The Complete Guide to Everything

Our dear friend Christine returns to solve listener problems and discuss her plans to replace Anne Hathaway in the film The Intern 2. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The summer blockbusters just keep on coming this week as we discuss the newest and SEVENTH Transformers movie, Wes Anderson’s latest, a problematic Flash and some extremely old man named Indiana Jones. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hooray for Hollywood! It's finally summer blockbuster season, and we're talking about all the hot new movies you'll be endlessly discussing around the water cooler. Note: This episode is dedicated to Timothée Chalamet, America's #1 Boy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tears of the Kingdom is right around the corner so this week we’re talking all about everyone’s favorite little Peter Pan rip-off, Zelda. Well, that’s Link actually, he’s the protagonist of the Zelda games. It’s all kinda confusing. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look out England, there's a new king in town! And he's an old man who has done a lot of silly things in his life. This week we're taking a deep dive into the life and times of King Charles III to decide if we approve of his coronation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are vitamins a scam? How many vitamins are too many vitamins? How thick is too thick when it comes to blood? This week we’re using our decades of medical experience to answer the big questions. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we consider the age old question "It's-a who?" And the answer is, of course, Mario. That's right, another episode about Super Mario Bros., this time focusing on their latter day exploits in 64 or more bits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Super Mario made a movie, and although we haven’t seen it yet we HAVE played a bunch of the video games he made. We run through the 8 and 16-bit eras of Mario, The Wizard, the live-action Super Mario movie, the TV show and a whole bunch more. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In these divisive times, the one thing we can all agree on is that once a year a giant anthropomorphic bunny comes into our homes and leaves us baskets full of candy. This week, as we await the arrival of the Easter Bunny, a guy whose deal we don't entirely get, we're talking all about that candy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spring has sprung which means we’ve got March Madness as well as a litany of other afflictions. Also Tim tries to get Tom to place a $1,000 bet and Tom discusses the circumstances that ended his first half dozen marriages. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was our understanding that banks are just fancy houses where your money lives, but recent events have made us realize that the truth is actually much more complicated. This week we try to sort it all out, Tom warns everybody about a new "phone scam" and we discuss why it seems so tantalizingly easy to rob a bank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if I told you there’s a world filled with giant animals, beautiful forests and extraterrestrial technologies right under our feet? This week we DIG into the theory that the earth is hollow and filled with wonder instead of just more rocks. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A newspaper comic strip about office culture that launched in 1989 has been in the news lately, because everything is stupid now. This week we're talking all things Dilbert, a successful comic that isn't very funny, written by a bad guy who is extremely weird. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we’re covering Diet Coke, the delicious drink that is very healthy. We also cover OK Soda, the drink of choice for disaffected Gen Xers, and the idea of a kamikaze product in the form of Tab Clear. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's been a lot in the news about balloons lately, so this week we ramble on and on about balloons like a couple of 4 year olds. Also, Tim buys a car on the internet and Tom builds a closer relationship with Bing's chatbot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What an exciting title for a comedy podcast! This week we're finally trying to get our lives in order by implementing even the smallest bit of planning. Also Tim thinks Tom has too many wires. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most episodes of this show are pretty romantic, but beware -- this one is especially romantic. We're talking about Valentines day, giving some tips and tricks, sharing some history and arguing over whether florists should price gouge hapless doofuses doing some last-minute flower shopping. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Explore NYC’s seedy underbelly with us as we uncover common scams targeting tourists, and uncommon ones targeting locals, such as offering fake J. Crew modeling contracts. That one is actually pretty specific. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PROMPT: Write a humorous two sentence description of an episode of the podcast "The Complete Guide to Everything" that covers the topic of ChatGPT. RESPONSE: "ChatGPT: The AI That's Too Smart for Its Own Good" Tim & Tom try to outsmart the language model but end up feeling like they're talking to a robot version of themselves. They end up deciding to change the name of the podcast to "The Slightly Less Complete Guide to Everything." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feeling like a jackhammer is going off in your skull? Well, grab some ibuprofen and tune into our latest episode, where we'll be discussing the throbbing pain in the head known as headaches. Also a little bonus talk about mayonnaise. For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate The Complete Guide to Everything 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts and let us know what topic they should check out next. Follow Tim on Twitter: @yourpaltim and Instagram: @yourpaltim Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomreynolds and Instagram: @tomreynolds Advertise on The Complete Guide to Everything via Gumball.fm This episode is sponsored by by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/COMPLETEGUIDE and get on your way to being your best self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.