Giles and Ben avoided the cold weather by not leaving their houses. Over skype, they discussed

-Their weekend, including Ben concussing himself during a nap, and Giles being catfished by a so-called Friends reunion

-Recapping the winless week from the Wild, and the issues with scoring

-What they think of the Wild's excuses for not winning

-What the upcoming schedule holds for them, and if it's good news or bad news

-Ben rants about the perception of an easier playoff matchup

-They address the likelihood of a trade for the Wild soon

-They address the John Scott controversy, and why the NHL sucks

-Giles has his best 10 minutes of his week, as they discuss the Duck's jerseys

Ben and Giles reunited over the interwebs this week, and did not disappoint. They caught up like old friends discussing a lackluster hockey team, and even went off the rails a couple of times. In this aptly named episode-

Giles laments the Vikings loss, while Ben tries his hardest not to laugh

This is the best midseason Wild team ever, but it doesn't feel like it, at all.

Last week on the Wild Roller Coaster, in review

Previewing next week's Wild Roller Coaster

All Star Game talk, including Dubnyk, and yes, the jerseys

Chat about Buffalo's bizarre jersey history before the game on Tuesday

Twitter questions! Including trade talk and Jarret Stoll whining

An in-depth discussion about Giles' live-action Batman Power Rankings

A heartfelt shoutout to our fans before some Daft Punk

Giles is heartbroken over Koivu's injury and leaves Ben to record by himself for a half hour. This turned out to be a less than great idea.

In this episode:

The show starts with sad music, because Koivu

A review of the past week, including a weird Florida visit

Ben yawns a few times

The Blue Jackets game gets reviewed....twice somehow

A patented Trap Game is named

The Vikings are mentioned once

Lot of filler words

Twitter Questions about Koivu's injury and Quad City Mallard Goaltending

Utterly bored with the Blue Jackets, Ben vows to liberate the unnecessary star on their jersey

The guys return to recording live, despite the best fight being put up by their recording equipment.

-A review of Jared Spurgeon's contract extension and rampant speculation

-A review of the Alumni Game Jerseys, and rampant hot takes

-A review of the previous week, and rampant complaining

-A preview of the next week, and rampant optimism

-A discussion of the Winter Classic, and rampant criticism

-A review of Tampa Bay's jersey history, and rampant disgust

-A review of 2015, and rampant looking back

The guys skype yet again, and bang out a solid 75 minutes of content for your listening pleasure. Ben hosts the show and gets a little rant-y, so you've been warned.

-They talk about Star Wars spoilers(not actual spoilers)

-A week in review, the typical Wild letdown

-The luxury of having two good goalies

-Looking ahead to the Holiday week

-#StripTheC update from Pittsburgh(?!)

-Comparing Chuck Fletcher to his peers, which isn't high praise

-A full review of the history of Penguins jerseys

-Giles got chirped by a 12 year old

In this episode-

Giles talks about watching UFC, while Ben talks about watching the Wild at a bar

The guys review the last week, and lament the Wild's recent collection of loser points, but somehow remain positive

Some Michael Russo love

A brief mention of the savage beating the Canucks received

Lots of speculation about Jaret Stoll

The guys wonder what the fascination is with hockey player's wives

A preview of the the week ahead

A brief chat about upcoming jersey alterations

Giles professes his undying love for the handsome Henrik Lundqvist and Rangers jerseys

Ben fondly remembers some goalies masks from the 90's

In this episode, the guys are joined by Twitter Trolling Legend Daniel Mick from the Going Local Podcast, a longtime friend of Giles and avid listener of the podcast. Topics discussed-

-Corruption in soccer, and wishing that upon the NFL

-How the Wild managed to avoid the swoon

-Giles' feelings on the third Mighty Ducks movie

-How concerned Wild fans should be about Kuemper starting

-Looking ahead to playing on the West Coast

-A full breakdown of San Jose's jersey history

-A full breakdown of Wisconsin beers

-Loads of exciting banter between Giles and Dan

The guys chat over the interwebs after a dismal week from the Wild. Topics include-

-The mental fragility of the Wild

-The upcoming schedule and what it could mean

-Questions from listeners. Some great, some ok, some downright confusing.

-Extensive talk about the jerseys of the Toronto Maple Leafs

-Giles watching a James Bond film

-Kurtis Gabriel's confounding usage with the Wild

-Ben doing the dishes

The GaTG Signal was lit, so Giles and Ben rushed to the nearest bar between their jobs and recorded an emergency podcast. The Stadium Series Jerseys were finally unveiled, and the guys minced no words with covering the latest addition to Wild uniform lore.

-We talked about the Jersey re-design contest at WildXtra.com

-We also talked about the week that passed, the banged up roadtrip

-We looked ahead to the rivalry week that surrounds Thanksgiving for the Wild

-We spent a fair amount of time talking about the roller coaster jersey history of the Vancouver Canucks.

-In case you're wondering, Giles' car was not towed, nor did he get a ticket.

In this episode you can hear Giles and Ben talk about-

-Not doing housework

-Burying Mikael Granlund something fierce

-A lovable Austrian sniper

-Jason Pominville's percentage of hitting the net

-Dubynk's monthly splits so far

-A request for some Mullet time-lapse footage

-An in-depth jersey breakdown of the Boston Bruins

-Some talk about the Iowa Wild, set to the Benny Hill theme music

-A Christmas-themed Dad Joke from Giles

All this and much, much more