The Besties
Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
Conversations and interviews · Ongoing · ~57 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: talk-showcomedylightrealisticsimplelineargame/competition
Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated conversation podcast that is breezy and realistic. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Based on your film and TV taste: podcasts are matched on the same ten characteristics, with your own match bands.
About this podcast
It's Game of the Year meets King of the Hill as four of Earth's best friends – Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris Plante, and Russ Frushtick – rank and review their favorite video games. Because shouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games?
Description: from the show's own feed
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Details
- Publisher
- Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 57 minutes
- Latest episode
- 6 November 2026
- Categories
- Leisure, Video Games
- Taste scores
- How we score
How podcast matches work
Podcasts are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with your own match bands, from your film and TV taste. The scores are estimates, from fixed rules plus a one-off AI reading of each show's own description and episode titles. Quality badges never change your match.
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and production, not just genre.
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