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The Kook and the Contrarian

Two longtime friends and Brooklyn-based comedians, one a kooky conspiracy theorist and one an argumentative skeptic, bicker about absolutely everything and see if their friendship survives.

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All Episodes

56:44

The Kook Goes Liberal

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2025/04/20

The Kook sure sounds like a liberal when he opens the episode preaching that a government should take care of its citizens as opposed to put them to death.Then he brings up fluoride. The Contrarian meanwhile is pitching an idea out loud so he can pitch it to real comics. Take prank calls / ambush roasts / and hidden camera skits to make conservative politicians and personalities miserable. This devolves into another squabble about abortion.

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65:27

The Secret To Getting Rich in Congress, And Baby Herpes

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2025/04/09

After too deep a discussion on karma after the Kook happens on the aftermath of a tragic accident in Brooklyn that killed 3, they move to Corrections. The Contrarian follows up on whether non citizens can vote in NYC. This leads to a discussion of term limits and whether Antonin Scalia was assassinated. The second correction confirms that baby foreskins were used for a skin lotion in South Korea but that doesn’t mean the babies were murdered. Surprise surprise this brings us to how Jewi...

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68:15

Undocumented DOGE

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2025/03/31

The Kook is back from Kentucky and seeing this girlfriend / practicing with his militia? Within seconds they’re arguing whether MAGA hats are hate symbols. The Contrarian points to anti-immigration bullying under Trump and this leads to a discussion of whether non-citizens are voting and swinging the elections for Democrats. The Kook thinks so. The Contrarian thinks it’s hard enough to get anyone to vote, much less people who risk prison to vote. This gives way to an argument over how effecti...

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70:48

Baby Foreskins on the Ellen Show

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2025/03/10

The Kook and the Contrarian are back after a couple of weeks off. This episode weirdly has few diversions. The outbreak of measles in Texas gives way to a discussion of Zelesnky and Trump and America's role. The Kook finally sneaks in talk of baby foreskins on the Ellen Show to end the episode.

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72:47

Rats and a Rat

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2025/01/06

After veering into a discussion about the national debt and Trump’s attitude towards veterans, the Kook wants to talk about why and how the Contrarian hit a rat with a frying pan. After this confession is done, the finally get to discussing drone sightings over New Jersey. Is there any connection to crop circles? They close the episode arguing over the moon landing again and John McCain’s role in the USS Forrester in a special double follow up corrections segment. The Kook thinks McCain...

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62:01

Returning to the Moon Again

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/12/18

After discussing when and what culturally frowned words can be used in polite conversation because the Contrarian's father thinks the Kook is driving away female listeners, the Kook and the Contrarian fall back into a discussion on the moon landing after the Kook brings up Elon Musk’s proposed trip to Mars. “How can we go to Mars if we haven’t gone to the moon?!” The Kook claims. After getting nowhere on this topic for a very long time and a video where Buzz Aldrin maybe says the Moon landing...

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55:28

Jake Paul Punches Joe Rogan and More Click Bait

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/12/02

After a recap of the copper mug thrown / n-word incident, the Kook introduces a conspiracy about Morning Joe Scarborough and the mysterious death of an intern. They then veer into the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight and whether or not there was a conspiracy to keep the fight going to longer. After meandering through the Contrarian’s dating life, the Kook discovers that boxer briefs…exist. Back to the news, did Joe Rogan damage his podcast by endorsing Trump? He is now just another voice on the...

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63:01

Waltzing on a Weiner

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/10/23

The Kook finished by accusing sexting pervert Anthony Weiner of also being gay. His source? A random guy on the street who hit on the kook years ago. The Contrarian wants to talk about how one person has been connected to P. Diddy and Jeffrey Epstein – Donald Trump. The Kook has inside information that the Obamas aren’t as affectionate as everyone thinks. The Contrarian wants to talk about molestation enabler, Jim Jordan. This brings them to talk of the election which is com...

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50:29

911 Corrections of the Kook

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/10/16

This is the Kook's least favorite episode so far. The Contrarian finally got around to fact-checking the Kook on the past two episodes and there were a lot of them from whether any of the planes that his the Twin Towers were found to the whether David Hogg is a crisis actor. The newest bet is whether the election will happen at all.

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79:15

The Bay of Kickball

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/10/10

First of all we just let the Kook wander from this topic to that topic. The Jewish mafia vs the Italian mafia? The Contrarian talks about his second date with a dominatrix who turned him into a G-rated sub. Somehow this reminds the Kook that Steve-O from Jackass got a tattoo of a man fucking a baby. The Contrarian will look up the story behind this. Soon we're talking about whether Kamala Harris actually worked at McDonald's. The Contrarian brings up the gubernatorial candidacy of Mark ...

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45:32

Cat on a Hot Tin Plate

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/09/29

The debate is done and the Contrarian can’t wait to talk about Hatians eating cats. They don’t. The Kook suggests Hatians should collect cans and the government should increase the recycling reward to 10 cents. This leads to the Contrarian discussing a real conspiracy about recycling. An aside on crack leads to the least surprising all time confession, the Kook tried crack for a while. They briefly try to discuss the debate before falling into a discussion about the word “mulatto”. Afte...

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59:52

The Intimate Bruise

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/09/23

The Kook is back from Kentucky and eager for details about the Contrarian’s heartbreak. His heart is less bruised now but his penis is bruised. His relationship with his mother is a little bruised too because she contacted his ex who was cold to her. This is no surprise because his ex is Indian and “Mom” shared her ‘truth social’ inspired views of immigration last Christmas. They then wanders into a discussion about marriage and the government's role here. The Contrarian is less contrar...

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55:24

Aborting Michelle Obama's Penis

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/07/22

The Kook continues to whine about this breakup and talks about his first post-break up Tinder date – at urgent care with a German tourist. The Contrarian tries to talk about a conspiracy out in the open called Project 2025 but the Kook has “thoughts” about abortion. This leads to the sort of heated discussion that could end the podcast. They finish arguing whether possible Presidential candidate Michelle Obama is truly a woman. The Kook looks at shoulders to distinguish the sexes ...

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34:39

Dementia Vs. Demented

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/07/03

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60:02

What Would You Do for $10

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/06/29

Developing a bad habit, the Kook and the Contrarian take forever to get into the main topic of the day. The Kook used to work with a Tequila Sunrise actor who worked with Kevin Spacey and was lured back to Spacey’s apartment. The Kook then tells a story about making out with a large chested lady after a good set. Afterwards, the Contrarian gives an update on his emotional collapse during his breakup. He ended up riding 60 miles on his retail therapy touring bike to Jones Beach, LI...

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81:10

Love Not Politics

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/06/21

After a quick discussion of citibikes, pedicabs and the 2008 crisis, we get to the topic today, the Contrarian is heartbroken.Something makes the Kook think of Casual Encounters from Craigslist and then his relationship with a lesbian dominatrix that was part of the arrest and downfall of Marv Levy who apparently had a prostitute poop on his face. The Contrarian gets a chance again to talk about his ex and how she dropped off his stuff in person, which means finality, that she is trying...

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56:28

N95ing Fauci

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/06/13

The Kook and the Contrarian come in hot after arguing about when the podcast would happen and whether it would interfere with the Contrarian's haircut. The Contrarian introduces a new segment where he investigates the Kook's claims from past episodes. Bob Dylan did claim to sell his soul to the "Commander" but can we trust Bob Dylan and his tendency towards lore? The Contrarian and Kook have been arguing about Amanda Knox and whether she's guilty for years. The Contraria...

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46:54

Lock Him Up

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/06/05

Both the Kook and the Contrarian are tired but they try. As usual they can't make it through the introduction before they're arguing about something - in this case Matt Taibi and the Russian Hoax. This leads into corrections where the Contrarian corrects the Kook's pronunciation of Marina Abramovic, trying to score points wherever possible.After the Kook takes a power nap on the carpet, they discuss Robert Dinero's past in relation to Trump past and future.

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52:40

Diddy Or Didn't He?

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/05/21

The Kook and the Contrarian can't make it through the introduction without arguing about Trump, specifically the so-called "Russian Hoax", which will be known to history and "Trump's traitorous Russian collusion" (the Contrarian writes these descriptions!). After some brief corrections, and a discussion about whether such a thing should even be attempted, we move on to the worm in Robert Kennedy's brain - also probably in Kook's brain. Finally, we get to the title of the episode an...

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45:23

Anti Semitic Elmo

The Kook and the Contrarian ·

2024/05/13

The Contrarian just got dumped but there are far worse problems in the world. Did Israel allow Hamas to invade Southern Israel and murder without the IDF doing anything for 7 hours as part of some master plan? The kook thinks so. He also thinks the campus protests in the US are funded by the global elites. The Contrarian argues that Israel underestimated Hamas and that Netanyahu is incompetent. The campus protests like the Hamas incursion both happened organically because. s...

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