It’s Mardi Gras week and even though Cheri and Rick won’t be going this year they give you all the information you need to have a fun experience. Cheri decides to finally shave body parts after what seems like decades and it causes her to wonder about all the rules and procedures for shaving body parts. Rick learns how to make butter and wonders if you can get higher putting pot through the opposite end of normal. Our Live Beer Review celebrates Mardi Gras Porter by Abita! Brewing

The Oscar nominations are out and we salute the movies with a 20 Question Movie Quiz. Bring your favorite movies and play along with us. Also, we uncover some old screen test clips from none other than the iPhone's® Siri® in "Movie Scenes With Siri." Our Live Beer Review is Black Toad Dark Ale by JosephsBrau Brewing Company.

(All apparent copyright violations for parody and entertainment purposes only)

In this episode we steal a regular feature from our other podcast. We'll be doing a Live Beer Review in each episode from now on. Cheri gets a new car to replace her former vehicle with the nonexistent brakes. Rick has been working on an art portrait and talks about how that becomes a much more intimate act than one would imagine. Rick and Cheri make their Super Bowl prediction and then introduce a new feature called, "That's Not How That's Done."

Cheri has come to the conclusion that her new cat might be stupid. Rick has come to the conclusion that he may be unlucky. These things are not hard to figure out. A new feature called "Thrift Store Gift Party" is started on the show and Cheri (arguably) benefits. Cheri gets a promotion at work, completely destroying the theme of the podcast about our lives being a disaster. We can always hope that she screws it up. Rick tells stories of job interviews gone horribly wrong.

Cheri has made a resolution to start dating but Rick brings in a list of dating horror stories that just might change her mind.

At the first of the year Rick and Cheri make their resolutions. Rick is fat and Cheri is lonely. Will they be able to take the steps to correct their situations?

On this episode of This Epic Disaster, Rick and Cheri are joined in the studio by a special guest, Rick's wife Maria. Maria tells a story about a tragic incident that changed her entire family's lives forever. Rick wonders if there is a connection between the Santa myth and basic trust in humanity. All may not be well at Cheri's home with new kitty misbehaving. Cheri informs you of some invisible killers in your own house and what you can do to make sure you don't fall victim to them.

Rick's visit with the cardiologist leads him to believe he is as healthy as a horse. Cheri gets a new kitty and can't decide if that will be a good thing or a bad thing. Rick tells the story of a holy man in India who revealed a dream of gold to whoever dug deep enough. You'll never guess what they found. If you've ever had a fear of driving your car off a bridge and into the deep water, Cheri gives you some survival tips. Finally, Rick tells the story of a love gone wrong. And how he made it even worse.

Welcome to This Epic Disaster! This is weekly podcast that celebrates the screw ups, the failures, the foul ups, the freak outs and all those who make them. Including you. Including me. Hosted by Cheri Brown and Rick Baldwin and this is the very first episode of the podcast! Since people will be asking anyway, it's a good time to tell you how we met. How we started creating podcasts and why we started This Epic Disaster. Come along with us!

This Epic Disaster Podcast with Rick and Cheri launches January 1, 2018. SUBSCRIBE!