My Brother, My Brother and Me

My Brother, My Brother and Me
Presentation
Hosted by Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy
Genre Comedy, advice
Language English
Updates Once per week
Length About an hour
Production
No. of episodes 331
Publication
Debut April 12, 2010
Provider Maximum Fun
Website My Brother, My Brother and Me

My Brother, My Brother and Me (often abbreviated as MBMBaM, pronounced muh-bim-bam) is a weekly comedy advice podcast distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brothers Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy. Regular episodes of the podcast feature the brothers humorously providing answers to questions either submitted by listeners or found on the Yahoo! Answers service.

The show was independently produced and released by the McElroy brothers from April 2010 until it joined the Maximum Fun network of podcasts in January 2011.[1] In 2010, the show was consistently listed among the top 10 comedy podcasts on iTunes.[2] Writing for The A.V. Club, critics David Anthony and Colin Griffith both counted MBMBaM as one of their top 10 podcasts of 2012.[3]

Format

Each week the McElroy brothers alternate between answering questions that have been directly submitted by listeners and questions that listeners have found on Yahoo! Answers. The second type of question is usually referred to by the brothers as a "Yahoo." The questions will usually prompt the hosts into long humorous discussions.[2]

Advertisements from corporate sponsors and paid messages from listeners are read by the hosts on air during a segment called "The Money Zone."[4]

Episodes of the show are occasionally performed and recorded in front of live audiences at venues in cities such as Los Angeles, New York City and Huntington.[5] A special episode called "The Adventure Zone" was released on August 18, 2014, shortly after Justin and his wife had a baby. It featured the brothers playing a game of Dungeons & Dragons with their father, Clint.[6] The Adventure Zone was later spun off into its own podcast on the Maximum Fun network.[7]

"(It's a) Departure" by John Roderick & The Long Winters (from the album Putting the Days to Bed) has served as the primary theme song for My Brother, My Brother and Me since the show joined the Maximum Fun network on January 17, 2011.[4] Prior to this, the show's theme song was "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBA, while "Root to This" by Fear of Pop and later "Play Your Part (Pt. 2)" by Girl Talk was used as a closing theme.[1]

Guests

The show occasionally features guests (referred to as "guestsperts") who help the McElroy brothers answer questions. Notable past guests include:

Hosts

Justin, the oldest brother, lives in Huntington, West Virginia,[16] and works as an editor-at-large at Polygon, a video game website.[17] He also co-hosts the medical history podcast Sawbones with his wife, Dr. Sydnee McElroy.[18] In 2016 Justin co-invented asynchronous podcasting with Roman Mars creating the first episode of Smart Stuff which began in MBMBaM 316 [19] and was completed in 99% Invisible 225.[20] Travis, the "middlest" brother, lives in Cincinnati, Ohio,[21] and worked as a master carpenter for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.[22] He also co-hosts the doomsday prepping comedy podcast Bunker Buddie,[23] and co-hosts a podcast on frustrations and rants with Tybee Diskin called Interrobang. Griffin, the "sweet baby brother", lives in Austin, Texas, and is the senior editorial producer, video for Polygon.[24]

All three were raised in Huntington by Clint and Leslie McElroy.[16] Together with their father, a radio personality himself,[25] the brothers produce a Dungeons & Dragons podcast called The Adventure Zone.[26] The three brothers also provide the in-game commentary for the video game 100 Ft. Robot Golf.[27]

References

  1. 1 2 "My Brother, My Brother and Me 38: The Brain Wife". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. January 17, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Lavender, Dave (November 14, 2010). "McElroy brothers find success with podcast". The Herald-Dispatch. HD Media Company, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "The best podcasts of 2012". The A.V. Club. The Onion. December 14, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "MBMBaM 217: Clippy Lovemaking Tips". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "My Brother, My Brother and Me". libsyn.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "MBMBaM: The Adventure Zone". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. August 18, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone
  8. ↑ "MBMBaM 230: Chipocalypse". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "MBMBaM 187: Yu-Gi-Oh Barbershop". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. February 10, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "MBMBaM 210: Yippee Ki-yay, Holy Father". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. July 21, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ "MBMBaM 222: Rich Kids Camp". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. November 20, 2014. Retrieved Dec 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ "MBMBaM 193: Journey to the Center of the Bear". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. March 24, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ "MBMBaM 204: Bait Kids". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. June 9, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  14. ↑ "MBMBaM 311: Amber is the Color of Our Energy". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  15. ↑ "MBMBaM 146: Kenan By Way of Kel". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Super Clint". Huntington Quarterly. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ "JustinMcElroy". Polygon. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Sawbones". maximumfun.org. Maximum Fun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "MBMBaM 316: Smart Stuff". My Brother, My Brother and Me. Maximum Fun. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  20. ↑ Mars, Roman. "99% invisible 225: Photo credit: Negatives of the Bauhaus". 99% invisible. 99pi. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  21. ↑ http://www.travismcelroy.com/contact.html
  22. ↑ "Travis McElroy". maximumfun.org. Maximum Fun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ Maximum Fun#Bunker Buddies with Andie and Travis
  24. ↑ "Griffin McElroy". maximumfun.org. Maximum Fun. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  25. ↑ http://www.tcrcountry.com/onair/cledus-t-party-with-judy-clint-2381/
  26. ↑ Maximum Fun#The Adventure Zone
  27. ↑ http://www.polygon.com/forums/100-ft-robot-golf/2016/6/2/11840068/mbmbam-in-100ft-robot-golf

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