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Listen in on a conversation between two old friends that chose different paths in life but found common ground for their unique opinions on American culture and current issues.

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    • Feb 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 65 EPISODES


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    Episode 65 - The Winter Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate take a look at the Olympics and debut a new game.

    Episode 64 - Auld Lang Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys ring in the new year with Christmas stories and parenting advice. Notes Parents now spend twice as much time with their children as 50 years ago

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    Episode 63 - Sweet Home Alabama

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Roy Moore's shocking defeat. Abortion. Toyota Tacomas.

    Episode 62 - Sexual Harrassment Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate talk about the current sexual misconduct epidemic going on in the United States. Trigger warning: some of the boys' opinions might upset some listeners, and if that happens to be you, they'd love to hear what you have to say! Please write to ...

    Episode 61 - Buddy PrivilegeCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys are bounding into white privilege, baby! JW has a game for Buddy Podcast listeners to give them a glimpse into his childhood. Notes Former OPB Newscaster Running for Office Faces Online Backlash John Boehner Retirement Photo Black People Love Us! Stuff White People Like

    Episode 60 - Buddy Foodcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio No sugar added. We're sweet enough. Plus weirdo, high school classmates and band stories.

    Episode 59 - Universal Buddy Podcast Income

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys talk about gun control, Trump's CSR denial, Gordon Hayward, Universal Basic Income, North Korea, and Colin Firth. Notes Internal White House documents allege manufacturing decline increases abortions, infertility, and spousal abuse Providence Health & Services Financial Information The Only State Where Everyone Gets Free Money ...

    Episode 58 - The Heartbroken

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys remember a legend, then discuss the current, sad state of gun control and Puerto Rican efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Maria. Notes Tulsa Race Riots Port Arthur Massacre Jim Jefferies: Gun Control Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    Episode 57 - This Land is Our Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys start out with a discussion about the wildfires in Oregon and public land use, and eventually end up talking about benevolent cult leaders to lead humanity into the future and the euphoric lamentations of writing.

    Episode 56 - Gone Fishin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Nate and JW catch up after a month of vacations, fishing, solar eclipses, and Donald Trump. Notes Animal Bounty Hunting As A Side Hustle Top-Twenty Anglers of 2016 Exploring Shadow Bands Embarrassing McCain Photo The President Who Looked at the Sun With Trump Appointees, a Raft of ...

    Episode 55 - We're Not Steve Bannon, We're Not Trying to Buddy Our Own Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Scaramucci, Trump, and Healthcare! Notes Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer Trump fuels doubts over GOP’s agenda

    Episode 54 - Buddy Lifeguardcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Per usual, the boys start the show with fart facts and anecdotes, then talk about the news, lifeguarding, and worker's unions. Notes Canada's Governor General Blames 'Slippy' Carpet for Royal Protocol Breach Cat Foils Burglary Turo - Rent Better Cars

    Episode 53 - Podcast of Thrones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys talk about the joys and perils of vacationing in the National Parks, the value of Game of Thrones, and Donald Trump, Jr., a.k.a Fredo Corleone Notes Watch: Bear Gets Swept Over Waterfall in Yosemite Man slips on Yosemite's Wapama bridge, falls to ...

    Episode 52 - 52 Card Pick-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio After a two week break, JW is back from vacation. The boys catch up and talk about Disney movies, the Obamacare repeal, the Russia investigation, and Alex Honnold's insane free-solo climb of El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park. Notes Little Mermaid Penis The Mystery of C3PO ...

    Episode 51 - Movie Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys discuss movies and the future of film, television, and virtual reality. Notes Fears of failure grow for rods on Bay Bridge eastern span River Plunge Survivor Speaks How To Make A Hobbit With Forced Perspective How one of the best films at Sundance was shot ...

    Episode 50 - Even We Can't Believe It!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate celebrate the 50th Buddy Podcast episode by falling into the familiar territory of political commentary and pop culture references. Happy Memorial Day!

    Episode 49 - Click and Clack, the Buddy Cartalk Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate talk about cars and tell driving stories. JW complains about going to a baby shower. Discussion about the latest Trump blunder. Notes Superman II - Niagara Falls Scene Teenagers film themselves illegally climbing Golden Gate Bridge Brawl On Everest: Ueli Steck’s Story How Trump ...

    Episode 48 - Buddy Dabcast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate talk about dabbing, poop, Donald Trump's firing of James Comey, and Ben Sasse's Wall Street Journal essay "How to Raise an American Adult". They also do a table read of LBJ's most famous recorded presidential phone call. Notes Dabbin’ teacher of ...

    Episode 47 - Radio? Who Needs a Radio?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys discuss T-Ball, the Trailblazers, Trump, and Taxes. Quadruple T, baby. Notes Can you sing a song from a Marvel film score? Kevin Durant: My Next Chapter My Next Chapter: Sad Blazers Fan How Trump could make himself richer through tax reform, explained with a cartoon

    Episode 46 - Racetrack

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Nate and JW talk about Race. Also Death Valley and television shows. And, uh, first kisses and science fair projects.

    Episode 45 - Buddy Podmass

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio It's Holy Week, but that doesn't stop the boys from revealing their grossest home habits. Nate tells JW what he's working on in his woodshop.

    Episode 44 - Buddy Podcrap. SAD!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys talk about immigration and Trump's skinny budget. JW works on his Trump impression and illuminates Nate about the Bohemian Club. Nate has a million dollar Star Trek idea. Notes Donald Trump Finally Pays A Price For His False And Reckless Words Paul Ryan: We ...

    Episode 43 - Buddy Biblecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio Nate schools us all on the origins of the Gospels of the Christian Bible. Also healthcare. Notes Senate rules could force GOP to drop key policies in health bill Mensch Power! Israel Reaches 2nd Round Of World Baseball Classic Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Mizrahi and Ethiopian Jews I, Rigoberta ...

    Episode 42 - Comrade Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys deny any involvement with the Russians, then rip on the Golden State Warriors for a bit. Notes Sen. Sasse says Trump must elaborate on Obama tapping claims John Boehner Says Obamacare is "Not Going to Happen" Rand Paul led a search through the House building ...

    Episode 41 - Word Vomit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys talk about the dentist and getting sick. Then, like most Americans nowadays, spend the rest of their day talking about President Trump. Notes The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to ...

    Episode 40 - Cyclodrama

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys read Forest Grove's polive blotter, discuss a picture of Marco Rubio, and review the recent Portland Trailblazer trade. JW tells a story of an attempt to indoctrinate him into a cult. Nate's wife makes him wear a helmet. Notes Forrest Grove blotter Blazers ...

    Episode 39 - Lord, We Were Born a Ramblin' Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys catch up after almost a month of no Buddy Podcast.

    Episode 38 - Red Scare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate discuss Trump's ties to the Russians, the future of the Afordable Care Act, and what they would get arrested for in the next four years.

    Episode 37 - Buddy Lovecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys invite longtime listener Michael Caldera onto the show to help him out with his dating problems on the first episode of 2017.

    Episode 36 - Bullet Ant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys get some serious lols listening to a man get stung repeatedly by exotic insects.

    Episode 35 - Fake News Facebook

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys discuss Portlanders abandoning their cars as the city gets blanketed in two inches of snow, the fake news from Facebook, and the new Trump world order.

    Episode 34 - Buddy Podcult

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys check out a lead on some potential benevolent-cult real estate. JW remembers Bay Area artist and friend Jsun McCarty, who died in the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.

    Episode 33 - Listen Up, Mittens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys update each other about their Thanksgiving holiday and dissect the photograph of Mitt Romney's Secretary of State interview with President-Elect Trump. JW announces vague intentions to run for public office in the future and tags Nate to help run his campaign. Notes Kamasi Washington ...

    Episode 32 - Decompression

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate dissect the election results. Notes History of the selection of electors The Legal Electoral College Map that Could Still Make Hilary Clinton President in 2016 Why the Senate Doesn't Have to Act on Merrick Garland's Nomination This Is How Steve Bannon Sees ...

    Episode 31 - Trump Flies the W

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio As Nate drives across America, he takes time on election night to talk with JW. They also have a call-in guest for the first time ever, and have an early reaction to the election.

    Episode 30 - The Dirty Thirty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate wander around sports, police violence, the current evangelical existential crisis, white guilt, and Halloween costumes. Notes Golden State Warriors Dancing Mom A Pacifist College Considers the National Anthem 'White privilege survey' causes controversy at Aloha High School American Indians and Crime Occupation of Alcatraz ...

    Episode 29 - Land Ho! The End of the Election Draws Nearer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys discuss Christian values vs. Republican values, and Donald Trump’s sexual assault allegations. Notes Portland musician admits to sexual assault on Facebook Beth Moore Statement Why Don't We Hear More About The Christian Left? Maternal mortality rates in Texas doubled after state cut funding ...

    Episode 28 - Safe at Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate talk baseball and computer security. Notes What we learned: The legend of Madison Bumgarner adds another chapter SF@LAD: Scully on Bumgarner, his wife and snakes AUDIO: Jon Miller perfectly calls Conor Gillaspie’s epic 9th inning home run i-XYstereo microphone. HD Audio. Anytime ...

    Episode 27 - That Makes Me Smart

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio In this Buddy Podcast Special Edition (TM), Nate and JW chew the fat about the first presidential debate of 2016 before turning to the more important topic of baseball. Notes Video of the first 2016 debate NPR Transcript and In-Line Fact-Check Reddit user finds at least 50 ...

    Episode 26 - North of 26!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio After catching up on the latest campaign scuttlebutt, Nate and JW talk about immigration in terms of economics and security. Notes Trump foundation pays for legal settlements Donald Turmp Jr.’s tweet of skittles refugee metaphor Obama addresses UN General Assembly

    Episode 25 - Sick 'Em, Hillary

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys talk about Trump supporters, Hilary’s health scare, and America workaholism. Notes Sounds of a Glass Armonica Glass harmonica Radio announcer's play-by-play of a 49ers fan who ran on the field was amazing He Is Legend: The Astros Fan Who Ran On The Field ...

    Episode 24 - Give Me Libertarians, Then Give Me Death!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate stay in the political arena and bounce around from Trump to Ben Carson’s missing luggage to Gary Johnson’s gaffe. Then they examine one concerning aspect of the Republican platform and take aim at the American brand of Libertarianism. Notes Obama vs. Putin ...

    Episode 23 - No Senator's Son

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio In a show first, JW ande Nate receive some listener feedback regarding typefaces. The discussion turns to a third scandal for a disgraced politician with a topical name, Colin Kaepernick and the flag, and the unavoidable topic: Trump. Notes Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin to Separate After ...

    Episode 22 - Bcc: Hillary Clinton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys chat about Hilary Clinton's email scandal. Notes: Have You Seen the 'Manbun Pants Thief'? No Man’s Sky Epic Sax Guy 10 The Hidden Threats in Russia’s Eurovision Song Emails Reveal How Foundation Donors Got Access to Clinton and Her Close Aides at ...

    Episode 21 - The Boys Solve Global Warming

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate gloss over recent Olympic news before taking the challenges of climate change head on. Notes: USOC Apologizes for 'Distracting Ordeal' from US Swimmers Who Claimed Robbery WHAT ARE DONALD TRUMP, ROGER AILES, AND STEVE BANNON REALLY UP TO? Trump's Lawyer Michael Cohen Fails ...

    Episode 20 - The Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys discuss the Olympics and their athletic histories. Notes: Hugh Glass and the Indians Native Americans Modified American Landscape Years Prior to Arrival of Europeans As California Water Wells Run Dry, Kelly Slater Builds 65 Million Gallon "Perfect Wave" Tank

    Episode 19 - Conversation at the Dish-o-mat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate kick it off by small-talking about laundry and bicycling, before turning the topic to dangerous sports. Then they get sucked into the Trump news vortex. Notes: Topographic Map of San Francisco Sports-related concussions This ‘Seinfeld’ 9/11 Spec Script Is Insane and Incredible Trump ...

    Episode 18 - In Case You’ve Been Living Under a Rock…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW is back in San Francisco after spending the last week and a half in the woods, so Nate fills him in on the Republican National Convention and other recent news. Notes: Donald Trump names Mike Pence his VP pick Blazers extend 3J for four years Durant ...

    Episode 17 - Jerry's Kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW is out of town this week, so the boys travel through time and predict the fate of the Republican National Convention. Then they throw out some of their favorite Jerry Seinfeld jokes and talk about music. Notes: What is Ham Radio? Jerry Seinfeld - I'm Telling ...

    Episode 16 - At Least You Have Your Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio The boys examine the successes and failures of the Affordable Care Act. Nate vents his frustrations over the MLB All-Star Game. JW comments on deaths by selfie. Also all-time top 10 science fiction television shows and new Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte. Notes: Holocaust Museum, Auschwitz want Pokémon ...

    Episode 15 - Once Again in Dallas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016


    Download: MP3 Audio JW and Nate react to the deadly shooting of five police officers in Dallas during a Black Lives Matter protest as it unfolds. Notes: Dallas Shooting Suspect, Micah Johnson, ‘Upset at White People’ Justice Department to investigate Alton Sterling's killing by police in Louisiana Falcon Heights ...

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