It's just Rod and Nick this time around, and they're talking video games.

Much like the polar express this episode is off the rails. We discuss doing this episode as a time capsule, but then we don't commit to it at all. A bunch of topics we've already discussed are discussed yet again. Then: What was the deal with 1990's graphic design schools? What Christmas movie would make a good video game? We review a workplace White Elephant gift exchange on a scale of 1-7 ho ho ho's. Brian presents a Holiday Food Game that isn't about hunks. Holiday eight ball makes predictions. May the Tim Allen as Santa Clause in your life bring you a world of joy this season.

Much like your delayed mail-order pecan pie, our slightly-late Thanksgiving special surprise is here but worth the wait! Is pumpkin fruit or is pumpkin vegetable? What Pokemon would you eat? Gummy Monopoly pieces? In 5 years will jigs still exist? Leave a green porch light on for Hulk. Nicky's Advice Corner: Am I the jerk for not making vegan thanksgiving food? What's the Deal - Dealer's Choice Edition: Brian's Ebay Lunchbox Clearance Mega Roundup! Sports Short: Baseball shenanigans from 2024, but wouldn't you know it, it's still relevant!

Ryan is back from his hiatus. Ailments talk. Topics: hyper-regional reasons for people to judge one another? And what was your intro to gambling? In a listener submitted Nicky's Advice Corner - "How do I get out of my book club?" Then some ending nonsense. Thank you for listening.

We close out our love/hate deep dive into the Emo genre by powering through a Tiers (or 'tears' in this case?) list of as many relevant emo bands as we can think of.

Special guest Kamal joins the boys in Part 1 of our Emo Episode Series. What's the deal with emo, anyway? We talk our personal emo origin stories, what songs we thought would magically make girls like us, emo as early-2000's fashion, emo gateway bands, burning mix CD's, and why the car sun visor CD case was designed to scratch CD's.

At the 55 minute mark, we shift into our first Nicky's Advice Corner submitted from a guest as Kamal seeks Nicky's dating advice.

Thank you for listening.

Friend (and sibling) of the show, Saraya, joins us to fill in for Ryan who is still on hiatus!

We start with a topic: What's the best thing you can get from a quarter vending machine? Then, "Nicky's Advice Corner:" did she make too big of a scene when the server brought out an already-opened can of soda?

At the 45 minute mark the theme continues with our Tiermaker segment "Tierdrop Saloon:" Soda! Whatever you call it: soda, pop, coke... Which of the world's beloved fizzy beverages will make the S-Tier and what ends up on the "f*ck off" tier? Finally, we end with plugging some weird songs no one remembers.

Rod, Brian and Nick take the reigns and shake up the format a little in this episode.

In Part 1: We start with an extended Video Game Tree House segment with our opinions on Final Fantasy Rebirth, Final Fantasy nostalgia in general, and some of our favorite games at the time of the recording. Then we haphazardly stumble into some great feuds: Canes vs. Walking Sticks. Bible vs. Marvel. Taking Back Sunday vs. Brand New vs. Straylight Run, and a visit to the Emo Speculation Basement.

In Part 2: Tierdrop Saloon - At the 45 minute mark, we shift over to a ranking classifc stores at the mall in a Mall Mega Tier List! What classic mall stores will make the coveted S-Tier? American Eagle? Orange Julius? Cinnabon? The answers may shock you.