We get physical this week with Gift Processor and athletic trainer Jess Ford and her default setting: Texas Pride.

Born and raised in Houston, Jess dispels some of the cliches and misinformation about what it's like to be a Texan. We dive into our controversial pool of gray discussing what it's like to both love and hate where you grew up.

We also learn about cancel culture, Juneteenth and what not to do in Mexico. We also collectively agree Oklahoma sucks. 

Don't worry the Audioboom metric shows we don't have listeners from Oklahoma. Or...most places.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Oh man. We've been doing this show for so long and with so many people that I forgot we already did 'Tentative' as someone's Default Setting (see: a very fun episode with Jim Lalka). But we're very sure about this week's guest James Catullo(@dodge_intrepid), who originally wanted his topic to be 'Indecisive' (see: a very fun episode with Stephanie Sherman).

AAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNYWAY, we have a great time talking about how others get stuck making our decisions for us, being one of many kids, doing various forms of comedy and reminiscing about the great Cavs Championship night of 2016.

Plus: special bonus content for dedicated listeners.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Comedic CLE (@comediccle) co-founder and producer Brent Gambrel is far too engaging this week for his default setting: disengaged.

We dive into Brent's past with trauma, promotion and the IRS and discuss how you actively engaged you can be with being disengaged.

Also: we have a singalong, we dish on who's who and what's what in Cleveland comedy and we laugh so hard while getting so very dark.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Improv artiste and founder of Scienceology (@scienceology on YouTube) Wells Hillblom can do what he wants, including invent a new word for his default setting: Un-Inert.

Throughout his life, Wells has found he's unable to stay too long in one place, whether it's literally or metaphorically. We dig into the origins of his instinct to migrate and go even further into the human nature of being on the move.

Also: GG serves and protects, Smithers polices our grammar and Jess just gets progressively more drunk.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Our beloved Gigi (@g.g.chick) is back again this week as co-host while we have a relaxing dish with one of our favorite Sad Boys, Nick Yurick (http://sadboyssocialclub.com/), discussing his default: Hoarder.

Nick's not just a hoarder in the traditional sense (though stay tf out of his closets and basement), he also hoards his feelings, thoughts, ideas and loved ones sometimes. 

On an unrelated note, every time I type the word 'Hoarder' I keep typing the word 'Howard'. Is this a stroke

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

The bad news: Jess fucked up again.

The good news: we got a killer double episode! We kick it off with comedian & writer Joe Briggs (@joeisalsohere) discussing his default: Awkward. We chat about both being on the giving and receiving end of awkwardness, especially when you're a performer.

We then make a hard left into our next episode with cinephile and nerd bar proprietress Harmony Moon (@veloci_trap_tor) discussing her default: Trans Bullshit. We learn. SO. MUCH. Not just about her experiences with the trans community but also her vast knowledge of trans and queer representation in film.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

This week we celebrate the moments of our lives with comedian TM Francis and his default setting: Humor Deflection.

We reflect on all of our outlandish behavior at funerals and in buffet lines and how we use humor to kill the awkwardness in our heads.

Also up for discussion: nudists, archnemeses and red states vs. blue states.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

Fellow Cleveland to LA transplant Vishnu Akella (@VishnuAkella) joins the gals this week to ruminate on his default setting: being in the discomfort zone.

Vishnu thrives on escaping inertia and gravitates toward challenges which not coincidentally is how he manages to kill it in the comedy scene.

Also on deck: Jess is old, Vishnu is young and Elizabeth has a promising future as a social media star and coffee table book author.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

AND WE'RE BACK.  This week: comedian, former Angeleno and mama Kelly Thewlis chats with us about her default: being a cinephile.

On deck for discussion: comedies, tragedies, classics, behind the scenes, male fragility and how Steve Buscemi can GET IT.

We also learn about the effectiveness of IUD's, surprising Oscar nominees and oh my god we're starting to sound like one of those Entertainment Tonight type shows. 

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)

The truth is out there.  And it wants chicken. 

Kelly Moore wants us to believe this week that her default setting is Dana Scully. What is it about this revolutionary television character that appeals to her and to us all?

We also chat cats, commercials and becoming an elderly.

Shoutouts:

-OKPants (@okpants)

-Above Below Entertainment (@abovebelowent)