How Can You Think of Family Ties When Growing Pains Won't Let You?

In a Very Special Episode of The Conversation, the haunting strains of "As Long as We Got Each Other" run rampant through Karl's brain, completely preventing him from opening his soul to the melodic fondling of "What Would We Do (Without Us)?"

Additionally, we pick through:

• The iPad and why we want/don't want one
  
• Easter, North Columbus-style
  
• Little boys and the priests that love them
• Clash of the--whoops, not yet
• Duke: Giant sack of wet cowflops

And remember: There ain't no nothin' we can't love each other through.

Just for the Record, Bob Was Actually Naked

So we mention briefly in this week's podcast, Fathletes, that Bob is recording the show naked after losing the previous episode's Superbowl bet. We here at The Conversation want to make sure our listening audience is aware of our dedication to the craft of podcasting and the strength of our convictions. So we need to make clear that Bob was, in very point of fact, unclothed during said podcast. He was nude. In the buff. Flapping in the breeze. Parading his ass cheeks.

Above, we have a re-enactment of the recording.

Please enjoy this week's episode.

How to Offend Christians

On this week's The Conversation, Karl and Bob investigate the mysteries of the modern world. Why, for instance, would someone feel Sandra Bullock is worthy of an acting Oscar? How many mediocre singers does it take to re-record "We Are the World"? Who are these people who feel they can improve on Jane Austen? And when is okay or not okay to throw dog poop at Evangelical Christians?

Noooooooooo!!!

Dammit! Recorded on Monday, today's podcast might have changed the fate of our nation had Podomatic speedily uploaded it. But now our warning to the Massachusetts voting public comes too late. Damn you, Podomatic! Damn you to hell!!!

But seriously, give a listen as we take Pat Robertson apart, discuss idiot Avatar fans and share tales of New Yorkers gone assholey.

2009: The Year We Got Contacts

Fresh off their triumphant return with last week's Class Reunion Special, Karl and Bob keep things rolling with their belated look back at 2009. The tragedy! The triumph! The taint! (Or perineum, if you prefer.)

How have Karl and Bob improved over the last year? Did Karl actually give into temptation and embrace man-on-sheep love-making? What kind of she-male craps out half-way through a marathon? Who will win the coveted Jagoff of the Year award? And just what does Manimal have to do with all this? (Nothing. Just wanted to work in a Manimal reference. By the way, NBC, if you need another hour of programming to replace the Jay Leno Wanks Himself Blind hour, I'm available to write a remake of Manimal for a whole new generation.)

Give episode 20 a listen, you magnificent bastards!

Holy Steaming Turds! A New Conversation!?!

We're not dead! How the fuck about that?

And to prove it, here's a podcast we recorded late last summer live and in person in Cleveland. The proximity allowed us to be even funnier than ever. That's pretty goddamn funny, people.

So give a listen as Karl and Bob discuss the excitement and magic of Bob's 20 year high school reunion. If you thought you knew how amazing stories about a handful of graduates of a tiny rural midwestern high school could be, be prepared to have your expectations nearly approached!

And...coming soon...brand new, somewhat more recently recorded episodes and...the long-promised Salute to Shitty Cinema! Face it, Tiger, you just hit the jackpot.