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[BRACKET!]

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[BRACKET!] is a weekly podcast that uses the single greatest hierarchy method known to mankind (the Sweet 16 Bracket) to sort out the absolute best in all fields: movie quotes, periods of time, cereals, logos, philosphical concepts, and types of sharks. New episodes every Friday. We are funded by our generous Patrons, including Gabe Silva, Jeff Criswell, Andrew Whipple, AverageJonah, Evan Baumel, GX Barnett, AnarchyMarie, Lindsay, Mikey Hall, Oliver Beattie, Ringthane, Tom Nemcek, and Michael Zavala.
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Episodes

Episode #039 - Best Street Fighter

Special guest Random, AKA Mega Ran, joins us to discuss who is truly the most turbo-alpha Street Fighter. Meanwhile Cullen uses M. Bison as a verb, Jesse explains the concept of Battlemoms, and Greg accidentally left "auto-adjust microphone settings" checked in Skype which means the sound quality is a little off in this episode. Sorry everybody.

Nov 12, 201447 min

Episode #038 - Best Pokemon Mega Evolution

Special guest Alex Roederer of the PAX Pokemon League joins us to discuss the best Mega Evolutions of the newest Pokemon games. In this episode you'll discover who's The Situation of Pokemon, intense discussion of what pokemon may be kept in an apartment, and what Swamperts really smell like.

Nov 05, 20141 hr 2 min

Episode #037 - Best Movie Monster

Special guest Kaare Andrews, writer, artist, and director of CABIN FEVER: PATIENT ZERO joins us for a SPOOKY-SIZED episode to discuss the scariest monsters to ever grace celluloid (or, uh, magnetized tape or binary code or whatever format.) Meanwhile Jesse explores the nuances of the Cinnobytes, Cullen explains his first time seeing a vagina, and tips to see if YOU'RE a vampire!

Oct 29, 20141 hr 18 min

Episode #036 - Best Ghost

Special guest Jamie Woodham joins us to continue our spooktacular October with Best Ghost. Meanwhile the chemical make up of Ecto Cooler is called into question, several ghosts are invited into hot tubs, and we determine who deserves the title of The Best Little Shit in All of Fiction (Spoilers: it's Hamlet.)

Oct 22, 201457 min

Episode #035 - Best Candy

Special guest Janel SantaCruz joins us to kick off Season 3 as we always do: with a food episode. Candy is matched against candy in a battle of (oooh, oh) the sweetest thing. Meanwhile Jesse explains his "mystery white" experience, and Cullen explains The Saddest Cell Phone Store Marketing Tactic of All Time.

Oct 15, 201453 min

Episode #034 - Tournament of Champions II

Season 2 concludes with the second Tournament of Champions, pitting winner against winner in a deeply fucked brawl. Meanwhile the gang develops several sitcom ideas, Greg is shocked by how quickly the rest of the crew will sell out just to spite him, and we select a winner for our second-ever Pizza Giveaway (which now includes chocolate thanks to A Brief Escape).

Oct 08, 201457 min

Episode #033 - Best Dragon Ball Z Character

Special guest Dani Fernandez, writer and comic, joins us to discuss the dragon, dragon, rock the dragon, Dragon Ball Z Characters. Meanwhile we develop our own spinoff series, Jesse agonizes as usual, and we reveal the first details of the TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS VOL. II

Oct 01, 201457 min

Episode #032 - Best Excuse

Special guest Dan McKenney of A Brief Escape joins us to figure out the best way to excuse any problem you might have. Meanwhile we all sing different songs at the same time, John takes us to a parallel universe where FDR's greatest folly resulted in ultimate success, and Dan insults us so hard Greg had to insert a special MP3 clip.

Sep 24, 20141 hr 1 min

Episode #031 - Best Disney Villain

Special guest Fin, illustrator and artist on the game Date or Die joins us to discuss the most fearsome and also beautifully animated antagonists of childhood, Disney Villains. Meanwhile Cullen faces the Second Season Bracket Catastrophe Session everyone else has had at least a few times now, and we all decide which Disney villains should date each other.

Sep 17, 201452 min

Episode #030 - Best Onscreen Kiss

Special guest Janel SantaCruz joins us once again to discuss the most romantic, most hot, most sexiest, most emotionally devastating of all third-act actions, the Onscreen Kiss. Meanwhile John continues his descent into madness (or, uh, just being mad) at the rest of the team, and Greg explains why there's no update on last week's poll results.

Sep 10, 201437 min

Episode #029 - Best Dragon

Special Guest Seth Meeks, chef and dracologist joins us to get fired up (get it) about dragons. Meanwhile John gets MAD huffy about picks for maybe the first time, Cullen explains his Charizard hate, and Greg ALMOST doesn't mention robots, but ends up mentioning robots twice. HEY, ALSO: Sorry for the audio quality in this episode, wasn't much that could be helped. It gets better after round one, I promise.

Sep 03, 201445 min

Episode #028 - Best Exotic Pet

Special guest Christie Rivera, Head Editor of GameLosers.Net and actual, literal rabbit joins us to discuss the best pets other than cats and dogs. Meanwhile Cullen reveals information about his druidic order, and Greg doesn't know shit about animals.

Aug 27, 20141 hr 4 min

Episode #027 - Best Amnesia

Special guest Kaare Andrews, writer of Iron Fist: The Living Weapon and director of Cabin Fever: Patient Zero joins us to discuss losing identity, false memories, and contrived plot twists. Meanwhile John reviews a cinematic tour de force, Greg explains his X-Men feelings, and Jesse is hot on the heels of solving a real-life mystery.

Aug 20, 20141 hr 4 min

Episode #026 - Best Font

Special guest Amy Moore, graphic designer and host of The Slayerettes joins us to discuss the best ways to make words look good. Meanwhile Cullen is bored, John feeds his cat and hates reading, and Greg continues clawing his way out of the hell that is Season 2.

Aug 13, 201440 min

Episode #025 - Best Video Game Villain

Special guest Sara Ho, animator on shows like Superjail and Motorcity and pioneer of Living That Sara Ho Life joins us to discuss the coolest sea monsters ever. Meanwhile Cullen once again graces us with a Cullen Story, and Greg thinks your valuation is way off.

Aug 06, 201449 min

Episode #024 - Best Shark

Special guest Sara Ho, animator on shows like Superjail and Motorcity and pioneer of Living That Sara Ho Life joins us to discuss the coolest sea monsters ever. Meanwhile Cullen once again graces us with a Cullen Story, and Greg thinks your valuation is way off.

Jul 31, 201444 min

Episode #023 - Best Jackass Stunt

Special guest Billy Gagon joins us to BMX joust, Rocky, and (sigh) Poo Cocktail Supreme. Meanwhile John laments a previous vote, and Greg worries about future job interviews.

Jul 24, 201458 min

Episode #022 - Best Will Smith

Fresh Prince Dan McKenney joins us once again to determine which Will Smith is the best Will Smith. Meanwhile Cullen confesses his undying love for the movie Hitch, and Jesse does that close-to-the-mic talking again (sorry).

Jul 17, 20141 hr 4 min

Episode #021 - Best TV Mom

Special guest Janel SantaCruz joins us once more to discuss broadcast media's most motherly moms. Meanwhile Jesse recounts his trip to the west coast (more like WORST coast) and we invent a new, horrifying cocktail.

Jul 10, 201457 min

Episode #020 - Best G.I. Joe Codename

Special guest Open Mike Eagle, legendary rapper, joins us to discuss the greatest G.I. Joe code names. Meanwhile Jesse sounds like a robot which probably means Greg wants to smooch him, and we come up with the best alternate name for Serpentor ever.

Jul 03, 201444 min

Episode #019 - Best Childhood Dream Job

Special guest Henry Smith, creator of legendary indie game Spaceteam joins us to discuss what you want to be when you grow up. Meanwhile Cullen regales us with more tales of his youth, and Greg offhandedly makes a Stargate reference as though that show were still culturally relevant.

Jun 26, 20141 hr 3 min

Episode #018 - Best Fast Food

Special guest Cat of Glorified Dress Up joins us to discuss the great American pastime, fast food chains. Meanwhile John got dat DANK sticky-icky, and Cullen makes everybody really sad by talking about his life growing up.

Jun 26, 20141 hr 7 min

Episode #017 - Tournament of Champions I

In our first ever Tournament of Champions, we determine the best out of all the winners of the sixteen previous [BRACKET!] episodes. Also, John admits he has a serious addiction, and Jesse makes a FATAL MISTAKE BY CROSSING GREG L. MERCER. Also, we reveal the outcome of our Tournament of Champions [BRACKET!] Pizza Giveaway!

Jun 11, 201459 min

Episode #016 - Best Method of the Apocalypse

Special guest Sarah "Astro" Thomas joins us to discuss THE END OF ALL THINGS, WOE UNTO THOSE WHO LIVE DURING THE DEATH OF LIFE ITSELF! Meanwhile Jesse gets a package from a friend of the show, and we reveal the details of our FIRST EVER [BRACKET!] giveaway!

Jun 04, 20141 hr 2 min

Episode #015 - Best Dinosaur

Special guest and friend of the show Janel SantaCruz joins us to determine which Lizard has the most Thunder. Also, Cullen accidentally added several non-dinosaurs to the list, and Greg doesn't care much anyway.

May 28, 20141 hr

Episode #014 - Best Marvel Villain

Special guest Max Bemis, lead singer of the band Say Anything and prolific comics writer of Evil Empire, Polarity and A+X joins us to discuss a matter of his own expertise, Marvel Comics villains. Also, the Brack Pack mulls new episode ideas, and Greg sure does talk about how much he enjoys the X-Men.

May 21, 20141 hr 10 min

Episode #013 - Best Game Show

Special guest Dan McKenney of A Brief Escape joins us to discuss his true passion, game shows. Meanwhile Greg shouts more than he ever has, and Dan speaks the audience's mind when he tells us how constantly wrong we constantly are.

May 14, 20141 hr 5 min

Episode #012 - Best Failed Video Game Mascot

Special guest Josh "Sm1tty Sm1t" Smith of College News Magazine and Press A To Listen joins us on a pick n' flick adventure to determine the Best Failed Video Game Mascot. Also, Cullen luxuriates in his new workspace, and Greg shouts real loud about Kurushi Tektonics (also known as Intelligent Qube).

May 07, 20141 hr 8 min

Episode #011 - Worst Sports Team Brand

Special guest Brandon Halsey joins us in our first foray into the world of organized field play, colloquially known as "sports." Also discover the filthy, filthy habits and purchases of John and Jesse!

Apr 30, 20141 hr 9 min

Episode #010 - Best Super Power

Special guest Janel SantaCruz joins us to discuss the most often debated subject amongst huge nerds, super powers. We also discuss turning into dragons, and how you can be the FIRST to hear Jesse's new microphone! (it is by listening to this episode.)

Apr 23, 20141 hr 1 min
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