Dave, Josh and Omar are long time friends who are constantly asking tough questions to the world's largest problems. So each week, they get together to debate three unprepared topics and get to the bottom of life's "not so vital" problems.
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In this 86th episode Josh gets aggressive at a sports bar, Omar gets aggressive selling hats to the top 1% and Dave gets aggressive with the "healthy" idea of not eating.
In this 85th episode, Josh sees oddities in old movies, Dave sees faces on Doritos and Omar just sees his way out of conversations and into prohibited bathrooms.
In this 84th episode Josh questions the judgement of a dermatologist, Omar has questions about his rapist jacket, butter and plane etiquette and Dave is questioning the future of companionship.
In this kick-off episode of Season 5, Josh tests the guys with a psychological test from Beast Games, Omar gets tested psychologically upon his reemergence in the dating scene and Dave tries to test Josh's psyche about one of his passions.
In this 82nd episode Josh thinks televised competitions have gone too far, Omar's new girlfriend's girlfriend went too far with his steak and Dave believes the classics went too far with their words.
In this 81st episode, Omar contemplates where to relocate...again, Josh contemplates which murderer is better suited for his daughter and Dave contemplates following in Hawk Tuah's footsteps.
In this special Thanksgiving 80th Episode Dave needs help deciding on an overdue gift, Omar can't decide where to live and Josh decides to embrace the good that comes out of tragedies. All that plus an exciting and unexpected celebrity guest!
In this 79th episode Dave can't get away from intro emails in his inbox, Josh can't get away thanks to Spirit airlines and Omar can't get away from horrible money-making ideas.
In this 78th episode Omar has a lot of nerve trying to restructure the show, Dave's friend has a lot of nerve taking his service dog everywhere and Josh has a lot of nerve openly hating popular things.
In this 77th episode, Josh shares a friend's abnormal parenting tactics, Omar puts a certain cream on an abnormal part of his body and Dave looks to avoid abnormal behavior at big dinners.
In this 76th episode, Josh wants to get rid of all the annoying ratings, Omar is not sure if he should get rid of his shirt and Dave thinks AI is going to rid us of society as we know it.
In this 75th episode Josh has an idea that reduces the negative aspects of pets, Omar is trying to reduce his Dad's bad habits and Dave wants to reduce the number of people taking advantage of the system.
In this 74th episode Josh's birthday massage was restless, Dave had the guys wrestle with timely trivia and Omar rested on his laurels with his choice of topic.
In this 73rd episode, Josh can't fathom how breakdancing is now in the Olympics, Omar can't fathom how parents don't have favorite children and Dave can't quite fathom how Burger King is still in business. All that plus listener email!
​In this 72nd episode strange things are afoot at FTS as a phony royal dumps 3 kids on Omar, Dave rethinks doping for athletes and Josh thinks we are getting duped by AGT.
In this 71st episode, Dave wants to put an end to phony emails, Josh is trying put an end to the stench in his yard and Omar just wants to end things before they start.
In this 70th episode, Omar is curious who Seinfeld would fire, Josh's curiosity leads him astray on TikTok and Dave's bizarre curiosity has him constantly searching for lists.
In this childish innuendo-filled 69th episode, Josh's friend unintentionally breaks a stranger's dignity, Omar thinks he has a breakout rom-com film idea and Dave wants the guys to bet on which summer movies will break the box office.
In this 68th episode, it's a late night for Omar as he bets heavily that his sister is wrong about his gambling problem, while Josh thinks cruising without your kids isn't a good bet and Dave bets that it would be fun to buy an office building!
In this 67th episode Josh is curious how conjoined twins split up their duties, Omar wants to split bottles, split up mini-bars and split from our phones and Dave asks how the equity in the FTS empire would be split amongst themselves.
In this 66th episode, customer service treats Omar like a stepchild, Josh questions his lack of childhood trauma and Dave realizes that he's a middle-aged man with childlike hobbies.
In this 65th episode, Dave thinks Omar's conference was a hot one, Josh gets hot under the collar about a swim meet and Omar wants to rid himself of a hot Rolex. All that plus listener email!www.friendstalkingshop.weebly.com
In this special 64th episode Omar butchers his friend's house, Josh thinks reality TV is butchering the concept of love and Dave may be the infamous Barbershop Butcher. Plus the guys from Gimmefivepod join FTS to pose an unresolved issue of their own!
In this 63rd episode, Dave wants to know the guys' go-to smart reply, Josh notices the wide range of smarts when it comes to humans and Omar's sister devises a not-so-smart plan when finding his missing man purse!
In this super-sized episode 62, Omar sees bearded ladies in a different light, Dave is still trying to shut out the light while flying and Josh shines a light on the overlooked details in some commercials. All that plus listener email!
In this 61st episode Omar wants the guys to say 'yes' to his new branding idea as well as a bearded lady, Dave is looking for advice to say 'no' to more things and Josh wants football players to say 'yes' to sleeves.
In this first episode of season 4, Dave scrutinizes last year's resolutions, Josh scrutinizes a stomach-turning news story and Omar's latest "brilliant" idea gets scrutinized by the guys.
In this 59th episode Dave wants to know if the Rock is really popular, Josh doesn't get why HGTV is so popular and Omar thinks his popularity makes him the new brown Jesus.
In this episode, Josh can't imagine an inedible burger, Omar can't imagine staring at anyone for a prolonged period and Dave's newest choice of TV show doesn't leave anything to the imagination.
In this 57th episode a belligerent Omar takes over chief hosting duties as Dave questions sports fandom, Josh questions unusual rituals and Omar questions why he's not in People magazine yet.
The Price is Wrong this episode as Josh recaps his experience on a game show while Dave envisions an experience in a movie and Omar shares an experience he probably shouldn't have.
In this long awaited episode 55 the guys' topics fall by the wayside as a slightly impaired Omar becomes obsessed with golf shorts and just won't let it go.
After a short hiatus, the guys are back with episode 54 as Omar showers the show with a barrage of topics while Josh learned about some inappropriate showering and Dave unknowingly signed up for an awkward shower experience.
In this 53rd episode Josh breaks down the dumbest song ever written, Omar breaks down the absurdity of an upscale restaurant and Dave nearly breaks down just trying to eat dinner.
In this Omar-hosted episode, Dave scoffs at food in the air, Josh scoffs at all the craziness in La-La land and Omar scoffs down food pretty much anywhere.
In this 51st episode of FTS, Omar is trying to work around his Dad's odd habits, Dave attempts to work around his opening comments at his conference and Josh just wants a workaround for all transactions.
In this blockbuster 50th episode, Omar doesn't get to close the deal, Josh doesn't get why baseball players wear chains and Dave doesn't get to keep much of anything!
In this high energy episode, Dave ponders if Nitro and Zap were just subjects of exploitation, Josh digs up an old story to exploit his buddy for amusement and Omar contemplates how to exploit a friendly gesture to score backstage passes.
After an unplanned and unwanted hiatus, FTS returns in less than spectacular fashion with a dumpster fire-esque episode 48 featuring a painfully salty and bitter Omar as host, an audio/Wi-Fi deficient Dave and also Josh, who is just trying to get thru the hour.
In this 47th episode Josh questions if video games are setting a horrible precedent, Omar wonders if his generosity may be in question, while Dave just wants to ask all sorts of questions. All that and listener mail!
In this special Mother's Day episode, Omar's doctor put him on his special list, Josh was left off the list entirely and Dave wants you to know which mothers made his list.
Omar reluctantly takes over the lead roll in this 45th episode as he is bowled over by his emotions when given a chance to meet his hero as Dave gets bowled over by an elderly woman while trying to score a coveted prize for his father and Josh tries to just discuss bowling but is bowled over by Omar before his topic is even complete.
In this episode, Dave can't do anything right in his wife's dreams, Josh can't get over joyless home expenditures and Omar can't get himself to shoot an elephant. Plus an FTS first...a poem from a listener!
Dave is back in the saddle for episode 43 where Omar tries to talk his buddy into buying a yacht, Dave tries to talk the guys into buying into his new rules for baseball and Josh tries to say bye to his new addiction to Screech, Mr. Belding and Kelly Kapowski.
In episode 42 Josh takes the reigns again as we learn that Omar is Jew-ish, Dave is a prankster and Josh thinks big-headed people shouldn't lose weight. All that and a listener email!
In this 41st episode that crawled its way to the starting line, Dave tries to strike a balance between money and happiness while Josh just wants to strike an oblivious passenger on his flight and Omar is just trying to strike up conversation.
In this 40th episode, Omar, in an ironic twist, wants to be a teacher as Dave schools us all in miscommunication while Josh longs for the suspension of time. Plus, the guys give away more whiskey to some lucky emailers.
In this 39th episode, it's Josh's turn as podcast quarterback. Dave thinks people have been stealing Netflix for too long, Josh assesses who has a better propensity for being a cult leader after watching Stolen Youth and Omar tries to steal the host spot when he grills Josh about the Super Bowl.
In this 3rd episode of the 2nd season the guys switch up the roles. Dave has no tolerance for the so-called humbled, Omar won't tolerate line-cutters and Josh's tolerance grows thin for absurd social media posts.
In this second episode of the second season, Josh thinks actors aren't all that special, Omar thinks he is all kinds of special and Dave thinks everyone's stories are probably less special than they actually are.
In the premiere episode of Season 2, Omar will make you sleepy in Seattle before you get to enjoy Dave's adventures in jury duty babysitting and Josh's chain restaurant reaction.