Test Show #361
Everything's coming up Hitler, a callous response from the dentist, defending and attacking this week's watchings and listenings, auditions versus cronyism, and much more Spiraling.
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 54 min
Thought Spiral
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 #360
Andy survives his first white-knuckle weekend, Josh cracks his own code, Andy takes his hand into the shop, Andy enrages Lawrence of Astoria, Weinstein Watches, and much more Spiraling.
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 54 min
Test Show #359
Andy plots to infiltrate the Vanderpumps, the allure of reality shows, Andy opens his three year old gift, crippling grandiosity, the search for "no soap, radio", this week's doc watching, and much more Spiraling.
Jun 10, 2024•1 hr 53 min
Test Show #358
Andy emotionally preps for another podcast, stoicism rage, Josh's addiction dodging, Andy's Naked Lunch, staying in the moment with the Trump verdict, ice cream updates, and much more Spiraling.
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Test Show #357
Andy turns the tables on 60 Minutes, Josh continues his frozen adventures, Tiny Grudges, Andy retries the Hurricane, Josh ages again, and much more Spiraling.
May 27, 2024•1 hr 52 min
Test Show #356
Andy strides confidently back to TV, more Beatle-ology, , Roger Corman, Josh's new dangerous hobby, and much more Spiraling.
May 20, 2024•2 hr
Test Show #355
Andy's early season Mets dysfunction. Josh gets frosty with 'Unfrosted', the wrong crowd conundrum, Andy gets some hands-on doctor action, RIP Steve Albini, Josh's Mom had a badass moment, "Let it Be" is back, and much more Spiraling.
May 13, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Test Show #354
Andy finds religion with a flute solo, Josh sets off a lunch grudge, a French king dies again, the limits of performative awfulness, Crameos, and much more Spiraling.
May 06, 2024•1 hr 57 min
Test Show #353
Andy recaps his trip to Moontower, Josh turns his back on doom, Sy Attica and other painful characters, Andy gets his ducts in a row, Josh does a lot of listening, and much more Spiraling.
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Test Show #352
Andy reacquaints himself with his chops, Josh learns a Rat Pack fact, Andy cops to golf watching, huge invisible careers, Andy's off to Austin, and much more, but still less than usual, Spiraling.
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Test Show #351
The eclipse casts a shadow on the proceedings, Old joke or new Andy joke?, Jerry Lee Lewis, Andy stumbles into the wrong show, Josh tries a half-hearted intervention, and much more Spiraling.
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 51 min
Test Show #350
Andy has a public banter misfire, Josh reports on the Steve Martin docs, Andy does an ailment inventory, Remembering Joe Flaherty, Andy starts his final stand-up cramming, and much more Spiraling.
Apr 08, 2024•2 hr 2 min
Test Show #349
Mark Twain shrugs in his grave, Showrunner disease, Josh goes mindless, A Talking Heads-to head, Andy digs in on his job, Andy defends the Royals, and much more Spiraling.
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Test Show #348
Andy listens closely to himself not listening, Josh gives a Bar Mitzvah report, Andy gets doc rage, Andy gets less help, gestures to the Universe, and much more Spiraling.
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 51 min
Test Show #347
Recapping the Oscars, Andy flips on Kimmel, re-voting past best pictures, Josh dives into the Midnight Special, Andy still optimistic about his gig, the thin line of Biden boosting, listener emails, and much more Spiraling.
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 47 min
Test Show #346
Friend of the pod JEN KIRKMAN returns for a guest spiral in the second hour, but first: Andy resets his comedy sites, Remembering Richard Lewis, Josh reacts to Andy's guest spiral, "What Did I Watch?", and much more Spiraling.
Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 8 min
Test Show #345
Comedian/author GARY GULMAN joins Andy in the 2nd hour for a Guest Spiral! But first, Josh and Andy discuss Joe Flaherty, Conan nostalgia, Jewdar, Acting, and plenty of other First Thought Theater.
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 5 min
Test Show #344
Andy keeps working on the new set, SNL what-ifs, a listener pep talk for Andy, a fundraiser of the damned, Hitler updates, plenty of movies and TV watched, and much more Spiraling.
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Test Show #343
Josh shares his lateness strategy, Andy lives large in NY, Charlie Chaplin, the Hollywood niceness bonus, Josh tests his moral fiber, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 41 min
Test Show #342
"Best of the Lockdown" - A look back at the summer of 2020 when the guys tried to take Covid and make Covid-ade.
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Test Show #341
Andy announces his secret trip, old Jew medical corner, young dog medical corner, a bungled comedy opportunity, Glibertarianism, some listener questions mixed with hostility, and much more Spiraling.
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr
Test Show #340
Josh pledges change, Andy yells about football, Josh's algorithmic sleigh ride, economic theory, Andy achieves a reunion, snack-free professionalism, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Jan 29, 2024•2 hr
Test Show #339
Andy tries to break the Beatles, Josh's religious suffering, Andy does a set, true or falsetto, Andy loves up the podcast, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr
Test Show #338
Andy's Golden Globalism, Josh gets sucked into the Katt Williams saga, Andy walks hard, A battle of TV fishermen, Andy does a hack background check, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Test Show #337
Andy bonds with his headphones, Andy finds a new Gen Xer to love, our weekly watches, Andy's storytelling flaws, jazz fighting, Karen '24, Josh tries to take the heat off Andy, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 56 min
Test Show #336
A child's Xmas in the Valley, Andy starts the clock on his next album, Josh disappoints his parents, the death of references, Josh goes down a douchey rabbit hole, Andy chooses not to help Josh, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Jan 01, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Test Show #335
Our last show of '23, Andy tries to be nicer to young Andy, the proficiency conundrum, gambling tightens its grip, the de-shaming of America, have a good trip to Japan Alex, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Dec 18, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Test Show #334
The next chapter of the Stewie chronicles, Jen Kirkman gets her due, the state of 2 stand-up careers, Josh goes Blowhardee on streaming economics, gender in the comedy blender, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 47 min
Test Show #333
Thanksgiving tales, Andy is down in the mouth, interpreting Barry Sanders, Andy is one step away from a reunion, Josh has a pox upon him, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Test Show #332
Chew your food, narcissism testing, Josh tries to make a point about celebrity docs, Andy's career planning, finding a lost man-crush, Josh's slippery slope guardrails, no questions this week, but much more Spiraling.
Nov 27, 2023•1 hr 17 min
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