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Tag along as Joey and Nigel dissect the latest in nerd news, stranger than fiction headlines, and try out the newest fads and hobbies, all at the expense of our audience's level of entertainment.

Joey Anaya and Nigel Hatch


    • May 18, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 11m AVG DURATION
    • 85 EPISODES

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    Ep 93 - The Return

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 65:42


    It was deliberate! It was deliberate! The boys took a totally planned and not at all flakey hiatus, and are back... to announce the end? This one's mostly nonsense, bro.

    It's All Columbus's Fault - Ep 90

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 54:02


    The boys are back after a mini-reunion. They reminisce about the glory that is California, and Joey dives deep into some California history that isn't quite so glorious. Strap in, kiddies.

    The American Dionysus - Ep 89

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 67:07


    The boys ring in the new year with tall tales about the American Apple King. Careful, you just might learn something in this one.

    And We're Floating in the Most Peculiar Way - Ep 88

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 86:57


    Nigel finds cracks in the official story of humanity's first trip to the big cheese ball in the sky. Buzz Aldrin's gonna be pissed.

    She Blinded Me With Science - Ep 87

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 100:55


    Strap in, Loyal Dozen. The boys traverse through some sane and not so sane conspiracies surrounding vaccinations. This one's gonna sting.

    Go Into The Water - Ep 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 75:10


    We know how you like your sloppy pod's extra SLOPPY. Joey's still figuring out the soundboard, and Nigel channels his inner Michelle Pfeiffer to find out what lies beneath. Spoiler alert: it might be an elephant.

    Murder, Ghosts, Lies, and Long Island Real Estate - Ep 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 75:17


      The boys won't rest until they disparage the entirety of the Northeast Atlantic. Joey dives deep into an American horror story that doesn't involve latex or Kathy Bates, and a new soundboard is, at best, mildly entertaining. Happy Halloween!              

    Not Just Tropical Geometry - Ep 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 69:48


    Nigel and Joey head a few clicks east of the paradise the Beach Boys lied about and get into the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, as well as its acute, obtuse, isosceles and equilateral cousins around the globe.

    I Put A Spell On You - Ep 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 88:40


    The boys usher in a new format with a deep dive into the mass hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials. It's time to get deep into spooky season.

    Cheese-Eatin' Surrender Monkeys - Ep 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 60:08


    Joey saw London, France, and probably also some underpants. The boys are back with some of the "same old, same old." In keeping with tradition, none of this is very good.

    Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over - Ep 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 186:07


    They say that all good things must end... the boys bring you some special content before a planned hiatus. Kick back and listen as Joey and Nigel compare the top 25 horror films of the 21st century.

    Storming The South - Ep 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 53:24


    The boys pull a fast one on The Loyal Dozen and the South, planning a summer road trip while also not really getting anything done at all.

    Funny How? How Am I Funny? - Ep 78

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 83:55


    As promised, the boys try to get back on the horse and make this a regular thing. Still annoyed by a sub-par list of comedy, Joey and Nigel put together the films that kept them laughing through the the War on Terror, the rise and fall of MySpace, the Great Recession, and the Trump era.

    Smokes and Jokes - Ep 77

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 75:42


    The boys return from an unannounced and unappreciated hiatus to try and find their groove. Joey breaks down regional barbecue, Nigel extolls the strength of Liam Neeson's comedy chops, and the boys break down an inferior list of comedy bronze.

    U&U Chaotic Stupid: Cold-hearted Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 108:20


    The boys return, and they've brought home a few strays! Listen as Joey masters the dungeons and leads our intrepid band of adventurers through the perils of ice, snowy owlbears, grand larceny and sexy pickup lines!

    Waxing Chaotic - Ep 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 70:30


    The boys get ready to flex some dice-throwing muscles, Peter Luger's Steak House gets some stiff competition for maître d', and there's finally some Wandavision discussion!

    It Puts The New Episode On Its Skin - Ep 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 74:24


    Time for some of the same-old same-old! Joey and Nigel conquer electrical interference to bring some classic content into your earholes. Crack addicts, gadabouts, and 800-thread-count human bedsheets!

    They Call Me Doctor Love - Ep 70

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 67:05


    The boys return to hail the victorious dead, hold toxic celebrities accountable, and come to terms with childhood celebrities failing them. There wasn't enough time!

    It's Like Karma... You Get What You Give - Ep 69

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 61:50


    The boys mull over the benefits of fasting, mourn the loss of a baseball great, and determine once and for all whether a sandwich or a naval battleship is the center of this week's conspiracy.

    Help Me, Wanda - Ep 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 75:38


    The boys are back to talk about unhealthy spending habits. It's time to make some changes. Oh, and also the government is trying to read your mind.

    Them Auld Acquaintances Done Been Forgot - Ep 67

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 137:33


    Nigel and Joey reconvene in the new year to find it's not much better than the last one. The rich and powerful keep weaving webs, man. WARNING: Explicit language cause Joey's exhausted, y'all.

    Walmart Conversational Terrorist - Ep 66

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 130:23


    This is a long one, bro. Joey gets held hostage by a chatty pyramid schemer, Nigel regales with tales of Swiss goats, and the boys break down the latest Disney news. See you in 2021!

    A Whovian Threeway - Ep 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 94:24


    The boys welcome Chris McKeon back to the show to talk about the conclusion to his Whovian Opus, they bid a fond farewell to the man behind Darth Vader's mask, and make plans for the purchase of a Tolkiensian manor.

    Final Jeopardy - Ep 64

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 66:17


    Joey and Nigel say farewell to the quintessential quizmaster, avoid grandiloquent language, and do their best to catch up the last few weeks.

    He Named The Dog Indiana - Ep 63

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 57:41


    Election malaise got the better of us, so this one is late. The boys bid farewell to a kilted genius, and ruminate on the mysteries of the Cecil Hotel.

    The Big Chill - Ep 62

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 98:47


    The boys return in grand fashion just to dash your hopes all over again. Is it autumn, or is it getting colder than usual? Do bears count calories? All these questions are asked!

    The Boys Hit Sixty - Ep 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 64:25


    Joey and Nigel, they're not concerned with regularly scheduled programming. They've got nonsense to talk about. Also, we've rediscovered Atlantis. It's about to get spooky.

    City of Angel's Food - Ep 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 71:16


    Buckle up, boys and girls. Nigel and Joey gear up for a gastronomical safari throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Sandwiches, burgers, donuts, pizza, soul food, and yes, chili. We really dug deep for this one.

    The Pope Murdered Abraham Lincoln - Ep 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 76:09


    This one's definitely an Italian job.

    Finding Missiles With Russian Woodpeckers - Ep 57

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 75:59


    Russian Woodpeckers and Clandestine Missile Defense sounded equally suggestive.              

    Killford Grimley Conquers The Skunk Ape - Ep 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 70:59


    The boys are falling back into a bad habit. Joey brings us up to speed with various nerdings, they say goodbye to an oatmeal legend, and Nigel reminds us why Florida sucks.

    Like John Goodman in a Spielberg Cartoon - Ep 55

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 68:52


    The intern responsible for releasing this episode on time has been sacked.

    When In Doubt, Blame J.P. Morgan - Ep 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 65:37


    The boys find their way back into a temporary groove in order to ask the tough questions: How does one proper feast mode? Why does Liverpool suck at building ships? Is J.P. Morgan a criminal mastermind? Enjoy this shorty but goodie.

    Nerds Getting Woke - Ep 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 59:41


    Microwave busted? The Illuminati done did it again! Joey breaks down nerd culture's steps to show that black lives matter, and Nigel shows us that we're all pawns in the hands of the wealthy.

    BLM - Ep 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2020 64:31


    The boys take a step back from the usual to bring black voices front and center. Joey takes you on a trip through black history, Nigel clues you in on some awesome content created by black voices, and the boys bring it home to let you know that you can lean on them if you need to. Follow this link for a list of groups you can donate to to help! https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-for-black-lives-matter.html#victim-memorial

    Depression, a Hobbit's Holiday - Ep 51

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 70:09


    The boys are battling it out. Depression, the fate of Middle-earth... definitely one of those things. Turns out fantasy role-playing can take a genocidal turn.

    L - Ep 50

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 63:56


    You'd think we'd do something special for the big five-o. Wanna hear the full-length episode? Catch the last thirty minutes, as well as some other bonus goodies by heading to https://www.patreon.com/unupodcast and signing up!

    The Boys Get Hammered - Ep 49

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 55:57


    Nigel and Joey are all about new enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. No, you gotta say it like De Niro in The Untouchables. That's it. Anyway, listen to the boys wax poetic about making things by hand. 

    Wherein We Scream Into the Abyss For 70 Minutes - Ep 48

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 69:30


    Joey and Nigel are falling apart, man. They've got no food, they've got no jobs, their pets' heads are falling off... it's probably not as bad as all that. Listen at your own risk.

    Joey's Had It Up To Here With You - Ep 47

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 70:09


    Joey and Nigel are closing in on the cause of all this madness. That's right, it's the internet. Stupid TikTok

    All We Did Was Talk About Fat Guy Stuff - Ep 46

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 68:11


    Nigel and Joey are getting cabin fever, ya'll. The boys break down the munchings and crunchings of their quarantine desires.

    Blame Canada - Ep 45

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2020 69:01


    We're really not getting any better at this. Joey and Nigel say goodbye to the meanest cop in the Pacific Northwest, breakdown the best that streaming has to offer, and question the integrity of the Great White North.

    On The Road Again - Ep 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 64:04


    Nigel and Joey practice safe social distancing in this one, bro. The boys say good-bye to a Bond Girl, a musical legend, and high quality podcasting. Thanks for sticking through this!

    This One Isn't Very Good - Ep 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 62:28


    Do you hear that? That is the sound of inevitability. Joey and Nigel struggle to overcome the ennui brought on by social distancing and COVID-19. There are some laughs and a lot of sighs of exasperation.

    You Gotta Know When To Fold Em - Ep 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 64:38


    Don Carlos is BACK! Nigel and Joey get into the nitty gritty of the new normal, life with COVID-19. The boys bid a fond farewell to a couple 70s stars, and get to the bottom of chemtrails.

    COVID-19, or How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the End of Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 70:29


    Alice returns to bust the myths surrounding the hot new plague that's out to kill us all. Joey recovers from his own bout of illness, and the two determine whether avocados really can save us all. Spoiler alert: they can.

    Ménage à Deux - Ep 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 67:20


    Alice and Joey get together to mourn the absence of Don Carlos. Meanwhile, it's the end of the world as we know it, and we feel pretty anxious... that REM is full of it.

    Gretzky Woulda Done It This Way - Ep 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 71:54


    NOT SO LONG AGO... IN THE MYSTERIOUS LAND OF TORONTO, CANADA... Well, it's gotta be hockey-related, right? The boys investigate the remnants of a Martian nuclear holocaust and learn about Canadian honor duels.

    A Lackluster Anniversary - Ep 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 58:45


    We did it! We're not sure what it is, but we did it! After a year, Nigel and Joey seem to have everything under control. Well, not really. Joey attempts to understand the nature of being, Nigel informs us of the assassination of a president, and the boys look for love in all the wrong places. Thanks for sticking it through with us, folks.

    Prehistoric Indian Tech Support - Ep 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 70:01


    Joey regales Nigel with the horrors of homeowners associations, the boys reminisce on avians of the hockey variety, and Nigel recounts the scientific might of the Ancient Ali- uh, Indians,

    The Wind Beneath Your Cheeks - Ep 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 66:45


    The boys ruminate on birthdays and death days, discover the horrors of the postage delivery system, and learn about a new country! Oh, and there might be news about avocados...

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