The End.  See you Space Cowboy...   Find Statesmen HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

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Statesmen Epilogue: Rest In Pod

In the end, there can be only one. On this grand finale of Statesmen, we finally crown the BEST STATE IN AMERICA! Is it your state? Is it my state? Did we pull some bullshit and declare the winner as "the American STATE of Mind?" You'll have to listen to find out!  As the show comes to a close, I find myself asking: Is this really the last episode? Or will we reboot the show as an awful Netflix limited series? Honestly, both sound horrible. Just listen to the goodbye epilogue next week and cry with us then.  We'll see you in 25 years. Meanwhile.   Find Statesmen HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Mortal Statebat Part 3: The Final State

FLAWLESS VICTORY or STATELY FATALITY? Find out in this penultimate episode of Statesmen! We're joined by our first ever guest, and a fan favorite, Alli Stark! Who better to pose as an expert decider in the head-to-head matchups between states?! Who will win? Who will lose? Who will base a character solely on Hollywood facts and knowledge that will inevitably burn out 45 minutes into the pod? Listen now and find out! Find Alli HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Mortal Statebat Part 2 with Alli Stark

It's finally here. The book of Revelations foretold of this eons ago and many of us wished it wasn't true. This episode is the beginning of a thrilling three-part finale for The Statesmen Podcast! Don't be sad that it's over; be happy that you don't have to hear anymore horrific puns or Simpsons impressions.  This week we finally take on the age-old question of "what is the best state in the union?" There can be only one (state) left in the end, and we need all the help we can get to make the difficult choice. We're joined by comedian, rapper, and state sophisticate Mohawk Johnson who will help us get through the first round of this goliath task.  Find Mohawk HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Mortal Statebat Part 1 with Mohawk Johnson

Lots of bad news in the world these days, but there's one place where all the bad news on earth cannot reach us. That's at home, in front of a video call with other improvisers, showing each other stupid stuff to get giggles and snorts (the most important currency of all!)  This week we return to the places we've been trapped inside of for the past 13 months with State at Home 2, joined by special guest Aidan O'Connor. Not only does Aidan look very cool with flip flops on her feet, but her dad is apparently the king of Hollywood, so we'll be famous after this one!  Find Aidan HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

State at Home 2 with Aidan O'Connor

This state is 99% corn and then a fabulous city where bears are cubs, the lake is an ocean, and Ferris Bueller danced in some sort of German pride parade? Wait a minute, he took a whole day off to enjoy Chicago and we have to do it in under two hours?! Uhm, CHECK PLEASE! This week the Statesmen are joined by Chicago native and podcast superstar Jacquis Neal! He'll help us fall face first back into the Land of Lincoln. We talk about airplanes, food festivals, wicked mayors and stinky popcorn! If you like hot dogs with too many toppings then you won't want to miss this! Find Jacquis HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Illinois 2 with Jacquis Neal

Like crawdads in a pot, we struggle over one and other to escape the broiling death below. Chitinous claws and furious tail swipes can only get you so far alone. We're all doomed as long as we continue to blame the other crustaceans in the boiling water for our failures, and not the bourgeoisie chefs themselves... Well THANK GOD we have a neck full of beads and a fat cocktail in both hands to help us forget about all this societal rot!  This week we head back down to the bayou and explore Louisiana with our journalist friend Jon Dale! He'll give us the scoop on all the breaking news in The Big Easy! Is the food really that good? Is the culture only about drinking? Is the Boss Baby just too sexy? Listen in and decide for yourself!  Find Jon HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Louisiana 2 with Jon Dale

YABBA DABBA DO y'all think this was a good idea? Probably not. Choosing this movie to represent Nevada was certainly some CAVEMAN thinking on our part. (We must have been STONED to think up of this one!) On the Sophmore outing of States on Screen we explore the ancient south west in Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas! For the first S.O.S. guest we had to have one of opur past favorite friends! The hilarious Gabbi Boyd joins us to talk Fred, Barney, Dinosaurs, and the finer points of Mick Jagged and the Stones.  let's go back 3.5 million years, to the year 2000, when cave people delivered food on roller-skates, In Flintstones 2: Viva Rock Vegas Find Gabbi HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

States on Screen - Viva Rock Vegas

[To the tune of Rodgers and Hammerstein] OOOOOOOOOOOOklahoma where the pod comes streaming to your ears! Where an awful pun, can be lots of fun, and the cringey jokes can bring your eyes to tears!  This week we're joined by the first vegetarian in Chicago, David Tarantino! He spent some formative years in the Sooner State, and we'll need his OK expertise to explain the strange nature of this middle American cooking pot of a state! Explore Stillwater, listen to some local music, and the second coming of the now biblical failure of OklaHomer Simpson. You can't miss this one!  Find David HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Oklahoma 2 with David Tarantino

It's the state that created the most astronauts in the United States, but it also has a hype level so low that it's practically underground. This week we explore the highs and lows of the Knuck If You Buck-eye State! We're joined by super online musician TYGKO to talk everything Cleveland, get a mouthful of Polish boys, and to swoon about the sweet child in Minari. God, he's cute. Listen now and join the online campaign that's sweeping the nation. P.S. Hey, Hamburger Helper, We want to know what's inside that glove! #EmptyTheGlove Find TYGKO HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Ohio 3 with TYGKO

Here's a question for you folks, what does IOWA actually stand for? International orb whipping association? Is that what these people call Baseball? Sure those players do "whip" an "orb" around a "diamond," but is that what Iowa folk say about the national pastime? Someone should look into this worrying rumor.  Anyways, notch an arrow, pull back with your funny bone, and hit a bullseye in honor of our latest visit to the Hawkeye State. We're joined by the local boy himself, Andy Rowell. He'll helps us haul our crunch berries via big rig and explore the world of midwest opera in this special visit to Iowa! (Since this recording, Stuart has viewed the TENET special features and was thoroughly pleased by the detail and filmcraft included therein.) Find Andy HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Iowa 2 with Andy Rowell

This week is the inaugural episode of a new and weird format for the Statesmen. Don't be scared by a podcast concept where white guys talk about old movies! INSANE! REVOLUTIONARY! BRAVE! Jokes aside, we had a lot of fun with this new format, and we're affectionately calling it: States on Screen! (or S.O.S. for short.) In this episode we'll examine the 2002 romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama, starring the perky chipmunk herself, Reese Witherspoon. Does this film do a good job at representing The Cotton State? Well it's about as casually racist as that official state nickname, so don't be surprised when we rip on this tone-deaf flick.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

States On Screen - Sweet Home Alabama

When you're at altitude, feet planted on the summit of a mighty fourteener, it's easy to slip right back into the Rocky Mountain State of mind. So light up a legal blunt and enjoy the fresh air, baby, because we're back in the mutha flippin' SEE-OH.  Join us for an adventure through the Centennial State with Denver native, Vinny Thomas! He'll help us better understand Mile High culture, Patagonia white people, and we'll even discover the secret of the double golden domes!  With a lead in that mysterious, how could you not listen?  Find Vinny HERE.  Find Tim HERE.  Find Stuart HERE.  Find Anthony HERE.  Find Camden HERE. 

Colorado 2 with Vinny Thomas

A podcast that breaks down the fifty states with the five senses of perception - smelling, tasting, seeing, hearing and wrapping it all up with how it touches our hearts. Hosted by Chicago comedians Tim Ferrari, Anthony Rossi, and Stuart Hicar.

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