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This is an inside look at the inner workings of GravityBeard Inc. an ever-growing organization run entirely by interns.

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This meeting is for the birds.

The Agenda:

  1. Employee of the Month

  2. New Intern

  3. Birthdays

  4. Yahtzee! Scam

  5. Fire!

  6. Planetary Patronyms

  7. Bryan's Brewing Academy

  8. Chernobyl Farmer’s Market

  9. No Penguins!

  10. Waxwing Birds

email: gravitybeardinc@gmail.com

employee helpline: (214) 664-9744

Original release date: August 18, 2024

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From the far reaches of space to the deepest depths of the sea.

The Agenda:

  1. Employee of the Month

  2. Promotions

  3. Toph's Milestone Birthday

  4. Vending Machine Theft

  5. Menthol Chocolate Chip

  6. Keyboard Crumbs

  7. Oscar Meyer World Record

  8. Adult-size Big Wheels

  9. Pyrophone

  10. Ultimate Fart Blaster

  11. GravityBeard Solar System

  12. Pirates & SeaGOATS

email: gravitybeardinc@gmail.com

employee helpline: (214) 664-9744

Original release date: July 14, 2024

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Our first Staff Meeting in almost four years!

The Agenda:

  1. Employee of the Month

  2. New Interns

  3. Birthdays

  4. Organization Anniversaries (Beardmas)

  5. Crapeteria

  6. Wetter Wieners

  7. Fowl Territory

  8. Squtler Taxis

  9. Summer Concert Series

  10. German Pretzel Cutting

  11. Graceland & Campo

  12. Gorilla Couch

  13. Boob Ceiling

email: gravitybeardinc@gmail.com

Original release date: June 9, 2024

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The Official Donut of the GravityBeard Interns

The Agenda:

  1. Rising star
  2. Sciencey Birthdays
  3. The Monument
  4. Buy them all!
  5. Check your desks
  6. Knife Wielding Baboons
  7. Emotional Efficiency
  8. Gulls v Starfish
  9. Please wear pants
  10. Toto on Tesla
  11. Donut Debate
  12. Is he still with us?
  13. Mathers on the run
  14. DeVilbiss Double Shot

Original release date: August 2, 2020

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Adam decides to get into the home reno game. Oh, it's also Toph's birthday.

The Agenda:

  1. New #1
  2. Another Csomo!
  3. Me Baby, Me!
  4. GBI Reno Project
  5. Adam Loves Peter Faulk
  6. Behemoth Beach Ball
  7. Water Skiing Monkeys
  8. 45 Minutes to Insanity
  9. Snarky Effronteries
  10. It wasn’t ketchup!
  11. Ed Asner Dethklok
  12. Drop the Anvil
  13. Torey + Kelsey From the Road
  14. Peter DeVilbiss Fun Fact

Original release date: July 1, 2020.

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It's time to celebrate some anniversaries, milestones, and our first Beardmas! Plus, our MVP, Keith, is retiring from competition!

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. Major Retirement
  3. New Interns
  4. Birthdays
  5. Promotions
  6. Cannibal Rats
  7. Radioactivities
  8. Official Number of the GBI
  9. Ed Asner Dethklok Update
  10. Dang you, Ritz cracker
  11. The Sausage Ones

Original release date: June 7, 2020

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A facilities upgrade even better than last week!

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. BabyTern
  3. May Birthdays
  4. GlueTern
  5. SAFARI!!!
  6. Responsibly Distant High-Five
  7. Hey there, Corona
  8. Be More Lando
  9. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t kill himself
  10. Ed Asner Death Clock
  11. Because…Christmas
  12. He’s back!

Original release date: May 2, 2020

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Adam and I announce the most exciting facilities upgrade ever! 

Original release date: April 5, 2020

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New format for our meetings. Company business only.

Original release date: March 15, 2020

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The beginning of the Ed Asner Death Clock

Original release date: February 1, 2020

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Adam takes the reins again as we head to our 2nd Annual GravityBeard office Christmas party. 

The Agenda:

  1. Head to the bar
  2. Jim Brockmire
  3. New Team Member!
  4. Happy Birthday, Adam?!
  5. Merry Minor
  6. Tiff's Holiday Party Buffet
  7. Christmas Music Throw-down
  8. Intern Christmas Wish List
  9. THE CHRISTMAS QUIZ!
  10. Holiday Hotline

Original release date: December 20, 2019

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Jake and Tom of Jake and Tom Conquer the World were nice enough to record a segment of their show for us to use,

Original release date: December 15, 2019

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It's time to carve the turkey!

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. November Birthdays
  3. How do you brush our teeth?
  4. Chainsaw Carving Knife
  5. Competitive Pillow Fighting
  6. Singers and Swingers in the Kitchen
  7. Uranus Update
  8. Naked = Aerodynamic
  9. Padres in the Doggy Door
  10. Assaulted by Mermaids
  11. GravityBeard at Half Speed
  12. Reboots and Remakes
  13. The Easy Rider Framed Roger Rabbit
  14. Mildly Inconvenient Audio Diary

Original release date: November 26, 2019

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Keith Gawla and Phil Kirsner join us for an "Ask Me Anything"

Original release date: November 4, 2019

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Keith Gawla and Harland McKenzie join us in the GravityBeard Real World house.

The Agenda:

  1. Meet Our Guests
  2. Live Travel Diary
  3. Top Contributors
  4. New Interns
  5. Happy Birthday, Adam
  6. The Best Apple
  7. Overlord Lair
  8. The Mars Experience
  9. Phil wrote a book?!
  10. WTF Taco Bell?!
  11. Sam Barsky
  12. Hamlet’s Waterwheel
  13. The Best of Nextdoor
  14. Roadkill Mystery Solved
  15. Florida Man
  16. Funko Flop
  17. Hooray for Cheddar!
  18. Pumpkin Spice

Original release date: October 27, 2019

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The genesis of a new idea.

Original Name Generator Post on Facebook - http://bit.ly/2kXwijB

Original release date: September 20, 2019

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The Official Sandwich of the GravityBeard Interns

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. Birthdays
  3. Total Carnage
  4. Karaoke Kickoff
  5. Free Rocket
  6. Sports Complex
  7. Members of a Bizarre Order
  8. The Sandwich
  9. Blood Doping Bowlers
  10. Arson Bear
  11. Amish Snitch
  12. Micro Movie Review
  13. The Pillsbury Throwboy
  14. Moment of Triumph

Original release date: September 17, 2019

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He finally did it. It's also August which is Peter DeVilbiss Month.

The Agenda:

  1. Other great contributors
  2. What’s on top of your fridge?
  3. French Space Force
  4. Sausage Fest
  5. GBI Olympics
  6. GBI Band
  7. Mars is Stupid
  8. Genital Blender
  9. Time Travel
  10. No one said it was ham
  11. Meth gators
  12. Florida Man
  13. Micro movie review
  14. Apartment
  15. Listen up Taco Bell

Original release date: August 25, 2019

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Rock 'n Roll Accordion and a new way to farm and ranch.

The Agenda:

  1. New top contributor?
  2. Proper cheesecake temperature
  3. Homicide (for ages 8 and up)
  4. History of the BLT
  5. Backyard Poultry
  6. Office Chair Racing
  7. Rock ‘n Roll Accordion
  8. Farm & ranch tips
  9. Mustard Ice Cream + Alien Bud
  10. Chocolate cake for breakfast
  11. Penis problems
  12. Florida man
  13. Apartment
  14. Hotline Messages

Original release date: August 18, 2019

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A real-time road trip audio diary as Adam moves from Miami to Austin. Then a huge reveal at the end.

Original release date: August 3, 2019

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Greg and John attend their first meeting and Adam makes a major announcement.

The Agenda:

  1. Adam’s Big Announcment
  2. Special Guests
  3. Top Contributors
  4. New Interns
  5. August Birthdays
  6. Milestones
  7. Official Board Game
  8. Glitter Sh*tter
  9. Storming Area 51
  10. Summer Hobby Series
  11. “It’s my purse”
  12. Eaten by your own dogs
  13. Birkinbine on Time
  14. Most Offensive Soup
  15. I eat a$$
  16. Florida Man
  17. JFK Jr’s Flight Instructor
  18. Apartment
  19. Hotline

Original release date: July 28, 2019

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We begin to focus on the animal kingdom.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. New Interns
  3. July birthdays
  4. The Official Cookie
  5. Chief Grilling Officer
  6. Crochet Shorts
  7. Dude’s Guide to the Couch
  8. Emergency Room
  9. Meth-fueled attack squirrel
  10. Real Life Mario Kart Track
  11. Adam’s Road Trip Audio Diaries
  12. OJ is on Twitter
  13. Florida Man
  14. Snoop’s World Record Gin & Juice
  15. Apartment
  16. Hotline
  17. The Great Sebastian

Original release date: July 7, 2019

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A little bit of everything.

The Agenda:

  1. Other Valuable Contributors
  2. The Eat Anything Boys
  3. Polls
  4. Yacht Tester
  5. Therapy Sword
  6. Throw Torching
  7. GravityBar
  8. Library
  9. GBI Economy
  10. Cow Kissing + Toilet Licking
  11. AirPod Poop
  12. Pizza vs. Cereal
  13. Tacos vs Space
  14. Carnival Fraud
  15. Florida Man
  16. Ice-T vs Amazon
  17. Apartment
  18. Hotline

Original release date: June 16, 2019

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Toph's Charleston Audio Diary and the debut of Florida Man.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. New Interns
  3. June Birthdays
  4. Charleston Audio Dairy
  5. Polls
  6. Jobs
  7. GBI Binge Club
  8. Beer Donkeys
  9. Intern Library
  10. Eye on Health
  11. Male Lactation
  12. Food + Travel
  13. Sports
  14. Florida Man (debut)
  15. Drop kick Arnold
  16. Alex Trebek cancer update
  17. Apartment
  18. Apartment - Animal Edition
  19. Hotline

Original release date: June 11, 2019

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Our longest meeting ever as we head into an extended break.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors
  2. Other Contributors
  3. New Interns
  4. Happy birthday, Adam
  5. 12-12-12 Challenge
  6. Private Island or Historic Town
  7. Dress Code
  8. Library
  9. Masked Phantom Club
  10. Book of the Week
  11. 2019 Hurricane Names
  12. Bob Ross Cereal
  13. Rocky Horror Castle
  14. Road Warrior
  15. Sportsucopia
  16. Guy on a Buffalo
  17. Adam’s Paranormal Corner
  18. Cancelled!
  19. Apartment
  20. Hotline

Original release date: May 2, 2019

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How to correctly eat a burrito.

The Agenda:

  1. Special Contributors
  2. Polls
  3. Nap Bar
  4. Alien Abduction Insurance
  5. Holy F%cking Sh#t, a Lion!
  6. How to Eat a Burrito
  7. The Cat’s Meow
  8. Brian from Ball State
  9. Millennials are Killing It
  10. Guy on a Buffalo Part II
  11. Hood News
  12. Music Quiz
  13. This Week In KISS
  14. Apartment

Original release date: April 14, 2019

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Josh Hallmark of True Crime Bullsh*t and Our Americana demanded justice. Did he get it?

Original release date: April 7, 2019

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We begin to turn our attention to cereal

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. April Birthdays

  3. Welcome New Interns

  4. Comedy Film MMT Wrap up

  5. The Furion Elysium

6. Behind the Curve

7. Terrible broadcasting

  1. Guy on a Buffalo

  2. Celebrity Shout Out!

  3. Greg's email dilemma

  4. Entertaiment

  5. This Week in KISS

  6. Hotline messages

Original release date: April 7, 2019

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Bob Haines of The Cretins Guild does a brilliant recap of another polarizing event.

Original release date: April 1, 2019

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Adam's is mildly inconvenienced on the way to San Francisco.

The Agenda:

  1. Other Contributors

  2. Polls

  3. Adam's Airplane Standoff

  4. Polls

  5. Rage Yoga

6.  Dress Code + Chill Sacks

7. Uranus, Adam

  1. You're a Burglar

  2. Hood News

  3. Tribute to John Candy

  4. This Week In KISS

  5. 3-Room Apartment

  6. Metal Makes It Better

  7. Batman is in trouble

Original release date: March 24, 2019

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Another important contribution from Chris Birkinbine from A Dash of Science.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. March Birthdays

  3. Unseasoned Interns

  4. Polls

5. New Artwork

  1. GBI Gym

7. GravityBOARD

8. Dress Code + Nap Desks

9. Flat Earth Documentary

10. Testicular Beer

11. Space Jam 2

  1. Akex Trebec

  2. This Week In KISS

  3. 3-Room Apartment

  4. Hotline Messages

Original release date: March 17, 2019

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Here's what you do if it is.

The Agenda:

  1. Other Great Contributors

  2. Polls

  3. Adam's Chicago RTAD

4. Cowboy Times

5. Bread Gloves

6. The Prowler

7. Entertainment 

8. Sports

9. Worst Family Meals

  1. Apartment

  2. Hotline

Original release date: March 10, 2019

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So much science compliments of Chris Birkinbine of A Dash of Science

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. Intern Orientation

  3. Poll | Lip Balm

  4. GBI March Madness Tournament Intro

  5. Science!

  6. Book of the Week

  7. Dress Code

  8. Entertainment News

  9. Apartment

  10. Hotline

Original release date: February 24, 2019

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Keith stops by to discuss the event.

Original release date: February 21, 2019

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Adam and I welcome new interns and issue promotions to others.

The Agenda:

  1. New titles

  2. Promotions

  3. Welcome new interns

  4. Other great contributors

  5. Polls

  6. GBI tattoos

  7. Intern Library + Bookmobile

  8. Sportsball

  9. HR items

  10. Job opportunities

  11. Three-room apartment

Original release date: February 17, 2019

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Cold calls and soup.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. February birthdays

  3. Tricia's Arctic Road Trip Audio Diary (part 1 of 4)

  4. The Official Soup (and other polls)

  5. The GBI Run Car Assignments

  6. Hotline Messages

Original release date: February 10, 2019

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Paul Csomo from Varmints! wraps up the Super Brawl

Original release date: January 27, 2019

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Keith fills in for Adam

The Agenda:

  1. Welcome Dash of Science #PodFix

  2. Top Contributors

  3. Conclusion of the SUPER BRAWL

  4. Other polls

  5. Adam's Road Trip Audio Diary

  6. Hashtag gone wrong

  7. The Bottomatic

  8. The GBI board game

  9. Learn to pretend fly

  10. Three room apartment

  11. Toph's gift to Keith

  12. Hotline messages

Original release date: January 27, 2019

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Toph v Paul George

The Agenda:

  1. Other Notable Contributors

  2. Polls

  3. Human Uber

  4. Pun of the Week

  5. Company outing

  6. Celebrity Doppelgangers

  7. Three room apartment (Trifecta)

  8. Out of Town Toph

  9. Hotline messages

Original release date: January 20, 2019

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A new year is upon us.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. January birthdays

  3. Polls

  4. Super Brawl Part I

  5. My Patronus

  6. Dress code update

  7. Micro movie review

  8. Three room apartment (Trifecta)

  9. Hotline messages

Original release date: January 13, 2019

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We close out our first year of business.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. The end of one and beginning of another Jerry Ohrne Road Trip Audio Diary

  3. The Egg Poll (Paul)

  4. GravityBeard Island (Keith)

  5. Adam's next movie watching assignment

  6. The GBI Cafeteria (Keith)

  7. The Most Patient Pun (Briski)

  8. Intern Library (Keith)

  9. Our first three room apartment

  10. Favorite Seinfeld clips

  11. Hotline messages

Original release date: December 30, 2018

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Toph dominates the Christmas Quiz

The Agenda:

  1. Our first cars

  2. The perfect Christmas gift

  3. Karoake

  4. Christmas feast (in a can)

  5. Jerry Ohrne's Father-Son Hunting Trip Audio Diary

  6. Favorite Christmas Songs

  7. Christmas Trivia

  8. Intern holiday traditions

  9. Hotline messages

Original release date: December 16, 2018

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Road trips and Thanksgiving leftovers.

The Agenda:

  1. New addition to PodFix lineup

  2. Top Contributors

  3. December birthdays

  4. Interns get sorted

  5. Polls | round one

  6. Jerry's family road trip audio diary (Jerry)

  7. Official GBI Thanksgiving meal (Paul)

  8. Polls | round two

  9. Official GBI pizza (Luke)

  10. History making moments (Tiff)

  11. Largest Frito Chili Pie (Brad)

  12. Hotline messages

Original release date: December 2, 2018

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The war is finally over.

The Agenda:

  1. Top Contributors

  2. Other things turning 50

  3. Polls

  4. Peter De Vilbiss

  5. Toph and Adam are "sorted"

  6. Intern Library

  7. Potato Song

  8. Potato War Letters 

  9. Mystery Audio

  10. The Official Potato Side Dish of the GBI

  11. Hotline Messages

  12. Nicknames

  13. How to prepare your turkey (Jim Weir)

Original release date: November 19, 2018

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Cory (Sciencey McScienceFace) comes into the studio to discuss fun facts.

Then we call Tiff Franks and Bonnie Csomo!

Music by Silent Partner

Original release date: November 11, 2018

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50th Episode Celebration

This week's meeting agenda includes:

  1. Origin story

  2. Favorite moment

  3. Top 10 Contributors

  4. Happy birthday, Adam

  5. Polls!

  6. Best shows on TV

  7. Updates on merch, ALF, and the GBI sitcom

  8. Twenty HOTLINE MESSAGES from our closest friends and celebs

Original release date: November 5, 2018

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This one includes moose poop.

The Agenda:

  1. Top 10 Interns

  2. October birthdays

  3. Lots of Polls 

  4. Moose Poop

  5. No Thank, I'd Rather Starve

  6. Crab People 

  7. EGOT

HOTLINE MESSAGES 

Lebron

Sciencey McScience Face

Grandpa Frank

Mustang Mike

Jake Lloyd (Anakin)

Overdose

Clay Groves

Cookie Monster

Original release date: October 23, 2018

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Adam and Toph head to Kansas City...for a ONSIE PARTY!

Special guests: Haley Gray and Jessica Ann (all the way from New Zealand) and Kelsey Jane + Torey.

Original release date: October 7, 2018

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Keith of the Pop Up Filmcast attends this week's meeting. Adam is so out of here if this goes well.

The Agenda:

  1. Top 10 Interns

  2. Respsonse to the Potato Salad Debate

3.  Pineapple on Pizza

  1. Ozzy, Wind, & Fire

  2. Intern Library

  3. GravityBeard News Desk

  4. Uranus Examiner

HOTLINE MESSAGES 

Chris Osborne - Play Comics 

Peter DeVilbiss

Batman

Russian Bear

Rose from GravityBeard Pizza

Original release date: September 24, 2018

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Special guest Derek Glascock from the Wild Pitch Podcast. 

The Agenda:

1. September Birthdays

  1. Mickey Rooney's Potato Fantasy

3.  Adam's Micro Movie Review

  1. The Toilet Paper Debate (Part II)

  2. The Potato Salad Debate

  3. Tiff ears a "FIVE" with potted shrimp and...

HOTLINE MESSAGES 

Jokes + Super Powers

Mike from #Adulting 

Grandpa Frank

Anonymous Pizza Guy

Tricia from 2 Girls on a Bench

AND Russian Bear!

Original release date: September 9, 2018

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The Staff Meeting is born.

The Agenda:

  1. A name change for these episodes

  2. Discussions on ice cream, funeral arrangements, and toilet paper

3. Highlights from the GBI

  1. Tons of shout outs and...

HOTLINE MESSAGES 

Grandpa Frank

Sara's 3 year old daughter

Kelsey Jane's mainteneance man

Lebron James

Jim Weir

and a certain Russian who is not at all pleased with Adam.

PLUS, a big announcment at the end of the show.

Original release date: August 19, 2018

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Greg and Toph call "the girl with two first names" and the intern behind "No, Thanks, I'd Rather Starve."

Music by Silent Partner

Original release date: August 16, 2021

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We thought the Cheesecake Debate was over. It wasn't. Plus, the first ever call from the Russian Bear.

Original release date: August 12, 2018

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Bar Soap v Body Wash & Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie?

Plus more from the hotline.

Original release date: August 8, 2018

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The cheesecake debate is now OVER!

Original release date: July 28, 2018

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Ivan joins Toph as we call Michael Barclay from #Adulting and other bad ideas and Paul from the Varmints! podcast

Music by Silent Partner

Original release date: July 20, 2018

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This one is all about our good friend, Kelsey Jane! But we also hear from #DearDave and the incomparable Peter DeVilbiss. 

Original release date: July 15, 2018

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Former president Gerald Ford returns and the parade of celebrity callers continues with Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman. Plus, long-time caller, first-time listener, Andrew Bartlett and our "apology" toa member of the Brit Pod Scene.

Original release date: July 1, 2018

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Where it all began.

Original release date: June 17, 2018