Based On Nothing

Episode 36 - Star Wars Episode

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:31:26 +0000

Spenser brings on T.J. to talk about Star Wars. Things discussed are The Force, Yoda, Empire Strikes Back, the special edition changes, and much more.

Episode 35 - Wolverine

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:34:41 +0000

Spenser welcomes, again, Michael Fromwiller and newcomer Ryan Nye to the podcast. They discuss comic books, superheroes, trilogies, and 2012 movies.

Episode 34 - Names, Nerds, and Orangutans

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:33:22 +0000

In this episode, Spenser welcomes back guests Michael Shurtz and Michael Fromwiller with new guest Charlie Thiemann! Together they all conquer topics such as the evolution of the word "hipster," pirates, dolphin rape, bullying, Big Bang Theory, and much much more!

Episode 33 - Minnie Mouse

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:15:45 +0000

In this episode, Spenser welcomes Sarah to the guest category and they discuss existential questions, fun.'s new album "Some Nights," Twitter, and much more!

Episode 32 - Dr Pepper

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:38:04 +0000

Spenser "interviews" the band The Great American Novel and they play some tunes.

Episode 31 - Stay Positive

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:53:00 +0000

After explaining two major changes within Based on Nothing, Spenser is joined by both Michael Shurtz and Michael Fromwiller to discuss what exactly they do, recess activities, and the age old question "Nintendo or PlayStation?"

Episode 30- Last Names and Bleeps

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:23:08 +0000

While Jacob and Mal venture deeper into their sickness, a healthy Spenser tells a story about Denny's. Other things included within the episode are: Florida geography, the band Metric, airplane fuel, fake British accents, and more!

Episode 29- Cat Jumped Over the Moon

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:32:13 +0000

Jacob, Spenser, and Mal go over their ever so interesting days and thoughts including Babies 'R' Us, Applebee's nightmare, geography, the name for fans of Based on Nothing, and call a few unsuspecting friends via Jacob's contact list.

Episode 28- Deus Ex Machina

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:55:21 +0000

In this episode, Spenser and Jacob welcome Crit from fuckyeahlost.com to talk about television shows such as Homeland, Lost, Dexter, The Killing, and Breaking Bad. They also discuss the Golden Globes, fuckyeahlost.com, and The Unofficial Rules of Tweeting.

Episode 27- Poli Sigh

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:39:05 +0000

Spenser and Jacob ring in the new year with brief TV discussion and then bring in a guest to discuss politics such as Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Matt Damon.

Episode 26- The Year in Review

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:58:45 +0000

Answering emails and discussing the best things of 2011, Jacob and Spenser say goodbye to the year Based on Nothing was created in. They also talk about Ryan Gosling a lot.

Episode 25- Greatest Hits/Season Finale

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:23:26 +0000

Harp-0 takes over and revisits outtakes, bloopers, and clips from previous episodes.

Episode 24- The Shape of Things to Come

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:06:51 +0000

While playing Super Smash Brothers Brawl, Spenser and Jacob discuss the future and the past of Based on Nothing. Mal keeps them in line while they duke it out Nintendo style.

Episode 23- The Scene is Dead But We're Going to Talk About It Anyway

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:17:00 +0000

Jacob and Spenser bring in a very special guest to discuss music of their ages, albums, bands, best concerts, and top 10 songs for a time capsule. Also Jacob talks about Occupy Wall Street.

Episode 22- The Halloween Spaceworm Castle Adventure

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:46:35 +0000

It's the day before Halloween and Spenser and Jacob bring it in with "spooky" stories, Hipster Cop, and an adventure tale for the ages to come. Happy Halloween.

Episode 21- 21 and Invincible

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:39:38 +0000

In this episode, Spenser and Jacob talk about the themed episodes they have and how this episode is definitely NOT themed. Other things in this episode include: Discussion about Mal Thoughts, Halloween costumes, the lack of new TV this week, calling a friend during the episode, what they drank today, and unusual deaths.

Episode 20- The Week in 43 Minutes

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:30:56 +0000

In this episode, Spenser and Jacob took last week day-by-day with some highlights being: Arrested Development speculation, the death of Steve Jobs, Community's status, Whitney's unfortunate status, Dexter, The Exorcist, emails, among much more discussion.

Episode 19- Building a Better Podcast

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:03:06 +0000

Spenser and Jacob interview Layne from The Great American Novel, discuss their October podcast plans, tell some personal stories that give nostalgic feelings of spiders dueling wasps, try to talk about baseball, explain Occupy Wallstreet, and talk about Jack's Mannequin's new album.

Episode 18- Season Premiere

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:43:08 +0000

Jacob and Spenser experiment with a gimmick, discuss the Fall TV schedule, Facebook morals and changes, blink-182, tell personal stories, speak about Troy Davis, and bagels.

Episode 17- Based on Nothing vs. The Emmys

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:36:00 +0000

Spenser, Jacob, and Mal discuss the 63rd Emmy Awards.

Episode 16- Mal

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:46:24 +0000

In this very special episode Jacob and Spenser get Mal to be a guest! Together they all discuss Zelda, Star Wars Blu-ray, Tyler, the Creator, reveal some Based on Nothing exclusives, discuss college, Fall weather, and much much more!

Episode 15- Come On, Irene

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:41:34 +0000

In this episode, Jacob and Spenser talk about Jacob's survival of an earthquake, the chance of surviving Hurricane Irene or not, school ending and summer dying, fictional characters speaking to real people, Steve Jobs, Libya, America's laziness and the Wonderful Person of the Week: Louis C.K.

Episode 14- Spider vs. Wasp

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:27:59 +0000

In this episode, Spenser tells Jacob a story to be told for the ages, they both worship their Wonderful Person of the Week, discuss showrunning for a tad too long, answer emails about their personal lives, and much more!

Episode 13- Pastcast

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:21:35 +0000

In this episode, Spenser and Jacob talk about new exciting things on their Tumblr, the possibility of a hidden spaceship, Bill Nye the Science Guy, read each other emails, discuss the legendary D.B. Cooper, and more!

Episode 12- The Email Episode

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:02:32 +0000

In this episode, Spenser and Jacob answer emails from listeners. The subjects include: The best of 2011, Seinfeld, books, how they met, and much more!

Episode 11- OK HARP0

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:56:18 +0000

In this episode, our heroes discuss their new Facebook page and technology, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 thoughts, Emmy nominations, the amazingness that is Breaking Bad, blink-182's new song, news of News of the World, lightly touch on Comic-Con and introduce a new cohost...

Episode 10- The One Where They Talk About Harry Potter

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:27:33 +0000

In this episode, Jacob and Spenser talk about Harry Potter.

Episode 9- Return of the Jacob

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:29:31 +0000

In the ninth episode, Jacob returns from his mission and the duo discusses their return to form, pre-hash the next themed episode, wonder about Blink-182's new music, talk about Taking Back Sunday's new music, drool over the prospects of a Weezer cruise, bitch about Netflix, discover which state is no longer a state, question Google+, finally talk about summer TV shows such as Wilfred, Futurama, True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and then cry over the amazingness that is Breaking Bad, bitch more about summer movies, introduce a new segment called "Wonderful Person of the Week," and break the news of future Based on Nothing adventures.

Episode 8- Why Don't You Take A Seat?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:28:41 +0000

In this crucial listening episode of Based on Nothing, Jacob is absent and Spenser takes over with contest winner Michael and they discuss historically groundbreaking news stories like Myspace.com being bought out and Justin Timberlake being a partner and an amazing person, the terrible thing that is Youtube comments, Tom Hanks's words on Toy Story 4 and debate whether or not it should happen and raise the question "When should ANY sequel happen?" Michael calls out Andy Samberg, Spenser is distracted by Revenge of the Sith, praise New York for legalizing gay marriage, and they both don't trust Chris Hansen to be their husband. This and more!

Episode 7- The Pre-Game Changer

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:13:20 +0000

In their seventh episode, Jacob and Spenser discuss new music from Death Cab for Cutie and The Wonder Years, their favorite summer albums, some of their favorite summertime activities, Super 8, the void of summer television and how good Cash Cab is, fun with pennies and bank robberies, attempt to discuss sports, Anthony Weiner's Weiner and Sarah Palin, a thrilling contest that could result in you being the first guest of Based On Nothing, and much more.

Episode 6- We Go to There

Sat, 28 May 2011 16:22:14 +0000

In this episode, a very sleepy Jacob struggles to stay alive/awake, Spenser continues to bash The Office, discuss the old television channels of yesteryear, praise Parks and Recreation more than ever, talk about their opinions on the new TV shows coming up, launch the battle of episodic vs. serialized shows, praise the acting ability of Richard Jenkins, talk about comedy writing that makes them seem pretentious, realize that summer movie season has started and begin to deconstruct, reveal guest plans for episode 23, Sarah Palin, answer emails and begin to get suspicious about a certain emailer...

Episode 5- Stay Young, Go Dancing Queen

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:14:24 +0000

In this episode our heroes rehash the Star Wars themed episode, imagine a time where there will be more themed episodes, discuss summer activities, marvel over NBC's Community once again, slightly bash The Office, drool over Tina Fey, talk about ABBA while having trouble on the pronunication, discuss the days of yesterday when remembering Fall Out Boy's "From Under the Cork Tree," My Chemical Romance and FUSE, being unsure with Manchester Orchestra's "Simple Math," Death Cab for Cutie anticipation, remember old video games while crying, become confused when talking about the internet sensation "Planking," send off Donald Trump's presidential campaign, answer emails that include the age-old question of Batman vs. Spiderman and much much more!!

Episode 4- May The 4th Be With You

Wed, 04 May 2011 05:06:37 +0000

It's Star Wars day and Spenser and Jacob celebrate it more than you can possibly imagine. They talk about how their life began with Star Wars, how life seemed to fall with the prequels, their love for the original movies, upcoming plans with the special features on the Blu-ray discs and much, much more.

Episode 3- The Bourne Podcast

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:47:00 +0000

The third episode of Based on Nothing consists of Spenser and Jacob discussing their personal weeks, drunk babies, sleepy air traffic control, Coachella and live streams of just about everything, more about the royal wedding, renting out a country and why one would do so, shefights.net, "The Twitter Network," lost languages of yesteryear, instanteous combustion. Then, for the first time ever, they open up their email account and read off the emails YOU sent in. What's among these emails? Here are some answers: Cookies, song requests, wizardary questions and a cease and desist, but from who? Listen and find out!

Episode 2- Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:03:00 +0000

In episode two of Based On Nothing, Jacob and Spenser discuss the trials and tribulations of releasing their first episode, our parents, the death of their friendship, Taking Back Sunday, LCD Soundsystem, Thursday, 30 Rock, Tina Fey and her perfection, Matt Damon and his perfection, the government almost shutdown, Donald Trump, anarchy, FlashForward, their live action Pokemon movie, a 75 woman who whoopsed her way into the news, the royal wedding (in 3D!!!), QWOP/GIRP, Rodrigo Borgia, Glenn Beck, italian perverts, whales =/= wolves, how to contact us, and much more.

Episode 1- Long Live Spacebat

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:59:00 +0000

In the first episode of their podcast "Based on Nothing," Jacob and Spenser figure out what the hell they're actually doing and discuss the television show Community, Taking Back Sunday, Death Cab For Cutie, Brand New, Gabe Saporta, a horrifying app for invisible internet ink, Libya, funny republicans, Rebecca Black's "Friday" maybe in fact not being the worst thing since the Black Plague, the loneliest whale in the world, the Bronx Zoo cobra and snake bombs, Charlie Sheen, Aaron Burr being a diabolical motherfucker, and the magnificent Spacebat.