Lists (And Other Things No One Asked For)

The best books, music, comedy specials, TV shows, and movies from 2025.Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com⁠

If you're in the Albuquerque area, come see me open for Luis Lopez. Tickets here: https://www.quezadas.com/comedians/luis-lopez/How i went from wanting to be a writer to wanting to be a comedian to wanting to be a rock star and back to wanting to be a comedian again.Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

I'm sorry about that title but nu metal is cool again and I am trying to wrap my head around it and also the Jason Daniello show was cool and I cried just a little at the end.Listen to Jason Daniello.Listen to Ben Hathorne.Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

If you're in Albuquerque, come see me open for Jason Daniello at Echoes on Friday September 12, 2025!Summer is over and fall is here. Let's try to remember what we watched and listened to...Listen to Aliens Should Wear Pants here.Listen to the music of Aliens Should Wear Pants here.Sara Huntington comparing Swifties to MAGA people lol.The Taylor Swift "Experience" aka Taylor Swift for kids with poor parentsFind all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Check out a new podcast with Jesse Barben called Aliens Should Wear Pants, an all-ages podcast about aliens, unidentified anomalous phenomena and outer space. First episode drops May 12, 2025.Listen here!

Trying and failing to get into the middle class through college and home ownership and complaining.Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

The markets are down but this podcast is up: what's good on TV, what's coming up, which show has not (so far) jumped the shark(!).Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

My favorite TV, Music, Movies, Books, Other. Huge oversights! Shocking admissions! Thanks for listening this year. Roundup of stuff that was in my Spotify wrapped here. Goodreads year in books here. Gabbie Watts special here. Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Nothing means anything anymore but TV is still coming out and I'm still putting it straight into my eye holes. Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Comedian struggles to pronounce "de rigeur." Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

There was an uptick in good shows. I hope Janine and Gregory don't turn in to Jim and Pam. Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Don't let the election ruin your fall. Together let's recap some cool new and returning lowbrow TV shows that I am enjoying. Find all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

If I had lunch with Mitch, we’d have sandwiches, of course Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

There's a soft spot in my playlist for any song that is super catchy and grabs you right away. Here are 10 of my faves. Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

I feel like I grew up in a golden age of cool science fiction movies, a lot of them starring Will Smith. Between Will Smith and the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the late 90s and early 2000s had everything a pre-teen kid could want. Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Who did the reggaeton breakdown first: Bodybox or Knocked Loose? Listen to today's episode and learn the shocking truth that it was actually... ME. The songs listed in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vWimxmGBTRukvIGIzM784?si=c53d781c5f8b4cf0 Loud: https://futurostudios.org/podcasts/loud-the-history-of-reggaeton/ Perreo 101: https://www.reggaetonconlagata.com/podcasts/perreo101 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZlBEFWNGeX3cj4yPO0ByfSXtv46NdPR Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

The time is coming that I need to tell my oldest child about where babies come from. If someone else could just do it for me, that would be great. Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

The best nü metal songs from a guy who lived through it. Also includes "the cycle of backlash". Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com

Follow me on my hair journey of convenience and regret and find out why I had long sideburns for too many years. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Counting down the Top 10 jams that mom told me about. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Just watched the Stanley Cup Finals and it reminds me that I would like to be a Sports Guy. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Summer is coming and I am going to eat some stuff and do some stuff. Note: Taking a break. Next episode will be June 28. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Disclosing the most shameful guilty pleasures. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

The novels and short stories I wish I could read again for the first time. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find all the links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

It's amazing how much music you absorb from your parents. Here are some albums I still love that I got into from my dad. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Rating your vibe: Help me out what self deprecating joke I can kick off my set with. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Don't hate this town: Ranking the top 5 places in your hometown. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

This week we're ranking my PERSONAL top 10 punk rock, pop punk, and emo albums from the 2000s. I tried to think of 10 albums off the top of my head. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Taking a listener submitted question this week: What is the best dog? On the mini-podcast I go into which real dog I would get and which fictional dogs I admire. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

In the summer of 2007, my college roommates and I watched all five seasons of Alias. That doesn't sound impressive nowadays because you could do that in a weekend if you have enough snacks, but back then it took a lot of coordinating. I feel like I should document it for posterity. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast where I talk about my undying devotion to my high school english teacher, my favorite author, and my newfound love for pulp fiction. Like, not Pulp Fiction, the movie, but pulp fiction meaning lowbrow genre fiction. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-episode where I talk about the two band member archetypes: drivers and passengers. I also give scintillating details on how I went from mediocre trumpet player to mediocre bass player to an even more mediocre songwriter and creator. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8⁠ Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

I struggled a lot in high school and college and couldn't really figure out what I wanted to do for a living. To make matters worse, I was getting TONS of bad advice. Submit your suggestions and questions here: https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

In this throwback mini-episode I dream about having enough money to get a hamburger any old time, and not just any hamburger, like a GOOD hamburger, you know what I mean? Submit your suggestions and questions here: https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

In this mini-podcast I struggle to think of an interesting fact about myself to share in an office work meeting. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast where I try to piece together what type of dude my dad was in his youth from things people have said to me and stories my uncles would tell. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast where I talk about why it is so hard to find good new music and how my mind is a musty old storage room. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Bonus mini-podcast where I flash back to 2009 when I was single on Valentine's Day and trying to act like I wasn't bitter. Also, Jason Mraz. Submit your suggestions and questions here: ⁠https://forms.gle/TnmkCKU6wjS3iaQd8 Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast where I detail being bullied by receptionists and dentists and recall the TV show "V." Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode where I rank the months of the year from worst to best, as though that's a perfectly normal thing to do. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode where I rehash a "classic" post with tongue in cheek advice for new dads. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode where I talk about that one time the two circles of my Venn diagram finally touched forever. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode covering the state of fandom in 2024, the inane 2004 documentary Super Size Me, and, of course, Spin Doctors. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode discussing the relationship between Lars and Indira in Fargo season 5. Also some other TV couples like Leslie and Ben, Michael and Holly etc. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode where I count down the best of 2023 in the following categories: Genres of TikTok, Putting on Pants and Going Out, Comedy Specials, Books, Places to Stress Eat, and TV shows. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode about a disappointing Christmas gift from yesteryear and the general ingratitude of children. Get all my links here: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode about that part in movies where a character will just blurt out the moral of the story for no reason and a call for Hollywood to do better and also some not so great examples.   Get all my links here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/jessebarben⁠ Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Mini-podcast episode about the first album I ever owned OR How I learned to stop worrying and love Kenny G.   Get all my links here: https://linktr.ee/jessebarben Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: https://jessebarben.substack.com/

Lists (And Other Things No One Asked For) is a mini-podcast with brief 3-10 minute episodes that contain essays and lists about music, books, TV, and stories of misspent youth. New episodes every Monday! Get all my links here: https://linktr.ee/jessebarben Want to read instead? You can subscribe to the Substack here: ⁠https://jessebarben.substack.com/