For our first Spooky Microtheticast, we're pretending to be ghosts. Again. But this time, we're in charge of our own Ultimate Haunted Houses! We've been charged with assembling the scariest possible teams, and I think we did a pretty rad job. C

Ep.020 — Spooky Daddy

Oct 4th, 2017 50m 59s

It's our favorite month. Why? Because it's the spookiest month. This week, we're talking about anything that goes "bump," "boo," "eek," or "zoinks" in the night. Anything. Topics include: Hooky the Hook Hand Man with Two Hooks for Hands, spider

Microtheticast.009 — Gotta Hear Those Grunts

Sep 27th, 2017 29m 30s

The biggest Microtheticast we've ever done is HERE. And it comes with a bonus LISTENER SURVEY WOW WHAT A DEAL CLICK HERE TO TAKE IT If you participate, we'll love you. If you don't take it, we'll love you anyway. But, maybe, just maybe, it'l

Ep.019 — Hoarders Without Borders

Sep 20th, 2017 56m 44s

Hey. We've still got that survey going. If you haven't done it yet, it's time. Get. In. There. http://bit.ly/hypotheticastsurvey *** Television! What a wonderful box. Or, really, what is "television"? Is it the box? Is it the programming? Is it

Microtheticast.008 — "Maybe Crocs Are Inevitable"

Sep 13th, 2017 21m 34s

HEY. Hi. You look great. Now, quick. Follow this link to our listener survey! It'll help us know what you like, what you hate, and what sorts of ads we might be able to feature on the program. We'd love it if you participated, mostly because Da

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

Dec 29th, 2021 1h 12m

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

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

Dec 22nd, 2021 40m 35s

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, Sq

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

Dec 15th, 2021 40m 29s

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,

EP.177 — They Probably Have a Nice Backpack

Dec 8th, 2021 23m 36s

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 Rad

EP.176 — A Little Bit of That Wet Salad

Dec 1st, 2021 29m 34s

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

EP.175 — Passengers Expected to See a Spicy Scene

Nov 24th, 2021 30m 40s

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

EP.174 — All the Holes Necessary

Nov 17th, 2021 30m 59s

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, a

EP.173 — Jimmy Carter is on Sewer Duty

Nov 10th, 2021 33m 2s

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

EP.172 — I Get a Pickle Vibe from Meryl

Nov 3rd, 2021 31m 55s

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 restaur

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

Oct 27th, 2021 28m 9s

***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 a

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

Oct 21st, 2021 31m 7s

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 WA

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

Oct 13th, 2021 32m 19s

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

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

Oct 6th, 2021 26m 33s

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 idea

EP.167 — Crawl in People's Yards

Sep 29th, 2021 37m 10s

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

EP.166 — Birthday Party Ideas for Mikes Dot Com

Sep 22nd, 2021 34m 30s

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: Fu

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

Sep 15th, 2021 32m 3s

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,

EP.164 — Call Me By Your No-Nos

Sep 8th, 2021 32m 27s

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

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

Sep 1st, 2021 27m 26s

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 Fantas

EP.162 — Short Gray Bob

Aug 25th, 2021 32m 24s

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 in

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

Aug 18th, 2021 31m 24s

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