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Not A Couple

169 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings

This weekly podcast finds one Will & Grace veteran (Tess) and one Will & Grace newbie (Matthew) taking on one episode at a time.

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Episodes

323 - The Last of the Really Odd Lovers

September 07, 2017 04:30 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MB

Give me your young, your slobs, your slavish fangirls yearning to sleep beside you... And watch Karen laugh at them under the twinkle of her new diamonds. 

322 - Alice Doesn't Lisp Here Anymore

August 31, 2017 05:05 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MB

We are refusing to make any lisp puns, but it's really difficult (people). This week, Will and Grace are terrible at a funeral and Jack doesn't win a non-transgender cabaret award. Plus, we talk revival plans!

321 - The Young and the Tactless

August 23, 2017 16:55 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

What's worse: Hot tea at a night club or a recycled Venetian evening? This week, Will and Grace are too thirsty, and Tess and Matthew are too old for this nonsense. Pour yourself a gin and tuck in!

320 - An Old-Fashioned Piano Party

August 17, 2017 05:01 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MB

When they’re not being distracted by Jack’s erotic ramblings, Matthew and Tess get real about the fear that you and your platonic life partner might drift apart. But they are not buying each other a piano.

319 - Poker? I Don't Even Like Her!

August 10, 2017 04:55 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

Since photoshop isn't yet advanced in 2001, Karen convinces a rival to be her plastic surgery guinea pig (with an assist from Jack). Grace learns a valueable lesson about card games, and Tess and Matthew discuss continuity and the W&G revival!

318 - Mad Dogs and Average Men

August 03, 2017 04:51 - 21 minutes - 19 MB

Have you guys ever seen a dog? Well, how about a con artist? No? Maybe someone who just isn't quite special enough? Tune in this week where Matthew and Tess discuss all three!

316/17 - Cheaters

July 27, 2017 05:01 - 22 minutes - 19 MB

Will's dad is back in town, and he's just as garbage as last time. It's cheater-palooza this week, as Will deals with his dad's mistress, Karen invents Stan's mistress, and Matthew and Tess have no real-life experience to relate because they're good people.

315 - My Uncle The Car

July 20, 2017 04:09 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

This episode is sort of like a car wreck, in that it is horrifying but you can't look away. Karen and Jack dabble in racism, and Grace sells her car to a lesbian nun. 

314 - Brothers, A Love Story

July 13, 2017 05:01 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

Just in time for a new season of Game of Thrones...Just kidding, no actual incest in this episode. But we do have the surprisingly dramatic conclusion to Will and Patrick Dempsey's relationship, featuring self-loathing, re-closeting and onion blossoms.

313 - Crazy in Love

July 06, 2017 05:01 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

Things get pretty cuckoo-bananas in Will & Grace-land, as Will pretends to like sports for his new boyfriend (questionable) and Grace pretends to be crazy to scare Jack and Karen (just kidding that other thing was fine in comparison).

312 - Swimming Pools... Movie Stars

June 28, 2017 17:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MB

What's more iconic than Sandra Bernhard? This Beverly Hillbillies reference that we genuinely just got. Join us for this early (n)aughts disaster of eBay, swim meets, and high price real estate. 

311 - Coffee and Commitment

June 22, 2017 05:01 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MB

Swing by your local Starbucks before listening to this hypercaffeinated episode of Not A Couple. As Karen, who has zero addictions, tries to help Jack quit the devil's bean, Will remembers he doesn't want a wife and yells at Grace a bunch. And on their (friends') wedding day!

310 - Three's A Crowd, Six is a Freak Show

June 15, 2017 04:04 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MB

What's worse than having a beau with six toes? One who wants a foot massage on the second date. Seriously, who does that? Jack and Will fight for the affections of Paul, and Matthew and Tess talk Pride and pool noodles. 

308/09 - Lows in the Mid-Eighties

June 08, 2017 02:10 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Surprise! We're back with a double sized flashback episode! As we watch Will, Grace and Jack navigate their teenage years exactly as poorly as you'd expect, Matthew and Tess talk about their own heter-faux romantic drama.

307 - Gypsies, Tramps, and Weed

May 25, 2017 04:34 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

I'm seeing the letter C.... No, wait, it's C...H.... It's... Just Cher! If you BELIEVE in psychics, taking pity on crappy waiters, and getting a booster seat for your doll, then this episode is for you. 

306 - Love Plus One

May 18, 2017 04:55 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MB

There's a new Will & Grace trailer, and McDreamy is gay in a Banana Republic! Could anything go wrong? Yes!

305 - Grace 0, Jack 2000

May 11, 2017 05:01 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Our 2000s flashback is extra concentrated this week, as Jack embraces a mean turn-of-the-millennium twist on his cabaret act and Ben is a 21st century dick to Grace. Should we change the name of this podcast to Not A Couple 2000?

304 - Girl Trouble

May 04, 2017 05:01 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Matthew and Tess may be sensitive sometimes, but that doesn't excuse this episode for rubbing us the wrong way! Will and Jack try to teach cops about homophobia, but instead just act homophobic.

303 - Husbands and Trophy Wives

April 27, 2017 04:23 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB

In this episode, Will is Jack's daddy... but we swear it's not as gross as that sounds. The boys deal with gaybies, while the girls deal with patriarchy at the yacht club.

302 - Fear and Clothing

April 20, 2017 05:01 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

This episode makes Tess and Matthew REALLY glad they haven't adopted any stray friends lately. After Grace gets scared by a ghost robber, she tries to co-habitate with Will and Jack. That does not work.

301 - New Will City

April 13, 2017 05:01 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MB

Will's back and so are we! Things are back to normal with the Gang, except nothing is back to normal. Comedy ensues. 

Bonus - Season 2 Video Special

March 22, 2017 05:01 - 24 minutes - 55.9 MB

Ripped from the pages of YouTube for the first time, it's the audio from Tess and Matthew's first-ever video special! If looking at our faces was previously too much for you, you're welcome. In addition to chatting about the second season of W&G, we play roommate games and introduce you to special guest Eliza the Reluctant Kitten.

223 / 224 Ben? Her?

March 16, 2017 05:01 - 40 minutes - 37 MB

In this slightly-less-than-double-sized episode, Matthew and Tess break down the W&G Season 2 finale, in which Grace gets with Ben, Rosario gets with Gardener and Will does not get with the program.

222 - My Best Friend's Tush

March 09, 2017 05:01 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Everyone needs a little support this episode. Will is getting it from Jack's Tush, and Grace is getting it from Karen. Matthew and Tess don't know which sounds worse.

221 - There But For the Grace of Grace

March 02, 2017 05:01 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MB

It's Matthew vs Tess (and Will vs Grace, and Jack vs Ben). Will and Grace fight about how to apologize, Ben and Jack argue about how to make a salad, and Matthew and Tess disagree on whether this episode is good.

220 - Girls, Interrupted

February 23, 2017 05:01 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Will and Jack go to the gay bar and come back with guest stars Molly Shannon and Neil Patrick Harris! Matthew and Tess love guest stars almost as much as they love laughing at dumb ex-gays watching footsketball.

219 - An Affair to Forget

February 16, 2017 05:01 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MB

Rob & Ellen are back, but don't worry, things still get worse. In this episode, not sponsored by Casper Mattresses, we start with an engagement and end with disappointment.

218 - Sweet and Sour Charity

February 09, 2017 05:01 - 22 minutes - 21.2 MB

Like George Michael, Will and Grace gotta have faith in this episode, where one prayer for Joni Mitchell tickets leads to guilty charity work. And Matthew and Tess know guilt. They're Catholics.

217 - The Hospital Show

February 02, 2017 05:01 - 19 minutes - 18.7 MB

It's a crisis! A Stan-mergency, in fact, and it brings out everyone's dickish side. Take a bet on this bottle episode where Karen doesn't drink a drop.

216 - Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back

January 26, 2017 05:01 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

Matthew and Tess finally get to meet Will's ex-boyfriend who broke his heart, Michael! Unsurprisingly from that description, he's sort of a jerk.

215 - Advise and Resent

January 19, 2017 05:01 - 24 minutes - 23.3 MB

In a world where Allison Bechdel is the villain, "love" is in the air. Will bungles a blind and Grace takes Karen's disastrously bad advice.

214 - Acting Out

January 12, 2017 05:01 - 24 minutes - 23 MB

Will and Grace go outside for the first time! Slightly more importantly, this episode features TV's first gay male kiss ever--so naturally Matthew and Tess spend a good stretch of this episode talking about 30 Rock.

213 - Oh Dad Poor Dad He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad

January 05, 2017 05:01 - 23 minutes - 22.3 MB

Are you ready for some daddy issues? Will's dad is the worst, Jack's daddy isn't his daddy (yet), and that's all the dad jokes we could fit in this summary.

212 - He's Come Undone

December 22, 2016 05:01 - 24 minutes - 21.8 MB

Will has sex dreams and a terrible shrink. Grace is replaced by a Martian. Rosario has Stockholm Syndrome. Happy Holidays!

211 Seeds of Discontent

December 15, 2016 05:01 - 23 minutes - 20.3 MB

This episode, Will's pre-Grace Grace shows up from France and wants him to put a baby in her. Will's current Grace is not thrilled. Bonus: If you listen to this episode, you'll find out under what conditions Matthew and Tess will make a baby together!

210 - Tea and a Total Lack of Sympathy

December 10, 2016 05:01 - 26 minutes - 22.5 MB

We're switching partners this week, as Jack and Grace go to a PBS antiques road show that is definitely not called Antiques Roadshow and Will and Karen drink a lot. It's funny, but there's so much terribly offensive humor Matthew and Tess drink a lot too.

209 - I Never Promised You An Olive Garden

December 01, 2016 05:01 - 25 minutes - 22.1 MB

Will and Grace finally realize that they actually hate Rob and Ellen and need new friends, which proves that they CAN hear Matthew and Tess's shouts through the TV. Lots of good things are said about the Olive Garden.

208 - Terms of Employment

November 16, 2016 05:01 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MB

Matthew and Tess talk out a little bit of post-election depression, some concerns about Will's new job, and a lot about ear orgasms.

207 - Homo for the Holidays

November 03, 2016 05:01 - 26 minutes - 22.5 MB

A Thanksgiving with Will, Grace and Jack's mom who doesn't know he's gay? That's worth Matthew and Tess celebrating Thanksgiving a few weeks early. We're very thankful for Sean Hayes this week.

206 - To Serve and Disinfect

October 27, 2016 05:01 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

This episode is all about role reversal, and only sort of in the sexy way. Jack is the boss, Karen is the sexy maid, and Matthew and Tess disagree about Will.

205 - Polk Defeats Truman

October 20, 2016 05:01 - 25 minutes - 21.3 MB

Ugggh Harlin is back and Matthew and Tess are not thrilled. Neither is Will, whose karmic chickens come to roost when he gets too excited about all the money he thinks he's going to make as Harlin's attorney -- only to get fired.

204 - Whose Mom Is It Anyway

October 13, 2016 05:01 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

Be it Will Truman and Debbie Reynolds, or Matthew and Tess' mom, there's a very special relationship between a mother and her daughter's gay best friend.

203 - Das Boob

October 06, 2016 05:01 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MB

Ever have that nightmare where you're in the middle of an art gallery and your water bra starts exploding? No? Just us then. Grace has a bra malfunction, Jack is feeling betrayed, and Matthew and Tess try to sound like their breasts are big.

202 - Election

September 29, 2016 05:01 - 32 minutes - 27.9 MB

1999 wasn't an election year for Will & Grace, but 2016 sure is for us! This (weirdly perfectly timed) episode sees candidates Will and Grace squaring off for the presidency...of their tenants' association. It's pretty good. Matthew and Tess approve this message.

Bonus - #VoteHoney Edition

September 26, 2016 05:01 - 10 minutes - 9.15 MB

Will and Grace are back with a very special 2016 election episode, so Matthew and Tess are reporting to you (almost) live with their own mini episode!

201 - Guess Who's Not Coming To Dinner

September 22, 2016 05:01 - 33 minutes - 28.7 MB

Will and Grace aren't roommates anymore, but Matthew and Tess still are · and they're ready for another season of W&G! This week, they talk about trying to be independent codependents and enjoy the new Mrs. Jack McFarland.

Bonus - Season 1 Recap

September 01, 2016 05:01 - 31 minutes - 28 MB

It's our season one bonus episode! Matthew and Tess talk about their favorite episodes, how they first met, and imagine fanciful scenarios to get famous.

122 - Object of My Rejection

August 25, 2016 05:01 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB

It's the season 1 finale! Will and Grace decide not to live together because reasons. Matthew and Tess are sad. A janitor is mysterious.

121 - Alley Cats

August 18, 2016 05:01 - 25 minutes - 22 MB

Tess and Grace are super competitive. No, Matthew and Will are super competitive. No they're not! Yes they are!! (Split the difference and tune in for this fun episode where Will & Grace show their friends who the real winners are.)

120 - Saving Grace

August 11, 2016 05:01 - 24 minutes - 21.8 MB

Matthew and Tess think pimping out your roommate is rude, but not as rude as stiffing your waiter. Jack makes Karen swoon, and Will is a free gift with purchase.

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