The Complete Guide To Everything

Pancakes are better! No, waffles are the best! Please, everyone, stop fighting! This week we’re here to decide once and for all which is better, while also discussing the differences along the way. We also go over some astronaut experiments.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fmThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a new ridiculous thing in Las Vegas, and it's a big ball that plays videos. This week we're talking about Sphere (not the Sphere, thank you very much), the immersive event venue that makes going to a U2 concert feel like you're on drugs. We also talk about local Long Island musician Billy Joel's new song. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Tim’s got the novel coronavirus, so we had to skip recording. Instead, please enjoy a recent episode of Books: The Podcast where we read the classic short story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and didn’t get it. Also, Tom learns some fascinating animal facts.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No Doubt is back, baby! This week we’re talking about one of the most popular ska bands of all time, No Doubt. Also, we discuss a new and very clever way to stop bank robbers.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you heard about the water cup that everyone is losing their minds over? It's called the Stanley Cup, but it has nothing to do with hockey, and if you drink water out of anything else you're a dumb loser. This week dig deep into the Stanley Cup, Tim gets into a band 30 years too late, and Tom apparently has a new podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2024 Consumer Electronics Show was this week and we’re discussing all the latest gadgets and gizmos that have been introduced, including a surprising number of urine-related gadgets.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the world's wealthiest and most beloved rodents is in the news this week, as Mickey Mouse's first short Steamboat Willie entered the public domain. What does that mean, and more importantly, what is Mickey's whole deal? We discuss and debate these important topics on a very special episode of The Complete Guide To Everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, it's time to wave goodbye to 2023 and then turn around and wave hello to 2024. This week we take a look back at 2023, but instead of talking about any of the bad stuff that's happened we mostly just talk about Taylor Swift.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's another holiday week, so we're doing another very special (and very low-lift) Gauntlet episode. What's that, you ask? We asked our Patreon supporters for topic ideas, and in this episode we're once again going through them and deciding which will be future episodes and which ones will go to hell. Merry Christmas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

’Tis the season, so this week we’re talking about the top Christmas songs of all time. We also find out that Thanksgiving songs exist and that Christmas song trivia is kinda boring. But before anything else, Tom has a very important hypothetical situation for Tim.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fmThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you need to buy a gift for a child this holiday season, allow us to give you the lowdown on this year's hottest toys and point you in the right direction. If you buy them every toy we talk about, they're guaranteed to love and respect you for the rest of their lives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite toaster pastry from Kellanova Industries: Pop-Tarts. Which flavors are the best? Are they really inferior to Pillsbury Toaster Strudels? (Yes.) Also, Henry Kissinger dies in the middle of recording.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recorded this episode during a holiday week and didn't feel like doing our usual rigorous research, so instead we've brought back an old segment -- The Gauntlet! We asked our Patreon supporters for topic ideas, and in this episode we're going through them and deciding which will be future episodes and which ones will go to hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you believe in all this time we’ve never actually done a Black Friday episode? Neither could we, so we decided to correct. A full hour of us complaining about consumerism AND talking about finding great deals!To honor our dear friend Casey and support those struggling with medical debt, you can kindly donate at tcgte.com/donateFor weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fmThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week is the 54th anniversary of the premiere of Sesame Street, a fact we didn't know when we recorded this episode. We basically just wanted to talk about puppets we saw on TV, and that's what we did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the fall flavor that's taking the country by storm! Everybody is nuts about this pumpkin spice and -- what's that? -- there's NO actual pumpkin in it?? This week we talk about spices, and also discuss the new Beatles song that all the teens can't get enough of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever felt someone watching from the corner of your eye, only to find nothing? Congratulations, you've encountered a shadow person, and things are about to get terrifying. Also, Tim discusses the growing dad problem on Reddit.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon!Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next.Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltimFollow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynoldsAdvertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In another spooooooky Halloween Month episode, we talk about some of the most notoriously cursed movie productions, where real-life bad things happened to people making movies about fake bad things happening. We also use the word "slapdash" a bunch for some reason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we try to answer the question of which witch is which and dive deep into how to get a witch to enter a plea in court. (Hint: it involves putting more and more rocks on them.) Also, Tim discusses the time he met Ariana Grande and thought she was a child. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As if Halloween Month™ couldn't get any spookier, this year it includes a Friday the 13th, the unluckiest kind of Friday there is. This week, your fearless hosts tempt fate by walking through all the scariest superstitions and their origins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.