Our sister Britt somehow avoids her ban to join the pod along with our wives Sam and Laura. We review Saturday's Lollapalooza including some food we ate.
Bands: Gary Clark Jr., Lil Skies, Lil Wayne, Jade Bird, AJR, Bea Miller, Gryffn, Camino and Twenty One Pilots.
J and I pull ourselves together for a Sunday review along with a bit of a wrap up to our 4 day Lollapalooza experience.
Bands: Diesel (Shaq), Kacey Musgraves, Slash, Han Solo, Ariana Grande and Flume
Part 1 includes our Mother TamCam and J's Mother-in-law Suz to review Half-Alive, Fitz and the Tantrums, Hozier, Deorro and the Chainsmokers
Part 2 includes our Pops and a return of Dr. Kirch. Bands include, Matoma, the New Respects, Childish Gambino and two very opposite reactions to Tame Impala. We also discuss so food options
Chris Walsh returns for a Dinner and a pod! We dined at Hopleaf and review our experiences including the cool approach to their wine program. Spoiler alert the Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Kabinett was delicious. We also discuss the plebeian way to enjoy the Taste of Chicago.
Trivia on Beetles and Colleges
JPPP: Isidewith.com
NSSS: Noods at the el platform
Her instagram is __jeanashley (that's with two underscores at the beginning) and she let's us know about powerlifting! We discuss a business of custom-made bike seats. J let's us know the ins and outs of eating a lot of Chicken McNuggets.
Trivia on marriages and Istanbul
To be noted: J edited this pod to remove some last names being used and changed his entire JPPP episode
Comedian Russ returns to discuss comedy in Arizona and Chicago. We also discuss Chicago street fests including a review of Westfest and J not being political at during a work questionnaire. Blake is in the building as well checking facts like a boss.
Trivia on Mesothelioma and eating cows
JPPP: Polls
NSSS: Jeffrey Epstein
Sir Wes joins the pod as Blake returns to fact check. J makes some delicious ribs with MustKetch, we talk about Harold's Chicken Shack, how to be better at Instagram and try to predict the US Women's Soccer team results.
Trivia on Watermelon, Onions and Balloons
JPPP:Trump's 4th of July event
NSSS: What started as Noods with my sister becomes Noods with the family
Pal of the Pod and festival guru Jeremy returns to a now working mixer so we sound great this time around! We do an instant review of San Soo Korean BBQ (one of Executive Chef Andy Lim's restaurants) and are rebranding our podcast to be more positive and less brother's bickering.
Trivia on Cuban Cigars and the Beer Mile
JPPP: Democratic Debates and Gerrymandering
NSSS: Democratic Nominee's sex appeal
Comedian Lancey Joe joins to pod and promotes Chicago Joe's on Thurdays @ 8pm! Conversations on Airlines, Baseball and we debut a new segment Nate's Sexual Seduction Seconds (NSSS)... Sorry MA!
Trivia on Lobsters (or was it Crabs) and Kids working
JPPP: Them crazies south of the Mason-Dixon
NSSS: Debut episode!
A bro pod! Turns out, it is okay to cheer for Kevin Durant's injury if you are a Raptors fan. Why is Wisconsin so restrictive on their cheese and beer?
Trivia on Lobsters and Toilet Paper
JPPP- Politics and things
Director Jack Spring returns to the pod and we meet another British Chris! They were at the Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr fight in NYC, Jack tells us about stabbing a goat and spending time in a Canadian Border Cell and Nate completed his Spartan Race.
Trivia on Pull ups and the Moon.
JPPP: British Protests and voting based on looks alone.
Recent UIC grad @Jeremy_Riegler (instagram) joins the pod as our official EDC Las Vegas correspondent. Socks again are discussed along with Illenium, Kinetic Energy and Riot Fest.
Trivia on Calvin Harris and Space Walks
JPPP includes a crowded Democratic 2020 Presidential race.
Matt Wallace joins the pod after spending a day at Wrigley Field. We discuss socks, Game of Thrones and how to build Spotify Playlists.
Trivia on Punching and Lil Wayne
JPPP topics include Tariffs and Farmers
Chicago Chef Andy Lim (City Rock, San Soo Korean BBQ) joins the pod to give an instant review of Al's Beef. The boys are back on their mayoral campaign with an edgy albeit controversial take on Juuls and of course the need for a dome over Soldier Field.
Trivia on Chainsmokers and farts.
Antar the Bartender rejoins the show to regale tales of his time in Cuba/Hawaii/Japan. The boys barely get through Cuba.
Trivia on Ben Gibbard and having kids.
Chris Walsh rejoins the pod and Benjamin our resident Spartan Race expert weigh in with the brothers on a variety of topics including a wine from Rioja and how to train to become a Spartan.
Trivia on Sparta and Modest Mouse
Another bro pod! We discuss Smile.amazon.com, J reviews Jungle's performance at the Metro, we finally come to a compromise on politics and Nate is doing a Spartan Race. Debut of the first edition of J's Post Pod Politics.
Trivia on Daft Punk and Scientists.
It's a bro-pod! Our first segment of instant review of Chicken Wings (Crisp) occurs while we discuss J being 2/3rds vegetarian and sodium.
Trivia on Meatballs and Empire of the Sun.
NBC (Non-British Chris) rejoins the pod to tell us about building computers and J reviews Float Sixty, which spoiler alert, turns out to be the first 100 ever scored in our scoring system.
Trivia on Rhinos, long drives and the 747.
Our friend Rosie joins the pod to try to discuss interior design and the OA with the fellas. We also talk about Tom Hanks and how great he could have been in Apollo 11.
Trivia on Debut Albums and Dollhouses.
J's buddy Alex joins us again to introduce his new pod Rethink: Skilled Nursing and adds some knowledge about Medicare and Medicaid while J crushes a Halley's Comet reference and we discuss dive bars. We also rate Goose Island's new Radler (hint it doesn't go well)
Trivia on Avocados and Cloning