Episode Archive
112 episodes of Poorly Summarized since the first episode, which aired on November 9th, 2015.
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Episode 32: ‘Things That Don’t Excite Brock Anymore’ with Special Guest Boxer Crackas
June 12th, 2016 | 1 hr 5 mins
Brock Turner’s ribeye enthusiasm wanes, a bride prays for the plight of her bridesmaids, John Oliver forgives $15M in medical debt, and a robot sorts some stones. SHOW NOTES Intro Boxer Crackas Follow-up Origins of ‘dork’ Trumped up On repressed wh...
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Episode 31: ‘Gorillas Are Vegetarian’ with Special Guest Gayatri
June 5th, 2016 | 1 hr 3 mins
Women shouldn’t always ‘lean in,’ a restless patriot distances himself from Obama’s Hiroshima ‘apology,’ a friendly gorilla is cruelly murdered by bloodthirsty zookeepers, the government thinks Frosted Flakes are healthier than avocados, and R.
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Episode 30: ‘Sticking it to the Man’ with Special Guest Sebastian Legler
May 29th, 2016 | 1 hr 3 mins
Peter Thiel knows how to hold a grudge, Connie prefers English speakers, the internet wants to give Captain America a boyfriend, Sebastian accidentally becomes an artist, and Mike improves* his pronunciation.
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Episode 29: ‘Internet Famous’ with Special Guest Adam Bates
May 22nd, 2016 | 1 hr 2 mins
Adam bates Republican Scott Esk into torpedoing his own political career, Sunish sends in feedback, Koreans armpits are magical, a father vomits with his son, the alleged curvature of the world requires grid shifting,
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Episode 28: ‘Happy Crampers’ Day’ with Special Guest Periods for Pence
May 13th, 2016 | 56 mins 11 secs
Indiana Governor Mike Pence wants to hear about your period, women in Japan get time off for menstrual leave, a bubble and Bosu balance trainer “prove” that the earth is flat, and John Oliver answers the question “is science bullshit?
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Episode 27: ‘Body Smells and Food Smells,’ with Special Guest Becky Youkstetter
May 7th, 2016 | 1 hr 3 mins
A culinary genius creates In-N-Out egg rolls, puppy feet smell like crackers, conservatives accidentally create a pro-universal healthcare meme, BYU scrutinizes rape victims, Mike’s missionary companion gets touchy-feely,
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Episode 26: ‘A Kundalini Serpent at the Base of My Spine,’ with Special Guest Dr. Daniel Crosby
May 1st, 2016 | 59 mins 59 secs
Michael buys high and sells low, Boehner calls Cruz ‘Lucifer in the flesh,’ Black Trump drops the beat, real Christians don’t Yoga, a hungry man gets pizza delivered to a moving train, and being trans species is a thing.
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Episode 25: ‘Magically Murdered,’ with Special Guest Steve Cramer
April 24th, 2016 | 1 hr 2 mins
The Cramer family fails at the beach, Justin nearly fails at college, San Francisco crusades against manspreaders, sex-detecting smart mattresses might be a thing, and an Edmonton military veteran annually fills out forms declaring his legs missing.
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Episode 24: ‘Peak Selfie Stick,’ with Special Guest E. Kyle Bisutti
April 17th, 2016 | 55 mins 46 secs
Microsoft exits the Hitler image recognition market, Burger King employees break all the store’s windows (again), more wet beavers are coming to California, Mike hates on selfie sticks, and Justin reveals his sociopathy.
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Episode 23: ‘You Can’t Put a Microchip in a Tampon,’ with Special Guest Lindsay Goldwert
April 9th, 2016 | 56 mins 37 secs
The Einstein Bagel is a lie, a mother falls in love with her biological son, illegal immigration is thoughtfully equated with grand theft auto, women keep the Governor of Indiana informed about their menses, and Mike steals a neighbor’s couch.
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Episode 22: ‘His Sugo Sauce is Delicious,’ with Special Guest E. Nicholas Mariani
April 3rd, 2016 | 1 hr 8 mins
The Stanford Review satirizes college protestors, Trump’s campaign manager gets handsy with Michelle Fields, Ben Affleck is sad about his Batman film, Mike flakes a sociopath, and Microsoft accidentally creates a Hitler-loving sex robot.
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Episode 21: ‘Accounting Jobs That Don’t Require a CPA,’ with Special Guest Matt Halversen
March 27th, 2016 | 1 hr 8 mins
Ted Cruz might have a thing for rodents, a woman stashes a deuce in her purse, an enraged veteran cuts down a flag, a man gets arrested for not returning a VHS rental, and Matt abandons a friend in need. SHOW NOTES Trumped up Carson the Trump whisp...
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Episode 20: ‘You’ve Already Eaten It’, with Special Guest John Williams of Faded Paper Figures
March 21st, 2016 | 59 mins 52 secs
John starts a band with the Aldens, God gets vengeance for Cecil the lion, a Kellogg’s worker probably urinated in your breakfast, and Hulk Hogan becomes the world’s highest paid (inadvertent) porn star. SHOW NOTES Intro Follow Faded Paper Figures Re...
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Episode 19: ‘Some Countries Are Better in Letterbox’, with Special Guests B.R. Cohen and Simon Tonev
March 14th, 2016 | 1 hr 34 secs
Ted Cruz is almost definitely not the Zodiac Killer, Whole Foods pre-peels oranges, WV lawmakers get sick after legalizing and drinking raw milk, and the gang contemplates the meaning of folded American flags.
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Episode 18: ‘Rare Unadulterated Honesty,’ with Special Guest Kendall Burdett
March 5th, 2016 | 1 hr 1 min
Justin attempts a covert nose wipe, Kanye West pirates some software, Mike’s dad robs a bank, Chris Christie gets held hostage, and Leonardo DiCaprio doesn’t own a gas-guzzling yacht (he just borrows it). Show notes Hear more Kendall at thenarrator...
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Episode 17: ‘A Story, an Analogy and a Word,’ with Special Guest Sunish Oturkar
February 27th, 2016 | 58 mins 49 secs
John McAfee offers to trick a corpse into revealing a secret, Trump loves the poorly educated, China builds a ghost town, and Mike and Justin swap prank stories. Show notes Follow-up JOHN MCAFEE: I’ll decrypt the San Bernardino phone free of char...