3rd Best Pod

After a hospital trip for extreme dehydration delayed his debut recording, 3rd Best Pod welcomes Young Jack Young, Chef at Pilot Project and contributor for Invisible Oranges, to gush over 3rd Best Converge Album!

Jack's recommended charity: Hope For The Day, who deals with suicide prevention and mental health

Thank you, as always, to Ben Granger for the theme song

This week, the 3rd Best Pod welcomes Chloe Brevik-Rich on to make the toughest choice they've been faced with yet. 3rd Best Pixar Film!

This week's charities: The Actor's Fund and NAMI. If you've got a few bucks to spare and enjoyed the episode, please make a donation to them for Backer and 3rd Best Pod.

Thank you, as always, to Ben Granger for the theme song

This week, the 3rd Best Pod crew finishes FOOD MONTH FEBRUARY by welcoming Paul Backer of Toma Mojo Grill to discuss the 3rd Best Fast Food Burger.

This week's charity: Your local animal shelter. If you've got a few bucks to spare and enjoyed the episode, please make a donation to them for Backer and 3rd Best Pod.

Thank you, as always, to Ben Granger for the theme song

Special Soliloquy Edition of 3rd Best Pod about Dan's first 24 hours of fatherhood.

Charities: Mercy Housing, Feeding America or your local Community Action Organizations

Thank you to Ben Granger for the theme song!

This week, the 3rd Best Pod crew continues FOOD MONTH FEBRUARY by welcoming Brett Splinter from Private Sector Media to discuss the 3rd Best Fast Food French Fry.

This week's charity: Brewing Change Collaborative, whose mission is to foster diversity, equity and inclusion for people of color in the brewing industry through advocacy, outreach and education. If you've got a few bucks to spare and enjoyed the episode, please make a donation to them for Splinter and 3rd Best Pod.

Thank you, as always, to Ben Granger for the theme song

This week, the 3rd Best Pod crew launches FOOD MONTH FEBRUARY by welcoming 112 Eatery, Tilia, Kyatchi and Hai Hai alum, Kyual Cribben to discuss our 3rd Best Noodle Dish. 

This week's charity: Share Our Strength who does No Kid Hungry, with the noble goal of ending child hunger in America. If you've got a few bucks to spare and enjoyed the episode, please make a donation to them for Kyual and 3rd Best Pod.

Thank you, as always, to Ben Granger for the theme song

This week the 3rd Best Crew welcomes Murph Johnson from Blackstack Brewing onto the pod to argue over which MF DOOM album is the Champion of the Bronze Medal and spends way too long wistfully remembering live music.

Thank you to Ben Granger for the theme song! 

Join us as we debate the 3rd Best Nintendo System with Ben's Brother, WBC. Is the Virtual Boy in the running? Listen and find out!

Thank you to Ben Granger for the theme song

This week's episode features Abi Conner, otherwise known as The MN Hopportunity on Instagram. We have a great time debating 3rd Best Cereal, Breakfast Pastry and Little Debbie snack. It's carb-to-carb combat!


Thanks to Ben Granger for the theme song

Who is the 3rd Best Muppet? The 3rd Best Crew welcomes Al Fashbaugh, otherwise known as Moonlight Grammar, to debate who is the champion of the bronze medal.