Thought Spiral
356 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 493 ratingsComedians Andy Kindler (Bob’s Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).
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Episodes
Test Show #154
April 27, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 89.8 MBThere’s a comedy of errors and errors of comedy as the (almost) daily check-ins continue. Josh gets brassy looking for a feeling of accomplishment, Andy has epiphanies, neediness vs. service, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #153
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 93.1 MBIt’s another all-week-a-thon as the guys check in Mon-Fri. Josh sorts out the varying “ons” of Andy, Andy goes through his impression roster, Josh is movie watching, Pre-School Nova, listener questions, and more spiraling than you can shake a six foot stick at.
Test Show #152
April 13, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 107 MBThe Corona-cast continues with 5 more days of check-ins between Josh and Andy. Andy tries to capture the “new hack”, Josh discovers an exciting artifact, Elvis was not a social distancer, listener questions, and even more spiraling than usual.
Test Show #151
April 06, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 103 MBIt’s a whole week in quarantine with Andy and Josh. The guys check in with each other Monday-Friday to get the freshest spiraling available.
Test Show #150
March 30, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBThe guys move to remote spiraling, Andy gets another gut punch from home, Josh’s attempts at quarantine Zen, dramatic correctness, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #149
March 23, 2020 07:00 - 2 hours - 86.8 MBYou can’t spell COVID without OCD, Andy deals with a big family loss, playing chicken with upcoming gigs, Josh decodes Andy’s trigger, “Worried About the Moon”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
REPEAT: Test Show #100
March 16, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBThey said it shouldn’t be done - our 100th Test show! Andy and Josh look back at TS #1, Josh hits the road (and sky) to prep for his album, Alex the producer’s favorite moments, Top 3 Spiraler-submitted music tracks, listener questions, and much more celebratory spiraling.
Test Show #148
March 09, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBAndy takes a Lyft to Dreamville, Josh takes on a challenge, Josh brings Andy to the poker game, Nazi Titanic, amateur virology, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #147
March 02, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBAndy lashes out at guitar pedals, Josh goes outside the comedy relationship, Andy enjoys the Vancouver weather and also the weather, a heavy Twitter therapy session, Andy live in Vancouver, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #146
February 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBAndy’s mouth is nearly complete, Josh has no Curb enthusiasm, loving Muhammed Ali, Andy get unnecessarily frank, Dave (Gruber) Allen stops by for the break, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #145
February 17, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBAndy doubt’s Josh’s sign reading skills, Andy has bouts of “Follower Syndrome”, Gregory Peck - undercover Jew, Preschool Football League, “His Side of the Story” by Allison MacLeod, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #144
February 10, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBAndy wins the Super Bowl, trash sushi, Josh’s shopping trauma, revisiting Shandling, “The Marriage Chunk”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #143
February 03, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 86.9 MBThe guys feel the Jen Kirkman-shaped void, Andy embraces "Pre-School Shark Tank", Kobe, Josh scolds the scolders, Allison MacLeod’s “It’ll Only End In Tears”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #142
January 27, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 96.5 MBComedian, writer, and fellow Spiraler JEN KIRKMAN joins Andy and Josh! Featuring: Leather Andy, generous Leno, fear of death, dormant orchids,Twitter travails, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #141
January 20, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBAndy frees up some DVR space for Josh, an anaphylactic adventure, Andy is proud of himself for watching football, Josh watches "Jojo Rabbit", “Try” by Allison MacLeod, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #140
January 13, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBA New Year’s recap, Andy complicates eggs, summer camp protection money, shedding old shame, James Adomian IS Andy Kindler, listener questions, James Mason visits Pre-school Shark Tank, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #139
January 06, 2020 08:00 - 2 hours - 87.3 MBThe guys prep for New Year’s Eve, Andy’s celebrity funeral, Josh gets some "Chunks" love, taking stock of the decade, “Nice Like Me”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #138
December 30, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBThere are gifts under the 5 foot tree, Andy roots out Lucy fraud, more Pre-School Shark Tank, year end grudge inventory, Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #137
December 23, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBA very merry Spiral, Andy reheats his roast experience, psychopath math, Pre-School Shark Tank! , “Love and Understanding”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #136
December 16, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBJosh rejects Andy’s Christmas trauma, decoration rage, Old Jew Medical Corner, Andy has Sandler feelings, Andy live in Philly, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #135
December 09, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBThe guys trade Thanksgiving reports, rehearsing for Josh’s death, Andy’s sudden love affair with the ’85 Bears, a new movie role, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #134
December 02, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBAndy brings batteries and other weird energy to the table, Thanksgiving plans, Josh forces eye contact, Andy disputes Steven Hawking, “Hidden by Years”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #133
November 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBThe guys take a deli field trip, Josh deals with grumpy plumber, an installment of “Mr. Weinstein”, Andy’s dread of bed, “Piece of Eights”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #132
November 18, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 78 MBAndy games out death scenarios, Josh watches “A Face in the Crowd”, how Andy learned to embrace travel anxiety, Josh confesses to circus skills, Andy’s “Neighbors”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #131
November 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBRecovering from our biggest tech meltdown yet, Andy gives self-promotion a shot, Josh goes to a strange film festival, homeworking “David Crosby: Remember My Name”, “The Chainsaw Chunk”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #130
November 04, 2019 08:00 - 2 hours - 87.1 MBAndy tries to shake off being late, more festival hardware for “The Fiddling Horse”, Andy is not humbled by his Best Actor nomination, L.A. fires, the “it’s not my fault” theory of air travel, “Temple of the Loaded Gun”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #129
October 28, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBAndy and Josh recount their weekend in New York for the premiere of “The Fiddling Horse”, Josh shrugs away Andy’s childhood trauma, Andy’s new favorite ratio, Andy live at The Comedy Store, Listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #128
October 21, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 86.5 MBAndy revs up for his birthday, prepping for the big "Fiddling Horse" premiere, Josh has more sous vide success, Andy’s back to fussin’ and feudin' on Twitter, "Thought Spiral Rap”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #127
October 14, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBAndy turns self-checkout into self-inventory, Cajun morning show, this week’s “Panicdote”, getting psyched for “The Fiddling Horse" premiere in NYC, Andy’s Rip Taylor feud, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #126
October 07, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBThe guys kick off the year 5780 with a spiral, Andy brings his teeth to the table, Josh feels another comedy crash coming on, anxiety north of the border, Ken Burns burns, Andy live at JFL Toronto, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #125
September 30, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBAndy recaps how he felt during the Emmys, Josh has a productive conversation with himself, Andy did very nicely on his Dropbox ad, Adderall strategies, “The Headlines Chunk”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #124
September 23, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 68 MBIt’s a bi-coastal spiral this week as Andy is in New York on family business, a visit to Bedside Manor, “The Fiddling Horse” premiere is set, another installment of “Orson Welles Theatre”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #123
September 16, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBAndy’s new character: Defeated Guy, Josh defends diners, hiding from hobbies, homeworking “Don’t Look Back”, "Orson Wells Podcast Theatre", listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #122
September 09, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBAndy grills Josh about their new buymeacoffee.com account, the guys reflect on their telethon obsessions, Josh goes to the produce cabaret, Andy holds back in therapy, The Jury Chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #121
September 02, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBAndy has a celebrity shoe sighting, the tyranny of faint flavors, debating The Dead, Josh’s imaginary acid trip, Andy live in Bloomington, Listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #120
August 26, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBPanic hitches a ride on Andy and Josh’s outing, Andy’s comedy “influences”, the guys debate the lasting importance of Woodstock, Josh gets rugged, The Violence Chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #119
August 19, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBThe misunderstood legacy of “Network", Andy turns Indiana into ANDYana, Josh does a lefty benefit, dissecting anxiety patterns, “It’ll Only End in Tears”. listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #118
August 12, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBWe have a GUEST! Dateline NBC’s JOSH MANKIEWICZ joins Josh and Andy for a wide ranging spiral. Plus, listener questions and much more spiraling.
Test Show #117
August 05, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBA full debriefing of Andy’s State of the Industry Address experience, from pre-show panic to Josh’s post-show review, a SOTI audio chunk, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #116
July 29, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBIt’s zero hour for the SOTI speech, Andy reviews “Chunks” to Josh, the new season of “Comedians in Cars...” shockingly angers Josh more than Andy, Andy fantasizes about he and Josh’s golden years, an SOTI preview set, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #115
July 22, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 82.8 MBAndy has a traumatic pizza experience, Old Jewish Dog Medical Corner, SOTI prep ramps up, Josh homeworks Kurosawa’s “Yojimbo", Josh’s album “Chunks” debut, a chunk from “Chunks”, listener questions and much more spiraling.
Test Show #114
July 15, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBAndy gets his pipes checked out, Josh deals with dog issues, writing for the SOTI is in full swing, the earthquake foreshock/aftershock debate, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #113
July 08, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBAndy is back from a week with his family, Josh has an episode of comedy dread, will Thought Spiral finally have a guest?, homeworking “To Be or Not To Be," Allison MacLeod’s “His Side of the Story,” listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #112
July 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBJ. Elvis Weinstein’s album “Chunks” is now available for pre-sale, Andy gets tricked into a Lyft concert, Andy gets White Hatted in Calgary, Josh does Nilsson, fresh Andy stand-up, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #111
June 24, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBIron-enriched Andy shows up peppy, SOTI prep ramping up, archival spiciness inquiries, Homeworking “His Girl Friday”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #110
June 17, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 84.4 MBAndy makes it to the show but it was touch and go, imagining Andy as a Chernobyl resident, Josh has a nostalgic and productive week, homeworking “Judgement at Nuremberg” AND “Arsenic and Old Lace”, flashback stand-up from a 20-year-old Josh, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #109
June 10, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MBJosh is anxious...Andy doesn’t help, Andy ponders the future of his mouth, laying ground for the State of the Industry address, a rare political full spiral, homeworking “Adam’s Rib”, some Andy stand-up, impression packed listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #108
June 03, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBAndy makes himself at home, Josh has a release date for his album, Blowhardy: on drugs, Josh gets his scan results, homeworking “Bringing Up Baby”, Andy’s “The Grudge Song”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.
Test Show #107
May 27, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 88.8 MBConfronty the Great, Josh does his annual tube time, official negotiations for this year’s SOTI writing, homeworking “It Happened One Night”, Andy’s “In the USA”, listener questions, and so much more spiraling.
Test Show #106
May 20, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBAndy’s very excited about his new phone, another edition of Old Jew Medical Corner, Josh sees “Long Shot”, Josh hits a musical nerve with Andy, homeworking “Mikey and Nicky”, “WADD”, listener questions, and much more spiraling.