Matt & Brendan

Jackson Dahl is itching to crack the mic with his dad and Brendan to share perspective on the current state of affairs and the virus. Jax reimagines Brendo's boxing routine, shares the story of Arnie the Doughnut and explains where zoo animals hang out.

Matt & Brendan are back in school!  Jackson Dahl experiences the highs & lows of show business when he comes down with a case of kindergarten stage fright.  Brendan feels the love from a Chipotle cashier.  Ditto for Matt with a family-size Malnati's salad.

As he prepares to attend his 1st ever Phish show - on New Year's Eve at Madison Square Garden, no less - Brendan seeks the counsel of an Aphishianado from long ago...Matty D. Matt gives Brendo a crash course on Phishdom and some crucial do's & don't's.

Jackson Dahl, 6 years old, stops by to wish you a Merry Christmas and answer some questions about the holiday season with his dad, Matt. Matt is his dad.  Thanks for listening, and MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

Matt & Brendan get festive for the annual M&B company Christmas party/Taco Tuesday, complete with Mai Tais and the sounds of Tool on the TouchTunes. Junior reporters Jackson and Emery inspire a roundtable discussion about the Grinch's legacy.  

Matt & Brendan will confront you in the parking lot of Tony's Finer Foods, no matter the cost. Matt is beginning to feel a bit like Christmas and anticipates a stocking full of reindeer poop. Plans are pretty much finalized for the 2019 M&B Xmas Party.

Matty and Brendo are ready to deliver a brand new podcast into your hearts! Matt's been following comfort dogs while Brendan is embroiled in a cleaner's triangle. M&B have a few clarifying questions to ask you...here's a fiver for your trouble.

Brendan thinks he saw an obscure superhero at Oktoberfest. Which is funny, because Matt took Jackson to the comic book store for the first time, where he chose an edition starring well-known web slinger Spider-Man. Matt preps for the ER w/ Brendan’s help. 

Matt & Brendan anxiously await a 4th bundle of joy. Would Matt leave a fire to attend the birth? Doc Rhubarb unintentionally insulted a Grundy County Speedway fan's intelligence when referring to a Logic video. Mad Dawg is really digging his Adidas slides Jackson wasn't a big fan of Toy Story 4, which Matt didn't find out until after they went a 2nd time. Brendan visits an 80's movie landmark. Cooper slept in his own vomit and the stink lingered on his coat until he was hosed down.

Matt & Brendan give underwear a break for different reasons. Warning: Your results may vary. Matt's privates got a little too much attention on a group text. Brendan might've frightened a pizza delivery guy after drinking Oberons in the hot tub with Wiz. Also on this episode: Matt brings his kids to the vet, where they pretend to be dogs. Brendan deals with extreme smells and possible extremists aboard public transportation. Matt seeks light therapy and Brendan is a hot dog at yoga.

Matt is preparing for a big Power Point presentation tonight at the firehouse and he's trying to strike a balance between informational & entertaining. Brendan played pool against a guy who was clearly on Molly. Plus: Ernest P. Worrell's cultural impact. Did you know Ernest did commercials for Mello Yello? You do now. One product he never got a chance to be a spokesman for: Hero Wipes, The Wipe for Heroes. M&B consider the path to becoming a Bud Man and quote 2 Costner movies.

Matt & Brendan start planning a joint vacation to the new Taco Bell resort in California. Mistaken Mad Dawg once tried to fight a credit card charge from Yum Brands and Blazed Doc Rhubarb tried to return a BK Broiler to Burger King. Krusty Burger, anyone? Plenty more Simpsons references on this week's M&B. Did we mention the Taco Bell resort? Yes? Our bad. Emery has been torturing Jackson with the repeat game and it must be getting to us like it's getting to him. Hopefully the preschool graduate can put it out of his mind in time for the ceremony. Brendo's late night DMs are poached and he leaves a beefy hotel tip.

Matt and Brendan are finally getting a Friday night out, just the two of them. It's long overdue. Matt has been swimming, steaming and studying stats in preparation for the M&B evening. Brendan is dressing to impress in his Bobby Portis Crazy Eyes shirt. After catching a Bulls game at United Center, Brendan is whisking Matt away...for a surprise country music experience at Joe's on Weed. It all hinges on Matt's new furnace getting installed on time and a complicated series of transportation plans. Not a good time to have your furnace go out.

Forever brothers in banging, M&B seem like a security threat this week. Matty gets upgraded to suite status in ‘Zona & gives his Ritalin Review of Black Panther. Brendo parties like a rock star backstage with Portugal. The Man, but keeps it super awkward. The band bought some 30 packs, but there wasn't enough High Life to go around. There were plenty of joints, however. Failing to pick up on a natural end to an interaction, Brendo prolonged one polite conversation with a member of the band.

Matt & Brendan are weirdly good at this. Clear vision will let you see what else Matt is weirdly good at as he puts his butt on the line. Brendan, whom they call Mr. Glass Cleaner, is unbreakable in his quest to gain industrial strength.

Follow the twists & turns as Matt drives his rental car up a narrow mountain path on his way from Vegas to California. Brendan is retro-ticked off by an omission in Entertainment Weekly’s “Breakout Stars of 2008” issue. Plus: Coyote safety tips!

M&B ain’t barking wrong this week! Although, Brendo is left to question his 90s knowledge. Matty impresses onlookers with his handling of a funnel and tube. A failed Forest Park surprise can’t keep Matt & Brendan apart.

Matt & Brendan’s Halloween Special prepares you to aim and fire at any zombie in your range. Gleeful Greeley wonders if he was formerly considered fabulous. Also: M&B’s harebrained app ideas!!

Pow Pow! Matt & Brendan! M&B, power makes ’em go! Matt weighs the pros and cons of winterizing Lightning McQueen. Brendan eavesdrops at a bus stop. M&B – each model sold separately!

Do you have any M&Bs? Go fish. Matt is a single dad for the night. He implements classical music and free HBO into his parenting routine. Brendan argues with his Alexa about her choices. Also: finding fault with the classic food pyramid.

M&B craft a princess-worthy podcast as Matt traces half-hearted stars while Brendan buttons down a plan complete with costume changes. Also: Matty D’s house is inhabited by a pair of pint-size cookie monsters, one of whom pops in to say ‘Hello’.

Have you ever sipped Bud on a jet, with famous ballplayers you met? M&B have. Hear about Matty D’s private plane excursion to Tallahassee and Brendo’s cheese platter entrée on this week’s Matt & Brendan show.

Matt & Brendan are in a hot, dense state as a contrite Rhubarb seeks absolution for a transgression committed long ago. Mad Dawg is tickled by unexpected wall art and a showdown pitting hipsters against dusties at a park district event.

Let pangs of desire for more Matt & Brendan diminish as a new show glides gently into your ears. Matty sips vino & impish Brendo messes with a fake MVP. Also: cute new pet names for M&B!

Matt & Brendan Lock In 2017!!! M&B finish a fantasy draft at Pat’s workspace. Pat allows them to stay at the Banner Collective office all night to drink and cause mayhem. Mad Dawg wikis table shuffleboard rules & Rhubarb redefines puff puff pass.

A chance to rock out with M&B this week, as Brendan is fresh from the Green Day show at Wrigley Field, where he exhibited concertgoer shrewdness. Matt rolled to Milwaukee for a Tiki-themed, task-oriented, musical bachelor party!

And we back, and we back, and we back, na na na!! Podcasting is all Matt & Brendan got! Cam Dahl couldn’t have a better father; losing Walter our only bother. Elmhurst ghosties can’t hurt ’em; but that lip gloss, maybe flirt some?

Walter, man’s (Matt’s) best friend, is now chasing tennis balls in the great beyond. The third member of Matt & Brendan’s team for so many years, we pay tribute by presenting a few Walter’s memorable podcast moments. R.I.P. Walter. We’ll miss you.

Pour some winey champagne and get your Matt & Brendan on. Matt gets a lil Yachty while making his reality TV debut on Bravo’s Below Deck as Brendan avoids wasted parking lot dwellers. Also: A joke gift goes awry and club music throbs from above.

Toss on your bathrobe go door to door as Matt & Brendan help put themselves through smoothie school. Disney robs Mad Dawg while Doc Rhubarb gets mushy and bold in a place where Matty D can like it. This week’s episode is paid in full!

Matthew and Bren consider name alternatives on this week’s show. M&B also enter the celeb nook for a frank talk about prospects for The Weeknd and Selena Gomez and allegations about Lea Michele’s Instagram motives.

Tension at forty thousand feet may require the services of Matty D: EMT. Find out how the drama played out on this week’s Matt & Brendan. Meanwhile, Doc Rhubarb investigates the limits of insurance coverage.

Matt’s going through changeeesssssss – both professionally and on the home front. Share in the happy developments on this week’s Matt & Brendan. Brendan remembers a forgotten bar soap and is pitched bad ideas by the Moments photo app.

You know Matty & Brendo…But do you recall the most Matt & Brendan holiday special of all? The boys celebrate at a local watering hole with plenty of warm chocolate, vanilla and cinnamon surprises! M&B in your ears

Matt & Brendan are no saints. Or are they? M&B boast about their many, if somewhat half-assed or grainy, good deeds. Meanwhile, Matt is perturbed by his wife’s organizational blind spot & Brendan hears a clever joke in the alley.

Matt and Brendan vibe then un-vibe then re-vibe in a lesson-laden episode of the M&B show. Matt becomes a man on Thanksgiving while risking the spirituality of his children on the finest gentlemen’s game of skill – table tennis.

No more shall you see Matt check-in at his cozy book nook, share a spot-on ecard or type “So This Happened” above a picture of an empty wrapper from Mrs. Fields. M&B discuss Matty D’s decision to sell his Farmland and log off Facebook for good.

Battling unseen microbes, M&B journey to the center of Matt’s lower intestine. They find embarrassing skid mark anecdotes, a Dirrty Christina Aguilera metamorphosis & ever-improving ads for The General. Drunk Brendan cares about his hungover self

Two Fantastic Beasts, Matt & Brendan, are on the road again, podcasting the way they’ve always been. M&B reminisce about early Facebook, before it turned into a wasteland. Back then it consisted solely of hot vacay pics

Matt & Brendan love “Cheap Thrills” but argue about who loves them more. Matt’s pastry threat leads to zoo bathroom revenge by a shorty. Brendan preps for a drive to Cleveland to catch the Fall Classic.

Epic Cubbie comebacks, DJ gigs that get exceptionally weird & salon sticker shock are all part of this week’s M&B. Mad Dawg ends on a chanting high note at Cog Hill while Doc pulls a Rhubarb – using his phone as a mini stereo after drinking “All Night”

Save yourself for Matt & Brendan this week, it’ll be worth it. Pull down the curtain to reveal a bowl full of pink panties, purple foreheads and red faces. Corporate Matt is very perceptive when it comes to hiring the right people.

Matt gets his badge and parties like he’s off probation on this week’s M&B. Matty D also made it down for a night out in the city with Brendan. It was Feel Good Inc. at Trader Todd’s thanks to a new music god

Dang! What a beautiful day for a walk with Matt & Brendan. Matt’s son pulls a Stewie Griffin, a stranger implores Brendo to start choppin’ broccoli & Mad Dawg fears an unwanted upside-down smooch is accompanying the moans and grunts he hears.

Brendan drives out to Matt’s house for “fun” – or does he have an ulterior motive? MD crashes an auction. A cool pillow seals a king-size deal for cocky Doc R, who then has his bubble burst at a burger place. Listen in to M&B, Puddin’!

Chop it up with M&B this week & pound that bass on the Friends theme song as Doc Rhu & Mad Dawg admit they are helpless T-shirt addicts. Also, Matt’s rook captures Brendan’s bishop as the guys swap chess war stories and drain Coronas.

Back from Owatonna, Minnesota, Matt chats his way through twister conditions and opens his eyes to a new face. Brendan is flummoxed by an artist’s depiction of a medically abnormal handshake. BYOB to the M&B party or go thirsty.

Matt preps for Spamtown USA and Brendan rates amusing beer vendors. M&B engage in an American Beauty of a classic iPhone ringtone listening party. Matt also enjoys Drake while mowing the lawn as Brendan misses a chance to capture Chicago’s star rat

Brendan thanks Matt for getting him hooked on the astonishingly awesome series “Stranger Things” on Netflix. Turns out M&B both have eerie stories of their own to share, of the one-hit wonder and weird co-worker variety. Listen if you dare

Matt & Brendan get a little feedback via the (323)-Fry-Daddy line and feel their way into this week’s show with a little help from Goat Boy’s finest movie. Camp out on an air mattress & use a fake ID as M&B beg the question: Who’s coming with them?

Are you from a family that refrigerates ketchup? Or do you keep it room temperature? What happens if you put your Heinz in the fridge BEFORE opening? M&B discuss. Plus Lolla previews, Matt loves Tweedy & Brendan gets a punishing sign from above