Paul Gude and Ben Laurance have been a comedy duo for over 15 years. Paul now lives in Southern Illinois, and Ben is back in Seattle. They now only talk once a week - all for you.
Today on the show Paul and Ben argue about tortellini, meta Veo 3 videos, now having to analyze each video to determine if it's AI or not, magic mirror reflections, vampires, being santa, autographed books, new sandals, steel toed shoes, Facebook friends, Fat Burger, and finally Mike Doughty.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about conservatives and comedy, Paul's conversation with his dad, tipping culture, H Mart, zots, Google Flow, Veo 3, AI putting people out of business, AI in the industry, 8647, Terry Gilliam, and finally filmmaker mode.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the impetus of the motto Keep It Wrong, sheep vs goats, Paul's birthday at Eleven City, old corrections, AI, we'll make great pets, reddit videos on public transportation, zoom reactions, remaking A New Hope, and Atlanta.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the New Pope, innies vs outies, the TV their watching, the podcasts they're listening to, John Sessions, how to pronounce Boise, Maid Men, meeting celebrities, toxic fandom, The Last of Us S2 spoilers, and surviving a nuclear winter.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about MayDay, Bowser and the Kook Aid man, the size of phones these days, personal finance talk, alphabet curses, the names of generations, latchkey kids, Have I Got News For You, Blue Origin, 3D printed buildings, Hot Ones, and finally haunted by video game music.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about humpday, the Naked Lady flower, fear mongering on the city subreddits, new fridges, Fury Road vs Furiosa, Deli Boys, individually created content, what is a friend, incredibox, selling your urls, The Last of Us (no spoilers), Dope Thief, and the Residence.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben wonder who is listening to the show, what snacks they're eating, real time fact checking from listener Catherine, the consoles we have, Mario double-jumping, standing in line for food, Indiana redrawing state lines, US citizens getting abducted by ICE, military personnel following lawful orders, where you were when John Lennon was shot, Babymetal, and far too much about Blue Prince, meeting your villains.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben level up, Twiglets, dying before everything goes to hell, the alleged market manipulation, being poor, boxes and boxes of Giraffes and Elephants, why people hate the finale of Severance, the Stephen J. Cannellverse, TMNT, working in the rare earth mineral mines, being hungry, and five minutes before the end, Ben realized that his voice was not going through to the livestream. Hooray.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Magic City BBQ, meeting people in person, Chicago improv, Soul Coughing tour, waiting for godot, classes on stand-up, messing with the algorithm, Last One Laughing UK, Cory Booker's filibuster, A&W in Canada, the Dunning Kruger effect, and finally Paul does math in his head.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about SignalGate, following the rule of law, agreed upon set of rules in the community, dim sum, food, drinking to excess, wordpress, cutting down trees, and the illuminati.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about family phone usage, coded 911 calls, how the internet has ruined low-level scams, John Cena's heel turn, the Criterion Channel sale, DVDs and AI, Dope Thief, breakfast cereal, partners who remember everything you say, bicentennial babies, will the country survive the … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the new music setup, gudelaurance getting booked in Ballard, the Schoolyard Bullies, fairy tales, Hundreds of Beavers, the Harvard Exit, how you talk about people after they die, spoilers for Beau is Afraid, self checkout, shooting a feature film, being the … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about pastor fieldwork, the Big Book of Hell, why Ben went to Port Townsend, Chicago's mayor defending its sanctuary city status, the laptop's expanding battery, the Ruby Vroom 30th Anniversary Edition, The Daily Show's analysis of the US's Heel Turn towards Ukraine, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul's synthesizer station, Gene Hackman, the Boston Tea Party, Cornwallis, Operation Paperclip, Fitbit outing spies, the email sent to federal employees regarding five things, email encryption, DOGE costing more money than it saves, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, doing stand up and … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about why Ben was late, audio questions on the discord, AI camps, renewing drivers' licenses, Chicago is cold, the US invading Canada, doing what the doctor tells you, knee issues, Kash Patel was confirmed as the head of the FBI, and when … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about retirement accounts, renting a car, Primus, Dan Ackyroyd, using the ice from the ice maker in your filtered water, Emergen C giving you kidney stones, the true identity of Jack the Ripper identified, Elon's kid saying “you're not the President,” Cousin … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the show GOLD closing this weekend at Annex Theatre, Sumo mandarins, Tootsie Rolls, rent is too damn high, would Bill Hicks have been turned by 9/11, Billy Corgan, Bill Burr, and Howie Mandel, the fork in the road memo to federal … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Hosue, Bean Dad, Silo, the current horrors of the world, DEI initiatives getting the blame for everything, the Reagan National accident, Federal deferred retirement, Dr. Phil, Guantanamo Bay, RFK Jr, disciplining dogs, and even more horrors around the current administration.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Puerto Rico, helping a guy at the grocery store, Chicago's Ward 9, Pavoratti killed Princess Diana, Elon Musk giving a straight arm salute, Michael Jordan's toothbrush mustache, declassifying the documents around JFK, RFK, and MLK, the Kindred TV adaptation not getting … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about how to eat bread, Dinner in Hell, atheists debating simulation theory, morning exercises, daily routines, licorice candy, tv stardom pipeline, conservative comedians, British politics, what's taught in schools, and stand up comedy.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Ben's Buffoon character for the first half of the show, their wardrobe, American Primeval, Weekend, Octavia E. Butler, and Getty and Shutterstock merging.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben playtest Paul’s game “Buffoon” for the ENTIRE HOUR.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about The Goes Wrong Show, the Criterion Channel, slapstick comedies, the drones, doom scrolling, air compressors, Ben Laurance did nothing wrong, Bill Stickers is innocent, Dogma 95, Amazon gift cards, the James Gunn DC Universe, the return of outlaws.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the big sandwich, Death of a Unicorn, horseradish, public diffusion, drones, news bias, urinating in dreams, drug use, tipping, the impending gov't shutdown, and who will run in 2028.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about relationship dynamics, the New Jersey drones, aliens on earth, being cold, quitting reddit, Shrinking, Dispatches from Elsewhere, the shows Ben needs to watch, the death of blu-ray, who we're support on Patreon, and finally the UHC shooter.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Chicagoland gang violence, themed retreats, UFOs, what's wrong with cybertrucks, American Doctor Who, when Paul and Ben met, who had the first iphone, Dante's Peak and Volcano, the fappening, deepfakes in adult movies, modifying AI generated content, and Google's Notebook AI.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Thanksgiving, Ben guesses the Applebee's menu items, why Dungeons and Dragons are in the news, what the US government is saying about drones in the UK, lights over the capitol building, rants about discourse, the impossible shoe rack, the glim dropper, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about peaches, generals as presidents, Matt Gaetz puling out, submitting reports to the government, the Windy City, the snow, how old Macauly Culkin, Gen X getting the Boomers' money, retiring, toxin fandom, Tyson v Paul, Baby Reindeer, Mr. Inbetween, and finally Interior … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Trump's cabinet picks, the deportations, city subreddits, Scott Glenn, spoiler for Slow Horses, Twin Peaks the return, welcome new listener Catherine, and burning it all down politically.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the recent election, the Terminator franchise, Slow Horses, the Blacklist, saving money, and discord.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about why the show wasn't posted for the past few weeks. Depresh Moe'd, going to the bathroom on the road, Gary Sinise, 30 Rock From The Sun, The Mentalist, streaming bundles, how much money is spent on food, Instacart, where is Topher … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about election day, the DMV, the Mexican/Texan war, meeting The Boss, awkward interactions with Paul F. Tompkins, Now You See Me, A Glitch in the Matrix, and AI generative images and the legality surrounding it. [youtube sewqdq7a5CU 640 360
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Ben’s hotel’s terrible connectivity, braces, voting, Kamala on Fox News, food delivery, and then Paul’s computer stopped recording for quite awhile, the check engine light, what to do when Ben’s in Chicagp, the Red Line, and finally fandom.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul's new house, garbage vs trash, moving drama, the Edwardsville Kessel Run, meeting people on the train, SFD walkthroughs, Goblin Bat's Fruity Pebbles Corn Dog, and finally I Saw The TV Glow.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk at you from the past, including things about living in South Chicago, seeing theater in Bellingham, shout out to junk removal companies, Chicago wards, the Google Notebook LLM, Three Mile Island getting back online, the problem with EVs, celebrity impressions, Seinfeld vs … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the final A's game at the Coliseum, fantasy baseball cards, collecting, the leaked JD Vance dossier, Eric Adams getting indicted, leaving Britney and Bieber alone, podcast scheduling, no shoes households, putting stuff in calendars, what is the difference between curtains and … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Ben going to see Soul Coughing live, Paul and family moving to Chicago, The Leftovers, the second trump assassination, capital punishment, adult beds, streaming vs DVDs, Star Wars original trilogy, childhood hallucinations, and finally performance pooping.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about what is wrong with Paul's new house, what they do with squirrels, the incredible cost of moving, and the historically bad White Sox.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about junk removal, the logistics of moving, paranoia, Shogun, sour patch kids, Falling Down, the Chicago house dimensions, fodder and grist, and Hollow Kingdom.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about updating, where they will be podcasting, the Fantastic Four shirts, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, with great power comes clobberin' time, Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery, JD Vance getting booed by Boston Firefighters, more moving talk, ways to sanitize social media consumption, Ninja … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Chicago, Perplexity, the voice of KITT, Battlestar Galactica, the new Fantastic Four, bloodwork results, mochi doughnuts, the closed Ballet restaurant, Lucky Charms marshmallow powers, George Carlin hosting a kids show, we might to have bananas in 50 year, and finally Jim … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about recent AI advancements, David Lynch's emphysema, the darling monkeys roadtrip, and then we're joined by friend of the show Stephen and the conversation goes into all corners of AI.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about hot coffee, sleeping on the wedge, the construction above Annex, gender neutral terms for people, medications, getting pick pocketed on the bus, the covid spread, Brian Tyree Henry should be in more things, Tim Walz as the new VP nominee, the … Continue reading →
Today on this audio-only podcast, Paul and Ben talk about YouTube's streaming issues, AI and realistic-looking video games, 2nd person shooter, SketchFest, the Kuleshov effect, the left calling the right Weird, Paul's new long-term goal, coded racism, the Prisoner finale, Truck Lorry, the assassination attempt, Trump's appearance with the NABJ, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Ben's upcoming road trip, looking at houses in Chicago, Joe Biden stepping aside, the “assassination” attempt, Bob Roberts, the rumor about JD Vance, when they go low, we go high, and pants that give you a wedgie.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about moving to Chicago, the vlog brothers, the assassination attempt, the Gene Wilder documentary, problematic media, the Tenacious D controversy, liberal cities, and finally AI generated content.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about grandkids, turtles, delicious delicious turtles, Fat Boy Summer, going to the doctor, people speaking loudly in public, quicksand, not drinking, AI music and video creation, Biden staying in the race, garbage, and Electric Dreams.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about food and methods of eating, Cookie Monster with teeth, using spider-man to understand the multiverse, Biden stepping down, protests, what destroys political careers, The Bear, comedic actors taking dramatic roles, and finally Bill Burr berating the Philly audience.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Pride weekend, Fat Boy Summer, Ben's Disneyland experience, the start of WWIII, Paul training an AI model on himself, the changing ethics of training data, the Star Trek replicator, the Apple Vision Pro, AR language immersion, their French experiences, the Presidential … Continue reading →
Today on the nostalgia show, Paul and Ben talk about U2, Ghostbusters, content vs medium, 50s nostalgia, turning 50, pooping in the box, appreciating things as they happen, theater nostalgia, and finally our theater journeys.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the most unpleasant guessing game, conservatives and comedy, convicted felons, eliminating the electoral college, tips for republicans, moving to chicago, and finally stable diffusion 3.0.
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