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From deep dives on movies and shows to how to navigate college majors. Let us know what you think and any questions you have by emailing us at hopesomethingsticks@gmail.com and we will answer your questions.

Burt & Matt


    • Jan 2, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 41 EPISODES


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    The Miracle Of Life OR The Tragedy Of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2022 50:25


    Matt and Burt are back! They discuss a new addition to the Hope Something Sticks family, the resent murder trails, the new era of Billy Napier, Rift Beaker, and Omicron.

    Video Games are Hades OR Let Me Tell You About The Graco

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 55:52


    Matt and Burt discuss Hades, Far Cry 6, Baby Shopping, College Football, and Jon Stewart.

    Back To Gainesville OR The Pick Of The Century Of The Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 41:48


    Matt and Burt are back! They discuss college football, sports gambling, the Olympics, the Para Olympics, Gainesville, and COVID.

    Olympic Glory OR It's All About The Points

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 53:29


    Matt and Burt discuss the Olympics, Gator football, COVID-19, and boycotts.

    The Epicness of David Harbor's Beard OR The Wheel Of College Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2021 43:30


    Matt and Burt discuss Black Widow, college, transition from college to a job, and robot Richard Simmons.

    The Joys Of Whoring Yourself Out OR Thinking About The Man In The Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 52:54


    Matt and Burt discuss the game Papers Please, NIL of college athletes, The Invention of the Lie, and Paul Moony.

    How Gangs Inform College Recruiting OR Hail Satan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 62:27


    Matt and Burt discuss gun violence, Returnal, Satanism, and the NFL Draft. Note: This was recorded on 05/02/21.

    Matt's Digital Love Life OR Why Can't We All Be More Jew-ish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 55:59


    Matt and Burt discuss Covid-19, online dating, college football playoff expansion, and baby news.

    Philly Hates Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 41:18


    Matt and Burt discuss My Octopus Teacher, Israeli politics, hate speech, and Philly sports fans.

    Talking Around OR Can't We All Just Get Along?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 85:40


    Matt and Burt discuss baby news, Ghost of Tsushima, Returnal, Overlord, Israel, and Palestine. No, like really. If you want to skip ahead to the discussion about the middle east crisis that goes into some of the history, you can fast forward to 38:28. 

    Talking Around OR How I Learned To Love The Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 47:31


    Burt and Matt have a special guest on this episode. They discuss crypto currencies, AI, privacy, and rent-a-friend in Japan. 

    Talking Around OR How To Make Love To An Octopus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 49:00


    Matt and Burt discuss space travel, Elon Musk, thoughtfulness, sport stadiums, and the Oscars... kinda 

    Talking Around OR How About Them Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 43:57


    Matt and Burt talk about college football, NFL, YouTube commenters, and home buying.

    Talking Around OR Guns And Flying Scissors Kicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 80:32


    Matt, Danny, and Burt discuss the NFL, Pro Day, home defense, Passover, and more!

    Talking Around OR Hearth And Homeland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 65:24


    Matt and Burt discuss the President Biden's first press conference, Israeli elections, Covid vaccines, Evil Genius 2, Ghost of Tsushima, the Georgia voting bill, and Hearthstone.

    Talking Around OR The Haves And The Have Not Vaccinated

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 41:11


    Matt and Burt discuss the covid vaccine, South Park, The Last of Us, Raft, and Jon Stewart.

    Talking Around OR Matt Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 62:10


    Matt and Burt discuss the stock market, politics, The Good Place, and more.

    Talking Around OR Adventures In Heroin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 64:56


    Matt, Daniel, and Burt discuss a wide range of subjects. Including Mass Effect, Name of the Wind, Lost, computer building, Bridgerton, Game of Thrones, puppies, kittens, tick tok, Skyrim, and 30 Rock. This time we actually talk about most of those subjects. Which ones? Listen and find out!  

    Game of Thrones S01E05 OR What's With Varys?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 66:02


    Matt and Burt discuss "The Wolf and the Lion" along with Disney, the big game, puppies, kittens, squirrels, covid-19, vaccinations, Anna Kendrick, ducks, and PS5.  

    Daniel's College Life OR Adventures In Marine Land

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 90:15


    Matt and Burt have a special guest discussing his scholarly road to a PhD in Micro Biology. And of course Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Anna Kendrick, puppies, kittens, balloons, cakes, BLM, and Tom Brady.  

    The Wonderful World Of Isms OR Just Have Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 31:51


    Matt and Burt go over all the classics. Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, and Authoritarianism.  

    Game of Thrones Deep Dive Episode 4 OR Everybody Loves Ros

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 57:58


    Matt and Burt discuss the fourth episode of the first season of Game of Thrones, "Cripples, Bastards, And Broken Things". 

    Domestic Terrorist Attack In The Capitol OR American Hustle (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 53:18


    Matt and Burt discuss the insurrection of our capital as well as the events before and after.

    2020 In Review OR It Was The End Of The World As We Knew It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 70:33


    Matt and Burt discuss the big events of 2020. This of course includes puppies, kittens, tic tok, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, the election, Taylor Swift, Cyberpunk 2077, and Jesus.

    Online Dating OR A Tale As Old As OkCupid

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 53:36


    On this episode we have a special guest, Burt's wife Sharon. We talk about online dating and what kind of pictures to put on your dating profile. And the importance of have good interests. Such as politics, puppies, kittens, Joe Rogan, Jon Stewart, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, tick tok, nut shots, top 10 lists, etc.

    2020 Election Epilogue OR Harry Caray Here!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 56:54


    Matt and Burt discuss the outcome of the election and what may happen in Biden's administration. Special guest, Harry Caray, back from the dead. We will of course also be discussing puppies, kittens, tictok, game of thrones, marvel super heroes, and the Pittsburg Steelers. 

    Last Pre-Election 2020 Podcast OR See You On The Other Side!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 68:13


    In our last podcast before the election, Burt and Matt discuss the latest polls, how to spot misleading polls, and what a post election America might look like. Of course we will also be discussing puppies, kittens, tick tok, and Joe Rogen. Yeah, why not...

    Alt-Right Conspiracy Theories OR Hard Right Jay And Not So Silent Bob

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 50:33


    Matt and Burt discuss some of the issues of the alt right movement as well as the second presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. 

    The Hunter Biden Scandal OR Hunter Biden And The Infinite Sadness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 51:38


    Matt and Burt discuss the Hunter Biden Scandal as well as the blowback to Twitter and Facebook throttling the story. They also discuss the latest campaign updates for Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

    Political Aftermath of Trump Contracting Covid OR Is it Thursday Already?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 67:29


    In this episode, Matt and Burt discuss the first presidential and vice presidential debates as well as President Trump contracting Covid-19. What are the political ramifications of these events? What are Matt and Burt's picks for who wins the swing States in the election? Also there are kittens and puppies and TikTok and ummm... people falling down. Really? Listen to find out!

    Drunk Gainesville History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 58:01


    Matt and Burt recount some of the stories they have from Gainesville, Florida. They were pretty dunk for most of them...

    Republicans vs. Democrats Part 2 OR IDK They Can't All Be Winners!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2020 32:21


    In part two of our episode, we go into more detail about Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Also cats cats cats cats. There maybe if I keep putting cats in the description, people will listen to it more.

    Republicans vs. Democrats Part 1 OR It's Nuclear Powered!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 52:57


    Matt and Burt discuss the beginnings of the the Republican and Democratic discourse and the current similarities and differences between the two.  

    Game of Thrones Deep Dive Episode 3 OR The Cat in the Cat house

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 67:37


    Burt and Matt go once again into the depths of GOT lore and fandom. What will we find? Spoiler: Jaime loves his sister. Like too much.

    Burt's College Life Part 2 OR That Was Also Close!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2020 43:04


    The epic conclusion of Burt's life as a student!

    Burt's College Life Part 1 OR That Was Close!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 66:29


    Would you like to hear a tale of a college student just barely eking out success over and over again? No?!? Well if you change your mind, this is half the episode for you. Stay tuned for part two!

    Discussion on Covid-19 OR The Difference Between Corona Lite and a Loaded Corona

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 74:49


    Matt and Burt have two special guests to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic. Avi and Sharon, two doctors, give their insights on the virus and what we can do to help stop it. Is it washing your hands? Is it drinking bleach? Listen to the podcast to find out!Disclaimer: What our guests say in this episode are not necessarily the opinions of their hospitals or hospital systems. Our guests are acting as knowledgeable private people and are not representing anything besides themselves. If you are experiencing any symptoms, please see a doctor for advice. Be advised, some of the information you hear in is episode may be out of date by the time you listen to it.

    Game of Thrones Deep Dive Episode 2 OR Joffrey Sucks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 66:24


    Burt an Matt take a deep dive into episode 2 of Game of Thrones. Full spoilers and even fuller explanations! 

    Groundhog Day Movie Review OR What If Nothing You Did Mattered

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 37:40


    Matt and Burt review the Harold Ramis directed classic, "Groundhog Day".

    Matt's College Life OR A New Major? It Must Be Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 64:57


    Matt goes into detail about his choices in college that led him to his career path. A few major changes. A lot of bicycling. And some bland tacos.

    Game of Thrones Deep Dive Episode 1 OR Incest, Decapitations, and Puppies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 79:18


    Burt and Matt take a deep dive into episode 1 of Game of Thrones. In this episode, we go into detail about what is happening in the episode, how it compares to the book, and a few production facts you may not know about.

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