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Once again, and for the last time, the boys got together in person to record our favorite style of episode, The Megasode. In this bittersweet edition, we tackle the same categories for the year of 2024, knowing that it will be our final time getting together for this purpose. As always, thank you to everyone who stuck around the past 8 or so years. We had a fun time doing this, and given the state of our current lives decided it was probably time to hang it up. Stay tuned on our website (thetalkshoppe.com) for a more permanent archival solution. We'll keep this podcast available for as long as we can! Thank you all once again, and thank you to my dear friends and co-hosts for 8 great years of goofing around.

Well, we're back to where it all started. Pushing ten years of doing this thing. What a wild ride it has been. Thanks to all of you out there who have been loyal listeners (for some reason) for all these years. We still have one last ride in us, and we'll be doing it in style with the final MEGASODE of all time. For now, please find enclosed a regurgitated theme from 9+ years ago, for your listening pleasure. Thanks!

Welcome back everybody! On today's episode, the boys chat about Tom's recent trip to Northern Europe. As is tradition, there are a myriad of rabbit trails, non sequitur, and general tomfoolery as well. Note from the editor: "I forgot to mention that apparently everyone in Northern Europe has a sever allergic reaction whenever a fan or AC unit is around, so they were, at least in the places we stayed, nowhere to be found. Also Stockholm was having a RECORD heatwave. And we all had traveler's colds. It was quite miserable." ~Tom Oh and here's the blog if you are interested: https://krownbakeryandeatery.com/nordic-trip-2024

Hey y'all, we're still alive! Not for long though. You may have noticed that our release schedule is non-existent. It has become increasingly difficult to find time to do these episodes, and a lot of the time, we all kind of wish we were just hanging out, not recording. So, with that in mind, we will officially be ending this podcast by this next February. It's been real, but it's time to move on to greener pastures. At any rate, here's another episode, and there are more to come before we're done.   Cheers, The Talk Shoppe Gang

Just when you thought we were gone...   We are BACK with a much delayed Megasode to summarize the year of 2023. You all know the drill: we meander through music, television, movies, video games, and disappointments in typical scatterbrained and raucous fashion. If it can be a joke, it will be a joke. So join us, if you will, in our continuing journey to bring laughter and entertainment to up to 10 people! WE'RE NOT DONE YET! Timestamps: Music - 00:36:08 Television - 02:13:51 Movies - 02:50:44 Video Games - 03:30:07 Disappointments - 04:37:10  

Welcome back everybody, lobster-back jerks, Hitler is funny (he just is), state of our jobs address, Cory's car update and US Customs shenanigans, Cory's done getting out of the way, Sam's going to Dizz Knee World, Five Guys is out of control, the truth about the Kaiju, Mexican alien, Sam's workin' on the night shift, getting loaded on caffeine, Baldur's Gate 3 is a horny game, some Starfield chatter, revisiting Game of Thrones, somehow talking about Breaking Bad again, Jesse Plemons is an enigma, reviewing The Eminem Show by Eminem, light discussion of The Forever War, fantasy novel recommendations, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, the podcast is an animated corpse, IGN's 10 out of 10 list, Baldur's Gate 3, DJ Khaled, Sam's jet ski adventure, Sam's DMV experience, Sam's daughter drops the F-Bomb and talks Koreans, Amy Klobuchar sends glass to Tom's bakery, and aliens. What did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, it's been a while, podcast reflection, repeating jokes, streamers kinda suck, new content, getting older, Cory moved, Cory's new desk chair destroyed his back, Sam's bowling shoes, what's better about the Twin Cities (compared to Superior), revisiting ghost kitchens, library anime, anime is cool and kids hang out in minecraft and roblox, internet culture bleeding into reality, Diablo IV, Jury Duty, tell us about the aliens already, reviewing Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K, Owl City, what did we learn today?

Cold open featuring the Bible by Seinfeld, Welcome Back Everybody, ghosts are old Jewish men, Tom's absolute circus show of buying a house, old houses and housing for workers, a tangent about Netflix and legacy media, SEALs are roidin', doing roids, Chinese propaganda regarding the US, more gym talk, Venmo is really weird, the origin of pimps, the Superior UPS store, The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot review, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, The World Baseball Classic, Xi loves KFC, talkin' baseball, old guys talking about video games, Sam's nemesis professor, staring at strangers, Tom rambles about INDYCAR and getting into motorsports, Superior people, AFI - Sing The Sorrow review, most disappointing shows, talkin' Taylor Swift, ChatGPT vs. Limp Bizkit, Spotify keeps getting worse, 311: are they good?, Mr. Beast, Mint Mobile, Sam's addicted to social media, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Episode 100, Sam's uber-motivated ex-army roommate, take THAT Kentucky, Sam's bet / life hack, the Halloween Capital of The World, Altoids are weaker now, Sam's reality TV show pitch, The Oxford Test, Bible "stines", the ultimate "Welcome to Diverse City" review, Sam traumatizes a Sunday School class, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Alec Baldwin, nearing episode 100, being creative, this modern era of internet and information, the 'Conspiracy Brain', your average person just doesn't care, Sam's deck exploded, video games we might have missed, Sam's dreams, Beanie Babies, Cory discovers Tom Clancy, Sam talks Jurassic Park, what did we learn today?

Welcome back once again to The Talk Shoppe Megasode, for the year 2022. Join the bois as we wrap the year and burn our way through our arbitrary lists. Packed with rabbit trails and non-sequitur, there's sure to be something to tickle your fancy at some point in this almost 6 hour endeavor. As a bonus, this is probably our most comprehensible Megasode yet! Here's some handy time codes for those of you who want to skip around: 00:02:31 - Music 01:40:22 - Television 02:46:16 - Movies 03:51:20 - Video Games 04:34:35 - Disappointments

Welcome back everybody, we all play a game you can't see or hear, Tony Hawk is the man, famous people are more likely to be rapists (probably), Cory is back home, Sam catches Cory in his driveway, Cory's car woes, hot babes in the military for recruiting, Kanye Watch 2K22, YouTube TV is hot garbage, MLB TV is bonkers, gym crack pots, people are becoming crazier, social media was a mistake, Gym markers/influencers/other jerks, a rumor about Sam, lots of talk about adult films, Skillet - Comatose Album Review, talkin' childhood schools, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, age of consent in Iran (we all knew you wanted to know), Cory's new wheels, manual transmission, the Nissan Cube, the Halloween Capital of the World, gym talk, Adam Levine cheating, Kanye is apparently losing his marbles, cheating in professional chess, cheating in professional fishing, Tom tries to find the origin of a potentially stolen joke, things you hear as a kid and believe without questioning, wild Christianity, Slime Rancher 2, new Pokemon, some game recommendations, blink-182's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket review, the evangelical gym, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, cut jokes, talking about Veggie Tales for some reason, moving on to Adventures in Odyssey, musings on Christian philosophy, Sam is beginning to enjoy the more wholesome things in life, revisiting The Rehearsal, Tom blathers on endlessly about Star Trek (feel free to skip), Tom went to Rocky Mountain National Park, Nebraska, Cory went to Austin, reviewing Relient K's MMHMM, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Cory's fridge is a crime against humanity, genetic lineage testing, let's talk about Tom, Time Warner / Discovery Merger, Tom goes on about Blender, Metal Gear Solid's plot is wacky, Hideo Kojima, Mission Impossible 1 and 2 are the same movie, green ooze, the Death Stranding reveal, ad read #1, Vegetarians/Vegans and lab grown meat, Sam's ice breaker question, the 'Hipster' movement and doing things the old way, Sam's cat died, ad read #2, The Rehearsal, Thousand Foot Krutch - Phenomenon, The Dove Awards, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, listener analysis, preferred names, Sam's cherished Pepsi Blue, Cory talks Amazon, two types of workers, Vince McMahon retires, talkin' suicide, licking baby heads, Cory hasn't seen Starship Troopers, the Military-Industrial Complex seems pretty small, ad read #1, specialty orders, Cory is forced from his home (on his first day), ad read #2, Tom's sketch idea, ad read #3, The Circle Episode 2, reviewing John Reuben - Are We There Yet?, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, The Talk Shoppe: One Last Ride, playing off falling asleep, DOTA poisons Cory's brain, Sony attempts to compete with Microsoft's Game Pass, stupid Starbuck's size names, the worst poop Sam has ever taken, Twisted Metal, Overwatch 2, ad read #1, Detroit Become Human, Elliot Page, prostate bot, spooky things, Sam participates in a sleep study, getting fat, hair growth systems, ad read #2, being too nerdy for even other nerds, trying to promote The Talk Shoppe to people, #stopwarrape, ad read #3, watching The Circle S1E1, Revisiting The Ass - Episode 2 - Hawk Nelson's Letters to the President, purchasing exotic cars, what did we learn today?

The Talk Shoppe is proud to present something a little different! Sam has completed work on his next book and invites all of you, dear listeners, to join in. In this fourth episode, Sam reads Chapters 8 through 10 of The War Cleric. Enjoy! And as always, your feedback is much appreciated.

Welcome back everybody, The Talk Shoppe counseling, Morbius, Cory thinks Vampires are big (followed by vehemently denying it), werewolves have never been cool, the irony of the loudest people on Tom's block being deaf, necromania, The Boys is back for Season 4, Sam's run outta gas, becoming desensitized, ad read #1, Childhood Record Review - KJ-52 - "It's Pronounced Five-Two", ad read #2, Chinese knock-off brands, Cory gets his toilet fixed, self-help books, Microsoft's list of too-hard words, ad read #3, Cory got a new job, late night shows, 'grindset', Tom Cruise, movie stars don't exist anymore, What did we learn today?

The Talk Shoppe is proud to present something a little different! Sam has completed work on his next book and invites all of you, dear listeners, to join in. In this third episode, Sam reads Chapters 6 and 7 of The War Cleric. Enjoy! And as always, your feedback is much appreciated.

Welcome back everybody, hiring another host, Memorial Day: Remember To Not Forget, McDonald's leaves Russia permanently, Taco Bell's grilled cheese burrito and general taco bell discussion, Putin humor, Ukrainian Flag merch, the best mineral water, no sponsors this week, subscription boxes, the gig economy, weird and predatory apps, working for apps, Sam on being recorded at work, time theft, RRR: The Greatest Movie of All time, there's too many apps, there are waaaay too many streaming services, mattress pricing, money isn't real, Sam's Prima Strategy Guide to speed-running social obligations, there's a video game about Gollum coming out for some reason, Stranger Things Season 4 goes dark, dream analysis, Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers review discussion, construction-worker-core and hick-hop, discussions about art and intentionality, The Shite House Grand Finale, life after Hype House, the "new" Crust in the Wind, what did we learn today?

The Talk Shoppe is proud to present something a little different! Sam has completed work on his next book and invites all of you, dear listeners, to join in. In this second episode, Sam reads Chapters 4 and 5 of The War Cleric. Enjoy! And as always, your feedback is much appreciated.

Welcome back everybody, TOM GOES TOO-HOT-FOR-TV, running for governor, crazy signs, frankspeech dot com, the MyPillow Guy (former crackhead), the fall of Skype, new social media, we got an advertiser, the fan rallied, job hopping, another advert, prehistoric catastrophic weather, the medium with the highest percentage of quality, a Steven King book with an actual good ending, Sam has an audio book, Amazon throwing money at things, Netflix is taking a huge dive, Showtime's "Billions", this podcast is sponsored by Polyphony Digital, Restaurant Depot: the Elden Ring shopping experience, "Shrink" in a retail perspective, buying for business in bulk, Shite House Ep. 7 - Uh oh! All Zoomers, this podcast is getting sad, Avatar 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the new Top Gun looks cool, Sam's on board with the new Jurassic Park, Tremors, amp modeling is getting scary good, people into Norse religion and other cringe LARPers, the new Kendrick Lamar album, what did we learn today?

The Talk Shoppe is proud to present something a little different! Sam has completed work on his next book and invites all of you, dear listeners, to join in. In this first episode, Sam reads Chapters 1 through 3 of The War Cleric. Enjoy! And as always, your feedback is much appreciated.

Welcome back everybody, John Williams, listener feedback, reflecting on Megasodes past, time to talk about fluffing, people famous for being famous, the Talk Shoppe boxing, Deliverance, briefly chatting about Better Call Saul, Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, Rogue Legacy 2, selling Sam racing sims (part 2), Shite House Ep 6 - STILL not enough TikToks (plus crying), the four day work week, what comes next, Cory's tumor, Crust in the Wind - Drowning Pool Edition, Kid Rock is the Bible for poor people, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, SORRY WE TOOK SO LONG, Sam blasts off with Delta 8, DueWest is on hiatus, Sam and Tom get new jobs, being tired all the time, napping, hustle culture, touching on the Oscars, chain-blowing and Wall Drug, over-hyped places, super versions of retail stores, the future of Walmart, the most useless finger, hand or foot, Tom goes to a local mechanic, read reviews, Sam gets a bad review, getting 'experted' by fishermen and musicians, Sam plays with worship team prima donnas, Daily Wire is launching children's content, Tucker Carlson shouting about non-sexy M&M's, tokenism and the swapping roles in commercials and TV shows, gay commercials, Cory gets Gran Turismo 7, touching base on Elden Ring, some talk about Monster Hunter World, Shite House Ep. 5 - It's Never Fun, Crust in the Wind - Pillar Edition, Sam sees Slipknot, Tom is now a Mario Party expert, Polyphony fixed a lot of the issues with Gran Turismo 7, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Sam wants his full name on badges and documents, the potential end of daylight savings, COVID-19 news dropping off the map, tempting fate, revisiting the false alarm in Hawaii, Ukrainian foreign legion, social media war watching, Pro-Russia talk, Elden Ring follow-up (likely GOTY), Gran Turismo 7: The Good and the Bad, Formula 1 is back, Shite House Ep. 4 - Morons Make Fake Wedding, the new Ghost album track by track, introducing Mini-Sam, what did we learn today?

Well, Elden Ring is out...

Howdy thar pardner, It's that time of the week again. That's right, it's time to see what everyone's favorite ghosts possessing humans in the old west are up to! After the success of the O'Sullivan's Saloon fight, Hap (Patricia) and Cleetus (Gordon) set out to make their combined dreams come true by creating a bona fide wrestling league and convincing the mining town gangs to get in on the action. General wackiness ensues. Thanks for listening.

Welcome back everybody, why we podcast, the logistics of roofies, Sam sold the sandwich car, staggering literacy statistics, zoomers can't use computers, the new EV Hummer sounds insanely dangerous, where do people get all the money, the Xbox Series S, Sam's TikTok acquaintance has only grown more powerful and less human, everything is an ad (including you), the decline of content, American self-loathing, the internet might actually have been a mistake, Shite House Ep 3 - "COVID Concerns and Manufactured Anger", we saw Ghost again, Twin Temple needs to drop their shtick, Crust in the Wind - Volbeat Live! Edition, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody - to - DueWest! Yes, we finally decided to dust off our spurs, grab a six shooter and actually commit to recording a full episode of Tom's newly updated TTRPG ruleset: DueWest. Join the spirits of Cleetus McCready and Hap Swanson as they fight to make dreams come true to avoid an eternity in hell (it'll make sense when you listen to the episode).

Welcome back everybody, the Bengals are in, football and sports fandom, defining your entire life and personality by a single thing, Bengals "chuff" apparently, Sam's getting wheezy, the goal of marriage, Microsoft buys Activision for $67B, Sony and Microsoft, the Game Pass stop-gap, Cory's dish-washing quandry, how food is served is almost as important as the food itself, Cory watched The Stand miniseries episode 1, Shite House Ep. 2 - "It's The Same Episode", Crust in the Wind - P.O.D. Edition, TV recommendations, what did we learn today?

Welcome Back Everybody, Talk Shoppe favorites, inside Talk Shoppe, the Great Monster Train Conflict, Sam offers an olive branch, Disco Elysium is excellent, Shite House Ep 1: The "Only One TikTok" Incident, Tom takes a whiz, snowblowers are not optional, the dumpster code, Sam picks a fight with a Little Caesar's manager, PlayStation's Game Pass equivalent may be coming this year, Sam ducks a wager on Halo, Cory red-pills Sam on racing games, Tom plays Yakuza for the first time, Ready or Not, Tom doesn't get the RimWorld hype, Tetris Effect, old school devs are super interesting, Sam's "Ship of Theseus" quandry, Sam watched PIG, we spoil everything, The "little" Mailman, no Crust in the Wind this week, what did we learn today?

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Welcome Back Everybody! 'Tis the season for a Megasode and boy howdy did we deliver this year. I hope you're ready for an episode weighing it at 7 full hours long. If you space it out right, you could listen to this until the next Megasode drops (unless we all commit a ritual suicide together before that happens). If you are new to Megasodes, welcome to hell! We spend far too long talking about the best of the best in a given year. From movies to TV to video games to music to disappointments, we cover it all in a blur of non sequitur, rabbit trails, and dinosaur discussions.  If you're really only interested in one topic, here's a handy list of time codes: 00:12:00 - Music 01:31:21 - Movies 03:11:12 - TV 05:07:32 - Video Games 06:06:58 - Disappointments Wanna cut to the chase? https://thetalkshoppe.com/?p=172

Welcome Back Everybody, turkey talk, Thanksgiving, the podcast as a record of our lives, PSA: DoorDash/Uber Eats have fake restaurants, Mr. Beast is insufferable, AT&T using spam call tactics to sell Tom DirectTV, Tom has a stroke, Cory could fight a dog, Tom's wolf encounter, people on fire in movies, people commenting "I want to see this" on movie trailers, JFK Jr.'s second coming, Elvis fakes his own death, QAnon is just another cult (for schizos), Call of Duty: Vanguard thoughts, Battlefield 2042 chatter, gamer expectations, Cyberpunk 2077: Revisited, the GTA Definitive Collection launch, returning to Returnal, Crust in the Wind - Limp Bizkit Edition, Tom goes to some AEW shows, monster trucks are rad, Tom went to see Chvrches, Cowboy Bebop (live action) is not good, Sam likes Hellbound, lightning round: Midnight Mass & Warhammer 40k Mini painting, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, it's all about the fundamentals, from molestation to Metroid, the Travis Scott conspiracy theory, rules of moshing, Randy Blythe killed a dude, Survivor talk, Dexter is back, Tom's Smart TV is spying on him, some (boring) chatter about Windows 11, the Political Compass Test, "so yeah, you're gay" video, the sh*t talking era of video gaming, Dead by Daylight is actually gay, cartoons are SEXY, Mr. Meaty was a fever dream of a show, Lola Bunny, a "spirited" discussion about the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Call of Duty Vanguard, Battlefield 2042, Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, talkin' bout gambling, another Battlefield discussion, Crust in the Wind - Seether edition, what did we learn today?, kissing and making up, stay hard America! "So yeah, you're gay": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFdvIOT2Dts

Welcome back everybody! It's a very spooky episode, Cory is a whore for pumpkin spice, products for men, making up horror stories, spoooooky tales, horror talk, Sam tells a genuinely scary story, Crust in the Wind - Silverstein Edition, pop punk talk, a bizarre interruption, Cory on getting old, Metroid Dread is RAD, games we're looking forward to, Warhammer talk, when someone tells you that there will be food somewhere, what did we learn today?

We're all tired, Cory messed up his sleep schedule for the DOTA 2 International, Welcome Back Everybody, clicking is hard, minority report hand gesture UIs, Mission Impossible delayed, the new Bond movie, Cory watched Squid Game, congratulations Papa Jak, Tom's fight at a sushi restaurant story, people are going crazy, Tom's crazy/high person story, medical specialization, Jism the Movie, chatter about lame horror movies, the Dobson-ing Revisited, the Twitch hack, Tik Tok couple update, streaming isn't really for us, poop transplants, poop donors, Sam gasses out a gym, Cory is a Kwik Trip regular, how to make a "tasteful" zombie holocaust movie, talkin' Dick (Moby Dick that is), luck and success, Walking Dead is STILL going, Crust in the Wind - Shinedown Edition, a slight aside to bash Maroon 5, talking Warhammer 40K, what did we learn today?

A discussion on the finer points of racial slurs and Ambien, Welcome Back Everybody, the Talk Shoppe AI, blowing up a school bus if it cured cancer, stopping a runaway school bus with kids laying on the street, interruptions that should have been cut, Deathloop discussion II, Metal Gear Solid 3 remake/remaster rumors, MGS4 poop pants man and the family lineage, Death Stranding: The Director's Cut, Sam's tik tok famous acquaintance, a discussion on creativity and motivation and ego, newspaper comics have circled back to being hilarious again, general newspaper rant, Crust in the Wind - Static-X Edition, Cory and Tom see Lamb of God and Megadeth, seeing Ghost again soon (in a stadium), talkin' 'bout shows and stuff, Squid Game, turns out North Korea is real bad, Sam gets his booster shot, physical copies of games and greatest hits, Far Cry 6, no UFO disclosure in 2021 (at least not from the government), Snow Days may be dying, the Mario movie, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, the NVidia Leak, Sony and Microsoft, thoughts on Japanese vs. American culture, China limiting time spent on video games for kids, yay or nay - NVidia leak edition, the Metallica Black List, Low's HEY WHAT release show, Crust in the Wind?, Cory's hospital audit story, hospital labor shortage woes, Sam's tongue depressor story, Sam's in the doghouse, Deathloop chatter, Sam wants an Xbox, PlayStation Showcase, open world games are not usually good, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, time goes by too fast, school was almost entirely pointless, chocolate milk in bags and other school milk talk, upside downright thick, fast food is embarrassing, stranger interactions cut to the quick, telling stories, your parents were people too, Sam sees Paw Patrol: were our predictions correct?, making our parents suffer through kids movies, Psychonauts 2 is magnificent, PlayStation dropped the ball in 2021, the Ghost of Tsushima expansion is quite good, a look at new releases for the rest of the year, discussing Afghanistan and the War on Terror, college degrees and employer tests, it's been a good year for music, talkin' bout the Killers, we miss live shows, Bob Ross doc, Crust in the Wind - David Lynch Edition, comments on critics and media, Biden nodding off, Havana Syndrome, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, Sam ran over some mating dragonflies, Mortal Kumbat, last episode was OUR LEAST DOWNLOADED EPISODE EVER, the time before the internet / having to pretend to know everything all the time, journalism standards are in the crapper, the US has pulled out of Afghanistan, Reddit witches attempt to hex the Taliban, criticizing the president: before and after, we are headed for the Library of Congress, cars are too gosh darn fast, song sequels always suck, trailers are awful, what's new in the theaters?, Paw Patrol memery, The Suicide Squad is good, Super Hero movies need to go away though, oh boy more Paw Patrol, Crust in the Wind: Nickelback Edition, Paw Patrol 2: Dickelbad, next time on Crust in the Wind: David Lynch's Crazy Clown Time, what did we learn today?

Welcome back everybody, going through some feedback, degenerates won't get vaccinated, vaccine talk, vaccine bounty hunting, Cory's guide to herd immunity, nurses don't want to get vaccinated, Sam pet a goat, if you get a vaccine you never have to mow your lawn again, Tom's the realest, Tom's vacation, Sam gave his 3DS to a child in need, labor shortage shenanigans, lockdown has melted Tom's brain, society is changing all around us and it's GREAT, The Talk Shoppe fixes education, Trevor from Whitest Kids U Know died :(, Cory got a new (old) car, CAR TALK ON THE TALK SHOPPE, very specific local discussion, Crust in the Wind - Saliva Edition, Doctor Who and general Sci-Fi talk, Psychonauts, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, What did we learn today?   Check out, follow, and sub to Jak here: https://www.twitch.tv/jak_hollow

Welcome Back Everybody, MONSTER TRAIN SCREECHING, a way-too-long segment about Monster Train stats, Tom and Cory don't have jobs apparently, yet MORE Monster Train talk (are you noticing a trend yet?), Battlefield V is actually pretty fun, Battlefield Portal looks neat, Aldi has GPS locks on carts, the previous person in Sam's current role stole 2 shopping carts from a local grocery store, reprobits, ALDIs nuts, we do actually get feedback, Cory's work pro-tips, Crust in the Wind - Scott Stapp Edition, Foo Fighters are completely overrated, talking a lot about rating systems, Megasode planning chatter (yes we know it's July), What did we learn today? BONUS: Sam's Gun Story

Welcome Back Everybody, the 4th of July, fireworks are dangerous it turns out, "the real fireworks", there's a drought, the great mouse apocalypse in Australia, train crossing statistics are WILD, Reddit sucks, Sam bears witness to a blooming love story unfolding before his very eyes, the South Range guy, Bill Cosby walks, Mark Hoppus has cancer :(, Machine Gun Kelly's pop punk album, vidya game talk, Sam's headphones went wonky (sorry), Crust in the Wind - Chevelle Edition, some general chatter about concept albums, Sam's firefighter adventure, Ben Shapiro in slo-mo, what did we learn today?

Happy Juneteenth, lots of random holiday and Juneteenth mish-mashie shenanigans, it's hot at Cory's house, boring adult talk, guess what (more lawn talk), Mia Khalifa got married, let's all talk about video games (E3 edition), Tom pees everywhere, Sam got himself a brand spankin' new grill, Dexter is coming back for some god-forsaken reason, Vitamin D isn't a meme, Cory is now a cyclist, People who say "ex cetera" and not "et cetera", flag designs are lame, Sam's biker gang adventure, Crust in the Wind - Powerman 5000, Sam saw a high school production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dream-coat, Sam tunes his gay-dar, The story of Joseph is actually dank, What did we learn today?   As always, support our man Jak here: https://www.twitch.tv/jak_hollow

Welcome back everybody, Cory still doesn't listen to the podcast, Sam is coming up on his 7 year renewal, tongue twister time, white people being too excited to hang out with minority friends, Sam pulls a Michael Scott, Sam explains that self deprecation is the key to comedy, the mats outside of the exits at the grocery store are too thick, there's a new DadPicker out (WATCH IT NOW), Tom's dad loves Beezwax from Vigilante 8, console rentals were a weird thing, Buying your kid a console means that you'll be buying every console until the end of time, we all have PS5s (and you don't), the silicon shortage could last up to two more years, the new God of War is going to be crossplay, Resident Evil VIII general chatter, talking 'bout Talk Shoppe Alum Jak, MLB The Show 2021 talk, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart coming soon (it's already out), Sam still plays Pokemon Go, COD Modern Warfare is still excellent, COD Black Ops Cold War wasn't very good, Into the Breach rocks, Sam is ahead of the curve, Returnal isn't very good, Sam loves Dungeons and Daddies, Teardown is pretty cool, Cory gives a run-down of Factorio, Cory loves Dyson Sphere Program, Bo Burnam's new special is like Apocalypse Now, The Talk Shoppe is not an avant garde podcast, what the hell happened to comedy, The times are a-changin', Master of None's latest season is absolute garbage, learning to laugh again, Sam reiterates his love for Dungeon and Daddies with an asterisk, everything sucks because everyone is too timid and intellectually dishonest, cancel culture sucks, no jokes without apologies, Crust in the Wind - Trapt - Shadow Work, what did we learn today?   Check out those Trapt images here: https://thetalkshoppe.com/?p=163   As always, support our man Jak here: https://www.twitch.tv/jak_hollow

We're back (in full HD), Jak has graduated (or died?), that one passage from Steven King's "IT", leg warmers, the Stapp Report, "Creeds" over time as a measurement for radiation poisoning, the quarantine was the best thing to happen to us, quarantine's effect on developing children, the march of time continues on, Cory is finally starting to realize the wonders of lawn care, general lawn talk, Sam's army story about the safe, Tom's labor story about the TV, the couch saga, getting excited about adult things, either the dryer is too hot or Tom is just getting fat, COVID-19 relief bill starts UFO reveal countdown, tinfoil hat time: aliens edition, old government docs and programs are hilarious, more on UFOs (and blink-182's Tom Delonge), Hell talk, Left Behind: The Bible 2, GOTCHA! We talk about Mass Effect Legendary Edition for a long time, discussion about our DND plans, more DadPicker on the way, go watch Jak_Hollow on Twitch, new music segment, What Did We Learn Today?    Check out, follow, and sub to Jak here: https://www.twitch.tv/jak_hollow