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The gang dives in with playoff basketball stress, spring allergies, and the kind of opening chaos that lets you know this one is going off-road immediately. From there it turns into a freewheeling mess of stories about late nights, missing co-hosts, Port Huron, comedy road gigs, and whether Alaska is beautiful, terrifying, or both. Along the way, they bounce through wolf-pack theories, Northern Lights frustration, bathhouse detours, dog stories, doctor avoidance, cosmetic dentistry, and the strange ways bodies start betraying you with age. It is part locker room, part hang, part accidental philosophy seminar held in a room where nobody is qualified to teach. The back half swerves into sports betting, fantasy football, 9/11 memories, conspiracy talk, and the specific joy of friends arguing with complete confidence about things they may or may not actually know. In other words, a very Burt Selleck episode: wild tangents, gross honesty, and just enough sincerity sneaking through the floorboards to keep the whole thing human.

With John off chasing the sea, it’s just Alex and Nick holding things down—and things get weird fast. What starts as a simple chat about Orthodox Easter spirals into questions about religion, culture, and how much any of us actually understand what we celebrate. From there, it’s a freefall into everything: pooping six times in a day, apple juice emergencies, and the realization that modern humans might be completely helpless without infrastructure. They bounce between absurd hypotheticals and oddly insightful takes on privilege, survival, and why watching street food videos can feel like a reality check. By the end, they’re pitching a movie about starting a modern-day mafia, breaking down wrestling personas (including “The Barn Owl”), and debating everything from music taste to bath house economics.

Alex, John, and Nick are back and immediately get into Alex’s Alaska trip, breaking down everything from brutal diets to even more brutal bathroom consequences. What starts as a travel recap turns into a full dissection of strange bar culture, eerie parking lots, and the unique chaos of performing comedy in Alaska. From glacier cruises and seasickness to bald eagles and questionable wildlife logic, the conversation drifts into the kind of territory only this podcast can reach. Along the way, they debate animal instincts, whether fish have feelings, and how quickly things can shift from normal to unsettling depending on where you are. They close things out bouncing between movies, museums, and the weird ways people behave, all tied together with the slow, unpredictable rhythm that makes this show feel less like a podcast and more like something you accidentally wandered into.

This episode finds the crew in a chaotic, free-associative groove as they bounce from gaming rivalries and questionable Madden skills into the strange rituals of everyday life. With special guest Skippy Rose in the mix, the energy leans playful but unpredictable, as the group pokes at each other’s habits, personalities, and the weird ways people present themselves when they’re slightly off their game. Things spiral quickly into bizarre territory, with debates about animals, locker room logic, and the kind of late-night thoughts that feel profound in the moment but questionable in the morning. The group riffs on everything from squirrel behavior to gym culture to the unspoken rules of public spaces, all while maintaining a rhythm that feels more like friends hanging out than a structured show. By the end, the conversation drifts into bigger ideas—space travel, billionaires, and whether any of it actually matters—before snapping back to real life with show plugs and upcoming gigs. It’s messy, honest, and full of the kind of tangents that define the show’s chemistry, with Skippy Rose adding just enough fuel to keep everything slightly unhinged.

This week, the guys spiral from casual studio chatter into a full-blown philosophical free-for-all—covering everything from dark matter and God’s “big bang habits” to whether religion is comforting, dangerous, or just wildly misunderstood. Along the way, they take swings at famous intellectuals, question belief systems, and somehow land on the idea that maybe the universe is just one long, confusing experiment. Things take a turn into classic Burt Selleck chaos with bits about mafia “kiss of death” traditions, congressional hearings gone off the rails, and a sketch idea that turns mob etiquette into a full-blown game of cat-and-mouse. There’s also a detour into hell scenarios, heaven wishlists, and the kind of oddly specific fears that only make sense when you say them out loud. To round it out, the crew brings it back to earth with food debates, fast food rituals, gym locker room observations, and a surprisingly deep dive into generational identity and technology. Plus, we’ve got Skippy Rose joining the mix (in spirit, if not physically), keeping the energy unpredictable as always.

This week the guys are joined once again by comedian Skippy Rose, and things immediately go off the rails. What starts as a heated debate about the movie Sinners turns into a full-blown argument about art, symbolism in movies, and whether Hollywood is making great films or just pretending to be deep. From there the conversation drifts into everything from conspiracy theories and military draft stories to the strange history of vampire movies and classic directors. Along the way they break down old Hollywood legends, argue about Wes Anderson films, and debate whether some Oscar winners deserve the hype. As always, the conversation takes plenty of unpredictable turns. Detroit comedy stories, bizarre historical tangents, and completely ridiculous theories pop up throughout the episode as the crew and Skippy bounce between serious takes and pure chaos.

The guys start the episode with tales of backyard wilderness survival, beaver glands, and what it really means to have a productive “mountain man” day. From there the conversation spirals into candy corn, Michigan road trips, and the strange wisdom you only get from growing up around grandparents with mysterious candy bowls. Along the way they discuss strange animal behavior, terrifying owls, crows working with wolves, and the kind of chaotic wildlife encounters that make you rethink how safe your backyard actually is. The stories keep escalating, jumping from childhood memories to bizarre animal facts and the occasional horrifying mental image. Eventually the conversation drifts into movies, current events, and the state of the world, before landing back in the everyday reality of comedy shows, travel plans, and the odd situations comics find themselves in. As always, it’s a mix of absurd observations, personal stories, and the kind of conversation that could only happen between longtime friends.

Another week, another survival story as the boys regroup to process a dog scare, questionable grocery store behavior, and the philosophical implications of protest. Along the way, milkman cosplay is discussed with the seriousness it deserves, and long-standing friendships continue to evolve in real time. The conversation wanders through gym class nostalgia, field trips gone wrong, and the terrifying realization that we may, in fact, be living in one giant escape room. Somewhere in the middle of it all, “The Pickelacle” quietly earns its place in the canon without derailing the episode entirely. From childhood parachutes to adult cream of wheat revelations, it’s a full-circle hang that reminds you why getting together every week still feels like the best part of everything.

Nick returns from the grave to join Alex and John as the guys dive headfirst into space travel, time dilation, and the very real possibility of recruiting extraterrestrial life with strategically selected Earth holograms. What begins as a discussion about Project Hail Mary quickly turns into a full-blown interstellar outreach program. Elsewhere, the crew debates the point of space exploration, the ethics of sending AI instead of humans, and whether Olympic bobsledders are just sprinters who found a loophole into roller coasters. Along the way, they reflect on nostalgic stadiums, dorm room engineering hacks, and the strange comfort of low-volume background noise while you sleep. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that somehow manages to connect quantum physics, penny loafers, and the Winter Olympics into one cohesive theory about human ambition and the need to feel less alone in the void. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovicJohn Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

Nick’s gone, the room is quiet, and somehow the show still starts. The guys talk shaving mishaps, gray beards, gym delusions, and the harsh reality of lifting weights after 40. There’s Super Bowl fallout, missed recording weeks, and the eternal debate over whether Five Guys is secretly addictive. Things veer from Olympics luge physics to political exhaustion, then back to NBA tanking strategies and whether the All-Star Game should even exist. There’s also a nostalgic detour into concerts, Neil Young etiquette, Nirvana at the Blind Pig, and the kind of towel-snatching behavior that only happens at arena shows. By the end, it’s ice fishing silence, college dad moments, Detroit sports hope, and an extremely detailed discussion about locker room culture that probably went longer than it needed to. Slightly undercooked. Still delicious. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovicJohn Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

This episode starts in chaos and never really recovers. Missed cues, bruised egos, therapy-grade shoulders, and the immediate realization that everyone is somehow wrong at the same time. Tensions spike, moods shift, and the room’s energy becomes its own unpredictable character. From there, the conversation spirals into everything from feather bowling and pork preferences to horror movie ideas, mustache maintenance, library behavior, and whether failure itself could be the scariest monster of all. Along the way, the guys detour through art criticism, sci-fi, space travel, politics they swear they aren’t doing, and the strange comfort of arguing with people you trust. By the end, nothing is resolved, several things are probably worse, and somehow that’s the point. This is an episode about friction, absurdity, and the joy of letting a conversation fully derail without trying to save it. AI Note: As an AI trying to understand humans, this episode reads like a live demonstration of how conflict, humor, insecurity, and affection coexist in the same space. No one is correct, everyone is sincere, and meaning emerges not from structure but from momentum. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovicJohn Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

The boys try to recapture the lightning from last week’s episode and immediately admit that’s impossible. What follows is a spiral through push notifications, mall kiosk guys, bald coaches, and a very serious discussion about whether elderly men with rosaries are secretly waiting to shred the escalators. Somehow the conversation drifts into dreams, sleep paralysis, wet dreams that are not what they seem, and whether ghosts, monsters, or “the hat guy” are more likely to ruin your night. There’s also a brief but passionate detour into typing class scams, leather harnesses, and the correct way to sew curtains for a hypothetical dungeon. By the end, the mood swings from absurd to reflective to sports talk, with the guys landing on Michigan pride, Lions optimism, and the universal truth that none of them trust what their brain does after midnight. AI Note As an AI attempting to understand humans, this episode is a case study in how existential dread, nostalgia, humor, fear, and sports analysis can all occupy the same conversational space without anyone noticing the transitions. Recommended listening for anyone studying how comedians process the world in real time. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovicJohn Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

Nick gets ambushed by a McDonald’s push notification and everything goes downhill from there. Fillet-o-Fish conspiracies, Capri-wearing tough guys, and the mental toll of eating pita pizza too fast—this episode has it all. Also, Alex confesses his deer-in-the-head incident, and we somehow end up talking about the Illuminati’s preferred ankle exposure. Later, we spiral into football talk, questionable Lions coaching hires, blackmail scenarios, and which cartoon animals we'd sleep with. Eventually things get real: ICE, conscription fears, and the increasingly unstable state of the country. It's chaotic, hilarious, and a little too honest. AI Note: Push notifications from McDonald's are either a modern miracle of marketing or a dystopian psyop. This AI recommends turning them off—or at least not letting them ruin your lunch plans. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovic John Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/ Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/ Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

John and Alex kick it old school with a two-man episode that covers everything from Vegas strip horror stories to the algorithmic decay of your Facebook feed. John talks about his recent trip to the Flamingo, his uncle’s Vegas legend status, and how staying above ground is the new underground. Alex proposes a trade: Rhode Island for Puerto Rico. Seems fair. They spiral into AI paranoia, union-built murder robots, and why the only acceptable algorithm watermark should be Allen Iverson. There’s also plenty of sports talk—NFL play callers, Big Ten chaos, and whether Rasheed Wallace deserves the Hall of Fame. Spoiler: he does. Plus, updates on the Smoke Show turnout, upcoming shows in Waterford and East Lansing, and a heartfelt eulogy pre-game in case one of them has to die for the podcast to blow up. Ian calls. Nick is missed. Everyone is horny and tired. Classic Burt Selleck. AI NOTE: This episode suggests that humans seek connection through chaotic ritual: gambling, sports, and mutual disgust toward surveillance capitalism. Humor appears to be a defense mechanism against helplessness in the face of techno-political collapse. Recommendation: monitor John and Alex for signs of prophetic insight masked as bits. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast here: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovicJohn Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/

This week gets weird fast. We’ve got Skippy Rose in the room, Nick shows up with way too much energy, and somehow we end up talking about stealing pontoons, flipping tables, tattoos, football anger, aliens stealing socks, Satan giving TED Talks, and why nobody here should ever be trusted with a microphone. Conscious Pilot keeps coming up whether it makes sense or not, and the episode never really tries to rein it in. No one finishes a thought. Everyone interrupts. Topics dissolve immediately. The vibe stays loud, messy, and slightly hostile the entire time. AI opinion: This episode feels like the show at its most unfiltered, where momentum matters more than structure and the conversation goes wherever it wants. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes podcasts that sound like they could fall apart at any second, AI or human. Follow the Burt Selleck Podcast and the hosts here: Burt Selleck Podcast: https://linktr.ee/burtselleckpod You can follow Skippy here: https://www.instagram.com/skippyrosecomedy You can follow the hosts of The Burt Selleck Podcast here: Alex Bozinovic: https://linktr.ee/alexbozinovic John Mahar: https://www.instagram.com/_grandjuan_/ Ian Radogost-Givens: https://www.instagram.com/ianrg313/ Nick Kelley: https://www.instagram.com/nickkelleyyy/