[BONUS] Debate Me, Coward! Ep. 2 - "Popcorn is a dumb food for idiots"
Added 2021-12-23 20:01:04 +0000 UTCMatt comes in hard as the aggressor in this episode of Debate Me Coward where we argue the relative merits of popcorn as a snack food. Note: This one is NOT an ASMR episode. Maybe the next one? Who knows!
Comments
Popcorn sucks and I have always hated it. I have never picked it when going to the theaters. I will ALWAYS go for a hot dog, mnms, dibs, or chips if they have them. On this one I COMPLETELY agree that tortilla chips are such a better choice as a salted corn alternative snack.
Sebastian Benitez
2025-12-23 22:42:23 +0000 UTCThis was so upsetting to listen to as a popcorn purist, savory toppings and flavours are a disgrace to the delicacy that is plain and simple popcorn with salt and butter.
lulu
2025-11-23 23:00:53 +0000 UTCMatt was digging a hole further and further then put the nail in the coffin when he tried saying “Scones for movie theaters” at the end
Embird
2025-08-24 14:57:32 +0000 UTCOmw to go but pop corn right after this 😂
Nirta
2025-08-20 20:34:59 +0000 UTCI cannot with this. Matt is not arguing in good faith. His arguments are inconsistent and not comparable to Freddie's. How are tortilla chips not also JUST COOKED IN OIL & SALTED?! SAME THING. oH gOd hOmE pOpCoRn TaKeS wOrK.SO DOES HOMEMADE TORTILLAS! YOU HAVE TO FRY THEM!! & Who are these ppl that can't grab 2 kennels without issue? Did Matt just say "is not a big deal you just get a lil cheese on yourself?" That shit doesn't wash out! Basic popcorn IS ONE OF THE LEAST PROCESSED SNACKS!! STOP. MOVING. THE. GOAL. POSTS
Andrea Boon
2025-07-02 18:51:22 +0000 UTCmatt fully won me over on this like damn i do hate it every time i eat popcorn but i keep doing it. im a certified snacker but after listening to this when popcorn was the only snack available i didnt go for it
Newt
2025-06-18 12:51:24 +0000 UTCMatt going to bat trying to say all of the other theater options (nachos, pretzels, etc) just show he was spoiled as a child
Bearonavirus
2025-03-16 16:26:35 +0000 UTCI can't be in this comment section I'm finna get canceled in 46 different states
Bearonavirus
2025-03-14 17:14:26 +0000 UTCI used to work in a cinema and can confirm that literally any food people eat in there is ending up on the floor, and that popcorn is one of the easiest snacks to clean up.
Oliboy
2024-11-04 12:47:12 +0000 UTCI clean office buildings and I can attest that those people devour popcorn.
Kacey
2024-10-31 19:52:53 +0000 UTCI'm offended Matt thinks the prebaked hanging pretzels are good pretzels.
emjemme
2024-10-02 00:25:09 +0000 UTCI can’t go to the movie theater and not get popcorn, it’s a must
Andrea Rosado Quiñones
2024-08-22 02:50:03 +0000 UTCMatt lost this before it even started
Dominic Mitchell
2024-08-20 16:43:31 +0000 UTCWhere can I hear more episodes of debate me coward?
Deanna Owen
2024-08-16 02:43:18 +0000 UTCDon't need the rest of the episode. Matt is right. I've always hated the smell, the taste, and thanks to misophonia the sound.
Charlie
2024-08-07 15:37:10 +0000 UTCAs someone who worked at a movie theater for a bit, popcorn had so many benefits. Cheap to get, yeah, but also the storage capability? One bag lasts multiple days because it's just the kernels (and oil and flavouring). You'd have to have a floor-to-ceiling shelf of chips daily if everyone chose to have nachos. I also underestimated how long it takes to put those nacho chips on the trays before i took that job-- you've always gotta have someone in the back doing that or you will run out quick, especially on busier days, and that's when popcorn already takes up 90% of the snack sales. Popcorn is SO easy to make in bulk. I will say that it took a while for popcorn to gain traction before they were made to be associated with movies, though. (Also popcorn tastes great in general. I got a free bag every day i worked and they told me id get sick of it but they did not know me well. freddie right matt wrong)
Bees Everywhere
2024-06-07 19:05:07 +0000 UTCi’m with matt ✊ but i do still snack on popcorn sometimes when i have no other snacks…
mrspoopi
2024-04-04 22:02:01 +0000 UTCI’m on Matt’s side here but his alternative suggestions are INSANE.
Kayden Pierce
2024-03-24 01:41:22 +0000 UTCThe way Beth feels about "bespoke" is how I feel about the word "extensible". I was with Matt all the way until Freddie pointed that out.
Samuel Nachman
2024-03-13 20:53:32 +0000 UTCI'm with Freddie when it comes to loving popcorn, but Matt is absolutely right when he says that it's just made to be spilled. I'm always making a mess when I go to the movies because I am, yes, fisting handfuls of popped goodness like I haven't eaten for years despite being a whole adult who knows better.
Laura Chandler
2024-02-14 07:54:42 +0000 UTCPopcorn is literally so good. I always take my movie theater popcorn home and eat it over the next few days and its even better the next day
Otterly_Sleepy
2024-02-09 15:10:40 +0000 UTCMatt got me there.
Lin Din Bo Bin
2023-11-27 04:00:48 +0000 UTCIf you get popcorn at the theater you throw it out even if you like popcorn. matt's right
Feet Panties
2023-11-26 06:12:50 +0000 UTCJumps out of hands is a totally valid point. I was literally struggling to grab no more than 3 kernels and once I was able to clutch 2 kernels and bring them to my mouth they exploded in my hand and shot down my throat, choking me
Lewis Biamonte
2023-11-17 21:01:11 +0000 UTCMe listening to this while eating popcorn 🙂
Max Lavallee
2023-11-04 20:50:10 +0000 UTCPopcorn is gross. Also, I do eat plain tortilla chips. 😅
Niki Yeoman
2023-10-25 19:27:59 +0000 UTCPopcorn is overrated for sure
Risotto
2023-10-22 13:15:33 +0000 UTCmade me hungry for popcorn
Az
2023-10-07 04:40:52 +0000 UTCMatt keeps moving the goalposts. Every argument he comes up with, Freddie counters. Then Matt comes up with an even more outlandish argument.
Rob Gibbons
2023-09-13 16:21:09 +0000 UTCfirst debate podcast to ever have every single person to agree with one person sry matt
NotHim
2023-08-31 01:29:28 +0000 UTCMatt I’m sorry but that take was absolutely dog shit 🫶🏽
Tii_gee
2023-08-23 05:44:07 +0000 UTCFreddie is right. Popcorn is an elite roadtrip food
Justthingstbh
2023-08-12 12:09:39 +0000 UTCI was on Freddie’s side until he dissed caramel and cheese popcorn. Garrett’s Popcorn for life!!!
Syndicate Mojo
2023-07-03 13:46:24 +0000 UTCWe have popcorn Friday every week at work lmao
Tristan Burfiend
2023-05-17 23:08:06 +0000 UTCYou know Freddie is right when the episode makes you want popcorn more than you’ve ever wanted it
Mitchell Crispi
2023-05-02 23:08:46 +0000 UTCThis was amazing. Matt clearly knew he just didn't like popcorn and couldn't win the argument, but he's such a champion that he's going down with the ship and having a great time doing it
Jesse Barbour
2023-03-31 12:15:53 +0000 UTCMatt kills me when one of his reasoning is that it's too light and when you get scared in the threate you lose half your snack 🤣🤣🤣
Kelsie Charbonneau
2023-03-25 19:12:02 +0000 UTCJoke is on Matt, I'll eat the kernels, too.
DungeonBrat
2023-02-24 15:40:02 +0000 UTCKettle corn is the exception
Brynnah
2022-12-05 00:46:18 +0000 UTCIt. Gets. Stick. In. Your. Gums. They should have Auntie Ann’s Pretzel bites at movie theaters, debate over.
Brynnah
2022-12-05 00:46:01 +0000 UTCFrench fries would be a great movie food substitute. Cheap and quiet and easy to share. You are welcome
Samuel Rios
2022-10-29 23:50:25 +0000 UTCWhile I agree with Freddie 100%, I'm also aware how angry people get when I say I like kettle corn so the public doth speaketh
Adam Morley
2022-10-29 05:46:11 +0000 UTCIt seems to me that this fairly subjective and their is no objective universal flaw with popcorn. It tasting "like cardboard" completely varys from person to person. Also card board guest tastes like soggy paper because it is literally paper and you have saliva I know because I have literally tried a chunk of card board to see what it tastes like.
Vonn Frey
2022-10-29 02:51:41 +0000 UTCI am just saying, you dunk your popcorn in some nacho cheese at the movies. Best. Snack. Ever.
kalyn P
2022-10-27 14:10:33 +0000 UTCMatt definitely wins this one. Popcorn is a trash snack and always will be. Dress it up with whenever toppings you want it's still just gross cardboard flavor at its center.
Jacuzzi Jesus
2022-09-29 18:08:41 +0000 UTCGo popcorn!
BusinessManRon
2022-09-28 03:26:51 +0000 UTCI haven't disagreed with matt so much since LizardBoyScalesMcstuffins and the deck of many things
kyle
2022-09-23 04:34:18 +0000 UTCTortilla chips are the worst idea for a movie theater snack. Dry ass chips that NEED salsa but noooo popcorn sometimes needs butter so it's bad. You're insane Matt!
Henry F McCormack
2022-09-20 18:41:38 +0000 UTCPLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE!!!!!
Antlax
2022-09-17 00:37:52 +0000 UTCYou can like popcorn you can hate popcorn but you can't say it's the same thing as tortilla chips but worse. They're not even the same type of corn! Fucking 10,000 years of selective breeding and bioengineering to make corn that turns into a nice snack once you heat it up and you would just throw that away because you like a different type of corn more. Also you can't eat tortilla chips with your young like a frog but you can do that with popcorn, so which one is better in the end
Zagreuses-toast
2022-08-04 19:08:37 +0000 UTCPopcorn isn't good, it's just something to eat because it's there. People eat it because it's there and it does kinda suck, and while tortilla chips absolutely are a better snack they are also definitely way louder if you're not shoving the whole thing in your mouth at once. Also Freddy's comparison to a fillet mignon.. wtf I thought we were talking about SNACKS not gourmet meals lmao Fun, awesome, pointless debate. You guys rock.
When Can We Play
2022-07-27 05:23:39 +0000 UTCPopcorn is absolute shit. I'd much rather have nachos, plain tortilla chips, or salted nuts
Evan Cordero
2022-07-21 19:30:54 +0000 UTCthe amount of times I choked on stupid popcorn, I hate it
Nina Foxx
2022-07-13 18:40:43 +0000 UTCAt the end when the choice between plain unsalted popcorn or plain unsalted tortilla chips was presented, I decided you both lost
Ella Snake0
2022-07-08 13:36:18 +0000 UTCPopcorn wins 100%. You can make it with dill, you can do it with cinnamon sugar, you can pop it in olive oil and season with dry roasted thyme and rosemary. It’s delicious 🤤
Panda_Dork
2022-07-04 19:19:03 +0000 UTCnot when it has yeast and cheese
Oren Tuchman
2022-06-24 08:13:03 +0000 UTCPopcorn sucks ass
Noah Shadley
2022-05-23 22:30:12 +0000 UTC"No one eats popcorn at work" - I heard this as I was eating some fundraiser popcorn I bought from a coworker's kid and just shoved in my desk lol
Ashlie Strickland
2022-05-20 17:17:12 +0000 UTCAs some that has to have a root canal cause of a Tortilla Chip, Popcorn wins.
Owen
2022-04-11 16:21:26 +0000 UTCplain tortilla chips >>>>>> plain popcorn tortilla chips >>> savory popcorn sweet popcorn is pretty good though haha
Aidan O'Connell
2022-03-29 00:54:12 +0000 UTCGuess I’m a psychopath, caramel and cheese popcorn mix is super good.
Rae C
2022-03-27 00:13:42 +0000 UTCDon’t mind me. Just eating some popcorn while I listen to this debate
Olivia Strom
2022-03-21 11:43:29 +0000 UTCNot the biggest fan of popcorn. I agree with Matt that chocolate makes everything better
Aimee
2022-03-17 16:46:20 +0000 UTCWheels vs Doors: which one are there more of in the world? Unless you both agree (bc it’s def wheels)
Caitlin Carino
2022-03-13 15:53:12 +0000 UTCOoooh, another Debate Me, Coward! ... ... *grabs a bowl of popcorn*
King Humble
2022-03-11 22:00:53 +0000 UTCPopcorn for life babyyy!
william gough
2022-03-09 13:06:29 +0000 UTCI thoroughly enjoy these debate me episodes.
PopPunkWitch
2022-03-07 20:39:36 +0000 UTCEXCUSE ME??!! lol
Oren Tuchman
2022-03-06 17:27:00 +0000 UTCI’m just gonna say that Freddie won the debate but I agree with Matt lol
Caleb Shackelford
2022-02-23 18:59:15 +0000 UTCI like A 50-50 Mix of Code Red mountain dew and Chocolate milk and think it's a nice chocolate cherry soda since Ive found one, I challenge Freddy to try it and see where his opinion lands
Lorelei The Succubus and Kyra her busty Queen
2022-02-11 21:07:33 +0000 UTCI'm a simpler person flavor wise and I'll say the only thing popcorn has going for it is the fact it keeps your mouth moist, given the option I'd personally prefer plain Tortilla chips minus the salt drying the mouth and I actually buy chips. I'd much rather have cinnamon pretzels but if it comes to ease of access, shareability and flavor, why not just crack open a box of dog treats instead of popcorn? You can actually reseal it, it's pet friendly, and it's readily available at most local grocery or pet stores. They are cheap and should be filling. I wouldn't know personally I'd just rather try them then have a bag of popcorn placed in front of myself.
Lorelei The Succubus and Kyra her busty Queen
2022-02-11 21:06:43 +0000 UTCYou know what would be better than popcorn or tortilla chips? a whole ass meal. i’m talking a food court in the lobby, deals between amc and major fast food companies, a burger and fries with pull down trays in the seat ahead. Don’t tell me that in 2022 we do not have the technology to lightly illuminate a tray without washing out the screen
Garret H
2022-02-04 18:20:28 +0000 UTCI was basically totally onboard with Freddy until the last two minutes when he denied the existence of cinnamon pretzels. Now I question if he knows anything about good snacks.
Chris Burton
2022-01-27 18:47:29 +0000 UTCI have lost all the respect I once had for Matt (not really, ily matt but also... I hate you)
Elsa Double
2022-01-27 07:21:31 +0000 UTCI wonder if anyone watching a movie with Matt has to turn the volume up louder because he's eating the wrong snack. Also, he can't deny Doritos as tortilla chips just because they're terrible, like you can't deny drunk uncles at Thanksgiving as being related to you.
Lucia Wilson
2022-01-21 18:32:19 +0000 UTCYou guys gotta keep doing these
Alex Castille
2022-01-18 22:21:31 +0000 UTCHonestly listening to two people who genuinely respect each other argue over something silly is like...really really good? Like I came from a culture that didn't argue ever, so this is like, kind of modeling how to disagree for me lol. Lots of laughing and acknowledging the others points, but also lots of standing by your own points.
Mary Weber
2022-01-17 17:21:33 +0000 UTCNo comment on how enjoyable popcorn is or is not. But you have to admit that it makes a lot of sense for movie theaters. There are all of Freddie's points about cost effectiveness and practicality, plus you can't ignore the powerful sales tactic that is aroma. If you like popcorn (and more people seem to like it than not), then walking in to that smell is instant temptation.
Camille Lintner
2022-01-17 06:57:11 +0000 UTCIf tortilla chips got a similar treatment to movie theater popcorn (warmed, buttered/oiled, and salted), I think that most people who like plain popcorn would also enjoy "plain" tortilla chips with no salsa. But they would DEFINITELY be louder. Usually, you can't fit a whole a whole chip comfortably in your mouth. Unless you're very careful (and most people aren't), you're going to make a fairly loud snapping or crunching noise when you bite into the chip. But a couple of pieces of popcorn easily fit into your mouth. It's a simple matter to close your lips before chewing.
Camille Lintner
2022-01-17 06:46:10 +0000 UTCi can’t even finish this matt is so incredibly wrong i can’t believe what i’m hearing
Leah Kathleen
2022-01-13 22:34:45 +0000 UTCMatt’s right and not just because Freddy’s argument is annoying lmao. Only good Popcorn is kettle corn.
Ben Delahay
2022-01-12 03:26:29 +0000 UTCAnd he throws his hands in the air at scary parts! Don’t sit anywhere near him! Lol.
BumblingRose
2022-01-10 22:22:44 +0000 UTCI had to go open a bag of peanut butter filled pretzels.
BumblingRose
2022-01-10 22:21:01 +0000 UTCDoes Matt not realize that a non-oiled non-salted tortilla chip would be awful? I would have a better time with this debate if he would compare more similar things. But then he would lose. Lol. Anyhow, guess this means more popcorn for me and Freddy.
BumblingRose
2022-01-10 22:20:07 +0000 UTCI have never disagreed with someone more. Is it possible to adjust my Patreon so none of the money goes to Matt?
Justin
2022-01-09 18:51:57 +0000 UTCJust so Matt can have something else to add to his argument… https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdMkcmE8/
Krigaren
2022-01-07 18:19:03 +0000 UTCI’m agreeing with Matt on this one, to be honest. Popcorn has NO nutritional value whatsoever. The kernel shells get stuck in your teeth, and the butter makes the popcorn get stale BEFORE THEY EVEN GET TO THE TABLE
Brandon Fullmer
2022-01-06 17:01:31 +0000 UTCHow has any human ever been as wrong as Matt is right now?
Brendan Richardi
2022-01-05 20:57:35 +0000 UTCok i admit i initially scoffed at the "popcorn is too light" argument, but yeah he's 100% correct. four years ago, i lost popcorn holding privileges forever in my group when i spilled half the bucket after a mild jumpscare. it didn't have to be this way....
Pierogiy
2022-01-05 05:48:23 +0000 UTC“Matt is outta line but he’s right.”
Brandon Fullmer
2022-01-05 00:51:59 +0000 UTCI was fully triggered when Matt compared popcorn to dirt. Soils used in infrastructure stabilization, agriculture and carbon sequestration are in such high demand. It can take years for organic materials to degrade and become soil and we’re using it up faster than we can replenish. And popcorn is garbage designed to keep you thirsty in a movie theater.
Slam Piece
2022-01-04 18:06:45 +0000 UTCAlright wanna say this. From ages 12 to 18 I worked on a popcorn farm in my hometown in nebraska, and the ONLY job they had was to cross breed popcorn to make the perfect kernel, to pop puff ratio and to make the most delicious popped corn on the market. They would then sell the seed to brands such as Orville and pop secret and whatever they do to it is whack because we popped that shit straight off the plant and it was the most delicious popcorn I have ever had no butter needed. Popcorn is the superior snack, because they literally have scientists that make the most genetically superior plant to make the most delicious snack you've ever had. They even have a festival every year where they give away free popcorn to everyone, unlimited! Your problem is not that popcorn is not good. You're just buying from shitty brands when you should be getting from a smaller independent company instead of a name brand. I rest my case. Second point, tortilla chips are commonly made from corn. So Matt saying he enjoys tortilla chips over popcorn is just a way of saying that he enjoys more processed popcorn.
Haggdaddy77
2022-01-04 13:41:00 +0000 UTCThe amount of people on this platform that feel the need to defend the garbage that is popcorn is staggering. Give ‘em’ hell Matt. Know you have at least two allies on your side; me and the truth.
Chris Formisano
2022-01-04 07:55:19 +0000 UTCHoly hell that's a hot take. Popcorn becomes a soggy greasy mess?? Wtf are you doing to your popcorn Matt??? Also theater nachos smothered in the cheese get ultra soggy and sad.
Kelsey Reyer
2022-01-03 20:08:34 +0000 UTCI wanted more of Freddie’s preparation towards the logistical end of movie popcorn, however Matt’s point that we’ve grown into a monopoly ala railways, information corps, patents, a world in which we can never know the optimization of potentially better movie foods, is a travesty, and I for one would like to see a world where snacks were given equal amounts of effort instead of the cowardice towards innovation we see today. Where folk who only have 20 bucks in their pocket to enjoy a swell movie with their dudes and dads can enjoy a plethora of legitimately good food instead of consistent trash.
Xavier
2022-01-03 19:44:46 +0000 UTCI've never been more invested in an arguement before, popcorn is my favorite food. Fucking get him, Freddie
Frickity
2022-01-03 15:28:32 +0000 UTCI’m so glad Matt went to bat for me. Popcorn is absolutely trash. He should have leaned on the argument about it getting stuck in your gums harder. No other snack cuts my gums every 4th time I go for a bite.
Chris Formisano
2022-01-03 08:33:54 +0000 UTCI’m curious, what do y’all think is the superior eating utensil?? I think it’s spoons, personally.
Honeybeef
2022-01-03 02:19:31 +0000 UTCThis episode has made me regret that I do not know Matt in real life, so I can gift him with a wonderful popcorn basket for his birthday.
Kyle
2022-01-02 22:27:56 +0000 UTCFreddie won this round.
Jed
2022-01-02 01:27:51 +0000 UTC1. Movie nachos are soggy, stale, and have no flavor. Also the cheese is more processed than popcorn, and therefore is invalidated by Matt's earlier argument. 2. Movie theater pretzels are old and taste weird because they've been in the rotisserie thing for twelve hours. 3. Nuts are the true last choice of snacks 4. Popcorn is the most allergen friendly snack in the movie theater!
Rae Schulte
2022-01-01 21:42:57 +0000 UTCMatt is right about popcorn hulls--they are unpleasant in the moment and are infamous in dental offices because they slide between teeth and gums, hide from brushing and flossing, and then cause real oral health problems. Popcorn hulls are the devil and can burn in hell forever. But Freddie still wins the argument based on every other point.
Jenica
2022-01-01 03:25:21 +0000 UTCTeam Freddie on this one. (I am a weirdo that likes plain tortilla chips too tho, I see you Matt)
Tony Spumoni
2021-12-31 23:02:00 +0000 UTCJust got my friend to argue this with me. I see why this show is fun to make.
The Overthinker
2021-12-31 14:29:53 +0000 UTCI love these my brother and I argue just like this! Best debate I'd love to hear from you guys is who would win in a fight, bear or gorilla?
Anteronesia
2021-12-31 01:33:37 +0000 UTCIf we were in the 1900s Matt would be locked away for his own and others safety.
chris giovanniello
2021-12-30 19:07:43 +0000 UTC110% with Freddie on this one! Popcorn is delicious, diverse, and hands down one of the best movie snacks - buttery hands and all.
Sabrina Law
2021-12-30 16:42:50 +0000 UTCListening while eating Kettle Corn flavored PopCorners (popcorn based chips) and I now realize how important this debate is... Jokes aside, fun episode guys! I gotta go with Freddie on this one! Popcorn is delicious in so many forms - even in chip format 🤣😂
Daniel Green
2021-12-30 16:13:41 +0000 UTCExcellent points on both sides, personally I only eat popcorn when going to the cinema even though I don't like it enough to ever prepare it at home. It's such an inherent part of that experience. Other than that I fully sign all points raised by Matt, primarily those nasty thin-ass pieces that get forever stuck between the teeth no matter how many times you brush and floss your teeth.
NK
2021-12-30 13:29:33 +0000 UTCIf I went into a movie theater and they were selling chips and salsa at the snack counter, I think I would start joker dancing
Hoke Payne
2021-12-30 07:41:03 +0000 UTCI agree with matt, my fiance and I both hate popcorn and he made some great arguments. Heavily enjoyed Freddy yelling at Matt and using his full name though
Alex Wade
2021-12-30 06:47:54 +0000 UTCAlternating sides from the outside going in so the weight is always focused in the middle, it’s the only logical way. Top right corner, bottom left corner, bottom right corner, top left corner, etc.
Elsa
2021-12-30 03:45:47 +0000 UTCThe first episode just dropped! We're in the process of finishing up the rest. https://www.patreon.com/posts/talking-dad-ep-1-60469266
Ashley Nicollette
2021-12-30 00:11:42 +0000 UTCI always knew Matt was a little insane, but oh my god
Uria, Lord of Searing Games
2021-12-29 23:19:37 +0000 UTC"it's called jelly beans, matt" screaming
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:12:00 +0000 UTCpetition to make the butter bottle a weapon in s2
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:08:07 +0000 UTCyou break into freddie's house while he's watching a movie and he just mows you down with his spray bottle of scalding hot butter
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:07:35 +0000 UTCjust made it to 17:18 and freddie you do WHAT
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:06:05 +0000 UTCalso referring to popcorn as "hideous" felt correct on a bone deep kinda level, thank you for that gift of a statement
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:03:58 +0000 UTChi hello and welcome to the biweekly meeting of the matthew arnold validity club
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:01:28 +0000 UTCHEATED ABOUT THIS RN
Faith Mitchell
2021-12-29 23:00:54 +0000 UTCAlot of children go to the movies and because they haven't mastered their motor skills often drop things, m and m, chips, gushers, popcorn doesnt matter what you get its going in the floor.
Bobbie Whited
2021-12-29 21:48:31 +0000 UTCOn noise alone, substituting popcorn with tortilla chips in a theater is insane.
Scott Hallock
2021-12-29 20:26:06 +0000 UTCEats popcorn while listening to this
MagicLilithRose
2021-12-29 14:31:13 +0000 UTCI’m with Freddy on this one
Robert
2021-12-29 14:00:42 +0000 UTCWhen do the first 7 talking dads come out?
Kevin King
2021-12-29 01:51:24 +0000 UTCI respect Matt a lot but this opinion is absolutely bonkers. Shout out to the coconut oil popcorn mention by Freddie that snack is a gift from God. 😇
kiarra burd
2021-12-28 20:56:11 +0000 UTCJudgy much?!?
Eli Broide
2021-12-28 19:58:34 +0000 UTCFreddy is an asshole with awful takes on plenty of stuff but now I'm deeply worried about Matt because no sane or healthy person could think nachos are a superior theater snack to popcorn.
Cydney Trapp
2021-12-28 19:43:54 +0000 UTCAs the manager of our theater, consider yourself Freddy to have a lifetime pass to any movie and free popcorn at our theater. You could not be more right in every regard.
Chris Ringelberg
2021-12-28 18:37:38 +0000 UTCI need an epilogue with Matt sitting down with Popcorn that Freddie has just made perfectly and seeing if he can still make his argument.
Willy Lane, The Sickest in the Game
2021-12-28 15:35:05 +0000 UTCMay 2., 2020. You can search for it
Bjørn W Westblad
2021-12-28 11:23:38 +0000 UTCMatt literally hit every single point that makes popcorn bad. No good rebuttal offered by Freddie at all for any of those points. I didn't have a horse in this race until hearing this episode, but damn, popcorn kinda fuckin' sucks, man
Nick Johnson
2021-12-28 02:16:46 +0000 UTCGuess what i ate while listening to this
Katilynn Morgan
2021-12-27 23:15:58 +0000 UTCFreddy nailed this one. Sorry Matt
J B
2021-12-27 22:57:57 +0000 UTCGreasy, oily butter covered fingers are the worst feeling. But, popcorn is fine. Doritos, on the other hand, are Gods’ only grace to our cold, pathetic existence Matt, and I’ll not have you besmirching their good name!
Jack Kahn
2021-12-27 22:22:38 +0000 UTCYou forgot to mention the most utilitarian part of popcorn. When going in an watching a movie, a long movie.. Like "The Sound of Endgame". You might get thirsty, so you drink whatever beverage you prefer. 2h in to the movie.. Oh shit! You need to pee. You're obviously watching Shindler's List: No Way Home. So it's a big chunk of the movie left. You can either spend the remaining hour in agony and not enjoy the movie, or you can go to the bathroom and maybe miss a crucial part of the movie. It's clearly a no-win solution to this. This is where popcorn come in! "c'mon! Pee breaks!? Just don't drink too much then dipshit!" I hear you say! Oh so I should portion the drink during the whole movie!? That takes effort, and attention. Attention that I could give to the masterpiece in front of me instead! So here i would like to announce popcorn as the ultimate movie snack, since it dries you out like a fucking raisin, and thereby postponing the need to pee indefinitely. None of you mentioned this superior feature and I therefore condemn you both as losers of the debate. I am clearly the genius in need of exhaltation due to this knowledge.
Douglas Gidlöf
2021-12-27 21:24:09 +0000 UTCI didn’t think “big popcorn” actually was a thing. But here I am paying a $10,000 invoice for customer gifts at my bank. Whelp. That’s a high dollar just for sugar covered corn…
Lyndsey
2021-12-27 19:55:24 +0000 UTCI work at a movie theater and there are definitely M&Ms on the floor. But I hate popcorn. Matt is right it is the only snack that has a very high chance of being annoying after you eat it - greasy hands, stuck in teeth, also stomach aches and extreme thirst after. Not worth it.
Christopher Makauskas
2021-12-27 18:08:00 +0000 UTCThis made me so hungry 🙁
Sierra Morgan
2021-12-27 17:22:49 +0000 UTCMatt Arnold, you have failed this debate. I'm more on Matt's side. All the points Freddie brought up are true. Smart Foods is the best widely available. It's cheap, for little effort, fast, shareable and that's why it's universally eaten. But as a snack I'd almost rather have anything else. I enjoy a good lightly salted popcorn same as a tortilla chip. But the mouthfeel and husk situation of popcorn has tortilla chips going infinitely longer for me on an enjoyability scale than popcorn ever will.
Darryl Holiday II
2021-12-27 16:16:55 +0000 UTCThey don’t cook the popcorn at the movie theater. They buy it pre popped and just heat it up. Popcorn sucks.
Bob Bitchin
2021-12-27 15:55:32 +0000 UTCPro popcorn Matt’s argument was all personal opinion and preference whereas all facts and logic came from Freddy.
Error
2021-12-27 13:44:38 +0000 UTCMatt, I like you, but this take is garbage. Popcorn is amazing
Ted Webster
2021-12-27 10:37:38 +0000 UTCSo, here in Canada Nachos are sold in theaters. So are burgers, pizza and alcohol. We don't need popcorn in theaters anymore.
Zoriah Getchell
2021-12-27 01:41:20 +0000 UTCNot only is popcorn delicious but Matt didn’t make any real arguments aside from it gets in your teeth.
Pumpkin Duke
2021-12-27 00:46:14 +0000 UTCFuck y’all I gotta go make some popcorn right now so the snack gods don’t smite us.
Kyle Thoms
2021-12-27 00:40:03 +0000 UTCI love popcorn! I am in shock that anyone can dislike popcorn. I made shitty cardboard-esque popcorn this very night and ate it all anyways. Cause, at least it cronch. 😂 I am a bad example of how great popcorn can be.
Emma Loosky
2021-12-27 00:39:53 +0000 UTCHahaha yep that's pretty much exactly what happened 😂
Lis Telep
2021-12-26 23:12:03 +0000 UTCsays popcorn is a dumb food for idiots- complains they can’t eat popcorn right lmao okay Matt
Smo
2021-12-26 21:14:48 +0000 UTCIf you ever find me eating nachos in a theater just kill me then and there
Austin Baker
2021-12-26 20:04:06 +0000 UTCI imagine you looked up from your phone at your line out the door for Christmas popcorn and was like "yeah whatever Matt -_-" lol
Austin Baker
2021-12-26 20:01:21 +0000 UTCI went to the movie theater the other day and that popcorn was hitting hard and I didn’t even add that much butter, Freddie wins
Christian Matias
2021-12-26 19:19:56 +0000 UTCFreddie destroyed this debate. No contest.
Amy Kingston
2021-12-26 18:41:20 +0000 UTCPreferring movie nachos to movie popcorn is certifiably insane. I don't even know why they sell nachos at movie theaters
Austin Baker
2021-12-26 18:39:11 +0000 UTCListened to this while eating popcorn lol, I stand with Freddie
Caroline Lear
2021-12-26 16:02:54 +0000 UTCI'm with Matt. That's a lot of fiber.
Keith Robinson
2021-12-26 07:24:32 +0000 UTCMatt is right but didn’t come prepared with good arguments lolol
Kennedy Kirtland
2021-12-26 06:24:47 +0000 UTCFreddy is debating, Matt is just whinging.
Rose Power
2021-12-26 05:56:23 +0000 UTCI have never felt more hatred than I have right now towards matt
Lucas Surgeon
2021-12-26 05:52:27 +0000 UTCNone of y’all mentioned kettle corn! But I have to agree with Matt on this one
Gwyn Bourassa
2021-12-25 20:53:34 +0000 UTCAs a Brit popcorn has two favours: Sweet and Salted, for those are the rules...
Scott_Gooch
2021-12-25 20:17:26 +0000 UTCI agree with Matt but Freddie absolutely made better arguments
Ian Serkez
2021-12-25 17:45:39 +0000 UTCAs the manager a popcorn shop during our busiest time of year, getting the email notification titled "popcorn is a dumb food for idiots" made me both laugh and cry 🥲😂 but thank god for Freddie! He made some great points and defended this delicious and truly versatile snack food!!! ✅
Lis Telep
2021-12-25 15:56:01 +0000 UTCLast time I was with Matt but this time around he didn’t have any good points.
ASillyPigeon
2021-12-25 13:09:46 +0000 UTCThat riff in the into fucking rocks! absolutely need that in a full form piece now
Marcus Rolf
2021-12-25 13:01:33 +0000 UTCPopcorn is only there for the the aesthetic during movies -otherwise it’s trash
Lauren Boersma
2021-12-25 04:32:52 +0000 UTCMatt won popcorn is terrible and needs a replacement
Kris Sink
2021-12-25 01:26:34 +0000 UTCInsert GIF of MJ eating popcorn here.
Devon Suits
2021-12-24 22:52:45 +0000 UTCI would absolutely take plain tortilla chips over popcorn
Ian Peters
2021-12-24 22:35:53 +0000 UTCThat intro>>🔥🔥🔥
J Master Flex
2021-12-24 21:10:29 +0000 UTCdudes rock
charlie cleugh
2021-12-24 20:23:44 +0000 UTCOkay so maybe Matt didn't make a good argument, but I do agree with him 😂😂😂. Popcorn is one of the worst snacks to listen to someone eat. Why would I want to do that to myself in a movie 😂😂😂
John Leinaar
2021-12-24 20:18:48 +0000 UTCI have never been more pro-popcorn than I am right now
David Michalek
2021-12-24 19:47:00 +0000 UTCSorry Matt I was with you on pepperoni but your arguments here were terrible IMO
Justin Govas
2021-12-24 19:37:04 +0000 UTCFreddy definitely won and he didn’t even hit all the points as to why nachos is a terrible movie snack
Scoutmaster Denny
2021-12-24 18:58:19 +0000 UTCAt the risk of sounding a lunatic like Matt... I hate popcorn, and I absolutely will just eat a tortilla chip with nothing on it. However, outlawing it at movie theaters is a WILD idea.
Canny Archer
2021-12-24 17:34:16 +0000 UTCI told my parents I was listening to this episode and my stepdad was OFFENDED that anyone would consider popcorn as a garbage snack. He takes pride in his popcorn, he makes it in a pot on the stove with truffle oil and sea salt, he takes it so seriously.
Scout Gentileschi
2021-12-24 17:19:51 +0000 UTCWe agree with Matt!
Robert Paine
2021-12-24 17:18:31 +0000 UTCMatt is correct! I wanted to shout better arguments to him the whole time, lol
Robert Paine
2021-12-24 17:17:41 +0000 UTCMatt is correct. Except kettle corn. Nachos for the win
Sam A
2021-12-24 16:52:51 +0000 UTCThis is the second episode in a row that Matt has won.Where is the poll? Let’s make this official.
Skylar
2021-12-24 16:40:28 +0000 UTCAll these popcorn lovers ate the blue pill and think its good cause they don't know what the real world could contain if they just opened their minds.
Matthew Arnold
2021-12-24 16:17:11 +0000 UTCWhen that spritzer breaks I am grabbing the nachos!
Ryan Flueger
2021-12-24 16:05:05 +0000 UTCVictory to Freddy on this one. Another negative to Nachos in theater: you're on a date, wearing new clothes, cheese drips and stains new clothes, you now walk around rest of date with a stain. And I love nachos..
Stephen Dixon
2021-12-24 15:17:18 +0000 UTCI am craving popcorn rn 😩
Chris Elder
2021-12-24 14:59:44 +0000 UTCWhere can I find the first episode??
Mirm
2021-12-24 13:42:16 +0000 UTCSo that's one to Freddy, since Matt won last time we need a tie-breaker episode
Serenity4Jane
2021-12-24 11:32:48 +0000 UTCI swear from the "I can't hold popcorn without it flying out of my hand" and to the "when I get scared popcorn whacks me in the face" Matts living in an infomercial 😂😂
Chell-glados@hotmail.com
2021-12-24 09:39:26 +0000 UTCHorizontal line. My partner goes vertically and it drives me nuts. I have to put the eggs back so they're back in horizontal lines 😂
Chell-glados@hotmail.com
2021-12-24 09:33:08 +0000 UTCCaramel popcorn is super sickly. It's just grim! But just sugar and salt 🤌🤌
Chell-glados@hotmail.com
2021-12-24 09:32:13 +0000 UTCI’m very curious to hear what you guys think of pop chips… since they’re both sweet and savory and pretty much a tortilla popcorn hybrid lol
Sheila Yeboah
2021-12-24 08:28:33 +0000 UTCYo I fully believe in pretzel supremacy - pretzel bites are out of this world and there's one cinema near me that I go to exclusively because they offer them. That said, popcorn is by far the next best movie snack. Sorry Matt.
Duchess Cuivíenor
2021-12-24 08:02:44 +0000 UTCMatt is a fucking lunatic popcorn solos ur fav
Toony Loony
2021-12-24 07:15:09 +0000 UTCAlso Merry Holiday to you all 😘
Sam Bradley
2021-12-24 07:14:42 +0000 UTCAll I gotta say you right Freddy. Nothin else to say. Popcorn for life!
Sam Bradley
2021-12-24 07:14:00 +0000 UTCSorry Matt but that was a massive L. Popcorn reigns supreme
Danny Gault
2021-12-24 06:21:48 +0000 UTCGotta side with Freddie again
Logan Reed
2021-12-24 06:00:10 +0000 UTCI used to love eating popcorn until one day the skin of the kernel went between my gum and my teeth and starting rotting it from underneath. I had to have surgery and antibiotics. Fuck popcorn.
Quinton Giambo
2021-12-24 05:27:20 +0000 UTCBetter to wait for plants to become fully grown adults before rending their flesh?
Heidi Nehls
2021-12-24 05:23:55 +0000 UTCBut I will say, when I crave the Crunch, I will destroy any beast before me be they popped corn, tortilla’d chip, or even the blasted cheezit (the worst)
Jason
2021-12-24 04:50:02 +0000 UTCLook I don’t agree with Matt at all, popcorn is delicious, but I am now hella craving nachos
Raina Saha
2021-12-24 04:47:54 +0000 UTCMatt is right, also plain tortilla chips are delicious
Jason
2021-12-24 04:40:04 +0000 UTCI’m totally convinced by Matt. Getting those little pieces of kernel in my teeth is never worth it.
Michael
2021-12-24 04:39:16 +0000 UTCI love that this episode is a perfect inverse of the first one. They're both making essentially the same argument the other one made last time, including points they themselves argued against. 😂
Cathy Lewandowski
2021-12-24 03:46:41 +0000 UTCFreddie wins this debate a thousand percent
Jen the Reaper
2021-12-24 03:41:49 +0000 UTCGotta wait to listen to this on my drive to family Christmas to get in the right mindset
Darcy Doeman
2021-12-24 03:39:24 +0000 UTCteam Freddy this time but I will give Matt one thing: I eat popcorn every time I see a movie because I love it but I always regret it afterward
Darren Le
2021-12-24 03:36:21 +0000 UTCThe most egregious part of the whole debate was talking about hot dogs as if they aren’t one of the most disgusting foods in existence.
A l e x
2021-12-24 03:28:08 +0000 UTCYo you guys are killing it with the bonus stuff, much appreciated this holiday season
Sam
2021-12-24 02:39:15 +0000 UTCFreddie absolutely won but Matt's world of scones and cappuccinos is a world I'd love to live in
Seth Hollingsworth
2021-12-24 02:34:23 +0000 UTCkettle chips vs regular chips
Dylan kirkham
2021-12-24 02:13:50 +0000 UTCFreddie and team popcorn wins, Matt sitting here moving the goal post after each shot down point shilling for big tortilla chip. We’re on to your schemes Matt!
Lonestar Hermit
2021-12-24 02:01:43 +0000 UTCPRINGLES ARE THE WORST CHIP!??!????! What the fuck are you talking about Freddie?
Lauren Cleary
2021-12-24 00:46:47 +0000 UTCAlthough I am not a fan of popcorn just because they get stuck in my teeth Freddy still wins. What I do realize though is y’all need an Alamo drafthouse out there. You won’t care for theater popcorn again
Kyle Barnes
2021-12-24 00:19:34 +0000 UTCI'm on the side of dried corn cooked with oil. Take from that what you will.
Zacintosh
2021-12-23 23:50:03 +0000 UTCRecent debate at work: how do you pull eggs out while cooking and baking? Do you look at your carton of eggs and select the biggest one, or do you go in a line up and down the carton (like a sane person)? This one we had a surprisingly long debate about.
Dr. Bean Burger
2021-12-23 23:39:08 +0000 UTCFreddie won this without a doubt! That being said, I want to live in Matt's popcornless fantasy world. 🥨🌽
Alvin Freeman
2021-12-23 23:29:54 +0000 UTCI felt it in my SOUL when Matt said "Corn is terrible". As a Mexican-American eating elote en vaso as I listen to this knowing Matt lost, Freddy is on the right side of history.
Alex Cordova
2021-12-23 23:29:53 +0000 UTCI am now convinced Matt doesn’t know how to properly eat or taste food
Intestinal-Bookworms
2021-12-23 23:29:17 +0000 UTCLove the energy these two bring Matt is definitely wrong tho
Risen Above My Enemies Thank You Very Much
2021-12-23 23:24:40 +0000 UTCMatt-1 Freddie-1
Joe Jerome
2021-12-23 23:21:53 +0000 UTCmatt is a foaming lunatic. also chicago mix fucks
Zephyr Atkins-Mitra
2021-12-23 23:13:02 +0000 UTCPopcorn is flipping trash.
Julian lopez
2021-12-23 23:01:32 +0000 UTCMatt: you are a great writer and actor, I looked at some of your work on Rocket Jump and VGHS and I am amazed at the quality of the episodes with such a low budget, And in DnDads, your improv is some of the most entertaining I’ve ever seen, your refusal to deviate from your character to wrap up an ark or make things easier is always a treat. So I mean this, from the bottom of my heart, when I say: fuck you I love popcorn how dare you. (Except caramel popcorn, that shits trash)
Emmett360
2021-12-23 22:56:58 +0000 UTCTortilla chips are trash only good use is in Nacho's
Tristin hold
2021-12-23 22:52:22 +0000 UTCPopcorn is just fine at best.
Ryan Meeker
2021-12-23 22:25:37 +0000 UTCeating popcorn while i listen to this because matt is bad and wrong about this sorry
Elana Kadish
2021-12-23 22:24:47 +0000 UTCI love all the Daddy bonus content, but Debate Me Coward just stresses me out.
Ashley Laduranteay
2021-12-23 22:14:05 +0000 UTCMatt is absolutely right here but I didn't hear a good alternative suggested. Cheap tortilla chips wouldn't cut it imo.
Kyle O.
2021-12-23 22:09:05 +0000 UTCMatt here, enjoy hard plant embryo between your teeth, you nerds.
Matthew Arnold
2021-12-23 22:04:49 +0000 UTCFreddie wins. Popcorn is fantaatic
Tom Peace
2021-12-23 21:40:31 +0000 UTCAnd I thought pepperoni doesn't belong on pizza was a dumb opinion
Jake W
2021-12-23 21:39:47 +0000 UTCsoft pretzels are trash okay
Lawrence Wilde
2021-12-23 21:33:32 +0000 UTCMatt got bodied on this one ngl
Finn
2021-12-23 21:28:10 +0000 UTCMatt, your take is buckwild, Freddie wins by a mile.
Laura Auxier
2021-12-23 21:24:11 +0000 UTCThe moment that Matt didn’t have a sound argument and decided the going rogue is the plan
Shaun can make my floppy into a hard drive
2021-12-23 21:18:23 +0000 UTCYesssssssssssss!!!!!!!!! I've been waiting for this! This could be its own podcast
Kam Str
2021-12-23 21:03:00 +0000 UTCMatt I love you, but seeing as popcorn is one of my main food groups, your opinion is WRONG!
Chelsea Judd
2021-12-23 20:59:40 +0000 UTCHaven’t watched this yet, but popcorn is absolutely the best snack and there is no way my mind will change on this
Raina Saha
2021-12-23 20:49:29 +0000 UTCMatt just became my least favorite dad lol 🍿 👑
Lee
2021-12-23 20:43:07 +0000 UTCNah Matt won for sure…I am now anti popcorn
Brooke Porter
2021-12-23 20:42:25 +0000 UTCSitting down to listen to this while I open the obligatory tin of holiday popcorn 😂
bbsincere
2021-12-23 20:41:49 +0000 UTCFinally!
Ryley Ellis
2021-12-23 20:35:31 +0000 UTCLove this shit!
Jon
2021-12-23 20:26:01 +0000 UTCYES! IT'S HERE! I was kinda hoping it wasn't going to be an ASMR episode the yelling only adds to the chaos
Austin Baker
2021-12-23 20:17:10 +0000 UTCHaven’t even started yet and there go all the warm Matt feelings from the Filming ep. Now excuse me, I have more caramel corn to eat from the gift basket at my work.
Heidi Nehls
2021-12-23 20:10:49 +0000 UTCI fucking LIVE for Freddie’s monologues on how to make or do things in the most efficient/optimal way. I’ve learned SO MUCH about so many fucking topics. This shit is why I joined the patreon. Thank you Freddie
La
2021-12-23 20:10:30 +0000 UTCHaven't listened yet but as a popcorn enthusiast I will see you in the discord SIR!
George Simms
2021-12-23 20:05:48 +0000 UTCYEEESSSSS!!!
Bryce Stallons
2021-12-23 20:04:13 +0000 UTCWe’ve been waiting for episode two! I’m glad to see this is still in the works!
Dr. Bean Burger
2021-12-23 20:03:57 +0000 UTCAlready love it
Dominick Jansen
2021-12-23 20:03:20 +0000 UTCFully agree. Popcorn is gross!
Lexi SanDiego
2021-12-23 20:02:45 +0000 UTC
