Billy & Dom talk about whether Merry and Pippin could have made Frodo's journey and their favorite animation movies before having comedian/writer Guy Branum on show. They talk about Guy's new book My Life as a Goddess, getting started as a stand up comedian, working in a writer's room, and offers his homemade peach cobbler for Eat the World!Guy Branum is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as the head writer of, and a sketch performer on, X-Play on the G4 network and as a...

Billy & Dom discuss Chinese food in the UK vs. US, the Halo game series, Star Wars books, and then Eat the World with Travis Sigler of Wyrd Leather and Mead. They taste and discuss Mead's origins, how it's made, its many flavors, and Travis' LOTR-inspired mead/leather shop in Portland, Oregon! Wyrd Leatherworks and Meadery is a medieval-themed hall, leather shop, and meadery all in one located in Portland, Oregon, and is the number one stop for all Adventurer's, Cosplayers, and fans of...

Now in their NEW STUDIO Billy & Dom talk to jazz musicians The Potash Twins. They discuss how they got started, the pros/cons of studying music in college, their latest album Hornography, what defines jazz, Eat the World with some Dried Squid, and host another LIVE jam performance for Funky for You!Adeev and Ezra Potash, professionally known as The Potash Twins are American identical twin musicians and television personalities from Omaha, Nebraska. The twins have hosted several TV shows...

Billy & Dom host their FIRST LIVE SHOW at MEGACON Orlando! They discuss which characters they'd like to see cross over from Star Wars into The Lord of the Rings, the cleanliness of hotel remotes, explore some riddles, tongue twisters, and then Eat the World with Florida's former and current state foods - Key Lime Pie and Strawberry ShortCake! Check below for other LIVE Friendship Onion recordings!Denver (July 1st)Chicago (July 8th)Boston (August 12th)Toronto (August 26th) Get your...

Billy & Dom talk about Billy's experience working in Nova Scotia before bringing fighter pilot Terry Pankhurst on the show who talks about how he got started as a pilot, his experience at flight school, and then diving into discussing the realism of Top Gun, including Goose's ejection, air brakes, targeting enemies, big egos, and more!Terry Pankhurst flew the S-3B Viking for nearly four years, going on many deployments to faraway places. In February 2000, he transitioned to training...

Billy & Dom talk with podcaster/writer Chirs Mancini who talks about his new graphic novel Long Ago and Far Away, his current podcast What're You Watching?, the old school art of video rentals, his favorite films from the last year, and Eats the World with some Trader Joe's mini ice cream cones! Chris Mancini is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, podcaster and parent. He has written on everything from soap operas to parenting books to comics to horror films, which are all more closely...

Tim Miller is a famous search-and-rescuer in Dickinson, Texas, who's helped to locate more than 300 missing persons. After 38 years of searching, he’s now convinced that he’s finally solved his own daughter’s murder. In the first season of VIGILANTE, Allie Conti (NYT, Vice) explores the human cost of Tim’s singular obsession with the case -- from the people he’s falsely accused in the past, to his estranged daughter, to the current girlfriend he’s put in the crosshairs of a possible serial...

Billy & Dom talk to Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino ( The Batman, Up, Rogue One) who discusses how he got started, his own experience with imposter syndrome, working on The Batman, winning an Oscar for Up, his favorite composers, how he approaches writing music, and then Eats the World with some homemade Hot Sauce! Michael Giacchino is an American composer of music for films, television, and video games, his work includes Jurassic World,Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,...

Billy & Dom talk about the scariest horror films they've seen before diving into an interview with Adam Savage as he discusses how he got started, his relationship with WETA Workshop and Peter Jackson, crafting swords, his time on Mythbusters, and his future projects! Adam Whitney Savage is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer, best known as the former co-host of the Discovery Channel television series MythBusters...

Billy and Dom talk to Rocket Scientist Olympia LePoint who talks about how she got started at NASA, being one of the few females in a male-dominant environment, her job in calculating catastrophic failure for shuttle missions, and her book Mathaphobia which explores how to overcome the fear of mathematics! Olympia Ann LePoint is an American author, professional speaker and rocket scientist. LePoint helped design rockets for 28 of NASA Space Shuttle missions between 1998 and 2007. In 2007,...

Wil Wheaton joins Billy & Dom to discuss his passion for board games, video games, his iconic roles in Star Trek and Stand by Me, and his transition into writing books. Wil Wheaton is an American actor, blogger, and New York Times bestselling writer. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gordie Lachance in the film Stand by Me, Joey Trotta in Toy Soldiers, and Bennett Hoenicker in Flubber.  Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at...

Billy and Dom talk to Entomology Professor Richard Zack of Washington State University, in which they discuss how Dr. Zack got involved in the field, insects' connection to the greater ecosystem, all before specifically exploring house flies, mosquitoes, and even hissing cockroaches!  Richard Zack is a professor in the Department of Entomology where he also serves as curator of the M. T. James Entomological Collection.  Rich has received many recognitions including distinguished teaching...

In this second part, Billy and Dom talk to Doug Jones (Shape of Water, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) about his role on Star Trek, working with Guillermo del Toro, how to get started in the creature actor world, and then recommends some Tuna Casserole for Eat the World and a somber Funky for You jam! Doug Jones is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for portraying non-human creatures, usually via heavy make-up and visual effects. He has most notably collaborated...

Billy and Dom talk to Doug Jones (Shape of Water, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) about how he got started in becoming some of Hollywood's greatest monsters, his approach to each of his characters, what he recommends to aspiring monster actors, and more! Doug Jones is an American actor, contortionist, and mime artist. He is best known for portraying non-human creatures, usually via heavy make-up and visual effects. He has most notably collaborated with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro,...

In this second part, Caspar Reiff performs a funky Bach jam, cooks a Danish Dream cake for Eat the World, and joins Billy in performing their original track "Where It Began". Cake recipe below! Caspar Reiff founded The Tolkien Ensemble in 1995. It is a Danish ensemble that successfully aimed to create "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in which all the poems and songs of The Lord of...

Caspar Reiff joins Billy & Dom to talk about how he transitioned from classical music to forming The Tolkien Ensemble, his relationship with Christopher Lee, how he got into Lord of the Rings, and plays a live LOTR jam with Billy! Caspar Reiff founded The Tolkien Ensemble in 1995. It is a Danish ensemble that successfully aimed to create "the world's first complete musical interpretation of the poems and songs from The Lord of the Rings". They published four CDs from 1997 to 2005, in...

In Part 2, Mark Ordesky joins Billy & Dom and discusses their epic preview at the Cannes Film Festival, the infamous Mines of Moria scene, how Mark got into Lord of the Rings, and then Eat the World with some Mochi Ice Cream with a fun LOTR twist! Mark Lowell Ordesky is an American film producer, television producer and studio executive. He is best known for executive producing the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings film trilogy Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at...

Lord of the Rings producer joins Billy & Dom to discuss his role in finding Peter Jackson after seeing Bad Taste, their collaboration on A Nightmare on Elm Street sequel, how Lord of the Rings got greenlit, and the various challenges they faced during production. Mark Lowell Ordesky is an American film producer, television producer and studio executive. He is best known for executive producing the Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings film trilogy Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at...

Billy and Dom discuss what they'd like to know if someone came down to Earth and could explain any mystery, dive into a light bulb riddle, explore what superpowers Merry and Pippin would have and how they'd be used in Middle Earth, Eat the World with some retro Dunkaroos and listen to a Funky for You jam from The Verve.  Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at https://www.friendshiponionpodcast.com! Tune in every Tuesday for new episodes and please be sure to rate, subscribe, and leave a...

Billy and Dom catch up on some housekeeping from listeners and discuss what band they'd like to have been a member of before entering into a wild tongue twister battle, snap into Gene & Denver Dave who talk about rising gas prices, and Eat the World with some top-notch Ohio apples sent by a listener! Send your best record by tagging our IG @thefriendshiponion or sending [email protected]! How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would...

Billy and Dom host Lord of the Rings expert Professor Corey Olsen! In this second part, they talk about how The Ring destroyed Sauron, whether Orcs are cannibals, what happened to the Blue Wizards and then review New Hampshire Maple Syrup and a Funky for You track from Eminem. Corey Olsen is the president and founder of Signum University, an innovative online university that enables students to pursue their passions without going broke. Known online as The Tolkien Professor, Corey leads...

Billy and Dom host Lord of the Rings expert Professor Corey Olsen! In this first part, they discuss Professor Olsen's Signum University and its focus on Tolkien scholarship and then dive into various fan-submitted LOTR questions - from why Tom Bombadil and the Eagles couldn't destroy The Ring to whether Gandalf is stronger than Galadriel. Check it out! Corey Olsen is the president and founder of Signum University, an innovative online university that enables students to pursue their passions...

In this second part with Critical Role's Sam Riegel, Billy, Dom and Sam discuss Dom's role on The Legend of Vox Machina and then dive into Eat the World with Matzo Ball soup and end reviewing a Funky for You Stevie Wonder jam! Sam Riegel is a Los Angeles-based voice actor and Emmy Award-winning voice director, known for his roles in animation and video games, as well as co-founding the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role, and executive producer of The Legend of Vox...

Billy and Dom are joined by voice actor and Emmy award-winning voice director Sam Riegel who discusses the origins of Critical Role, his passion for Dungeons & Dragons, and how it led to the hit Amazon series The Legend Vox Machina!  Sam Riegel is a Los Angeles-based voice actor and Emmy Award-winning voice director, known for his roles in animation and video games, as well as co-founding the massively popular hit show and media brand, Critical Role, and executive producer of The Legend...

Billy & Dom talk about a fantastic and practical listener gift and host a long and very special Eat the World segment with whiskey expert Daniel Whittington who generously provided a few bottles for them to taste. They'll discuss the origins of Scotch, the different areas where it's produced, how Daniel got into whiskey, the best way to drink it, where the flavors come from, and end with a Funky for You provided by Daniel! Get your Friendship Onion merchandise at...