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PODCAST

Big Town Improv

Josh Pilch and Jesse Moriarty

WELCOME TO BIG TOWN!!! Join Josh and Jesse on a completely improvised tour through a town of their own making, from a montage of small scenes to the Big Town BIG SCENE! Plus maybe you’ll get to hear chanting monks, bird facts, and two silly brothers named Abner and Wobner! …C’mon, just listen!!! Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal of wilderbluemusic.com!

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01:15:00

75. Maths!

Big Town Improv ·

2025/10/23

Welcome welcome welcome to the Big Big Town!It's Josh and Jesse's birthdays (when this was recorded)!!! The two discuss how they celebrated! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about an eccentric father's last wish, an overcrowded party, and the time that the X-Men met Jean-Luc Picard!THEN, in an absolutely mathematical BIG SCENE, a rogue educator subjects his students to a Battle Royale of math problems as a result of motivations that are not entirely clear!!!Original music by Steve

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01:15:36

74. The Children Of Thanos & Count Doctor Funky's...

Big Town Improv ·

2025/08/07

Bum-bum-bum-BUM! Welcome to Big Town!!!This week, Josh and Jesse tell true stories about dangerous theme park rides and traveling to the mountains! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about Thanos's family vacation, a doomed toy sled dynasty, and a town full of people who never heard that video killed the radio star!Then, in an exceptionally GROOVY Big Town BIG SCENE, former hep cats Chuck and Dave attempt to relive their disco dancing glory days, and maybe even reunite with...the one who got

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01:41:33

73. The All-Captain Crew 4: Multiverse Mayhem!

Big Town Improv ·

2025/07/24

Welcome to Big Town...OF THE FUTURE!!! This week, Josh and Jesse tell true stories about Michigan-themed songs they like, Election Day, and retail donations!!! This leads to improvised SMALL SCENES about the LATEST wreck of the Edmund FitzGerald, a man who is dubbed Mr. Bigshot, and the Genie of the Burger King!Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse improvise a THIRD sequel to the very first episode of Big Town - THE ALL-CAPTAIN CREW!!!If you need a refresher on the very linear and

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01:21:24

72. Three Trials (Guests: Steve Gallant & Steve...

Big Town Improv ·

2025/03/27

Oops, all Steves!Josh and Jesse welcome their two favorite Steves this week to talk about their most memorable dining experiences! This leads to a montage of SMALL improvised scenes about parking police, a spinning restaurant, and another restaurant hosted by a supervillain! THEN, in this week's Big Town BIG SCENE, a group of Norse people face 3 trials! ...A bunch of different times!!!Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (one of today's guests!!!)

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01:20:34

71. Charcuterie Sphere & The Muck Man (Guests: Mimi...

Big Town Improv ·

2025/02/27

Is this episode serious or silly? You be the judge!Mimi Chiu and KK Glore join Josh and Jesse for some frank discussion about gifts we received over the holidays. This leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about kitchen innovations, a strained relationship between Batman and Superman, and a popular model-maker! THEN, in the Big Town BIG SCENE, a tale of revenge unfolds...and also there is a person called The Muck Man!Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal

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01:24:29

70. Miss Bobbins & Pervert Town (Guests: India...

Big Town Improv ·

2025/02/13

Well it finally happened - Josh and Jesse play Jewish schoolgirls in this one!This weekThe Animator's Friend herself, India Lombardi-Bello, and her best friend Bethy Feldman join Josh and Jesse to tell true stories about friendship, hometowns, and school mascots! This leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about a kid who takes sled dogs to school, a gang of electric scooter-riders, and an important vote on a new town mascot!Then in the Big Town BIG SCENE....well, you'll just have to

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01:29:53

69. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: Doctor Who!

Big Town Improv ·

2025/01/23

Welcome to Big Town in the year 2025!!! Of course time is very timey-wimey when the award-deserving hosts Josh and Jesse tell true stories about working in a bookstore help desk and the nightmares of middle school drama club! This lead to an award-deserving improvised montage of SMALL SCENES about a flamboyant actor named Gordon, a fire department membership card, and a family of hillbillies who believe their lives are not worthy of mockery!Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse

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01:22:40

68. Christmas In Big Town 3: Muffin Tops & The Outlaw...

Big Town Improv ·

2024/12/23

Looking for a reason to carol (aka wassail)? Look no further because it's Christmas in Big Town!Josh and Jesse talk about refurbishing furniture and transporting pets for the holidays! This inspires a Montage of Small Scenes about a home full of ottomans and a very literal cat. There's also a scene about muffins that isn't really inspired by anything. Then, in a very special holiday Big Town BIG SCENE, outlaw singer Francis Blackcoat dreams of escaping prison for one night so he can see his mother

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01:36:03

67. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: The Amazing Spider-Man -...

Big Town Improv ·

2024/12/12

Welcome back, True Believer! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about amusement park rides and the movies Josh hasn't seen! This leads to a Montage of Small Scenes about a Dagwood-themed amusement park that is running out of space, Bill Nye's taxes, and a perfect recreation of the movie Jurassic World! Then, in a very special Big Town BIG SCENE the boys dive into the world of the Amazing Spider-Man and his first encounter with some of his greatest villains!

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01:31:10

66. The River Creature's Pronouns & Mr. Clement

Big Town Improv ·

2024/10/03

And now a word from our sponsors! This week on Big Town, Josh and Jesse talk about stand up paddle boarding, Jesse's landlord, and the animals they have ridden! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about a terrifying river creature, the Wright Brothers, and an urgent message which must be delivered through the sands of a vast desert! Then, in the Big Town BIG SCENE disgruntled teacher Mr. Clement must accompany two precocious British boys on an impossible journey around the globe! Original

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01:42:27

9. Hilary Webber in: Sexy Monopoly & The Invisible Boy

Big Town Improv ·

2024/09/28

Guest improviser and storyteller Hilary Webber (Film Tampa Bay) stops by Big Town to reminisce with Jesse and Josh about their time in college together, as well as her experiences playing Dungeons & Dragons! This leads to an improvised montage of scenes about a guy who forces his friends into a game of "sexy" Monopoly, a persuasive but ill-prepared rogue, and a wizard who can't stop getting set on fire! Then, in an extended narrative improv, an unconventional teacher forces two rival students to

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01:28:45

65. Bucks County Green Lantern (Ft. Danny Getz &...

Big Town Improv ·

2024/09/12

Get ready to FEEL GREAT, because the hosts of the Feel Feelings podcast, Danny Getz and George Brudermann, join Josh and Jesse to talk about...LAST NAMES!!! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about the proliferation of people named Josh, distancing oneself from one's family, and Bucks County PA's greatest hero! Then, in a very emotional BIG SCENE, high society amateur sleuths Lionel and Margaret uncover a plot to steal a family fortune in Southern Wales!!!Original music by Steve

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01:32:12

64. Kid Kidman & Trouble In The Smithsonian

Big Town Improv ·

2024/08/22

Nwot Gib ot emoclew! Jesse is joined by Josh's exact negative doppelgänger Posh Jilch (who basically acts exactly like Josh) to discuss...GARAGES!!! This exciting topic leads to a montage of improvised SMALL SCENES about the inventor of the garage, a dad's favorite room, and a dangerous road race involving 8-year-olds! Then in the BIG TOWN BIG SCENE two siblings are trapped inside the Smithsonian Institute with a killer on the loose! But is it all the grand design of two

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01:18:11

63. The Land of Dave "Elvis" Rossi's Tattoos (ft....

Big Town Improv ·

2024/07/11

It's time to get weird, because Dave "Elvis" Rossi and Ethan Ullman from Dave and Ethan's 2000" Weird Al Podcast are in Big Town! They join Josh and Jesse to talk about how they met, their shared Weird Al fandom, and the lengths they'll go to expand their Weird Al collections! This leads to a montage of SMALL SCENES about taking back a wedding gift, a back alley concert poster deal, and a Dave and Buster on the border of the US and Canada! Then, in a very Dave and Ethan

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01:28:33

62. POLE: An Epic Saga! (ft. Nicole Otaola)

Big Town Improv ·

2024/06/27

Yo. Welcome back to Gen Z's favorite podcast - Big Town Improv! This week Nicole Otaola (City Island on PBS Kids) joins Josh and Jesse to talk about...CLOWNS for some reason! This leads to an improvised montage of SMALL SCENES about Professor Maslow, the meeting of the clowns, and the parents of a joyless child! Then, in perhaps the biggest BIG SCENE ever, they improvise a millennia-spanning story about the unstoppable evil entity known as Santa Claus, and the lengths humanity will go to

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01:31:13

61. Pre-Planned Epigram (ft. Spencer James Parks)

Big Town Improv ·

2024/05/02

Hello Word Nerds!!! Josh and Jesse are joined by Spencer James Park (The Dictionary Podcast) to discuss some of his favorite words in the dictionary (that start with the letter E)! This leads to a montage of short scenes about the competitive wordplay of fancy Victorian men, a bizarre pet shop, and a very infirm grandpa! Then in a dictionary-word-inspired BIG SCENE, one of the world's most dangerous criminals is released from prison to go on a secret mission to recover a machine from some bad

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01:34:03

60. BIG TOWN PRESENTS: X-MEN Part 3 - Weird Sex Stuff!

Big Town Improv ·

2024/04/11

Welcome back True Believer!!! This week Josh and Jesse chat about the Royal Family and scary moments in gym class! This leads to improvised Small Scenes about an image makeover for the King of England, a nerd forced to marry his bully, and an unusual royal watcher! Then in a very special BIG SCENE, Josh and Jesse returns to the world of the X-Men to create a brand new story about the merry mutants in which they are attacked by like 6 different factions of enemies and there's also a big chicken

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01:29:43

59. Follow That Car! & The Beach Competition! (ft....

Big Town Improv ·

2024/03/12

We'll say it...this is silly one!!! Steve Gallant (Second Best Hospital; M.O.D.O.K.) joins Josh and Jesse to tell stories about living in California and trains! This leads to a montage of Small Scenes about stopping Indiana Jones, unexpected neighbors, and commandeering a taxi cab! Then in the Big Town BIG SCENE, Sibling seashell shop salespeople Sally and Sal enter a beach competition to stop scheming socialite Sam! Also there's a giant crab man named Crabulor.Original music by Steve

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01:35:17

58. Hungry Stars & Poirot!

Big Town Improv ·

2024/03/07

Someone in Big Town has been MURDERED!!! And all Josh and Jesse can do is tell stories about cave tours, carnivorous worms, and bats! This leads to an improvised montage of small scenes about a time-defying tour guide, a bat PR meeting, and a New Zealand date gone horribly wrong! Then, in a very special BIG SCENE, world famous detective Hercule Poirot travels to a media center in Chicago where a murder has taken place!Original music by Steve Wilder Blumenthal (⁠⁠wilderbluemusic.com⁠⁠) Follow

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01:26:55

57. The Goblin Gang, The Goblin Gang!

Big Town Improv ·

2024/02/20

Once again Josh and Jesse dust off that poorly kept Big Town road sign to tell some true stories about murder mystery parties and weird bachelor parties! This leads to improvised scenes about a strange way to honor a groom, a detective who is obsessed with fair-play mysteries, and a dastardly villain's plot to open an escape room! Then, in the BIG Scene, Josh and Jesse improvise the fantasy story of Eric the peasant who must travel to an ancient castle to rescue his beloved from the Black Knight

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