Hypotheticast
209 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratings"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, and listening to the Hypotheticast made all the difference."
- Robert Frost
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Microtheticast.040 — Hypotheticart
December 05, 2018 11:00 - 19 minutes - 28.6 MBThis is a special Wednesday. I mean, every day is special, yeah, yes, sure, but THIS ONE oh man what a good one. Joe's back, and he brought a new game! We called it Hypotheticart, and it's a randomly-generated radio version of MarioKart! Sound weird? Yep. Sound good? Yep again. Topics include: michelle obama's inspirational ways, Ford Products, octopuses are basically just soggy spiders, zombie abe lincoln and his inability to feel pain, and the Hypotheticast Button. *** Come interac...
Ep.050 — Just a Bunch of Meat, All Night Long (Ft. Mr. Zapper)
November 28, 2018 11:00 - 51 minutes - 75.3 MBWe've been taken over. This week, our questions come not from the mouths of listeners, but from the MOUTH of LISTENER. Just one. His name is Joe Holme, and he hosted and provided the entire show this week. Being a person that loves to ask thought-provoking questions, Joe volunteered to host this week, and I'm sure you'll love the results. I know we did. Topics include: Queen Elizabeth's Private Moments, Russian Ribbon Rhythms, Zapper's Expressions, 12 Angry Muppets, Mike's amazing lift...
Microtheticast.039 — No Bandages Attached (There's Thumbthin' Happenin' Here)
November 21, 2018 11:00 - 19 minutes - 28 MBAs we established last week, dinner parties can be ANYTHING. So, this week, we're breaking now ground. We're boldly going where no party planner has gone before. We're creating randomly-generated dinner party ideas in our Collaboratory, and then talking about how they'd go down. It rules. You rule. You do, truly. You do. Topics include: whether or not Rumplestiltskin and Lucille Ball would hit it off, interesting ways of being killed by food, Mike's Secret Knife Weakness, N*SYNC's new musi...
Ep.049 — It's Not Pizza, It's Cauliflower
November 14, 2018 11:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBDinner parties! What a lovely thing. We've all had them, or been to them, in some form or another. Whether it's just for Fancy Times or for Thanksgiving, they're a great way to get a bunch of people together for games, merriment, and gettin' down on some juicy food. Do you have questions? Maybe questions like "but friends, what's the ultimate dinner party look like?" Or maybe "hey, is it worse to clog a toilet or say something super rude?" These are good questions, and we answer them this...
Microtheticast.038 — A Big Scoop of Gritty Jello
November 07, 2018 11:00 - 21 minutes - 30.3 MBThere are two sides to every coin. Well, sometimes three, or four, or five, or even six. Hold on. I'm being told that those are called "dice," and not "weird bouncy coins." Well, cancel the show. This week, we're playing The Good, the Bad, and the Answer, a game about pros and cons. We find out what inedible item Mike might want to eat, which animal Emily would like to Animorph into, and why David wants to carry poison with him everywhere he goes. Other topics include: saving your sibl...
Ep.048 — Nothing Good Cries Like a Human Baby
October 31, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 73.9 MBYou know what they say: every Hallow gets its Ween. And today is no exception. It's Halloween. For real. It's finally here. And with it, right on the DAY, comes a very special Halloween-themed Hypotheticast. Just play this one while you're sitting at your door, handing out candy, and if we say a swear word just yell "yeah this is really good candy" super loud and you'll be fine, don't worry. Topics include: a nice walk through a graveyard, The Black Crow Knows, the length of fish eyeball...
Microtheticast.037 — Falling in Love with Dracula
October 24, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 34.1 MBFor this Microtheticast, we're going on an adventure. A Roleplaying Adventure! Mike helps Emily and David become Veronica and Smedly, an incredibly unlikely duo tasked with finding, confronting, and dealing with a Dracula! In space! Featuring: Blood Banks, Roy Orbison, Dracula Mountain, Bat Wolves, and other totally normal stuff. *** Check out the game, if you want to run it for yourself! https://www.amazon.com/Fuck-Its-Dracula-Role-Playing-Game-ebook/dp/B07H854R8P or check out L...
Ep.047 — Perfect Skeleton Justice
October 17, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 72.3 MBSkeletons. We've all got one. This week, we're asking and answering questions about Skeletons! Animated ones. Real ones. Horse ones, even. From spooky Would You Rathers to a classic your-own-skeleton-visiting-you-from-beyond-the-grave adventure, this episode's got it all. Topics include: the true origins of Flat Stanley, Floppy Little Pile, Franky Kafka, regular hospitals and their inability to handle ghoul-stones, skeleton philosophy, our lives are full of garbage, When The Skeleton...
Microtheticast.036 — Smash, Slash, Ashk on a Date
October 10, 2018 10:00 - 30 minutes - 43.3 MBDo, Dump, Date. You've played that before. We've all played that before. But have you ever played . . . SMASH SLASH ASHK ON A DATE? I didn't think so. This week, we're doing just that, and our theme is horror movies! We've got all sorts of baddies and demons to smooch. Or kill. Our choice! Topics include: I want a relationship with that man, Werewolves and Egypt, not everyone’s worst fear is a clown, Pennywise’s Transdimensional Spider Form, Flocksomes, Kujo the Angry Dog,...
Ep.046 — Ladies + Zombies = Heart
October 03, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 88 MBYou made it. All the way. October is here, and we're here with a FULL MONTH of the spookiest content imaginable. We decided to kick it off with a bunch of games, questions, and thoughts about Horror Movies! Which, honestly, is a great idea. Thanks for saying so. Topics include: figuring out which movie scared Little David real bad, I'm Going Bludge, "helping," James Franco in 37 Hours, which of us are scared of The Ghost Whisperer, Richard Linklater, basements, white eyes, equations, ...
Microtheticast.035 — The Speakeasy
September 26, 2018 10:00 - 35 minutes - 50.9 MBWelcome, one and all, to our first Podcast Collaboration Sort of Thing! I'm not sure what to call it, except "super good." Because it is that. It sure is that. This week for our Microtheticast, we're running a custom audio-only escape room from Escape This Podcast! Emily and Mike get captured in a speakeasy, and their only way out involves clue-following, puzzle-solving, and bleeding. Bleeding? Yeah. Mike made some choices. *** Check out Escape This Podcast! http://www.escapethispod...
Ep.045 — Lock Me Up, Baby
September 19, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 74.2 MBEscape Rooms. They're tricky. They're difficult. They're just like us. This week, we're trying to unlock the secrets of just what makes Escape Rooms so exciting. And how are we going to do that? By answering hypothetical questions about them, of course! Ugh. Duh. Topics include: ladies in bathrobes, how pooping in public is easier for a man, large spiders in lab coats, Peter Parkour, robot dads, becoming a spy, The Fear Hole, brothers, wrenches, and The Ford Escape. *** Come find ...
Microtheticast.034 — Smushed Up Snakes
September 12, 2018 10:00 - 24 minutes - 34.7 MBWould I Rather? A wonderful question. And a wonderful game. Today, we're playing it with Sean Dillon. Yeah, bb. He's back for more, and I guess you are too, listener. Find out whether or not Emily would like it to rain caterpillars, and what David would do if he were the size of a quarter. Topics include: all my biologist friends, licking a frog all over its body, the lessons we've all learned from Adam Sandler and Christopher Walken, wasting Sean's time, and how attached Emily is to...
Ep.044 — The Real Purge Begins
September 05, 2018 10:00 - 54 minutes - 75.1 MBTIME. A constant. Or is it a plastic, wibbly, fabric, inscrutable idea? God, we don't know. But we're here to talk about it. And our special guest expert is here to talk about it, too! Sean Dillon knows a thing or two about time, because he's been in a linear timestream for at least a few years. Listen to him, Hypotheticats. He has things to teach. Topics include: David is the sexy one, Johnathan Taylor Thomas, Trainsongs, Kenny Chesney is always better the second time, Plenty of Crime...
Microtheticast.033 — He Ruined Your World Deliberately
August 29, 2018 10:00 - 16 minutes - 23.4 MBMicro time. We're still on the conspiracy train, and we did some research. We're playing a little game where we take two REAL conspiracies and one MADE UP conspiracy, and we try to trick each other. You love tricks, right? Welcome to the Hypotheticast. Topics include: Stephen King and his Murderous Ways, grown men pretending to be babies, Walt Disney's frozen head, Queen Elizabeth, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, GPS Sharks and Robot Dolphins, and so many more wild, wild things. *** ...
Ep.043 — Don't Stop Believin' (In Ghosts)
August 22, 2018 10:00 - 55 minutes - 78.7 MBConspiracies. That's what we're talking about this week on this wonderful Hypotheticast. We've got lizard people, aliens, Avril Lavigne, and so many more. Learn which conspiracy David ACTUALLY BELIEVED when he was a silly teen. Topics include: innocuous aliens, the moon landing, jimmy john (the guy, not the place), the phantom time hypothesis, melissa, area 51, jet fuel can't melt steel years, Albert Pepsi, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes ...
Microtheticast.032 — The Tanner Bump
August 15, 2018 10:00 - 28 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week, we're joined by a splendid guest. Just a charmer. I'm pretty sure he's not married, but if he is married, it certainly isn't to anybody on the Hypotheticast. Topics include: fish flaps, coffee cans, choruses, failure, hummus, literary legacies, reluctant sea princes, and classic demon hauntings. Thanks to Johnathan Manchester, Michael Krefting, and Lisa Jensen for the delicious questions! *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes Facebook Twitter Instagram We are ...
Ep.042 — The Tears of Wives
August 08, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 70.4 MBDINOSAURS. They were the realest lizards. They're gone now, but we remember them in this podcast. It's in honor of them, you know. It's what they would have wanted. Plus, there's a fun surprise at the end of the episode. Listen. To. Find. Out. What. It. Is. That's. How. Surprises. Work. Topics include: Samantha The Real Actual Dog, how to succeed in business while wearing only dinosaur pajamas, 20-foot necks, smushing the continents back together, putting those dinos to WORK, and ...
Microtheticast.031 — I Want a Humble Lover
August 01, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 32.6 MBYou know Do, Dump, Date. It's everyone's favorite party game with three things in it. But what if it were a little more . . . spicy? Enter a new challenger: Do, Dump, DANGER. Where, instead of just dating a person, we have to do some sort of DANGEROUS ACTIVITY with them. Oh, yeah. Buckle up. Let's do it. Topics include: nose-based sharks, a dangerous object in each hand, Sabrina the Of-Age Witch, animated lions, and humble lovers. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes Faceboo...
Ep.041 — Angry Mike and The Wild Boys
July 25, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 75.3 MBA feeling. A reality. A famous middle name. "Danger" is our theme this week, friendos. We're talking about all the things that make us scared, that give us thrills, or that annoy Emily. She's got some deep-seated hate for mountain-climbers and bull-runners. What's that even ABOUT though. Topics include: David's Alley Experiences, Mantis Pants, Perpetual Bulls, the infinite nature of barrels, getting "exploded on," David being too stupid to save himself from a crashing plane, and The Tipp...
Microtheticast.030 — Better Than Dilbert
July 18, 2018 10:00 - 20 minutes - 32.1 MBDouble-edged swords are everywhere, Hypotheticats. That's why, in this episode, we're teaching you all about the consequences of your actions. Don't be hasty, as Big Fantasy Tree Boy once said. Don't be hasty. Topics include: Sleepwatcher, catching a snake fair and square, which comic strip character is the least sexy, and Legally Distinct Laser Swords. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes Facebook Twitter Instagram We are now on YOUTUBE. And search for us on SPOTIF...
Ep.040 — A Great Need for The Woods
July 11, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 83.4 MBOh, dang. Hi. It's Hypotheticast time. And that means, of course, that we're going to take you on an adventure filled with board games, car games, slumber party games, spooky woods adventure games, and maybe even some MIND GAMES. Who knows? Games is the theme. The theme is games. Topics include: The Un-Game, Dream Date, David being impressed by his mom's Clue trigonometry, beautiful fate blocks, FREE ACES, and Squint Farmer. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes Facebook ...
Microtheticast.029 — Two Fourth of JuTRUTHS and One Fourth of JuLIE
July 04, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 35.8 MBYou know what they say: deception is the greatest crime. Or perhaps it is the greatest, period. Because it's so awesome, and fun. This week, we're playing a game called Two Fourth of JuTruths and One Fourth of JuLIE. Which is "two truths and a lie," but with some holiday mix-ins. JOIN US. Topics include: nerds as an overrated candy, Bunny Man, Emily's love of cheese, David's love of fire, and a special challenge just for you. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. iTunes Facebook ...
Ep.039 — You're My Husk, Dogg
June 27, 2018 10:00 - 50 minutes - 80.3 MBThis episode is MONEY. But actually, it's about money. We're talking currency this week on the Hypotheticast, which means you'll finally find out exactly how much money each of us has in our bank account. Topics include: vomiting on libertarians, Nasty Money Lady, unlocking rare Emilys, money dreams, bringing it back to poop, the riches cloud, island castles, which rich dad moved my money parachute, and what the deal is with dogs and ghost rules. *** Come find us AT THESE LINKS. ...
Microtheticast.028 — The Nutkin Factor
June 20, 2018 10:00 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBBeatrix Potter probably had some NASTY-good tattoos. Just saying. Hi, it's me, the Microtheticast. I'm a smaller, most digestible Hypotheticast. And this week, I'm a game called "Would I Rather?" It's where we pose the trickiest would-you-rather questions we've gotten over the last couple months, then guess how each other would answer them. Real fun. Real pure. Real good. Topics include: raps are poems, octopeople, what a field mouse can ever do, Butt Showers / Butt Growers, winkydings...
Ep.038 — Experimental Friendship Artist
June 13, 2018 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBFailure. It happens to us all, eventually. Sometimes a lot. Sometimes a little. Sometimes ultimately, like when we die, I guess. But failure is real, and we're here to make it FUN. By that, of course, I mean that we're going to answer Would You Rathers about failure from wonderful listeners, we're going to speculate about alternate ways to view failure, and we're going on a test-taking adventure! Topics include: boring YouTube gardening videos, porking swords, David actually enjoying s...
Microtheticast.27 — Obama Doesn't Want You To Know About These Cool Pills
June 06, 2018 10:00 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBOh, Buzzfeed. The true source of most of our society's joy. Or, at least, the true source of most of our identity, in terms of We Can Totally Tell Which Disney Princess You Are Based On Which Song You Listened To After Your First Breakup. This week on the Microtheticast, we're taking a Would You Rather quiz. Here's the link, if you'd like to follow along. 10 Questions About Friendship That Are Almost Impossible to Answer Yeah, click that clickbait. We talk about crimes, work, weddin...
EP.037 — The Heart of All of Our Things
May 30, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 73.5 MBHello, buds. Greetings, comrades. Hi, pals. This week, all our questions are centered around the theme of friendship! That's right. We're buds, and we're talkin' about bein' buds. In abstract ways. In direct ways. In sinister ways. Tune in and find out exactly what sorts of things Mike would do for a friend. Trust me. They're not NOT nefarious. Topics include: bears that are also lamps, getting skulls signed by John Hodgeman, a big circle of murder, creepy twin death, sticking by your...
Microtheticast.026 — A New Lot in Death
May 23, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBRemember Fallout Shelter? Of course you do. It's everybody's favorite game. Or, at least, it's one of ours. Since we did oceans last week, we thought it was only fair to keep the nautical theme rolling and do a boat-themed microtheticast! So, buckle up. Or, like, strap yourself down. Hold onto a sail. I don't know what people do in boats. Throw up? Topics include: Sea Queen Esther Williams and her large purse, Ghost Pirate LeChuck and his obnoxious but totally rad vehicle, Rats Guy, and...
Ep.036 — I Have A Beard and This Is My Fault
May 16, 2018 10:00 - 52 minutes - 72 MBHappy, happy Spring. Or Summer. It's hard to know these days. Is it going to snow next week? My weather schema is broken. This week, our theme is the ocean! We're talking about our favorite boats, our favorite fish, and WHAT oh we also had a guest! Great news for you, local improviser and general famous person Becky Hauser agreed to do the show with us this week. So, you know. Enjoy THAT. Topics include: ghost fish, ocean geocaching, lonely whales, whether or not humans can boosh, toilet...
Microtheticast.025 — You Better Watch Out
May 09, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBYou like books. Sure. But you're tired of the same old authors, the same old plots, the same old characters. Right? Right. So let's mix it up! This week, we're playing Collaboratory, where we choose zany combinations of author / setting / genre, and we talk about what that book might be like! Believe me, it gets weird. Topics include: chimichanga hands, underground smoochin', whether Nancy should have dated Ned or George, Pump and Munch, Christmas Romancin', and at least a few more. *...
Ep.035 — The Goblin That Pulls His Nose and Farts
May 02, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 70.6 MBBooks. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Right? Actually, it's definitely more just the second part, because they're great, and I bet you have some in your house. I bet you're holding one right now. Put that down. That's not yours. You're in a museum. Keep listening to this podcast and stop picking up artifacts you nasty grabbo. This week, we're taking all your amazing book-themed questions and podcasting about them! Yes! It's true! Topics include: Jane Austen's wit, E...
Microtheticast.024 — Bonk That Gonk
April 25, 2018 10:00 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBWe got SO. MANY. ROBOT. SEX. QUESTIONS. last week, so we decided to do a whole episode featuring all our favorite fictional robots. Which ones would be the best companions? The best lovers? That's for us to know, and us to tell you, and then you to know, and maybe disagree with. That's how this podcasting thing works, I guess. Topics include: C3PO's rigid arms, C3PO's rigid demeanor, I Can Do That Dave, Tick Tock being a spooky ball, the store Robot Love, what R2D2 has in all his pockets, ...
Ep.034 — I'm Going to Teach You How to Be Scary
April 18, 2018 10:00 - 59 minutes - 82 MBHere in this week's Hypotheticast, it's all robots, all the time. At least, for this hour of your Wednesday. Make sure you let your favorite Alexa / Siri / Google Friend listen to this episode. I'm sure they'll like it. Topics include: becoming the Iron Giant, whether Johnny 5 would actually be a good friend, getting robot blood, eyes and souls and windows, cabins, Oscar Isaac, and Emily's desire to actually go full android. *** Come, give us some reviews. Get after it. You know you w...
Microtheticast.023 — A Man Called Jazz
April 11, 2018 10:00 - 19 minutes - 26.5 MBDon't you just love making pros and cons lists? I know I do. It's the only way I make decisions. Oh, except for those really important life decisions. I usually just flip a two-headed coin for those, cackle loudly, then sprint out the door wearing every jacket I own. Is that cool? Am I cool? I'm pretty sure jackets are cool. This week, we're playing The Good, The Bad, and The Answer. Hear us talk about things like: pigs, how pigs are basically dogs, how lizards poop, rainbows, the lack of ...
Ep.033 — Stillwater on a Sunday
April 04, 2018 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBHave you ever wanted to just TOTALLY get PRANKED? Well, this episode is for you. Or, honestly, if you hate pranks. There's plenty of prank-shaming in this episode, too. But it's all about practical jokes! Like farts. I bet you love farts. Nasty. Topics include: fire skeletons, Adam Potter, Jack's Pizza, licking your car, kraft singles, jello powder, and a menu of David's sexual preferences. *** Come get us on social media, and tell us about the worst prank you ever pranked! iTun...
Microtheticast.022 — Do It Now, Yoda
March 28, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBIt's "Crazy Third Month," everyone. Bust out your favorite Wayne Gretzky jersey and that cool Walter Payton trading card collection, because we're doing SPORTS. I mean, sort of. What we're actually doing is what we're calling a "Marchitheticast," or a little tournament of fictional champions. Our wonderful friend Joe Holme came up with this idea, and I think you're really going to like it. The featured players: Yoda, Batman, Wonder Woman, Every Ewok, Rainbow Brite, Jabba the Hutt, G...
Ep.032 — That's Cool That Our Hands Just Touched
March 21, 2018 10:00 - 53 minutes - 72.9 MBIf you're a friend, this episode is for you. If you're a stranger, this episode is ABOUT you. Either way, pay attention, because this episode of The Hypotheticast is all about strangers. Topics include: shopping with Tanner, dystopian arranged marriage, Frank Sinatra's genius lyrics, jumping on people from great heights, jumping out of buses, and an app called "Air BnB My Buddy." *** Find us on the internet! I promise, it's a blast. We're real cool. iTunes Facebook Twitter In...
Microtheticast.021 — Snugglin' and Smugglin'
March 14, 2018 10:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBHey, you! You're doing it. I don't know what it is, but man, is it ever gettin' done. Dang gurl. Hi it's me, the Hypotheticast. And I'm a "Would I Rather" this week, which is a super fun game where we try to know each other. See if you can guess how we answer these questions! It's real fun. Awesome submissions from everybody. Topics include: tampons, space tampons, CHRYO-BABY, snugglin', smugglin', joint funerals, monkey friends, space meat, and translation issues. P.S. It's our one ye...
Ep.031 — Shirley Jackson's Space Lottery
March 07, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBHi, little buds. And also you, over there. Tall buds. We love you too. It's spacetime! This week's lovely episode is all about outer space. We got giant smuggled shipments of space-themed questions from our listeners this week, so we tried to pack in as many as we could. Topics include: middle school dances, the magic school bus, gettin' sucked into that B.H., Space World, a planet of only Emily, getting "men in black flashed," and betraying a best friend. *** Would you go to space?...
Microtheticast.020 — Post-Apocalympics
February 28, 2018 11:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBYou're all familiar with our strange but lovely mutant-generating-fun-time-game called Fallout Shelter. And I bet you've heard of the Olympics. This week for the Microtheticast, we're combining the two! Tune in to hear about your favorite cast of post-apocalyptic characters, including (but not limited to) Dennis Rodman with the ability to talk to dolphins, Mind-reading Tara Lapinski with a giant gun, and James Van Der Beek. He's there. *** Tell us who YOU'D have picked. iTunes F...
Ep.030 — Apple Chunkin'
February 21, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBIt's that special, magical time of year. The time when all the nations of the world set aside their differences and get real cold and go real fast. WINTER OLYMPICS! That's our theme this week, and we've got a lot to say. Topics include: baby luge, purple medals, Star Track, Globey: The Earth That Pooped, stealing baby shoes, McSaladShakers, and the secret messages medals have on their backs. *** And check us out on the internet. It's tight. Spicy. Nice. iTunes Facebook Twitter...
Microtheticast.019 — He's Got a Golden Hand
February 14, 2018 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBYou know Do, Dump, Date. It's the best game. We made it up 100% no problem yep sure did, and we're slapping our Harry Potter theme from last week onto this episode too! And Liz is still here! Good golly, we're lucky. Topics include: A Levitation to Remember, a great new reality show called Dump That Duck, Party Riot, sliding into DMs like a greasy rat, the best (or worst) way to "do" Vernon Dursley, whether or not the pumpkin is always fresh. *** Check out the theater where Liz does im...
Ep.029 — Filch is a Squib
February 07, 2018 11:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBAre you a pot-head? That's what they call people that like Harry Potter, right? No? Dang. I can't keep up. Fortunately, we have a guest named Liz to guide us through the wild and wacky magical theme of the week. She killed it, and she's the best. The best! Topics include: Mike is an important demographic, writing letters to ourselves about being accepted to Hogwarts, House Mischieviort, the difference between a muggle and a squib and a Slytherin and a Filch, Harry Potter in Space, our le...
Microtheticast.018 — The Tardigrade Effect
January 31, 2018 11:00 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBRemember those amazing Mutant Animal cartoons of the 80s? Or, honestly, even of today? We loved Street Sharks. We loved Extreme Dinosaurs. And we also loved the Middle-Aged Creme Filled Sugar Gliders. Wait, that last one wasn't real? Haha. Gotcha. We made that one up. On this show! Tune in to find out all about some randomly-generated imaginary 80s programs! They're fun. They're weird. At least one is in space. *** Come find us on the internet, and say hello. Come at us with some quest...
Ep.028 — In The Presence of a Pizza
January 24, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBHey, meat-heads. Or cheese-heads. Or cheese-substitute and meat-substitute heads. Hey, heads. It's me, the Hypotheticast. I'm back, with another themed episode for your beautiful little ears. And guess what? This one's ALL about pizza. Like, actually. The whole thing. This might be our most focused topic yet, and we're really proud. I think you will be, too. Topics include: the movie Munchie, Pizza Improv Everywhere, putting them crispy one dollar bills right into your mouth, a wa...
Microtheticast.017 — Natchy Drew
January 17, 2018 11:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBIt's a tiny friend for you. Just a bitty boy. It's like a snack. Do you want a snack? Don't lie. Lie and die, that's my motto. This Microtheticast is one where we play the game "The Good, The Bad, and The Answer." It's a good reminder that hypothetical scenarios aren't always purely positive OR negative. There's so much nuance in the world! Wow! Topics include: Mike's attraction to drug dealers, Emily flitting around on the Titanic, steamy scenes, messing about in boats, all-black eyes, ...
Ep.027 — Big Time Art School
January 10, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBFeelings! Do you have feelings? Have you ever been happy? What is happy? These are questions, questions that need answers. But not now. For now, we're going to talk hypothetically. This week, we're talking about feelings, but not in a COMPLETELY direct way. As our theme! Would You Rathers about feelings, a Black Mirror-themed Speculative Meat Segment, and a deliciously realistic Would You Black It adventure. Other topics include: bald heads as mood rings, feeling like eating, eating ou...
Microtheticast.016 — Tell Us About Us With Your Mouth to Friends
January 03, 2018 11:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week, we're playing "Would I Rather," a game about predicting each other's hypothetical opinions! It's a great game to play with friends, or with people you've never met, or even with awful people that you never want to see again. Because, hey, you know what they say: "keep your friends close, and your enemies are good for playing games with but not much else, yup, this is that classic quote by me, mister quotes." Topics include: Captain Smacks, rat surprises, vacationing in the puff,...
Ep.026 — Die Strong, Not Fast
December 27, 2017 11:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBIt's 2018. Well, almost. We're prepping. We're ready. We're so dang ready. This episode is all about New Year's Eve. Some kissing, some resolutions, some learning, some growing, and so much imagining. Come into this mess with us. This episode has stuff like: David learning what "bottom" and "top" means, being fast, being strong, a summary of the ending of the movie Click, self-righteousness, proposing to people that are eating hot dogs, mike doing foley sound effects for dog licks and li...