Hop Topic

Erica and Dan return to drink another of Dan's brews. We talk our favorite mountain & beach vacations, reminisce on our favorite childhood shows, and try a new, potentially recurring, segment, drafting romantic …

Devon and Teresa are back after quite a while! We discuss the interworkings of the entertainment industry from all of our varied experiences with our jobs. We then transition to arguing about texting vs calling on the …

Cam and Tyler join us to drink a beer Joe has been chasing for years. The Warheads sour ale. We sample 4 different flavors and wax poetic about …

Chaos erupts on our 70th and first ever four person podcast. Joe hosts Trey and Lindsays sophomore episode as we welcome a newcomer and first ever fourth on the show, Amanda. We have four topics to discuss this week …

It's episode 69 ya'll! (nice). This week we have Matt and Dan back to discuss hobbies we'd pursue if money wasn't an issue, medical enhancements or altercations we'd make to ourselves, and our dream minimum wage, …

The first remote episode in almost a year, Andrew and Erik are back for our 2022 resolutions, our opinions on Spider-Man: No Way Home, and our …

After quite the hiatus we are back and just the same as ever. Dan and Erica join me again to discuss our favorite and worst movies of 2021, and we discuss habits we look to break in 2022 (including taking hiatuses).

Dan and Erica are back this week for the start of Dark Beer season (the best time of year). Dan brewed us another six pack that we crack open to …

We have two brand new faces (voices) on this episode! Trey and Lindsay join the podcast for another relationship centered discussion. We discuss dating in the world of vaccinations, how texting/instant messaging has …

We're back! (For now), Dan and Erica come back for our first episode in quite a while. Joe's birthday was this week so we discuss some of our favorite birthday stories, things we mastered as kids but can no longer do, …

Dan and Joe welcome podcast newbie Erica to the show. This week, we discuss music from our childhood, our favorite poverty meals, and our drinking firsts.

This week we have our longest intro ever. We're joined by a new trio of old guests, Tyler & Cam. This week we brainstorm ideas for new podcasts …

Nigel and Tyler are back for their multiple of 5 episode in episode 60. We discuss our own personal codes and what we consider "illegal" behaviors …

Devon and Marie are back this week to discuss Aliens! Our personal vendettas with certain companies/places, and as is tradition we discuss our personalities in one form or another. This time, another, we talk through …

A new trio of seasoned guests join us this week. Jason and Matt have both been on the show before but never together. We throw the format out and just talk (and realize why we had a format to begin with). We talk black …

Kelsey and Evan are back for their three-peat! We talk about the love hate relationships we have with cats, gathering motivation to exercise and institute healthy habits in 2021, and our plans for travel once we are …

This week on Hot Topic, I mean "Hop" Topic, we partake in a blatant rip off of a popular internet series. Dan and Sam join me to eat spicy wings and …

Cam and Vince come back to revisit the movies we promised we'd watch last episode. Joe gives his take on The Notebook, while Vince talks through Your Name, we discuss what takes a movie from good to great and what we …

This week Erik and Andrew are back for our second podcast of the year and our first major historical event of the year... yeah... we discuss the …

After a long holiday break we are back to ring in a new year! Aly joins us on todays episode to talk about the new year and just about everything …

We have two new faces (voices?) on the podcast this week! Somehow I keep convincing new people to be around me, it's crazy really. Cam and Vince join us this week to drink some winter beer and talk about horror …

Layal comes back this week for a one-on-one episode full of non-sequitors, and jumping through so many topics we couldn't even list them here. …

We made it to FIFTY episodes! Absolutely insane. This week we're joined by the most regular cast, Dan and Sam to try some of Dan's home brewed beer …

Two guests (who've never done episode together) return for this week's episode. Sam joins us, alongside Dave, making his first appearance in over a year. We talk about tipping points that made us quit our jobs (15:15), …

The roommates are back! Devon and Teresa join us this week on the podcast in a return to form. This week we discuss Devon's turn around on Tik Tok (11:03), Teresa's latest obsession with the classic game Guitar Hero …

Andrew and Erik return for an election week wrap-up podcast. We promise we'll get back to our traditional format with severely less politics, but for …

The United States had an election this week. Maybe you've heard of it. That's right, this is a politics episode. @ItsPaulWarren from the "Let's …

We're back! (Sorry about that break). We took a quick two week break but we are back for Halloween. Joe visited his friend Devon over the last weekend and sat down with her and her roommate Teresa to talk all things …

Erik and Andrew come back and join Joe for this week's episode. We discuss creative projects we're either working on or proud of (17:38), working out with video games and talk through some new games we're playing …

We have two new faces (voices?) on this week's episode. Meg and Wren join Joe this week to discuss our favorite Fall/Halloween activities (15:31), our favorite character tropes in TV and movies (37:46), and our favorite …

Matt is back for another one-on-one episode (we promise we'll be back to the more traditional three person model next week). This week we discuss what kind of travelers we are and how we approach vacationing (15:15), we …

We're back on the one-on-one podcast format (we've tested this a lot). Matt from our very first episode (and some others) comes back to catch up with …

This week Hop Topic tries something new. We do our very first one-on-one episode. Joe catches up with his friend Aly to discuss... just about a million tangents. The topics for this one are too numerous to put in words, …

Devon and Marie are back for this week's... semi different episode of Hop Topic. Joe decides to drink any entire bottle of prosecco using his new Manmosa glass while we discuss our most embarrassing childhood stories …

Erik and Andrew return this week to discuss the Playstation v Xbox console wars and what sides we're planning on choosing (if any) (6:18). We discuss …

Sam and Dan are back this week on the most cursed episode of Hop Topic ever. From recording to editing, this episode tried its absolute best to never …

Nigel and Tyler join us on this week's episode of Hop Topic where we discuss Nigel's decision to maybe, kinda, try to be vegan... one day (16:30), the hierarchy of curse words and our experiences "cussin'" (42:20), and …

Kelsey and Evan join us this week as we give a quick update to the death spiral the United States finds itself in with Covid-19 and what we've been doing since (7:52). We discuss the NFL and the changes to the newly …

Andrew and Emily join us this week (mixing it up) to have... basically an intro topic. We fight through technical difficulties to talk through tattoo …

Andrew and Erik are back this week to discuss travel, past and future (11:50), our most expensive purchases (41:50), and video games we want to see on the Switch (both realistic or otherwise) (1:17:13).

Two newcomers join the show this week. Evan and Kelsey come on to discuss our favorite stuffed animals (11:05), our experiences with Florida and the magical world of Disney (38:50), and discuss some stress relieving …

Tyler and newcomer Nigel join the show this week to discuss how our hobbies are changing over the years (7:25), recall our history with pets (49:43), …

This week we take a bit of a break from the usual show to talk through #BlackLivesMatter and breakdown the meaning behind the movement and what is going on in the world. We also decide to conclude with some …

Danielle and Joe welcome Olivia to her first ever episode! Join us as we discuss going on a "Break" (8:40), play a fun game of "ask the dietitian" to …

Dan and Joe welcome Jason to his first time on the podcast! Where we talk about weed (9:09), the things that held up since childhood (57:21), and the best concert experiences we've ever had (1:17:20).

Andrew and Erik join us again! This time we discuss how our spending habits have changed in quarantine (10:46), we choose what sense we'd be most okay with losing (49:18), and the differences between faiths (1:12:05).

Dan and Sam return for our fourth Quarantine episode. We discuss video games we haven't been able to put down (10:42), AMC vs. Universal Studios (47:12), and our favorite periods in history (1:19:43).

Emily and Briana join us from sunny California to drink cider and discuss East vs. West coast foods (10:05), our quarantine bucket lists (37:08), and times we blew things out of proportion (1:03:14).

Devon and Marie join us on this isolation-tastic, quaran-terific sophomore variety pack episode. We discuss how we've handled our mental health …

Andrew and Erik return this week for a slightly late, extremely quarantined episode of Hop Topic. This week we catch up on how we've been affected by the quarantine (4:27), what we've been doing to stay sane while …

Sam & Dan are back, Sam surprises us with an egg roll sampler (1:14) ! We revisit Joe's movie new year's resolution (24:00), and discuss trivial …

Layal and Alex come back and join Joe to talk break ups, long distance relationships, and our goals/fantasies for our advanced adult lives.

Layal & Alex join the podcast to discuss weird turn ons, settling in a relationship, and the importance of lack of attention or lack of space on a relationship heavy episode of Hop Topic.

Tyler & Steve join Joe this week as we discuss expensive hobbies we'd love to get into, the end of Adobe Flash, and answer some Yahoo Answers.

Joe, Sam, and Dan are back from a holiday hiatus to talk our 2020 resolutions, how we've changed from the beginning of the decade, and our favorite …

Dan, Matt, and Joe join to discuss how our favorite movies have changed over time, the perfect albums, and how we relax.

Danielle & Jess make their debut to talk about our worst first dates, breaking up over text, and being friends with exes.

Joe and Dan welcome back Matt from our first episode to talk about our childish goals, ghosting people, and things that we've deleted.

Dan, Sam, and Joe discuss songs that tell a story, things we hate because people love them, and our worst experiences in the service industry.

On this week's Halloween-centric episode, Dan and Sam join Joe to discuss what scared us as children, movies/television that left a not so positive lasting impression, and our personal paranormal experiences.

Dave, Andrew, & Joe talk through the optimal hole, things that make us go "berberberberughhh", and how our childhoods differed from the youth of …

Tyler and Steve join the podcast today to talk through remaking our favorite video games, our favorite things to hate-watch, and our worst Blockbuster rentals in this Fall-erific episode.

Brian and Dave are back! This week we talk our dumbest injuries, our worst parties, and what makes a grown man cry.

Erik, Andrew, & Joe discuss dreams, simulation theory, and finally moving out and living alone.

Dave, Andrew, & Joe talk about our worst jobs, things we didn't think we'd like, and our guilty pleasures.

Dan, Sam, and Joe talk about movies that really affected us, 500 Days of Summer, & our favorite shows that didn't pan out too well.

Joe, Alex, & Tyler get together to discuss rabbit holes, Tyler's pet peeves, and our worst screw ups on the job.

Dave, Brian, & Joe discuss run ins with the law, bad excuses, and things that make us angry.

Dave, Brian, & Joe discuss dumb things we believed, strange social interactions, and things that didn't go as planned.

Marie, Devon, & Joe discuss television, astrology, & the perks of being a kid.

Matt, Dan, & Joe discuss pop culture, bad movies, and lessons you learned the hard way.