Happy MaxFunDrive, everybody! Make sure you don't talk while listening to today's episode, or else we'll eat the fingers right off your hands. Suggested talking points: Goof Taxman, Goofy Movie Free Association Jazz, Wedding Face, TV Talking, Chicken Shipment, Labels, Matters of the Chocolate Heart, Adam Sandler's Secret Tears, Brothy the Blind Soup Man
Mar 17, 2014•1 hr 21 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Justin has a bit in this episode that very nearly killed Griffin. Suggested talking points: Armadillo Stomp, Little Darwin, Fish Surplus, Majority Eviction, Sibling Slurpees, Digital Video Didgeridoo
Mar 10, 2014•1 hr•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast This week features a very special guest: Sick Travis. He's filling in for regular Travis, who's out sick. You might know Sick Travis from his work on the hit podcast My Sick Brother, My Brother and Me, and also from Home Improvement, where he played a series-long recurring character. Suggested talking points: Snow Dogs CGI, Three Ninjas vs. Tony Jaa, Pasta Pre-Production, Red Light Run, Fireworks Bathroom, Adult Wampum, Rat Birthday
Mar 03, 2014•51 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast Hope you're having a great Monday, everyone! On the off chance that you aren't, we're here to boost your spirits with talk of inevitable death, Christmas shoes and then, for good measure, we ruin a Pixar classic. Suggested talking points: Louisiana State Senator Jacob Sweetwater, Fistnanny, A Fleshy Bop-It, 45 Beedrills, The Killing Tree, Glassesface, Scat Invitational, Griffin Considers the End
Feb 24, 2014•1 hr 2 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast Apologies for the tardiness of this episode: Griffin was suffering from a hat trick of debilitating ailments, which are detailed in the first few harrowing minutes of the show. Suggested talking points: Kissing Oil, Hair Toys, Toby Keith's Gunstaurant, Snakepiss, Moustache Will Brothers, Inner Jack, Amateur B&B Party, The Grandma Show
Feb 19, 2014•58 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast This week, the brothers welcome their very first guestspert to the program: Cameron Esposito, who increases the show's normal amount of Macklemore-based discussion by roughly 900 percent. Suggested talking points: Cool Runnings 2: The Bone Slide, Noodlecrying, Teen Gifts, 1/4 Centaur, Face Off 2, Apologist Protest Songs, Big Loafer
Feb 10, 2014•1 hr 1 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast This episode finds you, the wasteland survivors, after the ravages of the Big Game have already -- excuse the pun -- toucheddown. We pray you took the necessary precautions, and that our transmission might bring you some comfort in these trying times. Suggested talking points: Surviving the Game, Utility Hog, Teen Clubz, Love and Marriage, Male Nipples: Explained!, Tweet-fu, Breakfast Socks
Feb 03, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast This Child Star Turned His Body Into Hot Dogs For Griffin to Eat. You Won't Believe What Happened Next. Suggested talking points: The Grammies, Jack Big Buttonitis, Guy Fieri Family Hour, Jack in the Box, JTT Hot Dogs, A Series of Airlocks, Cheddar's House Arrest
Jan 27, 2014•57 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast Just read those suggested talking points. Are you brave enough to face off against this episode? Gird your loins, because it goes off the rails in like, minute two, and it never really gets back on them. Suggested talking points: Yes And, Jack Bauer Food Poisoning, Drake's Secret Second Torso, The Life of Pie, Camelbak Love, Shoogle.Lycos.Angelfire.net, Jackson Galaxy's Kissing Rollercoaster, Judge Reinhold Receives Poor Service From a P.F. Chang's
Jan 21, 2014•1 hr 5 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast Heartfelt apologies about the audio quality on this week's episode; Griffin's mic was obviously hacked by some sort of anti-advice internet forum. Next week, he'll make sure to 'cast straight from the throatputer, which should prevent these kinds of issues. Suggested talking points: Wearable Tech, Party Planning, Steve Harvey the Ripper, Travel Tips, Belayment Payment, Scoping Kevin, 'Bating to that Plating, Premium Rush 2: No Bikes
Jan 13, 2014•1 hr•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast This episode features a 25-minute-long argument about which bear is the most powerful bear. It's a return to form, we guess? Which is kind of a sad statement about our form. Suggested talking points: Gravy Hose, Islands in the Marathon, Chubby, Con, The Most Powerful Bear, Big Bang Theory
Jan 06, 2014•1 hr 3 min•Ep 182•Transcript available on Metacast We sure hope you've been diligent in your dirt-digging, because 2013 is hours away from being behind us. Don't be scared -- we're here to guide you through the new year with a new, highly brand-able slogan. Suggested talking points: Professionalism, Walk-thru, Second Day Darrell, Little Sister, Sky Bevs, 2014, The Check List
Dec 30, 2013•1 hr 3 min•Ep 181•Transcript available on Metacast It's the most wonderful time of the year as the McElroys bring you their annual pan-faith, no cursing holiday spectacular. Share it with someone you love, share it with someone you want to unnerve, just share it. After all, it's Candlenights.
Dec 24, 2013•1 hr 1 min•Ep 180•Transcript available on Metacast Can you feel it? Can you fee-ee-eeeeel it? The warmth? The kindness? The magic of Candlenights has begun its wondrous machinations. Countdown, Mobile Birthday, Warped Tour, Two Travises for Christmas, Lopez Theft, The JNCO Collapse, Yahoo Answers Appreciation
Dec 16, 2013•55 min•Ep 179•Transcript available on Metacast We know we're a bit late in telling you this, but the McElroy brothers are here for all your turkey-cooking advice needs. Step one: Visualize the turkey. See it in your mind's eye. Taste it with your mind-mouth. Suggested talking points: Homeland Turkey, PlayStation Buttslammer, Hair-o, Drive-Thru Limits, Mayoral Powers, Cool Guy Voice, Urinal Mysteries
Dec 02, 2013•1 hr 3 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We hope you remembered that Thanksgiving is this week, because we most certainly did not. Suggested talking points: London Vinegar, iPhone 63, Fleshy Mannequins, Purse Mystery, Subway Hacks, Double Ghosts, Undercover Fat Boss, Badminton Lethality
Nov 26, 2013•1 hr 1 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast HOW DID WE GO A WEEK WITHOUT KICKING OFF THORWATCH 2013? Of all the times we have failed you -- and boy, have there been many of those times -- this is arguably our worst slip-up to date. Suggested Talking Points: Thorwatch 2013, Attorney Beards, Maid in Manhattan, Local Shark Tank, Ted Christiandad, Subway Hacks, Grindr Diaries
Nov 18, 2013•51 min•Ep 176•Transcript available on Metacast Happy birthday to all three brothers, because all three of them definitely have the same birthday, because really, what kind of parent would give two of their kids the same birthday and then leave the third one out in the cold? CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE PARENTS THAT CRUEL? Suggested talking points: Birthdaze, Martins and Sheens, Curse Squad, Online Publishing, Shoplifting Update, Horse Fuzzy, Candy Crime, Subway Hacks
Nov 11, 2013•1 hr 2 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast We're back! All three of us are back! We had a rough patch there, but don't worry -- your podcast flow isn't gonna be interrupted by any pesky wedding rituals for like, three weeks or so. Suggested talking points: Eatotron, The Ron Paul Extranet, Shoplifting, Tick Tock Barber Shop, Guy Fieri's Rat Fans, Herald Lover, Stealing Channing Tatum
Nov 04, 2013•1 hr 4 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast In the second part of our "Travis is on his honeymoon so we're improvising" special, Justin and Griffin recount some of their favorite MBMBaM memories from the early days. Suggested talking points: Freak in the bedroll, dad stew, Fergimorphs, the flannel algorithm, pores, going fetal, the Rock Lobster diet, crotch attention, fleshy acorn, Wilson Phillips
Oct 28, 2013•1 hr 8 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Everything is pretty terrible at the moment. We're not gonna sugarcoat it -- it's rough stuff. Come, friends, come and survive the looming end of days in this, our goof bunker. Suggested talking points: Downtown Confluence, Ham Denial, Off-Brand Rap, Internal Parents, Spooky Macklemore, Love Triangle, The Dark Carnival
Oct 14, 2013•51 min•Ep 172•Transcript available on Metacast Can we just think of Episode 171 as non-canonical? Maybe like, a part of the extended Brotherverse? Between Justin's Tandy 12 and Travis recording inside of an enormous actor's mouth, things are rough, tumble and raw. Suggested talking points: Throwback Quality, Future Spoilers, Baby Hair, JGL Casing, Baby Jelly Hands, Authentic Fieri Pubes, Pretty, Chameleon Nips, Ma and Pa McDonald's
Oct 10, 2013•46 min•Ep 171•Transcript available on Metacast Our celebration for the arrival of our Earth's crispest, most autumnal season continues. Grab a pumpkin, a pile of leaves and a pint of cider, and join us as -- Oh, man, that cider's just full of leaves, now. Go ahead and toss that out. Suggested talking points: Lil' Breaking Bad, Cat School, Rice-a-Grody, Costumery, Little Caesar's Prep, City Similarities, Centaur Myths
Sep 30, 2013•54 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast Gather round, young ones, as we regale you with our prophesies of the coming equinox. Open wide your gullets, younglings. Yummy down on this Pumpkin Spiced Latte. Sate yourself on this Fruit Brute. Suggested talking points: Lost Boy Milk, Parlor Games, Pet Daters, No Scrubs, Sword Myths, Unmoistable, Totally Sweet Hospice Cats, Bob Thompson, Unpaid Overtime Ballers
Sep 23, 2013•1 hr 3 min•Ep 169•Transcript available on Metacast We've got the biggest product announcement of the week for a product that is a phone but is also a tiny dead human. Also, we find a new former celebrity to inexplicably assault because we are broken inside. Suggested Talking Points: The Legend of Baggy Pants, GuyPhone Stephen, Things We Fucked Up Through History, Don't Ever Touch The Butt, The Mask of Sean Paul
Sep 16, 2013•53 min•Ep 168•Transcript available on Metacast This week's episode is a return to form for MBMBaM, as we explore in-depth the exploits of our favorite TGIF actors, and then talk about Pokemon for 15 straight minutes. (Pokemon is the new Horses/Ghosts.) Suggested talking points: Terrible Things, Imaginary Volleyball, The Cape, Jackson Galaxy, Disciplinary Pizza, Duffycast
Sep 09, 2013•49 min•Ep 167•Transcript available on Metacast Fair warning: This week's episode contains more esoteric references than usual, so we'd recommend Wikipediaing the following subjects before wading in: A Boy and His Blob, Metal Gear, ANTM 2.0, Rick Moranis' Poutine Addiction. (Also, apologies for the audio quality. Travis had to record during a tech rehearsal, meaning he literally is inside a Shop-Vac for the duration of the episode.) Suggested talking points: Podcasting Union, Parakeet Wizards, Ladder vs. Food, Frankenberry Genitals, Freshest ...
Sep 03, 2013•50 min•Ep 166•Transcript available on Metacast Now that all three of us are on North American soil - the sweetest, most fertile soil there is! - we're back (a tad late) to share all the wisdom of our travels. There ... there isn't much. Suggested talking points: Turbotwerk, Dangerface, Larry's Fiesta Party on the House, Suits, Cigars, Making Fun, We've All Been Pregnant For Years, A Great American Legend
Aug 27, 2013•59 min•Ep 165•Transcript available on Metacast On this week's MBMBaM, Travis incepts a new mammal and we provide some unsolicited dancing tips. Also, we've been drinking, which we never do, but we did it this time, so you get to take that journey with us. Oh! Special guest question! Suggested talking points: A basement teddy bear that tries to kill you, Lil' Judge Lance Ito, wedding proposal must see like share subscribe with friends, Jeremy the Jackal, David Bowie's butthole, an EMP for boners.
Aug 19, 2013•53 min•Ep 164•Transcript available on Metacast To those of you about to re-enter your educational instutions for another nine months of grueling brain-work: We salute you. We also provide you with a new episode of our podcast, to help get you through those long, sweaty study sessions. Suggested talking points: Nasty Family Feud, Scoping It, Kissing Experiments, Fur Necessities, Stealing Sunsets, Sajak Attack, Don't Start Susan
Aug 12, 2013•1 hr 2 min•Ep 163•Transcript available on Metacast