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Critical Thinking Podcast started with two best friends, Kyle and Rick. Having talked often together about the things they love in the Nerdiverse, they concluded that out of all the official critics and reviewers, there was not enough of the spotlight on passionate and relatable reviews from real fans. They wanted to let everyone know what they REALLY thought about Gaming, Movies, TV, and Collectibles! A few months later, Shawn joined the team to bring a "smart" millennial perspective to the reviews. Then, after concluding his previous podcast, Mig1 joined the Crew bringing many laughs!
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
An unruly roundtable that turns NFL results, college rankings and WWE developments into funny, specific arguments among invested fans.
Critical Thinking Podcast turns recent games and wrestling developments into a loose, combative conversation among Mig1, Rick the Rizzo and Eric Fairenuff Lopez. A scoreline quickly becomes an argument about play-calling, offensive-line trouble, officiating or a missed kick.
A missing intro file meets NFL seeding; you have to like your sports talk rowdy.
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Loose, lively wrestling talk that stays banter-first and embraces its rough edges.
The episode opens in a messy, spirited register, with setup delays, music cues, and quick jokes about who arrived first before moving through Raw, Judgment Day, R-Truth, Jade Cargill, Rhea Ripley, Jordan Grace, and AEW's new My AEW app for overseas listeners.
A lively Daytona 500 recap that hits hardest in the late-race chaos.
The episode starts in a hectic, self-aware mode before settling into a sharp Daytona 500 recap. Its best run comes when Tyler Reddick threads through a crowded late restart and Joey Logano and Chase Elliott get caught up in the shuffle, with the finish described in a way that…
A scrappy bracket-rules rant that turns schedule strength into something you can feel.
This episode turns on a blunt bracket argument, and the strength-of-schedule math does most of the work. The opening is loose and a little ragged, but once it settles in, the show has real bite.
Messy New Year football banter that peaks with Ravens-Steelers chaos.
Critical Thinking Podcast comes back with a New Year episode that leans on familiar in-studio friction, a refreshed intro, and plenty of NFL recap. The hosts play off the missing-file scramble, the week of illness, and the back-and-forth that keeps the opening in motion.
A noisy hangout that drifts from hoops guesses into wrestling talk.
Episode 383 starts messy, with missed-week jokes, a muted mic exchange, and a room that still sounds half awake. The rough opening fits the mood, though it may take a minute before the talk settles into something easier to follow.
A holiday hangout that turns into a loud, funny sports argument.
Critical Thinking Podcast turns Thanksgiving into a loose kitchen-table hangout, built on food, aging jokes, and the kind of side comments that only land when everyone is already in stride.
A rowdy wrestling hang that mixes recap, rumor, and familiar chaos.
Critical Thinking Podcast starts in bedroom-chaos mode and then settles into the wrestling talk that carries most of the episode. The hosts move through Raw chatter, including Rhea getting her nose busted in Japan, the new tag team champions, the Jericho retirement-tour rumor,…
A messy sports hangout that turns chaos into sharp NFL chatter.
This episode is a noisy, familiar hangout that starts with ear-stretching nonsense and a Bluey detour before settling into blunt football talk about the Texans, Titans, Eagles, and Buccaneers.
Wrestling toy talk with full collector brain.
Critical Thinking Podcast episode 388, “Critically Short Staffed,” opens with Eric Fairenuff Lopez, Rick the Rizzo, and the missing MiG-2 explaining why the show is down a person this week.
The hosts discuss movie trailers, including 'Man on Fire' and a trucker-themed one, while engaging in casual banter and references to topics like false prophets and Vietnam.
The crew opens with notes, rough weather, and a deliberately grumpy welcome before settling into episode 379.
Critical Thinking Podcast episode 377 opens with the hosts arguing about eating, recording, and being “already pissed off,” then quickly shifts into a roundtable on work, yard trouble, and a weekend of Superman, F1, Magic, and 47 hours of wrestling.
Episode 390 of Critical Thinking Podcast spends its opening on the hosts arguing over the title, landing on variants of “Critically stuck on the toilet” and “stuck on the toilet.” The middle stretches from a Galveston Moody Gardens visit and a queen-size-bed-sized sea lion to a Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon planetarium show and a Cheesecake Factory anniversary dinner.
Critical Thinking Podcast episode 392 opens with the hosts missing the title and joking their way into 'Critically whoop that trick,' then quickly settles into weekend updates, Spring Break, and a tornado-hail scare around Brayden.
Critical Thinking Podcast episode 367, "Critically CaCa," opens with a long bathroom-comedy riff about vegetables, sharts, and not trusting a fart, then pivots into the hosts' recurring banter about "the great caca." The episode later turns to a weekend recap that includes a 15th anniversary dinner, "battle at fucking Rena"/John Wick, and a serious note about a mother's death remembered three years later.
They start rowdy.
They open on an emotional roller coaster and a coworker link that turns into a money-in, money-out detour before the sports talk really settles in.
Episode 368 opens with rusty intros, location jokes, and the crew clowning each other before the talk settles down.
Episode 375 opens with police-sound jokes and a quick denial that anybody got arrested.
It opens in a scramble, with the hosts fumbling through recording, music cues, timing, and the usual pre-show nonsense.
The show opens in scramble mode, with the host fighting a muted mic, shaky timing, and a delayed solo intro.
It starts a little off-kilter.
Episode 385 of the Critical Thinking Podcast features three hosts in unfiltered banter covering personal weekend updates (including an Ozempic prescription for diabetes), NFL wild card playoff recaps and predictions for the next round, college football championship, NBA standings, and brief NCAA basketball takes.
The crew comes back rusty, sick, and missing the intro file.
The show kicks off in technical chaos, with no music, headphone issues, and the crew laughing at itself before the actual conversation gets going.
The crew opens with loose, messy banter.
Three friends catch up on their weekends including a Day of the Dead church ceremony, yard work, and a son's football game in Round Rock, before diving into NFL Week 9 scores.
Rick, Eric, and a third host deliver a raucous, profanity-laden rundown of NFL Week 7 and college football from a bedroom recording setup.
Episode 377 of Critical Thinking Podcast features Walter Coyne, Rick the Rizzo, and Eric Fairenuff-Lopez trading updates on plumbing repairs, Marvel Zombies, Star Wars Outlaws, wrestling news, and the week’s sports results.
The episode opens in the middle of a joke.
Back together.
It opens hot.
Critical Thinking Podcast reviews two summer releases: Marvel’s Fantastic Four: First Steps and James Gunn’s Superman, with the hosts giving both films ratings around 6.25 to 8.0.