Come On Down

What exactly is a mental samurai? Your guess is as good as ours. In this game show that combines all your favorite elements of parking lot carnivals with puzzles from Highlights Magazine, Rob Lowe helps determine who is the mental samurai (again, we're still not sure what that means).

No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast. Straight out of the early aughts, this British import had everything: pools filled with water, water raining from above, people drowning, lawsuits, treadmills, nudity, and stupidity… Basically everything other than actual dogs.

In this entirely unscripted episode, we travel all the way back to 1950 to guess what people’s jobs are. Because that’s what this game show is about: guessing people’s jobs. Sorry for the big spoiler there, please still listen.

Why are people locked in a clear cube attempting to complete difficult challenges for money on TBS? Join us as we try to get to the bottom of that question and others, like, "Why is Dwyane Wade here?" and, "Why does he spell his name like that?"

This week on Confessions of a Dangerous Podcast, we dive into the hilarious, controversial, boundary-pushing world created by Chuck Barris. See if we can make it a full episode discussing this classic game show without getting gonged.

What do you get when you combine an elaborate method of potential suicide with a fun, light-hearted game show? Well, Game Show Network wanted to find out, so they got Mark L. Walberg (no, not that one) to get to the bottom of it. This week, we learn all about the game show, Afghanistan, Jeopardy hosts, and more.

To celebrate our 50th episode, we don’t just talk about a game show, we talk about an entire TV network about game shows. From its inception to its original programming to its (lack of) competitors, learn everything we were able to learn about Game Show Network from reading some Wikipedias and watching TV.

As Shakespeare eloquently put it in Richards III, “snitches get stitches.” This 70s game show combines celebrity, marital squabbles, romance, and wealth to entertain the ignorant masses. This week, learn all about Tattletales, its stars, its legacy, and why the revolution will not be televised.

The ACME Detective Agency is enlisting gumshoes to track down master thief Carmen Sandiego and her VILE crime syndicate. Join us as we discuss the (probably) first ever game show based on a computer game, figure out a helpful way to remember which ocean goes where (aside from having a third grade education), and eulogize The Chief.

This week, John Baker and Jonathan "The Hustler" Motney dive into the new ABC game show hosted by Craig Ferguson. Learn about the game, the downfall of late night TV, and how to look like a real hustler.