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We Got This with Mark and Hal

We Got This with Mark and Hal

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Ep 248#248 - Clean Plate

Thanksgiving can be a confusing, difficult time, but thanks to Mark & Hal, your most vexing Thanksgiving questions are finally answered, once and for all!

Nov 27, 20191h 2m

Ep 247#247 - Best "As Seen On TV" Product

What would you pay for this decision? $19.99?! $9.99?! How about one COMPLETE decision of the best "As Seen On TV" product in history for just ZERO dollars!

Nov 20, 20191h 13m

Ep 246#246 - Best Disney Prince

Mark and Hal head back to the Disney animated canon to determine the best prince.

Nov 13, 201956 min

Ep 245#245 - Clean Slate XVIII

You've got some mini-topics, we've got the answers. It's clean slate time.

Nov 6, 201945 min

Ep 244#244 - Worst Halloween Candy

We've already chosen the best Halloween Candy - now we set out in search of the absolute pits.

Oct 30, 201948 min

Ep 248#243 - Best Non-MCU Marvel Movie

Prepare to journey through the entire Marvel-based cinematic oeuvre, with True Believers Mark and Hal as your guide.

Oct 23, 201945 min

Ep 242#242 - Best Time Travel Destination

We Got This with Mark and Hal breaks the time-space barrier. FINALLY. Be prepared to learn when to visit first when you do the same!

Oct 16, 201954 min

Ep 241#241 - Best Soup

It's autumn, and that means one thing: SOUP. We're here to guide you to the proper soup decision. You're welcome.

Oct 9, 201946 min

Ep 240#240 - Best Hand Gesture

Some people talk with their hands, and some people let their hands do the talking. In this episode, Mark and Hal use their brains and mouths to figure out the best things their hands can do.

Oct 2, 20191h 6m

Ep 239We Got This #239 - Best Cheese Food with Laser Malena-Webber

Laser Malena-Webber from The Doubleclicks is here to help us pick the best "Cheese" food, emphasis on the quotes.

Sep 25, 20191h 2m

Ep 238#238 - Best Disneyland Land with Janet Varney LIVE at Dragon Con

Fellow WorkJuice Player and MaxFun podcaster Janet Varney from the JV Club joined us LIVE at Dragon Con 2019 to talk Disney parks and choose which land is the best land of them all.

Sep 18, 20191h 1m

Ep 237#237 - Best Friend with Diamond Gray

Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica, and Joey. Which of the "Friends" is the BEST friend? We enlist the help of iHeartRadio's Diamond Gray to figure it all out.

Sep 11, 20191h 14m

Ep 236#236 - Clean Slate XVII with Tony Thaxton

Tony Thaxton, Motion City Soundtrack drummer and the host of Bizarre Albums, joins us to clean the slate of some topics.

Sep 4, 20191h 18m

Ep 183#183 - Best Conspiracy Theory with Adam Busch [UNREDACTED]

The truth is out there. The moon landing was faked. The Illuminati is real. For as long as we've been able to reason, humankind has spread elaborate conspiracy theories, and in this episode, we help our guest Adam Busch pick the best one. After being sealed for one year, this decision is finally ready to come to light.

Aug 30, 20191h 3m

Ep 235#235 - Best Marvel Cinematic Universe Villain

With Phase Three complete, Mark and Hal pick the best MCU villain of the first 23 films.

Aug 28, 20191h 10m

Ep 234We Got This #234 - Denny's vs IHOP vs Perkins

Three chain diners enter. One chain diner leaves. Everybody feels a little sick afterward. Where's the bathroom?

Aug 21, 201948 min

Ep 233#233 - Best Jim Carrey Movie

Jim Carrey is a box office king and has inspired countless comedians - his filmography is diverse and is going under Mark and Hal's microscope.

Aug 14, 201957 min

Ep 232#232 - Should Brownies Have Frosting?

A discussion about frosting brownies turns into prindles, Sky Mall, and more.

Aug 7, 201935 min

Ep 231#231 - Disneyland or DisneyWorld with Ken Plume

Producer, podcaster and Disneyphile Ken Plume joins us to finally settle a topic that he suggested over 4 years ago. Which park will reign supreme? Only one way to find out...

Jul 31, 20191h 14m

Ep 230#230 - Best Clue Combination

Who figured out the best Clue combination? It was Mark and Hal, with the microphones, in the podcatcher.

Jul 24, 201942 min

Ep 229#229 - Best Taco Shell

Someone asked us to do "Hard Shell vs Soft Shell Tacos", which means we had to wander through corporate timelines and culinary history to find the answer. AND WE DID.

Jul 17, 201945 min

Ep 228#228 - Worst Font

Let's face it. There are some horrible fonts out there that you hate. Which is the worst of all time? FIND OUT NOW.

Jul 10, 201943 min

Ep 227#227 - Blockbuster or Local Video Stores

If you remember the days when you physically went to store to rent physical VHS cassettes, you've probably already got an opinion about this topic. If you don't, YOU WILL.

Jul 3, 201943 min

Ep 226#226 - Best Cult Classic Film with Dan McCoy

CROSSOVER ALERT: Dan McCoy from Max Fun institution The Flophouse stops by to chat with us about Cult Classic Films, and which reigns supreme!

Jun 26, 20191h 20m

Ep 225#225 - What Do You Call That Toilet Room (with Annie Savage and Janet Varney)

Recorded in a back room during MaxFunCon, Mark and Hal are joined by fellow TAH-alums Annie Savage and Janet Varney to settle what may be the oddest topic we've received.

Jun 19, 20191h 5m

Ep 224We Got This #224 - Best Tom Hanks Movie

Mark and Hal peruse the filmography of America's Dad to find his best movie

Jun 12, 201957 min

Ep 223#223 - Race Car, Sports Car, or Luxury Car?

We hit the road once again to pick the best type of car, and dig deeper into Mark's trail of abandoned vehicles.

Jun 5, 201953 min

Ep 222#222 - Best Room

We all have our attachments to different rooms in the home, but which is objectively the best? Only WE can decide. All other decisions are rendered invalid henceforth.

May 29, 201945 min

Ep 221#221 - Best Nic Cage Performance

To call Nicholas Cage's career and style "eclectic" is an understatement. We brave the madness to figure out what we're looking for and then find it.

May 22, 201953 min

Ep 220#220 - Clean Slate XVI

For the first time in a while, Mark and Hal look through their list of suggested topics for a few that might not warrant an entire episode and do some spring cleaning.

May 15, 201946 min

Ep 219#219 - Best Playground Equipment

Mark and Hal revisit their childhoods and look at the development of playground technology to pick the best piece of equipment of all time.

May 8, 20191h 0m

Ep 218#218 - Best Breakfast Food

The same person keeps asking about breakfast topics, and this one may close the book for a while. What is the ultimate breakfast food of them all? Oh, we WILL got it.

May 1, 201949 min

Ep 217#217 - Best Batman Movie with Danielle Radford

The Caped Crusader's received the silver screen treatment more than any other comic book hero, but which of the Dark Knight's films is the best? Hal's Tights & Fights buddy Danielle Radford is the guest we both need and deserve to get to the bottom of this.

Apr 24, 20191h 3m

Ep 216#216 - Best Star Wars Droid with Lindsey Kelk

We're joined by Lindsey Kelk, Hal's co-host from Tights & Fights, who steps in to help us decide, once and for all, who the best Star Wars Droid is.

Apr 17, 201956 min

Ep 215#215 - Best Competitive Reality Show with Griffin McElroy

Griffin McElroy joins us to discuss the titans of the industry and the plucky upstarts and the "good lord what were they thinking?" experiments gone awry. Need more McElroy in your life? Of course you do. See them on tour this year!

Apr 10, 20191h 13m

Ep 214#214 - Beard, Mustache, or Clean Shaven with Travis McElroy

Travis McElroy keeps McElmonth going as he returns for the third time to chat us up about facial hair, grooming tips, and dads!

Apr 3, 20191h 8m

Ep 213#213 - Best West Wing Character with Sydnee and Justin McElroy

It's Week TWO of Max Fun Drive 2019 and we're welcoming back fellow MaxFun luminaries Sydnee and Justin McElroy to delve into Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing to figure out which character from the show's 7-year run is the best. If you enjoy our show, please take the opportunity to support us directly by becoming a MaxFun member or upgrading your existing membership. You'll get access to bonus content and other great gifts! Go to maximumfun.org/donate and make sure to check the box for We Got This to ensure that we benefit - Friday, March 29th is the last day to participate and help Maximum Fun reach our goal of 25,000 new and upgrading members!

Mar 26, 20191h 27m

Ep 212#212 - Best Hanna-Barbera Cartoon with Clint McElroy

Happy #MaxFunDrive! We're kicking things off by talking toons with the patriarch of the McElroy clan, Clint McElroy, who is predictably knowledgeable and a wonderful human being. Like what you hear? Please consider becoming a Maximum Fun member or upgrading your existing membership and supporting our show by clicking the box for it. Your monthly contributions help the show keep going!

Mar 19, 20191h 37m

Ep 211#211 - Disneyland or Disney California Adventure?

Mark is a former Cast Member, Hal is a former Annual Passholder - together they'll explore Disney's West Coast offerings to see if the new kid on the block can beat the original.

Mar 13, 201951 min

Ep 210#210 - Sci-Fi or Fantasy LIVE with Orlando Jones

We're joined by Orlando Jones for one of our deepest conversations yet - recorded live at the Rex Theater in Pensacola.

Mar 6, 201956 min

Ep 209#209 - Hostess vs Little Debbie's vs Drake's vs Tastykake

Are all snack cakes created equally? Not by a long shot, as Mark and Hal look and four of the biggest companies and walk away with the winner.

Feb 27, 201937 min

Ep 208#208 - Most Overlooked Oscar Category

Recorded before the decision was reversed, Mark and Hal look at the four categories originally relegated to the commercial breaks to decide which slight was the worst.

Feb 20, 201956 min

Ep 210#207 - Best Muffin with Darin De Paul

We welcome our good pal Darin De Paul, voice of Reinhardt, J. Jonah Jameson, and now an English muffin. Together, we explore the many varieties of muffins to select the best one and also debate whether a muffin is a cupcake without icing.

Feb 13, 20191h 7m

Ep 206#206 - Best Meryl Streep Role with Carla Cackowski

We're joined by "Craig's List" co-host, improviser, writer, and Meryl Streep expert Carla Cackowski to talk about Meryl Streep's impressive body of work and determine, once and for all, her best role.

Feb 6, 20191h 17m

Ep 205#205 - Clean Slate XV LIVE with Laraine Newman

Returning to the Bay Area for San Francisco Sketchfest, Mark and Hal clean some slate with the help of one of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players, Laraine Newman!

Jan 28, 20191h 15m

Ep 204#204 - Cake vs Pie

Thanks to a bet Mark and Hal made during the wildcard round of the NFL playoffs and the now infamous "Double Doink", Hal got to pick any topic he wanted, so of course, he chose dessert.

Jan 23, 20191h 9m

Ep 203#203 - Best John Williams Theme with Jonathan Dinerstein

How do you tackle the massive volume of iconic themes from John Williams? You get the composer of our score, Jeopardy champion and co-host of the Settling the Score podcast Jonathan Dinerstein to literally play them all as Mark and Hal lean on his musical expertise. Together they go through decades of themes to find the very best one.

Jan 16, 20191h 20m

Ep 202#202 - Best Pop Tart Flavor

We've briefly discussed Pop Tarts in the past, but decided that they needed a deeper look, given the history and the alarming variety of flavors. It's unsettling.

Jan 9, 20191h 2m

Ep 201#201 - Best Parody Movie with Paul Sabourin

Paul Sabourin of Paul & Storm is back for more, and this time he's brought research. Get ready to learn what the best parody movie of all time is...

Jan 2, 20191h 10m

Ep 200#200 - Best Caroling Song with Paul F. Tompkins

Who better to close out WorkJuice December AND guest on our 200th episode than our good friend Paul F. Tompkins? NOBODY. And what better topic than caroling? NONE. LISTEN ALREADY.

Dec 24, 20181h 11m