Splitting Hairs With Max & Nicky

Was TV better before the current age of streaming? Remember reruns of old shows like 'I Love Lucy' and 'Happy Days?' What about Saturday morning cartoons? Are kids, today, missing out on an educational and historical experience through the television medium by having the luxury of watching what they want, whenever they want? On this week's episode, Max, Nicky, and Nickon discuss the positives and negatives of broadcast television and its inevitable demise. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max, Nicky & Nickon all recently celebrated their birthdays. And you know what that means? It means that our topic for this week is aging. Is this unavoidable inevitability a good thing? Is it depressing? Is it something to desire? All of these questions are discussed on this latest episode of Splitting Hairs. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

The sellout. We once looked down on such an individual. But, in today's world, is it such a bad thing to "sell out?" Does selling out really even exist anymore? This is the topic for this week's episode of Splitting Hairs. Plus, some grammar pet peeves! Enjoy! Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

George Costanza once said, “Do you realize that toilet paper has not changed in my lifetime? It's just paper on a cardboard roll, that's it. And in ten thousand years, it will still be exactly the same because really, what else can they do?” Well, George was completely wrong. Toilet paper has definitely changed over the years, and there's a wide variety available for purchase. What's the best toilet paper, though? This is our topic for this week's episode of Splitting Hairs: toilet paper preference. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Is cursing necessary? Is it worth it? Does it make you sound stupid? Does it make you sound funny? Does it just feel good to utter a well placed swear word once in a while? All these questions are discussed on this week's episode of Splitting Hairs. While Nickon feels he could cut back on his curse word employment, Max and Nicky rethink their near full time abstention from partaking in the dark arts of profanity usage. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

The boys debate, discuss, and, of course, split hairs over Sight and Sound's recently published list of the "100 Greatest Films of All Time." Is this list "ridiculous" as Nicky asserts? Or, are lists like this good fodder for cinephiles to talk more about film as Nickon suggests? Tune in to find out what conclusion they come to. Max plays moderator on this latest edition of Splitting Hairs. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

On this episode of Splitting Hairs, Max, Nicky, and Nickon engage in the pointless yet often discussed debate - The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones. Is this an argument worth having? Is one band actually better than the other? Does anyone really care?! Tune in to find out. Oh, and we also chew the fat about the recent Get Back documentary, so this one's definitely gonna be loads of fun! Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

After an extended hiatus, 'Splitting Hairs' is back and better than ever with a new co-host, Nickon Hemati, joining the Weinbach twins. On this first episode of the Splitting Hairs reboot, we talk about hipsters and hipsterism. In the current age of social media and trends updating minute-to-minute, Nicky poses the question, "Do hipsters still exist?" Can anything, today, remain obscure long enough for hipsters to claim it as their own? Find out what we have to say in this enlightening conversation on what it means to be hip and cool. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Did you partake in online dating during the pandemic? On this week's episode, we're joined by friend of the podcast Guydonna Nicius to discuss online dating sites and how our opinions have changed since the last time we talked about the topic. Very revealing episode. Enjoy!

What's your favorite vegetable? A couple of weeks ago, Max & Nicky tackled the subject of their favorite fruits, so this week, they thought it'd be fun to discuss vegetables with the same passion and delight. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Do you want to have kids when you grow up? This week, Max & Nicky are joined by friend of the podcast, Kevin Crooks, to talk about their experiences with kids, to dissect the recent events of each becoming an uncle, and to ultimately answer the question, "Do you want to have kids in this lifetime?" Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky recount some of their most exciting stories from traveling the world and decide whether or not they actually like traveling. Does traveling, in fact, suck? Tune in, and find out! Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach Note: Nicky accidentally calls Kieran Culkin "Kiernan" Culkin. He apologizes for incorrectly correcting Max when Max was, in fact, not wrong at all in calling Kieran Culkin by his correct name.

Max & Nicky talk about their favorite fruits of all time. Plus, a heated debate on the word "several" and other grammar-related tangents. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach Note: Max accidentally refers to Modest Mussorgsky as "Modesto Mussorgsky." He also mistakenly pronounces the 'i' in Borodin as a French person would with a sort of soft 'a' sound, when it should be pronounced with an 'ee' sound.

Max & Nicky over-analyze the subject of roommates and talk about their own personal experiences from good to absolutely nightmarish roommates. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky continue to analyze all aspects of high school from getting your drivers license to taking the SATs to getting acne to going to prom to finally graduating and more in this second half of an in depth two-part discussion on those formative teenage years. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky analyze all aspects of high school from homework to sleep deprivation to crushes and dances and more in this first half of an in depth two-part discussion on those formative teenage years. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky discuss their favorite Beatles albums, Shakespeare, musicals, and more! As usual, tangents are formed. Enjoy! Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky are joined by comedian Myq Kaplan and returning guest Kevin Crooks to talk about and analyze the word “literally”. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky are joined by Kevin Crooks for an in depth discussion on the documentary, Los Angeles Plays Itself. Plus, some Phantom of the Opera talk. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach

Max & Nicky discuss some of their favorite and not-so-favorite sodas and the major problems with diet sodas and aspartame. Intro and Outro Music Written, mixed, and produced by Nicky Weinbach