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Best friends from way back when search for the 3Cs -- Community, Comedy, and Comfort -- in the modern world. No need to start at the beginning, just hop right in and have some fun!

Matthew & Shafer


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 202 EPISODES

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    Episode 202: Sting Dongs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 58:48


    Can't get enough of that Sting talk. And poetry from Hex Enduction!

    Episode 201: Do Matthew & Shafer Dream of Blue Turtles?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 56:42


    Lots of Sting talk! And, of course, poetry!

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    Episode 200: MeganMageddon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 92:30


    Friend of the show Megan discusses Mallmageddon, the boys discuss A Complete Unknown

    Episode 199: The New Way It is

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 59:08


    Letters from Elon; The Life and Poetry of Georg Trakl, Travels with Chewbacchus

    Episode 198: Gender Reveal Parties in the 70s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 71:23


    The Shiela Hall interview!

    Episode 197: The 200th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 81:53


    Dr. Grant Hall joins us for a very special episode recorded in the wild West Texas wind. (Sorry about the audio!)

    Episode 196: Matthew & Shafey in Corfu

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 57:22


    Post-Election 2024 Minutiae & another great poem from our poet laureate!

    Episode 195: Lindsay McFergerberg Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 64:58


    Minutiae, poetry, news, and SPECIAL GUEST LINDSAY!

    Episode 194: Your Identity Is Showing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 74:00


    Poetry, Minutia, and Other Fun with Special Guest Maneesh!

    Episode 193: Umami of Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 67:42


    In which the boys take their show on the road, try to remember the Gray Man, and discuss new currencies in the US prison system!

    Episode 192: Live from Beside Ourselves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 71:03


    Together again with Alex Battles poetry collabs and some long-forgotten news cruises.

    Episode 191: Faciitis for the Layperson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 70:00


    In which the boys catch up on much minutiae! Also an AI rantifesto from Shafer and some originial comedy from Matthew. Great stuff.

    Episode 190: Eclipseboro, TX -- The Megan Skelton Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 80:50


    Rampant umbraphilia.

    Episode 189: The Kwisatz-HaderCast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 71:31


    Talk of Dune with Matthew-Halud and the Shafey Gesseritt.

    Episode 188: Have His People Call Your People & Text Our People

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 85:06


    Special Guest Juiceland Founder Matt Shook inspires Shafer to impersonate Spencer Dinwiddle's agent in a tense negotiation. Also starring Matt's Poetry Scroll.

    Episode 187: The Swag & How Dad Kicked It

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 60:28


    00s Rap, General Malaise and Anguish, WDMWDWS, News Cruise, and an Ogden Nash poem!

    Episode 186: Remembering Mark Allen Rampy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 55:09


    Trigger warning: this a frank conversation about bereavement as the boys remember Matthew's dad.

    Episode 185: Two Bozos One Bozo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 55:28


    Game shows, Dunbar numbers, Twyla Tharps...

    Episode 184: Puttin' Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 64:00


    In which the boys frantically record a desperate podcast in the middle of the busy holiday, and Shafey tries to adjust a new bit of slang.

    Episode 183: Trap Music for Tardigrades

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 63:43


    In which the boys discuss performance art on a trip to Jerry World and how to hold on to ethereal truth on a day-to-day basis.

    Episode 182: Coatimundi versus Quetzalcoatl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 46:03


    Shafer's a coatimundi. Matthew is a quetzalcoatl. They update each other about end-of-year chaos and home renovations.

    Episode 181: We're A Sheryl Crow Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 65:42


    In which the boys discuss the folkloric tradition of the Sheryl Crow under the bed. Also remodeling talk, AARP talk, and a good-old fashioned switcheroo! ***Please note: for all the kidding around, we do very much love and highly value Sheryl Crow.***

    Episode 180: Remembering Matthew's Mother

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 77:30


    *CONTENT WARNING* This episode contains a detailed conversation about death and bereavement. It is a good conversation, and a positive one, but if you are looking for something light, please try one of our many others. Thanks!

    Episode 179: The Knots Landing Was Faked

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 57:49


    A lot of catching up in some hectic times, including but not limited to Ye Olde Acronym Shop. Further light is shined upon Austin's comedy scene and those in orbit around it.

    Episode 178: G-Rune and Budgie On the Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 143:24


    Part one of our D&D campaign hosted by friend Ben a/k/a the Were-Possum. "Ride or D&D!"

    Episode 177: The Mugshot, The Mono, The Moustache

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 54:30


    A good old fashioned switcheroo, in which the boys sing songs, read poetry, make predictions about a post-singularian future, and discuss Matthew's nascent stand-up comedy career!

    Episode 176: Kissing Shafey Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 64:34


    Lots of minutiae and some poetry too!

    Episode 175:A Banana Smoothie and Two Hard Avocados

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 65:13


    Back after Summer Vacay with Banana Talk, Apocalypse Rage, WDMWDS, and Poetry!

    Episode 174: The SinguParody!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 87:38


    Special guest Jason Edla comes by for a real switcheroo!

    Episode 173: 2guys1book

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 60:11


    Submersible talk, the Alex/Nicholas Bartleby Binary, Poetry, Shafer plays the outro, and more!

    Episode 172: What We Tok About When We TikTok About Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 67:36


    In which the boys get back to the basics with some minutiae, news cruises, poetry, and of course some yuks.

    Episode 171: Who Juggles the Juggalos?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 55:49


    In which Shafey derails things amidst some WDMWDS, News Cruises, and Poetry!

    Episode 170: Party in the Poconos!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 62:27


    Minutiae, Texocity, and a PHONE CALL TO THE POCONOS!!!

    Episode 169: The Brand New Switcheroo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 58:18


    The ol' switcheroo, lots of minutiae, and the boys take the recording on the road!

    Episode 168: The Return of the WerePossum

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 97:03


    GPTs, RPGs, and other beloved acronyms! Thanks special guest Ben!

    Episode 167: The Sound of One Toy Squeaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 52:22


    A rare pre-sundown episode featuring news cruise, minutiae, and poetry!

    Episode 166: The Pearls and Why We Clutched Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 64:02


    Lots of minutiae -- Shafer explains why he was so pearl clutchy, Matthew explains why it will be OK

    Episode 165: Wikipedia is My Source, of Course!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 52:49


    The boys explore the origin of the phrase "To Hell in a Handbasket," and things go predictably south. Also Matthew's Minutiae, and a mild Shafer Meltdown. Special guest Executive Produce Amiritus Jamison. And of course poetry!

    Episode 164: The Smoke & Where It Went

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 67:35


    The P-Cast Ride or Ds do a switcheroo! Featuring MHYEW, an extended News Cruise, and a Poetry Corner.

    Episode 163: Matthew & Shafer vs. Time Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 60:22


    Matthew's Minutiae, Avocado Reviews, Poetry Corner

    Episode 162: Live from the Bhandari Home for Wayward Bachelors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 57:25


    Live from around the fire in the backyard! We missed you; it's great to be back.

    Episode 161: Who You're Crossing When You Crosby

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 63:08


    Parody, News Cruise, MHYEW, Poetry,

    Episode 160: Peter Etcetera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 62:30


    Parody, Therapy, YOWS, MHEW, WDMWDWS, Poetry!

    Episode 159: The Year of the Jack Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 57:56


    We're back! And we missed you. Matthew's Minutiae, WDMWDWS, Avocado Reviews, and Poetry. Another contemporary classic of American podcasting.

    Episode 158: Hautumn Spiced Latte?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 57:45


    WDMWDWS, RIP Mike Leach, One Night In Bangkok

    Episode 157: Q-Anon, Satanism, & Captain Jack Sparrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 57:54


    The Ol' Switcheroo, WDMWDWS, Matthew's Minutiae, News Cruise, Poetry Corner

    Episode 156: Say That You Shafey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 66:26


    WDMWDWS, Minutiae, Poetry

    Episode 155: A Dog is a Stuffie is a Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 84:08


    MHYEW, News Cruise, Poetry Corner, and SPECIAL GUEST ALEX BATTLES!!!

    Episode 154: A Deep Dive on Dive Bars

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 73:31


    MHEW, News Cruise, Remembering Dale Jones

    Episode 153: The One Where We...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 62:25


    ...feel like we both have low energy, but then speak animatedly for an unusually long time!

    Episode 152: The Ace of Brooklyn Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 57:14


    including but not limited to Get At Us, Lyft Stories, Matthew's Minutiae, and we remember Louis Guthe

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