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879. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 97 - The Futurama Holiday Spectacular

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tre...

The Simpsons Taught Me Everything e03 - Brian Brushwood!

Brian Brushwood of Scam Nation, Modern Rogue, Hacking the System and World's Greatest Con joins Michael to discuss scams, schemes and cons and play Simpsons games as our monthlong celebration of th...

878. See You Space Podboys - Session #11: Toys in the Attic

Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #11...

877. Please Send Help (June 12, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

876. Frame Rate: Alien (1979) (Feat. David Bell)

A classic movie bean pod. This time around David Bell joins the conversation where the beans discuss th...

Michael's New Show is Failing Spectacularly!

It's good though, so if like 50 - 85k of you and your pals could roll through and watch (or listen on Spotif...

875. 1Upsmanship: Blue Prince

Recent indie hit Blue Prince, a game developed by one person over 8 years, was also a critical darling....

874. Please Send Help (June 3, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

873. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Your “Bumming Out the Room” Movie

The hosts each bring a film that they love but is tough to just sit down and watch.

Email us sugg...

The Simpsons Taught Me Everything is back, in pod form!

This is the YouTube video version, but you can also listen to the audiocast by subbing The Cracked Podcast c...

872. Escape from the Multicurse: Solaris (1972)

Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, th...

871. Please Send Help (May 27, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

870. Kings of King: Cat’s Eye

This episode covers 1985’s Cat’s Eye, an anthology of three stories: “Quitters, Inc,” “The Le...

1Upscort Mission: Cookie Clicker

Adam and Mike debate the merits of idle games and PUSH THE POD.

869. 1Upsmanship: Avowed

Obsidian Entertainment (of Fallout: New Vegas fame) gave us a new single-player action RPG in early 202...

Trailer: The Simpsons Taught Me Everything RELAUNCH, June 1st!

Swaim here! I'm one of the beans, I forget which. Anyhow, I'm just letting y'all know that the trailer dropped for my new Cracked podcast, available in both audio and video form once it is. The fir...

868. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 95 - Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tre...

867. See You Space Podboys - Session #10: Ganymede Elegy

Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #10,...

866. Please Send Help (May 13, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

865. Rough Stuff: Friendship Break Ups

Sarah and Bridgett unpack how we’ve all been a shitty friend, or had one. Let’s discuss the grief-s...

1Upscort Mission: The Last of Us

If you like 1Upsmanship you will like this, it's short, just watch it. This is the third ep of a video series that we're trying to keep growing as a companion to the pod!

864. 1Upsmanship: Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Feat. David Bell)

This episode we go to 16th-century Japan where our podcast hosts (one a shinobi, the other, a samurai) ...

863. Inside Dads: The Rock, and Other Action Films

Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the �...

862. Frame Rate: What The Electric State Says About Capitalism and Art

The boys watched The Electric State (2025) which recently premiered on Netflix. It’s almost a state o...

861. At What Age Do You Show Your Kid Little Mermaid? (Frame Rate)

First off, apologies for the flutter in Abe’s voice. It’s not a recording error, he’s ju...

860. Please Send Help (April 29, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

859. Spielboys! - Minority Report

Sit back and listen to the sweet sound of the boys talkin’ bout the ‘berg. This episode covers 2002...

457 Arrested D Jokes and References You Missed

Michael made his longest and most carbonated New Cracked yet, so pop it open and listen to the refreshing hiss of someone nerding out about Arrested Development at a professional level! Watching th...

858. 1Upsmanship: The 1Upsmanship Prophecies

This episode Michael and Adam put on their prophetic hoods and gaze into the future of gaming and atte...

856. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 93 - A Clockwork Origin

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tre...