#389 - The TESD Christmas Special, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Giving Motivations

We are joined this week by Super Retro Throwback Reviews host Steven Christina, Jr. Things go hilariously off the rails right off the bat and I lose it twice in the first ten minutes. (By "lose it," I mean laugh uncontrollably, not yell at Chuck again.) Chuck tells us about the biopsy on his nose from a few weeks ago - does he have nose cancer? Will he need a Tycho Brahe-like prosthetic? Will anyone get this Tycho Brahe reference? Anyway, Chuck talks about editing the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Christmas podcast and we discuss positivity and negativity online. We talk about our experience at the Warren tree lighting, then Chuck tells us about his trip to Red Bank to see the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Chuck provides us with a very brief review of the newest Grinch movie. We close with a brief discussion about whether the motivation for giving to charity should impact the giving itself.
- Brad

Episode 188: Comics Come Home, Big Hero 6, Louis CK, and The Room

Chuck and Brad kick off the week with some updates - Senior Discount has a show tomorrow, on Thanksgiving Eve! Check them out!
Recently, Chuck and Brad went with friends and family to the Comics Come Home benefit starring, among others, Denis Leary, Marc Maron, Jimmy Fallon, and Jim Gaffigan. What did the guys think of the experience? Who had the funniest set? Once they've answered those (and other) questions, Chuck relays the tale of his trip to his girlfriend's brother's wedding. He finds this night to be podcast-worthy based mostly on the food there. Appetizers ahoy!
The Jake Gyllenhall movie Nightcrawler came out and the guys discuss their thoughts on that, as well as the Disney 3D-animated movie Big Hero 6. In less-pleasing movie news, the guys also went to see Dumb and Dumber To. So they discuss that as well. Chuck tells Brad about his recent trip to a taping of The Jerry Springer Show.
More recently, C&B went to see Louis CK do standup in Boston in a pretty intimate venue. Was Louis on his game, or did having the comedy heavyweights Chuck and Brad in the house throw him off? (Spoiler alert: he was, and we did not.) After that, they headed to see a midnight showing of cult classic The Room, accompanied by a Q&A with Director/Actor Tommy Wiseau.
In more festive news, the guys recently celebrated Thanksgiving with friends, then came home to watch the most recent WWE PPV Survivor Series and its surprising ending. All this and more on episode 188!

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Episode 99: Writing in WWE, Cancer, My Chemical Romance, and the Bad Larry show

The podcast opens with Chuck and Brad talking about Brad having to keep a "food journal" to track mysterious and unpleasant feelings in his bowels. No fun. The boyz then discuss writing in WWE, providing a lot of context to describe why they like the writing in the feud between CM Punk and John Cena (and one promo in particular). Brad then talks about a book he recently read, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, and its subject of teenage cancer. Brad admits to often thinking about how he would react if he was diagnosed with cancer and Chuck admits he has thought about it a little.
Chuck also has some interesting news about popular punk band My Chemical Romance and their plan to release some older songs. Chuck and Brad talk about Chuck's night at the Soundoff/Bad Larry show, the fun he had and how good it made him feel. This draws the 99th episode of the Chuck and Brad podcast to a close.

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