Only Stupid People

Only Stupid People

Don't worry about feeling stupid - self admitted simpletons Mike and Jennifer have that covered for you. Each week, we analyze and dissect the stupidities we sometimes ignore (or, worse yet, begrudgingly accept) in everyday existence.

Episodes

September 17, 2020 58 mins

The 2 stupidest people you listen to are back early!   This week, Jen and Mike will discuss things that they looked forward to but were disappointing... including albums (Use Your Illusion 1 & 2 anyone?),  movies (Downton Abbey.. El Camino), TV shows (particularly, later seasons.. like Dexter), as well as Jen's cooking (nobody wants this...) and a whole lot more!   

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Jen and Mike take on conspiracy theories!   Walt Disney's brain in a mayonnaise jar, Infowars Alex Jones is under 55, flat earthers, Ted Cruz' dad involvedin JFK, Antivaxxers,  and whether or not Paul is dead - we attack all of that shiz!  Reach out to us on the social medias @onlystupidpod and check us out the last Wednesday of every month (and maybe a few bonus droppings along the way)! 

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This episode Mike and Jen are going to expose all their dirty little secrets!   Well.. not those... but we are going to put up a barely mixed podcast.  Why would we do that?  Well - we've been faking it with a lot of editing.   This episode we didn't edit out anything.. so you get the full monty... hide your eyes!

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This week Jen and Mike dive into the deep end of things that scare them - Mike's afraid of heights.. Jen's afraid of falling limbs, and they are both extra scared of the overly excited weather man and what he's doing with a doppler radar.  Also - are some ghosts a-holes?   How does Jen protect a metal bed against a lightning strike?   And is it weird for an adult to gain a phobia from watching Spongebob Squ...

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Mike and Jen spend this podcast trying to explain shows, both the positive and negative, to one another that one of them watches but the other has yet to see.    They also quickly discuss a few less-than-popular shows they both enjoy.    Shows reviewed : The Wire (1:20) Outlander (7:05) Shameless (12:45) The Crown (18:40) Victoria (20:35) Better Call Saul (22:30) Downton Abbey (29:00) Meet the Midwife (30:15) Community (33:55) You...
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This week, Jen and Mike take on shows from their youth - but not the kids shows!    They break down The Dukes of Hazard, Bewitched, The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Charlie's Angels, and soap-opery stuff (including regional wrestling), and a few others along the way.   Come for the wondering why so many shows had random cousins living together, stay for shopping spree that included ...

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June 11, 2020 19 secs

Sit back and enjoy; the stupid's on us!  Join us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @OnlyStupidPod

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We invite Hot Flashes and Cool Topics podcasts host and superfan Bridgett onto the show to discuss Kids TV shows!  Topics include The Flintstones vs Wonder Woman (1:55), Speed Racer's overly aggressive driving (4:45), Dora and child protective services (5:30), what happens on the Big Comfy Couch at a frathouse (8:30), ignoring the homeless on Sesame Street (11:00), the alcoholic on Mr. Rogers (13:25), reinventing the number system ...
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Jen and Mike try out a new format called Wack Brackets.  What's a Wack Bracket?     8 competitors enter the arena in a bracket style tournament, but the game changes every round!   This week we have :  Jake from State Farm vs Forrest Gump (2:05), Dwight Schrute vs. Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo) (8:00) , Peg Bundy (Married with Children) vs. Eleven (Stranger Things) (12:10), and Shooter McGavin (...

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May 23, 2020 43 mins
Jen and Mike take their stupid talents to the world of food.   Which food would be most effective when protecting yourself from a carjacker? What cereal is favored by the majority of dentists to improve business?  The secret behind what purple ketchup really is.  Is the food industry trying to strip away our civil liberties by premixing American traditions?     And learn this fast-food hack to sample everything on the breakfast men...
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May 16, 2020 42 mins
Not only does Old Gregg get a shout-out this week, Mike and Jen tackle Stupid Traditions.  Learn about dinner and holiday hacks to piss off your loved ones.   Learn about high class living for turkey's mistaken as sex workers.   An updated version for the Columbus Day jingle.  And what does it take to become the Worlds' Most Fascinating Junior in high school.   Shout out to us @OnlyStupidPod on IG/Twitter/FB, or leave us a message ...
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Mike and Jen take on stupid things sold on TV.   Which piece in the  2020 Presidential Commemorative Chess Set should you be most leery of?  How much Enzyte does Smiling Bob need to keep him smiling all day?   Jen is concerned about sexism in the 976 phone number industry, but Mike is having nothing to do with her argument.   Every kiss begins with K, but what do other more risque encounters ...

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Mike and Jen look back at stupid trends of the 80s and 90s.  Could Teddy Ruxpin sing metal?  What does it take to become a Cabbage Patch Man?  Papa Smurf Dalmer and Double-O Smurfette revealed.   And just how much does this world need a hero like Spuds McKenzie during these trying times?  Hit us up on our social media @OnlyStupidPod!

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April 25, 2020 41 mins

This week, Mike and Jen discuss stupid things about school.   Come for the conversations about desk slumlords, loaded bus drivers, the unknown miseries of getting elected to student council,  and playing bridge with a non-standard deck... stay for Jen all but begging folks to torch us on our @OnlyStupidPod social media accounts as she attacks a concept as American as hot dogs with mayonnaise: high school football. &n...

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April 18, 2020 35 mins

Invaded by bots, Mike and Jen discuss stupid trends of the 70s and prior.   The night was going normal until Mike agreed with this sexist advertising campaign and Jen immediately called the police.   Jabba the Hutt is furious after the podcast reveals his secret way to server up Han Solo at a dinner party.   Search sexy trespassers directly from your podcast provider.  Uncover the hidden life of d...

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Did you know that The 1975 named themselves after the stupidest era in music history?   From gross muskrat bed sheets to redneck Liberaces, Mike and Jen talk about the songs that still haunt their dreams to this day.   John Denver : hero of musicians or villain to drivers everywhere?  Olivia-Newton John is really just a whiny barroom bully.  And Billy Swan?!  Who is that?!?  And was he the original inspiration of the SNL classic sk...
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Society is changing under our feet, and not all for the bad.   Some ideas we have always embraced are.. well.. just stupid.  Does the the next economic revolution start with dishwashers? What can you expect when you let little Billy play in the Mcdonaldland ballpit?  And how awesome would it be to get a series 1 Dr. Fauci jersey/face mask card?  And yes - chocolate fountains are trash.  BONUS : Jen earns the first bleep in OSP hist...
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March 28, 2020 33 mins

What's better than stupid kid toys - pretty much everything!  Mike laments about the lack of realism in table top electronic football.  Jen breaks down how Bunko is just Chutes and Ladders for alcoholic housewives, and comes up with an idea to make the game of Life even more less appealing than it currently is.   Bonus: Find out the sneaky way Mike works Playboy Miss September 1977 into this episode.   ...

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What does coronavirus have to do with Y2K?   Mike and Jennifer discuss proactivity, the wink-wink "face massager" that appeared in the Sears catalog, the KISS disco album, and how Florida invaders are killing grandma. 

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