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DJ and Emily have made many mistakes. Many, many mistakes. And with our vast experiences with mishaps and blunders we have found that the best way to bounce back is with laughter. Cue Peak of Critique. With this podcast we will try and brighten your day by exploiting not only our mistakes but yours…

DJ McConnell and Emily Smith

  • Mar 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 42m AVG DURATION
  • 52 EPISODES


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58th Ep. Moonsaults and Jake the Snake Roberts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 52:27


I’m editing this the day of my wisdom tooth surgery so cut me some slack if it’s trash. Also I tried to get as much of Emily’s sharpieing as possible but no gaurantees. I love you.

57th Ep. Osmosis Jones is Wild

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 24:32


Everyone is sick and we both feel like dying. I still feel like dying as i’m typing this. I ask at one point in the episode if it was funny because I couldn’t tell. Upon further listening it was not.

56th Ep. When We Were Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 44:02


Sorry this was a day late but I didn’t have Emily’s half of the audio. Now I do. Also I’m sick so appreciate what you’re getting you damn ingrates. I love you.

55th Ep. Power Bottoms

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 45:14


Probably the dumbest and least progressive episode yet. And all of it is Emily’s fault. Mistakes that were made: Just listen I don’t wanna type anymore

54th Ep. Big Almond

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 35:56


Emily thought we wouldn’t be able to find a good title this episode. And she was correct. Mistakes that were made: Music Room Menstruation, Shades of Smurf, Flu Time Fainting, and Lactose Intolerant Lesson

53rd Ep. Dear Steven Jock Jams

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 45:20


Today we celebrate the survival of the Highlanding. Just kidding we were never important enought to be chosen. I’m super tired so listen for the mistakes this week instead of reading. Lazy.

52nd Ep. Colorblind Daredevil

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 42:07


Our 52nd Episode should commemorate a year. Instead it shows how Emily likes to make fun of not only the color blind, but also the blind. Listen to I guess what should be considered as our annual special

51st Ep. AutoBibliography

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 44:58


This episode felt like a complete fever dream to me and I didn’t remember most of what I heard when I listened back. Mistakes that were made: Bonding with a Brother, Losing at Laundry, Split Smile, and Bowie’s Best Lay

50th Ep. Snotty Lubricant

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 69:20


We bring you our longest episode as an apology for not being able to publish the last couple. But even this one is garbage and has some difficulties at the end. Good luck with this marathon.

49th Ep. Santa’s Not…

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 46:02


We’re back from finals week and sufficiently burned out. But on the plus side we got discord to work so now the only subpar part of this podcast are the cohosts again. Enjoy this weeks episode about Santa’s existence and lots of legal talk.

48th Ep. With Their…

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 40:25


Happy Thanksgiving everybody. From our dysfunctional family here at Peak of Critique to yours we hope that this holiday season treats you well. Instead of listing mistakes i’m just gonna make you listen to it instead this time

47th Ep. Cannibalism The Better Solution

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2019 49:12


This episode we talk about music for twenty minutes. Also, cannibalism. But ignore that for now. Mistakes that were made: Waking With Wind, Sexy Cyborg, Ill Received Identification, and Yawnosaurus Rex

46th Ep. 100% That Bitch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 36:25


This episode seemed to fly by. Mostly because I was in some sort of fever dream. Mistakes that were made: Annual Birthday Absentee, Allergic to Almond Joy, Rules for the Road, and Embracing Lizzo

45th Ep. Chris P. Chicken

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 46:39


This episode we have a special guest. His name is Chris and I gaurantee you’ll have a hard time distinguishing our voices. Mistakes that were made: Too Tall for Trick or Treat, Crying Costume Catastrophe, Name Calling Nightmare, and Socially Awkward Scare

44th Ep. Paint With Your Butt

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2019 37:46


This episode we talk about what modern art is. Or should be. Mistakes that were made: Nightstand Night Toy, Late in the Lego Room, Brotherly Booty Call, and Business in Blood Sugar

43rd Ep. Wheels

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 40:24


This weeks episode is all about relationships i think. Maybe not. We do get back into weabs again please don’t hate us. Mistakes that were made: A Stink of Magic Players, Pummeled Proposals, Snail Mail Sext, and Shallow and Shawled

42nd Ep. Splotch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 45:15


We recorded this episode in the make shift sauna called my room. Much less pleasurable than it sounds. Just like this episode. Mistakes that were made: SNES Solutions, Parking Meter Mistakes, and Poor Protection Placement

41st Ep. The Vortex of Ulta

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 38:02


This episode is an homage to the early days of our podcast when we didn’t know how to edit. But this time it’s because I don’t want to. Take this raw episode. Take it.

40th Ep. A Montessori Based College

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 40:02


Pushing the envelope ever further we introduce our college based program where a kid can be a kid. Please don’t sue Chuck. Mistakes that were made: Coked Up Cookies, Show and Tell Sitdown, Mac and Cheese Menace, and Preschool Princess

39th Ep. Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 47:13


I gave you this video by sacrificing one pair of ear buds and time out of very important Borderlands 3 gameplay. You’re welcome, and I’m sorry. Mistakes that were made: Cinema Bluffs, Hospital Horror Movie, Mixed up Matinee and Dictator Disaster

38th Ep. I’m Not a Teletubby

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 43:43


This episode gives you all the information necessary to end us at anytime and bring our worst fears to light. It’s a good present. Mistakes that were made: An Idiot’s Idiom, Media Mirroring, Half Sleep Hazing, and Terrifying Tumble

37th Ep. Back to School Special

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 40:00


We offer discounts on all your scholastic needs. Also we offer a new service towards the end of the episode. Mistakes that were made: Fat Suit Fashion, Smut in School, and Juicing Japes

36th Ep. The World’s Sexiest Yarn Ball

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 46:36


Come learn the do’s and dont’s of family vacations and what you can do in your accomodations. Mistakes that were made: Trunk Turmoil, Serial Killer Shopping List, Crazy Glue Conundrum, and Hot Times in a Hostel

35th Ep. Glottis Flap

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 33:06


DJ edited this while talking to Emily while listening to a recording of DJ and Emily talking. It’s like Inception but a shit end product. Mistakes that were made: Leaning Laurie, Spotify Slapdown, Briefly Blinded, Feline Frankenstein

34th Ep. One Episode Chopped and Screwed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2019 32:00


We fucked up hard this episode, which made it a little bit short. Hopefully I fixed the timing issues with some heavy editing in post. We’ll see. Mistakes that were made: High School History, Mile High Flub, Projector Problems and Wasting on Warcraft.

33rd Ep. Skipping and Stripping Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 35:04


A teacher’s day off can mean a variety of different activities. Mistakes that were made: Sophomore on the Shore, Elevator Escape, Stripclub Schoolplan, and Betrothed Bathroom Betrayal

32nd Ep. Hardcore Loofadores

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 41:02


DJ cries because he laughs so hard at the end of this episode. That’s all. Mistakes that were made: High Five Hit and Runs, Fix It Tickets, Spray Tan Slip Up, and The Greatest Mistakes Comeback.

31st Ep. That Dog’s a Pervert

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 40:46


Turns out dogs love eating panties just as much as people do. Come listen to Emily ruin her only chance at the outro. Mistakes that were made: Lapse on Live Air, Crotchless Canines, School Dazed, and Boiling Water Bungle

30th Ep. Dragon Dildo Vengeance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 42:23


This episode shows how far some may need to go to get revenge on those who have been wronged. Even with a giant silicone phallus. Mistakes that were made: Sulfur Smells, Coworker Catastrophe, Stuffed Bra Bind, and Contusion Confusion

29th Ep. Rule 35

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 33:40


DJ has a new bit that is sure to drive away every remaining listener that we have. Mistakes that were made, Blind Man Mischief, Cop Car Crash, and Bloody Buckingham Palace

28th Ep. Freezie Boys and Lazy Boys

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2019 43:39


I hold off from self deprication like Jack holds on to the door for the duration of the Titanic. But much like the end of that, I too let go. Mistakes that were made: Slushie Slop, Language Lapse, Smoking Snafu, and Bathtime Bruising

27th Ep. Gluesticks and Whiteboard Dicks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 42:35


Come listen to Emily scratching throughout the entire recording, and me not being skilled enough to get all of it out in post. Mistakes that were made: Olfactory Opression, Barking Bankruptcy, Gluestick Gaff, and Cucumber Crimes

26th Ep. My Hands Smell Like Erasers

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2019 41:50


Emily pointed out we talk about poop at least once every four episodes. That’s unfortunate and I would like for it to stop. Just not this time. Sorry. Mistakes that were made: IM Instigation, Mistaken Identity Mishap, Trustworthy Toilet Time

25th Ep. Memily Betrays Our Trust

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 36:04


This experimental episode will keep you entertained. Not by us, but by the periodical interruption of a dog snoring under the table the mic is on. Mistakes that were made: Programming Problems, Exam Time Turmoil, Blunt Bartenders, and Fleeting Friendship

23rd Ep. F.O.R.D.

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 47:07


This episode has an accompaniment of the soothing sound of rushing water right outside my window that I could not edit out. Sorry. Mistakes that were made: Tool of a Teacher, Shower Curtain Sabotage, Early Worktime Error, and the Automotive Argument.

22nd Ep. HELLFIRE

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 45:08


Come listen to Emily and DJ continuosly talk about an international tragedy instead of making the podcast funny. Mistakes that were made: Social Media Stalking, Banging Birthfolks, Stocked Store Setback, and Dick Flash Disaster

21st Ep. Point Hugs and Butterfly Kisses

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 42:48


Come learn what not today on your first day of work. Also we talk a bit about what a mascot for furries would look like if you’re into that. Mistakes that were made: Hopeful Hug, Nosehair Nightmare, Bluetooth Blunder and Compliment Corruption

20th Ep. We Get It, Suicide Squad Is Bad

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 45:00


I promise folks we only talk about the movie for like a minute. The rest of the episode is subpar April Fools jokes and misconceptions about the police. Mistakes that were made: Genealogy Gaffe, Sex Toy Slight, and Forgotten Bra Faux Pas

19th Ep. Why We Should Quit

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 46:04


Proving once again we might have the comedic chops, but not the technical chops to podcast. Mistakes that were made: Two Shoe Trip Up, Booger Bullseye, Email Embarressment, and Drunk Text Distress

18th Ep. Bop It! Crank It!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 38:24


Learn the amazing true story of time machines and the invention of the sexiest children’s toy. Mistakes that were made: Key Fob Full Use, Crash in the Classroom, Banging Birds, and Babysitting Blunder. The biggest mistake is always the podcast itself

17th Ep. Van Gogh For It

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 44:58


What starts out as a pretty sleepy episode winds up being one that pisses me off the most. Probably Emily’s fault. Mistakes that were made: Malicious Microwaving, Oreo Oopsies, Painting Pugilist, and Leaping Laptops

16th Ep. DJ’s Birthday – Emily Ruins Another One

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 49:53


It’s a week late because Emily was hell bent on ruining my Birthday again. This week is all about me and the dumb shit I did, most notably the mistake that started what would become my and Emily’s friendship.

15th Ep. Waistband Tuck

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 38:38


As a Middle School boy I deal with constant struggles every day. Including editing this podcast, and hiding a multitude of erections. Mistakes that were made: Passed Out on the Porcelain, Vexing Vinagrette, Froggy French Kiss and Groping Groom

14th Ep. Jason Mraz Robs a Bank

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 43:20


Come listen to the episode that so far is most likely to get us sued for slander. Mistakes that were made: Disastrous Diet Plans, Job Jumping Jamboree, Babysitting Biohazard, and Swipe Right Self Destruction. Come listen, unless you’re Jason Mraz.

13th Ep. Chase Your Meat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 38:26


Back to our regular stuff this week. I ran out of funny fuel for this comment. Sorry guys. Mistakes that were made: Phone Conference Flatulence, Baked Babysitter, Semi Sideways Surgery, and Vehement Vegans

12th Ep. Emily’s BDAY – Fluctuweight

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 43:55


Have you ever wanted to be a cop without having to do a pushup? Or decided that it would be better to get super drunk the night before you spend hours on a boat instead of drinking the next day. What about Nairing your eyebrows? No? Just Emily?

11th Ep. Something For Jerry To Listen To

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 45:10


Everyone knows a Jerry. Their name doesn’t even need to be Jerry. But EAT IT JERRY. You know who you are. Mistakes that were made: Sad Shopping Situation, Ill Advised Illness, Restaurant Recoil, and Law and Order: Special Dumbass Unit

10th Ep. Tug My Jesus

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 48:54


Listen to our most internationally inclusive episode yet. If it comes across as mildly xenophobic we really don’t mean any of it. Mistakes that were made: Parrot Profanity, Tumor Terror, Temp Test Takedown, and Bedtime Betrothal.

9th Ep. You’re Not My Cat

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 41:59


We make this episode a bit more bearable for your ears by sacrificing much of DJ’s precious time. Enjoy this episode now recorded with TWO microphones. Mistakes that were made: Detention Detective, Card Conundrum, Phone Call Phobia, and Raw Roomate. Enjoy

8th Ep. Peter Parkour

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 38:06


Everyone loves a bit of hardcore parkour. Come get your fix with this weeks episode. Mistakes that were made: Backpacking Blunder, Painful Parkour, Traumatized Turtle, and Marching Band Madness. The title is a Spiderman pun.

7th Ep. Toothnail Polish

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 38:11


This holiday episode we hear about the worst thing that a human can do to their own body. Mistakes that were made: Vet Tech Vantage Point, Alarm Clock Absurdity, Toenail Terror, and Cleaning Catastrophe. Listen to this one by the fire with family kids.

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