Cody Ko and Noel Miller launched the Tiny Meat Gang Podcast in 2017 after YouTube kept demonetizing their videos for profanity, which is honestly the most on-brand origin story imaginable. What started as a workaround for swearing too much on the internet became a chart-topping show with over 200 million downloads, proof that if you just refuse to clean up your act, the universe will eventually reward you.
At its core, the show is two friends riffing and messing around about what’s going on in pop culture, which sounds deceptively simple until you realize that these two somehow turned that exact premise into one of the most beloved podcasts on the internet. Here are the best episodes to add to your queue immediately.
What Guys Want
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This episode of the TMG (Tiny Meat Gang) podcast features Cody and Noel goofing around on a variety of loosely connected topics, starting with a bit about Noel needing to bring more energy to ad reads, then bouncing through discussions about a diarrhea-themed YouTube video flopping, imagining gross biological weapons in Warzone, Cody’s trip to Joshua Tree and his Super 73 e-bike, Noel renting a Porsche for a day and the unspoken brotherhood of Porsche owners, the G-Wagon tax write-off hack, an MMA fighter losing a finger mid-fight, Ludwig’s record-breaking Twitch subathon, a 24/7 stop sign stream on Twitch, GTA roleplay and the future of always-on entertainment, how younger kids understand crypto and virtual economies way better than older investors, and finally Jimmy Fallon’s painfully out-of-touch attempt to start a Twitch channel and play Among Us.
Mom’s Sweet Ham
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This is a TMG Classics episode, a throwback from 2019, where Cody and Noel kick things off with a warning that the content gets graphic before diving into a chaotic mix of topics. They riff on a Reddit post from a 15-year-old who got an unwanted boner when his mom sat on his lap, which spirals into an extended “ass is ass” bit with increasingly absurd therapist and uncle characters.
Austin McBroom Stole Bryce Hall’s Money
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This TMG episode opens with an extended improvised bit about Officer Dinkle Bob, an absurdly horny cop who gets aroused on the job, before spiraling into a discussion about squirting that somehow leads to cavemen and dinosaurs. The guys then react to a news reporter’s staged “teen’s bedroom” meant to show parents signs of drug use, mocking how out-of-touch it was (complete with a three-hole punch on the bed).
Cody Left the Podcast ft. MeatCanyon
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This week, Noel flies solo without Cody and brings in Hunter — better known as MeatCanyon — as his guest. The two of them run through the scariest and most unsettling films they’ve ever watched, while also poking fun at a recent vacation Noel took to Cabo.
Squatting 680
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While in tears, Cody gets an education on the topic of going number two.
Hungry Tech Dudes
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This TMG episode kicks off with Cody and Noel doing a priest confession bit before diving into a discussion about Soylent and Silicon Valley tech bros who replaced eating food with drinking nutrient sludge, which spirals into a pitch for their own fake fitness mud product called “Sludge.” They then do a relationship advice segment about a guy whose girlfriend has skid marks in her underwear, coining the fake medical condition “diaritis.”
War with Barstool
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This TMG episode opens with Cody and Noel reacting to a forced and awkward Pop Smoke complex sneaker shopping video, before catching up on the Call Her Daddy drama — revealing that Alex Cooper was doing all the editing work while co-host Sophia allegedly tried to hide that fact, ultimately getting fired and leaving Alex to continue the podcast solo.
The CIA’s Best (with Katherine Blanford)
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Noel sits down with Katherine to talk about the evolution of film throughout the years, Tom Cruise’s famously off-center tooth, what different types of cars say about the people who drive them, and Katherine’s personal path toward discovering and embracing her own inner strengths.