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In the premiere episode of Books: The Podcast, we kick things off with F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Tim teaches Tom all about the bond market, the Great War and how during the Roarin' Twenties it was apparently fine to flirt with your cousin.

It's cold outside and everyone is losing their dang minds. Well, great news! We have the perfect solution to the cold weather: warmth. This week we'll tell you how to keep warm. We also discuss whether or not the wind chill is an actual thing and if you should wear underwear beneath long johns.

What in the gabagool!?! That’s right, this week we’re talking all about the show that turns 20 years old this week and changed television forever: The Sopranos. Tim likes it so much that he read a book about it even. A book about a TV show, what’ll they think of next huh folks? Tom’s seen a few episodes here and there as well. This week’s episode is brought to you by the official launch of our brand new show Books: The Podcast available exclusively through the TCGTE Patreon. Each week on Books: The Podcast we’ll be diving deep into one of the many old and modern day classics. Tim and Tom switch off book for book and have to explain the book to the other, then at the end we watch a movie based on it and see how they measure up. We’re kicking things off with a classic The Great Gatsby, as read by Tim. Check out tcgte.com/pledge for more information and to listen to the first episode for free!

The Instant Pot is the hottest new kitchen gadget for lazy people, which is right in our wheelhouse. This week we're talking about cooking your own food in weird new ways, and reveal too much about our horrible diets. Thanks to our sponsor Robinhood. They're giving listeners a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at guide.robinhood.com.

It’s our 500th episode and what better way to celebrate than having two heroes (Tim and Tom) pay tribute to another hero, Captain Chesley Burnett “Sully” Sullenberger III, the US Airways pilot responsible for the Miracle on the Hudson 10 years ago this week after two goddamn birds tried to take everything away from him. While we have long admired Sully, neither of us had ever watched his movie despite it starring Tom Hanks, another longtime hero. Wow, four heroes in one show. We really pulled out all the stops for this one. We even had a few famous names call in to congratulate us, despite our insistence that we’re not heroes. Not compared to Sully at least. We’re probably heroes compared to a lot of other people though. Anyway, it’s our 500th episode. 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.

It's a new year, so it's a perfect opportunity to get organized! Look, I don't want to talk out of school here, but a lot of us have been talking, and the consensus is that you really need to get your life together. Don't worry, we can help. Listen for all the tips and tricks you'll need from two organizational masterminds. Also, Tom makes a bizarre confession in a new installment of The Mundane Bucket List. Thanks to this week's sponsor ZipRecruiter. Try it for free at ziprecruiter.com/guide.

Another year, another installment of The Completies, an annual awards show that we have done many, many times before. This year we give out some awards for TV shows and movies we liked and complain about news anchors being in movies. As an added bonus, you can start this episode at 10:56:08pm on New Years Eve and ring in the New Year live with us if you’ve ever wanted to listen to us talk right before having a big ol’ french kissing.

It's the holiday season and that means we have to give people gifts, which kinda stinks. But we all know the worst part is wrapping those gifts. This week we're talking about wrapping gifts. Thanks to our sponsors this week: 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 Robinhood: They're giving listeners a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio. Sign up at guide.robinhood.com.

Christmastime is here. Time to watch some Christmas movies. This week we go over Rotten Tomatoes incredibly suspect list of the top 50 Christmas movies of all time. We talk Home Alone, we talk Muppets, we talk Batman, it’s all in here along with opinions of people who say Die Hard is their favorite Christmas movie. Gather round the family and put this on television as it too is soon to join the pantheon of Christmas classics. We're sponsored this week by Quip. Get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush if you go to quip.com/guide. eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the 'eero base unit and 2 beacons package’ and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/tcgte and at checkout enter ‘tcgte’.

It's the holiday season, so that means giving and receiving gifts, which sounds pretty easy but can sometimes be complex because nobody actually likes giving gifts to other people and most gifts you get kinda stink. How do you deal with these awkward or annoying situations? Let us fill you in, with some help from the ghost of Emily Post. Thanks to our sponsors this week: Butcher Box - For free bacon and $20 off your first box, go to ButcherBox.com/guide and enter promo code GUIDE. Squarespace - Go to squarespace.com/guide and when you're ready to launch, use offer code GUIDE to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.

Dogs! Everyone’s favorite four-legged friends. But what do we really know about them? It turns out that we know a lot and we discuss that this week. From the depressing origin of the phrase “raining like cats and dogs” to Tom’s story of meeting his dog in human form inside of a dream, we cover it all. Molekule is a complete reinvention of the air purifier, not just an improvement on existing, outdated technology. For $75 off your first order, visit MOLEKULE.comand at checkout enter GUIDE. The Great Courses - Grab a digital copy of Fundamentals of Photography for Only $9.99 or get unlimited access to enjoy this course, and so much more– with a special FREE TRIAL to The Great Courses Plus exclusively at TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Guide. We're also sponsored this week by Quip. Get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush if you go to quip.com/guide.

We took a field trip to Broadway this week, to visit the biggest ape in the world: King Kong. There was singing, dancing and a big puppet, so needless to say we were intrigued. Also, they were selling very expensive booze at the theater, so we tried that too. Thanks to our sponsors this week: The Great Courses - Grab a digital copy of Fundamentals of Photography for Only $9.99 or get unlimited access to enjoy this course, and so much more– with a special FREE TRIAL to The Great Courses Plus exclusively at TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Guide. Robinhood - They're giving listeners a FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help build your portfolio! Sign up at guide.robinhood.com.

This week, a tribute to Stan “The Man” Lee. Co-creator of Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Silver Surfer, Doctor Doom and more! We drown our sorrows in wine while discussing Stan’s contributions to comic books and pop culture as well as his numbers film cameos. This week’s episode is sponsored by The Great Courses. Grab a digital copy of Fundamentals of Photography for Only $9.99 or get unlimited access to enjoy this course, and so much more– with a special FREE TRIAL to The Great Courses Plus exclusively at TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Guide. Squarespace - Check Out 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. We're also sponsored this week by Quip. Get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush if you go to quip.com/guide.

As the swingers in the famous movie The Swingers said, "Las Vegas, baby!" That's what we're talking about this week because Tom went to Vegas and has bravely decided to break the law and disclose what happened there. And what happened in Vegas? Well, Tom had a terrible time. On an unrelated note, Tim went to a taping of his favorite TV show (not in Las Vegas) and had the best time. Thanks to our sponsors this episode: eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the 'eero base unit and 2 beacons package’ and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/tcgte and at checkout enter ‘tcgte’. Squarespace - Check Out 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.

Red Dead Redemption 2. The third Red Dead game, and the prequel to Red Dead Redemption 1. Confusing? Yes. That’s why you need to listen to this episode. Basically it’s an incredibly popular game where you get to pretend you’re a cowboy and become good friends with a horse which you can name yourself. There’s also baths. This week’s episode is sponsored by The Great Courses. Grab a digital copy of Outsmart Yourself for Only $9.99 or get unlimited access to enjoy this course, and so much more– with a special FREE TRIAL to The Great Courses Plus exclusively at TheGreatCoursesPlus.com/Guide. We're also sponsored this week by Quip. Get your first refill pack free with a Quip electric toothbrush if you go to quip.com/guide.