Latest Willshortz Podcast Episodes
I Got Steve Harvey In My Van
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 20, 2021 08:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's Lucas's birthday and we talk about leasing a Hyundai.
All In Favor of Popsicles
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 13, 2021 18:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe boys discuss Godzilla vs King Kong and solve the New York Times Crossword Puzzle for Tuesday, April 13th. Watch along every Monday on our new Twitch Channel! Click the link and hit that subscribe button to catch the next episode live!
To "Ope!" by Silence
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 06, 2021 05:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe boys eventually get around to doing the Tuesday puzzle for April 6th, 2001 New York Times Crossword after spending half their time talking about chicken and pizza recipes.
Bedtime at the Apollo
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - March 30, 2021 05:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe boys do the New York Times Crossword Puzze for Tuesday March 30th and discuss the bizarre Christian singer Carman.
The Marvel Cinematic Yarn
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - March 16, 2021 06:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe boys are back with another fresh puzzle from the New York Times! Tuesday March 10th, 2021 crossword for those who like to play along. DON'T FORGET: we're a live podcast now, you can watch along and join the conversation! https://www.twitch.tv/onthecrosswithlucasmurphy https://www.faceb...
Greetings Earthlings We Come Buckets
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - February 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Boys are back, but now they're Twitch streamers. After some false starts and despite some technical difficulties they solved a Monday puzzle from the New York Times. We'll still be releasing the show as a podcast but you can play along with us every Monday night at https://www.twitch.tv/onth...
3rd Bad Boys From the Sun
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - June 09, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAs the quarantine continues, Lucas and Nathan do the New York Times crossword over zoom again. Nathan saw the new blockbuster action movie. Lucas can't vote.
BOYZ ONLY: Pray The Percy Jackson Away
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - May 19, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's an instant COVID classic! Nathan and Lucas are video chatting and doing a New York Times Crossword Puzzle that's either about the most important subject in liberal politics, or Black History Month.
Bullies of the Mind with Laura Mattingly
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 07, 2020 20:28 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLucas and Nathan have both been cooped up in a house with a multitude of stir crazy children and misbehaving animals, and now to make matters worse the Monday edition of the New York Times crossword puzzle is trickier than it used to be. Luckily Nathan's wife shows up and helps them beat Shortz'...
BOYZ ONLY: Yellow Rat Finks vs Green Rat Finks
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - February 18, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNathan's basement bar is looking good, Lucas is worried about the jerk off years, and the timer is running on the meatloaf. It's somehow one of the most meandering conversations that also sets a speed record for puzzle finishes.
Zorro, The Beyblade with AJ Estes
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - January 13, 2020 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAJ Estes from We Don't Have a Podcast Yet joins Lucas and Nathan to solve a Monday puzzle with hints of a seat-related connection.
Holy Infant Half Hot, Half Lemon Pepper with Jordan Goodwin
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - December 16, 2019 06:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsComedian/Antarctic Explorer Jordan Goodwin helps Lucas and Nathan solve a "spooky" themed New York Times crossword puzzle. There's some confusion about the plot of Cold Mountain. Jordan has the utmost confidence in his lawyers. Nathan talks about his first foray into theatre. Remember to ...
Stop! Or My Mom Will Skeet with Dan Alten
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - November 26, 2019 17:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsComedian Dan Alten joins the boys in the studio for a good old fashioned New York Times Crossword. Lucas admits to hiding deviled eggs from a blind guy.
Boyz Only: Gallagher 37
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - November 05, 2019 07:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLucas and Nathan are here to keep you up to speed on everything you need to know in the upcoming season of the Knockout Game. Lucas is starting a leech farm, Nathan can’t understand who was saving up all those feathers, and the boys debate the benefits of falling from outer space vs falling off ...
Jerkin' Off Around the Campfire with Craig Williams
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - October 22, 2019 04:39 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWriter and host of the Killscreen Cinema podcast Craig Williams joins Lucas and Nathan for a lively conversation about horror films that also includes some New York Times Crossword Puzzle solving at some point!
Office Bully with Holly Lynnea
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - October 15, 2019 04:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe multitalented Holly Lynnea returns for a spooky New York Times crossword puzzle that covers everything from the similarities between Madea and Jaden Smith, to Freddy vs Jason slashfiction, and even Roadrunner cartoon continuity errors. You can check out all of Holly's upcoming appeara...
The Penisher with Ryan Riker
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - October 08, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCome along with us as Nathan goes on an adderall adventure, Lucas ponders a pencil in his pee hole, and guest Ryan Riker skips a birthday party to solve the New York Times Crossword Puzzle!
Robo Bader Ginsborg with Nathaniel Potts-Wells
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - October 01, 2019 13:53 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's a Monday puzzle episode, with a thin candy shell to protect the troops from the gloops. We talk prison art, buying Dennis Kucinich's Sentra, and Nathan's extremely disturbing foray into VCR hacking. If you enjoy the show please don't forget to go give us a review on iTunes!
BOYZ ONLY: Gothttorney at Law
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - September 04, 2019 00:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIf Nathan sounds a little different it’s because his mustache is gone, folks. The boys are back at it again with the Labor Day puzzle from the Failing New York Times, as well as all the conversation about Cracker Barrel you’ve come to expect. Plus reviews of gum, putting stuff inside your pee ho...
Boyz Only: Caligula 2020
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - August 27, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThere's a mouse in the house and it's not the one shaking you down for a new subscription service! Nathan and Lucas discuss their political situations, plans for joining community theatre, redneck domestic partnerships, and cultures who use the wrong parts of the animals.All this and a Monday pu...
Boyz Only: Thigh Gap Jim
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - August 13, 2019 11:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLucas and Nathan are BACK, BABY! There's a solid half hour of very granular discussion about the production of booze, followed by the consumption of booze. We talk about the angry hot dog biker, Nathan's water park lifestyle, Boston Milkshakes, our complete and withering disdain for prestige tel...
Hack Man Fever LIVE with Sean Cannon
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - July 09, 2019 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOn The Cross is coming to you LIVE from Poorcastle Festival with our special guest Sean Cannon, here to help us solve the New York Times Crossword Puzzle in a tent full of confused music festival goers. We launch into the poopoo and peepee material pretty quickly and it devolves from there into ...
Boyz Only: Spud as a Bud in a Rud
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - July 02, 2019 14:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Boys are back with another puzzling pod. Nathan’s working out the kinks on his bankruptcy scheme, Lucas hates youtube celebrities, there’s some discussion on where Geico fits into the classic structures of narrative conflict, and Nathan describes his ideal date with Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Boyz Only: Liberty's Toe
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - June 25, 2019 21:47 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAre the rumors true? Is On The Cross headed for a breakup? Nathan's been blocking Lucas's Words with Friends requests, Lucas has nothing but contempt for Nathan's love of 90's bands. Things seem pretty unstable. Still the boys have reunited, not unlike the Beatles, for a rooftop performance th...
The Bone Rattler with Misty Stine
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - May 22, 2019 00:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsComedian Misty Stine comes by the studio to help solve a "food and drink" themed crossword puzzle from the New York Times app. We discuss the worst stage in town, hipsters, alternate calendars as a tool of the bourgeoisie, stamp addiction, and that Game of Thrones. If you like the show please...
Boyz Only: Diaper Genie
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - May 07, 2019 08:11 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNathan's gone garden crazy. Lucas is just trying to keep up. There's mild spoilers about the fate of Hagar the Horrible in the new Avengers movie. Nobody is keeping the go kart cheaters in check. All this plus we read the minutes from the last meeting of the itty bitty titty committee.
Trying to Rob a Squirrel with Lucious Williams
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 30, 2019 05:49 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLucious Williams is back for a New York Times Crossword mini-marathon! The boys bang out two mini puzzles, talk gardening, name problems, racism, Mini Kiss, preacher breathing, and which zoo animals we could beat in a fight.
The Princess and the Pud with Hunter Roberts
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - April 24, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe got a big, fat tiddy hit of a show! Hunter Roberts joins the boys for a comic themed edition of the New York Times Crossword. We talk about the Chinese jerkoff robot, Lake Poopyboobs, Garfield, faraway magic, and the dangers of vintage energy booze.
Boyz Only: How Thicc that Lord?
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - March 26, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsLucas and Nathan go it alone this week with a full-blown Monday puzzle, and much like Icarus from the Led Zeppelin t shirt, their hubris was their undoing. It wasn't a particularly difficult puzzle, and they certainly got distracted talking about other things, but it took them a solid two hours ...
Good Cop, Wolf Cop with Eric Sorgel
On The Cross with Lucas Murphy - March 13, 2019 07:16 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsReturn guest Eric Sorgel joins the boys for a New York Times crossword puzzle and somehow it becomes about Mister Noodle, opossum adjacent muggings, and driving your Ford to the fjord. Nathan offers a taste of the Nerd’s Rope, Eric has a doomsday posse put together, and Lucas owns what could be ...
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