[BRACKET!]

[BRACKET!]

[BRACKET!] is a weekly podcast that uses the single greatest hierarchy method known to mankind (the Sweet 16 Bracket) to sort out the absolute best in all fields: movie quotes, periods of time, cereals, logos, philosphical concepts, and types of sharks. New episodes every Friday. We are funded by our generous Patrons, including Gabe Silva, Jeff Criswell, Andrew Whipple, AverageJonah, Evan Baumel, GX Barnett, AnarchyMarie, Lindsay, Mikey Hall, Oliver Beattie, Ringthane, Tom Nemcek, and Michael Zavala.

Episodes

[BRACKET!] Presents...Setlist in Seattle

August 16, 2020 • 81 mins
Presenting a special look at a new project. Please enjoy this very early pilot episode and be sure to search for Setlist in Seattle in the podcast client of your choice. Another new episode is available there starting Monday 8/17/2020.
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Tournament of Tournament of Champions Champions

February 28, 2020 • 130 mins
Our journey comes to an end after six years of podcasting. Thank you for sticking with us for so long.
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Episode #279 - Tournament of Champions XVI

February 15, 2020 • 103 mins
It's here! The penultimate episode of [BRACKET!]! And true to form we realize only at the moment of recording that we have seventeen winners to pick from this season. Oops!
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Episode #278 - Best Second Place

February 8, 2020 • 109 mins
One last shot at redemption! Fifteen second-place winners from previous Tournament of Champions episodes (plus one from a Patreon episode) battle it out for the chance to, uh, be in another Tournament of Champions!
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Episode #277 - Best Joe Dirt Quote

January 31, 2020 • 72 mins
You didn't ask for it, and yet we delivered! Chaos reigns.
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Episode #276 - Best Return

January 24, 2020 • 87 mins
Jesse gets married and we cobble together Frankenstein's athlete. I don't know what else to say about this one gang.
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Episode #275 - Best Endangered Animal

December 2, 2019 • 84 mins
'Endangered' is just a smart person's term for "to-do list"
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Episode #274 - Best Canned Food

November 22, 2019 • 65 mins
We're in pretty good spirits about this whole 'life in a bunker' situation as friend of the show MJ joins us to sort our favorite canned foods while we wait for the inevitable death of our planet's habitats!
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Episode #273 - Best Cowboy

November 9, 2019 • 58 mins
Well hog-tie me up and slap me silly, I can't believe these here wet ears ain't done an episode about cowboys yet!
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Episode #272 - Best Frank

November 2, 2019 • 66 mins
It's not technically Spooky Month anymore, but that doesn't stop us from recording one final formal Spooky Episode with special guest and friend of the show, MJ!
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Episode #271 - Best Spooky Pokémon

October 19, 2019 • 119 mins

We record what is likely to be our final Pokémon episode and find out just which Pokémon makes existence on Pokémon Earth a nightmarish hellscape!

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Episode #270 - Best Spooky Animal

October 12, 2019 • 71 mins
Cullen and Jesse are trapped alone in a haunted mansion full of sixteen of the creepiest crawliest animals you ever did see, and also since it's a haunted mansion I guess there's a ghost there or something I don't know.
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Episode #269 - Best Penny Candy

October 5, 2019 • 67 mins
Penny candies! You know, the candy you received on Halloween that makes you think "oh well, better luck at the next house I guess"?
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Episode #268 - Best Reptile

September 22, 2019 • 84 mins
FUN FACT: They often say [BRACKET!] is the reptile kingdom of podcasts, in that we're cold-blooded, covered in scales, and naturally regrow severed limbs in order to escape our natural predators!
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Episode #267 - Best Video Game Sequel

September 7, 2019 • 74 mins
They say first impressions are what counts most, but these video games would have you say otherwise. Specifically, they would have you say "let us grant you our money once more, as I would like to revisit your game brand". Join us to find out which game series has the best second date!
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Episode #266 - Best Monkey

August 31, 2019 • 67 mins
Technically yes the term 'monkey' does not cover every entry on this bracket and is a cartoonish oversimplification and Koko was a lovely and wonderful gorilla but this is a joke show for kidders and chucksters! We get a pass if we say it's a joke! JOKER in theaters October 4.
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Episode #265 - Best Host

August 23, 2019 • 72 mins
When you think about it...we're all just His guests. (Feat. Friend of the Show, Jordan Hass)
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Episode #264 - Best Movie Starring An Animal

August 19, 2019 • 76 mins
This episode was originally titled "Best Talking Animal" but as it turns out talking animals have very active and intimidating legal defense teams.
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Episode #263 - Best Flavor

August 11, 2019 • 74 mins
Please don't sue us Mr. Fieri.
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Episode #262 - Tournament of Champions XV

August 3, 2019 • 85 mins
How are there fifteen of these dang things? Probably shoulda been taken off the air by now I think.
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