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Your Kickstarter Sucks
Hosted by Jesse Farrar & Mike Hale · EN
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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Episode 464: Take the Gut Quiz
1w ago01:55:08Tap to summarizeSaw a down-and-out in Seattle last night. His sign said not “I need food” or “I need a job” but “Take the gut quiz!”. What could this mean? 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)Catch our review of the runaway smash hit “The Breadwinner”, only 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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 463: Cooking Is Not Just A Food
2w ago01:49:05Tap to summarizeWhat is this episode even about? Well, what do YOU want it to be about? With just a few taps. You can personalize your YKS episode to be about your favorite topic, customized for the day of the week, or even make a super duper special one for your birthday! That’s right, an episode of YKS all about your special day. Mike opens up the episode (how unusual!) by singing “Happy Birthday”, using the traditional melody, when all of a sudden Producer Dan jumps in with his super cool traphop remix. And when Howell makes a special appearance, you know this karaoke birthday party is just getting started! Then it’s time for presents, cake, and group photos to make sure this memory lasts a lifetime. Then JF walks in to clean up and everyone takes turns spitting on him and kicking. It gets pretty violent. That’s a lot of blood.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)Playstation 2 up in the ride…but who cares! Even Ludacris would have to admit that the value you get from a YKS Premium subscription far surpasses the value of a paltry 6.2 GFLOPS PS2. But I guess if you can get one for $7 or $10, go ahead and try it for a month. And when you beat Crash Bandicoot, come on back to YKS Premium and enjoy bonus episodes of YKS every single Friday!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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 462: Chasing the Perfect Hot Dog
3w ago01:56:57Tap to summarizeAh man. The raccoons got into the freaking crack again. And, yep, it’s making them do some really weird stuff, as you might expect. First of all, they’re raccoons. And to my understanding, them being wild animals, if there were enough of them stone cold sober, we might be in trouble. I don’t know how well raccoons coordinate but you gotta imagine they have teeth. Oh, and not to mention they have opposable thumbs, right? So they can handle weapons or draw strategic diagrams. They might even be able to disarm us, if we don’t use proper form. But now you’re telling me they’re on crack as well – which is still a drug, mind you – a drug which can have certain effects on those who consume it. Being that it’s the raccoons what consumed it, it stands to reason that the critters have become even less predictable than they already were. Not for nothing, but I was having a hard time predicting what they were gonna do anyway. Now with the crack, it’s anybody’s guess. I wish we hadn’t found ourselves in this situation, but it is what it is. Maybe if we had had the crack on our side, or maybe if we were the raccoons, things would’ve turned out different. All I can hope for now is that my grandmother gets a robot to talk to her until she dies, and Teslas get a heads-up display. And maybe…just maybe, if we pray hard enough, some 40 year old guy will go watch a baseball game. God willing.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 ONLY place to get more YKS is right here >>>>>>>>>>> YKS Premium <<<<<<<<<<<<< Get bonus episodes, video access, and more by signing up today, and best of all, you will have good luck forever in your life!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 guaranteeWow, 2026 is gonna be lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 461: Your Gerbil’s Horoscope
4w ago02:04:59Tap to summarizeOh ho ho well if it isn’t probably the 4th or 5th time I’ve started an episode description out with “Oh ho ho”. It’s weird because I do not talk like this in real life. I’ve probably never said those words in that order in my whole life. But there’s something about putting pen to paper that really brings out my “silly side”. And if you like silly, you’re gonna love this episode of YKS, which at its peak recorded over 3.2 SPS (sillies per second)! Now that’s a lot of sillies! But today’s Kickstarter campaigns are deadly serious: consider, for instance, a device that allows pets to go outside. What sinister mind…ah! Perish the thought. Just download and enjoy all that and more on today’s YKS!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 this episode ad-free? In addition to many hundreds of other things as well? Then it’s YKS Premium for you! Sign up today to support the show with the cleanest (by our standards!!!) feed around.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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 460: I Want Hokey Pokey
May 2501:56:54Tap to summarizeDon't actually click on any of this crap I'm just copying and pasting it from the Diamond and Silk Show episode descriptions on Lindell TV. And also that's the way it looks on the site. I didn't format it weird. They made it look that weird. Well, I guess just Silk did. Because our beautiful "Diamond"'s heart has just given out! Ah!Medicare made simple. Call Chapter today for free and unbiased Medicare guidance at 234-LINDELL or visit https://askchapter.org/lindell This Water Filtration System is the best on the market, Easy to Install, boosts alkalinity and filters out arsenic, lead, and pharmaceuticals from your drinking water. Pets that drank SentryH20 Water live 5 years LONGER! Get yours now: https://Sentryh20.com Use Code LINDELL for 10% OFF your entire Order. Stop blindly investing, and start collecting oil royalty checks instead, visit https://LindellOilBoom.comWell I did put it in italics because I was paranoid about someone taking it seriously. Anyway on today's show we're being asked to finance some rich guy's pet project for no apparent reason, begging an aspiring musician to not use AI, and handing over our most personal date to an unaccountable private database. Oh wait, is this REAL LIFE!!!? Or is it the show! Or is it just fantasy. Freddie Mercury! Nah it's just the show. But I wouldn't mind some Fat Bottomed Girls! Oh yeah! Take me home tonight!!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 for YKS Premium please oh god oh god! 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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 459: Hunt Fish Golf Drink
May 1801:40:52Tap to summarizeWelcome, my grazy friends, to Pleasure Land! Well, unless someone else has already said the phrase “Welcome to…” before saying the name of some place, in which case I obviously heard that first and ripped them off. But until the call out thread we will simply move forward! On today’s show we have some socks that stay together in the year 2026, some lady who thinks she invented ranch dressing, and, of course, fast popsicles (fastsicles). But what else does today hold? Only my grazy mind knows. Enter, the content fog(TM), at your own peril!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)Hey, 50 cents is 50 cents. That’s why we’re not asking for it! Instead, for $7 a month, grab yourself a subscription to YKS Premium – where you’ll get ad-free episodes every Monday, plus weekly bonus episodes and more. And throw the 50 cents in the garbage! 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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 458: PB&J Classic Grill and Bar
May 1101:52:03Tap to summarizeMy food is on the ground, my food is on the ground! If you listen closely, I’m making a sound! Tom Green voice. No but for real, what are we gonna do about all this food on the ground? There’s a piece of chicken in the dirt! There’s pizza in the mulch! There’s jalapeno poppers on the floor! (I call the ground the floor). But most of all, there’s 5 other Kickstarters that are not signs you can put up to harass delivery drivers, so maybe one of those is the one you like, I don’t know. Are you supposed to like them? I honestly forget. No, right? 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)What do these guys get up to on the OTHER days of the week??? Find out for yourself with YKS Premium! 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 guaranteeWow, 2026 is gonna be lit!! Gift subscriptions to YKS Premium are now available at Patreon.com/yourkickstartersucks/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 457: My Homie Has An Incredible Nose For Fragrance
May 401:50:18Tap to summarizeHey everyone I’m the magic frog. You can call me whatever you want for now, because as soon as you turn away, all memory of me will be wiped clean from your simple human mind! Now, to the task at hand – you have a single wish (eh…inflation) that I will grant. Just say the word, and it will be yours! What do you desire? Riches, fame, having a really good phone number that just kind of “flows”? Whatever your heart can conjure, simply say the words, and it will be yours! You want me to get your shoes for you. Ok. It’s gonna take a few seconds. Alright. Here ya go. It’s raining today fyi. Whatever. 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)Comedy is legal again!!! Thanks to Free Speech Advocates everywhere, you can now get even more of Mike and JF, every single Friday, 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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 456: Monkey Adventures
Apr 2701:28:46Tap to summarizeStart your adventure! As a Banana Buddy, you get your very own game key and an exclusive wallpaper to show you’re part of the jungle crew. Swing into action and join the Gigawix world! Plus, an ice maker for those always on the go. It’s a new YKS. Can you flippin believe that? After the weekend we had? Criminy.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)Don’t settle for one episode of YKS per week. Get as many as your heart desires…with 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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Episode 455: I’ve Farted and I Can’t Throw Up
Apr 2001:39:15Tap to summarizeWell it’s 4/20 and of course that means we prepared something extra special for all our most herbaceous listeners! All we had to do was remember the date this episode was coming out, and plan something well in advance that hit the perfect note between disaffectedly sarcastic and downright outrageous. Then throw in 6 of our good old fashioned Kickstarters and you’ve got yourself the ideal episode of YKS. Now, where are my munchies!!!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)There is more YKS available! And no, not in some far flung universe…right here, on Earth Classic! With YKS Premium you get bonus episodes of YKS each week, with video available as well, and then after that, we leave you alone and you can do whatever you want! Pretty good deal huh?? No??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/giftSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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