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unGROWN-UPS

81 Episodes

115 minutes | Mar 22, 2023
Episode 80: The 80s & 90s, Nitro RX, EVs, Concerts, Precipitation, Meats, and Mas!
The '90s were 20 years ago- right? Ryan does Nitro Rallycross, and he describes the sounds of EV racing and the joy of porta potties at motorsports events. Ryan test drives a Polestar and discovers why gloss black looks great on pianos but terrible in cars. Matthew shares his adventures of spending five hours driving in a SoCal rainstorm and the guys discuss the intricacies of concert parking and their summer concert plans. The twosome talk travel, meats, the joy and pain of unrealistic used car pricing, and why idiot-proofing anything is impossible before the wheels fall off and a completely un-ungrownup conversation on inflation, taxes, dental work, and furniture occurs.
106 minutes | Mar 2, 2023
Episode 79: The Boys Are Back, Corduroy, Cookies, Dog Tricks, Music Mashups, & More!
It's that time of the month where Ryan and Matthew get together to pleasure your earholes! You'll get to experience the guys picking right up where they left off as Ryan's talks about his hole, the dudes discuss corduroy, the snow and rain in SoCal, and Ryan's been drinking. Now that it's Girl Scout cookie season, the cookie connoisseurs discuss their favorite cookies, why their Thin Mints look different this year, and share their consumption techniques. Matthew learns what Sizzling Rice Soup is, Ryan took his dog on its first Overlanding adventure, Matthew's wife is a back-to-back neighborhood chili cook-off champion, the dudes talk travel plans, and Matthew struggles with his new earbuds. Ryan gets honked at, Matthew is going to see Blink-182, ungrownup book reviews, teaching dogs tricks, music mashups, and a lot more irreverent insight.
134 minutes | Feb 2, 2023
Episode 78: Travel Adventures in D.C. and Japan, Sports, Predator, RoboCop, & More!
2023 has been off to a busy start, but Ryan and Matthew are back from recent travel adventures to Washington D.C. and Japan with plenty to share about what they saw, did, and ate. The dudes then talk SoCal sports, deal with an unwanted religious solicitor, discuss terrible sequels to Predator and RoboCop, and plenty of other ungrownup non-sequiturs.
120 minutes | Jan 4, 2023
Episode 77: New Year, Still unGROWN-UPS!
New year, still unGROWN-UPS... although one of us now owns an air fryer. Ryan and Matthew kick off twenty twenty-three with a recap of their holiday adventures and their plans for the new year. The resolution-free men talk toys, appliances, food, travel, bumper stickers, and share what they've been streaming as only they can- with minimum effort and maximum excellence!
108 minutes | Dec 21, 2022
Episode 76: The Best of 2022, Lazy Sunday, Home Decor, Inappropriate Gifts, Elf en Español, y mas!
Since it's the holidays, Ryan and Matthew don their gay apparel and record their final episode of 2022. The two not-so-wise men discuss their lazy Sunday, unexpected letters in the mail, Ryan's dog-iversary, lighting up the neighbor's house, LEGO tree topper, inappropriate children's books, monochromatic clothing, Elf en Español, Super Nintendo World, getting cozy in a Countach, how much is too much, random acts of automotive kindness, and their unGrown-Up picks for the best of 2022.
116 minutes | Dec 7, 2022
Episode 75: Holiday Toy & Food Drives Strategies, Ketchup & Mayonnaise, Zipper Problems, and More!
Whether you celebrate Happy Honda Days or Toyotathon, it's a definitely a December to Remember as Ryan and Matthew get back behind the microphones. The dynamic duo kick off the episode expanding Grayson's vocabulary before discussing their holiday toy and food drive donation strategies. From there the topics weave a continuous thread through the Sourdough Jack, roundabouts, brisket, Black Friday purchases, DIY teppanyaki, zipper problems, gift lists, inappropriate kid drawings, a JDM-styled Corvette, running into old friends, Fortnite, the anatomy of a hat, Ryan's luscious hair, and so much more.
137 minutes | Nov 9, 2022
Episode 74: Balls, Toilet Paper, Massages, Halloween, Weird, Boston, Finger Tattoos, & Powerball!
The guys are back in action after taking a brief break due to birthdays and travel. Ryan's dog is balls-free and drugged up as he recovers from his birthday neutering. Matthew encounters the dumbest innovation in toilet paper- wavy perforations, Ryan is a toilet paper brand snob, and the guys realize they're not candidates for subscribe-and-save subscriptions. Ryan had his first-ever massage and shares his thoughts on the experience and why he needs a new mattress. The dudes recap their Halloween adventures and debate candy strategies and whether or not the holiday should always be on a Saturday rather than on the 31st. Matthew recaps his family adventure to Boston and Salem, including multiple lobster rolls, witches, cannoli, and an Uber ride in the the most pimped-out minivan in existence. Matthew gets weird as he recaps his challenges in attempting to view the Roku Channel's long-awaited hit, Weird- the Al Yankovic movie, Ryan ponders what makes great nachos, and then the guys weave a thread between vacations, finger tattoos, sushi, writing checks, and daydreaming about winning a Powerball jackpot.
126 minutes | Oct 12, 2022
Episode 73: Streams, Used Cars, Kid-Free Adventures, Happy Meals, Footwear, & Much More!
Just like the Happy Meals of your youth, you're going to have to open up this unGROWN-UPS episode to enjoy the auditory surprise inside! In this limited edition collaboration, Ryan and Matthew discuss passive streaming, selling a used car, consuming coffee, kid-free adventures, test drives, music, LEGO foosball, Mario, Hocus Pocus, outdoor furniture, special deliveries, headwear, footwear, zipping it up, pulling it over, and plenty of other ungrownup thoughts.
114 minutes | Sep 28, 2022
Episode 72: Kinda Busy, Live Music, Shorts, Waymo Rides, Expensive Melons, and Welcome to Wrexham!
Ryan and Matthew are back in front of the microphones for much more than seventy seconds in their latest and greatest seventy-second episode. The not-totally-terrible twosome discuss the joys of street parking, seeing the Vandals and Iron Maiden in concert, and question why MTV still has Video Music Awards if they don't show music videos. Matthew finally finds a pair of shorter shorts and then quickly realizes a potential drawback. Ryan shares his not-so-rad BMW Motorrad battery adventure, Matthew goes for a Waymo autonomous taxi ride, and the guys discuss expensive melons. Ryan questions if he was an a-hole as a child before the dudes discuss cruising around the world, targeted advertising, LEGO Masters, binge-watching Welcome to Wrexham, and a whole lot more irreverent ungrownup awesomeness.
110 minutes | Sep 14, 2022
Episode 71: Mispronouncing Words, Labor Day Shenanigans, Car Crashes, Weird, Stock Tips, and More!
Fresh from the Labor Day holiday weekend and abbreviated work week, Ryan and Matthew are back to recap their latest (mis)adventures including; car crashes, stock picks, left lane hogs, mispronounced words, birria, beer, monsoons, museums, Lightning, 40 ounces, how to steal a Korean car, Halloween, Detroit, the Weird movie, mower madness, and is a Miata the answer?
116 minutes | Aug 31, 2022
Episode 70: Feeling Lazy, Getting Hot, Travel Plans, Short Shorts, Nostalgia, Smells, and more!
Ryan and Matthew ease into the episode as the warm weather has them in an unexpectedly lazy mood. The dudes leisurely anything and everything including; Ryan's dog Ripley getting into trouble at doggy daycare, Ryan's last minute trip to Detroit, Matthew's Instagram-influenced Labor Day plans, the demise of Dirt Every Day, shopping for shorts, the evolution of work attire, subscription shenanigans, automotive memories, nostalgic scents, Tom Cruise, fraternal societies, and even more ungrownup things.
136 minutes | Aug 11, 2022
Episode 69: Sixty-Nine, Dudes!, VCRs, Blockbuster Video, Oblivious Drivers, Tacos, y Mas!
Ryan and Matthew have achieved a questionable milestone with their sixty-ninth episode! The episode starts off with an unexpected discussion of vintage tech and memories- as Sarah returns to the show to share her trials and tribulations with videocassettes and VCRs, which then quickly veers off into discussions of novelty telephones and Blockbuster Video memories. The group gab about giving driving directions, terrible rental car experiences, Good Vibes Breakfast Club, the Hot Wheels Legends Tour, small motorbikes, oblivious drivers, joys of adulthood, birria tacos and batting cages, Sarah sells a Silvia, pancakes in London, and a ton of other ungrownup musings.
129 minutes | Jul 27, 2022
Episode 68: Unboxing Hoopties, Dumb Injuries, Parking Lots, Mega Millions, Poop, and More!
Your unGROWN-UPS, Ryan and Matthew, are back with a vengeance as they kick off their sixty-eighth episode in front of an Instagram live audience. With their planned guest sidelined by an ungrownup tortilla chip injury, the dudes discuss in no particular order: dumb self-inflicted injuries, unboxing Hoopties- a card game for car people, why Poop is the best word, Parking Lot shenanigans, Ryan's new shirt, things that were fun then but not now, what they'd do if they became Mega Millionaires, why Instagram's new algorithm sucks, Ryan's new 360-degree toy, Hot Wheels Legends, Apple moved Matthew's house, everything is a subscription, LEGO waiting lists, hard drives, and plenty more ungrownup utterances.
151 minutes | Jul 13, 2022
Episode 67: Current Events, Roadtrip Recap, Cell Phones, Pagers, Parks, Hoopties,
It's been a while, but the boys are back! This super-sized episode starts with a somewhat depressing discussion of current events, before the hirsute homeboys lighten the mood by trading unexpected insult combinations thanks to a chart they found on the internet. The wank waffles recap Matthew's trip to Colorado for Pikes Peak in which he and his son crammed all sorts of adventure across seven days and 2,600 miles in six states while also talking about going to the movies, buying phone numbers, pager memories, getting left out of the yearbook, Instagram, park passes, LEGO waiting lists, minimalist art, Hoopties- the car guy card game, influencer schemes, Kidults, child labor, memories, action cams, minimal effort, and somehow manage to connect all those topics with a surprisingly coherent thread.
131 minutes | Jun 1, 2022
Episode 66: Diet Canada, WhirlyBalls, Japan, Star Wars, Business Logic, Summer Camp, and more!
Your favorite ungrownups are back with a vengeance as Ryan and Matthew catch up on their recent adventures. Ryan visited Diet Canada, which is commonly referred to by most as Minnesota, where he did some team-building, bowled, learned the sport of WhirlyBall, and caught an NHL playoff game. Matthew's on the hunt for another watch to add to his collection and the guys debate if it's worth contemplating a Rolex. Matthew recaps his Japan travel and the pandemic-related travel complications he had to go through to visit and how it compared to his return travel to the US. The guys get down to business as they ponder why there's no international standard business card size and why small business owners don't consider the competition in the area before signing their lease. The dudes talk Star Wars conventions, concerts, little league playoffs, summer camps, reality TV dating shows, Lamborghinis, highway construction, why Altima drivers are the worst, high school art projects, and all sorts of other ungrowunp musings.
148 minutes | May 4, 2022
Episode 65: New Neighbors, Travel (Mis)Adventures, New Doctor Visits, Stocks For Kids, and more...
The gorgeous unGROWN-UPS, Matthew and Ryan, are back in action! The two Barbizon rejects make up for lost time and start the episode off with a discussion about Ryan's new neighbors that he has no desire to meet and the joys of day drinking at Little League games with grandparents. Both of the gentlemen recap their recent travel adventures to Maui and Chicago including: free airport lounge access, the crappiest rental car, an NDA for $88, ignoring talkative seatmates, House of Blues times two, bar buddies, missed flights, airplane seat logic, t-shirt souvenirs, impromptu art purchases, and other travel shenanigans. Beyond travel, the dudes talk about the pains of modern gaming consoles, doing doughnuts, traffic detectives, blood types, new doctor visits, Pikes Peak plans, international travel in a pandemic, buying money online, coin collecting, stocks for kids, battery-powered vehicles, and other glamorous topics.
131 minutes | Apr 6, 2022
Episode 64: Fools in April, Zillow Gone Wild, Lame Neighbors, MoonSwatch, LEGO Lambo, y Mas!
Your favorite fools, Ryan and Matthew, roll into their 64th episode talking about April Fools shenanigans, gas prices, Zillow Gone Wild, stupid neighbors and mis-delivered packages, F1 fun, MoonSwatches, Cowboy Curtis, Ryan Reynolds, Julia Child, luxury batting cages, coin-operated kid toys, resellers suck, building a Lamborghini, Intercourse, Pikes Peak roadtrip adventure, EV swaps, flipping cars, car colors, t-shirts, teppanyaki, and plenty of other ungrownup topics.
110 minutes | Mar 23, 2022
Episode 63: Activities, Cars & Coffee, EVs, Cults, Cartoons, Deloreans, Shopping Carts, and More
Ryan and Matthew are back at the microphones after waiting an additional week to record because of activities. The guys discuss parks, Cars and Coffees, chrome bumpers, belated Christmas presents, anniversaries, malls, automotive startups, pre-ordering an EV, remote-controlled fun, cults, fictional universes, Turning Red, countdowns, taxes, Back To The LEGOs, getting extreme, shopping carts, poop hammocks, what day is it?, saving daylight, snack shacks, vintage tech, and way too many other seemingly unrelated topics.
123 minutes | Mar 2, 2022
Episode 62: Mr. Smith, Bat-Joy, Ball Games, Zillow Gone Wild, Sponsored Ads, ASL, and more!
Ryan and Matthew roll right into their sixty-second episode accompanied by Matthew's half brother, Steven Smith- no not that Steven Smith. In this episode the distinguished men discuss Ryan's bat-joy for Michael Keaton, Matthew reviews his Valentine's Day gift, vintage ball games, Zillow Gone Wild, squirrels, watch repair, RC cars, credit card rewards, social media ads, scorched Porsches, sign language, dogs, Steve gets ironed out, junk mail, checks, thoughts about foods, and plenty of other questionable topics.
102 minutes | Feb 9, 2022
Episode 61: Sarah, Spin Art, Olympics, New York, Pizza, Press Trips, Distracted Drivers, and more!
Professional driver on a closed course, Sarah joins Ryan and Matthew in-studio to discuss everything and anything including button making, spin art, the winter Olympics, Matthew's New York adventure, NY vs. Chicago pizza, Sarah's Mercedes press trip, Broncos, stickers, dishwashers, Instagram contest scam, custom LEGO minifigs, instant karma, distracted drivers, dumb lawsuits, spring break plans, arcades, Murderville, and more!
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