Thought Cops

It's finally here. Sorry for the wait. But here it is: the final episode of Thought Cops. Thank all of you who have listened to us and supported us throughout the years. Field Notes I don't want to belabor it, because the episode speaks for itself. But we're grateful for the connections we've been able to make throughout the years, and we're proud of everything we've been able to do with this show. It lasted for almost a decade of our lives, and we've grown a lot as a result of it. Being able to do Thought Cops has been a dream come true in so many different ways, but we don't want it to be a forever goodbye as much as we want to be able to grow even more out of it. So make sure to follow us everywhere on all different platforms to see what's next! Thanks for listening. See you, Space Cop. Kevin https://www.patreon.com/PaletteSwapMag https://www.youtube.com/@PaletteSwapMag https://twitter.com/kevinpodas https://www.instagram.com/kevinpodas https://paletteswap.site/ https://linktr.ee/kevinpodas Grant https://www.youtube.com/@reeducationing https://www.tiktok.com/@grant.mooney https://twitter.com/grantmooney https://www.instagram.com/grantmooneygram/ https://linktr.ee/grantmooney Zwick https://www.youtube.com/@zwicktheeditor https://twitter.com/ZwickTheEditor https://linktr.ee/ZwickTheEditor https://twitch.tv/zwicktheeditor/ Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Here we are folks, in our second-to-last episode of Thought Cops. The penultimate episode, if you will. And you will. We are joined by dear friends of the show Niko and Josh AKA Sleepscience. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We're kind of freeballing on this episode, not gonna lie. We air out some personal grievances, talk about media burnout, and address the general state of the world. See you one more time! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

We're joined in-person this week by Slime Da Garbage Mane for one of our pen-penultimate episodes. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Thank you to everyone who has supported us in any way over the years. Please enjoy this last run of episodes as we celebrate the life of Thought Cops! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

ALERT: THIS IS NOT A BIT. Thought Cops is ending. And we are joined by our editor Zwick to kick off this last run of shows. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Thank you to everyone who has supported us in any way over the years. Please enjoy this last run of episodes as we celebrate the life of Thought Cops! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Video games are pretty neat, huh? Well, I hope you agree because we talk about them for a while on this episode, along with our guests Sam and Nick from the Video Ditch podcast! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Everyone was doing those Top 25 Games things so we did it too. "Well if everybody jumped off a bridge would you do that too?" I dunno, probably? So we talk a lot about our favorite video games, and the movie Austin Powers: Goldmember for some reason. Enjoy! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

This week we got Beetlemoses from Cold Cuts back on the show to promote his new comic Druzy! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Make sure to nab your copy of Druzy. It's good, trust us. Also, we talk about the artistic process, Donald Trump, Kanye West, bunch of fun shit. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Like this episode? Donate to us over at patreon.com/thoughtcops Mushroom Kingdom, here we come! We're off this week and we have something a little special for ya-- an episode of Fire Bros from behind the paywall, where we review The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Wow. Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

This week we have Derrick Acosta from Mega64 on the show, promoting his Kickstarter campaign for his new horror comic anthology, Fobia! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Since recording, the Kickstarter hit its goal, but you can still fund it here, there's plenty of rewards to take advantage of by funding the campaign. We spend the rest of the movie talking about horror media, Nirvanna the Band the Show, and othersuch topics you won't want to miss. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

This week we're talking to returning guests and friends of the show Mimiyori and Cheesymanfredo about their new(ish!) comic they collaborated on, Extra Souls! Support the show on Patreon   Field Notes There isn't much more to say other than what I wrote in the introductory sentence, why don't you just read the comic and let the episode speak for itself! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Ohayooo!! Gomen-- hello, and welcome to another episode of Thought Cops! This week we are joined by legendary YouTuber SephirothSword57. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We talk to Seph-sama about hitting his goal of 9,000 subscribers, and about celebrating 9 years of making videos for YouTube! Seph is an expert on all things Japan. You may have even seen him recently in Punch Punch Forever, a cartoon (anime) by Speedoru. He tells us about the differences between Japanese culture and western culture, including their policies towards food, stealing, and riding the train. Be sure to check out his channel for all that and more, and we hope you enjoy this episode that's a little different than the rest! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Just your boys Kevin and Grant on this one, as we throw back a little bit to "season one" of Thought Cops, and record in our brand new "studio"! Make sure you "check" this one out! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes No guests, no masters. Just hosts, and riffs. Grant moved, so we record in his new apartment. Exciting! We talk about Trump's mugshot (he slays tbh), Mario loses his voice, and people are still upset about masks and vaccines suddenly? Oh, and we complain about several customer service experiences we have had recently because we are old now. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Max Field (SBN3) returns to the show to talk about his latest video game: Class of '09: The Re-Up! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes https://youtu.be/es7ynqOh_JY We dive really deep into a whole shit ton of topics on this episode, starting with Max's new game "Class of '09: The Re-Up", which turns the entire visual novel genre on its head. From there we get into what makes something nostalgic versus irrelevant, how to get a job as a voice actor, and most importantly: is anime bad?? All that and a hell of a lot more on this one. Don't miss it! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

The Jab of all trades is back on the show, Jab50yen joins us to talk about the return of Funny Rave, as well as all their other projects. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This week we're talking the Dave Matthews Band Bridge Incident, LinkedIn Lunatics, Skibidi Toilet, Funny Rave, Planet of the Bass, Reddit updoots and downboats, Zuckerberg vs. Musk, handheld videogame emulators, and brushing our teeth. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

We get "interested" in the magical world of sports betting this week with longtime friend and recurring guest on the show Asterios Kokkinos of The Loudest Podcast! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Asterios makes his "season 2" debut in this episode, so we finally give him a backstory and find out just what makes him tick, I guess. We debate whether or not TikTok is completely overwhelming in a good way or bad way, anime-themed dispensaries, and discuss the dichotomy between blue checkmarks on twitter versus other platforms. We also listen to some listener voicemails, and lots more! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

THIS. IS. SPARTA. Sorry we keep doing this, last one for a while, I swear. This week we have Keaton Monger on, the maker of the original Sparta Remix, as well as a number of other early internet classics, such as the Evil Strawberry, Ducks Live on the Moon, Michael Phelps Restaurant, and a ton of others. Make sure to check out his website for all his other work HERE. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes This episode we spend a lot of time going over the landscape of the early internet, making mega-viral web hits, creating content, love/hate relationships with content, the passage of time, and the Numa Numa guy. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

We took a break, but we're back! Some said episode 299 might be our last, but don't shoot the messenger. Persian or Greek, nobody threatens a messenger. They called us mad for coming back, but we have a couple choice words for them: Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Yes, it's the year of our M'lort 2023 and we're still doing "This Is Sparta" jokes. So what, I still Rickroll people too. We're still streets ahead of Elon Musk, who is about to find out what vaporwave is in the next couple weeks. Now all we need is to ruin a very popular website and we'll have made it. Thank you for the continued support for these past 300 episodes. We also have a bonus episode coming down the pipeline within the next day or so, so keep an eye out. In the meantime, enjoy our 300th episode, we talk about some of our plans moving forward and answer some voicemails! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Mark Roebuck of Hard Drive fame joins us for another episode of Thought Cops to promote an upcoming article, as well as his new podcast, 50 Percent Fresh. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes We spend basically the whole episode talking about N64 games, so you don't have to listen to us bitch about what Elon Musk did to Twitter this week. Thank god! Make sure to follow Hard Drive for when the N64 games article gets released. We're also going on a brief hiatus to work on some behind the scenes stuff, so make sure to check out our most recent Bonus Episode and to stay up to date with us on either Patreon or Discord. See you soon for episode 300! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Enter through the doors of your Mind's Palace with this week's episode of Thought Cops, as five-timer Ian Erickson returns! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Check out Ian Erickson's Mind Palace in Chicago! Thursday, April 20th 2023 at 9pm. Ian walks us through a very complex and mind-expanding series of scenarios, which tests our mettle and digs down in to the deepest depths of our characters. You, too, can do this at home by yourself, just listen to this episode as a tutorial. Kevin gets harassed for voting, Ian tells a story about being robbed, and Grant is in the corner with a single unlit cigarette. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

"Um, actually--" Just stop right there. Zach AKA Yolo Swag Studios of Cold Cuts is back on the show! Support the show on Patreon Field Notes Zach talks to us about putting drawings on the computer and making people mad. Also doing a podcast and making people mad. Speaking of people mad, people got really mad at Kevin this week for making an observation about cartoons. (Last time I ever do that!) We get a whole bunch of listener voicemails asking for advice, and lots more. Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com

Goo goo ga ga-- just kidding around. Brandon Kirkman of Podzooky is back on the show this week. Support the show on Patreon Field Notes What's it like to be a podcaster AND a dad?? Brandon Kirkman answers that question and many more. "Weird Comments" has a theme song now, and we try to figure out what the hell are "reddit movies" as we discuss the backlash to the Oscars this year. We also try to find out what is woke, and Jordan Peterson is getting... milked? It's more likely than you think! Join the Thought Cops Deputy Patrol Support the show on Patreon Join the Thought Cops Discord! Click here to buy Thought Cops shirts, hoodies, stickers, and mugs. Like what we do? Buy us a Ko-fi! Episode produced by Commissioner Zwick Leave the show a voicemail at 312-788-7361 or thoughtcopspodcast@gmail.com