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This Thing Rules

by Brian Altano and Max Scoville
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About the show

This Thing Rules is a show where we celebrate our favorite things. What kind of things, exactly? All kinds of things! Movies, foods, cities, bands, shows, books, albums, toys, pictures, moments. Each episode, join long-time collaborators and best pals Brian Altano and Max Scoville as they focus on a different subject, ask themselves what’s so great about it, share some anecdotes about how they grew to love it, unearth some trivia about it, and celebrate the fact that it exists.

Latest episodes

  • Conventions Rule!

    May 22, 2026 · 34 min

    From Comic-Cons on both coasts to gaming expos on multiple continents, we’ve attended our fair share of nerdy gatherings, and they’re great! This episode, we’re digging into that magic of getting a bunch of people in the same place who are…

  • Refrigerator Magnets, Short Stories and Breweries Rule!

    May 1, 2026 · 49 min

    This episode, we’re extrapolating on the joys of the most functional souvenirs with magnetic properties, our favorite short-form fiction, and one of the more wholesome settings to legally imbibe beer. Intro contains clips from Stranger…

  • Capsule Toy Machines Rule!

    April 3, 2026 · 38 min

    You know! Those things that are like gumball machines, but for little toys! Growing up in the USA, they usually dispensed a sticky hand, some slime, maybe a lil Homie, but in Japan they’ve been in another league for decades. We unpack (or…

  • Yard Work, Sneakers & Cookies Rule!

    March 6, 2026 · 46 min

    We’ve got another grab bag episode here, or rather, three very different bags: one’s a big paper bag full of dead leaves and grass clippings, another from a shoe store, and the third is from a bakery. This week we’re unpacking our love of…

  • Road Trips Rule!

    February 20, 2026 · 43 min

    Ah, hitting the open road! A timeless rite of passage and quintessentially American adventure, unless of course you’re stuck in the car with your whole family, taking the bus or making unexpected pit stops so your driver can hook up with…

  • Carrot Cake Rules! ...Or Does It? (Featuring Alex "Kozibear" Kozina)

    February 6, 2026 · 47 min

    This week, it’s our most politically-charged and divisive topic yet: Carrot Cake. We’re joined by Alex “Kozibear” Kozina, long time friend of the show and culinary adventurer, to discuss the history and appeal of this vegetable-based…

  • Lizards, Tunnels & Bubble Bobble Rule!

    January 23, 2026 · 43 min

    It’s another grab bag of odds and ends that we love: lizards, those dogs of the reptile kingdom, tunnels, those underground bridges, and Bubble Bobble, which is sort of about lizards in a tunnel, among other things. Which is your favorite…

  • Movie Theaters Rule!

    January 9, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    Easily one of the top 5 best dark rooms you pay money to sit inside for several hours, movie theaters make for a singular experience, where people flock together to sit in silence and social interaction is generally frowned upon during the…