Johnny Roulette is Back in Town Johnny and Nevada board the final boat of this boat-ey book, Adam is anxious to get to the details of the wedding and can’t believe BJ Jones isn’t coming back, Adam shares his dreams of an Andy Kaufman-esque performance art project, another love connection is solidified, we learn that sex is not limited to nighttime, Leslie gives Adam what he wants--a BJ Jones reunion, we say goodbye to Johnny and Nevada, we provide some strategy for our listen

Fires of Passion Adam continues to fight the Quincy naming reality, Leslie confesses some things from her childhood, Adam tries to coin a new term, Johnny joins the high-stakes poker game on the John Hammer steamboat while Nevada is at the ballet, buttholes are back in town, Leslie impresses everyone with her extensive Star Wars and Star Trek knowledge, Adam is a natural hero, we question the meaning of 8 to 5 odds. Adam's Notes I already don’t understand, tv static smells li

Kiss Your Johnny Goodbye Johnny begins his epic one-and-a half chapter struggle, Nevada doles out some potent sexual tonic, we invent a new podcasting format, Johnny’s love is finally defined in chapter 39 of the Book of Nan, we time travel back to Adam’s film school days, sometimes authors don’t feel like writing parts of a story, the best episode of solid gold quotes occurs. Adam's Notes Going at it for 7 years, Marshall Mathers/Eminem, I invented Eminem, teats all the way

Find Johnny Somebody to Love Adam educates us on the “Magical Negro” trope, Old Jess gets sick, Adam’s crazy re-naming of characters creates a whole new storyline, we finally get an info dump to fill in Johnny’s backstory, Leslie finally gets sick of Adam’s ridiculousness, faro vs. farina, celebrities look weird in real life, Leslie gets some respect for Laura Dern, Adam gives himself a point, and it’s almost impossible to drive the last point of this chapter home. Adam's Not

We break the heat-o-meter Leslie has an idea for a romance novel, Adam wins “kiss your mom chicken” and grosses everyone out, another Pretty Woman connection, we discover the most-ignored erogenous zone, thanking is highly sexy, we have another un-official sponsor, we solve healthcare, Leslie needs a roux suitcase when she goes to her brother’s wedding, we have a real recording of our favorite catchphrase, and Adam still has no idea who Malcolm is. Adam's Notes Lawn Al Jureau

Smoking and Watching Adam makes some out-of-this-world predictions for the last few chapters, we wonder where "it" is since it's neither here nor there, Trumane Benedict is a new character that Adam invents when he can't remember Malcolm's name, Johnny is smoking cigars and watching Nevada, Harold Stroud makes another cameo, the mechanics of cantering, and don't ever take a woman's ice cream. Adam's Notes Know-nothing stupid man, star bondage is the sequel, haught is the pref

In each episode, Leslie teaches her husband how to be a romance hero by describing a single chapter of the bodice-ripper Silken Bondage. Terrace Trash We go deep inside the class wars of dinner vs. supper, always assume Adam’s boxers are dirty, Johnny starts to get jealous, Nan thinks Johnny is an animal, the chapter treads into dark territory that really upsets Leslie, Johnny’s sexual stamina is called into question, rape as a plot device needs to stop, this episode is not o

The Fashion Episode Leslie tests out a new intro to help new listeners, Adam gives us a lesson on the history of Oregon, wedding planning ramps up, we learn about Miss Annabelle’s fantasies about King Cassidy and Leslie’s fantasies about Keanu, Adam evaluates Johnny’s personal style, Caitlyn does not want to be a guest on our show, Leslie breaks some news about BJ Jones. Adam's Notes A failed intro, Bunny digs a hole in the blankets, listen better, don’t-care-feels-good as a

Gaslighting We start off on a Back to the Beach tangent, “Yeah Dawg” ascends to the next level of obnoxiousness, Adam is late for a meeting and is also awesome at acting, there’s no time for a madcap night on the town, Johnny causes an astronomical phenomenon and surprises everyone, and Leslie and Johnny have a sleeping habit in common. Adam's Notes I am Frankie Avalon, how hott is Johnny Roulette, madcap, Adam is not a real man, electricity, sometimes there’s a spinner, a po

Thank You, AL! Things are back to normal after the Freaky Friday disaster, Google alerts for chest hair are surprising, hick locals butcher the names of their towns, we get a little too personal with pregnancy facts, solid gold quote time, Adam shares the story behind sarcastic thanking with Uncle Rico and Slingblade, how OCR creates typos from books that were written in the 80s, Johnny puts on quite an outfit, Leslie doesn’t know when cars came out, and Johnny continues to