixed.
Christopher breaks the toilet at the Children's Museum
Not urinating on the seat is like, "base level human stuff"
The idea of a tweed suit breaks James
Step aside Don Johnson, here comes Christopher (pic)
Pleated? Of course!
Zoot suit!
The suit archive
Christopher's kids don't want to wear his old suits... usually.
Old Whiskey bottles and dungarees are worth $
The whiskey smashing cat (RIP) that destroyed Christopher's inheritance
Old Jack Daniels bottles (pic)
James has Lego hanging from his walls (pic)
Lego inheritance
Luke Skywalker murdered the "nondenominational" Lego
Lego Castle & Space Series from the 1980s (pic)
Lego X-Wings...
2020-11-1840 minHeat Stroke#6: Christopher starts talking to goats... and they start talking back.
Christopher is upset that James didn't notice his new sunglasses or fancy shirt
This IS a podcast
Doing "Follow Up" makes us sound smart
Veterans Day
Christopher's grandfather at the Phoenix VA Hospital
James loves bad dreams because they are "so weird" and James is, well, pretty weird
Don't use analogies with James, he just hears the analogy
"I meant a Bud Light" (follow up)
1993 WTC bombings - 6 fatalities and over a thousand injuries (follow up)
Christopher wants to "Carfax" the WTC
James didn't take Physics but he is really good at it anyway
Christopher thinks James is an inventor...
2020-11-1141 minHeat Stroke#5: This Funny Thing Where We Have to Breath
Before we even start, Marijuana
We actually vote, like for real
McCain and Romney just needed better websites
Christopher likes long, boring reads
Marijuana
Shuttle Challenger disaster and a not very sensitive Bud Light joke reference
Comedy, especially jokes about people blowing up is... complicated
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Christopher's Mama is so... OK, maybe not
Couples that vote together stay together
Marijuana
Venice Beach will get you stoned
James's brother's room smelled like... Marijuana
Christopher doesn't know what happened to his parent's bong
National Geographic has boobies
Marijuana
If you produce DVD technology, you're really in the porn business...
2020-11-0451 minHeat Stroke#4: It's not a lie, it's a 'creative explanation'
Christopher travels to Chicago just to go to a bar - Go Tavern
Whiskey in the lemonaide, tea, and honey... no?
Arizona cheese crisp
James is (was) bad a dating
Christopher's wife is still alive
Experian got hacked and they have a terrible website
The Salton Sea
Horror movies aren't scary anymore, or maybe we've just seen it all before
Siri gets smarmy
James is too much of a cheapskate to be an alcoholic
You are too drunk to taste your wine
Almost right nearly every single time
Christopher refuses to go on record as to whether or not he...
2020-10-2846 minHeat Stroke#3: Re-Runs are the Gold Standard
1, 2, 3, 4, now I can... are you serious right now?
Christopher's "little drawings"
UHV
Ultra Man
Dumb TV shows vs BAD dumb TV shows
James is in love with Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman
Tom Baker the 4th Doctor Who
Batman (Adam West)
Getting up early to avoid your family and your co-workers
Nurses are under appreciated
Christopher drops his doughnut and a nurse helps him
Bike seats are weird
Fat people can be fast too
Chris Froome
Christopher is a casual cyclist
James, no one cares how much your bike weighs (18.5 lbs)
Christopher rides down I95 on a bicycle like...
2020-10-2145 minHeat Stroke#2: Christopher's Frat Hazed a Yugo
Crashed the new "low end" Cadillac
James's extra small Prius (with bike rack)
Christopher's frat hazed a Yugo
The Chinese can't say no
Christopher's no big deal near death experience
Christopher does not get into Heavan
Shirley Maclaine's reality
James is a sucky soccer coach
New York, like an whole other country
Texas is kind of weird
Spanish Kings giving away our land
The airbag is pink, but my wife doesn't care
Christopher loves the idea of James getting his ass beat
COVID driving
Name the show
Bill Bryson - "In a Sunburned Country"
2020-10-1445 minHeat Stroke#1: Isn't that dangerous? Well... yes.
We can count
Rock and roll equipment
Is that safe? Well...no.
Retro-actively billing for sponsorship
Christopher and James are not gay
Christopher loves gay bars
Annoying yard equipment
Christopher gets prophetically struck by lightning
Trump gets COVID
James tries to be good, but is probably a bad person
Talking about Covid and climate change as if we are experts (we're not)
James makes bad coffee
2020-10-0728 min