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Paul Rust's Travel Mugs, Michael Cassady's Dad's Photo, A Word Pronunciation Quiz Sep 16, 2021

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Paul Rust and Michael Cassady are back! Michael's broken into a new home with a different camera angle. Paul has some stuff to say about the Spice Girls. Also we break down how to work your way up from lowly passenger to pilot in one transatlantic flight. Tony didn't have to go through the formal steps because he's famous. We also talk about commuter mugs, broken glass, my interview with Emily Oster, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, words with regional pronunciations, caramel, the one where Monica words a turkey on her head and so much more.

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Daniel and Alison (Your Calls and Daniel's Texas Rant) Sep 13, 2021

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Daniel has some harsh words for Texas and he won't back down. He also has harsh words for Alison who can barely hack attending preschool for three hours in the sun with Owen. Has Alison become even more accustomed to inactivity? A caller moved from California to Texas and feels it's a big mistake. Another caller is moving to Canada. Alison thinks all moves are a little traumatic and Daniel disagrees which is so Daniel. Another caller claims to be Tony Thaxton but he sounds more like Greg Heller. Plus some TV Talk, Alison's genius wearable/disposable tech idea and more.

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Ken Reid's Fancy Ear Piece, Robin Shorr's Picnic Chic, Canadian Desserts Sep 09, 2021

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Something is different about Tony and he wants us to guess. And guess we do! Ken Reid is here and he's stepped up his ear piece game. Robin Shorr makes her long awaited return from across the country where she's just crashed a wedding. I tell a really vague story and also once again I make everyone discuss whether I should move to Rhode Island. Plus Canadian desserts, voiceover, vengeance, humidity, Just Me Or Everyone and more!

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Emily Oster Sep 06, 2021

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Emily Oster is an economics professor and author whose hugely popular books—Expecting Better, Cribsheet, and her latest, The Family Firm—help parents make better decisions by analyzing data. Expecting Better was recommended to me by friend of show Mary Katharine Ham when I was pregnant with Elliot and I've been a fan ever since. She's written numerous pieces during the pandemic about analyzing risk. Also, she holds a PhD from Harvard! We talked about what she loves about research, growing up the daughter of two Yale professors, the sausage roll disaster of 2020, whether she always wanted children, knowing she was done after two, her relationship with decisions, living in Rhode Island and why I should move there, hiking, being a morning person, what she was like in college, why you're probably wrong about economics (I was), her newsletter, her favorite class in school and so much more. We also did a round of Just Me Or Everyone, HGFY and answered your questions.

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Dave's Nevadatude, Wendy's Noisy Legs, An Animal Fart Quiz Sep 02, 2021

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Things take a spicy turn when David Huntsberger gets upset over Alison forgetting which way Nevada is pronounced. Wendy Molyneux is here and despite people constantly mispronouncing her last name, she's yet to "pull a Dave." Also, she has cellophane legs. I've been giggling over farts in general, which is a sign of my continued evolution and self-actualization in that I am truly taking pleasure in the small things. We listen to some gassy animals and try to determine who dealt it. Plus Just Me Or Everyone, Slim Slimmon's Adorable Hour, Wendy's singing finger and more.

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Tony Thaxton Aug 30, 2021

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Producer/drummer/podcaster Tony Thaxton, AKA "The Bad Boy of Podcasting," is back on my show as the main event when the scheduled guest needs to reschedule. Tony has been going through some stuff and I'd been hoping he would want to discuss it on the show. We do a Tony Wellness Check, discuss Kids Incorporated (recently featured on Tony's podcast Bizarre Albums), Tony's lack of dancing, pandemic anger, his divorce, the specifics of rejoining Motion City Soundtrack, grief during the pandemic, the recent loss of Brian Cain, Christmas songs, podcasting gear, hiking near a bear, dating and so much more. We also took your questions!

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Dameshek's Pint Glasses, Alison's Office Crushes, Betsy Sodaro's Anti-Fruit Stance Aug 26, 2021

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Does Dave Dameshek get paid to agree with Daniel instead of Alison? You would be forgiven for thinking so after this episode. Also, his wife won't add to his pint glass collection and he has questions. Meanwhile Alison and Daniel got in a fight over a flyswatter and more. Also, Alison made an egregious error in a meeting earlier and is embarrassed. Betsy Sodaro is here and she's not a fruit head. Also, she explains why she's the last person in the world who should have a child. Plus a new segment which might be called Which is Worse? and Just Me Or Everyone!

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John Ross Bowie Aug 23, 2021

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John Ross Bowie (Big Bang Theory, Speechless, a million other things you've seen) joins the show to talk about his new podcast Household Faces with John Ross Bowie where he interviews fellow character actors. We also talk about whether he or Tony Thaxton is nicer, nearly getting punched by a student when he taught high school, his frustration with "Fred," parenting during the pandemic, improv games, his midlife crisis, how he came to have peace with his career, punk rock, my bizarre new ability to feel joy, and so much more including Just Mr Or Everyone.

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Caissie and Josh's Duckpin Bowling, Jeff's Salt Flats, Daniel's CVS Beef Aug 19, 2021

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Josh Gondelman has joined us from three hours in the future and he didn't even fall asleep while waiting for the show to start. Probably from all the cocaine he famously snorts. Caissie St. Onge is here as well and she would like to cede her time to Josh and this whole drug situation. Jeff Fox is filling in for Tony and he's fresh from the salt flats where he saw a car go 475 mph. Daniel has a CVS beef and I want to talk about White Lotus. Plus more guessing people's favorite pasta shapes and Just Me Or Everyone.

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LeeAnn Kreischer Aug 16, 2021

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Writer, mother and host of Wife of the Party, LeeAnn Kreischer has always struck me as very wise and self-actualized. Turns out she really is! We talk about her incredibly challenging childhood, her desire to be happy, growing up with a borderline mother, meeting her husband Bert Kreischer, a little something called "Bert Mode," the effect of Bert's success on her marriage, realizing she preferred writing to acting, recurring fights, her years in New York, postpartum depression and rage and so much more. We also answered your questions and did a Just Me Or Everyone involving couch maintenance.

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