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Thought Spiral

Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinsteinthoughtspiral.libsyn.com
Comedians Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).
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Episodes

Test Show #122

Andy grills Josh about their new buymeacoffee.com account, the guys reflect on their telethon obsessions, Josh goes to the produce cabaret, Andy holds back in therapy, The Jury Chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Sep 09, 20191 hr 50 min

Test Show #121

Andy has a celebrity shoe sighting, the tyranny of faint flavors, debating The Dead, Josh's imaginary acid trip, Andy live in Bloomington, Listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Sep 02, 20191 hr 37 min

Test Show #120

Panic hitches a ride on Andy and Josh's outing, Andy's comedy "influences", the guys debate the lasting importance of Woodstock, Josh gets rugged, The Violence Chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Aug 26, 20191 hr 47 min

Test Show #119

The misunderstood legacy of "Network", Andy turns Indiana into ANDYana, Josh does a lefty benefit, dissecting anxiety patterns, "It'll Only End in Tears". listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Aug 19, 20191 hr 53 min

Test Show #118

We have a GUEST! Dateline NBC's JOSH MANKIEWICZ joins Josh and Andy for a wide ranging spiral. Plus, listener questions and much more spiraling.

Aug 12, 20191 hr 52 min

Test Show #117

A full debriefing of Andy's State of the Industry Address experience, from pre-show panic to Josh's post-show review, a SOTI audio chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Aug 05, 20191 hr 48 min

Test Show #116

It's zero hour for the SOTI speech, Andy reviews "Chunks" to Josh, the new season of "Comedians in Cars..." shockingly angers Josh more than Andy, Andy fantasizes about he and Josh's golden years, an SOTI preview set, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jul 29, 20191 hr 42 min

Test Show #115

Andy has a traumatic pizza experience, Old Jewish Dog Medical Corner, SOTI prep ramps up, Josh homeworks Kurosawa's "Yojimbo", Josh's album "Chunks" debut, a chunk from "Chunks", listener questions and much more spiraling.

Jul 22, 20192 hr 1 min

Test Show #114

Andy gets his pipes checked out, Josh deals with dog issues, writing for the SOTI is in full swing, the earthquake foreshock/aftershock debate, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jul 15, 20191 hr 59 min

Test Show #113

Andy is back from a week with his family, Josh has an episode of comedy dread, will Thought Spiral finally have a guest?, homeworking "To Be or Not To Be," Allison MacLeod's "His Side of the Story," listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jul 08, 20191 hr 51 min

Test Show #112

J. Elvis Weinstein's album "Chunks" is now available for pre-sale, Andy gets tricked into a Lyft concert, Andy gets White Hatted in Calgary, Josh does Nilsson, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jul 01, 20191 hr 54 min

Test Show #111

Iron-enriched Andy shows up peppy, SOTI prep ramping up, archival spiciness inquiries, Homeworking "His Girl Friday", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jun 24, 20191 hr 54 min

Test Show #110

Andy makes it to the show but it was touch and go, imagining Andy as a Chernobyl resident, Josh has a nostalgic and productive week, homeworking "Judgement at Nuremberg" AND "Arsenic and Old Lace", flashback stand-up from a 20-year-old Josh, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jun 17, 20192 hr 3 min

Test Show #109

Josh is anxious...Andy doesn't help, Andy ponders the future of his mouth, laying ground for the State of the Industry address, a rare political full spiral, homeworking "Adam's Rib", some Andy stand-up, impression packed listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jun 10, 20191 hr 52 min

Test Show #108

Andy makes himself at home, Josh has a release date for his album, Blowhardy: on drugs, Josh gets his scan results, homeworking "Bringing Up Baby", Andy's "The Grudge Song", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Jun 03, 20191 hr 59 min

Test Show #107

Confronty the Great, Josh does his annual tube time, official negotiations for this year's SOTI writing, homeworking "It Happened One Night", Andy's "In the USA", listener questions, and so much more spiraling.

May 27, 20192 hr 9 min

Test Show #106

Andy's very excited about his new phone, another edition of Old Jew Medical Corner, Josh sees "Long Shot", Josh hits a musical nerve with Andy, homeworking "Mikey and Nicky", "WADD", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

May 20, 20191 hr 58 min

Test Show #105

A minor Josh/Andy spat rehashed, dementia or stoned - how can you tell?, processing Louis CK at Acme, homeworking "Spartacus", "7 Steps Down", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

May 13, 20191 hr 50 min

Test Show #104

Andy is back from his personal FestivalFest, Josh sees "Avengers: Endgame" and quickly sees the futility of talking about it with Andy, the guys debate coincidences and their bigger meaning, some fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

May 06, 20191 hr 42 min

Test Show #103

Andy gives his notes on Josh's appearance on Gilbert Gottfried's show, Andy's promotional blockage, Josh's Passover tradition, homeworking "Singing in the Rain", some fresh Andy Stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Apr 29, 20191 hr 54 min

Test Show #102

Andy is flippant with death, Josh records his album…in a blizzard, figuring out your parents, Josh dodges an embarrassing injury, "Private Benjamin" gets homeworked, "That's the Kind of Love", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Apr 22, 20191 hr 36 min

Test Show #101

Andy laments being late to the L.A. party in the 70s, Josh does album prep, Josh brings the hammer down on Blowhardy, some fresh Andy Stand-up, bonus "break" talk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Apr 15, 20191 hr 44 min

Test Show #100

They said it shouldn't be done - our 100th Test show! Andy and Josh look back at TS #1, Josh hits the road (and sky) to prep for his album, Alex the producer's favorite moments, Top 3 Spiraler-submitted music tracks, listener questions, and much more celebratory spiraling.

Apr 08, 20191 hr 47 min

Test Show #99

Josh scores points with Andy's therapist, dread management, the dark side of having a legacy, homeworking "Shampoo", a little "spicy" stand-up clip, listener EMAILS, and much more spiraling.

Apr 01, 20191 hr 58 min

Test Show #98

Back at the table this week, Andy self-assesses his podcast performance, Josh gets to be a blowhard in the Windy City, should comedy people get offended? Listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Mar 25, 20192 hr 1 min

Test Show #97

Improv is fun, but for who? Andy attends the Brody Stevens memorial at the Comedy Store, Josh and Allison strike up the band, Andy's "OCD update", "Don't Follow Me", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Mar 18, 20191 hr 56 min

Test Show #96

Josh gets deep into album prep, Andy struggles to get into task mode, ADHD coping skills, homeworking "The Boys From Brazil", re-spinning Allison's "Hidden by Years", listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Mar 11, 20191 hr 58 min

Test Show #95

Andy works through his struggles with eye contact and mic stands, the guys discuss the loss of Brody Stevens, Oscar spiral, Did Someone Say 'Murder?', homeworking "The Anderson Tapes",a little more Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Mar 04, 20191 hr 51 min

Test Show #94

Another fireside spiral this week as the guys hunker down for the National Emergency, who will get their album out first?, discussing the Democrats, Andy takes on dread, Josh ponders the next move with his back, an Andy stand-up chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Feb 25, 20192 hr 7 min

Test Show #93

Josh is a first hand witness to an Andy flare-up, Andy's spot-on impression of nobody, Josh gets more info on his shocking, uncovered family story, a snippet from The Particular Show, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Feb 18, 20191 hr 54 min
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