Two Books, One Cup

Two Books, One Cup

By: Elton, Gertie, Glen

Language: en-US

Categories: Fiction, Comedy, Improv, Leisure, Games

Two Books, One Cup is a debate show where Gertie, Elton and Glen pair two of anything (Costco vs. Slaughterhouse-Five, pants vs. friendship or kittens vs. helicopter pilots) and argue which is better for the coveted winners cup.

Episodes

Dungeons & Dragons EP 10 - Dragonpriest
Jan 10, 2026

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

After a long rest- we all changed into really cool stuff Everyone can’t stop talking about how hot Davie Havok is The gang successfully completes their first quest

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Duration: 01:02:26
Dungeons & Dragons EP 9 - Kobold Party
Jan 03, 2026

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Eltor knows how to stab a bug-bear’s crotch Figs drops his god for some guy in a band Meepo can actually fight!

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Duration: 01:07:28
Dungeons & Dragons EP 8 - The Dawn of Meepo
Dec 23, 2025

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Glen gets a new boy No one respects the boy Glen shakes his little grackas to flirt with a queen

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Duration: 01:01:20
Dungeons & Dragons EP 7 - Grakas can’t be killed
Dec 13, 2025

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Grakas single-handedly saves everyone Everyone hid outside, but not Grakas Wounded, but proud. Grakas survives

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Duration: 00:51:05
Dungeons & Dragons EP 7 - The Dawn of Meepo
Dec 12, 2025

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Glen gets a new boy No one respects the boy Glen shakes his little grackas to flirt with a queen

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Duration: 01:01:22
Dungeons & Dragons EP 6
Dec 07, 2025

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Editor Ben is a better editor than I am You can control a mosquito, but can you understand what it sees with it’s weird eyes People are keeping dream secrets from each other

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Duration: 00:53:57
## Dungeons & Dragons EP 6
Dec 07, 2025

We take D\&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Glen learns love and cares for a little lizard boy no one loves the lizard boy and wants to kill him Glen doesn’t trust or love any of his team members

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Duration: 01:01:21
The Spirit of Christmas vs. Topo Chico
Nov 24, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: The Spirit of Christmas vs. Topo Chico

We learn:

We can still do a show without Elton This is the second time we have recorded this episode There is a lot of wrestling talk for some reason

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Duration: 01:06:36
Porn Shops vs. Hubert H. Humphrey’s Night of Ghouls
Nov 09, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Porn Shops vs. Hubert H. Humphrey’s Night of Ghouls

We learn:

Glen is pretty protective of his holiday Elton tries to put a positive spin on porn shops Most porn shops have an old man in suspenders outside sweeping

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Duration: 01:21:47
Dungeons & Dragons EP 5
Nov 01, 2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Deals are made with the rats. you CAN use Taylor Ham to take an impression of runes on a wall. By being idiots, we completely avoided major traps.

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Duration: 01:04:16
Air Fryer vs. The Gulag
Oct 25, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Air Fryer vs. The Gulag

We learn:

Glen still can't figure out his mic Gertie’s nipples got hard telling the ‘trowel story’ Ben FINALLY gets to talk about KPop demon hunter

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Duration: 01:17:20
Dungeons & Dragons EP 4
Oct 17, 2025

they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Jujutsu is an actual thing you can use in D&D to win There are rats the size of 12 year old boys in this cleft the cleft became a really big deal in this episode

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Duration: 01:10:08
Dungeons & Dragons EP 3
Oct 11, 2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of other games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

We mess with a blacksmith I FINALLY gets to give people my Orson Welles knowledge Elton continues to know everyone’s dad

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Duration: 00:51:16
Dungeons & Dragons EP 2
Oct 04, 2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of their games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Our heroes meet blinkie's friends dad Sandwiches are invented You can plant a tree, but it sucks.

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Duration: 01:04:54
Dungeons & Dragons EP 1
Sep 19, 2025

We take D&D players who have been kicked out of their games, and put them together to see if they can actually finish a quest.

We learn:

Gertie is a shifter wolf with IBS Shy is authentically ‘from the streets’… with her parents money Elton has been sick for kinda a while Glen is that annoying guy at the factory Ben has to put up with all of us. It was his idea, so we don’t feel bad.

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Duration: 02:00:36
Corporate Psychopaths vs. Dungeons and Dragons
Aug 29, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Corporate Psychopaths vs. Dungeons and Dragons

We learn:

Elton can make a connection between his pick and V.D. Ben makes an ‘ok host’ - but no one appreciated his hubris The British accents were the worst

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Duration: 00:58:58
Squonk Vs. Citizen Kane
Jul 26, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Squonk Vs. Citizen Kane

We learn:

The sound is really bad on this episode Glen can’t thought Citizen Kane would be a shoe-in Gertie hates Orson Welles

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Duration: 01:01:10
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds vs. Murder She Wrote
Jul 12, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: The Sibley Field Guide to Birds vs. Murder She Wrote We learn:

Ben Came SUPER prepared Gertie is able to make bird sounds conversationally Elton thinks that Angela Landsburry was actually committing all the murders

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Duration: 01:12:44
Apple VS ‘A Pegasus for Christmas’
Jul 05, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup This week: Apple VS ‘A Pegasus for Christmas’

We learn:

The pegasus story makes nearly no sense Apple makes the most sense Glen wins legitimately!

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Duration: 01:16:25
Marcus Aurelius vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jun 28, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Marcus Aurelius vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey

We learn:

Elton is hesitant to get into swinging Gertie is a horrible host Gretchen is a new addition to the cup

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Duration: 01:14:11
Taylor Ham vs. Smorgasbord
Jun 14, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Taylor Ham vs. Smorgasbord

We learn:

Hans Christian Anderson was a creep We learn all the parts of a pig and what they’re named Great arguments were made by Elton and Gertie, but Glen won

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Duration: 01:05:25
Route 80 vs. the Dictionary
May 31, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup This week: Route 80 vs. the Dictionary

We learn:

Both highways and dictionaries can be sentient Elton coughs a lot before the act of physical love Glen should have won

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Duration: 01:08:16
Celery vs. English People
May 11, 2025

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Celery vs. English People

We learn:

Elton made this episode with AI while Gertie and Glen were out of the country We get a glimpse into how Elton wished our show worked There are celery cults

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Duration: 00:21:08
Guinness World Records vs. Kids Smoking Cigarettes
Apr 20, 2025

Episode Notes

A debate show where we pick any two random things to win the coveted cup

This week: Guinness World Records vs. Kids Smoking Cigarettes

We learn:

Everyone on the episode LOVES smoking You can keep Big Mac’s in a car for days and they’re still good Elton won only because of a technicality

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Duration: 00:56:59
Costco vs. ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’
Apr 11, 2025

Episode Notes

We learn:

People used to get into wet slap-fights We’re going to trademark a prolapsed anus on a shirt You CAN make fun of mimes

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Duration: 01:11:54