Three Idiots, Five Stars

Three Idiots, Five Stars

Three best friends from college, who rarely get to hang out in person, reunite twenty years later to commiserate about life's laughs and complaints with the camaraderie only old friends share. ("Three Idiots, Five Stars" aka "The Rusty Shovel Wrecking Crew" is comedian Ben Rosenfeld teaming up with his two longtime pals: Jay and Chris - two corporate workers who keep their last names under wraps until this podcast gets big enough for them to quit their meaningless jobs.)

Episodes

July 28, 2025 • 59 mins

Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld talk about CEO pay disparity, the death of Hulk Hogan and Ben performing more comedy in Russian.

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Chris tells Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld about the one time he met his dad as an adult, Ben shares about his own relative's secret family and then they end with more WWE talk.

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July 14, 2025 • 59 mins

Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld laugh about fireworks being a waste of money, being okay living with broken things and the WWE's CM Punk going to Saudi Arabia controversy.

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June 30, 2025 • 55 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld explore the Big Foot vs technology conundrum and then get interrupted by ladies and construction.

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June 23, 2025 • 55 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld laugh about Ben having a "Bill Lumbar work week", Chris's power steering issues sending him into peak Long Island and manning up about construction and Hadouken fireballs.

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Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld joke about self-diagnosing concussions, the idiotic Eventbrite algorithm hurting its own ticket sales and enshittification in general, anxiety-riddled losers and being one degree of separation from Kathleen Turner.

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June 9, 2025 • 55 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld joke about the important of a good intro, Chris shares an original joke that impresses Ben with its darkness, the Trump vs Elon breakup and LA vibes.

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June 2, 2025 • 60 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld celebrate their one-year podcast anniversary and jokes about a fender bender, flinging the dough, The Thomas Rumble and getting punked by Eastchester sanitation.

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May 26, 2025 • 56 mins

Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld laugh about Chris's trip to the Brooklyn Bike Jumble, counter culture getting commercialized, The Knicks and if being a Rutgers fan seeps into your soul.

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May 19, 2025 • 29 mins

Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld discuss Mother's Day, therapy and how subjective vs objective pertains to stand-up comedy.

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May 12, 2025 • 59 mins

Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld discuss Molly Shannon's revelations about Gary Coleman, what a show called "Five Star Idiots" would be about, The Simpsons vs Futurama vs King of the Hill, and a fake conspiracy involving a commercial for balding and wrestling.

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May 5, 2025 • 54 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld catch up jokingly discuss Ben's idea for improving relationships, teensie resets, Jay's job and Chris's hatred of SNL.

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April 21, 2025 • 61 mins

Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld joke around on all sorts of topics including sleep deficits, betting and unexpected windfalls. Then Jay joins in to talk AI as an art critique and overly encouraging creative partner and 1900hotdogs.com

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April 14, 2025 • 59 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld make light of a fighting dream, being overwhelmed and tarriffs.

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April 7, 2025 • 55 mins

Jay shares his struggles with depression and how he overcame.

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March 31, 2025 • 59 mins

Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld discuss the pointlessness of grades and college, as well as related conspiracies.

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March 24, 2025 • 62 mins

Chris, Jay and comedian Ben Rosenfeld are joined by a recurring guest to joke about allergy season, wet dry vac regrets, relationship bottlenecks and the best part of being a kid.

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March 17, 2025 • 63 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld chat about which TV world they'd want to live in, compare the Temu white glove experience with the Bulgarian Post Office, then delve into competitive pinball and class traitors.

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March 10, 2025 • 63 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld discuss what used to be the ultimate insult of "you're a sellout", the unhinged journey of an emotionally unstable husband, AI music ear and Thomas Malthus - the ultimate economist for the upper-middle-falutin.

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March 3, 2025 • 53 mins

Jay, Chris and comedian Ben Rosenfeld discuss their latest podcast review, difficulties of being social when working from home, getting a new car and cardboard box rage cages.

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