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*FINAL EPISODE* - Jake and Aldrin gather around the teak table for one more rabble and rousing. Healthy food will be served as we reminisce on the days of yore. Of course, it wouldn't be YKS without video games, comics and movies! There was even a frosted pie! Although this is goodbye for now, we will always have Denny's.

Yes and it's Hugh DeFrance! As our first musical guest, Hugh guides us through college life, growing up in SoCal and pushing yourself into your art. Let the crew here at YNS get your wasted Millenial life back on track! Stick around and dig on the new music tracks!

Attack-Mode Jake and Chillax'n Aldrin sit around reflect on the meaning of life, God, and the McDonald's breakfast menu. Pull up to the buffet of your choice and think about how the world would be a better place with giant robots. Cool down in a hot bath, have a weird sneeze and enjoy your Spam and Spaghettios at the end of the world.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Wait, that was how many weeks ago? Whatever. You still have room to shove this spectacular holiday episode in your cake/pie hole! Special Guest Arielle Weitzman waxes poetic about the ups and down up of city life, growing up in New Jersey and what life might look like in 20 years. It's already the future and we're living in it!

Deck the Halls with your dessert of choice! Nintendo-traitor Aldrin and Better Jake talk about taking care of their child Credit-Card-Debt and fight off the homeless! Using their post-Thanksgiving super powers of deduction, the duo decide ultimately who would win in Batman v. Vader and Pie v. Cake!

Whoa Whoa Whoa! It's a new episode with Jake, Aldrin and special guest Jennifer Graves (DC Comics, American Dad)! Hop in the magic canoe and paddle your way down storytime river as we discuss the finer points of working at DC Comics, Walt Simonson, and Motherhood. Just try not to look at that creepy guy's sketch book!

Sit down, son, and let Christian Spicer teach you a thing or two! This is a man who knows some stuff about not getting butt-hurt in the entertainment industry. Listen as this lawyer turned comedian advises for changing career paths midstream and brings Jake and Aldrin closer than ever before! No ulterior motives here. Just live by Spicer's life rules and you can live a satisfied life - maybe even KNOW STUFF!   Stuff Christian Spicer does! DLC (Podcast) - video game and tabletop games podcast Uninformed Opinions (Podcast) Improv vs. Standup (Show @UCBTLA)

Half laugh the night away with Jake, Aldrin and special guest Doug Culp! There is so much tv to watch and DnD campaigns to create, but there is always time for movies! Brush up on your shoplifting skills at outdoor-school and have a special donut. You know we gotta talk about food food food, yamataters. Also: Woody Allen as Mr. Freeze!

There is NO ORDER - only YOU KNOW STUFF! Jake and Aldrin make an attempt at segments for this episode, which quickly dissolves into a puddle of jingles and tangents. Have your innocence stolen by 90's comics, learn about survivalist stuff, and hit those slot machines after a lesson from Aldrin! Viva la Pizza Revolution!

Get off the mattress and WAKE UP! This week Doug Brochu sits down with Jake and Aldrin to discuss leather working, acting and D&D! Jake and Doug remember a time when they both worked together and the art of BSing. The group talks about their freshly created characters in their DnD campaign. Sure, friendship can be work, but with Doug it's the best kind of reward!

And you thought you knew You Know Stuff?! We are't Jake and Aldrin - we're Baern and the Dungeon Master!! Our trusty gang of Doug Brochu the darwf, Lauren Andrews the wizard and Erin Hassidim the wood elf sit down to create their Dungeons and Dragons characters! This ep also gets an extra roll because it can help you design your own character step by step.  Listening to this ep grants you +12 charisma with friends and family!

Jake and Aldrin sit down with the OG J&A Duo - Jackie Kashian and Andy Ashcraft! Jackie and Jake are Midwest kids who got into comedy. Aldrin and Andy are UC art grads who really like games. First things first, leave home and go to college. Once that's out of the way, fill your days with LARPing the Sandman stories, building False Memories playing D&D and, oh yeah, have a career in Game Design or Comedy! Join us as we delve into the meaty stew that is being married and keeping it nerdy at the same time. Note: If you ended up in a cranberry bog - game over. Find out more about Andy Ashcraft at GiantsDanceGames.com AND find out more about Jackie Kashian at JackieKashian.com and DorkForest.com

It's a very special week when Jake explains dog menstruation to Aldrin over a bag of cappuccino Lay's potato chips. Conversely, Aldrin shares with Jake his expansive knowledge of TMNT (which I think we all prefer over dog periods). Also, who DIDN'T see Guardians of the Galaxy!? Sit back, relax and enjoy the ambiance of two guys eating gross food in a lush apartment while they wax nostalgic over their childhoods.

Our heroes sit down with a pile of snacks, two pizzas, and a bunch of action figures, and regale each other with tales of San Diego Comic Cons present and past! There were Comics! TV Shows! Objectified Women! More Snacks! Sit back and listen as Jake, Aldrin, and Erin roll through the big announcements made and try to find the line for fair depictions of minorities in media. Don't forget to Street Pass us!

This week, Jake and Aldrin sit down with GTFO Mastermind Charles Jorgensen! The trio waxes nostalgic on old NES games and try to determine the future of gaming. This is, what, the 9th episode where talk of video games turns into talk of dessert? Which Ninja Turtle was your Favorite? The Future is Steam!... and Penny and Arielle were there too!

Hot and sweaty Jake and Aldrin sit down in the bare apartment with Mike Baird! It's grown-up time as the duo discuss raising kids, investments, careers and.... oh forget it - the discussion quickly dissolves into Harry Potter, Nintendo (yes, again) and the toy aisle.

This week, Jake and Aldrin travel through the Maze of Milieu and into the lost city of Lost Anglesesesse to meet Josh Marvin! It is here that Josh encourages our characters to get into gaming, make friends and then game some more. This episode is a real CRITICAL HIT (wink wink wink wink wink)!!!

The Magnificent Aldrin and his beautiful assistant Jake recap on the last two busy weeks of their lives. Aldrin visited his Nintendo Mecca at E3 where he came, he saw, he won a SSB T-Shirt. Then the fledgling magician enjoyed a delightful evening at The Magic Castle. Jake retreated into the woods with Erin and cried to the Heavens "WHAT IS THIS ALL FOR?!"- such a classic modernist protagonist.

Muggles Jake and Aldrin sit down with the powerful wizards Micha and Vincent Kirk before Game Night! Our wayward heroes delve into what makes a marriage and how D&D can fix everything. Jake just figured out what a "Harry Potter" is and Aldrin wants YOU to play Mario Kart 8! What house are you in? What's your Patronus?

Xavier Institute Alums Jake and Aldrin sit down to talk about X-Men,  X-Men, X-Men, X-Men, X-Men, X-Men, X-Men, and  X-Men. Major Spoiler Alert: If you have not seen X-Men: Days of Future Past, skip this episode. This is your only warning.