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Trying to make sense of Jason Aldean's skinny legs. Pete is back into golf again. DJ has a run-in with law enforcement. We review the rated-R dog comedy 'Strays.' You know about all these states in America? (00:00) Intro (02:10) Jason Aldean’s legs (05:40) Golf (09:59) DJ’s run-in with the law (14:54) ‘Strays’ review (23:30) ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ & raunchy comedies (29:39) Provincetown & Maine (32:20) Baseball talk (40:15) Geography talk (48:20) Fantasy football & Lactaid

Sports talk turns into a therapeutic heart-to-heart. Pete finally figures out how Letterboxd works. Rachel Zegler is pissing people off on her Snow White press tour. How loud are you allowed to scream at a Taylor Swift concert? (00:00) Sports/footy talk (15:10) Heart-to-heart (29:40) Movie talk (41:55) Rachel Zegler (47:20) Taylor Swift concert etiquette

It's a double feature as the bad boys review Dreamin' Wild and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Instagram has come for Pete with the Paramore videos. DJ is ordering oatmeal in restaurants. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Intro/Midsommar (3:58) Directors/ice cream (10:35) More Paramore vids (18:19) 'Dreamin Wild' review (31:00) Oatmeal (43:43) 'TMNT: Mutant Mayhem' review (54:54) Bruce Springsteen

We have gone vi-reel again & our algorithms are leading us to strange places. Is Instagram in bed with Hayley Williams and Paramore? The 'Saw X' trailer is out. We review the intensely hyped A24 horror movie 'Talk To Me.' A beloved establishment in Boston is under siege by a vicious gang of seagulls. (00:00) Reels/algorithms (14:55) Hayley Williams/Paramore (22:42) 'Saw X' (31:19) 'Talk To Me' review (41:17) Seagull terrorists (52:15) 'Oppenheimer' rewatch (57:05) Sinead O’Connor & Paul Reubens

It's a unique time in pop culture, as everybody is actually going to the movies and seeing two whole films. We review both 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' and bring in Ellen Fleming to discuss the past few days of Barbenheimer mania. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch. (0:00) Intro (1:27) Pete not fun (4:37) 'Barbie' review (18:08) 'Oppenheimer' review (28:27) Barbie + Oppenheimer with Ellen Fleming (56:14) Mariah Carey

Did DJ buzz his head for content? Did Pete watch all the Mission: Impossible movies? Country music is a PR nightmare and we're going to put a challenge to the test. A case for July being the worst month. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (00:00) Hair/pop punk (12:41) Country music PR (25:18) Jason Aldean (34:54) Mission: Impossible (41:31) 'The Bear' discourse

Chris Witaske makes his long-awaited return to the show to discuss his work on The Bear, shining in Progressive commercials and all things Chicago. Also, there's a Twitter account documenting outrageous Beach Boys moments. Support the show and get bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Intro (9:31) Crazy-ass Beach Boys moments (26:13) Chris Witaske joins the show (44:22) Witaske on commercials (1:03:55) Mission Impossible initial thoughts

What were we supposed to be doing July 3? Twitter has competition right when it is chunking it like never before. Olivia Rodrigo has new music and so does The Japanese House. Will MUNA ever be cool again? We find the biggest problem with spaceships and finally dive into Season 2 of "The Bear." Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (00:00) The weekday before July 4 (08:00) Twitter and Bluesky (14:42) New Olivia Rodrigo song (21:18) The Japanese House/Music (27:41) Barbie/Oppenheimer (30:25) Dead & Company recap (33:19) Spaceships (42:53) The Bear Season 2 (54:46) The Bear S2 guest star draft

A Jon Hamm casting bombshell. Defending a maligned superhero movie. Proposal ettiquette. Did Pete miss DJ's birthday? Who knows? Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Jon Hamm bombshell (5:14) Jon Hamm bombshell (8:31) Jon Hamm bombshell (18:36) Jon Hamm bombshell (24:07) Jon Hamm bombshell (27:44) Birthdays (38:46) Dead and Company outfit preview (45:37) Jon Hamm bombshell

No-shorts summer is already over. Is it normal to judge someone for thinking you're funny? Pete wins a fight in the strangest of ways. We discuss "Flamin' Hot" and whether there are too many corporate biographical dramedies being made.Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Dressing like each other (11:50) Boating (19:18) Pants (21:48) 'Flamin' Hot' & corporate biographical dramedies (35:54) Most popular snacks (40:29) Corporate biographical dramedy wishlist (46:00) "The Bear" & television (52:07) Our algorithms

Pete's Fleetwood Mac kick continues. DJ feels insane about the new Spider-Verse movie. He also feels bad about accidentally stealing. The boys discuss the excellent BlackBerry movie starring Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton. An incentive is offered to get DJ to watch Black Mirror. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch. (0:00) Pete's house-flipping video game (8:15) Across the Spider-Verse overrated? (14:16) Crime/Haircut (29:51) Pete's cleaning nightmare (38:19) Ted Lasso (44:49) Blackberry (54:17) Apple/Black Mirror

Pete has new tattoos and is out on jeans. Swifties are officially on board with the podcast and DJ's cool shirts. We discuss the finales of Succession and Barry and make new staged clips for Succession and Ted Lasso. A hectic week in basketball is over. Pete is on a Fleetwood Mac kick. Support the show and get bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Tattoos/new fans (9:00) Clothing update (15:25) Succession/Barry (53:46) Staged podcast clips (1:02:31) Basketball (1:14:33) Fleetwood Mac

Shirts lead to compliments, which lead to an accidental public theft. A Succession recap begs the question: Are we putting too much pressure on penultimate episodes of TV shows these days? We go through the setlist of "The Eras Tour" and break down a concert we did not attend. Support the show and get bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Compliments and chaos (6:42) Succession (21:37) Barry/Dave/White Men Can't Jump (30:10) Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (56:04) The algorithm

Not to brag, but Verizon's CMO is dunzo. Swifties are teaming up with DJ. We review Ben Affleck's latest film, 'Hypnotic' and discuss a dark but beautiful Martin Scorcese interview. Support the show and get bonus episodes: patreon.com/listentobrunch (0:00) Verizon CMO steps down (9:08) Taylor Swift latest (28:04) 'Hypnotic' review (39:17) Martin Scorcese quote

We as a society are too mean to people who stand when the plane lands. What happened to Ted Lasso, and Verizon for that matter? Taylor Swift and Matty Healy are reportedly dating. What's up with Ed Sheeran? DJ sees Beau is afraid and we can't wait for the Blackberry movie. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (00:00) Airplane standers (12:24) Ted Lasso/Verizon (22:19) Swift and Healy (26:26) Basic math supercut (30:00) Sheeran (43:46) Beau is Afraid (47:35) Blackberry

Will this writers' strike have the same impact on television as it did in 2007? Smokey Robinson's new album is quite erotic for someone 83 years old. DJ randomly fell asleep for 17 hours. Houndmouth plays a massive show in Portland, Maine. 'Barry' might be saving its best season for last. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (00:00) TV writers go on strike (17:51) Smokey Robinson 'Gasms' (23:27) DJ's scary sleep (35:01) Houndmouth love (49:46) NHL playoffs (55:31) 'Barry' Season 4 (01:01:38) 'Succession'

Is there a distinct smell to being sick? The boys see Father John Misty in Maine. An experience in being hotel royalty. A play about the making of Jaws leaves out a plot point. How can you use sports Twitter during prestige television hours. Support the show and get bonus content: patreon.com/listentobrunch (00:00) The sick smell (07:20) Father John Misty in Maine (14:10) The snack room (24:36) 'Jaws' play (29:30) Handling TV spoilers

The Hamburglar has re-emerged and McDonalds is using him as a distraction from the bigger news. Pete accidentally bought "specific" edibles. DJ gets called "short" but also "Musical Philip Seymour Hoffman." We once again get to discuss a brilliant "Succession" episode while celebrating the return of "Barry." Finally, actor Matt Maher joins the show to talk 'Air' and his longtime friendship with Ben Affleck & Matt Damon. (00:00) Hamburglar returns (09:54) This weekend in fun (16:39) Stanley Cup Playoffs  (25:47) SquareSpace ad (28:00) DJ’s new jersey & height (33:40) “Musical Philip Seymour Hoffman” (37:28) “Succession” discussion (42:37) “Barry” discussion (46:49) Matt Maher interview

The children are establishing dominance at Starbucks again. A monumental episode of "Succession" has the world raving. The boys are cooking up some hockey projects that will soon be debuted. DJ releases new music with a fun track called "Baseball Manager." Finally, a review of 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' and its big Brunch Score. (00:00) Office hours (09:16) Succession (Spoilers) (17:40) Babbel ad (21:30) Succession cont. (Spoilers) (39:40) Hockey update (44:22) Baseball talk (48:46) “Baseball Manager” music video (54:47) 'Super Mario Bros.' review

Has Pete been messing with DJ's podcast shoes? The Barbie trailer has dropped and Ben Affleck has yet another movie coming next month. A "fun fact*" leads to a discussion about the current state of CVS. "Tetris" on Apple TV is a great and wild time. A particular reddit page makes one of the bad boys crawl out of their skin. We discuss our proudest harmless lies. Update on Pete getting into the Beatles: He is listening to another classic artist and that's no cap. Finally, our full, spoiler-free review of "Air." (00:00) PODCAST SHOES UPDATE (08:55) 'BARBIE' TRAILER REACTION & NEW AFFLECK MOVIE (17:15) FUN FACT ABOUT CVS (20:48) 'TETRIS' REVIEW (27:48) THE RANCH ADDICT (34:20) PROUDEST HARMLESS LIES (41:54) PETE GETS INTO CLASSIC ARTIST (50:46) - 'AIR' REVIEW