This week, Gaspare pretends to be a youth, Joe has a visit from his family, and the guys dissect how big of an age gap in a relationship is too big? This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/socialstudies and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas do an emails only show where they give marriage and dating advice to some fans with very questionable dating scenarios. Gas gets addicted to melatonin and Joe can't stand uppity interviewers. Support the show and get 50% off your 1st Factor box, plus 20% off your next month. Use code SOCIALSTUDIES50 at https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare share hotel horror stories, Gaspare shares a hilarious story from a trip to Ireland, and the podcast might get cancelled by the authorities after the guys read an unbelievable story from a patreon member. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the guys discover Reddit and go down some truly WILD rabbit holes. Joe shares a bizarre dating story and Gaspare shares a memory from his senior prom (or maybe not). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare gets a lesson in youth slang from his daughter, and Joe experiences the wildness of the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Also middle schoolers are mean online and Gaspare finds people who miraculously wake up with a new accent. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare and Joe talk about getting old and Joe discovers something magical and bewildering at his local target. Gaspare gets feedback on his new haircut and the guys weigh in on the importance of expiration dates. Support the show and get 50% off your 1st Factor box, plus 20% off your next month. Use code SOCIALSTUDIES50 at https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare reveals a few of his new TV obsessions including one as crazy as the TIger King. Joe goes down some tik tok live rabbit holes and Gaspare loses followers whenever he's nice to his wife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe dissects a recent show that didn't quite go according to plan. Gaspare gets a new set of headphones and goes to skyline chili before sharing the story of Lucy's epic drum solo. promo code SOCIAL at Navage.com/SOCIAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare and Joe have a heated debate about the merits (or lack thereof) of selling pictures of your feet to strangers on the internet. Joe shares some reflections on teaching during the pandemic and Gaspare learns what his kids think of having a famous Dad. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self at https://www.betterhelp.com/socialstudies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare goes to the dermatologist and the Zoo while Joe visits the worlds most bizarre grocery store. Indulge in hydration this summer with Liquid I.V. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to LIQUID IV DOT COM and use code SOCIAL at checkout. Support the show and get 50% off your first Factor box, plus 20% off your next month with code SOCIALSTUDIES50 at https://www.factormeals.com/socialstudies50  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas and Joe get sentimental(ish) as they answer questions from the fans and tell the tale of their friendship. Gaspare takes a family trip and Joe contemplates joining a fantasy football league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the boys get in the olympic spirit and share thoughts and feelings about current and past olympians. Gaspare shares his impressions of Michigan's finest pizza from his recent tour and listener's share wild stories including a SHOCKING story about a daring grandpa. Indulge in hydration this summer with Liquid I.V. Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code SOCIAL at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare chat about some wild topics provided by the Patreon fans. They dish about their worst dating experiences, the history of homosexuality, body modifications, and of course ancient aliens. To get this new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to mintmobile.com/socialstudies This episode is brought to you by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe decides to break his lazy streak, the guys discuss the worst roommates of all time, Gaspare discovers the dark web and the guys share hilarious listener stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas takes us through a day at the Netflix building and Joe talks about the plight of professional cheerleaders, before the boys investigate the incredible international glitter conspiracy. To get this new customer offer and your new 3-month premium wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to mintmobile.com/socialstudies  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare dissect the phenomenon of the Hawk Tuah Girl, and make a bold ask for a future appearance. Joe witnesses an unfortunate meltdown on a flight and Gaspare shares some truly bizarre childhood stories involving fireworks, flower pots, and genitalia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Gas discuss the event of the season: Joes wedding. Joe shares his favorite moments, Gaspare eats all the appetizers, and has a medical emergency on the dance floor. Joe shares stories from the after-after party and answers questions about the big day from patreon fans. Go to greenchef.com/socialstudies50 and use code socialstudies50 to get 50% off, plus 20% off your next two months. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the guys discuss new potential names for the pocast. Gaspare bombs at an event and Joe goes off on Go Fund Me scams. Gaspare survives a car accident and the guys read some wild listener emails. Support the show and get 50% off your first Factor box, plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50 and use code SOCIALSTUDIES50   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas deep dive into the world of tik tok dance cults before Joe makes a surprising trip to Casa Bonita and Gas goes to McDonalds. Then they get into some astonishing listener emails. Get 20% off + free shipping with the code STUDIES at manscaped.com. That’s 20% off + free shipping with the code STUDIES at manscaped.com. It’s smooth sack summer boys, get on board or get left behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare updates everyone on his recent elementary announcement and Joe wants to go magnet fishing. Gas gets addicted to the shiny stuff, and the guys dive into some hilarious emails with stories including a grandma on a drug trip, an out of control groomsman, and an inspiring story about a cursed wedding that leaves Joe feeling optimistic. Get 20% Off + Free Shipping, with the code STUDIES at Manscaped.com. That’s 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com, and use code STUDIES. Never forget where you came from…if you know what I mean. Happy Father’s Day from MANSCAPED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe discusses the horrors of seating charts at weddings (and in the classroom.) Snooki gives Joe some love and Gas has an awkward night out, before the guys get into some hilarious emails about wedding mishaps. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaspare and Joe discuss the trend of disturbing furry behavior in kids these days before Joe describes the graphic details of Chicago's most notorious convention. The boys discuss the issue of phones in class and AI trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe puts on his fancy pants to perform at a Gala and wins a trip to palm springs while Gas meets the creepiest old man in America, before dropping the tea on the craziest reality show of all time and getting into some wild emails. Support the show and get 50% off your 1st Factor box, plus 20% off the next month. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50 and use code SOCIALSTUDIES50

This week, Gaspare gets a new moniker from someone online, before going through first date advice. The boys clap back at some haters and find out where to buy Ecoli.  This episode is brought to you by Better Help. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES, and get on your way to being your best self.

This week, Joe reveals his spicy birthday calling card and Gaspare spends the night in a grocery store, before doing a deep dive in some of the wildest parent emails shared from patreon members. Then the boys discuss the finer details of trouser prints.  Support the show & get 10% off of Hero Bread at https://www.hero.co with code SOCIAL

This week, Joe reveals his spicy birthday calling card and Gaspare spends the night in a grocery store, before doing a deep dive in some of the wildest parent emails shared from patreon members. Then the boys discuss the finer details of trouser prints.  Support the show & get 10% off of Hero Bread at https://www.hero.co with code SOCIAL

This week, Gaspare gets a new moniker from someone online, before going through first date advice. The boys clap back at some haters and find out where to buy e.coli. 

This week, Gaspare and Joe exchange earthquake stories, Lucy tries football, and Gaspare tells his kids about eclipse rats. Joe learns something about the theater from Gaspare for a change and the guys do a few rounds of "would you rather."

This week, Joe and Gas celebrate almost two years of podcasting bliss by revisiting Gaspare's first ever appearance on the show!

This week, Joe talks some wedding talk before Gaspare stops a fight with nothing but teacher skills and a cup of yogurt. The guys debate the sporting life before reading an all time hilarious listener email.   Support the show and get 50% off your 1st Factor box, plus 20% off your next box. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50 and use code SOCIALSTUDIES50    Support the show and get 10% off your entire order. Go to https://www.thefreezepipe.com and use code SOCIAL  

Joe tells tales from the "happiest place on earth" aka Baltimore and finds a hill to die on with a passionate fan. Gaspare gets a new tattoo and goes over his house rules before showing a friend his deck.  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self   

This week, the boys make a big announcement, before digging into 90's kid TV shows, the dancing plague of the 1500's, evolution, and everyone's favorite objects; doors and wheels.  Support the show and get up to 40% off Beam’s Dream Powder. Head to https://www.shopbeam.com/social and use code SOCIAL.

This week, Joe reads to a school full of kids before discovering something incredible in his basement. Gaspare does a deep dive on the Iron lung before answering some questions submitted from patreon members, including what star signs they find attractive. Support the show and get 50% off your Factor order at https://www.factormeals.com with code SOCIALSTUDIES50 Support the show & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

This week, Gaspare and Joe discuss the finer points of Prince Albert Piercings and binky ceremonies. The guys read about some insane classroom hijinks before wondering how much is eating a live cockroach worth? Support the show & get up to 40% off of Beam’s Dream Powder. Head to https://www.beam.com/SOCIAL and use code SOCIAL at checkout

This week, Joe and Gas discuss the culinary details of strip clubs and consult a very special patreon member for the answer to a very difficult question. Gaspare gets to the bottom of presidential privates and Joe considers doing wedgie stuff for money.    Support the show and get 10% off your entire order. Go to https://www.thefreezepipe.com and use code SOCIAL This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES and get on your way to being your best self 

This week, Gaspare gets a dose of musical theater before he and Joe do a deep dive into the wild wild world of mukbanging. The guys enlist the help of some special guests to find out the answer to that age old question: how much money would cause you to eat raw chicken? Support the show and get 60% off of Green Chef, plus 20% off your next 2 months. Just head to https://www.greenchef.com/60SOCIALSTUDIES and use the code 60SOCIALSTUDIES  

This week, the boys drop an emergency pod as they catch up with life. They do a deep dive into the wild world of scented candles before breaking down the exact ways to discover if someone you know truly sucks. 

This week, Gaspare sports a new look which prompts a deep dive into Amish culture. Joe gets sucked down a squatting rabbit hole, Gaspare pisses of the swifties, and we hear a story about the seedy underworld of counterfeit coupons.   Support the show & get 55% off your Babbel subscription. Head to https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

Joe and Gaspare start off True Crime month with a bang, revisiting the absolutely bizarre and chilling true crimes documented in the Netflix show American Nightmare. Gaspare shares some of his own experiences with Staten Island crime legends before playing a new game and hearing an email about the dangers of listening to this podcast in public.  Support the show and get 50% off of Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/SOCIALSTUDIES50 and use code SOCIALSTUDIES50 This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/socialstudies and get on your way to being your best self.

This week, Gaspare gets shamed for not giving strangers money before sharing a heartfelt story about Alice Cooper. Joe has to read one of the toughest emails ever and gets the scoop from Gaspare about being featured on a podcast from a Drag Queen All-Star. Support the show and get 60% off of Green Chef at https://www.greenchef.com/60SOCIALSTUDIES and use code 60SOCIALSTUDIES

This week, the guys debrief after the finale of Gaspare's netflix reality show The Trust is released. Gaspare joins the astonishing network of Staten Island reality stars, and Joe considers how well he would do fighting Mike Tyson, before sharing an email about the importance of being friendly to crows.   Support the show and get free breakfast for life at https://www.hellofresh.com/SOCIALSTUDIESFREE and use code SOCIALSTUDIESFREE

This week, Gaspare gets spotted in the wild on a whirlwind L.A. trip for Netflix. The boys try their hands at acting and Joe fears he might have a real life frogger in his house.   Support the show and get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

This week, Joe shares some spicy internet beef before the fellas do a deep dive into Gas's life now that his new hit reality show The Trust is out on Netflix. Gaspare shares behind the scenes info and Joe asks all the questions he's been dying to know since the show aired.   Get 50% off of Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/socialstudies50 & use code SOCIALSTUDIES50 This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/socialstudies and get on your way to being your best self.

Gas and Joe ring in the new year by getting pumped for Gaspare's new life as a Netflix star before Joe discovers that old people know how to party. Gas shares a secret claim to fame involving Jake the Snake and the boys review the year and Holiday season. Support the show and get 60% off of Green Chef, plus 20% off your next 2 months. Just head to https://www.greenchef.com/60SOCIALSTUDIES and use the code 60SOCIALSTUDIES  

Tis the season for a Holiday episode! Gas updates us on life post netflix series and Joe accidentally flashes random people on the street, before getting into some emails which include juicy ex drama, gas thieves, and the best moments of the year. Support the show & get 30% off your 1st Microdose order at https://www.microdose.com with code SOCIALSTUDIES Support the show and get 25% off of your Paired subscription at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Get 60% off of Green Chef, plus 20% off the next 2 months. Head to https://www.greenchef.com/60SOCIALSTUDIES and use code 60SOCIALSTUDIES

This week, the boys discuss the deep meaning of hiatus, Gaspare's new project, and Dolphin proclivities before diving deep into everyone's favorite science zaddy, Nikola Tesla.

 Joe and Gas have had a crazy few weeks so they take this episode to get everyone up speed on the good the bad and indigestible, including a deep dive into Gaspare's new and not so secret project.   Support the show & get 15% off an annual MasterClass membership at https://www.masterclass.com/SOCIALSTUDIES  

This week, Gaspare fills Joe in on the latest italian sports phenom and the guys take some time to chat about their moms, before Joe reads the filth after a spicy clip goes viral. Gas also speculates about Adele's love of dragons.   Support the show & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL Get 50% off of Factor at https://www.factormeals.com/socialstudies50 and use code socialstudies50

This week, Gaspare informs us about Teresita Basa, a woman who was murdered but used her voice to name her own killer from beyond the grave. Along the way, the boys discuss the finer points of the pawn industry and the fantastic Mary Todd.

Joe and Gaspare discuss what they would do with $30M. Then the guys discuss spontaneous human combustion, Taylor Swift at the airport and eating your own tongue.

This week Joe and Gas share the live podcast experience with all of you at home. Things are wild, unpredictable, unscripted and real: So basically no different than a typical podcast! Get Green Chef’s best deal of the year. Get $250 off at https://www.greenchef.com/SOCIALSTUDIES250 & use code SOCIALSTUDIES250

This week, Gaspare has a not-yet-mid-life crisis, Joe shares a hillarious massage story before getting into the main story. Gaspare shares NASA's plan to create and populate 3D printed homes on the moon by 2040.

This week, Joe and Gaspare address their great grand-kids who will someday listen to the show before doing a recap on halloween. Gaspare shares some unique Staten Island experiences and Joe is turns into a grumpy old man before sharing some fantastic emails covering things like chicken balls and handsome gorillas.  Support the show & get 15% off an annual MasterClass membership at https://www.masterclass.com/SOCIALSTUDIES Support the show & get up to 50% off Beam Dream Powder at https://www.shopbeam.com/SOCIAL

This week, Gaspare informs us about the history of real-life Frankenstein scientists, and poses some very intriguing questions while Joe goes on a crusade to get justice for a special elephant.

This week, Joe is pumped about his new special which is finally out and Gaspare informs us all about the types of men you should never ever date. Then the guys discuss Mr. Beast's charity and what it's like to go viral before getting into some fantastic listener emails dealing with vaccuum mice and stadium vendor economics. Support the show & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

This week, Joe chooses flight over cannibalism, and Gaspare shares some interesting insights into the world's shortest commercial airplane flight. Joe shares his knowledge about Canaries and Gaspare wonders if the Wright brothers were into BMX. 

This week, as halloween approaches Joe and Gas can't believe some people's approach to decorations, before getting into the finer points of tipping your local robots. Gas shares some stories about inappropriate chalk board drawings and the guys discuss the best worst places for a first date.    Support the show & get 25% off of your Paired subscription at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Support the show & get up to 50% off of Beam’s Dream Powder at https://www.shopbeam.com/SOCIAL & use code CYBER

This week, Joe turns the tables and delves into the mysterious depths of Gaspare Randazzo. As you might imagine things get emotional, intriguing, and weird.

This week, Gaspare shares his revolutionary new co-teaching communication technique: The Squint Method. Meanwhile, Joe discovers a new button that will take the podcast to a whole new level, and the guys read the spookiest listener email yet.

This week, Gaspare interviews the one and only Joe Dombrowski. Gas gets the dirty deets from Joe about all the important questions like what's his favorite music, his favorite possession, and what happens when we die. 

This week, Gas and Joe discuss the latest in presidential families' nude leaks which leads to a thought provoking game of 'would you rather'. The the guys discuss the nuances of manly bonding before getting into emails, some of which are the spookiest ever read on the pod.

This week, Joe flips the script to tell us all about the insane true life story of the scam artist Amanda C. Reilly. Gaspare weighs in on GoFundme campaigns and Joe can't get over that blogs were a thing.

This week, Joe and Gas share catholic school stories and their teaching inspirations before getting into spooky season emails. Gas is advised not to drink the purple shake and Joe takes a deep dive into the worlds most awful haunted house.   Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies

This week, Gaspare tells us about the history of ancient medicine, and along the way he and Joe discuss dog baths, leech therapy, cocaine running, and a list of words that make people very uncomfortable. 

This week, Joe considers getting a tattoo live on stage during a podcast and Gaspare shares the hottest sports tea out there: Taylor swift has a new beau. Joe shares info about his new special and then the guys get into the only emails part of the podcast by debating the existence of micro pigs. Support the show & get up to 40% off of Beam when you go to https://www.shopbeam.com/SOCIAL & use promo code SOCIAL

This week, Gaspare informs us about the macabre ancient icelandic practice of creating necropants: garments said to provide good fortune but requiring a strong stomach to create! Gaspare and Joe reveal the weird things that make them squirmy and deep dive into neolithic mental health issues. 

This week, Gaspare doesn't believe in astrology and Joe has words for Blippi. The acronym lady responds and then the boys get into some fantastic emails dealing with secret agent fruit, ships passing in the wind, and butt lice. 

This week, we learn just how often Gaspare thinks about the Roman Empire, before taking a look at one of the most baffling and disastrous things to ever hit the American midwest: The Cleveland Balloon Disaster.

This week, Gaspare gets excited by Aaron Rogers and Joe excited by the arrival of some new audience suggested sponges. Gaspare pitches a bizarrely familiar new reality show and the boys read some emails featuring some hillarious kinder-quotes.   Support the show & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

Did You Know About Ancient Spartan Training? This week Gaspare and Joe share Cameo stories and talk about the world's oldest joke, before Gaspare enlightens us all with knowledge about the ancient city state of Sparta and their insanely extreme approach to education.

This week Joe and Gas do an emails only episode and share some of the best reactions to Gaspare and Joe's showering habits. Joe and Gas share some stories about long term subs and Then we hear some strong opinions about loofah's and a wild story about a snake, a tree, and a squirrel. Social Studies is sponsored by BetterHelp. Support the show & get 10% off your 1st month of therapy at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES

This week, Gaspare informs us all about those micro-biological annoyances, Germs! We'll learn where they hang out, how exactly they like to make our lives miserable, and some of the surprising places you won't find them. Joe also shares his new found dread of Japanese nuclear fish.

This week, the boys take a trip back to the 90's and go head to head with trivia and sharing their favorite memories. They reveal their allegiances to Nsync or Backstreet boys, Brittney or Christina, Slater or Zach and much more. Gaspare also shares how an episode of Friends was the catalyst for a very awkward adolescent moment with his mom. Support the podcast & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL

This week, Gaspare and Joe learn about some of the most fascinating archealogical phenomena in world: Bog People. They also learn how cranberries are made, discover the next big trend in anti-aging product, and Joe recalls a recent encounter with "aliens".

This week, the boys went viral! And they have the potential to again with the unveiling of a hot new track produced by one of our very own listeners! Then the boys chat food and Gaspare takes his daughter to get a manicure before doing a deep dive on their own hygiene regimens.

Did you Know About Vlad The Impaler? This week, Gas takes us back to the 15th century to learn about one of the inspirations for the classic monstrosity Dracula: Vlad The Impaler.

This week, Joe and Gas dish on the worlds best water and get into the finer points of non-fine dining before getting into some crazy emails including the final episode of a long running email saga involving long lost siblings.   Cancel unwanted subscriptions & support the show by going to https://www.rocketmoney.com/SOCIALSTUDIES Support the podcast & get 55% off your Babbel subscription at https://www.babbel.com/SOCIAL  

Did You Know Movie Trivia? This episode Gas entertains us with a variety of interesting tinsel town facts including one involving velociraptors and turtle sex. 

This week, Gaspare informs us about the intricacies of New York trash disposal before getting into some incredible emails, one of which talks about a destination wedding from hell.   This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Support the show & get 10% off your 1st month of therapy at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES

Did You Know About Ed Gein? This week Gaspare freaks us all out with facts about the man who inspired such hollywood gems as Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 

This week, Gas and Joe chat about being so tired you could use Gorilla Glue as hairspray. Joe can't believe all of the people eating borax out there, and Gas learns that his voice isn't soothing before the guys share their stories about trolling scammers. Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies

Did You Know About Ancient Toilets? This week is the sh****est episode yet! Gaspare takes us on a delightful walk through the history of one of mankind's most important yet seldom talked about inventions: the toilet.

This week Joe and Gas hate targeted ads and love highdeas. Then the boys dish on the crazy Pepsi Jet documentary on netflix before swapping stories about extreme cheapskates, inclduing some disturbing anecdotes about Qtips and toothbrushes.   Save money & support the show at https://www.rocketmoney.com/socialstudies Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies

Did You Know About Frivolous Lawsuits? This week Gaspare and Joe do a deep dive on some of histories most frivolous lawsuits. Some will make you laugh from the absurdity and some might make you cry for the future of our justice system. Either way you'll learn something new about some crazy lawsuits.

This week, Gaspare and Joe are mesmerized by a weird new Tik Tok trend that young streamers are using to make money. Then Gaspare and Joe get into listener emails which include a fantastic story about some bombastic boobies.   This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try for 10% off your 1st month at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES & get on your way to being your best self

Did You Know Animal Facts? This week Joe flips the script and fills Gaspare in about some of the weirdest behaviours in the animal kingdom. From farting humming birds to the worlds ugliest and kinkiest toads Joe shares some of the gems he's gathered from decades of being animal obsessed.

This week Gaspare and Joe discuss the newest social app trends before bonding over a shared camp couselor history. They break down some of the hip-new lingo the youth are saying before diving into this week's audience emails, which include some true life cult confessions.   Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies  This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try for 10% off your 1st month at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES & get on your way to being your best self Save money & support the show at https://www.rocketmoney.com/socialstudies   

Did You Know About The Bubonic Plague? This week Gaspare dives into the history of the most famous pandemic in history. Gaspare and Joe reminisce on the worlds most recent pandemic and Gaspare busts out his very own plague doctor mask.

This week, Joe gets nervous about wedding planning before he and gaspare explore the deep blue sea of 100 year old sturgeons and giant sea worms named after famous domestic disputers. Gaspare's daughter makes a cameo before getting into some top shelf listener emails. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try for 10% off your 1st month at https://www.betterhelp.com/SOCIALSTUDIES & get on your way to being your best self  

Did you Know About Pompeii? This week Gas narrates the tragic fate of the ancient and surprisingly erotic Italian city of Pompeii. Joe's volcano fears come to the surface and the guys do their own history dive by breaking down gay pop icons of the early 2000's.

This week, Gaspare dishes out some amazing fatherly advice about how to survive New York and what to do when your child loses his tooth while pooping. Joe shares a great tip on how to get help supplying your classroom as a broke teacher and the emails include stories about demon students who can control the weather. Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies

Did You Know About Acoustic Kitty? This week Gaspare fills us in on one of the most eccentric war efforts of all time before he and Joe dig into the finer points spycraft and the art of grilling cheese.

This week is...for real...an emails only podcast! The fellas dig into a ton of emails including one about a cat who mysteriously died twice and another which claims that a listener's husband recently kissed one of the guys. Joe and Gaspare get to the bottom of those claims before proposing a new and unique sytem of weights and measurements.

Did You Know About Genghis Khan? This week Gaspare shares some unbelievable facts about Genghis Khan and the entire Khan clan, including the fact that you might actually be related to the iconic Genghis himself.

This week, Gaspare shares the mind blowing news about unbreakable water balloons and Joe confesses a secret he's held for years! Then the guys get into some wild emails one of which deals with the seldom talked about issue of teachers being peed on.

Did You Know How Much A Billion Dollars Is? This week Gaspare puts the mind-blowing wealth of billionaire's into perspective. Joe and Gas wonder why coins are still a thing, and Gas shares his foolproof trick to keeping your hands from smelling like onions.

This week, Joe buys a cow and Gaspare goes on a bad food bender before giving everyone some essential quicksand survival tips. The guys share creepy facebook marketplace interactions that culminates in that one time Gaspare was offered an incredible deal on some human bones... Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL

Did You Know About The Code of Hamurrabi? Gaspare informs us about this ancient Mesopotamian legal text dating back to 1755 BC. Joe gets excited about Pangea and Gaspare breathes a sigh of relief that he decided not to get a certain tattoo when he was younger.

This week, Joe gets a mysterious text and the guys discuss how good scams are getting. Then Gaspare has to figure out how to kill some poison ivy before getting into some crazy emails, including one about living with a dead body for several years! Support the show and save 15% at https://MasterClass.com/socialstudies

On the first episode of Did You Know, Gas informs us all about Rodney Alcala, AKA the Dating Game Killer. Rodney charmed his way on to the wildly popular game show in the 70's, but unbeknownst to the game show participants he was also a wanted serial killer.

This week, Blippi slides into Joe's Dms and Gaspare finds out that he's an otter right before he finds a litter of possums in his garage. The guys read some hillarious emails involving gouda cheese loafers and Gaspare debunks a myth involving Richard Gere and an intrepid gerbil. Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL

This week, the guys are now feuding with Blippi (not really) and Gaspare regales us all with the creepy/fascinating tale of Lizzie Borden. Joe survives a battle with Taylor Swift in Nashville and Gaspare (barely) survives a week with a bouncy castle in his house, before getting into emails.

This week, Fran gets to relive her catholic school days as she and Joe watch Derry Girls streaming on netflix. The show is a coming of age story following the lives of several students in an Irish catholic school from the 90's. 

This week the show starts off with Jack: Gaspare recounts some interesting facts about Jack the Ripper before Joe goes off on Megan Trainor. Gaspare google's Joes net worth and the fella's vow to get the one and only (maybe not?) Blippi to come on the show.

This week Gaspare tests Joe's sports trivia knowledge before Joe tests Gaspare's gay icon knowledge. Then they get into some emails about class outing mishaps.

This week, Joe and Mama Fran share a surprise verdict on the hulu show Farmer Wants a Wife. They delve into the show and discuss the nitty gritty of this unique dating show.

This week, Gaspare goes spelunking and Joe injures himself before the guys get into some crazy and hilarious emails involving cockroaches and mysterious desk liquids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe reminisces about Major Magic a pseudo Chuck-E-Cheese wannabe before Gaspare goes down a rabbit hole on penny loafers. Then they fellas are joined by the amazingly funny Ashely Gavin to discuss reverse cat calling and Joe's secret identity as a lesbian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe chooses a show, and it turns out to be...not very good. Joe and Fran ask for some help from the listeners before discussing Night Agent and some of the many flaws they found while watching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the guys review each other's horoscopes and learn some interesting facts about their bedroom prowess, before answering some tough questions from the listeners, including their thoughts about pineapple on pizzas. We also get an update on the status of a listener's potentially long lost brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode, Joe questions whether he has any unknown brothers or sisters out there after watching the crazy Netflix documentary Our Father, about a well-known fertility specialist who engaged in wildly unethical behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare shares his new favorite restaurant: his local pediatric hospital, before he does a standup performance on the set of Death of a Salesman. Joe hears about a very interesting apple podcast review and the guys plan a mother's day episode before reading some crazy emails including one about a real life spy romance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran get enthralled by the Netflix Documentary The Murdaugh Murders, about a string of murders related to a prominent southern family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the guys do an informal interview of each other and we get a real intimate look into their psyches. Joe shares his sexual awakening to Dustin Hoffman in the movie Hook, and Gaspare debates the legal ramifications of poisoning Joe's soup, before they get into some real spicy emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch an interesting Japanese television show called Old Enough, which features children who are tasked by their parents to carry out chores, with mostly cute and hilarious results! Joe has a pre-parenting questions and mama Fran reviews A Man Called Otto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare do one for the fans, as they try to get through a record amount of emails in one show. They cover some real doozies including cannibal hickeys, potato preferences, and Joe's dream marriage. Joe also clues us in to a college game that will sure to be a global phenomenon called Fruit in the Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran gets new ear tech and Joe gets ceramic jocks from the fans before they get into a really unique and special edition of the show. Instead of watching a single episode, they watch a compilation of the Graham Norton show featuring clips of the hilarious Miriam Margolyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe's dog Mack steals the show in Spokane and Gaspare tries his hardest to befriend the Amish community before the fellas do a deep dive into some fascinating Chinese history and several hilarious listener emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare and Joe reminisce about malls and Netflix, Joe falls in love with Hawaii and cookies shaped like his dog, and Gaspare treats the listeners to some high quality ASMR fruit erotica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe takes a pottery class and makes something that might be a digeridoo, before he and Fran watch the amazing show The Americans. The show follows the lives of two undercover KGB agents living in America during the Reagan administration. Fran and Joy share their opinions on this interesting period drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe wins a pull up contest but can't find any jeans long enough for him on Staten island and Gaspare reminisces about the long lost land lines of his youth, before they get into some emails and discuss the finer points of romance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran kick off their first caller hotline requested show with the Netflix drama Ginny & Georgia. Fran reacts to Joe's engagement before they give their many opinions about the this highly watched Netflix show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe joins Gaspare in Staten Island where they discuss his odd collection of busts. Gas becomes Joe's merch guy before challenging him to a pull-up competition, and during listener emails they both realize they know absolutely nothing about wiccans and far too much about the history of penis preferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take some time to revisit a classic LWTV episode! Mama Fran almost gets robbed on air and Joe comes up with a brand new reality television idea before they get into the hot mess express that is the Netflix reality show Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare's mom parties with Flo Rida and Joe goes off on television teacher lies. Then Gaspare shares an interesting experience dancing for his students and Joe gets wedding advice from Gaspare's Dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is the last edition (for now) of Let's Watch Broadway and we go out with a bang! Fran pranks Joe for once and Joe gets inspired as they digest the hilarious coming-of-middle-age storytelling of Mike Birbiglia's one man show The Old Man and the Pool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has some big news! Gaspare learns all about fox weddings, and Joe spills all the juicy engagement details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran are joined by a fan as they watch and love a revitalized adaptation of one of the stage's most iconic love stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare get to know each other better on an emergency pod recorded in the fall. The boys break down the nuances of the underground competitive tickling world, share intimate facts about their life, and Gaspare tries to corroborate an absolutely unbelievable story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Fran and Joe discover the downside to going into a show completely blind as they watch the hit broadway show Hades Town. They give their thoughts on the show's story, music, and the...colorful people they happened to sit near. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gasper gets a wardrobe upgrade, Joe gets jealous that Gas is getting compliments, and they read an email which asks the question if some kids can actually talk to snakes? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran disagree whole heartedly with the New York Times about the the broadway revival show The Music Man starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Fran does a deep dive on the show's history and Joe thinks that while it's enjoyable, it's also kind of a weird story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe helps his dad with his new ipad before Gas teaches us all about raccoons and their hatred of cinnamon, before the fellas reveal their animal alter-egos and learn fun facts about St. Louis trick or treating and what makes New York's bagels and pizza so good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran almost don't make a podcast due to a luggage snafu, but despite the odds being stacked against them they manage to survive their first day in New York where they watched the musical Some Like It Hot and ate at the famous Gallaghers steak house. Mama Fran is blown away by the steak house's food and Joe is blown away by the urinals, and they both have extremely strong opinions about the musical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas shows up with some very interesting wardrobe choices before they get into some fantastic emails. Joe and Gas commiserate about their failed theater careers and share some of their biggest flops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran and Joe recap their holidays before gearing up for a whirlwind big city adventure as they will be heading to Broadway next week to check out a handful of amazing shows. They discuss travel plans and Mama Fran gets nervous while Joe dreams about all that New York food! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas are all over the place as they try their best to read some listener emails, however they get distracted discussing the finer points of pilgrim pornography among other things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran get quite an eyeful as they watch one of the wildest shows yet: Naked and Afraid! We learn all about river parasites, Joe decides he could eat alligator if he really had to, and Mama Fran reveals that she wouldn't ride a ferris wheel let alone try to survive the Bayou for any amount of money! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas do a deep dive of each others Facebook pages to get to know their old selves better, before looking forward to becoming their new selves in 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran reflect on the Real Housewives of New York. Mama Fran learns about being sex positive, and Joe considers converting to Judaism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare are joined by a fantastic guest, Sam Salem. Joe confesses his childhood crush and the pod takes a bold stance on bullies before getting into some fantastic holiday mishaps! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran get in the Holiday mood with the Netflix Christmas movie The Noel Diary, about a novelist who returns to his childhood home to clean out his recently passed mother's possessions before connecting with another person searching for their own closure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare shares a plethora of fascinating holiday facts and Joe learns how time works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Fran cancels Christmas and Joe discovers he hates musical movies as they watch the Apple TV Christmas movie Spirited! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, things get a little dirty (but delicious) when Joe gets an air fryer, before they get into some amazing emails. Gas plays mole in a class and one student has an amazing insight into what Turkeys should be thankful for. Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch Joe's favorite patreon suggestion so far, the Hulu show about a Hulu show: Reboot. Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas shares some of his creepier nocturnal habits before the guys get into a truly hilarious email. Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas gets schooled on his Abe Lincoln knowledge and Joe gets heated about his least favorite type of person: rule followers! Then they get into some crazy emails. Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Download the app at https://www.paired.com/SOCIAL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama delve into the archives to watch the show The Masked Singer. Joe recalls a painful childhood disappointment and Mama Fran makes a prediction about the outcome of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gas and Joe are joined by Mr. P of the Two Mr. Ps in a Pod(Cast). They get to the bottom of something called "wet play" among other things before they share horror stories of being observed in the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran hop in the time machine for a blast from the past as they watch the 2000 reality series Dog's With Jobs. Joe has a hard time making it through without bawling his eyes out and Mama Fran doesn't fall for another of Joe's pranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas received tons of feedback as they endeavor to find the highest and lowest paid teachers in the country! Gas gets some pill-struggle validation and Joe gets a call from Mama Fran as the guys plan a potential spinoff show featuring the Moms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch the Netflix reality show Life After Death with Tyler Henry. Joe and Fran are both skeptics turned believers after watching this show and they discuss some of their own experiences with spirits from beyond! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas share how they know exactly why they are old now before getting into some great listener emails. https://linktr.ee/womensmeditationnetwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe gets to watch one of his favorite reality shows ever, the 2022 edition of The Mole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Halloween! Joe and Gas do a Halloween episode for real this time. As usual they get distracted with ridiculous and fascinating observations as they endeavor to share spooky stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran get in the spooky spirit as they watch one of Netflix most creepy original shows, Black Mirror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The spooky season begins as Joe and Gaspare deal with some technical issues and recall some truly terrifying incidents involving birds, before getting into some fantastic emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode, Joe questions whether he has any unknown brothers or sisters out there after watching the crazy Netflix documentary Our Father, about a well-known fertility specialist who engaged in wildly unethical behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the boys are joined by the incredibly funny Jimmy Cash, comedian and janitor. Gaspare and Jimmy are forced into an intimate recording situation as they take turns trading stories about times they've been caught making videos in school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran have to search the depths of the streaming barrel's to find a show that has all but been banned from all the major services. They chat about Adults Adopting Adults the show before delving into real life adoption stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe needs advice about an interesting backstage situation from a recent show and Gaspare shares a horrifying sports story before they discuss some truly crazy situations taken directly from the classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran watch the Netflix reality show The Wedding Coach. Joe and Fran share real life wedding travesties from the annals of the Dombrowski family history books and digest this interesting show about wedding train wrecks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Gaspare shares a horrifying professional development story and shares his interesting approach to certain words while Joe talks about his incredibly rare speaking disorder and some incredibly fantastic art inspirations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe gets a dramatic dose of that crazy teacher life as he and Mama Fran watch the HBO series Big Little Lies, which documents the trials and tribulations of an affluent public school parents whose drama escalates to the point of murder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe goes off on Tik Tok teachers and before Gaspare and Joe play a fun wholesome round of Would You Rather, before getting into some wild emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe experiences some growing pains with Mac when he tries to hitch a ride in an Amazon truck, before he and Mama Fran watch My Dog Ate What, a show that is about....dogs eating things! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gas bond over their shared loves for all things cultish and conspiracy theory. They debate the existence of Shakespeare and also the existence of Avril Lavigne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe learns a lesson in being polite before he and Mama Fran watch the hit Hulu show Only Murders in the Building. The show is about a plucky group of podcasters who broadcast an amateur true crime podcast while they are trying to solve a murder that happens in their building, starring Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Selena Gomez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re sharing a special preview of a new podcast, The Loudest Girl in the World. For years, journalist and podcast host Lauren Ober wasn’t all that jazzed about herself. She was always getting in trouble, she had a lot of sensory issues and her anxiety felt off the charts. And then, she found out why — she was autistic. The Loudest Girl in the World tells the story of Lauren’s journey to understand what it means to be on the autism spectrum and how to live life as a newly diagnosed autistic person. You can hear the full episode, and more from The Loudest Girl in the World at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/loudest?sid=social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare share some of their proudest high school accomplishments, including an award from a body-building show, before Gaspare reveals some insane teacher rules he discovered in his attic that are over a century old! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Gaspare reminisce about their own school days before getting into some hilarious emails and one shockingly mean anecdote from a teacher during Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran decides to be an influencer and Joe gives her an ultimatum, before they get into the craziest show ever: Untold from Netflix. The first episode is about a former NFL football player who's career and life got turned upside down after getting catfished while in college. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Gas discuss the joys and hardships of parent-life (human and dog) before taking a turn for the spooky as they discuss cursed dolls and creepy clowns available for rent! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, things get a little dicey as Joe and Fran watch the We TV show Love After Lock Up to explore the incredibly strange relationships of recently released inmates and the people who fall in love with them while in prison. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Gas talk about the classic teacher side hustle and some of the craziest ones they've ever encountered. They chat about teachers pay teachers, tattoos, and Onlyfans before getting into some amazing emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mama Fran chat about babies before getting into the Netflix show Uncoupled. The show stars Neil Patrick Harris as a middle aged gay man faced with the prospect of having to start dating again after his partner of 17 years leaves him without any warning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the new co-host of the Social Studies Podcast Gaspare Randazzo. They chat about Disney Adults and uncomfortable trips to the zoo, before getting into some crazy emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, things get ugly as Fran and Joe watch Ugliest House in America from HGTV. Joe and Fran delve into the finer details of mortuary's and poor design choices as they tour through the ugliest homes in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by Cameron Esposito from the Seeso show Take My Wife as well as the hit ABC show A Million Little Things. Joe and Cameron chat about growing up in the Midwest and moving to the coasts to pursue their dreams before getting into emails from the fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran change things up by watching the hit Broadway play, Come From Away. They share some inspiring behind the scenes stories from the production and get inspired to take a new spin on LWTV in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe enjoys the sultry tones amazing content creator Jeff Leach and they chat about brittish humor, Gaming, and how to minecraft could help your students change the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran and Joe watch the Netflix show The Kaminski Method. They dish about the show before debuting a new segment, Mama Fran's Hot Takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the amazing DJ Demers from America's Got Talent and The Conan O'brien Show. They chat about interpreters at comedy shows before getting into some absolutely hilarious teacher emails which include the cutest poop story you've ever heard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined once again by fan favorite Dr. Jody Carrington. She shares how kids know exactly how to get under your skin, even if you're a world renowned child psychologist. She also chats about the importance of teacher care. This one is a must listen for anyone who's ever questioned whether they are a good teacher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe gets real about Disney adults and Mama Fran introduces a new segment before they dive into the Hulu show Reservation Dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the hilarious Doug Smith, and they chat about home-births, booze acne, and comedy before getting into some truly creepy ghost stories shared by listeners! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe's dog slowly eats his entire house before he and Mama Fran digest the new Netflix show God's Favorite Idiot. They share their reaction to the show before discussing the finer points of feline prostitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined again by the amazingly talented plant enthusiast Maria Failla of Bloom and Grow Radio. They chat about Maria's new book before Joe shares an interesting (but unfortunate) story about sap licking! Click this link to check out Maria's new book https://bloomandgrowradio.com/book And heres a special link with a free 3 day trial to Maria's Virtual Garden Society exclusively for Social Studies listeners: linked here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran get uninvited from their next family reunion for breaking HIPPA laws before they get into one of the craziest (and worst) series they've watched yet! Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey is a Netflix series exploring the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and its almost too much for even Joe to handle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran chat about the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset. Mama Fran keeps it real and Joe gets some real estate news of his own! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the hilarious Gianmarco Soresi. Joe and Gianmarco chat about childhood bullies, being in the theater crowd, and middle school field-trips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is once again joined by the Tutu Teacher herself, Vera Ahiyya. They chat about all things teacher life including the importance of librarians, dealing with bureaucracy, having important conversations in the classroom, and Vera's incredible and important book, 'You Have a Voice.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe gets sucked in to a show he thought he would never watch, Netflix's crime drama Ozark. Mama Fran gives her thoughts on haunted houses as Joe comes up with an idea for a new reality show; 'Comfort Zone,' starring Mama Fran herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get reaalllllllll midwestern when Joe is joined by the hilarious Charlie Berens. They chat about Ranch dressing, ice fishing, and all manner of midwestern tropes before getting into some amazing listener emails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cue the water-works as Joe and Fran watch the iconic and emotional show This Is Us. Joe is stretched to his emotional limits and Fran shares why she thinks this is one of the best shows of all time. Joe also shares some of his thoughts and experiences following the recent shooting in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get crazy as Joe is joined again by popular demand by Gaspare Randazzo. They talk about Hand Stuff (ASL...and prostitution), Pizza in time square, and a truly memorable trip to the hospital. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by former farm-kid Amber Autry. They discuss the joys (and terrors) of the outdoors, growing up as a theater kid, and what kind of interesting neighborhood Amber lives in before getting into listener emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran watch Joe's favorite show thus far, the Hulu Docu-series The Dropout. Mama Fran and Joe disagree over the finer details and Joe reminds Mama Fran who's the boss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by hillarious friend of the pod Zachary Noe Towers! Joe and Zachary chat about salacious pictures made with museum gift shop toys and Joe almost gets engaged before getting into emails about horrible gifts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the very histerical Irene Tu. They discuss comedy specials and maybe being the bully in school before getting into some stories from the classroom, one of which involves a possibly ritualistic condom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran hop on the Hot Mess Express as they watch the Netflix reality dating show The Ultimatum. Joe spits some hot-takes and Fran gets an unforgettable mothers day present. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by the multi-talented Angela Johnson. She and Joe get chatty about their spirituality before delving into some truly terrifying things that kids have said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Fran practices her British accent as they watch the Netflix show Bridgerton. Fran talks about how she got real live 'Lady Whistledowned' and Joe decides he can't watch the show with his Mom.tt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined once again by the amazing Emma Willmann. They chat about embarrassing loved ones and the perils of tik-tok live videos before diving into emails about the worst gifts of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran dive into the hit Apple TV show Ted Lasso. Joe dies on a hill and Fran shows off her new recording space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by hillarious New York High School teacher Gaspare Randazzo. Randazzo shares some hilarious and amazing stories from his time teaching and Joe remembers the time he showed his students people eating live octopus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran watch yet another Netflix swindler show titled Bad Vegan. Fran's eyelashes are vindicated by the fans and Joe has some hot takes on people who get swindled so easily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined again by fan-favorite Ricci Armani. Joe and Ricci try their best straight impressions before getting into some absolutely wild classroom stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran's english accent needs work and Joe get's an insatiable craving for Focaccia Bread as they watch the classic Brittish reality show The Great Brittish Bake-Off. Then they finish the show off with a fantastic Wild Story Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe learns way too much about Star Wars from an enthusiastic student before spilling the the tea on what actually happens when the substitute shows up to a new classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran almost gets robbed on air and Joe comes up with a brand new reality television idea before they get into the hot mess express that is the Netflix reality show Love is Blind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by the incredibly funny Mary Santora and they chat about laughing through grief and growing up in cults before getting into some emails about the world's worst bosses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran wants to introduce everyone to one of her recent favorites, The Real Dirty Dancing on Fox. Joe is spiritually inspired by the beauty of Tyler Cameron and Mama Fran shares her thoughts on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined once again by the amazing Dr. Jody Carrington. They chat about how to deal with the hardest kids, what supporting teachers looks like, and the meet-cute story of how Jody and Joe became friends, before getting into an email about intense Catfishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran take a trip back to the late 1950's as they watch the hit Amazon Prime show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Mama Fran checks Joe on his fashion knowledge and Joe gets obsessed with cult-members who have clumpy eyelashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by the incredibly funny Katie Hannigan. They chat about the pros and cons of falling in love at the circus before getting into stories about kids who are pretending to be animals AND assorted inanimate objects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Fran and Joe watch a strange show from TLC called Stuck. Mama Fran shares stories from her time working in the ER and Joe is reminded of kindergarteners fondness for sticking beads in bodily orifices before another Wild Story Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode Joe chats with the incredibly funny TikTok sensation Bri Richardson (HonestTeacherVibes) about the pains and joys of teaching middle school and performing comedy in front of strangers before Joe shares some wild teacher emails, including one that involves actual murder! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran watch the crazy TLC show Addicted to Marriage. Mama Fran shares the story of how she lost her wedding ring not once but twice! And Joe airs some real dirty family laundry, before they debut a new segment, Wild Story Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by fan favorite Ricci Armani, to share dating horror stories! Joe and Ricci talk about how sexy a clean house can be and share their tips and tricks on how to know when to stay and when to get gone quick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined for a rare Social Studies appearance of Mama Fran! Joe and Fran duet some catholic hymns before they get into a q&a with Fran, but the catch is that Joe is giving her a makeover the whole time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe introduces Fran to the cult favorite television show Schitt's Creek. Fran considers doing yoga and Joe has to deal with a sick puppy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has strong opinions about the Grammar Police, Anna Delvey, merit pay, and how the teacher shortage has gotten to the point where the National Guard has been called on to help. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch an amazing Netflix documentary called The Tindler Swindler. Joe and Fran are both riveted as they get sucked into this crazy story, and they share a time when they had a run-in with a real life swindler, before debuting a new segment called wild story Wednesday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe gets back in the classroom in one of the most dangerous teaching scenarios, during a full moon! Throw in a bucket of maple syrup and the worlds most effective pencil sharpener and you have a recipe for a crazy wild day in the classroom! ______________ To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting VitaminD AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/SOCIAL. Again, that is athleticgreens.com/SOCIAL to take ownership over your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance. Start hiring RIGHT NOW with a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/SOCIAL. Offer valid through March 31st. Go to HelloFresh.com/social16 and use code social16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran binges 2 seasons of a show for the first time as they watch the Netflix show Love on the Spectrum! Fran can't get enough and Joe breaks down in the best way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe gets back in the classroom living that substitute teacher life! Joe's finds that his studen't have extremely refined palettes, learns how to teach latin in a day, and bonds with the school secretary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran watch the Netflix hit docu-series Cheer. Joe is here for the whole thing but Fran isn't entirely convinced, especially when it comes to the coaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The criminals are after your pet's food! Joe falls victim to a strange crime that leads to a series of unfortunate events including a scene straight out of Alfred Hitchcocks worst nightmares, a very messy trip to the Vet, and an armed confrontation involving a meat tenderizer! Then Joe reads some crazy stories from patreon members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch a documentary that will completely change how you see the beloved PBS painter Bob Ross and Joe teaches Fran about ASMR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by the hilarious muggle Monica Nevi! Monica and Joe chat about how hot good-parenting is before getting into listener emails which include trips to the ER, workman's comp, and middle school madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe finally gets a chance for payback! Just as Fran made him watch her favorite show the Bachelor, Joe returns the favor and they watch Ru Paul's drag race. Fran starts a new glossary of drag terms and they play a fun game of "finish the sentence" to close out the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined for a second week in a row by the amazing Ricci Armani. Ricci gets his mind blown as socialite nation sends in some of the most unbelievable situations that teachers are all too often faced with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To honor the amazing life and work of Betty White, Fran and Joe watch a classic Golden Girls episode. Joe gets offended at Fran's lack of familiarity and Fran learns a few things about CBD before they re-cast a potential movie reboot of the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe takes a trip to a naked beach with his great and hilarious muggle-friend Ricci Armani! Then they discuss all the things you can find at gas stations to put in your body before Ricci gets a mind-blowing look behind the teaching curtain as Joe shares Socialite Nation's craziest Covid teaching stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran explore the line between inspiration and abuse as they watch the wild Lifetime reality show Dance Moms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe recounts his first week with a brand new golden-retriever puppy named Mack, and notices a few similarities to training a puppy and teaching a classroom of five year olds! Joe also shares some amazing animal fails sent in from the Socialite nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the final Let's Watch TV of 2021, Joe and Fran watch a brand new show on ABC called Abbot Elementary! The show is about a group of teachers dealing with the joys and hardships of working in a Philadelphia public elementary school. Joe and Fran give their honest opinions and end 2021 with a flourish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe breaks into the gummies to get through A Castle for Christmas, a new Netflix movie starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes. Jeff makes a guest appearance, and Fran knows more about geography than Joe on this final holiday episode of the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Joe rings in the holiday season by sharing a podcast he was recently featured on called the "12 Gays of Christmas" with Bryan Moylan. Joe talks about his favorite "christmas" movie, Gremlins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch a Dombrowski family classic, The Family Stone. Joe tries his best not to spoil the movie and Mama Fran reveals what makes her cry every time she watches! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe shares some stories from his private school teaching days before sharing some of the most unbelievable gifts received from private school parents, including an up-close encounter with a Sloth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Joe helps out a Kindergarten who is tired of her students touching one another. Joe gives some tips to help nip this behavior in the bud! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the sweetest episode yet as Fran and Joe get inspired by the Christmas Cookie Challenge. Joe wants a Tofu cookie and Fran decides to play a game called "would you rather." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is in Indy and he's joined by an amazing comedian, Ben Polizzi! Joe shares the winners of the flare pen competition, and then Joe and Ben share several of their million-dollar inventions that will change the world (for better or worse!) before they read out the worst teacher-gifts ever given! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the first Holiday episode of the season! Joe and Fran watch Love Hard, the holiday movie that's all the rage right now. Fran loves it but Joe isn't quite so sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran is back on the Pod! Fran's instagram gets liked by a superstar, and Joe learns something new about his childhood , before they read some of the funniest funeral plans submitted by the Socialite Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week starts the Holiday show marathon and we get ready for Thanksgiving with one of Fran's favorite TV show episodes of all time: Everybody Love Raymond S. 7 Ep.10. Joe discovers a character who reminds him of Mama Fran, and Fran recalls a holiday fiasco for the ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode Joe is joined by the absolutely iconic comedian Lisa Lampanelli. Often called the "Queen of Mean," we learn how she's channeling her inner-teacher to become the "Queen of Meaningful" with a new podcast. Lisa shares some amazing stories about her career and Joe shares a bold new haircut! They they get into emails with some fantastic and horrifying co-worker stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran gets spotted in the wild but isn't worried about getting trafficked while Joe comes up with a get-rich-quick scheme involving some light grave robbing. Then she and Joe get into the HBO show The Righteous Gemstones which ends up being a rare show that both Joe and Mama Fran enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the teacher rants keep coming! Joe considers getting a dog instagram account, and we hear even more rants from classrooms all across the nation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran watch The Voice! Mama Fran learns about Arianna Grande and Joe gets surprisingly emotional during one of the performances, before getting cat-fished, but with a hotel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by the hilariously cynical comedian Matt Bellasai. Matt shares his opinions on kid's birthday parties and gender reveals, before getting into some epic rants covering everything from reply-all emails to teacher hunger-games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Joe hears from a teacher considering a serious change of pace from teaching elementary school to teaching middle school. Joe puts things into perspective and drops a few cents! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Mama Fran and Joe watch a great new show called Ghosts on CBS. They break down the first few couple of episodes and Joe tells us about one crazy dream! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe does some next-level adulting when he goes house hunting, but can't help indulging in a little bippity boppity b******t to get an edge on the other bidders! Then he shares some of the most hilarious student notes he's ever seen, which includes some real tea for the muggles about how freaky kids can get around teacher feet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran get real spooky and watch the paranormal investigation show Paranormal Witness for SYFY. Mama Fran shares some ghost stories and Joe recalls a few of his own spookiest moments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by superstar teacher-turned-comedian, Tori Pool for a spooky Halloween episode ! Tori and Joe discuss Tori's journey from high school English teacher to full-time comedian. Then they share some hillarious Halloween hijinks sent in from the Social Studies pod nation! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe tries to pull a fast one on Mama Fran, but she's not falling for it, as a special "patreon member" suggests they watch the crazy popular Netflix show, Squid games. Joe gets into it while cooking but Mama Fran wants nothing to do with it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe brings you some of the wildest games to ever grace the classrooms and playgrounds of this nation's schools! These games require dedication, daring, and more than a little audacity. Joe also shares some of his favorite childhood games and discusses the importance of dramatic play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mama Fran is back! And to celebrate, she and Joe watch the netflix documentary The Movies That Made Us featuring the iconic rom-com Pretty Woman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you didn't know, a tik-tok craze called Devious Licks is sweeping the high schools of the nation, and its not all that great! Joe shares some of your horrors stories, and a few that are not that bad, as well as a few hijinks he's had to endure over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe continues to keep it in the family and is joined by a fan favorite, Uncle Ralph to watch the E! program Botched. We get to hear hot takes on plastic surgery, thoughts on Vodka enemas, and opinions on beach balls galore! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by fellow teacher comedian Orlando Baxter to discuss some truly amazing talent-shows-gone-wrong. From shining moments to trauma therapy, Joe and Orlando react and break down some absolutely hilarious scenarios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by a very special guest! While Mama Fran recovers from her surgery, Aunt Ginger fills in and they dish about TLC's show Unpolished. Joe has met his A.D.D match and Ginger spills some family tea involving tadpoles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe shares some absolutely AMAZING responses from students! From the truly bizarre to the slighly sociopathic, teachers hear it all, and on this episode we take a moment to appreciate the funny in the crazy things our students come up with! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we go on quite a journey, from pig anatomy to the do's and don'ts of mid-level marketing! Joe and Mama Fran watch the new docu-series from Amazon, LulaRich, the story of the rise and fall of Lularoe. Fran gets ready for a new hip and Joe decides to write a Musical! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe shares some absolutely MORTIFYING stories of accidentally texting or emailing the wrong person. Things go from cute to x-rated and everything in-between! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran watch and discuss The Circle: Season 3. Joe accidentally burns his nipples getting ready for the show, and Mama Fran strategizes for season 4 before they chat about the season 3 episode 1 twist ending! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe brings you the funniest and most horrifying stories from teacher observations! Joe wonders why kids have a weird obsession with feet, and the we get all his hot-hot-takes on teacher observations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran get a little mixed up (big surprise!) and accidentally watch different episodes of Back Yard Bar Wars! Fran helps us remember what the 70's were like and Joe reveals a precious moment from his childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get literally wild as Joe shares some stories from when he moonlighted as a zoo-man during his first few years teaching. Then he shares other teacher stories of animal shenanigans including stories featuring Madagascar hissing cockroaches, an echidna, and of course snakes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, things get filthy as Joe and Fran watch Dirty Rotten Cleaners. Mama Fran almost looses her lunch while watching and we discover Joe's deepest darkest fear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe might be an international felon after making the trip back from Canada, but he still shares wild teacher-parent conference stories, including one where a parent declares herself an actual witch. Then we hear some exclusive questions from the Live Q&A from Joe's recent North Carolina show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Mama Fran watch a show based in their home town of Detroit! Mama Fran and Joe dissect the design choices and Fran discovers a useful new app!

This week, Joe is joined by Jody Carrington and Laurie McIntosh, authors of the fantastic new book Teachers These Days. They chat about their journey towards writing a book that helps the reader remember the importance and impact of the teaching profession, which is especially crucial for teachers themselves. Then, Joe brings you a new live Q & A segment recorded with patreon members from his live shows which have some fantastic questions and one in particular you won't want to miss!

This week, Mama Fran and Joe do a deep dive into several different shows about a range of cults and extreme beliefs! Joe realizes he almost joined a cult in college and Mama Fran has some suggestions on how to avoid it.

Joe is joined by Michelle Griffo, also known as @ApplesAndABCs on instagram! She confesses her most awful parent tendencies as the mother of an elementary aged student before she and Joe discuss the value of having a social media presence for professional development and networking. THEN Michelle gives the audience an amazing but time-limited opportunity, so make sure you check this episode out ASAP! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe continues his recovery by watching an episode of the Incredible Dr. Pol! Joe and Fran start a new charity challenge and Joe gets to reminisce about his college days. Then Mama Fran learns what kinds of things you can find inside a horse's Veejay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is quarantining in Omaha after getting the Covid and fills the time by chatting with everyone's favorite tour manager Jeff before sharing some of your wildest back-to-school stories (spoiler some of them are literal s*** shows!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is in Florida and on the hunt for a real life gator! Then he shares real-life professional development horror stories, and there are some doozies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran watch a show they've been putting off for a while, Netflix's Sexy Beasts! But due to popular demand they finally gave in, and actually loved it! Fran threatens to reveal Joe's childhood secrets and Joe reveals his tips for dating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe drops a brand new top 5 list: Things That Are NOT allowed in School Next Year! Then he's joined by a super creative and innovative teacher, Miss.Jerri from @classroomtogo, who shares her amazing mobile classroom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch Top Chef and Joe has been craving something Rose flavored ever since! Mama Fran misses drive-in movies and Joe doesn't miss Detroit pitbulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined by friend of the pod and hilarious comic Devin Siebold! Devin and Joe commiserate about teacher hair and the feelings of guilt that can sometimes happen in the world of teaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran reflect on the Real Housewives of New York. Mama Fran learns about being sex positive, and Joe considers converting to Judaism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe would like to reiterate that even though he is NOT a teacher during summer, but still has some advice for the business next door who can't control their kids. Then Joe tells us some amazingly wild stories about gifts people have gotten from parents or kids.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran both loved watching Bar Rescue on Paramount Network. Joe decides he wants to become a secret shopper and Fran tells us about the time she was a bartender for a night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is joined again by friend of the pod Dr. Jody Carrington. Joe and Jody talk the real talk about teacher self-care, the importance of empathy, and the incredible positive impact teachers can have on this world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran get quite an eyeful as they watch one of the wildest shows yet: Naked and Afraid! We learn all about river parasites, Joe decides he could eat alligator if he really had to, and Mama Fran reveals that she wouldn't ride a ferris wheel let alone try to survive the Bayou for any amount of money! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe pulls out some great stories from the past year before reading out some of your wildest parent emails! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe and Fran watch the Lifetime show Married at First Sight! Joe wants to poke his eyes out watching another "love" show, and Mama Fran gets feisty correcting Joe's grammar! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is in Madison Wisconsin and on the verge of a cardiac event due to the amount of cheese he's ingested! Joe tells us about his revenge plots for the person stealing his Amazon packages, and continues the hunt for a Kindergarten position for next fall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran dive into HBO's series Hacks! Joe decides he never wants to visit Vegas, and Fran plans her second honey-moon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran face one of their hardest challenges yet! They watch the TLC show My Feet Are Killing Me, and Joe almost doesn't make it! Fran can't look away, and we hear about Joe's favorite childhood toy: a prosthetic foot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year is ending, and the kinders are reacting a little differently than Joe was expecting! Joe meets a parent who learns about his comedy on the internet, and we hear some amazing teacher-tired stories to close out the school year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe faces his toughest challenge yet: making it through this show without getting physically sick! Mama Fran is absolutely loving it as they watch the TLC show Dr. Pimple Popper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is back on tour! And everyone's favorite tour manager Jeff is back! Joe and Jeff chat about immortal goldfish, picking favorites, and tour hijinks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran have a special guest on, tour manager Jeff! They watch an amazingly awful s**t show on the water called Below Deck Sailing Yacht! Jeff brings his reality TV passion to the show and Mama Fran learns a little bit about chlamydia!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe helps  an adventurous yet anxious teacher balance the desire to keep the status quo vs. exploring new classrooms that might match their teaching heart even better.  Also, to catch Joe LIVE at a city near you. Get your tickets here: https://www.mrdtimes3.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe struggles hard with the part of Kindergarten that involves bodily functions before being joined by some of the coolest moms around, Cat and Nat! They chat about life and comedy and Joe gets some insight into what the parents he deals with might be thinking on the day-to-day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch a next level crazy show, Extreme Sisters. Mama Fran can't believe how co-dependent the siblings are, and Joe tells us about the most outrageous present he's ever given someone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe tells an eager college student who is just wants to get in the classroom already to pump the breaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe almost dies in the classroom… literally. Before he tells you the tale of his brush with death he explains why teaching about beavers can be unexpectedly humorous and also gives his three classroom dream items. Get your tickets for the School’s Out For Summer tour at www.mrdtimes3.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, for Mother's day, Joe got Mama Fran addicted to the Circle! They watch the season two finale and Fran is so convinced she could win the show...she applies for season 3!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe gets a call from “play in kindergarten” who’s swimming upstream as she attempts to break away from the curriculum in a district that wants nothing to do with anything other than the script. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe hops right up on his soap box to explain how being late for work as a teacher is much different than being late in other professions! He also regales us with a horrific centipede fiasco in the school garden but not before letting us in on a little inside info his School’s Out For Summer tour. Tickets available at mrdtimes3.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran watch an amazing show they'd never heard of called My Cat From Hell! Joe wishes he could be a cat person and Fran can't get enough of all the feline drama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we hear from 'Sad in Second Grade', and we address a problem that's all too common, especially for new teachers: entrenched toxic environments. Joe can relate with one of his first experiences as a teacher, and he helps give our caller the confidence to make bold decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe is joined by the 2020 USA Teacher Of The Year, Tabatha Rosproy but not before he explains his love/hate relationship with procrastination and the fact that his kindergartners have decided to munch down on unrecognizable weeds they found on the playground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fran accidentally gets hooked on this week's show, and Joe think's Mama Fran should try to get on the show herself! Fran learns about emoji's and Joe spills all the tea! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe introduces a new segment called Behavior Management, where he helps solve your problems and addresses behavior that needs to be managed! Today we hear from "Miserable in Third" who has some inflexible teachers on her team who are making her life...well...miserable! Join Patreon to leave Joe a message and have a chance to be featured on upcoming episodes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe is joined by TikTok & PreK royalty, Tell Williams (@mrwilliamsprek) but not before he hits you with a rant of the pain of planning field trips and the “joys” of teaching kinder remotely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran gets to watch one of her favorite shows but Joe actually likes it too! Joe learns that he's not cut out for polygamy and Fran talks funeral arrangements much to Joe's dismay! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe runs into a fan in the wild so he develops a top secret code for the next one of you who sees him out there! Then he heads to a job fair and it turns out things have changed A LOT since he got his first teaching job over 10 years ago! We wrap things up by sharing insights from one of Joe's student's great literary works titled “How To Go Potty!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran dive into the wild and crazy world of 90 Day Fiance. Joe falls in love with Tunisian architecture and Fran learns about polyamory!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is sweating bullets because he's been asked to give a speak for the induction of the National Teacher Of The Year even though this week he broke TEACHING RULE NUMBER 1! As punishment, his school has unannounced lock down drill and one of Joe’s students gets a little gassy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran watch the MTV reality show Catfish! Fran gives us a rundown on catfishing and we learn that Joe himself has been involved in Catfish schemes more than once! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Mother Nature gives Joe her karma by striking him with relentless seasonal allergies, all while he’s avoiding tying kindergarten shoe laces and organizing a movement against the unnecessary production of undersized backpacks! THEY’RE USELESS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, LWTV branches out! We start by watching one of Mama Fran’s favorites, Chrisley knows Best! We learn that Fran has a hard time saying “sorry” and Joe embraces his inner southerner, ‘bless his heart!’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has his heart broken by one of his kid’s tall tales, another one makes a very informative yet inappropirate how-to manual, and Joe doesn’t know how to speak French, unlike all his kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe simultaneously learns that kinders are addicted to holidays and that his body absolutely cannot handle drinking on a weekday. A horrifying leprechaun makes an appearance in the classroom and the kids react a little.....murdery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Batchelor comes to a close and Joe couldn't be happier. Mama Fran is scared of Easter and Joe relives his debut stage role of "shepherd." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is TIRED and shares some of his favorite tired teacher stories before he gets punk'd during yet another school fire drill, and then reminisces about the time he almost destroyed Michigan's natural habitats when he lost a pack of Giant Madagascar Hissing cockroaches! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran are both surprised at who leaves the show, Joe is grossed out by milk-baths and Mama Fran goes to great lengths to celebrate Louis the Golden Retriver's birthday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has to use his teacher-features to prove he’s eligible to get a vaccine, before he discusses the finer points of bead safety with everyone and establishes a pen pal program with Mother Nature! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Let's Watch Tv, Joe and Fran discuss Fran's least favorite episode, the Tell All, before making predictions and discussing the future of LWTV! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe learns first hand just how challenging virtual teaching is, before sharing the magic of counting to three, and revealing his biggest kinder challenge yet: Not laughing when the children swear! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Matt and the girls visit their hometowns, and Joe reveals the truly shocking secret that he's a diva who likes attention while Mama Fran sees something she's never seen before in all her years watching the Batchelor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has a serial haircutter running loose in his classroom! So he  takes the opportunity to chat with Michelle Griffo, AKA @applesandabcs, who tells him where he went wrong and also shares some amazing information on how to use and also create resources on Teachers Pay Teachers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Mama Fran decide to ignore the negativity that is dominating batty naysh, and focus on the positives. Mama Fran wants to give Heather a hug, and Joe explains tantric sex to his mother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe’s journey in kindergarten continues! It’s been an eventful week in Mr. D’s class, as the kids are sketched out by the year’s first fire drill. But they go nuts for Valentime’s Day and the ghost of Pablo Picasso pays  a visit during Joe’s latest kiddie craft project! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mama Fran's back! And she has lots of thoughts about how this season is (or isn't) going! Joe finally gets to watch a date that doesn't make him cringe, and they both think there's more to Heather than meets the eye! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The votes are in, and this week we debut the brand new theme music chosen by Socialite Nation! Joe then shares his trial by fire in his first week in his new role as a kindergarten teacher. He's learned that kindergartners are all selfish liars who can't survive two seconds on their own...and he's never had more fun in a classroom! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Rod returns and he and Joe take a whole new approach to breaking down the show, Joe is starting to like Matt, and they share some exclusive inside tea on everyone's favorite villain: Queen Victoria! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe shares some fantastic personal news before having an amazing conversation with Owen Bondono. Owen is a passionate teacher who is currently nominated as a candidate for the U.S teacher of the year. Joe and Owen also happen to be friends from high school and catch up a bit before deciding which grade is the worst for teachers, the importance of being yourself in the classroom, and how it felt for Owen to become the first person who is trans to win a state teacher of the year award! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is joined by the Millenial King, Rod, while Mama Fran recovers. The guys chat about the new faces, new favorites, and Joe's wacky theories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe needs your help fine tuning the pod’s vibe, and any changes will be permanent so be sure to make your voices heard!! Joe is joined by first year teacher and rising Tik Tok creator, Gabe Dannenbring, to talk about dirty DM’s, modeling, and the funny story behind Gabe’s unique Tik Tok handle! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran gives a reading of her unreleased erotic novel and Joe is totally convinced that Matt is a producer puppet, but still can't wait to see what happens next! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is on pins and needles waiting to hear back from his interviews, and to pass the time, has a conversation with “6” one of the most interesting people he’s ever met. 6 is an amazing Drag Queen and fashion artist with an incredible story. From her early days growing up in foster care to her bouts with homelessness, 6 has survived many trials in her life by adopting a unique and inspirational outlook! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Fran shares the most romantic date she's ever been on! The queen drives everyone crazy and Joe may have a point about Matt being boring! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe bids farewell to his parent's basement and hello to millenial Tik Tok creator Rod! Rod and Joe chit chat about tanning beds, N'SYNC, and all things glorious from the 90's! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Fran are still riding high off the romantic fumes of Tayshia and Zac, but they jump right back into it with the 25th season of The Batchelor featuring Matt James. Fran and Joe pick the crazies and the keepers, make their winner-predictions, and prepare themselves for a whole new season of romance and drama! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Joe indulges his midwestern appetites and eats his weight in cheese, before being joined by his college friend and amazing entrepreneur and health trainer, Steph Riley! Steph and Joe talk about planning a wedding during the pandy as well as how to start and follow through on a plan to be healthier in 2021! Link for women’s Boot Camp: https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=349528&stype=41&sTG=31&prodId=100230 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is the podcast's very first (but not last) season finale Live Episode! Joe and Fran invited patreon subscribers to join them for a live taping that includes games, gifts, and of course all the hot gossip about the new season of The Batchelor! Stay tuned for more episodes of Let's Watch TV in 2021! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is psyched to get an interview to get back into the classroom, and invites Sarah Krajewski to the pod to help! Sarah is an absolutely amazing elementary school art teacher and author of the new book, Exactly You: The Shape of Your Feelings. Sara and Joe  chat about  some tips and tricks for teaching during covid, jewelry making techniques, and the importance of giving kids the language to describe and understand their whole range of emotions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They did it! Joe and Mama Fran wrap an incredible first season of Let's Watch TV in style as they discuss all the ins-and-outs of the final two episodes. Mama Fran's gets 2 out the final three correct and Joe can't believe he made it all the way through without going insane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe doesn’t get to fulfill his dream to become a librarian just yet, but its okay because he gets to have a conversation with Neil and Bryan of Koo Koo Kanga Roo, the Beatles of the elementary dance music scene! Joe and the guys have an amazing conversation about how they started the band, micro-dosing, and why Boris wasn’t invited to the cat party! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is a double episode, and we learn that Fran almost nailed her prediction at the beginning of the season, and Joe learns that Fran things jumping in a pool can mummify your downstairs bits! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is hopefully heading back to those hallowed and sticky hallway of the elementary school as he tries to become a school librarian. Then he’s joined by the Canadian comedian sensation, Gerry Dee! Who super ironically also goes by “Mr.D!” They chat about comedy, Mr.D the TV show and tricks to deal with kids who know more about a subject than you do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Mama Fran becomes BFF's with Jo Jo Fletcher, and Joe is concerned that one of the contestants might be and actual real-life serial killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe keeps going down internet rabbit holes and lands on the award winning HBO show Euphoria, he is then quickly joined by the amazing Nika King who actually plays Leslie Bennett on the show Euphoria!! Joe and Nika talk about teaching high schoolers, Addiction, Euphoria season two, and Nika's new tech resource for aspiring entertainers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Joe goes full-cynic and thinks he could do a better job producing the show while Fran reveals her deep dark fear of haunted houses and the Noah-Bennett drama comes to a head! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe has decided that he will win Survivor, and there’s nothing his mailman can do about it! Then he’s joined by two very funny Brits, Lee and Adam Parkinson from the Two Mr. P’s in a Podcast. Joe adds several new British slang words to his vocabulary and the gang discuss Lee’s illustrious acting career, the craziness of the teaching profession, and a British treasure named Sticky Vicky! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a lot of drama going on in Bachelorette Nation this week and Mama Fran drops some hot tea on everyone's (least) favorite couple, Dale and Claire! Joe gets in touch with his inner southern belle and Fran tells us the meaning of pegging! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show today, after a long day of hard work, Joe and Jeff unwind and unbox the Mr. D Holiday Gift Boxes before going on an A.D.H.D conversational journey for the ages! They talk about crow gifts, paper shredder haircuts, and why Joe is always nervous in hotels! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start the show off this week on a struggling foot as Mama Fran and Joe experience several technical glinches (technical term) while trying to watch this week’s Bachelorette episode. Joe decides that Ben looks like a tan B.J. Novak and Mama Fran forgets that she’s being recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe and Fran power through some technical difficulties, Fran has a perfect record guessing the winners of the show, and Joe "does a tea" on Mama Fran! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, Mama Fran bids a (not so fond) farewell to Clare and Dale, Joey actually remembers something from the show that Fran can't, and everyone gets real excited for the absolutely stunning arrival of TAYSHIA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe gives us the rundown on the first super-fan happy hour (spoiler it was AMAZING!) and learns that tights don’t mix well with his COVID fupa! He’s then joined by the very funny comedian Trixx and they discuss the ups and downs of performing for Gen-Z crowds as well as the importance of not Kink-Shaming in glass houses! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Let's Watch TV, Joe discovers that he's addicted to trashy reality television, Fran gets sick of Dale, and no one knows how to pronounce La Quinta! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are getting hot, heavy, and classless on Bachelorette.....just the way Joe likes it! But neither Joe or Fran are sold on this season's bachelorette Clare as they discuss all the developments with the show this week, both on and off the screen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe is back home in Michigan this week, and he takes a trip down memory lane by looking over his high school yearbook only to find the horror-story that was 2005’s fashion styles! He’s then joined by the amazing teacher-turned-comic Chinedu Unaka and they chat about his experiences with Teach-For-America, when to pick your battles, and how middle schoolers are great at two things: manipulation and smelling bad! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first episode of Let's Watch TV, millenial Joe gets ready to watch an entire season of reality TV with his baby boomer mom Fran and the laughs and sparks start flying! They get ready for the upcoming season of The Bachelorette by discussing the history of the show, before dissecting the trailers and playing a lovely mother-son game of 'Smash or Pass,' with some of the season's contestants! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe tries to better himself by taking classes during covid, and gets ostracized by teenage girls and an old Norwegian woman for his troubles. He bounces back by chatting with the incredible comic and podcast host Jared Freid about being a Batchelor super-fan and how to have strong opinions on the internet these days! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe reminds us how no one can frustrate you like your parents and shares the latest shenanigans from the Dombrowski household, before being joined by fellow comedian Jesus Trejo as they have an amazing chat about their childhood influences, telling jokes in two languages, and how to kill the haters with positivity! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe sends out a thank you to A very special someone and previews his forthcoming Batchelor podcast, before falling down the rabbit hole (or in this case pony hole) of people who spend they’re time pretending to be animals...He’s rescued by an Amazing Designer of Project Runway and Tik Tok fame, Gunnar Deatherage and they chat about Gunnar’s incredible journey as a self-taught designer who has designed clothes for some of the most famous people on the planet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Joe gets lost in the world of prison Tik Tok, before he stumbles onto Tik Tok sensation Casey Hamilton, who used his quarantine time to launch his career in entertainment. Joe and Casey both started in the classroom before going viral and they share how to deal with the haters but also swap stories about how students and co-workers continue to inspire them as they pursue their passions. We also get a taste of Casey’s Tik Tok fare with a fun new game invented just for him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe takes a trip to Yellowstone and nearly gets attacked by a 2,000 pound bison, before he’s joined by fellow teacher-turned-comedian Ian Fidance. Joe and Ian swap classroom stories before Ian shares some of his favorite moments working on Crank Yankers and Joe tells us how he raised hell in college with nothing but a flip phone and a Miss Cleo soundboard! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Joe is busy getting ready for his upcoming totally virtual comedy show, but not too busy to have an amazing conversation with one of the funniest, realest, and knowledgeable educators on the planet! Joe talks with Dr. Zeisner on her incredible journey as an educator, the importance of staying relevant with your students, and how to ace your next teaching interview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, everybody’s favorite tour manager returns! Jeff and Joe get really into cults for a hot minute and spill some inside tea about Joe’s upcoming comedy special, before offering you the amazing opportunity to have a once-in-a-lifetime awkward chat with a socially regressed Mr. D! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, China hatches a plot to take advantage of Joe’s plant-daddy issues and you get a full dose of his ADD when he dishes on everything from Cardi B’s amazing new tunes to his personal experiences with Ellen Degeneres!

On this episode, Joe visits his favorite city and has a chat with his favorite uncle Ralph! Ralph spills the tea on the fact that Joe has craved the spotlight since childhood, before they take time to appreciate teachers of all types, and Uncle Ralph dispenses some deep wisdom including the incredible insight that drunk people are stupid.

This week is a solo show as Joe decides to go on health kick to find his long lost six-pack by becoming a “salad b****!” He spills the tea on respecting America's teachers and prepares himself mentally for his biggest challenge yet: camping without running water or a mirror! 

This week, Joe is back in Michigan, living in his parents basement like a 22 year old, broke-ass, college kid. So naturally he invited the dynamic Dombrowski duo of Fran and Ron on the pod. Fran dishes the hot tea about her favorite Batchelorettes and Ron reveals his favorite memories of Joe, including the time he froze his tongue to a supermarket freezer!

On this weeks show, Joe has an amazing time hanging out with The Behavior B****S, Liat and Casey! This dynamic duo share their incredible journey’s through the worlds of education and medicine as they became the realest and baddest team in the behavioral science world. They teach Joe the ABC’s of behavior analysis, before going full Nancy Drew to figure out what is up with Brittney Spears’ Insta account!

This week, Joe accidentally gets drunk at the beach before dishing his opinion about classrooms opening up this fall. Then Ryan from the awesome podcast Classroom Brew stops in to talk shop and he and Joe compare High School teaching to Elementary in a brand new game segment!

This week on the Social Studies podcast, Joe answers your questions and reveals the chaos that was his and Morgan’s first date. He’s then joined by the amazing musical duo Matt and Kim and they discuss body hair, the meaning of life, and strange tales from south of the border!

This week, Joe receives the most amazing butt-dial from a fan in Tennessee, before being joined by the amazing and funny Becky Robinson. Becks and Joe talk about the vicious sea-creatures of Portland before getting into it about their shared love of character work! They finish the episode with a round of ‘Who Said it’, but not before they arrange a potential playdate for Suze and Trish!

This week, Joe has forgotten how to talk to people and makes a fool of himself in public, before being joined by the amazingly talented Drew Lynch. Drew shares the incredible story of how he got his start in comedy following a traumatic sports injury and he and Joe splash the tea about the power of being authentic and learning from the school of life!

This Week, Joe shares an amazing facebook live conversation he recently had with child psychologist and friend of the pod, Dr. Jody Carrington! Joe shares his experiences as a teacher and comedian with the listeners and he and Jody dish on why laughter can help soften the real-talks that absolutely need to happen in this crazy world!

Today our guest is Joe! Justtttt Joe. He kicks off the episode with a word (and a special finger) to the haters who came for him this week and explains why he refuses to incubate a fanbase of hatred. In true Joe fashion, he quickly lightens the mood and dissects all his not-so-favorite TLC shows and enlightens us as to why his mom's browser history isn't as clean as you might think!

This week Joe tells us how he thought the worst thing about hiking in Washington would be getting snatched up by cougars…until he ran into NAKED hikers! Then the incredible Zach Noe Towers helps Joe kick off Pride month by sharing stories about being trapped on a gay cruise, befriending people with cats during Zoom performances, and giving us the inside tea on some of his greatest tweets!

This week, Joe shares an embarrassing near-death experience, before being joined by the incredibly knowledgeable Dr. Darria, who gives us all some great adivice and answers some important questions we all have about how to safely transition out of this quarantine life we’re living.

On this episode of the Social Studies Podcast, Joe tells us about how he completely embarrassed himself for all the teenagers of the world on Tik-Tok, but he’s willing to share it with everyone (including you!) He’s joined by amazing comedian and actor, Emma Willmann, and they dish on horror stories about the worst venues they’ve performed, including the time when Emma performed AT A CHURCH PULPIT!! They also chat about acting and the expectations of gay performers, before playing a fun new game called "Gay’s of our Lives" to end the show!

This week, Joe gives us the inside tea on how to be involved in his next digital happy hour, before he’s joined by everyone’s favorite Principal, Gerry Brooks! Gerry is a phenomenal educator & internet sensation from Kentucky with a whopping 3+ million followers across his social media pages. Ger and Joe talk about how they manage to share their experiences with the rest of the world without upsetting the administration, and Gerry tells stories about wrestling donkeys and falling off hover-boards, all before they play a new game called This-or-That!

This week, Joe shares his top quarantine binge-picks during a fantastic new segment called 5-in-5, before he’s joined by the epitome of a New York Italian, the hysterical comedian, Nicky Paris. Joe and Nicky chat about performing in front of family, getting in fights at shows, and of course that time when Nicky was homeless in L.A!

This week, quarantine Joe needs to work out more, but don’t get judge-y because we’re all in this together! Including all-star guests Cassie Stephens and Jenna Marcal. Cassie is an amazing art teacher who will inspire you to make somethings out of nothings, and even though Jenna is a young teacher, she knows how to set the right tone for anyone’s day! Get inspired and check out these amazing folks here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEo82iK2lzwMqCxBuQmmrQ https://instagram.com/missmarcalinfifth?igshid=17rey95dqbziq

This week, Joe hates that he loves The Tiger King, before he brings you the first installment of a two-part series featuring inspiring folks who are making the most of their quarantine. On this first episode we'll start in Los Angeles for a free digital dance party with the incredibly talented choreographer & Dancer, Mark Kanemura. Next take a trip down to the outer banks of North Carolina to visit Jonathan Willis as he quite literally transforms into book characters for his students. To wrap things up we'll head up into the farmlands of Minnesota to see how high school teacher, Kari Fransen, turned her garage into a fully functional "KARI-oke" bar! 

On this episode, Joe's neighbors think he's homeless and Jeff is running out of clean clothes! But it's all good because Maria Failla stops in to drop some strong tea about how NOT to be a plant murderer before she and Joe get to the bottom of a global ice-cube conspiracy! Quiz: bit.ly/plntquiz Podcast: bit.ly/plntppl Joe Episode: bit.ly/plntjoe  

This week Joe adapts to the corona reality and long-distance chats with Rosebud Baker. Joe almost locks his Jeff outside before he and Rosebud chat about turning tragedy into comedy and give everyone the real tea about joke-stealing. Fran stops by to chat about prescription drugs and that Detroit energy!

On this episode, Jeff and Joe are NOT dating, contrary to popular belief, but they chat about e-learning and swap their craziest quarantine stories with fellow teacher turned comedian Devin Siebold. 

This week's show is live from nature as Joe and Jeff hit the road  to reflect on these crazy times. They enjoy a tasty malbec and get attacked by bees, before sharing some of their favorite ways to cope with the 'rona and playing a podcast edition of "would you rather!"

Joe and his amazing guest, Dr. Jody Carrington, dish on the train wreck of a reality show “Love is Blind” before getting into some real-talk about how to support teachers, maintaining relationships, and how to handle the toughest kids who come in hot with serious attitudes.

On this episode, the Corona Virus steals all of Joe's toilet paper and people care just a little a lot too much about their dogs, before Joe and superstar comic Beth Stelling share stories from the road. They chat about collaboration, comedy, and being true to yourself...Oh yeah! And that time Joe’s dad shit his pants at Melrose Diner in Chicago.

This week, Joe doesn't want to do flamingo beer bongs with college kids at NACA national conference, but he loves talking tea with @TheTutuTeacher Vera Ahiyya! They chat about ways to promote diversity in the classroom, teaching in title one schools, and respecting butterfly culture!

Joe and Jeff share their new reality TV obsessions but Joe gets worried Jeff might be the next Yolanda, before getting into it with the incredibly talented Jimmy Cash visiting the Pod all the way from "Woostah" Massachusetts. Jimmy and Joey talk comedy, coyotes, and proper custodial nomenclature!

This week Joe and his tour manager/long time friend, Jeff, sit down with the love of their life... an Argentinian Malbec. This weeks Kiki includes: -The evolution of blanket dresses -Diving in the Great Barrier Reef -Best & worst parts of touring -Joe’s obsession with Key West & Miami.

Joe is back in his childhood home this week visiting the H.B.I.C  herself, his mom, FRAN! In this episode Fran gives all the hot gos on her picks for ABC's The Bachelor, Joe confesses to almost being arrested in college AND Fran discusses exactly why when you two time her..."Yer dead to me!"