Riffing in the Abyss https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USPayton Green and Zack B. Payton Green and Zack B. zbarlow1@yahoo.com yes Riffing in the Abyss https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/1f5ff605-77e7-4b9a-8b6d-dd2c362ea6a6/riffing_in_the_abyss.jpg episodic Copyright 2021 With Payton & Zack Ep.12 – It's A Rifferful Life https://pinecast.com/guid/1f2d8bbe-ad37-40a9-b11d-2c81c147e430 Thu, 29 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000 01:12:06 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/1f2d8bbe/it-s-a-rifferful-life In the season finale, Payton and Zack take a trip down memory lane and look ahead into the future and what it holds for this podcast and the world.

Topics include:

  • Does Two-Face still practice law?
  • Late 20s body degradation
  • Northern conservatives
  • Our hopes for the new year
  • A walk down memory lane
  • The Big Dudes Resist
  • The Words of the Year
  • Season 3 wishlist
  • Making animal noises
  • A plea to Rockstar
  • The origins of the mid-00s zombie craze
  • The Big Dudes Insist
]]> It's A Rifferful Life yes 2 12 Ep.11 – Kevin and the Wombats https://pinecast.com/guid/d9655940-5b7d-4604-bee8-57a5b1bd6ea6 Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:46:44 -0000 00:56:34 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/d9655940/kevin-and-the-wombats Fair warning, this is mostly just a long Big Dudes Insist

Topics include:

  • The punk rock of podcasts
  • The different podcasts of rock and roll
  • Bringing back old tech
  • Lots of misinformation
  • Payton just now watched Game of Thrones
  • The time Payton accidentally read The Hobbit
  • An op-ed on summer homework
  • Runnin' Up Those Wuthering Heights
  • Deciding when to take a break
  • Talking about the good ol' days
  • A deep dive into the discography of Alvin and the Chipmunks
  • A good time to be a Scooby-Doo fan
  • The Big Dudes Insist
  • The origins of Surfin' Bird
]]> Kevin and the Wombats yes 2 11 Ep.10 – The Don't Worry Darling of Podcasts https://pinecast.com/guid/41ce4122-2a10-4dbd-87e1-6cd2210cd10d Mon, 17 Oct 2022 20:25:40 -0000 00:58:42 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/41ce4122/the-don-t-worry-darling-of-podcasts Today Zack and Payton are joined by an actual podcaster. Gerald from Box Office QBs joins us to chat about some of his favorite (and least favorite) in movie and TV.

Topics include:

  • How to host a bad party
  • Morbin Time
  • Horrible shows you enjoy
  • Franchises that don't know when to end
  • Franchises that ended too soon
  • Jack Black stan club
  • Getting out of synch with your partner (on TV watching)
  • More Morbin Time
  • The problem with video game movies
  • The Big Dudes Insist
]]> The Don't Worry Darling of Podcasts yes 2 10 Ep.9 – I Have Learned a Lot About The Flash Against My Will https://pinecast.com/guid/ba97af57-9e97-4c22-96d3-7d39c165598a Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:37:26 -0000 00:52:08 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/ba97af57/i-have-learned-a-lot-about-the-flash-against-my-will Sorry Payton is a quiet boy today, we'll try to fix that for our ones of listeners.

Topics include:

  • Suffering with no A/C
  • Going down the Rush rabbit hole
  • What happened to all the websites?
  • Nostalgia for channel surfing
  • The Queen of Canada
  • The Rock becomes the King of America at WrestleMania
  • Shitting on Joss Whedon
  • Don't look up to celebrities
  • Phone jails at comedy events
  • Celebrity jets
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> I Have Learned a Lot About The Flash Against My Will yes 2 9 Ep.8 – The Big Betty White Lie https://pinecast.com/guid/3be67886-6bbb-4d3e-91a2-1920f415d74c Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0000 00:58:12 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/3be67886/the-big-betty-white-lie For the first time Payton and Zack welcome their first returning guest. Welcome back to the show, a true performer - Faith!

Topics include:

  • Getting rid of the hiccups
  • Live studio audiences
  • Your perfect distinctive laugh
  • The Big Betty White Lie
  • Faith's fall sound heard for the first time
  • The Nathan Drake scale of hiking
  • Faith cheats at Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
  • Unlocking a Fred Durst memory
  • Faith learns what "nookie" means
  • 4 distinct Spider-Man games in one podcast
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> The Big Betty White Lie yes 2 8 Ep.7 – Introducing the Table of Contents https://pinecast.com/guid/6c66532e-e020-46b5-a210-ecadb3ab63e9 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 05:16:13 -0000 00:59:20 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/6c66532e/introducing-the-table-of-contents Yet another unanticipated absence but hopefully it made your hearts grow fonder.

Topics include:

  • A weaksauce intro
  • Big Dudes, Bigger Animals
  • What qualifies as seafood?
  • BCU (Bible Cinematic Universe)
  • Setting up the podcast with the table of contents
  • Getting buried alive and coming back as a new persona
  • Batman's sex life
  • Shitting on Star Wars fans
  • Spoiling Fallout
  • The psychology of shitting
  • Weirdest bathrooms we've ever been in
  • The Big Dudes Insist sponsored by Better Help

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]]> Introducing the Table of Contents yes 2 7 Ep.6 – Answering a Goof Question Honestly https://pinecast.com/guid/9e893ad6-d8c2-4188-a13f-0fe42d2f9f14 Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:00:38 -0000 00:59:20 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/9e893ad6/answering-a-goof-question-honestly This week Zack and Payton welcome their most informative guest yet. Jane brings the big dudes some much needed therapy,

Topics include

  • Joker 2: Here We Go Again
  • Therapizing Elvis
  • TikTokers seeking mental health
  • What is human consciousness? (that one's not even a joke)
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Answering a Goof Question Honestly yes 2 6 Ep.5 – Mothman vs. Jesus vs. Eminem https://pinecast.com/guid/42e4c3b9-c216-4fdb-809a-241cd6fb6c08 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:23:23 -0000 00:49:42 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/42e4c3b9/mothman-vs-jesus-vs-eminem Payton is a quiet boy this episode. Sorry.

Topics include:

  • Our podcasts are doing numbers! Not this one though
  • Absorbing our guests' powers
  • Multiverse is the new zombies
  • It's Morbin' Time!
  • Goth Batman is best Batman
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Mothman vs. Jesus vs. Eminem yes 2 5 Ep.4 – Memes Without Pictures https://pinecast.com/guid/8439e28a-fb60-40f7-a3af-cdd164c21c7a Thu, 26 May 2022 18:00:51 -0000 00:53:12 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/8439e28a/memes-without-pictures We have perhaps our wildest most chaotic guest of all time. Our good friend Macy who helped make Payton and Zack who they are today. It explains a lot but also...doesn't?

Topics include:

  • Introducing the world to "Eazy Speak"
  • Ye Olde Ye
  • Some interesting thoughts on literature
  • Telling our deepest darkest secrets
  • The wizarding world of real life
  • Fixing every situation with an additional horse
  • How to survive being shrunk
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Memes Without Pictures yes 2 4 Ep.3 – You are Dealt the Cards With Which You Get https://pinecast.com/guid/1718bff1-e2a3-4091-8919-7349517d3af4 Tue, 10 May 2022 19:03:32 -0000 00:51:31 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/1718bff1/you-are-dealt-the-cards-with-which-you-get We're back for more fun. Payton's been living it up and Zack tries to live vicariously through him.

Topics include:

  • Good Bills vs. Naughty Williams
  • Ingesting Seinfeld season 4
  • The Sonic kick
  • Finish That Crush 40 Lyric
  • Zack's VR Adventure
  • "Netflix is Booty Trash Garbage Shit"
  • Be on your fucking toes for Big Dudes Insist
  • Confusing the white men of Hollywood
  • The ethics of cannibalism
  • What is a Krabby Patty?

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]]> You are Dealt the Cards With Which You Get yes 2 3 Ep.2 – You Take the High Road, I'll Take the Low Road https://pinecast.com/guid/4055b7db-1f7c-4bdb-930a-ba53dfde4f5e Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:25:48 -0000 01:01:05 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/4055b7db/you-take-the-high-road-i-ll-take-the-low-road This episode we have on Daniel a real pal and friend who helps walk us through Rockadoodle, D-COMs, and other various good times. Also didn't realize this episode was late, whoops!

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]]> You Take the High Road, I'll Take the Low Road yes 2 2 Ep.1 – Crime is a Line https://pinecast.com/guid/88878b3e-91e0-4959-b9ce-b3420c8a41a2 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0000 01:07:30 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/88878b3e/crime-is-a-line We're finally back for the long-awaited, thought-to-be-dead season 2. And there are lots of changes. Some we haven't even decided on yet.

Topics include:

  • Heads Up, 7 Up
  • Osmosis Jones (the series)
  • Teacher appreciation
  • A misplaced Big Dudes Insist
  • New changes for season 2
  • The Big Dudes Investigate
  • Creating a Beatles-proof podcast
  • The meaning behind the name "Tiny Big Dude"
  • The last man on Tumblr

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]]> Crime is a Line yes 2 1 Ep.15 – Give Pizza a Chance https://pinecast.com/guid/1f45cd7d-5fa4-4ba4-9f55-cbbe80f3ee2a Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0000 00:57:12 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/1f45cd7d/give-pizza-a-chance Payton and Zack are back and half-medicated! Topics include:

  • Welcome to the pre-riff
  • Jerk off songs
  • Good, niche comedy that takes an understanding of the discography of The Police
  • Classic horror films
  • "Here's This Weird Thing That Happened in History that I Don't Think a Lot of People Know About So I'm Going to Tell You About It"
  • Banned 9/11 songs
  • Imagine There's No Pizza
  • A loving tribute to Herman Cain
  • Workplace coffee
  • Payton's Big Move
  • A loving tribute to Shrek 4D
  • Our favorite dinosaurs
  • The Laura Dern Cinematic Universe
  • A Laura Dern-free version of The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Give Pizza a Chance yes 1 15 Ep.14 – Googling Mothman's Dummy Thick Ass https://pinecast.com/guid/afc32200-a8aa-4e8d-bb31-a531d4dc6029 Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0000 01:03:05 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/afc32200/googling-mothman-s-dummy-thick-ass When you don't have a guest, you can always count on brotherly love. This week we welcome Zack's brother Seth to the show!

Topics include:

  • Fuck, Marry, Kill condiments
  • The Comedy Central Roast of Zack's Roommate
  • Southern Delicacies and Kitchen Crimes
  • Mud fossils
  • Cryptid-currency
  • Mothman's ass and the eating thereof
  • Our favorite conspiracies and cults
  • A deep dive into the Cars universe
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Googling Mothman's Dummy Thick Ass yes 1 14 Ep.13 – My Dog Ate My Teeth https://pinecast.com/guid/3ae1ef6a-3b6e-487d-b6cb-4c74b1850484 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:50:40 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/3ae1ef6a/my-dog-ate-my-teeth We're making podcast history - but not for all podcasts, just for our podcast. Our first episode we also streamed live on Twitch. So please excuse a couple of only visual-only gags.

Topics include:

  • Zack's love of piss
  • The horrifying truth of the Tooth Fairy
  • Payton's tooth-eating dog
  • Filing police reports
  • The Season of Spooky
  • The Venn Diagram of Technology
  • A Horrible Thing When Me was Child
  • Making friendship bracelets with your wife
  • Meal prep and the Sunday Scaries
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> My Dog Ate My Teeth yes 1 13 Ep.12 – The Power of "The List" https://pinecast.com/guid/49979d68-0468-4bea-8e81-4af5bebaf073 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:08:00 -0000 01:21:56 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/49979d68/the-power-of-the-list- This week we are joined by the unstoppable creative force known as "Nick" topics include:

  • Dungeons and/or Dragons
  • Creativity
  • Productivity
  • Mental Illness (again)
  • Drugs
  • Reality TV
  • Chris Pratt as Mario
  • Sexy live streams
  • Jerking off into the vacuum of space
  • The Big Dudes Insist!

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]]> The Power of "The List" yes 1 12 Ep.11 – Banger after Banger, Bop after Bop https://pinecast.com/guid/379e8167-afb6-48c7-b57c-af9a39635bf6 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:49:41 -0000 00:55:36 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/379e8167/banger-after-banger-bop-after-bop It turns out we put out our best content when we're depressed. Here we go...

Topics include:

  • "Depression and Anxiety" by the Pixies
  • We suck at video games now
  • Rock concerts in pandemic times
  • The lore of Coheed and Cambria
  • Spider-Man: Welcome to the Abyss
  • Disney abductions
  • The Big Dudes Insist (with a brand new theme song!)
  • Zack forgets time zones

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]]> Banger after Banger, Bop after Bop yes 1 11 Ep.10 – Buttchugging the Emerald Vaccine https://pinecast.com/guid/60228f8b-ccba-437c-8587-a72f2b73a24b Mon, 30 Aug 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:53:31 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/60228f8b/buttchugging-the-emerald-vaccine We've got a blast from the past for you guys this week. Our good friend and former host of Feud Fight Zach Denmark! If you're a fan of that show, you'll enjoy this. If not, good luck!

Topics include:

  • What Zack's ashamed of on the internet
  • Sonic the Hedgehog's human feet
  • The new new COVID variant
  • How has the vaccine changed you?
  • Anti-maskers are insane in the membrane
  • War on Terror-based media
  • The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Buttchugging the Emerald Vaccine yes 1 10 Ep.9 – Cut to Beginning of Podcast https://pinecast.com/guid/89f23811-362e-49dc-b4dc-325731c61840 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:50:49 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/89f23811/cut-to-beginning-of-podcast This episode is full of promise but will it have delivery? Probably not.

Topics include:

  • Foreshadowing
  • A weird thing Payton saw on Twitter
  • The dreaded social media comments section
  • Regretting our decision
  • Courage the Cowardly Dog
  • Repelling Zack with a cross
  • The Boreanaz Cinematic Universe
  • Fuckin' billionaires, man
  • How suck the world is
  • The Memers Party
  • Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Cut to Beginning of Podcast yes 1 9 Ep.8 – That Round Thing Without any Holes https://pinecast.com/guid/b375d5f4-f190-49b7-bd73-185714ec53e7 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0000 01:04:07 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/b375d5f4/that-round-thing-without-any-holes This week we welcome Tristin, our first guest who actually prepared. Good thing? Bad thing? You be the judge!

Topics include:

  • "My Momma" jokes
  • Figuring out our audience
  • The origins of drive thrus
  • Egg facts
  • Honestly most of the show is egg facts
  • The big dudes insist

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]]> That Round Thing Without any Holes yes 1 8 Ep.7 – Riffing Finds A Way https://pinecast.com/guid/d974631f-9719-4bec-a032-8a434eb963cc Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:52:43 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/d974631f/riffing-finds-a-way Episode Notes

On this episode Zack and Payton take a deep dive into podcasting, themselves and Jurassic Park.

Topics include:

I am Yo Yo Ma The fall of Chris Pratt Jurassic Park 2: The Trial of John Hammond Talkin' shop Why do we do this? Monkey sounds TV for Dogs! A haunting by The Ghost of Seth McFarlane Past Googling "William Shakespeare farts" Accepting the Noid Minions for ISIS The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> Riffing Finds A Way yes 1 7 Ep.6 – 51 Totally Goofy Jokes for Zack's Birthday https://pinecast.com/guid/2509097c-9908-47a2-9534-3ab69e2b97c0 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:48:24 -0000 00:56:33 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/2509097c/51-totally-goofy-jokes-for-zack-s-birthday Episode Notes

We're joined by entertainer and voice actress Faith Janicki who helps us celebrate Zack's birthday as he joins the 27 club.

Topics include:

51 Totally Goofy Birthday Jokes for Kids Joining the Los Angeles Motorcycle Club Other dumb clubs Air travel am I right? 75 Plus Hilarious Birthday Jokes from Reader's Digest Canada Birthday multi-liners Unexpected ass joke Making Faith into a clay pot Recipes for bigger toes? The Dudes (and lady dude) Insist

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]]> 51 Totally Goofy Jokes for Zack's Birthday yes 1 6 Ep.5 – Riverdale-ing the Powerpuff Girls https://pinecast.com/guid/fb2b5332-3da3-4e9e-9cfe-7ff8ed24f589 Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:50:07 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/fb2b5332/riverdale-ing-the-powerpuff-girls Episode Notes

We try several things that may or may not be funny but hey we tried our best.

Topics include:

Is SNL funny and is asking that question comedy? Kevin Spacey's triumphant return The Powerpuff Girls leaked script An alternate timeline where Zack and Payton aren't friends When will Zack escape work?

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]]> Riverdale-ing the Powerpuff Girls yes 1 5 Ep.4 – The Ballad of Country Jesse https://pinecast.com/guid/a6b3fa21-3515-4dfa-a2e2-d47969a65ea6 Mon, 31 May 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:54:52 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/a6b3fa21/the-ballad-of-country-jesse Episode Notes

We got the rootinest, tootinest guest this side of the Mississippi! It's Country Jesse!

Topics include:

The worst movie ever made, Cats (2019) Code-switching How to deal with conspiracy theorists WASH YOUR DAMN HANDS! The sliding scale of political ideology Advice on how to commit a terrorist attack (NOT REALLY FBI IT'S JUST A JOKE) Justice for Jeff Bezos The Big Dudes Insist

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]]> The Ballad of Country Jesse yes 1 4 Ep.3 – Riffing Around at the Speed of Sound https://pinecast.com/guid/f1fba656-d801-43a1-aeab-050cd9751db9 Mon, 17 May 2021 13:00:00 -0000 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/f1fba656/riffing-around-at-the-speed-of-sound Episode Notes

So this is it, the episode where it all counts. The make it or break it edition of Riffing in the Abyss. No pilot, no guests but plenty of nonsense.

Topics include:

198Fortnight The original Titanic movie What's good on TV Calendars The Titanic movie with Nazis Ewoks vs. Minions Elon Musk What makes a superhero a superhero? Kantian ethics Exactly two and a half minutes too long spent discussing Sonic the Hedgehog

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]]> Riffing Around at the Speed of Sound yes 1 3 Ep.2 – Something to Stew On https://pinecast.com/guid/4a4e06d5-7e49-454e-90e1-5ab921a9e079 Mon, 03 May 2021 17:30:30 -0000 00:52:49 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/4a4e06d5/something-to-stew-on Episode Notes

Payton and Zack welcome their first guest - Jackie Watson, host of the podcast "Stew on That". Topics include:

The Bee Movie The difference between stews and soups Science The origin of the Proud Boys An in-depth discussion of the 2000 cinematic experience "Cruel Intentions" Pet super powers Which came first, the Pina Colada or getting caught in the rain? And more!

Follow us on Twitter: @abyssriffing @P810_G @TinyBigDude

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]]> Something to Stew On yes 1 2 Ep.1 – What's in a Name? https://pinecast.com/guid/0934482c-66e7-4709-89a7-b1d50d948a54 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:00:00 -0000 00:55:37 https://riffing-in-the-abyss.pinecast.co/episode/0934482c/what-s-in-a-name- Episode Notes

Payton and Zack have finally found some time on their hands and what better way to use that time than by wasting it talking nonsense? Discussion includes

What is this podcast called? Seinfeld How we spent our year in isolation TV shows and movies that did not age well A karaoke break Politics A second karaoke break? Career advice And more!

Follow us on Twitter: @abyssriffing @P810_G @TinyBigDude

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