A pretty self explanatory episode. Nick and Kevin are back with a few things that they love and feel like you should love too! Included are books, TV, a great new way to consume coffee and other fun stuff.

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Hilarious TV writer Brendan Smith is also a passionate lover of rock and roll. He's here this week to educate Nick and Kevin on the era of 70s and 80s rock they were too young to experience. He talks about Iron Maiden, Rush, Foreigner, Van Halen and other bands that helped shape his formative years and what they meant to him and his friends growing up.

Ari Shaffir returns to the show to catch up and talk about how he's about to take time off the road after his upcoming special, politics, race, gender and everything in between. It's a fun, unpredictable episode.

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Plain and simple: the humans who can lead a band better than anyone else. The faces and voices and personas that take a band from good to great to unforgettable.There were many to choose from so feel free to shout out any Kevin and Nick may have forgotten to mention.

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Kevin and Nick spent the weekend at the annual Inspiration LA vintage and vintage inspired expo where they saw the best clothing from the last century on display and for sale and then went to the LA Art Book Fair where they saw the best the independent art world had to offer. This episode discusses their findings and thoughts on these events and art and fashion at large. It is arguably their most pretentious episode to date.

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, Kevin and Nick go through a list of 12 of the grandest most romantic gestures that one person who is in love with another person has ever done. After the list, Nick and Kevin talk about their views on romantic gestures and how they have evolved over the years.

Our favorite sandwiches, what makes them good , the best condiments and sides. WARNING: Don't listen on an empty stomach.

With over 35 years in the business, veteran photographer Chris Cuffaro (@CuffaroPhoto) has seen and done it all from photo shoots with Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop, Gregory Hines, Lemmon and Matthau and the list goes on. His body of work covers everything from music, fashion, and the biggest Hollywood celebrities but he is mostly known for shooting the biggest names in music. He is currently working on a 30 year retrospective/documentary that you can check out on Cuffarohits.com and make sure to see all his work on his main website Cuffarophoto.com

Kevin and Nick take another trip into their past and discuss their favorite cartoons growing up before 24 hour blocks of animation were the norm.

Occasionally Awesome remembers the life, music, style and legacy of David Bowie.