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It's time to review 2019 in film, with this ranking of the Top 10 Highest-Grossing Films at the Box Office for the year of 2019.

PLUS...what movie studio dominated the Top 10, trends at the box office, our personal take on each film, fun facts and behind-the-scenes notes, sequels and prequels, suckling on a big nose, Nick's really bad jokes, Brandon's #HotTake on a certain category of Disney movies, John Travolta, evaluating the future of superhero films, how will these films fare at the upcoming Academy Awards, what film from the Top 10 is also the highest-grossing film EVER, Tim Allen, talking dogs, Kirby, critiquing Will Smith, Brandon's pitch for an Aladdin sequel, high production budgets, Danny DeVito, Brandon still won't sing "Santa Baby," and MUCH more.

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What TV classics form the 1980s most captured the heart of American viewers? In this week's episode, Nick tries to guess Brandon's list of the Top 10 Most-Watched TV Shows of the 1980s, based on national viewership trends.

PLUS...our favorite 80s TV storylines & characters, Brandon (badly) sings theme songs, TV in the 80s vs. TV today, the good & bad of Bill Cosby, 80s family dynamics, weird cliff-hangers, a deep-dive into the life & career if Betty White, selling the rights to your business for only $1, hippies, "Heavy Action," puff piece, Becker, soap operas, old lady murderers, Burt Reynolds, the 80s TV star with paralyzing stage fright, OJ Simpson, cat fight in a koi pond, and MUCH more.

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Of all the billions of Google search queries in 2019, we looked at Google Trends' report for 2019 to find the most common/frequent Google searches that began with the phrase "WHAT IS...". In this episode, Nick has the Top 10 Google Searches of 2019, and Brandon tries to guess.

PLUS...what events happened in 2019 that made these searches so hot, data and trends about the Top 10, answering the question "what is" for each of the Top 10, Dr. Phil, Google search etiquette, Chris Kattan, how American politics influenced the Top 10, Google's hidden answers, what is the ONE movie that cracked the Top 10, internet challenges, old people on Facebook, Brandon rants about baby boomers, the University of Valentine's Day, watching Game of Thrones sex scenes with your parents, spontaneous combustion, internet hoaxes, misusing the games at Chuck E. Cheese, using Google in 1999, the Brown Note Challenge, Brandon's fashion advice, and MUCH more.

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May The Force Be With You for our first episode of 2020. During the break, Nick & Brandon went to go see STAR WARS Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. They were so, well, inspired? by the movie that they decided to dedicate this entire episode to what they loved and hated (mostly hated) about the final film in the latest Star Wars trilogy.

PLUS...what went wrong with this trilogy, analyzing the ending, comparing the main characters of this trilogy vs. the original, plot holes, odd choices, bad writing, a rant about Kylo Ren, the Emperor, random aliens, fan service, Lando's weird pick-up line, the future of the franchise, The Mandalorian, spending a night with Yoda vs. the Emperor, and MUCH more.

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In our final episode of 2019, Nick & Brandon count down the Top 10 Most Popular Traditional Christmas Carols, ranked by the number of times each carol has been copyrighted on a Christmas album over the decades.

PLUS...the history of each Christmas carol, secular vs. non-secular carols, how many times has each carol appeared in a movie, the virgin Mary, the real reason for the season, which carol was "too racy" in the 1800s, the Metallica Christmas album, Brandon's "Elf on the Shelf" adventures, bossy cult lyrics, Bing Crosby is an asshole, the unfortunate history of blackface artists, "stay cool by thinking cool," Nick & Brandon's New Year's Resolutions, Brandon sings a Rammstein song, a jackdaw with a cleft palate, songs about dick-smelling, and MUCH more!

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We've covered the Deadliest Animals on Earth (Episode 39), but what about the STRONGEST? Brandon has a list of the Top 10 Strongest Animals on Earth, based on their strength-to-weight ratio.

PLUS...what makes these animals so strong, why do they need to be so strong, what animal can lift over 1100x its own body weight?, "Breeding Balls," home-schooled by a donkey, animal attacks, animal mating rituals, #FunFacts about each animal in the Top 10, Koko the Monkey, the Hot Dog Police, what animal kills its siblings upon birth, who would win in a fight among these animals, which animal in the Top 10 is the scariest, Siegfried & Roy, bachelor elephants, animal societies, literally being born in shit, and MUCH more.

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Have aliens from other worlds already visited Earth? How many UFO sightings are the real deal? Nick & Brandon tackle these questions and more in today's episode. Nick has a list of the Top 10 Most Credible UFO Sightings & Encounters in Modern History, according to a credibility point system developed by the father of modern UFOlogy, Josef Allen Hynek.

PLUS...what do most people believe when it comes to UFOs?, who deserves credibility when it comes to UFOs, UFO history lesson, ancient aliens, the Men in Black, near collisions with UFOs, Nick & Brandon's favorite UFO podcasts, what is the U.S. government hiding?, Nick takes cheap shots at British people, Brandon takes cheap shots at French people, fireballs, examining YouTube evidence, being beamed up by a UFO, "60-foot long cigar-shaped object," alien and UFO #HotTakes, drunk pilots, Blink-182, sex with aliens, and MUCH more.

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For the full article by Newsweek on which Nick's list was based, please see this link: https://www.newsweek.com/ufo-sightings-encounters-credibility-video-1371313

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In this special Q&A Episode, Nick & Brandon answer questions submitted by listeners.

TOPICS INCLUDE...our greatest fears, animal superpowers, our dream podcast interview guest, Nick & Brandon in a fight in the woods, BBQ, the history of our podcast, our chances in the Olympics, our favorite podcasts, Albert Fish, podcast pet peeves, air guitar, Nick & Brandon in the post-apocalyptic world, true crime and serial killers, confronting Garth Brooks, all the uses of a human butt, favorite Pokémon, vacation bucket list, hot dogs, childhood dream jobs, bad math, movies we've walked out on, peanut butter, dinosaurs, "run-of-the-mill monkey business," human shins, fighting Dr. Phil, and more.

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If you lived through the 80s and 90s, or even if you didn't and you're a time traveler, you are very familiar with VHS tapes. On today's episode, Brandon has a list of the Top 10 Best-Selling VHS Tapes of All Time in the U.S., based on # of units sold, as sourced on Wikipedia.

PLUS...trivia & fun facts about each film, which film studio dominates the Top 10, VHS sales vs. theater box office, the longevity of VHS, VHS vs. DVDs, summer blockbusters, a deep-dive into the sinking of the Titanic, Tom Cruise & Whoopi Goldberg as a romantic couple, CGI and special effects in the 90s, which UFO film is in the Top 10 + what are Nick & Brandon's thoughts on UFOs?, Area 51, Dr. Phil sings the opening song of "The Lion King", controversy, iconic soundtracks, analyzing the soul of toys in the "Toy Story" series, animation tidbits, Jackie Chan, Disney's subliminal messages, sexy Disney characters, notable voice actors, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Disney princess #HotTakes, and MUCH more.

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King Tut. Socrates. Alexander the Great. Cleopatra. Who among the most important people in history can boast the most popular pages of all-time on Wikipedia? In this episode, Nick has a list of the Most Viewed Wikipedia Pages of All Time, among Pre-Modern Historical Figures born before 1400 AD. Brandon tries to guess the Top 10.

PLUS...the first lines of each Wikipedia page, the accuracy of history, historic record-keeping thousands of years ago, the Bible, the legacy of these historical figures, which historical figures may have not ever even existed?, Wikipedia pageviews for modern living people vs. pre-modern people, how each of them died, prophets and their teachings, ancient wars, William Shakespeare, Jesus vs. Muhammad, film & literature based on historical figures, crucifying 6,000 men, flute-playing during death, elephants in battle, life in pre-modern times, last meals, and MUCH more.

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