The Complete Guide to Everything

What do you do when you want to sleep, but not spend your whole day or night unconscious? Take a nap! This week, we discuss all things naps, but first Tom makes an apology (and then retracts that apology). We also solve a problem from a listener with a bad co-worker.

The slackers that everyone loves to hate. That’s right, this week we’re talking all about the Baby Boomers’ second favorite target of ire, Generation X. Slackers, flannel shirts, grunge, working in a coffee shop, it’s all here as well as a frank discussion about pooping your pants.

According to the internet, we're smack dab in the middle of a "hot girl summer." How do you cool down during such a thing? Well, with some frozen treats. Listen as Tom goes off the rails trying to come up with a standard definition of frozen treats and constantly lashes out at Tim for trying to help. We also solve a problem from a listener who is headed to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Go from being an Email Zero to an Email Hero this week as we discuss the idea of Inbox Zero: aka keeping your email inbox completely empty all the time. Productivity and Lifestyle Guru Tim tells Tom all of his tips about a thing he’s been doing for less than a week. Head over to Squarespace.com/GUIDE for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code GUIDE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

People everywhere are giving birth to children and committing to feeding and raising them but everyone keeps running into the same problem: what do you do when you have a baby or a small child and you want to go see a movie or hang out at a fancy cocktail bar? Well, it turns out you can hire babysitters. This week, two childless men in their thirties discuss how babysitting works. We also solve a problem from a listener who keeps becoming friends with his clients at work. LONDON! We're doing shows at the London Podcast Festival September 13 and 14. Get tickets at tcgte.com/live.

When I dip, you dip, we dip. And baby, this week we’re ALL dipping into dips, God’s favorite food. We count down the best dips, the worst dips, hell even the best stuff to dip IN dips. Also we solve a problem with a co-worker blocking a listener on Instagram so he can flirt with another co-worker. It’s less complicated than it sounds.

Two non-hunks discuss the topic of hunks for an hour. We also solve a problem from a listener who doesn't want to get clowned by teens.

It’s problem solving week here at The Complete Guide to Everything which means we’re doing nothing but solving your problems for an entire hour straight. Unfortunately your problems are very complex so we’re only able to solve three of them, but they’re doozies. This week's episode is sponsored by Openfit. Get a special extended 30-day free trial by texting GUIDE to 303030. This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter. Try it for free at ziprecruiter.com/complete.

Everybody's favorite half-boy/half-spider is back in theaters and we're talkin' about him! And not just the new movie, either (no spoilers until the end, with fair warning). We're also talking about the Spiderverse, and the 6000 other Spider-Man movies that came out in the last 20 years too. And of course, what discussion of Spider-Man would be complete without a lot of mentions of the seminal, character-defining Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark? This episode is sponsored by Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com/guide for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code GUIDE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

This week we’re talking about the newest most magical place on Earth, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. What could be so exciting that two grown childless men who don’t even particularly like Star Wars are considering spending their life savings just to go? Listen in and find out. Also for some reason we talk about religion a lot. This week’s episode is brought to you by The Complete Guide to Everything’s Patreon! Check out patreon.com/completeguide to learn how you can get a double dose of TCGTE in your life every week with Books: The Podcast and more.

Like the famous song says, "Take me out to the ballpark" and this week that's exactly what we're doing: we're taking you, the listener to the ballpark.

I scream, you scream, we all scream for iced… coffee?!?! It turns out that cream isn’t the only cool treat on a nice summer day, you can also ice a coffee. That’s right, you might know coffee as a hot drink but it can also be cold. This week we talk about iced coffee and it’s various new fangled incarnations such as cold brew, nitro brew, etc. You get the idea. If you’re a creator or artist of any kind — podcaster, writer, video creator, etc. — you’ve probably heard us talk about Patreon. Patreon powers membership businesses for creators like us by allowing our biggest fans to become paying patrons. Patreon is offering free phone consultations with their Creator Partnerships team - sign up at patreon.com/headgum If you suffer from hair loss, the last thing you need is to wait to see a doctor. With Keeps, there’s finally a way to get the help you need when you need it. For a limited time, receive your first month of treatment for free, go to Keeps.com/GUIDE 

Want to listen to two men talk about a glum band for an hour? You've come to the right place! This week we're talking all about Radiohead and their music and tell the story of how they fostered a friendship between the hosts of this very podcast. We also solve a problem from a listener with a car conundrum. This week's episode is sponsored by Openfit. Get a special extended 30-day free trial by texting GUIDE to 303030.

You’re the one who won’t still be standing when you listen to this week’s episode all about Sir Elton Hercules John. We haven’t seen the new movie about him but we didn’t need to because we already knew a bunch of stuff about him. Also we should probably warn you that a good chunk of this episode is about his bitter arch-rivalry with Elton John’s sworn frenemy Billy Joel. Head over to Squarespace.com/GUIDE for a free trial and when you’re ready to launch, use the offer code GUIDE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain

It's the unofficial start of the summer, so let two aspiring outdoorsmen tell you about all the wonderful things you can do in the sunshine. We also solve a problem from a bored diplomat! This episode is sponsored by ZipRecruiter. Try it for free at ziprecruiter.com/complete.