The Rutabaga talk about boxing, bumper cars, safe driving, not ditching school, when it's acceptable to hit on your friends' siblings (it isn't), jokes we legally aren't allowed to finish, being walked in on, and much, much more
May 08, 2021•38 min•Season 2Ep. 129
The Rutabaga talk about some of the worst-laid plans of mice and men, what constitutes a country, the pros and cons of educating the youth, The Weeknd, the weekend, slipping jokes past the live audience, Seattle's very own superhero, and much, much more
May 04, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 128
Mario Kart in real life. Also discussed is reading, the failures of the US public education system, band, and much more
May 01, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 127
Nick and Fenway get into some petty squabbles over seating arrangements, the complaint segment comes back under a new name, Fenway neglects to think before he speaks, and the gang discuss other shenanigans. Also discussed is the Enlightenment Period, the Josh Battle, participation-based classes, the radio station's leadership, minor technicalities, baseball, parking lot mayhem, and much, much more.
Apr 27, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 126
The gang discuss names, gender reveal parties, hyperpop, Fenway's status as a closet boomer, and much, much more
Apr 24, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 125
Nick complains about his hatred for a certain type of cookie. The gang also talk Fox News, their return to school, Nick's rapidly declining mental state, Parks and Rec, and a make-believe Aussie cowboy with a non traditional method of horse-riding
Apr 20, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 124
The Rutabaga tear each other to pieces as they discuss countries, ex girlfriends, the French, fear of nonexistent monsters, Jackson's ancestry, YouTubers, misuse of admin powers, and a fresh, new intro and outro.
Apr 17, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 123
The gang talk about quite a bit this week as Nick returns from vacation to discuss Eminem, Michael Cera, Discord, first date ideas, bad driving, Julius Caesar, Reddit, a show member's cringeworthy old social media account from over five years ago, and tons more.
Apr 13, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 122
The gang add Jackson back to the staff and talk about Prince Phillip, the Star Wars prequels, the Vietnam War, Crash Course, Canada, airplanes, and much, much more.
Apr 10, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 121
The last two remaining members of The Ruabaga discuss teeth, hot mics, reading, spelling, Easter shenanigans, having a party with your parents out, shapeshifting, and much, much more
Apr 06, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 120
The gang play trivia, talk about the mafia, play Pogostuck, and do much more cool stuff!
Apr 03, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 119
In a fun-filled episode featuring the show's second use of the parenthetical title this month (someone stop McLean seriously), the gang talk maritime madness in the Suez as well as breaking down fast food, Monty Python, Tesla, and much, much more
Mar 30, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 118
The gang try to remember the plot to some classic movies, some of which they may or may not have actually seen. They also discuss gaslighting, elephants, and the origins of emo (started with Rites of Spring in DC in '88, there were four waves. Yes, MCR is an emo band for three albums, Danger Days is a scene release).
Mar 27, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 117
The Rutabaga churn out a classic, fun-filled episode wherein Jackson dreams of hell, Fenway's family get into weird car-related escapades, and Nick shares tales of questionable things shared in Zoom school. Also discussed is rhotic vs non-rhotic accents, poorly fixing audio settings, American rock band My Chemical Romance, manipulating Fenway, and the origins of gasoline.
Mar 23, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 116
The four members reunite once more to talk about Joe Biden's unusual role in Jackson's subconscious, when racism is okay, the Bible, mirror realities, Dead Kennedys, NFL football, and much, much more
Mar 20, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 115
The gang try and work out who is the real talent of the show, make fun of Fenway for not knowing who Jimi Hendrix is, and put Fenway on a scale with three other celebrities. Also discussed is sausage and AP US History.
Mar 16, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 114
Nick and Fenway scream at each other about not being able to go to a food truck, McLean makes a bunch of power grabs, and Jackson somewhat does his job. The gang discuss Dream, dreams, Nicki Minaj, birthdays, and tons of other stuff
Mar 13, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 113
The Rutabaga celebrate International Women's Day by talking about women, bunny suit crime, Starbucks, Minecraft, getting taken off the air, and much, much more
Mar 09, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 112
In a chaotic, fun-filled episode, The Rutabaga talk about hosting a talent show, getting scammed out of a Golden Microphone for a third straight year, Adam Sandler, pot, Eminem, a robbery for snack foods, Taco Bell, Sonic, Dave and Buster's, NBA icon James Harden, and much, much more
Mar 06, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 111
The squad discuss dinner, the Star Wars prequels, teachers, Machiavelli, a couple that missed some important lessons early on, and much, much more
Mar 02, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 110
The Rutabaga talk about school, argue about school, going to the grocery store, being smart as a child, and introducing the show.
Feb 27, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 109
With the whole gang back together, a fake Obama is discussed as well as guitar songs, a teacher Nick has a certain distaste for, cutting pizza, a British band that isn't The Beatles, Jackson's voyage to both the hipster and gunslinger parts of Arizona, and much, much more.
Feb 23, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 108
In this episode, the gang talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, their future, proposing marriage to multiple people, elementary school, and much, much more.
Feb 20, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 107
The gang talk about what made Fenway late to recording, escapades in the snow, the breakdown of Western society at large, Sigmund Freud, and much, much more
Feb 16, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 106
The gang talk about going to Ikea, the origins of Jesus, evolutionary biology, mermaids, causing car crashes, the origins of life and the universe, and Amazon
Feb 13, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 105
The Rutabaga discuss laws in Nevada, the cinematic classic Bonkers (2019) dir. Nick Neyhart, Super Bowl Sunday, winning the lottery, playing the lottery, and much, much more.
Feb 09, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 104
The gang discuss everything from ex-girlfriends to songwriting to gaslighting to the fact that most people only have a really vague understanding of what gaslighting is. Also, we make some poop jokes and promote other shows occasionally.
Feb 06, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 103
The Rutabaga talk about history, Fenway's failings in geography, hamburgers, well-intentioned liberal activism that tends to go the other way, video game references, Nick's dog, and threatening to leave the show
Feb 02, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 102
The gang discuss David Bowie, being a billionaire, opening a food truck, playing video games on the radio, talking over each other, OutKast, and much, much more
Jan 30, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 101
The gang celebrate putting a hundred episodes here to Spotify! Also discussed is pick-me girls, celebrity crushes, fanfiction, the rules of Four Square, and much, much more.
Jan 26, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 100