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Give Us the Launch Codes
Two absolute working-class nobodies from Southern California with no formal qualifications to credibly talk about anything - politics, pop culture, sports, current events, etc. - yet think they're more qualified to talk about all of those things because they do it with food and beverages!
Episodes
Give Us the Launch CodesBowling for Dough ft. Sila (Ep. 41)
It's our SHORTEST EPISODE YET (!!!)... and it's an episode about bowling. That's right - bowling. Professional bowling! Tom interviews professional bowler…
Give Us the Launch CodesDefecation 2025! - The Blue Raindrop (Ep. 40)
The 2025 elections and to our surprise, they actually mattered! Or at least they got everyone's attention! From the West Side to the East Side, Travis & Tom…
Give Us the Launch CodesMaster Chief is Catholic (Ep. 39)
Travis & Tom reminisce on the Halo saga (the ones that Bungie made that is) and how these games were truly treatises on the dangers of mixing organized…
Give Us the Launch CodesSuperCraftiTerminIciousJediAlidocious (Ep. 38)
SPOILERS ABOUND IN THIS ONETravis & Tom talk about two big movies that came out in 2025. Though really Travis just wanted to talk about Superman but Tom forced…
Give Us the Launch CodesSirens On! ft. Officer Thomas (Ep. 37)
The Blacklist interview series concludes as Tom manages to score an interview with an officer of the law - Officer Thomas. And no, we're not doing a bit where…
Give Us the Launch CodesOrder Up! ft. Brit (Ep. 36)
Our second installment in the Blacklist Interview Series features Tom interviewing a longtime fast-food worker who goes by "Brit". Together, they talk about…
Give Us the Launch CodesCheckin' Out! ft. Jester (Ep. 35)
Tom interviews Jester, a retail employee who talks deeply about the rip-roaring world of retail! All the things you ever wanted to know about the people behind…
Give Us the Launch CodesAmerican Psychosis (Ep. 34)
Tom and Travis have been sitting a couple of weeks on America's latest elephant in the room - the assassination of a prominent political figure - with hope…
Give Us the Launch CodesGot More o' dat Hopium? (Ep. 33)
Tom & Travis talk about the lack of hope among their peers - younger and older. Is the world getting worse? Can we do anything about it? If not, what can you…
Give Us the Launch CodesOur Man Newsom (Ep. 32)
This week, Tom and I get a little more local (just a little, we promise) by talking about their state governor and God-help-us future President Gavin Newsom…
Give Us the Launch CodesShooting the Poo-Poo (Ep. 31)
This week, Travis comes back from a two week vacation and he & Tom discuss the weeks he was away in a non-heavy, stream of consciousness conversation. Topics…
Give Us the Launch CodesF*** It! - Wolfenstein/Stargate Discussion (Ep. 30)
BLAM! POW! BAM! Travis and Tom manage to stumble into both talking about military shooting things. One's a series of video games about shooting (among other…
Give Us the Launch CodesA Hollywood Channel Original Movie (Ep. 29)
Thomas & Travis found an ORIGINAL Hollywood movie that did well at the box office. This inspires them to talk about not just the movie in question, but also…
Give Us the Launch CodesGen-Z, TV and other 'Friends' ft. Denise Baker (Ep. 28)
How do you do, fellow zoomers? Travis and Tom bring on returning guest, Travis's wife Denise, to talk about FX's new comedy about young twentysomethings living…
Give Us the Launch CodesWe'll Do It LIVE! ft. Matt Prince (Ep. 27)
Episode DescriptionLights! Camera! STREAM! This episode, Travis talks to Twitch streamer Matt Prince, who also doubles as a Broadcast Engineer for live…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Epstein's Heel (Ep. 26)
CW: Explicit references to sexual assault, particularly against children. This week, Travis and Tom go into the uncomfortable implications of Trump PROBABLY…
Give Us the Launch CodesOnce a Karate Kid ft. Travis's Brother In-Law James (Ep. 25)
A very brief break from the doldrums of the modern world to talk about martial arts. Travis interviews his Black Belt brother in-law, James, as they talk about…
Give Us the Launch CodesBigger, Longer, Lots of Cuts (Ep. 24)
The Big Bill. Everybody's talking about it (if they're not otherwise talking about Epstein)! Travis and Tom talk about how we got to the point where the…
Give Us the Launch CodesF*** It - Babylon 5/Resident Evil Village Discussion (Ep. 23)
It's that time again when Tom and Travis talk about entertainment that neither has seen (or played). This time, Tom talks about a video game that everyone else…
Give Us the Launch CodesConfessions of an Ex-Chef (ft. Angel Fernandez) (Ep. 22)
Tom's got a buddy who used to be a chef at a fine dining restaurant. You know, kinda like Remy the Rat without the fur. Or Carmy Berzatto without being a…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe F Word (Ep. 21)
Just to be clear, the "F-word" in question is "freedom". What is freedom? You hear it a lot in this country. You're gonna hear used insufferably come…
Give Us the Launch CodesGod's Least Favorite Episode (Ep. 20)
Tom & Travis spill their Catholic traumas as they discuss what religion means to them, as a broader quest to solve the religion question ONCE AND FOR ALL! Will…
Give Us the Launch CodesThat Mushroom Zombies Show (Ep. 19)
SPOILER ALERT!Tom and Travis discuss the The Last of Us - the video games and the first two seasons of the TV show. As the two have wildly differing opinions…
Give Us the Launch CodesI Think This Movie is Trying to Tell Me Something (Ep. 18)
Travis and Tom are back in the car again, which means the audio is gonna be wonky AF. This week, they talk about movies and TV shows with messages, commentary…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Nursing Hour (ft. Denise Baker) (Ep. 17)
OUR FIRST INTERVIEW EVER! Travis invites his wife, Denise - a professional nurse - to talk healthcare. Here, Denise explains what a nurse is (bet you can't…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe One Where They Sing (Ep. 16)
Have you ever heard that song that you've heard way too much? Tom and Travis (but moreso Tom) attempt to dissect this by just listing off songs they're tired…
Give Us the Launch CodesSeriously, Give Them to Tom (Ep. 15)
It's Tom's term to dictate his own presidency and his list gets a bit more spicy! Expect a lot more debate, discussion, and about 20 extra minutes in the…
Give Us the Launch CodesTV Mommy Dearest (Ep. 14)
Travis and Tom love their mommies so much they made their longest episode yet about the mommies they watch on TV - the good, the bad, and the…
Give Us the Launch CodesWake Me Up When April Ends (Ep. 13)
Boy the poop really hit the propeller for April, didn't it? Poor Travis & Tom induce depression into themselves as they struggle to sum up what the month was -…
Give Us the Launch CodesSid Meier's Civilization - MAGA DLC (Ep. 12)
A month behind on the news yet again! Remember when Trump wanted to annex Greenland? Remember Mahmoud Khalil? Remember the tariffs (oh wait!). Tom and Travis…
Give Us the Launch CodesSeriously, Give Them to Travis (Ep. 11)
Time to interrogate the actual title of those whole series. Travis breaks it down for Tom his wishlist were he to become President of the United States. (Don't…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Pitt, the Paradise, and the Ugly (Ep. 10)
Travis & Tom both watch new TV shows on streaming that start with the letter "P" and talk about how both of these shows symbolize two different directions that…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Hate-Watchers on the Wall (Ep. 9)
You ever watched that movie or TV show that you really didn't like but you can't stop watching? Do you perhaps watch right-wing racist YouTubers that do all…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Invitation Game (Ep. 8)
Tom & Travis react to perhaps the funniest blunder in US Presidential history - a bunch of dummies in the cabinet discussing a classified military operation in…
Give Us the Launch CodesScam Me Baby One More Time (Ep. 7)
No one is safe from scams, not even you. Travis and Tom talk about all the times people have tried to scam them and their families - from fake calls from the…
Give Us the Launch CodesF*** It! - Twin Peaks/300 Discussion (Ep. 6)
Six episodes in and we are already running out of things to talk about. Lord help us all!Sticking with the theme of television, Travis & Tom have a new…
Give Us the Launch CodesIt's the Fall of America As We Know It... And I Feel Fine (Ep. 5)
Travis & Tom react a chaotic week filled with shouting matches, costly tariffs, and wacky speeches all happening in the District of Columbia. They contemplate…
Give Us the Launch CodesDoes My TV Daddy Love Me? (Ep. 4)
Change of pace from the droning wasteland that is current events, Tom and Travis take a break to talk about their favorite TV dads - some good, some bad, and…
Give Us the Launch CodesSquirrelly Degenerate Politics Winge (Ep. 3)
As the Trump/Musk administration and specifically the new goon squad known comically as "DOGE" continue to fire people left and right without thinking things…
Give Us the Launch CodesThe Truth is Out There... And it Sucks! (Ep. 2)
Travis & Tom talk about how the blatant corruption and incompetence currently seen in the new Trump/Musk administration make them nostalgic for when conspiracy…
Give Us the Launch CodesBorders is Stupid (Ep. 1)
Longtime friends Travis and Tom try this podcasting thing out for the first time. Recorded from Travis's dump apartment in otherwise-beautiful Long Beach, CA…