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The Twaddling Along Podcast

by Dan McBride, Jake McBride, Josh McBride

When three brothers find themselves with too much free time, an endless stream of thoughts, and a knack for veering off topic, the chaos that ensues is guaranteed to have you in stitches.

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Episodes

  1. 2-year Anniversary — Get To Know Us TOO Well

    Tonight, on a very special episode of Twaddling Along, the boys face their most harrowing, life-altering confrontation yet: mandatory self-reflection. To mark two full years of senseless rambling, Danny, Jake, and Josh sit down for an emotionally raw, unsparing look in the mirror. Watch through...

  2. Mass Moral Panics — Cats and Dogs Living together, Mass Hysteria!

    Grab your flashlights and hide the Tootsie Rolls, because on this episode of Twaddling Along, we’re diving headfirst into America’s favorite autumn ritual: X-raying Snickers bars and suspecting the sweet old lady down the street of being a black-market cyanide distributor! Join us as we dissect…

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  3. 2026 Halloween Extravaganza — Four Stories, Three Guys, One Hour

    In this spooktacular round-up episode, the boys dive into four of history’s eerie, head-scratching mysteries—from the 1855 Devil’s Footprints that scaled vertical walls and crossed 100 miles of snow overnight, to the 1944 Mad Gasser of Mattoon who sent a small town into paralyzed panic, down into...

  4. The Constitution — The Drunken Secretive Brawl That Made America

    Join the Patriotic Pack of three as we revisit the sweltering, high-stakes summer of 1787. In this episode of Twaddling Along, we pull back the curtain on the Philadelphia Convention to discover how fifty-five brilliant, deeply flawed men fought, bargained, and ultimately united to build a…

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  5. Mid-Life Crises — Josh Goes Through A Quarter Life Crisis

    This week on Twaddling Along, the gang dives into the existential tailspins of Quarter-Life and Mid-Life Crises, comparing the distinct fine art of panicking over your career choices in your twenties via an anxious sourdough starter versus panicking in your forties by buying a leather jacket and...

  6. Alien Abductions — Little Green Men, Women, and Children

    This week on Twaddling Along, the boys tackle the eerie phenomenon of alien abductions, though the real mystery might be happening right inside the studio. A thoroughly terrified Danny sits white-knuckled and plotting exit routes for every mysterious noise, while Jake remains entirely unfazed and...

  7. History of Foods — Our Favorite Foods, Now With More History

    If you thought one episode about us was enough, think again. Here at Twaddling Along, it truly is all about us. We're doubling down with another self-focused episode, but we’re adding a pinch of history to keep it classier. This week, we explore our favorite foods and trace where they actually…

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  8. Our Favorite Things—Eat Your Heart Out Julie Andrews

    Consumerism, Materialism, and pure, unfiltered Capitalism. That’s what Danny thought this episode was going to be about—a cold, ruthlessly efficient breakdown of commodities. But then his brothers went and got all sappy on him. This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we’re opening up our…

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  9. True Monsters — Vlad, Shelley, and….Lists

    Frankenstein’s monster. Dracula. George W. Bush. Sure, those fictional horrors keep us up at night, but the real-life history behind them is, dare I say, way more terrifying. On this week’s Twaddling Along Podcast, we’re opening the vault on actual historical impalements, failed corpse…

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  10. Animals on Trial — Suing The Pants off of Pigs

    Picture this: a court stenographer, a judge in a powdered wig, a defense attorney... and a goat on the witness stand. Welcome to Twaddling Along! This week, we’re exploring the bizarre history of animal trials and tort reform. We’re talking real courtrooms, real judges, and very real legal action...

  11. Strange Ways to Eliminate Stress in Your Life — We Suppose

    Had a hard day at work? The spouse getting on your nerves? The kids conquering small subcontinents in Southeast Asia? Well, do we have some tricks for you! This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we try our best to de-stressify our lives the only way we know how…STRANGELY. From walking slow to...

  12. American Conspiracies — It’s ALWAYS Aliens

    Coming to you from the Twaddling Along Headquarters (our parents’ basement) we are feeling especially patriotic today. On this, the 250th year of our independence from the dastardly English, we feel deeply connected to this native land of ours. And to celebrate, we’ve decided to question...

  13. George Washington — Father of Our Nation, Terrible Teeth

    Happy 250th Anniversary, America. The Twaddling Along Trio crank up their definitely not OSHA‑approved time machine and drop in on George Washington, from his early days as an overly confident British Major to his reluctant‑revolutionary era to his post‑presidency stint as a whiskey mogul. Josh...

  14. Near Death Experiences — We Try to Be Serious…Try

    This one goes deep, folks. We’re talking about death and taking a swing at that impossible question: What actually happens after we die? What qualifies us to tackle it? Absolutely nothing. And absolutely no one. But that’s never stopped us before. So we dive into the wild patterns of near‑death...

  15. Tricksters — Poltergeist, Restless Spirits…Talking Mongooses

    This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we enter into an ancient world of human myth and legend as we talk about tricksters. From Loki to Coyote, from things that go bump in the night to mongooses demanding bacon…or is it mongeese. Also, Danny confuses Idris Elba with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh…

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  16. Historical Conspiracies —Knights Templar, Witches, and the 22nd Flavor

    We are suspicious. Very suspicious. We don’t think that ANYTHING is true…except for our love for our listeners. The true conspiracy is how you continue to put up with our Twaddling. Join us this week as we go back to some historical conspiracy theories. Also, go back and listen to your favorite.

  17. Strange Neurological Happenings — The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Podcast

    Have you ever thought you were dead? Has your hand worked independently from your brain? Have you ever sought treatment for the inability to perceive…ANYTHING? This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we delve into the spooky world of the brain, and when it goes wrong….really wrong. Will Danny’s...

  18. Campfire Tales — Or Aesop’s Fables… Or Something

    We tell campfire stories…Twaddling Along Style. What does that mean? Well, we ramble on for far too long, make up convoluted stories, have to edit out large blocks of video, and in general just twaddle about for an hour. Hooray for us. Also, Aesop ain’t got anything on our fables.

  19. Animal Espionage — Don’t Trust the Squirrels

    We’re back after a 2-week, 2-day absence (my fault). This week, we delve deeply into the spy world… the animal spy world that is. Are Pigeons bugging you? Well, they might actually be bugging your phone lines. Are Squirrels secretly traveling to D.C. with audio equipment? Will a Polish Bear ever...

  20. The Excuses We Give Our Wives — An Apology Episode

    My tummy hurts … I was going to get to it … I don’t see it … you do it so much better than me. This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast we throw every husband under the bus spectacularly. I mean, there is no going back gentleman, its time to pack it up and accept that we all deserve to be on the...

  21. Shadow People — Hags, Genies, and Out of Fashion Hats

    You wake up and find yourself trapped in your own body. The room is quite, but you have the unsettling feeling that you may not be alone. You desperately look around for help only to find a shadow lurking in your doorway. You can only make out one thing on it, its anime convention style hat.…

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  22. Niagara Falls — School Teachers in Barrels

    Behold the majesty of the Lady Columbia with her mountain’s of majesty hued in purple, her laden soil of green, and some idiot trying to survive going over a waterfall. That’s right, peeps and pals alike, this week the Twaddling Along Trio tackles the thunderous all-American (minus the Canadian...

  23. Meditation — Inner Peace…Inner…. (Snore)

    You find yourself in a sunny field, surrounded by falling leaves of a nearby tree. You allow yourself to see all your problems fall like the leaves. Then…The Twaddling Along Trio comes in and RUIN EVERYTHING. That’s right listeners, today we are diving and delving into the world of ooohmmms and...

  24. Ghost’s From Early America — Faceless Ghosts and Flatulence

    Raise your banners boys, its time to get spooky AND historical. On this week’s Twaddling Along Podcast Jake takes us back to the Revolutionary War to talk about the spooks, sprites, ghosts and ghoulies. Of course, we start off by Josh telling us a story about jabbing Danny in a dream and…

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  25. The 1893 World’s Fair — Ferris Wheel, Serial Killers, and ‘Merica

    Once upon a time, in a land much like our own, people came together and created something great, marvelous, and epic. It was meant to showcase a country on the rise and the grit of a people determined to rise from literal ashes. And then, it burned again. Today we’re talking about the 1893…

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  26. The Scores We Keep — The Art of Winning at the Cost of Your Soul

    It starts by counting your steps to the bathroom, and ends with you ramming your car into a slower driver because you know best. This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we talk about that internal scoreboard that you set up for yourself every day. Are you racing against yourself to get out the...

  27. Giants — We’re Back and Bigger Than Ever

    No…You are not dreaming. We are back after a whirlwind of a vacation down in Florida. Do we talk about the record crowds, the arctic winds, the disease and suffering we went through? Maybe for like a minute. But for the rest of the time we ignore our own story and focus completely on the…

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  28. The Olympic Marathon of 1904 — Mass Chaos in St. Louis

    It's that time of year when you start making goals for yourself. Well…The Twaddling Along Trio is also thinking about how to better ourselves, too. We thought we’d try our hand at running a marathon, until we came across this absolutely crazy story on how a marathon can go REAL bad. Join us as we...

  29. Relationship Advice with the Trio — Our wives are going to be so mad

    Happy New Years Twaddlers! This week, on a very special episode of Twaddling Along, we decide to give unsolicited advice about marriage. What’s our credentials? We don’t have any, so take everything with more than one grain of salt. In this episode you will find that Jake hates dishes, Josh…

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  30. Time Slips — Happy New Year…or IS IT!!!

    Happy Auld Lang Syne and welcome to 2026 fellow Twaddlers! On this year ending episode, the boys delve into the rather spooky, sometimes terrifying tales of time slips. What would you do if you were shot backwards (or forwards) in time. As a side activity for this week’s episode, see if you can…

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  31. Charles Dickens — God Bless Us…Most Everyone

    Merry Christmas everyone. Twaddling along the Victorian Era again as we chat about the astounding author, Charles Dickens. Really, we just wanted an excuse to quote different Christmas Carols. Also, Josh over emphasizes, Jake mocks Alec Guiness, and Danny has a cold. So jump on, tune in, and have…

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  32. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs — We Get A Little Sappy Climbing That To The Peak

    Twaddlers, Waddlers and those inbetween, welcome to a very optimistic episode of Twaddling Along. This week we discuss Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. We start from the ground up. Are you fed, clothed, comforted, loved and feeling a little transcended. Want to know how to get there? Well, don’t ask...

  33. Ghost’s of Utah Part 2 — Duck Dynasty, Resurrection Cults, and What Goes Bump in the Night in the Beehive State

    Utah…People working together…Utah…What a spooky place to be. We are back home today at the Twaddling Along Podcast as we delve even further into the spooks of Utah. Today, Jake takes on the helm and freaks us all out with tales of Hwy 666, abandoned schools, cults, women in white, and all sorts…

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  34. Pirates — Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Ibuprofen

    Avast Ye Matey’s and welcome aboard another sea-worthy adventures from you trio of buccaneers. Today we take sail on the topic of pirates. Also, I refuse to do any other nautical puns. Instead, why don’t you take a listen as we explore the connection to pirates and Goliath, Atlantis, Peter…

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  35. Feasting — Listen…All You Gotta Do is Eat, Laugh, and Love.

    This week on the Twaddling Along Show we tackle the feast and feasting together. Why do we have feasts, fiestas, fetes, and all manner of reasons to get together and eat? Are we not the anti-social animal we make ourselves out to be? The boys go deep on this one as they explore the psychology...

  36. The Yeti — Our First Brand Deal or Frightening Himalayan Monster, who knows?

    Twaddling Along climbs Mt. Everest in search of the legendary monster, the Yeti. What is a Yeti? Frightening mythological beast? Lost orangutan? A convenient corporation known for well-made coolers and tumblers? There really is only one way to find out. Also, Josh sees multiple spiders during the...

  37. The History of Halloween — Guy Fawkes, Benjamin Button, and Jake’s plea

    It's the beginning of the week of Halloween, and we know what you really want…a lecture on history! The Twaddling Along Trio tackles this trick-or-treating holiday with an in-depth look at why we do what we do on Halloween. From carved rutabagas, plots to assassinate King James I, ancient feasts...

  38. The Psychology Behind Halloween — Jake is going as Freud for Halloween

    Happy Halloween…now how does that make you feel? The Twaddling trio takes on the deep psychoanalysis of the spooky season on today’s episode. Is there more Frankenstein in Freud? More Jekyll in Dr. Jung? More Skinwalker in Skinner? More Chupacabra in…..Chomsky? Alright, that’s enough of that.…

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  39. Poltergeists — Drums, Ghosts, and the Guy From Coach

    Do things go bump in the night? Do objects mysteriously move? Do you have a deep mistrust in the youth of today? Then you may have a Poltergeist. The Twaddling Trio tackle this spooky tale today as we delve into the fantastical and phantasmical world of the “rumbling ghost”. Will Danny scream?…

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  40. Queen Victoria — Do You Have Prince Albert in a Can?

    Today on the Twaddling Along podcast, we dive into the life of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. This enigmatic ruler, whose name remains one of Britain’s most beloved, certainly had a colorful past. From her disdain for babies and obsession with her husband to her nitpicky parenting style and notably...

  41. 1 Year Anniversary — You poor saps are still listening?

    350ish days have passed in this mad-mad world of twaddling, and on this week’s episode, we are going to talk all about it. You know those clip shows from the 90’s? Its that, but in audio form. You thought we could twaddle about history, the paranormal and the human mind? You ain’t seen nothing…

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  42. Bear Lake Monster — Or in Utah Speak, “Ber-a-lake Monster”

    The Twaddlers are sticking close to home as we venture into the fun and fascinating tale of the Bear Lake Monster. This Utah original (if you don’t count literally every other lake monster out there) has all the makings of a fascinating tale. Intrigue, suspense, lampoon, and even a family...

  43. Benjamin Franklin — Founding Father, Scientific Genius, and Lady’s Man

    Lightening, Thunder, and Freedom! That’s what's on deck for this week’s Twaddling Along Podcast. We jump right in with an hour of nothing but Franklin. Benjamin Franklin, the entrepreneur, polymath, and genius, went on to influence every aspect of the beginning of the United States of America. We...

  44. Sleep — Magnesium, Blue Light, and Naughty Innuendo

    We are soooooo tired. Seriously, doesn’t everyone want to go to bed and stay there? This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we explain how you can. Well, more like we try to justify why we have bad sleep hygiene. We also discuss why you may not be sleeping, sleep apnea, sleep paralysis, eating...

  45. Aliens — UFOS, UAPS, USPS, and the Queen

    Are we alone in the Universe? Are we a reflection of the greater cosmos? Do we fear the darkness knowing that within the realm of the stars lies a deep enemy, unfathomable for mere mortals to comprehend? These are questions we completely ignore in the first of our chats about that all too…

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  46. Mountain Men — Rendezvous and Burning Man

    What better way to start off your week than with a bit of discussion on a topic that is timely, newsworthy, and altogether serious? That’s right, the lads of the twaddle are taking on Mountain Men. We explore the origins of the beaver pelt “extravaganza” and the remarkable, heroic, and sometimes...

  47. Phobias Part 2: Strange Happening Inside Belly Buttons

    Have you ever feared that your butt would fall off if your belly button comes unwound? Have you fretted about peanut butter? Are you scared of the numbers 3,7,53, and 186? We want to let you know that you are not alone. The Twaddling Along Podcast is here for you on this week’s podcast. We took…

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  48. Bigfoot Part 1 — Jake Uses Really Big Words

    There are subjects, and then there are SUBJECTS. This week on the Twaddling Along Podcast, we tackle an oft-recommended topic: the majestic and tremendous trotters of Bigfoot. We presumptuously call this Part 1, wholly due to the fact that such a huge subject matter deserves more than one part....

  49. Cosmetics — Danny ADORES Concealer

    We are back with a whole new Twaddling Along Podcast. This week, the boys get dolled up as they dive headfirst into a discussion about cosmetics, makeup, and other such beauty products. Don’t miss out on Josh having a breakdown while trying to explain ancient Japanese beauty standards, Jake...

  50. Reality Television — Toddlers, Ducks, Fake Tans and…the Third Reich?

    "Twaddle" is defined as foolish, trivial, or idle talk. We thought we understood the term ( I mean, look at our name), but it pales in comparison to the bleak and macabre universe of reality television. Join the boys as they explore the genre, from its unexpected historical roots in Nazi Germany,...

About this show

When three brothers find themselves with too much free time, an endless stream of thoughts, and a knack for veering off topic, the chaos that ensues is guaranteed to have you in stitches.

Hosted by

Dan McBride, Jake McBride, Josh McBride

Produced by Dan McBride

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Twaddling Along Podcast have?

The Twaddling Along Podcast has 79 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on October 19, 2026.

What is The Twaddling Along Podcast about?

When three brothers find themselves with too much free time, an endless stream of thoughts, and a knack for veering off topic, the chaos that ensues is guaranteed to have you in stitches.

How often does The Twaddling Along Podcast release new episodes?

The Twaddling Along Podcast publishes weekly, based on its 79 episodes since October 2024.

Who hosts The Twaddling Along Podcast?

The Twaddling Along Podcast is created and hosted by Dan McBride, Jake McBride, Josh McBride.
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