#398 - The Story of Jiggy

We're joined this work by touring comedian Jiggy! We sat down with him to talk about his whole story - when he realized he was funny, how he got into stand-up, and (best of all) how hard he's worked to get where he is! Find a need and fill it! So interesting to hear about how he's hustled and promoted his own shows and moved forward.
We also introduce our new intern "Dylan the Intern" in the intro of this episode, as well as start our new outro tradition! We have partnered with the excellent Paper + Plastick Records and will bring you a song from P+P to close each episode going forward! This week is Devon Kay and the Solutions with "Fresh!"
- Brad

#397 - Into The Spider-Verse, The Big Short, and Brad's Awkward Date

Just us this week! We start out by talking about the new headset microphones we used on some recent episodes - did you notice a difference? After that, we (finally) break down the recent movie "Into The Spider-Verse" and wax enthusiastic about it. We discuss a local restaurant, then talk about the movie The Big Short. Chuck tells me about the Beatles' movie Help!, then we recap our experience emceeing the 7th Annual RI Food Fights Spectacular Cookie Smackdown! We talk a little bit about my Twitter account and the rules I have set up for my life, then talk about an awkward date I recently had.
- Brad

#396 - Brammies and Chammies 2018 - Part Two

It's that time of year! It's (part two of) our annual "Brammies and Chammies" awards! The TENTH installment of the most coveted awards ever! This episode features discussion about our favorite music in 2018, my favorite books of the year, Chuck's favorite podcasts, and then a bunch of highlights from our personal lives! Thanks for listening! Hit us up at chuckandbrad@gmail.com if you have opinions that are similar or different! - Brad
- Brad

#395 - Brammies and Chammies 2018 - Part One

It's that time of year! It's (part one of) our annual "Brammies and Chammies" awards! The TENTH installment of the most coveted awards in the world! Join us as we celebrate our favorite things in the world of television and streaming! We talk about our favorite games we played in 2018! From there, Chuck tells me about all the great restaurants he loves (that are probably too fancy for me) (which doesn't take much). We close out this episode talking about our favorite movies we saw in 2018. - Brad
- Brad

#394 - A Look Back At 2018

We recap 2018 in a week by week review of what we created and what we experienced. From the heights of Warped Tour to the depths of thinking my brother died, it's all in there. We close with a heartbreaking talk about friendships and relationships and how they degrade over time, and how we respond to those things in more positive ways.
- Brad

#393 - Christmas Celebrations, A December Wedding, and Our Live Christmas Show

A rare Sunday release for us! Chuck and I catch up on the last few weeks of our lives. We talk about assorted Christmas celebrations and how we felt this year, spirit-wise. We talk about going to Virginia for the wedding of our dear friend (and onetime podcast guest) Katy and try to figure out why traveling causes me so much stress. I briefly mention the film Sorry To Bother You, Chuck talks about watching the movie Birdbox. We close with a recap of the comedy show we did a few weeks ago at the Comedy Connection in East Providence and how we felt about the night and what we learned from it.
- Brad

#392 - Is "Die Hard" a Christmas Movie?

Lou Perella joins us this week for a fun look at a fun movie. Apparently some people don't believe Die Hard is a Christmas movie, so we say we're going to record a commentary track for the movie that proves it is. It is (delightfully) our flimsiest premise yet, as we don't do a lot of commenting on the movie, and instead discuss what makes something a Christmas movie, the meaning of Christmas spirit, and how much fun it is to do impressions of Alan Rickman. It's a fun conversation over one of our favorite films!
- Brad