The Chuck And Brad Podcast

Whoa mama! We are joined by Gina Mastrostefano this week as we welcome in our very, very special guest - Lou Perella! Lou played a pivotal role in the recent episode of the Food Network's show "Restaurant: Impossible," as the "impossible restaurant" in last week's episode was Lou's father's business! Right here in lil' ol' Warren, Rhode Island: Perella's Ristorante! Lou has grown up working at Perella's, he played a pivotal role in the episode, and he gives us the whole behind the scenes story, from talks with the producers well ahead of time to meeting celebrity chef Robert Irvine, to Lou's feelings during the reveal of the renovated restaurant (and the culinary world in general). We love "Little Lou," and after hearing this episode, we guarantee you will too. (NOTE: Not an actual guarantee.) - Brad

Part two of our annual "Brammies and Chammies" awards! Year ELEVEN!!! This episode features a discussion about our favorite music in 2018, my favorite books of the year, Chuck's favorite podcasts, and then a bunch of highlights from our personal lives! Thanks for listening! - Brad - Brad

It's (part one of) the ELEVENTH installment our annual "Brammies and Chammies" awards! Join us as we celebrate our favorite things in the world of television and streaming! We talk about our favorite games we played in 2019! Chuck tells me about his swanky dining experiences! And we close out this episode talking about our favorite movies we saw in 2019. - Brad

Our pal Ray Harrington is once again with us. We offer our spoiler-free thoughts on the new Star Wars movie - The Rise of Skywalker - then, after making it VERY clear - we take a deep dive into our thoughts on the movie, JJ Abrams, and cinema in general. A fun conversation! - Brad

We are joined by comedian Ray Harrington this week! We go through our 2019 and recap the cool (and sometimes not as cool) things we did/experienced. We close this episode by a talk about an overall look on life and how to improve things. - Brad

CHRISTMAS GAMES! We are joined by comedians Ray Harrington and Brian Beaudoin (as well as the honorable Liz Moniz) in a Christmas duel for the ages! The two teams (Brad and Brian versus Chuck and Ray) go head-to-head in different Christmas games live in front of a studio (?) audience! The winners will be named the Kings of Christmas - who ya got? - Brad

Do we sound different this week? Because we are recording on a brand-new Rodecaster Pro, graciously sent to us by the fine folks at Rode! Wow! We talk about that and show off some of its cool features for a while. From there, we discuss Chuck's trip to New Jersey to film with the TESD boys. From there, we talk about some of my quirks and habits about arguing and basically argue about arguing in classic Chuck and Brad fashion. Once we cover that fully, I talk about my trip to Indiana and hanging out with my family. Chuck talks about some Christmas parties he's been to recently. We offer a spoiler-free review of the film Knives Out and then, after a clear delineator, we move to a spoiler-free review of this very fun movie! - Brad

We dive into the archives this week, bringing up a blast from the....wait, these weren't our archives. We introduce a long-forgotten episode of the podcast "With Ray and Derek," which features comedians Ray Harrington and Derek Furtado doing a 70's-style Christmas variety show (including an appearance from our pal Brian Beaudoin) from a few Christmases past. We think it's too good NOT to share, so we recorded a wraparound and called it our show! We're like Buzzfeed! - Brad

We are BACK! Just Chuck and I in the studio! Woo! We talk about our upcoming North Pole Podcast Party, then Chuck tells me about his trip to Boston to see Pete Holmes do stand-up. He went directly from there to see a showing of Kevin Smith's new film "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot." We talk about our light gun adventure day, share concerns about Chuck's girlfriend's sister, then move into Thanksgiving movies and TV shows. I make "the worst joke I've ever made" on the podcast, so be on the hunt for that. Also, Chuck sings the praises of Gibi, the company that sent us a GPS Collar for Chuck's pup/my friend Swiss Miss! - Brad

Thanksgiving is a time for family. And what better way to celebrate family than by inviting Chuck's grandparents on the podcast? We learn all about their childhoods in the 1930s, Papa's job during WWII, everything Nana did on the homefront...then we learn about how they met, dated, and their early married life. We get some adorably scandalous stories about Chuck's mom and learn about being a judge in Rhode Island. A very fun conversation and celebration! - Brad

Two weeks in a row, two panels in a row! After we give some background for new listeners and thank our sponsors, we present a panel from RI Comic-Con 2019 with Brian Baumgartner (Kevin) and Leslie David Baker (Stanley) from "The Office!" They answer our questions and the audience questions from RI Comic-Con! Wow! - Brad