What Were We Saying?

Big Uke & Tubesox

 Join Big Uke and Tubesox for a smooth blend of banter, tall tales, & half-baked opinions. The Last Great Podcast of the Modern Era is part lounge, part clubhouse, and all good company. 

  1. 1d ago

    207: A Mouthful Of Dust - Classic Noir. Modern Complaints

    Send us Fan Mail Season 2 continues its steady march forward, proving once again that consistency is less about discipline and more about showing up often enough for it to become a habit. This week, Tubesox unveils another  Top 10 - meticulously compiled, confidently defended, and immediately opened to the usual levels of skepticism. The rankings are fixed. Public opinion is not. Edgar's Fun Facts also returns, steadfastly continuing his mission to provide information that is occasionally fascinating, occasionally baffling, and almost always delivered with complete confidence. Meanwhile, Big Uke reports back on his latest assignment - The Killing (1956), offering a review of the classic film noir through the uniquely WWWS lens. Whether he watched it as intended - or simply survived it - is left for the audience to decide. And, as always, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks closes out the episode, once again proving that the world's supply of minor irritations remains effectively limitless. Rankings. Facts. Film noir. Fresh grievances. The routine is well established. The opinions remain entirely unregulated. Keep your expectations low. We've made a tradition out of it. Support the show

    54 min

  2. Jun 26

    206: Requiem For A Barfly - Old Slang, Fresh Mail, & Forced Homework

    Send us Fan Mail With the excitement of special guests, bonus content, and temporary deviations now firmly behind them, WWWS settles comfortably back into its natural state: a collection of recurring segments held together by momentum and habit. This week, Say What Now? returns, once again challenging Big Uke to decipher old-timey slang with a level of confidence that remains largely disconnected from historical accuracy. Some guesses come surprisingly close. Others create entirely new meanings that historians will now have to contend with. The WWWS Mailbag also reopens, bringing with it another round of listener correspondence, observations, and questions that occasionally reveal a concerning amount of attention being paid to the show. Meanwhile, Tubesox delivers his review of Waiting (2005), a film that spends considerable energy convincing the audience it's outrageous, with results that may vary depending on one's tolerance for repetition, shock value, and workplace hijinks. Not content to leave well enough alone, Big Uke assigns Tubesox a new movie, continuing the show's increasingly formalized process of turning free time into mandatory homework. And, as always, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks returns to close things out, where petty grievances, minor annoyances, and entirely innocent targets once again find themselves under review. Old slang. Fresh mail. Forced cinema. Renewable irritation. The routine is back. The patience is not. Keep your expectations low. The show certainly has. Support the show

    54 min

  3. Jun 19

    205: The Two Million Clams Of Cap’n Jack - An Epilogue To A Milestone, & A Return To Routine

    Send us Fan Mail Fresh off the show’s first-ever guest appearance, WWWS returns with unfinished business. This week features bonus content from the Lieutenant Eric conversation, as he takes on the WWWS Quizzer - a challenge designed to reveal character, test judgment, and occasionally produce answers that raise entirely new questions. As always, the questions are simple. The consequences are not. Elsewhere, Big Uke assigns Tubesox a new movie, continuing the show’s increasingly formalized process of turning free time into mandatory homework. And, of course, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks returns once again, because even after a milestone episode, the list of grievances remains stubbornly renewable. A guest epilogue. A fresh movie assignment. The usual complaints. Normal operations have resumed. Keep your expectations low. The show certainly has. Support the show

    50 min

  4. Jun 12

    204: A Bullet for El Diablo - A First Guest. A Different Format. A Show Milestone.

    Send us Fan Mail For the first time in show history, WWWS welcomes a guest - a development many had begun to suspect was purely theoretical. In this Very Special Episode, Big Uke & Tubesox sit down with Lieutenant Eric from Edmonton Sports Talk for a conversation that quickly outgrows the show's usual boundaries. What started as a guest appearance turned into the longest episode in WWWS history, which seemed like a better idea than stopping a perfectly good conversation just because the clock (or Edgar) said so. There are no rankings, no movie assignments, and no scheduled grievances this week. Just three people talking about sports, broadcasting, life, and whatever else wanders into the room and grabs a microphone. A first guest. A different format. A milestone for the show. The segments will be back next week. For now, you'll have to settle for an extra fifteen minutes of WWWS. Keep your expectations low. This is still WWWS. Support the show

    1h 5m

  5. Jun 5

    203: Deadlock In Parma - A Classic Movie, Fresh Facts, and Familiar Complaints

    Send us Fan Mail Season 2 rolls on with the confidence of a show that has firmly established its routine and no longer feels obligated to explain any of it. This week, Tubesox unveils another Top 10, carefully assembled, confidently presented, and immediately subjected to the usual scrutiny, debate, and procedural challenges. The rankings are set. Their legitimacy remains under review. Edgar's Fun Facts also returns, continuing its long-running mission to educate, confuse, and occasionally accomplish both at the same time. As always, the term "fun" remains open to interpretation. Meanwhile, Big Uke reports back on his latest movie assignment, Bullitt (1968). What follows is a review that attempts to balance thoughtful analysis with whatever details managed to survive the viewing experience. Whether the film and the review arrive at the same destination remains unclear. And, as always, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks returns to close things out, proving once again that some grievances are simply too important to let go. Rankings. Facts. Fast cars. Slow forgiveness. The season keeps moving forward. The complaints remain right where they left them. Keep your expectations low. The show certainly has. Support the show

    54 min

  6. May 29

    202: Coffee, Tea, Or Cyanide - The mail returns. So do the grievances.

    Send us Fan Mail Season 2 continues with the confidence of a show that survived its premiere and has chosen to interpret that as validation. This week marks the season’s first trip into the WWWS Mailbag, where listener submissions once again range from thoughtful observations to questions that raise entirely new concerns. As always, every message is treated with the appropriate level of consideration, which is to say: inconsistently. Say What Now? also returns, placing Big Uke back in the linguistic danger zone as he attempts to decipher the meanings of old-timey slang. History provides the words. Big Uke provides the guesses. The gap between the two remains substantial. Meanwhile, Tubesox delivers his review of Captain Phillips (2013), offering thoughts, observations, and at least one opinion that may not survive further examination. Not content to leave well enough alone, the show immediately assigns Big Uke a new movie, ensuring the cycle of reluctant viewing and future accountability remains fully operational. And of course, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks returns for another week of grievances, irritations, and highly specific complaints directed toward targets that may or may not deserve them. Old slang. New mail. Maritime tension. Fresh resentment. The season settles into its rhythm. The judgment remains unchecked. Keep your expectations low. We certainly did. Support the show

    49 min

  7. May 22

    201: The Italian Bird Fiasco - The Energy Is Renewed, The Issues Are Unchanged

    Send us Fan Mail Season 2 begins the only way WWWS knows how: with renewed confidence, questionable preparedness, and the firm belief that time away has somehow improved everyone involved. After a brief hiatus spent allegedly resting, regrouping, and avoiding microphones, Big Uke & Tubesox are back refreshed, recharged, and immediately in rhythm - or at least back in the room pretending rhythm was ever the goal. Big Uke’s Bunch O’ Stuff kicks things off once again, arriving with the usual mixture of conviction, observational drift, and conclusions reached well ahead of supporting evidence. The Future That Wasn’t also re-emerges for Season 2, revisiting failed predictions from the past with the kind of confidence only hindsight can provide. And, in a tradition now fully embedded into the structure of the show, Tubesox is assigned a new movie - continuing the ongoing cycle of forced viewing, reluctant analysis, and future disagreement. Of course, 3 Things That Can Kick Rocks is also back for another season, because some grievances simply refuse to remain in the past. Petty complaints, unnecessary hostility, and strangely specific frustrations remain fully operational heading into Season 2. The break is over. The momentum remains suspiciously intact. Season 2 begins with energy, optimism, and absolutely no meaningful self-correction. Keep your expectations low. The show certainly didn’t. Support the show

    44 min

  8. May 15

    117: Snake Eyes Pt. 2 - A Cleaner Recap Of A Show Still Drifting Off Course

    Send us Fan Mail The archive reopens for a second installment of the WWWS Clip Show Spectacular - this time pulling from Episodes 8 through 15, otherwise known as the period where the show stopped “finding itself” and started settling into whatever this has become. Snake Eyes Pt. 2 revisits the era of growing confidence, expanding segments, increasingly specific grievances, and the now historically significant “Episode 13 peak.” From failed predictions and old-timey slang to movie assignments, mailbags, rankings, and the slow realization that the episodes were getting noticeably longer, the second half of Season 1 is somewhat adequately documented here. Compared to the first clip show (which often felt intentionally designed to test the audience’s concentration, patience, and general willingness to continue) this collection is slightly more focused, marginally more coherent, and organized just enough to create the dangerous illusion of professionalism.  The structure improves. The conversations do not. A retrospective. A victory lap. A carefully edited timeline of escalating commitment. Keep your expectations low - but the momentum, somehow, remains undeniable. Support the show

    23 min
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 Join Big Uke and Tubesox for a smooth blend of banter, tall tales, & half-baked opinions. The Last Great Podcast of the Modern Era is part lounge, part clubhouse, and all good company. 

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    Big Uke & Tubesox
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