Tangentious
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsA delightful talk show between three friends, Keenan, Klein, and Nate. Candid meanderings, general silliness, and the occasional challenge.
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I Have Very Few Thoughts
April 03, 2021 09:52 - 1 hour - 111 MBThe last time we met up with the boys, they were filled with existential dread. Now that the election is over and vaccine distribution is well underway, they’re excited to report that nothing has changed and everyone is very tired. Tangents include: “Time, Tarkovsky, and The Pandemic” by Nerdwriter Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness is a Virtue. Check out his Bandcamp.
Bring it Back to COVID
November 03, 2020 21:48 - 1 hour - 149 MBWelp, it only took eight months, but the guys are back with a new episode. Hear what life has been like during the global pandemic, something that was clearly brought on by Keenan’s excellent fortune. “2020 is off to a wild start,” indeed. Tangents include: iPhone 12 Pro Ted Lasso Utopia Lovecraft Country Challenger Mack Weldon Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness i...
Memory Foam Teeth
February 01, 2020 17:54 - 1 hour - 59 MBThe trio finally returns from the holiday season to talk about commitment issues, podcasts, and new endeavors. Martinis and corn cobs for all. Links of interest: This Much Love! (also the latest episode that Nate was talking about) Questlove Supreme The Rewatchables You’re Wrong About (Apple Podcasts Link) The Wire Stripped (Apple Podcasts Link) The Watch (RSS) Stay Tuned with Preet The Panic Podcast Newcomers: Star Wars w/ Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer NPR’s Code Switch WeCrashe...
Olympic Horse Situation
December 08, 2019 17:48 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThe boys are back! But only Keenan has energy… Discussion includes Janus (yah-noos? Jah-nis?), Basic Life Services™, horse people (not centaurs), Nate’s hard knock life, and Keenan’s life revelations. This ones got highs and lows. Just like life itself. Links: Janus Sliding Doors Horse Boots? Process Communication Model Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness is a Virtue....
Let Me Touch Your Chonky Boi
October 01, 2019 15:25 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBThe guys are back and talking iPhones Elevens Pros, being tired of the Netflix-binge TV model, and solving problems...on boulders. Have YOU ever seen a Blizzard Pearl Toyota Highlander? Links John Gruber’s iPhone 11 Pro Review Toyota Highlander Kia Sephia Overcast Disney+ will not release all episodes at once Apple TV+ will release some shows weekly and some all at once In order to air closer to their UK date, Netflix will add GBBS episodes weekly SoulCycle issues Nice beginner int...
Klein's Basement Behavior
August 27, 2019 15:22 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBEncyclopedia Britannica, imposter syndrome, and Klein apparently got killed by the Blair Witch. -- Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness is a Virtue. Check out his Bandcamp.
Immediately Jump to Hitler
July 23, 2019 15:20 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBWe're back together and talking about working from home which is a very very very productive model, ok? In all that productivity and screen time, we hope we don't accidentally get radicalized! Focus Days Caleb Cain was a college dropout looking for direction. He turned to YouTube. Loose Change Mayor Pete's thing on Fox. Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness is a Virtue. ...
We're Gonna Fix Up Your Thing
June 25, 2019 15:16 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBThe boys talk vacations and student loans. It is very good and not depressing at all and no one gets upset. Also, links are light this week, but there are some resource out there for people looking to refinance their loans. This week's links of interest: Earnest (Keenan even has a referral link!) SoFi — Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Quiet" by Prossperot, off of the album, Sloppiness is a Virtue. Check out his Ba...
Four Dothraki and Bran
May 28, 2019 15:12 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBSPOILER ALERT This episode is essentially just an hour long venting session on Game of Thrones. If you haven't finished the show yet, there are spoilers throughout this entire episode. Do not listen if you fear spoilers. This week's links of interest: Cosmonaut Variety Hour dissection of Game of Thrones Fun Three-Eyed Raven fan theory 10-minute Spider-Man vs. 1-minute Spider-Man — Your hosts: Keenan Schneider Klein Maetschke Nate Boateng Our theme song is "A Future So Vast and So Qu...
I Bang Pots at Birds
April 30, 2019 15:06 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThis episode starts off with Nate receiving a much deserved berating for still not knowing how mics work. Then it's off to personal pizza hierarchy, follow-up from a lost episode, not understanding Roblox, and turkey buzzards. Where were you on 9/11? This week's links of interest: James Acaster Eddie Izzard Roblox Second Life Amnesia "What even is" clip Yeet Turkey buzzards and Nate's roof Links of interest from an episode you'll never hear. We discussed the value of bidets, and so...
I'm Mr. Steampunk
March 25, 2019 18:22 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn the first episode of the revamped show, Tangentious, the guys try to figure out what Steampunk is (except Nate). Then they move on to things they find interesting about professional wrestling lore, and how wrestlers have branched out into acting. Highlights include Keenan not having a near death experience, Nate still not being clear on how his mic works, and Klein wearing his Indiana tuxedo. Links of Interest: Wild Wild West (1999) Iconfactory's Steampunk Icons Stardust (2007) Dear ...
[APP Archive] - Toxic Crashulinity
January 20, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBThe boys talk about the Post-Crash era, flu strains, and sarsaparilla. HERE'S THE BRENDAN FRASER STATUE
[APP Archive] - Spoopy is Poopy
October 19, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBKeenan, Klein, and Nate discuss "spoopy", self-promotion, parenting, and when "Impostor Syndrome" proves true. Listen to Keenan's new podcast, "This Much Love"
[APP Archive] - Dippin' Her Toes in the Murder Waters
September 24, 2018 18:23 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBKeenan nearly dies at Whataburger. KLEIN REALLY ENJOYS SPIDER-MAN THE VIDEO GAME. Nate almost lost his family to The Sims. Also, weird child YouTube is a thing that Nate and Klein know about. Show Notes: What is a mosquito hawk?
[APP Archive] - Marie Callender's in a Kiln
August 10, 2018 13:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBKeenan, Klein, and Nate follow up on their previous food challenge and reflect on food that is a tradition in their class. Klein meets an untimely end.
[APP Archive] - Jeff Sessions Has It Figured Out
July 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBKeenan, Klein, and Nate discuss Klein's doppelgänger, nazi soul cycling, dentist confessionals, shrieking Gnarls Barkley, and strange Peanut Butter-based recipes. Show Notes Klein's doppelgänger Nate's Peanut Butter Stew
[APP Archive] - Tick My Science Box
June 14, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBKeenan, Klein, and Nate discuss the gentrification of urban neighborhoods by insects, vacations and back injuries, and college and how it benefits your career. Oh, and also they watch YouTube videos. For a podcast. Sure. Why not. Rejected Show Titles Body-Temp Beer Steve Harvey is the next Indiana Jones Centipedes are the real gentrifiers Bobby Caldwell and the Newbeats Vacations and backs College and how it benefits your career Links Anthony Anderson is skinny now. Bobby ...
[APP Archive] - Bill Gates is also a kazoo.
June 03, 2018 17:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBKeenan keeps trying to die, the boys discuss seafood, Vancouver native — Susan Shi, Velveeta cheese film, dream careers, Heroes, and Bill Gates, the kazoo.
[APP Archive] - Yogi Berra the Baseball Bear
May 11, 2018 05:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBKeenan, Klein, and Nate discuss the end of our podcast, Keenan’s “near-death” experience, spoilers, the hack Mitch Hedberg, the Iran Deal, and Cosby’s last meal. Show Notes Keenan prepared for an episode by barely skimming a research article Movies with Mikey Neumann
[APP Archive] - They Totaled My Big Gulp
April 06, 2018 15:36 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBKlein got hit by a car, Nate maybe had brain cancer, Keenan was too high once. This episode sponsored by Casper. Get an additional 20% off your mattress at the link below: http://casper.com/accidentalpodcast
[APP Archive] - Pregnant Moms and Picklebacks
March 20, 2018 17:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBKeenan and Klein are probably in a lot of trouble after this one. Notes: Nate is actually 37. Keenan used speaker-audio for a lot of the “pre-show” fun… sorry. Keenan has never seen a computer before.
[APP Archive] - If it's Broke, Why Fix It?
March 02, 2018 15:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBKeenan and Klein discuss their final episode, flavors of Diet Coke, how flipping a coin works, what each think of the other, and what each thinks the other thinks of them.
[APP Archive] - Guy Drunk At Bar, LLC
February 15, 2018 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBKeenan and Klein discuss villainous iceberg lettuce, Valentine’s Day, gumball machines, Changwat Surat Thani. They also answer a listener-submitted question: “If you were going to become an entrepreneur, what type of business would you start?”
[APP Archive] - I'm Feeling Tramadol.
February 08, 2018 17:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBKeenan and Klein discuss occupational lethargy, back pain, healthcare, and videogame narratives.
[APP Archive] - Super Fat Into Zelda
January 26, 2018 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBKeenan and Klein return after a long hiatus because of [SPOILERS]. They discuss dating apps, inheriting Pokémon save files, and putting a hat on a T-Rex. Super Fat Into Zelda
[APP Archive] - HUCKLETATERS
August 25, 2017 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBKeenan and Klein discuss bottle openers, subscription hipster boxes, Keenan’s road trip, huckleberries, the great outdoors, mother’s thumb, nazis, and object permanence.
[APP Archive] - Gilbert Gottfried's ASMR
August 04, 2017 14:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBKeenan and Klein discuss their creeping Alzheimer’s, Epcot balls, America’s dongle, leaving Disney World a man, side podcasts, Keenan’s racial epithets, follower-hunting, being the office fat guy, and localized anxiety disorder. Twitter: @AccidentalCast Klein: @kleinmaetschke Keenan: @_GKeenan — TODAY THEN, podcast Games UX, podcast Rethinking Destiny’s Mobile Companion
[APP Archive] - Identity Fluid
July 14, 2017 14:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBKeenan and Klein discuss Klein’s brush with a moth-y death, AirPods (yep, again), fidget spinners, doctors, teeth shaming, legacy, identity, and Canadians. This episode sponsored by: Ghoulie Mattresses BarkBorx RedCape Fiddly Blox
[APP Archive] - I Am Robin Williams' Body Hair
July 05, 2017 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBKeenan drank A LOT, and then Keenan and Klein talked about their absence, their Facebook anniversary, #StraightPrideDay, [REDACTED], Baby Driver, Vacation Days, “APPisodes”, Back Hair, and PUPUBG.
[APP Archive] - Fully Saturated Gay People
June 16, 2017 14:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBKEENAND AND KLEIN TALK POLITICS. SORRY. KINDA. Very Late 1 Year Anniversary! WE WERE WRONG Breitbart gave the awkward interview, not InfoWars. But, is there really a difference?
[APP Archive] - The Worst Internet Person
June 07, 2017 14:00 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBKeenan and Klein discuss responsible food service, confusing heroin use for new parenthood, and then break their own rule against talking about technology.
[APP Archive] - John Lasseter: Nut Stomper
May 18, 2017 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBKeenan and Klein talk about Heaven.
[APP Archive] - Derailed by Misogyny
May 10, 2017 14:00 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBKeenan and Klein talk job interviews, Klein’s last name, the Kardashians, D&D follow-up, waving farewell to BruiseLion™, LEGO, The Sims, and how Klein very much has a dog and has never been wrong about that.
[APP Archive] - ::I piledrive you::
May 02, 2017 14:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBKeenan and Klein discuss Klein’s perpetual illness, Dungeons and Dragons, MMO vs single player games, FURCADIA, AOL chatroom RPGs, and LiveJournal. KeySmart Snidely Whiplash Furcadia
[APP Archive] - Marvel's 7th Heaven
April 21, 2017 17:08 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBKeenan and Klein discuss Red Bull Yellow, papayanapples, Klein’s dog, Keenan’s need to address some things, Instagram, tiny wives, drinking vodka through your eyes, superheroes, Lou Bega, 7th Heaven, ANTS. Red Bull Yellow Klein takes pictures of his kids and Keenan takes pictures of buildings Rhys Ifans as Eyeball Paul Ants. Ants. ANT-MAN
[APP Archive] - It's a Slow Abduction
April 02, 2017 19:00 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBKeenan and Klein talk about video games that enrage Klein, movies they are supposed to like, conspiracy theories, FAKE NEWS, and twitter people yelling at robots. Last of Us (launch trailer) Bloodborne (launch trailer) Loose Change (trailer) Twitter yells at Mars Rover Hollow Earth Theory Flat Earth Societies Giorgio Tsoukalos' Hair Timeline
[APP Archive] - Oops! All Kernels Popcorn
March 27, 2017 19:38 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBKeenan and Klein talk about cottage cheese sandwiches, spreadable ham, the sequel to The King’s Speech, best friends, jealous insecurity, making friends as a couple, the four loves, and infanticide. Deviled Ham C. S. Lewis, Four Loves
[APP Archive] - Figurehead of the Household
March 21, 2017 00:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBKeenan and Klein talk about parody and satire, books, musicals, and high-fives. It Follows It Follows 2 Slowly Not Chris Pine The Definition of Parody Ready Player One Out of the Silent Planet Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas poster Hugh Jackman’s LOGAN ADR
[APP Archive] - Osgood-Schlatter Door Buster Deals
March 13, 2017 14:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBKeenan and Klein discuss Ben Affleck’s Daredevil, labor policies for running germ factories, Hollywood’s Bridges brothers, how nasal Keenan sounds, BEYONCÉ, Perez Hilton — host of the Hunger Games, delightful celebrity twitters, caricatures of accents, autographs, being starstruck, memory loss, and genetic disorders. Chrissy Teigen on Twitter
[APP Archive] - Spanish Fleas and Flaming Cheese
March 03, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBKeenan and Klein don’t talk about politics. They do talk about pee on seats, how inconsiderate everyone else is, and moonshine. Then, they gaze 20 years into the future.
[APP Archive] - It is Weird That We Are Alive
February 10, 2017 16:00 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBKeenan and Klein discuss “Love Metal”, aspartame, things on our desk, instinctual xenophobia, transaction reordering, ESPN lower-thirds, instinctual xenophobia, Dr. Rahm Immanuel, a fun story about Cancer, “Merlin Mannergy”, pizza chains, instinctual xenophobia, consciousness, object permanence, comma splices, and two Red Bulls. HIM (A Finnish band) Ornery (A real word)
[APP Archive] - The Political Prescience of Avril Lavigne
February 05, 2017 19:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBKeenan and Klein talk about Tostitos, Ska music, umlauts, dopplegangers, teleportation murder, peaceful protest, pacifism, the watering-down of the word “Nazi”, the evolution of the word “Trolling”, and Milo & Otis.
[APP Archive] - Authentic Taco Bell
January 30, 2017 13:00 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBKeenan and Klein talk Culinary Racism, and a lot about Mexican food. Then, they talk about gaslight suffocation, listening to political podcasts, Twitter, war-torn slums of Chicago. Klein rants about Chapstick. And they talk about you, our one Ukrainian listener. Yes, you. Naked Chicken Chalupa KFC Double Down Hot Ones The White Person Special (Mexican dish) The Road by Cormac McCarthy Klein's First Tweet Keenan's First Tweet Pownce, an early Twitter competitor
[APP Archive] - Reverse Bucket List
January 23, 2017 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBKeenan and Klein talk OK Go, Inauguration Day, kids being creepy, A Monster Calls, the Quaid clan, bucket lists, John Wayne movies, road trips, Youtube piracy bypass, retirement, ISPs, going bald, the horror of timesheets, AirPods again (last time, promise), the Left Behind series, the Power Rangers movie, and our favorite M Night Shyamalan films. Outline - Trump doesn’t know how to use doors A Monster Calls A Dog’s Purpose Randy Quaid's YouTube videos Jemaine Clement in Moana ...
[APP Archive] - Snackcidental Podcast Podcast
January 18, 2017 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBKeenan and Klein talk about Alanis Morrisette, their first explicit albums, the rise of nerdiness, SNACKS, books on their shelves, AirPods, dumb babies, AirPods some more, and wedding rings. Alanis Morrisette's Jagged Little Pill Weird Al's Bad Hair Day The Offspring's Smash Grippos BBQ Chips The Guide to Getting it On Graphic Design Solutions The Flop House Podcast Keenan's Wedding Ring
[APP Archive] - New Year, Same Me, More Me
January 09, 2017 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBKeenan and Klein are back in the new year. This time, they discuss salt water taffy, Wes Anderson films, Christmas and lying to your kids, heirloom Netflix, New Year's resolutions, and (again, sorry) gift giving. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Royal Tennenbaums Rushmore Fantastic Mr Fox Seu Jorge White Floppy Dingus (RISKY CLICK, right?) New Mac Candle Making Light
[APP Archive] - Co-host Abuse Hotline
November 25, 2016 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBKeenan and Klein discuss Thanksgiving, Mello Yello Zero, gift giving, context-fenced personalities, and living up to our internet identities. Photo Keenan took with new phone List of inventors killed by their own inventions MUDs (Multi-user dungeons) Keenan's blog, NoOctothorpe.
[APP Archive] - Heavyweight with Clint Manhole and Cuban Schneider
November 19, 2016 06:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBKeenan and Klein discuss vaping, Chili’s food quality, a recipe for salsa?, telemarketers, regrets, grudges, a new Canadian multimedia file format, passionate zeal, how terrible other people are, reconciliation, and selfish impatience. Heavyweight podcast The Commander Thinks Aloud by The Long Winters
[APP Archive] - SPAAAAAAACE TRUMP
November 11, 2016 13:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBKeenan and Klein talk about the 2016 US Presidential Election results, but not for long. Promise. Then, completely unrelated, they talk about getting as far away from this earth as possible. Sharp rise in violence against Muslim-Americans since Trump began his candidacy Van Jones on CNN: How do I explain this to my children? The Talk Show - Gruber and Merlin Mann drunkenly discuss the election result and its implications EVE Online - a SPAAAAACE game Starbound - a different tak...
[APP Archive] - Keenan Discovers Sports
November 04, 2016 03:15 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBThe Prophetic Tweet (Turns out, it's fake.) Keenan's Extra-Life campaign page. Go Donate.