Idiotlab
123 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJoin hosts Scott, Kelly, and Marty as they tackle some of life's great mysteries. What if ghosts were real? How much pie could you eat? Just how do you solve a problem like Maria? Each week they'll explore a myriad of hypotheticals, thought experiments, brain puzzles, and...other things all chosen by the BIG WHEEL. (and generated by "NASA")
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Episodes
Celebrity President Bracket II
February 02, 2024 09:47 - 1 hour - 49 MBPART II of our Celebrity President Bracket. Is Mr. Beast the frontrunner? Will we congratulate Zendaya? Is America ushering in a new era of Mccarthyism? Of the Melissa variety? Once we finish the tournament, we wrap up with a game of GUESS THE NAME OF THIS CHRISTMAS HALLMARK MOVIE FROM THE DESCRIPTION, one of our favorite segments. Then, we have an announcement regarding the podcast. Enjoy!
Celebrity President Bracket I
January 26, 2024 09:46 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week, we begin a 64 competitor bracket to determine which celebrity "should" run for President. The criteria shifts a lot! This is part 1 of a two partner. Then, we close out the show with a round of "what is the most streamed song on Spotify for a particular band" and boy do we have fifteen bands for you! Not branded content. Part II, and our first season finale, next week!
The Four Starchgreements
January 19, 2024 09:33 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week we are transformed into a dog and MUST get a human to say "woof, woof, alakazam turn this dog back into a man", we come up with a mascot for our personal cereal, we create our dream team sinister six of SNL cast members, and we rank the four starches!(potato, rice, bread, pasta) Then we actually bring back a favorite segment and play another round of THE MEANING OF TITLE!
Nepo Treasure Hunter
January 12, 2024 09:26 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBWho would you swap places with for 24 hours? What food needs a mascot? Would you rather have Spider-Man's powers or Batman's money? What should be added to the constitution? Boy are we three people who do not know how laws in this country work. Then, we play a round of WHERE IN THE WORLD IS MARTY (not in San Diego) to close out the show!
Pie
January 05, 2024 09:40 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBWhat is the most annoying song or youtube video? What is your wrestling theme music? Would you rather eat sandwiches made of ONLY bread or every time you try to pass a car on the highway they speed up by 1 mph? How much pie could you eat? Would you become a cyborg? What celebrity SHOULD run for president next but...hang on...is this question too big for just one segment of one episode??? These questions and more, before we wrap things up with a little CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE game a...
Silicon Serenade: Beware the Binary
December 22, 2023 09:50 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week we plan our perfect heists, reboot an intellectual property (but NOT Gremlins), create the perfect MUST SEE TV lineup, and "write" a new protest song. Then, we wrap up the week with a round of THE MEANING OF TITLE, a definition guessing game. Happy HOLIDAYS, we're taking next week off! See you in 2024!
The Nutshell of Austin Powers
December 15, 2023 09:55 - 52 minutes - 36 MBWhat would be your Frankenstein creation? Would you litter if littering didn't harm the environment? Will "Wonka" be a hit? NOTE: THIS WAS RECORDED MONTHS AGO These questions and many, truly MANY more will be answered this week on Idiotlab. Then, we wrap up the week with another edition of Listener Mail!
Meet the Void
December 08, 2023 09:43 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBThis week features lots of opinions, lots of FOOD opinions. What would be your final meal? What's the single best fast food item to send to the aliens? What is the scariest thing...in the UNIVERSE? And, which artist deserves a great biopic? Finally, we found out the week with a round of IMPRESS SANTA. What is this game? Better listen to find out...
I Wish the Doors Sounded Like This
December 01, 2023 08:29 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBThis week we are drafting our favorite NEEDLE DROPS. And yes, that means songs featured in movies (and not score written for the movie, a distinction which confuses one of our hosts!) We talk all about Tears for Fears, Metric, Grandaddy and a WHOLE lot more! Then, we wrap up with the FINAL SEGMENT which is a quiz about famous 2nd place things!
Decades More of He-He
November 24, 2023 10:23 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBThis week, we pitch a few new professional wrestling characters, determine what conversation topics are a bit...tired, and pitch bad beer recipes! We also get transported to December 31st, 1999 and are able to tell our past selves one 10 word long message...will it be "BUY ENRON, THEN GO SEE THE MATRIX AGAIN. IT'S GOOD" And in the final segment, we play a little geo-guessing game regarding the weirdest city names in the Untied States and we learn a few fun facts about those cities! What's n...
1BR 0BA
November 17, 2023 09:54 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBHave you ever wanted a new subject for small talk? Don't you just wish you had a THE BIG WHEEL to pick subjects for you, like us??? Well this week we're here to come up with some new small talk subjects, we determine our personal mascots, Scott talks about medieval monks, and so, so much more! Then we finish off with a game of WHAT BOTTLE IS MARTY HOLDING. Where he can...SQUEEZE. THAT. BOTTLE! Or...shakethatbottle. Or...taste the bottle! Listener beware: lot of bottle sounds this week.
They Got the Beans
November 10, 2023 09:36 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBThis week, Kelly recounts a trip he took recently. Then, Scott recounts a trip he took recently... and so does Marty??? NASA then chimes in and asks us...what's your dream car? And we try to determine the single funniest word. Finally, we wrap up with a little European quiz and we open up the Idiotlab mailbag!
The Perks of Being a Party Sub
November 03, 2023 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBWhat is your perfect party? Does it or does it not involve watching Spider-Man 3? We also test Marty's knowledge of music notes again and we make new Muppets, award shows, and government holidays...which of course leads to us drafting our favorite months. Then, we try to guess what Marty is holding in our FINAL SEGMENT. GOODBYE!
Hannibal Lecter, Master of Disguises
October 27, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBNASA asks us to draft the BEST VILLAINS this week, and our teams will team up for a three way battle in a colosseum. Not much more to say there, we're talking best ever villains this week along with our ussssssual bullshit. What's the best narrative conflict? Who wins between Magneto and Twister? Is Danny Ocean a villain? Our brains are broken this week. We round out the show with a little quiz about...quiz shows!
All the President's Bigfoot
October 20, 2023 08:58 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBIt's time for...our first spOOOOoooooKy episode for the Halloween season! What if you were put in charge of h-h-h-h-hELL?!!! Would billionaires have permanent wet-head? What if you found out every conspiracy theory was r-r-r-real!??! Could you come up with a new, fresh, popular fast food chain? Then, we wrap things up with a FINAL SEGMENT where Marty embarrasses himself for ten minutes.
John Wick Clip
October 13, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MBWhat necessary function would you like to stop having to do every day? What SHOULD your name be? If you were on Seinfeld, why would Jerry break up with you? All this and much more on this week's episode. We also pitch a new magician competition show and play a little round of the MATCH ME game. What is it? You'll have to listen!
Allegedly Innocent
October 06, 2023 09:20 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBHow hard can it be to beat up a polar bear, right? What are our hosts most afraid of? So many of life's big questions will be tackled this week AND we'll wrap things up by letting Kelly and Scott wrap each other up some presents!
Everyone Gets a Man Cave in Heaven
September 29, 2023 09:19 - 56 minutes - 39 MBWhat if ghosts were real? This question, and many more, will be delved into on this very special episode of Idiotlab. Many points of view are taken, and, appreciated.
Worm Moon
September 22, 2023 09:06 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBIn a world...where NASA sends the Idiotlab hosts thought-provoking questions every week, what if they instead asked the hosts to draft their favorite WORLDS??? All this week we talk fictional settings, movie locations, and a whole lot more
Hair Off
September 15, 2023 09:50 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBWhich fictional character do you wish was real? What real person would be better fictional? Can you design this year's Spirit Halloween knock off costumes? These questions and many more will be answered on this week's episode!
Guitar Hero Awareness
September 08, 2023 06:05 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBWhat is your loftiest dream? What would you do if you were the First Husband to the President of the United States? How would you survive "The Hunger Games?" And just what the heck would Jurassic Park actually be like in the real world? These questions and more all answered on this week's episode!
Stone Cold Jane Austen
September 01, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MB"NASA" beams in hypotheticals to our three hosts who cannot control what they are asked OR for how long they must answer! This week, they drive into: What if the Idiotlab hosts were in the military? What positions would they be? Is there a famous criminal who should NOT be in prison? The hosts will also wrap up with a classic quiz about famous Scotts, Kellys, and Martys!
Episode 100: Austin Powers in Goldmember
April 01, 2022 12:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBAPRIL FOOL'S We're back for a one-off episode to complete the most iconic spoof trilogy of all time as we review the non-seminal AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER. Are there any good bits in this film??? Then, Marty presents a novelty song album as we listen to a few tracks from the POKEMON CHRISTMAS BASH, then, we try to guess "who's that Pokemon!?" and figure out just what are the top 10 Christmas movies of all time! Finally, Kelly wraps things up by teaching us all about the most famous foo...
Episode 99: Airplane!
August 11, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThe final episode of Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs (for now) and we're finally tackling the seminal spoof trailblazer AIRPLANE! You know it, you love it, but did our hosts love it? Then, Scott plays a series of short clips from novelty songs we've covered in the past. Marty and Kelly MUST guess which song each clip is from! Finally, Marty presents a few novelty gravestones and we play a guessing game about final lines from movies, books, and TV shows. Thanks for listening, we REALLY appr...
Episode 98.5: The One With the Voicemails
August 04, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBNo full episode this week! Due to some scheduling conflicts, episodes 99 and 100 had to be delayed a week. INSTEAD, Kelly has collected a few voicemails that folks have left for us over the course of the podcast. We take a listen to those and talk about them! See you next week for our second "guest" episode!
Episode 98: Army of Darkness
July 28, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBThis week we're headed back in time as we discuss the seminal Sam Raimi flick ARMY OF DARKNESS. If you enjoy hearing 20 minutes of compliments about this movie, this is the podcast FOR YOU. Then, Marty plays us a CHIPTUNE classic and we play a round of an iconic SGNS game: Impress Santa, Video Game Edition. Lots of fun. Lots of Santa. Finally, Scott quizzes Marty on the truthiness of a few interesting facts from an INTERESTING FACTS book.
Episode 97: Ferrell Takes the Field + The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience (w/Andrew Minten)
July 21, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBTake me out to this podcast! That's right, this week is all about baseball as we discuss FERRELL TAKES THE FIELD and THE UNAUTHORIZED BASH BROTHERS EXPERIENCE with special guest Andrew Minten! Then, Scott introduces a new game as we play a little celebrity tweet guessing game! Finally, Marty takes us home with a discussion of STRETCH ARMSTRONG and we play the impersonation guessing game that has been sweeping the nation!
Episode 96: An Extremely Goofy Movie
July 14, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBGawrsh! We take a trip to the college x-games as we return to the Goofyverse to review the non-seminal direct to video AN EXTREMELY GOOFY MOVIE. Kelly then presents a few songs from the SONIC franchise of video games. Don't worry, he doesn't "rickroll" us like he did the last time he did this. We then take a walk past a normal mounted fish, only for it to turn out to be that darned BIG MOUTH BILLY BASS and Scott brings a new game to the show! Apologies for some slight audio issues!
Episode 95: Sorry to Bother You
July 07, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBWe're finally recording in person again and thank GOD we are, because this week we're headed to America to review the seminal capitalism satire SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. Is this one of the best flicks we've done on the show??? Then, we discuss the music of one of the composers of Sorry to Bother You, as Marty teaches us a little about the band TUNE-YARDS. Scott then shows us all a garden gnome...who then challenges us to a riddle battle! Oh no!
Episode 94: Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
June 30, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWe are winding down the podcast, but before we close up shop we knew we had to return once again to the seminal work of ZAZ as we tackle NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR. This is a weaker entry from the ZAZ crew. Marty gets back into the novelty song game as we take a listen to the mash up icon THE FLYING SAUCER and take a listen to a few of the most sampled songs of all time. Finally, Scott's got a VOICE CHANGER so you KNOW we're going to fill time and do some very bad improv.
Episode 93: A Night at the Opera
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MBWe've finally done it. We've tackled a film featuring the star who's face is the logo of this podcast. That's right, we head to the opera for the... seminal Marx Brothers classic A NIGHT AT THE OPERA! We also make an announcement regarding the future of the podcast. Scott then teaches us about the vocal ranges used in performing opera and he plays clips featuring famous opera performers! Kelly rounds us out with a discussion of Disney's HANDWICH!
Episode 92: Rock 'n' Roll High School
June 16, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBSchool's out for summer and this week we're heading back to school to review the seminal teen comedy ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL! Is this movie a cult classic? Or is it a classic case of not being very good?! In honor of some of the stars of this week's movie, we discuss the music of the RAMONES, including Dee Dee Ramone's rendition of MASH POTATO TIME. It's very bad! Then, Kelly takes us home as we stick to music and talk about the PIANO NECK TIE.
Episode 91: The Mask
June 09, 2021 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week we are...smoking?! That's right, we're tackling the mid-seminal Jim Carrey romp THE MASK. Yes we know it is not a spoof movie, but hey, Mr. Carrey does a few whacky impressions at least?!! Then, Scott presents the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' iconic ZOOT SUIT RIOT and teaches us all about the real life events that inspired the song. I love learning! Finally, Marty takes us home as he asks us a few trivia questions from the famous movie trivia game SCENE IT?
Episode 90: Robin Hood: Men in Tights
June 02, 2021 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBWe steal from the rich and give to ourselves as we review the non-seminal ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS. Another entry from Mel Brooks in the books, does this movie hold up to his other classics?? Scott then digs into his history books and uncovers one of the oldest novelty songs in history: I'VE DULLED THY SWORD, THE SQUIRE'S JAPE! Finally, Marty traps his co-hosts inside the studio and challenges them to escape the podcast studio (after discussing a pack of EDGAR ALLEN POE BANDAGES)!
Episode 89: Best in Show
May 26, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBPrep your treats and tricks, for this week we head to a dog show for the seminal Christopher Guest mockumentary BEST IN SHOW! Spoiler: we all love this movie. Scott also presents a series of covers of the George Gershwin aria SUMMERTIME and we play a little guessing game determining the year of release. How well do Marty and Kelly know their musical history? (not well) Kelly takes us home as he shows us his favorite toy: the SLINKY.
Episode 88: Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee
May 19, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWe return to the land of television as we review GENTLE AND SOFT: THE STORY OF THE BLUE JEAN COMMITTEE! The Documentary Now crew takes aim at the "History of the Eagles" and music documentaries in general. Later, Scott presents a dissertation on the entire genre of YACHT ROCK and we play a little quiz determining whether a few songs qualify as Yacht Rock or Not Yacht Rock. Marty takes us home as he shows us his finest formal wear: a TUXEDO T-SHIRT and we tackle the Big Wedding Quiz.
Episode 87: Bad Trip
May 12, 2021 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBThis week we finally return to live action as we head to America for the...controversial hidden camera road trip spoof BAD TRIP. Are pranks unethical? Is this movie funny? Questions that will surely be answered! A hot debate this week! Scott then describes his favorite tattoos of Marty and Kelly's as we discuss THE TATTOOED LADY. Kelly takes us home by introducing us to his pet...ROCK!
Episode 86: Who Framed Roger Rabbit
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBThis week we're headed to Toon Town as we review the seminal live action animation mashup WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT! Just when you thought we were done with animated films, we pulled ourselves back into another one! By far our longest chat about a movie on the podcast yet! Then, its all Marty all the time as he presents "Nirvana"'s DROWNED IN THE SUN, we talk about AI generated music, and wraps things up with a branching-path story involving a DOLLAR SIGN MONEY BAG!
Episode 85: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
April 28, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBFor our final trip to Dreamworks Animation we head back to middle school as we review the seminal CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE! The end of April Fool's Month is nigh, but, we get to enjoy a reasonable kid's flick for our efforts! Then, Scott presents the M.I.A. classic PAPER PLANES and we play a little sound effect improv game inspired by Who's Line Is It Anyway! Kelly takes us home and we learn how to raise our electronic pets in our TAMAGOTCHIs.
Episode 84: Shark Tale
April 21, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBLeave the shark-gun, take the shark-cannoli! We continue April Fool's Month we another Dreamworks Animation classic, the not-quite seminal SHARK TALE. Scott takes us down a rabbit hole, discussing the music of the video game series Fallout as we take a listen to CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE FALLOUT. Finally, Marty brings us along on a road trip, as trek across the state of South Dakota toward WALL DRUG and take a look at some of their infamous road signs!
Episode 83: Shrek 2
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBApril Fool's Month rolls on as we tackle another entry in the Dreamworks Animation canon AND another entry in the Shrek franchise as we talk about the seminal SHREK 2. One of our co-hosts loves Shrek 2 a bit too much... Then, we take a look at a few songs as Marty presents various JAMES BOND THEME songs, including a very, very easy Bond pop quiz! Kelly wraps us up this week with a particular Shrek tie in product. A jam packed episode as April Fool's Month rolls on!
Episode 82: Antz
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBThis...MONTH is all about Dreamworks Animation as we are once again celebrating April Fool's Month! We kick off our month long celebration with where it all began for Dreamworks Animation: Antz. Boy is it a bad, bad movie. Then, Scott presents a legendary cover as we take a listen to ALIEN ANT FARM's SMOOTH CRIMINAL! Kelly closes out the show by forcing Marty to present the novelty product: Yu Gi Oh!
Episode 81: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBWelcome back to Cinema, Concertos, and Items of Curiosity! All three of your hosts return from our previous episode and we catch back up with them on what they've been up to since their last episode one year ago! On this second ever program we will be discussing the piece of cinema known as MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON, followed by the concerto HAYDN, SYMPHONY NO. 94 (which has QUITE the surprise in it!), and the item of curiosity: TELEVISION. Happy 1st of April for no reason in particu...
Episode 80: Oops All Songs!
March 31, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBWe were going to review a spoof movie this week but someone messed up at the factory! That's right, this week is an OOPS ALL SONGS episode of the podcast, and we've got three top-tier novelty songs that we discuss on the pod. First, the meme sensation GANGNAM STYLE, followed by the 90s one-hit wonder BARBIE GIRL. Finally, we take it home with a classic, the Coasters' YAKETY YAK! Even without a movie, this episode is JAM packed!
Episode 79: This Is the End
March 24, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThis week we head to the...end of the world as we review the non-seminal 2013 comedy THIS IS THE END. Don't you worry, it absolutely does not hold up. Then, Marty takes us down one of his favorite rabbit holes as we discuss John Cena's THE TIME IS NOW. Kelly wraps us up with a discussion of the novelty mobile game POKEMON GO, including some novel Milwaukee news regarding the game!
Episode 78: CB4
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBWell, my name is Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs and I'm here to say, we're headed to the early 90s to review a real cool movie. The name is CB4 and it features Chris Rock, it is seminal and it does...rock? But it is about rap. Scott then takes us a little deeper into the history of rap as we discuss RAPPER'S DELIGHT and we all get trapped in the song! But, Marty presents the iconic STICKY HAND novelty product to help pull us out of this sticky situation!
Episode 77: Team America: World Police
March 10, 2021 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBWe head to early 00s America as we review the non-seminal TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE. Does this movie hold up? Does it constantly undercut the funny parts with worn out humor? Did we even talk about the Matt Damon joke at all? You'll have to listen! Later, Scott presents the infamous Randy Newman song SHORT PEOPLE and Kelly briefly mentions a novelty product before taking us home with another sound effect quiz.
Episode 76: Bad Golf Made Easier + The Dove
March 03, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWe head to the clubhouse as we review the seminal golf instructional parody video BAD GOLF MADE EASIER. Then, we head to Sweden to discuss the Academy Award nominated Ingmar Bergman spoof THE DOVE! A shorts grab bag episode! Later, Scott teaches us about the rap career of noted basketball player Shaquille O'Neal with his song WHERE YA AT? Finally, Marty takes us home with a magnetic dart board and we learn a little about the history of darts!
Episode 75: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
February 24, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBWe've done it! 75 episodes! And to celebrate, we head to...video games...as we review the seminal comic book/video game spoof SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD. Then, Kelly presents another track from the Spoofather Weird Al, with his Green Day parody CANADIAN IDIOT. Another entry from the Weird one. Finally, in honor of Mr. Pilgrim, Marty presents a token coin and we enter the Spoofs, Goofs, and Novelty Songs casino!
Episode 74: Hot Shots!
February 17, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBA movie you've all been waiting for. An iconic spoof movie. That's right, we head to the early 90s as we review the seminal Top Gun spoof HOT SHOTS! We are sorry to disappoint with our lackluster takes on the flick. Continuing with the theme of "iconic", Scott presents Fergie's performance of THE NATIONAL ANTHEM and Kelly and Marty try to identify famous performances of the song. Finally, we learn a little about SCRATCH 'N' SNIFF technology and identify some of the greatest smells EVER.