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Hot off the press this week's Chubstep is all about sayings and idioms. First Steed and Jrad get into the wedding in Minnesota they were at the past week, why being the “Best Man” is tough, the worst wedding speeches, and Star Wars music at cocktail hour. Next the guys break it down, idiom by idiom, starting with the sayings that have gone the way of the dodo and which they wish would come back before getting to the meaning of common idioms, some Swahili in ‘Tanzania News', and presidential saying that stuck with em, whether that be good or bad.
Pope Leo XIV is in power so Steed and Jrad decided to do a pivot and talk all things pope in this week's Chubstep. The guys start with Jrad finally understanding Chappell Roan before getting to the first pope, the crazy ways pope's have been killed, a ‘Chubsitory' on their countries of origins and names including 3 african popes and 13 Pope Innocents, the background on the first American Pope Leo XIV including his new Chicago policies, conspiracies and controversies around him. They continue with wild pope stories like undigging a pope to put him on trial, and the loose requirement to be pope.
As Jrad approaches a record number of weddings attended, Chubstep decides to take on this topic from all angles. First Steed and Jrad discuss Steed's close resemblance to Li Shang from “Mulan”, that most of the US is desolate, cities that suck, Jrad's trip to the catskills/upstate New York for a wedding. The guys start the topic of the week with the first and history of weddings that was fun until religion got involved, wild wedding traditions around the world like guests kissing the couple in Sweden, or having to cry at your wedding in China. They continue with the best celebrities to have as guests at your wedding, the most expensive wedding ever and the relation to Ben Affleck, a True Crime murder at a wedding, the night of 1000 weddings, and the shortest marriages ever
Ever wondered what the biggest things in the world are? Steed and Jrad have you covered in this week's episode of Chubstep. The guys start with them going to a wedding in Malibu, drinking no water for 3 days straight, climbing a 30' rope in Santa Monica, and not letting someone sleep on an airplane because they reclined. All of that before getting to the world's biggest mountain, roadside world's largest attractions, Illinois having the most world's largest items, biggest dinosaur, the largest living animal, biggest organism, largest crime organization, biggest tree/plant, the largest statue you've never heard of and how it ties to Ben Affleck, the man with the largest genitalia, and the most amount of money ever stolen at one time.
The black and white bear from China can't hide from Jrad and Steed in this week's Chubstep as they talk all things Panda. But first Jrad is back from Namibia where he has been introducing Beanie Babies into the country for the first time and creating a new Beanie economy. The guys discuss recent trips to Austin, Texas with repeated back injuries, running into Jersey Mike in St. Augustine, Florida and getting one weekend away with a groom before he's married. For the main Panda event the guys discuss: the performer Red Panda, why these carnivores eating bamboo is stupid, captivity reproduction being a dream for certain members of society, the illegal ways Panda's first entered the country, the Chinese Panda barter system, panda attacks, and the best zoo animals to eat
One of the biggest guests ever on Chubstep, Steed and Big Money Banks are joined by the controversial and elusive Easter Bunny. Before the interview the guys discuss why eating rabbit is better than chicken, and the history of the Easter Bunny from ancient Greek's to Germanic tribes. Listeners will be surprised to hear the Irish female sounding bunny discuss rabbit genocide, how she traded her sexual desires for an egg hole in return for living forever, a surprise appearance from Santa which opens up the tumultuous relationship between him and the Easter Bunny, Abe Lincoln in Reno Nevada, her relationship with Russell Crowe, and a parting song.
But wait there's more…Chubstep! This week Steed and Jrad start with a thrift store modeling gig gone awry before getting into the wild world of infomercials. The guys talk everything from the very first 30 minute infomercial for Vitamix to the most successful ‘As Seen on TV' products of all time, the downfall and arrests of the spokesman, George Foreman's kids all named George Foreman, the worst infomercial products including the ‘My Perfect Goatee' and the ‘Better Marriage Blanket', the guys favorite's like the ‘Shake Weight' and ‘Fushigi', and a ‘Girl Talk' for products dealing with large chests and alternate solutions Steed has.
Based on a listener's email, Jrad and Steed are talking all things night vision in this week's Chubstep. The guys start with the ‘Chubistory' of night vision in the military and it's ties to what was found in Osama bin Laden's compound and Ben Affleck before getting to the way too complicated ‘Steed Science', why Chappell Roan makes Steed regret his timing joining the military, dining in pitch black, and unrelated knitting at a Regina Spektor concert.
Chubstep is trying something new. Steed and Jrad are picking a theme and basing the whole episode around it, this week it's pistachios. The guys start with Steed's accidental felony before getting into fun facts around pistachios, a ‘Chubsitory' of the pistachio and how that goes from the Bible to the Iranian Revolution to Ben Affleck, true crime around illegal pistachio acquisition to murders involving meth. After this you'll be an expert on pistachios or your money back!
It's one bing bong after another as the topics are flowing in this week's Chubstep. Jrad and Steed discuss an update on the guy who accidentally threw away millions of dollars of bitcoin, Steed wondering what retired presidents do, an update on Nick Russo's favorite moment in history from Chub #500 with the love life and letters of President Warren G. Harding, reverse pirates in ‘Tanzania News', and the reason Jrad was crying on Valentines day.
IT'S THE START OF SEASON 2 OF CHUBSTEP. The guys review Chub 500 and the best season of Chubstep thus far before getting to terrible sayings on tee shirts and decorations, Jrad and Steed's trip to San Diego, paying an uber driver to clean their car, cos playing as a poor person, airport shenanigans, the ‘True Crime of Wanda Holloway' hiring a hitman for the purpose of getting her daughter on the cheer team, and better ways to embarrass teenage girls.
Jrad and Steed are joined by all of the Chubstep legends in this very special, almost 3 hour, 500th episode. The guys have all 11 and a half guests name their top moments of Chubstep, Pop Culture, History, Their Personal Life, and Cringe. They are joined by: comedy writer for the show Chubstep Amy, half guest Chubstep Lex, TV and podcast legend Lil Stevie, recent Pokemon trader Chubstep Trevor, frenemy of the show Nava, movie buff (and buff body) Nick Russo, editor and karaoke hall of famer Mike James, wildland and wildman firefighterTrent Vern, certified expert Vdog, flake Brin Flakes, female expert EZ Elle, and large Big Money Banks.
If you're one of the many Chubaholics who listens to the episodes under large blankets with strangers this is the Chubstep episode for you. Jrad and Steed discuss a rigged chili cookoff competition, trusting ‘experts' on the internet, Steed glamping near the ocean while a police chase is going on, a new low light sports experience for those fans that need things to be less intense and exciting, an skewed sports reality where you only watch the positive experiences of your team, getting rid of the penny, and a new segment ‘Chubstop' doing that.
Jrad and Steed discuss it all on this week's Chubstep. They cover how Steed can make himself sound as cool as possible when living in a new city where no one knows you, flirting in a gas station, apologizing for Jrad's acting on last week's episode, the most unique eyebrows of all time in ‘Chubistory', getting caught in a lie about the Marburg virus in ‘Tanzania News', what the most patriotic disease is and could be, and a terrible recent commercial from Discover, finally Steed asks about tariffs.
Steed is devastated and Jrad is there to comfort him in this week's Chubstep. The guys talk about the Buffalo Bills loss but more importantly, 5 things in the last 100 years that were more disappointing than that loss. How to boycott the upcoming football game, the illegal streaming sites ridiculous pop up adds, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, accidentally running into a geocache and wanting to ruin it, the awkward Jags coach, Steed theories on a potential president's divorce, and ‘My Sob Story for Reality TV'
In the guys first cross country Chubstep episode Steed and Jrad are pulling out all the stops in this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss Steed's 32 hour drive to Washington with highways getting shut down, Jrad's bonehead move of the week driving to the wrong airport, Jrad's trip to Copper Mountain, why Steed is endorsing steroids, and boys potentially buying the ghost town of Cairo, IL in ‘Chubistory'.
In the last episode before Steed moves to Vancouver, Washington him and Jrad get together in this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss fun facts of the Vancouver area including the introduction of the flying saucer and the worlds largest naked bike ride They continue with a man who wants to recover his bitcoin filled hard drive from a garbage dump, getting sucked into a conversation with an insane man in Santa Fe, military attempts to use animals in the past, and what Steed will miss most about the midwest.
Steed and Jrad are joined by the king of hot takes and Chubstep expert Nick Russo where the guys discuss bad deeds done in 2024, fighting over movie recommendations, a prediction of the NFL playoffs, a man in Wisconsin who faked his own death only to be discovered in Europe, and when pigeons were used to guide military missiles.
For the first Chubstep episode of 2025 Jrad discusses his courageous volunteer work in Haiti before getting into his recent raw dog flight courtesy of Delta on his way to Aspen in his new segment ‘My Tough Life', a ‘Steedvestigation' into why we are not eating more exotic eggs and what are the best eggs to eat, Baloomfest ‘86 in ‘Chubistory', Steed's idea for a morning New Year celebration, and the wide range of things Jimmy Carter experienced during his life.
Steed and Jrad put together this 5 minute Chubstep wrap up episode to thank the listeners for everything you do. Thank you for another great year Chubaholics!
In this very special Chubstep episode Steed sits down with the one and only Santa Claus for an interview like he's never done before. The two go over all the questions Christmas aficionados have always wanted to know. The listeners will get to see a different side to Kris Kringle that they never knew and probably didn't want to know existed.
The guys did it again, the perfect episode of Chubstep. The Jrad and Steed discuss Steed's recent experience with cave madness, declining the verbal confirmation for sitting in the exit row on a plane, Jrad hanging out with Yung Gravy on Thanksgiving, the one elaborate scenario which would have led to Josh Allen marrying Steed, embarrassing yourself while showing something on your phone, and how the potential UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin's capture would have gone different with Steed.
Jrad is joined by Chubstep legend, world traveler, and wildland firefighter Trent Vern on this special episode. The guys discuss Vern's most recent trip to eastern asia where he bought a one way flight to Japan with no return flight and only a backpack full of clothes. They go into the details of the trip including what the craziest thing he ate was, how he lost his wallet twice, getting in a boxing ring while drunk, and getting leptospirosis from a jungle raft day.
Happy Thanksgiving from Chubstep Steed and Chubstep Jrad as the guys enjoy a nice swan for dinner. Listen to this rollercoaster of an episode where they discuss how the writer of a children's song forced the president to make Thanksgiving a holiday, then told the country turkey was the best food choice for the day, the best tasting obscure birds, Jrad's trip to a 3 Michelin star restaurant and what not to do, a stranger accidentally showing shirtless pictures of himself at a networking event, listening to an odd audiobook on speaker in the grocery store, and the Catholic Church's new anime mascot?
This episode is unlike any other in the history of Chubstep. Steed and Jrad do a blind ranking of the top 10 worst jobs in the history of the world. Steed gives his top 5 pre-1700 jobs while Jrad brings his top 5 post-1700 jobs. From the worst underground job the Army ever had to Roman virgins who kept a fire going at the risk of being killed, this special 50 minutes has everything for you and your loved one to cuddle up in front of the fire and be happy you have the job you do.
The full themed episode streak is over as this quarter themed Veterans day Chubstep episode takes over for Steed and Jrad. The guys discuss going to watch a brutal NFL game but making up for it by sitting in a suite, eating prime rib, and watching another game on crack streams, a game of what celebrities were in the military and what branch they served in, if Steed's controversial response to a text was allowed because it was Veterans Day, a few Chubstep corrections, how Steed became a recent investor with NO risk, feeding giraffes, and a ‘Girl Talk' about what fashion trends from their childhood they would bring back.
Dia de los Muertos is finally over and Steed and Jrad are finally back in this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss Steed becoming a geisha, Steed's 4th instagram account smashorpassofficialVIP as his outlet for bad behavior, Jrad's tour of a cemetery that led to a ‘Chubsistory' on the crazy tomb of George Pullman, the countries with the strangest voting systems like Gambia's marbles, why a dead squirrel swung the US election, the best words to rebrand your house into sounding fancier than it is, and Jrad attempting to get his son's first words to be Bing Bong
It's Halloween and this chaotic Chubstep special has everything you're looking for as hosts Steed and Jrad are joined by horror movie expert Chubstep Nava and certified expert Vdog. The guys run through a bracket of the top 16 horror movie villains of all time like Pennywise, Frankenstein, Jason Voorhees, and more to see who would win in head to head fights until an ultimate character is crowned champion. The group then switches gears to play a game of ‘Smash or Pass' with the same horror characters. Be ready to reach all emotional levels with this episode.
Steed and Jrad's minds are melding in this week's Chubstep where the guys discuss the wrong way to get out of a car accident, doing an unorganized marathon, Jrad's trip to Door County and their not so fine wines, the truth about ethanol in ‘Steed Science', corn sweats, listener emails, a lady that got scammed into giving away her retirement savings in ‘Tanzania News', and a new ‘My Sob Story for Reality TV'
In this part 2 of 2 Chubstep saga Steed and Jrad continue with airing out roommate grievances including storing beer cans in order drive them to another state to collect the deposit, a man that was caught illegally breeding trophy sheep in the US for hunting purposes, and a Chubvestigation into the controversial mayor of Dolton, IL who has music videos, billboards, an unsancitoned charity, and multiple town hall meetings where the police have become involved.
This two parter is the serious and no-nonsense half of this Chubstep episode with your hosts Steed and Jrad. The guys talk about Steed's secret height, the strangest American 3rd parties that people vote for in presidential elections including the likes of the Piracy Party and Transhumanist Party, a monkey torture ring based in Indonesia getting busted and the best way the guilty people should get punished, and the beginning of Steed and Frat Sullivan airing out their grievances on each other as roomates. Is pt.2 better? Yes, but you need this backstory for the character development.
This is the best information you will hear this week that you didn't know you needed. Steed and Jrad are across the country in this Chubstep where the guys start with being annoyed that a recent episode is getting play despite warning listeners that its not good, how to beat the Youtube algorithm, Steed's transition to being a quarter father, how people are using: condoms, the bucket boys, and bees to combat elephants in ‘Tanzania News', Steed's almost assault that turned into a charitable act, and a Chinese zoo that tried to disguise chow chows as baby pandas.
In this short episode co-hosts and presidents of Chubstep Philanthropy Inc. Steed and Jrad discuss the arrest of P. Diddy, Jrad's elote debt, having the homeless live bet on sports, Brazilian's whistling non-stop at the NFL game that was played there, bad baby spoon branding, and the conspiracies around presidential assassinations.
For the first time since 2019 Hollywood and Chicago royalty Mike James joins Steed and Jrad. On this Chubstep the guys discuss what has happened to the world since Mike was last on, getting hate comments on YouTube, itch mites going on a feeding spree, the most luxurious animals to get bit from, how Jrad turned a graffiti on his car in Martha's Vineyard into a potential island sensation, Steed's new glasses that make him look like Jeffrey Dahmer, Mike's tarot card reading of the Chicago Bears past, present, and future, why the navy needs new uniforms, why everyone needs to become a Chicago Hounds rugby fan, and having a sexy white noise option on YouTube.
While Jrad is saving children throughout the world Steed is doing a solo show blessing the audience with his vast knowledge of volcanos in 'Steed Science'. Steed explains the benefits of volcanos, why mountains need a rebrand, how people die from volcanos, along with all of the questions you didnt know you needed the answers to.
Jrad and Steed lull the listeners at the start of the episode before getting to benefits of falling asleep at the wheel in midwest states, a loose knowledge of corn, why you should dress your baby in the outfit of every possible profession, the most recent attacks by witches in ‘Tanzania News', the guys new idea for a History Channel reality TV show, and the story of the promiscuous, king topping, world traveling courtesan Lola Montez in ‘Chubistory'
Steed and Jrad (with bad audio) are back from their Santa Fe, New Mexico Chubstep yearly retreat to discuss two Chubstep guests wedding, dressing poorly for the desert heat, wearing a suit of armor helmet to a burger joint, a man yelling "Children" on a train, Jrad's baby continuing a family feud, people screaming on flights, an update to the modern modern pentathlon including buying a truck you can't afford, southwest fashion in ‘Girl Talk', Jeep Wranglers being stolen valor, and the current state of the ‘Breaking Bad' house
Steed and Jrad are trying out some new segments in this weeks Chubstep but before they get to how carrying a baby causes way too many random people to talk to you, Steed getting rear ended again in his ‘Bonehead Move of the Week', the longest worst organized and most insane Olympic event ever…the 1904 Olympic Marathon in ‘Chubistory', Steeds new award winning segment ‘Kinda Not and Kinda Hot' talking about the Olympic controversies of Russian sabotage and getting removed for inappropriate behavior, Jrad's new segment ‘My Sob Story for Reality TV' where he turns a movie plot into a personal sob story so that he can be relatable if he goes on a reality TV dating show, and the viral Olympic shooter from Tukey.
Another week, another Steed and Jrad filled Chubstep. This time the guys start with Steed's most recent good guy bonehead move of the week, when people like to litter, a WW1 era general who died in a pink tutu in ‘Chubistory', weird sports that used to be in the olympics, Steed's weird hate for breakdancing, the sport the guys think they have the best chance in the olympics, the origins of the olympics and how a Roman emperor rigged one. They wrap up with Steed's odd choice of clues in a guessing game.
The 2024 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Champion, MLE #2 ranked eater in the world, and recent blueberry eating world record holder Patrick Bertoletti joins Jrad and Steed on this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss his recent accomplishments, what percentage of blueberry Patrick's body is, Chubstep's experience with hot dogs, how he got started in competitive eating, being the King Hippo and Gerald Ford of competitive eating, the most difficult food competitions so far, getting internet hate for winning while Joey Chestnut wasn't in attendance, how to prepare for a competition, the 4th of July Nathan's after party, the worst foods to bring to a party, the wildest chicken wing competition, and predictions on Joey Chestnut vs Kobayashi.
4th of July is over but this Chubstep episode is just getting started where Steed and Jrad discuss odd 4th of July facts, the newest Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Champion, Steed's impressive experience with fireworks after being in ‘war', the worst and saddest foods that people bring to a party, how gas engines work in ‘Steed Science', Jrad getting a follow request from professional ticklers, and Steed's gambling tips on slots and Taiwanese Tennis.
Voted the number one podcast by certified experts, this week's Chubstep features Jrad and Steed discuss how to get sponsorships, the strange list of religions recognized by the US military, getting roasted for being helped up a mountain, a relevant old local news faux pas, the true meaning and debate of the Y.M.C.A song, the world of earthworm reproduction in ‘Steed Science', and Neil deGrasse Tyson's response to Terrence Howard's new math claims on Joe Rogan.
Certified expert and fan favorite Vdog is back with Jrad and Steed in this week's Chubstep to discuss Steed's rucking hikes almost causing accidents on the road, when flipping off someone on the road backfires, foam parties at a daycare, Jrad getting a full full body search at the airport, Dominos making a New York slice with false claims, how Vdog orchestrated the Justin Timberlake DUI, and a new crypto B!tc# coin 2.0 that is sweeping the nation. Jrad and Steed continue with finding rich friends, using Mountain Dew to heal fish, filming a wedding, and Bindi Irwin Tasmania vs Tanzania.
In this week's Chubstep Steed and Jrad start with celeb news including Justin Timberlake's DUI, hot mugshots, Bill Belichick's 48 year younger girlfriend, what Steed thinks menopause is in ‘Girl Talk', the Kobayashi vs Joey Chestnut Netflix hot dog rematch, and George HW Bush's WW2 rescue from certain death in ‘Chubsistory'. Then Frat Sullivan joins the guys to discuss a voicemail left by Steed's mom, frat eating contest fails, and how many hot dogs they could eat in a Chubstep hot dog eating contest
Without knowing ahead of time Steed and Jrad start out with the same hot topics in this weeks Chubstep, an American tragedy and erotic websites. The guys discuss Joey Chestnut getting banned for this years Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, a pool party having a semi famous bouncer accidentally share his explicit search history in Las Vegas, an Amazonian tribes new addiction since being introduced to the internet, getting recognized in public, nail color of the summer in ‘Girl Talk', and Chiquita Banana funding terrorists.
Jrad learning photoshop to put all of the chubstep guests that were at one event together, how having the day off for Memorial Day is stolen valor unless you take the job of military personnel for 24 hours, Jrad's take on the wild Terrence Howard on the Joe Rogan Experience after working with Terrence for many years, a homeless man fixing his broken phone, the 2024 summer fashion trends in ‘Girl Talk', a restaurant suggestion 24% as the most popular tipping option, and being tougher in bars after watching ‘Road House' are all you can expect and more in this week's Chubstep
Are you a Chubstep purist? If you are or if you aren't this is the episode for you. Steed and Jrad start with a confession of stealing from a retail store, why the way Steed's Grandma ate her pizza has them no longer on speaking terms, Steed's controversial margarita recipe, the rules on when you can go down large inflatable slides with kids, the disputed origins of Memorial Day, and the unlikely story of how a drugged out doctor/serial killer lead to the Wright Brothers binging the world the first airplane in 'Chubsistory'.
The guys do a switch-a-roo while Steed is in North Carolina and Twitch legend Chubstep Trevor aka WuteverTrevor3 is in person in Chicago with Jrad. The three discuss Steed's bonehead move of the week where he stood on a skateboard and immediately injured himself, cicada fetishes, the recent conspiracies around the Boeing whistleblower deaths and defective planes, when bad handwriting becomes too embarrassing, plane crashes vs skateboard accidents in your 30's, the psychology behind taking the last bite of a group appetizer, not using group winnings to help pay for group activities, and Steed joining a Tanzania neighborhood watch Facebook group in ‘Tanzania News'.
With uncertainty on the horizon Jrad and Steed enlist the help of astrology expert and fan favorite Rosalee on this week's Chubstep. Dressed as Jamiriqui, Rosalee and the guys go through a natal chart reading of Jrad's new son to figure out what his personality and future will be, the difference between a: rising sign, sun sign, and moon sign, Steed punching babies, the astrological signs of most serial killers, Rosalee and the guys recent gathering, taking shots of Malort at weddings, why ‘write ins' in elections makes no sense, retiring the term D-Day so dating shows stop using it, and the lost dog posts that are annoying Steed.
Television and Hard Sci-Fi expert Lil' Stevie joins Steed and Jrad in this week's Chubstep for his annual review of the television shows of yesteryear. The guys discuss their matching Arizona Cardinals sunglasses, Lil' Stevies favorite shows of 2023 of the 43 series he watched, why The Bear and Succession made most people's list, how some shows shift from comedies to having no laughs, Jrad's favorite shows of 2023 and why he might have to change his mind, where some shows take a bad turn, Jrads parents best shows of 2023, the worst and best finales in shows ever, looking too hard into show mistakes, Jrad catching a sophomore in college throwing knives at his door, and the Chicago Bears 2024 draft.