About this podcast
A Podcast By Buddies, For Buddies, With Buddies. Hosted by RJ Mitchell with a rotating cast of friends, just some good goofs and conversation to remind you that there‘s some joy in the world.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 367 episodes
- Episode 367: McVolcanoface · 51 min · Episode 367This week the Buddies discuss volcano names, the new Legend of Zelda game remake Ocarina of Time, music artists, books, making friends as an adult, and how often you should be…
- Episode 366: Conjurmaxxing · 59 min · Episode 366This week the Buddies discuss their favorite and least favorite months, Kirkland trail mix, murder mysteries why younger guys don't dye their hair natural colors the way younger…
- Episode 365: Television Innovations · 52 min · Episode 365This week the Buddies discuss ways to upgrade the next generation of televisions, dystopian data collection, environmental science communication, books, and how often to stay in…
- Episode 364: Acquire Frogs · 1 h 0 min · Episode 364This week the Buddies discuss the near infinite knowledge at our fingertips, simulate a quest to acquire frogs, discuss some meaningful books we've read, and how to shop for…
- Episode 363: Cars Crusades · 55 min · Episode 363This week the Buddies discuss annoying machines they have to regularly deal with, a cool puzzle video game, theater shows, subtle gay love stories, helping men with their…
- Episode 362 Space Tourism or Bust · 59 min · Episode 362This week the Buddies discuss if they would ever partake in space tourism, what it would take for them to go, the Grinch, current events, new ways to ruin collectible hobbies…
- Episode 361: Brand Betrayals · 45 min · Episode 361This week the Buddies discuss brands that heartlessly betrayed them, frozen waffles, the same book for the third week in a row, being treated differently in relationships, and…
- Episode 360: Literary Lovers · 54 min · Episode 360This week the Buddies discuss problems unique to them, an in-depth fiction on colonizing Mars, cities as people, Jack Reacher being a dork, and how to figure out who you are…
- Episode 359: Wasting Our Own Time · 46 min · Episode 359This week the Buddies discuss the things that waste our time the most, terrible knock off animated movies, the Stardew Valley board game, romance stories, and why some men choose…
- Episode 358: Real Eye Roller · 55 min · Episode 358This week the Buddies discuss major and minor things that make us roll our eyes, a fantasy book, Renaissance Faire costumes, and behaviors in men that make us not trust them…
- Episode 357: Altered States · 1 h 9 min · Episode 357This week the Buddies discuss things everyone should experience in their life, the effects of mind-altering substances on the human body, the world's most famous bouncer, two…
- Episode 356: The Bestest Buddiest · 1 h 5 min · Episode 356This week the Buddies give out compliments to intelligent and creative people in their lives, discuss a board game adaptation of a video game, two books, and a movie on…
- Episode 355: Party Trick Time · 56 min · Episode 355This week the Buddies discuss what they'd do if someone said "hey, do that thing", a new game, and old game, some books, and how to get out of the house. Share with a friend!…
- Episode 354: Brand New Day Laws · 1 h 3 min · Episode 354This week the Buddies discuss things they wish were illegal, things that are already illegal, some summer box office blowouts, fixing sleep routines, and supporting your hair…
- Episode 353: Return to Arrakis · 1 h 1 min · Episode 353This week the Buddies read a listener letter, discuss causes worth dedicating their lives to, cover the books we've read recently, and discussed pocket knives vs multitools…
- Episode 352: Slopsicles · 1 h 8 min · Episode 352This week the Buddies discuss their go-to dishes that impress, storing soup in the freezer, the McElroy Podcasting Decline, The Odyssey, and how to handle someone who claims to…
- Episode 351: David Tennant's World · 1 h 11 min · Episode 351This week we welcome a new Buddy, come up with the world's most challenging obstacle course, talk Doctor Who, theater, showering, and how to hold to right and wrong when you can…
- Episode 350: Adult Jungle Gym · 1 h 0 min · Episode 350This week the Buddies discuss what equipment they'd put in their jungle gym for adults, To Kill A Mockingbird, rock and roll history, why grilling is so widespread, and how much…
- Episode 349: Who Should We Help · 55 min · Episode 349This week the Buddies discuss who it's most important to help, a good way to spend a weekend with friends, how to handle having a dirty sense of humor, and how to get better at…
- Episode 348: Cool Scar Instructions · 1 h 1 min · Episode 348This week a Buddy returns to the show as we talk cool scar stories, old Youtube, musical tv shows, Warhammer 40K, what it's like to live and work abroad, and how to get a more…
- Episode 347: The BITE System · 56 min · Episode 347This week the Buddies discuss the best methods for a government to control it's populace, the new Pixar hit Toy Story 5, the beauty in age and grief, finding new books, movie…
- Episode 346: A Bi-Product of the Patriarchy · 60 min · Episode 346This week the Buddies discuss the most boring activities they can think of, podcasts to help you sleep, helpful NPCs in games, storytelling, perceptions around bisexuality, and…
- Episode 345: Breakin Hearts and Toilets · 55 min · Episode 345This week the Buddies welcome back a buddy, talk about the most expensive things they've broken, immersive entertainment experiences, our inner monologues, and good nature places…
- Episode 344: Cinnamon Roll Love · 59 min · Episode 344This week the Buddies discuss what they want out of life, new games, gym attire, cinnamon roll seductions, and how to handle a competitive relative. Share with a friend! Contact…
- Episode 343: Nature is Amazing · 58 min · Episode 343This week the Buddies discuss amazing things they've seen in Nature, dying a lot in video games, how to handle a bully, and what it means to be loyal to a barber. Share with a…
- Episode 342: Special Fish Relationships · 1 h 3 min · Episode 342This week the Buddies discuss their customer service experiences (as both customer and server), a reverse Dick's Last Resort restaurant, the precise nature of Aquaman's…
- Episode 341: Bricks Out for Harambe · 1 h 0 min · Episode 341This week the Buddies discuss topics they've learned through cultural osmosis, bad movies, Big Day in bird watching, different ways to store your pants, where to keep your…
- Episode 340: A Spicy Meatball · 1 h 2 min · Episode 340This week the Buddies discuss the spiciest foods they've ever eaten, agrarian social practices, slice of life anime, how to learn a DIY mindset, and what professionalism means…
- Episode 339: Contribute to Society · 60 min · Episode 339This week the Buddies discuss the ways we contribute to society, some recent tunes we've been jamming to, some books we're reading, why watching sports is enjoyable, and why…
- Episode 338: Acquaintances Across Time · 1 h 1 min · Episode 338This week the Buddies discuss the weirdest ways they've met people, the concept of knowing people before you're cognizant enough to know them, some absolutely delightful music…
- Episode 337: Double Standard Pander · 1 h 4 min · Episode 337This week the Buddies discuss double standards they have problems with, games of various varieties, when the best time is to comb your hair, joint health, and buying clothing…
- Episode 336: Old Fashioned Trending · 60 min · Episode 336This week the Buddies discuss old fashioned ways that are better than modern ones, space travel, the science of consciousness, hockey, wearing clothes from an ex, and where you…
- Episode 335: Shake Off the Sunday Blues · 58 min · Episode 335This week the Buddies discuss which celebrities they think are the most down-to-earth, what makes them down-to-earth, the Scrubs revival, book to other medium adaptations…
- Episode 334: RIP Chuck Norris · 1 h 13 min · Episode 334This week the Buddies discuss beliefs that may or may not be justified, good anime, good books adapted into good movies, philosophy and its application to powerful people, and…
- Episode 333: Fun Food Combos · 1 h 4 min · Episode 333This week the Buddies discuss fun, favorite, and unusual food combos, old tv shows, new video games, which spouse to be buried next to if you're a widow. Share with a friend!…
- Episode 332: The Pokemon Diet · 1 h 7 min · Episode 332This week the Buddies discuss what current trends will be laughed at in 20 years, diet culture, Greek myths, Irish religious texts, what Pokemon you could eat, and how to ask…
- Episode 331: Pyrrhic Pixie Tangent · 58 min · Episode 331This week the Buddies discuss their Pyrrhic victories, what a Pyrrhic victory actually is, Pyrrhic poetry measurement, some moments of learning, stories within stories, compare…
- Episode 330: Sado-Masochistic Anarchy · 56 min · Episode 330This week the Buddies discuss amazing slow motion videos, throwing bricks, video game speed running, the myth of Achilles, our shower product process, eating oranges in the…
- Episode 329: Wise Idiots · 51 min · Episode 329This week the Buddies discuss Intelligence vs Wisdom, Bruce Willis' hairline, cozy murders, sexist sayings, letting go of resentment, and what qualifies as a chick flick. Share…
- Episode 328 Better Buddies Review the Files · 1 h 14 min · Episode 328This week the Buddies ask what famous people have done the most good for the world, come to the realization that Punxsutawney Phil is an American God, talk about some novels, and…
- Episode 327: Pavlov's Schrodinger's Dunning-Kruger · 49 min · Episode 327This week the Buddies discuss what they think they're experts in (but really aren't), good band names, the idea of personhood and bad art being key, modern haircutting…
- Episode 326: Future Tech Now · 57 min · Episode 326This week the Buddies discuss what technology they want to see in their lifetimes, a social movement to explore and clean up the Earth, how 2016 was the best time for video…
- Episode 325: Turn Your Friends Into Memes · 59 min · Episode 325This week the Buddies discuss the hot new meme trend for 2026, semi-hard near-future science fiction, a Facebook Reel that itched a spot in the brain, hard fantasy, when to talk…
- Episode 324: Zen and the Art of Fandom Maintenance · 1 h 5 min · Episode 324This week the Buddies discuss ways to train people to understand nuance, Zen and Buddhist philosophy, how to handle the passage of time in a fandom, silly fun anime, and the…
- Episode 323: Challenge Your Beliefs · 48 min · Episode 323This week the Buddies talk about their rebellious sides, challenge beliefs, and discuss Nick Offerman. We also give advice on blankets, towels, and paying for lunch. Share with a…
- Episode 322: New Old Days · 1 h 2 min · Episode 322This week the Buddies discuss toaster pastries, Groundhog's Day, their plans for the new year, a wide variety of media tastes, encouraging men to work in education and childcare…
- Episode 321: Better Buddy Holiday Guide · 1 h 8 min · Episode 321This week the Buddies discuss important moments that defined them, their favorite holiday magic movies, buying toys for men, and reading spicy books. Share with a friend! And…
- Episode 320: The Heart Thief · 1 h 6 min · Episode 320This week the Buddies discuss childhood things current children won't get to experience, post-apocalyptic theme parks, great albums of the year, rom coms, and unorthodox ways to…
- Episode 319: 4,000 Husbands and Counting · 1 h 5 min · Episode 319This week the Buddies discuss their old people habits, an army of lumberjack husbands, unreliable narrator creepy stories, Norse mythology, and the loss of culture to history…
- Episode 318: No Secondary Motive · 53 min · Episode 318This week the Buddies have no secondary motive asking if it's better to know when you would die, talk about their bucket lists, biographies, video games, telling your friends…
