The Buddies load up on some Ready Player One-themed “Scurvy-Bustin’ Citrus Mules” and, as Guest Fest continues, welcome Mike’s old college buddy and improv comedy compatriot Dan Saper, “The Man With An Indiscernible Accent!”
Topics joked about range from the Ready Player One movie vs the book, geek parenting and the college pranks of yesteryear. And the Buddies even keep the episode clean so that Dan’s kids can listen!
Also, Dan reveals a shocking secret that he’s kept from Mike for almost 20 years.
Wow.
One More Thing: Do you have questions about sleep? Send ’em to us! We’ll be joined by a sleep expert in a few weeks, and are collecting questions for her to answer!
Buddies In Space
The Buddies Review Ready Player One with Special Guest Dan Saper, Geek Dad!
The Buddies drink an Ouzon soda-based cocktail while recounting To-Do list adventures, the ignorance of neighborhood kids and how to properly punch someone’s face off if you are Wolverine.
Plus: Miyazaki’s films vs Disney films! The rise and fall of Ben Stiller! And inordinate fears of subscribing to HBO!
Battling a ghost in the machine, the Buddies are joined by special guest and fellow board game geek Joshua Lippincott. Drinks are shared, pizza is ordered, and then things get really, really deep. This, THIS, is the danger of having Josh Lippincott on your podcast!
Also: The moral correctness of dick pics in the modern age! Diagnostic troubleshooting in everyday life! Millennials!
Annnnd humor…
Buddies In Space
The Buddies Get Deep with Special Guest Joshua Lippincott
The Buddies go full on nerd for this one, geeking out so hard and so fast that they never even say what they’re drinking (pineapple and mixed vodkas).
Old school gaming magazines get brought out, favorite nerdy RIT stories are swapped and The Scottish Play gets brought up an absurd number of times for some reason.
Plus: the ridiculousness of JRPGs! The Adventures of Young S’mike When He had No Friends! And jiggle-physics!
The Buddies try a new twist on an old drinking favorite and discuss the usual suspects: Trump, gay Hugo Award nomination politics and the Thousand Islands.
How typical!
Also: Golden water wheels! Deadly wine Slushies! Profanity!
The Buddies wind their way through the current political landscape aided by the insight of good ‘ol Rusty Nails.
Also, a correction to S’Mike’s Cube is mansplained.
It doesn’t take long, however, before they break the emergency glass and bust out their “back-up podcast theme” discussion prop, the 80’s best seller The Book of Questions.
While they meant to make fun of it, their answers end up being honest. Uncomfortably honest…
Also: Killing burglars! New Yorker Magazine articles! Humor!
In this special episode of Buddies In Space, Mike lays a clever trap for a mentally exhausted S’Mike, forcing him to come face-to-face with his greatest fear- getting cubed!
Cut to that scene in the first Resident Evil movie, or the opening of Cube. Gross, right?
Actually, Mike’s wife joins the Buddies on the podcast for the first time ever to give S’mike an ancient personal assessment. What you learn will maybe shock you a little if you don’t know S’mike very well.
Also- Whiplash, and Captain America: Civil War get reviewed, Mike’s Loot Crate addiction is explored and the Buddies dance around an infamous and divisive e-mail thread.
The Buddies sit down with devil-themed, double-blind gin flights and get down to discussing restaurant tipping. Restaurants killing tipping and the sociological phenomenon of under-tipping as a group gets dissected. #thestruggleisreal
Mike pontificates on the psychological benefits of his diet, while S’mike poo-poos it. One thing the Buddies DO agree on, though, is antibiotics and their effect on gut health.
Science!
Also: Mike’s son’s eating assessment results! NYC trips! And the joys of righteous indignation!
The Buddies are joined by friend and recovering “party ninja” Justin Woodhouse, who serves up the most deliciously geeky cocktail ever made by man. Or woman.
Justin gets the BIS treatment, exploring the gradual embracing of his geekier side, cracking jokes and helping S’Mike to finally give Mike a hard time.
Finally!
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the Woodhouse, need a good laugh or want to learn more about the terrifying drinking game known only as “Pain” then you’re in the right place!
And Justin, don’t worry- you’re definitely a real geek!
