Best Bucket List For Geeks Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 137: The Rewind - Episode 12 - But Was The Moose Okay? 38:25

21h ago38:25

38:25

Send us a text Whiskey? Where oh where. Your Friend Frosty? You got me. But I'm just a podcast online description, what do I know? Well, everything, as it turns out. Your plucky cohosts are busy, so we're throwing it all the way back to season one, episode twelve, when we discuss what happens when motorcycles and moose mix it up, people try to driv…

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Episode 136: Super Cheesed 46:01

8d ago46:01

46:01

Send us a text It's wonderful. It's yellow, or orange, or white, and sometimes has blue. It's sitting in your fridge, and it goes great on almost everything except fish. We're talking, of course, about the miracle of nature and science combined, known as cheese. And after you hear what Your Friend Frosty has drummed up, namely a shocking internatio…

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Episode 135: Voyage of the Dumbed 40:49

15d ago40:49

40:49

Send us a text Quickly! If you jump overboard and swim fast, you might just make it to shore. That's the only way to avoid this episode - that or turn it off, and we don't want that to happen. Welcome to a new episode of Bourbon On Ice where we welcome the famous intellectual property known as Steamboat Willie into the public domain and spray it wi…

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Adventures Assemble Episode 4: The Final Countdown Before Japan! 20:53

17d ago20:53

20:53

In this episode, I’m just 48 hours away from getting on a plane to Japan—and I’m feeling a wild mix of excitement and nerves! I break down my full itinerary, from Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo to day trips out of Osaka, a visit to Hiroshima, and wrapping it all up in Kanazawa. I’ve got my ticket, passport, money, and smartphone—everything else I’l…

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Episode 134: Actual Doom 58:07

24d ago58:07

58:07

Send us a text Warning. If you suffer from existential dread, do not listen to this episode. No, really, we mean it. Today we're taking a look at something Your Friend Frosty does in his spare time, by which we mean compiling lists of worst-case scenarios that just happen to be lurking on the horizon next to the Four Horsemen. As your bartender Mik…

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Adventures Assemble Episode 3: Two Weeks to Go—Planning, Panels, and Panic! 18:33

22d ago18:33

18:33

It’s officially happening—I'm just two weeks away from heading to Japan for Star Wars Celebration 2025! In this episode, I talk through everything I’ve got planned so far (and everything I still need to figure out). From panel reservations that didn’t go my way to plotting late-night food tours in Tokyo, the itinerary is finally starting to come to…

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Three Weeks to Tokyo: Star Wars Celebration 2025 Plans and Panic 28:44

29d ago28:44

28:44

Description: In this second episode of Adventures Assemble, I’m just three weeks away from boarding a plane to Tokyo for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025—and wow, there’s still a LOT to figure out. Join me as I talk through the panel reservation madness, what’s been announced so far, and my thoughts on all things Star Wars—from the original trilogy…

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Episode 133: Don't Shoot, I'm Not a Part of This [Prank] War! 50:34

1M ago50:34

50:34

Send us a text Don't you just hate it when April Fools Day rears its ugly head and everything goes topsy turvy? Greased doorknobs, toilet papering, fake cockroaches? All that sort of stuff has been jam-packed into this episode, because we're bringing back the king of unpleasant pranks himself, Circus Kirkus, here to regale us with tales of his evil…

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Adventures Assemble Begins: Star Wars, Japan, and Controlled Chaos 25:52

1M ago25:52

25:52

Welcome to the very first episode of Adventures Assemble! I’m Ryan Hecht, and I’m heading to Japan for Star Wars Celebration 2025—and no, I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing. This podcast isn’t a polished guide from a seasoned world traveler—it’s a real-time journey from someone figuring it out as he goes. In this episode, I introduce the show…

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Episode 132: Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course - Theme Park Edition 41:14

1M ago41:14

41:14

Send us a text Good news: Your Friend Frosty is bound for somewhere full of wonder and magic - in other words, a theme park! Bad news, this means that somehow, in some way, he's also managed to cobble together another list of Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course questions, and they're all terrible. And, imagine this, theme-park-themed! Sit back and l…

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Episode 131: Burn It Down! Again! 51:06

1M ago51:06

51:06

Send us a text Imagine, if you will, a catastrophe of epic proportions. Now imagine that it's happening all over again. We're heading all the way back to 2017, where a mister Billy McFarland had the brilliant idea of putting on a music festival unlike anything anyone had ever seen. And he succeeded, for better or worse (but definitely worse). With …

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Episode 130: Robare Vs. The 80s 46:23

2M ago46:23

46:23

Send us a text It’s the showdown that has been coming for a while and also one nobody asked for – our very special guest star, Lord Robare O’Tardis (He’s bigger on the inside) versus the entire decade known as the 1980s. Yeah, it had to happen. Not sure why, but it did. With your bartender Mike Whiskey missing, Robare is filling the slot and pittin…

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Episode 129: CG-Eyesore 52:26

2M ago52:26

52:26

Send us a text Not every movie is a gem. Not every actor is Academy Award-worthy. But sometimes, beneath the surface, and often not that far down, is a pile of very bad special effects that may be to blame for everything. Or so we've decided, and thus decree as law - bad CGI should be mocked, lampooned, and punished. Just ask Your Friend Frosty and…

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Episode 128: A Drop In The Bucket List 57:56

2M ago57:56

57:56

Send us a text We all have that list lying around (don't pretend you don't) of all the stuff we want done before we kick the bucket. It also just so happens that your plucky pair of podcasters have theirs front and center. And that's not a bad thing. Why, after all, it's a chance for Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey to ridicule ea…

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Episode 127: The Frosty and Whiskey and Poochie Show 44:37

2M ago44:37

44:37

Send us a text Why mess with perfection? Because the network execs say so, that's why. Many years ago, an episode of America's favorite yellow family of Springfield weirdos showed us the dangers of what can happen when the applecart is upset and your favorite shows take a dangerous new direction. So, naturally, we're doing it in real life. Your Fri…

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Episode 126: Whiskey Neat - Now Even Neater! 33:19

3M ago33:19

33:19

Send us a text Where oh where has You Friend Frosty gone? Quick, check every bar from Falmouth to Provincetown. Also anywhere that serves buffalo wings. In the meantime, your bartender Mike Whiskey is here and serving up the first episode of the season, giving an update on things going on in his life and the future of the podcast. That's right, a s…

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Bourbon-Lite #4 8:25

3M ago8:25

8:25

Send us a text The year? 2025. The madness? Another mailbag episode. Sorry, but this is what you get for following this particular podcast - after weeks of radio silence, we're back with something unexpected yet also expected: Your Friend Frosty ripping open the mailbag and reading what you have sent to us. And these ones are odd. New episodes are …

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Episode 125: Krampus - Hairier and Merrier! 40:12

5M ago40:12

40:12

Send us a text The end of 2024 is in sight. As such, Your Friend Frosty has decided to plumb the depths of nerdiness, holiday-related madness, and pure mythological terror. That's right, people - the time has come to bring you all the very tall, very hairy, and somewhat merry-adjacent cryptid (arguably) known as "Krampus". We'll see why Milwaukee l…

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Episode 124: Merry Faux Pas and Other Holiday Miseries 43:05

5M ago43:05

43:05

Send us a text What's that up on the rooftop? It's not eight tiny reindeer and a fat man, it's...one overly dramatic podcaster hiding from party guests. Yes, it's Your Friend Frosty - and he's joined by your bartender Mike Whiskey and special guest star Lord Robare O'Tardis. Having put out the call to friends and family for deranged and mad holiday…

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Episode 123: My Conspiracy-Loving Friend and Me 46:24

5M ago46:24

46:24

Send us a text What's going on? What was that noise? Who are you people? And does this tinfoil hat make my head look swollen? Yes, it's an episode dripping with paranoia and madness, because the usual voice or reason and rationale has retired for the week and is instead being replaced by the most nonsensical one of us all. Translation: Your bartend…

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Episode 122: The Rewind (Episode 85 - Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course [Christmas Edition]) 46:39

5M ago46:39

46:39

Send us a text You there! Yes, you, bludgeoning an old person during the Black Friday sale you wound up at, or dressed in black and making off with the rest of the Thanksgiving leftovers! We salute you and don't judge. Well, maybe a little. But Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey are taking the week off to see to their own holiday he…

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Episode 121: Two Nerds & A Board Game - The Revenge! 55:18

5M ago55:18

55:18

Send us a text What do nerds do when fall is in the air, the sun disappears at 4 in the afternoon, and there's mugs of hard cider in hand? They dish out the pain! Or rather, one of them dishes out the pain, the other usually cries in anguish. And those nerds this time around are Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey, the plucky podcast…

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Episode 120: New England, Prepare Thyself for NEL! 48:43

6M ago48:43

48:43

Send us a text Whiskey is missing in action. Uh oh. But wait! That's okay, we have another guest star - and it's a new one! Welcome Peter Reid, also known as Sir Peter, a leatherman from the New England kink community and a good friend of Your Friend Frosty, here to tell us all about the upcoming event known as NEL. What is NEL? Why, the New Englan…

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Episode 119: The Return of Robare [Part Two] 42:04

6M ago42:04

42:04

Send us a text Robare is back. Again. Yeah, the episode does what it says on the title. After returning to the recording studio (and we promise, you haven't heard the last of him) last episode, he has returned yet again to terrify and traumatize poor Frosty, say inappropriate things to Whiskey, and be himself in all his splendor. But face it, you w…

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Episode 118: The Return of Robare [Part One] 42:51

6M ago42:51

42:51

Send us a text We tried, people. We blocked the doors, barred the windows, even tried to change our address and sneak away in the middle of the night - but it was no use. He found us again. Robare returns in a special two-part episode, after almost a year away from the recording studio. And he's got notes. From the "other" podcasts he's been listen…

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Episode 117: Cryptids and Bigfeet and Sea Monsters, Oh My! 56:40

6M ago56:40

56:40

Send us a text We're finishing out the Halloween season with an epic finale. Guest star? Check! We've brought in Circus Kirkus again. Spooky topic? How about the strangeness radiating out of the Bridgewater Triangle, which we assure you is a thing? Check! And how about a strange website full of mystery and oddities? Also check! We're tracking a ver…

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Episode 116: Boybands + Cowboys + Zombies = ??? 46:36

7M ago46:36

46:36

Send us a text Alright, we'll be the first to admit it, we've been drinking. However, you haven't, and this movie we're about to talk about really exists. Yes, that's right, we're taking aim at yet another made-for-tv horror film, this one written by and starring almost entirely boyband members and pop stars, and also a massive number of zombies, g…

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Episode 115: Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course... [Halloween Edition] 46:39

7M ago46:39

46:39

Send us a text You've got questions. We've got answers. But remember, none of this has actually happened, and hopefully never will, because otherwise we have a lot to worry about. Yes, Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey have decided to apply your particular brand of madness, and some of their own, to a set of Halloween-themed questi…

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Episode 114: I Don't Think We're In Oz Anymore, Dorothy 49:57

7M ago49:57

49:57

Send us a text The year is 2007. The place is Kansas. No, wait, don't leave yet, we're off to someplace (arguably) better: The O.Z. Not to be confused with Oz, but similar. Wait, is that Zooey Deschanel? And Neal McDonough? What's going on here? Don't panic, this isn't a fever-induced madness, but a trek into the long forgotten SyFy miniseries even…

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Episode 113: Requiem - We're Only 40 Years Late! 42:58

7M ago42:58

42:58

Send us a text Don't you just hate it when you invest a lot of time, energy, money, or all three into an animated series based off a children's tabletop role playing adventure game back in the 1980s and it gets cancelled before anyone gets to see the exciting conclusion and everyone basically forgets it ever existed except for a niche group of grow…

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Episode 112: A Very Special Very Special Episode 45:42

8M ago45:42

45:42

Send us a text No, that title isn't repeating itself. Well, not without good reason. This is our very special episode all about "Very Special Episodes", also known as "After School Specials". But trust us when we say, they're all significantly nerd-flavored, because these happen to be all about animated series. Diving into the past, your plucky hos…

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Episode 111: The Missing Wink 46:59

8M ago46:59

46:59

Send us a text Coming up on this episode: nightmares!!! Also, a tale of very screwy behind-the-scenes shortsightedness. Your Friend Frosty is dragging your bartender Mike Whiskey kicking and screaming all the way back to the year 1999 where the world sat in hushed anticipation of the brand new fantasy-based video game known as 40 Winks - and then g…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 7: Super Lucha Time! 19:39

8M ago19:39

19:39

Send us a text The summer is winding down, and we're running out of minisodes. This may be the perfect time for us to... well, record some actual episodes. It'll happen. But in the meantime, have you met our new friend? Also, there's Mexican wrestlers, super powers, and someone's on a date - and it isn't Your Friend Frosty or Mike Whiskey. Awkward.…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 6: Jeezit 14:18

8M ago14:18

14:18

Send us a text Warning: this particular minisode deals with blasphemy, madness, insanity, and moderately tasty wafers. Listen at your own risk. But let's face it, if you've been a part of our summer minisode journey so far, you know what you're in for. Or maybe you have no idea? It's possible. Also, there's an evil woman, a lot of math, and some hy…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 5: Keep Your Composure 14:26

9M ago14:26

14:26

Send us a text Yes. It is what it is. And what is it? It's the return of the summer 2024 minisodes. Yeah, sorry, our schedules are still not syncing up, but fortunately we have buffalo wings, gluten-free pizza, lots of booze, and a lot to talk about in the meantime. Join us, will you, for a sophisticated talk about classical composers of years past…

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Episode 110: The Rewind - Episode 19: Escorting The Escort - A Horrible Thing That Almost Happened That We Will Never Do Again 38:42

9M ago38:42

38:42

Send us a text The summer heat has driven your podcasting duo apart. Bad sun, bad sunshine! Go, sit there, think about what you've done. Also take that brat known as "humidity" with you. In the meantime, Bourbon On Ice is throwing it back to our most popular episode of all time, a gem from our first year of recording the misadventures of Your Frien…

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Episode 109: The 90s Called, They Want Their TV Back... [Part 2] 42:33

9M ago42:33

42:33

Send us a text Behold: a topic so big, we can't fit it all in one episode. In following with our theme of lists, this time your bartender Mike Whiskey has tracked down a list of the top 100+ nostalgia bait tv shows for 90s kids. Did you cringe in terror at the Crypt Keeper and shudder during Goosebumps? Did you "whoo-ooo" during the Ducktales theme…

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Episode 108: The 90s Called, They Want Their TV Back... [Part 1] 1:02:25

9M ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Send us a text Behold: a topic so big, we can't fit it all in one episode. In following with our theme of lists, this time your bartender Mike Whiskey has tracked down a list of the top 100+ nostalgia bait tv shows for 90s kids. Did you cringe in terror at the Crypt Keeper and shudder during Goosebumps? Did you "whoo-ooo" during the Ducktales theme…

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Episode 107: A Candy Coated Journey... Of Madness! 42:11

10M ago42:11

42:11

Send us a text It had to happen eventually. The internet was cracked open, shaken, and ten of the most horrifying, most strange, most unearthly candies fell out. Well, eleven, if you listen to Your Friend Frosty regaling your bartender Mike Whiskey with the tales of some of the weirdest candies that can be found around the world. Also, there's summ…

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Episode 106: Inu-Oh - Whales, Rock Stars, and Gourd Helmets 41:00

10M ago41:00

41:00

Send us a text The place: Mike Whiskey's living room. The event: Your Friend Frosty has been convinced to watch, with copious amounts of booze at hand, a strange, epic new tale from the world of Japanese anime known as Inu-oh. Over crunchy cauliflower pizzas and an interfering clock, your podcasting pair will discuss the rock opera musical madness,…

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Episode 105: Well-Read 1:01:35

10M ago1:01:35

1:01:35

Send us a text We're back! Yes, it's us, your plucky cohosts of Bourbon On Ice, here to tell you that you should go away immediately and quietly, we're reading. Fifty books, apparently, because we've gotten our hands on a list of fifty books one must read before they die, and Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey are somewhat behind. B…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 4: Blargh & Flargle 14:43

10M ago14:43

14:43

Send us a text The last minisode before we return to regular shows (and trust me, none too soon, we're running low on things to stall with), your podcasters with their mics and full glasses are here to entertain with a look behind the curtain at the upcoming audio drama Blargh & Flargle. A short clip of the work we're putting into recording and rev…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 3: Krod and 40 Lbs. of Meat 13:54

11M ago13:54

13:54

Send us a text The final minisode of summer 2024 is here, people. Enjoy both it and the summer while they last, because we're back to regular length episodes of Bourbon On Ice this July. But first, Whiskey speaks of the legendary (and weird) warrior known as Krod, while Your Friend Frosty deals with that pesky child-eating witch in the forest. Also…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 2: Sir Bearington 15:54

11M ago15:54

15:54

Send us a text The month continues, but your podcasting duo Mike Whiskey and Your Friend Frosty (did you hear us shouted out during the end of a very popular podcast's credits?) are still chillaxing. Hammocks to stretch out, sand to track all over the place, the regular. In the meantime, enjoy our second summer minisode, wherein a mysterious bear-l…

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Summer 2024 Minisode 1: Security Questions 11:00

11M ago11:00

11:00

Send us a text It had to happen one day. The weight of being so awesome combined with the weight of work and the weight of it being summer, and your plucky hosts, bartender Matt Whiskey and Your Friend Frosty, are taking a short break. They'll be back in June, but for now, enjoy the first of several "minisodes" where memes, nerdiness, snarkiness, a…

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Episode 104: Hypothetically Speaking, Of Course - Still Hypothetical 43:17

12M ago43:17

43:17

Send us a text Ever wondered what your podcasting buddies would do if they found a treasure map? Perhaps if aliens got word of this podcast and decided to listen in? And three other completely ridiculous questions that will never happen but, of course, your hosts are just dying to answer? Yes, that's right, it's the return of the Hypothetically Spe…

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Episode 103: The Rewind - Episode 75: Talk German To Me 39:15

12M ago39:15

39:15

Send us a text Happy Mother's Day. Unfortunately, that means your hosts are off doing things that may or may not interfere with recording a podcast, and by hosts, we mean the one guy and not the other guy. That being said, there's a new letter from a Patreon subscriber to be read, and a throwback to last year when Whiskey gave an elaborate German l…

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Episode 102: Seven Guests (And Two Party Crashers) 1:00:55

12M ago1:00:55

1:00:55

Send us a text The year? 1993. The place? A very bulky PC in the corner of someone's living room, miraculously equipped with a CD-Rom. The thing? A 1990s horror-based FMV known as The 7th Guest. And the reason? Because Your Friend Frosty and your bartender Mike Whiskey have finally decided to pull out the discs (so to speak), blow off the mountains…

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Bourbon-Lite #3 14:54

1y ago14:54

14:54

Send us a text The mail bag is open, and letters are falling out. Figuratively, of course, no one sends us letters anymore. That being said, your podcasting duo is together, for once, to answer your mailed in questions. Want yours read? Email your hosts at [email protected]. Until then, relax and take a listen. They've got a lot to ponder.…

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Episode 101: King For A Day 41:28

1y ago41:28

41:28

Send us a text Ever wondered why your two plucky podcasters haven't ever been placed in charge of a kingdom? Well, after this episode, you'll thank your lucky stars because you'll know the horrifying answer. And it's not who you'd think that's the real menace. Your Bartender Mike Whiskey and Your Friend Frosty unleash upon the world their terrifyin…

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