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Thought Spiral

Comedians Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).

  1. 455

    Test Show #453

    Andy tackles his Persian breakfast cravings, the censorship of omission, Andy looks to come out of the closet for the Knicks, the war against talent, Josh's doc-watching, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  2. 454

    Test Show #452

    Josh revisits "The Thing", questioning Mad magazine, This Week in Fruit, Josh resorts to bribery, Andy roasts a roast, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  3. 453

    Test Show #451

    Andy takes on caregive-or-taking, Josh gets older, The Knicks bandwagon picks up Andy at the last stop, Colbert's last, Nateland, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  4. 452

    Test Show #450

    Breakfast pretzels, Andy tries to time his Knicks bandwagon boarding, Josh's perma-rage vs ups and downs, the Martin Short doc, Josh's puppet history, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  5. 451

    Test Show #449

    The guys review their respective gigs, Andy tries to give falling his spin, Cheech and Chong, Josh does a Cameo intervention, questioning Netflix decision making, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  6. 450

    Test Show #448

    Andy finds new reasons to dislike RFK jr., bespoke sports fandom, ballroom problems, Josh turns an errand into a sentence, Andy hears what he sounds like, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  7. 449

    Test Show #446

    Josh tries to switch up his attitude, Andy's courageous journey to partially cut his cord, narcissism charts, Josh hits the wall on studio musician docs, Andy draws the line at AI moderation advice, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  8. 448

    Test Show #445

    Dylan and Lennon in a car, a wishcycling nightmare, Josh gets the full old man treatment, the grape report, no improvising on the set, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  9. 447

    Test Show #444

    The guys practice convenient resistance, Josh plays to the teachers, "the Cancer Chunk" the art of elderly rock stardom, the attempt to take dissenting voices off the playing field, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  10. 446

    Test Show #443

    America's Moron, Larry Kindler roleplay, "Is This Thing On?", Andy getting his "chops" back, Josh bakes a hate pie, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  11. 445

    Test Show #442

    Our annual half-remembering of the Oscars, Andy gets a new phone and considers opening it, booking live shows, Andy tries to figure out what penguins are, Josh looks back on his smoking career, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  12. 444

    Test Show #441

    Josh explains last week's absence, Andy's triumph of supportiveness, Andy rethinks his entire communications package, pre-code movies, Andy tries to rejoin the Majority, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  13. 443

    REPEAT: Test Show #408

    Enore of TODD GLASS on Thought Spiral, which includes creating a full fledged space for comedy, the coward's roast, the Andy and Todd origin story, Josh's trip to Acme, separating hacks from their acts, and much more Spiraling.

  14. 442

    Test Show #440

    A brief moment of hockey happiness, Andy's failed romance with Red Bull, Josh protects a teetering celebrity's anonymity, Andy loves Marty Supreme, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  15. 441

    Test Show #439

    Bud Cort and the impact of 'Harold and Maude', Josh does some doc watching, Andy buys headphones and thinks he got a story out of it, Winter Olympics, UFC on LSD, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  16. 440

    Test Show #438

    Andy tries to shed his new comedy tics, Superbowl post mortems, Josh's "yes, and" strategy, Andy's movie reviews, tapping into your egorithm, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  17. 439

    Test Show #437

    Andy proposes happier names for serial killers, stereos and other money sucking hobbies, weekend watches, the tinned fish revolution, Josh can't do audiobooks, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  18. 438

    Test Show #436

    Andy tries to find his kidneys, Josh actually goes to a party, Mel Brooks, Skipping grades, Song Sung Blue, the psychology of check grabbing, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  19. 437

    Test Show #435

    The password is "Dystopian", Andy sees "Dr. Strangelove" , the assy genius of Orson Welles, Andy obeys gravity, Josh rents shoes, Award season movie catch-up, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  20. 436

    Test Show #434

    Andy's take on Golden Global affairs, living in a Chinese food desert, Josh laments his procrastination technique, Andy finds professionalism and sanity mesh well, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  21. 435

    Test Show #433

    Andy's let-down impressions, sorting out the new rules of fascist showbiz, Josh judges Coppola, Andy steps onstage, MNF on LSD, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  22. 434

    Test Show #432

    Reviewing the holidays, Santa scars of different types, Andy's ban from Conan, Josh revisits the donkey incident, a surprise gift, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  23. 433

    Test Show #431

    Andy ponders whether to be the boy who cries "guest appearance", the clock is ticking on 60 Minutes, Andy gets in a defensive Croce, Josh rejects Andy's X-Mas trauma for an 8th year, Andy takes aim at 80's road comics, and much more Spiraling.

  24. 432

    Test Show #430

    Sorting out the weekend tragedies, the case for Citizen Kane, Andy dives into the Mankiewicz clan, modern anti-semitism, Josh puzzles over his Dick Van Dyke fandom. Listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  25. 431

    Test Show #429

    Andy makes enemies Down Under, Josh reviews "Jay Kelly", Andy does a show, Josh flips a bird, doc talk. listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  26. 430

    Test Show #428

    Turning San Diego into Andy-ego, an unachievable grudge record, Josh hits his lifetime Beatles limit, Andy's gassed-up dental haggling, doc talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  27. 429

    Test Show #427

    An abbreviated episode for Thanksgiving week: Andy still riding the Zeppelin, Trump flips on Mamdani, Ken Burns American Revol…zzzz, Andy braces himself for the cutting room floor, and much more Spiraling.

  28. 428

    Test Show #426

    Week-old news from weak old Jews, Andy does a whole lotta Zeppelin, Sean Connery goes downtown, Andy gets bored of wealth, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  29. 427

    Test Show #425

    Death of a shutdown, Mr Scorsese, cocaine epiphanies, Andy gets fully scoped, more doc talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  30. 426

    Test Show #424

    Andy's loving tribute to Southern fried stand-up, World Series wrap-up, Andy's inter-faith dinner, Josh can't self-promote anymore, Andy embraces working for the weekend, debating cereal, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  31. 425

    Test Show #423

    Andy unveils his new intoxication schedule, Josh's sailing days, Andy rubs waffles with celebrities, white supremacy's last gasp, liking Springsteen more than his music, World Series talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  32. 424

    Test Show #422

    Andy's showbiz weekend, Josh makes a small effort for democracy, Stiller and Meara doc talk, Andy associates himself with Paul Simon, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  33. 423

    Test Show #421

    Birthday week at Casa del Kindler, Josh tries to free Andy from a boogeyman, Robin Williams, Narcissist Anonymous, post-season baseball delivers, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  34. 422

    Test Show #420

    Andy tries to protect SNL from itself and more of his TV scorecard, the joy of post-season baseball, Andy inserting himself into every story, more Saudi hilarity, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  35. 421

    Test Show #419

    Andy's baseball season comes to an end, comedy in the moral desert, a big dinner out, the good music/mental illness arc, God talk, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  36. 420

    Test Show #418

    Finding hope in the fallout from 'Kimmelnacht', small room comedy, octogenarian rocking, Andy tries to get his car back, listener questions, an Oxford comma, and much more Spiraling.

  37. 419

    Test Show #417

    A light and dark take on the Emmys, the younger old, gamblers and gamers, the fallout of Kimmelnacht, Roasting air fryers, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  38. 418

    Test Show #416

    Andy furiously renounces anger (again), Josh defends sportscasters rights to speak, the week in Charlies, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  39. 417

    Test Show #415

    Andy lashes out at Vietnam morning radio, Josh's Heimlich-style heroism, Tennis and ADHD, FRUIT ALERT, Josh takes his judgementalness on the road, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  40. 416

    Test Show #414

    We're back from break with some classic 1960's grudges, Lunch with Murder Santa, Andy discovers Devo, forced religious training, oops, no questions, and much more Spiraling.

  41. 415

    Test Show #413

    Andy compares his anger and his A1C with others, Josh relives Live Aid, Andy defends religion against punks, Josh and Allison's anniversary, taking our summer break, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  42. 414

    Test Show #412

    EDDIE PEPITONE joins the Spiral for the whole episode to talk about his new special, the fall of society, sorting narcissism from mere self-absorption, thrills and spills, and much more Spiraling.

  43. 413

    Test Show #411

    Andy laughs at a butthead's misfortune, Josh gets license to blowhard,  a**hole docs, Andy goes big on sushi, Andy takes a sleep test pass/fail, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  44. 412

    Test Show #410

    Andy's sarcasm safety net, the "what are you up to?" spiral, Josh flexes his valley seniority, tennis time, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  45. 411

    Test Show #409

    Josh recounts his return to stand-up, Andy bonds with The Replacements over self-sabotage, arms-length punk rock, Andy nails a table read emotionally, the value of background noise, listener questions, and much more Spiraling. 

  46. 410

    Test Show #408

    TODD GLASS joins the Spiral! Creating a full fledged space for comedy, the coward's roast, the Andy and Todd origin story, Josh's trip to Acme, separating hacks from their acts, and much more Spiraling.

  47. 409

    Test Show #407

    Josh deals smack to Andy, sports spiral, Josh explains "the stall", Andy hate-watches, Josh preps for his return to stand-up, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  48. 408

    Test Show #406

    Andy's new wave pants, booking Sha Na Na, Josh alerts Andy to the Trump Musk break-up, telethon watching, Josh gets no boost, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  49. 407

    Test Show #405

    Andy returns from vacation with precious memories and dreaded disease, adventures on Celebrity Row, Josh tries to shoot himself out of trouble, the Pee Wee doc, listener questions, and much more Spiraling.

  50. 406

    Test Show #404

    Andy prepares for his big trip, Josh tries to list Andy's day jobs, Malice at the Palace, Andy's unrealized LSD fantasies, and much more Spiraling.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Comedians Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).

HOSTED BY

Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein

Produced by J. Elvis Weinstein

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How many episodes does Thought Spiral have?

Thought Spiral currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Thought Spiral about?

Comedians Andy Kindler (Bob's Burgers, Maron) and J. Elvis Weinstein (MST3K, Freaks and Geeks) convene weekly to solve the problems of the world but usually end up talking about comedy and various forms of anxiety. Produced by Alex Brizel (ShowBriz Studios).

How often does Thought Spiral release new episodes?

Thought Spiral has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Thought Spiral is created and hosted by Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein.
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