We're back with out first movie review in over a year AND our first Christmas special since January of 2024!

We also published this episode on Patreon where it's 11 minutes longer!

New episodes of No Hugging, No learning will return on Sunday, January 18th, 2026!

"But, how does this relate to Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm or Always Sunny?"

"After Mac's father is released from prison, Mac and Charlie stage their own deaths to save their lives."
-Original Air Date: 10/2/2008-

This week we're talking about Mac and Charlie Die, Part 2, the proper pluralization of "son of a bitch", the ShamWow guy running for congress in Texas and alternate takes being used for the recap scene.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"After Mac's father is released from prison, Mac and Charlie stage their own deaths to save their lives."
-Original Air Date: 10/2/2008-

This week we're talking about Mac and Charlie Die, Part 1, reading reviews we didn't know we had from the last TWO YEARS, what we do and do not know about poppers and getting vasectomies.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 22 MINUTES LONGER!

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"When Charlie asks Mac, his best friend, to beat up the waitress's new boyfriend, the only problem is that Mac is the guy. Dennis, in order to convince Charlie that he, and not Mac, is his best friend, tries to get Charlie to catch Mac red-handed."
-Original Air Date: 9/25/2008-

This week we're talking about Mac's Banging the Waitress, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the worst angle of porn and AEW's Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 23 MINUTES LONGER!

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"After investing in a billboard, Frank and Mac judge a competition to find Paddy's next top model; Dee and Charlie go on a mission to create a YouTube sensation."
-Original Air Date: 9/25/2008-

This week we're talking about our FIRST BANNED EPISODE, America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest, trying our best to decipher Charlie's acronym, outdated names for things and a SURPRISE when we get to The Compass!

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 15 MINUTES LONGER!

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"Mac, Dennis, and Charlie take advantage of rising gas prices by investing in barrels of gasoline and selling them door to door."
-Original Air Date: 9/18/2008-

This week we're talking about The Gang Solves The Gas Crisis, more late takes on the NYC Mayoral election, urinals where pissing your pants is a better option and watching Weapons without any of the jump scares.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 22 MINUTES LONGER!

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"After Dee and Charlie mistakenly eat some of Frank's human meat, they develop an unsatisfiable cannibalistic hunger. Meanwhile, Mac and Dennis take hunting for sport to the next level when they set their eyes on Rickety Cricket."
-Original Air Date: 9/8/2008-

This week we're talking about Mac and Dennis: Manhunters, the debut of out new segment "What's the worst way the episode could have stepped on the title card?", censored profanity and a change in how someone was credited.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 25 MINUTES LONGER!

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets

"Charlie inadvertently puts Paddy's up as the grand prize in a dance marathon, and the gang is forced to enter the competition to save their bar from The Waitress and Father Mara, who will do anything to win the bar."
-Original Air Date: 11/15/2007-

This week we're talking about The Gang Dances Their Asses Off, disappointing decisions from radio stations in big markets (like there's ever any good decisions), The Sklar Brothers and the loss of Ted's favorite restaurant.

This is No Hugging, No Learning, the show about one thing...watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for the first time.

Want more NHNL? Next week's episode drops early on Patreon! This episode was posted a week ago and it's 16 MINUTES LONGER!

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Wanna start your own podcast? Do it with Libsyn and get up to 2 months free podcasting service with our Libsyn code HUGGING.

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Music: "The Gang Gets Trapped" by Reed Streets