The Silly Bullsh*t Factory

After a break that can only be attributed to life being busy and a real lack of responsibility, a new dawn breaks on another day on the factory floor, and more high quality silly bullsh*t being spun! Strap in folks, this one is a real meander.In this episode, Matt and Josh talk about the sadness of local multiplayer co-op in video games being so rare now, which makes them both feel like grumpy old men. From there, they move into discussing how their should be a nationalized burger chain as a branch of the military. Finally, they wrap the episode by exploring the creative and professional implications of AI, and try to parse out where the value versus the shenanigans are. As stated in the beginning, real range in this one.Also explored: Josh's daughter's influencer attempt, game and movie ratings, and ideating around Eggboy Jimbo.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

Josh and Matt bring their lunchpails into the factory and start off discussing general AI nonsense, with Josh giving Matt some of the latest from that world. Clawdbot (now Moltbot) and Moltbook kick off a discussion about the challenges this technology presents, and the negative impacts of it.From there they move into their review/feelings about a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episodes 1-3, which kicks off with Matt discussing how important the original The Hedge Knight novella is to him. They explore their love of the growing relationship between Dunk and Egg, how Matt feels like they did in capturing the things he loves from the book, and the show's concerning propensity for penis and poop based humor.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

As the opening whistle blows in the factory, Matt and Josh start off by rating various phrases in the "She Xed on my Y till I Z" meme format, and in the process, come across a note of Matt's that he had no memory of. From that, they create Eggboy Jimbo, and Earthworm Jim style "Egg with Attitude" character.From there, they dig into the meat of wrapping up Stranger Things, with Matt having finally finished the show. They explore the nature of building mystery in a media property, how success can change the trajectory of a tv show, and discuss their general feelings and thoughts about the show as a whole.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

Fresh off the factory floor, titans of silly industry Josh and Matt watch a very silly, and very fascinating, movie called Hundreds of Beavers. Join them as they navigate the challenges of watching a black and white, silent film comedy in the modern day, and explore the silliness, brilliance, and surprising internal consistency of it.They then cap the episode off talking a little more about the ConformityGate conspiracy surrounding Stranger Things, and the legitimately strange things that suggests about the way some people express fandom.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

Josh and Matt kick off this episode talking about the failures of the Cincinnati Bengals, the outlet sports fandom gives for some of our worst emotional states, and Primal Living content that serves as gateways to OnlyFans.They then move into discussing a recent episode of SubwayTakes, the incredible sanity of Ethan Hawke, and doing what's right right now.Then, they start their thoughts on Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1, including Matt's ambivalence stemming from not having been invested in the show from the beginning, Vecna slander, and some of the effects of "Second Screen" viewing on shows like this. They also dive into the show's developing tendency to tell and not show (or in some cases, tell right before they show), the point at which the show developed a nostalgia for itself, and the feedback loop that the longer production times and social media probably had on the writing of the show.They wrap up the show by scratching the surface of the phenomena of the ConformityGate conspiracy theories around the show, and Josh's fascination with the way fandoms move, and considering it as a microcosm study of how cults form. Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

In a strangely focused episode, despite Matt's mic being on a bender in Atlantic City, Matt and Josh break down the end of stranger things season 4, and discuss the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Darmok. On the Stranger Things front, Matt can't bring himself to love Eddie, Josh isn't impressed by the 18 month time-jump between season 4 and season 5, and they discuss the Evil Lord Zed Vecna.On the Star Trek front, they discuss the trappings of these kinds of network shows, Star Trek's propensity to spend half of the episode reading measurements to the audience, and the nature of language and how we communicate ideas.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

The whistle blows at the factory, and Matt and Josh talk about their fun tin-type photography field trip, the origin of their best friendship, and Josh's out of office emails.They then finally pop the champagne cork on Matt's journey into Stranger Things with his thoughts up through season 3, including his feelings about Billy, his feelings on the famously hated episode 8 of season 2, and the strange relationships of fandoms with the content they center around.Shout out to Ricky Willis, https://www.rickyxwillis.com/ , if you live in the Cincinnati area, and want a cool photography experience that's unique, hit him up!Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

In this episode, in-keeping with our ineptitude, Matt's mic goes on vacation. But coming down the conveyor belt in the factory is Matt's and Josh's promises to each other to watch each other's shows (the lingerie of friendship), the bold choice to not have intro or outro music (laziness), AI bigotry, and how nothing important should be on the internet.Also on the factory floor: Podcast Cuckoldry, Dog Movies, and the Sadness of Cincinnati Bengals fansWant to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

Welcome back to the official podcast of being a human organism on earth!In this shift, Josh and Matt dig into their terrible levels of effort, understanding why some people in service jobs shouldn't be expected to care, and Josh being a Pajamaman.Also on the factory floor is littered with school pizzas, internet nonsense the Guinness Book of World Records, and the importance of being bored.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

Matt and Josh lost the plans for the new widget off the factory, so instead, they go in with no plan! Join us as we haphazardly wind our way through topics such as a unplanned sketch about a genie lamp, alien archeologists and the record of us they'll find, our triumph over a lack of motivation to bring you the thing you didn't ask for, and the fact that everything is a scam.We also explore the idea of how much shit we produce that's destiny is just to be trash, how the official podcast for a media property is always bullshit, and the 2 potential paths for how you listen to a podcast in the future. You know, for whatever it's worth.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

In this episode, Josh brings the music he's digging on lately into the factory in his metal lunchpail, as well as a shared sadness he and Matt have about the revelations of Neil Gaiman.Weaved into this is the madness of discussion on No Nut November,  the film Delirious, the Emporer of America, and the weird psychology behind OnlyFans creators who do dick ratings.Shoutout to the creators discussed in the episode:Stupendium - https://www.youtube.com/@TheStupendiumDurry - https://www.youtube.com/@DurrymusicAmigo the Devil - https://www.youtube.com/@AmigoTheDevilWant to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social

In this episode, Josh and Matt cut the ribbon on the Silly Bullsh*t factory with a dive into the new Naked Gun movie, which leads to a discussion about the concept of the spoof movies of old, the travesty of the "Movie" movies throughout the 2000s, and where we feel this one lands on the spectrum.Ancillary topics such as the economy of feet pics, the fact there are too many Joshes out there, the Chili Dog unit of weight, and the nobility of a heist.Want to send us deranged hate mail? Have a burning question you want us to weigh in on (questionable decision)? Send something to us at [email protected] , or find us on bluesky: @sillybsfactory.bsky.social