2 Bros and a Beard

We all make bad choices. Decisions that stay with us for the rest of our lives. This was not a bad choice, but it definitely stuck with us for a long while after. In this episode we talk about the second half of our Boston trip. How we went to a BlackPink concert (again), Got distracted by the beauty in New York, and had some wild times trying to get some gyro platters. 

We've gone to Boston! In this episode we go over the first half of our trip in Boston. We spill the tea in the harbor, and go over our reliance on a single bathroom to hold back 4 guys in one apartment. Sleeping on the floor, eating briny oysters, and a bathroom review of all of Boston, are just some of the highlights. 

You're walking on a hot paved road. To your left and right, you see animals from all different places, as a bead of water drops from the cup you're holding onto your shirt. Maybe you're in an arcade, and there is a thin layer of dust covering all the machines, above a retro carpet patterned with squiggles of neon. Maybe you're at a carnival, and the scent and feel of oil are in the air as you get in line for the ferris wheel. Or maybe you're at a Mcdonalds play place, and as you slip your shoes off, you're hit with a waft of sock smell that sucks you into a plastic dimension. All of these are mere examples of sticky places, situations, and experiences discussed in this episode. 

Poetry is a language of the heart. It speaks to us all, but do we ever reply. Yet ours aches, and pains, and we always wonder why? When there is a salve to soothe, and a balm to calm, we throw it away and ignore the psalm. And when hope is needed, and help is near, to instagram dm's the podcast will go. An answer may never return, nobody knows. But to nourish the soul, and the heart along too, a sip of liquid death will have to do. 

When two random dudes from Dallas make the same content as Dua Lipa and Rhett and Link ,something is a little off. It's weird to think that the 2 people who made this podcast are anything but regular folks. Titles like content creator, and influencer are…really off putting to say the least. And yet here we are, MAKING content and living in a world where there are more content creators being…created everyday.  On the other hand, things down on earth are still same ol' same ol'. Feeling lonely, eating food, drinking Dutch Bros (still unsponsored), studying (that's a lie), gyming, vibing. When you have the choice to do everything we just mentioned, with or without someone, what would you do? Play Valorant? (also not sponsored yet)

The gym is a jungle. Sweaty-jungle, where gains are made of. Lifting heavy objects, and getting lifted by classical music don't usually go together, but today it does. Friends are a good reason to get into the gym. Sometimes the only reason. Not to mention the possibility of making a movie moment, and loose coordination from the elbows down. Music is an incredibly powerful tool, at home, at the gym, or anywhere else you want to just vibe. Sometimes an escape, other times an opportunity to break traffic laws. 

It's the seasonal Ibrahim's house episode. Here we do a lot of catching up, along with a breakdown of how our summer has been going. Spoiler alert, not that crazy. Whether it's been burning time with movies, hanging out, or just being outside summer has been a hot blur. To make it hotter, we went to a hot pot (which was a first for a lot of us) and made some Nashville hot fried chicken as well. Join us in this uh… what's the word… hot episode of the podcast. Did we mention that we live in Texas and it's hot here. 

WELCOME to season 2 of Two Bros and A Beard. We don't miss a beat at all in this first episode and are right back to the same nonsense we are always about. Accompanied by some soothing LoFi music, we discuss the recent AI craze, and how ChatGPT knows a lot about us -  along with boiling eggs and lawn mowing strategies. Join us in this home-making, cozy, season 2 pilot episode. 

Welcome to the last episode in season one of the Two Bros and A Beard podcast. Join us in this episode as we take a walk down memory lane, and the last year or so of making season one.  Old titles, behind the scenes stories, and funny jokes, all melancholically reminisced.Thank you so much for listening and we hope to see you in more episodes in the future. Till season 2!

Within the blink of an eye, Texas can cycle between all of the seasons at once. Recently there was a storm that made us forget a few days before it was near freezing winter. This got us thinking about clothes, and specifically the struggle for dressing for the weather. Dressing in general, and as you are growing is very tough, especially while your parents are picking out your clothes for you. We all have a picture of what we looked like in middle school with our full fit sponsored by our parents. But there is hope, not only for your style but also for your wallet.

Where did milk come from? Really? Like think about it. Who saw a cow and was like, “yeah imma milk dat”. While you're pondering, ever wonder where suits came from? Who invented them? Nah, neither do we, but in today's episode we jump down this rabbit hole to find out the truth. Along the way we discuss mythologies. Next time you're considering Pluto as not a real planet, think twice because it is also the Lord of The Underworld - Hades.

Picture the ideal date. Where you wanna go? Who you wanna go with? What would be best to do with that person? There's a lot of factors, and everyone has their own perfect date in their mind. Well everyone except us I guess. In this episode of the podcast we try to fabricate some, while also considering other aspects of dating. Relationships, marriage, culture, formality, the big boy stuff. Help us plan the perfect date, or get ideas for your own in this episode of the potty.

As usual, the exam season has taken us away from podcasting for a bit. This episode we catch y'all up on what you missed and why we were gone. Lots of things to cover and all so important. Like really important. We promise. No procrastination or coffee breaks were done during the making of this podcast. Also since we missed it: Merry Christmas, Happy holidays, and Happy New Year!

Horror is hard to nail down. It's not just all screams and loud noises. Real life horror however doesn't have a high threshold to be scary. Twitter blowing up, and someone finding their way into your house are both pretty scary. The scariest of all though has to be a friend peeing in your pool, outside your pool. If you look into the world and have been seeing things that don't add up, things popping in out of nowhere, remotes and stuffed animals moving long distances across rooms, then know you're not alone. Join us in this episode as we try to make sense of this madness, one glitch at a time.

This year…Halloween happened a little differently. And by differently I mean not at all. As expected by most, Halloween is a tradition adults don't know how to celebrate. As we get older it kinda just dies off, at least we hope not, but that's how this year went. INSTEAD, we treated our Octobers to a new musical experience. For some, their first concerts, and others their first introduction to K-pop, we went to a Black Pink concert. Bucket hats were bought, and albums were downloaded afterwards. Join us to witness our conversion to K-pop stans in this episode of the podcast. Blinks Rise ✊

Honestly, who invented so many words for the English dictionary? If words had to compete based on their usage, then we wouldn't have a problem like we did in this episode. Thoughts are hard to keep track of. Some of us have a lot, and some of us are Ibrahim, so it helps to write them down sometimes ya know? To stay cognisant? Now, thoughts go too far when you're suddenly doing calculus in your dreams. Like, a weird dream I had lately was that Kanye said some really out of pocket things. It could've only been a dream, right?

Time has an effect on us all. Particularly in this episode on our music tastes and opinions. This episode we look back at older music from our childhoods, and see what changed, and what trends were there then versus now. Where'd mumble rap come from? Where is the whistle and why does he want it blown? Some songs we know like the back of our hand, and others had meanings we never realized till it was too late.

They say that when a butterfly flaps its wings… weird stuff happens. In today's episode we discuss our own butterfly moments. Times where our lives could've gone a different way and changed forever from a simple tweak to the timeline. We also discuss some of the current twitch developments and some other observations about internet culture. Join us as we break the meta, and over analyze our lives for no specific rhyme or reason.

This episode is full of updates. Life updates, production quality updates, and phone updates as well. From animals we dreamed of having as kids, to the latest and not so new technology coming out, we discuss it all. Grab your iPhone 47, and your favorite animal as a present this episode of the podcast.

Asad returns from his vacation sandier than ever! After going to 3 cities in Iraq and 2 cities in Iran, he still mixes up their names, and has a new orange tan to boot. He politely tries to skirt around religious talk, while narrating an entirely religious trip. Exciting stories, airport reviews, and cultural diffusivity all lie in wait in this next episode of the podcast.

Ibrahim returns from his vacation! We discuss the trip there, some of the things he did in LA, and really peer into the mind of someone who's gone to a theme park for the first time in their 20s. Beaches, new cities, and Ibrahim's new liking of casual golf playing, are all on the table in this episode of the podcast.

What time is breakfast? Is it the food you eat, or the position of the sun as you eat that food? Is it the first meal you eat that day? We definitely don't know, but in this episode of the podcast we try to throw some ideas at the wall and see what sticks. Cereal comes in all shapes, sizes, and artificials dyes, but we all know the ones that have a special place in our hearts. Later in the episode we discuss a cereal ranking that Ibrahim had with some of our friends wayyyyy after the acceptable time to be thinking about breakfast. Milky products are the cornerstone of most childhoods. Sometimes the absolute desecration of those milk products is too. Join us as we show how you can destroy/innovate chocolate borden milk by adding cheese sticks and rice.

Thought experiments are only fun if there are two things. Consequences for super cool benefits, and spelling mistakes. Would you press the button is the epitome of these qualities. Apocalypses come in all shapes and sizes. Big ones, small ones, long ones, ones that have fire, ones that have death bots. There's many to choose from. In this episode we tackle some hard questions from the button, while also contemplating apocalypse scenarios and what we would do in them. Sharpen your stakes, get all the canned food you need, and get your shotguns ready as we fight our way into this episode.

Space. The final… yada yada yada. It's a wack place. Very big, very scary, but also very alluring and intriguing. Content these days is becoming more and more automatic. Sometimes you don't need to make anything yourself, just eat cereal and watch someone else do something. In this episode we discuss space, travel and colonization, and reaction content. Grab your favorite snack and react to our reactions in this next episode.

Everyone wants to go on vacation, but there is never a person who wants to plan the actual event itself. Finding places to sleep, places to go, ways to save money, it really is a stress to organize. Sometimes even after putting in the work to plan it all the idea dies in the group chat and is never seen again. In this episode we discuss vacations! Where we've been, the process of going, what it's like out there, planning, planning with friends, and most importantly what not to take through TSA. Join us for travel tips, not financial advice, and hear our dumb stories of our get aways.

After a bit of a break we return with updates! Where were we? Which global viruses did we contract? Which movies have we seen in the meantime? What's a new depressing song? Even though in the last episode we talked about airports and airplanes, in this episode we take a break from those. All of the most burning questions you must have will be answered, and more in this episode.

Airplanes, probably the most important transportation vehicle known to man. Taking us from one side of the world to another, and making our ears feel inside out for the rest of our vacation. Why on god's green earth did they attach these wonderful machines inside such unholy places? Airports, Hades on earth. Where laws are forgotten and the slightest movement will get you searched in the TSA. Like Jurassic Park, but instead of a T-Rex, it's a customs officer. This episode we begin to talk about Airports/Airplanes, our thoughts on various aspects of them, and our experiences within their hallowed halls. Join us in this episode, but make sure you take your shoes off, and you fasten your seatbelts for the takeoff.

Why do we have some many weird ways of referring to the devil's tango? If you think that one is weird, then tune in to hear much more about the euphemisms, talking about the topic with kids, and having kids. Things get deeper trust me, as we delve into how we want to raise our kids, and our own relationships with our parents. Careful not to call your parents by their first names, like ever, and tune in to this episode. By the way, this episode is in no way shape or form a subsequent replacement for “the talk”, or financial advice.

Everyone has different experiences, some not at all, with moving. Taking all your crap and moving it to another place is rough. The packing, the leg work, but most importantly, the adjustment to a new space. Especially as a kid, changing locations with a hyperactive imagination can lead to interesting experiences growing up. Some people don't even think twice about it and grow up without any of these quirks. We here at 2 Bros and Beard are definitely on the crazy train side of this experience. This episode we discuss moving, monsters in the dark, wacky cake, and how these connect to make a very interesting childhood. Strap in, and check the corners of your eyes. We all have had a Gregory, or Boogeyman in our vents without us even knowing.

Eid Mubarak everyone! On this episode of the podcast we talk about Eid. What Eid is, our previous Eids, what we do, and how our Ramadan went overall. Eid is like Christmas for muslims except we can't get the school time off. It is a time of celebration and love, but most importantly FOOD. Stocking back up on everything you missed during Ramadan, and gaining any weight you probably lost during your fasting. Save some of those last Ramdan brain cells and join us for our final episode in our Ramadan series.

Whenever life gets boring, Ramadan always finds a way to make things feel interesting. Staying up late and talking with friends till suhoor, or sleeping all day to avoid the sunlight. Pretty much becoming a vampire, except not even blood. In this episode we talk about our experiences in Ramdans past, and how our current Ramadan is going. Join us as we try to keep our sleep deprived minds awake and avoid our group chats full of food posts.

Have you had a taste of the new beer hitting stores near you? No? Neither did we, but we did have the next best thing: Liquid Death Mountain Water. This episode is the second in our month of Ramadan/Muslim themed episodes. This time round we did a basic overview of what Ramadan is, why it is important, and the basics of what you should know about it. Join us as we recall our Ramadan experiences, and show you what the heights of sleep deprivation and starvation can do to someone.

This week marks the beginning of the Muslim month of Ramadan. For the podcast we decided to use the month, and our constant hunger to make Ramadan/Muslim themed episodes. This first one is a basic intro into all things Muslim. Just a basic tasting of little aspects about Muslim life that you might not see in your everyday. How we grew up, how our countries impacted our lives, how we speak, how we view relationships, converting, and more. Join us this week, in listening not in hunger, and Ramadan Mubarak!

A new debate has taken over the social sphere… or door rather? Doors vs wheels, which are there more of? In this episode we try to make an attempt to figure out what exactly is a door, and what constitutes a wheel. Is a gear a wheel with teeth? Are cabinets doors? Lots of questions, very easy to sound crazy. Spring break is a fickle thing. Sometimes the break feels like an eternity, and sometimes it feels like it wasn't enough. Spoilers ahead as we discuss The Batman, and our thoughts on this new take on the character. Check your door frames, and make sure your car's wheels are on tight as we jump into this episode.

Tasers are hard to come by. We all look at the belts of police officers in awe with their cool gadgets as they walk by. As it happens, there is a more local source for high tech weaponry at the disposal of young kids. Shock pens, easily accessible from your nearest book fair. With it, you can interrogate your friends, bully your rivals, and acquire status and infamy. For the guy on the other end of the stick, however, it's not that much fun. Social media is weird to grow up with. We all had different levels of exposure, different permissions from our parents, and as result grew up with us at different levels. Whether your first social media was Kik in 5th grade, or Snapchat in 8th, you'll love this new episode of the podcast. Call your middle school crushes, cause this episode is about to zap you into the past.

Does beast boy count as an adult yet? Asking for a friend. If you were Ant Man, would you go up Thano's butt? Would you marvel at Mrs. Marvel? In this episode, we sort superheroes into a smash or pass. Heroes from both DC and Marvel, everyone is on the table. There are some tough calls to make, and some interesting takes along the way. For example, where do you sort Groot in this whole situation? Are we basing it on the movies or the comic books? Seriously though, Hulk smash?

There are people who think deep, but then, there are people who think REAL DEEP. Noticing things, and asking questions that most people don't. On the complete other side of that spectrum, we finally discuss The Long Long Man, and the adventure that we went on the other day to find him. Join us as we overanalyze and question way too much, getting ourselves into holes deeper than we know how to climb out of. There is no dirty joke there. If you are trying to find one you are thinking too deep.

You know when you find The One. They light up your world, they make you feel special, and they make your days feel brighter. Well, certain days are more important than others, and make the others not really matter. Valentine's day is one of those days, where all the worth in your relationship is tested. This episode we talk about valentines day, our connections to birthdays and anniversaries, why we should be the only ones on the road, and a topic left hanging from the last episode. Maybe this is a good episode to introduce the podcast to your significant other. Grab someone you love, and let's get this show on the road.

Have you ever said yes to something innocently, and gotten a full time chore out of it. Being good at something is another way to immediately get stuck with chores. Suddenly you stop liking it the way you used to. Chai is a complex flavor in tea, and there are many different ways to make it. This episode, we directly compare chai tea from Dutch Bros and Starbucks, talk about some weird experiences in class, and how we have plunged our way into our second semester of classes. Grab a chai and join us in this next episode.

Broke college students do many weird things to make money: Uber eats, wait tables, sell their bodies for science. But they also use money in the weirdest ways. Even after college public speaking tends to be a skill in the blind spot of most adults. It really comes in handy however when you need to present your case to a police officer. Today we discuss the lab studies we've done, money saving schemes, the food pantry we started, and the broke college life. Grab your ramen, and make sure it's the spicy kind, when you tune in to this episode.

There are some things that we can all enjoy. Ice hitting hard pavement, messing around with a bucket in a pool. Dudes in particular find enjoyment in oddly simple and benign things. In this episode we talk about our attitudes towards things like shopping, and the simple things that bring us joy. Something oddly simple, hard to describe, and powerful are childhood crushes. And we have had a bunch. It can be that someone was really pretty, that we just really wanted to be friends with someone, or that they had super powers which were cool. That's the beauty of a childhood crush. Strap in for this extra long episode where we show how simple as dudes we can be sometimes.

Do the back of your eyeballs ever hurt? Did you recently lose a sizable chunk of hair? If so, you might wanna see a doctor. We however, just went on with our days. The new year is upon us, before we could even really process 2020. This is a year for change. Maybe. Selling an organ here, or donating blood there. There's always opportunities to accomplish your goals! Here's to 2022, and some hot girl shi***.

When one steps up to a toilet, there are a lot of options on how to execute. Some, more pleasant than others. It's not a perfect system, and can be kind of confusing. Speaking of, how do you think Spider-Man goes to the bathroom? There's just no better way to fold clothes than the way stores do. Unfortunately it means that it's also a really complicated fold that is difficult for normal people. Every year that we get older, Christmas, vibes, and the holidays seem to change. For some it's going up and for others not so much.In this episode, we pick back up our previous discussion about holiday cheer/vibes, and check in on how the holidays have been going for us. Join us as we discuss peeing positions, being an adult, and review Spider-Man: No Way Home. Happy Holidays everyone, and to all a good episode!

We hate spoiled things, milk, food, and MOVIES. Something else we are spoiling is our sleep and maybe even our teeth? This episode we discuss The Game Awards, weird gaming ads, movie spoilers, proper whetstone usage techniques, and what to do when the grind stops. Its weird going from having no time and working all the time, to having so much time and nothing to do with it. Think about it, when you go to the dentist do you actually tell them how much you have been flossing, or are you just trying to spare their feelings….

Today we go off cuff. With no real starting topic, we discuss going to the gym during COVID, engineering of all types, curing diseases, what we think are ways to innovate in the world. There are a lot of problems, and plenty of dumb solutions for them. Can two bearded bros figure out what professionals and academics have spent their whole lives trying to do. Maybe?

Grab your tin foil hats, cause in this episode we go through some of the biggest conspiracy theories in recent years. Spanning from the US, to the galaxy. It's enlightening sometimes to suspend one's belief and see how other people think about the world. From the Bermuda Triangle to other polygons like the Illuminati. There may or may not be life out there in the universe, but in this episode, there's nothing but alien humor. Take us to your leader!

There are a lot of movies right now that kinda seem like pointless remakes. You know what else is a pointless remake, Sparkling water. Well maybe. Hop in the shower with us as we discuss the merits of sparkling water, and whether singing in the shower is weirder than having mock interviews in it.

Be honest now, were you a Sparknotes student or did you actually read the book? Did you notice bathrooms tend to look the same, and so do most other things in franchise restaurants? Would you shoot your shot with a stranger at the airport? Join us as we come to find that we are all just fish looking for the best hook to bite. If the hooks were tinder dates and strangers' conversations.

Learning about yourself can be rough. There might be some stuff you realize for the first time, or things you'd rather not think about. Luckily, in this episode, we take the Myers Briggs test FOR you, and help you get to know our mind's inner workings a bit more. Join us as we question ourselves way too many times, and realize that we aren't good at talking about our feelings.

Sweet. Salty. Savory. Umami. Long ago, everyone ate in harmony. Then everything changed when someone put pineapple on pizza. Only the 2 bros, the ones with the beards could stop it. But when the world needed them most, they missed the release day. In this episode we discuss food controversies. The ones that make our blood boil, or the ones that make your food taste even better. Edible or dreadable? To eat or not to eat?

Did you notice that fall has begun, cause we didn't. The sweater weather may have begun but does it really feel like fall? like Halloween? Does it feel like the holidays are fading or are we just fading from them? In this episode we discuss holidays, our connections with them, and how we celebrate them. Now and in the past. Cozy up as we dish out holiday vibes in very high doses. (keep track of how many times we say vibes in the ep).