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157: Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animals

December 24, 2024·1 hr 54 min·5 clips

Adam and Ian open by joking that they have already broken their own intro and sound pretty confused about what they were supposed to say. They talk over each other, tease the bottle of Jack Daniels and the crown, and keep the bit moving. The conversation then shifts to holiday life at home. One of them talks about teaching his kid their names, which has turned into a running joke because the kid keeps saying funny mangled versions instead of the real thing. That leads to a joke about an Alberto crush. From there they move into Christmas-movie territory. The original Grinch gets a quick thumbs-up. The Illumination Grinch comes up too because it is the version the kid keeps asking for. They then try to get to the Jim Carrey Grinch, which turns into a complaint about how hard it is to stream a 24-year-old movie without paying extra. The episode keeps drifting the way their show usually does, folding in Peacock watch history and billing weirdness. By the end, the talk settles into a sincere holiday sign-off. They ask listeners to be kind and patient. They wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a safe New Year. They close by thanking You vs. Yesterday for the theme song and promising to return in 2025.

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A loose Christmas chat where Grinch talk, kid-name practice, and holiday logistics all end up in the same room.

This holiday chat stays with two familiar voices as they work through pop culture, December chaos, and a fair amount of Grinch talk. Its charm comes from the rough edges: the intro veers off course, the banter circles back on itself, and the movie talk sits alongside kid-name…

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For when you want Christmas-movie banter that starts messy and lands warm.

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