It's the end of the road. Eddy is going to medical school. Chris is moving. And Denny remains in Boston. But what better thing to discuss than farewells? If we missed something, sorry. We're done. Be safe. And continue holding strong opinions about stupid things. But always remember that you might be wrong.
Watching the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday night, we started talking about sports conspiracy theories. A little searching led us to some wacky conspiracies that we'd never heard of. We decided to debate the craziest one. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Only a few weeks left before Alright, It's Settled begins its indefinite hiatus, we decide to return to a topic we'd been talking about for a while: the best, respective euphemisms for urinating and getting drunk. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After listening to Chris play some cover songs at a local bar, Denny suggested we talk about the best song to hear a cover band do. He was looking for something that induced immense comradery in the bar. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Eddy claims that he suggested this topic in October and Denny and I told him it was stupid. That's not true. Because this topic is not stupid. And everybody loves potatoes in its various incarnations. Did we miss something? Do you want something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Love is in the air this spring, so we decided to talk about the most famous lovers. We split it into fictional and non-fictional. Did we miss something? Do you want something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com
Except for our two week Christmas break, we made time for "Alright, It's Settled" every week throughout the last year. Given how hectic our schedules can be, this was a miracle. So we decided to celebrate. We went over to Harvard and had the world's brightest students weigh in on some old topics. Thanks for sticking with us. Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Our most intellectual topic yet is, indeed, about intellectuals! As two-and-a-half intellectual hosts, we figured there was no better trio to tackle the topic of the most well known intellectual. Hopefully next week we will have our one year celebration. Did we miss something? Do you want something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
With the NBA and NHL playoffs alive and the NFL draft marking the beginning of the preseason, we decided to discuss cliche sports phrases and why they annoy us. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
With none of us in the same place, we decided to record an episode over the phone with only the Macbook's internal microphone. Thus, this is our lowest fidelity episode, but we do it for the fans. Inspired by our DIY approach, we decided to discuss strange yet feasible ways to communicate. Did we miss something? Do you want something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
This last week the song "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus topped the Billboard Hot 100. It was an unexpected collaboration, to say the least. While we all sorta like Little Nas X's crossover jam, we decided to delve into terrible musical collaborations. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Given the approach of the new Marvel movie, superheroes have been in the news recently. We decieded to look into the actor who would be the worst superhero. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com
Scrounging for a topic, we decided to go with a meta-topic: selecting the best possible topic for next week. Matt was in the room without a mic (because he said he didn't want to talk) but he wouldn't shut up. Do you wanted something else settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Wherefore art though, Denny? In his first episode away from the podcast, we have two old guests - Billy and Matt - fill the North Carolinians big shoes to discuss nicknames for urban areas. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Inspired by a question he read on Twitter, Denny insists on discussing fictional characters he envies as he grows older and wiser. (Hint: Most of those characters he envies tend to sleep a long time, often years.) We also get through the Final Four Songs from 2013 in our March Madness bracket in preparation for the final game next Friday. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
With Alex Trebek's tragic cancer diagnosis, we started thinking about trusted voices in this age of political disarray. There is a case to be made that Trebek's nightly presence in people's living rooms has made him one of the most trusted figures left. Did we miss someone? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After marching through the Sweet Sixteen of our Top 40 Songs, we decided to talk about jobs that would throw the world into chaos if they temporarily disappeared. Did we miss something? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
With elementary educator Claire Messina in town, we decided to discuss lies our teachers told us and lies Claire continues to tell her students. We also establish the Sweet Sixteen of songs in our Top 40 Songs of 2013 Bracket Challenge. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After discovering that fans of Imagine Dragons are called "Firebreathers," we decided to weigh in on the worst fandom names. Chris's girlfriend Val Coughlin joins the program. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Law school student (and old friend) Katie Petrino sits down with us for our post-Super Bowl recap where we imagine NFL teams as if the players were the mascots. (The Patriots would not be a dynasty in this simulation.) We also continue our "March Madness" tournament of pop songs from 2013. Did we miss something? Were you upset that Katie and Denny didn't get into a fight? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Inspired by the impending Super Bowl and Imagine Dragons terrible performance during halftime of the College Football Champion we discuss the worst possible Super Bowl halftime entertainment. Fiona Shea joins to help us suss it out. We also start March Madness early, debating a bracket of the Top 40 Songs from 2013. We will pit a few songs against each other each week until we arrive at the champion at the beginning of the NCAA's March Madness. Did we miss something? Are you upset about a song's...
Technologies die. First we listened to vinyl. Then cassettes. Then CDs. Then we streamed. (Now some people listen to vinyl again.) But even when technologies die, sometimes the terminology sticks around. Today we discuss the most surprising term from an outdated technology that's still around. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After Denny was blown away by how good Martha Stewart looked at 77, we decided to look at which old people looked the youngest. Did we miss any spry geriatrics? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItSettled@gmail.com.
Not all laws are just. But even when people break the fair ones, we sometimes forgive them quickly. With this in mind, we decided to weigh in on the ex-criminals that have rehabilitated their image so much so that we often forget that they did time. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After putting out a new song called "Second Best," Chris proposes discussing the thing that is most consistently second best. In other words, these things are always close to greatness but never actually achieve it. Edouard's friend Katie joins to help sleuth out the answer. Are you consistently taking home the silver medal? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Kara Reilly, the first female guest, highlights our male-centric bias as we discuss actors who are only associated with a single role. Kara also joins Eddy to play a new game called Sniff the Nip that involves identifying hard alcohol purely by the scent. Did we miss something? Is there a nip that would be particularly difficult to identify? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Because Eddy is on the journey to medical school, we decided to discuss doctors that aren't really doctors. We also discuss a strange turn of events in Eddy's love life. Did we miss something? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
After a successful Thanksgiving special, Denny decided that he wanted to get in the Christmas spirit and talk about Christmas songs that have nothing to do with Christmas. Did we miss something? Do you need something settled? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
With the holiday approaching, Chris, Denny, and Eddy decided to release a bonus episode to help make traveling a bit easier and to spark debate at your Thanksgiving table. With that in mind, the gang decided to look for the song whose opening lyrics are so iconic that they are recognizable sans melody, rhythm, or music. Did we miss something? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
Chris's friend Tom Rowland was in town with intent on joining the podcast, but Denny got a slow start to his day and couldn't get over until Tom had left. Still, Tom's topic was put to use as the gang looked at the most misunderstood alcoholic beverage. Did we miss something? Do you have a topic? Let us know at AlrightItsSettled@gmail.com.
