Sometimes you just got to block out the bad moments, unless you're forced to relive them on a no-stakes podcast game show. Mitch and Brian try to forget as Nathan surprises us with a game, name the hilariously true NBA star in fictional adult films.

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Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Mitch Brinkman

Producer: Dennis Schetter

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Flip the table, wag your finger, cause a scene! This week we tackle the top 5 reasons to cause a scene, with special guest producer Dennis Schetter joining us at the table.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Mitch Brinkman v. Nathan Hennenfent

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Real or fictional, these are the modes of transportation Brian and Mitch flock to. Nathan also reveals his Fast Five Chairs of all time.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Mitch Brinkman

Look no further for family fun than a Pelican paddle boat

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Jet Bikes from Michael Bay's 2005 masterpiece The Island

Mr. Garrison giving the IT demo

Life on the AXIOM in Wall-E

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Here's the situation. You're about to be stranded on a desert island, but this is more like glamping. What items will make your stay the most luxurious it can be?

Don't forget to stick around until the end of the show where Brian will rattle off the definitive the Fast Five Failed Taco Bell Menu Items.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent | Contestants: Mitch Brinkman vs. Brian Ernst.

They're surprising. They're rare. They're...unexpected. When an unexpected day off rears its little head, the possibilities of how to fill the time may seem endless. But have no fear, Brian and Mitch are here with their suggestions on how best to spend such a glorious day.

Don't forget to stick to the end of the show where Nathan will deliver his Fast Five | Movies That Were Pitched Under a Different Title.

There are good parties and there are bad parties, but to elevate a party to a shindig needs some very precise attributes. Join us as we vigorously debate the #Top5 Attributes of a Fun Shindig

Stick around to the end where Nathan gives you his definitive Fast 5 list: Top 5 Dad Jokes!

Host: Nathan Hennenfent  Contestants:  Mitch Brinkman vs. Brian Ernst  

Host: Nathan Hennefent Contestants: Mitch Brinkman vs. Alex Lovinggood

BizBear welcomes our special guest, Alex Lovinggood (@theotherbarntownbrewer) to go ginger head to ginger head with Mitch to reveal and defend their picks for the most iconic Hollywood sunglasses.

And has his social handle suggests, Alex is a brewer and lover of beer. Consider visiting Barn Town Brewing if you happen to be in the Des Moines, IA area or online at barntownbrewing.com where they are currently brewing BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL, an Imperial Milk Stout brewed with Vanilla which is being created as a collaborative effort to raise awareness for the injustices of people of color hosted by Weathered Souls Brewing from San Antonio, TX.

100% of the proceeds are being donated to the Iowa chapter of the ACLU.

Host: Mitch Brinkman

Contestants: Brian Ernst vs. Nathan Hennenfent

We were not in the pool! This week is all true stories that would have made great Seinfeld plots, including Mitchell, Mitchell, one man's erotic journey from Milan to Minsk.

Don't forget to stick with us to the end where Mitch gives us the definitive list of the Top 5 Brad Pitt hairstyles.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Mitch Brinkman vs. Brian Ernst

WARNING! Do not listen on an empty stomach! We're talking beef. Pork. Chicken. Marinades. Dry rubs. Grills. This mouthwatering episode jam packed with Über Staredowns as meatheads Brian and Mitch go head to head.

Don't forget to stick with us to the end where Nathan gives us the definitive list of the Top 5 Cyclists in his Neighborhood.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Nathan Hennenfent vs. Mitch Brinkman

Cue laugh track! And if you're more of a single-camera drama viewer...sit back. This week our contestants reveal and defend their picks for presidential TV Moms. Moms that pack a punch and could easily transition from everyday TV life to the Oval Office.

Stick around to the end where Brian gives you his definitive Fast 5 list: Top 5 Apple Products That Didn't Make It Past R&D

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Nathan Hennenfent vs. Mitch Brinkman

We've all been there. Either forced to go to the BBQ where you don't know a lot of folks, or you're really looking forward to a get together that then becomes plagued with bad conversation. Listen to see if any of these situations ring a bell.

Stick around to the end where Brian gives you his definitive Fast 5 list: Top 5 Future Presidential Library Names.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Brian Ernst vs. Mitch Brinkman

We did it so you don't have to. Filtering Rotten Tomatoes results from 20% and below yielded some interesting picks. See which one of the contestants broke the rules and hear if any of your favorites made the cut!

Stick around to the end where Nathan gives you his definitive Fast 5 list: Top 5 Cars.

Host: Mitch Brinkman

Contestants: Brian Ernst & Nathan Hennenfent

The title says it all as this dense episode covers high school memories, embarrassing situations and cannibalism?! Stick around to the end to hear Mitch's Fast Five Ways to LIVE for Christ's Sake! (And it's not what you think.)

100 Episodes! Holy moly! You know what you get for us reaching such an accomplishment? Just another episode! Since Über Cinco is a weekly ritual for you, the listener, we thought we'd hash out some other weekly rituals we tend to.

Host: Mitch Brinkman

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Nathan Hennenfent

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We all know weddings, whether that of family or friends, bring out the most interesting folks from the woodwork. Listen to hear which of those unlikely entertainers made our lists. 

Stick around to the end where Nathan gives you his definitive Fast 5 list: Top 5 Tables. You won't want to miss it.

Two players go head-to-head with their Top 5 lists as a host scores their answers to determine a winner.

Co-Hosted by Brian Ernst, Mitch Brinkman, and Nathan Hennenfent (and special guests!)

It's the 2060s, perhaps the 2070s and the Biz Bear Boys have retired. If we survive climate change, WWIII and WWIV, and the great Locust Rush of '54, here's what we'll do with retirement. Also, the fast five ways we could make our first million according to the psychic down the street.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Mitch Brinkman v. Nathan Hennenfent

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Longtime listener, first-time contestant Maggie Jo faces off against the Ginger Prince, Mitchell, as they each design the theme, mechanics, and rules of what board games they'd like to play. Don't forget to stick around for Brian's Fast Five Businesses That Shouldn't Exist In a Post-COVID World.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Maggie Jo Saylor v. Mitch Brinkman

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This year's Oscars was a wake-up call. It's only appropriate to slap people on stage that truly deserve it, so we did the Lord's work and found those people for you. Also, Nathan makes Brian guess what bands people are in and it doesn't go well.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Mitch Brinkman

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You've had a bad day and an even worse week, and some jabroni cuts in line at the sushi buffet. I bet you'd have a bone to pick with that jerk! Listen to find out what other bones we'd pick and what Mitch has to say about leisure wear.

Host: Mitch Brinkman

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Nathan Hennenfent

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Toss the family drama out the window! They have been replaced with A-Listers you picked up at the local theater. They were lost, now they are found...as members of your family. The Fast Five: VR Experiences No One Asked For.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Nathan Hennenfent v. Rosie O'Leary (rosieoleary.com)

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Today we celebrate the dunces as we take the dumbest decisions of our lives and memorialize them as attractions at expensive universities. And, a special treat at the end, Top 5 Directions.

Host: Nathan Hennenfent

Contestants: Brian Ernst v. Mitch Brinkman

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have a slightly different show for you this week. Instead of a typical top five list, Mitch and Brian are asking five questions of each other as this twosome episode of U5 is head-to-head amongst buds. No points, no game. Just genuine answers and a roller coaster of emotions.

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This week Mitchell and Nathan defend their uses of pen & paper starting the show with an uncomfortable staredown. Host Brian, on the other hand, brings us back down into the gutter with his Fast Five Celebrity Winery Misfires.

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In the premiere episode of WSISTW we get a short tale about car wash grapes and then Mitch gets an Area 51 earful on a business trip.

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Today's game finds unlikely pairings from classic TV as today's nostalgic Fast Five forces us to relive the Top 5 ways our parents distracted us from on-screen nudity.

Host: Mitch Brinkman

Contestants: Nathan Hennenfent v. Brian Ernst

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The BizBear den welcomes friend of the show Steve Moore to go paw-to-paw with single-fan-favorite (his mom) Mitch Brinkman to reveal their top transactions of all time. And jumping on the bandwagon late, Brian gives his Fast Five phrases he'd say if he was on the Yellowstone ranch.

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You love to hate 'em folks! Brian and Nathan reveal their guilty pleasures they hate-watch. Don't forget to stick to the end for Mitch's Fast Five, the Top 5 Kisses.

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The BizBear Boys duke it out over their favorite Hanx performances in an episode that we had to do absolutely zero research for. We're talking from the heart today as Brian and Mitch reveal their favorite Hanx films while Nathan delivers his Fast Five Walls.

When a topic requires experience, you get the experts. That's why we brought in special guest Robert Callahan to go against familiar favorite Mitch Brinkman in revealing their endeavors attending all boy high schools and what unique stories they acquired within. Buckle up as host Brian reveals his Fast Five reasons to attend an all boys school from someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.

Good morning campers! Welcome to sleepaway camp or basketball camp or whatever camp! Mitch and Nathan debate their very different camp experiences as Western Illinois goes against the Minnesota wilderness. Host Brian closes out with his Fast Five reasons he is not built for camp.

It's 2022 and we're tacking the anti-resolution, digging into our selfish ways, and revealing the things that are so awesome about ourselves that we shouldn't change them...EVER! Brian and Nathan go toe to toe as Mitch keeps us on the rails heading towards his fast five things you pretend to be doing while watching your neighbors from across the way.

Welcome, 2022. Do better.

With that out of the way, listener, please enjoy another clip show showcasing the best of the fast fives we didn't get to highlight from 2021. We'll be back next week, fresh from vacation with a hot little number for you. (Hint: It'll be another Top 5 list.)

We are deviating from the usual format this week because we got a lot of problems with you people! In true Seinfeldian Fashion, Brian and Nathan air their grievances, complete a feat of strength and hoist up their own Festivus poles. There's also some storytime and a Mitchell Fast Five...The Top 5 True Crimes that happened in the candy village of Gingerbreadton.

The BizBear Boys welcome back magical Christmas guest Mitchell Conti to square off against our very own Mitchell to find the ultimate Christmas foods. Nathan swings his gavel with an iron fist as this week's judge, while host Brian reveals his Fast Five Nutcracker Names and Backstories.

We kept calm and carried on with today's show featuring a special call from King Charles and all of us talking about history without having done any research beforehand. Cheerio.

Host: Brian Ernst

Contestants: Mitch Brinkman v. Nathan Hennenfent

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Strike up the lights and put up the tree...and reach underneath for the biggest present with your name on it. We're going nostalgia today folks as Mitch relives his sports fantasies and Brian takes you through highly targeted toy advertisements of the 90s as they reveal the gifts that changed the course of their childhoods. And don't forget to stick around for Nathan's fast five unexpected benefits of celebrating Christmas.

Brother Brinkman joins as U5's second-ever guest host to guide Mitch and Brian through their heart-warming and some cold-hearted holidays they want to see added to the calendar. And don't forget to stick around until the end for Andy's Fast Five genres that were on his Spotify Unwrapped.

We here in the BizBear Den love cozying up with our favorite Christmas movies, but aren't blind to the problematic and downright terrible moments that pluck you right out of the Xmas spirit. Brian and Nathan reveal their top five moments as Mitch finally reveals his fast five scenarios where you can utter "Hey, Daddio!"

Brian and Mitch dig deep to give you the things they're thankful for while Nathan reserves his Fast Five insincere "thank you's" to close out the show.

You've met them. You've worked them. You may even have been friends with them. And worst of all...you may be one. These are the top personalities you can't trust. Nathan and Brian take you through their lists as Mitch lays out his Fast Five things to do with an onion.

Line 'em up, knock 'em down! Wash, rinse, repeat! These are Brian and Nathan's Top 5 Hot Streaks that either they participated in or deserve to have a light shined upon them. Speaking of shiny, Mitch's Fast Five Tiffany & Co. items for that special someone is sure to get you started shopping early for the holidays.

If you were dropped into the world of a sitcom, who would you fight the most? Nathan and Mitch have their answers as host Brian reveals his Fast Five Names for Americanized Dojos.

Time for the spooky, the terrifying, the somewhat humble traditions Mitch and Brian enact every Hallow's Eve as Nathan delivers his Fast Five Halloween Costumes for Household Items!

Let's go back to the beginning! This week Brian and Mitch go back a smidge to throw down their Top 5 Prequels which can be from any medium as host Nathan gives you his Fast Five Asses (Family Friendly Folks).

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Mix 'n match, slap together, special recipe! Whatever that secret memorable sauce is, we're gonna lay it on the line this week. Nathan and Brian reveal their Top 5 Combo lists that have a lot less fast food on them than you'd think. Enjoy not one, but two staredowns this week and a Fast Five Solos from the Mr. Hostman, Mitch Brinkman.

We're breaking the form today as only Brian reveals his hot take that summer is the absolute worst as Mitch and Nathan must come to an agreement on what to award Brian's babble.

Hosts: Mitch Brinkman and Nathan Hennenfent

Contestant: Brian Ernst

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Hello BizBear nation. Due to a sudden bear attack in the studio, we are without a fresh episode this week, but please enjoy the best of our Fast Fives so far in 2021.

Also, please visit bizbear.biz to try our new "leave a voicemail feature" to let us know what topic you want to hear next!

Whether they took their vow or happen to be the best sibling, our boys Mitch and Nathan duke it out over the Top 5 Sisters of all time. Don't forget to stick around for Brian's Fast Five Nicknames for Your Shovel.

Yes, it was us. We supplied it and won't deny it. Join us on a journey of heartfelt smells that trigger some of Brian and Nathan's fondest memories while Mitch closes out the show with the fast five ways to know if a Minnesotan is hitting on you.