Pity Points

It’s the return of Friendly Competition, America’s favorite Game Show! In this edition, Silent Carl gains a voice in the form of Chat GPT. Will the other contestants be friendly towards Carl GPT? Competitive with Carl? Neither? Both? Listen and find out!


Objectivist Mickey

Four contestants are each on a mission To gain points in each round by addition Whoever gets most And doesn’t annoy the host Wins this round of Friendly Competition!


Nice Glenns Finish Last

It’s the return of Friendly Competition, featuring many games and challenges adjudicated via friendly arbitration! Like the Klingon prison planet Rura Penthe, you learn the rules when you break them!


As Wrong As Possible

It’s time for another Friendly Competition, with games of chance, skill, rapping, and rhyming. Hear Glenn and Jean spit verses, listen in on Bohemian Rhapsody trivia, and meet your new friend Silent Carl.


Lex Explains Xylophones

Contestants compete in games of luck and skill, including naming famous Als, chain restaurants, and … numbers. Just any numbers.


I Knew I Ate It Before 1970

Limericks, presidential cartoon characters, and lots of silliness — in other words, another classic competition amongst friends.


Contestants Are Angry

The music of REM, the randomness of numbers, improvised poetry, and a real live joke contest are just some of the shenanigans in the latest edition of everyone’s favorite game show where everything stays friendly — except for occasional animosity toward the host, which is totally fair.


Great For Baseball

It’s time for more Friendly Competition, the podcast where friends compete against each other in ridiculous contests of skill, luck, and speed. Beatles songs, poetry, and plenty of wackiness all ensue!


Quinoa Car

Lex welcomes new scorekeeper Dan Moren and five new players for exciting competitions spanning delightful audio, coin flip predictions, Googlewhacks, and word guessing. Hilarity ensues.


No One Picked Me

In this inaugural episode of the Friendly Competition game show, host Lex Friedman forces guests Jason Snell, Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, and Tony Sindelar to compete in a series of increasingly silly rapid-fire contests. Lex decides who earns points, and his decisions are final. Bragging rights are on the line!