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  • 50: Kayfabe

    50: Kayfabe
    2026/07/15

    ALRIGHT BROTHER, IT'S THE WOOOOOOORD OF THE WEEK! OOOYEAAAAA

    Kayfabe - noun

    1: the tacit agreement between professional wrestlers and their fans to pretend that overtly staged wrestling events, stories, characters, etc., are genuine In this episode:
    • Frankie threatens Eric and it's totally not cool
    • It's our youngest word ever!
    • The carnival history of professional wrestling
    • This one goes out to all my rural friends from elementary school
    • Quick plug for The Mountain Goats Album, "Beat the Champ"
    • Pokémon of the Week: Okeyfabey

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    38 分
  • 49: Ululation

    49: Ululation
    2026/07/08

    WE HAVE A WORD FOR THE WEEK. THE WORD OF THE WEEK IS:

    Ululation - noun

    1: a loud mournful usually protracted and rhythmical sound : howl 2: the action of ululating: howling In this episode:
    • George Lopez, my savior
    • A brief history of how Gameboys make sound
    • Eric's Pokémon Cry Game - the anime didn't have a lot to work with, due to the
    • Gameboy's sound limitations, so they blacked out in the booth instead
    • Pokémon of the Week: Uluuluulululuu

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    Pokemon Cry Sources (SPOILERS):

    • Surskit, Guzzlord, Regigigas

    • Electibuzz, Victreebel, Persian, Zapdos, Beeheyem

    • Palkia

    • Nidoking/Nidoqueen/Rhyhorn, Rapidash, Staryu

    • Krikitune, Togekiss
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    54 分
  • 48: Umbrella

    48: Umbrella
    2026/07/01

    DUDE-CAST, a totally straight PODCAST for DUDES! The bro-tastic word for this week is:

    Umbrella - noun

    1: a collapsible shade for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over hinged ribs radiating from a central pole 2: something which covers or embraces a broad range of elements or factors 3: the bell-shaped or saucer-shaped largely gelatinous structure that forms the chief part of the body of most jellyfishes : bell entry 1 sense 3b 4: something which provides protection: such as a: defensive air cover (as over a battlefront) b: a heavy barrage In this episode:
    • Frankie is literally in hell
    • Wet Bed Temperature
    • Is this our longest cold open?
    • Umbrella, the little darkness
    • Youngster Frankie
    • Happy Pride (retroactive)
    • Straight dude gender-affirming care
    • Hegels
    • Pokémon of the Week: Pikaboo > Brellaboo > Mariboo

    This episode brought to you by the Dude-Brella

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    Dude-Brella Commercial Music
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    48 分
  • 47: Lacuna

    47: Lacuna
    2026/06/24

    Do you have an deep, dark void in your soul that you need to fill? Maybe we can help! The word of the week is:

    Lacuna - noun

    1: a blank space or a missing part : gap 2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure In this episode:
    • Cereal-milk icebreaker
    • Lacuna matata
    • My son, the kakuna
    • Eel or No Eel (another Frankie Game)
    • Bayesian Game Theory
    • These points still mean nothing
    • Pokémon of the Week: Laguna

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    Additional Audio:

    • Kakuna
    • Applause
    • Bell Sound
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    37 分
  • 46: Puissance

    46: Puissance
    2026/06/17

    We've got a mighty, strong episode coming to you this week. The word of the week is:

    Puissance - noun

    : strength, power

    In this episode:

    • Cat predictive text
    • Dad strength, just like Holes
    • Milo of Crotan
    • Boy Wrestling Champion, Heracles cosplayer, kegel-king, cow-hauler
    • Maybe see Zardoz
    • Pokémon of the Week: Crowton

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    33 分
  • 45: Imbroglio

    45: Imbroglio
    2026/06/10

    Hey chat... we’d like to apologize to all the weasels out there... we’re going to stop talking, and start listening... to the word of the week!

    Imbroglio - noun

    1a: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding b: scandal sense 1a c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment d: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2: a confused mass In this episode:
    • Hegelochus’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
    • Who’s the sexy crab?
    • Greek drama == Tomodachi Life drama
    • By the Weasel, By the Weasel, By the Beautiful Weasel
    • You ever say the wrong word so bad that people are still talking about it 2434 years later?
    • Proto-memes
    • A severe, ongoing lapse in judgement
    • Pokémon of the Week: Imbrogleo

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    40 分
  • 44: Malapropism

    44: Malapropism
    2026/06/03

    We’re excised to share this episode with you. We hope you find it subpar! The ward of the bay is:

    Malapropism - noun

    1: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context

    In this episode:

    • What is the front of your shower?
    • It’s another Frankie gameshow: Guess the malapropisms
    • Using a gunshot noise felt uncomfortable, so Kid Pix guy has censored it
    • I’m a real foxy moron, too
    • American Boolean Operators
    • Pokémon of the week: Malaprops

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    39 分
  • 43: Suborn

    43: Suborn
    2026/05/27

    We're not saying you have to tell the court you listened to this episode, we're just saying it would be in your best interests to do so, if you catch our drift. The word of the week is:

    Suborn - verb

    1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness In this episode:
    • This episode presented by the OinCo brand ASMalaRm clock
    • BW4SP-Noir
    • You are my secret blackmail Christmas tree
    • New rpg classes
    • New company icebreaker: how would somebody induce you to secretly do an unlawful thing?
    • Hi Reuben
    • Schoolyard jailbreak
    • My non-lethal keister
    • Pokémon of the Week: Subacorn

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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    Additional show music:

    • Shopping Day
    • Noir Alley
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    33 分