Episodes

  • An Ode to Wet Hot American Summer w/ Alison Leiby

    An Ode to Wet Hot American Summer w/ Alison Leiby
    Jun 9 2026
    Josh Gondelman and guest host Alison Leiby celebrate 25 years of a comedy classic that shaped their sense of humor.

    What You’ll Hear

    The Summer Camp Movie That Changed Everything: Josh and Alison revisit Wet Hot American Summer, from its stacked cast to the delightfully strange comedy that made it an instant favorite... for a certain kind of comedy fan.

    Friendship Lore & Favorite Comedies: A conversation about the movies, shows, and performers that become shared language among friends, from The State and NewsRadio to Phil Hartman and beyond.

    The Art of Being Weird on Purpose: Why absurd comedy sticks, how cult favorites find their audience, and what makes some funny worlds feel endlessly revisitable.

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro & anniversary celebrations
    00:40 Why Wet Hot American Summer still works
    03:00 Finding your comedy people
    05:25 Sketch comedy influences
    06:20 Phil Hartman appreciation hour
    09:00 Comedy inspirations & creative projects
    11:00 Why the movie felt different
    13:00 Favorite scenes and big swings
    15:10 Cult classics, sequels, and world-building
    17:00 Friendship lore and comedy references
    18:10 From cult favorite to mainstream influence
    20:00 Why the movie still feels timeless
    22:00 Goofing off as a life philosophy
    23:25 Good nights and college memories

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    29 mins
  • Charlie Puth or Charlie Tooth w/ Alison Leiby

    Charlie Puth or Charlie Tooth w/ Alison Leiby
    Jun 8 2026
    Josh Gondelman and guest host comedian Alison Leiby swap stories about surprise run-ins, celebrity sightings, and the one casino game they’d actually like to understand.

    What You’ll Hear

    Everybody’s Here: A chance anniversary dinner turns into an unexpected reunion, complete with Shirley Temples, karaoke memories, and the particular magic of running into friends where you least expect them.

    Famous People, Normal Parties: From book events to neighborhood restaurants, Josh and Alison share their favorite celebrity-adjacent encounters and what makes some famous folks blend right into the crowd.

    The Allure of Craps: Why does one casino game feel oddly wholesome? A conversation about low-stakes bets, group cheering, and the dream of being celebrated for pure luck.

    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Intro & summer co-hosts
    00:25 Surprise Paul at dinner
    03:18 Karaoke memories and singing strategies
    04:29 Celebrity sightings and party stories
    10:09 Getting recognized in the wild
    11:52 Final-sale shopping as gambling
    14:11 Why craps seems fun
    16:37 The desire to be cheered for luck
    18:43 Everybody’s here in New York

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    23 mins
  • Let Me See Your House w/ Alison Leiby

    Let Me See Your House w/ Alison Leiby
    Jun 7 2026
    Josh Gondelman and guest host comedian Alison Leiby imagine a world with friendlier neighbors, cozier apartments, and cats who might just become roommates.

    What You’ll Hear:

    The Great Pillow Debate: From flat pillows to pillow stacks to pets that double as armrests, Josh and Alison compare the sleep setups that help them settle in for the night.

    Neighbor Goals: After years of hallway hellos, Alison finally becomes friends with the neighbor across the hall—and immediately starts dreaming of a friendship between their cats, Riz and Eggs Benedict.

    A Peek Inside: The conversation turns to apartment curiosity, home tours, and the surprisingly universal desire to know how other people arrange their bookshelves, plants, and kitchen counters.

    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Intro & pillow preferences
    02:34 Pets as bedtime companions
    04:23 Making a real neighbor friend
    09:33 Let me see inside your house
    11:13 The accidental home-tour show
    13:30 If I can hear you, I should see
    16:30 Goodnights to neighbors and cats

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    21 mins
  • The $2 Million Wu-Tang Clan Album

    The $2 Million Wu-Tang Clan Album
    Jun 6 2026
    Josh Gondelman and Wils Pelton discuss apartment makeovers, one-of-a-kind art, and why some experiences feel more meaningful when they’re a little harder to access.

    What You’ll Hear

    The Great Living Room Reset: Wils shares the latest chapter in their ongoing home décor adventure, complete with furniture regrets, surprise purchases, and the ripple effects of moving one thing... and suddenly needing to move everything.

    The $2 Million Album: Josh brings a fascinating piece of music history to the Pillow Fort: the Wu-Tang Clan album that existed as a single copy, and the winding story of where it ended up.

    For the People Who Like It: A conversation about niche art, live performance, paywalls, newsletters, and why not everything needs to be made for everyone.

    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Intros & Wils' apartment updates
    02:47 The endless cycle of buying stuff
    05:25 The one-copy Wu-Tang album
    08:00 A perfectly guessed number
    09:29 Where the album ended up
    11:07 Why rare experiences feel special
    15:13 Making things for the people who care
    16:39 Secret shows and intimate venues
    17:40 Bed, the most intimate venue of all!
    18:18 Goodnights

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    23 mins
  • Books We Can (& Can't) Put Down

    Books We Can (& Can't) Put Down
    Jun 5 2026

    Wils Pelton and Josh Gondelman swap reading recommendations, abandoned books, and the joys of a well-timed nighttime stroll.


    What You’ll Hear:


    Strollmaxxing After Dark: Josh shares a new end-of-day ritual that turns an ordinary trip home into a little pocket of calm, while Wils introduces an even dreamier upgrade: creekmaxxing.


    The Books We Can’t Quit (and the Ones We Can): From putting a novel on pause to revisiting a favorite with fresh eyes, Wils and Josh talk about reading habits, memorable characters, and the authors who keep pulling them back in.


    Stories Worth Staying Up For: A decades-long game of capture the flag, a would-be Bond villain chasing nothingness, and a conversation about what makes a fictional world impossible to leave behind.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Intro & roadie adventures

    01:51 Designing dream Nightly merch

    02:57 Stroll maxing and nighttime walks

    04:28 Giving up on a book for now

    06:18 Revisiting Detransition, Baby

    10:17 A new favorite graphic novel

    13:00 The appeal of Dr. No

    14:30 Authors worth reading cover to cover

    17:40 Good nights and favorite writers

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    24 mins
  • Why Shrek Was So Formative w/ Oscar Montoya

    Why Shrek Was So Formative w/ Oscar Montoya
    Jun 4 2026

    KP Parker and guest host comedian Oscar Montoya revisit the glorious, chaotic world of teen movies, book adaptations, and the films that shaped their younger selves.


    What You’ll Hear


    Beach Trip, Rain Check: A getaway with high school friends turns into the perfect excuse for seafood dinners, board games, and an unexpected Twilight movie marathon.


    Books vs. Movies Forever: From The Hunger Games and Divergent to Ever After and The Princess Bride, KP and Oscar compare beloved adaptations and the stories that worked better on the page...or on the screen.


    The Shakespeare Cinematic Universe: A nostalgic tour through She's the Man, 10 Things I Hate About You, Get Over It, and other teen classics that quietly borrowed from the Bard.


    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Oscar's still here!

    00:40 KP's rainy beach getaway

    02:18 The Twilight marathon begins

    03:00 Books vs. movie adaptations

    06:10 Shrek nostalgia and childhood favorites

    08:45 Revisiting Twilight as adults

    11:00 Ever After and fantasy favorites

    13:00 Movies our parents loved

    15:20 Amanda Bynes appreciation time

    17:10 Shakespeare-inspired teen movies

    20:00 Are high school comedies due for a comeback?

    21:13 Good nights to Julia Stiles and Ghostwriter

    22:32 Oscar’s farewell and where to find him

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    27 mins
  • Are Rats The #1 Animal in Cinema? w/ Oscar Montoya

    Are Rats The #1 Animal in Cinema? w/ Oscar Montoya
    Jun 3 2026
    KP Parker and guest host comedian Oscar Montoya tumble down a late-night rabbit hole of reality TV, Broadway obsessions, and deeply cursed Titanic media.

    What You’ll Hear

    Reality TV Brainworms: From "For the Love of DILFs" to wild email casting calls, KP and Oscar unpack the strange magic of competition shows, niche reality concepts, and the people brave enough to audition for them.

    Broadway Kid Energy: Phantom of the Opera lunch-table debates, Rent-era awakenings, and the musicals that permanently rewired their brains.

    The Titanic Expanded Universe: A surprisingly emotional deep dive into Titanic adaptations, including an animated version featuring talking animals, questionable accents, and a truly unforgettable rapping dog.

    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Oscar is back!
    00:49 For the Love of DILFs discourse
    05:20 Game shows vs competition shows
    08:17 Bar trivia and Broadway kids
    11:32 Titanic The Musical explained
    14:15 Did you know there's an animated Titanic movie with a rapping dog?
    18:00 So many movies with rats
    20:42 Goodnights to Unsinkable Molly Brown and Italian animators

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    26 mins
  • For The Love of Dilfs w/ Oscar Montoya

    For The Love of Dilfs w/ Oscar Montoya
    Jun 2 2026
    KP Parker and guest host comedian Oscar Montoya wander through the strangest corners of reality television history.

    What You’ll Hear:

    The Golden Age of Chaos: From Kid Nation to Whodunnit?, KP and Oscar revisit the deeply bizarre era when reality TV proudly called itself a “social experiment.”

    Delusion as an Art Form: A loving celebration of unforgettable contestants, wonderfully chaotic hosts, and the very specific magic of people fully committed to their own fantasy.

    Reality TV Hall of Fame: The duo swaps favorite all-time moments from Flavor of Love, Survivor, Big Brother, and more — including speeches, breakdowns, and one legendary microwave chicken.

    CHAPTERS
    00:00 Intro & Oscar returns
    00:01 Amazing Race and reality TV obsessions
    00:03 The bizarre premise of Extracted
    00:04 Big Brother discourse and live feeds
    00:07 Kid Nation and ethically questionable television
    00:09 Whodunit and murder mystery reality shows
    00:13 For the Love of DILFs enters the chat
    00:15 The Search for the Next Elvira
    00:17 Scream Queens and Saw movie dreams
    00:19 Favorite reality TV moments ever
    00:24 Goodnight to Hottie and reality TV delusion

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    31 mins