
Jeff Has Cool Friends
by Jeff May
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NERD! Episode 51: GI Joe Comics (1982-Present)
Aug 31, 2026
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Jeff Has Cool Friends 123: Lauren Bancroft
Aug 20, 2026
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Jeff Has Cool Friends 122: Kathy Meskus (MY MOM!)
Aug 4, 2026
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Jeff Has Cool Friends 121: Mike Drucker
Jul 21, 2026
1h 09m 29s
NERD! Episode 50: He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985) featuring Mike Slater
Jul 16, 2026
1h 42m 33s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/31/26 | NERD! Episode 51: GI Joe Comics (1982-Present) | Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff continue their season on "Poorly Disguised Toy Commercials" with the myriad of comic books based on GI Joe: A Real American Hero.There's a lot to unpack about this wildly divergent GI Joe property designed exclusively to sell tiny plastic men, so let's rehabilitate a failed Nick Fury pitch, accidentally create one of the most iconic issues in comics history, and show the horrors of war to 8-year olds as we dive into the second episode of our "Ploys 'R' Us" season (name courtesy of Logan Trent)And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) and have a nerdy day! | — | ||||||
| 8/20/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 123: Lauren Bancroft | OK, what EXACTLY does a Film Producer do? Honestly, I don't know. You know who does? My incredible Cool Friend Lauren Bancroft. Probably because she is one. She also happens to be one of my first friends in comedy, as we met in the Summer of 2012, right when my comedy career was in its infancy. Lauren is a fascinating, hilarious, and talented woman that I'm proud to call my friend. Lauren has led a fascinating life, taking a bunch of twists and turns along the way, and she answers a lot of my questions about, you know, her job. WHAT IS A PRODUCER??? She explains all of the different kinds, and makes me feel just a little less stupid about it. She teaches people what's up on her amazing instagram (@Bancroffed) and has an incredible website (bancroffedinc.com), and you should check both of those spots out!So enjoy, follow Lauren, learn some cool stuff, and hea on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy early access to uncensored episodes, exclusive, and bonus content we record JUST FOR PATRONS! | — | ||||||
| 8/4/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 122: Kathy Meskus (MY MOM!) | This was the scariest and, ultimately, my favorite episode I think I've ever done? Not much to write here; I interviewed my mom. Enjoy, and head to patreon.com/jeffmay for even more (and uncensored) MOM-tent! | — | ||||||
| 7/21/26 | comedyinterviews+3 | Mike Drucker | Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games | — | Mike DruckerJeff May+4 | — | 1h 09m 29s | ||
| 7/16/26 | He-ManShe-Ra+5 | Mike Slater | You Gotta Check This OutHe-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword | — | He-ManShe-Ra+8 | — | 1h 42m 33s | ||
| 7/7/26 | comedyinterviews+3 | James Adomian | patreon.com | — | James Adomiancomedy+3 | — | 1h 01m 05s | ||
| 6/23/26 | comicsindependent publishing+3 | John Layman | CHEWGhostbrawler | — | John LaymanCHEW+5 | — | 1h 41m 01s | ||
| 6/18/26 | comedyfilm analysis+3 | Dre Alvarez | Twins | — | Twinscomedy+6 | — | 1h 44m 07s | ||
| 6/9/26 | comedystandup+3 | Alex Falcone | TikTokInstagram+3 | — | Alex Falconecomedy+5 | — | 1h 21m 52s | ||
| 5/26/26 | interviewcomics+4 | Jim Fletcher | FlippitoonsDC Collectibles+2 | — | Jim FletcherDC Collectibles+4 | — | 1h 27m 38s | ||
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| 5/21/26 | wrestlingDoink the Clown+3 | Dre Alvarez | — | — | wrestlingDoink the Clown+5 | — | 1h 41m 49s | ||
| 5/12/26 | interviewcomedy+3 | Maggie Mae Fish | Amy's Dead End DreamhouseBLOW! | — | Maggie Mae FishJeff May+5 | — | 1h 15m 03s | ||
| 4/28/26 | comedybaking+4 | Lindsay Adams | — | Los Angeles | Lindsay AdamsJeff May+5 | — | 1h 13m 09s | ||
| 4/16/26 | baseball moviesnostalgia+3 | Dre Alvarez | Little Big League | — | Little Big Leaguebaseball+5 | — | 1h 29m 24s | ||
| 4/14/26 | anniversarycomedy+3 | Adam Tod Brown | Patreon.com/unpopsPatreon.com/jeffmay | — | podcastcomedy+5 | — | 1h 15m 04s | ||
| 3/31/26 | comedycomics+3 | Atif Myers | Sus StoriesX-Force/X-Statix | — | comedycomics+5 | — | 1h 30m 23s | ||
| 3/19/26 | animated seriesClerks+4 | Dre Alvarez | DisneyClerks the Animated Series | — | Clerks the Animated SeriesDre Alvarez+5 | — | 1h 47m 40s | ||
| 3/17/26 | comedyinterviews+4 | Kiran Deol | HarvardSunnyside+4 | — | Kiran DeolJeff May+5 | — | 1h 07m 07s | ||
| 3/3/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 111: Listener Q&A | Folks, it's been a bit of a rollercoaster with my February. I know, I know, that's more of a "Monthly Flow" kinda thing, but here we are. My computer has been in and out of the hospital, trying to find a diagnosis. (Probably E-Syphilis or something) I've had several wonderful offers from several wonderful people offering me replacement computers, but I've been on the cusp of not needing them because my laptop is RIGHT ABOUT to be fixed. Alas, everytime I think I'm in the clearing, my screen goes dark again, to remind me that I'm never safe.Instead of wasting a guest's time by having them on the show and having to reboot my computer three or four times, I decided to do something I've never done on here: make, in a way, my Patrons be this episode's Cool Friends. So I sought out your questions, and answered them without reservations. I didn't hide anything, really. You asked, I answered. So enjoy, and thank you for your patience while I'm trying not to go insane dealing with something that's so far beyond my scope of knowledge, that the best fix I've had so far has just been breathing into a paper bag.And hey, head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay for early access to uncensored episodes with bonus content, exclusive podcasts, and so much more | — | ||||||
| 2/26/26 | NERD! Episode 45: Darkstalkers the Animated Series | Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff continue their season on Single-Season Animated Shows with the poorly thought out and poorly executed syndicated abomination, Darkstalkers!There's a lot to unpack about this abhorrent video game adaptation, so let's get go be deeply inconsistent, add egregiously sexual characters on a children's show, and absolutely fumble the bag, as we tackle one of the most unbelievably terrible cartoons that, thankfully, only lasted one season. And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day! | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 | Rerelease - NERD! Episode 20: Double Dragon (1994) | Hey all, technical difficulties mean this month's nerd will be a month late. So while you wait, checkout the episode on the worst thing we'd ever covered ... until next week!---------------------------------Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff finish their season on Unfortunate Video Game Adaptations with the most unfortunate mainstream video game adaptation of all-time: 1994's Double Dragon! There's a lot to unpack about this absoulte violation of a film, so let's bleach our flaptops, engage in some questionable martial arts, and reunite our cheap plastic medallion as we dive deep into Double Dragon with our final unfortunate video game movie! And don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) and Jeff (@heytherejeffro), have a nerdy day, and head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay for exclusives, early access to uncensored episodes, and so much more! | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 110: Jacob Rice ("Hey Man...") | My latest Cool Friend is also my newest Cool Friend, the hilarious Jacob Rice. I know for a fact that a lot of you know who he is, as my inbox is littered with his reels. He has become one of the premiere pop culture satirists on social media, stretching himself out in unique directions with a unique voice, to the point where he has gone from "viral" to "internet mainstay" in a manner of a few months. We hit it off almost immediately after a post of his, and I figured we might want to just continue our introduction to each other on the pod. His instantly recognizeable introduction of "Hey Man," in his videos has somehow monopolized a common phrase into something that feels uniquely singular.So please enjoy the episode. If you haven't followed Jacob yet, what are you waiting for? He's @Itstheheyman on IG, and there's more. We talk about it. And please head on over to patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy Patreon-exclusive content we recorded just for Patrons! | — | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | NERD! Episode 44: Bravestarr | Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff begin their season on Single-Season TV Shows with the surprisingly progressive late-80's syndicated animated Space-Western, Bravestarr!There's a lot to unpack about this spiritual sequel to He Man, so let's get go mine some Kerium, have some totem super powers, and have the darkest episode of a children's cartoon ever, as we tackle one of the most infamous children's properties of the 1980's that only lasted one season. And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) on the socials, and have a nerdy day! | — | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 109: Christine Fekete | Christine Fekete is a fascinating study in going with the flow and moving forward. As the map of her life will detail, there is a 0% chance she could've predicted that she would be one of the fastest growing content creators on social media today! I have seen her grow from a few thousand followers to hundreds of thousands almost overnight, taking down a lot of right-wing talking points in that classic "We see what you're doing" style. But, honestly, do you think I would have someone on the show if their big thing was "has a lot of followers?" Heck no. Turns out, Christine's roadmap to end up where she is right now is a fascinating tapestry of ups and downs, a story of perseverence if you will. We talk all about that, including her "Think Happy Stuff" company, relationship with Evangelical Christianity, and so much more. So enjoy this episode, go follow @what.the.fekete on social media, and head on over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy the exclusive bonus content we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS! | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | Jeff Has Cool Friends 108: Paige Harbison | I'm not sure how to introduce my latest (and newest) Cool Friend, Paige Harbison. She's an accomplished author who got her first novel published at the age of 19, a viral sensation on TikTok and Instagram with her One-Minute Hallmark Movie videos, she hosts the fantastic "Nameless Best Friends" podcast with her mother and brother, she's a painter, she's...well, she's a little bit of everything. Wait, scratch that: She's a LOTTA bit of everything, and she's an incredibly Cool Friend.This quickly became one of those effortless podcasts that took on a life of its own almost immediately. This could have easily become a 3 or 4 hour podcast, and it almost did, but my schedule and bank account couldn't have handled that much editing. Please enjoy this episode, follow Paige on the socials (@Pharbeaux), check out Nameless Best Friends, and go buy her books, including the recent hit The Other Side of Now, which you can get at stores that have books. (They should come up with a better name for that). And please head over to Patreon.com/jeffmay to enjoy (among other things) the exclusive content that we recorded JUST FOR PATRONS! | — | ||||||
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