Halloween memories. Pee-Wee Dance. Huey Lewis Phone Call. Sylvester Stallone Rambo Spoilers. And so many more Surprises!

In this episode of MidMen, Paul and Sean dive into the magic of Halloween — from childhood costumes and candy hauls to parenting trick-or-treaters and how the holiday evolves as we get older (especially with Sean's birthday being ON Halloween).

Do we still feel the excitement? Do we still dress up? Or is Halloween now more about making it fun for the kids, while implementing the parent tax on their candy haul?

Plus, Sean shares his Pee-Wee dance story, which is a damn good one.

Then the guys explore the idea of surprises — the good, the bad, and the hilariously awkward. From unexpected gifts and emotional moments to surprise visits, life curveballs, and the joy of being blindsided (in a good way)… or not. They wrap it up with The Surprise Game, a rapid-fire round of questions guaranteed to reveal some unexpected truths, from talking to Huey Lewis on the phone, to Sylvester Stallone spilling spoilers to Rambo and beyond!

Grab your candy bucket and prepare for nostalgia, laughs, and a few shockers — because life is full of surprises, and sometimes the best ones come wrapped in Halloween memories.

Middle age hits different — careers shift, bodies creak, kids grow, and friendships evolve. In this episode, the MidMen dive headfirst into the theme of change, adaptation, and the friendships that keep us grounded through it all.

Paul and Sean unpack why change feels harder as we get older — from marriage and parenting to career pivots and losing people we love — and explore how mindset, routine, and community help us adapt instead of resist. They get real about growth, grief, and gratitude… before taking a detour into something truly universal: farts. Yes, laughter really is the best medicine, even when it stinks.

Later, Sean opens up about why he came to town and what reconnecting with old friends means in a time when “crash on the couch” weekends have turned into coordinated, family-approved escapes. The episode closes with the hilarious Worst & First game — the part where wisdom meets ridiculousness.

Expect honesty, humor, and the occasional bodily function.

Because change may be constant, but so is laughing through it.

What if you had to list the 100 songs that shaped your soul — no guilt, no posing, no skipping tracks? In this raw, no-compromise episode, Paul and Sean dive deep into their musical DNA to reveal the most honest playlists of their lives.

From first childhood tapes to Napster-era burns, emotional anthems to surprise bangers, we’re covering:

🎶 Our earliest musical memories

📼 The formats that defined our eras

🎸 Genres we love—and some we’ll never get

🧠 What music actually is to us (emotion? therapy?)

🔥 Our “Top 100” process and the songs that hit hardest

🏝️ Desert island top 5s

Plus: a shout-out to Brian Hall’s theme song and a challenge for you — make your own Top 100 and tag it #MidMenTop100. No cool points. Just truth.

👉 If you love music (or this podcast), hit that 5-star review and share it with one person who feels music the way you do.

🔗 Our full Top 100 playlist is live now on Apple Music.

Paul's List:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/arctic-ninja-top-100-songs/pl.u-jV899DJCALdGK

Sean's List:

https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/mooseninjas-100-top-songs/pl.u-qmVDHkWgzq

🎮 MidMen: Level Up

Episode Title: Pixelated Past, High-Def Present

From blowing cartridges on the NES to firefights in Call of Duty, this week the MidMen power up and dive headfirst into the world of video games. Paul and Sean relive their first consoles—Atari, Nintendo, Sega Genesis—and the legendary games that shaped them: Mario, Zelda, Punch-Out!!, Contra, Jackal, Sonic, and more.

Then it’s warp-speed to the modern era: PlayStation, Xbox, Halo, Fallout, KOTOR—and what gaming looks like today and tomorrow: VR headsets, immersive tech, and beyond.

Also in this episode:

🎲 FIRST or WORST – A new game where one MidMan must reveal a “first” or a “worst” moment. It’s hilarious, raw, and painfully honest.

📣 Brian Hall Shoutout – You already know.

So grab a controller, press start, and let the nostalgia (and chaos) begin.

In this gripping and emotionally raw episode, the MidMen confront the shockwaves of Charlie Kirk’s assassination — not just as political observers, but as men, fathers, and believers navigating a fractured world. What begins as a reflection on Kirk’s complex legacy and the disturbing reactions to his death quickly evolves into a deeper, more personal conversation about faith, God, and the unseen forces that guide our lives.

Paul and Sean peel back the layers of their own spiritual upbringings — the doubts, awakenings, struggles, and moments of divine intervention that shaped their journeys. They open up about how faith has anchored them in chaos, and what it means to believe in something bigger than yourself when the world feels like it’s burning.

No games. No gimmicks. Just two men laying it bare in a time when truth feels dangerous and hope feels distant.

This is MidMen — raw, real, and searching for light in the dark.

Why do we love ranking things? Why do we follow (or break) rules? In this episode, the MidMen dig into humanity’s obsession with lists, from Top 5 movies to Top 100 songs, and explore the psychology behind why we defend them like gospel. Then we flip the script and tackle rules — the ones we grew up with, the ones we break now, and the ones we enforce on our own kids. Are rules about discipline… or control?

Plus: a rapid-fire Top 3 Game with picks ranging from superheroes to fast food, guilty pleasures, and more. It’s personal, hilarious, and a perfect setup for our next episode — the long-awaited Top 100 Songs of All Time.

🎙️ MidMen: Episode [#] — The Summer Movie Reckoning (with Chris Bumbray)

This week on MidMen, Paul is joined by special guest co-host Chris Bumbray, his former partner-in-pod from The Beard and The Bald, for a no-holds-barred look at the Summer 2025 Movie Season. From the rise of original hits to the fall of superhero fatigue, the duo breaks down the biggest surprises, disappointments, and what it all means moving forward.

💥 Topics include:

• Hits, bombs, and break-evens from summer 2025

• The slow death of the superhero genre — or just a reset?

• Can Marvel, DC, and others course-correct?

• Was James Gunn’s Superman a hit, a miss, or a breakeven?

• Our Top 5 movies of the year (so far)

• Fall 2025 movie forecast & what we’re most hyped for

• What we’re watching — old, new, guilty pleasures

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• Plug in and buckle up — this is a deep dive for movie lovers who’ve seen the ups, the downs, and the popcorn in between.

What does it really mean to be authentic? In this episode, the MidMen dive deep into the idea of the “true self”—how much of who we are is genuine, and how much is shaped by others? From changing ourselves to fit in, to the philosophical puzzle of whether a single “authentic self” even exists, we ask the big questions about identity, honesty, and self-perception.

We balance the heavy stuff with our Get Off My Lawn rant about bad design (“Who the hell built this?!”), a Brian Hall Shout-Out (of course), and a fun authenticity quiz where we force each other to make impossible Either/Or choices—sometimes hilarious, sometimes revealing.

🎙️ Can you ever really know your true self? Let’s find out together.

👉 Don’t forget to rate, review, and share if you enjoy the show—it means the world to us.