Best Gut Check Press Podcasts (2025)

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#261 | Mem-wah? 40:58

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13d ago40:58

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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.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#260 | You Have to Bring the Ice Cream 40:40

1M ago40:40

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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?By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#259 | Bad-Hang Hangover 47:42

1M ago47:42

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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 archetypesBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#258 | Access to Comfortable Shorts 51:45

2M ago51:45

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This week: Ted and Zach don't talk about Jimmy Kimmel (and it's not already an outdated conversation they don't have).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.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#257 | Oh, the Germanity! 42:49

3M ago42:49

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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.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#256 | Miami Sound Machine, Anybody? 37:33

3M ago37:33

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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?By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#255 | Not Like Other Grills 39:15

3M ago39:15

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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 AgainBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#253 | Well, Let's Go Meet the Young Man 52:52

4M ago52:52

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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.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#254 | Our Guy 39:28

4M ago39:28

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This week:A political endorsement, a second The Bear theory, order and chaos, re-litigating Dead Poets Society, the Home College MovementBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#252 | German Decorum 45:45

5M ago45:45

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This week: Bavarian recap, Boyhood crushes on the now-elderly, Shushgate, Burn Notice revisited yet again, No Country for Old MenBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#251 | Ahoy! 38:26

5M ago38:26

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This week: Gut Check River Cruise, Why isn't Germany romantic? Pleasantly getting shot and dumped in the ocean.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#250 | Three Kinds of Glum 58:05

6M ago58:05

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In this milestone episode: The most annoying type of TPR, the need for dirtbags, the fall of Michael Tait, RIP George WendtBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#249 | Performative Backpack Swinging 1:04:23

6M ago1:04:23

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If you're gonna be a film school hipster, you gotta be tiny, and other observations from evangelical conferences. (Also, bonus content from Nicky Blaine's: the Mystery of the Missing Lanyard)By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#248 | Smart Toddler 49:03

6M ago49:03

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This week: Picking a new pope, Ted's flammable regalia, phones are small/big/annoying, old guys going liberalBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#247 | Dead-Eyed Dignity 46:09

7M ago46:09

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This week: Locating our promise, archiving friendships, rediscovering PalmerBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#246 | The Hard Data Podcast 31:56

8M ago31:56

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This week: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day; are there even young people?By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#245 | Dinklage 56:00

8M ago56:00

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Forgiveness, Snow White stuff, AI upscaling old shows, Secret City Drawing, A fantastic new gameBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#244 | Prime Richard Rohr? 45:12

9M ago45:12

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This week: Ted steps in the ring with a former world champ; Evangelical Smackdown ReduxBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#243 | Enough Jokes. 46:16

9M ago46:16

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Zach and Ted are the opposite of disappointed, discussing series finales, good and bad.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#242 | Lorenzo Music 36:02

9M ago36:02

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This week: The Gorge; The Pilgrim's Progress: Dangers, Toils, and Snares; Classic ads; Cheers-Newhart Crossover; The Eighties loved humbling the richBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#241 | A Candle, A Painting, and a Song 47:49

10M ago47:49

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This week: The Irish are just white people now, Card-keeping etiquette, three thoughtful gifts from listeners, hate-listening to Gut Check, Ted and the Cult.By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#240 | The Closest to Being Naked 36:54

10M ago36:54

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Eating eggs on the air, schizophrenic DVDs, Old man Cheers and Newhart talk, Evangelical Celebrity StoriesBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#239 | The Inhumanities - FIXED LINK 44:31

10M ago44:31

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Rome airport insanity, Streaming services are garbage, Cheers is evergreen, Movie idea: Die Alone, Why not just let AI write the movies (and the sermons)?By Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#238 | This Is Gonna Sound Mean, But... 44:32

11M ago44:32

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Gladiator II (and Twisters, again); Ted is mad at SatanBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels

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#237 | Peace on Earth and Don't Get Stabbed 42:43

11M ago42:43

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This Christmas: Trapped in Paradise, You can't kill the bull moose, Is It's a Wonderful Life a good movie?, Newheart vs. Jimmy Stewart, Land ManBy Ted Kluck and Zachary Bartels