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Reasons For The Apocalypse
by Reasons For The Apocalypse
Distractions for your ears while we await the end times.
Episodes
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The One with All the Kleptomania
Organic introductions. What happened to sprees? Rereading old texts to yourself. A thorough exploration of revolving doors. If you could have one boy scout badge for your life, what would it be? Tiny 3D printer. At the 50 minute mark, "Nicky's Advice Corner:" We all get kleptomania. In "What's…
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Rizzler at the Sizzler
2025 pop culture predictions! (yes that's last year)! Then: When will we finally see a "Rizzler x Sizzler" collab? Checking in on Bill O'Reilly. Nicky's Advice Corner: being a narc on a school quiz and making the teacher change a quiz answer. Sports Short: Demise of the dominance of the SEC.
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Tierdrop Saloon: Back to School, Ranked!
We start with some video game talk, including the beauty of modern character creation options, then it's the main event: back to school shopping, RANKED. Will rulers "rule" over back to school clothes? Pencils or lunch boxes, who will be on top? Tune in to find out!
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Secret Fridge
We're back in our traditional format with all 4 horsemen. In the intro, we discuss many things including the famous Jurassic Park Barbasol spray can, which has it's own entry in the Jurassic Park Wiki. Then, a topic: things that make you grumpy as you get older. In Nicky's Advice Corner, the boys...
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Rod & Nick's Untitled Video Game Podcast
It's just Rod and Nick this time around, and they're talking video games.
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A Very Chaotic Christmas
Much like the polar express this episode is off the rails. We discuss doing this episode as a time capsule, but then we don't commit to it at all. A bunch of topics we've already discussed are discussed yet again. Then: What was the deal with 1990's graphic design schools? What Christmas movie...
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Y'all Got Hulked (2025 Thanksgiving Special)
Much like your delayed mail-order pecan pie, our slightly-late Thanksgiving special surprise is here but worth the wait! Is pumpkin fruit or is pumpkin vegetable? What Pokemon would you eat? Gummy Monopoly pieces? In 5 years will jigs still exist? Leave a green porch light on for Hulk. Nicky's...
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Garbage In Your Back Yard
Ryan is back from his hiatus. Ailments talk. Topics: hyper-regional reasons for people to judge one another? And what was your intro to gambling? In a listener submitted Nicky's Advice Corner - "How do I get out of my book club?" Then some ending nonsense. Thank you for listening.
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The Emo Episode pt. 2 w/ Kamal ("The Guiliani Theory")
We close out our love/hate deep dive into the Emo genre by powering through a Tiers (or 'tears' in this case?) list of as many relevant emo bands as we can think of.
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The Emo Episode Part 1 (with Kamal)
Special guest Kamal joins the boys in Part 1 of our Emo Episode Series. What's the deal with emo, anyway? We talk our personal emo origin stories, what songs we thought would magically make girls like us, emo as early-2000's fashion, emo gateway bands, burning mix CD's, and why the car sun visor…
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Dr. Pepper's Kiss (w/ Saraya)
Friend (and sibling) of the show, Saraya, joins us to fill in for Ryan who is still on hiatus! We start with a topic: What's the best thing you can get from a quarter vending machine? Then, "Nicky's Advice Corner:" did she make too big of a scene when the server brought out an already-opened can…
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Bible vs. Marvel
Rod, Brian and Nick take the reigns and shake up the format a little in this episode. In Part 1: We start with an extended Video Game Tree House segment with our opinions on Final Fantasy Rebirth, Final Fantasy nostalgia in general, and some of our favorite games at the time of the recording.…
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All Signs Point to Snookie (In a Tesla Underwater With Time to Kill)
We have no show outline for this one so we turn to an old form of entertainment: asking the Magic 8 Ball. Also: What modern TV show would make a good retro video game? Can we name all the Jersey Shore characters? And which one of them would you want to have at your sleep over? Can the Magic 8…
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You Failed, You Are Now French Fry
Technical issues. MLB Pants Discussion. Nicky Reads our Horroscopes. Wacky Headlines From Around the Globe (Funeral Home Edition.) "What's the Deal:" McDonald's 80's "McRockin' Foods" Music Toys. Sports Short: A Timely Recap of Brian's Preview of the 2023-2024 NFL Season. Thank you for listening!...
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The T in T-Pain is Tamagotchi
It's a segment-free all nonsense bonanza to delite you as we enter year 5 of Reasons for the Apocalypse (wow.) Enjoy meandering yet delightful distractions including: weird sounds, what the T in T Pain is for, battle of the tiny influencers, being invisible, trying to recreate laughter, and then…
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Christmas Is a Flat Circle
*Tim Allen as Santa Clause Voice*: Ho ho hoooooooo there! It's me. Tim Allen. As Santa. And boy oh boy do I ever have a treat for you. No, no, noooooooo. Not coal, silly! It's a podcast! It's a verrrrrrryyyyyy special Reasons for the Apocalypse! (*makes his trademark grunt noises, but jollier*)…
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Modest JNCO's
We're back! You have 3/4 Horsemen for this one as Ryan is on sabbatical. We start with a classic topic discussion: naked old guys in the locker room. Then we get deep into JNCO jean revival. Did you know JNCO stands for "Judge None Choose One?" Anyway. In a debut segment, we break Cereal Mascots...
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The Great Signature Segment Swapapalooza
After a little summer hiatus we are back with a new episode, and we are getting a little bit crazy with it by having the hosts swap their signature segments. (Oh, and there are some technical difficulties, sorry about that.) After some important roller skate talk and injury talk, Nick presents...
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I'm Not Oh-cake (I Promise)
Water bottle chat and video games. Famous celebrities who used long cigarette holders. Nicky's Advice Corner - Am I wrong for getting upset that my girlfriend didn't bake me the flavor of cake I wanted for my birthday... Or was she for not baking it? Ryan's Nighttime Championship - Ryan vs. the…
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Dog Problems (IT'S THE DOG EPISODE!!)
Hello hello! It's a whole dog themed episode! Full of dog hot takes and barktacular puns. We start with Brian's story corner, work through some technical issues, then get into it: a "HUNK!" segment decides who is the hunkiest actor from a dog movie, a dog-themed advice question from Reddit, a...
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I Believe You But My Funko Pop Don't
Pie talk. A new butter innovation. A failed edition of WikiRoulette. Rod presents "Emo Game" OR "The Real Title of This Segment is Tortuously Long." Nicky tells us his crazy Hungry Howie's stalker story. Sports Short: Running Backs. Jim Irsay talk and future emo billionaires.
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Oppenheimer Mayonnaise IPA (Things To Do in Dayton When You're Dead)
Topic: What's the worst taste in your mouth to have for rest of your life? Then - mayonnaise talk. Brian presents the HUNK game: Who's the hunkiest hunk from the Christopher Nolan-verse? City Mascot Game: Dayton, Ohio. Nicky's Advice Corner: I paid my friend to give me podcast advice, but now he...
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Gettin' Leapy With It: The 2024 Leap Day Spectacular!
IT'S EVERYONE'S FAVORITE INTERCALARY EVENT!!! 2024 Leap Day is HERE (or was recently!) and we have a packed show to celebrate. FEATURING: in-depth discussion of kangaroo pouches, an "Advice Corner" on whether someone is as an a-hole for just being born on Leap Day, a rediscovery of the…
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Pet Sounds
We take a spin in WikiRoulette to see what random Wikipedia topics we land on to explore, which leads down a rabbit hole of some band dance-emo music. Nicky presents his long-awaited Animal Sounds album, and then a round of Invention Corner. Then we play "Quote or Die" to guess celebrity…
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Lawn Laws and the Semester Abroad
Intro topic: Doing Everything With Two Hands. Then it's "Ryan's Incomplete Headlines," guess along with us as we try to figure out what went down in a Canadian backyard. In Nicky's Advice Corner - "Am I a Grasshole?" and a first ever What's the Deal Update on the Long Island Haunted Arcade. We...
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Anna Karenina, In the Style of Northstar
This episode's tracklist for your enjoyment: The Curious Case of Bejamin's Button. Get outta here old man! Listener mail. "Sad jackass." Nicky's Advice Corner: Is it wrong to give your mom the book Anna Karenina as an anniversary gift? Interlude: Disney Pin Trading and Emo Stitch. Ryan Vs....
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Put Donkey Kong In Air Jail
In the intro portion, we try to make one of those "chaotic good / lawful evil / etc" alignment grids. It's confusing. Nick presents Urban Dictionary "Dirty or Wholesome?" slang term quiz. We then take a deep dive into "Donkey Kong Country," the mostly-forgotten officially licensed bizzare CGI...
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Who Would You Slime?
Topics include: Who Would You Slime? Obama playing basketball in Mom Jeans. Shlotzky's v. Quizno's Subs, and what is a Spongmonkey? Then, in Nicky's Advice Corner: She served as a clairvoyant to her grandmother for ten years, then ended up getting the entire inheritance. Is she in the wrong?...
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B-Sides and Rarities
No segments this time, so you know it's extra stupid. Topics of discussion include: Kanye West. New Year's Resolutions for eachother. Funny Wi-Fi network names in the year 2023. Who would you swap lives with? Ryan might have died at a sleepover. Put me in a bubble. Don't Wake Daddy an0d Gooey...
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We Were Raised to Butter the Backs of Our Pop-Tarts
Nicky shares some big ailment news. We take on an Advice Corner question on overstepping boundaries at the arcade dance machine. Sports short on running backs. 2 of the hosts drop off due to technical difficulties. Who will be left at the end? Tune in and find out.
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Untitled (25th Hour Brain Freeze)
Ryan sick from boat. Nick has brain freeze. Prison strategies. The Palin and Romney Kids. Cool friends. Timey dead. Is Art of the Deal, What's the Deal... Bad? Ryan debates Wii, again for the first time. NFL Predictions (from last year). The Disney Vault. Rolling Pins. And More!
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High Valyrian Wedding Party
Rytsas! We start with a behind the scenes discussion of how we script out each episode of the show. Then a truly epic Nicky's Advice Corner: is she in the wrong for not wanting attend her friend's wedding if it will be held in High Valyrian, the made up language from Game of Thrones? And then it...
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Awkward Dinners and Haunted Dolls
This one is all about the segments: In Nicky's Advice Corner, the advice seeker is creeped out by her friend's parents behavior, but did she cross the line when she called the dad a creep? And then just in time for Halloween, a spooky What's the Deal: this doll may be a haunted succubus, but is…
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Lawless I Don't Have to Law
In "Unitlted Obituary Segment" Ryan remembers the life of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. We create a mascot for the city Texarkana. Then technical difficulties almost ruin the the debut of the long awaited "Cancellation Corner" Theme Song, but we recover and it's worth it! And we revisit…
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Hunk Science
A rather concise episode gives you all your RFTA goodness in a shorter amount of time. First, we debate who is hunkiest member of the 2010 SNL cast, then a Nicky's advice corner on how to deal with a spouse's pre-marriage encouters, followed by a new segment, "Game Zine Time Machine" where we...
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Nickelback and Fire Works (f. Mike)
We welcome longtime friend of the show and viral video star, Mike, who fills in while Ryan is on vacation. After covering some RFTA lore and the mutual history between the boys, we quickly get into topics (balls) and Brian presents America's new favorite segment, "HUNK!" where we choose between...
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Hot Pudding
Opening Discussion Topic: those childhood friends who would lie about their parents having cool jobs, only for real. Then Ryan presents a new segment, Ordinary Obituaries, and we learn about the life of a brave man who lived his clowning, balooning dreams. Nicky's Advice Corner: am I in the wrong...
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Guns, Girls, and Applebee's
Right at the start, we get a little in the weeds with some behind-the-scenes ideas for improving the show. Then it's discussion of our most dangerous situations, of both the firearm and socially awkward varieties. In Nicky's Advice Corner, Nicky weighs the question "Am I a bad girlfriend if I…
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Long Island Haunted Arcade, Just Add Roller Coaster (The Family Friendly Episode)
We try our hand at a Family Friendly Episode. Or at least "MCU-level" family friendliness. To predictably nonsensical results. Ryan presents Wacky Obscure Incomplete Headlines from Around the Globe. In "City Mascot Game" we create a mascot for Little Rock, Arkansas. Will it be an AR-enabled…
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A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Salt Lake City
Much like the old Thursday night NBC sweeps week promo, this is a SUPERSIZED must-listen. Starting with a round of usual nonsense, we consider what the worst thing your fingers have ever smelled like may be, then attempts the ABC's of Football. Ryan's hit new segment, "Ryan's Wacky News From…
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$100,000 Harambe Shaped Flaming Cheeto (Existentialism on Prom Night)
This one goes all over the place. Some highlights: an extended discussion of the strike zone in baseball, including 3D charts which are great for a podcast; a wacky story from the web involving Q Anon, BTS and chicken nuggets; advice for a comedy heckling situation gone awry; play along with a...
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Good Apollo, I'm Cowboy Zoltar IV: The Dollar Hole
Topics abound: Zoltar the fortune telling robot, we fail to remember the King's Quest series and Oregon Trail II, a What's the Deal for imported fake old man masks, advice on a creepy mother son relationship, is Wii the best system of all time?, a Sports Short and so much more. follow us:...
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I Expected More From Clayfighter
Wacky News from Around the Globe, then a referendum on if we should disown our Pilot episode (we did! good luck finding it!), we revisit the game Clayfighter (it is bad), and the game NARC (was it the first violent video game?). Then on a Very Special Nicky's Advice Corner, a question for Andrew…
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RFTA presents Nicky Spoils the Movies - "Old"
RFTA presents "Nicky Spoils the Movies," where Nick tells you everything that happens in a bad movie, so you never have to see it. In this debut episode we spoil all the dumb mind-blowing twists of M. Night Shaymalan's 2021 spooky beach feature, "Old."
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Stardew Folly
Intro topic: Childhood embarassments. We try to see if remember the game Lethal Enforcers. Nicky sticks his hand in the wrong minigolf hole. Around the 43 minute mark we get into our segments: Advice Corner on whether it is okay to delete your kid's saved Stardew Valley farm as punishment. Is a...
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Robot Juice
Season 1 Finale. Debut of "Ryan's Nighttime Championship:" Ryan vs. Reddit. Our worst "Cancellation Corner" entry yet sends Ren and Stimpy's Adult Party Cartoon to the bottom of Cancellation Canyon. Sports Short on NBA Refs (they're bad.)
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Disappointed Buffalo
Things may seem apocalyptic out there, but we're here to provide a brief distraction. On this episode: we help answer the question of "where have all the good guys gone?" New segment, City Mascot Game. In What's the Deal? how much is Yellowcard's publishing rights worth? And a very…
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Gordon Bombay Pompeii Sapphire
Discussion of Weekend at Bernie's, the Mighty Ducks and Pompeii. Nicky's Advice Corner: can you cheat on your partner in Animal Crossing? Sports Short: are NY teams being good a good thing for sports? Follow us on Twitter: @podreasons
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Sorry, Pal (feat. Brad)
Friend of the show Brad joins us for a round of Nicky's Advice Corner on whether you can ever be too old for a rap career. We also cover alternatives to goat yoga, Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang team up with cops to try to keep us off drugs, a What's the Deal on bumper stickers, and an NBA...
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Guernica
* sleepovers gone wrong * favorite ninja turtle? * leprechaun suicide * calling 911 on accident on purpose * debut segment - "quote or die" * erasing tv show history * sports short - creme de la creme * annuities * plugs
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