A Gen X podcast over cold beer

Good People. Cold Beer. Real Conversations.

The Gen X podcast where nothing is off-limits and everything is on tap. Interviews, stories, laughs, and life — served weekly.

The house rules

What we pour

No agendas. No PR scripts. Just the stuff you actually talk about when the round arrives.

  • 1. Great guestsWriters, musicians, bartenders, lovable weirdos — the best kind of people.
  • 2. Cold beerEvery episode is taped over a couple of pints. Hydration is mandatory.
  • 3. Funny storiesDecades of questionable decisions, retold with receipts.
  • 4. Real talksLife, work, family, failure — the honest parts nobody puts on a résumé.

The tap list

Fresh from the tap

The latest rounds, on the house. The full back catalog pours soon.

Glass of dark beer with foam on a wooden bar counterEP. 042

The Great Wing Debate

Bone-in or boneless? Sauces ranked, friendships tested, a listener poll settles absolutely nothing.

58 min

Retro microphone glowing in warm studio lightEP. 041

Live from the Back Booth

A no-mic-check night: stories we have never told on air, told slightly louder than planned.

64 min

Friends raising beer glasses together at a warm dimly lit tavernEP. 040

Songs We Fake Knowing

Confessions of Gen X gatekeeping, guilty playlists, and the concerts we claim we attended.

51 min

The latest rounds — the full tap list lives on the Episodes page.

From the bar stool

Tall tales & true

The stories that happen around the show — the stuff too good for the show notes and too long for the bar napkin.

Origin

Why There Are Two Cups

People ask about the name. Here's the real story — it involves a broken pint glass, a losing bet, and a very patient bartender.

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Behind the scenes

The Night the Mics Died

Forty minutes into our best conversation ever, both microphones quietly gave up. We kept talking for an hour before anyone noticed.

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Listener mail

The Wing Debate Aftermath

We ranked wings on EP. 042. The internet had opinions. We read every single one on air.

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Pull up a stool

One tap and you never miss a round. Find One Guy Two Cups wherever you get your podcasts.

Alternate horror-style One Guy Two Cups artwork of a wild-haired man holding two skull beer mugsLimited alt artwork

Fright Night on tap

Once a year we let the other logo out of the cellar. Limited alt artwork, themed episode, and two skull mugs that should absolutely not be drunk from.