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The Obvious Brothers

The Obvious Brothers

By Steve Hicks

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A highlight ? Episode. Low lights?

The Obvious BrothersApr 19, 2024

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A highlight ? Episode. Low lights?

A highlight ? Episode. Low lights?

Block A: jokes; Block B: Nebraska; Block C: Props and jokes; D block: bracket show weirdness. And a couple final jokes
Apr 19, 202429:14
New 3rd World countries, Fake Stanley cups, OJ & Candy Bars

New 3rd World countries, Fake Stanley cups, OJ & Candy Bars

A Block: KY coaching and all the jokes surrounding it

B block: Bracket winner (josh!) and UConn with Women's game...

C block: Portal

D block: Baseball's arm issues

E block: OJ jokes (face palm)

F block: Masters talk

G block: Best candy bar list

Apr 12, 202454:48
The #BoilerUp, "Your Sister" episode

The #BoilerUp, "Your Sister" episode

A block: Why not baseball? CBB games and calls

B block: Arkansas job; Storrs worth $1m? What?!!?

C block: Betting on F4

D block: Wicked Little Letters, what we're watching...

E block: Women's final talk

F block: drums or flats?

Apr 06, 202458:23
Jackwagons, payments in sweet corn, and bracket genius

Jackwagons, payments in sweet corn, and bracket genius

A Block: Moose joke (again?!), John's brilliant bracket, interpreter on Creighton :)

B Block: EPL games, matches while in London, England geography...

C Block: Tournament, games, picks (UConn looks great)...the Bama & Clemson wagons

D block: Transfer portal -- what are they doing??!!?!?

E block: MLB, including Cubs, weak divisions.

Mar 29, 202445:54
March Madness review, but more than you want on Vape and Tattoo Shops

March Madness review, but more than you want on Vape and Tattoo Shops

A Block: John's bracket and why there are brackets everywhere and nowhere

B Block: Games played

C Block: Vape shops, tattoos, and Ohtani?

D block: CBB coaching (May to Michigan)

End: hot takes for Sunday

Mar 24, 202453:53
Fowl jokes & bad brackets: our annual bracket pod w/ guest host Sean

Fowl jokes & bad brackets: our annual bracket pod w/ guest host Sean

Enter our bracket challenge here: Join my 2024 CBS Sports Men's Tournament Bracket group! Brackets are back and I’ve started a pool for the Men's Tournament, Obvious Brothers Bracket Challenge, on CBS Sports. Join now before the tournament starts so we can compete all of March Madness! https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2he3tcobygqyq====?pool-join-key=weuyj3kpfkr7sm4ufqfxa7czh5e9gw36&ttag=BPM24_and_cbsinvm
Mar 19, 202452:06
Bracket busters, bracket tips, and NFL shuffle

Bracket busters, bracket tips, and NFL shuffle

A block: a joke about a non-photocopier; bracket discussion, including some A10, some NC State, some ranting about Marquette final shot review

B block: bracket tips. John still Hou/UConn/Pur v field.

C block: IU and 3 point shooting.

D block: QB shuffle (Howell to SEA? Russ to PIT? Darnold (LOL) to MIN? pIck swaps and conjecture. Late joke (oh no, John!)

and nothing about Kate. Maybe next week :)

Mar 15, 202452:48
Hispanic attacks

Hispanic attacks

Block A: jokes, EPL wanderings; Block B: TV & Coug tix. Block C: CBB officiating and game picks; Block D: conf championship bets, more Creighton love.
Mar 08, 202450:38
Double Dad joke episode: Easter candy talk, CBB, F4 guesses, TV talk

Double Dad joke episode: Easter candy talk, CBB, F4 guesses, TV talk

A block: joke 1; Easter candy and GSC alt (ALDIs plug) B block: This week's CBB & this weekend's C block: who you got in F4? D block: Drive-away Dolls, Yellowjackets, Shameless, & spousal co-viewing...joke 2. Timeless :)
Mar 01, 202444:03
Retread jokes, IU tears & too much CBB

Retread jokes, IU tears & too much CBB

Block A: jokes and CBB bracket reveal thoughts;

Block B: TV shows, Yellowjackets, Love something, Capote bitches & R Alien

Block C: some baseball, some football, and be careful with your eggs

Feb 23, 202440:49
Pickle slicers, Hitting that, John's latest list, SB chat, March Madness prove

Pickle slicers, Hitting that, John's latest list, SB chat, March Madness prove

A Block: Jokes & Rom com list

B block: SB recap, including coaching miscues, Jason Kelce's liver...K story #1

C block: what we've been watching (Yellow Jackets & Resident Alien)

D block: Committee's Sweet 16 and possible moves, geography, hopes...Purdue & K story #2 (Detroit!!! ???)

Feb 16, 202453:04
SB 58: Jokes! Food! SB talk; TV talk; IU-Pur & CBB talk

SB 58: Jokes! Food! SB talk; TV talk; IU-Pur & CBB talk

A block: jokes (arrr!) and SB foods

B block: SB..Taylor props, other props, picks incl O/U (we disagree)

C block: Mr & Mrs Smith and all...

D block: IU=Pur tomorrow and other CBB; some 'Cock MBB

Feb 09, 202441:44
Cumbersome episode. Two jokes. Date line.  Swift's BF. CBB's big weekend

Cumbersome episode. Two jokes. Date line. Swift's BF. CBB's big weekend

A block: Jokes and patter

B block: NFL games, T Swift, Travis, lines...are Niners just not that good?

C block: cost of KS-Hou tix; Wisconsin choking last night; four games this weekend...IU-PUR?

D block: Masters of the Air, Cursed and...another joke.


Feb 02, 202432:04
The cataract episode: NFL picks, basketball talk, civil war talk...how far is ???

The cataract episode: NFL picks, basketball talk, civil war talk...how far is ???

Block 1: Terrell, fantasy and tennis

Block 2: NFL

Block 3: Civil war

Block 4: CBB, including WCB SC-LSU

Block 5: Piscataway and a ways from Houston

Jan 26, 202440:04
Sporadic episode, or Juno Temple tribute pod -- IUBB, NFL breakdown...Female detectives

Sporadic episode, or Juno Temple tribute pod -- IUBB, NFL breakdown...Female detectives

Starts with Cowboys "shitting the bed"...near ending it's about IUBB "shitting the bed" with NFL breakdown in between. Hot takes on Wisconsin, punchable faces, and some TV shows.

Jan 20, 202451:36
J Dizzle's Back for Word of the Week, NFL bkdwn, Bama job, Husker hate, F4 early pix

J Dizzle's Back for Word of the Week, NFL bkdwn, Bama job, Husker hate, F4 early pix

List above about covers it -- no John joke (so not explicit

content!!!) :)

Jan 12, 202445:29
Flying Solo (Napoleon, not Han): Brothel sprouts, Poor Things, CFP review & picks, NFL BBB & picks

Flying Solo (Napoleon, not Han): Brothel sprouts, Poor Things, CFP review & picks, NFL BBB & picks

PUR IU talk at end
Jan 05, 202422:06
New Year's episode

New Year's episode

What we've been watching, rabbit holes with Emily Blunt and Flo Pugh, BBB on CFB games with picks, and finally Ravens love, Purdy hate, and NFL picks

Dec 29, 202341:06
Christmas Episode: Christmas Lists, BBB on 9ers/Rav, Picks, IU bb & OJ vs T Smith

Christmas Episode: Christmas Lists, BBB on 9ers/Rav, Picks, IU bb & OJ vs T Smith

NSFW jokes over and over again...

Dec 22, 202356:30
Look at him!!! Florida episode with rifts on TNF, Eagles-SEA, DAL-BUF & picks

Look at him!!! Florida episode with rifts on TNF, Eagles-SEA, DAL-BUF & picks

We have no idea who went where when, but there's a Sean reference late...:)

Dec 15, 202342:53
Festivus Episode: Grievances about CFB, NFL PI with picks and jokes

Festivus Episode: Grievances about CFB, NFL PI with picks and jokes

Starts with jokes...

then the FSU diss...

Then to Eagles=Cowboys, Bills chances, being obvious about the weather, NfL picks

Final jokes, reminder about CBB games and what we might watch

Dec 08, 202355:33
Duck tears, the Greg Norman of QBs, & 3 NSFW Jokes

Duck tears, the Greg Norman of QBs, & 3 NSFW Jokes

Approximate times: 10 minutes of chatter (with an early XXX joke); 10 minutes of IU football, NIL money, Matt Ruhle's comments; CFB picks (the Duck tears); 10 minutes on NFL QBs (Greg Norman surprisingly appears), NFL picks, J Dizzle's picks and a quick exit.

Dec 01, 202352:56
Thanksgiving pod, with surprising flamingo talk. Chiefs/eagles recap, NFL picks, Michigan bgb

Thanksgiving pod, with surprising flamingo talk. Chiefs/eagles recap, NFL picks, Michigan bgb

No idea
Nov 22, 202346:06
Peanut jokes, NFL halfway revue, NFL picks, what to do with $76m, CFB picks

Peanut jokes, NFL halfway revue, NFL picks, what to do with $76m, CFB picks

IDK

Nov 17, 202301:01:05
Veterans Day: J Dizzle’s SFW jokes, No cheaters game talk, picks

Veterans Day: J Dizzle’s SFW jokes, No cheaters game talk, picks

Technical difficulties. Who knows?
Nov 10, 202352:41
The Beginning of J Dizzle's Sizzling Picks

The Beginning of J Dizzle's Sizzling Picks

First 5 on John's meltdown over "experts" (he's now an expert); Fantasy football trades; 10:00 NFL BGOB Eagles-Boys; 1400 NFL Picks; 2000 Rangers wagon! 2400 USC-Wash breakdown; 2700 CFB picks; finish with J Dizzle 20 picks.

Nov 03, 202355:37
John's ADHD (for W's): what's cheating (surprising answers), Flower Moon, Rangers WS! OU-KS BGOB, picks

John's ADHD (for W's): what's cheating (surprising answers), Flower Moon, Rangers WS! OU-KS BGOB, picks

Jokes; 5:00 MLB; 10:30 Flower Moon; 14:00 word of the week (again) and BGOB OU-KS; 23:00 bad beats; 2430 bad calls in CFB; 29:00 CFB picks; 42:15 nfl picks— theme is hurt QBs; 49:15 cowboys.
Oct 27, 202354:06
Love: we don’t talk abt it, Josh— BGOB, NFL (wagon) Stros home woes, PSU-OSU & CFB picks

Love: we don’t talk abt it, Josh— BGOB, NFL (wagon) Stros home woes, PSU-OSU & CFB picks

Agreeance; 5:00 good NFL teams; 18:00 muffed punt rules; 20:45 NFL picks; 23:20 what to watch NFL; 25:45 Lions are a wagon; 27:10 Stros & Rangers; 33:45 SNL T Swift skit; 35:40 BGOB Ohio St-Penn St; 39:40 tip for Sean; 41:30 CFB picks; 5215 IU FB ($20 m & B10 West recruiting)
Oct 20, 202301:00:55
No John, But Josh: Phillies, BGOB, CFB picks, Sprouts, Pumpkin & TS, NFL picks, EPL

No John, But Josh: Phillies, BGOB, CFB picks, Sprouts, Pumpkin & TS, NFL picks, EPL

Open with Phillies, baseball; 1050 CFB Ore-Wash; 2400 ND-USC; 3315 CFB picks; 4145 Jemele Hill's takes on Brussel sprouts, candy corn & Travis and Taylor & our things; 5010 killer joke then NFL picks; 1:06;15 EPL chat (boo Chelsea)!

Oct 13, 202301:14:52
Not the Penultimate Pod: Osaka, MLB, NFL & College picks

Not the Penultimate Pod: Osaka, MLB, NFL & College picks

Opening jokes & Ahsoka; 830 Ryder Cup review; 16:30 NFL, Boys-Niners, picks; 3200 MLB (Stros-Braves?); 3600 Red River, picks, Final 4 picks

Oct 06, 202354:50
Mormons Don't bet...Obv Bros knockoff, TK & T Swift, NFL, CFB picks

Mormons Don't bet...Obv Bros knockoff, TK & T Swift, NFL, CFB picks

Jokes; Travis & Taylor; 700 podcast etiquette; 900 Ahsoka & TV; 1830 Ryder Cup; 3000 Cubs tears; 3600 NFL chat and picks; 50:00 CFB picks; 1:00:00 CFB big games.
Sep 29, 202301:17:51
Priest's donkey and Anne Frank & other jokes and horrors with CFB and NFL picks

Priest's donkey and Anne Frank & other jokes and horrors with CFB and NFL picks

Openers with a long joke, David Brooks's airport meal, flying Ryan Air. 8:00 CFB with best game, picks, then breakdown of big games; 30:00 Ahsoka & being blue, Rabbit Hole & Silo; 36:00 NFL (John off 3-0 week) with talk of Fields, others, Niners then picks. NSFW jokes at the end.

Sep 22, 202301:03:14
Brad Pitt, A-Rod & NFL QBs & Picks, CFB heaters

Brad Pitt, A-Rod & NFL QBs & Picks, CFB heaters

Opening joke and Ahsoka chat (what color are their light sabers now?); 630 NFL with Zach love, Josh hate and picks; 2415 TikTok highlight & pumpkin spice; 2845 CFB talk, Colorado wagon, picks, week 4 preev
Sep 15, 202354:14
Lesbian hearts, Chiefs whiff, CFB pix, NYT connections, Osaka, NFL pix

Lesbian hearts, Chiefs whiff, CFB pix, NYT connections, Osaka, NFL pix

1-8 jokes and KC Thurs, 8 CFB pix, 2430 playing NYT Connections, 3030 Ahsoka (no spoilers), 3830 NFL
Sep 08, 202356:30
First Week CFB!!! Picks!!! Ahsoka, JT not-love, KC-Lions pix, MLB...

First Week CFB!!! Picks!!! Ahsoka, JT not-love, KC-Lions pix, MLB...

Like this -- opening joke and discussion of sandwiches and guns in your belly fat :); 5 minutes on Ahsoka (aka "Osaka"); 15 minutes on CFB picks (go Gophers); 5 mins on Ryder Cup and JT pick ):; 5 minutes on NFL first game & wins and survivor picks; MLB on TX ALW race & Cubs and Angels mess.

Aug 31, 202301:01:14
Over Under CFB picks with Josh and Sean

Over Under CFB picks with Josh and Sean

Starts with intros, then Week O picks, 30:00 John joins us 4600 Sean leaves with ND pick 😂 5500 What is that hat?!?!? 103 Just the Bros. 119 TX hate 12715 Dublin donuts (again) 131 US open men’s contest
Aug 25, 202301:39:52
Travelogue. Don't Say Yips. Or Osaka. C'mon Cubs. Gal Gadot thumbs up

Travelogue. Don't Say Yips. Or Osaka. C'mon Cubs. Gal Gadot thumbs up

Golf followed by golf followed by golf...then potpourri.
Aug 18, 202336:16
Fun with numbers; Cubs!!! WWC picks; CFB shifts; PGA & JT's woes

Fun with numbers; Cubs!!! WWC picks; CFB shifts; PGA & JT's woes

I got nothing beyond the title

Aug 04, 202342:00
Hot summer episode: Colorado to B12 & o/u, WWC & USA worries, the Open, Oppenheimer, Cubs, Arenado

Hot summer episode: Colorado to B12 & o/u, WWC & USA worries, the Open, Oppenheimer, Cubs, Arenado

Above
Jul 28, 202347:32
Open Week ‘23: the Open from Hoylake; Mission:Impossible and Justify; dress sneakers; WWC

Open Week ‘23: the Open from Hoylake; Mission:Impossible and Justify; dress sneakers; WWC

Isn’t title enough?
Jul 21, 202336:04
Cat Perverts, Irish citizenship, Oppenbarbie, Fury flop, Cubs (MLB), The Open & bad jokes

Cat Perverts, Irish citizenship, Oppenbarbie, Fury flop, Cubs (MLB), The Open & bad jokes

The bad jokes are at the end
Jul 14, 202355:23
Traveling. Why Lincoln? Tennis $ games Indiana Jones. NBA trade options. Pebble beach & WUSOpen

Traveling. Why Lincoln? Tennis $ games Indiana Jones. NBA trade options. Pebble beach & WUSOpen

No time stamps
Jul 07, 202333:32
Hot TV takes, rants, & Woke Award of the Week (bowling division)

Hot TV takes, rants, & Woke Award of the Week (bowling division)

Beginning -- dad jokes, then Citadel (how does that work?) and Nick Fury & who's hot; 15:00 golf talk, including why do they have to play in CT? 24:25.

NBA draft and why do they make the trades they do? How does this cap work? 34:15 MLB in London, why? and quick catchup with hot teams; 43:00 what not to say when you're caught fooling around and what not to do bc you want to see the Titanic up close.

Jun 23, 202349:27
SFW episode with Viva la Mexico! NBA, US Open & some previews

SFW episode with Viva la Mexico! NBA, US Open & some previews

First 8 jokes and Nuggets win and future; 8:-- NBA draft and the unknowns; 13:30 US Open highlights; 22:45 SoCal golfers and advantages; 27:45 Picks for the weekend and winners and Sean's start in pool; 32:20 TV and Indiana Jones preve, FUBAR with Arnold; 3600 Men vs Mexico in soccer.

Jun 16, 202340:13
Alabama Swamp Ass and What You Won't Do for Money (pro golf edition) [& a NSFB Christmas joke :)]

Alabama Swamp Ass and What You Won't Do for Money (pro golf edition) [& a NSFB Christmas joke :)]

Next year's trip & Bama; 8:15 NBA; 13:25 Edey, NBA draft, IUBB; 1820 LIV-PGA merger; 2240 the most obvious statement ever made on the podcast (laughing to cry emoji); 2300 US Open Golf and picks; 2900 EPL Sked; 31 Belmont talk; 3700 London show and movie references; 4000 the joke of the day (poor Christmas)

Jun 09, 202343:38
Yankee in Alabama, take 1: a kick in the pills 😂

Yankee in Alabama, take 1: a kick in the pills 😂

Jokes, NBA, golf, bad joke
May 26, 202327:33
Live from London: tasteless (but funny) jokes, much golf, some Ted, some NBA incl Jimmy v Jason

Live from London: tasteless (but funny) jokes, much golf, some Ted, some NBA incl Jimmy v Jason

This was harder than it looks
May 19, 202331:40
Relative humidity, T Swift lists, Ted non-spoilers, StB in the NBA, PGA picks, Eagles picks, & Is it a Raccoon?

Relative humidity, T Swift lists, Ted non-spoilers, StB in the NBA, PGA picks, Eagles picks, & Is it a Raccoon?

Weather and Jokes (related); 3:00 T Swift list; 4:30 Derby story :) :) ; 7:00 Ted Lasso & marriage stories; 11:30 NBA & how teams shit the bed, how Nuggets are favorites, how to play Jokic; 2800 Rory where's my $3M (and Venmo is probably out); 2945 Eagles & NFL Sked reveal; 3315 Guardians revue & spoiler about Rocket :)

May 12, 202338:00
Derby, but also 2 Phil's [sic] and Ted Lasso, and lots of NBA

Derby, but also 2 Phil's [sic] and Ted Lasso, and lots of NBA

Didn't time this week. Sean will have to listen to it all :)

May 05, 202338:10
Typecasting Jennifer Garner, happy strippers in Houston, and other sports takes

Typecasting Jennifer Garner, happy strippers in Houston, and other sports takes

First 11:00 on TV & That Last Thing He Said to Me; 11:00 NFL draft...how wrong can predictors be? 22:00 NBA series, is Chris Paul done? Is Giannis? Did Giannis say the right thing about failure? 36:00 crying about baseball (modest Pirate, Cub love, A's hate...don't listen Oakland), 39:30 Coronation takes
Apr 29, 202347:39