PODCAST · comedy
Bite Thy Thumb
by Ethan, Jarrett, and James
Three old, idiot friends talking about whatever's on our minds.
Episodes
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Moments Before a Disaster Strikes...
Are you one of the many people looking for a Super Bowl preview a week and a half after the game? WE have you covered… for a brief period of time before talking about the REAL big game… Monopoly (0:08:30). Did you ever want to hear a breakdown of the Harry Potter chess scene in explicit detail?…
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Jimguardian Yelpiosa
In honor of the 4th episode of our revived podcast, we preview the 4th week of the NFL playoffs, otherwise known as the Superb Owl (0:03:04). Jim Irsay (RIP) and Ethan both notoriously took too long in people’s bathrooms that one time, but for varying reasons (0:29:46). We embark on a spirited...
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Casinos, Cards, and Jim the Star
The Bite Thy Thumb boys are once again made whole as Jim returns to the pod to ask if the Super Bowl will be the Patriots’ hardest game yet and to listen to a 30 minute easy schedule rant (0:01:49). We talk Pokémans and general video gamery (0:42:05) before James departs and the DYQS boys…
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Waddaya Say, Drake Maye?
As a personal affront to God, we decided NOT to quit after one episode and return with thoughtful questions, such as… Is the 3rd Big Bang Theory spinoff as good as the Sopranos? Do laugh tracks stink? Is watching Facebook reels the same as watching 86 hours of a television show? (0:00:33). We do…
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Like a Phoenix from the Ashes
Q: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? A: I do bite my thumb, sir. Q: Do you bite your thumb at us, sir? A: No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir. Q: Do you quarrel, sir? Fun fact: 66.67% of the Bite Thy Thumb podcast has returned to the airwaves under new ownership...
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S3E4. Five Minutes Away, But Worlds Apart
Worlds collide on Season 3 Episode 4 as Jarrett’s beloved dynasty league discovers his bastard child of a podcast (0:02:57). Ethan skips the 2nd annual pod-Golf invitational to selfishly savor his covid infection (0:21:03). We wrap up this shortie but goodie episode by recapping the start of the...
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S3E3. My Dog Ate My Cheekbone (and the Real Episode 2)
We celebrate spring and return of beautiful weather by discussing horror movies and dying in various aircrafts (0:00:29). We come clean regarding the failed podcast last week and steps forward [which sadly do not include replacing James] (0:18:16). We champion the brave men who don’t let dogs...
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S3E2. The People vs. Jarrett: No Need for Speed
Bite Thy Thumb is, and always will be, the premier amateur golf podcast in the 48 continental United States. This week we bring you coverage and predictions of the JamesJarrett Golf Invitational (0:00:35). The tournament is thrown in jeopardy when one of the star golfers is summoned by the...
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S3E1. Another Op'nin', Another Show, Another Season, It's James's Show
As we begin season 3 of the storied Bite Thy Thumb saga, our eyewitness news team reveals the Woo Sox / Paw Sox beef goes further than just hot dogs (0:04:27). James idiosyncrasy check: what dark origin stories is this onion of a man hiding? (0:16:13). Where does Fantastic Beasts rank in terms of...
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S2E12. Retire, Shmetire. Make the NFL Salary Cap Higher
We return to disgrace your podcast feed with a singular question: Is enjoying beers outside good or bad? (0:05:02) We evaluate the ever-changing NFL landscape halfway through the offseason (0:09:09). Not sure if you remember Tom Brady retiring, but he decided to not do that (0:19:49). We fumble...
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S2E11. Jarrett, Union Buster or Clairvoyant? He Might Know, You Find Out!
You obviously like scams if you support this podcast; may we interest you in a 2 year old review of the docuseries about the McDonald’s monopoly scam? (0:03:30). Your regularly scheduling scamming resumes with audio content such as: Jarrett apologizing to Ime Udoka and the Celtics (0:12:56), MLB...
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S2E10. Forced into Conversation: An Ethan Anxiety Story
The boys are back and going international as Ethan takes a trip to Ireland and meets the rudest human being of his life (0:00:47). We have the collective attention span of a fly in this smorgasbord of an episode as we bounce from topic to topic, including your favorite hits such as: shoveling...
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S2E9. Lights...Camera...Ethan vs James: Choose Your Faction!
The boys are back after a brief hiatus, and we’re breaking news right away as Ethan returns to the Broadway stage 12 years after his Tony winning performance in Wicked [and by that I mean Wicked Pissah, the Boston based reenactment of l the Stephen Schwartz musical] (0:06:09). We get together to...
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S2E8. Fights, Slights, and Caramel Delights
The civil discourse surrounding our successful Chinese food gathering before the failed Love Show quickly ends when the Trigger Warning debacle surrounding the Butt Cyst Story is rehashed [how’s THAT for a sentence] (0:08:18). James antagonizes the nation once again, this time in regard to…
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S2E7. Squeam if You Can Dig It
Pain and tragedy. One man’s comeback. Podcast tension and a host determined to destroy all that is good. The Butt Cyst Story (0:03:50). We completely exclude James from the pod entirely to discuss the NFL playoffs and football current events (0:19:09) but we do allow him to participate in…
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S2E6. The Bog Man Gets Paid
Tragedy strikes again, and this time it’s not just another Bite Thy Thumb episode: The Impractical Jokers are dead (0:00:56). On the contrary, the man who submerses himself in bogs is alive and prospering (0:06:21). We talk SNL and insult comedy (0:16:42) before diving into a surprisingly deep...
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S2E5. James Magorium's Basket Market Emporium
This episode time-traveled from 2021 into the future just to ruin your new year early. James hears the Bite Thy Thumb podcast for the first time and also discovers we’ve been doing a fantasy football league despite 3 of our 18 podcasts being centered around said fantasy league (0:02:56). We...
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S2E4. 'Twas the Night Before Jamesmas
The Thumb Elves are back with the Christmas episode and boy is it the worst gift under your tree. We talk about the existence of Santa Clause [warning: SPOILERS] as well as the existence of Chunky peanut butter [warning: GRAPHIC VIOLENCE] (0:04:16). We evaluate how poorly we’d perform in a $5,000...
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S2E3. Stayin' A-LIVE Show
The Love Show begins with some late night relationship advice from Big Dr. D down in Georgia (0:01:12). We show the fan(s) some love on the love show (0:12:27) and also acknowledge the existence of music and sounds (0:21:06). We ride out the love wave wondering if Ben Simmons could hit a couple...
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S2E2. Dust Crabs
Oh yeah baby. We’re back again. We collectively launch ourselves out of a cannon by discussing the latest new music Friday offerings from artists both dead and alive, all of whom could use microphones better than us (0:01:07). Jarrett furiously re-enacts the guy who speaks the ESPN introductions...
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S2E1. Return of the Pod (Sith cost too much money for just a title)
You begged and pleaded… you wrote your local government officials… “please, make them stop releasing podcasts!” Well, guess what… nobodies care! Season 2 kicks off with the boys complaining about the Celtics but at least basketball is still good (0:00:39). You remember music? We talked about that...
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S1E13. Jarrett: Big Fan of Commandment #7
The Bakers’ Dozenth episode of the Bite Thy Thumbs pod begins by navigating the fine lines between petty larceny, college meal plans and someone’s dad’s credit card (0:04:10). Speaking of ugly midsections, the Pats draft McCorkle, a drastic reduction in tragic collegiate athlete stories, and many...
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S1E12. We Were Wrong A Lot
Do do do, DODODO, DO, do! With the 12th episode, in the 2021 Bite Thy Thumb podcast, the boys select reviewing 4 tantalizing dynasty rookies and yep that’s our NFL draft analysis (0:01:56). Breaking down the various McCorkles of the QB landscape and a controversial conspiracy theory for the…
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S1E11. Money is the Root of all Evil (and World War J-E)
We humbly begin episode 11 by shooting Julian Edelman’s career directly out of a cannon (0:00:49). Can’t believe it took this long, but we finally got a fiery Ethan vs Jarrett screaming match: do championships even matter?? (0:08:00). We cool off by going around the world in rap music (0:21:03)…
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S1E10. Idiots Produce Actuallygoodcontent
Boys. Beverages. B-minus podcast material. The IPA tasting episode has arrived in all its glory (0:05:20). Along the way we cover the horrors of hoop assembly (0:43:30), naming all 1 of our fans (1:09:30), Celtics centric group therapy (1:32:30), and finally, El Jameses’ Latin music corner...
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S1E9. James Hates Warner Brothers
Despite all your prayers, wishes, and legislative measures, the boys are back for episode 9. We abolish the draft... AGAIN! (0:03:22). Ethan thinks the P in IPA stands for pond water, except ponds obviously aren’t real (0:30:15). Jarrett is a Jayson Tatum/Celtics apologist (0:36:16), LeBron and...
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S1E8. Sports + Dumb and Dumber...We're Back Again? Bummer.
Back by lack of popular demand, the boys return for episode 8, talking round-ball, specifically a few teams doing some swip-swaps of some player men (0:05:30). We move on to Dumb and Dumber.... but for once we aren’t talking about ourselves! (0:26:53). The Patriots are slightly less bad than they...
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S1E7. The Humours of Whiskey (And Us Talking)
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to listen to 3 strapping young men sample Irish whiskey over the very podcast air waves being broadcast to YOUR smartphone? Wonder no more my friends (0:01:00). We take a break in between glasses 2 and 3 to analyze the greatest movie/TV characters of…
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S1E6. Jarrett's Quest for a New Home(team)
Episode 6 opens up with the boys helping Jarrett pick a new baseball team for the 2021 season (0:02:15) and revisiting the Astros’ cheating scandal (0:11:25). We have a guest appearance from our pal Drake, who stops by the studio. Just kidding, but we did talk about him (0:17:08). We ride out…
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S1E5. NYC Used Thief! James -1 iPhone!
Blasting off episode 5 with a flashback to James’ wild night of unrequited love, the big city, grand theft auto and mostly getting robbed (0:01:00). Jarrett confesses to committing NASCAR (0:14:50) before getting sad about the Celtics (0:29:50). We can confirm OK rap is o-kay rap and decide to...
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S1E4. Oklahoma: State, Musical, and...Next Rap Scene?!
The lack of sports in this cruel world has forced us to talk about the very under-discussed topic of “music” (0:02:30). Acknowledging that John Cena is the best rapper in New England history (0:18:25). Can we interest you in some spaghetti sugar and ranch? (0:40:50). A surprisingly honest...
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S1E3. We Reinstate the Draft
We start Episode 3 with the inaugural DTAH Fantasy Football draft... Ethan makes a controversial selection 1st overall and we also forget to narrate most of it (0:00:30). One of us drafted the Titans’ defense before Deshaun Watson, Calvin Ridley, Michael Thomas or Antonio Gibson (0:10:00). The…
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S1E2.5. He Aint Goin Nowhere
The only Chiefs-Bucs prediction we got even close to correct was that the recap episode wouldn’t post until a week later (0:00:20). Finally some coherent football analysis? (0:03:35) Watching a Brady championship as a jaded Patriots’ fan (0:10:55), becoming the first podcast to discuss Brady v...
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S1E2. Copyrights Aren't Real
The boys start Episode 2 by illegally talking about S*perBowl copyright infringement (0:02:15). We establish our footing as the premiere podcast in naming Washington DC sports teams poorly (0:12:45), Carson Wentz trades and NFL talk (0:18:35). Discussing two equally prestigious types of athletes,...
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S1E1. Here Goes Nothing
The guys kickoff the inaugural #BiteThyThumb podcast with a couple adult beverages and a couple #thoughts... okay, it’s several thoughts at the very least. We start the show by reacting to the Jared Goff trade & how much stinking he’d previously done before talking NFL (0:01:11). We move on to...
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Three old, idiot friends talking about whatever's on our minds.
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Bite Thy Thumb is created and hosted by Ethan, Jarrett, and James.
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