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EP.180 — Finaltheticast Part Three: Ask All the Questions, and Get All the Answers

Hypotheticast - December 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Wow.  This is it! The last one! You made it to the weird little farmhouse at the end of the driveway. You thought you might have taken a wrong turn, but no. That's us, waving, from the windows! You were on the right road all along. And what a road it's been. Thank you, sincerely, for your l...

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EP.179 — Finaltheticast Part Two: What's That Brown Bear Doin'?

Hypotheticast - December 22, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
The Final Meat.  Well, three mini-meats, actually. Which is great! David, Emily, and Mike all bring a meaty question of their own. Get ready to talk Pokemon, Moon Murder, and Endings. Topics include: Stumpkin, Here I Come Bologna, Paperoni, Squirtguns and Fortresses, Just as Fucked Up as Ev...

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EP.178 — Finaltheticast Part One: You Wanna Hold Him On Your Lap?

Hypotheticast - December 15, 2021 11:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Welcome, welcome, welcome. Come in. Sit down in the first of three chairs we've prepared for you. This one is labeled "Would You Blank It," and while sitting in it, you'll witness the final round of this game we truly did invent All this time, we've been trying to reach the perfect equilibrium...

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EP.177 — They Probably Have a Nice Backpack

Hypotheticast - December 08, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Red. Flags. It's the last time we get to create attractive, strange, or maybe downright repulsive people to date! Get in here and talk to us about dealbreakers. Is cookie breath even GOOD? Topics include: Radio Rental, Thinking About the Radisson Blue, Aggressively-Gendered Nannies, I Don...

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EP.176 — A Little Bit of That Wet Salad

Hypotheticast - December 01, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Would. I. Rather. This one's about US. Well, it's also about how well we know each other. Some of us wrote questions beforehand, some of us read some beautiful pre-generated questions mostly about rattlesnakes, and some of us made them up on the spot. But no matter the method, we all learned...

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EP.175 — Passengers Expected to See a Spicy Scene

Hypotheticast - November 24, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Oh, hi! It's the sixth-to-last episode of this wonderful, beautiful little son that we call a "podcast." What a thing. We're playing Dark Stories one last time, because we're just feelin' too dang optimistic about the world and we really gotta season it with some BUMMERS. Just kidding. There's a...

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EP.174 — All the Holes Necessary

Hypotheticast - November 17, 2021 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
It's time for another FINAL ROUND of a BEAUTIFUL GAME. That's right, on this, our 7th-to-last-episode of the Hypotheticast, we're playing our final round of one of our favorite games: The Good, The Bad, and The Answer!  Tune in as we imagine, and then critique each other's imagination! That's ...

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EP.173 — Jimmy Carter is on Sewer Duty

Hypotheticast - November 10, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Oh my god, hi! I can't believe it's you! And you're positively glowing. You're just in time — we're playing a game called Fallout Shelter. It's that ol' apocalyptic mix-em-up with beings + powers + accessories that always brings a smile to the brain. Oh, and there's an important announcement in ...

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EP.172 — I Get a Pickle Vibe from Meryl

Hypotheticast - November 03, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Food! Do you like? I like. Of all the things, Food is certainly one of them. And it's at least in my top five! I'm a real fan.  Today, we're going to design some celebrity meals — inspired by the Saweetie Meal — but for celebrities and restaurants you . . . might not think to combine.  Topi...

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EP.171 — For Halloween, I Would Like to See a Pumpkin

Hypotheticast - October 27, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
***CONTENT WARNING: one specific story about bug infestation and human decay.*** He's almost here! Old Mr. Skeletons himself, the self-proclaimed and Wal-Mart Sponsored "Santa of Halloween." It's not a good ad campaign, but it is technically an ad campaign.  But really, the ween is close. S...

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EP.170 — A Group of Bats That Used to Be Men

Hypotheticast - October 21, 2021 01:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
It's still SO scary out there. But the two antidotes? Oh, you know. Podcasts and friendship. This one's got BOTH. Wait, there are three antidotes. The third one is kissing. And while we do not kiss on this episode, we DO discuss who we would WANT to kiss.  And the Absolutely Certified Mega-St...

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EP.169 — What If It Was Chucky and Annabelle?

Hypotheticast - October 13, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
It's scarytimes, and there's so much to be scared of. How do you know what to look at, what to be around, what to listen to, in order to really maximize your fear? We're here to help you figure out what the absolute SCARIEST things are. We got this. Topics Include: Carol of the Hells, You Don...

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EP.168 — Slight Molecular Adjustments Make Red Bull Complete Poison

Hypotheticast - October 06, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
BOO. Yeah, scary. It's that time. Lots of brands are capitalizing on Big Halloween this time of year, and some of them came to us. Weird, I know, but it's true. They asked us to help. So we did, because we're nice. Listen to the amazing ideas we have for making Halloween this year a true ...

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EP.167 — Crawl in People's Yards

Hypotheticast - September 29, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
It's Fall! Autumn! The Third One! Whatever you call it, trees have begun the big dump. But the only thing that's fallin' over here at the Hypotheticast is our ratings. Wait. Anyway, we're doing a couple Autumnal Buzzfeed Quizzes today! Tune in to learn about us, as we learn about ourselves.  ...

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EP.166 — Birthday Party Ideas for Mikes Dot Com

Hypotheticast - September 22, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Well, well, well. Our beloved Mike is becoming another year older. So he's brought some birthday-party-themed would-you-rathers for us to reaaaaaaally chew on. There's some existential stuff in here, travelers. Come on down. Topics include: Funfetti, John Steinbeck's The Gold, Ooze Into Your ...

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EP.165 — Be the Vampire Bartender You Want to See in the World

Hypotheticast - September 15, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
A lot of folks are quitting their jobs. Nobody wants to work for you anymore. But what jobs are we going to get? This week, we're discussing what it would be like if we changed careers, but in a fun way. Yeah. Fun. Topics include: The Circle, The Patch Adams Scale, Tiny Anthropomorphic Body C...

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EP.164 — Call Me By Your No-Nos

Hypotheticast - September 08, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Ahahaha. Wednesday. It's back again. And so are we! We're playing Red Flags, which is absolutely a game that you all should play, to know exactly where your boundaries are. We all learn something every dang time. Topics: What If I Was Really Aggressive, Until the Ground Beef Stops, Physic...

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EP.163 — He Lives in Space but He is Also in Charge of the Hand of Space

Hypotheticast - September 01, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Oh, yes. It's time for a Romantic Dramedy. Mike and Emily take some randomly generated creatures and create some absolutely juicy shows / movies that will almost certain cause some sort of TV Network bidding war.  Topics include: Extreme Fantasy Names, SOS I Need You to Come Here Now, I Should...

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EP.162 — Short Gray Bob

Hypotheticast - August 25, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Back to school! We're . . . doing it? It looks different, obviously, for many folks. But on THIS podcast, we're making it look very different. Mike and David are going back to school. And Emily's in control. It's a Would You Blank It. Topics include: The Ejection Lever, Duct Tape Your Wrist...

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EP.161 — What's an Emotion You Might Feel at Night?

Hypotheticast - August 18, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
We're makin' up some Dark Stories! That's right. And what's more, we're solving them, too. It's like when the detective in the movie is like "I also did the murder" and everyone's like "well it's not as impressive that you solved it then, is it?" and the detective is like "no not really, but wha...

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EP.160 — Think of the Times You Pulled Together Instead of Apart

Hypotheticast - August 11, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
We. Love. Corporations.  But you know what we love more than corporations? Marketing for corporations. So, we're playin' a little game called Adverteasing, which is . . . a real game, from a box. We're guessin' slogans, and doing some fairly wild speculation. You'll like it. Or, like, if you d...

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EP.159 — All Bats Are Beautiful

Hypotheticast - August 04, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Ingestion. Embarrassment. Pain. These are things that, apparently, Would-You-Rathers can be about. We're just drawin' some random ones out of a Zobmondo box and hittin' em up with our analysis. We're like, experts, maybe, sort of, in a way.  Topics include: Whoopsie, When No News is Good News,...

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EP.158 — Fossil Fuel Flosh Sticks

Hypotheticast - July 28, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
You've got problems, right? Yeah. Me too. But we all know the real problem in 2021: there isn't enough novelty food.  We're here to change that.  Topics Include: Put Me in an Outhouse, Kum and Go, Fossil Fuel, Kermit's Little Son Tiny Tim, The Floss is in the Fish Stick, Lucky Charms Repres...

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EP.157 — Is He Naughty?

Hypotheticast - July 21, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
CW: mention of prison, death Oh hi! Dark Stories! They're here! They're mostly kooky and weird, but this week there's a dash of serious, which is . . . weirdly unexpected. What a ride! We're solvin' it all, baybee. Topics include: Which Ones Are the Dogs Days of Summer, He's a Strong Fish, A...

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EP.156 — Blast a Little Toot

Hypotheticast - July 14, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
You know all those burning questions you've had about David's husband? Like, who even is that guy? Let 'em burn. Because we're asking questions about Emily's husband today. The game is Would You Tanner. Or Would Tan Rather. Or something like that. But it's speculative, it's suspenseful, and thei...

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EP.155 — Tubthumpin' by Bunkathunkicast

Hypotheticast - July 07, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Would you guest-host it? Yeah, that's right. We're playin' it. Would You Blank It is back, and Raynee is also back. Come find out what she will and won't put up with as a guest-host of a fictional podcast. Turns out: she's tough.  Topics include: Large Things, Linty Shrimps, I'm Not a Mean ...

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EP.154 — Remember When People Used to Use Corncobs?

Hypotheticast - June 30, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Raynee's BACK. And she's brought with her some Do, Dump, Dates and some would-you-rathers. What. Are you kidding me. Too good. Too creative. Get her outta here. Topics include: Is it the Goblin, Hand or Mouth Stuff, Spit Rum and Crush Melons, The Gooey Core, Chain Me Up in a Shed, and I Am a ...

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EP.153 — I'm Worth It, Gimmie a Lemon

Hypotheticast - June 23, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Ah, you. Good ol' you. Here again, to see me. Me! The lowly Hypotheticast. What a privilege. What an honor. Let me take your hat, and your coat. These look expensive. My, my. We've got a guest today, by the way! Her name is Raynee! She's the Would You Rather Madness Champion, and truly shines ...

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EP.152 — Lots of Torso and Boy Bands

Hypotheticast - June 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
Do. Dump. Date.  The only three ways.  Help us choose. Topics include: Raid the Money Bins, Long and Sour, Seinfeld's Pretty Funny Right, Shoot the Shit with Tonya Harding, Don't Britney Her, Disco Duck, The Olympics You're In Danger, They're Runnin' Fast and Swim, and He Who Stanked It H...

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EP.151 — The Little Pepperoni That Your Mom Says You Shouldn't Eat

Hypotheticast - June 09, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings
This week is really simple: what if we were Harold? We've got a lot of ideas. Come along with us, and hear them. Or just like, play the podcast, but take out your headphones, go on a walk, and imagine what we might have said. That's the true Hypotheticast. Topics include: Orcs Get it, Lea...

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