When Boredom Strikes

Send us Fan MailEd’s out this week (allegedly deported 😂), so comedian Mike Bernardi steps in and things go off the rails FAST. We start with Halloween: skeleton onesies, why trunk-or-treat is a NASCAR oval of disappointment, and people decorating for Halloween like it’s Christmas. Then we hunt for a single good Thanksgiving movie, talk Secret Santa and why nobody knows what they want for Christmas anymore, and rant about streaming services taking away everything we “own” while physical media makes a comeback.From there: Russell Brand’s redemption arc and that Bible-flipping moment, billionaires buying islands, building bunkers and blocking off public beaches, why it takes America 30 YEARS to build one tunnel while China does it overnight, the world’s dumbest “flying car,” Elon’s Boring Company, and why Jersey makes you pay to walk on sand. Mike tells us why his physician wife banned trampoline parks, and then the question that broke the episode: if a gunman made you choose, would you let your best friend sleep with your wife to save your life? And what if your friend volunteers FIRST? 💀We wrap with Family Guy vs American Dad, Shaq’s side quests and his clapback at a Newark influencer, and some election-night feelings.Like, share, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! 🔔Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailThe boys are back and this one goes OFF the rails 😂 We kick things off arguing about whether global warming is real (80 degrees in October, bro), then somehow land on NBA stars spending the summer with Buddhist monks, communism, and the big question: if you were dictator of the United States, what's your FIRST rule? One of us wants to pull out of every treaty and mail apology letters to the whole planet, the other has a "test" that gets him impeached live on air by his own Vice President 💀From there it's straight chaos: a guy named "Daniel" from the bar, a handicap parking confession, cheating on state tests with an ESL dictionary, making every state its own country, whether Bob Marley and Tupac are secretly alive, TikTok "algospeak," and a heated debate about Native American history, Thanksgiving pictures, and who really gets to write history. Then we get into the biggest internet story of the week, Ethan Klein and the H3 Podcast drama 😳 Team Ethan or Team Hila? Plus the Michael Jackson TikTok filter guy and why every gimmick has an expiration date.Like, share, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! 🔔Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailEpisode 290 is here and we brought in NJ comedian Vinnie Scarpa to sit on our not-so-comfy couch 😂 We kick things off with a trip to the doctor’s office (aka the old folks’ hangout), who’s stuck taking care of mom and dad when they get old, and why one of us can’t stand cyclists. Then Vinnie drops the craziest family fact ever: his grandfather’s cousin was WWF legend Chief Jay Strongbow, an Italian guy who played a Native American in the ring for his whole career 🪶 That sends us into the Shane Gillis SNL monologue drama, why “everything is wrestling,” and how Shane’s become the John Cena of comedy where every word gets a reaction. We also hit Dan Levy’s take, our first-ever on-air therapy session (it did not go well), starting stand-up late in life, road rage in Jersey, Turkish food vs. turkey, businesses slapping on LGBTQ-friendly badges, and why words like “unalive” and “grape” are softening the whole world. Big thanks to Vinnie for pulling up, go catch him live!Like, share, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! 🔔Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailThe coffee cup universe is still alive and it's trying to talk to us now. This week on When Boredom Strikes, we start with the iPhone 18 review nobody asked for, the "going raw" no-case debate, and a phone from 2012 that refuses to die. Then it turns into a full T-Mobile rant: a 5G home internet that couldn't handle FIFA, a returned box that STILL got charged, and a Verizon guy who kept throwing in deals until we got $400 in gift cards and two free months. Too good to be true? We do the math (badly).We also figure out that everybody is secretly 9 months older than their birthday, argue about whether babies poop in the womb, roast someone who has never worn shorts, react to AI cracking Adobe and PS5 games, hackers getting cops called on them over Call of Duty, and the new Call of Duty trailer going after North Korea. Then we break down Ben Affleck's new Netflix movie (SPOILERS) and wonder how rich people actually find their nannies.Like, share, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! 🔔Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to When Boredom Strikes! This week one of the boys thinks he’s a scientifically perfect specimen because nothing ever happens to him. No COVID, no allergies, and a shoulder surgery recovery so fast his doctor was supposedly shocked. Then things go off the rails. We get into whether you’re only truly free when you’re dead, what happens if the afterlife is just the TV turning off, and the theory that life works like a Call of Duty respawn where you need coins to continue.Then comes the potato fly saga. A forgotten sack of potatoes turned into a full fruit fly situation, there’s a TikTok apple cider vinegar trap, and someone gets offered $1,000 to drink coffee that has basically become its own ecosystem. We also cover Amazon Prime Day deals, the bubonic plague in Russia, NBA 2K25 shutting down its servers, reincarnation, and whether turtles look at humans the way we look at flies.On the sports side, the guys go off about Ronaldo getting benched against Norway and walking out on Portugal, Messi’s farewell drone show opening with an ad, and the Kai Cenat vs. IShowSpeed mix-up. To close it out, we debate boiled eggs for dinner, why nobody makes one giant pancake, and whether the three of us should split a $2,000 cow.Like, share, subscribe, and hit the bell so you never miss an episode! 🔔Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailNo guests this week, just the crew, and somehow every topic ends with "look it up." We start with one of us being dangerously addicted to the new FIFA, then fall down a wrestling rabbit hole about Lio Rush's wild new character, and find out how tall Omos really is (7'3", by the way). From there it's a debate on whether people should be judged after doing their time, why magicians like Criss Angel and David Blaine aren't superstars anymore, and who that guy from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is (it's Deep Roy).Then we dig into the Weird NJ legend of a little people town in Totowa, get real about AI taking jobs at places like Walmart and Burger King, argue about dog years, explain IRL streaming to the one guy who doesn't get it, and remember Ratatouille. Plus: a rat got run over in a driveway, a headless deer, spotted lanternflies vs. a car window, a modern day Robin Hood idea, why working a 9 to 5 is basically caveman hunting, and the bold claim that 10,000 BC had better CGI than the Avengers. Drop your rating for 10,000 BC in the comments 👇Want episodes a week early plus a bonus episode every month? Join us on Patreon for $5/month: patreon.com/wbspodcastSupport the show

Send us Fan MailThis week on When Boredom Strikes, the fellas are back and it starts with the biggest debate yet: how many showers a day is too many? Craig's done for the night once he showers (so no dishes), someone's showering up to three times a day, and the washcloth vs bar soap war gets personal. Then we break down watching the new Resident Evil movie in Dolby on two edibles, talk about the Chris Hansen movie coming out, and argue about whether catching predators is heroic or just weird.Then NJ comedian Tim pulls up and things go off the rails. He opens up about getting 12+ years sober and finding comedy, explains how 9/11 took down his antenna TV and got his family cable, and swears Matt Rife caused Covid. We get into AI using all the water, a woman who woke up with a completely new accent, a robot roundhouse-kicking a kid, the secret treaty between humans and killer whales, the weirdest stuff in our algorithms, why lefties write backwards, Batman working at The Office, whether Wolverine is problematic, that Jews.com billboard, loofahs being "a little homo erectus," and a farm trip that ended with fresh goat's milk. Stand-up comedy, pop culture, conspiracy theories, and zero filter. Don't miss it.🎟️ Catch Tim live: upstate New York the first weekend of October with Danny Braff, and headlining Uncle Vinny's Comedy Club in Point Pleasant, NJ the second week of November.🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes every week👍 Like💬 Drop a comment ☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWJoin the Patreon for $5/month 👉 patreon.com/wbspodcast✅ 1 exclusive episode every month✅ Every episode a full WEEK early✅ Cheaper than a gallon of gasMake sure you check out our clips of the When Boredom Strikes Podcast! : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE5OvLfjMwiDObBFOqdZn1wE4-aKdTjUm&si=mMaky7X0ohy6Q2atYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailWe tried to talk about 9/11 turning 25 and somehow ended up debating whether the first caveman gatekept fire, why China is apparently living in the year 4723, and whether AI is about to go full rebellious teenager on humanity 🤖😳 The boys break down the AI whistleblower news, the AGI race between ChatGPT, Grok and Claude, tech billionaires moving to Argentina, and whether the US vs China AI race is basically Oppenheimer all over again.Then comedian Joe Polizzotti pulls up and it goes off the rails. Joe tells us about working kids' birthday parties as Batman, Spider-Man, Bluey and Paw Patrol, getting sent to a party dressed as a Knicks player (the parents complained immediately 💀), why he quit drinking, the night he stole a butter knife in NYC, and the "big tip" that wasn't. Plus: someone at this table had chicken and waffles for the first time at 33, nobody can describe Indian food, the Sopranos accent debate, whether it's weird to have yourself as your phone background, and an intense round of boy math on MILF vs cougar. We wrap with Charlie Kirk day, 9/11 conspiracy TikToks, and why our generation grew up in two completely different worlds.If you're into stand up comedians, AI talk and unfiltered podcast chaos, hit like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you made it this far 👇🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes every week👍 Like💬 Drop a comment ☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWJoin the Patreon for $5/month 👉 patreon.com/wbspodcast✅ 1 exclusive episode every month✅ Every episode a full WEEK early✅ Cheaper than a gallon of gasYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailEp. 284 goes completely off the rails and we're not even sorry. We start with a handshake rule nobody asked for, somehow end up debating what the world would look like if Hitler won the war, and then spend a full ten minutes arguing that the Strait of Hormuz sounds like a dessert you'd order at a fancy restaurant. From there it's a full dessert tier list — is crème brûlée upper middle class? Is lava cake for the peasants? — plus hibachi etiquette, the Chipotle protein cheat code that made one of our kids question his whole life, and a heated debate about who's actually allowed to own a Panda Express.Then things get heavy. We break down the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, the $1.2 million GoFundMe, the crowd outside the courtroom, and the one juror who wouldn't budge. We look up what postpartum depression actually is, run the numbers on how many mothers vs fathers kill their kids every year, and the stat completely flips what everybody assumes. We also debate whether every murderer is secretly a time traveler taking out baby Hitler.We close with the new Elizabeth Holmes documentary trailer and it might be the scariest footage of the year — the Theranos collapse, the $9 billion valuation, the 11-year sentence, and the insane detail that her husband just raised millions for ANOTHER blood testing startup. Then we end on the most loaded question a parent can ask their kid: "are you proud of me?"🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes every week👍 Like💬 Drop a comment ☕ SUPPORT THE SHOWJoin the Patreon for $5/month 👉 patreon.com/whenboredomstrikes✅ 1 exclusive episode every month✅ Every episode a full WEEK early✅ Cheaper than a gallon of gasYou can listen to us on!Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-boredom-strikes/id1481921029?itscg=30200&itsct=podcast_box&ls=1&mttnsubad=1481921029Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5kA2YfSxcJeNTEF0f1PcW5?si=Hb5F5gHXSqKEVjNPaNNdDAFollow us :Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wbspodcast/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wbspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbspodcast/X: https://x.com/wbspodcastSend us your questions!: [email protected] the show

Send us Fan MailSomebody walked in with homemade deconstructed lattes and the whole episode went off the rails from there. We rate the coffee, argue about microplastics, name his future coffee company (Grounded, with a tree instead of the E), and then find out people are actually paying $30-$40 at coffee shops to build their OWN latte at the table. That's it. That's the business. You pay them, then you do the labor. Somehow it's still cheaper than Korean BBQ.We also get into the Twitch kid whose mom beat him on stream over 10,000 viewers, how that clip sent him viral, and how he pulled around $100K in three days after getting kicked out on his 18th birthday. Real card. Real "happy birthday, now leave." Then the big one — the Water Store vs The Container Store. One of us buys 25 gallons of water for $14 and the other one refuses to believe the Water Store exists. Meanwhile there's a whole store that only sells containers. Containers for containers. We're not okay.Plus: fantasy football champs of the "sub league," pickleball slander, the Twin Towers inside joke that turned into an inside job, ADHD accusations over an electric scooter, picnic dates and paint kits, why double dates are structurally cursed, 76-80% of Nvidia employees being millionaires off RSUs, the college cocaine ring guy who looks like McLovin, Elon's spaceport, the new Mac mini, and a grown man losing a war with the word "unveils."Support the show