Bafflegabs
@bafflegabs.bsky.social
Senior Producer at Smartless Media, formerly Earwolf. Staying Alive/ClueLess/Bad Dates/Just Jack & Will/HDTGM/Get Played/Comedy Bang Bang/Video Archives/Unspooled.
Character-wise, I’m kind of borderline shy/wild. I like to surf & turf, in that order.
Character-wise, I’m kind of borderline shy/wild. I like to surf & turf, in that order.
Pinned
Carpenter Brothers Blues EP, by Painkiller The Pigeon
5 track album
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com
So pleased to announce that the first EP from my new record is now available for pre-order on Bandcamp (only $5!), will be out properly next Friday. Contains the first single, two outtakes, & two covers (Billy Joel & Harry Nilsson). HOP ABOARD!
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
I [THANKED] a man in Reno, just to watch him [SMILE]
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I [THANKED] a man in Reno, just to watch him [SMILE]
I finally got my cover song licenses cleared for the new album (out 11/28!), and I know it doesn’t really work like this, but I like to pretend this means they had to play my covers for Joni Mitchell and John Fogerty and get a literal thumbs up lol.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I finally got my cover song licenses cleared for the new album (out 11/28!), and I know it doesn’t really work like this, but I like to pretend this means they had to play my covers for Joni Mitchell and John Fogerty and get a literal thumbs up lol.
No idea what this is referring to, but really laughing pretending they’re talking about Hollywood Handbook.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
No idea what this is referring to, but really laughing pretending they’re talking about Hollywood Handbook.
Yes, because the lore has been so fucking consistent haha. Real simple q: does Casino Royale take place before Dr No, or long after? Absolutely nobody knows, and it makes no difference whatsoever. Next movie, gun barrel sequence, James Bond doing some shit, never mention No Time To Die. It’s fine.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Yes, because the lore has been so fucking consistent haha. Real simple q: does Casino Royale take place before Dr No, or long after? Absolutely nobody knows, and it makes no difference whatsoever. Next movie, gun barrel sequence, James Bond doing some shit, never mention No Time To Die. It’s fine.
This is one of my fav ever Bad Dates eps, as we eschew our usual roundtable of harrowed singletons in favor of asking a funny couple all about their love story! Joel hangs out with @pftompkins.bsky.social and @janiehaddad.bsky.social, it’s hilarious & sweet! Get into it!
youtu.be/fiQ4ic7L9mo?...
youtu.be/fiQ4ic7L9mo?...
Therein Hangs A Tale (w/ Paul F Tompkins and Janie Haddad-Tompkins)
YouTube video by SmartLess Media
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is one of my fav ever Bad Dates eps, as we eschew our usual roundtable of harrowed singletons in favor of asking a funny couple all about their love story! Joel hangs out with @pftompkins.bsky.social and @janiehaddad.bsky.social, it’s hilarious & sweet! Get into it!
youtu.be/fiQ4ic7L9mo?...
youtu.be/fiQ4ic7L9mo?...
I sat absolutely stock still for that entire first hour of PLUR1BUS, oh man! That’s one of the grabbiest first episodes of something that I’ve seen since…well, yeah, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad! Vince possesses The Juice™️. Rhea Seehorn is still my favorite actor, good grief.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I sat absolutely stock still for that entire first hour of PLUR1BUS, oh man! That’s one of the grabbiest first episodes of something that I’ve seen since…well, yeah, Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad! Vince possesses The Juice™️. Rhea Seehorn is still my favorite actor, good grief.
Wait why the fuck are they doing big politics on Sunday night? I did CHORES today, you jagoffs, I do NOT deserve this. Atrocities and fuckstumbles are for MONDAYS.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Wait why the fuck are they doing big politics on Sunday night? I did CHORES today, you jagoffs, I do NOT deserve this. Atrocities and fuckstumbles are for MONDAYS.
I got my first new TV in eight years, the last one moved to semi-retirement in my office (it’s logged some HOURS lol). New one is proper 4k, and I’m testing it with The Abyss UltraHD. It looks…astonishing. Also, of course I’m an hour into it now haha, not turning this off, Jim Cameron a badass.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I got my first new TV in eight years, the last one moved to semi-retirement in my office (it’s logged some HOURS lol). New one is proper 4k, and I’m testing it with The Abyss UltraHD. It looks…astonishing. Also, of course I’m an hour into it now haha, not turning this off, Jim Cameron a badass.
I once tweeted at East River Pipe (about a decade ago) that I planned to do a whole album of his songs, and it does feel like I’m about to actually do that. I’ve learned several this week, including this very very good song.
youtu.be/MVHlqP_a_nY?...
youtu.be/MVHlqP_a_nY?...
How's It Feel to Piss It All Away
YouTube video by East River Pipe - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I once tweeted at East River Pipe (about a decade ago) that I planned to do a whole album of his songs, and it does feel like I’m about to actually do that. I’ve learned several this week, including this very very good song.
youtu.be/MVHlqP_a_nY?...
youtu.be/MVHlqP_a_nY?...
When the drums drop in Portishead’s “Strangers” >>>>>
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
When the drums drop in Portishead’s “Strangers” >>>>>
I went to Wax Paper in LA because Jenny Slate said a) the sandwiches were bomb, and b) they’re all named after NPR hosts, and I indeed had something of a religious experience with the Terry Gross (turkey on focaccia with a jalapeño/radish slaw, like what the hell is this sorcery).
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I went to Wax Paper in LA because Jenny Slate said a) the sandwiches were bomb, and b) they’re all named after NPR hosts, and I indeed had something of a religious experience with the Terry Gross (turkey on focaccia with a jalapeño/radish slaw, like what the hell is this sorcery).
Saturday morning music: The Best Of Peggy Lee (in Simulated Stereo). And, please everybody, use good discretion won’t you?
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Saturday morning music: The Best Of Peggy Lee (in Simulated Stereo). And, please everybody, use good discretion won’t you?
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Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sorry to do litmus tests but I want candidates who understand and say out loud that the big tech industry is a hive of evil charlatans who get rich pumping poison into the world
Grinklin has really settled in. This is a friend.
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Grinklin has really settled in. This is a friend.
So pleased to announce that the first EP from my new record is now available for pre-order on Bandcamp (only $5!), will be out properly next Friday. Contains the first single, two outtakes, & two covers (Billy Joel & Harry Nilsson). HOP ABOARD!
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
Carpenter Brothers Blues EP, by Painkiller The Pigeon
5 track album
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So pleased to announce that the first EP from my new record is now available for pre-order on Bandcamp (only $5!), will be out properly next Friday. Contains the first single, two outtakes, & two covers (Billy Joel & Harry Nilsson). HOP ABOARD!
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
painkillerthepigeon.bandcamp.com/album/carpen...
This cycle of Traitors UK was one of the most infuriating (so yes, very entertaining) editions they’ve done. I will never forgive them for ditching my wife Charlotte Church so early, nor my husband Joe Wilkinson, but you couldn’t look away! I only do like two or three reality shows, I dig this one.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This cycle of Traitors UK was one of the most infuriating (so yes, very entertaining) editions they’ve done. I will never forgive them for ditching my wife Charlotte Church so early, nor my husband Joe Wilkinson, but you couldn’t look away! I only do like two or three reality shows, I dig this one.
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This was FUN. Thanks to Ed and everyone at TM for the tour of the house & grounds
youtu.be/8qya3eTjNMQ
youtu.be/8qya3eTjNMQ
PODCAST: PAUL F. TOMPKINS on Season 20, Episode 9 | Taskmaster
YouTube video by Taskmaster
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 AM
This was FUN. Thanks to Ed and everyone at TM for the tour of the house & grounds
youtu.be/8qya3eTjNMQ
youtu.be/8qya3eTjNMQ
This is just, like, a pile of cat. I don’t think I’ve slept with this much peaceful abandon since Gilmore Girls started airing (unrelated, just setting the scene).
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is just, like, a pile of cat. I don’t think I’ve slept with this much peaceful abandon since Gilmore Girls started airing (unrelated, just setting the scene).
I do accidentally stray onto Twitter sometimes and it is fascinating what an efficient rage machine it’s become. I’ll be checking for some BluRay release date & eleven seconds later I’m in some other thread like “I personally need to tell this stranger that they’re fucking stupid.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I do accidentally stray onto Twitter sometimes and it is fascinating what an efficient rage machine it’s become. I’ll be checking for some BluRay release date & eleven seconds later I’m in some other thread like “I personally need to tell this stranger that they’re fucking stupid.”
Such a great episode of Staying Alive out today, we’re on a hot streak! This week, it’s @scottaukerman.bsky.social himself! An extremely fun conversation, there’s a K-PAX joke within the first 30 seconds lol. Get into it!
youtu.be/J7XqY5c9H_Y?...
youtu.be/J7XqY5c9H_Y?...
Dads & Grads (w/ Scott Aukerman) | Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally - Ep 130
YouTube video by SmartLess Media
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Such a great episode of Staying Alive out today, we’re on a hot streak! This week, it’s @scottaukerman.bsky.social himself! An extremely fun conversation, there’s a K-PAX joke within the first 30 seconds lol. Get into it!
youtu.be/J7XqY5c9H_Y?...
youtu.be/J7XqY5c9H_Y?...
This is very fun for me, because Max Silvestri was the guest on the second or third CBB I ever recorded, and now he’s on with Gabe as guests promoting a show I help produce and wrote the music for! I guess this more or less indicates a “career” is taking place lol.
Sorry to post so late in the week, we’ve been thinking about Max Silvestri’s Great American Comedy Festival set.
Max is in the A-block with Gabe Liedman, new one-timer club member! They talk about their new podcast “I Need You Guys”.
Then bounty hunter Ethan Merc and mentalist Arnaud DeBeaubeau!
Max is in the A-block with Gabe Liedman, new one-timer club member! They talk about their new podcast “I Need You Guys”.
Then bounty hunter Ethan Merc and mentalist Arnaud DeBeaubeau!
November 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This is very fun for me, because Max Silvestri was the guest on the second or third CBB I ever recorded, and now he’s on with Gabe as guests promoting a show I help produce and wrote the music for! I guess this more or less indicates a “career” is taking place lol.
Googling “does matcha freak me out more or less than coffee? No but I mean me specifically,” & not coming up with a ton of hard data.
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Googling “does matcha freak me out more or less than coffee? No but I mean me specifically,” & not coming up with a ton of hard data.
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 04,1954
November 04,1954
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 04,1954
November 04,1954