Anything can be a death defying stunt until something goes wrong but that hasn’t stopped people for hundreds of years of making spectacles of doing what seems impossible. This week on Chubstep Steed and Jrad start with why Steed’s apartment smells like fish, almost getting pulled into the water deep sea fishing in Miami, getting kicked out of the exit row on a plane, a walking stereotype, and Steed breaking into a construction site causing light pollution before getting to the main topic, daredevils. The guys start with the Frenchman credited with inventing the parachute by jumping out of a hot air balloon, a teacher jumping over the Niagara Falls, the first famous American daredevil, Charles Lindberg’s checkered past, a hero’s stolen plane for Tanzania in ‘Tanzania News’, the naming of Angel Falls, Ben Affleck in Daredevil, an influencer’s accident on a skyscraper, the wild beginnings that led to the legend Evel Knievel, and The Flying Wallendas

For ol’ times sake Jrad and Steed welcome back television aficionado Lil’ Stevie to discuss the best TV shows of 2024 and 2025 on this week’s Chubstep. The guys start with Steed not allowing any criticism of the Buffalo Bills and his favorite show of 2025 which is 15 years old before getting to the ranking. In 2024 the guys go over shows like Hacks, Somebody Somewhere, The Penguin, Ripley and Shogun. In 2025 the guys go over shows like Studio, The Rehearsal, Gilded Age with the Carrie Coon fan club, Adolescence, and Andor. Finally the guys talk about how to balance great shows when some are shorter vs have more seasons that trail off.

Who are the strongest men (and women) in the world? How about of all time? This week Steed and Jrad cover everything from mass monsters, controversies, and the true origins of the keg toss when it comes to strong men and women. The guys start with a potential new 3rd host, a pie eating contest and almost drowning on the river. The main topic starts off with greasing and tanning before Mr. Olympia competitions, body building not equaling athletic ability, Louis Cyr the strongest man of all time in ‘Chubistory’, the Strongman competition, the world's strongest: woman, gay man, and person with physical disabilities, controversies within Mr. Olympia, the weakest countries, crimes with bodybuilders and a tie to Ben Affleck,

Steed and Jrad tackle one of the most basic inventions of all time, the ladder in this week’s Chubstep.First the guys start with a lifelong regret involving the drawings of the mentally ill and why Shutter Island got it wrong before getting to ladders. They discuss ladder world records, cavemen ladders, how 500,000 ladder hospitalizations a year happen, the best looking yet most dangerous ladder, the legality of walking under a ladder, two brothers balancing on each others head climbing over a ladder in ‘Tanzania News’, ladders in crime, and forced good luck with ladders.

Have aliens from other planets been amongst us for hundreds and thousands of years? Unlikely but that doesn’t stop people from having some pretty wild stories involving them. Before Steed and Jrad get into aliens in this week’s Chubstep they start with Steed accidentally removing his mustache, and why Jrad is out on the whole state of Indiana. The guys start the main topic covering a connection from Alien and Ben Affleck, an incoming object coming from outside of our solar system, Baba Vanga’s future telling track record, a series of alien interaction stories from hair growing overnight to 6 months of family abductions and why each of them might have ulterior motives.

For the last 6,000 years humans have idolized gold. After listening to this episode you’ll be idolizing Chubstep for its vast knowledge transfer to you the listener. Steed and Jrad start with not so easy to open plastic packages, why bald Steed is buying women’s shampoo, and ignoring annoying people that are talking to you before getting to the main topic. The guys cover all aspects of gold from the man who got ripped off to start the gold rushes, the original cursed California gold man, how little gold has been discovered, dangers of gold mining, recent gold thefts including a gold toilet, having laws screwing you out of gold discoveries, eating gold, and Goldmember to Ben Affleck.

This week features a deep dive into the deep hollers of the Appalachians with a local to the mountains, fishing guide, and friend of the show Nick T. The guys start with a strange correlation with the country of Georgia cuisine, why younger brothers can never win, and a “small world” story between a TV host and Big Money Banks. Next the three get into the correct pronunciation, Jrad’s time with the Appalachian Service Project, driving ATV’s with snakes, life in the hollers, the best Appalachian food like pickled eggs, wild true and ghost stories alike only possible in this part of the country, associating with your county not city,

Chubstep legend and man of divine wisdom Mike James joins Steed and Jrad to discuss all things tarot in this week’s episode. The guys start with neck beards before getting into how Mike James got into tarot readings, goth girls, advantageously incorporating tarot into dates, types of cards, judging other readings, early 2000’s late night Comedy Central themed tarot deck, a ‘Chubistory’ on its origins, how to receive a reading, readings and pole dancing, a live reading of Steed from Mike, tarot true crime in Florida involving egg money replication, and the most expensive decks.