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Jesse Farrar & Mike Hale
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Mike Hale and Jesse Farrar comb through the crowdfunding dumpster to tell you what projects are worth supporting with your hard-earned dollar. So far, it's been absolutely nothing, but whether it's a social media website for dogs, a toilet brush that reminds you to drink more water, or 5,000 offensive card games, maybe something will eventually be good!

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 444: A Serious Moment with Bubbles the Chimp

    If Bubbles the Chimp were here today, I like to think he would say “Hey man, YKS is, like, my favorite podcast, dude!” And I just remembered that he is alive, but I guess I meant “here” in the sense of like, being right beside me. Which would frankly be terrifying. I don’t want to be anywhere near a chimp. With all due respect to chimps, of course! They seem to have a lot to offer the world, and it’s certainly difficult to deny their charms, but a safe distance is preferable as far as I’m concerned. Alright now, let’s see, what is this episode about? Says here it’s about computers coming to life and kissing us. Well that will certainly be an interesting tale! Tune in to find out.  Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) As much as I hate to say it, it’s the truth. YKS Premium is the ONLY place to get more YKS. Lock in your Classic Pricing today and enjoy hundreds upon hundreds of hours of YKS, which for the most part is all about getting hit in the nuts and going owie owie owie!!!! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2026 is gonna be lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2h 9m

  2. JAN 26

    Episode 443: Let’s Get Some of that Sauce

    Alright, the power’s out and the heat’s off. Let’s not use up the last bit of our phone battery hotspotting the laptop to write some long drawn out episode description gag where I replace the lyrics to Jidenna’s breakout hit “Classic Man” with stuff about doing a podcast. But like, it would be really easy. I’m a Podcast Man. You can be me with an SM7b. I’m a Podcast Man. And oh yeah I’m dressed really f****n annoying too. And I’m swirling around a microphone cord even though that could damage the microphone. “The bad boy of podcasts”. Me. And my crazy friends, too.  Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) Sign up to YKS Premium today for bonus episodes of YKS and more! New pricing drops on Mar 1 so get in now, secure the bag, and enjoy the most awesome content…ever!  Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2026 is gonna be lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 58m

  3. JAN 19

    Episode 442: Excursion to the Donkey Valley

    Mike said he was sick for this one. I don’t know. He didn’t seem sick to me. He seemed suspiciously at the top of his game. And thank goodness for that. Because we needed all his powers for this episode – one full of fun, mirth, and madness! And some Kickstarters as well. To wit: a doctor trying to become a content creator, our favorite Kitchen Idiots, a watch that doesn’t work, and more. Oh and just as a cautionary note, I’d tell you to watch out for Mike coughing and sneezing a lot on this episode, but he didn’t do it at all. So. Make of that what you will.  Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) I want my YKS…They stopped doing MTV so I assume we can have that now. Anyway I want my YKS…and I get it. On YKS Premium! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff! Wow, 2026 is gonna be lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 54m

  4. JAN 12

    Episode 441: The Most Stinkiest Celebs

    P.U. ain’t just a university anymore, folks! It’s the premiere destination online for stinky celeb rankings, and honestly now that I’m typing it out I’m pretty mad I didn’t just make the site and paywall it instead of making a joke about it. I wanna make some money off stink freaks! Well, whoever does it just put me in the credits of the site, but like, make it clear I’m not into it. I just helped with the idea and vibe coded the CSS. On today’s show we have those aforementioned stinky pits and their ultimate enemy: Italian Soap Scientists, plus a new kind of underwear for people afraid of their own bodies, and of course, your table has a brain now. What? Your table. Has a brain. Now! Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) Want more YKS? Sign up today for YKS Premium - Where every week we do The Ultimate Situp on each other.  Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/yks Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee Wow, 2025 WAS lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 46m

  5. JAN 5

    Episode 440: I Really Need The Gong Soon

    It’s 2026…are we really still doing podcast episode descriptions? I mean, come on! It should be AI! Or it should be some guy on the other side of the world that we’re just saying is AI. It should be at least that. UGH! Fine. I will write it. But it WON’T be good. On this episode of YKS there’s a dog…uh, thing. Honestly this was recorded last month I don’t remember what these were, save for one. I really really don’t like the guy making the podcast about bringing people together. Well, I guess I should say I don’t like the podcast, not that I don’t like him. I don’t know him. And actually I didn’t really listen to the podcast, either, so that hardly seems fair. If I really think about it, what’s causing me to have this reaction to him? Resentment…jealousy…just the way I was brought up? Gosh, I’ve never really thought about it. But now that I have, I have decided to change my mind. I’m now in favor of stupid fucking fake crap you put online for clout. And with that, enjoy this episode of Crap Shit Sucks: The AssCast.  Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) We pour our damn hearts and souls into YKS Premium! And occasionally, we pour our Gatorades down our LEGS! If you’re into any of that,  Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2h 3m

  6. 12/29/2025

    Episode 439: UNLOCKED! Farrarch 3: Bob’s Burgers with Paul F. Tompkins

    It’s almost New Year’s, and we’re unlocking a New Fear – that of a New Episode of YKS NOT being re-released. But we’re also unlocking something else simultaneously, which makes this little linguistic flair quite apropos after all! That’s right, it’s UNLOCKED EPISODE time! And for this week, we revisit one of the year’s best with one of the world’s best – Bob’s Burgers with Paul F. Tompkins. This time, the video is here for everyone to enjoy, along with about 20 extra minutes of me sounding like a psycho. So sit back, relax, and “toon” in. And out. And in. And out. Oh baby!  Music for YKS Premium courtesy of Howell Dawdy. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) Check out Paul on tour in 2026 and listen to Threedom! Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) This very episode, and hundreds more like it, was birthed from the loins of YKS Premium! The almost-always exclusive home of YKS Staples like Farrarch, Miketober, YKS Beach Party, and more. Sorry for saying the birth loins thing. I made a point to say something Chappy Tea wouldn’t say because I used 2 emdashes up there and I know that’s a whole thing now.  Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2h 1m

  7. 12/22/2025

    Episode 438: UNLOCKED! Miketober 666 - Demons with Jon Gabrus

    Well it’s 3 days before Xmas and the boys are taking a little bit of a break. So here’s a recent classic YKS Premium – now with 23 minutes of B-B-B-Bonus Content – unlocked and with video, if you haven’t seen that shit before.  But something you SHOULD have seen before is 1985’s Demons, some very wonky Italian horror that basically don’t play by the rules. And neither does our guest! Returning to the show in a blaze of glory, from Action Boyz and Staying Alive, the inimitable Jon Gabrus is here! Music for Miketober courtesy of Wavmage and Munimula. This episode was mixed, mastered and immediately remastered by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) Where the hell did this episode come from? YKS Premium, ya dummy! Get more episodes like this every week by signing up today, tomorrow, or even next week! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2h 5m

  8. 12/15/2025

    Episode 437: The Big Booty Cousin

    Brew Joy to the world, the ep has come! Let Earth go rent some bees! It’s nearly that special season so I thought it would be fun to take a couple of the projects from this week’s episode and put them into a familiar tune. Can you guess the song, projects, or season I’m talking about? Great! Write us a letter using letters you cut out from a magazine and you just might be eligible for winning an awesome shout-out on a future episode of some other show! Also on this week’s episode, some Kickstarters I couldn’t fit into a Christmas carol.  Music for YKS is courtesy of Howell Dawdy, Craig Dickman, Mr. Baloney, and Mark Brendle. Additional research by Zeke Golvin. YKS is edited by Producer Dan. Social Media by Maddalena Alvarez. Executive Producer Tim Faust (@crulge) The week ain’t over til you hear your YKS Premium! Don’t you want the week to be over? Don’t get trapped in the week! Become a weekender now! Follow us on Instagram: @YKSPod, TikTok: YourKickstarterSucks and subscribe to our YouTube channel for more video stuff!  Wow, 2025 is lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/gift See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1h 27m
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Mike Hale and Jesse Farrar comb through the crowdfunding dumpster to tell you what projects are worth supporting with your hard-earned dollar. So far, it's been absolutely nothing, but whether it's a social media website for dogs, a toilet brush that reminds you to drink more water, or 5,000 offensive card games, maybe something will eventually be good!

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  • Creator
    Jesse Farrar & Mike Hale
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    451
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    Your Kickstarter Sucks

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