Happy New Years, everyone! The Richley brothers welcome long-time contributor/Zaner, Chris, back into the Nerdcave to talk about tattoos. The boys have share the stories behind their favorite tattoos and talk about what they have planned next….and a special shoutout to Alex at tatgod.com (if you find yourself in northeast Ohio and looking for some art, look him up)
Dec 29, 2023•37 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley brothers have a holiday treat in the form of a brand new podcast. The boys have been working for the past few months to create something different for the universe. Listen in to this sneak peek of Episode 1 of what will be The Infinite Brick. Fear not, Joe and John will be back to their typical shenanigans in two weeks.
Dec 15, 2023•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In what can only be described of as "an awakening", the Richley brothers return. The boys make some plans for February 24, 2024, delve even deeper into Joe's love for La Bamba and patiently wait to go back in time.
Dec 01, 2023•30 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley boys are back in the Nerdcave and back to their regularly scheduled shenanigans. Listen in as the brothers discuss a curious Floridian burglar, swoon over everything Keanu Reeves and discover the name of their ninja sensei. Surely, you don't want to miss this!
Nov 17, 2023•28 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast Put up your feet, grab some left over candy and snuggle up because the Richley boys look back and talk about some of their favorite parts of Halloween. Yep, they're a little late. But are you really surprised? Enjoy! Dedicated to the crew from our earliest trick-or-treating days on Skywae...you know who you are
Nov 03, 2023•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast After a brief Coming to America rabbit trail, the Richley brothers return with Florida's greatest Jenga player, a spook-tacular D&D Madlib, and a belly flop back into the ChooseCo-verse. Put on your kimonos, we're headed back to ninja-town!
Oct 20, 2023•33 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley brothers are back in the Nerd-cave and, despite the "pending dead air", are in three-wheel motion. Listen to the boys as they lay out their own meta-verse in a Walk-out segment and actually solve a crime in Joe's Mystery Corner.
Oct 06, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast As recently achieved and self-dubbed centenarian podcasters, the Richley boys try their hands at remote recording again. With Joe in Cleveland researching new sponsorships, the brothers put together an episode consisting of various Shaggy's, terrible Caribbean accents and John's Sleuthing Shed. Tune in! Or don't! You're busy, no worries!
Sep 22, 2023•32 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast In an emotional and psychological tour de force, the Richley boys run through a 64 person bracket to answer the age-old question, who is the Florida-est Florida person? To quote John Arnold, "Hold onto your butts!" To our listeners: We'd like to sincerely thank each and every one of you for coming this far with us. We hope you'll continue on wherever that journey leads. There are a lot of wonderful, mind-blowing, funny, inspiring podcasts out there. The idea that you give us so...
Sep 08, 2023•55 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast In the midst of sprucing up his garage, Joe found a plastic tote chalk full of some of the brothers' childhood toys. Take a nostalgic trip with the boys and reminisce about some fun 90s icons like G.I.Joe, TMNT, M.A.S.K. (that's a lot of acronyms) and more! Remember, knowing is half the battle!
Aug 25, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley boys are off to the races as they near in on 100 episodes. What do you get when you combine Dr. Haldejeen, some other dudes and the wild west? The brothers aren't sure either, but they do their darn tootin-est to find out. Also, what is Emperor Palpatine's Christian name? All this and more (or less) in the latest installment.
Aug 11, 2023•32 min•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast On a dark and rainy night, two brothers set out to record an episode to a podcast...For real, enjoy the stormy ambiance as Joe and John decide to play mini-golf with a wrestling legend and attempt to continue their "streak" in another installment of Joe's Mystery Corner. Oh! Yeah! Apparently hot dogs are weapons in Florida now?! Content warning: In the Two-Minute Mystery, a suicide is falsified to cover up a murder. The National Suicide Crisis Lifeline is available in both English ...
Jul 28, 2023•28 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley boys welcome the preeminent "Zaner", Chris, back into the Nerd Cave ( patent pending ) to discuss a Walk-Out segment chalk full of fabulous '80's music and possibly the most "interesting" case in Joe's Mystery Corner. Listen in for what feels like "Burt Reynolds playing D&D". Whatever that means.
Jul 14, 2023•28 min•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast Chris, everyone's favorite "Zaner", is back in town and joins the boys as they try to decide whether a number is a 3 or a 5 before going down a rather quick rabbit hole of 7 Mary 3 songs. Special treats ensue as the Florida man causes Joe to spit his water out and Ted Lasso fans can rejoice in the latest FMK.
Jun 30, 2023•27 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back, dear listeners, and buckle in for an episode which has it "all". Provided, of course, you define "all" as having multiple meanings, including but not limited to: 1 Joe's Mystery Corner; 2 John's new Italian persona and 3 A succinct encapsulation of the plot for Avengers: Infinity War. If this weren't enough, the Richley boys also define a new part of the body, sure to worm its way into any future Mad-lib excursions.
Jun 16, 2023•26 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast Thievery and mystery abound as the Richley brothers, "all wiped up and clean", take on a Floridian crossbow thief and Muppet-ifying a classic burglary caper, Oceans 11. Finally, fresh off their character's impaling in The Tattoo of Death, the boys do their best to solve a disappointing mystery as they revisit Joe's Mystery Corner. Put on your sleuthin' caps, folks!
Jun 02, 2023•25 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast In this, the third installment of the fourth season, the Richley boys harken back to their roots with a "quality" mad-lib involving both the late, great Burt Bacharach and Joe's best "Dorothy" voice. The epically expositional Tattoo of Death finally reaches its conclusion...with a laser! Finally, yet another sponsor is revealed. In a word? Costner. But before any of this takes place, John displays his podcasting skills by actually sneezing during the recording and landing...
May 19, 2023•24 min•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back, avid listeners! Listen in as the Richley boys discuss a Floridian who seems to have played a little too much Grand Theft Auto. And poorly, at that. The brothers also rezest their infamous FMK segment and decide to take one celebrity on the sledding experience of a lifetime. Finally, Big Guy, of The Tattoo of Death fame, is unmasked in a room seemingly comprised entirely of...jade? Go ahead, enjoy yourselves.
May 05, 2023•28 min•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast Season 4 is upon you, dear listeners, and the Richley boys. Joe wastes no time in declaring his love for an '80's musical masterpiece in a refurbished "Walk-Out" segment and the brothers head to a mansion outside of Kyoto, Japan in The Tattoo of Death , their latest foray into the ChooseCo-verse. The brothers also thank and celebrate their first ever sponsor. Enjoy!
Apr 21, 2023•29 min•Ep 91•Transcript available on Metacast In what's sure to be known as "the most sophisticated half-hour", the Richley boys close the curtain and bring season 3 to a close with an unprecedented segment involving Lego bricks and one of John's only marketable skills. But first, Joe and John discover the lengths a certain Floridian will go to for a free McDonald's cookie and later have a difficult decision to make regarding the Red Flowers and the Yakuza. Let's go!
Apr 07, 2023•30 min•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast Penultimate! Penultimate! The Richley boys can correctly use the word "penultimate" to describe this episode, the second-to-last of season 3. In it, the brothers do their best to combine The Simpsons and Dungeons & Dragons in a madlib, discuss Joe's love for Matlock and discover his favorite member of The Beatles. All this plus they open Ben's mysterious package "least choose-iest ChooseCo", the Tattoo of Death. Let's go!
Mar 24, 2023•27 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast Chris joins the Richley brothers once again to discuss some of their favorite moments in music history and a devious plan to upend The Red Flowers gang. Before any of that can take place, however, the worst British accent ever is discovered. It's honestly the worst.
Mar 10, 2023•34 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Strap in and buckle up, everyone, the Richley boys (with the assistance of Chris) deliver a lengthy discussion revolving around a Floridian felon, 32 more "super sexy" gentlemen and a tattoo of a red flower. Prior to all of this, John discusses a recent dream he had involving, oddly enough, Chris getting some tattoos.
Feb 24, 2023•45 min•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley boys are at it again. This time, they're looking into obtaining a "valid alligator trapping license" and determining if Rick Astley's iconic tune can save a fractured relationship. Spoiler alert: you bet it can! In addition, the brothers, fresh off their (frankly) unprecedented "victory" in The Lost Ninja saga, tempt fate once again and delve into another adventure from the good people at ChooseCo and meet Sprazzle.
Feb 10, 2023•31 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast The Richley brothers bring their "A" game this week as they close out, for good or ill, the saga of The Lost Ninja . Before that can take place, however, Joe has an update on some midwest barbecue eateries and John has not one, but two Floridian headlines. And if all of that weren't enough, the boys also get some sibling relationship advice from a Golden Girls mad-lib. Thank you for being a friend!
Jan 27, 2023•32 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast With Joe on location this week, the Richley brothers do their best to remotely record a special episode. John brings the first "Texas" person into the fray and Joe brings a fantastic movie to "Muppet-ify". The boys then go on to definitively calculte the all important "Lovitz to Muppet Ratio" and jump back into The Lost Ninja, getting some backstory on Saito in the process.
Jan 13, 2023•35 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back, dear listeners! The Richley brothers, Floridians and ninjas return from their brief hiatus in full, glorious force to answer not only a fan email, but some burning questions as well. Where does a "professional arsonist" learn the trade? What are D&D mad libs like? Who's apartment are we going to? And, what the heck is "Western decadence?" Gird your loins and feast your ears for the final episode of 2022...
Dec 30, 2022•29 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast Happy Holidays, one and all! The Richley boys take a break from Floridians and ninjas to stroll down memory lane. Pour yourselves a steaming mug of hot cocoa, drop some marshmallows and a candy cane in there and listen as Joe and John reminisce about their favorite holiday music, movies and more. PS A very sincere thank you to our dear, sweet listeners, for coming along with us for so long. The happiest of holidays to you and yours! XX Joe and John
Dec 16, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Magic is literally in the air for this installment. After an interesting development in Florida is discussed, the Richley brothers play a little FMK and relegate a Stranger Things character to a fate at least on par with the Upside Down. In addition, Joe and John are getting closer and closer to finding the lost ninja and, in the meantime, come to a grand realization...they're "in ninja mode!" Grab your shuriken and feast your ears!
Dec 02, 2022•28 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast Let the tasing begin! The home stretch of Season 3 is here and the boys are grinding away. Still on the hunt for the Lost Ninja, listen first as the Richley brothers discuss the best way to "subdue a naked man" and John confuses the Little brothers, Stuart and Chicken. Feast your ears as Chocolate Thunder and his "rump roasting, bun toasting" dunks are described as well. Remember..."if you ain't grooving, you best get moving"!
Nov 18, 2022•27 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast