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247: The Devil is Still Real
The Devil is still real and he's more present than ever! Folks, the horrors are innumerable as the evil country "America" has begun a pointless campaign of death…
246: The Sickos Read Some Funny Posts
I never thought it would happen again: it's a posting episode. The Sickos go nuts over an instant classic thread about a bus driver gone rogue, share the…
245: You Live Here Too
For a while we have struggled to come up with anything to add about All The Horrors: after all, you live here too! That's when it hit us:…
244: Jacob Dallas Goes Guesto Mode
Jacob Dallas of Worker's Lit goes guesto mode! We discuss his new fantasy novel, They Called Her Rebel, the canon length of orc arms (long), how gaming influences…
243: The Sickos x Kame House Party Talk Dragonball Daima
Aaron and Vince from Kame House Party join the Sickos to talk about Dragonball Daima, a new Dragonball anime we somehow barely heard about. Turns out it's great!…
242: The Chair Company Episode
The Sickos go absolutely nuts over our favorite guy Tim Robinson and his unbelievable new comedy/thriller show The Chair Company. To watch this show is like watching a…
241: The Sickos Get Priced Out of Micro Center
Uh oh! Computer parts cost a million dollars now and Crucial is just straight up not making products for consumers anymore! Of course we all know the world…
240: The Podcaster's Bill of Rights
For too long the noble podcaster, the last moral profession left on earth, has been subject to countless indignities and hateful vexations. Tom and guest co-Sicko Riley Hopkins…
239: Condiment Kids 2: Mustard Monarchs
It's complete condiment chaos as Colin Padgett Arnold joins Tom for CONDIMENT KIDS 2, the long-awaited sequel to the smash hit podcast pilot CONDIMENT KIDS, originally released as…
Tom's Record Club: Bergtatt by Ulver
UNLOCKED FOR NON-PATRONS: We get lost and die in the pitiless troll-infested woods of ancient Norway as we discuss the black metal classic Bergtatt: Et Eeventyr I 5…
238: The Sickos Become Poverty Chefs
The Sickos have always been trendsetters, and as more and more people follow their lead into the ever-fashionable "unemployment," we share our tips for cooking yummy meals that…
237: The One Piece Episode - Part 2
It's been four years since the Sickos covered One Piece, and a lot has happened since then. Tom and Guest co-Sicko Marquez are current on One Piece and…
236: Ed Zitron Goes Guesto Mode
Ed Zitron, the guy on the internet who is always saying that this AI shit is a stupid grift that makes no financial sense, goes guesto mode. Turns…
235: The Tatami Galaxy Episode
Tom and guest co-Sicko MinovskyArticle sing the praises of the incredible 2010 anime The Tatami Galaxy. If you watch one anime in your life, I recommend this one.…
234: The Sickos Review Silksong Perfectly
These days everyone has a hot take about Hollow Knight: Silksong. Folks get heated and tilted and let their feelings cloud their judgment. The world calls out for…
233: Anime Health Nuts
Tom and guest co-Sicko KC Green are tired of being "sickos" and wish instead to develop positive habits. Thus begins "Anime Health Nuts," the new long-term plan for…
232: The Sickos Enter the Fourth Dimension
Tom joins Casey Toney and Mike Migdall from GUTTER to experience a new dimension in stupid bullshit your chair can do at the movie theater: "4DX," an insane…
231: The Walk Hard Episode
At the behest of guest co-Sicko Jeff Stormer, Tom finally watches the classic comedy Walk Hard. Turns out, this shit is incredibly good. Join us as we go…
230: Anime 102
Nani? The Sickos are talking about anime? Masaka! But I assure you: it's true! Quinn Welsh-Wilson joins as co-Sicko to get Tom back up to speed, discussing Twelve…
229: The Sickos Eat Eleven Insane Sandwiches
The Sickos are tea sandwich guys now. We made, ate, and reviewed 11 insane sandwiches with such inexplicable ingredients as "onion, mayo, and parsley," "radish, butter, and parsley,"…
228: Patrick Cosmos Goes Guesto Mode
Patrick Cosmos goes guesto mode! We discuss his new album Future National Sports, how weird it is to self-promote independent art in hell times, the idiotic appeal of…
227: Posting Sucks Now
Folks, we have been trying for ages to get enough raw material for a classic posting episode but it just isn't happening. The well is dry. The thing…
An Important Anime Sickos Announcement
Hello Sicko fans. If you are a dedicated listener you know that for a long time Joe has been struggling with chronic pain due to a hip…
226: Josh Watkins Goes Guesto Mode
Writer, homie, and genius Josh Watkins goes guesto mode. We celebrate Josh's return to Chicago after four years of grad school, discuss the highs and lows of working…
225: Dan Sheehan Goes Guesto Mode Again
Writer and comedian Dan Sheehan goes guesto mode again! Dan is about to crowdfund Who's A Good Boy: The Game Where Dogs Can Sin, a comedy card game…
224: The Sickos Fix Joe's Brain
Joe becomes mentally healthy forever as we curate a therapeutic gaming curriculum designed to provide him with the maximum concentration of vital gaming nutrients such as "dig big…
223: The Sickos Present the Unified Theory of Chilling and Hanging
The most important thing in the universe is to chill and hang and vibe. If humanity is chilling then the utopian society must inevitably follow. But the man…
222: The Police Squad Episode
The Sickos go on and on about the classic 1982 spoof show Police Squad. Its film version, The Naked Gun, is much more successful and well-known, but the…
221: Corpse Brain 2 - Corpse World
How come all this fascism is tariff shit is allowed to happen? Why are so many critical US agencies being deleted? Why isn't anyone stopping this? The Sickos…
220: Josh Boerman and Dylan Rank Game Mechanics With Us
We return to our ongoing project to rank all game mechanics, but when it comes to the immersive sim and fighting game genres, we don't have the expertise…
216: Oops! All Goofs 6
It's another grab bag of bits. We introduce a new segment about the most insanely fatal "non-lethal" attacks from the Yakuza games, find insider knowledge about the grim…
218: Dono from Radio Free Tote Bag Goes Guesto Mode
Dono from the excellent podcast Radio Free Tote Bag goes guesto mode! We yammer about how getting into synth music is just an excuse to make your room…
217: The Sickos Continue To Be Unemployed
The Sickos do a special unemployed version of Cog Talk where they do the unthinkable and wish they had an evil computer that took up half their time…
216: The Sickos Rank Still More Game Mechanics
The Sickos continue to fill our their definitive tier list of all game mechanics, this time saying the final word on runs, consumables, joke classes, pressing the thumbstick…
215: Complaining Still Kicks Ass
Shit is so bad! The dumbest evil man is wrecking the country using a cadre of Nazi zoomers named after an outdated meme! Da future is grim and…
214: Posting Strikes Back
We never thought we'd see the day: it's a posting episode. The insane repliers of Bluesky have stepped up, providing a critical mass of deranged posts without us…
213: The Sickos Talk Resident Evil 4
After the most harrowing week of fascist American leadership in our memory, the Sickos must seek the healing aura of Resident Evil 4, the platonic ideal of video…
212: Hundreds of Beavers is Gaming
The Sickos watched the unbelievable indie silent slapstick comedy Hundreds of Beavers. Here's the thing: This movie is gaming. Watching this movie is the same as Minecraft except…
211: Merritt K Goes Guesto Mode
Writer, podcaster, game developer and poster Merritt K goes guesto mode! We discuss her new visual novel, Fledgling Manor, the sick soul required to be a wicked Asymmetrical,…
210: The Sickos Go Dad Mode
We really lean in to being in our mid-30s in this one. We jaw about our various home improvement projects, and Joe goes deeper into how to become…
209: The Sickos Talk Luigi
italian pawg hits robber baron with negative zone
208: Cohen Edenfield Goes Guesto Mode
Games writer and Skulltenders DM Cohen Edenfield goes guesto mode and the chilling is simply off the charts! We jaw about Deadwood again (to the delight of all),…
207: The Deadwood Episode
The Sickos go nuts over HBO's Deadwood, a show in a league of its own. You have to watch Deadwood--this is not a request.
206: It Happened Again!
Folks, uh oh!! Once again we have experienced a mondo catastrophe! Trump won big time! The Sickos discuss their feelings (bad), criticize the Democrats (morons), and reminisce on…
205: Maslow's Hierarchy of Posting Needs
It seems like every posting platform sucks. But what does it take for one to not suck? The Sickos answer by creating the Poster's Hierarchy of Needs, a…
204: The Sickos Rank Some More Game Mechanics on a Tier List
The Sickos give the final word on a variety of classic game mechanics that all gamers know and love, such as "roll," "homing attack," "homing attack (Sonic version),"…
203: The Sickos Complain About that One Photo of John Lennon Where He's Walking Like an Idiot
The Sickos briefly discuss a number of topics: meeting a guy in the West Loop who talked like a bugged NPC, how the Cybertruck is basically this decade's…
202: The Sickos Go To Gay Paris
Tom went to Gay Paris, got Covid (no longer eligible for heaven), and got laid off! We yammer about my dumbass travel anecdotes. It's fun to listen to…
201: The 201st Episode Spectacular!
OK, this time we're celebrating 200 episodes for real. We reflect on five years in Sicko Mode and bask in the praise and congratulations of our fans and…
200: The 200th Episode Spectacular!
Incredible! We've been in Sicko Mode for 200 episodes! What better way to celebrate this incredible achievement than to discuss our favorite dusts and goops! What, you thought…