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September 19, 2023

Fireside Chat for A County Affair ep1: "CRIME-a-doodle-doo!"

Can you believe we managed to get Lou Wilson for this fireside? We're coming for your ass, Ira Glass.

The gang has a lot of fun with this one, we were in person recording the first leg of Arc 3 (GASP!) and you know the energy is f'in WILD for in person recordings. Wilder than a hen with a gun.

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thequeercat · September 3, 2026

Listening back and taking note of how close we’re creeping toward 100k

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Margarida Baptista · June 28, 2026

The pipeline from Erika's comment here that everyone of their boyfriends has dressed up as the joker and their bit in Make Some Noise that "white guys identify with the joker a totally normal ammount" is 1 inch long

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Margarida Baptista · June 28, 2026

WAIT is this Lou/Brennan story the hidden lore behind Lou's "IMDAJKR" license plate/car makeover from Game Changer????? 🤣

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Tim Mullally · April 28, 2026

Brennan is in full armor guaranteed at 3, walloping a paper mache donkey because he thinks it's got Hershey's kisses in the legs.. I've never laughed so hard in my entire life.

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Wizard Stellar · February 23, 2026

Guys were only like 22k people away from hearing the wolf story

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King Humble · November 25, 2025

51:35 Aabria, girl... same. Im 6'4", large in frame, and it's all torso. I'm the tallest person I know sitting down. I've only ever been a floating head in group pictures... I cant even stand in a crowd or sit in a theater without feeling bad for the people behind me.

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SmilingKelly · May 8, 2025

Aabria just telling Ruvi “write your essay” is a sound bite I need to play myself every time I need to write ANYTHING.

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Lexi · April 17, 2025

This fireside chat is even better a year and a half later.

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Echo of the Sun Moons Past · April 20, 2025

And after watching the first episode of this season’s Game Changer. IYKYK

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Rafi · April 8, 2025

imdajkr 🫡 if there was only more space for the honey

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Nick Lerche · April 8, 2025

I take offense to mark hamill voicing the joker "occasionally"

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NickSavage Eursulon’s Brother in arms · September 5, 2024

I’m the 666th like now me and Phillip are twins

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Blaize Gordon · July 31, 2024

I mean honestly I would love to see Brennan given a shot at joker, be it animated or live action i feel like he'd shine in his own way 😂🤣

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Daxeah Reacts · July 3, 2024

This episode is truelly unhinged and I'm here for every second of it. Yall made my day.

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Kael McDonald · June 6, 2024

#JusticeForThePrincess #BrennansWolfStory

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Eleventh Hour Panic Productions · June 6, 2024

Y'all are *so* unhinged together, and I am Here For It™.

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Fabian Rosdalen · April 20, 2024

Damn x) I love the energy from each one of you but also somehow the energy and emotions from the group you is greater than the sum of its parts! <3

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rio · April 10, 2024

I love that this means that when Lord Squak found out about his cousin's secret child, he freaked the fuck out over it and then didn't say anything about his own secret child...

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Christopher Underhill · April 1, 2024

…the wolf story????

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Genna · March 15, 2024

I'm in a joyful emotion burrito of this loving chaos

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TalkingCube · February 23, 2024

Hey, the transcript appears to be the wrong file for this one.

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A.McMullen · December 17, 2023

I actually choked, I laughed so damn hard.

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Sophronia · November 7, 2023

I have never met or heard of people who love the Ocean’s movies as much as I do, so this has been an absolute delight!! (Also too true about the laser sequence in 12; it’s much shorter than my memory tells me)

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The Lazy Mage · October 25, 2023

Truly hilarious episode but it got me thinking. Lou's pinata trauma perfectly encapsulates one of the flaws of our society. Someone with a natural gift (strength in this case) is not allowed to utilize or celebrate that gift because other people without it will somehow feel bad or inadequate. I know it happened at a party but this kind of thing happens all the time in adult life, especially in the workforce.

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Moku Z · October 25, 2023

Justice for the princess!

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Meridith · October 24, 2023

Where do we send our cheques for our “Put on the Moth and I’m basically a tardigrade and cannot die” merch?

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Charjed · October 10, 2023

Note to self; don't listen to this in public. Or when you are writing a creative piece that has nothing to do with animals.

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Salvatore Testa · October 9, 2023

I laughed so hard I scared my dog.

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Jennifer Sieben · October 8, 2023

I had to sit down on the floor I was laughing so hard.

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Panda · October 8, 2023

Ruthie is my favorite

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Conor Steinke · October 7, 2023

I've been getting into 40k so I'm really curious to hear Erika's take on chaos to see the warp through that lens

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Alyssa · October 4, 2023

This is the ultimate comfort episode of all time

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Katie P. · October 3, 2023

Jack Nickolson is wearing his own clothes as the Joker, I'm with Brennan here- great joker

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James Genovese · October 3, 2023

Just hysterically laughed for like 56 minutes, thanks guys! ❤️

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The WSGF · October 3, 2023

The Prince song/video referenced is “Partyman”. There are two videos, the original “song” cut and an extended cut that is essentially a short (mini) film. Link to extended video - https://youtu.be/4zqaTU5bGx8

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lunarsummer · October 1, 2023

Hysterical!! Also my sexy Will Gallows cosplay is getting a homemade Jared Leto joker crop top option omfg

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Celine Parker · October 1, 2023

I assumed the name inspiration/theme song for It’s a Winner was “Every 1’s a Winner” by Hot Chocolate

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Moss · September 29, 2023

y’alls joy is infectious. thank you for existing

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Gymbrat Brooke · September 28, 2023

This episode was wild and I loved every minute

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Jaci · September 28, 2023

This is my absolute favorite everything. This banter. This podcast. These Clever Creators. I can’t get enough.

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RuviGaPo · September 27, 2023

Well at this point i Gotta keep the mystery going. Am i writing an essay rn? Who can say

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Tim Mullally · April 28, 2026

Thank you Ruvi. Several years later you are still causing Joy across the world.

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DaShawn Coleman · September 26, 2023

If yall could just do a special fireside of yall just running off random tangents I feel like i'd die laughing. I love this podcast/patreon.

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ScarletRush · September 26, 2023

ooof the Big Kid Trauma(TM) right at the end got me right in the feels, that whole episode was a banger!

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Beanedict Cumbfurbatch · September 25, 2023

8 minutes in and this is the strangest episode of Make Some Noise

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Constance Harkins · September 25, 2023

The four of you can make literally anything both funny and inspiring. You’re little talks would create so much magic in the lore of the worlds you guys create.

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Ian Beattie · September 23, 2023

I can't articulate how hard and consistently honest to God painfully I laughed throughout this.

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Brittany-Marie · September 22, 2023

I'm going to need a I'm a Jumping Jaguar you fucks! Merch. Pls and thx

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henry parks · September 21, 2023

Im listening to this on tbe drive home from work in the company truck and my coworker is giving me weird looks because Im laughing so hard in an otherwise quiet vehicle. You guys are the bestest!

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Bryan Guess · September 21, 2023

You turned Lou into a timid tadpole!

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Kyle Chapman · June 21, 2024

Eeeeeey

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steve · September 21, 2023

Now I'm not gonna Google it. Sorry Stephen J. Gold, now I'll never know who you are unless they get to 150,000 subscribers.

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Jeanniesaurus · September 21, 2023

Y'all are completely unhinged and I need more!

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Phoenix Vizva’i · September 21, 2023

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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Simon Mills · September 21, 2023

This was so wonderfully unhinged. 🤣

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Munchkin · September 21, 2023

I've never heard Brennan break so hard as the Having-kittens-hellbender moment.

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Carrie Mook Bridgman · October 4, 2023

Me neither. Lou is famous for his hysterics, but this is the first time I have heard Brennan literally wheezing.

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Paul Gude · September 20, 2023

The perfect fireside vibe for the county affair episode!

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Kyle · September 20, 2023

Brennan, thank you so much for putting into words the exact reason I’ve always preferred Jack Nicholson’s Batman over Heath Ledger’s. I’ve tried for ages to put it into words and people just end up mad at me. Ledger’s performance was great! It just didn’t feel like The Joker.

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Jeni Craswell · September 20, 2023

Yes! I was just waiting for Jack Nicholson to come up! (I was hoping I wasn't just too old!!)

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Madelynn von Baeyer · September 20, 2023

My friend was on the JoCo cruise and when I asked her to tell me everything about it, she mentioned that she saw Erika, Aabria and friends running and everywhere. AND NOW WE KNOW WHY

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Pat & Heather · September 20, 2023

Well this was a whole lot of uncontrollable laughter at work...

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CW · September 20, 2023

This talk was more unhinged than a sliding door factory. I salute this crew of Chaotic Caudata.

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thomas Sykes · September 20, 2023

I have two good friends of mine that have the “ha ha ha” Jared Leto tattoo on different parts of their bodies. The bit where it gets weird is they both got the tattoos before seeing Jared Leto actually play the joker. They also got the tattoos separately and without knowing the other one got it

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readingunderpressure · September 20, 2023

Please if they allow it put up a pic on the discord. The world must be made aware.

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Meg Shallanberger · September 20, 2023

Brennan - because I think you have a teacher's heart. I was laughing in the shower about the Animal Farm question.Then I remembered me in high school. What if the student is a fan of WBN? What if they had a choice of books to read, and one was Animal Farm? I could imagine me wondering if Animal Farm has funny parts like A County Affair does. I might be brave enough to ask the cast. I would absolutely say that I hadn't read the book because I wouldn't want you to think I was a poser. And the joking would have crushed me.

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Kristian Gregory · September 20, 2023

I mean I don't have the cash to make this happen, but can we commission you folks for the chaos discussion? Bonus points if you include dunking on Peterson.

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Tristan Hull · September 20, 2023

Brennan, Sorry to hear about your punctuation problem. Victor Borge can help... https://youtu.be/TIf3IfHCoiE?feature=shared

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christie botos · September 20, 2023

Ok but Taylor absolutely leaving no survivors with his end music choices 😂😂

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Jerrome · September 20, 2023

This was my favourite flash bang of words in a while 😂

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veggiebed - liss · September 20, 2023

oh oh oh jared leto 🫡

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Sean Young · September 20, 2023

Lou, I feel your piñata pain. I too had to be the finisher after everyone else took a swing at bat.

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Excelsidorks! · September 20, 2023

JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO

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lilgreenghoulie e · September 21, 2023

But have you considered..Jared Leto Jared Leto?

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Matt Zofchak · September 20, 2023

How do we see the number of subs? (For context, I found it.) I need to know where we are on those stretch goals! I mean I know who S.J.G. is. I fundamentally disagree with the concept of nonoverlapping magisteria. But I kind of need to hear Brennan's take.

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Finn · September 20, 2023

Where did the JARED LETO description go?? Did I dream it?

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Ignacio Segura Montero · September 20, 2023

It’s a Candle Cove scenario!! D:

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Daniel Richardson · September 20, 2023

Aabria has a MULTI Vash the Stampede cosplayer body count?! We stan. Also, hey Aabria... any love for Wolfwood players? ;)

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J. Griffin Hughes · September 20, 2023

With all the talk of Joker tees and Lou's drawing, I think it is vital that there be a t-shirt made with his exact Joker napkin sketch on the front. The back can say World's Beyond Number, maybe have a quote from the conversation, kinda like a concert tee, but mostly for ease of explaining what the hell the shirt is about for those out of the loop -- which will be a lot, as it's a niche of a niche of a niche. But for those of us who know, oh, the love and solidarity we will share, like the love engendered by the Tony Pepperoni Batman shirt.

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Matt Gosper · September 20, 2023

JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO

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Katie Whaley · September 19, 2023

It is honestly just a matter of time before polyamory gets mentioned on any dnd podcast. Not everyone who plays dnd is poly but EVERYONE who is poly has played dnd

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J. Griffin Hughes · September 20, 2023

A polycule is just an adventuring party with (slightly) less chainmail.

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Demelza Walkden · September 19, 2023

Does anyone have a list of all of Lou’s understudies??

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starlings · September 19, 2023

Justice for princess !!

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WizardScorch · September 19, 2023

my favorite thing about worlds beyond number is that you can tell they’re just 4 besties goofin & gabbin & that they love each other so much

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Masochismet · September 19, 2023

Truly nothing was accomplished but bits

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Brittany-Marie · September 19, 2023

*Blue mustache emoji*

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Kevin Jones · September 19, 2023

Aabria's admittance of a Vash the stampede thing was something that opened my 3rd eye with no warning

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Nicole Matta · September 19, 2023

WHAT IS THE WOLF STORY

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Autumnis_Prime · September 19, 2023

the noise/surprised laugh that escaped from Brennan around 47:25 mins, i had to go back and listen to it 8 more times

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natasha · September 19, 2023

I'm pretty sure "(Which ive not read, for context)" is meant to explain why they asked, just in case the stories are absolutely nothing alike

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natasha · September 19, 2023

I'm kinda bummed they changed the description lol

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jonathan holland · September 19, 2023

My name got said, day made

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Duckmu · September 19, 2023

Yay! Trigun representation!

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Mushroom Morgan · September 19, 2023

I feel like Brennan's wolf story is for sure that he just kissed a furry lmao

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MLoud · September 19, 2023

How many patrons do we have to get for the original Im da joker honey drawing reveal?

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Rafael C · September 19, 2023

NO I NEED TO KNOW THE WOLF STORY. I suspect there's tloz involved. Zelda and Wolf Link. but I need . details. and god as my witness I absolutely need pictures

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Jordan T. Maxwell · September 19, 2023

The emotional whiplash of gut laughing with joy to wanting to argue with Brennan over the Dark Knight Trilogy (knowing full well how ill equipped I am for such a foolish endeavour), then right back into gut laughing...ahhhh, I needed this unbridled CHAOTIC delight today! 😜 Also, I stand with the Hamill/Ledger camp, but throwing some love to DiMaggio and Tudyk as well! 🤡

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Ignacio Segura Montero · September 20, 2023

DiMaggio deserves a bit more credit for his few rides in the Joker Ferris Wheel.

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remmingitis · September 19, 2023

The true best Joker is Zach Galafianakis as Lego Joker in The Lego Batman Movie. The playfulness, the ambition, the sheer unbridled homoeroticism. Can't be touched.

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THEY Agenda Productions · September 19, 2023

I actually agree with this take

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FusRohNahSon · September 19, 2023

The one piece is real

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Quint · September 19, 2023

Brennan's soft, fervent "oh, no" when erika said every one of their boyfriends has dressed up as the joker. i felt that in my SOUL

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CSN · September 19, 2023

There's something very funny about saying "HONOR SYSTEM" with intense gravity.

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Christopher Mihatsch · September 19, 2023

I wish I had gotten a picture of it, but I worked with a guy who had and wore - to work - a shirt with Jared Leto's Joker on the front and a naked Harley Quinn (explicit parts barely censored with stars) on the back. Yes, they had superimposed Margot Robbie's face onto the body. 🙄

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AliceH · September 20, 2023

Desperate to know if this was *generally* considered work appropriate attire at that time/place or.......?????

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Katie Butler · September 19, 2023

Only 64,305 more members needed #wolfstoryXD

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Mia Mac-Pry · September 19, 2023

The mental high five with Aabria about her Vash the Stampede body count.

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Kiera Faye · September 19, 2023

I have never felt more represented.

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Sara · September 19, 2023

every bit as unhinged as A County Affair. very fitting

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Kole Tomić · September 19, 2023

terrified tadpole

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Rowan Sauer · September 19, 2023

Big Zoom Energy on this one.

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Michelle Spurgeon · September 19, 2023

The end credits cut right at the best part of the song. Not sure how these fireside chats get more unhinged every time but they do.

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SuperSnac90 · September 19, 2023

Beware, Jared Leton, the Fuck Prince of Crime.

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Jeremy · September 19, 2023

Brennan is right about the joyless comic-hating Nolan movies.

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Giant Tom Hanks · September 19, 2023

Arc 3? So all of Arc 2 has been recorded already? Hell ya

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Cory · September 19, 2023

Jared Leto can Klump.

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Billdow00 · September 19, 2023

I just need wild animations of this. Please.

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Laura Jane Hamilton · September 19, 2023

I am RABID for the wolf story and also the LOTR story if those are different. The cruelty of saying there's a story and not telling it!

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Garrett Sharpe · September 19, 2023

Looks like Lou is actually a Biffed It Bullfrog.

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Meghan Lewis · September 19, 2023

Catch me in my Jared Letterman jacket

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Borangehat · September 19, 2023

Never have I been more afraid to listen to an episode based on the description.

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Borangehat · September 19, 2023

Sorry I posted too soon, "I've got multiple Vash the Stampede cosplayer bodycount." is a sentence that fully activated my Manchurian candidate programming.

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Josh Neff · September 19, 2023

Here the the Steven Jay Gould shoutout.

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Thomas Flott · September 19, 2023

I'll tell you guys who Stephen Jay Gould is for free right now and there's nothing you can do to stop me

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Jack Wilkinson · September 19, 2023

This is blatant scabbing

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Michael Link · September 19, 2023

Can't wait for the transcript because I want to share Brennan's murder hobo/attachment speech to every one of my players.

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Jenny · September 19, 2023

I want a “justice for the princess” pin!

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Meghan Lewis · September 19, 2023

You heard it here first, kids! Too much pesky oxygen getting you down? Press play on that latest Worlds Beyond Number, and laugh your way to the CO2-rich environment of your dreams! Disclaimer: Comment does not represent the worldview and environmental strategy of cast / crew / characters, or reality(/ies) itself.

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Morgana Evenstar · September 19, 2023

Brennan is correct, Nicholson and Hamil. Joker is not supposed to have that level of depth. People only do the Joker because there is an umambiguous, objectively correct answer to the Best Batman question.

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lilgreenghoulie e · September 19, 2023

Concerned caecilian

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mguin · September 19, 2023

Just an idea: patreon stretch goal that Brennan shares the Wolf Story and DeepBlueInk animates it

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xatlern · September 19, 2023

Trying to parse that description, at first I thought it was implying that you were recording in person *with* Jared Leto, which was very worrisome given his known history as a pedophilic rapist sack of shit.

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AnxiousAmphibian · September 19, 2023

Thank you for answering my question! Anxious Amphibian was inspired by an Environment & Ecology class I took which also taught me a lot about sustainability, glad you had fun with the name

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Cait Batchelor · September 19, 2023

Loud ability to fully break Brennan remains unchecked

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Cait Batchelor · September 19, 2023

Damnit iphone Lou’s***

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THEY Agenda Productions · September 19, 2023

Ruvi.... a gem

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CSN · September 19, 2023

🧑‍🚒

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Luna (TransFemCombatClub) · September 19, 2023

Nothing has ever filled me with more dread than this notification

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The Wizard Snoop · September 19, 2023

the "good ending" question sounds like a neg 😂

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Bryce Lavender · September 19, 2023

JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETON JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO JARED LETO

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Hanthropocene · September 19, 2023

As someone who’s worked in a lot of kitchens, I can safely say line cooks make up at least 90% of the Jared Leto Joker T-Shirt wearer demographic

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Jhy Gildowan · September 19, 2023

JARED LETO

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CarpeBootium · September 19, 2023

I feel like there now has to be a piñata in the next A County Affair

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Jessica Culligan · September 19, 2023

Agreed. They should have a flashback bonus.

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Francis Rutherford · September 19, 2023

Hey I love y’all to bits but as one of the people who was a minor that Jared Leto tried to groom/abuse it’s just not lovely to see his name on here a million times, he’s a know predator. Please don’t even as a joke use his name, it’s really painful to those of us who are victims. Thank you 🙇🏻‍♂️

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CSN · September 19, 2023

Maybe we can realistically leave it at a J***d L**o trigger warning.

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Olivia krusec · September 19, 2023

Listening to this ASAP just so I can get the context for this insane description 😂

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Tamara Oliver · September 19, 2023

PRECISELY THIS

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Miriam Meeks · September 19, 2023

the hero of this podcast is Ruvi. wherever you are, i hope the sun shines brightly on you and you have all your favorite foods today

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RuviGaPo · September 27, 2023

Aw man Thank you!!:D you too! I feel inspired to make squash pasta today♡

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Emma Wells · September 19, 2023

I've never woken up to a scarier notification

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Seasquidley · September 19, 2023

So cursed

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Filip Wyker · September 19, 2023

We need A County Affair Halloween one shot where we meet I'm Da'Joker Honey, please 🙏

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Riles · September 19, 2023

Guest starring Anthony Burch

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Bex · September 19, 2023

Ruvi - you're my hero

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Targott · September 19, 2023

Thirty Seconds to Mars It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day Thirty Seconds To Mars

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Mark van Dijken · September 19, 2023

extremely ominous to get a Patreon notification with just a sequence of JARED LETO's scared to even open this episode

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Vincent en Denise Wijmenga · September 19, 2023

Haha my thoughts exactly

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Allison Bransford · September 19, 2023

#justicefortheprincess #JaredLeto

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Sven the Scribe · September 19, 2023

Ahared Hooto

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Christie Joesbury · September 19, 2023

I was thinking it was inspired by Chicken Run but I asked a much more boring question.

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Rustygoatboat · September 19, 2023

Who is Jared Leton?

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Francis Rutherford · September 20, 2023

He’s a creepy predator who’s been preying on underage fans of his band for like 15 years or so.

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Ric Freeman · September 19, 2023

J A R E D L E T O

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Chartle · September 19, 2023

jared leto

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Magnolia Eve · September 19, 2023

Jared Leto

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Jay · September 19, 2023

can't wait to understand what the piñata is about 😂

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BunnyBun · September 19, 2023

Jared Leto :)

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finnunus · September 19, 2023

Jared Leto :3