All Episodes

99: Welcome Back! - Palworld, billionaires, and the second half of our year media challenge reviews!

98: Welcome Back! - Backie-lash, year media challenge reviews, Steelers ramblings, and share this or else!

97: Welcome Back! Presents! The Backies 2023 - Just when you thought 2023 was behind you, we’re pulling you right back in!

96: Welcome Back! - We accidentally made a whole episode ranking fast food places into tiers! A FAST FEUD!

95: Welcome Back! - We’re back with season 4, Chris has a new house, and Mario got COVID!

94: Welcome Back! Presents: The Pandemic Episode - In many ways it’s not over, but in other more exciting ways, it is! Also, it's spooooky!

93: Welcome Back! - A tale of horrific body odor, our celebrity crushes, and Chris’ vacation TV roundup!

92: Welcome Back! - Mario’s Musical Journey update, a weird call about 9/11, and the definition of Christian literature!

91: Welcome Back! - Democracy, the long-awaited comedian alignment chart, and the Barbie movie!

90: Welcome Back! - Drafting fast food places, liquid dispensing fingers, and doing life over across the world!

89: Welcome Back! - Mario went to a wedding, stolen valor, and Mario’s Musical Journey update!

88: Welcome Back! - House hunting, celebrity interactions, and current events (current like two weeks ago)!

87: Welcome Back! - Some comedian talk, attack of the orcas, and Chris is back from vacation!

86: Welcome Back! - Recapping Chris’ birthday party, a BeReal checkin, and we want your questions for McNaney Racing!

85: Welcome Back! - Chris has homework again, The Cube Rule of Food Identification, and Lofi Girl lore!

84: Welcome Back! - Chris’ birthday party, foods that got worse, and commentary on the Walking Dead!

83: Welcome Back! - Showtunes month, debriefing improv, and a BRIEF WrestleMania recap!

82: Welcome Back! - Saucing up the Batmen, a Minecraft adventure, and anticipatory grief!

81: ABJ Podcast Ep 31 Welcome Back Podcast - The mind behind Interviews with Everyday People (and our former network) lives on in a new way, and Chris and Mario were guests!

80: Welcome Back! - Mario’s Twitter complaints, spiciness on Facebook, and a real-life Trolley Problem solved!

79: Welcome Back! Presents: Gen Z - We are interrogating the next generation with some familiar guests (and purchasers of the first Welcome Back merch), the Diablo Kids!

78: Welcome Back! - Zach cheated at the weight loss challenge, Mario’s Musical Journey update, and Skin Wars: Revenge of the Cyst!

77: Welcome Back! - Back on The Backies, Mario’s Music Adventure, and football stuff that Mario doesn’t care about!

76: Welcome Back! Presents: The Backies 2022 - Our 3rd annual award ceremony and a review of 2022!

75: Welcome Back! - Alcohol and bonfires, the Presidential Fitness Test, and a movie review roundup!

74: Welcome Back! - Mario’s parking lot showdown, our thresholds for violence, and the Trolley Experiment!

73: Welcome Back! SEASON THREEEEEE - State of the Podcast, Sober October Recap, and an exciting new wager!

72: Welcome Back! Presents: Halloween (again) - We’re getting spoooooooky again, but this time, with the Diablo Girls!

71: Welcome Back! - Drafting cartoons, Sober October update, and Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day!

70: Welcome Back! - Sober October is upon us, drafting pizza toppings, and pet emergencies!

69: Welcome Back! - The myth of vegetables, the validity of chiropractic care, and a discussion on human dignity!

68: Welcome Back! - The Queen is no longer with us, a Meade family announcement, and we own land in Scotland!

67: Welcome Back! - Tattoos, the Mega Millions, and a genuinely insightful (and spicy) political debate!

66: Welcome Back! Presents: Dance - Tune in to relive the awkwardness of school dances and weddings you don’t want to be at (*better than it sounds*)!

65: Welcome Back! - RuneScape, Grownup Nightmares, and Injury Stories!

64: Welcome Back! - Seafood, a feel-good story, and Zoom keeps trying to make money!

63: Welcome Back! - Rating fears (and how they’re dumb), the renaming of Heinz Field, and Mario’s disappointing July 4th!

62: Welcome Back! - Life updates, politics, and movies!

61: Welcome Back! - The frog army, Chris’ 5 things, and getting some political takes off of our chests!

60: Welcome Back! - Cold takes, UFOs are still real, and Chris had a birthday!

59: Welcome Back! Presents: The Flaming Hot Episode - Featuring several synchronized backwards blows!

58: Welcome Back! - They’re in person, Chris is moving, and Elon bought the bird app!

57: Welcome Back! - Our favorite movies, karaoke moments, and revisiting Encanto!

56: Welcome Back! - Rating Pittsburgh things, a Philly experience (fr*ck ‘em), and the great doors and wheels debate!

55: Interview #123 Mario Milie (Welcome Back Podcast) - Mario was a guest on Interviews with Everyday People!

54: Welcome Back! - The State of the Pod and the slap heard ‘round the world!

53: Welcome Back! - The return of Welcome Back Championship Wrestling, The Batman, and Mario Day happened!

52: Welcome Back! - Catholic.com, unity candles, and the second season of Tiger King!

51: Welcome Back! - Underwear (again, but specifically jock straps this time), Valentine’s Day, and the return of friendship questions!

50: Welcome Back! - Underwear, pelvic floor therapy, and the boys go to prison!

49: Welcome Back! Presents: New Year, Know Me - Understanding ourselves and hoping you do too!

48: Welcome Back! Ranking Winter Olympic Sports, WORDLE, and honoring (?) the quarterback of our lives! (48 take 2)

47: Welcome Back! Minecraft, Steelers football, and more TikTok references than usual!

46: Welcome Back! The plot to end tip-culture, New Year's resolutions, and the OTHER Welcome Back

45: Welcome Back! Presents: The Backies 2021 - Memories and awards from a BIG BIG year!

44: Welcome Back! - Men crying, Star Wars, and visiting the Patchwork Planting farm!

43: Welcome Back! - Mario's birthday, sponsoring a race car, and Spotify Wrapped!

42: Welcome Back! - Cyber Monday, changing over time, and deep friendship questions!

41: Welcome Back! - A Thanksgiving Day Update, partner superiority, and WE’RE RECORDING IN PERSON!

40: Welcome Back! Presents: A Holiday Survival Guide - The plan you need before you tackle your 2021 festivities!

39: Welcome Back! - Kait gets invited, a hunting TikTok, and so much about pop!

38: Welcome Back! - Sober October and Halloween recap, rising female listenership, and THE BOOK!

37: SEASON 2 PREMIERE - State of the Podcast, Noodle, and the birth of our media brand empire!

36: Halloween Party Crossover Event with the hosts of Truth Beind Illusion!

35: Welcome Back Talk - Everything is salad, food fears, and the great Zuckerburg crash of 2021!

34: Bullying - This one gets sad and not even in a reggae horn way!

33: Welcome Back Talk - Naps, snacks, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and a sober October check-in!

32: Welcome Back Talk - Spooky season is here, we’re all celebrating sober October, and THE DUCKS HAD EGGS 2 MONTHS EARLY!

31: Welcome Back Talk - Football is back (Mario doesn’t care), fashion tips (for the ladies), and Chris’ wife is catching up on the pod…

30: Welcome Back Talk - Injuries (when you’re old), surviving on the streets, and content for the ladies!

29: The Labor Day Special - Will a joke about a mattress sale land here, or nah?

28: Welcome Back Talk - Daydreaming about super powers, kids finding the podcast, and fighting chickens!

27: A Conversation with Mother Lion - These ladies could be your new favorite band!

26: Welcome Back Talk - Britney is free, fighting and dating, and tomatoes are only okay sometimes!

25: Inside Bo Burnham (Part 2) - It's like an autopsy, but for a comedy special, so like, in a fun way!

24: Inside Bo Burnham (Part 1) - If you’re a fan, check it out, and if you aren’t, go to your room and think about your poor decisions (and then check it out)!

23: Welcome Back Talk - Chris’ busy life, Mario’s new cats, and sooooo much toilet talk!

22: Welcome Back Talk - Lost, the internet before the dark web, and a Netflix show that was popular months ago!

21: ‘Merica - The land of the free and the home of the everybody has an opinion about everything no matter how educated they are about it!

20: Welcome Back Talk - Motorcycles, rattlesnakes, #freeBritney (to bring up our female listener numbers), and Juneteenth!

19: Fathers - Fire up the grill and strap on your white New Balances for this one!

18: Welcome Back Talk - Very meta podcast content, the merch store, duck update, instagram drama, and fr*ck Philly again!

17: Youth Sports - Participating for trophies, spoiler alert for Cool Runnings, and fr*ck Philly!

16: Welcome Back Talk - A wedding, armpit hair, motorcycles, a quarter-life crisis? It’s in the pod!

15: Comedy - It's being called a comedy podcast, and they're leaning into it!

14: Welcome Back Talk - If you want to know what that means, you'll have to listen!

13: How to Create a Comedy Podcast with College Buddies Chris and Mario - A conversation with Podcast Tactics!

12: College - Big announcements and stories from the before times!

11: The State of the Podcast - Short, sweet, and late.

10: SPORTS (entertainment) - You know it’s fake, right?

9: Love - The Valentine’s Day Special that would have made way more sense a month ago!

8: Making Friends - Chris and Mario are diablo friends forever!

7: A Conversation with Tony - He's the granddaddy of Welcome Back, and you're gonna love him!

6: Best of 2020 - Dissecting the Dumpster Fire and Some Awards Too!

5: The Christmas Special - There's ranking and arguing and all kinds of other Christmas cheer!

4: Growing Up - The joys and pain of "adulting" after Mario's 30th birthday!

3: Election Hangover

2: Finding Our “Why?”

1: The Halloween Special

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