We Got This with Mark and Hal
489 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 932 ratingsEach week, actors Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin (Drunk History, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Welcome to Night Vale) sit down to settle all the small debates that are a big deal to YOU - once and for all. No subject is too small for Mark and Hal to tackle! Even though you may think it's an impossible puzzle to solve, don't worry... We Got This
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Episodes
#184 - Clean Slate XIV
September 05, 2018 04:00 - 57 minutes - 40.6 MBMark and Hal clean the slate of some smaller topics.
#183 - Best Conspiracy Theory with Adam Busch
August 29, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThe truth is out there. The moon landing was faked. The Illuminati is real. For as long as we've been able to reason, humankind has spread elaborate conspiracy theories, and in this episode, we help our guest Adam Busch pick the best one.
#182 - Best John Hughes Movie
August 22, 2018 04:00 - 55 minutes - 39.5 MBThe influence of John Hughes on film continues to be felt; for a man who only directed 8 movies, his writing and producing extended his legacy to a suite of movies that are almost unparalleled, from angsty teen dramadies to screwball road comedies and a lot in between, the work of John Hughes holds up today because of the universal themes he dealt with. Unfortunately, only one of his films can be the best, and Mark and Hal are here to pick it.
#181 - Best Pizza Topping Combination
August 15, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes - 41.9 MBIt's easier to get people to agree on politics than it is to get them to settle on which toppings to put on a pizza. Thankfully, Hal's bland palette and Mark's bizarre palette combine to form a Voltron of flavor resulting in the ultimate decision to this age-old quandary.
#180 - Best Late Night Talk Show Host
August 08, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 43 MBMark and Hal go through 60-plus years of late night talk shows to find the best host of all time!
#179 - Best Cookie
August 01, 2018 04:00 - 47 minutes - 33.5 MBMark makes a surprise visit back to L.A., where he and Hal talk about a topic near and dear to both of their hearts: What IS the best cookie?
#178 - Shoes, Sneakers, or Boots
July 25, 2018 04:00 - 44 minutes - 31.3 MBMark and Hal sit down back in L.A. (surprise!) to talk footwear.
#177 - Clean Slate XIII LIVE from Philadelphia
July 18, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes - 42 MBRecorded at the Philly Improv Theater as part of the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Mark and Hal clean the slate with a series of mini-topics, some of which Hal may have picked with some bias.
#176 - Vanilla or Chocolate
July 11, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 26 MBWhile fighting through a nasty case of Pancake Leg, Hal and Mark sit down in Philadelphia to settle this classic debate once and for all.
#175 - Best State
July 04, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBIn an episode that's sure to anger everyone not from the winner, Mark and Hal tiptoe through the nation to pick the best State!
#174 - Best 80s Cartoon LIVE from Philadelphia
June 27, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBRecorded live at the Philly Improv Theater as part of the 2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival, Mark and Hal revisit their youth as they determine the best cartoon from the 1980s!
#173 - Clean Slate XII with Paul & Storm
June 20, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBWho better to help us decide on a variety of rapid-fire topics than our very first guests? Paul & Storm stop by to do just that! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
#172 - Best Late Night Food with Jordan Morris
June 12, 2018 15:38 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBOur buddy Jordan Morris stops by to talk late night food and tell us about Bubble, his new project for Maximum Fun that features our very own Gags! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
#171 - Best Talking Dog Movie with David Nadelberg
June 06, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIn the proud history of kibbitzing k-9 films, which stands supreme? Mark and Hal are joined by their friend Dave Nadelberg from Mortified to get to the bottom of things. Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
#170 - Best Social Media Platform
May 30, 2018 16:21 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWe always talk about Twitter and Facebook at the end of each episode, but are either of them the best social media platform? How do you pick among so many choices? Why is Mark never on Facebook? Learn all the answers in this very episode! Come see We Got This LIVE at the PHIT Comedy Theater in Philadelphia during the Philly Podcast Festival! We've got two shows on Saturday, June 23rd - for tickets and info, click here!
#169 - Best Animal Collective Noun
May 23, 2018 04:00 - 52 minutes - 37.3 MBA duo of podcast hosts discuss a gaggle of collective nouns for animals and come away with a plethora of decisions!
#168 - Best Pretzel Shape
May 16, 2018 04:00 - 34 minutes - 25 MBThis is the perfect example of why We Got This is the most important show in the history of humanity: a mission to simply pick the best pretzel shape quickly turns into a heated debate. Will Mark and Hal ever be the same again? Only time will tell.
#167 - UPDATE - Best Marvel Movie with Marc Bernardin
May 09, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBack in 2015, Mark and Hal sat down to determine the best Marvel movie, and since then so many have come out that this decision has become a living document that needs updating with Avengers: Infinity War hitting theaters Fatman on Batman co-host and prodigious writer Marc Bernardin joins us for a walk through three more years and eight more films to see if one of them can claim the title!
#166 - Clean Slate XI with Eric Edelstein
May 02, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIt's time to clean the slate again, and this time Mark and Hal are joined by Eric Edelstein (We Bare Bears, Jurassic World, Drunk History), who helps them clean the slate of some mini-topics! Fun fact - Eric came up with the topic for our very first episode!
#165 - Best Broadway Musical with Bill Corbett
April 25, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBMark and Hal fall prey to the lullaby of Broadway as they pick the best Broadway Musical of all time with the help of their buddy Bill Corbett from MST3K and Rifftrax!
#164 - Best Donut
April 18, 2018 04:00 - 51 minutes - 36.3 MBIt's fitting that donuts are shaped like wheels because those come off early in this episode as Mark and Hal determine the best donut. You're guaranteed to get mad.
#163 - Uber vs Lyft vs Taxis with Mindy Sterling
April 10, 2018 16:08 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBMark and Hal are joined by comedy heavyweight Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers, Black-ish, The Legend of Korra) to talk transportation and pick the ultimate ride! Want to support We Got This and other fine Max Fun shows? Become a member during MaxFunDrive and get exclusive gifts! Click here before April 14th and be sure to select We Got This as one of the shows you listen to. We rely on support from listeners like you to keep going!
#162 - Best Invention Of The Last 100 Years with Andy Richter
April 03, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBFor the first of their two MaxFunDrive episodes, Mark and Hal sit down with special guest Andy Richter to sift through 100 years of landmark inventions to find the best one, including spray toilets, potato gloves, and television! If you enjoy this show and want to support us with a recurring monthly contribution, now is the time to do it! Become a Maximum Fun member during the drive, select our show as one you want your support to go towards, and get special gifts including exclusive c...
#161 - Short Form Improv or Long Form Improv
March 28, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutes - 41.4 MBBetween them, Mark and Hal have over 40 years of improvising experience, from huge venues to prisons. Together, they'll dig through the history of the art form to decide between short form and long form improvisation.
#160 - Best Tool
March 21, 2018 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.9 MBTools are an important building block of society, but which is the best building block? Don't worry. WE GOT THIS.
#159 - Bacon vs Sausage vs Country Ham
March 14, 2018 04:00 - 58 minutes - 41.3 MBPeople have been asking us to settle this one for a while now, so here it is: we sit down at the breakfast table once more and settle this meat fight once and for all.
#158 - Best Bill Murray Movie LIVE with Steve Agee
March 07, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBBill Murray is a comedy icon with an impressive filmography under his belt, but which of his movies is the best? We sat down with Steve Agee (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, We're No Doctors podcast) to settle it once and for all!
#157 - Best Exercise LIVE with Sydney Benner LIVE
February 28, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBHow do two guys who don't exercise choose the BEST exercise? Enlist trainer and patient human Sydney Benner to lead you through a workout in front of an audience at Booty Works, that's how!
#156 - Clean Slate IX
February 21, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBMark and Hal take on a series of short topics as they work to once again clean their slate!
#155 - Best Harrison Ford Role
February 14, 2018 05:00 - 51 minutes - 36.2 MBWhether you're watching him seek fortune and glory, shoot first, or tell people to get off his plane, Harrison Ford's work has yielded several memorable roles. Only one of them can be the best, though. That's where we come in.
#154 - Best Way to Cook Eggs
February 07, 2018 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.9 MBThere's more than one way to cook an egg, but what's the best way? Mark and Hal are here to make the final, universally binding decision!
#153 - Pen or Pencil?
January 31, 2018 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.5 MBThe pen may be mightier than the sword, but is it mightier than the pencil? Mark and Hal decide for all humankind in this week's episode!
#153 - Pen or Pencil?
January 31, 2018 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.5 MBThe pen may be mightier than the sword, but is it mightier than the pencil? Mark and Hal decide for all humankind in this week's episode!
#152 - Best Sports Movie LIVE with Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher
January 24, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBFor this special live episode, we were joined by comedians/sports enthusiasts/spouses Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, who join us to go through almost every sports movie ever made to help us pick the best of all time! We guarantee that your favorite was/was not chosen.
#151 - Best Winter Olympics Event
January 17, 2018 05:00 - 58 minutes - 41.4 MBNext month, the XXIII Winter Olympiad will take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, as the nations of the world gather in a showing of sportspersonship and friendly competition - but the REAL competition is over which of the events is the best? Thankfully, Mark and Hal are World-Class decision makers who are here to save the day!
#150 - Best Batman Villain with Simon Grimm
January 10, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBThe caped crusader has faced many villains over the last 80 years; his rogue's gallery is one of the most notorious in comics, if not the most. But which dastardly do-badder is the worst of the worst? Professional Wrestler Simon Grimm joins us to find answer! See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#149 - Chaplin or Keaton with Paul Dooley
January 03, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBCharlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton - two comedic masters of the silent era. Which one is the best of the best? We recruited our pal Paul Dooley to help us choose! See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#148 - Best "Doctor Who" with Joseph Scrimshaw
December 25, 2017 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBSince 1963, The Doctor has graced our airwaves in various forms. Which of the 12-plus Doctors is the best? That's a nerdwar only the most foolish podcasts hosts would endeavor to end. So we're doing it, with our Companion for this episode, comedian, writer, and Whovian Joseph Scrimshaw. See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#147 - Best Rankin Bass Christmas Special
December 20, 2017 05:00 - 50 minutes - 35.5 MBIt's the most wonderful time of the year, when our TV sets are filled with the warm glow of classic holiday specials, specifically from Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, who blended animation techniques with original music and celebrity narrators to create magic. But which of their specials is the best? Don't worry: we got this. See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#146 - Clean Sleigh with Paget Brewster
December 13, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 47 MBMark and Hal tidy up their topic list for the holidays with the help of a returning Paget Brewster, who helps the boys cover everything from music to cookies to trees and everything in between! See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#145 - Best version of "A Christmas Carol"
December 06, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBIt's that time of year for bad pieces of beef, young Santa ghosts, and crotchety old men getting their life lessons delivered via time travel! With so many versions of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol" out there, which should you watch? Mark and Hal break the chains they forged in life to bring you the answer! See Mark and Hal LIVE in San Francisco on Sunday, January 14th with guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! Get tickets here.
#144 - The Flintstones or The Jetsons with Mark Evanier
November 29, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThe Modern Stone Age Family vs The Family of the Modern Age! Flying Saucers vs Foot-Powered cars! A walk through the history of animation with Mark Evanier, who was there for a large part of it! We got behind the scenes with Mark to talk Hanna Barbera, Desi Arnaz, and more! Come see We Got This LIVE during SF Sketchfest on Sunday, January 14th with special guests Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher! We're doing a double bill with Craig's List and you can get tickets here.
#143 - Best Muppet Show Guest LIVE with John Hodgman & Craig Shemin
November 22, 2017 05:00 - 56 minutes - 40.2 MBIt's time to play the music! It's time to light the lights! It's time to pick the best guest on The Muppet Show tonight! Recorded live at the Museum of the Moving Image in queensMuppet fanatics Mark and Hal are joined president of the Jim Henson Legacy Craig Shemin and a returning John Hodgman to picked from the 5 finalists selected by Muppet fans around the world.
#142 - Board Games or Video Games with Chloe Dykstra
November 15, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBBoard Games. Video Games. Which are the best? We turned to Gamer/Actor/Host Chloe Dykstra to help us get to the bottom of this quandry!
#141 - Best Disney Villain LIVE with Autumn Reeser
November 08, 2017 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBRecorded live at Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, Autumn Reeser joins us as we return to the Disney Vault, going through 80-plus years of Disney films to find the best villain of all time! You'll laugh, you'll cry, we'll judge!
#140 - Snakes vs Spiders with James Breakwell
October 30, 2017 19:00 - 48 minutes - 34.7 MBHappy Halloween! In honor of things that go bump in the night, we talk about two of the creatures that frighten us the most: Spiders & Snakes! We're joined by humorist, author, parent, & pig owner James Breakwell, who's not only a zombie apocalypse expert, but is apparently just as afraid of everything as we are! Come see We Got This LIVE in L.A. on Sunday, November 5th for the first time ever! We've got special guest Janet Varney and we're part of a double bill with the amazing "Can I...
#139 - Best Classic Muppet Movie with Stephanie D'Abruzzo & Doc Hammer
October 25, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWhich of the first three Muppet Movies is the best? We enlisted Tony-nominated actor and long time muppeteer Stephanie D'Abruzzo and our good buddy Doc Hammer to help pick! Come see We Got This LIVE in L.A. on Sunday, November 5th for the first time ever! We've got special guest Janet Varney and we're part of a double bill with the amazing "Can I Pet Your Dog?" - get tickets here!
#138 - Best Game Show with Jonathan Coulton
October 18, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBWe're not ashamed to admit it: we love game shows! With so many iconic shows to choose from, we turned to current game showman Jonathan Coulton to pick the best one. Did you favorite make the cut? Probably not, which is why you'll yell at us on twitter about it! Come see We Got This LIVE in L.A. on Sunday, November 5th for the first time ever! We've got special guest Janet Varney and we're part of a double bill with the amazing "Can I Pet Your Dog?" - get tickets here!
#137 - Best Kid's Show with Sydnee and Justin McElroy
October 11, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBWhen the topic of children's shows comes up, Mark and Hal don't just dig into their own adolescence; they recruit parents in the form of McElroys: Dr. Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy, to be precise. Together, a wide range of children's television programming is explored to come up with the ultimate answer! Come see us LIVE in L.A. with "Can I Pet Your Dog" on Sunday, November 5th! Get tickets here.
#136 - Best Movie Costume with Paget Brewster
October 04, 2017 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBWhen you're trying to pick the greatest movie costume of all time, who do you get to join you? None other than Paget Brewster, who is no stranger to fashion OR films! Together Mark, Hal, and Paget review over 100 years of cinema, investigate house noises, and explore closets in closets to get the answer. See Mark and Hal in New York October 6th, 8th, and 9th! Get tickets and info here.