Mike Cioffi
Co-host
179 episodes · Apr 1, 2009 – Aug 4, 2026 · 42 hours on mic
Every episode where Mike holds at least a tenth of the talking, by the transcripts’ count.
The Early Podcast: Marc & Tod (41)
“If Height powers this show, and the Fresh Tastekeeping System powers Height, does the transit property mean that the Fresh Tastekeeping System powers this show?” Episode 61
“I think in a neutral site wait or site unknown but neutral i i think the line would be shark minus 400” Episode 228
- 26: You're Not Allowed To Know My Rich Friend
- 28: Sometimes, Mistakes Are Made
- 31: Twitter Madlibs: April 13th 2009
- 32: The Siren Song of Sweet Sweet Action
- 39: Lampidi Stelami Sings The Hits
- 43: The News Monster: May 1st, 2009
- 48: Interview: Randy Wang, Pretty Good Podcast
- 49: Listener Mailbag and Star Trek Review
- 50: Quickie: Office Prankstaz
- 56: Are Nerds Immature?
- 57: Quickie: Possum in the Studio
- 61: The Robot Topic
- 71: Listener Mailbag and Tips on Stripteasing
- 81: A Few of Our Favorite Things
- 84: Guilty Pleasures
- 89: The News Monster: July 6th, 2009
- 96: Dressing Up, Some Online Dating
- 101: Nerdwalking at the 2009 Anime Expo
- 102: 3D Hockey and Enjoying Time in San Diego
- 112: The Grimmest News Story We Ever Covered
- 113: Bizarre Conspiracy Theories
- 120: The Low Budget 100th Showtacular
- 123: The News Monster: August 21st, 2009
- 124: Most Underrated Pop Culture Gems
- 126: Salvaged: The Billboard Plan
- 142: The Careful Construction of a New Studio
- 147: The News Monster: September 23rd, 2009
- 168: Gambling, Las Vegas, C Blocking and The Todbot
- 173: Saying Goodbye to Snus and Vegas Girls
- 177: Raptor vs. Grizzly: The Discussion
- 200: All We Want For Christmas
- 206: The Exciting New Years Eve Party
- 208: Selling Off Your Childhood For Fast Cash
- 218: The Code of Dude
- 222: The Ironic Show
- 227: Pickup Line of the Week and Scratch Off Minute
- 228: Sharkigator vs Manodile
- 231: The 5 Things You Can't Have
- 242: Plastic Flasks and Sneaking Stuff Into Concerts
- 257: The Art Of Complaining
- 258: Comical Ways You've Been Injured
Marc & Cioffi (14)
“I feel like you're going to quit your job to listen to the proto men full time.” Episode 266
“I thought I had it turned upside down or something. It's Japanese. So it's right to left. That's when I tapped out.” Episode 283
- 264: News Monster
- 265: Listener Mailbag: Young Love, Smelly Co-Workers, John Mayer
- 266: What Are You Wasting Your Time On?
- 267: The 10 Most Bizarre Products
- 268: Behold Your Ultimate Foe: The Arch Nemesis
- 269: News Monster
- 270: Tweet Her, Sleep With Her and Her iPad
- 275: News Monster: Drunk Truckers, Breastfeeding
- 277: Your Guide to Alternative Employment
- 279: Saying Goodbye to Snus and Vegas Girls
- 280: The 5 Things You Cannot Have
- 281: Plastic Flasks, Suicide Girls and Sneaking Stuff Into Concerts
- 282: Nerdwalking at the 2009 Anime Expo
- 283: Guilty Pleasures
The Britt Season (20)
“I think guys are going to shuffle up next to her, stand awkwardly for about 30 seconds, and then shuffle away.” Episode 295
“i have a word document on my desktop on my laptop it says uh low budget fm hacky go-to show topics” Episode 315
- 285: Listener Mailbag: Sugar Mamas, Trying Too Hard, Birdemic
- 288: 10 Ways Casinos Are Tricking You and Mike
- 290: Yahoo Answers: Madden Football, Hot Topic Fingernails, Measuring Success
- 291: The Geeky Singles Mixer In Van Nuys
- 293: The 5 Habits You Wish You Had
- 294: News Monster: Girl Voices, Groin Gunshots, Dungeons and Dragons
- 295: Recap: Low Budget Visits The SoulGeek Singles Mixer
- 296: Listener Mailbag
- 298: Craigslist: She Ain't Sayin' She's A Gold Digger
- 299: News Monster: Texting During Sex, Russian Bribery, Famous Original Papa Johns
- 300: The Suburban Road Show Arrives at Barnes & Noble
- 301: What If Low Budget FM Won The Lottery?
- 302: The Suburban Road Show Arrives at Applebees
- 304: News Monster
- 305: Listener Mailbag: Pro Skater vs. Rock Star, The Italian Guy, Living Like Children
- 306: Prank War
- 311: Yahoo Answers: Ghost Attacks, Virgin Sex, Chest Pains
- 313: Pillow-Muffled Gunshots, Lap Sitting Contests and Co-Host Abuse
- 314: News Monster: Extreme Abuses of Power, Terminator Jesus, Untold Hotness
- 315: Compliments
The Rotating Chair (42)
“My new name is going to be Miguel. It's not one of those things where I'm not allowed to act on this information” Episode 323
“I think this is 301. Personally, I went through the RSS and I know there's some items that were left off.” Episode 332
- 317: MOTORBOATIN'!
- 319: News Monster: Unhealthy Pro Gamers, Radio-Loving Nudists
- 320: Mike Cioffi's Dark Secret Is Revealed
- 322: A Blowhardy Discussion About Moving On
- 323: Quite Possibly The Worst Con In The World
- 324: News Monster: Real Lightsabers, Stolen Camels, Mooning Hell's Angels
- 325: Listener Mailbag
- 326: Listener Relations
- 327: Live From The Line: The iPhone 4 Launch
- 328: Becoming What You Hate and The Lists We Didn't Do
- 329: News Monster: Drinking for 4 Days, FaceTime for the Friendless, Your Very Own Village
- 332: It's Our 300th Show: How Do People Feel About It?
- 333: The Rebecca Situation
- 334: Low Budget FM: Live From Anime Expo 2010
- 335: News Monster: Cocaine World Cups, Powering Through, iPhone Cheating
- 341: Who Gets The Master Bedroom?
- 342: Announcing The Low Budget FM Submarine Design Contest
- 343: Comic Con 2010: The Recap
- 350: A Final Farewell To The Low Budget Barn
- 351: News Monster: Sextortion, Kissin', Ancient Mariners
- 354: News Monster: Cutting Cars, No Fat Chicks, Loose Baboons
- 357: News Monster: Flying Jeeps, Duck Tribes, Manually Boosting The Birth Rate
- 358: Yahoo Answers: Dogs and Pools, Shitty Geologists, Murderous Young Girls
- 360: News Monster: German Commies, Crooked Speeding Licenses, Joys of Bordello Ownership
- 361: The Rise Of The Jacuzzi Cioffi
- 363: News Monster: Sex Boxes, Dangerous Stuffed Ponies, Very Unnecessary Imagery
- 364: The Rebecca Situation Redux
- 367: An Epic Night At An Epic Concert
- 368: Yahoo Answers: Faking Sick With Smirnoff, Party Bitches, Bulletproof Gorillas
- 369: News Monster: Fending Off Bears, TP Shortage, and Foiled Robberies
- 372: News Monster: Nearly Naked, Pet Alligators, The Ochocinco Sex Line
- 375: News Monster: Super Impromptu Edition
- 376: The Rules Of Shotgun
- 378: BlogWorld 2010 Seeing The Real Vegas
- 379: Blogworld 2010: Mark Malkoff Needs a Title, BlackBerry Booth Mystery Solved, Demand Media Swagapalooza
- 380: Blogworld 2010: Reverse Wingmen and the Social Media Clubhouse
- 384: News Monster: Mars Is Still Wet, Mandatory Birth Control, Canine Echolocation
- 385: The Love Robot Accurately Answers Your Questions
- 386: Party and Marc's Bookie
- 389: Yahoo Answers Redux: Dreaming of Apocalypse, Lots Of Fake Blood, Multiple Sexy Personalities
- 391: In Which Mike Throws Hard Candy At The Listeners
- 394: Live From The Fox Hills Mall On Black Friday
The Pico-Robertson Era (47)
“I looked heavily at how the Bears are going to maybe switch back to a 4-3 this year... it turns out that the Lakers are going to cover” Episode 425
“I insisted nonstop, like, oh, 9 o'clock. We got to go crazy early because it's Easter Sunday... And, of course, I'm half an hour late.” Episode 426
- 398: Jan. 24, 2011: Pico Robertson Adjacent, Dirty Pictures, Crime Team Applications, News Monster
- 399: Jan. 26, 2011: Nudey Texts, Instant Booty Calls and Squeezers From Anne Hathaway
- 403: Feb. 10, 2011: There's Some Bad Press About The Show
- 405: Feb. 16, 2011: Bring Back The XFL, Tweaking Rugby, Mafia Minute, News Monster, Pickup Line Of The Week
- 407: Feb. 28, 2011: Cioffi Might Want To Break Into Indie Film
- 409: Mar. 4, 2011: Ask The Love Robot and The News Monster
- 410: Mar. 9, 2011: Of Boaties and Boatsmen, News Monster, Time 2 Learn
- 411: Mar. 10, 2011: Low Budget FM Gets What's Coming To It
- 412: Mar. 11, 2011: The Love Sensei, Yahoo Answers, Mafia Minute, The iPad 2
- 413: Mar. 14, 2011: The New Jingle, Marc Wants A Motorcycle, News Monster
- 414: Mar. 16, 2011: The Capacitive Touch, Cioffi and Kari Byron, Dating Celebrities, Listener Mailbag
- 415: Mar. 21, 2011: Meeting The Parents, NCAA Lock Of The Week, New Sponsors, Drunken Letters To Netflix, News Monster
- 417: Mar. 28, 2011: Begging For iPads, Crooked LA Cops, Cioffi's Organ Harvesting, News Monster
- 419: Apr. 4, 2011: Juicer Sabotage, Worst Comedy Routine Ever, News Monster, 6 On Your Side
- 422: Apr. 14, 2011: Marc Enjoys a Gaybar and Guide to Life: Faking Your Own Death
- 423: Apr. 17, 2011: Brent's Terrible Story, Dark Thoughts, News Monster, Bang Zamboni
- 424: Apr. 20, 2011: Hey Now!, Coachella, Scream 4, The Chonch Factor, Raptor vs Grizzly, Mafia Minute
- 425: Apr. 24, 2011: Fun Banter, Lock of the Week, Dark Thoughts, News Monster
- 426: Apr. 27, 2011: Pickup Line of the Week, John Salwin's Mafia Minute, The Chonch Factor
- 427: May 2nd, 2011: Bomb Threats, News Monster, Guide To Life: The Fixx
- 428: May 9, 2011: Crazy Drunken Ramblings, When's It A Date?, News Monster
- 429: May 11, 2011: Twitter Dating, Underrated Movies, The British Love Robot
- 430: May 13, 2011: It's Facebook Fan Request Friday!
- 431: May 16, 2011: Track Suits, The Rebecca Situation Recurs, Failed Sitcom Pitches
- 433: Giovanni Breaks The Format, Yahoo! Answers
- 434: May 25, 2011: The Long Sad Pub Crawl, Sword Menacing, Dark Thoughts, Stuff Real Girls Know
- 436: June 2nd, 2011: Listener Mailbag: The Show Sucks Now, Wireless Routing, #dong Returns
- 437: June 6, 2011: Marc's Spirit Animal, Brent Gets Locked Out, MANGRATE, Lock of the Week, News Monster
- 438: June 8, 2011: Stand Against Sitting, Brent's Roomba, MANGRATE, Chonch, Brent = Gross, Book Club
- 439: June 12, 2011: Marc Attends The 2011 Califur Convention and News Monster
- 440: June 14, 2011: This Is Not The Comedy We Set Out To Do
- 441: June 20, 2011: Buy Cioffi's Love For Hockey, Return Of The Jedi Sucks?, News Monster
- 443: June 27, 2011: In Memoriam Of Whitey, News Monster
- 445: July 4, 2011: Live From Anime Expo 2011
- 446: July 11, 2011: Anti-Freschetta Sentiments, Wes Zaarly, News Monster
- 447: July 14, 2011: Carmageddon, It's Miley Cyrus, Lock Of The Week, Failed Sitcom Pitches
- 448: Comic Con Memories, News Monster, Rap Education
- 449: July 20, 2011: Texting While Driving
- 451: July 29, 2011: The Love Robot Accurately Answers Your Questions
- 452: Riots, Reunions, Drunken Mayors, Angry Sturgeon, Crying Women
- 457: Aug. 22, 2011: Raiders Pre-Season Gun Violence, Teddy Ballpark, Michelin Condoms
- 461: Sep. 12, 2011: Sans Power Laces, The Zen Of Dismemberment, The Great Zambrano, Listener Mailbag
- 466: Oct. 9, 2011: The Chaunch Factor, My Horsie, 192 Ounces Of Wine
- 469: Nov. 8, 2011: BlogWorld and New Media Expo, Show 1
- 470: Nov. 10, 2011: BlogWorld and New Media Expo Show 2
- 471: Dec. 10, 2011: The Most Embarrassing Moments of Low Budget FM
- 472: Dec. 12, 2011: This Is The Last Show
The Comeback (8)
“He shoots, he scores. Oh, that's dead on. That's like Mark's in the same room as me.” Episode 478
“I just love my Ray-Bans. Why wouldn't I talk great about it if I love them so much?” Episode 482
- 473: April 22, 2012: This Is The Next Show
- 474: Tough Talk, Yahoo Answers
- 476: May 21, 2012: Pressing Forward, News Monster
- 477: May 27, 2012: Crushing It Bro, Slippin' Into Bad Areas, The Love Robot
- 478: June 4, 2012: Pickup Line of the Week, Listener Mail, Hockey Hockey Hockey
- 480: July 2nd, 2012: Let's Punch Up That Craigslist Ad
- 482: Aug. 4, 2012: Marc Phones It In (Bonus)
- 484: Aug. 16, 2012: Chalk Protests, Razing Downtown LA, Listener Mail
The LBPR Run (5)
“There's explosions and pillars of fire a hundred feet high. There was a tsunami of hooch washing over everything.” Episode 500
“I just, I quietly, I didn't even tell him bye. I just sort of avoided the store.” Episode 502
Mid-Life Crisis (2)
“I would very specifically use the word flighty.” Episode 551
“I'm worried about how are we going to break this to Mark.” Episode 552