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The Grawlix Saves The World

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The Grawlix Saves The World

The Grawlix (Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, Andrew Orvedahl)

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Bettering the world by bettering ourselves! Comedians Adam Cayton-Holland, Ben Roy, and Andrew Orvedahl (stars of the sitcom television series "Those Who Can't" on Hulu) take a passive-aggressive look at their daily lives and then assign one other self-improvement or wellness challenges to address their issues. Once they've completed the challenge, the boys come back into the studio to review their experience, offer advice to listeners, and declare whether or not the challenge is good for th ...
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PEOPLE WE KNOW is a podcast dedicated to our enthusiasm for and fascination with fictional characters from every creative medium. Join your host, comedian Andy Sell and his guests and co-hosts as they explore a new character each week.
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On this episode we rejoin the 10th Doctor and Donna Noble on their adventures through time and space. This time, though, those adventures are taking place in the pages of comic books. GASP! Comic book talk? On the Grawlix Podcast!? Specifically, we're taking a look at Autopia and Cold-Blooded War, a pair of one-shot comics originally published by I…
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The boys give rapid-fire pep talks. Emerging from the depths of a full-fledged funk, Andrew surprises Ben and Adam by requesting a pep talk challenge. The boys take turns honestly answering the question "how are you?" for two minutes, then they engage in a tag-team competition to see who's the best at giving out doses of positivity. Featuring stand…
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The 10th Doctor & Donna rewatch continues! This episode we dive into the Doctor Who episode pairing of The Doctor's Daughter & The Unicorn and the Wasp. The Doctor is cloned and out pops his wife, er... daughter. Also, Martha gets a fishman killed. Way to go, Martha. Then Doctor/Donna join Agatha Christie to battle a were-wasp. What is this show!? …
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The boys go vegan. After a mildly concerning cholesterol count, Ben challenges Andrew and Adam to exclusively eat a plant-based diet for a week. Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 27th with Laura Peek, Sammy Anzer an…
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This episode we revisit Doctor Who The Sontaran Stratagem & The Poison Sky. Martha calls the Doctor and Donna in to help out UNIT, which she apparently joined after leaving the TARDIS herself. Did this two-parter featuring Sontarans and a goofy tech bro impress the Grawlix crew on a rewatch? Probably not but you should listen, anyhow. Originally st…
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The boys practice radical honesty Just in time for Ben and Andrew's biennial knock-down-drag-out argument, our heroes decide to dabble in Radical Honesty, a self-help philosophy that claims you can transform your life simply by telling the truth. After carelessly skimming one page of the organization's website and watching some but definitely not a…
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Dragged into the lair of a fire-spewing beast, a damsel in distress meets a knight who has come to save her. And that's just about the last thing that goes the way you'd expect. Sound Effects by: http://www.freesfx.co.uk Please consider supporting us on: https://www.patreon.com/SeatofOurPantsPlayers
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The boys try to spruce up their neighborhoods. Looking to improve the streets that he walks on a daily basis—or perhaps just looking for a reason to go outside—Andrew challenges Ben and Andrew to a neighborhood beautification project. Featuring standup comedy clips from Shanel Hughes and Chris Charpentier! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug The…
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The boys try to avoid assuming gender or pronouns for a week. Frustrated by the rising vilification of queer and transgender people—and hoping to rewire his own linguistic tendencies—Adam challenges Ben and Andrew to go a week without gendering anyone. Andrew raises the stakes by creating a "gender jar" that collects $2 for every mistake, to be don…
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Dr. Astrid and her team make plans to contest the non-disclosure agreement with EEGAC. Hundreds of years later, Captain Astrid learns the dark threat looming near Planet Grovell. Music and Sound Effects by: http://www.freesfx.co.uk Please consider supporting us on: https://www.patreon.com/SeatofOurPantsPlayers…
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1991 film "Point Break" Bank robbers with surf bods and a gorgeous FBI agent who goes undercover, trying to bring them to justice. Need we say more? How about Keanu Reeves and his 25-year-old peak physique going up against Patrick Swayze in the year when Patrick was named the Sexiest Man Alive? In this soppin…
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The boys get poetic. Inspired by Adam having a poem published in a literary journal, Andrew decides he wants in on the action—so he challenges the gang to spend a week consuming poetry and then write their own poems. WINNER TAKES ALL, LOSER GETS SENT STRAIGHT TO HELL!!! Featuring standup comedy clips from Hannah Jones and Brad Wenzel! LINKS: See th…
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The boys work on their flexibility. As we age, our flexibility wanes, our joints ache, and we huff and grunt our way out of bed every morning. So Adam proposes Team Grawlix stretch every night for a week, then measure their flexibility. A nice, easy challenge, right? But nothing is ever that simple on The Grawlix Saves the World. Instead, the boys …
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Sweet Ravine has dealt with gunslingers, outlaws, and card cheats, but this time, the cause of violence is something just as dangerous - vittles! “Cowboy Sting”, “Fig Leaf Times Two” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music and SFX from : http://www.freesfx…
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The boys get tattoos. Oh boy. This is a doozy. A simple request from Adam—that the trio get Grawlix tattoos together—takes a wild spin into Passive-Aggressive Acres (a suburb of Riff City) in a way that only a vintage GSTW episode could. The ending is such a shocking surprise that we're still not entirely sure what happened. We just know it's all g…
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys! Oh my god, we're back again. In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, we take a deep-dive into the 1990s boy band craze—aka the suburbs of Orlando, Florida—to say "Hi, Hi, Hi" to those honey-throated hunks from NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. Enjoy this free taste—th…
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The boys try acupuncture. Weary, ragged and just looking for a challenge where he can lay his old bones down for a goddamn minute, Andrew challenges Ben and Adam to try acupuncture, the wellness cure-all for pretty much everything! Featuring standup comedy clips from Justine Marino and Nina Davis! LINKS: See Adam perform at Helium Comedy Club in Po…
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The boys make new friends. Alarmed by his increasingly hermetic ways—weeks spent in solitude, poring over strange, homeopathic remedies and polishing board game figurines—Andrew challenges himself, Ben and Adam to each strike up conversations with three complete strangers. Featuring standup comedy clips from Georgia Comstock and Rob Gleeson! LINKS:…
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The boys try sunning their perineums. Reaching a new low in the very first episode of 2023, the boys attempt to expose the area between their respective anuses (ani?) and scrotums (scrota?), aka their perineums (perinea?), to fifteen minutes of direct sunlight. Because they're geniuses. Geniuses saving the world. Featuring standup comedy clips from…
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Last year we took 25 challenges to better the world around us by bettering ourselves. But which challenge was the best? Our Patreon supporters voted on the best episode of 2022—here's their top choice! And never fear, we'll be back next Tuesday, January 10th, with a brand-new season of The Grawlix Saves the World! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the…
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Someone familiar with Jack's work wants his help again. (Yeah, we're shocked too..) An expensive painting has been stolen, or maybe it hasn't. Maybe it never existed in the first place. Either way, it's a tough job, and the clock is ticking. And Ethel is threatening to evict him, but you knew that part already. “Fast Talkin” Kevin MacLeod (incompet…
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The boys are crazy for holiday hunks! Hark! In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, we earnestly assess the hunkitude of TWELVE hunks from the movies, magic and myth that make Christmas so special. Who made it onto our Nice list? Who's been very naughty? Listen to find out! Enjoy this little sip and then listen to the full epi…
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The boys take another crack at challenges from the past year. As the Grawlix Saves the World bravely prepares for another challenge-filled year ahead, we cast our gaze backward, to the challenges we've completed in 2022, to see if redoing one might also improve the world. For how can we save the future, if we cannot save the past? Featuring standup…
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The boys embrace the World Cup. Delirious with World Cup Fever, Adam challenges Ben and Andrew to immerse themselves in the greatest sporting event in the world. Featuring standup comedy clips from Mike Mulloy and Courtney Maginnis! LINKS: See Adam live at Planet of the Tapes in Louisville, Kentucky on December 2nd and 3rd See Ben live at the Denve…
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The boys try to share happy memories, and only happy memories. Frustrated by their shared proclivity for only remembering the worst moments in their childhoods, Ben and Andrew decide to mine their respective pasts for positive memories, just in time for the holiday season with family. Meanwhile, Adam dicks around on his phone. Featuring standup com…
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The boys make spooky one-minute movies with their kids. Filled to the absolute brim with Halloween spirit, Andrew challenges Ben and Adam to make short, scary movies. Then Ben says we should all include our kids. Then Adam says we should have our old pal Bobcat Goldthwait—acclaimed director and the man behind the camera for several spooky "Those Wh…
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The boys confess their musical guilty pleasures. Fed up by the ridicule he received for attending a recent Dave Matthews concert, Adam demands Ben and Andrew share music they hate to admit that they love, and the trio spend a week taking it all in. Featuring standup comedy clips from Dave Hill and Gabby Gutierrez-Reed! LINKS: See the Grawlix live a…
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The boys are crazy for the hunks of the Fast & Furious universe. Enjoy this live episode from High Plains Comedy Festival, where we were joined by renowned hunk experts David Gborie and Chris Charpentier. We review our top picks from the FNFU and place a corona atop the head of the franchise's king hunk. Listen to the full episode of Boi Crazy here…
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The boys get body positive. Fresh off a swimming challenge where they appeared alongside Olympians in speedos, Team Grawlix mandates an emergency body positivity challenge. Featuring standup comedy clips from Felicia Folkes and Caitlin Peluffo, live from High Plains Comedy Festival! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado…
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Kelli Sunbeam is acting WAY too smug in this episode, and Dirk's wallet is paying the price for it. Also, Sally Simpson has been kidnapped by an evil magician who thinks Captain Goody is way more than the cat's pajamas. “News Theme”, “Take a Chance” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativec…
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The boys get their swim on—with coaching from actual Olympic athletes. Reasoning that it's never a bad idea to improve one's swimming skills, the boys take like ducks to water and compete in three separate water challenges with help from not one, not two, but THREE Olympic swimmers. Featuring standup comedy clips from Dan Soder and David Gborie! An…
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The boys are crazy for those hunky heroes on a half shell! Cowabunga! In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, we earnestly assess the hunkitude of all four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michaelangelo. Which turt is the most pert? Listen to find out! Listen to the full episode and find past epis…
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The boys try to not drive for a week. Inspired by the City of Denver's initiative offering free public transportation in August, the boys try to go without a car for a week. Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Shanel Hughes! Special thanks to our supporters on Patreon who voted for this challenge! LINKS: See Andrew headl…
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The interstellar adventures of the Cosmo Corps' most daring Captain continue as a memory from Captain Cometfire's past becomes a threat to the entire corps. Hold on to your space pants as Luna deals with the cyborg threat of her former best friend. Some music and sound effects by http://www.freesfx.co.uk…
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The boys try to clean up their potty mouths. Challenged by loyal listeners to reign in their freewheelin' linguistic ways, Ben, Adam and Andrew turn to the age-old remedy of the Swear Jar to curb their cursing. Featuring standup comedy clips from Ryan Belleville and Chanel Ali! Thanks to everyone on Patreon who voted for this challenge! LINKS: See …
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The boys try on organized religion. Despite being staunchly anti-religious, Adam challenges the boys to each attend a religious service of their choosing. Featuring standup comedy clips from Aaron Urist and Ester Steinberg! LINKS: See Ben opening for the band Off With Their Heads on August 12th in Manchester, NH and August 13th in Malden, MA See Be…
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A man with a past rolls into town, and if there was ever a place where the past can catch up to you with the speed of a bullet, it's Sweet Ravine. Meanwhile, Kitty and Silas are looking forward to a whole new future. Not sure whose side time will be on, but it's probably the woman with the most guns. “Cowboy Sting”, “Fig Leaf Times Two” Kevin MacLe…
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The boys test the therapeutic merits of a rage room. Realizing that they're angry and reacting disproportionately to perceived slights—and by "they," we of course mean Ben—the boys decide to let out some of their anger by paying a lot of money to smash shit in a shack. Featuring standup comedy clips from Matt Braunger and Anthony Crawford! LINKS: F…
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