The Complete Guide to Everything sometimes abbreviated to TCGTE, is a free weekly podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 featuring Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels of Brooklyn, New York. It often runs about 60 – 90 minutes in length and is released every Sunday. The show sarcastically refers to itself as a competitor to Wikipedia

Wikipedia

Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...

 in podcast form. Most episodes cover one overarching topic which typically serves as a jumping off point for off-topic conversations about cultural observations. It is alternatively known as The Monday Morning Grind-Cast.

24cast

24cast began in January 2006 and lasted 23 episodes. It featured Tom and Tim who later went on to create The Complete Guide to Everything along with Chris Judice and Paul McKenna. The podcast was primarily about the Fox Television show 24

24 (TV series)

24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...

 but frequently covered many other topics and issues on the hosts minds. Episodes were released in a somewhat sporadic manner. The show also gathered a reputation within the 24 podcast community, where it frequently billed itself as the "only explicit podcast about 24".

It was also featured as one of the Top 100 Most Subscribed to Podcasts of 2006 by iTunes.

The Drudge Report Report Report

This follow-up podcast to 24cast was not well received by most podcast critics, but most The Complete Guide to Everything fans and former 24cast fans are lovers of this short-lived podcast. Since its inception, it has grown a large cult following. The premise of this 4-episode series consists of hosts Tom, Tim, and Chris simply reading articles reprinted off Drudgereport.com and making humorous comments about them. This idea was the basis for the current The Complete Guide to Everything.

Publicity

The podcast was featured prominently on the UK iTunes podcast directory in August 2009 and has remained in the Staff Favourites section ever since. This has led to an overwhelmingly British audience for this US-based show, which is frequently referred to and acknowledged in the show itself.

In 2010, the podcast was a shortlisted nominee in the 'Entertainment' category at the Podcast Awards

Podcast Awards

The People's Choice Podcast Awards, better known as the Podcast Awards, are an annual set of awards given to the best podcasts as voted by the people...

.

Tim and Tom Solve Your Problems

Introduced in the episode 'Life on the Road' the hosts answer emails sent to thecompleteguidetoeverything@gmail.com asking for advice. The topics typically pertain to advice relating to social behavior or relationships.

The Gauntlet

Introduced in the episode 'Colon Health and Final Destination' the hosts run through a range of topic suggestions gathered primarily via their Facebook Fan Page but also occasionally via email, Twitter and their forums. The hosts read through suggestions for future topics, often giving a quick opinion about the topic suggested. It was implied that topics that passed The Gauntlet would go on to become future full length episodes, however the hosts have since announced this was never their true intention. The segment has now been discontinued.

You're Awful

Introduced in the episode 'Public Services (Or An Excuse To Talk About Poop)' the hosts draw on reports from listeners of instances where they have pointed out to a member of the public that the behaviour they have seen that person exhibit is unacceptable by saying "You're Awful"; the stated aim of the You're Awful campaign is to remind people "not to be a dick". As clarified in later episodes, the aim of the segment is to encourage listeners to point out to people who should, and in fact do, know that the behaviour is unacceptable in a social setting but have developed (often without realising) a sense of being 'above the rules', with businessmen and old ladies being specific examples cited. The hosts also draw on articles that they have read in The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

 for further examples of "awful" behaviour. The segment is also referred to as "A Particular Kind of Asshole You Didn't Know Existed Until The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...

 Pointed It Out To You".

Friends of the Show

Frequently the hosts will refer to "friends of the show" during the course of an episode. It is implied that the person(s) named are known to the hosts on a personal level and frequently listen to the podcast. Claimed friends of the show include Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Julia Fiona Roberts is an American actress. She became a Hollywood star after headlining the romantic comedy Pretty Woman , which grossed $464 million worldwide...

, Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...

 and Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...

 Coffee.

Episode list

Episode	Release Date
Marathons Listener Mail Halloween Spooktacular 2011 Zombies Steve Jobs Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc... Hamburgers Ancient Aliens Jeopardy Jeopardy! Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories... Back to School Weddings Hurricanes The Kardashians Keeping Up with the Kardashians Keeping Up with the Kardashians is an American reality television series that airs on E!. The series premiered in October 2007. It focuses on the personal and professional lives of the members of the Kardashian and Jenner family. There will be a 7th Season to premiere in 2012.As of September 2011,... Last Minute Vacations Museums New York Yankees New York Yankees The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... Beating the Heat Planking Planking (fad) "Planking" is an activity consisting of lying face down in an unusual or incongruous location. Both hands must touch the sides of the body and having a photograph of the participant taken and posted on the Internet is an integral part of the game. Players compete to find the most unusual and... Swimming Pools Cults Summertime Part 1 Canadian Travel Father's Day Father's Day Father's Day is a celebration honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Many countries celebrate it on the third Sunday of June but it is also celebrated widely on other days... Zooey Zooey Deschanel Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. In 1999, Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford, followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's troubled older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous...  and the Berge Tom Bergeron Tom Bergeron is an American television personality and game show host, best known as the host of the ABC reality series Dancing with the Stars and host of America's Funniest Home Videos . He was also host of Hollywood Squares and a fill-in host for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire... BBQs The Rapture Rapture The rapture is a reference to the "being caught up" referred to in 1 Thessalonians 4:17, when the "dead in Christ" and "we who are alive and remain" will be caught up in the clouds to meet "the Lord"....  (EPISODE NUMBER 100) International Travel Bigfoot Bigfoot Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid... The Royal Wedding Breaking Up Dating: The Art of Seduction Loch Ness Monster Loch Ness Monster The Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next.... Candy Candy Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added... Kitchen Nightmares Kitchen Nightmares Kitchen Nightmares is an American reality television series broadcast on the Fox network, in which Chef Gordon Ramsay spends a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. It is based on the British show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. The show is produced by ITV Studios... HaircutCast Part 2 iPad 2 IPad 2 The iPad 2 is the second and current generation of the iPad, a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple. It serves primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, presentations and web content, and is available in black or white... Daytime TV 90s Rock Gambling Gambling Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods... News Roundup - February 2011 Valentine's Day Valentine's Day Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496... The Superbowl Game Shows (Present Day) News Roundup - January 2011 Disney 2010 In Review and 2011 Predictions Video Games: The Lost Version (8 minute episode via tcgte.com and YouTube only) Video Games Coffee Holiday Movies The Mall Airport Security Harry Potter Dating (Part 2) Dating (Part 1) Video Stores Breakfast Public Services (Or An Excuse to Talk About Poop) Department of Motor Vehicles The Internet Celebrity Shopping IKEA Sleuthing Facial Hair Juggalo Culture Healthy Eating DisneyWorld Air Travel The UK with Dave Hill Dave Hill (comedian) Dave Hill is a comedian, writer, musician and actor. He hosts the stage show The Dave Hill Explosion at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York and Hollywood and recently starred in the television show The King of Miami on the MOJO HD network. The show is now airing on Film24 in the UK.... UFOs and Aliens Being a Man An Unfortunate Encounter and More Michael Jackson Summer World Cup FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body... Winning the Lottery (EPISODE 50) News Roundup Marketing to Kids and Ripping Out Hearts Lost - The End The End (Lost) "The End" is the series finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 17th and 18th episodes of season 6. It is also the 120th and 121st episodes overall...  (TCGTE.com Exclusive) Camping Camping Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no... The Hobo Code Hobo A hobo is a term which is often applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. The term originated in the Western—probably Northwestern—United States during the last decade of the 19th century. Unlike 'tramps', who work only when they are forced to, and 'bums', who do not... Tom Hanks Tom Hanks Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...  Is My Bartender Facebook Facebook Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as... , Death and Fast Food Girl Problems Bars Nothing in Particular Teen Idols (Biebermania Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...  Edition) Chat Roulette St. Patrick’s Day (HaircutCast Edition) Tom’s Big Week or “The Monday Morning Grindcast” The Bachelor Cruises Mass Transit Winter Olympics (Super Late Update) The Grammy Awards Lost Lost (TV series) Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island... Diets Fast Food Being Sick 2010 or Twenty-Ben: The year of the Milkternet Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...  or How cute are these boots? 90’s Sitcoms: TGIF Edition Hodge Podge The Best of Everything Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011.... College: Sophomore Year Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... Halloween Halloween Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day... Hip Hop Hip hop Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing... Bathroom Etiquette Colon Colon (anatomy) The colon is the last part of the digestive system in most vertebrates; it extracts water and salt from solid wastes before they are eliminated from the body, and is the site in which flora-aided fermentation of unabsorbed material occurs. Unlike the small intestine, the colon does not play a...  Health and Final Destination Final Destination Final Destination is a 2000 supernatural slasher film written and directed by James Wong. The film was co-written by Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, both of them having previously worked with Wong in the TV series The X-Files. The film stars Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith and Tony Todd... Drunk Presidents and Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and... Twilight Twilight Twilight is the time between dawn and sunrise or between sunset and dusk, during which sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere, and the surface of the earth is neither completely lit nor completely dark. The sun itself is not directly visible because it is below... Fall TV The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr... Superheroes or: Why Isn’t There a Real Batman? New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  and Yuppies vs. Ice Cream College College A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...  - Freshman Year and Wearing T-Shirts As Underwear North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...  and Winning Porn PORN Porn is a common short form for pornography. It may also refer to:* Progressive outer retinal necrosis, a disease of the retina* PORN, a French industrial rock band...  Bingo Letters to Famous Prisoners Listener Suggestions Weird Al Police Academy Police Academy Police Academy is a series of American comedy films, the first six of which were made in the 1980s. The seventh and to date last installment, Mission to Moscow, was released in 1994. The series opened with Police Academy which started with the premise that a new mayor had announced a policy...  and Bums vs. Hobos (Removed from iTunes due to poor audio quality) Time Travel Time travel Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the... Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...	October 16th, 2011 October 11th, 2011 October 2nd, 2011 September 25th, 2011 September 19th, 2011 September 11th, 2011 September 4th, 2011 August 28th, 2011 August 21st, 2011 August 14th, 2011 August 8th, 2011 July 31st, 2011 July 324th, 2011 July 17th, 2011 July 11th, 2011 July 3rd, 2011 June 27th, 2011 June 19th, 2011 June 12th, 2011 June 6th, 2011 May 29th, 2011 May 22nd, 2011 May 16th, 2011 May 8th, 2011 May 1st, 2011 April 25th, 2011 April 17th, 2011 April 10th, 2011 April 3rd, 2011 March 27th, 2011 March 20th, 2011 March 13th, 2011 March 7th, 2011 February 27th, 2011 February 20th, 2011 February 13th, 2011 February 6th, 2011 January 30th, 2011 January 23rd, 2011 January 16th, 2011 January 9th, 2011 January 2nd, 2011 December 30th, 2010 December 26th, 2010 December 19th, 2010 December 12th, 2010 December 5th, 2010 November 28th, 2010 November 21st, 2010 November 14th, 2010 November 7th, 2010 October 31st, 2010 October 24th, 2010 October 17th, 2010 October 11th, 2010 October 3rd, 2010 September 26th, 2010 September 19th, 2010 September 12th, 2010 September 6th, 2010 August 29th, 2010 August 22nd, 2010 August 15th, 2010 August 8th, 2010 August 1st, 2010 July 25th, 2010 July 18th, 2010 July 11th, 2010 July 4th, 2010 June 27th, 2010 June 20th, 2010 June 13th, 2010 June 6th, 2010 May 30th, 2010 May 24th, 2010 May 23rd, 2010 May 16th, 2010 May 9th, 2010 May 2nd, 2010 April 25th, 2010 April 18th, 2010 April 11th, 2010 April 4th, 2010 March 28th, 2010 March 21st, 2010 March 14th, 2010 March 7th, 2010 February 28th, 2010 February 21st, 2010 February 18th, 2010 February 7th, 2010 January 31st, 2010 January 24th, 2010 January 17th, 2010 January 10th, 2010 January 3rd, 2010 December 20th, 2009 December 13th, 2009 December 6th, 2009 November 22nd, 2009 November 15th, 2009 November 7th, 2009 November 1st, 2009 October 25th, 2009 October 18th, 2009 October 11th, 2009 October 4th, 2009 September 27th, 2009 September 20th, 2009 September 14th, 2009 September 7th, 2009 September 2nd, 2009 August 24th, 2009 August 17 August 9th, 2009 August 2nd, 2009 July 27th, 2009 July 23rd, 2009 July 16th, 2009 July 9th, 2009 July 2nd, 2009

Pre-audio, video podcasts (unavailable):

Episode
Hamburgers Magic Amusement Parks

Live

Two live versions of the show (hosted by regular hosts Tom Reynolds and Tim Daniels) took place in London on 7 & 8 May 2011 and were held at the Hen and Chickens Theatre

Hen and Chickens Theatre

The Hen and Chickens Theatre is a fringe venue for theatre and comedy situated above a pub at Highbury in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre management was awarded to actress Felicity Wren in 1999.-External links:*...

  and Kings Place

Kings Place

Kings Place is a building in London’s Kings Cross area, providing music and visual arts venues combined with seven floors of office space, a home for The Guardian newspaper since December 2008 and the headquarters of Network Rail...

  respectively. Tickets for the event sold out within 4 hours of release. A short 5-minute video of the first live show was released in lieu of the full recording of the show, which was lost during 'the London Incident' (see below). A further live show is scheduled for 4 August 2011 at The Peoples Improv Theater

Peoples Improv Theater

The Peoples Improv Theater, or The P.I.T., was established in New York City in 2002 by Ali Reza Farahnakian. Currently located at 123 East 24th Street near Madison Square Park, The PIT's shows include improvisational comedy, sketch comedy, and other forms of theater, all working together to raise...

 in New York.

Additionally, the show has done one live after-show following the 90's Sitcoms: TGIF (ABC)

TGIF (ABC)

TGIF was the name of an American family-friendly prime time television programming block on the ABC network. The name comes from the initials of the popular phrase "Thank God It's Friday"...

 edition that appeared on UStream.tv. The aftershow took place at a bar via the (at the time) newly released UStream.tv iPhone application.

London Incident

In the "International Travel" episode (17 May 2011) Tim and Tom discussed the theft of Tim's property, a bag containing (but not limited to) an Ipad, Mac Book and speakers, causing Tim distress and affecting that nights sleep. While some speculation was made during the "International Travel" episode about the possible culprit, a lack of evidence has hindered any serious progress to identify and prosecute the offender. Tim's travel insurance status is at present unknown so measuring the lasting financial damage is difficult to calculate although Tim and Tom estimated the cost to be around $1500. However Tim made it clear that emotionally he was damaged by the incident and his view of London had been tarnished.

Episode Artwork

On an ad-hoc basis some "official artwork" based on the content of an episode is produced by Natalie Al-Tahhan (flailingwithink.com) and this is displayed on tcgte.com along with the show notes. The artwork consists of brief cartoons depicting what the artist considers to be the most humorous aspects of the subject episode.

iPhone Application

A free official iPhone application giving access to every episode, the tcgte blog, the host's blogs, the host's Twitter

Twitter

Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 accounts and a messaging facility is available on the Apple App Store. On 24 June 2010 the app was downloaded 6,000 times following a feature by Apple and was named as the 'Staff Pick' in the Entertainment Category in Volume 6 of the iPhone App Directory magazine.

Official TCGTE Conventions

The first gathering of TCGTE fans took place at Porterhouse Brewery in Covent Garden, London in October 2010 and host Tom attended. The official TCGTE website refers to the gathering as "the first international meet up" of TCGTE fans.

External links

• tcgte.com