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š¾ Enjoy the FULL episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the many ways to screw up a hamburger, getting into the wrong Uber, no more movie dates, slang is moving faster than ever before, the bop-jam-groove-banger continuum, the poorest and richest weāve ever felt, dining out iā¦
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Stoned Moms, Future Luggage & A Hilarious Neighborhood Beef
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1:00:51On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss moms getting stoned, resting stank face, trouble at the ROLO factory, designing the suitcase of the future, do Stormtroopers take the whole outfit off in the bathroom, macho men stifle innovation, JD the sommelier, the link between fake meat and natural wine, why cops hang out with other cops, major neighbā¦
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The Perfect Wedding, Cop Crashes Dinner Party, and Deli Drama
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1:06:15On this weekās show, we recap Matt and Jilās wedding drama, mothers mothering, flaunting your jewelry, our weirdest bodily insecurities, losing company property, the awkward reality of open-concept hotel bathrooms, hotel room afterparties, the misery of celebrity, when a plus one asks for a plus one, getting high with a cop, the logic behind āPriceā¦
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Pre-Wedding Jitters, Strange Kid Hugs, And Are Smokers The Best Of Us?
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1:07:22On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss pre-wedding jitters, drinking around family, our truths are in our texts, doctors telling secrets, getting hugged by a strange child, a spoiler-free discussion of why fans are angry at HBOās āThe Last Of Us,ā old people complaining about todayās youth, drinking from a garden hose, staying home alone when yā¦
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Black is OUT?! Plus Martha Stewart's Bizarre Ex Complaint! | Patreon Exclusive
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1:30š¾ To listen to the FULL EPISODE join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss passive-aggressive family group chats, pretentious illiterates, two salesmen fighting over a commission, black is out of style, Mattās new gig, decoding laundry hieroglyphics, car seat warmers are dangerous, hand crank winā¦
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Katy Perry In Space, An Idiot Attempts First Contact & We Rank Adam Sandler Comedies
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58:04On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss needing a taste handler, forcing people to learn about news theyād rather avoid, Katy Perry song titles about her trip to space, an annoying TV show trope, making contact with indigenous tribes, a very incomplete understanding of the bird flu, where are we on the whole cloning thing, writing on bathroom waā¦
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Palm Springs Bachelor Party, Comedy Store Review & Embracing the āF-Itā Age
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56:51Matt and JD are back with tales from a āwildā weekend in Palm Springs ā including just how close Matt came to going on a 10k hike while completely hungover. From bachelor party shenanigans to a surprise roast, the guys break down the comedy, the chill vibes, and the slightly questionable decisions. Also in this episode:š¤ A spontaneous review of Theā¦
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What Really Happened At The No Dunks Pizza Party
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1:01:18On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss getting a medical diagnosis from a podcast, well-meaning insults, a bachelor party preview, rural flushing rules, what counts as a pizza topping, why sound guys are the worst kind of guys, doing unpaid labor, a stoned thought about the future of music, grooving to Brahmās Lullaby, referring to your partnerā¦
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Cancelling Netflix, Siesta Culture And Should Biscoff Cookies Be BANNED?!
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1:02:00On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss their failing sleep hygiene, bringing the siesta to North America, arguing with caterers, JDās going on a Montreal bender, are there too many colors of wine, a hoarder intervention, physical media has its limits, a hierarchy of streaming services, literally wearing a hat on a hat, a proposal to drop Biscofā¦
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Champagne Rooms, Gym Revenge, and Earworm Cures | Mailbag
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1:02:07On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel open the Is This Good? Mailbag to answer your burning questions about sponsoring a champagne room, buying a gym just so you can kick out its members, a Charlie Kaufman-themed amusement park, indoor waterslides, solving an urgent relationship problem, thanking people for holding the door open, signalling from a carā¦
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On today's Patreon-Exclusive episode, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the latest you can celebrate St. Paddy's Day, becoming an American citizen, the weirdest interview ever, a very unfortunate translation error, JD & Rachel take an impromptu civics quiz, is holding hands PDA, things we've stolen, saving an orphanage from a fire, the best dish we cook, aā¦
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On this episode of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch Bohemian Rhapsody and discuss how the hell it won four Oscars, was Rami Malek deserving of Best Actor, Queenās contribution to the Jock Jam genre, taking sex and drugs out of rockānāroll, whether the filmās inaccuracies ruin it, bands who bombed at Live Aid, would this have ā¦
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Naked On A Plane, Embarrassing Homes & The Wedding Reception Hall Of Fame
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1:02:58On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the key to good posture, the things in our home weāre most embarrassed for other people to see, can a regular adult man get a gaming chair, a hoarder intervention, turning your loved ones into stuffed animals, living on a dirt road, getting asked if you need help while exercising, bike shorts are not accepā¦
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Anna Seregina On Angry Emails, Farts, and the BEST Way To Describe A Wine
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1:11:04On todayās show, Anna Seregina (After Midnight) joins Matt & JD to discuss the worst citizenship to have, annoyingly precocious kids, restroom performance art, how a fart held a friendship together, does absence make the heart grow a fonder, emailing while angry, landlord fights, promotion is the worst part of creation, bravely admitting you donāt ā¦
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Dictators, Embarrassing Workouts, Aliens, Oscars & More
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1:03:57On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss what theyād do if they were dictators, embarrassing new forms of exercise, thereās not enough TV shows about dogs, behind-the-scenes at NASA, the danger of laughing at a childās joke, aliens love rockānāroll, being a parent means constantly being embarrassed, energy drinks are a powerful drug, James Bond nā¦
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The BEST place to go on a first date! | Maddy Kelly
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1:10:00On todayās show, Maddy Kelly (Just For Laughs) joins Matt & JD to discuss having a state of the union with your best friend, teenage standup material, having a sandwich named after you, planning a low effort birthday party, bikini styles, bowling on a first date, the best excuse for leaving a party, the worst kind of male rom-com character, the preā¦
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š¾ Listen to the FULL EPISODE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās Patreon-Exclusive episode, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss hamster wheels, which animals are vermin, how sports lead to nationalism, couples that look like siblings, the biggest differences between Matt & JD, how rural youād have to get before youād own a gun, tā¦
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On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch The Goonies and discuss why this is an entire generationās favorite film, whatās behind Slothās makeup, how the film predicted Sean Astinās career, is this just Indiana Jones for kids, sequel speculation, being tricked by a movieās poster, elementary school archetypes, The Gā¦
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We Rank Every SNL50 Sketch! Plus, NBA All-Star is in BIG Trouble!
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1:03:49Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss phantom vaccines, going crusty mode, JD has no sense of taste, stoner recipe corner, rice may be killing us, an earnest conversation about the NBA All-Star game that Iām still surprised we had, a detailed review of SNL 50, Paul McCartney vs. Paul Simon, our weakness for musicals, Tom Hanks confusā¦
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Waiters Can Murder One Customer a Year? | Kyle Ayers on Cheating, Compliments, and Chronic Pain
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56:45On today's show, Kyle Ayers (Conan) joins Matt & JD to discuss waiters getting to murder one customer per year, pretending you've seen movies you definitely haven't, wringing laughs out of a chronic pain disorder, why old men buy sports cars, the best midlife crisis purchases, telling your friend you suspect their wife is cheating, getting cut off ā¦
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Super Bowl Ads, A Restaurant That Canāt Take The Heat & Are Escalators Safe?
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood In honor of Valentineās Day, Matt & JD are joined by their better halves, Jil & Rachel to discuss sleeping in separate beds, coupleās activities that arenāt watching TV, breaking up over text, how many dates you can go on without having sex before it gets weird, ā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD, & Rachel discuss a failed Is This Good? reunion, the Four Horsemen of āIām definitely skipping that movie,ā Adrien Brody in dreadlocks, actors with the most impressive filmographies, falling in a toilet, the hilarity of almostā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD, & Rachel discuss being chased by the spotlight, casually leaving your wife and kids behind, fun ways to weaken your immune system, British women love JD, infecting an entire plane, a Celebrity Jeopardy shocker, astronomers getā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch Interstellar and discuss Hans Zimmer getting burned at The Oscars, IMAX screens that are too small, why this is the most Reddited movie of all-time, Neil deGrasse Tyson loves ruining your ā¦
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PREVIEW: Our Most Embarrassing Moments [Patreon Exclusive]
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2:15š¾ To listen to the FULL EPISODE join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās Patreon-Exclusive show, the ITG crew discuss the embarrassing moments that keep us up at night, weirdest superstitions, the Top 5 unusual skills we wish we had, whether youād like you if you met yourself, animal hybrids we thought were real, favorite sonā¦
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Trey Kerby | The Philosophy of YOLO
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1:09:01On todayās show, Trey Kerby (No Dunks) joins Matt & JD to discuss using your kid for scams, the driest of Dry Januarys, a question youād have to be paid to answer, whether opposites do attract, stopping your wife from starting fights, being the CEO of a relationship, the philosophy of YOLO, never going to bed angry, ditching your rec league team, tā¦
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A Bar Pod (Tipsy) | January Mailbag
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1:04:43š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel open the Is This Good? Mailbag to answer your burning questions about the best action movie tropes, janitors love bossa nova music, a ranking of beer packaging, bartenders tricking you with free shots, the best age to party, theā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, drone licenses, becoming an air quality expert, false alarms, apps you hope you never have to use, and some unrelated musings like Atlanta snowstorms, a tastefully nude Is ā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the last time you lit yourself on fire, explosions in science class, toddlers at the gym, hot tub etiquette, places where itās okay to be barefoot, accidentally re-creating Home Alone, getting yelled at by an oā¦
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Your 2025 New Year's Resolutions... Are They Good?
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1:06:57š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel usher in 2025 by deciding if your New Yearās Resolutions... Are good! We discuss over-40 thirst traps, becoming an artistās No. 1 fan, rejecting the iPad tip flip, plastic tea bags, a new strategy for deciding what to watch, intā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss off-brand medication, accepting compliments from online commenters, going into the holidays knowing youāre going to be sick, Andy Cohen vs. Anderson Cooper, embarrassing rental cars, getting downgraded is the nā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch The Usual Suspects and discuss Quentin Tarantino's influence, the deluge of 90s twist endings, why Roger Ebert hated it, Al Pacino's biggest acting regret, robots that draw portraits, is aā¦
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Matt & JD | Ponzi Dreams [Patreon Exclusive]
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1:18š¾ To listen to the FULL EPISODE join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās Patreon-exclusive episode, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss JDās trip to Vegas, going from producer to talent, being a biased judge, missing out on a delicious dish of duck carcass, people love to tell you you shouldāve backed up your hard drive after you accidā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel open the Is This Good? Mailbag to answer your burning questions about buying your spouse a household appliance for their birthday, walking slowly when crossing the street in front of a car, being the pace car on a highway, fun tā¦
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Is This Bad? Movie Club | Christmas Vacation
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1:06:05š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD and Rachel re-watch Christmas Vacation and discuss the elements of an Xmas classic, John Hughes' love of the holidays, Chevy Chase making the director quit, missing Holiday Road, why Clark Griswold is so hoā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss loving something you thought you hated, mixing alcohol and dairy, marinating your clothing, how to know when youāre old, why celebrities become insane, Matthew McConaugheyās disgusting tuna salad recipe, openinā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, J.E. Skeets (No Dunks) joins Matt & JD to discuss traveling to card shows, annoying couples memes on Instagram, smuggling fake weapons across the border, the fine line between class clown and bully, classic HR pranks, the importance of physical mā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss the post-op blues, cosplaying at your wedding, getting married on 9/11, the correct way to pronounce Thanksgiving, how to know when teenagers are having fun, the coziest holiday movies, why bands hate their leaā¦
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Is This Bad? | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
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1:23:21š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD and Rachel are joined by Star Wars expert Jeshua Kidd to re-watch Episode I - The Phantom Menace. They discuss its rehabilitation with younger audiences, whether people were too hard on olā Jar Jar, Star Waā¦
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Matt & JD | The Goat Doctor [Patreon Exclusive]
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1:52š¾ To hear the FULL EPISODE join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās Patreon exclusive episode, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss D.C. After Dark, lesser-known treats grandmaās bring when visiting, nipples in formal wear, libations at the White House, when people donāt tell you their event is outdoors, resort fees when youāre not stayā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Matt, JD & Rachel open the Is This Good? Mailbag to answer your burning questions about saying the right thing at the wrong time, inexplicable internet scams, being red-flagged by customer service, celebrating Friendsgiving with strangers, takingā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt and Rachel confront JD about hiding a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity from our listeners, flying in a suit, faking viral moments, the pressures of being a content legend, living in your podcast studio, getting a nose job, our dream ā¦
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Is This Bad? | Everything Everywhere All At Once
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1:07:47š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On this meeting of the Is This Bad? Movie Club, Matt, JD & Rachel re-watch Everything Everywhere All At Once and discuss whether it deserved 7 Oscars, the problem with fake endings, multiversal storytelling, the themes that hold the film together, whether the Eveā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, JD & Rachel discuss Canadaās obsession with loons, bringing your fiancĆ© dress shopping, not being a beach guy, the coolest things to do with a dead body, a shocking list of the most-delivered food items, songs that repeat the sameā¦
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Zach Harper | Catch Me If You Could
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1:15:43š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās show, Zach Harper (Cinephobe) joins Matt & JD to discuss the lesser works of Sylvester Stallone, downloading the Kama Sutra, being too drunk to meet someone new, buying booze for underage kids, fake IDs are getting hard to fake, trying to remember one ā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Today in The Great Beyond, Matt, birthday boy JD & Rachel discuss how fast you have to be going to flee a scene, complimenting a strangerās engagement ring, going on a date with your dog, conversations while standing in line suck, yelling into a TV remote, Jack Rā¦
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Trey Kerby | Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful
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1:04:57On todayās show, Trey Kerby (No Dunks) joins Matt & JD to discuss wearing womenās clothes, dunking in slippers, trending lawn ornaments, a list of reasons people hate postcards, deciding which person in the relationship drives the boring car, bring back the shagginā wagon, when material things are better than experiences, playing in sand, wishing dā¦
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Matt & JD | Full Frontal [Patreon Exclusive]
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1:54š¾ To hear the FULL EPISODE join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood On todayās Patreon exclusive show, Matt, JD, & Rachel discuss ruining a sexy costume, levels of nudity, a billion dollar spooky app idea, returning used Halloween items on Amazon, JDās met a lot of famous dogs, Fall is becoming our most popular season, writing K-Pop hitā¦
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š¾ Listen to this episode AD-FREE! Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/isthisgood Heeeeeeereās poddy! On this episode of Is This Bad? Matt, JD, & Rachel re-watch The Shining and discuss the best horror films of all-time, the relevance of Scatman John, Fangoria magazine, when movies become memes, trailers ruining plot points, IMDB bloopers, wheā¦
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