We now have Barry Funkhouser on the podcast team. He’s going to edit out the nonsense, umms and uhhs for you every week.  John had his tub taken over by the negativity goo from Ghostbusters 2.

Kris chopped the prize money in a poker tournament and explains to John how a split works at the end of a tournament. We have the blessings of a psychic on our side. Han Solo bombed and we know exactly why, Disney is mining the wrong areas of the Star Wars universe.

It’s been a while but Kris got into a new twitter tift. This one was with Franklin Leonard of the Blacklist. Kris has issues with the demographically charged writer contests.

Bullet points of the week

  • What is the plural of Rasmus?
  • What technology would you merge with?
  • How many meats did we BBQ this Memorial Day Weekend?
  • Any animal what kind would you be?
  • What is your ranking of natural disasters?
  • Which Stanley Cup Finalist would you rather play on?
  • If you had to serve in the military which branch would you choose?
  • What language do you think is the coolest?
  • If you could boo someone in a place where they were once formally beloved?
  • What do you think of just before the first drop of a roller coaster?
  • The birth rate in the US is declining steadily, why do you think that is?

Sound bite culture is the real cause of turmoil in America.

Gratcast is back! We’ve been away for two years, but we could not stay away forever. One of the originals is back to co-host this season. The world has changed quite a bit during our absence. Hollywood is experiencing a reckoning. Trump is President. What is the one thing an egomaniac could do to make everyone who hates him be forced to admit how great he is? Do you Q? Kris explains the Q phenomenon.

The Bills finally drafted a franchise QB in Josh Allen, but is Kris sold on him? How should we look at all these sexual complaints coming out twenty years later? The GML had cancer so we had to put er down. We are starting a marketing company and we need a name! What better marketing could an expansion franchise like the Golden Knights ask for with an inaugural Stanley cup run? Finally, Kris believes Rasmus Dahlin will win every Stanley cup from next season forward, even if he has to go up against a couple of tiny Ditkas.