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Welcome one and all to the Final Episode of the Acid Bath Podcast. The fates have aligned to place Ross and Brent into different cities once again; and rather than altering the nature of the podcast in an attempt to […]

Join us for another Live episode of the Acid Bath Podcast! This week we’re featuring the content we recorded at the Playground Theater as part of the Victor Alpha Showcase on Monday, October 3rd. We decided to use this episode […]

Tonight’s topic is the infinitely fascinating: Artificial Intelligence. We discuss the nature of intelligence and “Machine Intelligence”, the different ways that artificial intelligence is already in use today, and the incredible and intimidating future of AI. So plug into your […]

Tonight we dig into a topic near and dear to our hearts: The American Dream. We discuss what the American Dream is, the different ways it has changed for each generation, and what it could be in the future. So […]

Hats off to our topic: Hats. Tonight we dig into the history of hats, the absurd number of different hats, and the true value a hat builds over time. We also talk about Santa being more of a hat person […]

Tonight’s episode is a fun-filled romp through an especially intimidating topic: Cyber Crime.  We discuss the various types of cyber crime, the people or groups who commit these crimes, and their motivations.  We explore the vulnerabilities of living in a […]

Tonight’s episode is one to chill the bones as we try to figure out Serial Killers. We attempt to explore the mind of a serial killer, we discuss some of the more (in)famous serial killers we know of, and we […]

Today’s episode is a high-flying, acrobatic extravaganza as we grapple with our topic: Wrestling.  Wrestling has appeared in some form in pretty much every culture and as far back as 15,000 years ago.  We try to figure out why wrestling […]

Tonight we bring another guest into the fold.  CJ Seestadt, a Chicago native, joins us for a discussion of the Second City.  We talk about the origins of Chicago, what it means to grow up in the back of the […]

Tonight’s episode is one you’ll want to come back and re-visit over and over as we discuss Reunions and Anniversaries.  We swap gossip about our recent high-school reunion, discuss the nature of what a reunion is meant to celebrate, and […]

Tonight’s topic is meant to appeal to those brave souls looking for love in all the right places: Online Dating.  We talk about the origins of online dating and the source material from which it emerged, our experiences with online […]

Join us for the first Live episode of the Acid Bath Podcast!  This week we’re featuring the content we recorded at the Playground Theater as part of the Victor Alpha Showcase on Monday, July 18th.  We talk a lot in […]

Tonight’s topic has a lot of moving parts: Factories.  The building blocks of the building blocks of the industrial revolution, factories continue to play an integral part in today’s world.  We discuss the origins of factories and the industrial revolution, […]

Tonight we get into a topic that the middle-school versions of ourselves would have no business talking about: Fashion.  We discuss the difference between fashion and anti-fashion, our own experiences (i.e. failures) in fashion, and the wild possibilities of future […]

Tonight we dig into a topic that is decidedly huge: Religion.  We discuss the origins of religion and what it means to our society, our journeys in and through religion, and the potential future of religion as humanity grows and […]

This week we dig into a topic that has become one of the central pillars of our contemporary society: College.  We talk about our experiences with college and college life, the whole “point” of higher-education, and the possibility of universal […]

In this episode we do a high speed take-off into the world of Aviation.  This topic resonates especially with Brent and his experience in the Air Force, but what’s not to love about flying?  We discuss the wonders of Aviation […]

This was an episode that was easy to get nervous about; because tonight we address Anxiety.  Anxiety is something that everyone will feel at some point to varying degrees.  We get into the many different types of anxiety, the severity […]

Tonight we dig into a topic that was instrumental in the founding of this podcast: Friendship.  Your esteemed hosts have been friends for over 15 years.  We spend this episode unpacking the idea of what a Friend is, how friend-groups […]

Brace yourself for an increased geek factor this week as we cover a topic very close to our hearts: Video Games.  Losing yourself in the story of a video game is an experience topped only by doing so with a friend. […]

This week is a major departure from our normal format as we address a milestone event in the life of one of your hosts.  Ross spent the last few weeks in Nashville participating in a bid for the Nashville Comedy […]

In this broadcast we discuss the pervasive technology: Radio.  This topic is grounded in such interesting roots and has grown into the building block for almost all of our wireless communication.  We get into the early history of radio programming, our […]

Tonight we delve deep into a conversation about Genetics. This is one of those topics that is literally in every(living)thing. We talk about what Genes are and how they effect life, the study and understanding of genetics, and the consequences — […]

Tonight we get into it with our first ever guest. Welcome Kyle May to the Acid Bath as we dig into the idea of the City. What is a city, and how did they come to be? We discuss our […]

Sit down and prepare to fidget as we all get messed up on Candy. It is difficult to contain ourselves as we discuss what exactly candy is, our favorite candies or candy experiences, and we try to imagine a world […]

In part two of our Inevitable series we talk about Taxes.  Not many people enjoy paying their taxes, but we had a surprising amount of fun discussing them.  We get into why taxes exist, the various systems of taxation, and […]

Tonight we decided to take on a lighter topic we can all relate to. Lay back as we discuss Death.  We examine the line between life and death, the possibilities of what happens after we die, and the longevity of […]

This episode takes a certain departure from our normal format as the topic rests mostly in the future.  Self Driving Cars are here now, and they don’t look to be going anywhere soon.  Either that or they’ll be going everywhere soon […]

This is an episode for you to curl up with in your favorite reading chair because tonight we’re discussing Books.  The written word changed our society forever, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.  With books we consider the […]

Join us as we sit down to discuss one of the oldest pass-times in human history, Gambling.  This is one of those topics that grows and grows the closer you look at it.  Ross and Brent relate their own experiences […]

Join us for a trip down memory lane as we draw our attention to Cartoons!  Today we discuss the origins of cartoons and animation, their power and purpose, and can’t help but reminisce about our favorite cartoons, past and present. […]

Police.  What are they?  And where do they get off doing all of that… policing?  In this episode we sit down for a candid discussion on the concept of the Police; their history, purpose, and practice.  We share our own […]

In this episode we tackle the idea of the great American Road Trip.  We discuss the origins of and motivations behind Road Trips and relate some of our own experiences traversing the nation.  We also discuss some alternative journeys of discovery i.e. […]

In this episode we discuss what it is to be human and if it is possible to move beyond the limitations of the human body.  Transhumansim: The fusion of technology and biology in an attempt to transcend our humanity.  Brent […]

This week’s topic is one your hosts have spent their fair share of time exploring, Beer!  Crack open a cold one and join us as we dig deep into the origins and cultures that exist around this wonder drink.  Craft Beer, […]

In the latest episode of the Acid Bath Podcast, we focus on one of the most interesting and ephemeral aspects of the human condition: Dreams. We dive right in, exploring theories regarding why we dream in the first place, lucid […]

We missed our normal release time last night, so we thought we’d make it up to you by releasing an episode that’s hot off the presses.  Brent and I just finished recording this discussion of Espionage and we’re ready to hand-deliver […]

In this episode we dive into the idea of Meat and it’s role in American food culture.  We talk about the emphasis on having meat as a central element in the modern meal and the alternative bases emerging today.  We also discuss that age-old […]

This episode is from a few months back where we decided to pick a random topic and just get weird with it, hence this charming, rambling podcast about The DEVIL! We talk about supernatural monsters, legendary origins, and ways that […]

In this episode, we pay tribute to characters like Cayce Pollard and the insanity that is the modern day advertising world by looking at CoolHunting!  We look at what makes things stand out to us, and exhibit this elusive quality […]

In this episode, we candidly discuss one of the wildest facets of humanity.  We talk about the biological imperative, American love-making culture, relationships, and even share a few stories from our early experiences with human intimacy.  This episode ended up […]

Pop Culture and the Media love to talk about the end of the world.  Every summer another movie comes out exploring an asteroid impact, or a global pandemic, or total nuclear annihilation, and the media is consistently implying that the […]

The most wonderful time of the year and a delightful pagan holiday!  In this episode we share stories of Christmas Past, Present, and Future and some of our favorite Holiday traditions, movies, and music. So, cozy up next to the […]

Being a nerd is totally cool, but it used to be decidedly not. The Acid Bath team has certainly earned some nerd-cred through late nights of video games, graphic novels, anime, and tabletop role-playing games.  In this episode we spend […]

Acid Bath debuts with an episode exploring the concepts, cultural ideas, and our personal fascination with the Final Frontier.  We explore space travel, physics, the possibility of faster than light travel, and also how handsome Matt Damon is.  It’s just […]