LSP 36: Eight Reasons You Should Listen to This Episode

Pick a color. Now, your favorite album from 1996. Okay, and what’s your mom’s maiden name? Finally: Keanu Reeves or this flock of baby ducklings? Wow, turns out you’re a Lonestarino! You love listening to podcasts about trash. This BuzzFeed Quiz extravaganza episode might just be your favorite! Join Alex and Ben as they figure out which ThunderCat they are, what Hogwarts house they belong to, and more. They hate it as much as you do. Brought to you by Uncle Bumbery’s Wand Emporium.

LSP 34: Suspishfish

What’s garbage in real life, but music to your ears? What’s about Texas, but never really about Texas? Have you guessed it? It’s the Lone Star Podcast. Oy. Today, your Trash Captains take you on a deep dive into some of the worst riddles, puzzles, jokes, and puns on the internet. Careful, we might run into some suspishfish along the way. Brought to you by big pharma.

LSP 33: Sharper Image Divorce Recovery

It’s 2002. You’re in a Sharper Image. You’re getting over a recent break-up. Phil Collins’ brand new comeback album, “Testify,” comes on over the speakers. You remain uninspired. You sit in a massage chair–decide you’ll wait until you get a bigger place before you buy it. You leave. Flash forward 17 years: you sit down and listen to the Lone Star Podcast. Alex and Ben give voice to your moment of ennui from that dark time. We cannot feel it coming in the air tonight, folks. Brought to you by… nothing. Nobody. Nothingness.

LSP 28: There’s an App for That?

Finance, fitness, podcasts, cooking, social media… kissing? Mock shaving? Games that aren’t games? This week, Ben and Alex dip into the underbelly of low-rated, non-rated, and, shall we say, PG-13 rated apps available on the App Store (not Google Play, because we’re not that hip).

LSP 27: I Am The One Who Barks

One year ago, Alex and Ben first ventured into the talking animal purgatory that is the “Buddies” series and promised they would return to it when the time was right. That day has come. In this episode, we take a closer look than anybody has probably ever taken at “Treasure Buddies,” the “Indiana Jones”-ish, straight-to-DVD “Air Bud” knock-off you never knew you needed to see.

LSP 17: Not “The Room”

Today, Ben and Alex tackle the garbage behemoth that is “Troll 2,” a cult classic horror written and directed by Claudio Fragasso. “The Room” has been getting all the attention as of late, but we should never forget this scrappy contender for best worst movie ever made. Brought to you by fear. Very spooky.

LSP 16: Hell Stick

The time has come. This week, Alex and Ben tackle a Lone Star Recipe: The Hot Dog Nutty Fritter.

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LSP 14: Garbage Can

Your premiere purveyors of garbage content transform into… Your premiere CREATORS of garbage content!! Join Alex and Ben today as they literally waste 10 minutes of your time.

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LSP 13: The Gentleman from Cleveland and The Gentleman from Wethersfield

In the shadow of recent incidents, the LSP team has decided to take a closer look at members of the U.S. Congress who have received the highest contributions and ratings from the NRA. Today, Ben sits down with special guest John Zdrojeski to debate what exactly defines a Lone Star Politician™ and which Reps and Senators out of our firearms-funded selection fit the bill.

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LSP 12: Younghusbands and Wives (Reality Check Check Check)

Today, Ben and Alex are joined by special guest Maggie McCaffery as they venture into the Holy Grail genre of garbage content–reality television. On the menu: “Unveiled,” a makeover show about brides-to-be who undergo cosmetic surgery to look perfect for their wedding day, and “Canada’s Worst Driver,” a competition show that’s exactly what it sounds like.

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