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Friend of the pod Elsbeth pops by to talk over stepping your boundaries as a waitress, receptionists blasting Alex Jones, a dead grandma's lasagna, sunrise weddings, fake layoffs to make people feel better about themselves, Kruffins, playing Dr. Mario, virtual recycling will be big in 5 years, Toronto Spiderman buys weed, Amazon needs to stop asking for a review from every product I buy, and how much is a birth worth?

New Year, same guests. Hoffman joins me to talk about Jewish neighbors, whether or not to slide into DMs, never print anything at Staples, doorbell cameras, Hoffman swiped left when he should have swiped right, Gorjan brings a word of the day in, room temperature, being a dad but everyone thinks you're a grandpa, is taking picture of people secretly okay if they are clothed, IMDB forums shutting down, Care and Feeding, I bring in the worst bit yet on the show, and we finally got our signed page from E. Jean's book!

Crossover with Nick and Austin from the Did Somebody Say Movies? podcast! We talk Christmas movie lines, dating your step sibling, Service Ontario/Canada, transparent circle stickers on packaging, Best Sellers list don't mean jack, I increase my height on my ID card, being left out of your SO's Christmas exchange, Christmas babies make everyone's lives more difficult, and how come no one I know ever gets anything cool or mysterious from a will?

We did the math... this is Hoffman's 12th episode! At this point he pays us to come on. We get into real dolls, Robin's blue/green text adventure, people who save seats in theaters, E. Jean quickies, Hoffman sings, people who start walking just as you are about to pass them, holiday shopping, celebrating Hanukkah without being Jewish, brainwashed children can't stop singing the same song, colleagues at your Christmas party, what to do with a frump-y looking daughter, showing up early to parties, and a man who hates kissing tries to date a woman.

Next week, I (Gorjan) will be on the Did Somebody Say Movies podcast with Nick & Austin (I'm replacing Dave for the episode). We talked Slim and Queen, I bring in Jeopardy because it's technically television and counts as a TV show, and about times we've shushed people in the theater! Check it out!

This week we talk Oxford banning clapping, Chad the Dad calls in with fatherly advice, a woman sets up her own personal Bachelor, a sex strike leads to no pancakes, too many men are scratching their crotches, a father's buried treasure sparks a thieving son, public school libraries, report cards on the fridge, nicknames cause mom panic, Taylor Swift ruins a marriage, Hoffman calls in, and Jeffrey Epstein didn't kill himself.

Yikes. Big ooph. Feel free to skip this one, cause it falls off the rails ASAP. We got Hoffman in time for Robin's going away special! I met a ton of celebrities, personal assistants, margaritas, writing gay sex scenes with your mom, Hoffman asks his parents how their sex life is, Robin is putting out an audio book, how to break up with a guy, celebrities at funerals, I don't have enough (any) photos of Robin or Matt on my wall, firing pregnant people, and probably 10 solid minutes of Hoffman singing.

It's Fall y'all, and Guled Abdi (TallBoyz, Tuesdays at 9 p.m. on CBC and CBC Gem) stops by to talk TA's sending accidental texts, Gorjan's blocked on MSN, Robin's in the normal name minority, weird breathing techniques, Robin's cat-sitting tale, celebrities called into the show, leaving a Yelp review for your brother and his wife, being poisoned by your friends, dead cats and when to break the news, and twins dressing alike; yay or nay?

We finally get call ins working this week, and test it out with Hoffman and a surprise guest. We talk how to tell if someone is a virgin, how long to wait for something before giving up, wedding plus ones, slipping love notes at work, scratch off lottery tickets, playing the harmonica, deaf Uber drivers, suspenders and sweatpants, Ronald McDonald, and peeing next to Noah Baumbach.

Hoffman is in town this week, and he brought his mysterious friend Josh into the Badvice studio with him. We talk all things Jewish, lingerie parties, burrito bowls, what's your password for things, Josh brings up the past, shabbos goys, playing dreidel on a Google Home, asking parents permission for marriage, banging your half-sibling, and our true crime spin off show.

Scott joins us this week before returning back to South Korea to answer some hard hitting advice questions. We talk about sleeping in separate beds, Hoffman sends us a voicemail from New York, a hetero flexible woman who's only into men with deep voices, doctors on airplanes, fist bumps in the office, people can see what you like on Instagram, TERF haircuts, SUITS SUCK, Google Maps should map every mall, a homeless guy with a muppet, moving giant rocks, and in-laws trying to poison you.