The Chuck and Brad Podcast

Do you want to go see the upcoming 9th "Fast and Furious" movie, but you've never seen any of the previous films? If so, the CB pod is here to solve your dilemma. Who's ready to live their life a quarter-mile at a time? We're joined by Brian Lau to find out the answer to that through explaining the ENTIRE TIMELINE of the "Fast and Furious" film saga. This episode finds us looking at the original "The Fast and The Furious" through "Fast Five," as well as multiple other films that link some of the movies, and the character Han's origins in the film "Better Luck Tomorrow." B Lau has not seen most of these movies, and we do our best to get him up to "speed" on the plots, characters, and transition from sort-of-realistic street racing film to "the coolest driving sequence we can remember." This is part 1 of 2 in our Franchise Flashback for the "Fast and Furious" saga. - Brad MP3 Download

Chuck opens by telling me how he tried to reduce the skimp-age on his Panera order. I counter with a tip for reducing the skimpage at Chipotle or other burrito places. Chuck tells me about the Mark Normand documentary he assembled (?) and the Patreon's success. We then talk about our sun-filled weekend. A nice long walk on the bike path, a pool day, some seafood, shaved shoulders, electric bikes, maximum SPF numbers...really getting into a summer feeling! We get WEIRD during this conversation! We then focus on some news, with the renewal of "I Think You Should Leave," the 30 for 30 about Space Jam 2, Rob Zombie's The Munsters, a possible Sunset Overdrive sequel, a new behind-the-scenes of Disney Parks show, and our excitement for Loki and the next Thor movie. I then talk about a woman ghosting me after listening to a previous episode of the podcast. - Brad MP3 Download

Ever wonder what the Cold War was? Somehow, Chuck wasn't sure and a local bagel store prompts the discussion of East versus West. Classic C and B tangent! We talk about being defriended on social media and what that feels like, as well as what makes a good friend. Does watching a movie at home change the expectations versus seeing it in theaters? We answer another email about wrestling and what our gimmicks would be. Chuck impugns the name of the recently-deceased wrestler New Jack and expects me to speak ill of the dead and it seems a little too harsh for me. We talk about the Friends reunion and writing an actual finale episode. Chuck talks about the marionettes of his nightmares. We then offer a spoiler-free take on A Quiet Place: Part II. After an obvious warning, we then take a deep spoiler-filled dive into the film! - Brad MP3 Download

We start by talking about a fan account allegedly supporting me and my feelings/reaction. Why do I feel the need to be liked? How many insurrections does it take to be unfriended? Chuck talks about feedback from his "TESD Tapes" appearance. From there, we talk about getting back into the swing of planning live shows and our hopes for the future. I talk about playing Call of Duty and how it feels like a waste of time - fun, but not moving toward anything. We talk about some Jackass 4 driplets and get excited for the filmand come up with our own (terrible) prank idea. We then offer up our spoiler-free thoughts on Army of the Dead. Then after making it abundantly clear, we take a deep dive into the film and talk about what we liked and what we didn't. - Brad MP3 Download

Chuck asks me how seriously he should take his "Best Chowder and Clam Cakes" article, which leads to a fun discussion about journalistic integrity. We discuss some listener emails regarding re-watching Tenet, my choice of cologne, and whether we are too lavish in our praise of the Marvel movies. We also discuss Chuck's Staples incident and clarify some points for another listener. We then discuss the new books from Seth Rogen and Andy Weir. We talk about some Adult Swim spin-offs and the three-film "Fear Street" series coming this summer. Chuck tells me about his trip to NYC to film with the Tuesdays With Stories guys. From there, we offer a spoiler-free review of "Spiral: From The Book Of Saw." We then make it VERY clear when we are going to start spoiling things before taking a deep dive into the film. Do you want to play a game? - Brad MP3 Download

This episode of The Chuck and Brad Podcast is being re-posted in preparation for this "TESD Town History" series to continue as "The TESD Tapes" on the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Patreon on 05/18/21: patreon.com/tesd The finale of our TESD Town History Series (before it switches to a new platform to continue)! Chuck once again sits down with Ming Chen and gets the story of his life from late 2001 to the present day! Hear how he was laid off by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and his slow transition from meek web guy to outgoing podcast super-star! After the interview, Chuck and I talk about this upcoming Halloween, and our favorite Halloween-enhancing creative projects. We close with a story from our 2018 Halloween episode, as Chuck relates the story of a man running for town council and reveal a shocking secret from the candidate's past! - Brad MP3 Download

This episode of The Chuck and Brad Podcast is being re-posted in preparation for this "TESD Town History" series to continue as "The TESD Tapes" on the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Patreon on 05/18/21: patreon.com/tesd Part five in our multi-part miniseries, "TESD Town History!" Chuck sits down for an in-person one-on-one with the Godfather of Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, Bryan Johnson! Chuck talks with Bryan about his background from his school days playing guitar to directing Vulgar to starring on Comic Book Men! I cannot believe how interesting this talk was. After the interview, Chuck and I talk about our comedy show at a previous Comic Con with View Askewniverse regular Brian O'Halloran. - Brad MP3 Download

This episode of The Chuck and Brad Podcast is being re-posted in preparation for this "TESD Town History" series to continue as "The TESD Tapes" on the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Patreon on 05/18/21: patreon.com/tesd Part four in our multi-part miniseries, "TESD Town History!" Chuck sits down for an in-person one-on-one with Mike Zapzic of Comic Book Men / View Askew and frequent TESD Town mainstay, on the street outside of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash! We learn about Mike's background and the winding road he has taken to get to where he is. How did he find his calling? Listen and find out! After the interview, Chuck and I call upon you, the listeners, to settle a longstanding disagreement about Chuck's treatment of a fast food employee. I then offer TWO (2) embarrassing stories from my past and Chuck chimes in with an embarrassing story of his own. We were so young! - Brad MP3 Download

This episode of The Chuck and Brad Podcast is being re-posted in preparation for this "TESD Town History" series to continue as "The TESD Tapes" on the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Patreon on 05/18/21: patreon.com/tesd Part three in our multi-part miniseries, "TESD Town History!" I sit down for an in-person one-on-one with Ming Chen of Comic Book Men / View Askew and frequent TESD Town mainstay, inside Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash! We learn about Ming growing up, seeking a place in the world, creating a "Clerks" fansite that changed his life, his early initiation working with Kevin, getting pulled to L.A. by Ben Affleck + Matt Damon, and more! After the interview, Brad and I tell a story about the time I accidentally got a bomb squad called to a comic con, and I lament, "Why doesn't anyone understand it was just an ACCIDENT?!?" - Chuck MP3 Download

This episode of The Chuck and Brad Podcast is being re-posted in preparation for this "TESD Town History" series to continue as "The TESD Tapes" on the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Patreon on 05/18/21: patreon.com/tesd Part two in our multi-part miniseries, "TESD Town History!" Chuck sits down for an in-person one-on-one with Git 'Em Steve-Dave of Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, inside Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, 35 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey! We learn about Git 'Em's pre-TESD shenanigans - internet fame and some hilarious domain names. We then hear about his discussion regarding the infamous "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave domain name heist." Finally they get into the weeds about out how Gitem eventually became one of the most loveable characters surrounding Tell 'Em Steve-Dave. After the interview, Chuck tells us all about a heartwarming Christmas gift for me ...and how it led to his (deserved?) nasty reputation at an area office superstore. - Brad MP3 Download