Thought Spiral

Test Show #243

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy tests himself, discussing Whoopi's whoopsie, day camp tripper, revisiting the Shandling and Belushi docs, listener questions, and much more Spira...

Test Show #242

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy gets Josh's "understory", remembering Louie Anderson, a visit from Mean Bob, a petty(?) Meat Loaf grudge, Andy can't tell if he's retired, listen...

Test Show #241

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy loves Lucy, rise of the sh*t-stirrers, Andy claims dubious turf, Josh takes a hard look in the impression mirror, cannibalism "what ifs", listen...

Test Show #240

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh has a lot of nerve, remembering Bob Saget, choosing your voice, Andy's internal fire alarm fails, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

Test Show #239

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andy drinks with the newscasters on NYE, talk radio shame, Josh pops a Sorkin cork, Andy's 80's Ladies, how Josh's surgery affected Andy's OCD, beer v...

Test Show #238

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy new year! An abbreviated post-op ep, Josh recounts what he can remember about surgery, Andy's guide to Hemingway, idiot news, Don't Look Up, a f...

Test Show #237

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh returns from his Bar Mitzvah adventure, Andy fears salami, Josh preps for the knife, comparing self-hatreds, college exits, listener questions, a...

Test Show #236

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The quest for the perfect hello continues, apology remorse, bar mitzvah tallies, Monkee mourning, a Dooley duel, listener questions, and much more Spi...

Test Show #235

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy commits to a dog, Josh brings a different mic energy, keeping a good sports attitude, weekly watch report, explaining the comedy publishing contr...

Test Show #234

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy might have seen a parade, talking Talking Heads and getting back to Get Back, childhood shortness vs. fatness, "bad" cartoons, listener questions...

Test Show #233

29 Nov 2021

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The guys croon about Dean Martin, Andy categorizes TV ads, Josh gets boosted, Thanksgiving plans and results, Josh gets onboard "Get Back", listener q...

Test Show #232

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An early X-mas for Andy, Jelvis sees Elvis, defending "Let it Be", Andy receives his oldness certification, more of Josh's Acme set, listener question...

Test Show #231

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh survives his first gig back, Andy wraps himself in his safety net, a fob sob story, Andy has a breakthrough, audio proof of Josh's set, listener...

Test Show #230

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy by the numbers, the perils of brother rock, Josh preps for his first gig back, youth sports memories, listener questions, and much more Spiraling...

Test Show #229

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh takes music down a peg, the tyranny of outcomes, ambition atrophy, "Neighbors," Andy revels in a rage tweet, the lost writings of Larry Kindler, ...

Test Show #228

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy reviews Josh and Jen talking about him, the spicy chicken conspiracy, Andy crank-texts a celebrity, Josh gets theatrical, Andy works his prostate...

Test Show #227

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy returns from the desert, Josh answers the call of citizenship, Andy's new viewing habits, Homeworking Chapelle, birthday week in Kindlerville, li...

Test Show #226

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy preps for his big trip, revisiting Carson worship, summer camp flashbacks, JEN KIRKMAN steps in to fill the Andy-shaped void, cocktails as war cr...

Test Show #225

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy battles his environment, more bagel counseling, a Muhammed Ali sense memory, Josh descends into writer mode, Andy dusts off his Leno, listener qu...

Test Show #224

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy gets stuck with a hacky medical problem, Josh hears a crash, Andy tries on a new enemy, Josh's introversion crossroads, aqua-Jews, listener quest...

Test Show #223

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy swims upstream with his salmon, recalling the recall, The death of Norm, Andy as debt folk hero, Josh coming out of fake retirement, listener que...

Test Show #222

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy fine tunes his Cuomo, lucky numbers, a Jiminy Cricket breakthrough, The house that Hitler built, Josh wrestles with "The Jazz Singer," ringing in...

Test Show #221

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back for Season 2! Andy and Josh discuss hitting the wall, Andy discovers the stings, catching up on docs, Josh gets to know the drill, listener...

Test Show #220

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy has a Covid scare, Josh rejects a second hand bit, the Quincy debate, things that happen in and around the woodshed, Andy's first gig back, liste...

Test Show #219

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Preschool Aerospace, Andy talks sports he heard were happening, Josh talks "McCartney 321", "Force of Habit", Chef Blowhardee, listener questions, and...

Test Show #218

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy in space, Josh in pain, a bagel by another name, new stings, Andy and Josh agree on a Dylan flaw, lots of doc watching, listener questions, and m...

Test Show #217

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's a testy test show as Andy stares down a sugar-free future, Josh hits the real airwaves, food as joy, revisiting "Kid's Court", James Mason - soul...

Test Show #216

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy tests his on-pod freedoms, post-coma breakfast, Josh tries out Vegas, auto-comedic asphyxiation, Josh's mom gets mad at John Lennon, "That's the ...

Test Show #215

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Chuck Todd truth is out there, Josh off to trust science in Vegas, the power of the short man dollar, Andy gets too much leash, "Ticket to Roswell...

Test Show #214

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Living in the "wait, what?" era, Andy tries to win a Jew-off, homeworking "Hacks", Andy's deathbed podcast, Josh defends character actors, listener qu...

Test Show #213

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy gets pulled over by himself, Rich Little big man, the SOTI streak ends, "Hidden by Years", a loss in the family, listener questions, and much mor...

Test Show #212

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy's new show pitch, Josh recalls the golden age of pandemic shopping, Andy's Naval adventure, Andy gets into "Halston", listener questions, and muc...

Test Show #211

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy goes all out staying in, Josh is a crime victim, post-vax confidence levels vary, things go off the something, listener questions, and much more ...

Test Show #210

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy feels The Dead inside, Josh describes his father's breaking point, Homeworking "The Sugarland Express," Josh turns 50, listener questions, and mu...

Test Show #209

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The guys pull off a last minute show after a rough week, Andy's first travel, Josh recalls his parents laissez-faire approach, Homeworking "My Octopus...

Test Show #208

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A new podcast is blood in the water for Andy, Homeworking "The Sound of Metal", prepping for the motion picture actors home, shame in a box, Josh get...

Test Show #207

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy takes another jab, obligatory Oscar thoughts, Andy becomes wise to Cheap Trick, Josh ups the sting stakes, Andy tests his linguistic boundaries, ...

Test Show #206

26 Apr 2021

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Andy basks in 420 savings, Josh reports on his doc-watching, Andy mourns the Royal loss, My Therapist Vinny, Josh is a dental good boy, listener quest...

Test Show #205

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jelvis and Stupidface in the morning! When is a sting a bumper? Andy on Minnesota, bagel news, Superball themes, listener questions, and much more Spi...

Test Show #204

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy's famous shirt, Josh stops hovering, Andy gets some roadwork in, Josh finally getting a real SHOT IN THE ARM, Clyde takes a leap, listener questi...

Test Show #203

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Old Andy vs old Andy, abandoning comedic and breakfast staples, the old Biden and loan, Josh clings to fairness, music from the unrealized Naked Truck...

Test Show #202

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy makes a go-bag plan, Josh takes on Ice-T, Andy devolves to monkeydom, secret projects abound, Andy gets a real SHOT IN THE ARM, listener questio...

Test Show #201

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and Andy argue over the guilty/pleasure ratio, dangerous apples, Clyde gets green lighted, Andy's tailor dropping, listener questions, and much m...

Test Show #200

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, 200! The guys ease into self-celebration mode, a stroll down bad memory lane, racing a ticking gummy, Andy rallies to make a contribution, listen...

Test Show #199

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy gets the celebrity treatment, searching for dread balance, laconic Abbott and Costello, Andy's not looking for a fight, listener questions, and m...

Test Show #198

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy reports on his prep for TS 200, Pre-School Top Gun, showbiz monkey history, it's not TV that bugs Andy…, the ice cream truck crosses over, list...

Test Show #197

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy feels Josh's Andy pain, Josh tries to head off a Woody storm, Andy steps away from the impeachment proceedings, Josh's dog servitude, listener qu...

Test Show #196

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recapping the Pandemic Bowl, Andy does a V.O., Dylan does pharma, Tales of a Denny's bartender, a Clyde update…finally, listener questions, and much...

Test Show #195

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Josh has a highly veterinary week, Andy goes birthday clown, Josh goes casual curmudgeon, Andy continues his involuntary stunt career, listener questi...

Test Show #194

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Andy needs cheering up, Josh deplatforms a certain pillow guy, "Unsloved Sarcasm", Josh has reservations about a travel show, listener questions, and ...

Test Show #193

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A new regime brings new life to the proceedings, bad ideas that go badly, Andy is cured of a non-existent malady, Josh's James Brown encounter, listen...

Test Show #192

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Thought Spiral retraction, Josh gets some nice doc news, Andy gets his Trump down in the final week, a Kindler family jam, listener questions, and m...

Test Show #191

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Democracy spiral edition, Andy talks talk radio, Josh resorts to drinking, Andy warms up to the new batch of his favorite ads, listener questions, and...

Test Show #190

04 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wrapping up the taint of the year, Josh circles back for a joke, Andy honors his sister, New Years Eve, vintage Kindler siblings audio, listener quest...

Test Show #189

28 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy brings his own malpractice to his medical situation, Josh defends "Let it Be" from attack, the perils of hero worship, Christmas in Jewville, lis...

Test Show #188

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's beginning to look tangentially like Xmas, Andy goes all in on a controversial song, recapping "The Mads" appearance, commercial First Thought The...

Test Show #187

14 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Josh introduces Andy to his new "boss," JOEL MADISON joins the Spiral, the rare double good mood, Josh has a spicy COVID scare, listener questions, an...

Test Show #186

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy loses a fortune, the allure of micro-dosing, Andy encounters a drunken mogul, Alex the producer gets Josh back on Twitter, going back into lockdo...

Test Show #185

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Watching America choose dinner over science, talking Belushi, Andy's horror giggling, Josh's Thanksgiving take-out operation, and a cornucopia of othe...

Test Show #184

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy lets go of Dennis Miller, household mishap one-upmanship, Andy has a Twitter fight Josh can get behind, fighting your inner Jerry, listener quest...

Test Show #183

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating the delayed election results, Andy is haunted by obnoxiousness, bored again Christians, the guys almost have their annual fight, listener ...

Test Show #182

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The guys sweat out election week with the rest of the world, Josh gets hacked, TV reference calibration, Andy eats, listener questions, and much more ...

Test Show #181

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Living with insta-dread, disappointing Fyvush Finkle, baseball memories, election angst, Josh eats out, listener questions, and much more spiraling.

Test Show #180

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The guys find all the faults in their weekend watchings, the latest bagel reviews, Andy's paperwork panic, not having the Foghat-iest notion, listener...

Test Show #179

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy and Josh recap the the SOTI address, Josh decries docu-series, ending the great Kindler take-out famine of 2020, Andy is the Birthday Boy, listen...

Test Show #178

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy learns the art of toggling, Pre-School Historian, they call me Deacon Jones, reconsidering Easy Rider, final prep for SOTI, listener questions, a...

Test Show #177

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy's fleeting upgrade, Josh stumbles upon a comedy hate crime, a customer service predicament, Trump catches Karma-19, listener questions, and much ...

Test Show #176

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pity For the Tillerman, Andy is the king of "reading,"  Josh visits Tom Servo,  Andy relives his violin childhood,  listener questions, and much mo...

Test Show #175

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy lets Cat Stevens out of the bag, Pre-School Deadline White House, ringing in the year 5781, SOTI prep continues, listener questions, and much mor...

Test Show #174

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy has telethon energy for Labor day, Josh the non-aggressor, mass bikers of the apocalypse, a visit from Mean Dylan, Andy does his best impression,...

Test Show #173

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy tries to decode WAP, Josh goes on a classic movie bender, Andy dips his toe into socializing, Josh's doc in Rolling Stone, listener questions, an...

Test Show #172

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy considers when to start procrastinating for the speech, Josh rebuffs Andy's diagnostic attempts, Andy's audio epiphany, tipping hats to Gaffigan,...

Test Show #171

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Josh's creates a joke puzzle, Andy tweaks his price point, a call from the MyPoison Guy, convention watching, the good day/bad day scenario, listener ...

Test Show #170

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The week gets off on a shaky start, Andy declares himself dementia free, Josh declares himself dead inside, Andy gets a brief reunion with Lucky, list...

Test Show #169

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A topsy-turvy spiral as Saturday becomes Monday, a celebrity subtweet mystery, Andy talks to his friend down south, Josh tries a bit but Andy plays de...

Test Show #168

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy finds his worth on Cameo while Josh questions Charlton Heston's value, Andy doesn't like Josh's editing choice, a grocery crisis, a rare daytime ...

Test Show #167

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy gets vindication on an old shame, Josh denies Andy story status, Josh plays self-esteem video poker, Andy joins Cameo, listener questions, and mu...

Test Show #166

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy continues his quest for the perfect phone answer, Josh adjusts to his doc-free reality, Andy is proud of himself, Pre-School Social Worker, liste...

Test Show #165

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Cabin Fevercast continues, Josh does a safe lunch, Andy does a home maintenance victory lap, "Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?" is no...

Test Show #164

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The guys are in all sorts of moods this week, remembering Carl Reiner, Andy's event fright, Josh's doc "Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me To Be?"...

Test Show #163

29 Jun 2020

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The Coronacast plows through another week of isolation, "The Fiddling Horse" is released, the guys do a food exchange, Zoom poker, Andy gets a wake up...

Test Show #162

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Embracing the new 3 night format, the joy of panicking Andy, pondering the future in comedy, Larry King…live? Listener questions, and much more spir...

Test Show #161

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The guys are still surfing the wave of reopenings from home, bagel bargaining, tensions flare over a surprising topic, pod-couples therapy, listener q...

Test Show #160

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The crumbling world doesn't keep Andy and Josh from their appointed spirals. Andy get the SOTI green light, Josh reviews mail-order food experiences, ...

Test Show #159

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The guys make the transition from quarantine to self-imposed quarantine, Andy disapproves of his neighbors, Josh hits the wall, a Kindlerversary, Blow...

Test Show #158

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

5 conversations equals 1.2 times the fun! Remembering Fred Willard, Josh has a birthday feast, Andy pulls out none of the stops to celebrate Josh, the...

Test Show #157

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pour yourself a Spiraltini and settle in for another week in quarantine. Andy tries to sleep, Josh tries to work,  the guys both dip their toes in Zo...

Test Show #156

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For our 3 year anniversary, it's another 5 conversations rolled into one big spiral! Andy's album comes out as do all his concerns, Josh faces an expe...

Test Show #155

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's another week of check-ins! An IRL food exchange, Andy explores greed as a theme throughout the week, "Lawrence of Arabia," "Hence the Humor" now ...

Test Show #154

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There's a comedy of errors and errors of comedy as the (almost) daily check-ins continue. Josh gets brassy looking for a feeling of accomplishment, An...

Test Show #153

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's another all-week-a-thon as the guys check in Mon-Fri. Josh sorts out the varying "ons" of Andy, Andy goes through his impression roster, Josh is ...

Test Show #152

13 Apr 2020

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The Corona-cast continues with 5 more days of check-ins between Josh and Andy. Andy tries to capture the "new hack", Josh discovers an exciting artifa...

Test Show #151

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's a whole week in quarantine with Andy and Josh. The guys check in with each other Monday-Friday to get the freshest spiraling available.

Test Show #150

30 Mar 2020

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The guys move to remote spiraling, Andy gets another gut punch from home, Josh's attempts at quarantine Zen, dramatic correctness, listener questions,...

Test Show #149

23 Mar 2020

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You can't spell COVID without OCD, Andy deals with a big family loss, playing chicken with upcoming gigs, Josh decodes Andy's trigger, "Worried About ...

REPEAT: Test Show #100

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

They said it shouldn't be done - our 100th Test show! Andy and Josh look back at TS #1, Josh hits the road (and sky) to prep for his album, Alex the p...

Test Show #148

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy takes a Lyft to Dreamville, Josh takes on a challenge, Josh brings Andy to the poker game, Nazi Titanic, amateur virology, listener questions, an...

Test Show #147

02 Mar 2020

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Andy lashes out at guitar pedals, Josh goes outside the comedy relationship, Andy enjoys the Vancouver weather and also the weather, a heavy Twitter t...

Test Show #146

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy's mouth is nearly complete, Josh has no Curb enthusiasm, loving Muhammed Ali, Andy get unnecessarily frank, Dave (Gruber) Allen stops by for the ...

Test Show #145

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andy doubt's Josh's sign reading skills, Andy has bouts of "Follower Syndrome", Gregory Peck - undercover Jew, Preschool Football League, "His Side of...