The Good Times: Recent Episodes

The Good Times

Hello! My name is Bryson Johnson, and together with my co-host Zack Barnson we bring you a weekly bite of all the good things happening in our world that help us fight our existential dread. Topics range from chicken sandwiches to how to develop meaningful relationships and everything in between.

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This week, Zack and I have the chance to chat with Tomer Abramovici from MTGGoldfish about everything from trips abroad to horror comedies.Playlists, Patreon, merch and more at: www.tgtpodcast.com

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This week, Zack and I are back! And we've brought a refresh to the podcast with us. We will highlight some of the changes the podcast has undergone since we took an extended holiday to work on it.Playlists, Patreon, merch and more at: www.tgtpodcast.com

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This week, we sit down with our resident historian to learn about the history of our favorite holiday; Halloween!

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This week, Zack and I sit down with Lua Stardust of Camp Cryptid and Scrybabies and talk all things nerdy and horror.

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This week, Zack and I discuss some of our favorite horror movie twists, and some not so great twists.

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This week we sit down with our resident historian to talk about Jonas Salk and the history of the polio vaccine.

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This week we sit down with Joe Johnson of Tabletop Jocks to discuss all things nerdy!

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This week, Zack and I discuss our recommendations for fast, easy, and cost-effective meals to make.

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This week, Zack and I discuss all the many blocky toys and games, from Legos to Minecraft, and reminisce about childhood nostalgia surrounding these blocky mediums.

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This week, Zack and I get the opportunity to chat with Danni O'Lenci, comic artist @somekindofcomedy on Instagram, and young adult author.

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This week, Zack and I are back at our rediculous improv antics in an attempt to help you tackle the stressful situations in your life

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This week, Zack and I help our listeners beat the heat, all the heats, every kind of heat.

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This week, Zack and I alongside our resident historian Monika discuss the history of the hole in the ozone layer.

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This week, Zack and I are back at our food obsessions again. This time, with the one and only burrito!

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This week, Zack and I continue our discussion of what we want to do before we die. This time, about travel!

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This week, Zack and I dive into all the things we'd like to do before we kick the bucket.

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This week, Zack and I break down some fitness tips for the average person.

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This week, Zack and I attempt to guess which flavor of dr. pepper we are drinking. Whoever correctly guesses the most flavors correctly wins the title of Dr. Dr. Pepper!

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This week, Zack and I talk about everything from upcoming interviews, what is or is not batman, and even what cola deserves the crown.

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This week, Zack and I sit down with the incredible Andrew Wells, singer and guitarist for the bands Dance Gavin Dance and Eidola.

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This week, Zack and I sit down with the incredible Andrew Wells, singer and guitarist for the bands Dance Gavin Dance and Eidola.

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This week, Zack and I have the honor of interviewing Sam Graber, host of the nationally regarded podcast American Refugee.

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This week, Zack and I return to our true passion in life, reviewing stuff. But this time, we aren't the reviewers!

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This week, Zack and I journey back to the roots of the podcast to explore the real good times happening around the world. We take the gapminder quiz to see what preconceptions about the world we have wrong, and we invite you to take it along with us!

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This week, Zack and I provide you with our recommendations for very specific situations. Need a recommendation for the best song to learn on an instrument you don't know how to play yet so that people will think you know what you're doing? We've got you covered.

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This week, Zack and I dive back into the world of healthy foods, by ranking vegetables! Where else can you find this level of riveting content?!

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This week, Zack and I delve into a riveting food debate about fruit! We rank all the common fruits to determine which are S tier, and which are worthless.

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This week, Zack and I turn to our list of topics that didn't quite make their way into an episode. We've strung a bunch of these topics together to form our very first everything but the kitchen sink episode!

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This week, Zack and I make our best attempt to understand a sports phenomenon; March Madness. And while we may know nothing about basketball, we do know a thing or two about Pokemon, and that might just be enough.

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This week, Zack and I brush up on our improv skills and answer hypothetical questions from various people.

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This week, Zack and I discuss what we've been craving lately.

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This week, Zack and I are back from his brief bout with covid, and I think we need a drink. So, we decide to rate alcoholic beverages in an attempt to find our favorites.

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This week, Zack and I decide to improve our outlook on wintertime. We also provide our podcast recommendations and some good books to read this winter.

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This week, Zack and I break down some of the best and worst show endings of all time. We also discuss what makes a great or terrible show ending.

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This week, Zack and I discuss some of the advice that his therapist gave him during their first meeting. We also chime in with some of our own advice that has helped us, or that we are currently using.

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This week, Zack and I talk about some of the best - and worst - fall flavors. We also crown the ultimate pumpkin spice food the pumpking!

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This week, Zack and I jump back into our game of guessing horror movies based on their movie poster.

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This week, Zack and I play a game of movie gussing. I present Zack with a horror movie poster, and he has to guess the plot based only on that picture. We also do our in-depth review of A Quiet Place 2.

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This week, Zack and I take a look at the worst holidays in America. We then attempt to create much better ones to fill their space.

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This week, Zack and I discuss how to build your self-confidence, while fighting off wildfire smoke.

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This week, Zack and I return once again to the food dome to pit chips against each other. This ultimate crunchy showdown will reveal the best potato and corn chips out there.

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This week, Zack and I share embarrassing stories, while discussing all things siblings. We even bring on Zack's brother to join the conversation.

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This week, Zack and I talk about some of the most thrilling places on earth; amusement parks!

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This week, Zack and I look back on our year of podcasting by rating our own episodes. We celebrate our highlights while critiquing some of our less-than-favorite episodes.

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This week, Zack and I return to the hot seat to solve stressful situations. We will work through these outlandish scenarios so that you are prepared for anything.

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This week, Zack and I take a trip down memory lane to reminisce about all of the incredible people we met in childhood.

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This week, Zack and I discuss our deserted island picks. That is, if we could only have a limited number of items, from books to food, while stranded on a deserted island, what would we choose?

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This week, Zack and I introduce the hottest new award show; The Bundies! Where we gather the best and worst burgers that compete for completely made-up awards.

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This week, Zack and I collected various tidbits of life advice from the internet and beyond. We then decided to rate that advice.

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This week, Zack and I revel in all the wonderful things that come with spring. We also discuss Mental Health Awareness Month.

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This week, in celebration of Mother's Day, Zack and I talk all about moms. We also dive into some of our most embarrassing childhood moments.

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This week, Zack and I attempt to understand what it is about certain foods that pair so well with specific moods.

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This week Zack brings in our first guest host, Tanner McDaniel. They discuss all the cool stuff that they enjoy.

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This week, Zack and I host our very first book club episode. We discuss and review the epic sci-fi novel Skyward by Brandon Sanderson.

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This week, Zack and I attempt to crown the best NFL Football team. The only problem is, we know absolutely nothing about sports.

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This week, Zack and I discuss the Dos and Don'ts of naming things. We cover everything from cats and dogs, to gamer tags and babies.

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This week, Zack and I begin our quick spring break, and regular episodes will resume on April 5. Take care out there!

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This week, Zack and I rank our favorite fried chicken chains. In our last chicken-related episode, we attempt to crown the king of crispy greasy goodness.

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This week, Zack and I discuss all of our favorite dipping sauces for both chicken nuggets and fries. As always, we attempt to rate and rank these sauces in a convuluted and heavily biased way.

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This week, Zack and I jump back into the world of card games to discuss some of our favorites. We also dive into many nostalgic tangents about Harry Potter and Pokemon.

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This week, Zack and I jump into the classic card games of our childhood, as well as begin the discussion of our current favorite - and least favorite - card games.

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This week, Zack and I give you a few pandemic friendly date night ideas in time for Valentine's Day. We also dive into one of our favorite existential dread repellents; board games!

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This week, Zack and I dive into the bubbly citrus seas to crown a king of citrus sodas. We also try a variety of Mountain Dew flavors; including a BRAND NEW FLAVOR.

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This week, Zack and discuss our first community episode. We reached out to listeners, friends, and family, to ask one question; What small item in your life brings you joy? Answers from straw wrappers to cookbooks, let's dive in!

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This week, Zack and I discuss a topic that we can all improve on; emotional intelligence. We dive into lessons we've learned from 2020, as well as powerful tools to help improve our emotional intelligence.

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This week, Zack and I return to the smackdown arena to pit various chocolate treats against each other to crown the ultimate chocolate candy. We've also brought along my wife Monika, a big fan of chocolate, to help mediate this ultimate smackdown.

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This week, Zack and I discuss the tumultuous year we've had. We decide which qualities are worth taking into the new year, and which ones to leave behind.

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This week, Zack and I Conclude our two-part series on some of our favorite sitcoms of the 21st century. We also dive into some of the less than stellar sitcoms as well.

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This week, Zack and I take a deep dive that has turned into an accidental two-parter into the great world of sitcoms. In part 1, we discuss some of our favorite sitcoms, and what characteristics make them so great.

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This week, Zack and I take a look at things we have changed our minds about over the years. Change is growth, so being able to adapt to new information and experiences allows us to fight existential dread.

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This week, Zack and I jump back into the world of quotes, this time in search of some of the worst. We find quotes that are misused, chopped up and changed, or were just terrible to begin with.

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This week, Zack and I tell you a few of our favorite quotes from silly animated movies to thought-provoking books.

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This week, Zack and I revisit old snacks from our childhood in a Thanksgiving-style spread. We also discuss some of our Thanksgiving traditions and go-to foods.

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This week, Zack and I present various impractical stressful situations in an attempt to prepare our listeners for if/ when these events happen. Ever wanted to know how to escape Area 51 as a T-rex?

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This week, Zack and I attempt to provide answers to the stupid questions asked in getting to know you situations. We tackle everything from what superpower would you choose, to what you would do with 1 million dollars.

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This week, Zack and I continue our tradition of odd food rankings. We pit our favorite cereals against each other to crown the ultimate breakfast champion.

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This week, Zack and I finish our first ever multi-part series of horror movies with a few of our favorites. We deep dive into both A Quiet place and Paranorman.

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This week, Zack and I continue our multi-part series diving deep into the world of horror movies. I also reveal my top 5 recommendations for horror movies of all kinds.

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This week, Zack and I kick off our first multi-part episode, discussing all things horror movies. In part 1, we will be giving our recommendations for horror movies for everyone from horror movie buffs to those who spook easily.

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This week, Zack and I kick off our month-long spookytime special, where we discuss all things autumn, Halloween, and horror. We also have our very first special guest, Isaac Cunningham, to talk about our Halloween traditions.

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This week, Zack and I take a look at adulthood by ranking its various aspects on a five-star scale.

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This week, Zack and I discuss the different ways you can make changes - big and small - to your life. These include everything from cleaning out the clutter in your home and mind, to rethinking and revisitng relationships in your life.

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This week, Zack and I discuss the ultimate existential dread repellent in food form; pizza! We cover everything from the most popular pizzerias, to whether or not pineapple belongs on a slice.

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This week, Zack and I delve into all things creative projects. How to get started, what creative projects we enjoy, and everything in between.

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This week, Zack and I discuss the pros and cons of the months of the year, in an attempt to build a definitive ranking of months. Why? Well... why not?!

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This week, Zack and I dive into the minimalism movement, and also discuss finances.

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This week, Zack and I delve into one of our favorite activities to fight existential dread; travel! We discuss everything from where our favorite vacation spots are, and what you should do when you get there.

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This week, Zack and I discuss all things dating; the good, the bad, and the cringy.

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This week, Zack and I discuss all things french fries. Including ranking fast food fries in a needlessly complicated 10 point scale.

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This week, Zack and I discuss how we deal with disappointments, and how to manage your expectations.

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This week, we discuss all things hobbies; except sports, because we don't know anything about that.

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In this episode, Zack and I discuss everything from movies and tv shows, to our terrible fashion sense through the 2010s.

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Today we discuss the dos and don'ts of gift-giving.

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In this episode, Zack and I discuss various fast food chicken sandwiches on a ten-point scale. Pretty important stuff.

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