Binge Buddies

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Top Cat" Friedemann, and Matt "Underdog" Dykes jump right into Season Six with "All This And Gargantua 2" - the episode that many a fan consider to be the best of the series. Is it? Listen and find out!INTRO MUSIC COURTESYBradley David Parsons inspired by JG ThrilwellRESEARCH COURTESYBrok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Air" Friedemann, and Matt "Purple People Eaters" Dykes talk the last episode of season five: The Devil's Grip. They then decide on their favorite characters and episodes from the season and once again help Matt with a sports reference. You won't want to miss this one. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressl, Nick "The Human Eraser" Friedemann, and Matt "He Hate Me" Dykes discuss "Bot Seeks Bot" from season five. But first, Bryan and Nick attempt to explain the XFL to Matt. It's a jam-packed episode before we even get to the episode. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Shoeless" Friedemann, and Matt "Sweetness" Dykes talk Momma's Boys, a high point for the season featuring prime Venture Bros dialog. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Penny" Friedemann, and Matt "The Flying Tomato" Dykes discuss O.S.I. Love You, a crazy episode that doesn't have a weak moment in it. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

FINALLY! HI! Welcome to the third time this thing has been recorded. Bryan Dressel, Nick Friedemann, Matt Dykes dive into the very cursed episode of Spanakopita and talk about whether or not it holds up on the third viewing in a row. Lot of good stuff here, and not a single computer crash so yay! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

Due to technical difficulties YET AGAIN, Spanakopita isn't happening this week. In the meantime, we wanted to share another podcast that's on our network that we think you should check out. It's called Sam Wise and it's an advice podcast that uses the Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions to answer any and all questions in life. Host Samantha Garrison expertly uses the holy texts of Peter Jackson to solve all of your problems, and we mean ALL OF THEM. Enjoy and we'll work to get Spanakopita to you next week. You can subscribe to the Sam Wise podcast feed in any of these fine places. Apple: http://bit.ly/SamWisePod Google: http://bit.ly/SamWiseGoogle Spotify: http://bit.ly/SamWiseSpotify

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel and Nick "Slugabed" Friedemann have lost a co-host and gained another. Matt "Cad" Dykes joins the party while Graham is away. Together, they talk about the next episode of season five: SPHINX Rising. A fun episode, but not without some tension between SPHINX plot and the Monarch plot. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

SHOWNOTES FOR DAMAGE BOOST: EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Bryan “President of Calenders” Dressel VICEROY OF PRODUCING - Jonathan Hardesty @movieguyjon KING KOOPA OF EDITING - Ryan James Guest: Charriii5 @charriii5 https://www.youtube.com/user/Charriii5 Host: Brok Holliday @damageboostpod https://www.twitch.tv/damageboostpodcast

INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "The Question" Mason, and Nick "Namor" (He said "Aquaman, but angrier" twice) Friedemann talk about the penultimate episode of the season, which is more lore-heavy than laugh-out-loud funny. Still, a very fun episode that pays off on rewatch. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Superman" Mason, and Nick "The Huntress" Friedemann talk Assisted Suicide, which is the name of the next episode of the show and not the actual topic of discussion. Ahh, jokes. It's like the show gave us a grande in a venti cup but filled it up just a little bit more. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Superman" Friedemann, and Matt "Manchester Black" Dykes talk "Bright Lights, Dean City" the brother episode to last week's episode. Short review: Bryan is not a huge fan of it. He just "likes it" like Nick "liked" last week's episode. At least there are some great recurring gags to make things better. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Starman" Friedemann, and Matt "Constantine" Dykes talk one of Graham's favorite episodes, which is unfortunate timing as Graham couldn't make it. Darn those jobs! Anyway, this is probably one of the best episodes of the season, or at least a decent episode if you're Nick. Darn that hat! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Superboy" Friedemann, and Graham "Merc" Mason discuss this strangely forgettable episode that worked in some areas but not others. It's certainly a weird one, carrying over elements from last week's episode but still being very much a monster of the week. Your mileage will vary. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "I'm A Fucking Asshole" Friedemann, and Graham "Sue Storm" Mason talk Pomp & Circuitry, the episode that heralds in the great back half of the season. Come for the Ventures, stay for the co-hosts driving Bryan bonkers with their exquisite comic book knowledge. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Nick "Batman" Friedemann, and Graham "Mr. Terrific" Mason get into the back-half of the season with an episode that's got some problems. But hey, it's got a Conjecture Cycle...so yay? INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Dr. Manhattan" Friedemann, and Graham "Silk Spectre 2" Mason discuss the next episode of season four, which has some great moments but also feels like "we want to be done with the front half of this season." INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "The Read Death" Friedemann, and Graham "Harley Quinn" Mason talk The Better Man, a super fun (and for some people forgettable but still very fun) Orpheus-centric episode. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Clayface" Friedemann, and Graham "The Whizzer" Mason do a little "Self-Medication;" or rather, they talk about the episode called "Self-Medication." It's a solid middle-of-the-road episode, unless you're Graham, in which case it's not anything special. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "The Hulk" Friedemann, and Graham "Artemis" Mason talk The Revenge Society, one of Bryan's favorite episodes of the show and his favorite of the season. It features a certain two-headed quote machine that is an absolute delight. Catch this pod as soon as you can! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Wally West's The Flash" Friedemann, and Graham "Tim Drake's Robin" Mason talk Return to Malice, a fun episode with a lot of moving parts. There's the re-imagined 21 in search of 24's killer, Monarch's anaphylactic face troubles, Sgt. Hatred's inability to prevent the boys from getting kidnapped and witnessing Princess Tinyfeet in S&M play with Private Schwa, and Dr. Venture reminiscing with Dr. Mrs. the Monarch about the inhabitants of Malice. A lot of good stuff here. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the episode Bryan Dressel, Nick "Nightwing" Friedemann, and Graham "Nebula" Mason talk about the "most hated" episode of season four and why it just doesn't click like the others. There's continuity in that they use characters from the show, but it just doesn't really fit. You know, like a Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror episode. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the glorious Venture Bros: A Venture Brothers Podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "The Penguin" Friedemann, and Graham "Stargirl" Mason talk about HANDSOME RANSOM!! We're introduced to Captain Sunshine and his arc with Hank, which in true Venture Bros fashion approaches that "offensive" line, and does a little jig on it. A very fun episode whose A-story and B-story don't mesh nearly as well as they should. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

"It's time to jump the shark" with this week's episode of Venture Bros. Bryan Dressel, Nicholas "Catwoman" Friedemann, Graham "Red Hood and the Outlaws" Mason, and Matt "Hellblazer" Dykes bring in the super nuts season four premiere. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

Hi! You've reached the two-part finale of Venture Bros Season Three: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together. And what a ride it has been! Bryan Dressel is joined on this jam-packed, extra long episode by Nicholas "Ackee" Friedemann, Graham "Mangosteen" Mason, and Matt "Miracle Fruit" Dykes. Stay tuned to the very end of the episode for a special appearance from Brok Holliday, who takes us through his thoughts on the finale as well. A great episode, but "yer not gonna like looking for the keys!" INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Nick "Guava" Friedemann, and Graham "Kumquat" Mason, delve into the mysteries of the ORB. What does it do? What is it capable of? Nobody knows. Lots of lore abound in this penultimate episode of the season. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nicholas "pine fruit" Friedemann, and Mr. Graham "Strawberry" Mason talk about The Lepidopterists, the title of which is tougher to say than you might imagine. It's also weirdly placed within the season given Tears of a Sea Cow and Now Museum - Now You Don't. Still a super fun episode! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on Venture Bros Bryan Dressel, Nick "A Whole Bushel of Grapes" Friedemann, and Graham "Raspberry" Mason talk about "Now Museum – Now You Don't!" a fun little episode jammed in the middle of a two-parter. Kind of comes out of the blue, but it's still a fun episode. Note: there's some issues with one of the mics in this episode, so apologies in advance. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Apricot" Friedemann, and Graham "Plum" Mason talk about Tears of a Sea Cow, which starts out strong but kind of falters at the end. At least it's stronger than the previous two episodes. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Orange" Mason, and Nick "Peach" Friedemann talk about rockets full of poo, and about how "Firestarter" looks and sounds like Nick. That's right, they're talking about What Goes Down, Must Come Up. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Graham "Pineapple" Mason, and Nicholas "Starfruit" Friedemann enter the lull of season three, which continues next week as well. There's some funny stuff to be had in this evergreen episode, but coming off of some really strong episodes it's a bit of a letdown. Ayyy! Enjoy! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "Cantaloupe" Mason, and Nick "Watermelon" Friedemann talk about The Buddy System, Bryan's favorite episode of the series. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

The new year has arrived, and with it come more episodes of your favorite podcast of all time. Well, it's Bryan's favorite podcast of all time. Well.....ALL his podcasts are his favorite. Join him, Graham "Pineapple" Mason, and Nick "Raspberry" Friedemann this week as they take on the next episode in the third season: Home is Where The Hate Is. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Bryan Dressel, Nick "Sugar Cookie" Friedemann, and Graham "Bah-Humbug" Mason over at Venture Bros HQ. This is the only holiday special, and it's...certainly a thing. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Nick "Pear" Friedemann, and Graham "Clementine" Mason talk about the next episode of season three - The Invisible Hand of Fate, aka "Venture Brothers Do Fan Service," which is actually kind of good. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the show Bryan Dressel, Nick "Star Fruit" Friedemann, and Graham "Zuccini...wait...Kiwi" Mason discuss The Doctor is Sin, in which Dr. Killinger attempts to turn Dr. Venture into a villain so he can arch his brother. It's a fun episode all around. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan, Graham "The Banana" Mason, and Nick "The Apple" Friedemann jump right into Season Three. HD, swear words, and penises. There's a lot to this season, so buckle up! INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Graham (ding sound) Mason, and Nick (bubbling chime sound) Friedemann talk about the last episode and dramatic conclusions to season two of Venture Bros. It is full-blown Matrix Revolutions up in here. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the podcast Bryan Dressel, Graham "the ma'am" Mason, and Nick "Name" Friedemann talk about part one of the season two finale - Showdown at Cremation Creek. Special thanks to the loudest motorcycle ever for joining the gang for this special episode. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Graham "Phbbbbb" Mason, and Nick "Thbbttttt" Friedemann talk about the last regular episode of season two before the two-part finale - ¡Viva los Muertos! It has nothing to do with the finale and is essentially Venture Bros Frankenstein...Venturestein. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Grahamatron Mason, and Nick "the lost" Friedemann talk about YET ANOTHER great episode of the show as they get ever-closer to the end of the season. It's "just...uh...good stuff." INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan Dressel, Grahamatron Mason 3000, and Nick "the robot" Friedemann Version 1.1 discuss the not-so-popular "Guess Who's Coming To State Dinner." INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week on the pod Bryan Dressel, Graham "Tate" Mason, and Nick "I Don't Know His Middle Name" (It's Carl) Friedemann talk Fallen Arches - a weird, grab bag of pieces that kind of work but sometimes go a bit dark. You know, like that one Star War. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan, Graham "the dirt bag" Mason, and Richard "I didn't have time to think of a nickname" Lee sit down to discuss the next episode in the series - Love-Bheits. They take some time to figure out how to say the title, eventually settling on the best (and now only) way to pronounce it. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

This week Bryan, Graham Tea Mason, and Richard "I Just Met Him Today" Lee talk about the next episode in this stellar season - Victor. Echo. November. Nick couldn't make it, but don't worry, he'll be back and better than ever. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday

Whew. We got a big one this week. Join Bryan, Grahamatron Mason, and Nick-A-Robot Friedemann as they break down what's probably the top episode on anyone's list of top Venture Bros episodes - Twenty Years to Midnight. INTRO MUSIC COURTESY Bradley David Parsons inspired by JG Thrilwell RESEARCH COURTESY Brok Holliday