Todd uncovers a truth hiding in plain sight - every household has a mug hierarchy.

What starts as unloading the dishwasher turns into a full breakdown of cup strategy, cabinet politics, thermal engineering, and generational rebellion.

In this episode:

• The invisible ranking system inside every kitchen cabinet.

• Why some mugs live in the front row and others are permanently exiled to the back.

• Glass vs. plastic vs. insulated metal - and why temperature loyalty matters.

• The ethics of “special occasion” mugs that never get used.

• The physics of ice cube strategy in insulated coffee tumblers.

• A surprise on-air interview with Hunter about his rogue milk-cup decision process.

From Boba Fett thermodynamics to Butterbeer mug controversy, this episode examines the full life cycle of a mug - selection, usage, dishwasher placement, and trophy-wall exile in the basement.

If you think you don’t have a mug hierarchy, you do. You just haven’t admitted it yet.

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The Now! That’s What I Call TodCasting! bracket officially kicks off as Todd and Eric break down the first matchup in the tournament: the #1 seed, The 4th of July Parade, versus the #16 seed, Trollin’ with the Kenobi Bot. After revisiting both episodes in their original and newly tailored versions, the guys go category by category to decide who advances.

• The Bracket Rules: Entertainment, information, and original audio quality - no vibes-only voting.

• Kenobi Bot Revisited: Eric looks back at early trolling, fake bots, surprise websites, and why this episode both holds up and shows its age.

• The Parade Juggernaut: Giant sandwiches, Disney logic, lawnmowers, drones, Mark Hamill, and why this episode became ToddCast lore.

• Audio Reality Check: Trucker headsets, background noise, screaming kids, and why remastering was absolutely necessary.

• Creative Chaos vs. Polish: When unscripted flow wins, when it doesn’t, and why Season 4 dominates the bracket.

• The Verdict: Does the #1 seed earn its spot, or can the underdog pull off a miracle?

This episode sets the tone for Season 10 - part recap, part commentary, and part love letter to the evolution of the TodCast.

This episode was originally was set loose on the world on July 4th, 2020 but has been remastered for a better listening experience. It is also the 1 seed in the "Now! That's What I Call TodCasting!" bracket.

What starts as a casual decision about doing a Fourth of July episode quickly turns into a full-scale redesign of the American parade experience. Eric and Todd debate what the holiday actually represents, why giant sandwiches make perfect patriotic floats, and how ignorance, excess, and creativity might be the most American traits of all.

• Why the Fourth of July feels different from Memorial Day and Veterans Day

• Disney’s Bicentennial parade and the case for a giant sandwich float

• Turkey vs. ham and why naming matters in marketing

• Turning all 50 states into wearable mascots

• Roombas, drones, and riding lawn mowers as parade essentials

• Marching bands, kazoos, and questionable musical choices

• Fast food mascots, Santa Claus, and solid gold dancers

• The most impractical but perfectly American parade ever imagined

It’s a celebration of freedom, food, pop culture, and overthinking things just enough to turn a simple holiday into something completely ridiculous and very on brand for The TodCast PodCast.

This episode was originally was set loose on the world on April 15th, 2020 but has been remastered for a better listening experience. It is also the 16 seed in the "Now! That's What I Call TodCasting!" bracket.

Eric explains his philosophy on friendly chaos, long-term trolling, and why some friends are simply perfect targets. What starts with vague hints about “The Collective” spirals into KenobiBot, a text-message-based Obi-Wan meme assault that locks its victims in for 24 hours of confusion. From fake relaunches and green screens to early AOL Instant Messenger bots and high school computer lab sabotage, this episode becomes a masterclass in mischievous commitment.

• The origin of The Collective and why it never actually exists

• KenobiBot and how one all-caps message ruins your day

• Weaponizing green screens, fake relaunches, and hype

• Early bot trolling with AOL Instant Messenger

• Todd’s high school computer lab reboot scandal

• The long-running Justin Benline trolling saga

• Why good trolling requires patience, restraint, and plausible deniability

It’s a deep dive into harmless chaos, long-running jokes, and the kind of trolling that only works if everyone survives to laugh about it later.

Todd and Eric kick off Season 10 by doing what any rational podcast with nearly 500 episodes would do—build a bracket. Inspired by greatest-hits albums and fueled by spreadsheets, vibes, and questionable memory, this episode unveils the Now! That’s What I Call TodCasting project: a full-blown tournament to determine the greatest TodCast episode of all time.

What starts as a simple “best of” idea quickly escalates into remasters, tailored versions, and deeply meta podcasting about podcasting.

• The origin of the TodCast Greatest Hits concept (three spirits may be involved)
• Why nearly 440 episodes required a bracket, not a playlist
• How Todd and Eric independently picked their Top 20 and whittled it down to a Final 16
• The three judging criteria: entertainment, information, and original audio quality
• Confessions about car-recorded episodes, Bluetooth failures, and sirens
• Why bad titles, good vibes, and faulty memory are all part of TodCast lore
• The plan to remaster and re-release the Top 16 as “Tailor's Versions”
• Season 10 goals, Episode 500 hype, and the long-term dream of brackets-of-brackets

This is the roadmap episode. The meta episode. The “we probably didn’t need to do this but absolutely did anyway” episode. If you’ve ever wondered where to start with the TodCast—or why it refuses to be normal—this is your entry point.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the day Spotify Wrapped drops and Eric and Todd finally get to see if their listening habits were genius or just embarrassing. Eric’s year-long musical experiment comes to light (did listening to the same three songs every day actually work?), and Todd’s listening numbers hit god-tier levels that may or may not require intervention.

• Predicting and revealing top songs, artists, and genres

• Eric’s “Hook,” “Sundown,” and “The Way” experiment results

• Todd’s descent into trip hop, electronica, and 160,000+ minutes of sound

• Age-in-music stats that make them both officially older than they feel

• Debating what really counts as an “album” in 2025 Spotify logic

• Sharing top playlists, favorite discoveries, and how the DJ feature shaped it all

A year’s worth of listening boiled down into data, bragging rights, and questionable decisions—all wrapped up the TodCast way.

The Book of Eric continues, finally. Todd decants Eric from his metaphorical bacta tank and they dive back into the memories of childhood at 19 South 8th Street: the blue duplex, the mysterious garage, the basement playroom, and a household relic known simply as the belt.

• Rebuilding the scene at 19 South 8th Street: front porch swings, tomato plants, and alleyway adventures

• The room-sharing dynamic and the “Todd’s Room (and Eric too!)” incident

• How the basement became the center of imagination and rebellion

• The legend of the white belt, complete with names, myths, and lore

• Todd’s confession about Fred, the imaginary brother who somehow made the list

It’s a nostalgic mix of childhood archaeology, sibling chaos, and a little dark humor from the family archives.

Eric starts wondering what’s really under our streets, and that kicks off a full dive (not literally, thankfully) into the mysterious world of sewers. From Ninja Turtles to storm drains to Todd’s run-ins with underground cabling, we try to figure out how any of this actually works—and how much of it is just movie magic.

• Sewer knowledge from three key sources: Ninja Turtles, D&D maps, and real-life manholes

• The difference between storm sewers, sanitary sewers, and telecom tunnels

• How cities built these systems in the first place

• Why the sewers in movies are way bigger and cleaner than reality

• Could you really travel cross-country underground? (spoiler: no)

• Sewer workers, mystery societies, and the unknown world beneath our feet

It’s easily one of the #$%^iest conversations we’ve had on the TodCast - and we mean that in the most literal way possible.

One little typo turns into a whole episode. Eric mixes up “desert” and “dessert,” and suddenly we’re off talking about sand, sweets, and whether cheesecake really is the king of them all. Along the way, we cover Looney Tunes backdrops, wrestling gimmicks, and what counts as a snack versus a dessert.

• The easy way to remember desert vs. dessert

• Famous deserts in the U.S. (and Todd’s camping trips there)

• Why the Undertaker is from Death Valley

• Looney Tunes and our picture of what deserts look like

• Soft serve machines at home and the hierarchy of ice cream

• What really makes something a dessert (timing? sweetness?)

• Cheesecake Factory trips and declaring a winner

Turns out deserts are dry, desserts are sweet, and both can spark way more debate than you’d think.

A random Instagram map leads Todd and Eric down a rabbit hole (or pouch?) into the wild world of exotic pet ownership. From kangaroo permits in Ohio to the social acceptability of naming chickens after Power Rangers, the conversation hops between legality, utility, and the sheer absurdity of what people call pets.

• Which U.S. states let you own a kangaroo (and why West Virginia is surprisingly on the list).

• Florida Man without a kangaroo? The shocking legality map twist.

• The difference between livestock, pets, and working animals.

• Naming chickens, befriending cows, and the slippery slope to bacon named Kevin.

• Why owning a tarantula guarantees you’re “not normal.”

• The exotic animal line: goats and reptiles are fine… chimpanzees and bears, not so much.

• Todd’s faux kangaroo—Rowdie Roo—and the final word on whether he’s dinner.

From maps to marsupials, this episode proves that no scroll through Instagram is safe from turning into a full-blown debate on what counts as a pet, what’s just plain weird, and why sometimes the strangest conversations are the most fun.