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Grab your friends explore the world of Adventure Time, with plenty of stops along the way! Alexx and Erik look at the plot, influences, and hidden gems of the award-winning cartoon series.

Alexx Bollen and Erik L. Arneson


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    Red thrones and time travelling ex-grlfriends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 51:07


    Tonight we discuss season 5 Episodes:47 The Red Throne48 BettyApologies for the delay in episodes, Alexx forgot there was one still in the hopper.

    Sentient ice-cream sandwiches, rootbeer guy, and grass swords

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2024 50:55


    Erik and Alexx delve further into season 5 as Alexx switches meds and doesn't have the energy to write a proper episode description. Season 5, episodes:E42 - JamesE45 - Grass Sword

    The various articles of clothing we made from blood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 56:51


    Season 5, episodes:E40 - Play DateE41 - The Pit

    Halloween special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 95:38


    Alexx and Erik went live on Twitch and Youtube for a special Halloween edition of the show. This is the audio portion. Season 5, episodes:E34 - The VaultE38 - Red Starved

    Sadistic German bubble gum and a delicious sandwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 52:34


    Tonight on Wiz Biz, Alexx yaps about ketamine, Erik explores his mountaineering past, and I think they cover Adventure Time at some point. Season 5, episodes:E31 - Too OldE32 - Earth and WaterE33 - Time Sandwich

    A frank discussion of cartoon relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 55:25


    Many relationships are burnt and rekindled in these episodes. Is it Flame Princess and Finn? Alexx and Erik? PB and Marcy? BMO and the duck? Listen to find out!Season 5, episodes:E29 - Sky WitchE30 - Frost and Fire

    Walled off wizards and the skin of BMO's dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 59:26


    Listen in awe as your two humble hosts discuss the important matters of the day: spooky action at a distance, long Scrabble words, WIzard Cities, and every man's dream of seeing their father as an animated skin suit. Enjoy!Season 5, episodes:E26 - Wizards Only, FoolsE28 - Be More

    Debating the trustworthiness of BMO's waterproofing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 58:10


    Watch on in stunned amazement as Alexx ran late and didn't write up anything witty as an episode description.Season 5, episodes:E17 - BMO LostE21 - The Suitor

    Sentient hats, Doctor Who, and dungeon-based relaxation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 50:43


    Can Alexx stop hating Fionna and Cake? Can Erik talk Alexx into joining discord? Can Flame Princess and Finn work things out? Does Erik really like Doctor Who? Find out on today's Wiz Biz! Season 5, episodes:E10 - Little DudeE11 - Bad Little Boy (Mostly skipped)E12 - Vault of BonesThere is a lot of Lemongrab in this episode. It is terrifying.Alexx's Twitch: twitch.tv/verbalexxErik's Discord: arnemancy.com/discord

    Alexx's New Apartment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 54:31


    This is our first episode to be recorded in Alexx's new apartment! Listen to how spacious and lovely it sounds, as if it were sound-crafted by professional interior decorators using the finest Parian marble.Join us, won't you, for some Adventure Time? In this episode, we cover Season 5, episodes:E7 - DaveyE8 - Mystery DungeonE9 - All Your FaultThere is a lot of Lemongrab in this episode. It is terrifying.

    And Behind Door Number Three, Puppies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 68:39


    Can Alexx and Erik explain the Monty Haul problem? Are Alexx's rocks shiny enough? Will our brave hosts finally understand the meaning of parenthood while discussing magic puppies? Learn the answers to all these questions and more, as Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 5, episodes:5 - All the Little People6 - Jake the DadAnd make sure you follow Alexx on Twitch!

    Farmworld and the Baxter Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 58:10


    After many months asleep in the woods, Wiz Biz with Alexx and Erik has emerged, like some terrifying gestalt of Rip Van Winkle and a swarm of cicadas! We are here to discuss Adventure Time, and now it's time to get into season 5!!In this episode, we discuss these episodes:S05E01: Finn the HumanS05E02: Jake the DogGrab your friends and join us for some adventure!Check out these links!Check out these links!Sporcle - 'A' Vocabulary (Hard) QuizBaxter BuildingAir Bud (the movie where a dog plays basketball)Gus (the movie where a mule plays football)

    Marzipan and the Death of Heroes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 60:20


    Season 4 comes to a close with a big bunch of heavy junk. Marceline and the Ice King play the Omnichord. Erik cries. Alexx doesn't cry because apparently he's got no heart. The Lich returns and a beloved hero's death is revealed. Erik and Alexx eat chocolate and marzipan. S4E25 - I Remember You S4E26 - The Lich This episode wraps up our own season four, so we will see you after a short break for Wiz Biz season five! Thank you so much for listening!!

    Shakespearean Penguin Alignments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 63:06


    This episode is positively Shakespearean. Our discussion of the nature of the Fire Kingdom leads to a little bit of philosophical pondering around the D&D alignment system. How evil is Flame Princess? Should we be worried about Finn?But no amount of evil can top the Reign of Gunters. No matter where you turn, danger awaits! Join us for a delightful adventure as we discuss these season 4 episodes:Episode 22: "Ignition Point"Episode 24: "Reign of Gunters"In addition, we will mention a few important bits from episode 21, "Who Would Win," and episode 23, "The Hard Easy."Check out these links!Check out these links!Paul F. Tompkins Cake BossHamlet starring Mel Gibson (no really)

    Extra Soap Radio: It's alive!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 57:38


    There's already a podcast called "No Soap Radio," so we had to pick a different title for this marvelous episode, wherein Alexx and Erik cover two season four episodes of Adventure Time:Episode 19: "Lady & Peebles"Episode 20: "You Made Me"In this episode, Erik predicts the next president using Tarot cards, we talk about Frankenstein a lot, and dive into some odd occult connections in surprising ways! And make sure you check out Alexx on Twitch, where he is playing lots of fun games.Tune in! There is a slight chance that we don't say anything disgusting in this episode!Check out these links!Check out these links!Artificial Men: Alchemy, Transubstantiation, and the HomunculusWhat is Alchemy?The Gay Marseille TarotBrotherhood of Light Egyptian TarotPlay Snood onlineGoogle Ngram ViewerNo soap radio - WikipediaMicrographia by Robert HookeReverend Erik on SoundCloud - Listen to the new songs that Erik made while learning to mix audio!

    Nonplussed by the Prepuce

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 65:30


    We couldn't decide whether to call this episode "Nonplussed by the Prepuce" or "The Humbug in Alexx's Navel," so make sure you find us on Bluesky and tell us we picked wrong. Cutting through enormous piles of bullshit, Alexx and Erik cover two excellent Adventure Time season four episodes in this podcast episode.Episode 17 "BMO Noire"Episode 18 "King Worm"In addition, we discuss lucid dreaming, film noire, the weight of a human soul, and many other fascinating topics! Tune in, turn on, and nope out!Check out these links!Check out these links!Learn more about the Holy Prepuce!Under the Silver Lake - John and Alexx Hate StuffRobWords on YouTube@wizbizpodcast.bsky.social on Bluesky

    Martian utopias, fiery romances, and Candy Kingdom tax law

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 56:01


    Alexx and Erik ponder the unponderable theology of Grob Gob Glob Grod, alongside far more ponderable questions like Martian monarchies, magic hats, tiny manticores, and fiery princess romances in this amazing analysis of two excellent Adventure Time episodes from season 4:E15 "Sons of Mars"E16 "Burning Low"And yes, you are correct: this is finally the BACON PANCAKES EPISODE. Grab your friends and join us for a thrilling ride!Check out these links!Check out these links!Fuck the Pain Away by Peaches (very NSFW)TypoglycemiaToki Pona (official site)Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis)

    Cookies, spirits, Card Wars, vomiting heads, and microphones!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 56:48


    Alexx and Erik talk about microphones, spirit worlds, gnosticism, and (most importantly) these season 4 episodes of Adventure Time! Buckle up and join us for some rollicking fun!S4E11 "Beyond This Earthly Realm"S3E12 "Gotcha!"S3E13 "Princess Cookie"S3E14 "Card Wars"Check out these links!Check out these links!Our discussion of the Lich episodes from season 2

    Creating life, psychic powers, and a bonus keytar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 63:34


    This is an exciting episode, being the first we've recorded in the year 2024! The future is finally here, which Erik demonstrates with some sick riffs on his brand new sexy keytar!!!! Yes, you read that correctly.In this episode, we cover these season 4 episodes:Episode 8: Hug Wolf (very briefly)Episode 9: Princess Monster WifeEpisode 10: GoliadAlso, a note for you, our favorite listener: Alexx discovered that Hulu has season 4's episodes in correct order, which can make it easier to follow along. For those watching on HBO Max, you'll have to do some searching around to listen to the correct episodes.Check out these links!Check out these links!Switch to DuckDuckGo!! - Stop using Google for search. They are tracking you and selling your data! DuckDuckGo is better, trust us (by which we mean Erik).John and Alexx Hate Stuff - John and Alexx discuss movies, rarely hating them, thus negating the name."My Keytar Has Been Drinking" by Reverend Erik - Want more sweet keytar sounds? Here is Erik's first all-keytar song!Learn about the Shavian alphabetThe Airwolf theme songJimmy Durante sings "Frosty the Snowman" - There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found!

    Finding Marceline, Bananas and other Nightosphere travel tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 68:51


    Where's Marceline? That's what we're trying to figure out in this episode, which covers the following season 4 episodes of Adventure Time:Episode 5: Return to the NightosphereEpisode 6: Daddy's Little MonsterThese are excellent core episodes, featuring some of our favorite characters, like Hunson Abadeer and Marceline. Buckle up, grab your banana, and make sure your camera phone is fully charged! We're going to the Nightosphere!Check out these links!Check out these links!Alexx and Erik attempt to summon Hunson Abadeer (part 2) Alexx and Erik attempt to summon Hunson Abadeer (part 1)

    Fiery Romance with Flame Princess (and other adventures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2024 55:16


    In this episode, Alexx and Erik discuss:S4.E1 ∙ Hot to the TouchS4.E7 ∙ In Your FootstepsWhy the weird episode order? Well, blame HBO Max! They have their episodes all out of order and we didn't catch it in time. Plus, we want to make sure we do the Nightosphere episodes at the same time. Check our show notes for proper episode order, if you're curious.In addition, we breeze over these three non-core episodes:S4.E2 ∙ Five Short GrayblesS4.E3 ∙ Web WeirdosS4.E4 ∙ Dream of LoveCheck out these links!Proper order of Season 4 episodes

    Season 4 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 1:39


    Get ready for season 4! It's going to be mathematical!!What's coming up this season? So many good things!The Lich returns!The Nightosphere beckons!Lemongrab whines!BMO brightens our day!Disastrous fiery smooches!Season 4 of Wiz Biz with Alexx and Erik will be arriving on December 19th! Get ready!

    Fruit babes, whiny babies, demon summoning, and Rule 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 67:14


    Alexx and Erik ejaculate all over the rest of season three in this blockbuster of an episode! We do quick coverage of these episodes:S3E22 "Paper Pete"S3E23 "Another Way"S3E24 "Ghost Princess"But then they dive into full coverage of:S3E25 "Dad's Dungeon"S3E26 "Incendium"Explore some family history and get introduced to Finn's new love interest: Flame Princess!Don't forget to check out the links for this episode; they're excellent! We will see you soon for season 4!Check out these links!Check out these links!Summoning Etrigan the Demon on the AlexxcastDr. Chuck Tingle's Adult Coloring And Activity Book For True BuckaroosWiz Biz Halloween SpecialLadies and Gentleman... SPIRIT WAVES

    Secret tapes, hidden backstories, and Marceline picking her nose

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 69:50


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 3 episodes 19-21, "Holly Jolly Secrets (Parts 1 and 2)" and "Marceline's Closet"

    A killer kitty, a shmaltzy snow golem, and a banana Weird Al

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 58:22


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 3 Episodes 16-18 "Jake vs. Me-Mow"; "Thank You"; and "The New Frontier"https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-matters-podcast/episode-8-useless-obscure-words

    Swole Susans and suspect deer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 57:32


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 3 episode 14 "Beautopia" and 15 "No One Can Hear You"

    Stolen apples, non-orgies, and yet another candy zombie apocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 48:14


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 3 episodes 11 "Apple Thief," 12 "The Creeps," and 13 "From Bad to Worse."

    Fionna and Cake, THE DOOR LORD, and finally some Bubbline

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 61:58


    On this episode Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 3 Episodes 9 "Fionna and Cake" and 10 "What Was Missing."

    Frozen protagonists and some crazy wiz biz

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 67:26


    On this episode of Wiz Biz, Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 3 episodes 7 "Still" and 8 "Wizard Battle."

    Mass-based aging, Finn's first kiss, and LSP being very skippable

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 56:51


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Season 3 Episodes 5 (Too Young) and 6 (The Monster).

    The Memory of Meat Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 60:19


    Alexx would like to formally invite all vampires to visit him at home.But wait, that's not all! Invading memories, punching witches, hiring hitmen, and eating sentient meat---WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Join Alexx and Erik as they discuss Adventure Time season 2, episodes 3 "Memory of a Memory," and episode 4 "Hitman."LinksPuncha-yo-buns (the Baby Finn Song)Why be kind to your ear holes? Visit Reverend Erik's Soundcloud!

    The cute cavalry and some poorly pronounced Latin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 62:08


    On this episode Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 3 Episodes 1 "Conquest of Cuteness" and 2 "Morituri Te Salutamus."

    Bonus ep!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 19:35


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 2 episodes 23 Video Makers and 26 Heat Signature.

    Lich biz with Alexx and Erik

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 60:40


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 2 Episodes 24 "Mortal Folly" and 25 "Mortal Recoil"

    Creepy train conductors, wolf-based mating rituals, rave bears, and idiotic hotdogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 56:52


    It's another whizzer, where we learn that girls love fun more than anything! In this episode, Alexx and Erik burn through four season 2 episodes of Adventure Time:S2 E19 "Mystery Train"S2 E20 "Go With Me"S2 E21 "Belly of the Beast"S2 E22 "The Limit"We are rapidly approaching the amazing season two finale, but in the meantime, enjoy some classic Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, and Marceline adventures. Just remember: "Before you can talk to the chief, you must party with the chief. It is the only way!"(Thanks, Party Pat.)Check out these links!Check out these links!Periphery by Alexx BollenPictures of Gary GygaxPictures of Dave Arneson

    Death metal psychopomps, and a swole possible human

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 57:58


    In this amazing episode, Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 2, episodes 17 "Death in Bloom" and 18 "Susan Strong".If you want to help out the podcast, all you need to do is tell one friend about it! Word of mouth is a great way to help your favorite indie show.Don't forget to eat your vegetables—unless they talk back!LinksCheck out these links!Toffee vs Taffy

    Ugly words, silent kings, and bad video games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 61:53


    Alexx and Erik discuss season 2 episodes 13-16! Yes, that's four Adventure Time episodes:S2E13 "The Pods"S2E14 "The Silent King"S2E15 "The Real You"S2E16 "Guardians of Sunshine"Also, celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Alexx's novel Periphery!LinksThe Man from Another Place (AKA the Arm) -- Michael J. Anderson's character from Twin PeaksHyperspheres!

    Tarty, wordy, and full of UTIs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 66:08


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 2 episodes 9 "The Other Tarts" and 10 "To Cut a Woman's Hair".This episode also contains the Steph Quick Pre-Memorial Shiny Rock Quiz!The Green Children of WoolpitSteph Quick on Twitter

    Party gods and elephant crystals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 55:53


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 2 episodes 7 "Power Animal" and 8 "Crystals Have Power".Be careful, this episode might contain a Party God and 1,000 partying demons!!Polly Lou Livingston, voice of Tree TrunksJesse Moynihan's website (you should read "Forming"!!)

    Foxy stories and Biz Markie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 59:57


    Alexx and Erik discuss season 2 episodes 5 and 6.

    Booze, a bit of on topic talk, and a sex quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 80:24


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 2 episodes 3 and 4.

    Herman Melville in the Nightosphere

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 58:07


    In this episode, we cover season 2, episodes 1 and 2: "It Came from the Nightosphere" and "The Eyes".There are some weird editing moments because we recorded in Erik's studio, and he had a -45dB noise gate on Alexx's microphone. Who talks below -45dB? Alexx does. WHOOPS. Erik did his best."It Came from the Nightosphere" is the first episode storyboarded by Rebecca Sugar, who was previously famous for making the short "Singles".Many thanks to McCalla Ann of SaturnVox for her help with our cold opening!Check out these links!Alexx and Erik attempt to summon Hunson Abadeer (part 2) Alexx and Erik attempt to summon Hunson Abadeer (part 1)SaturnVox"The Void Sutras" by Alexx BollenWiz Biz on YouTubeHark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton"Singles" by Rebecca Sugar

    Billy! And some nonsense about a gut-grinder

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 59:26


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Season 1 episodes 25 and 26The Witch's Feast: A Kitchen Grimoirehttps://a.co/d/iHLPqfu

    Imaginary knife rain, adorable pooping penguins, and giddy banana Ice King

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 61:49


    Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 1 Episodes 23 and 24.Sacred Gender: Create Trans and Nonbinary Spiritual Connectionshttps://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Gender-Nonbinary-Spiritual-Connections/dp/0738771341

    Donny is a jerk, Marceline is a delight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 58:48


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 1 Episodes 21 and 22. Erik's nerdy thing: https://git.sr.ht/~earneson/org-dnd5eapi

    Nuts might be candy, Magic Man is definitely a jerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 61:20


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 1 episodes 19 and 20.

    Old Lady Princess, and a dungeon crawl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 41:03


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 1 episodes 17 and 18.

    Everyone hates Neptr, only Finn hates the ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 49:05


    Alexx and Erik talk about Adventure Time Season 1 episodes 15 and 16C Howard's Lavender Mints: https://amzn.to/3uLHaRX

    Stealing fancy boots, and a doughnut garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 55:51


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 1 Episodes 13 and 14

    Dustomancy and a vampire bassist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 45:39


    Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time Season 1 episodes 11 and 12.

    Coincidental Korean, and boom boom embarrassment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 67:59


    Welcome to episode 5 of the Wiz Biz! Tonight Alexx and Erik discuss Adventure Time season 1 episodes 9 and 10.Join us for our Halloween livestream!

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