Man of the Year - Champions of Friendship

Matt and Karo discuss those friends that are hiding in plain sight: Your siblings. Whether it’s long family road trips in the car or having your sister be your wingman, siblings are the friends you didn’t get to choose but still love anyway. Unless you’re an only child, in which case you’re just weird. This episode the guys also meet Producer Theo’s dad and debate the existence of the phrase: “There’s too much water under the bridge.”

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Matt and Karo talk to fellow Long Island boy Doug Ellin about creating Entourage, owning a professional pickleball team, and still having the same friends from kindergarten. The guys also discuss finding your passion (even if that passion is birdwatching) and who’d they include in their own entourage.

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Matt and Karo go global as they tackle solo travel and making friends in other countries. Matt picks up hitchhikers in Australia and tries to order coffee “to go” in France, while Karo heads to Israel and tries the Golden Retriever technique.

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Matt and Karo welcome Phil Rosenthal, legendary creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and star of Somebody Feed Phil, to share his thoughts on food, friendship, and the culinary abomination known as the Dodger Dog. The guys also discuss eating tacos out of the garbage, paying with hundos, and the correct pronunciation of Esther Perel.

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Matt and Karo discuss the lost art of surprising your buddies – when to show up unannounced, how to throw a trauma-free surprise party, and why some pranks go too far. The guys also discuss Matt’s newfound love of breast milk, Karo’s flirty colonoscopy, and whether it’s true that if you wake a sleepwalker, they die.

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Sometimes they bring over pie, sometimes they steal your mail, but they’re always a good potential source of new friends. Matt and Karo discuss neighbors – when you should befriend them, when you should crash their block parties, and when you should build your fence just a little bit higher. The guys also discover that grilling outside is a scam brought to you by Big Barbecue.

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Don’t have time for a full-fledged bro-hang? Matt and Karo discuss the art of the “low-key hang” – low-pressure excursions like running errands together or popping in for some quiet time. As usual, the guys have differing opinions: Matt wants his buddies in the dressing room with him and Karo would rather stay home alone.

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Friendship Billionaires Matt and Karo discuss applying the principles of dating to making new friends. They also try their very first set-up. Listeners, do you know anyone in Austin, Texas who might be a good friend for mountain biking aficionado Max? If so, let us know and we’ll set up a man date!

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Happy Pride! In honor of this special occasion, token straights Matt and Karo have handed their show over to not one but two very special guests: Tien Tran, comedian and star of How I Met Your Father on Hulu, and Pat Shin, Hollywood publicist and one of our very best friends. Be kind out there and we’ll see you at the next WNBA game!

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Matt and Karo discuss the lost art of apologizing to your friends – when to say you’re sorry, how, and why. The guys also share apologies they’ve received from their dads, discover the concept of “friendjacking,” and catch Producer Theo in a bold-faced lie he still refuses to apologize for.

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