PODCAST · comedy
Thought Cops
by Kevin Podas and Grant Mooney
Cleaning up the mean streets of the internet - because somebody's gotta do it. From the cyberpunk hellscape of Neo-Chicago, Officer Kevin and Officer Grant monitor the world wide web so you don't have to. Leave us a voicemail to play on the show: 312-788-7361 or send an audio file to [email protected] Thought Cops have deputized a number of your favorite thought leaders, content creators, comedians, online personalities, and more, in their effort to clean up the internet once and for all.
Episodes
-
Case File 314: See You Space Cop
It's finally here. Sorry for the wait. But here it is: the final episode of Thought Cops. Thank all of you who have listened to us and supported us throughout the years. Field Notes I don't want to belabor it, because the episode speaks for itself. But we're grateful for the connections we've…
more -
Case File 313:The Penultimate Episode with Niko and Sleepscience
Here we are folks, in our second-to-last episode of Thought Cops. The penultimate episode, if you will. And you will. We are joined by dear friends of the show Niko and Josh AKA Sleepscience. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We're kind of freeballing on this episode, not gonna lie. We air...
-
Case File 312: Not Done Yet with Slime Da Garbage Mane
We're joined in-person this week by Slime Da Garbage Mane for one of our pen-penultimate episodes. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Thank you to everyone who has supported us in any way over the years. Please enjoy this last run of episodes as we celebrate the life of Thought Cops! Join…
more -
Case File 311: Loud Quitting with Zwick
ALERT: THIS IS NOT A BIT. Thought Cops is ending. And we are joined by our editor Zwick to kick off this last run of shows. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Thank you to everyone who has supported us in any way over the years. Please enjoy this last run of episodes as we celebrate the life...
-
Case File 310: Gamez R Kool with Video Ditch
Video games are pretty neat, huh? Well, I hope you agree because we talk about them for a while on this episode, along with our guests Sam and Nick from the Video Ditch podcast! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Everyone was doing those Top 25 Games things so we did it too. "Well if…
more -
Case File 309: Druzy with Beetlemoses
This week we got Beetlemoses from Cold Cuts back on the show to promote his new comic Druzy! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Make sure to nab your copy of Druzy. It's good, trust us. Also, we talk about the artistic process, Donald Trump, Kanye West, bunch of fun shit. Join the Thought…
more -
BONUS! Fire Bros - The Super Mario Bros. Movie review
Like this episode? Donate to us over at patreon.com/thoughtcops Mushroom Kingdom, here we come! We're off this week and we have something a little special for ya-- an episode of Fire Bros from behind the paywall, where we review The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Wow. Support the show on Patreon Join…
more -
Case File 308: Fobia with Derrick Acosta
This week we have Derrick Acosta from Mega64 on the show, promoting his Kickstarter campaign for his new horror comic anthology, Fobia! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Since recording, the Kickstarter hit its goal, but you can still fund it here, there's plenty of rewards to take…
more -
Case File 307: Extra Souls with Mimiyori and Cheesymanfredo
This week we're talking to returning guests and friends of the show Mimiyori and Cheesymanfredo about their new(ish!) comic they collaborated on, Extra Souls! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes There isn't much more to say other than what I wrote in the introductory sentence, why don't you...
-
Case File 306: Super Sugoi with SephirothSword57
Ohayooo!! Gomen-- hello, and welcome to another episode of Thought Cops! This week we are joined by legendary YouTuber SephirothSword57. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We talk to Seph-sama about hitting his goal of 9,000 subscribers, and about celebrating 9 years of making videos for...
-
Case File 305: New Place, Who Dis?
Just your boys Kevin and Grant on this one, as we throw back a little bit to "season one" of Thought Cops, and record in our brand new "studio"! Make sure you "check" this one out! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes No guests, no masters. Just hosts, and riffs. Grant moved, so we record in…
more -
Case File 304: Class of ’09 with SBN3
Max Field (SBN3) returns to the show to talk about his latest video game: Class of '09: The Re-Up! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes https://youtu.be/es7ynqOh_JY We dive really deep into a whole shit ton of topics on this episode, starting with Max's new game "Class of '09: The Re-Up"…
more -
Case File 303: Planet of the Bass with Jab50Yen
The Jab of all trades is back on the show, Jab50yen joins us to talk about the return of Funny Rave, as well as all their other projects. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This week we're talking the Dave Matthews Band Bridge Incident, LinkedIn Lunatics, Skibidi Toilet, Funny Rave, Planet…
more -
Case File 302: Sports Betting with Asterios Kokkinos
We get "interested" in the magical world of sports betting this week with longtime friend and recurring guest on the show Asterios Kokkinos of The Loudest Podcast! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Asterios makes his "season 2" debut in this episode, so we finally give him a backstory and...
-
Case File 301: Sparta Remix with Keaton Monger
THIS. IS. SPARTA. Sorry we keep doing this, last one for a while, I swear. This week we have Keaton Monger on, the maker of the original Sparta Remix, as well as a number of other early internet classics, such as the Evil Strawberry, Ducks Live on the Moon, Michael Phelps Restaurant, and a ton of...
-
Case File 300: This is Sparta!
We took a break, but we're back! Some said episode 299 might be our last, but don't shoot the messenger. Persian or Greek, nobody threatens a messenger. They called us mad for coming back, but we have a couple choice words for them: Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Yes, it's the year of…
more -
Case File 299: Ranking Every N64 Game with Mark Roebuck
Mark Roebuck of Hard Drive fame joins us for another episode of Thought Cops to promote an upcoming article, as well as his new podcast, 50 Percent Fresh. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We spend basically the whole episode talking about N64 games, so you don't have to listen to us bitch...
-
Case File 298: Mind Palace with Ian Erickson
Enter through the doors of your Mind's Palace with this week's episode of Thought Cops, as five-timer Ian Erickson returns! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Check out Ian Erickson's Mind Palace in Chicago! Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 9pm. Ian walks us through a very complex and...
-
Case File 297: Cartoons Must Retvrn with Yolo Swag Studios
"Um, actually--" Just stop right there. Zach AKA Yolo Swag Studios of Cold Cuts is back on the show! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Zach talks to us about putting drawings on the computer and making people mad. Also doing a podcast and making people mad. Speaking of people mad, people…
more -
Case File 296: Baby Talk with Brandon Kirkman
Goo goo ga ga-- just kidding around. Brandon Kirkman of Podzooky is back on the show this week. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes What's it like to be a podcaster AND a dad?? Brandon Kirkman answers that question and many more. "Weird Comments" has a theme song now, and we try to figure out...
-
Case File 295: Would You Date A Podcast Bro? with Cheesymanfredo
We clown around with Cheesymanfredo this week as he talks about his latest comic and much more. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Cheesy talks to us about his potential magnum opus, McPagliacci: A parody comic based on the 1892 opera Pagliacci, starring the McDonald Land characters. We talk...
-
Case File 294: Comedy Done Wrong with Rob Steinberg
Hey where are my paper clips?! Rob Steinberg, writer for The Hard Times and Hard Drive, joins us for this week's episode! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Dilbert has fallen. Lori is out. And landlords are demanding tips. It's total anarchy out there. But we as Thought Cops serve to get…
more -
Case File 293: Post-Post-Irony with Fudj
What the... Fudj? That's right, YouTube's own Fudj AKA Brad Waters joins us this week! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Brad/Fudj talks to us about taking over the Hard Drive YouTube channel. A lot of great stuff on there, surely worthy of your time, so be sure to check it out....
-
Case File 292: Getting Saul Goodman’d with Frank Howley
Who let the dogs out? I bet he's sick of hearing that one, Frank Hawley of Big Dogs Gaming, Mega64, and No Clip Video is on the show this week. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This week we get Saul Goodman'd, talk about video games, investigate what the folks are calling "Elongate," and...
-
Case File 291: EarthBound Turnabout with Zion Grassl
Did you see what they announced during the Thought Cops Direct?! A total bombshell: Zion from Nintendo Life is a guest on the episode! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Luckily a Nintendo Direct happened the week of recording, so we had a lot to talk about. Well, lucky for some of us at...
-
Case File 290: Keyblade to the City with Martin Felshman
When you walk away, you don't hear me say, that Martin Felshman of Podzooky is back on the show with an AMAZING surprise. Watch this one with someone you love if you can. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Straight from the world of Kingdom Hearts, we have our very own Neo-Chicago themed...
-
Case File 289: Taking The Train To Coolsville with Jack Ryan
What's up all you cool cats out there-- Jack Ryan joins us in studio for a wonderful winter day of podcasting. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Snow has fallen on the neon cityscape of Neo-Chicago, but we are safe inside from the elements and talking about trains, toys, and tiktok into our...
-
Case File 288: Shifting with Ben Flores and Sarah Black
We "shift" ourselves to 1984 and back this week as Ben Flores and Sarah Black return to the show to talk about their latest new podcast CrimeWatchers! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes 'Rewatch podcasts' are all the rage right now. CrimeWatchers is the latest hit podcast of that phenomenon,...
-
Case File 287: Klop of the Morning to You with Aaron Klopfer
Woke M&M's are back, but good news, so is Aaron Klopfer! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes That's right: woke M&M's are back, gas stove discourse is lighting up the internet, and Hobo Johnson exists. Talk about a hell world! We also talk about turning 30, working and not working…
more -
Case File 286: New Year New Brant with Alex Ptak
For our first episode of 2023, Alex Ptak returns as we discuss Quorators, content creation, and lots more. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We share our new years resolutions on this episode, and talk about Quora, the newest garbage bin of the internet, when you need a question answered…
more -
Case File 285: The Audio Professional Didn’t Set Up His Microphone Properly with Zwick
This Christmas/New Years/Holiday season you will be haunted by three podcasters: the ghost of Kevin, the ghost of Grant, and the ghost of this week's guest: everybody's favorite bisexual Juggalo and our very own editor/producer, Zwick! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes It's negative 100...
-
Case File 284: Mandatory Holiday Special
Ho ho ho! Happy Merry! It's a Thought Cops Christmas special! You only get to listen if the Elf on the Shelf says you're on the Nice List. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Last Christmas we gave you our heart, but this year we share in tales of merriment and holiday cheer. We set out to...
-
Case File 283: Serial Experiments LAN with Merritt K
Merritt K returns to Thought Cops to talk about her upcoming photo book LAN Party! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Recalling memories of days on the internet of old, Merritt K talks to us about her book LAN Party, which is full of photos of people just hanging out on the computer and…
more -
Case File 282: Endless Content Forever with Jacob Gregor
Chicago filmmaker Jacob Gregor joins us this week to talk about his latest film Endless Content Forever! A match made in heaven with the themes of this podcast, and his experimental movie. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We bond over how annoying the internet is, naturally. Some guy takes...
-
BONUS! Fire Bros - Book 28 (Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Simpsons Movie, Everything Everywhere All At Once)
Happy holiday season! We hope this free bonus content warms up your winter just a little bit. Enjoy an episode of our Patreon-exclusive spin-off show Fire Bros – on the house! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes “Fire Bros? W.T.F. is that,” you may be wondering. Well, if you donate at least…
more -
Case File 281: Bug Chasing with Beetle Moses
We caught the bug-- Beetle Moses, that is, who is back on the show for his first solo Thought Cops appearance. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Beetle Moses from Cold Cuts returns, and we talk about shower discourse, making food for neighbors discourse, and Mario movie casting discourse.…
more -
Case File 280: Strange Encounters with Jab50yen
My life a Yakuza game fr -- Jab50yen joins us again as we tell stories of some of our strangest run-ins with strangers. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Jab from Funny Rave, YouTube thumbnails, and LOTS of other stuff returns! What's it like to be "known for" something? To sometimes be…
more -
Case File 279: Toxic Masculinity with Garrett Hunter
"Jamie pull up that latest episode of Thought Cops, I heard they were talking about DMT with Garrett Hunter of Mega64." Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Garrett Hunter returns once again to talk to us about Mega64's Interactive Hell Festival, and his weekly streaming show the PPS! Also a…
more -
Case File 278: Podcast of Horror with Slime da Garbage Mane
You're asking for a treat? Baby, you got a trick-- Slime da Garbage Mane is back on the damn show in this "spooktacular" episode of Thought Cops season 2! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Slime is back, possessed by some sort of ghoul or something. Elon Musk has officially bought the "bird...
-
Case File 277: SEASON TWO?! with Ari Grabb
The podcast you know and love is entering "season 2" nearly 6 years in! It's a whole new world order of Thought Cops, baby! Let us know what you think! Orange you glad I didn't say banana? Well you shouldn't be. Ari Grabb is back on the show to talk about the fourth entry in his Bento Banana...
-
Case File 276: Mario Voice Reveal with Sirancha
"It's-a-us!" Not bad, right? Sirancha of The Loudest Podcast and Darkside Jills is b-b-back! Boo!! Sorry, it's October, that's sort of our whole thing. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This week we complain about negativity on the internet! How hypocritical, how scandalous!! We also talk...
-
Case File 275 [The Asterios Cut]
This is a reupload of episode 275, but Asterios did a guest edit of it. If you already listened to 275, consider listening to this edit of it. It's great! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Asterios edited this one so if you have any problems with it tell him. Our hands are washed. "What're…
more -
Case File 275: The Try Guys Try Guys
Just in time for spoopy- er, I mean, spooky season, this week's guest is... Nobody! OoooOOOoooOO! Scary! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes "What're ya workin' on? Where can our listeners find you? Who're yer guyyyyys?" None of that on this episode. Back to basics. The days of training...
-
Case File 274: Space Force Coast to Coast with Drink A Beer And Play A Game
Brian and Jim of Drink A Beer And Play A Game are back! We went on their show this week, and they came on ours. The content creator's circle of life. Support the show on Patreon https://youtu.be/O5499R1LAbQ Field Notes We're still complaining about wordle, get over it. If you were in our discord...
-
Case File 273: The Queen is Still Dead with Grant Duffrin of 3GI
The Queen is dead, but long live Shrek. That's right you know him from the world famous Shrek Retold and Milwaukee's very own Shrekfest, Grant Duffrin of the 3GI is back for another episode of Thought Cops! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This week, we talk about a bunch of stuff we know...
-
Case File 272: Seinfeld Streetwear with Andrew Shankland
Andrew Shankland is back to talk about recording his new comedy album, which you can buy tickets to here! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Hi progressive leftists! We know you enjoy your podcast with a peppermint latte, soywhip, and frickin... skinnied jeans. What year is it again? The...
-
Case File 271: Quiet Quitting with Nik Oldershaw
We invent the character "Malorti Lightfoot" in this one. Revolutionary stuff as Nik Oldershaw of Doom Scroll visits Neo-Chicago! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes The next "Baby Shark"? Believe it or not folks, it could just be true. Syndey Sweeney gets cancelled because of a guy in the...
-
Case File 270: The Great Comedy Debate with Jonathan Dunne
Talk about opening a Can of Worms-- Jonathan Dunne is on the show with us! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Jonathan Dunne talks about his variety show Can of Worms which you can see at the Lincoln Lodge in Chicago! As such, we have a conversation about conversations regarding whether…
more -
Case File 269: Woke Cracker Barrel with Anime Serbia
Kemonofriendzone's own Anime Serbia is back on the show to complete his podcast appearance hat trick! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Cracker Barrel has gone... woke? Oh, say it ain't so! Well, judging by the title of this week's episode, you bet your behind it is. You know what sucks?...
-
Case File 268: The HBO Mergepocalypse with Mads Horwath
This episode may just live rent-free in your heads, and we're going to start charging rent. Comedian and cartoonist for The New Yorker Mads Horwath is with us today! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Cover letters suck, right? Apparently you can't say sp*z anymore, at least according to…
more
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Cleaning up the mean streets of the internet - because somebody's gotta do it. From the cyberpunk hellscape of Neo-Chicago, Officer Kevin and Officer Grant monitor the world wide web so you don't have to. Leave us a voicemail to play on the show: 312-788-7361 or send an audio file to [email protected] Thought Cops have deputized a number of your favorite thought leaders, content creators, comedians, online personalities, and more, in their effort to clean up the internet once and for all.
HOSTED BY
Kevin Podas and Grant Mooney
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Thought Cops have?
Thought Cops currently has 321 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Thought Cops about?
Cleaning up the mean streets of the internet - because somebody's gotta do it. From the cyberpunk hellscape of Neo-Chicago, Officer Kevin and Officer Grant monitor the world wide web so you don't have to. Leave us a voicemail to play on the show: 312-788-7361 or send an audio file to...
How often does Thought Cops release new episodes?
Thought Cops publishes regularly with 321 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Thought Cops?
You can listen to Thought Cops on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Thought Cops?
Thought Cops is created and hosted by Kevin Podas and Grant Mooney.
URL copied to clipboard!