Best Fandom Roulette Podcasts (2024)

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Wrestling Omakase #246: State of NJPW & New Japan Cup Pick 'Em w/ Joel 1:38:35

5M ago1:38:35

1:38:35

Wrestling Omakase is back for another new episode! John is joined by returning guest Joel of the Super J-Cast (@thesuperjcast) for a bit of a state of New Japan Pro Wrestling update. Where does NJPW stand after losing Okada & Ospreay to AEW? What does fan reaction look like after the controversial New Beginning in Sapporo shows? What strengths do N…

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Wrestling Omakase #245: Live from Japan! Wrestle Kingdom 18 & AJPW 12/31 w/ Paul & The Bebbler 2:12:06

7M ago2:12:06

2:12:06

We're back once again for another Very Special Episode of Wrestling Omakase! John is LIVE ON LOCATION from the Conrad and also a random AirBNB in Tokyo, as they're joined by returning guest Paul and THE BEBBLER to discuss all things Wrestle Kingdom 18! All three of them go over everything you could ever want to know about attending WK live, includi…

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Wrestling Omakase #244: NJPW G1 Climax 33 Full Review & AEW All In/Out Preview w/ Chris Samsa 3:02:11

11M ago3:02:11

3:02:11

Wrestling Omakase is back for another very special episode! Tetsuya Naito has won the G1 Climax for the first time in six years, so you know John has some thoughts about it. John is joined by Chris Samsa (@TheChrisSamsa) to break down the entire G1 Climax 33, as the two of them start with a detailed review of the last two nights from Sumo Hall. The…

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RE-AIR: Random Roulette #1, muscle girl drawings, Jessica Rabbit, and the joy of pet rats 1:27:40

12M ago1:27:40

1:27:40

RE-AIR: We spend the entire episode smashing that random button and testing our fate with whatever our sweet Reddit lord decides to give us. Plus, a nice discussion about building PCs and F*ck, Marry, Kill with cartoon babes.By Doot LeDoot

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Wrestling Omakase #243: 2022 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame w/ Mongo 1:24:26

1+ y ago1:24:26

1:24:26

We're back for a very special episode! John is joined by returning guest Mongo (@mongo_ebooks), and only one thing can get them out of podcast semi-retirement: Tetsuya Naito is a 2022 Wrestling Observer Hall of Famer! John & Mongo talk a little about all of the new inductees but the most focus is on Naito, Kota Ibushi, and some of the other people …

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Wrestling Omakase #242: 2021 Year End Awards w/ 7 Guests! 2:42:02

2+ y ago2:42:02

2:42:02

This week on Wrestling Omakase it's our fifth annual year end awards spectacular, as we break down the best and worst of 2021 in all of professional wrestling! John is joined by an all-star panel of 2021 guests: VOW contributors Sean Sedor (@SASedor2994), Suit Williams (@SuitWilliams), Gerard di Trolio (@GerarddiTrolio) and Paul Volsch (@Darth_Drag…

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Wrestling Omakase #241: Tokyo Dome Retro Roulette Vol. 3 w/ Jeri 1:55:02

2+ y ago1:55:02

1:55:02

This week on Wrestling Omakase we take our third completely randomized look back at shows that took place inside the Big Egg, the Tokyo Dome! John is joined by returning guest & VOW contributor Jeri Evagood (@TheJerriest_Jer) for her record TENTH appearance of the year! Wow! John crowns her MVP (Most Valuable Podcaster) before they get into what th…

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201: The DYR 2021 Holiday Recap Episode 1:40:12

2+ y ago1:40:12

1:40:12

It's Santa time baby, so we're all putting a little bit more DYR in your end-of-year holiday large socks. Since we've missed a few months now, we're spending the episode going over a bit of what we've missed, including heaven's very own pizza magnate Herman Cain, the Anti-Work movement, abortion, and similar lighthearted Internet moments. Plus, u/m…

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Wrestling Omakase #240: WCW Starrcade Retro Roulette w/ Matt 1:42:08

2+ y ago1:42:08

1:42:08

This week on Wrestling Omakase we take a completely randomized look back at the "granddaddy of them all", WCW Starrcade! John is joined by returning guest & VOW contributor Matt Francis (@archivingmatt) for his third WCW Retro Roulette episode of the year! Before they get into the episode topic John discusses attending AEW's Dynamite/Rampage taping…

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Wrestling Omakase #239: Survivor Series Retro Roulette w/ Liam 1:46:49

2+ y ago1:46:49

1:46:49

This week on Wrestling Omakase we take a completely randomized look back at WWE's late November/Thanksgiving tradition, Survivor Series! John is joined by first time guest & VOW contributor Liam Byrne (@tvtimelimit), who as we discuss probably sets some kind of record for "most Omakase guests with the same first name". Liam goes into his history as…

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Wrestling Omakase #238: AEW Full Gear & NJPW Battle in the Valley w/ Chris 2:31:25

2+ y ago2:31:25

2:31:25

This week on Wrestling Omakase we review two big shows from the past weekend- AEW's Full Gear and NJPW's Battle in the Valley! John is joined by returning guest Chris Samsa (@TheChrisSamsa) as they start out with some quick updates on their lives and then talk for quite a bit on the dual possibilities of reopening borders and crowd cheering in Japa…

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Wrestling Omakase #237: WCW Halloween Havoc Retro Roulette Vol. 2 w/ Matt 1:45:56

2+ y ago1:45:56

1:45:56

This week on Wrestling Omakase we take our second completely randomized look back at WCW's annual spooktacular, Halloween Havoc! John is joined by returning guest Matt Francis (@archivingmatt), as they start out with a bit of a longer off-topic discussion than usual. John & Matt discuss weird trick or treat times before John gets into the recent an…

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Wrestling Omakase #235: NJPW G1 Climax Nights 15 & 16 w/ Jon 1:54:32

3y ago1:54:32

1:54:32

This week on Wrestling Omakase we review the penultimate nights of the NJPW G1 Climax for each block, plus give our top 10 G1 matches so far and more! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. The vast majority of our coverage of the G1 Climax lives exclusively on the Patreon- ev…

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Wrestling Omakase #233: NJPW G1 Climax Night 9 & NOAH N-1 Victory Finals w/ Liam 1:40:37

3y ago1:40:37

1:40:37

This week on Wrestling Omakase we break down Night 9 of the NJPW G1 Climax from Nagoya and the finals of NOAH's N-1 Victory from Korakuen Hall! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. The vast majority of our coverage of both the G1 Climax & NOAH N-1 Victory lives exclusively o…

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200 (!): Dead Internet Theory and the Great DYR Siesta 1:15:25

3y ago1:15:25

1:15:25

Well ladies and germs, the day hath cometh. We are officially at our 200th episode, and like any great time-based achievement, we relish in our past while reflecting on our increasingly deflating future. So to celebrate, we go full Ranch Dressing Studios energy and discuss a bunch of semi-related Internet things, eventually landing on a concept we'…

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Wrestling Omakase #231: NJPW G1 Climax Nights 1 & 2, NOAH N-1 Victory Night 2 w/ Harley 1:53:37

3y ago1:53:37

1:53:37

This week on Wrestling Omakase we kick off the NJPW G1 Climax with the opening two nights, along with some bonus coverage of the NOAH N-1 Victory! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. The vast majority of our coverage of both the G1 Climax & NOAH N-1 Victory will live exclus…

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199: r/sims4, and u/myfreeday returns from the land of lasagna 1:16:07

3y ago1:16:07

1:16:07

Finally, u/dogboobes gives us a much-needed introduction to the world of the Sims, by way of r/sims4. Plus, Free Day returns from Italy, so obviously, we racially profile him to mark his return. ---Join us, and DYR podsquad all-stars such as yelletwin and Dr.Spacheman on https://www.twitch.tv/didyoureddit to hear (and see) us live. It's a romp.--- …

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Wrestling Omakase #229: AEW All Out & NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam w/ Chris 3:06:55

3y ago3:06:55

3:06:55

This week on Wrestling Omakase we review the greatest pay-per-view in AEW history, discuss two good shows from NJPW, and talk about a LOT of very stupid takes! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. Our series covering every Tokyo Dome main event in order is about to finish th…

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198: r/throawaylien - So Tom Delonge was right all along huh? 1:04:55

3y ago1:04:55

1:04:55

This week, we discuss a bit of famous Reddit lore - u/throawaylien - who claimed in 2013 that they had a history of credible alien abductions and that July 2021 would be when aliens finally made themselves known. Well, July 2021 came and went, but we did have a lot of alien chatter around that time. So what's the deal? Was this person just doing so…

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Wrestling Omakase #227: WWE Summerslam & DDT Wrestle Peter Pan w/ Jamie 2:14:41

3y ago2:14:41

2:14:41

This week on Wrestling Omakase we reviewed the alleged and the actual biggest party of the summer- WWE Summerslam and DDT Wrestle Peter Pan! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. Our series covering every Tokyo Dome main event in order is pulling up on the end of the 1990s, a…

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197: r/blaseball, how sports fandoms work, and why something this confusing is so fun 1:20:17

3y ago1:20:17

1:20:17

Listen, we love splorts on this pod, as you may have noticed by now, and there's no better splort than the galaxy's interdimensional pastime, Blaseball. You may have heard us briefly talk about Blaseball on a recent FPR, totally ignorant to the profound nature of this sport, but after spending a few days fully invested, we decided to spend the full…

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196: The Bystanders, featuring the creators, and FPR Olympics Edition 1:50:13

3y ago1:50:13

1:50:13

In today's special episode, we have a lovely conversation with the three women behind the scripted podcast 'The Bystanders', a murder mystery comedy from BLEAV network. Before we talk to Jaclyn Hales, Ash Lendzion, and Heather Morris however we do hit an FPR featuring some of the hits from this year's Olympic Memes on Reddit. ---Check out 'The Byst…

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Wrestling Omakase #225: SummerSlam Retro Roulette w/ Neil & Jeri 1:54:59

3y ago1:54:59

1:54:59

This week on Wrestling Omakase we take a completely randomized look back at the biggest party of the summer, SummerSlam! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. Patrons get so much bonus audio that never hits the free feed, most notably two full length exclusive episodes per mo…

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195: Front Page Review - Jeff's Wein Rocket, Reddit Statistics, and improving the rules of baseball 1:16:37

3y ago1:16:37

1:16:37

It's time to get back to a nice little Front Page Review. With week 2, back in Ranch Dressing Studios, we decided to take a look back at some of the goods from this past week's front page, starring our sweet baby boy Jeff Bezos, some quite frankly expected NSFW subs, and guest starring Blaseball, some sort of dramatic improvement on the sport of ba…

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194: r/howtonotgiveafuck and the return to Ranch Dressing Studios 1:24:56

3y ago1:24:56

1:24:56

It's a big day ladies and germs and theys - we are BACK in Ranch Dressing Studios for the first time in about 2 years, and the show is definitely better, way more candid, and u/itsyerdad did way less editing out of our dumb stuff. Why? Because today we're covering r/howtonotgiveafuck, something we actively try to do on a daily basis, but at least o…

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Wrestling Omakase #223: Tokyo Dome Retro Roulette Vol. 2 w/ Quinlan 1:23:31

3y ago1:23:31

1:23:31

This week on Wrestling Omakase we once again take a completely randomized look at events from the Tokyo Dome! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. Patrons get so much bonus audio that never hits the free feed, most notably two full length exclusive episodes per month. Right …

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193: r/freebritney, dad's corporate communist takeover dream, there's a fire in the ocean 1:30:00

3y ago1:30:00

1:30:00

Today we discuss the full timeline of Britney's bizarre pop-cultural fall from grace, conservatorship struggles, and quest to be a just be a good mom. Plus, the r/freebritney subreddit is a great resource for broadly understanding the complex discussions around mental health, volition, and the problems with caring too much about celebrities. ---Joi…

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Wrestling Omakase #221: King of DDT Finals & GLEAT Ver. 1 w/ Devin 1:34:58

3y ago1:34:58

1:34:58

This week on Wrestling Omakase we wrap up our King of DDT coverage with a full review of the finals from Korakuen Hall, and take a look at new promotion GLEAT's official launch show from Tokyo Dome City Hall! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. We just completed our series …

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192: r/structuralengineering, using Reddit to make sense of catastrophe, and The Cosby show is back (ugh) 1:41:12

3y ago1:41:12

1:41:12

There's been a lot of wild news over the last week or so. John McAfee, the Internet's favorite weirdo, died in a Spanish prison. Bill Cosby was released from prison on a legal technicality it seems. However, the biggest news is the collapse of an expensive high-rise apartment on Miami Beach that will go down as one of the first great tragedies of o…

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191: r/royalsgossip goes PRIVATE, snark subs, and why do we even care about these people anyway? 1:32:43

3y ago1:32:43

1:32:43

Well we WERE going to talk about r/royalsgossip, but in a hilarious twist of fate, the sub went private in short time period between when we decided to talk about it, and when we actually recorded. So in this episode, we speculate on why the sub might have gone private, why snark corners of the internet (and the grocery store isle) are so captivati…

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Wrestling Omakase #219: King of DDT 2nd Round & TJPW Additional Attack w/ Hayley 2:17:29

3y ago2:17:29

2:17:29

This week on Wrestling Omakase we review two shows from Korakuen Hall: the 2nd Round of the King of DDT tournament and Tokyo Joshi's 6/17 show, Additional Attack. The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. We've hit the home stretch of our series covering every Naito vs. Tanahashi…

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190: r/zillowgonewild, Joe Francis Mob Mouth Stretches, and carpeted bathrooms with carpeted ceilings 1:32:33

3y ago1:32:33

1:32:33

Everyone's talking about how bad the housing market is right now, but no one's talking about how good it actually is if you're looking for a mixed-theme Disney princess mansion in Ohio or a hand-carved wooden BDSM basement in Pennsylvania. And because of this, we're discussing r/zillowgonewild, one of Reddit's greatest resources for interior decora…

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Wrestling Omakase #217: NJPW Dominion & CyberFight Festival w/ Liam 2:35:35

3y ago2:35:35

2:35:35

This week on Wrestling Omakase we review two of the biggest shows from Japan in quite a while: NJPW Dominion and the CyberFight Festival! The Wrestling Omakase Patreon is your best source for coverage of Japanese wrestling, from yesterday and today. We're in the middle of our series covering every Tanahashi vs. Naito match in order, but we'll be ta…

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189: Front Page Review, AMTRAK's YOLO spirit, Meteors, and everyone's cancelled 1:32:14

3y ago1:32:14

1:32:14

Back by popular demand, and also because u/itsyerdad was eating bad airline food on an Amtrak all last week, this episode we decided to do a full-length Front Page Review. We know you guys love it when we talk about Reddit's up-to-the-minute (or two days later) news stories, like meteorites, John Cuck Cena's mastery of mandarin, and cancel culture …

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188: r/investing (kind of) with teen author and investor Jack Rosenthal 1:41:39

3y ago1:41:39

1:41:39

So a guy named Jack emailed us last week and said that he was 19 and wrote books about investing. We're suckers for a good pitch, and as is well documented, we think (know) teens are smarter than us, so we took the bait and invited young Jack to join us and discuss a few of his tactics for convincing fellow teens to get into investing. We kind of t…

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