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A weekly podcast where two guys old enough to remember the 80’s but young enough to set up a podcast (barely) risk ridicule, embarrassment, and shame to try something new --then review a one-star movie with a similar theme. We do it so you don’t have to!

Drew and Danny


    • Feb 23, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Episode 45: Malort

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019


    We’re back! Put on your comfy slippers, slip on that drinking jacket, slide into your big comfy chair, and join Drew and Danny as they Human Guinea Pig Chicago’s most infamous liqueur, Malort. Just so you know you’re special, they sip some Besk as a bonus. No one-star movie review this week but we will […]

    Episode 44: Dentist

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018


    This week’s special guest is Matt the Brit and on this episode Drew Human Guinea Pig’d going to the dentist for the first time in 10 years and only the second time in 18 years. We then reviewed the 1996 Corbin Bernsen thriller, The Dentist. Strap up and open wide as we drill into a […]

    Episode 43: Greek Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018


    This week we bring you an episode with a Grecian flair. Drew and #1 Fan Harrison Human Guinea Pig’d Blue Zeus, male vitality pills they found in a London pub bathroom, and told Danny about their experience. Drew, Danny, and #1 Fan Harrison then reviewed Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first ever film, Hercules in New York. At […]

    Episode 42: Curling

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018


    It’s cold in Chicago so we’re doing cold things. This week Drew, Danny, and special guests, Kelly and Jerry, Human Guinea Pig’d everyone’s favorite Winter Olympic sport, curling! We then reviewed the coldest of Batman movies, Batman & Robin. HGP Challenge: Curling 1-Star Movie Review: Batman & Robin (you know, the one with George Clooney […]

    Episode 41: Iceland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018


    This week, Drew returned from a trip to Iceland and brought back our latest challenge. On this episode Drew, Danny, and special guest, #1 Fan Harrison, Human Guinea Pig’d fermented shark and washed it down with the Black Death. Drew also made it to Jolly Ol’ England and made his family try it too; tune […]

    Episode 40: 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018


    Happy New Year everyone! Before moving upwards and onward to 2018 Drew and Danny take a look back at a year of Human Guinea Pig Challenges and 1-Star Movie Reviews. Join us as we remember the highlights (and lowlights) of a full year of the Human Guinea Pig Podcast. Thank you all for your continued […]

    Episode 39: Jaws Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2017


    All good things must come to an end, and bad things even more so. This week Drew, Danny, and special guest, Matt the Brit, discuss the end of their 30-day Jawzrsize challenge. Tune in to find out if anyone ended up with the chiseled jaw-line of an ancient Roman bust or if everyone simply ended […]

    Episode 38: Century Ride

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017


    Round and round like a wheel on the open road, the podcast continues, spinning comedy gold. This week Drew tells Danny about the time he Human Guinea Pig’d a 100 mile bicycle ride. We then reviewed a movie about a different kind of long distance ride, Death Race 2000. HGP Challenge: a 100 mile bicycle […]

    Episode 37: Fake Foods

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2017


    This week we try to do the impossible and beat meat. Drew isn’t sure that he can and Danny tried twice. On this episode Drew and Danny HGP’d the Impossible Burger. We then reviewed a movie about another substance trying to be something it’s not, The Stuff. We were also joined in the studio by […]

    Episode 36: Jaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017


    Ok, hear us out on this one. So, there is a ball, that you put in your mouth every other day, that can supposedly sculpt you jawline and neck. We know. We know how it sounds but it’s a real product. This week Drew, Danny, and special guest, Matt the Brit, kick-off 30 days of […]

    Episode 35: Redheaded Glut

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2017


    It’s common knowledge that gluttony is one of the seven deadly sins, and that all redheads are inherently evil. So what happens when you combine the two? You get this week’s episode. This week Drew, Danny, and special guests Kelly and Jerry, Human Guinea Pig’d eating the entire value menu at Wendy’s. We then reviewed […]

    Episode 34: Kickboxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017


    A wild-eyed man once told us there are three ways you win at podcasting, you make them quit, you knock them out, or you…wait, no, that’s how you win the Kumite in Bloodsport, my bad. This week Danny Human Guinea Pig’d kickboxing then told Drew all about his glorious debut. The guys also talked about […]

    Episode 33: Balut

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017


    This week we hatch a funky new episode as Drew, Danny, and special guests Kelly and Jerry Human Guinea Pig’d Balut — a partially fertilized duck egg. Then we reviewed one of the biggest stinkers of the 1980’s, Howard the Duck. We also spent some time riffing on yiffing, so all of you plush listeners […]

    Episode 32: Kratom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017


    Are you tired of being told to eat your fruits and vegetables? Are you fed up with your spouse’s vegan diet and juice cleanse? Then this episode is for you. This week Drew and Danny encountered dangerous plants and deadly fruit when they Human Guinea Pig’d Kratom then reviewed Attack of the Killer Tomatoes for […]

    Episode 31: Prison Loaf

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017


    This week we whet your appetite with an arresting new episode. Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d Prison Loaf. It’s a meatless loaf served to punish prisoners and we take you through every step from creation, consumption, to…evacuation. We then review a movie about bad ass 80’s women in prison who have more things to […]

    Episode 30: Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017


    Our summer vacation is over and we are back with a perky new episode. This week Drew and Danny  talk about what it was like when they Human Guinea Pig’d giving up coffee for a month. Has Drew become a new man? Did Danny survive being deprived the life-giving nectar of the gods? Is Drew […]

    Episode 29: Camping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017


    This week Drew and three special guests, Larry, Travis, and #1 Fan Harrison, bring you our first ever on-location episode as they Human Guinea Pig’d back country camping while scaling a mountain. Tune in to hear about Drew’s encounter with wild animals and his near death experience. You’ll also hear our three special guests share […]

    Episode 28.5: Pins and Needles, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017


    In the second half of this episode Drew, Danny, and Special Guest Elle bring you our 1-Star Movie Review of Golden Needles, a 70’s Hong Kong heist flick with flamethrowers, cobras, and adorable dogs on boats. We also go over the latests installments of Tips from Me Mum; our World Famous Props, Corrections, Additions, and […]

    Episode 28: Pins and Needles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017


    This week we go deep — at least three inches — to bring you a prickly new episode of the podcast. Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d acupuncture and Special Guest Elle, our subject matter expert, helped us understand what we experienced. In part two of the episode we review a mobster heist movie about […]

    Episode 27: Coffee Kick-off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017


    Constipation. Irritability. Cramping. Vomiting. Anxiety. Insomnia. By the time you listen to this episode we may be experiencing one or all of the above. That’s because this week Drew and Danny start to Human Guinea Pig, giving up coffee for a month. We’ll provide updates over the next few episodes. This episode continues with a […]

    Episode 26.5: Catfish, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2017


    In the second half of this episode we bring you our 1-Star Movie Review of White Chicks; Tips from Me Mum; our World Famous Props, Corrections, Additions, and Omissions; and our Picks of the Week. If you have any stories about catfishing or your attempts to find the fountain of youth we’d love to hear […]

    Episode 26: Catfish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017


    On this week’s episode what we see is not exactly what we get. Drew dove face first into the fountain of youth when he Human Guinea Pig’d Just for Men, facial hair dye. He recounts his experience with Danny and a returning special guest. In the second half of the episode the guys review a […]

    Episode 25.5: Indianapolis, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017


    Nicholas Cage won an Oscar for Best Actor, Tom Sizemore has been in hits like Saving Private Ryan, Mario Van Peebles directed New Jack City, yet somehow they all came together to make this episode’s 1-Star Movie Review. Join us as we continue Episode 25 by reviewing U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage then bring you […]

    Episode 25: Indianapolis, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017


    This week we venture into a mysterious land that attracts fast cars, alien trees, and the country’s finest saxophonists. On this episode Drew Human Guinea Pig’d a weekend in Indianapolis and came back with tales that he shared with Danny, Chico, and special guest Chad, a native Hoosier. In the second half we review a […]

    Episode 24.5: Swinging Beef, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017


    If the HGP Challenge in part 1 didn’t make you squeamish (quick recap, we ate animal testicles) then you’ll want to stay tuned for our 1-Star Movie Review in part 2. We discuss Blood Diner, a campy horror movie from 80’s where just about every other body part is on the menu. We also bring […]

    Episode 24: Swinging Beef, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017


    Happy Birthday to us! It’s our one-year anniversary and this week we go balls out to bring you an ancient Roman experience that today is practiced from the prairies of Western Canada to the Wild West of the U.S.  In the ultimate test of the saying that everything tastes better fried, Danny Human Guinea Pig’d […]

    Episode 23.5: Family, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017


    In the second half of this episode Drew and Danny review Manos: Hands of Fate; present the World Famous Props, Corrections, Omissions, and Additions; and give you their POW (pick of the week). Stay tuned as next episode we bring you Human Guinea Pig Podcast’s one-year anniversary episode! Thank you for listening and your continued […]

    Episode 23: Family, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017


    What does the podcast have in common with fast cars, Vin Diesel, and the Rock? Family, it’s all about family. So come take a ride with us this week as Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d genealogy tests. Later, in part 2, we review either the worst horror movie ever made or the best movie […]

    Episode 22: Trolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2017


    What’s going on this week? Is Drew trolling Danny? Is Danny trolling Drew? Do they both get trolled by a movie that’s not actually about trolls and which they don’t actually review? Are the guys just trolling the listeners with this entire episode? Find out as Drew, Danny, and #1 fan Harrison Human Guinea Pig’d walking […]

    Episode 21: (Retro) Explosions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2017


    We told you we’d be back. The flux capacitor is fully charged and we have been sent from the future to bring you this most excellent adventure. This week we go baaaack in time as Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d Pop Rocks and soda. We also reviewed a mega action movie starring a force of nature […]

    Episode 20: Alley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017


    This week we bring you an action packed episode filled with back ends and bad racks, double wood and bottom weights; Drew gets complimented on his form and Danny talks about his entry angle… Danny Human Guinea Pig’d a bowling league and discussed his experience with Drew. Then the guys reviewed a movie set in a […]

    Episode 19: Shave

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017


    This week we bring you a hot, smooth, potentially dangerous, yet bump-free episode. Drew Human Guinea Pig’d a hot shave and lived to tell Danny all about it. The guys then discussed a short film by Martin Scorsese about a gruesome shave with perhaps an alternate meaning. Disclaimer: hot shaves have been around for much […]

    Episode 18: Bang Bang

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017


    This week the guys take aim and open fire on a powerful new episode. Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d machine guns and discussed their experience with #1 fan Harrison. We then reviewed an Italian action flick that’s part Mad Max and Raiders of the Lost Ark with a splash of Lethal Weapon. HGP Challenge: […]

    Episode 17: Sniff

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2017


    Humans are able to detect 1 trillion different scents. Women have a better sense of smell than men. Each person has their own distinct odor. This week Drew, Danny, and special guest Erika Human Guinea Pig’d Vulva Original, a scent that is advertised as smelling like the real thing. The awkwardness continued with our 1-Star […]

    Episode 16: Oxygen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017


    Imagine a soft, cool breeze off the shore of Lake Michigan. Imagine the air tinged with the scent of spruce and cedar…Now imagine that same air shoved up your nostrils for a fee, as you sit in a hipster cafe or antiseptic medical office. This week Drew and Danny Human Guinea Pig’d oxygen bars. The […]

    Episode 15.5: Oddities, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017


    Episode 15’s discussion of oddities continues with our 1-Star Movie Review. Drew, Danny, and Josh the Neighbor reviewed a movie about an odd bed. A movie about a bed so odd that the man who directed the movie forgot he ever made it. During the episode we also find out that Josh the Neighbor is […]

    Episode 15: Oddities, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017


    Come and knock on our door, Drew and Danny’s waiting for you, and in the tradition of old sitcoms hits, we introduce Josh the Neighbor. He’s the Larry to Danny’s Jack Tripper. The Wilson to Drew’s Tim Taylor. The podcast’s own Fred Rogers. This week Drew, Danny, and Josh the Neighbor Human Guinea Pig’d oddity stores […]

    Episode 14.5: Protest, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2017


    Episode 14 continues with Drew and Danny discussing their 1-Star Movie Review for the week, the award-winning Ghosts Can’t Do It. The movie co-stars Mr. Bigly himself, the Easy D, Donald “SEE YOU IN COURT” Trump. You won’t want to miss this review, it’s a great review, probably the best review ever, I mean you […]

    Episode 14: Protest

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Attending a protest 1-Star Movie Review: Ghosts Can’t Do It

    Episode 13: Wild West

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Attending a “rodeo” 1-Star Movie Review: Heaven’s Gate

    Episode 12.5: Psychic Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Visiting a psychic 1-Star Movie Review: Blood Orgy of the She Devils

    Episode 12: Psychic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Visiting a psychic 1-Star Movie Review: Blood Orgy of the She Devils

    Episode 11: Dreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Dream Water 1-Star Movie Review: Little Hoop Dreams

    Episode 10: Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Absinthe 1-Star Movie Review: Holy Mountain

    Episode 9: The Secret (aka the me mum episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: The Secret 1-Star Movie Review: The Secret

    Episode 8: Drugstore Enhancements

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Drugstore male enhancement pills 1-Star Movie Review: Freddy Got Fingered

    Episode 6.5: Cult Continued

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Joining a cult 1-Star Movie Review: Battlefield Earth

    Episode 6: Cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016


    Human Guinea Pig Challenge: Joining a cult 1-Star Movie Review: Battlefield Earth

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