Six Pack

To kick off 2018, ShawnDonn pops it in reverse and tells SteveMazz about his road trip home for the holidays, complete with huge personal epiphanies, billion-dollar music ideas, recommendations for a certain Japanese car company, musings on Christmas movies and, of course, a free screenplay idea. He also shits a lot on Indiana. (Oh and before we get a bunch of angry emails, yes, we are aware Connecticut is part of New England and that John Hughes did indeed write Christmas Vacation.)

In the long-awaited sequel to Episode 40, the guys do everything in their power to avoid actually talking about Coach Carter, The Hurricane, Eight Men Out and other misleading sports flicks. But much like the story of a Scottish Christian sprinter who doesn’t race on Sundays, it totally works. 

The guys watch the Canadian classic “Copper Mountain” and discuss Maz Kanata, the Big Hunk, surplus porn, Anderson Cooper, a new use for Hulk fists and a 2001 episode of “Law & Order.” Plus listener mail!

The guys watch some Eagles-Rams action and discuss Steve's billion-dollar idea involving beer and yoga, a very bad UNTUCKit ad, Shawn's beef with guys who go by Junior, how Sean McVay sculpts that glorious scruff and whether Doug Pederson could play Jon Hamm's older brother in a TV show where a guy has a billion-dollar idea involving beer and yoga. You know, normal NFL chatter.

ShawnDonn and SteveMazz use their six topics to examine six classic sports films, their glaring deviations from what actually happened and whether fudging the truth should affect how viewers feel about them. Along the way, they praise Dennis Hopper, Gary Cooper and Gerard Butler, question Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg and wonder who exactly the original "Wild Man" was...      

On a very special Six Pack, the guys examine the fascinating life and times of Charles Ponzi, the man for whom the Ponzi Scheme is named. Of course there are a few digressions into important matters such as who should play Ponzi in a movie, how his original plan was similar to the Seinfeld bottle deposit scam and whether his little guys could swim. Also, how exactly did hitting his head on the sink give Doc Brown the idea for the flux capacitor? No really.

Shawn takes issue with "Hurricanes" as a sports team name, shares another billion-dollar barbershop idea and wonders what exactly a biscuit actually is. Meanwhile, Steve uses all three of his segments to roll out a new game: Guess the terrible new comedy with A-list actors you've never heard of currently streaming on Netflix! 

On this special episode of Six Pack, the guys tune in to the SEC Network, watch the second half of the Missouri-Vanderbilt game and talk about a variety of topics, including Brett Favre’s razors, Shaq’s Gold Bond lotion, Barry Odom’s handsomeness (when wearing a hat) and what will happen first, the Super Bowl not being popular or no more white people on the planet. It’s a beast of a podcast, and you won’t realize how hilarious it is unless you press play, sit back and get ready to laugh your fat ass off.

On this action-packed episode, the guys discuss a real thing called Sex Island, whether you can become a millionaire by wearing a suit every day, the viability of motorcycle-based firefighters, close encounters with Famke Janssen, body-grooming blunders and self-gratification in workplace. They cap it all off with their very first celebrity guest (1:21:15), Gene Simmons of KISS!

The guys play another rousing round of "And or Ampersand." Then they go deep on super-successful people who never married, why Puerto Rico is the key to US Soccer progress, what would happen if office workers had "season-ending injuries" and whether they should change the intro music. Finally, they live table read part of their original Wright Brothers-themed TV pilot, "Wingmen." Ya gotta hear it to believe it!

The guys discuss whether R. Kelly's sex cult just sounds like a lot of work, a billion-dollar barbershop concept, the best age to die and the many glaring plot holes in Geico's "Going Up the Country" motorcycle insurance ad. They also play a high-stakes game of "And or Ampersand" and develop a topical free screenplay idea: Halloweekend at Bernie's!

The guys discuss hot sitcom moms, a terrible invention and nominative determinism with athletes, which leads to a rousing game of "Guess the Sport!" Then, by popular demand, they read two more scenes from their original screenplay, "Michael J. Fox Must Die." What happens when Eric Stoltz comes face to face with Young Eric Stoltz?? Listen to find out!

After a crackling discussion of gross jobs, underrated beards and sex robots—and two rousing rounds of “Who Wants to Pronounce a Celebrity?”—the guys read from their original screenplay, "Michael J. Fox Must Die." Warning: It gets heavy. In a good way.

The guys totally crush it. Again. 

The guys discuss the sexiest jobs that a woman can have (other than competitive pole dancer), TV show ideas involving older versions of well-known characters, a weird dating thing that happened to Steve and a Wonder-ful episode of Law & Order SVU that Shawn saw. It all builds up to the Act 3 climax: a live table read of scenes from their original screenplay, Limp.

The guys discuss which actors may have banged their co-stars, bands with Beatles-inspired names, their own made-up band name backronyms, the sexual dynamic known as an "R3-D2," a not-so-shallow dating question and how they'd like to die. Plus, they kick around a few free screenplay ideas, including one involving a certain green-haired, white-skinned villain... struggling through high school!

How did the Beastie Boys get their name? Who's the best fictional basketball player ever? What surprising skills in women really turn men on? Is Brad Pitt overrated? What's with those weird Facebook friend requests from fake hot chicks? And how long can a store selling polka dot jeans stay in business?? We tackle all these questions and more on another enthralling episode of Six Pack!

The guys discuss Rob Lowe's weird Skechers ad, improving hurricane names, Steve McQueen's potential overrated-ness, Antonio Cromartie's post-vasectomy "productivity," which famous 50-plus babe they'd die a happy man with and whether women actually suck at dating. Plus: How DO you spell queef? 

In honor of its 25th anniversary, the guys don bandanas (literally) and giddy up to the Ol' West to seriously discuss the Clint Eastwood classic Unforgiven. But they also ask tough questions like: Could drinking really make you better at shooting? Why does everyone's name have a physical or geographical association? And how could anyone find anyone with those crappy charcoal "wanted" sketches?? The guys simultaneously explore how they could turn similar material into a hilarious comedy. Hint: It involves a monkey! 

The guys embrace their Americanism as they discuss the trouble with fancy hotel bathrooms, a plethora of benign superpowers, the top film and TV quarterbacks of all time, buttons that would be on a remote control in a perfect world, how to deal with people losing their shit about Game of Thrones and why it might be easier to become rich and famous if you're from Iceland. Plus, a hint of xenophobia!