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#268 | Zach on Trial
2026/02/11
Gut Check Medical Hour, Zach didn't actually make up the term Johnny, Non-consensual bit participants, Snit Happens again.
#267 | Snit Happens
2026/02/05
A bit of a slow start, Debriefing Israel a dozen years later, let's just visit, dethroning sacred cows, the mid-90s White Savior boom, performatively not caring about money, grumble-bubbles above our heads.
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#266 | The Pull of the Ditch
2026/01/15
Day-Off Guilt, Casual anti-calvinism, Wiis and CBs, Accent mirroring, boxing workouts are the best
#265 | Rambles with Ted and Zach
2026/01/15
Upcoming Gut Check Corporate Retreat, New Years Eve Party expectations, murder-based putzing around, We hope Ted and Carl Trueman are hunted for sport, F1 is Money Ball, Ted is somehow bored by both Wake Up Dead Man and Mister Selfridge, A missed Leary opportunity
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#264 | Off the Error
2026/01/15
Zach's an old slugger and also is Clark Griswold; this episode was obviously recorded two months ago; Special requests at restaurants; Smugness-driven goals; Energy drink review: JOLT FREAKING COLA; Reclaiming feminine mystery
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#263 | Over-Communicated
2026/01/01
New Podcast Studio, crossing and recrossing our social-battery legs while our knees are touching (so-to-speak), hate-eating McDonalds, busyness fetish and Type-A Girl Culture, arena rock as slouchy folk songs.
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#262 | Flush of Shame
2025/12/06
Ted walks away in silent. Angry. Shame. What if The Bear re-made Judgement [SIC] Night? Plugging Leary into the right roles... Gut Check Publishers swag; Who could have replaced Ted on the Rant?
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#261 | Mem-wah?
2025/11/21
This week: Cameron Crowe was sadder than expected; additional celebrity Jews; Is it harder to inspire us now? We're overdue for a gritty Charades movie; rando RoboCop talk.
#260 | You Have to Bring the Ice Cream
2025/11/01
This week: Old guys and nose-whistle; ChatGPT is the worst Gen-Z friend imaginable; A Die Hard Theme Park; Can Dick make a comeback?
#259 | Bad-Hang Hangover
2025/10/22
This week: Ted takes on a fatherly tone (and will always be sick), KK does zombie stuff, a slinky Energy Drink review: Odyssey 222, inscrutable upcoming travel, a weekend with nothing to do, a distinct lack of funny/fun archetypes
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#258 | Access to Comfortable Shorts
2025/09/26
This week: Ted and Zach don't talk about Jimmy Kimmel (and it's not already an outdated conversation they don't have). Ted got hit on by a pharmacist who was a dude. Dads doing work. Dormfluencers actually exist. Helicopter tight ropes. Bicycle freedom.
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#257 | Oh, the Germanity!
2025/09/18
On this episode of our '90s movie rehash podcast: Squirrel-talk; We've lost the ability to be ironically deep; Ethan Hawke should play a content person (would be hilarious); Tom Cruise should go back to playing humans.
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#256 | Miami Sound Machine, Anybody?
2025/09/10
This week:Is there still cool? Ted doesn't like kids as much; young people have metabolized Taylor Swift; traces of Covid rotting around us; will there be a brick-and-mortar revival?
#255 | Not Like Other Grills
2025/08/16
This week:Ted's still sick, Zach's an empath, We Have Shirts, Being moderately into things, the burden of having sexy eyes, Michael Tait and Begin Again
#253 | Well, Let's Go Meet the Young Man
2025/08/09
This week: a corporate retreat, unwanted conversation partners, three-word energy drink review, The Bear as sports movie, a review from a 4-year-old.
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Andy pandas
2025/12/10
Closing tune is nostalgic
That closing tune is amazing. It’s the sound of nostalgia. Pump that into my veins! Every time I hear it I imagine a day that it’s the last time I hea...
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kobrakie2014
2024/10/16
MONEY 💰💰💰
Ted and Zach are the money! I started listening to fill the Ted shaped hole in my audio life after rationing out the final episodes of a less compelli...
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TylerInOhio
2024/08/07
Still my favorite podcast
All other podcasts come and go; the Gut Check Podcast is the only one that has stood the test of time for me and, not only never gets old, but is just...
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justasinglegirl627
2023/12/19
Reverse Psychology and Throwing Caution
Gut Check is one of my favorite podcasts. I initially came for the soothing dulcet tones of one Ted Kluck himself (definitely not a fan girl or anythi...
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Tim B. - PA
2023/02/12
Rocketship Quality
I am a HUGE fan of the podcast, five stars right off the bat. I have re:listened to episodes so many times because there is nothing like the the hones...
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Jhammerick
2023/01/12
To buoy their spirits and make them feel smug
Not to put too fine a point on it, but this podcast is great
DarkCrystal29
2022/06/25
Lash this to your ears
Ha! Funny words! Sometimes they make non-words, sort of like the non-words you make when you forget the syrup. I’ll try to be as fawning as possible, ...
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madison_gutchecksoldier
2022/04/16
To The Podcast I Couldn’t Live Without
I listen to a lot of podcasts, but I realized today that if I had to only keep one podcast that I could listen to, it would be you guys. Literacy mont...
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mithtyn
2021/06/04
<Insert Fawning Praise Here>
Absolutely love the podcast. Zach & Ted bring a little bit of everything needed to the show, and have me anxiously awaiting each new episode. They pro...
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bobsponge42
2020/10/06
The First Reformed of podcasts!
Maybe one barbed wire roll short of nirvana, but Zach and Ted will get you levitating regardless. Raise your glasses of bleach high - cheers!