Episodes

  • Talk Down Listener Preview: Chesterton’s Gateway

    Talk Down Listener Preview: Chesterton’s Gateway
    Apr 8 2025
    This week's book: Chesterton's Gateway (the book) This week's chapter: Chapter 1, Tremendous Trifles This is Chesterton's Gateway. The casual Chesterton commentary podcast with Ethan Nicolle and Michael Grumbine, making Chesterton accessible to everyone (or at least trying to). This week's special guest is graphic novelist and commentator Doug TenNapel. Check out his news channel / @dougtennapel This week's chapter is chapter one of Ethan's book (also called Chesterton's Gateway). Get the book on Amazon https://a.co/d/dVQUesb Join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/chestertonsgateway Send questions to GKCinfo@AXECOP.com
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • THE FINAL TALK DOWN | Episode 28

    THE FINAL TALK DOWN | Episode 28
    Jan 15 2025
    For the week of 1-15-2024 It's a special twenty-eighth and final episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.comThe Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Follow Ethan at https://x.com/AXECOPFollow Adam at https://x.com/CleanComedian69 Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories
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    55 mins
  • Salmon Hats Are Back In Style | Episode 27

    Salmon Hats Are Back In Style | Episode 27
    Dec 5 2024
    For the week of 12-4-2024 It's a special twenty-seventh episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Follow Ethan at https://x.com/AXECOPFollow Adam at https://x.com/CleanComedian69 Buy the Chesterton Gift set: https://axebearstore.com/collections/featured-items/products/chesterton-s-gateway-14-essays-to-get-you-hooked-on-chesterton Buy Bears Want to Kill You super cheap! https://axebearstore.com/collections/featured-items/products/bears-want-to-kill-you-preorder-comes-out-june-2019 00:00 Introduction11:44 Pardon You Hunter14:22 Covid Report19:50 Tarantula Tummy23:11 Salmon Hats26:51 Werewolf Syndrome29:33 Dude Marries Dude by Accident33:08 Expensive Banana39:06 Mid Show Promo42:42 Emo not gay enough45:31 Hamster Bite of Death50:40 Robot Uprising Sort Of52:48 Suicide Contest Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    57 mins
  • A Waste of a Good Bear Costume, feat. KELLEN ERSKINE | Episode 26

    A Waste of a Good Bear Costume, feat. KELLEN ERSKINE | Episode 26
    Nov 21 2024
    For the week of 11-20-2024 It's a special twenty-sixth episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! This week stand up comedian Kellen Erskine joins Ethan and Adam. Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Follow Ethan at https://x.com/AXECOPFollow Adam at https://x.com/CleanComedian69 Follow Kellen at https://x.com/KellenErskine and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kellenerskinecomic/And check out his podcast The Book Pile: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-pile/id1541602946 Add your own slides for us to comment on here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eZ__idNcAdJVUCpFZeSBwYQUljL9JpDAsXZjOuHHtsY/edit?usp=drive_link Links from the show: Four people arrested in insurance scam - dressed as bear to damage Rolls Royce VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOfrvnDNIOQ Husband Cousin: https://quirkl.net/dna-test-shocks-married-couple-with-three-kids-reveals-they-are-cousins/ Skittles: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/26/well/eat/skittles-lawsuit-titanium-dioxide.html Show Sniffer: https://quirkl.net/man-put-on-probation-for-sneaking-into-neighbors-homes-to-smell-their-shoes/ Subscribe at TheTalkeDown.com to join us for the bonus subscriber content, or as we like to call it, Down Time. 00:00 Introduction11:45 Biden in the Amazon12:43 Bear Scam17:02 Selfie Life20:20 Married Cousins23:44 Skittles27:29 Shoe Sniffer30:26 Mid Show Promo33:00 Paul VS Tyson36:49 Trump's Picks40:13 Is TDS Weakening?47:09 Wheel of Fortune Answer49:00 Beetljuice and Wild Robot55:10 Outro Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    56 mins
  • Apologize to Nobody and Make Raccoon Sausage | Episode 25

    Apologize to Nobody and Make Raccoon Sausage | Episode 25
    Nov 14 2024
    For the week of 11-13-2024 It's a special twenty-fifth episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! This week Adam is out of town again so Ethan went into the sound booth and Matt joined as the cohost this week. Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Follow Ethan at https://x.com/AXECOPFollow Adam at https://x.com/CleanComedian69Follow Matthew at https://x.com/@Matthew_McDavid Add your own slides for us to comment on here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eZ__idNcAdJVUCpFZeSBwYQUljL9JpDAsXZjOuHHtsY/edit?usp=drive_link Links from the show: https://ground.news/article/5255c318-dcb6-4f57-8fd2-c1b1579a9629?emailIdentifier=blindspotReport&edition=Nov-13-2024&token=37a47340-2b90-4334-9224-d0bc7da7de1c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=blindspot&utm_campaign=Nov12 Covid Lady Sues For Millions: https://ground.news/article/5255c318-dcb6-4f57-8fd2-c1b1579a9629?emailIdentifier=blindspotReport&edition=Nov-13-2024&token=37a47340-2b90-4334-9224-d0bc7da7de1c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=blindspot&utm_campaign=Nov12 Abu Ghraib Dudes Sue For Millions: https://ground.news/article/c8a69ff5-b748-469e-b0ee-7eceff778612?emailIdentifier=blindspotReport&edition=Nov-13-2024&token=37a47340-2b90-4334-9224-d0bc7da7de1c&utm_medium=email&utm_source=blindspot&utm_campaign=Nov12 Woman Marries Concussed Man: https://people.com/woman-marries-man-who-sustained-a-concussion-and-forgot-they-broke-up-exclusive-8740681 43 Monkeys: https://www.pennlive.com/life/2024/11/did-43-escape-from-a-medical-lab-heres-what-to-know.html The Fish-Punching Octopus: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/octopuses-hunt-with-fish-punch-video-rcna171705 Raccoon Sausages: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/german-butcher-sells-racoon-sausages-in-bid-combat-rodent-plague/ Subscribe at TheTalkeDown.com to join us for the bonus subscriber content, or as we like to call it, Down Time. 00:00 Introduction04:38 Covid Lady Sues05:49 Abu Ghraib Dudes Rich08:11 Falsely Accused Squirrel Killer10:51 Concussed Wedding12:36 43 Monkeys14:15 Octo-puncher16:33 Raccoon Sausage20:00 Mid-Show Promo23:14 Orthodoxy26:00 Hinchliffe Will Not Apologize46:48 Trump is a Good Grandpa49:25 Trump's Decorum54:31 Hundreds of Beavers Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    58 mins
  • The Trump Down | Episode 24

    The Trump Down | Episode 24
    Nov 7 2024
    For the week of 11-6-2024 It's a special twenty-fourth episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! This week Adam is out of town so Trevor Andersen is filling in! Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Follow Ethan at https://x.com/AXECOPFollow Adam at https://x.com/CleanComedian69Follow Trevor at https://x.com/@TrevorSAndersen Check out Trevor's podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@CosplayEternity Add your own slides for us to comment on here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eZ__idNcAdJVUCpFZeSBwYQUljL9JpDAsXZjOuHHtsY/edit?usp=drive_link Links from the show: Death of Crumb the Cat: https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/world-news/worlds-fattest-cat-crumbs-dies-weeks-after-going-to-a-feline-fat-camp/ Conkers Controversy: https://apnews.com/article/uk-world-conkers-championships-cheating-b8619745c3ffcd0b00d3e347bfb986eb Whale Poo: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/31/whale-poop-ocean-diversity-biologist-joe-roman Mosquito sex: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c207gvrn65do Pyramid Power Plants: https://steemit.com/history/@ranah/pyramids-of-egypt-were-giant-power-plants-generating-electricity Pee Iron: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-urination-steam-iron-charing-cross-police-station-investigation-b1190703.html 00:00 Introduction05:49 Crumbs Has Died06:47 Busted Nuts12:05 Technicolor Whale Poo13:16 Everything Shower14:32 Mosquito Sex16:06 Pyramid Scam18:36 Pee Iron20:55 Ignore All Prompts23:05 Midshow Promo26:57 The Search For Biden28:21 Garbage People30:13 ABC fake Chyron31:33 Sexists and Mysoginists34:02 Wife Forced to Vote Trump35:13 Peanut and Fred38:29 Dumb Abortion Ads39:17 Handmaid's Vote40:39 Cool Factor48:05 Civil War?53:18 Outro Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    55 mins
  • Those Are Great Pumpkins, Adam Yenser | Episode 23

    Those Are Great Pumpkins, Adam Yenser | Episode 23
    Oct 30 2024
    For the week of 10-30-26-2024 It's a special spooOOOooky twenty-third episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle. We've got Talk Down syndrome! Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X https://x.com/TheTalkDown_Add your own slides for us to comment on here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eZ__idNcAdJVUCpFZeSBwYQUljL9JpDAsXZjOuHHtsY/edit?usp=drive_link Links from the show: https://endtimeheadlines.org/2024/10/doctor-withheld-results-of-puberty-blocker-study-for-political-reasons/ https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/25/pro-trans-doctors-hide-results-of-taxpayer-funded-study-because-it-shows-transitioning-kids-is-harmful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pro-trans-doctors-hide-results-of-taxpayer-funded-study-because-it-shows-transitioning-kids-is-harmful POO PACKAGE VIDEO:https://x.com/interneth0f/status/1849496270596968747?s=46&t=rBYWXEYjExTwqGm0tAK-uQ Movies mentioned: Psycho GoremanIn a Violent NatureHousebound 00:00 Introduction09:20 The MSG Trump Rally11:33 Tony Hinchcliffe15:08 So Many Fascists17:47 Has the Media Shifted?19:33 Trump on Rogan26:30 Orca's Revenge28:14 Doctor Block Puberty Blocker Research30:47 Dwayne Wayde statue32:36 Poo Package Revenge35:58 Pyramid Dog37:48 Olympics shopping cart meme38:42 Mid Show Promo42:09 Ethan's Halloween Movies47:38 Adam's Pumkpins Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    57 mins
  • Bipartisan Kiss Emoji 😘 | Episode 22

    Bipartisan Kiss Emoji 😘 | Episode 22
    Sep 25 2024
    For the week of 9-25-2024 ALL STORY LINKS BELOW It's this special twenty-second episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Ethan Nicolle and Adam Yenser. We've got Talk Down syndrome! Become a subscriber, get bonus content, and join the community at www.TheTalkDown.comSend your questions and comments to info@theTalkDown.com The Talk Down on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talk-down/id1745919012Follow us on X: @thetalkdown_Follow Kira Davis: https://linktr.ee/kiradavisKira’s podcast Just Listen To Yourself: https://link.chtbl.com/OaClnJ2b Let’s Talk Down The Week’s Top News Story 1: ‘You Are a Sorry, Sick Soul’: Michael Eric Dyson Rips Into Rep. Nancy Mace's Claims He Flirted with Her In Text, Accuses Her of Trying to ‘Exploit the Situation’https://atlantablackstar.com/2024/09/20/michael-eric-dyson-rips-into-rep-nancy-maces-suggestion-that-text-exchange-was-flirting/ Story 2: Sydney homeowner comes up with ingenious solution to people peeing in his drivewayhttps://7news.com.au/news/sydney-homeowners-ingenious-solution-to-people-peeing-in-his-driveway-c-16101248 Story 3: Vegan festival in New York compared to Fyre Festival by angry plant-based mobshttps://screenshot-media.com/culture/internet-culture/vegandale-new-york-fyre-festival-controversy/ Story 4: Man stabbed himself to death separating frozen burgershttps://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24591665.powys-man-stabbed-death-separating-frozen-burgers/ Story 5: During Live Debate, Brazilian Mayoral Candidate Hits Opponent with Chairhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/brazilian-mayoral-candidate-hits-opponent-chair-live-debate-rcna171396 Story 6: Penguin Who Fathered Over 200 Offspring Dies at Maryland Zoohttps://nypost.com/2024/09/07/us-news/penguin-mr-greedy-dies-at-maryland-zoo-leaving-behind-230-descendants/ MOVIE: Vindicating Trump 00:00 Introduction11:55 Michael Eric Kissy Face19:28 Wee Trap23:00 Vegan Fyre Fest28:07 Death by patty30:15 Brazilian Whacks33:43 Papa Panguin38:16 Mid Show Promo43:46 Adam's Weakly Thoughts52:15 Vindicating Trump54:17 Outro Downtime (Subscribers Only) In the Subscriber portion: we discuss our stories Become a subscriber, join the Discordwww.TheTalkDown.cominfo@theTalkDown.com
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    57 mins
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