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Join us as we assess the downfall of western civilization and dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of various controversial movements, events, and people.

The Good Times Gang


    • Apr 7, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Farewell Cave 1 Studio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 55:14


    The Gang gets together to record one last ep in a sacred space.

    The Monster Mash 3 | Serial Killer Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 97:44


    The Good Times Gang reassemble again for yet another monster mash! This time, we're pitting 10 scum bag serial killers against each other in battle royal island! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Uzumaki (2024)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 41:32


    The Good Times Gang journey to the center of the spiral to see if the [adult swim] adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki to see if it was worth the 5 year wait! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    The Big Oof | Freak Offs & Galaxy Gas | The Name Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 87:02


    The Good Times Council is back in session to assess the pulse of the culture. From Diddy parties to Kamala Harris v. Trump, and even a high stakes game to close the episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Pro Wrestling Part I | The Bottom Line!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 119:45


    The Good Times Boys are finally back at it again, coming at your with a chair of knowledge from the top rope of hyper masculinity in our first of two episode series on Professional Wrestling! Join us as we get into the ring and become the ultimate heels of this piece of Americana and beyond!  On this episode, we dissect the ins and outs of the  most popular form of sports entertainment. We explain the sheer phenomenon of pro wrestling as a sport, an art form, and an interactive media experience before we get into the history on the next episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Falling Down (1993) | Does It Hold Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 79:43


    The Good Times Boys are BACK, and we've had ENOUGH! We're watching 1993's Falling Down, which seems to be making a comeback in the zeitgeist. Was it a problematic and prophetic depiction that accidentally celebrated domestic terrorism, or was it a brilliant commentary on modern society's impact on the human psyche? Only we can tell you the truth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    The Big Oof | Katt Williams Goes All In & AI George Carlin!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 91:47


    The Gangs talks about some spicy current events unfolding around the new year! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Bullsh*ttin With The Boys | Christmas Special & Season Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 71:08


    The Good Times Gang take some time to sit together and discuss the holiday season, among many other things! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    The Monster Mash 2 | Ghosts, Ghouls & Slashers Too!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 129:48


    The Good Times Gang revisit the monster mash, but this time, we're covering all your favorite horror movie villains! From classics like Michael Myers, to the Xenomorph, to wild cards like Jack Skellington, we're doing the science to find the strongest, spookiest, and most popular horror movie monsters of all time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Andrew Getty & The Evil Within

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 118:48


    Those Spoopy Time Boys are at it again! This time joined by good friend of the show Kristh, they're breaking down Andrew Getty's 2017 film debut and simultaneous final effort The Evil Within. From the plot to the production this movie is at best a sketchy rollercoaster ride all the way through! So join us as we descend into the madness of not knowing the diffrence between dreams and reality! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

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    The Candy Crunch | Halloween Candy Tier List

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 115:26


    The Good Times Gang are joined by David Shaddows just in time for Spooky Season for the the Halloween candy tier list! We've got 40+ candies to rank here, so join us as we do the objective science of discovering what Halloween candy is peak versus what is pure abuse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Does It Hold Up? | The 40 Year Old Virgin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 70:01


    The Good Times Gang jumps back into the Does It Hold Up series with Judd Apatow's 2005 classic: The 40 Year Old Virgin. Does this early installment in what would become a classic run for Apatow meet the much higher scrutiny all media is met with in this day and age? Or does this movie fall far from grace? Is it INCEL FUEL?! Listen to find out the unequivocal correct answer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Hardcore Punk | The History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 116:05


    The Good Times Gang come out of mosh retirement for one more episode about hardcore punk. Specifically, this time we're getting into the history of the genre from the trailblazers of scene lore, to the mosh warriors and merch maniacs we know today! Join us as we follow the trajectory of this extreme music genre, and learn about the state of the scene today. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Hardcore Punk | The Scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 85:22


    The Good Times Gang and friends set it off with the first of a two part series on hardcore punk. In this first episode, we discuss what hardcore is even about from our own experience. Want to know why everybody's so pissed? Get in the pit and get smoked out with us to find out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    The Lil' Oof | Titanic Billionaire Blunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 57:12


    The Good Times Gang take a moment to tap in on the botched billionaire funded expedition to the Titanic. The gang also places bets on who they believe would win the upcoming 'Billionaire Beatdown' between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    A.I.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023 99:27


    The Good Times Gang dive into the many possibilities of the recent technological boom of Artificial Intelligence! From human milking robots, to erotic kitchen appliances, and many stops in between. Join us on this off the rails episode as we try and decide if A.I. and all its future applications are indeed in the best interest of humanity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Kurt Cobain | Fame, Fatherhood, Fatality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 61:58


    In this conclusion to the story of Kurt Cobain, we tell the tale of his massive and lighting fast rise to fame, his marriage to Courtney Love, balancing fatherhood with drug addiction, and his untimely demise. Kurt's good times may have killed him, but now we ask, “are Kurt's Good Times Killing Us?” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Kurt Cobain | Even In His Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 93:12


    The Good Times Gang is back, and we're opening the new season by covering one of rocks most legendary Icons Kurt Cobaine! On this first part we'll focus on his childhood and troubled teenage years. Join us as we trudge through the pages of Kurts journals to find out just what kid of kid he was, the results may shock you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodtimeskillingus/support

    Season 3 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 6:28


    The Good Times Gang is back, and they're ready to feed the streets with some brand new topics! Send in your topics or ideas or any listener feedback to goodtimeskillingus@gmail.com or reach out on the socials! Facebook @ The Good Times Are Killing Us Podcast Instagram @ Goodtimeskillinguspodcast Twitter @ Good_times_dead

    The Big End Of Year Oof | Clerks III & Divorced Dad Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022 96:46


    The Good Times Gang take a vacation from their vacation to figure out what the hell Ye(dolf) is all about, Elon Musk's destruction of Twitter, and the AI art trend. Oh yeah, and we spoil Clerks III for some reason

    The Monster Mash

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 106:56


    The Spooky Times Boys don their lab coats, polish their beakers, and get ready to crunch some numbers in this special Halloween episode where we use science to count down the top 10 best monsters. From raw power to sex appeal, we're cranking out one after another at this year's Monster Mash!

    Ozzy Osbourne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 103:55


    The Spooky Time Boys are at it again, kicking off Spooky October with the Prince of Darkness: Ozzy Osborne! From the shacks of Birmingham England to stages and stadiums across the world, hide your doves and bats, because we're going off the rails of the crazy train on this one!

    Catholic Church | pt III Those Crazy Colonizers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 101:47


    The Good Times Gang arrive at the final boss in their journey into the history of the Catholic Church. Listen to the epic conclusion as we arrive in the age of colonization of the Americas all the way up until the modern day. And finally, we ask ourselves, are the Good Times Killing Us with the Catholic Church?

    Does It Hold Up? | Clerks & Clerks II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 81:36


    The Good Times Gang head to the View Askewniverse to post up outside the Quick Stop and see if the 90's and mid-2000's adventures of Dante and Randall along with Jay and Silent Bob hold up so many years later.

    *REBROADCAST* | John McAfee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 85:40


    While working on a few episodes in the backround, The Good Times Gang decide to rebroadcast an old classic. Flash back with the gang to their first year of podcasting as they attempt to uncover the man and myth that was John McAfee.

    Lord Of The Rings | The One Film Franchise To Rule Them All?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 112:49


    The Good Times Gang venture deep into the depths of Mordor to cast a great question into the fire. Will we find out if The Lord of the Rings film trilogy is truly the one franchise to rule them all? Yes, we will.

    The Catholic Church |PTII Crusadin' For a Bruisin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 77:03


    The Good Times Gang don their armor and venture into the Middle East to take back the holy land in this second episode about all the up and (mostly) downs of the crusades and the fallout that triggered the end of the universal reign of the Catholic Church

    The Kink Countdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 123:38


    The Good Times Gang are joined by very special guest, Haven, to dominate the wild and whacky world of an assortment of kinks and fetishes! We get down to the bottom of things, asking what these kinks are, why do people enjoy them, as well as the top question: are any of these good times killing us? Listen as we rank over a dozen kinks from the most vanilla to the most sus.

    Team America | Does It Hold Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 70:56


    For July 4th, The Good Times Gang watch the 2004 satire classic, Team America: World Police! Is it a sharp satire of American policy, celebrity worship, and post-9/11 hyper patriotism; or it is too racist and homophobic to even make a point! Listen to find out the objective, unarguable truth!!

    The Catholic Church | PT1 Where Ya Been Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 76:39


    The Good Times Gang make a pilgrimage into the history of…the Catholic Church?! In the first episode of our most epic deep dive ever, we explore how Christianity transformed from being a small group of randoms to getting so big that they replaced Zeus with the new official sky daddy of the Roman Empire: Jesus. So strap on your sandals and stock up on some bread and wine, because we're about to get lit.

    Berserk | Brilliant or Problematic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 85:06


    The Good Times Gang explore the world of Ktown's favorite manga and anime series: Berserk. From extreme violence to demonic sexual assault, the saga isn't without its controversies. Is it depravity for depravity's sake, or does it help contribute to the series' depiction of a world without a benevolent god? Listen to find out!

    American Pie | Does It Hold Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 76:00


    The Good Times Boys premiere a new series where we ask the question: DOES IT HOLD UP? Where better to start than the 1999 teen sex comedy classic, American Pie? Does the legacy of Stiffler have a place in the 20's? Was Jim's dad a a role model of sex positivity? Listen to find out!

    Metalcore

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 136:15


    The Good Times Gang track the long history of the hardcore punk / metal fusion genre that is METALCORE! How did we get from Cromags and Hatebreed to Bring me the Horizon and August Burns Red? Is metalcore dead? Will we get finally get signed to Victory records with our new metalcore song?

    Hentai

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 79:31


    The Good Times Gang venture deep into the goopy world of Japanese anime porn, otherwise known as hentai! Is it perverted nonsense, or an artistic achievement? Listen to find out!

    Bullsh*ttin' With The Boys | Top 10 Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 74:07


    While one of our beloved host' is out sick with the big Rona the rest of the gang decide to to push back their up coming episode to instead sit in the cave and talk about what on their minds. They also count down the top 10 lies of all time!

    The Big Oof | Russia V. Ukraine & Has Kanye Finally Gone Insane?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 69:31


    The Good Times Gang do mini-deep dives into two of the most zeitgeist defining situations. Listen to hear a brief history of conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the most recent news of Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete (Skete!?) Davidson

    The Batman (2022) |Spoilercast

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 87:43


    The Good Times Gang are headed to Gotham City USA to give you all their instant takes on Matt Reeves' The Batman.

    Tales From The Abyss | Capitalism Attacks! Chiquita Banana and Martin Shkreli

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 72:26


    The Good Times Gang venture deep into the abyss as we explore how bananas destabilized Central America and the truth about Martin Shkreli. Check out this special double feature episode to discover the bizarre world of American greed.

    Elon Musk | The Redux: The Corona Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 98:40


    The Good Times Gang explore the vast expanses of the universe of Elon Musk… AGAIN! This time, we cover all of the tech billionaire's exploits since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Is he truly paving the way for humanity's future, or is he just a super-capitalist entrepreneur selling pipe dreams?

    The Big Oof | Vegas Emo Fest and M&M Sexiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 79:02


    The Good Times Gang assess the pulse of the zeitgeist with stories like the Ghislane Maxwell trial, When We Were Young festival, Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, how Carhardt and M&M's got #CANCELLED, and oh, so, so, so much more!

    The Matrix Saga: The Legacy of the Red Pill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 100:57


    Simulation season isn't over just yet for The Good Times Gang as they take another episode to discuss the epic fandom that is The Matrix. This time the gang dig deeper into the series as a whole and the cultural impact that it has left behind, and what 'taking the red pill' even means in a world of Incels and Qanon. Join us as we ask the titular question of this movie franchise to see where we land!

    The Matrix Resurrections | Spoilercast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 81:21


    The Good Times Boys are resurrected from their hiatus to spoil and review THE MATRIX REBOOT- er, RESURRECTIONS!

    Season 2 Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 2:49


    The Good Times Gang is back, and ready to tell you what season two may look like!

    The Big End of Year/Autumn Oof

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 48:29


    The Good Times Gang tap in for just a moment to discuss a few big happenings since they've been on break, such as the Astro World tragedy, those Island Boys, Cowboy Bebop (now cancelled) and Kid Rocks newest song

    *Rebroadcast* The Origin Of Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 125:19


    The Good Times Gang is still on break until the new year but, we hope while we're gone you enjoy this well timed holiday rebroadcast! Keep your ears to the ground for an exact date for our upcoming season and we'll see you soon! Happy Thanksgiving MFs!

    Spoilercast | The Things (1951,1982,2011)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 83:01


    The Good Times Gang sit down to discuss John Carpenter's classic masterpiece of horror: 1982's THE THING! Also, we'll be discussing how the 1938 novella, the 1951 black and white film, and the 2011 CGI prequel hold up against this titan of cult horror cinema.

    The Origin of Halloween!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 78:41


    The Good Times Gang finally sits down to discover the true origins of Halloween. From pagan holiday, to Christin tradition, to capitalist custom- listen to hear the true story of the most notorious holiday in the year.

    The Worst Execution & Torture Techniques

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 116:58


    On another episode of our Spooky October specials, The Good Times Gang don their executioner robes and rank the most infamous torture and execution techniques by brutality, originality, duration, and crowd pleasing ability. These Good Times are definitely killing us, but which ones are killing us best? Listen to find out!

    BEGOTTEN | Spoilercast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 53:06


    The Gang open up the spooky season with a wild movie.

    Hunter S. Thompson | Fear & Loathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 143:22


    The Good Times Gang continue their gonzo journey into the Fear and Loathing years of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. In this special, extra long form episode, we shift focus to the legendary years of Hunter's life after the breakthrough success of his first book: Hell's Angels. Listen to hear the true story behind Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his battle for political office in Aspen, all up until the explosive conclusion and ensuing legacy of the man that forever changed American journalism.

    Hunter S. Thompson | The Early Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 75:04


    The Good Times Gang goes gonzo as we venture into the epic story of the man, the myth, the legend: Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. In this prologue episode, we explore the early years of a juvenile delinquent turned desperate journalist that wound up spending and documenting a harrowing year with the notorious and deadly motorcycle gang: the Hell's Angels.

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