This week the Buddies discuss foods that are a pain to eat, the biological layout of rock candy monsters, the secret World Wars 3 (shhh, don't tell) and list off all the types of swords they know. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Marvel's Blood Hunt event (comics), X-Men From the Ashes Digital Comic Issue #22 (comic), Music League (activity), …

This week the Buddies discuss things they recommend to everyone, some good board games, that running away to Alaska is a true solution to your problems, and the new hockey-themed Mrs. Doubtfire rip-off, Mrs. Pucksticks. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Happy Death Day (movie), Red Dragon Inn (board game), Catan Dice Game (dice game) Contact us…

This week the Buddies discuss movie scenes that scarred them for life, two very good animated shows, how to fall asleep quickly, how to find a barber, and how to fight a cold. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Shaun the Sheep (show), Over the Garden Wall (show) Contact us: Facebook X Email Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss phones they've broken, get a third guest partway in, talk about the Fallout franchise, music, and recent biopics about alive celebrities. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Nerbit (Youtube channel), Melt (band), The Apprentice (movie) Contact us: Facebook X Email Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss the ripple effects of their actions, debate the philosophy of free will and if someone with ultimate knowledge would have free will, and give advice on how to improve your confidence when you're 29. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Clear and Present Danger (movie), Monster Hunter (video game franchise), Patrick Cc…

This week the Buddies discuss the best pranks they've played on people or had played on them, the lies of School of Rock, audio books, and a conversation on exoteric vs esoteric knowledge. Share with a friend! Recommendations: School of Rock (movie), Patriot Games (movie), Audio Books (medium for consuming stories) Contact us! Facebook X Email Yout…

This week the Buddies have a couple returning voices to help us bring some chaos to sports, discuss an epic musical, identify more things you should have in your first apartment, reassure people it's okay to go against type, and to help explain how to turn your life around. Share with a friend! Recommendations: EPIC: The Musical (musical), The Owl …

This week the Buddies discuss how much it would suck to live forever, some Greek and Biblical myth, Brandon Sanderson, anime, and what things you need to get for your first apartment. Share with a friend! Recommendations: DECA-DENCE (anime, 2020), Feed the Machine by Poor Man's Poison (song, 2020), Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson (books) Cont…

This week the Buddies discuss what will always stay in fashion, have some controversial opinions about Crocs, suggest some Youtube watching, and talk about how to get ready for a surgery. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Ze Frank (Youtube), Papa Meat (Youtube), Satisfactory (video game) Contact us! Facebook, X, Email, Youtube…

This week, RJ forgot to hit record on the first take so the Buddies turn roadblocks into opportunities! A guest from one of the early episodes returns to help us discuss what songs would be played on a loop in hell, Dungeons and Dragons themed media, learning to admit when you're wrong, international foods, and how to do well both socially and acad…

This week the Buddies discuss if an identical clone is the same as the original person, Diogenes, the movie Elf, and making creative projects with your friends. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (movie), Fish Scales (game jam game found here) Contact us: Facebook X Email Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss what law they'd choose if they could be immune from a law, loiter in the White House, build a one-man sovereign state on an ocean trash heap, and give advice on friendship. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Rick and Morty The Anime (tv show), Ultimate Spider-Man (2024 comic) Contact us: Facebook X Email Youtube…

This week, on the 250th episode, the Buddies spice up carousels, plan out the hot new philosophy themed amusement park that the whole family can enjoy, try out a thought experiment to prove souls exist, and give advice on talking about men's mental health. It's philosophy themed this week. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Existential Comics (w…

This week the Buddies discuss meta-cognition (or thinking about thinking), college degrees higher than a doctorate, Spanish Jazz, the future of the internet, and Deadpool. We also read a fan email! Share with a friend! Recommendations: Sant Andreu Jazz Band (Spanish Jazz band), Neocities (web hosting service), Deadpool & Wolverine (movie) Contact u…

This week the Buddies contemplate a scary idea: What if the next day you woke up and the world was entirely populated by clones of you? We dig deep into our initial reactions, the course of society, and if it would be a golden age of peace or a grimdark hellscape. Share with a friend! Contact Us: Facebook X Gmail Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss cultural stereotypes in the Star Wars prequels, interesting people we've met on our travels, and reveal the secret connection between Chappell Roan and America's great unsung founder John Patriot and his secret treasure. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime, again, but with the movie thi…

This week the Buddies talk about preparing meat, cooking, Austin Powers, and a podcast similar to ours. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Red Scare by Dasha Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan (podcast), Austin Powers Trilogy (movies) Contact us: Facebook X Email YoutubeAv Better Buddies

This week the Buddies discuss what size fish they are and what size pond they prefer, Jim Carrey's dramatic acting chops, Pheonix Wright (again), chronically online behaviors, and how to approach deep conversations. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (movie), Pheonix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulati…

This week the Buddies take a walk down memory lane and talk about some of their most memorable teachers and classroom experiences. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Pheonix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice For All (video game), Chained Together (video game), Monsters Inc. (movie) Contact us! Facebook Twitter/X Youtube Email…

This week the Buddies discuss what they could give an impromptu 20 minute talk on, listen to almost all of one of those talks, talk fictional detectives and mysteries, and give some more Dungeons and Dragons advice to end "D&Dune" (D&D+June). Share with a friend! Recommendations: Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney (video game), Alfred Hitchcock's To Catc…

This week the Buddies discuss top tier animals, the meaning of animal life, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the latest Nintendo Direct being almost no skips, if you should go full RAW, and what to do about your player's having a devil horse. More Dungeons and Dragons advice this week! Share with a friend! Recommendations: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney …

This week the Buddies discuss religion, practical jokes, Nick Offerman, and give some advice about running games of Dungeons and Dragons. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime, subbed), Fear Itself (Marvel Comics crossover event), Paddle Your Own Canoe (book) Contact us! Facebook Twitter/X Email Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss when they're the most productive, if productivity routines can change, an anime about volleyball, making your own jeans, the true bro code, and the rules for how to dress when hanging around the house. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (anime movie), The Da Vinci Code (book) Contact Us:…

This week the Buddies discuss what's in a name, learn some fun facts about names around the world, discuss our plan to conquer the Midwest, talk Hades 2, return to Frieren, and debate if the bride should be invited to the bachelor party. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Hades 2 Early Access (video game), Kingdom Dad Monster/Peachyville Horror …

This week the Buddies discuss what items they would want to be buried with to use in the afterlife, the chicken/fox/grain cross the river riddle except you've got a kayak with only one seat, Liam Neeson getting Taken, the original Fallout game, and books. Share with a friend! Recommendations: The Taken Trilogy (movies), Fallout (video game 1997) Co…

This week the Buddies discuss what website or app they really wish existed, then take a trip down memory lane for the heyday of cartoons in the 2000's and 2010's. Let us know which cartoon you remember that we didn't touch on! Share with a friend! Contact us! Facebook Twitter Email YoutubeAv Better Buddies

This week the Buddies discuss fate, free will, if there is an Ineffable Plan, the origins of Star Wars, fantasy race life spans, and how to support people that are recovering from surgery. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Empire of Dreams Star Wars Documentary (movie, 2004), Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (anime show) Contact us: Facebook Twitt…

This week the Buddies get biblical with it as we discuss what an in-depth graphic novel bible would be like, some of the stuff they don't tell you in the weekly sermon, and how you can get in on the ground floor of an excellent opportunity to strap turtles to jet engines in an attempt to discover "Super Heaven". (Spoiler alert, it's just a Hellboy …

This week the Buddies discuss how much wood a woodchuck could chuck if it had a chainsaw, some favorite culinary dishes, and Taylor Swift's place in culture at this point in time. Share with a friend! Recommendations: South Park Episode 1 (show), Fanfiction by Tavi Gevinson (Zine/essay), Indiana Jones Box Set Extras (2004 DVD) Contact us: Facebook …

This week the Buddies discuss what to do when your technology fails, flip phones vs folding phones, speed running a demo, Helldivers 2, South Park, and the Fallout TV Show. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Brawl OOT Demo Speedrun (Youtube), Helldivers 2 (video game), Internet Historian (Youtube), South Park Episode Something Wall-mart This Way…

This week the Buddies discuss what animals would be cute at cat size, the IKEA shark mascot Blahaj and his American cousin BlamBlam, the future of society if we continue down the AI road, and a Wii Sport Golf Any% Speedrun. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Wisconsin Historical Society's Wisconsin Adventures D&D module (book), Spirited Away (su…

This week the Buddies discuss the most amazing facts they know, CIA cover ups, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, and moustaches. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Shogun (show), The Believer (movie), Big Trouble in Little China (movie) Connect with us: Facebook Twitter Youtube Email Us!Av Better Buddies

This week the Buddies discuss what dreams are, the work life of the airline industry, Harrison Ford, how to shut someone up, and how to help someone who just got laid off. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Thunderbolts (2006 comic run), The Fugitive (1993 movie) Contact us: Facebook Twitter Youtube Email…

This week the Buddies discuss what animals should and should not be the size of a cat, video games, how to "glow up", and what does on at boys sleepovers. No, that's not a typo. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Helldivers 2 (video game), Unicorn Overlord (video game) Contact us: Facebook Twitter Youtube Email…

This week the Buddies discuss the funniest thing they've seen on the internet recently, copyright law and public domain in the United States, Winnie the Pooh but it's Colonel Sanders from Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the rise of Spotify from tech company to the music distribution industry. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Drawtectives (Youtube)…

This week the Buddies discuss what should be the goal of humanity, returning to the Garden of Eden, The Great Grandfather worm Shai-Hulud, Dune Part 2, Dune Book Publishing timeline, and Japanese history. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Dune Part 2 (movie), Liar's Poker (book), Shogun (show) Facebook X-Twitter Gmail Youtube…

This week the Buddies discuss what objects would be annoying if they played loud music while using them, the out for two weeks now Madame Web, if and why Reddit is a cesspool, and the new versions of being a gold digger for the modern era. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Viva La Dirt League (Youtube), Madame Web (movie) Contact us: Facebook T…

This week RJ is out sick, so John and James rule the roost! They discuss what kind of charities they would set up, learning the Japanese language, and Pulp Fiction. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Tofugu website (https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/learn-hiragana/), Bob's Burgers (show). Contact us at Betterbuddiescast@gmail.com or find us on Fac…

This week the Buddies discover that free will exists, confirm it's existence, and decide that they must come up with the next major problem for the following generation to solve. Also we talk about spy movies and economics. We're versatile like that. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Argylle (movie), Market Maker by AmplifyME (podcast)…

This week the Buddies discuss foods they really want to try, the positives and negatives of cooking, the Not-Pokemon rage that is Palworld, and what it's like when guys talk about girls they like. We also have a surprise guest! Share with a friend! Recommendations: 40-Year-Old Virgin (movie), Cinemastix (Youtube Channel), Palworld (video game), Her…

This week the Buddies discuss common life experiences they've missed out on, what robots would do with bones, flesh out what a society with time skipping stones would look like, and discuss some video games. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Tower4 (podcast), Firewatch (video game), SBN3 (Youtube Channel), Pesticide Not Required (video game)…

This week the Buddies discuss commuting across time and space, the quantum mechanics of preserving time through time travel, the Barbie awards snub, and the millennial/Gen Z fence. Share with a friend! Contact us a betterbuddiescast@gmail.comAv Better Buddies

This week the Buddies discuss their ideal man caves, come up with a presidential campaign slogan, discuss weird X-Men stories, plan out a presidential campaign, and address if Reddit is a cesspool. Share with a friend! Recommendations: X-Men First Class (movie), Anakin Has a Doctorate in Darth Plageius the Wise Studies (Youtube video), Drew Gooden …

This week the Buddies discuss movies they want to see made, dig into the history of competition between The House of Ideas and the Distinguished Competition, talk about some wholesome productions, and analyze why older Christmas music sounds better. Share the episode with a friend! Recommendations: American Pickle (movie), Ted Lasso (show)…

This week the Better Buddies discuss what they plan to focus on this year, high-end entertainment venues catering to animals, controlling universities, and what side of the bed we sleep on. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Shrek (movie), Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix Show), New York New Year's Eve Ball Drop (event), Bullet Train (movie)…

This week the Buddies discuss what they've learned from the past year, get a surprise visit from our international correspondent, and debate whether or not Tony Hawk is a messiah. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Marvel Universe VS. (comic series), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (song), Not blocking the exit of the ski lift (thing to do)…

This week the Buddies rename the United States, discuss new Studio Ghibli film The Boy and The Heron, discuss Batman, and call it a night. Share with a friend! Recommendations: The Boy and The Heron (movie), The Dark Knight (movie)Av Better Buddies

This week the Buddies' resident Pro Gamer discusses his history with card games. We also talk about what we've said yes to that turned out better than we expected and the state of educational theory and the lack or practice in American schools. We've got many facets folks. Share with a friend! No recommendations this week, unless you need a new tra…

This week the Buddies discuss their bug-out bags, the Eragon series, what makes a protagonist, and Star Wars. We've been pretty good about not being Star Wars focused with only 5 episodes out of 200+ so far, so reward that by sharing this episode! Recommendations: Star Wars (the good ones), Star Wars (all of it), Star Wars War of the Bounty Hunters…

This week the Better Buddies discuss a dystopian future founded on podcasts, interviewing AI George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, and emotional maturity. Share with a friend! Recommendations: Napoleon (movie), Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (movie), The Expendables (movie), The Mitchells vs the Machines (movie)…