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The Cleverest Good Boys
by Jim Eustice
We're clever.We're good.We're boys.We're the Cleverest Good Boys.
Episodes
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The Cleverest Good Boys vs. The 98th Oscars
The 98th Oscars are coming, and The Cleverest Good Boys are here to sniff around the nominees. In our newest episode, we break down this year's Best Picture race—from the gothic electricity of Sinners to the emotional tidal wave of Hamnet, the roaring engines of F1, and whatever strange cinematic...
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2025 Cameo Christmas
Welcome back to the 2025 Cameo Christmas episode of The Cleverest Good Boys, the only holiday special brave enough to ask the eternal questions: What even is a Cameo? Who approved this? And why does this feel like both late capitalism and Christmas magic at the same time? Tonight, we gather…
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The Boys Go to the 97th Oscars! Part 2
In this Cleverest Good Boys speed round, the hosts quickly break down the non-Best Picture nominees, offering rapid-fire predictions and insights. They analyze the acting categories, debating which performances have the strongest momentum and where potential upsets could happen. Technical awards...
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The Boys Go to the 97th Oscars! Part 1
In the Cleverest Good Boys episode previewing the 97th Academy Awards, the hosts make their boldest predictions, wondering if this year's ceremony will be A Complete Unknown or follow the usual patterns. They hold a Conclave of opinions on the frontrunners, debating whether the Academy will favor...
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2024: A Musical Year in Review
What? You thought we'd wait a whole year before releasing this? What kind of bush league, two-bit podcast would do that? Two words: NOT US! Put away the egg nog for a second, plug in your Bose hearmuffs and give a listen-sy to the boys and their very clever, very good takes on the best music 2024...
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2023: A Musical Year in Review
Look...we know. We know. The time for 2023 best of lists have come and gone. But the picks are so good and so clever that we had to delay. Check out their picks for best music of the year, featuring FOTP Andrew! The playlists Doug's playlist: Doug's Top 32 Songs of the Year Doug's extras: Doug's...
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2024 Cameo Christmas
It's a Boxing Day miracle! The Cleverest Good Boys are back to get Cameos for each other to celebrate living, laughing, loving, and leavening. Leavening bread and leavening moods, as the kids are currently saying. Plug in your earbugs and podlinks, rizzlers, and listen to the fellas celebrate one...
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The Cleverest Good Boys Hit the Red Carpet: 2024 Oscars
It's time for the OSCARS! Were you hoping the CGBs never talked about movies again? Were you hoping we'd drift off into the sunset, while you, or loving fans, called "SHAAAAANE"? Were you hoping we got into a three boy standoff and gunned each other down because one of us was too good and one of…
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2023 Cleverest Good Cameo Christmas
It's the most FUNderful time of the year, dingdongs! The time when the Cleverest Good Boys get Cameos for each other to celebrate living, laughing, loving, and leavening. Leavening bread and leavening moods, as the kids are currently saying. Plug in your earbugs and podlinks, rizzlers, and listen...
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The Cleverest Good Boys Take on the 95th Academy Awards!: Part 1
It's that time again! Time for Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep to collect their Osca- Wait, what? They're not actually...they're not nominated? Shit. Well what the hell are these dingdongs going to discuss for an hour?! I guess we'll find out in Part 1 of this year's Hanksless, Streepfree Oscars podcast.
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The Cleverest Good Boys Take on the 95th Academy Awards!: Part 2
Can you believe those guys? The drop a whole episode of award speculation and movie talk...and they leave out the best part: the Best Picture discussion! Those silly geese. Anyway, they talk for a good long time about the 10 best picture nominees! Enjoy Doug's discussion, Joe's jokes and Jim's...
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The Cleverest Good Boys Go To Sundance!
Join the CGBs as they attend the Sundance Film Festival, one in person and another virtually. What's it like attending in person? How different is it from attending virtually? What were the highlights? What's going to be the next CODA? Find out on this episode as the Cleverest Good Boys head west...
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Our Favorite Things: 2022 in Music
With the year freshly upon us, the Cleverest Good Boys spring back to discuss the best music the previous year had to offer. In their minds, at least. Friend of the Pod Andrew joins as the guest host with the most. Strap in an go back to the future with the Cleverest Good Boys, featuring Friend…
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Varför dör vi?
Varför dör vi? Vad säger statistiken? Vad går att förebygga? Vilka dödsorsaker har vi inflytande över och vilka har vi inte inflytande över? Vad kan CrossFit spela för roll i frågan?
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2022 Boxing Day Extravaganza featuring the Results of The Best Song of the 80s Bracket!
It's been a year, hasn't it friends? Thank you for abiding with us as we bloviate about music, movies and various ephemera. I have it on good authority that our boys are not only the cleverest and goodest, they're also the gratefulest. Gratefulest for you the listener. We have big things planned...
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1989 in Music
Aye carumba! Two new episodes in a week? About the music of the two final years of the 1980s? These good boys must be up to something EXTREMELY clever if they're pushing out content this quickly! Anyway, here's their thoughts on the music of 1989 (the year, not the ICONIC Swift opus.) Doug's...
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1988 in Music
The Cleverest Good Boys chopped up and listened to a big ole key bump of the music from 1988. Don't worry, be happy. They loved every single bit of it! Doug's Playlist Jim's Playlist
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1987 in Music
In this episode, the CGBs discuss the music of 1987! See the very first video feed of the pod here! Listen to Doug's playlist here. Listen to Jim's playlist here.
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74th Primetime Emmys Preview Em-stravaganza
It's Emmy time, baby! Join the three* cleverest, goodest boys as they discuss the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. *one of the boys may or may not be absent, but pretend he's there, nodding his head in agreement at everything Jim says.
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94th Academy Awards Extravaganza: Part 2
Now for the thrilling conclusion of the cleverest, goodest Oscar podcast. Enjoy!
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94th Academy Awards Extravaganza: Part 1
And the winner is...You! After all, what better way to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year than with a two-part Cleverest Good Boys podcast?! In this episode, the CGBs discuss each best picture nominee and rank them in order of preference. And let me tell ya...things get HEATED. As a...
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1986: A Year in Music
1986 was a magical year. Millions of people linked together in Hands Across America. The Statue of Liberty was reopened to the public. Haley's Comet took the world by storm. And, most importantly, the Voyager 2 made it's first encounter with Uranus. But beyond that, the music was really...
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2021: A Year in Music
2021 was a great year in music. According to THESE silly billies, that is. The vibes were chill in the midst of this brutal jerk of a year. The Cleverest Good Boys invite one of their cleverest, good friends to talk about. Join Doug, Joe, Jim and Friend of the Pod Andrew for a clever, good...
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2021 Cameo Christmas
It's the most wonderful tiiiiiiiime of the yeeeeeear! Welcome to the annual, not-your-daddy's-holiday episode of the Cleverest Good Boys: Cameo Christmas 2021, baby! For newcomers, welcome. Joe, Doug, and Jim get each other Cameos every year, as a sign of glad tidings and a blessed yule. And…
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1985 in Music
Buy your ticket for the radical journey through the winding road of 1985 music. All aboard! Doug's Best of 1985 Jim's Best of 1985 Doug's exxxtra spice 1985 extras
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2021 Primetime Emmys Preview
Never let it be said the Cleverest Good Boys don't love their cleverest good listeners. The only thing they love more? Television. It's Emmy time and the CGBs want to tall about it. And they put in some WORK. They watched every show that was nominated. Except Shameless. Nobody watches Shameless.…
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1984 in Music
Come on feel the BOYS talk about 1984 in music. We know that pun doesn't make sense for this year, but we don't care. Whaddya gonna do? Call the Ghostbusters?! That's what we thought. Just slap on your earphones and give it a listen, ya goof. Doug's playlist Jim's playlist
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1983 in Music
The Cleverest Good Boys discuss the music of 1983. Doug's playlist Jim's playlist
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1982 in Music
Join the boys as they take a look at and discuss the year in music from 1982! Doug's Playlist Jim's Playlist
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The Annual Cleverest Goodest Oscar Show part 2
The CGBs take an in-depth look at the Oscars. Part 2
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The Annual Cleverest Goodest Oscar Show part 1
The CGBs take an in-depth look at the Oscars. Part 1
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Private Adventures: Delayed Dispatches from Sundance '21
On this episode of The Cleverest Good Boys, Jim takes a private adventure into the 2021 Virtual Sundance Film Festival. Before the Oscars, find out what to look for during next year's awards season!
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Private Adventures: Jim Eustice Film Festival
With the emergence of COVID-19, film festivals were forced to adapt to the times. Out of this pandemic came the virtual film festival. As a film festival fan, and an annual TIFF attendee, Jim was likewise forced to adapt. Jim curated a film festival for himself (dubbed the Jim Eustice Film...
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2020 in Music
Happy New Year, kindly listeners! This sure has been a weird year. We've been a little less active posting, but fear not...we've been listening. Oh boy, have we been listening. To music, silly! Not to you! [nervous laughter] We invited Friend of the Pod Andrew to discuss the cleverest goodest…
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It's a Cleverest Cameo Good Christmas Special
As tradition demands, the Cleverest Good Boys got each other a gift for the holidays. And what better gift to give your bestest buds than a sweet, thoughtful Cameo?! Nothing's better! Exactly! Tune in to this episode to hear the CGBs get a message from legitimately famous people: a member of the...
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The Cleverest Good Boys Go to the Primetime Emmys!
The Cleverest Good Boys run through the Emmy nominee one by one and pick their winners! Were they right? Or were they big ole dumdums? TUNE IN TO FIND OUT!
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Private Adventures: Animal Crossing
We answered Tom Nook's call and dedicated this episode to Animal Crossing! Join the Cleverest Good Boys and Friend of the Pod Mike as they discuss the most popular game of the pandemic era!
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The Return of the Cleverest Good Oscar Pod
Part Two of the EPIC Oscar Pod is HERE! FINALLY. The CGBs finish up by discussing the remaining Best Picture nominees and do a speed round through the rest of the categories. You know what they say: once you go OSCAR, you never go...Boscar? ... TUNE IN, YA BEAUTIFUL POTATOES!
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The Cleverest Goodest Oscar Podcast!
It's no secret that the Cleverest Good Boys love movies. Everybody knows that. Everybody knows they love the Oscars. But y'know what they love MORE?! PODCASTS ABOUT THE OSCARS. Tune in to part 1 to hear the guys talk about some movies! Part 2 released tomorrow. This is the MUST LISTEN of the…
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1981: The Year in Music
Happy birthyear to 67% of the Cleverest Good Boys! CGB Jim and CGB Joe were both born in the badass year of 1981 and they're both inexplicably excited about this year in music! Don't you want to listen, baby? Don't you want to listen ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh? Doug's 1981 Playlist Jim's 1981 Playlist
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2019 in Music: A Year in Review
On this week's episode, the Cleverest Good Boys have a clever, good discussion about the year in music. 2019 was SUCH a bangin' year for music, we enlisted the help of our Cleverest, Good friend Andrew! Doug and Jim share thoughts regarding their Top 32 Songs, Andrew shares his Top 10 albums, and...
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The Best Song of the 2010s
Is it gonna be "We Found Love" by Rihanna or "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson? Listen to find out! Guest starring friend of the pod Andrew!
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Private Adventure: Here Cams Santa Claus, Here Cams Santa Claus, Right Down Cameo Lane!
Christmas is a very special time for clever, good boys all across the globe. These Cleverest Good Boys were sitting around their cleverest, goodest hearth, sipping some clever, good cocoa when they came up with a great idea: PREZZIES! 🎅🎁🎅 But what do you get three clever good boys who have...
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The Best Song of the 2010s
This the season...FOR FIGHTING ONLINE ABOUT MUSIC! Join the Cleverest Good Boys as they try to decide which song from the 2010s deserves the title of Cleverest Good Song of the 2010s! We compiled a bracket so we can make it legit and legally-binding. Vote here!
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Private Adventures: Jim Goes TIFF for TAFF
As the Hollywood awards season begins, we're taking a look at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Jim went north this past September and ended up seeing 27 movies, some of which will play a large role in the coming awards season. Take a listen to get a better idea of what it's like to...
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2019 Primetime Emmy Roundup
The Cleverest Good Boys talk television. With the upcoming Primetime Emmy awards just days away, the boys got together for a rousing chat about the awards and the state of television in 2019.
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Private Adventures: Doug Goes To Cannes!
This summer past, Doug went to the Cannes Film Festival. As with most new experiences, there are things he didn't know about the festival that he wishes to pass on to you! In this episode, the Cleverest Good Boys discuss the ins and outs of Cannes so the you may eventually become cleverer and...
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Bonus Pod: The Rose
In this episode, the cleverest good boys discuss 1980 film classic, The Rose, starring Bette Midler.
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Episode 1: 1980 in Music
Welcome! The Cleverest Good Boys have ARRIVED and they're ready to talk the year 1980 in music. Click here for Doug's 1980 playlist! Click here for Jim's 1980 playlist! Next Episode: Doug's Private Adventure to the Cannes Film Festival Air date: September 2nd, 2019
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We're clever.We're good.We're boys.We're the Cleverest Good Boys.
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The Cleverest Good Boys is created and hosted by Jim Eustice.
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