E1 from the Archive: 171–185

In the final installment of episodes from the archive, we have a scripted episode about the Terre Haute Bathroom Club (#178) and the first episode about King Vahgo (#184). The song from Beatlemaniacs is a personal favorite of mine, I feel pretty confident that it's the stupidest thing we could have possibly come up with.

At this point the Patreon archive should be complete (but let me know if we missed anything). Has highlighting old episodes been useful enough that we should keep doing it in some form? Patreon has been pushing the idea of weekly newsletters (I guess to compete with Substack), it's possible we could come up with a weekly post that highlights old episodes and includes some kind of new bullshit to make it interesting. Let me know whether weekly newsletter-style posts sound like fun or like another email to delete every week.

171 - Beatlemaniacs (paywalled)
Beatle fanatics Cromwell Starr (@charlesraustin), Russ Lennon (@intellegint), and Peter Bitch (@necrobranson) discuss Beatles lore and unearth a forgotten track by the Liverpudlian lads from Liverpool.

172 - The Legend of Skunk Welcher
Andrew, Branson, and Charles tell a bedtime story about the legend of Skunk Welcher.

173 - Easy Going
Cali guys Goliath Lake (@intellegint), Johnny Feelgood-Johnson (@necrobranson), and Alpine de la North (@charlesraustin) discuss what makes the Golden State the greatest state.

174 - Operation MK ULTRA for Weed
Government interrogators Professor Dips (@necrobranson) and Lieutenant General B.S. Maxwell (@charlesraustin) run a series of tests on college student Hashman (@intellegint) at the covert Silly Labs facility in Terre Haute.

175 - The Pickle Spa
Aldo Ceviche (@intellegint), Walt Tremblay (@necrobranson), and Lou Perltzman (@ByYourLogic) workshop a business idea for a spa where rich old guys go to get pickled.

176 - CryptoKeepers (paywalled)
Cryptocurrency investors Drace Goodstreet (@intellegint) and Arno Argle (@charlesraustin) welcome the world's smartest man, Opulence (@necrobranson), for a discussion of the latest trends in crypto finance.

177 - Revenge Club
Revenge Club members Clint Weapon (@necrobranson), Sidney Drumheller (@intellegint), and Winchester Bone (@DinkMagic) chronicle the various ways they have been wronged and plot what they intend to do about it.

178 - The Real Story of the Terre Haute Bathroom Club
A documentary about the Terre Haute Bathroom Club tells the story of how a bunch of people who hang out in public restrooms beat MENSA.

179 - Family is Like a Tree
Genealogy expert Gomer Thomas Hastings (@intellegint) welcomes Gilroy Monsanto (@necrobranson) and French Fry the Cat (@charlesraustin) to explore their family histories.

180 - Lifeguards (paywalled)
Head lifeguard Brad Blond (@necrobranson) welcomes lifeguards Brad (@intellegint) and Brad-Brad Bradley (@charlesraustin) for the start of a new summer at the beach.

181 - Mandatory Sales Success Clinic: Risco Presents Jack Trophy for Q2 Sales Success Clinic
Sales consultant Jack Trophy (@necrobranson) hosts a seminar for Risco sales associates Ben Orleander (@intellegint) and Terry Drexler (@charlesraustin) ahead of the release of the new Risco Bullet and Risco Bullet for Business tablets.

182 - The First Festival of the Gods
Gunt, God of Pleasure (@necrobranson) invites Darklight, God of Hope and Darkness (@intellegint) and Ulf, The Trickster God (@charlesraustin) to celebrate the creation of their own pantheon.

183 - Nerdcore Summit 2021
Nerdcore rappers MC Monster Manual (@necrobranson), MC Schwifty (@intellegint), and MC Dualshock (@charlesraustin) gather for a backyard barbecue with MC Pow Block (@tom_on_here) to discuss Nerdcore Summit 2021 at the Oracle Arena.

184 - The Royal Negotiation (paywalled)
When Good King Grinstead's (@charlesraustin) kingdom comes under siege by Vahgo of the North (@necrobranson), the two must forge a treaty.

185 - The Zing! Podcast Network Executive Programming Meeting
Zing! Executives Rodney Kroenke (@necrobranson) and Lachlan Walmsey (@charlesraustin) develop concepts for upcoming Zing! podcasts featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment.