Phoning It In

Phoning It In

By Michael Carvelli, Nick Arthur, John Terry and Cody SchulerComedySociety & Culture
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Phoning It In episodes

  • Episode 14: It's Probably Snowing in Hell, Too

    We're back and (most of us) are very cold this week. We talk about some of the terrible cold weather of the last few weeks, as well as how we'd handle a few natural disasters if we were in them.

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    Episode rundown

    Start-11:45 — How terrible cold weather is

    11:46-23:22 — Would you rather have to live through a tornado or hurricane?

    23:23-26:57 — Fascinating weather videos

    26:58-32:15 — Climate change

    34:10-End — Who would last stranded on snowy mountain?

    50 min
  • Episode 13: New Year, Same Us

    It's 2018, and we're back after taking a week off to talk about our New Years resolutions. We share our resolutions for this year, why we think they're so hard to stick to and some of our favorite New Years Eve and Day traditions.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Today's show is sponsored by Audible! You can get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/phone. Audible is the Internet's leading provider of audiobooks with more than 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or MP3 player.

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    Episode rundown

    Start-10:45 — Our thoughts on New Years resolutions

    10:46-18:10 — What we'd like to do in 2018

    18:11-26:15 — New Years traditions

    27:20-End — What should INSERT NAME HERE's resolution be in 2018?

    48 min
  • Episode 12: A Happy Festivus to Us All

    It's that time of year again, and as Festivus comes up this weekend there is no better time than now to come together and air some grievances. On this week's show we talk about some of the things that frustrate us most — from people misusing words to rude people who never learned manners and so much more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Today's show is sponsored by Audible! You can get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/phone. Audible is the Internet's leading provider of audiobooks with more than 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or MP3 player.

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    Episode rundown

    Start-11:50 — Going over our favorite submissions on last week's theme

    11:51-15:20 — People misusing words like ironic

    15:21-26:03 — Athletes saying journalists can't talk sports because they didn't play

    26:04-33:00 — Soccer stoppage time and replay in sports

    34:33-39:45 — People not saying thank you

    39:46-End — Spam emails, people signing you up for emails you don't want

    52 min
  • Episode 11: We've Voted John Off the Island

    On today's show we sit down to discuss how we would handle some of life's most difficult decisions — including whether or not would we turn in a family member if they committed a crime, which of our fellow hosts would we want to be stuck on an island with and what would we do if we ever found ourselves in a Scott's Tots scenario.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Today's show is sponsored by Audible! You can get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/phone. Audible is the Internet's leading provider of audiobooks with more than 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or MP3 player.

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    Episode rundown:

    Start-12:10 — Intro, would you turn in a family member if they committed a crime?

    12:11-17:20 — If you could rewind and live your life again, would you?

    17:21-30:46 — Which host would you want to be stuck on an island with?

    30:47-32:18 — Audible ad

    32:19-38:12 — What would be your strategy in a police chase?

    38:13-End — How would you have handled Scott's Tots if you were Michael Scott from The Office?

    50 min
  • Episode 10: Our First Milestone Episode (with Dave Ryan)

    We've made it to 10 episodes! This week, our good friend Dave Ryan comes to the show to revisit some of the things he's noticed over the last few weeks that we've gotten wrong, talk about growing up in Australia and has some fun hosting a game show to get to know our hosts a little more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

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    Episode rundown:

    Start-26:29 — Intro & revisiting some favorite moments from previous shows

    26:30-33:54 — Dave growing up in Australia, moving to WV

    33:55-38:45 — The value of hate-watching things

    38:46-End — "Get To Know Your Hosts"

    46 min
  • Episode 9: I Love the 90s (and also early 2000s)

    We're taking a trip back to our childhoods for this episode as we talk about some of our favorite things about growing up as "90s kids." We talk about our favorite TV shows, John's snitching problem at an early age and a lot more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

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    Episode rundown:

    Start-16:30 — Intro & favorite TV shows growing up

    16:31-21:30 — 90s kids game shows

    21:31-28:58 — #90sKidsRemember

    28:59-43:18 — How we'd spend sleepovers/time with friends

    43:19-48:59 — Pokemon & baseball cards

    49:00-End — Early days of the Internet

    58 min
  • Episode 8: Time to Give Thanks (and Eat Sides)

    It's Thanksgiving, and this week we gather to talk about one of our favorite holidays. On the show we build our perfect plate, how absurd it is that we look past Thanksgiving so quickly to get to Christmas and much more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Download the episode and subscribe to our show on iTunes or in the Google Play store. Be sure to rate and comment on the show and spread the word if you enjoy it!

    Episode rundown:

    Start-10:50 — How we celebrate Thanksgiving

    10:51-21:10 — Ham vs. turkey & the best sides

    21:11-27:58 — Build the perfect plate

    27:59-36:50 — Spending family time

    36:51-End — Black Friday, Cyber Monday & the shift to Christmas

    53 min
  • Episode 7: Who Wants to Let Us Run a Team?

    Like all sports fans we are experts at how our favorite teams should be run and while Cody is out on a very special mission this week, the rest of us are here to talk about how successful we would be if we had the chance to take over a team. We talk what kind of team we'd want to take over, our approach to success, how the video game generation could go on to become great coaches and a lot more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Download the episode and subscribe to our show on iTunes or in the Google Play store. Be sure to rate and comment on the show and spread the word if you enjoy it!

    Episode rundown:

    Start-15:10 — What kind of team we'd like to run

    15:11-33:20 — Football Manager & how video games can help people into a career in sports

    33:21-39:55 — Best approach to lead a team to success

    39:56-44:55 — Easiest or hardest sport to build a contender

    44:56-End — Relocation

    57 min
  • Episode 6: Scorching Hot Takes

    We're taking a stand in this week's episode and the four of us are defending some of our most unpopular opinions we believe. Listen in as we try to persuade each other into agreeing that it's fine to be the last ones to board a flight, whether it's possible to separate actors from their most iconic roles when they're in something else and if pineapple belongs on pizza — along with much more.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Download the episode and subscribe to our show on iTunes or in the Google Play store. Be sure to rate and comment on the show and spread the word if you enjoy it!

    Episode rundown:

    Start-7:26 — Football is actually dumb

    7:27-14:20 — Boarding flights last is better

    14:21-22:15 — Netflix shouldn't release shows all at once

    22:16-26:45 — Separating an actor from their biggest roles when they're in something else

    26:46-34:48 — What elements make a great romantic comedy

    36:25-48:44 — Teams and fans should be more patient with coaches

    48:45-End — Pineapple belongs on pizza

    56 min
  • Episode 5: It's a Halloween Episode!

    It's our Halloween episode! On this week's show Cody has returned from a long battle against exams and we debate the best Halloween candies, where Halloween stands among some of the other best holidays and we talk about our thoughts on what makes for a good horror movie/show to watch around October 31.

    Send us an email at [email protected] or tweet us @PhoningItInPod or talk to us on Facebook if you have any comments or anything you want us to talk about on the show.

    Download the episode and subscribe to our show on iTunes or in the Google Play store. Be sure to rate and comment on the show and spread the word if you enjoy it!

    Episode rundown:

    Start-9:13 — Intro & our thoughts on Halloween

    9:14-19:20 — Horror movies

    19:21-39:22 — Best and worst Halloween candies

    39:23-End — Cody's weirdest meal

    49 min

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