Tale of Two Biddies
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt’s like being in a writers room but the people you find definitely broke in and aren’t supposed to be there. Gene and Coco come together to spitball story ideas, discuss the stories they love or hate or hate to love, and make each other laugh.
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Episodes
Stupid inventions by kids but they work.
May 06, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBWould kids make stupid inventions or really cool ones? Biddies try and answer that question but first they obsess over Our Flag Means Death and figure out how many baddies some folks need to punch in order to ease their guilty consciences. Support the show
Sword for John Cena
April 25, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe biddies have a laser gun and they aren't afraid to use it...on vampires. Plus an old man is tasked with finding the chosen one but has no idea where to start. Support the show
Sword for John Cena
April 25, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBThe biddies have a laser gun and they aren't afraid to use it...on vampires. Plus an old man is tasked with finding the chosen one but has no idea where to start. Support the show
Why would Coco do that?
April 09, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThe biddies do another round of punch town where we tell our listeners how many baddies they'd have to punch to rid themselves of their guilt for little mistakes. Gene and Coco chat about Murderville before wandering into a fantasy world full of mistaken identities and hidden baddies. Last they recast The Departed to turn it into a romcom. Support the show
Welcome to Punch Town and other stuff.
March 25, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBEver wondered how many Nazis you'd have to punch to absolve you of a thing you feel bad about? Well, have we got news for you! Also we do the writing prompts and stuff with time travel and alien doppelgängers and so on. Support the show
God wants him to kill a guy.
March 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBThe biddies are on point this week with some silly moments and the creation of a new bit! Did Indiana Jones punch enough Nazis to negate his colonialist ideologies? Did god kill a guy to make him fight his friend? Find out in this Tale of Two Biddies. Support the show
Cat Cat Burglar
February 25, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBGene and Coco chat about The Loop then dive into a writing prompt they did on a previous recording that had to be scraped; a cat that used to be a human Cat Burglar training a new reluctant thief. Plus the demon, Skyler, that lives in your basement is taking over the internet. Support the show
Cat Cat Burglar
February 25, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBGene and Coco chat about The Loop then dive into a writing prompt they did on a previous recording that had to be scraped; a cat that used to be a human Cat Burglar training a new reluctant thief. Plus the demon, Skyler, that lives in your basement is taking over the internet. Support the show
Eagle hugs, grandma warriors, and a Coco dream.
February 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBGrandma bailed on the prophecy, a trickster got a bad rap, and two biddies tried to write a pixar movie. Listen to Coco and Gene improvise a story, build a world, and complain about common misconceptions of science being used as the entire bases for a stories plot. Support the show
The Forest Rangers Apprentice
January 28, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBThe biddies definitely do some Witcher spoilers at the beginning so skip ahead to 15:14 to avoid the spoilers and 27:42 if you want to just jump right into the story building. This week we go into a strange forest, drink from a bottomless cooler, awaken an old god, and send Steve Buscemi on vacation. Support the show
Didn't I already kill you?
January 13, 2022 11:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBBiddies talk about technical difficulties and TikTok for a moment before diving into robot magic and murder loops. Kind of a Dexter meets Groundhogs Day situation. Support the show
The Blood of Santa.
December 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBThe biddies welcome a guest (who may or may not be secretly Gene) while they dive into Xmas themed writing prompts and create sound bites that will haunt Coco for a life time. Support the show
Swiss tourists go to a Ren Faire
December 17, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBLets talk about growing pains...no maybe Gene's opinion on CG and Cowboy Bebop...no lets do a story about a whoopsie time traveling group of Swedes in the apocalypse, or maybe just a medieval town...no no no lets talk about the Mall of America...ethics?? No! Vegas!!!!!! A heads up, Gene's audio glitches from the woes of long distance recording. Coco did his best don't judge. Support the show
LARPing can be dangerous?
December 03, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBCoco revisits the nightmare monster story from episode 7 with a little more plot and Gene is polite enough to listen. Then it's all about LARPing with the elder gods! Or was it all a dream. Last the biddies get back on the time loop story. It's almost as if they can't stop... looping. (Coco keeps texting Gene about it). Support the show
Coco talks a lot in this one.
November 27, 2021 17:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBTrigger Warning: brief suicide mention. Coco finished the game he made for his friends and tells all. The biddies chat about games, building murder mysteries, and the idea of them playing mystery boardgames together for a episode in the future. Support the show
Jon and Martha Versus Evil
November 18, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBHave you ever wondered what your mom would be like as a monster hunter? Yeah me too. Come along as Coco and Gene tell each other what they should watch and play before diving into the world of the supernatural...and Supernatural. Support the show
Gene’s been watching You. Well, not you but You. Uh…
November 11, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBThe biddies talk about time travel and, unsurprisingly, get confused. Gene’s been watching You and Coco gets into an old idea for a planet populated by plant people. Support the show
A beat with Brandon "Bread" Danger.
November 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBThe biddies have Brandon on the show to chat about horror which they do at some point. Coco wishes to apologize for the terrible audio that took him several days to clean up, hence the delay on the episode coming out. It's a dang good episode. Support the show
You were a trash hero.
October 21, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBThe biddies ask the hard questions in this episode like, "what would falling out of time would be like?" and "why is Jerry such a prick?" Also, the hero of the story failed and everything worked out...so what's next? Support the show
F%$# Jordan Peterson. And other magical topics.
October 14, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBPocket dragons and pocket dimensions. Bottomless bags and thoughtless psychology professors. The biddies dance around with a lot of tangents this week as they get into some fantasy stuff and Coco reveals his distaste for Jordan Peterson. Come on a fun ride with the biddies! Support the show
Hall and Oates? In this economy?
September 30, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBIt's time to talk about Hall and Oates...at least for a minute or two. Coco finds a new way to introduce Gene. Gene dislikes this. Is the corporate world evil? Well it certainly is in this new biddies story written maybe for Pete Davidson, or just someone named Pete. Support the show
Hall and Oates? In this economy?
September 30, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBIt's time to talk about Hall and Oates...at least for a minute or two. Coco finds a new way to introduce Gene. Gene dislikes this. Is the corporate world evil? Well it certainly is in this new biddies story written maybe for Pete Davidson, or just someone named Pete. Support the show
Ghosts ghosts ghosts!
September 23, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThe biddies are back! Well, they never left. I guess Coco left for a bit. Look the point is here's an episode. Ghosts stories are the meat and cryptids are the potatoes in this spooky episode. Also Coco calls out Steve King and Gene says Wild Wild West was pretty okay... Ghosts! Support the show
Werepups in Space!
August 26, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBThey've got a long one today! The biddies touch on comedy a bit and dive into space operas and werewolves? They finish out with the Sleep Monster story getting more world building and Coco reads a quick snippet from the biddy's created universe. Support the show
Nightmare on Orwell Street
August 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBThe biddies dive deeper into the nightmare world they’ve created! Always silly moments along the way as they breakdown the monster genre. Support the show
What about Avatar?
July 29, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBThe biddies wonder through the weeds a bit with Avatar before diving into Gene's noir series idea and Coco's strange tale of undead gods taking over the mob. Lastly they have some technical difficulties that Coco refused to cut. Support the show
Who’s the boss, baby?
July 15, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBThe audio this week is a bit garbage due to technical difficulties (blame Coco). In any case, the biddies dive into the unfortunately lucrative world of baby bosses and human centipedes. Don’t worry though they also talk about Gene’s mischievous nature and Coco’s love of AI stories. Also, they introduce ‘I dream of Coco.” A new segment where Coco talks about his dreams which are strangely episodic and story based. Support the show
Surrealist aliens love dogs.
July 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThe biddies talk about why they love (or is it hate?) horror. Coco brings up 'It Follows' and says some really heavy stuff about ‘Night of the Living Dead' while Gene stands behind his affirmation that horror movies don't work on him. They build a post apocalyptic world where aliens have taken the surface but still love dogs. Lastly Gene brags about never faking being nice so Coco feels better about him continuing to come back to the podcast. Support the show
Surrealist aliens love dogs.
July 01, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThe biddies talk about why they love (or is it hate?) horror. Coco brings up 'It Follows' and says some really heavy stuff about ‘Night of the Living Dead' while Gene stands behind his affirmation that horror movies don't work on him. They build a post apocalyptic world where aliens have taken the surface but still love dogs. Lastly Gene brags about never faking being nice so Coco feels better about him continuing to come back to the podcast. Support the show
Well, are you afraid of the dark??
June 17, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBIn this episode the biddies are getting into their groove with their love of horror. Can Gene ever be scared, really? Can Coco ever be satisfied with an ending to a movie? The biddies talk about horror tropes and what they want from their favorite genre. Boddies are washing up everywhere in this "Are You Afraid of the Dark" inspired episode. (TRIGGER WARNING: SUICIDE MENTION) Support the show
Can Superman kill Superman?
June 03, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBStill figuring out the show's structure, Gene and Coco create an after life of confusion, complain about video games, come to terms with aging, get mad about the Purge, ask some really good questions about Superman, and realize they both want to talk about horror. Coco would also like to appoligise to Iceland for his accidental accent, and to the listener for the abrupt ending as he and Gene forgot to record a closer. Support the show
Pilot: We gotta work on not spoiling movies...
May 27, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBAnd so it begins, sort of. Gene and Coco figure out what the Biddies cast is going to be in this Episode Zero. They chat about what each episode will look like, rant about movies (New Mortal Kombat spoilers) and make sure they can chat for a long time about anything (heads up, they can). Support the show
Episode Zero: We gotta work on not spoiling movies...
May 27, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBAnd so it begins, sort of. Gene and Coco figure out what the Biddies cast is going to be in this Episode Zero. They chat about what each episode will look like, rant about movies (New Mortal Kombat spoilers) and make sure they can chat for a long time about anything (heads up, they can).