Ten years of Safe as Milk comes to an end in this, our final episode of the show. Mike and Adam look way back to "best of" picks of every year and pick their "best of ever" that have stood the test of time. Sprinkle in some show trival from our decade long run, two shared cocktails, a load of laughs, and you have our series finale. Enjoy! Big thank…

Mike's Picks: (8:17) Anora (2024) (20:57) Baseball Prospectus 2025 Adam's Picks: (14:10) Castlevania: Nocturne (Netflix 2023) (29:58) Mini/Diorama Youtube Part 2: Night Shift Cut Transform Glue MiniacBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (17:59) IINA (29:27) SNL 50 (2025 Peacock Adam's Picks: (14:15) Sleeping Gods (24:48 ) Lies of PBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (09:04) Hawbuck Wallet (21:56) Chipolo CARD Spot Adam's Picks: (15:40) Comic Catchup Cavalcade Transformers Vol. 1 Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees Hexagon Bridge (26:50 ) Topo Global Travel Bag RollerBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (09:03) Funny Story by Emily Henry) (21:18) The newest Kindle Paperwhite Adam's Picks: (14:14) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (27:31 ) Doechii - Alligator Bites Never HealBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

It's that time of year, time to pick our favorites of 2024: Mike's Picks: North Woods by Daniel Mason Ep. 240 David Nance and Mowed Sound Ep. 235 Fall Guy Ep. 232 Yellowstone National Park Ep. 237 Blogging Ep. 81 Adam's Picks: BigXthaPlug Ep. 230 Balatro Ep. 230 The Haunting of Hill House Ep. 224 The Barn by Wright Thompson Ep. 240 F1 Drive to Surv…

Mike's Picks: (15:44) The Blacklist (2013 NBC?!?!) (26:21) Evergoods Civic Panel Loader 16L Adam's Picks: (10:01) Kendrick Lamar - GNX (22:17) Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James AcasterBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (15:57) Fuji Instax Wide Printer (23:05) Travelpro Luggage (31:08) Anker Prime Charger Adam's Picks: (19:53) Hypeadelic Hat Commision (29:08) Fiskars Craft Knife (35:55) Govee Envisual TV Backlight T2By Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (10:06) Comic Catchup Cavalcade 1! (20:06) Comic Catchup Cavalcade 2! Adam's Picks: (17:45) Detroiters (2017, Comedy Central) (31:42) Six TrophiesBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (12:09) English Teacher (2024 FX) (20:06) North Woods by Daniel Mason (2023) Adam's Picks: (15:35) Twilight of the Gods (2024 Netflix) (24:45) The Barn by Wright Thompson (2024)By Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (17:18) The Bright Sword - Lev Grossman (2024) (32:13) Department of Midnight Adam's Picks: (12:12) Astrobot (25:37) Surf PunkBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (09:07) Suss - “Birds & Beasts” (2024) (19:51) Floating Points - “Cascade” (2024) Adam's Picks: (14:42) Search Engine (27:11) My Momma Told Me - Stand Up Specials: Langston Kerman - Bad Poetry_ David Gbore - Gbirth of a NationBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (17:18) Yellowstone National Park (29:22) Five Decembers - James Kestrel (2021) Adam's Picks: (23:40) How to Watch Football (33:00) Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Aged hand reaches out, Wild bison stands, breath like steam— Quiet, reckless trust.By Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (20:17) Jack White "No Name" (2024) (32:02) Cut Chemist - “The Audience’s Listening” (2006!) Adam's Picks: (24:42) Godzilla Minus One (2024) (39:40) Childish Gambino - "Bando Stone and the New World Order" (2024) glass in the shower? that is a bad idea keep the limes steamyBy Michael Flynn and Adam Tabib

Mike's Picks: (16:51) Molly’s Game (2017) (25:05) David Nance and Mowed Sound (2024) Adam's Picks: (11:42) American Fiction (2023) (20:57) The Daughters' War by Christopher Buehlman Jake's heart pounded as he raced through the hospital corridors toward the ER. His thoughts were a whirl of concern and confusion. Theo had always been the calm and col…

Mike's Picks: (16:13) “Moonlight Crush” by Or:la (2024) (27:41) “Sugracoat” by Blushing (2024) Adam's Picks: (10:11) Portal Revolution (21:15) The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020) Theo's insight about Jake's x-ray vision had struck a chord. Maybe it wasn't just a curse but a part of him that needed understanding and management. The trip to the cabin wa…

Mike's Picks: (13:13) Undertaker (2016) (25:56) Adamantium Rage by Dylan Beale (1994, 2023) Adam's Picks: (19:57) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) (33:00) Vince Staples - Dark Times (2024) Realizing the toll that their demanding careers had taken on them, Dr. Theo Evans decided to plan a getaway for himself and Jake, hoping it would provide the kind …

Mike's Picks: (11:21) The Fall Guy (2024) (21:35) Tara Clerkin Trio - On the Turning Ground ep (2023) Adam's Picks: (16:43) Animal Well (2023) (26:21) Dro Polter Dr. Theo Evans grew up in a small town in the Midwest, the son of a dedicated family physician and a compassionate nurse. Inspired by his parents’ dedication to healing, Theo decided early…

Mike's Picks: (8:55) Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow (2022) (19:21) Bupkis (2023, Peacock) Adam's Picks: (13:22) Fallout (2024, Prime) (25:55) F1: Drive to Survive (Netflix) Rattled by the appearance of the dark figure, Jake found himself unable to shake the feeling of dread that had settled over him like a suffocating blanket. For a week, he avoided …

Mike's Picks: (17:58) Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (29:44) Ducks Ltd. Adam's Picks: (13:25) BigXthaPlug (24:49) Balatro Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, as Jake's work at the hospital continued unabated. He became a fixture within the medical staff, his x-ray vision proving invaluable in diagnosing conditions that had eluded traditiona…

Mike's Picks: (24:45) Shogun (2024, FX) (37:00) The Dunes (2021 and 2024) Adam's Picks: (18:15) Texas Technician - That Mexican OT (30:36) Pentiment As Jake pondered the ethical implications of using his x-ray vision at the poker table, he couldn't shake the feeling that there must be a more virtuous application for his extraordinary ability. One e…

Mike's Picks: This Is How You Lose the Time War Dinner Time Live with David Chang Adam's Picks: Blue Lips - Schoolboy Q Dan Soder: On The Road In the dimly lit casino, Jake's hand trembled as he stared at his cards. He had always been a decent poker player, but tonight, something strange was happening. As he glanced at his opponents, he noticed an …

(18:08) Helldivers 2 (24:45) Crimetown (33:52) Mr. and Mrs. Smith (42:22) How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the FA Cup by J.L. Carr (1975) Drinks! Adam - Noah’s Mill Mike - Martini with green-bottle tanqueray and normal martini and rossi Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: 08 Demonator - OGRE Sound Momofuku one pot meal. (E…

Do the picks even matter? What is your go to drive thru McDonalds order? (11:27) Past Lives (16:41) Michael - Killer Mike (24:19) OGRE Sound - “Ballard” (29:39) Very Important People Drinks! Adam - Hendricks Orbium Lotus Flower + Elderflower Tonic Mike - Negroni with New Amsterdam Gin and Dolin Rosso Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and …

Dry January is tearing us apart! Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown For All Mankind (Apple tv 2019) Bobby Fingers Poor Things (2023) Drinks! Adam - does it even matter? Mike - Boulevardier with a fun bottle of Bulleit Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Special K with fruit and yogurt Cracklin Oat Bran Blue-Eyed Samurai (ep. 220) Tra…

Cereal Talk would be a good podcast. There are probably 20 of them already. The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix 2018) The White Vault (2017) Dropout Murder On the Links (1923) Drinks! Adam - A suspicious amount of bitters and some ginger beer Mike - A negroni with a bad gin Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Slow Horses - season 3…

2023 was filled with things we love, here are the ones that crested the top: Baldur’s Gate 3 Ep. 214 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Ep. 211 Scavengers Reign Ep. 220 Co-Pilot “Rotate” Ep. 216 Blue Eye Samurai Ep. 220 Music Videos Ep. 220 Hard Fork Ep. 205 The Americans Ep. 212 Kaytramine Ep. 210 Paisley Park Ep. 213 Drinks! Adam - Coffee Mike - Irish c…

Holiday gift ideas abound. (6:04) Anker PowerCore Fusion (8:57) Deviled egg palette (12:22) Magic Puzzle Company (15:12) Substack/patreon/buttondown (18:48) The Fuzzies (22:44) Fiskars billhook/machete Drinks! Adam - Kentucky Mule Mike - Negroni Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring SteamWorld Build…

Todd Ritter comes by the show to share a couple of Things He Likes. (17:10) Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (26:45) Deadwood (HBO 2004) (36:05) Midnight Mass (Netflix) (41:05) Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow (by Gabrielle Zevin 2022) (47:06) Fresh Christmas Tree (53:17) Super Mario Bros. Wonder Drinks! Adam - Straight Old Forester 1910 Mike - Triple Cross…

Kevin Holcombe is back in the guest seat. This guy likes followup and he brought a game! (20:25) Zar - Unfurl ep (24:43) Scavengers Reign (MAX 2023) (29:20) Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix 2023) (36:05) Music Videos (45:19) Six on Broadway (50:40) Spider-Man 2 (PS5) (57:32) Casting For Love Drinks! Adam - Straight Old Forester Mike - Boulevardier Kevin -…

A little boy, just a bite sized episode, but PEN TALK! returns for a second week in a row. (15:22) Shut Up & Sit Down (19:48) Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix 2023) (24:06) Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (29:02) Uni-ball EMOTT pens Drinks! Adam - G&T Mike - Cirrus and Tonic Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: Jay Rock, Ab-S…

PEN TALK! Give Paul Wall his flowers! (22:19) #DRCL midnight children (27:39) Beckham (35:20) Band of Brothers (42:17) That Mexican OT - Lonestar Luchador Drinks! Adam - Old Forester 1920 Prohibition Style Old Fashioned Mike - Boulevardier with Wigle Pennsylvania Straight Bourbon, Dolin Blanc, and Campari Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs,…

Supermodels, comedy, and AI overlords, oh my: (9:55) Nate Bargatze (14:08) AI Round Up ChatGPT Google Drive & Search AI stuff Photoshop Artifact (25:30) The Super Models (Apple TV 2023) (31:24) Jay Foreman Drinks! Adam - Michter's Old Fashioned Mike - Vodka and Fever Tree Mediterranean Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: EAR…

Timerthy Imax Allen was a joke that didn't make the episode but deserved to be included in the show notes (11:21) Sweeping Promises “Good Living is Coming For You” (2023) (14:30) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2023) (20:19) Co-Pilot “Rotate” (2023) (26:12) Worlds Beyond Number Drinks! Adam - Negroni Mike - Four Roses Small Batch bourbon and an ice c…

We back with those picks and a hefty summer follow up: (11:28) Smartless (18:51) Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (26:05) Rahill - “Flowers at Your Feet” (2023) (32:33) Dave and Central Cee - "Split Decision" ep (2023) Drinks! Adam - G&T - Bombay Raspberry & Blackberry + Fever Tree Premium Mike - G&T Tanqueray & Fever Tree Mediterranean Followup and Foot…

We back with those picks and a hefty summer follow up: (18:41) Football in the England (26:31) Memorial by Skazz (31:01) Baldur’s Gate 3 (35:49) Ditelan Bumi ep by Kudis Drinks! Adam - G&T - Hendricks + Fever Tree Elderflower Mike - G&T - Bombay and Fever Tree Mediterranean Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: MF Doom - Rapp …

Adam is recording on the road again and Mike just got back, but we still have them picks! (7:29) Paisley Park (17:15) Pinocchio (Netflix 2022) (22:13) Six Inches of Leg Room (28:51) The Bear (Hulu) Drinks! Adam - Triple Crossing Pathway Pilsner Mike - Pink Jimmy Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: Kidz At Play - STFU! Confes…

Mike tried a new thing with his sound setup. It didn't work well. (20:00) The Americans (FX) (27:56) Diablo IV (33:33) Friday (37:44) The Last Ronin Drinks! Adam - New Riff Single Barrel Mike - Guinness Stout Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Tom Segura - Sledgehammer (Netflix 2023) Ou…

Zelda is too big and too good for either of us to handle it solo, so we Tag Teamed it. (07:00) The Nerves (11:53) Silo (2023 AppleTV+) (17:31) Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Drinks! Adam - Gin and Tonic with Beefeater and Fever Tree Mike - Pink Jimmy (with RVA's own Cirrus vodka) Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more The Americans Spide…

The Parker Sisters Can't Lose: Megan and Mariah are back reprise their roles as guest of the show: (17:23) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (29:17) Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (34:37) Pernice Brothers “Overcome By Happiness" (41:23) Kaytramine Drinks! All - Pomegranate Mojito Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Break: Problem & Iam…

You've not heard the last of this, McElroys! (17:25) Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers "S/T' (1971) (23:25) Jury Duty (Prime 2023) (31:26) Pickleball (39:00) Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) Drinks! Adam - New Riff Bourbon Mike - Gin and Tonic Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more The Mother (Netflix 2023) Kikagaku …

Mike Short it back in the mix: (23:22) Pilot Falcon (29:17) Bad Sisters (2022 Appletv+) (35:00) Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (38:58) EGO Power+ LM2142SP (45:54) Novelist as Vocation by Haruki Murakami (58:00) Larry June & The Alchemist - The Great Escape Drinks! Adam - Bank Street Bourbon Mike - Negroni Mikey - Guinness Stout Followup and Fo…

(16:46) Widowspeak - “The Jacket” (2022) (23:36) Dredge (28:55) Tetris (Apple TV+, 2023) (35:31) Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Drinks! Adam - Equilibrium Greenstone Mike - Gin and Tonic (Tanqerayyyyyy and Fever Tree) Followup and Footnotes Break: Killer Mike - Don't Let The Devil Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Hustle (2022) Enron: The Smartest Guys i…

Seriously. Don't. (21:08) Recteq RT-700 Wood Pellet Grill (29:57) Weird Walk (37:44) The Dragon Prince (42:45) Wind of Change podcast Drinks! Adam - Whiskey Sour Mike - Boulevardier with Hunter and Scott bourbon Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Fletch ((1985) (ep. 194)) Murder Mystery 2 (ep. 110) Counterpart (ep. 204) complete! …

Ten Pounds of Picks in a Five Pound Podcast (8:00) Baltimore Pen Show All In the Nib (18:13) Hard Fork (24:53) Junk Mike Bought at the Pen Show Lochby Quattro Pen Case Esterbrook Estie “Maraschino” (32:28) Physical 100 Drinks! Both of these Dummies - A Brunch cocktail with bourbon, triple sec, maple syrup, cold brew, and a splash of oat creamer Fol…

Whoa another podcast, you don't say: (16:04) Fletch (1974 novel by Gregory McDonald) (22:54) TIFO Football (29:10) Counterpart (Starz, 2017) (36:31) Wale the Sage - Running From Time Drinks! Adam - Short Throw - Controversy Sells Mike - Three Crosses Gin and tonic Followup and Footnotes Break: Quavo - Greatness Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Chris R…

Whoa, we crested the hour mark in the first time in an age, but its a good one, enjoy: (17:39) Poker Face (29:36) Hogwarts Legacy (39:00) Chicago Trip: Anderson Pens Atlas Stationers Museum of Science and Industry Three Dots and a Dash (55:55) Pask Makes Kumiko Coffee Table Drinks! Adam - Ardent Pilsner Mike - Triple Crossing Nectar and Knife Follo…

We still make ourselves laugh, somehow. (15:21) Wrist Watch Revival (21:10) The Last of Us (HBO 2023) (27:49) Moncage iPad OS game (34:54) Dave the Diver Drinks! Adam - Sagamore Spirit Rye Manhattan Drink #2 - Cigar City Jai Alai IPA Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Shotgun Wedding (2023 Prime) See How They Run (2023) ep. 199 Ro…

We still make ourselves laugh, somehow. (9:00) Dome Keeper (12:48) Train Show Field Trip (19:29) Break Point (Netflix) (29:51) Lamy Safari Drinks! Drinks! - Poetry Snaps from Other Half brewing Drink #2 - Cycle Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout With Cocoa Nibs Followup and Footnotes Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more The Banshees of Inisherin…

Two hundred episodes! (20:33) Pilot Vanishing Point Pen (28:21) Citizen Sleeper (35:52) Traveler's Notebook (48:03) The Initiative Drinks! Drink #1 - Burial Surf Wax Drink #2 - Cycle Barrel-Aged Hazelnut Imperial Stout With Cocoa Nibs Followup and Footnotes Music Break: Pharrell Williams - Cash In Cash Out Merch: Shirts, mugs, and more Safe as Milk…