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Aaron Carter's untimely death, Judaism, robots, and Shaq's anatomy really bring this one together, but the fun doesn't stop there...

If you haven't listened to any episodes with Chad yet, it's probably best to just dive in feet first (head first dives are best suited for something with more depth, pun intended...although if you say pun intended doesn't it ruin some of the "inside" nature of the joke for people who already got it? Talk on that...). If you have listened to our tandem episodes before, you must be hungry for more, so we have to feed the fans.

Be sure to follow @thelink_podcast on Instagram for a visual representation of the insane thoughts that go into making this podcasts, and @thelink_podcast on Twitter where I try my hardest not to repeat content from  the Instagram, so that has to get me some brownie points out there on the webs, right? Double the memes, double the fun, Doublemint twins. Do they still make that? I'll move on before I date myself even more than I already have, but the real ones know.

If you're a weekly listener please consider writing a review for the pod. You can find all the relevant links here so you don't have to waste time, and if you happen to listen on some other platform, kudos, ya got me. After I called y'all out for not doing it, it's the least I can do to link you.

Until next time, enjoy the nonsense. There's plenty more where that came from

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Want to rage about sports and/or laugh at my bad beats and/or make some money? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram. Our gambling picks have been hot all year, except for when the Mush gods decide to bring down their wrath. We're up over 90 units on the year as this episode comes out though, which means if you bet $10 on every game we choose in the videos, you'd nearly have a band in your pocket, and not the Beatles or that janky rubber band you use instead of a wallet. Get a money clip like a grown up. Wallets are too fat though, I'm with you there.

Since my episodes drop on Mondays, I want to give everyone what they want for their perfect Monday, which is to be able to complain freely about how things are annoying you. You're not alone. I don't care if they're trivial, or goofy (good film), or serious. They're under fire in this ep.

Mayo takes up 50% of my daily hatred, yes, but there's plenty more where that came from (not the mayo, I pray there's no more, I'd destroy the factories if I could).

Be sure to follow @thelink_podcast on Instagram for a visual representation of even more things that annoy me throughout the week, along with some polls to see if you agree. If you're more of an $8/month kind of person, over at @thelink_podcast on Twitter I'll be trying to convince Elon that my blue check should be given not only to match the color scheme of the pod, but to avoid me putting him in a future episode of my least favorite things. He's not on there now, but who knows what tomorrow will bring?

If you're a weekly listener please consider writing a review for the pod. You can find all the relevant links here so you don't have to waste time, and if you happen to listen on some other platform, kudos, ya got me. After I called ya'll out for not doing it, it's the least I can do to link you.

I'm sure I will see you for the inevitable sequel to this episode, but until then...

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram, and if you're looking to make a little extra pocket change, our gambling picks have been hot all year...okay the last two weeks we've gotten hardcore Mushed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and I should know better than to dance with the devils, New Jersey included, so we'll adjust going into next week, but we're up quite a bit on the year, so we'll stay positive.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

If you've been a listener of the pod for a while, you know we're just entering holiday season, and with that comes a lot of themed episode. We'll do at least one for Thanksgiving, and Christmas themed episodes all throughout December, leading into our top 5 favorite things of 2022 episode to kick off the new year. First, we have to kick it all off with the Halloween episode, so Laura came back on the pod to talk about Halloween traditions, movies, songs, and best of all, go head-to-head in a candy draft.

Head over to @thelink_podcast on Instagram this week to vote on the polls for which one of us put together the better squad in the candy draft, and some other Halloween themed polls and nonsense. You can follow us at @thelink_podcast on Twitter too. 

If you're a weekly listener please consider writing a review for the pod. You can find all the relevant links here so you don't have to waste time, and if you happen to listen on some other platform, kudos, ya got me (insert Heisenberg gif here).

Until next week...if you dare wait that long...mwahahahahah. How was that evil laugh? Too much like my ho-ho-ho? I'll work on it for next year.

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram, and if you're looking to make a little extra pocket change, our gambling picks have been hot all year...okay the last two weeks we've gotten hardcore Mushed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and I should know better than to dance with the devils, New Jersey included, so we'll adjust going into next week, but we're up quite a bit on the year, so we'll stay positive.

The finales of "House of the Dragon" and "The Rings of Power" have now come and gone, and I've been waiting to compare these two in an episode since they were announced. I love(d) "Game of Thrones" and "Lord of the Rings" so much, and with them airing at the same time, it was a match made in the dragon pits. When I started really taking a deeper look at them though, I wasn't 100% sure whether they actually should be compared as directly as I originally intended...

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram for some memes about how Aemond looks like he's doing Zoolander's blue steel look with an eyepatch in almost every scene he's in...and maybe some other commentary I guess, but that about covers it.

Until next time...

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram, and if you're looking to make a little extra pocket change, our gambling picks have been hot all year...okay the last two weeks we've gotten hardcore Mushed by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and I should know better than to dance with the devils, New Jersey included, so we'll adjust going into next week, but we're up quite a bit on the year, so we'll stay positive.

Explicit warning

This one got freaky. Everyone has played the "F@%k, Marry, Kill" game, but if you haven't, you pick 3 people (or things...or pizzas...or days?) and decide which one you would f@%k, which one you would marry, and which one you would kill. Pretty straightforward, so Jess and I (who has been on the podcast twice before, but is going by a different name these days...allegedly), came up with 10 each, and deliberated thoroughly, responsibly, and explicitly. 

Enter with an open mind, and think deeply about what you would do with a bagel if put to the test.

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more clips of upcoming episodes, teases of future guests, late night thoughts about upcoming TV shows/movies, and even later night memes.

Until next time...

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram, and if you're looking to make a little extra pocket change, our gambling picks have been hot all year...okay last week was tough, but they've looked good otherwise. 

A week of winning the war against COVID didn't leave a lot of time for recording, or a silky smooth voice for you to listen to, plus I've always wanted to do a clip episode like a 90s sitcom, so here we go. These are some highlights from each and every episode, and a good taste of any episodes that you might have missed along the way. 

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram for more clips of upcoming episodes, teases of future guests, late night thoughts about upcoming TV shows/movies, and even later night memes.

Until next time...

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram, and if you're looking to make a little extra pocket change, our gambling picks have been red hot all year...

Feeling under the weather (but more about that in the episode), so the write-up will be 80% less ridiculous. 

During a trip to Arizona, we sat around the table, poured a couple of fine glasses of Alka Seltzer-filled water, and went to battle over music. 18 different matchups. 

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram to tell us who you think should have won some of these showdowns. You'll also find some podcast clips, Nickelback memes, and apologies for not realizing Kenny Loggins was the one true king of soundtracks. Oh, and you can post your favorite barnyard animal there. If you know, you know.

Until next time...

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Want a change of pace? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram.

I was traveling this week, so while this might not be one of the longer episodes in the bunch, it struck me as meaningful. To be honest, I didn't even plan on doing this one, but after attending two sporting events during my trip to Cleveland, it begged to be talked about. With all the good vibes I had, nice people I met, and my naturally opinionated nature on the ways professional sports leagues should operate, it seemed like a good time to point out some ways these sports could be improved for the next generation of fans, and for the greater good overall. 

If you watch football on Sundays, or just generally are baffled at how little a multi-billion dollar enterprise can even pretend to care about their fanbase, this episode is definitely for you.

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram for info on upcoming episodes, throwback to past episodes, interaction with some former and future guests, and overall memery (which is absolutely a word).

Until next time...

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Want sports talk like you heard in this episode? If you're a sports fan, and want to get even further into the weeds about upcoming games, picks, and trends, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram.

The D23 Expo took place last week, where Disney makes their yearly announcements on upcoming plans, movies, shows, upgrades to the parks, and injects hype into the fanbase. After doing an episode on Marvel recently, and prognosticating on the future of big-budget IP movies in general, it made sense to follow up on some of the news, and try to figure out the future landscape of Disney as a whole. Laura came back to try and help me answer: do we need more remakes and sequels to the movies we grew up with, or are the newer ones actually the tentpole films? Are these new projects geared towards kids, or nostalgic adults? Lots of questions, lots of announcements, and lots of hating on Pinocchio, which sadly, is deserved.

Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram for some fun Disney takes, trailers, and expectations throughout this week, and probably some reviews of the upcoming movies and shows on future episodes.

Until next time...

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Want more nonsense like you hear on the link? You'll hear a better version of this pitch, by me, in the ad during the episode, but if you're a sports fan, subscribe to my YouTube channel - MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram. 

For starters, this episode is brought to you by Bum Bums & Winkies. Go to www.bumbumsandwinkies.com and enter promo code: "THELINK" for 50% off your order. 

You know that reminds me of Twinkies but...more on that at the end.

Nick Emel rejoined the podcast as the first leg of a double-episode we're running this week. You can listen to him guess the top 10 HBO shows of all-time in this episode, then listen to yours truly on the 10ish Pod when his next episode drops, breaking records for the best guesser alive, as I nail the top 10 most watched Netflix originals.  

Don't miss either one or it will feel like mom and dad picked their favorite child. You can't let us know that. Just listen to both and keep us blissfully in the dark.

Catch Nick @TheNickEmel on Twitter and Instagram where you're bound to see us tearing down each other's takes every now and then. It's a love/hate relationship, but our combined stock in Bum Bums & Winkies keeps the relationship strong. Follow me @thelink_podcast on Twitter and Instagram to check in on the other side of this massive corporate success. I like to think I'm the bum bum, but he would probably say the same. Classic winkie behavior.

Until next time...

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Want more nonsense like you hear on the link? You'll hear a better version of this pitch, by me, in the ad during the episode, but if you're a sports fan, subscribe to my YouTube channel called MikeTheMush. During football season we're posting videos weekly that look ahead to my favorite gambling picks of the NFL week, and some fantasy football sleepers to keep an eye on. Check out even more sports content as the seasons change @MikeMushSports on Twitter and Instagram.