The Downstairs
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -This is a lifestyle podcast hosted by a Black comedian, a White rapper, and a Brazilian parkourman. Each Monday, join TJ, Anti, and Sheep, while we discuss our thoughts on current events, talk about the crazy things happening around us, and share stories of our personal growth. Welcome to The Downstairs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
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Episodes
Movies, Moving, Meow Wolf and a Mexican Wedding - Episode 23
August 04, 2023 10:32 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this episode Anti tells us about some very important and some not so very important happenings that have been happening for the last two and a half weeks. Sorry in advance if you live in Albuquerque. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Local Celebrity Basketball and the Bad Side of Big Lottery Bucks: Episode 22
July 14, 2023 16:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MBIn this episode TJ was invited to play in a local celebrity basketball game, Anti realizes he would probably go broke if he ever won the lottery, and we all bring plenty of animal facts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Cornered by Cougars and the Fast & Frustrated: Episode 21
July 12, 2023 23:02 - 1 hour - 93.9 MBThis episode might get us kicked off Spotify. Sheep and Anti explain one quick and easy trick to getting better results in the gym, and TJ talks about being pursued by a middle-aged matchmaker at a comedy show he performed in. Also, Tyrese and Ludacris go to space in a Pontiac Fiero. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Will Ferrell as Walker Texas Ranger and a Real Life Alligator Attack: Episode 20
July 01, 2023 18:03 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBThis week we discuss Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig's incredible dead-serious Lifetime thriller: Fatal Adoption. Also, the disappointing end to a formerly great show, and a Utah handler proves that she is an absolute fucking bad ass while being attacked by an actual alligator. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Who Gets Which Words and Wild Pool Party Problems : Episode 19
June 06, 2023 08:34 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBIn this episode we discuss whether it's okay to ask someone not to say their own word, when it's not your word, and Anti tells us about being the only hater at a pool party where everyone else had fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Pint-Sized Parkour Pedagogy and Britney's Battle Back: Episode 18
May 11, 2023 20:59 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis week we talk about Sheep teaching children parkour, TJ teaching adults comedy, and Britney Spears' conservatorship. We're back, baby. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
White Weddings in Massive Mansions and Women Married to Multiple Men: Episode 17
October 13, 2021 09:08 - 50 minutes - 116 MBThis week we talk about a catastrophic car crash, a half-ginger wedding in a mansion with a slide, and South African women openly taking multiple husbands. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
White Weddings in Massive Mansions, and Women Married to Multiple Men: Episode 17
October 13, 2021 09:08 - 50 minutes - 116 MBThis week we talk about a catastrophic car crash, a half-ginger wedding in a mansion with a slide, and South African women openly taking multiple husbands. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
The NFL Race-Curving Cognition Tests and People Pouncing on Predators: Episode 16
August 21, 2021 03:30 - 55 minutes - 101 MBIn this episode we talk about the NFL being sued for race-curving the results of concussion tests, a big bitcoin bust overseas, and a collection of random stories of man vs beast, including the diver who was nearly eaten by a whale and a woman who attacked a bear to save her dog. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 16: The NFL Race-Curving Cognition Tests and People Pouncing on Predators
August 21, 2021 03:30 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBIn this episode we talk about the NFL being sued for race-curving the results of concussion tests, a big bitcoin bust overseas, and a collection of random stories of man vs beast, including the diver who was nearly eaten by a whale and a woman who attacked a bear to save her dog. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.f...
J. Cole's Journey as an African Athlete and a Peculiar Plushie Phenomenon (ft. Peepy): Episode 15
August 04, 2021 23:52 - 42 minutes - 77.2 MBThis is a revenge-based episode where we talk about Item Label and their Peepy plushies and hat computers. Also, TJ tries to tell us about J. Cole's attempt at being a basketball star in Africa. This may be the weirdest episode of this show you will ever hear. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 15: J. Cole's Journey as an African Athlete and a Peculiar Plushie Phenomenon (ft. Peepy)
August 04, 2021 23:52 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBThis is a revenge-based episode where we talk about Item Label and their Peepy plushies and hat computers. Also, TJ tries to tell us about J. Cole's attempt at being a basketball star in Africa. This may be the weirdest episode of this show you will ever hear. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/su...
Episode 14: Two Types of Mohawks and a Numb Thumb Conundrum
August 02, 2021 18:17 - 51 minutes - 47.9 MBIn this episode, Anti recalls his recent trip to Oregon and Seattle, his incredible rental car experience, an upsetting medical head-scratcher, and his strange encounter with another white dude with a mohawk. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Two Types of Mohawks and a Numb Thumb Conundrum: Episode 14
August 02, 2021 18:17 - 50 minutes - 93.2 MBIn this episode, Anti recalls his recent trip to Oregon and Seattle, his incredible rental car experience, an upsetting medical head-scratcher, and his strange encounter with another white dude with a mohawk. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Social Responsibility and Getting Caught With Counterfeit Currency: Episode 13
May 12, 2021 09:52 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThis week we talk about TJ getting caught with counterfeit $100 bills, Anti got kicked off Facebook (again) and built a computer, and we discuss the social responsibility of Black Americans. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 13: Social Responsibility and Getting Caught With Counterfeit Currency
May 12, 2021 09:52 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBThis week we talk about TJ getting caught with counterfeit $100 bills, Anti got kicked off Facebook (again) and built a computer, and we discuss the social responsibility of Black Americans. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Episode 12: Being Swindled By Best Buy and Adding Insult to Injury
May 08, 2021 06:24 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBThis week we talk about Sheep's sudden back injury, Best Buy fleecing Anti for over $5,000, and TJ being mocked by another local comic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Being Swindled By Best Buy and Adding Insult to Injury: Episode 12
May 08, 2021 06:24 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBThis week we talk about Sheep's sudden back injury, Best Buy fleecing Anti for over $5,000, and TJ being mocked by another local comic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 11: Our First Successful Comedy Show and the Semantic Significance of Slurs
May 05, 2021 23:07 - 1 hour - 75 MBThis may be our most potentially offensive episode ever. Fair warning. This week we talk about throwing the Black Hilarity Show, going to the zoo as an adult, friends who flake on their own ideas, why slurs about white people are inherently less harmful, and the importance of the ongoing fight over using certain words. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/messa...
Our First Successful Comedy Show and the Semantic Significance of Slurs: Episode 11
May 05, 2021 23:07 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBThis may be our most potentially offensive episode ever. Fair warning. This week we talk about throwing the Black Hilarity Show, going to the zoo as an adult, friends who flake on their own ideas, why slurs about white people are inherently less harmful, and the importance of the ongoing fight over using certain words. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 10: Nic Cage in Willy's Wonderland and Nightmares About Work
April 22, 2021 02:28 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBToday we talk about having a bad date right after a good one, a shooting outside Anti's house, Nic Cage being sacrificed to animatronic demon animals in an amusement park, the Black Hilarity Show happening tonight, nightmares about our careers, and our friends coming to our events. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor...
Nic Cage in Willy's Wonderland and Nightmares About Work: Episode 10
April 22, 2021 02:28 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBToday we talk about having a bad date right after a good one, a shooting outside Anti's house, Nic Cage being sacrificed to animatronic demon animals in an amusement park, the Black Hilarity Show happening tonight, nightmares about our careers, and our friends coming to our events. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 9: Mysterious Ancient Mechanisms and The Texas Power Problem
April 21, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBThis week we talk about new normal Iron Man suits, toilet paper drones, Rush Limbaugh slipping on a skateboard, an ancient technological marvel, and the rona vaccine rollout. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Mysterious Ancient Mechanisms and The Texas Power Problem: Episode 9
April 21, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBThis week we talk about new normal Iron Man suits, toilet paper drones, Rush Limbaugh slipping on a skateboard, an ancient technological marvel, and the rona vaccine rollout. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 9: An Antikythera Mechanism and The Texas Power Problem
April 21, 2021 23:23 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBThis week we talk about new normal Iron Man suits, toilet paper drones, Rush Limbaugh slipping on a skateboard, an ancient technological marvel, and the rona vaccine rollout. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Gamestop Stonks and Why Women Make Better Friends: Episode 8
February 02, 2021 14:15 - 1 hour - 116 MBToday we talk about Anti getting kicked off Facebook, TJ has more relationship drama, the stock market is on crack, and we question why platonic relationships with women are so valuable. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 8: Gamestop Stonks and Why Women Make Better Friends
February 02, 2021 14:15 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBToday we talk about Anti getting kicked off Facebook, TJ has more relationship drama, the stock market is on crack, and we question why platonic relationships with women are so valuable. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Episode 7: Norwegian Car Films and Coochie Candle Catastrophies
January 27, 2021 08:57 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWe talk about TJ's recent standup shows, McGregor and Holloway's UFC performances, Børning 3, and gwyneth paltrow's vagina candle exploding in a woman's home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Norwegian Car Films and Coochie Candle Catastrophies: Episode 7
January 27, 2021 08:57 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe talk about TJ's recent standup shows, McGregor and Holloway's UFC performances, Børning 3, and gwyneth paltrow's vagina candle exploding in a woman's home. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 6: Getting Ghosted and Going to Jail
January 12, 2021 12:56 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBWe talk about TJ's lady friend ghosting him, the incident at the capitol, going to jail, and getting in high school fights. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Getting Ghosted and Going to Jail: Episode 6
January 12, 2021 12:56 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe talk about TJ's lady friend ghosting him, the incident at the capitol, going to jail, and getting in high school fights. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 5: Future Humans and Christmas Cars
December 30, 2020 05:44 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWe talk about what we would do with $100 Million dollars, the new KFC Console, a surprising find in Pompeii, and what future cars will be like. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Future Humans and Christmas Cars: Episode 5
December 30, 2020 05:44 - 54 minutes - 99.6 MBWe talk about what we would do with $100 Million dollars, the new KFC Console, a surprising find in Pompeii, and what future cars will be like. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Viral Charity Videos and Awkward Comedy Moments: Episode 4
December 23, 2020 03:03 - 54 minutes - 101 MBWe tried a Mr. Beast Beast Burger, and we discuss why online acts of kindness get more attention than legitimate charitable organizations. Also, some tension at a local open mic and more random animal facts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 4: Viral Charity Videos and Awkward Comedy Moments
December 23, 2020 03:03 - 55 minutes - 51.7 MBWe tried a Mr. Beast Beast Burger, and we discuss why online acts of kindness get more attention than legitimate charitable organizations. Also, some tension at a local open mic and more random animal facts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Parkour Self-Defense Techniques and The Best Christmas Movie of All Time: Episode 3
December 08, 2020 02:58 - 1 hour - 114 MBNate Robinson vs. Jake Paul happened. Also, we get self-defense tips from antelope, talk about ADHD, and debate whether the Terminator could defeat the Home Alone kid. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 3: Parkour Self-Defense Techniques and The Best Christmas Movie of All Time
December 08, 2020 02:58 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBNate Robinson vs. Jake Paul happened. Also, we get self-defense tips from antelope, talk about ADHD, and debate whether the Terminator could defeat the Home Alone kid. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Alien Obelisks and Underwater Moose Diving: Episode 2
December 01, 2020 03:16 - 54 minutes - 100 MBThanksgiving dinners, a strange statue in the desert, and some bizarre animal facts. Also, we apparently have a listener in the Netherlands now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 2: Alien Obelisks and Underwater Moose Diving
December 01, 2020 03:16 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBThanksgiving dinners, a strange statue in the desert, and some bizarre animal facts. Also, we apparently have a listener in the Netherlands now. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Episode 1: Wedding Invitations and Wilderness Survival Shows
November 25, 2020 01:56 - 1 hour - 58 MBFirst up, we talk about the name change and new direction this podcast is heading. Then we talk about a crazy survival hippy and her strange animal puppets. Also, TJ got invited to a wedding. Don't invite him to a wedding. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedownstairs/support
Wedding Invitations and Wilderness Survival Shows: Episode 1
November 25, 2020 01:56 - 1 hour - 113 MBFirst up, we talk about the name change and new direction this podcast is heading. Then we talk about a crazy survival hippy and her strange animal puppets. Also, TJ got invited to a wedding. Don't invite him to a wedding. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedownstairs/support
Episode 5: The Black Comedian, White Rapper, and Brazilian Parkourman
November 01, 2020 17:36 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode we talk about things. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aboveground/message