***A word to the wise: this show should be listened to in headphones or speakers of better quality than the one on your phone. 

Due to a technical problem, this episode was recorded (accidentally) on one microphone...the one built into the laptop we record on. However, the show must go on and this one especially because we interview our first sponsor, Matt Czigler, founder of Czig Meister Brewing Company in Hackettstown, NJ. 

Matt's a very cool guy (naturally...I mean, it comes with the name for God's sake) and he sure knows his beer. Matt (Josephs), Pete and Jimmy the Italian sure are enjoying familiarizing themselves with Czig Meister's beer too. 

Keep up with Czigmeister online!

www.czigmeisterbrewing.com/

Twitter @czigmeister

Facebook www.facebook.com/czigmeister

Instagram czigmeister

Music Credits

"Exhilarate"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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The boys have finally, actually, reached double digits in Season 2 of Checked Out in this episode. To celebrate, they unceremoniously discuss Hollywood reboots. Pete throws out movies titles from a list of 31 films that are currently being rebooted ---ugh, am I the only one who hates that word in this context?-- and Matt and Jimmy the Italian react to the thought of so many classics being ruined for the new generation; and we discover one of Matt's other phobias.

Then, in a very special segment, the boys tackle the complex issue of the recently legalized gay marriage and the convtroversial Confederate Flag. 

Mary from Illinois, you may get bored. But for the rest of you with minds, we think you will enjoy this laid-back episode of checked out. 

Related Articles 

http://www.eonline.com/news/534413/31-upcoming-film-reboots-and-sequels-that-are-completely-unnecessary

Music Credits

"Exhilarate", "Matt's Blues", "Motherlode", "Organic Grunge", "Pump", "Wah Game Loop"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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EDITING NOTE: 

Don't be confused when you see that this is episode 209 but hear Matt refer to it as episode 210. Pete misinformed him as to which number episode this is. 210 is next. They were both recorded on the same day

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After some more listener feedback, the boys discuss their new sponsor and break away to a live press conference at the KFC in Florham Park, New Jersey with NJ Governor Chris Christie's Belly.

**We must say that we were quite moved by the passion in Governor Christie's Belly's voice. Because of our "Slight Privilege" we never realized how difficult it must be for Obese-Americans. Because of this historic speech by Governor Christie('s belly), we will curb our "Slight Privilege" from this day forward. 

Also, Richard Matt, the Big-Dicked convict has been shot dead. Whose dick will Gawker obsess over now? Pres play to find out. 

And, have you ever been to a dance recital? If so, were you also disturbed by the parents cheering their pre-pubescent children on only when they hip-grind and tittie-shake and not at any of the other moves? Just one more reason we've Checked Out. 

 Music Credits

"Exhilarate", "Matt's Blues", "Motherlode", "Organic Grunge", "Pump", "Wah Game Loop"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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You've waited so long for this, the long-overdue episode 208. Sorry, life got in the way for us these past few weeks. It happens. 

In this episode, recent news of a bus crash inside one of the tubes of the Lincoln Tunnel brings out one of Matt's deepest fears: Canadian students. Just kidding. It's something--we discovered-- called Cleithrophobia. So, the boys head out on a discussion about their fears and, man, what a bunch of wimps your gracious hosts are. 

The second segment deals with some weird news, including the recently deceased Big-Dicked Convict, Richard Matt, a mono-browed freak, Courtney Barnes who gives a dramatic account of God-knows-what and, finally, the courtroom freak-out of one of the most beloved cartoon characters ever...well, his voice actor, at least. 

Don't miss this laugh-filled and psycho-babble-laden episode that is sure to make Mary from Illinois complain in another email. 

Related Articles

http://www.phobiasource.com/cleithrophobia-or-cleisiophobia-fear-of-being-locked-in-an-enclosed-place/

http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/crime/2015/06/21/timeline-of-manhunt-for-escaped-prisoners/29065841/

http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/a511b173a3a25ab9b0a017dcd11a5ce5d6cb4b33/c=0-92-600-543&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2015/06/12/JacksonMS/JacksonMS/635696984513441364-Courtney-Barnes-mugshot.jpg

http://uproxx.com/tv/2015/06/peter-robbins-charlie-brown-court-freakout/

Music Credits 

"Exhilarate" and all other music

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Matt reads and responds to some listener feedback including a gripping one from one of our listeners in Kosovo. 

Then they boys move on to talk about the frigging insane story about the clearly insane NAACP, Spokane Chapter, former-President, Rachel Dolezal. Somehow that conversation moves in a direction that causes Jimmy the I-talian to have one of his world-famous "Montepulcianno Meltdowns".

Related Articles

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rachel-dolezal-accused-pretending-be-black-resigning-naacp-post-n375641

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/13/us/washington-rachel-dolezal-adopted-brother/index.html

http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/06/12/everything-you-need-to-know-about-transracial-hero-rachel-dolezal/

Music Credits

"Bushwick Tarantella", "Exhilarate", "Organic Grunge", "Private Eye", "There It Is", "Your Call"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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#AskRachel

After the whirlwind interview with NJ Governor Chris Christie's Stomach on Episode 205 (and a cocktail or two), the boys settle in for a more mellow show. Using the "promposal-gone-wrong" by Patrick Smith of Park Ridge High School as the catalyst for the discussion, Matt shares the story of his first (the first of many) rejection when he was in 7th grade. The conversation then organically moves on to today's elaborate wedding proposals and the subsequent obnoxious weddings that inevitably follow. 

Related Articles

http://gawker.com/teen-rejected-in-front-of-entire-school-learns-the-peri-1708461930?utm_campaign=socialflow_gawker_facebook&utm_source=gawker_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Music Credits

"Bushwick Tarantella", "Exhilarate", "Matt's Blues", "Your Call", "There It Is", "Private Eye"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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The boys try to grapple with their feelings vs. what the PC Police demand we all think and say and attempt to make heads or tails of the whole Bruce...errr..."Caitlyn" Jenner story. 

As you will find as you grow with us at Checked Out, we can actually land some interesting interviews with some big names. Here we have an exclusive interview with a representative of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. In this interview they cover everything from the Governor being mocked while playing a baseball game in honor of slain NYPD officers; his run for president and #BridgeGate. You DO NOT want to miss this episode. 

Supplemental Reading

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/first-promo-caitlyn-jenner-e-800196?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-mchugh-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solution-1402615120

Music Credits

"Bushwick Tarantella Loop", "Exhilarate", "Matt's Blues", "Your Call"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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People Love to Choose Sides.  Lines Are Drawn, and Debates are Had.  Listen in as the guys discuss something near and dear to them: Breasts.  Specifically the #NormalizeBreastFeeding campaign.  Do you have an opinion?  Please Share at www.checked-out.com

Next the Boys ask the age old question: What Would You Do?  They discuss the ABC Television show "What Would You Do?" with John Quinones.  Hear Matt and Pete tell what they would do, but the final answer comes when they learn WWJD:  What Would "Jimmy the Italian" Do.  The bigger question is What Would our Listeners Do?  Let us know at www.checked-out.com

Related Links:

http://normalizebreastfeeding.org/ 

http://abcnews.go.com/WhatWouldYouDo/

"Exhilarate" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Your Call" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Matt's Blues" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Join Matt, Pete and Jimmy "the I-talian" as they share more reasons why they've "checked out" of society. 

In this episode, they explore the odd connection between the Biker shoot-out in Waco, Texas and the Royal Palm Inn (the hotel that fugitive, Kris Dohm, was holed up in a few months back) as well as Pete's love-affair with bikers. Plus, did you know that the next time you take the wife and kids to Mosul, Iraq, you can stay at the 5 star accommodations provided by the "JV team" know as "ISIS" (or ISIL, if you have respect for them)? Well, you can. And, finally, the U.S. has released many documents recovered from the Bin Laden Raid, yet, they only mention that he had a sizable porn stash and don't disclose its contents. Our crack team is on the case...speculatiing as to what its contents might be. 

RELATED ARTICLES

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/05/19/waco-twin-peaks-brestaurant-closed/

http://www.bb4sp.com/isis-opens-262-room-luxury-hotel/

http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/22/top-secret-fed-spies-refuse-to-release-osama-bin-ladens-sicko-porn-stash/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/05/20/the-bin-laden-library-the-u-s-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-the-porn-stash/

MUSIC CREDITS

"Exhilarate" AND ALL OTHER MUSIC

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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