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The Viva La Dude podcast features unsolicited and unnecessary commentary on current events, culture, politics, and lifestyle from a dudely perspective. Brought to you by the guys your gf told you not to worry about, the podcast has been described by The New York Times as "Beavis and Butthead go to grad school."

Viva La Dude


    • Apr 22, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 12m AVG DURATION
    • 88 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Viva La Dude

    27. Rule Breakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 61:13


    Breaking rules is the most important education one can get. Implications are discussed. We also debate child care policies and the best character actors, briefly discuss the NBA playoffs, and review Apple TV's Severance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vivaladude/message

    26. Gum Eaters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 64:33


    Elon Musk makes a move to buy Twitter. Implications are a discussed. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vivaladude/message

    25. Coach KKK

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 58:09


    Sorry this is late. This podcast is technically still alive, in the way that yeast is alive or the fire of your youthful ambition is still alive in your failing adult body. Like and subscribe! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vivaladude/message

    24. Elegant Design Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 55:10


    lol lol nothing matters lol lol

    23. Every Man a King No Man a Crown

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 65:29


    We review the Kanye Netflix documentary, discuss the potential for a youth-led conservative backlash, offer our thoughts on contemporary poetry and ridicule Poet Voice, analyze outlandish headlines, consider the legacy of assassinated Louisiana politician Huey Long, debate the all time greatest scandal-fueled company rebrands, and finally we uncover the potential for a huge conspiracy involving the events that led to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's paralysis. Like and subscribe, and support your local PBS station.

    22. TV Show Theme Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 63:20


    We get into a lot of sports topics on this one, so sorry if that's not your jam. We also talk about judging cities based on the people their airports are named after. Peace, love, ecstasy.

    21. The Cola Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 61:24


    We discuss Russia Ukraine, replying-all to work emails, non-combat military jobs, soda, and more. Like and subscribe.

    20. You Wouldn't Understand

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 70:42


    An all-time episode, we dive straight into bullying Redditors and incels, hit the news and Sloppy Joe Biden, reminisce on Obama's CALM act, which outlawed loud commercials and remains probably the crowning political achievement of the Democrats in our lifetime, engage in a heated debate about the mean the median and the mode, and finally offer our favorite parental dismissive rejoinders. Peace love ecstasy.

    19. The Superb Owl

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 68:32


    We reveal our bets for the big game that will definitely hit and make us rich, explore the Sunni-Shia schism in Islam, and reflect on Hemingway's enviable lifestyle. Like and subscribe.

    18. Lizard Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 69:19


    We discuss things that are right in between depressing and not depressing, offer our theories of US balkanization, and review the news.

    17. One Way Doppelgängers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 63:42


    We're back from our bye week, folkxs. We talk about the best kept secret in the parenting world: they have favorite children, hold an On The Podium: Basic White Bitch Anthems Edition, and develop the theory of the One Way Doppelgänger--when person A looks like person B but not vice versa, which we conclude is largely determined by relative attractiveness.

    16. I'm My Own Grandpa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 66:46


    Critically acclaimed, what many consider the best episode of season 3, we dive into genealogy and explore whether the premise of becoming one's own grandpa is possible, a major plot point of 1995's The Stupids. Then we dive into some current events, I have a quasi-existential breakdown, and wax philosophical on the cultural import of dumb smart-guy movies such as Boondock Saints and Joker. Like and subscribe.

    15. 1/6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 59:05


    Democracy is dead, folks, and Donald J. Trump killed it. We take stock of the year, talk about the paparazzi, and debate the latest Oscar movies. Like and subscribe.

    14. The All Souls Exam (ft. Spinecrackers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 91:56


    The Spinecrackers are back. We test their intellectual dexterity by grilling them using the All Souls Exam, allegedly the world's hardest test and entrance exam to Oxford. Then we hit the news of the day, consider the Land Value Tax and the economic philosophy of Georgism, and reveal our favorite books. Check out Spinecrackers, a legit good literature podcast. This is likely the last episode until the new year! Peace, love, ecstasy.

    13. Ron DeSantis went to Yale and Harvard

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 57:34


    All the elected Republicans who cosplay as anti-elite went to Ivy League schools. They're frauds. At least the Democrats rub their elitism in your face. We also talk about the appropriate length of a shower, architecture, specifically windows, and method acting (I think, I don't remember tbh). Peace and love, sex and drugs.

    12. The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 63:41


    In this episode, we begin by complaining about the monopolized internet service provider industry. Then we pivot and announce our respective and official retirements from certain activities, debate the merits of walking on all fours as a way to get jacked and vascular forearms, consider the Copenhangen Interpretation of Ethics--which essentially says anyone who tries to solve a problem will end up being blamed for that very problem--and finally conclude with an On The Podium of companies with the worst customer service. Like and subscribe.

    11. Le Pétomane

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 53:32


    We talk professional farters (aka "farteurs" or "fartistes"), NBA basketball, and movies about school shootings. Like, subscribe, and share widely, my good bitches.

    10. Make Antarctica Great Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 60:06


    Just a chill Sunday morning conversation, covering topics such as architecture and bands with geographical locations in their name. We also compare intelligence to intuition.

    9. Person of Cilantro Disability

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 60:38


    Cilantro is good, circus peanuts are bad. Or are they? This and more.

    8. Violent Altercations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 58:44


    We discuss why the Democrats suck. Then, we do an On The Podium with movie endings/series finales.

    7. Tiptoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 62:45


    The inaugural VLD movie review episode puts 2003's Tiptoes in its crosshairs. This is truly an insane movie that left me feeling concussed, but that's the 2000s for you, I guess. We also talk about some other stuff, IDK. Like and subscribe!

    6. Sriracha Shirt Guys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 62:41


    Sriracha shirt guys vs. Dunder Mifflin shirt guys: are they actually the same? We also do an On The Podium segment of our picks for underrated actors/actresses, revisit Kanye West's seminal "College Dropout," and offer our predictions on the NBA season. Like and subscribe.

    5. The Free Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 63:57


    We offer our much anticipated takes on the Dave Chappelle discourse, outline a new metric for determining political truths, praise spiders as nature's greatest architects, and debate various smooth brain neoliberal techbro business venture start ups.

    4. Pitchdork

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 59:23


    Cancel all critics. You're all wrong and we're right. We dive into the Pitchfork re-scores, debate the minimum number of people required for group chat status, and briefly discuss European politics.

    3. Mise en abyme

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 59:12


    If you have heard any of this episode's takes or jokes on any other podcasts this week, please note that we recorded this episode last Wednesday and that our content is NOT derivative and that THEY copied US. I was on a business trip and forgot to upload the podcast. I think we talked about R. Kelly and Dave Chappelle and, uh, other timely topics like the Wall Street Journal, Clint Eastwood, the incoming freshman class of Harvard College.

    2. Olive Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 59:06


    We're still getting our groove back. In this episode we talk NFL drama, Jesse Pinkman-like stock characters, gay Republicans, the debt ceiling, and Squidward vs. Spongebob. Hit us up on Twitter @vivaladude.

    1. Return of the Mack

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 61:43


    VLD makes its second season debut. We discuss the Mormon flag, AOC's Met Gala outfit, and try out some new podcast segments. We will be publishing one episode weekly on Friday mornings going forward.

    69. The Denouement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 74:03


    Viva La Dude is officially on sabbatical indefinitely. Hit the Twitter DMs if you need anything.

    60. Pretty Hot And Tempting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 72:18


    We try to guess what several acronyms stand for, consider whether emojis are in the public domain, and discuss the nature of conspiracy theories.

    59. Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 79:51


    We distinguish between the empirical and the metaphysical soul, debate Uber vs. Lyft, consider and rank slang terms for drug consumption, relitigate the Dr. Fauci question, solve the NBA's three pointer problem by shrinking the rim, and laugh at the cratering liberal media.

    58. Spinecrackers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 150:02


    The Spinecrackers and Viva La Dude combine powers to produce the number 1 podcast ever. But for real, check out the Spinecrackers podcast, our close personal friends, and like and subscribe for contemporary cultural analysis. In this ep we hit everything from video games to sports, bitch. Like and subscribe.

    57. Bill Gates's Goomar

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 74:17


    A sleepy, depressing episode, folks.

    56. Bullying Lin Manuel Miranda

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 68:06


    We're getting into Freedom of Information Act requests. We also compare Ferraris vs. Lamborghinis and being heartbroken vs. broken-hearted.

    55. Middle School

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 83:09


    Anyone else remember middle school shenanigans? We recount them. We also get into social justice politics, Cardi B, The Kentucky Derby, and conspiracy theories about the Titanic.

    54. Bob Seger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 70:34


    The metaphor of the internet has transformed from an Information Superhighway in the 90s to The Cloud today. We also complain about how hard chess is, question why Dexter is the only one in his family with a Russian accent, and do a Tomatometer segment involving three famous live-action animated movies--Space Jam, Osmosis Jones, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    53. Fake Melania

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 74:11


    Topics discussed include sumo diapers, Hillary Clinton, the mafia, gender reveal parties, and more.

    52. "Don't Be Evil"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 78:41


    We ponder whether humans will ever evolve to the point of no longer needing to excrete waste, then we chart the evolution of cinematic representations of Evil Corporations, dive into the Tomatometer metrics of foundational 90s Tom Hanks movies, and explore the mind of contemporary young conservatives.

    51. Hell is Other Philosophers

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 72:03


    The first episode without our Mediterranean comrade Slim Ragu. The bulk of the episode consists of a 20-years-late review of Lord of The Rings. Like and subscribe!

    50. The Brain is a Muscle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 66:02


    We introduce a new recurring segment: guess the graph whose axes are cropped out. We also get into crazy elementary and middle school assignments, mourn the cultural wasteland left in the wake of 9/11 (including what happened to country music), and theorize about the challenge of raising young boys in contemporary America.

    49. Swarthy Genitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 73:15


    RIP DMX, but not RIP to the Duke of Edinburgh. We talk about the English language, funny sex scene songs, the best candle scents, the worst places to get sunburned. Check out Wayne on Ozark season 4 and also Marco Rubio's ears.

    48. Salt Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 72:12


    We rag on obnoxious atheists, try to understand Florida, relitigate Jesus's death sentence and bad legal advice, ponder the true nature of Starbucks, confront our gendered stereotypes about pet owners electing for pets of their same sex, and finally recount our favorite movie dark endings. Like and subscribe, punks.

    47. Wonkblog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 73:19


    This is a pro-Microsoft podcast now. We discuss Wayne's TV debut, hazard some wild political predictions, praise the unequivocal good of Planet Earth, and call out Dave Navarro.

    46. History's Greatest Betrayals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 76:43


    We recount the greatest betrayal's in all of history, including Judas kissing Jesus and LeBron going to Miami in 2010. We also dive into the Suez Canal discourse and plan for Dudes Rock Summer 2021. Like and subscribe.

    45. Effective Altruism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 84:23


    We talk about how I get owned on Twitter frequently, the scams underlying most charities, hilarious moments from the Trump presidency, and more.

    44. The Headboard Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 76:30


    Whose valor did you steal today? Do your part; steal valor. We also talk about beauty vs. hotness vs. attractiveness. Like and subscribe.

    43. David Christopher Andrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 78:47


    This is now a bourbon snob podcast. Buckle up for why Pappy 23 is too mainstream for us.

    42. Cursive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 70:10


    We need to bring back teaching cursive, folks.

    41. Myspace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 70:56


    Something something idk

    40. The Friend Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 78:42


    Marlon Brando, Christopher Walken, we cover all the stars. We also do several Tomatometers. Nice guys finish last, etc. Idk.

    39. Freaky Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 59:35


    38. The Da Vinci Chode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 86:30


    The VLD dudes do identity politics, then get into the hot goss of the day. Like and subscribe.

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