Whew boy, is there a lot of weird alien hijinks afoot lately, and this week we’re talking about it whether the government wants us to or not! We discuss the 4chan UFO whistleblower, the Air Force UFO whistleblower, and the curious case of the backyard UFO crash in Las Vegas. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next....
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Apple introduced their first foray into augmented reality, and they seem to assume we're all excited to get sucked into cyberspace for days at a time. This week Tim and Tom, who have famously conflicting opinions on this kind of stuff, debate the merits of living inside a computer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min
We might be three episodes into this, but the summer is just heating up! This week we’re talking Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning and Tom Cruise’s endless quest to un-alive himself on film, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Haunted Mansion, TMNT, Gran Tourismo, Strays, Blue Beetle and a debate on whether old people have less blood than other people. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Appl...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Our dear friend Christine returns to solve listener problems and discuss her plans to replace Anne Hathaway in the film The Intern 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min
The summer blockbusters just keep on coming this week as we discuss the newest and SEVENTH Transformers movie, Wes Anderson’s latest, a problematic Flash and some extremely old man named Indiana Jones. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom ...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 11 min
Hooray for Hollywood! It's finally summer blockbuster season, and we're talking about all the hot new movies you'll be endlessly discussing around the water cooler. Note: This episode is dedicated to Timothée Chalamet, America's #1 Boy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 14, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Tears of the Kingdom is right around the corner so this week we’re talking all about everyone’s favorite little Peter Pan rip-off, Zelda. Well, that’s Link actually, he’s the protagonist of the Zelda games. It’s all kinda confusing. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Ins...
May 07, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Look out England, there's a new king in town! And he's an old man who has done a lot of silly things in his life. This week we're taking a deep dive into the life and times of King Charles III to decide if we approve of his coronation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 30, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Are vitamins a scam? How many vitamins are too many vitamins? How thick is too thick when it comes to blood? This week we’re using our decades of medical experience to answer the big questions. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitt...
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min
This week we consider the age old question "It's-a who?" And the answer is, of course, Mario. That's right, another episode about Super Mario Bros., this time focusing on their latter day exploits in 64 or more bits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Super Mario made a movie, and although we haven’t seen it yet we HAVE played a bunch of the video games he made. We run through the 8 and 16-bit eras of Mario, The Wizard, the live-action Super Mario movie, the TV show and a whole bunch more. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpalt...
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 6 min
In these divisive times, the one thing we can all agree on is that once a year a giant anthropomorphic bunny comes into our homes and leaves us baskets full of candy. This week, as we await the arrival of the Easter Bunny, a guy whose deal we don't entirely get, we're talking all about that candy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Spring has sprung which means we’ve got March Madness as well as a litany of other afflictions. Also Tim tries to get Tom to place a $1,000 bet and Tom discusses the circumstances that ended his first half dozen marriages. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @y...
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min
It was our understanding that banks are just fancy houses where your money lives, but recent events have made us realize that the truth is actually much more complicated. This week we try to sort it all out, Tom warns everybody about a new "phone scam" and we discuss why it seems so tantalizingly easy to rob a bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See ...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min
What if I told you there’s a world filled with giant animals, beautiful forests and extraterrestrial technologies right under our feet? This week we DIG into the theory that the earth is hollow and filled with wonder instead of just more rocks. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpa...
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min
A newspaper comic strip about office culture that launched in 1989 has been in the news lately, because everything is stupid now. This week we're talking all things Dilbert, a successful comic that isn't very funny, written by a bad guy who is extremely weird. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week we’re covering Diet Coke, the delicious drink that is very healthy. We also cover OK Soda, the drink of choice for disaffected Gen Xers, and the idea of a kamikaze product in the form of Tab Clear. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follo...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 9 min
There's been a lot in the news about balloons lately, so this week we ramble on and on about balloons like a couple of 4 year olds. Also, Tim buys a car on the internet and Tom builds a closer relationship with Bing's chatbot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min
What an exciting title for a comedy podcast! This week we're finally trying to get our lives in order by implementing even the smallest bit of planning. Also Tim thinks Tom has too many wires. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitte...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Most episodes of this show are pretty romantic, but beware -- this one is especially romantic. We're talking about Valentines day, giving some tips and tricks, sharing some history and arguing over whether florists should price gouge hapless doofuses doing some last-minute flower shopping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Explore NYC’s seedy underbelly with us as we uncover common scams targeting tourists, and uncommon ones targeting locals, such as offering fake J. Crew modeling contracts. That one is actually pretty specific. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Fol...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 10 min
PROMPT: Write a humorous two sentence description of an episode of the podcast "The Complete Guide to Everything" that covers the topic of ChatGPT. RESPONSE: "ChatGPT: The AI That's Too Smart for Its Own Good" Tim & Tom try to outsmart the language model but end up feeling like they're talking to a robot version of themselves. They end up deciding to change the name of the podcast to "The Slightly Less Complete Guide to Everything." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For fu...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Feeling like a jackhammer is going off in your skull? Well, grab some ibuprofen and tune into our latest episode, where we'll be discussing the throbbing pain in the head known as headaches. Also a little bonus talk about mayonnaise. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and In...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min
The pope has sadly passed away. Not the current pope, but the old pope, who was still alive and doing some pope-like things even though he wasn't pope anymore. It's kinda confusing, so this week we dig in and figure out what that whole deal was and Tom reveals some interesting unknown information about the Catholic church. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acas...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week we’re going over the appropriate corporate branding of LEGO (NOT “legos”, you animal), our time at the Toy Fair, and whether it’s appropriate for adults to be way into LEGO. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomre...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 9 min
It's that time of year again: the end of it. And to celebrate that the year is over, people get together for big parties where they drink champagne and make out with each other at midnight. This week we talk about New Year's Eve parties, and Tom confronts some teenage package thieves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
For over 2,000 years Christmas has been about one thing and one thing only: presents. This week we talk about the challenges of finding the perfect gift and Tom goes to an insane mall. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomr...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min
'Tis the season... for snacking??? This week we're talking about all the things we shove down our gullets during the holiday season, from sweet treats to savory apps with a Christmastime twist. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Tim’s been confined alone to a basement for nearly ten days and we’re figuring out how to finely get off of Santa’s naughty list. Also we talk about a dope who fell (jumped) off a cruise ship. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/completeguide and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Who doesn't love a grocery store with $2 wine and a bunch of weird snacks? Oh, and did we mention the entire staff wears Hawaiian shirts? This week we're talking about Trader Joe's, plus Tom gives a World Cup update with the help of his barber. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 27, 2022•1 hr 8 min
