Episodes

Dec. 23, 2020

Oh, Holy S#!t: It's the Fourth Annual NTS Christmas Spectacular!

This week, the guys celebrated their fourth Christmas as Needless to Say, playing a few games and exchanging presents like family. Which means they pretend to like their gifts and start swearing as soon as the beer meets the painkillers.

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Dec. 18, 2020

The Year That Wasn't

After last week's stroll down fuzzy memory lane (and before next week's Christmas bonanza) the guys took it easy and discussed their favorite moments from a year most would like to forget. Favorite albums. Favorite movies. Favorite headlines. Favorite ce...

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Dec. 13, 2020

A Noisy, Muffled, Zoom-Powered, Sonically Disastrous Birthday Tribute…

You know what sucks? Zoom audio. But you know what doesn't? Hearing about all the great felonies--ummm--memories that Craig shared with some of his closest childhood friends. This week, Dave and Brad got a few people to join the call to tell us some of C...

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Dec. 2, 2020

Tryptophan Hangover

This week, the guys drag themselves away from the Thanksgiving table and back to the recording table to cover a few random topics from the trusty ol' skull. And -- because it's NTS -- that means discussions of social justice keyboard warriors, goals for ...

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Nov. 25, 2020

Bathroom Yogurt

It's Thanksgiving! (What? It wasn't obvious from the episode title?) The guys are celebrating the season doing what they do best -- being thankful for early holidays, Christmas porn, weird bathroom fears, and Craig's complete lack of motion. They also co...

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Nov. 19, 2020

Eternity Leave

This week, the guys adhere to state curfew and virtually discuss Alton Brown's lack of chill, Alex Trebek's lack of breathing, and the likelihood that 2020 will lack memorable holidays. And, because it's Needless to Say, things rarely stay on track, whil...

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Nov. 12, 2020

Dr. Hootie's Blow House

Yes, there's a meaning behind the title. No, it won't make sense without hearing this episode. From COVID and elections to celebrity defections, the guys recovered from an unexpected "week off" to assess the new normal... for the show, and the world. (Bu...

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Oct. 30, 2020

Immoral Kombat

FIGHT! The guys from Nerd Entertainment Hub are back this week to "take over" Needless to Say. They picked the topics. They controlled the flow. But they couldn't stop Craig, Dave and Brad from being themselves. The result? A discussion of Marvel movies,...

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Oct. 22, 2020

Table Reads and Discarded Seed

A live review of Dunkin's ghost pepper donuts. Table reads of their own homemade horror movies. A discussion of the (second) worst slasher flick of all time. This week, the guys broke tradition... and maybe started a few new ones in the process. It's Hal...

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Oct. 14, 2020

The Evigan Scale

The guys are in full October swing, doing their first-ever critiques of fine art and classic film. Their first subject? Greg Evigan and "Deepstar Six" -- a movie full of hairspray, B-level actors and nuclear bombs. Sadly, what it doesn't have is water......

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Oct. 9, 2020

Dunkin Smearnuts

Though it wasn't the intention, after they reminisced a little more about their trip to Maine and reviewed a few funny headlines, the guys got into some hilarious talk about revenge ... including a few incidents they handled themselves. If you want to kn...

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Oct. 6, 2020

The Maine Stain

On this special BONUS episode of Needless to Say, Craig and Dave accompany Raeann and Cousin Matt into the wilds of Maine where they proceed to... drink like they never left home in the first place. But to cap off the weekend, they joined their Uncle Mik...

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Oct. 2, 2020

Blurple Rain

You might think this episode is about Prince, but in true NTS fashion, he doesn't come up at all. Instead, the guys focus on some other one-named stars -- two Mels, a pair of Dukes and a beloved uncle named Ben. From the upcoming fall season to prepackag...

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Sept. 24, 2020

Trivial Pursuits

This week, the guys are feeling playful, working a pair of trivia games into their discussion of this weird NFL season, weirder porn, Florida home learning, and Captain America's manhood. (If that description didn't draw you in, nothing will...) --#Poder...

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Sept. 18, 2020

Bound and Gagging

This week, the guys have a few announcements, then proceed to discuss some of the weirdest things happening internationally. Children strapped to kites, transparent public bathrooms, toilet snakes, and more. Distance didn't keep the guys from gagging a l...

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Sept. 11, 2020

Our Darkest Roasts

After a trying (and revealing) week in the world of NTS, the guys decided to look back at actual friendship... and the best ways they know how to show it -- their birthday roasts.

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Sept. 3, 2020

Undependent Thought with Ray Harrington and Chuck Staton

This week, the guys are joined by comedians Ray Harrington and Chuck Staton to discuss their new television project "Undependent" as well as their forays in stand-up comedy, "Conan," documentaries, and all things filmmaking. It's a hilarious night that s...

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Aug. 28, 2020

Yeah...That Hurt

This week, the guys channel Huey Lewis and go back in time to re-do some early episode topics that didn't quite work out. So, if you're nostalgic for the glory days of 2017, when we discussed childhood, bad parenting and inane things that piss us off, th...

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Aug. 21, 2020

Jesus ...Take a Knee

This week, the guys do an extensive taste test of Brach's Turkey Dinner Candy Corn, vomit a little, then dive back into the skull for discussions of good sex music, living in movies, David Blaine, and the good lord's QB rating. What's sadder is that all ...

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Aug. 12, 2020

Inappropriation

The guys started out this episode a little sad, thinking about how their comedy heroes are all perverts. This led to a bigger discussion of Hollywood, cat mules, samurai rent disputes, pube beer, and a kid who just might change the legal system forever. ...

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Aug. 5, 2020

Schlong Arm of the Law

The guys managed to avoid the virus spike this week. And it's a good thing, because otherwise they wouldn't have been able to discuss Chinese seeds, forearm genitals, foul lady odors or 3D-printed chicken. Don't distance yourself -- this is one for the a...

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July 29, 2020

Are You Not Entertained?

This week, the guys dive into the world of entertainment, and its place in a world that doesn't allow for much entertainment anymore. Even better, they're joined by their good friend Joey B, who shed some light on Taylor Swift, Jimmy Buffett, country mus...

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July 22, 2020

Counterpoint Break

This week, the guys decided to drop the show structure and riff on the week's events. Naturally, that led to deep, insightful discussion of Johnny Depp's bed droppings, Kenyan marriage traditions, sanitized swimming pools, pervy teachers, and the merits ...

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July 15, 2020

Tandem Psycle

The guys were gonna take a week off... then they got invited to Psycle's awesome "Kill the Machine" record release party and all plans changed. As expected, what started as a traditional NTS episode quickly turned into the best kind of chaos imaginable. ...

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