Phil & Bob explain why life is happy if you're the big fish in a little pond.

The Treehouse team also explores: where to buy underwater lighting on a Saturday in New York City, the Biblical origins of the name Matthew, the Unabomber's hoodie, famous college professors, Brad Pitt, Friday Night Lights (TV show vs. movie), alternate side of the street parking, the lost art of cab predators, Phil's cultural appropriation of Chinese soup dumplings, Alexis de Tocqueville + Walmart, and a kill-your-own livestock business.

Phil & Bob delve into all things gambling – from slots to blackjack to pai gow to sports betting.

The Treehouse team also explores: sex cults, recruiting people in Las Vegas for experimental missions to Mars, the decline of Atlantic City (a.k.a. "a vacant, dead, garbage-strewn strip with whores"), and a plan to revive Atlantic City by turning it into a giant film lot (for scenes requiring a vacant, dead, garbage-strewn strip with whores).

Plus, Bob reveals the Bayesian model he's built over 10+ years to bet successfully on NFL games. His motto: "it's not gambling if you don't lose!"

Phil & Bob interview a very special guest, the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.

We reminisce about the single greatest night of partying in the history of 1990's-era SoHo. Barack reveals what really happened inside the legendary Spy Bar on Greene Street, including our near-brawl with Leo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire. Be prepared to have your mind blown ... you can't make this stuff up!

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Phil & Bob debate the merits of Jewish cuisine.

The Treehouse team also examines: Chinatown x Lower East Side collaboration, eating pastrami sandwiches after brain surgery, veggie burgers on the Cape, sub-par European cookbooks, the decline of the British Empire, evil Russians who look Asian, and one very bad Jewish man (Bernie Madoff).

* Special shout out to 12 Chairs, the best Israeli restaurant in NYC.

** Phil & Bob's Treehouse is making a donation to the Anti-Defamation League on behalf of Mr. Chin.

Phil & Bob conduct an investigation into Big Culture and uncover the shocking truth about attendance at the New York City Ballet.

The Treehouse team also discusses: the new 92nd Street Y (on 1st Avenue between Sam's Vape Shop and the Drunken Monkey Thai Restaurant), peak idiocy over pre-school admissions, fisticuffs at the Union Square Barnes & Noble, the West Side Highway exit for the Cloisters, and one very busy jazz guitarist/drug dealer/sex worker.

Also, Bob shares an emotional tale about his family, and looks to the Bible for guidance from the O.G. stepdad & stepson — Joseph & Jesus.

* Special cameo by SK giving her pre-school valedictory speech

** Many thanks to guest rapper LS (a.k.a. "Rerun")

Phil & Bob reveal the secret ingredient behind Olive Garden's success.

The Treehouse team also examines: Soho's hottest chef (Sir Gordon Linton-Meyer), restaurant menus with too many adjectives, nose-to-tail eating, solving climate change by going to the gym, movies with happy endings, watching "Apocalypse Now" with an 8-year-old, and why nobody eats Phil's pho.

Phil & Bob share personal tales from their respective pasts about feeling like a proverbial fish out of water.

The Treehouse team also covers: Yorkshire Hathaway (an upstart challenger to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway), U.S. presidential daddies, Bain Capital, Greasers vs. Socs à la The Outsiders, the notorious Edgemont-Ardsley high school rivalry of the 80's, electronic dance music, and how to get on "the list" at NYC nightclubs.

Phil & Bob explain why all the rats in Manhattan have Type 2 diabetes.

The Treehouse team also explores: Boston & Philly accents, Italy's national decline, hot summer days in NYC, junkies coaching soccer, suburban monotony, saltimbocca, and a revolutionary new invention in cooking — the Microchiller™.

Phil & Bob delve into a New York institution — the Korean deli.

The Treehouse team also discusses: a potential private equity investment, dog poop (and dog soup), Jewish hitmen, the NY Mets, Bad Lieutenant, digging a giant tunnel to solve climate change, and a get-rich-quick scheme.