Unfiltered comic hangs with sharp turns.
The gist
Cowboy Boys Podcast runs on restless banter, bad ideas tested out loud, and conversations that veer from holidays to beer foam to accents. Its best moments feel like a greenroom argument that kept recording after everyone stopped behaving.
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About Cowboy Boys Podcast
Cowboy Boys Podcast is a comedy hangout with the brakes removed. Episodes begin like casual guest conversations, then quickly become a pileup of riffs, corrections, side arguments, and personal stories that may or may not survive contact with the next joke. The show has a greenroom feel. Someone brings up Thanksgiving, city life, beer, pronunciation, adult work, indie comics, gaslighting, or a childhood memory, and the conversation immediately starts chewing on the awkward parts. It can be very funny. It can also be deliberately abrasive. The appeal is in hearing people test the boundary between an actual thought and a bit that has gone too far. Guests such as BK Sharad, Alice White, Ivy Alexander, Irene Morales, Nate Garcia, Jonathan Falconer, and Shayne Smith help pull the show into different pockets: comic-book craft, language and identity, online adult work, family dynamics, school stories, city complaints, and stray cultural grievances. The podcast is loose by design. It does not clean up every tangent or sand down every bad impulse. Instead, it lets jokes stumble, mutate, get challenged, and become part of the rhythm. There is a surprising amount of sincerity inside the noise, especially when conversations touch on family, ambition, being strange as a kid, or wanting to make art without asking permission. Then the next line usually kicks the chair out from under that sincerity. Listeners looking for polished interviews may find it chaotic. Listeners who like unfiltered comic chemistry, guest-driven digressions, and jokes that keep daring the room to react will understand the frequency quickly.
Made for: For comedy listeners who like loose room energy, blunt riffing, and guests who can handle fast conversational pivots. Best for adults comfortable with edgy jokes and messy topics.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its unstable mix of sincere curiosity and reckless escalation. It feels less like an interview format than a recorded argument among comics trying to make each other break.
In their own words
Comedian Shayne Smith and his roommate Mac Arthur are two young buckaroos who escaped the desert state of Utah and moved all the way to New York City to become The Cowboy Boys! This friendship simulator chronicles their weekly adventures adapting to city life. If you consider yourself a Cowboy Boy or Cowboy Girl or anything in-between, welcome aboard and thanks for listening!
As heard by us
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Guest stories become sprawling comic riffs through Shayne Smith and Mac Arthur's personal questions, quick interruptions and shared appetite for strange associations.
Cowboy Boys runs on Shayne Smith and Mac Arthur's readiness to follow a guest's answer wherever the next joke leads. Conversations with Nate Garcia, Irene Morales, Alice White, Ivy Alexander and BK Sharad move through creative work, family, school memories, language and life in…
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With Shayne Smith and Mac Arthur, a comic-book childhood leads you to recess with the teachers.
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Episodes
- 1
Gaslighting with Jonathan Falconer
·1h 13m - 2
Thanksgiving HEAT
·1h 1m - 3
Galaxy Gas with BK Sharad
·1h 5m - 4
Girl Scout Cookies with Alice White and Ivy Alexander
·1h 12m - 5
19 - Latiné Heaté with Irene Morales
·1h 13m - 6
Trophy Wife Autism
·1h 14m - 7
Boundaryless Inappropriate Relationships With Men
·1h 7m - 8
A Little Filler Time
·1h 13m - 9
Da Mystery of Chess Learnin'
·1h 8m - 10
The Hispanic Paradox
·1h 10m - 11
Livestrong
·1h 13m - 12
Trigger Warning: Mongolia
·1h 11m - 13
Mortal Kombat
·1h 9m - 14
Poopsuit
·1h 6m - 15
Food Factor
·1h 3m - 16
Wet Spots
·1h 7m - 17
Cowboy Questions
·1h 22m - 18
Leaked DM's
·1h 9m - 19
Paranormal Triangles
·1h 7m - 20
Soul Food
·1h 5m - 21
Amish Cybertruck
·1h 2m - 22
Perfectly Sized Ego with Diego Lopez
·1h 5m - 23
15 - New Studio Smell with Andrew Hobbs
·1h 9m - 24
BBL Macky
·1h 3m - 25
Motorcycle Safety Course with Matt Bachus
·1h 2m - 26
My Brother's Name is Carlos with Diego Lopez
·1h 8m - 27
11 - Gangstalking with Elvis
·1h 6m - 28
Return of the King
·1h 8m - 29
7 - El Chupacabra Colorado with Mike Abrusci
·1h 8m - 30
Thumb Pow with Kevin Casey White
·1h 6m - 31
Raw Dog with Mike Recine
·1h 5m - 32
Roswell Goon Caves with Tim Emili
·1h 6m - 33
Schoolyard Fights with JT Singh
·1h 9m - 34
10 - Quiet on the Set with Mike Petrella
Two friends joke about hometown names and their move from Utah to New York City.
·1h 6m - 35
Equine Relationships with Nate Garcia
·1h 8m - 36
State of the Podcast Address
·58m - 37
206 - Chubby Rain
·1h 8m - 38
Spongmonkeys
·1h 8m - 39
The Brown M&M
·1h 4m - 40
Boxing Day
·1h 18m - 41
The End of Cowboy Boys?
·1h 6m - 42
Review Boys
·1h 5m - 43
Bowling Boys
·1h 8m - 44
Florida Mac
·1h 2m - 45
Video Game Addiction
·1h 4m - 46
500 word count video essay
·1h 16m - 47
The Mac Arthur Experience with Shayne Smith
·1h 7m - 48
219 - Spiggoty
·1h 5m - 49
Chemsex
·1h 1m - 50
Morning Mac
·1h 7m - 51
Middle East Medley
·1h 3m - 52
Person Person
·1h 22m - 53
Permabulking
·1h 1m - 54
King of Falafel & Shawarma
·1h 7m - 55
Flight 43
·1h - 56
The Caveman Effect
·1h 4m - 57
NoFap Dream Dojo
·1h 15m - 58
Fountain of Youth
·1h 16m - 59
Shifting
·1h - 60
Shayne's Bleep
·1h 5m - 61
Cholo Boys
·1h 3m - 62
You're Invited with Dan Bassini
·1h 15m - 63
Prank Calls
·1h 6m - 64
Give and Take
·1h 5m - 65
Ancient Jelqing Technique
·1h 8m - 66
Exit The Matrix with Jamie Kilstein
·1h 6m - 67
Chilldozer
·1h 8m - 68
Late Night Boys
·1h 4m - 69
184 - Beers and Bouncing
·1h 5m - 70
Dark Forest
·1h 5m - 71
Coasting
·1h 6m - 72
Shiprocked
·1h 7m - 73
Hobo Robot Monkey Cop
·1h - 74
Pawg Pogs
·1h 3m - 75
Bee Sybian
·1h 3m - 76
Pancho Claus
·1h 4m - 77
Jail Gym
·1h 16m - 78
174 - Leaf Peepin' with BK Sharad and Eeland Stribling
·1h 13m - 79
Shayne is Tardy
·1h 6m - 80
The Dunhamverse
·1h 4m - 81
Bat Bombs
·1h 7m - 82
Sigma ISIS with Che Durena
·1h 12m - 83
Cowboyween
·1h 6m - 84
Involuntary Promiscuity
·1h 17m - 85
Lil' Thickie
·1h 4m - 86
Merchboy Boys Shirtcast
·1h 9m - 87
165 - First Big Laughs
·1h 4m - 88
The Sixth Sense
·1h 4m - 89
The Man Queen
·1h 3m - 90
Intuitive Kegels with Corinne Fisher
·1h 9m - 91
Homeowners Association with Nick Hopping
·1h 6m - 92
God Gun
·1h 6m - 93
Bong Boofing
·1h 9m - 94
Ball Pockets
·1h 8m - 95
Tan Lines
·1h 6m - 96
Gringx
·1h 4m - 97
Demolition Mac
·1h 4m - 98
Cartoon Violence with Meg Bitchell
·1h 8m - 99
Day Drinking with Zandruh
The hosts humorously interview a wine and spirits expert about her certifications and import/export work.
·1h 12m - 100
Yikking and Yakking with Clay Parks
Shayne Smith and Mac Arthur interview Clay Parks about his involvement with the Yik Yak app, mixing casual conversation with comedic commentary.
·1h 3m - 101
Thanksgiving HEAT
Hidden gemCowboy Boys Podcast's "Thanksgiving HEAT" episode opens with "Welcome to Latino Heat" and quickly turns Thanksgiving into a debate about the forbidden "E word," Christopher Columbus, and "smallpox blanket day" jokes.
Nov 28, 2024·1h 1m·4 clips - 102
Galaxy Gas with BK Sharad
Hidden gemCowboy Boys Podcast records live from Little Time Studios under Rockefeller Center while the hosts talk with BK Sharad about LA, race, and drug history.
Aug 28, 2024·1h 5m·2 clips - 103
Girl Scout Cookies with Alice White and Ivy Alexander
Hidden gemAlice White argues that sex work includes cosplay, Patreon, and anything sold for "sexual pleasure".
Aug 6, 2024·1h 12m·2 clips - 104
19 - Latiné Heaté with Irene Morales
Hidden gemCowboy Boys Podcast brings back Irene Morales, described as one of the first guests in the show’s first 10 episodes, and the conversation immediately locks onto Spanish pronunciation, memory loss, and "Rain Man brain." Irene Morales and Mac move from "edging" and "gooning" to hair bleach, with a Florida-to-LA comedy thread that includes 4chan, Austin, New York, and the "vampires" of Los Angeles.
Jul 12, 2024·1h 13m·2 clips - 105
Paranormal Triangles
Jul 4, 2024·1h 7m - 106
Soul Food
Jun 26, 2024·1h 5m - 107
Amish Cybertruck
Jun 18, 2024·1h 2m - 108
Perfectly Sized Ego with Diego Lopez
May 28, 2024·1h 5m - 109
15 - New Studio Smell with Andrew Hobbs
May 14, 2024·1h 9m - 110
BBL Macky
May 7, 2024·1h 3m - 111
Motorcycle Safety Course with Matt Bachus
Apr 30, 2024·1h 2m - 112
My Brother's Name is Carlos with Diego Lopez
Apr 23, 2024·1h 8m - 113
11 - Gangstalking with Elvis
Apr 16, 2024·1h 6m - 114
10 - Quiet on the Set with Mike Petrella
Apr 9, 2024·1h 6m - 115
Yikking and Yakking with Clay Parks
Apr 2, 2024·1h 3m - 116
Day Drinking with Zandruh
Mar 26, 2024·1h 12m - 117
7 - El Chupacabra Colorado with Mike Abrusci
Mar 19, 2024·1h 8m - 118
Schoolyard Fights with JT Singh
Mar 12, 2024·1h 9m - 119
Thumb Pow with Kevin Casey White
Mar 5, 2024·1h 6m - 120
Raw Dog with Mike Recine
Feb 27, 2024·1h 5m - 121
Cartoon Violence with Meg Bitchell
Feb 20, 2024·1h 8m - 122
Roswell Goon Caves with Tim Emili
Feb 13, 2024·1h 6m - 123
Equine Relationships with Nate Garcia
Hidden gemCowboy Boys Podcast opens season two with Nate Garcia, a comic artist who treats "cartoonist" as the right term for someone who writes and draws comics and compares that role to standup versus improv.
Feb 6, 2024·1h 8m·5 clips - 124
State of the Podcast Address
Jan 31, 2024·58m - 125
Gaslighting with Jonathan Falconer
Two friends joke about vocabulary words and gaslighting in a casual, humorous conversation.
Jan 23, 2024·1h 13m - 126
Spongmonkeys
Jan 16, 2024·1h 8m - 127
The Brown M&M
Jan 9, 2024·1h 4m - 128
Boxing Day
Dec 26, 2023·1h 18m - 129
The End of Cowboy Boys?
Dec 19, 2023·1h 6m - 130
Review Boys
Two roommates debate the ethics and accuracy of vocal impressions, specifically throat singing and racial stereotypes.
Dec 13, 2023·1h 5m - 131
Bowling Boys
Dec 5, 2023·1h 8m - 132
Florida Mac
Nov 29, 2023·1h 2m - 133
Video Game Addiction
Nov 21, 2023·1h 4m - 134
500 word count video essay
Nov 14, 2023·1h 16m - 135
The Mac Arthur Experience with Shayne Smith
Comedian Shayne Smith joins Mac Arthur for a humorous interview about solo podcasting and random topics.
Nov 7, 2023·1h 7m - 136
219 - Spiggoty
Oct 31, 2023·1h 5m - 137
Chemsex
Oct 24, 2023·1h 1m - 138
Morning Mac
Oct 17, 2023·1h 7m - 139
Middle East Medley
Oct 10, 2023·1h 3m - 140
Person Person
Oct 2, 2023·1h 22m - 141
Permabulking
Sep 26, 2023·1h 1m - 142
King of Falafel & Shawarma
Sep 19, 2023·1h 7m - 143
Flight 43
Sep 12, 2023·1h - 144
The Caveman Effect
Sep 5, 2023·1h 4m - 145
NoFap Dream Dojo
Aug 29, 2023·1h 15m - 146
Trophy Wife Autism
Aug 22, 2023·1h 14m - 147
Boundaryless Inappropriate Relationships With Men
Two roommates engage in playful banter about hygiene and their contrasting lifestyles.
Aug 15, 2023·1h 7m - 148
Return of the King
Aug 8, 2023·1h 8m - 149
206 - Chubby Rain
Aug 1, 2023·1h 8m - 150
Fountain of Youth
Jul 25, 2023·1h 16m