Forced Opinions! w/ Tom Brink

I tried pretending that this was a different podcast for two seconds. Lou and I discuss how Joe Rogan is the tofu of interviewers. We break down Costco's (probably) deep-rooted (maybe) history with the mob. Lou states his case for how violent bees should be considered emotional support animals. Then, we top it off with some advice for everyone who receives too many plastic utensils with their take-out order.

Lou does a bunch of puns and we say a lot of f-words in this one, sorry kiddos.

'Night Moves,' a new podcast co-hosted by Lou Misiano and Sean Preston comes out this week!

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Isaac Hirsch and I talk about his shitty home, crypto, Elon Musk, and how Isaac really deeply wants to kiss an alien - and be doing it for us. Then, he offers advice for our time-traveling listeners who just came back after only kinda fucking something up just a tiny little bit.

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Sean returns to the show, and we reminisce about Radio Shack, tape cassette to aux cable adapters, iPods, and how we were bad at school. Then, Sean breaks down how to make cash grow on trees. Eventually, he offers advice to a very special listener - the show’s big fan - Shaquille O'Neal.

Sean's new podcast 'Night Moves' with Lou Misiano comes out this week!

Nik Oldershaw gets aggressive when talking about how he believes that books are too heavy and claims he's trying his best to be patient with the rest of us for not understanding. Then, he offers advice for children who test how high they can jump when trying on new shoes.

Nick Turner and I talk about how stand-up is dead, fun ways to make tucks of cash, and he opens up about wanting two-legged giraffes. Then, Nick offers advice to wedding photo booth operators and we come up with some brilliant ways to make cash off of weddings.

Sara Schaefer comes on the show to talk about jury duty, soft wood flooring (plus how to harvest it), and gives advice to everyone who likes Tweety Bird too much.

Peggy O'Leary and I catch up and talk about comedy during COVID-19, being a "squat-comic," how she bought a house (that strangers somehow know about), and being a trashy neighbor. Peggy tells us about how she has - and plans to get more - tattoos directly on her bones. Then, offers advice for someone who has 10 cats, but prefers dogs.

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Sean Patton shares why $13 million is the right amount of money to have, comedy origins, and interviews Tom. Sean dives into his detailed ideas for why wheels should be less round and how to get this to happen. Then, offers advice to anyone out there who is breathing too hard on a first date.

Welcome to 2021, my dudes.

“FREE PS5!!” is what Ryan Bennett said I should name the episode. I didn’t listen, but hopefully, including “FREE PS5!!” in the notes will up the SEO anyway.

We went off the rails a bit. Ryan’s lawyer got involved, but we also discussed offering a free PS5, the meaning of “paisano,” what we’d do with a million bucks, "small bane," "petite scarecrow," and he gave advice to knife guys.

This episode was magically timed to release on Ryan's ACTUAL BIRTHDAY! Go online and wish him a good one.

Keele Howard-Stone breaks down the ins and outs of his dream to make guns go "blam-o" instead of "bang" and gives some serious advice to white-gloved traffic cops.

We discuss our collaboration on a viral "Day Ghost" article on a clickbait website (link in episode notes), Tim's passion for giving the power of the police to garbage men, and gives advice to COVID Christmas carolers.

Paul Schissler returns for the 20th (episode) anniversary to talk about his belief in flat-moon and offers advice to all those idiot flat-earthers.

I cut the first 15 min so you didn't have to listen to even more people figure out Zoom.

Gianmarco breaks down the "right way" to eat pizza (hint: it's not how you do it). Then, he graciously offers advice for grocery shoppers using baskets because they are scared of getting the squeaky cart.

Why does Christmas music play earlier and earlier every year? Well, it's Sarah Bell's fault! Sarah opens up about why and how (little tip: it has something to do with Josh Grobin). Then, offers advice to nerds who make up their own rules mid-game.

Teddy Hanson shares his recipe for the veggie-only version of a turducken and offers advice to dads who accidentally see their kid's first kiss.

On this Election Day Special episode (that was recorded two months ago), Tom and Charles discuss the current (at the time) news that Trump wanted to have a debate with Joe Biden moderated by Joe Rogan on his podcast. The conversation went down a windy path that eventually sparked Tom's obsession with buying website domain names and purchased "tiedyebiden.com." Check it out.

Charles shares why he believes pogo sticks are the best form of transportation and adds that NASA should adopt the tech in space. Then, he offers advice for anyone who name-drops people who are pretty much unknown.

Eli Yudin opens up about how he started the famous Halloween trick-or-treat rumor that people put razor blades in apples and shares how he made it go pre-internet viral. Then, offers advice to anyone who chokes from drinking water on a first date.

Alison Zeidman breaks down why we need to bring back dial-up internet and gives advice to someone at the front of the line, but can't decide what they want to order.

Carolyn Busa discusses her hatred of current dining etiquette, how it should change, and her belief that how you eat is how you are in bed. Then, She offers advice for anyone who just landed an awesome scooter trick, but no one saw.

Sean Preston opens up about how his hatred of loud horse hooves led to inventing 'shooves' (sneakers for horses) that never made it to market. Then, he offers advice to everyone who planned to wear their bitchin' vape costume at a Halloween party.

Lou Misiano, for the first time, shows his true self and true colors (red) while detailing his love for that watery stuff that comes out of ketchup bottles. Lou shares that only true patriots, like himself, eat cement. he offers a scumbag's advice for mothers trying to get their cool-as-hell teens to stop vaping.

Nate Marshall breaks down why he believes dinosaurs liked American humor - not British - and goes on to share how that led to issues with Mensa. Then, Nate offers support to those who get upset every year TV companies don't come out with Smell-O-Vision.

Kristin Manna opens up about her relationship with crystals and Christian radio. She discusses the universal need for scratch 'n sniff shirts and offers advice for someone who thinks kissing with tongue is gross, but will gladly eat food off the floor.

Nik shares his real belief that all mountains should be smooth, discusses his fight to rename Christopher Columbus' ships (the Niña, the Pinta, and Santa María), and offers an awful incentive for dads mounting their TVs to do it right.

Brendan claims the only way to fight the growing power imbalance between Man and car is for people to consume car food (gas), and he highlights his sneaky efforts to spread this message. Then, he opens the door to his complex soul while offering advice to anyone who bought a new house and thinks it's cursed.

Erica Spera flip-flops on her views of the Ice Bucket Challenge, awards ultimate alpha male status to The Great Mark Zuckerberg, and gives advice to all you wannabe up-and-coming Eskimos.

Ben Fidler talks about the ups and downs of the devil's invention: elevators. Then he offers a hero's advice for those of you who ate glue as a kid and still can't kick the habit.

Alex Grubard maps out a whole new map for America, including Five Dakotas and "Missabamaalapippi." Then, he offers advice for those who don't want to seem too excited when role-playing a one-night-stand.

Tyler Rothrock talks about his fight to make all roads plastic as well as The Media and Hollywood's bias against day-time ghosts. He saves the day by offering advice to adults approached by teens in front of a 7/11.

Tom addresses Paul Schissler's controversial hatred of birds, they discuss the naming origins of ladles and spoons, and Paul saves the day by offering advice to all you listeners who are currently falling. What a great guy!