The boys let things go while trying to not be sued by Disney. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the animated movie Frozen—which for some reason Producer Ron is really excited about—the boys challenge each other to ‘let it go,’ whatever that means to them individually. Featuring standup comedy clips from Miriam Moreno and Ben Bryant! This episode is brought to you by our newest sponsor, Adam's Pearls! LINKS: See the Grawlix live standup show at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on...

The boys go deep into conspiracy theories. Convinced there may be merit from digging into those dark internet nooks and crannies where all the most terrifying ideas live, Ben challenges Adam and Andrew to select a conspiracy theory and get to the bottom of it, reporting from the fringes, so to speak, to see if said fringes have anything to offer. No one has seen the Grawlix since. But did they even ever exist? And what does "exist" mean? Exactly. Exactly. Featuring standup comedy clips from...

Ben challenges Adam to an ill-advised baseball skills competition. For some perverse reason in his twisted little skull, Ben convinced himself that he was better at baseball than Adam—and so Ben challenged Adam to a national pastime duel. Professional minor league scout Andrew was beside himself at the opportunity to orchestrate the challenge, so our heroes hit the batting cages and traipsed onto the ol' dusty diamond for an afternoon that was as predictable as it was pathetic. And...

The boys try to go a week without TV. In solidarity with the Screen Actors Guild and the Writer's Guild of America, the boys stage their own mini consumer strike and ground themselves from TV for a week. Will seven days away from the ye olde boob tube help them get better sleep, read more books, and spend more time with their family and friends? Will their bravery and determination inspire a turning point in the union negotiations? Listen and find out! Featuring standup comedy clips from...

The boys go fly fishing with a pro. High on the mantra that a bad day of fishing beats a good day of podcasting, the professional fisherman, fishing instructor, and hilarious comedian Eeland Stribling challenges the boys to try fly-fishing. Are they capable of waking up early? Will someone be swept downriver and adopted by wolves? Listen to find out! Featuring standup comedy clips from Eeland performing at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on...

The boys go digging for their comedic roots. In celebration of his new comedy special, Ben challenges Andrew and Adam to go back into the history of comedy, mining for legendary treasures that they have never seen or heard before. The boys check out classic comedy specials from Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Eddie Murphy—and then Adam and Andrew rank Ben's latest opus against those all-time greats.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Ben's new one-hour special, "Hyena," which was recorded...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of 1990s grunge music! Lace up your Doc Martens, lovers, because we are tromping in the moss on this one. In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, the Grawlix boys earnestly appraise the hunkworthiness of 1990s grunge era musicians. Adam has unreasonably rigid opinions about the genre. Andrew may or may not know what grunge is. Ben is a kid in a Seattle candy store. Is that a metaphor for heroin? Who was the hunkiest grunge era musician?...

The boys spend time doing things they loved as children. Finally allowed to make challenge suggestions again after joining Patreon, Adam’s wife challenges our heroes to engage in activities that they loved as children—but haven’t touched in years. Featuring standup comedy clips from Derek Sheen and Brandie Posey! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July 29th with Bobcat Goldthwait and Sam Sisson! Check out Ben's new one-hour special, Hyena! See...

Emma Arnold helps the boys simulate having a period. In an effort to have more empathy for people who menstruate, the Grawlix boys strap on TENS units to find out how much pain they can endure, live, in front of a killer audience at Mutiny Information Café.  Featuring our special guest co-host and cramp doula for the evening, Boise's own Emma Arnold! Check out the full uncut video here! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, July 29th with Bobcat...

The boys track their fitness. Vacation-bound and ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED that the boys will forget to record an episode in his absence, Producer Ron surprises Ben, Andrew, and Adam with fitness tracking bracelets so that they can better monitor their health—but also so that he can harvest their data and sell it to Google. Featuring stand-up comedy clips from Erin Rose and John-Michael Bond performed at our live show! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on...

The boys explore ASMR for a week, then try to make videos for each other. Some may know ASMR as "autonomous sensory meridian response," while others may know it as those creepy whisper videos that make you feel all tingly. After listening to this episode, you will only know it as the best way to deeply, deeply disturb your friends.  Featuring stand-up comedy clips from Casey James Salengo and Lizzy Cooperman from our live show! LINKS: Watch the ASMR videos here! See the Grawlix live at the...

The boys give rapid-fire pep talks. Emerging from the depths of a full-fledged funk, Andrew surprises Ben and Adam by requesting a pep talk challenge. The boys take turns honestly answering the question "how are you?" for two minutes, then they engage in a tag-team competition to see who's the best at giving out doses of positivity. Featuring standup comedy clips from Gabby Gutierrez-Reed and Jacob Rupp! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, June...

The boys go vegan. After a mildly concerning cholesterol count, Ben challenges Andrew and Adam to exclusively eat a plant-based diet for a week.  Featuring standup comedy clips from our own Andrew Orvedahl and Adam Cayton-Holland! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, May 27th with Laura Peek, Sammy Anzer and Haley Driscoll! See Ben headlining Comedy Works South in Denver on May 18th See Andrew headlining Comedy Works South in Denver on May...

The boys practice radical honesty Just in time for Ben and Andrew's biennial knock-down-drag-out argument, our heroes decide to dabble in Radical Honesty, a self-help philosophy that claims you can transform your life simply by telling the truth. After carelessly skimming one page of the organization's website and watching some but definitely not all of this YouTube video, the boys stride headlong into a week of sharing out loud what they're feeling, noticing and thinking in the...

We're recording a live podcast in Denver next week!  If you're in Denver, join us next Wednesday at Mutiny Info Cafe for this special, one night only, live podcast with our pal Emma Arnold! Emma is going to guide us through one of the most intensely ridiculous challenges we've ever done. The show is free but click here to RSVP for a guaranteed seat! Don't live in Denver or can't make it? Never fear! We're filming the show and will post the video for our supporters at the Ben and Andrew level...

The boys try to spruce up their neighborhoods. Looking to improve the streets that he walks on a daily basis—or perhaps just looking for a reason to go outside—Andrew challenges Ben and Andrew to a neighborhood beautification project. Featuring standup comedy clips from Shanel Hughes and Chris Charpentier! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, April 29th with Daniel Van Kirk and Chloe Radcliffe! See Andrew headlining the Eclipse Theater in...

The boys try to avoid assuming gender or pronouns for a week. Frustrated by the rising vilification of queer and transgender people—and hoping to rewire his own linguistic tendencies—Adam challenges Ben and Andrew to go a week without gendering anyone. Andrew raises the stakes by creating a "gender jar" that collects $2 for every mistake, to be donated to Trans Lifeline. And our good friend River Butcher joins to help guide we cis three through the challenge! What transpires is one of the...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of the 1991 film "Point Break" Bank robbers with surf bods and a gorgeous FBI agent who goes undercover, trying to bring them to justice. Need we say more? How about Keanu Reeves and his 25-year-old peak physique going up against Patrick Swayze in the year when Patrick was named the Sexiest Man Alive? In this sopping wet episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, our good friend Kyle Kinane joins us and we all let the undertow of "Point Break" pull...

The boys get poetic. Inspired by Adam having a poem published in a literary journal, Andrew decides he wants in on the action—so he challenges the gang to spend a week consuming poetry and then write their own poems. WINNER TAKES ALL, LOSER GETS SENT STRAIGHT TO HELL!!! Featuring standup comedy clips from Hannah Jones and Brad Wenzel! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver, Colorado on Saturday, March 25th with Chris Charpentier, Gabby Gutierrez-Reed and we Grawlix...

The boys work on their flexibility.  As we age, our flexibility wanes, our joints ache, and we huff and grunt our way out of bed every morning. So Adam proposes Team Grawlix stretch every night for a week, then measure their flexibility. A nice, easy challenge, right? But nothing is ever that simple on The Grawlix Saves the World. Instead, the boys head straight for the gutter in an effort to crown the new KING OF FLEXIBILITY. Featuring standup comedy clips from Noah Reynolds and Julia...

The boys get tattoos. Oh boy. This is a doozy. A simple request from Adam—that the trio get Grawlix tattoos together—takes a wild spin into Passive-Aggressive Acres (a suburb of Riff City) in a way that only a vintage GSTW episode could. The ending is such a shocking surprise that we're still not entirely sure what happened. We just know it's all great.  Featuring standup comedy clips from our sweet boy Ben Roy and Anthony Crawford! LINKS: See the Grawlix live at the Bug Theatre in Denver,...

The boys are crazy for the hunks of NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys! Oh my god, we're back again. In this episode of Boi Crazy, our podcast within the podcast, we take a deep-dive into the 1990s boy band craze—aka the suburbs of Orlando, Florida—to say "Hi, Hi, Hi" to those honey-throated hunks from NSYNC and Backstreet Boys. Enjoy this free taste—then listen to the the entire episode by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/grawlixsaves And never fear, we'll be back next Tuesday with a brand-new...

The boys try acupuncture. Weary, ragged and just looking for a challenge where he can lay his old bones down for a goddamn minute, Andrew challenges Ben and Adam to try acupuncture, the wellness cure-all for pretty much everything! Featuring standup comedy clips from Justine Marino and Nina Davis! LINKS: See Adam perform at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon on February 14th See Adam perform at Tacoma Comedy Club in Washington on February 15th See Ben perform at Comedy Works South in...

The boys make new friends. Alarmed by his increasingly hermetic ways—weeks spent in solitude, poring over strange, homeopathic remedies and polishing board game figurines—Andrew challenges himself, Ben and Adam to each strike up conversations with three complete strangers. Featuring standup comedy clips from Georgia Comstock and Rob Gleeson! LINKS: See Ben perform at Vultures in Colorado Springs on January 25th See Adam perform at Helium Comedy Club in Portland, Oregon on February 14th...

The boys try sunning their perineums. Reaching a new low in the very first episode of 2023, the boys attempt to expose the area between their respective anuses (ani?) and scrotums (scrota?), aka their perineums (perinea?), to fifteen minutes of direct sunlight. Because they're geniuses. Geniuses saving the world.  Featuring standup comedy clips from Kelsey Rosen and our own Andrew Orvedahl! LINKS: See Andrew perform with the Sklar Brothers at Comedy Works South in Denver, January 19-21 See...