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A comedy podcast with a fortnightly wrap-up of all things weird and absurd.

Take This Lightly


    • Nov 26, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 55 EPISODES


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    Episode 50 – Vienetta Gloryhole

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018


    Show number 50 has us feeling mighty fine. Brett’s got a birthday coming up. How should we celebrate? Strip clubs and Applebee’s desserts? Sure, sure. Smoked meats and dive bars? Yes, please. Find out how we fare on episode 51. Fallout 76 has polarized us. Machines are listening, so watch what you say. Fifty shows […]

    Episode 49 – Don’t Stop Us Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018


    November is here, which brings Christmas early in the form of marijuana law reform. So we load a fat bowl of midterm election discussion today. Trolls be damned. Jeff takes Harley Quinn to Air Capital Comic Con. Brett ponders the inconvenience of his elderly dog. And Freddie Mercury is a golden god. All that and […]

    Episode 48 – Hunting Hoomans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018


    Like a wild beast out of the woods, TTL appears. But it’s not a wild beast. It’s hoomans. Please don’t hurt them. ’Tis the season of metal and horror so here’s a pillow sack of both with which to pummel you. Brett wants to build a scary reputation in his neighborhood. Jeff wants better communication. […]

    Episode 47 – Happy Campers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018


    Come take a look in this bag. It’s a tasty mix. We’re talking camping. We’re talking movies. We’re talking video games and cursing. The conversation is burning like a warm fire. Have a listen and warm yourself awhile. Brett definitely doesn’t drink pee. // Jim James / Uniform Distortion / Yes to Everything / Over […]

    Episode 46 – Somebody Did Some Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2018


    We’re back! Just about to catch up on all the stuff we’ve been neglecting. Of course, that’s when the dryer stops working and we’ve got to go to the laundromat. Plus, bluegrass festivals can be a lot of fun. And we talk SpaceX, Google Maps, Call of Duty, and more. Don’t miss! // Billy Strings […]

    Episode 45 – Tri-Tip Beef

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018


    Brett’s smoking fresh meat for the family. He’ll have none of that roasted chicken you’ve kept in your hot car all day. He gets weird about that. After dinner, we like to settle in with a good movie. Do you want twisted gorefest or exploding explosions? What does your inner child want? Plus, we check […]

    Episode 44 – Say Uncle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018


    With ever-growing families, Brett and Jeff become uncles of new broods. That deserves a kiss on the mouth. What do we have to be embarrassed about? Don’t answer that. Plus, Jeff gets manic at the AMC. And if you don’t like cilantro, you won’t like my salsa kisses. Smooches! Music // Jagwar Ma / Howlin […]

    Episode 43 – Float or Sink?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2018


    It’s Sunnerday afternoon and time for TTL day drinking! Brett has his eyes on the car of the future. Jeff and his family geek out on music and movies. Plus, a real sinker of a float trip. All this magic and more awaits you this fortnight. Enjoy! Music // Sebastien Tellier / Album: Politics / […]

    Episode 42 – Gimcracks and Bibelots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2018


    It’s all coming to an end. That new vacation smell has dissipated into cat droppings and stale smoke. We’re back to the grind and we don’t want to be. While Jeff has booze and Brett has toys, they also have each other. And that’s a lot. Music // Nine Inch Nails / Bad Witch / […]

    Episode 41 – Pack It Up. Mow It Down.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018


    The lawn is mowed. The show is up. Vacation begins at 4am. And Jeff still needs to pack everything. In other words, it’s a last-minute scramblefest. Luckily, we find some time to talk about male sex toys, E3, and our dreams for public transport of the future. Have a solid one! Music // Tom Petty […]

    Episode 40 – Till It’s Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018


    We’re not done yet! Brett and Jeff return to discuss where the hell they’ve been. Other topics include horror movies, video games, basketball, and go-to porn searches. Oh, what a glorious feeling. TTL LIVES! Music: // Anderson .Paak / Intro: Bubblin’ (single) / Outro: ‘Til It’s Over (single)

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    Episode 39 – Horror Show For Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017


    Between recording and posting of the show, a rapture was supposed to happen. News flash: it didn’t. Jeff curses at the dinner table and rants about make-up. Brett wants to scare the crap out of his son as a reward for good behavior. We really thought Brett was going to heaven in a beam of […]

    Episode 38 – All Dog Pool Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017


    Another fortnight, another show. Brett and Jeff talk about Irma. Should you shoot at a hurricane? A Tinder date has one woman stuck in a window chasing after her own turds. And it’s a dog-eat-dog pool party in Brett’s neighborhood. Plus, Martin Shkreli is selling his Wu-Tang album on eBay. Don’t miss it! Artist: The […]

    Episode 37 – A Smoking Loon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017


    It’s Brett and it’s Jeff…and that’s it! We discuss the greatest eclipse a boy might ever know. Jesus photo bombs a fetus. And a sick pervert enjoys himself at The Emoji Movie. Plus, even if you could shag a Marilyn Monroe sex doll, she’s still just a lifeless heap of parts. TOTALITY! Artist: The Deviants; […]

    Episode 36 – Check Your Local Listings

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017


    Clap, clap! The boys are back! Brett and Jeff lower themselves back into a steaming hour of talk and laughs. We have an update on Brett’s Canadian TV appearance. What if you could turn a concert-goer’s piss into a tasty pilsner? Sometimes it’s not what a burglar steals, but what he leaves behind. This show […]

    Episode 35 – Swipe Right For Rhinos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017


    We replace Brett with two fine ladies. Significant others Erika and Janet join Jeffer and Steve in studio this fortnight. We discuss drinking to relieve your pain, a Tinder profile for a big ol’ beast, IUDs, and a worming rodent. Could you–would you–let TTL hold you tight?

    Episode 34 – For A Hundred Bucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017


    Show 34.2 is recorded and posted. In light of last fortnight, that’s a win! We celebrate by talking about growing and legalizing a prized plant…A PLANT THAT GETS YOU HIGH! Speaking of things which should be legal, $100 for a fight on the street might be a crime. Think about the last thing you want […]

    Episode 33.5 – Take A Shot, Or Just Forget About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2017


    Brett flies solo in this short show. We discuss monkey poop, bat salad and video games. Apologies for the lost show – we will see you for Episode 34 a week from Monday.

    Episode 33 – The Return of Tenderloin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017


    This fortnight, the gang’s all here. Brett talks about solicitation in Sin City. A former guest returns to talk about falling on hard and soft times. We find a link between hostages and hot dogs. Steve wants to change our underwear. A bull has his way with a bullfighter. Spring break might not be fun […]

    Episode 32 – Brotherly Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017


    Brett and Jeff get together to discuss big purchases, the future of sex, and love making via telecommuting. What does it take for brotherly love to go too far? We get an update on how Brett continues to be a good neighbor. Jeff loves his daddy’s cakes. Music // Har Mar Superstar, Bye Bye 17 […]

    Episode 31 – This is Golfing on the Moon, Brother!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017


    Everyone is back and it feels too good. We ask everyone ‘Would you rather…?’ Witches encourage everyone to rise up and curse DJT. Brett has tales of pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a good neighbor. Steve brings a game for all of us to play.

    Episode 30 – 19 Inches Above C Level

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2017


    Brett and Jeff return to discuss kid’s movies, big bowls and stupid dads. Is technology responsible for your stupidity? Can American women handle the pounding of the Mexican hammer, Roberto? If you died, would your family hate you? We explore this and more on this week’s Take This Lightly. Care you see pictures of Roberto? […]

    Episode 29 – Breadcrumbin’ For That Clown Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017


    Brett, Jeff and Phil return with more stories of Christmas, dismemberment, Juggalo Nation and killer salad dressing. Music // BadBadNotGood, III / Intro: Can’t Leave The Night / Outro: Kaleidoscope

    Episode 28 – Just The Two Of Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017


    It’s Barebone City in the new year here at Take This Lightly. Brett and Jeff return to have a few drinks and tell tales of wedding disasters, stories from our youth and sweet rock climbing Jeeps.

    Episode 27 – Dr. Phil’s Master Debation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2016


    Phil summons his master debater skills to moderate a showdown between Louis Constant, Reginald Friendly and Wilbur D. The stakes are high. The air is thick with rage and sexual tension. This special episode of Take This Lightly is brought to you by Shart-Mart. We encourage you all to go to Shart-Mart for your off-brand […]

    Episode 26 – A Bit Of Both Of Everybody

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016


    We return this week to discuss interplanetary domestic problems. Wilbur stops by for another Senior Tech Corner. Brett discusses the dark hole that is Dental YouTube. Penelope is back with a new business that has everyone talking. Beavers get real mad when they don’t get genuine wood. All this and more on Take This Lightly. […]

    Episode 25 – All Things Must Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2016


    The election is over. We discuss. Wilbur offers advice for elderly people in a digital age. Steve has a game for us to play. //Music, Roy Orbison / Intro: / Outro:

    Episode 24 – Bear Assemblies and Other Frights

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2016


    We discuss our Halloween experiences. We hear tales of men driving naked on Halloween, a gathering of a bear family, a surgical laser that went awry and professional athletes that get naughty with ghosts. Disc Golf’s own Ben Wiggins stops by to share the fun. Brett updates us on his recent travels. Music // Can, […]

    Episode 23 – Happy Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2016


    Jeff is celebrating. Brett is embarking on a deadly trip to the Arkansas wilderness. A very special guest stops by for a commercial. We have stories of dead penises, asshole Trump supporters and asshole clowns.

    Episode 22 – Yeah, It’s Chrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016


    We start the show discussing our small involvement in a long quarrel between a witch and a bingo entrepreneur. We shut the door on one of Jeff’s stories from a few weeks ago. We make a call to the other side of the world to discuss a man and his dick. Leonard stops by to […]

    Episode 21 – It’s Not A Frisbee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2016


    Ben Wiggins, pro disc golfer, joins us to discuss his profession. We talk about private parts – pee pees and wee wees. Wilbur drops by to tell us about his new business.

    Episode 20 – You Know I Snerg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016


    All of us congregate to JeffHQ to celebrate episode 20. A fight has turned into a lover’s quarrel. A friend once lost has returned and is looking to answer your questions. Kids are idiots. Adults are idiots who have sex with sandwiches. Music // Goat, Commune // Intro: Goatslaves / Outro: Goatchild

    Episode 19 – Cooter’s Browns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016


    We start our show by celebrating our great nation. We do things that white people do. We discuss majestic dog rulers, eat knives and balloon dicks. A guest joins us to defend his good name and ends up dragging another through the dirt. Wilbur ends up calling us back to air his grievances. Music // […]

    Episode 18 – Boss Looks, Gettin’ Fresh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2016


    We begin our journey with a story of peril and danger. One of sponsors is not happy and enlists her own help with the commercial. Big Greg has a rager for you to enjoy. We discuss love, lust, turtles, and headbutting your mom. Music // Pet Genius, Self-Titled EP / Intro: Baby Pink Lemonade / […]

    Episode 17 – He Turns A Knob

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016


    We encourage you all to pay a visit to our sponsors this week. Whether you are looking for used lingerie or something that will open up new doors for your family, we have it all. This week we discuss Brett’s case of RDN, a man’s plan to make money through surprisingly illegal means, a way […]

    Episode 16 – Fresh Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016


    We begin our digital journey with our first remote show. We introduce the new meat. Brett is shrinking. Fedoras are all class, enough with that swag bullshit. We discuss cool parents, naked twister, weed bricks and teen angst. We almost had to sell all of our equipment but we were saved by our sponsor this […]

    Episode 15 – America 4th, 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2016


    Take This Lightly returns.  We discuss getting older, setting squirrels on fire, whale barf, obsessive fans and where we go from here.  We’re really glad to see you again.

    We Have Something To Tell You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2016


    Take This Lightly is returning on July 4th.  We encourage you all to share the good news with kith and kin.

    The Final Episode?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2014


    Bet you thought this was over, didn’t you?  Well, it’s not – here is the final episode.  Maybe there’s more to come…

    Episode 14 – Surk Muh Earworm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2013


    Science has solved a modern annoyance.  Bieber is still in danger.  Could bacon be the way of the modern day Condom Version 2?  We ponder.

    Episode 13 – ArmDick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013


    Jeff is back from Texas.  Another man is getting an ArmDick.

    Episode 12 – The Measure of a Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2013


    What makes a man, a man?  Can you quantify whatever it is that makes him a man?  Can you measure a man’s butthole to see if he is gay?  When is it OK for a 9 year old to do some blow?  Is Steven Segal a hero for breaking a cock ring?  These questions and […]

    Episode 11 – You DAPPIN’?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2013


    Please join us for a lovely follow up to Valentine’s Day.  Jeff popped a cherry of his own.  We hope your special day was as exciting as ours.  Brown sugar demands it.

    Episode 10 – Lassie’s Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2013


    We gather once again to discuss the creatures of Earth.  From animals to man, we love each and every thing… we just wish they would love us back.

    Episode 9 – Dainty Meat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2013


    Mother Earth offers up a delicious bounty of meat from her bosom and we take a nice big bite.

    Episode 8 – Happy New Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2013


    Welcome to another glorious year of Take This Lightly!  We discuss our holidays, our resolutions, and Brett’s impending health crisis.

    Episode 7 – Merry Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2012


    We gather around the fire and celebrate Christmas.  

    Episode 6 – John’s Balls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2012


    We begin the show by celebrating a couple of birthdays.  The Chinese all know Kung-Fu.  The oldest person has died, and in other news, water is wet.  New York Cannibals are real and they look like cops.  Yoko Ono is designing some pretty awesome clothes, which leads to a discussion about the meaning of art.  We will […]

    Episode 5 – Disney Meltdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2012


    We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  This week we discuss little celebrity look-alikes, croc riding Aussies, Black Friday and consumer culture and a recent trip to Disney World.

    Watch It – Thankskilling

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2012


    This month we are watching Thankskilling!  Grab some popcorn, sit back and watch this god awful movie with us. Here’s how it works:  You can find Thankskilling on the Netflix Instant Viewer.  At the beginning of the commentary we will tell you exactly where to pause it and exactly when to start it up so […]

    Episode 4 – The Pork Tenderloin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2012


    We discuss the election, weed, equal rights, and everything that makes this country great.  Japan has a great new scent that is going to be all the rage.  We meet a new friend who comes in to discuss the recent ruling in California, sex and ways to spice up your love life.  Ukranian boys like […]

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