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A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan - Episode Notes Episode: "Friday Free Show #900" Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Ross McCoy (Orlando comedian) Sponsors / Ad Reads BudDocs.org (Dr. Chanlatte): Florida medical marijuana recommendations. You see him in person once, then telemedicine after that, and renewals are handled by text/email. Pricing: transfer patients $99, existing $125, new $175. Locations in Lake Mary, Hunters Creek, Tampa and Melbourne. He hand-curates "Bud Deals," dispensary deals that can save up to 60%. If you don't qualify, you don't pay, and same-day appointments are available. Opened with a short tangent about robotic AI voices in ads. Just Call Moe: Named as the studio sponsor ("Injured on the Go, Just Call Moe studio") and thanked for underwriting Beerfest. Don Mealey Chevrolet (Clermont): Red Tag sale on Equinox and Silverado. End of year is a good time to buy because they're clearing room for new inventory. Ask for JC Harrelson, general sales manager, and say you're a Tom and Dan listener. They've advertised with the show for nearly 12 years. Chevy link on tomanddan.com. The Pinball Dudes (ThePinballDudes.net): The new Stern Fallout machine is in the studio lobby. Pinball rental for $350/month, with Andrew setting it up and swapping in a new machine every quarter. Pitched as a gift or a conversation piece for a business. Andrew's cell: 321-591-1062. Beerfest sponsors thanked on air: Just Call Moe, Modern Plumbing Industries, Jeff's Bagel Run, PyroSpot Fireworks, The Pinball Dudes, plus a nod to Dr. Powers for helping out. Segment Rundown Show 900 milestone: The hosts mark Friday Free Show #900 and figure show 1,000 should land around the show's 20th anniversary in 2029. A crude "fit them in" tangent follows. Beerfest 2026 plug: Bad at Business Beerfest is Nov 21 in Sanford with 28+ breweries. Melissa posted the pouring list. Six live bands are booked, including Gary Laser Eyes, Stony Fools and Lady Ebor, with The Super Villains doing the after-party plus late-night karaoke (spellings as transcribed). The footprint is one street smaller this year to save money, but there's more on the bill. Dan admits six months ago he was sure it wouldn't happen because costs had gotten so high. Free sample cups and wristbands start at noon (21+, bring ID). Also: 500 gift bags with a chance to win thousands, food trucks and vendors, and no fence. They joke about $150 VIP tickets at other fests. Sofas and Suds memories: Sofas and Suds couch races are the next day, Nov 22, now 11+ years running. Ross remembers the early rule-free years: head-on collisions in a cul-de-sac, and a guy named Derek who got his foot run over. The hosts agree it was "gladiatorial combat." No pets at events: Dogs are a no for liability reasons, and the bit escalates into exotic animals (capybara, ostrich, panther, orangutan). That leads to Mike Tyson's tiger regrets, the story of him offering a zookeeper money to fight a gorilla, and an influencer who claims he'll fight a chimp. Flood etiquette gripe: A BDM who painted the "loneliest bear in the world" had his house flooded without flood insurance. Dan doesn't want neighbors kayaking or jet-skiing (wakes) around flooded streets while people are hurting. Concrete Toad argues kayaking beats wading through sewage. That turns into "read the room," the Michael Penix press-conference laughing comparison, and other disaster etiquette (no fireworks after a neighbor's house fire, no kites after a tornado). Ross jokes on behalf of PyroSpot. Also covered: the Brevard "shark" in floodwater that Reddit decided was a tarpon. Revenge stories kickoff: Melissa emailed after Tom said egged houses just wash off in the rain. She shared a story about a woman in her 50s who spread crunchy peanut butter on an ex's front door. Other old-school car revenge: bologna on a car hood in the Florida sun, and Testors enamel paint dumped on a car. Ross says he's a "cut you out" guy, while Dan and Tom admit to revenge fantasies and agree the fantasy usually beats the reality, like vacation planning. BDM revenge submissions: A boss who poached seven of his old employer's best people (hosts say that's just smart business). Ross's Target opening story: a carnival game worker changed the balloon-pop rules on his son, so Ross warned other customers, got moved along by a cop, emailed Target corporate and turned down a $25 gift card on principle. Others: dating a cheating ex's mom, signing an ex up for Scientology mail, and Keyed Up (a locksmith) on uncooked spaghetti in a deadbolt. Ross's dorm Book of Mormon prank. Dan's daughter Maisie took a Gideon Bible from a man outside her school so he wouldn't feel bad. More: crickets loosed in an ex's truck, feeding a neighbor's dog laxatives (hosts object), moving out on Mother's Day morning, Big Rick blacklisting a bartender, a soaked hard hat on a job site, and Circle K hot dog caricature stickers of a co-worker. Dan's unexecuted city plan: During his street reconstruction, Dan planned to ask random City of Orlando employees whether they knew a made-up employee, and tell them to pass along an insult. His wife talked him out of it. The "too far" submission: A listener's FSU story about humiliating a sorority member who rejected a friend, which ended with her leaving school. The hosts and BDMs agree it's a crime and way out of proportion. Brief reference to The Chair Company and revenge spiraling out of control. Best revenge debate: Dan rejects "the best revenge is living well": it only counts if the person sees it and regrets it. That leads to Michael Jordan's manufactured grudges, a rumor that he bribed the halftime video crew to win bets with a Bulls janitor, and the idea that greatness (Jordan, Brady) needs an unhealthy process. Music break: "Peace of Mind" by a Vienna, Austria pop-punk trio formed in 2003 (band name transcribed as "D Cracks"). MLB pitch-betting scandal: Two pitchers are accused of tipping off bettors on pitch speeds and types for in-game prop bets. Ross explains the betting side. Dan argues even a 1 mph change hurts the game's integrity and brings up Pete Rose. They cover offshore books and the Dominican Republic connection, and the two June pitches (vs. Mariners and Cardinals) with bets up to 136 times the normal size. Also: the "rooster/chicken" texts defended as cockfighting bets, and whether a no-paper-trail plan could ever work. Disputed payouts and the Nevada Gaming Commission come up as a possible Weird Job Wednesday guest idea. Why risk millions: Salaries discussed ($13M career earnings and $6.4M in 2026 for one pitcher, $782K for the other) and charges (wire fraud, honest services fraud, sports bribery, money laundering, up to 20 years). Dan's theory is that it's the rush of beating the system, compared to a comedian's ex-wife posting his secrets on Facebook. Dan envies pitchers' calm under pressure and mentions high school friend Gary Glover, who made the majors. He feels for players from poor backgrounds, while noting that honest bettors also get hurt. Tom and Dan prop bets: Tom imagines the show getting Rogan-sized, sportsbooks posting props on him mispronouncing words, and him tipping off BDMs in code. Ross says he bets less now because AI and widespread stats have drained the value out of it. Athlete money updates: Prosecutors say the main pitcher owes the IRS about $500K-600K, which the hosts see as a possible motive. Rashee Rice filed for bankruptcy, and they treat athletes as businesses. Dan is annoyed Antonio Brown got no jail time. Music break: The Interrupters, "Back from the Dead." Tom's hair dye denial: The chat room says Tom dyes his hair. He denies it and offers a lie detector and a "hair scientist." Side tangents: Kinko's refusing to print old Florida ads for Maisie's room, a list of stunts the show never did, a PPM meter joke, and the old idea of counting down 180 days on air before swearing on purpose, which Jack loved. Jack's hair gets roasted too. NBA ref ejection debate: A courtside fan's chest pass back to the court hit a female referee, and she ejected him. Luka Doncic reacted on the spot. Dan sees why she had to draw a hard line given what female refs face, and admits his own ingrained bias when he hears women on betting podcasts. Ross says it was the wrong call, the fan should be compensated, and the game should just go on. Brief callback to the fans-throwing-objects-on-court trend. Lamar Odom story: The documentary, his overdose at a Nevada brothel and the "Reload" supplement. On the Kardashians show, Khloé tells guests, including Fortune Feimster and Nikki Glazer, about rescuing Lamar from a hotel full of people. That kicks off a long, crude debate on definitions (circle jerk vs. daisy chain) and whether the frat "cookie" game is real or an urban legend. Tom says no one has ever actually eaten the cookie. Also: whether people like Charlie Sheen, Steve-O and Rodman lived "fuller" lives, and what your adult kids eventually learn about you. They ask listeners to email in. Caller Ryan's Select Cut: Ryan recommends the Nov 24, 2014 BDM episode "Ross Freaks Out." In it, Ross tells how Little Red changed the couch-race theme without telling him and he showed up in the wrong outfit. Ryan also tips Tom that nail polish remover gets hair dye off your forehead, and Tom still denies dyeing. Sign-off: The usual closing lines, see you Monday. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Nov 24, 2014: Archive BDM episode "Ross Freaks Out" (Ryan's Select Cut) June (2026 season): The two flagged MLB pitches in the betting case Now through year end: Don Mealey Chevrolet Red Tag sale, Clermont Ongoing: BudDocs.org same-day appointments with Dr. Chanlatte; Pinball Dudes $350/month rental (Andrew, 321-591-1062); show line 1-844-TOM-N-DAN; Chevy link at tomanddan.com; revenge stories on the BDM page Monday: Next show Nov 21, noon: Bad at Business Beerfest, Sanford (free, 21+, 28+ breweries, six bands, 500 gift bags, after-party with The Super Vi

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A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Episode: "899 - Halloween with Sam" Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Samantha (Sam) Haar Sponsors / Ad Reads My Eternal Vitality (Dr. Powers): Pre-roll read covering hormone imbalance symptoms (fatigue, low energy, low libido), plus peptides and GLP-1 microdosing. Dan talked about Andrea's results with it and his own gut health improvement. Consultations are free; blood tests cost extra and many can be done at home. MyEternalVitality.com. Injured On The Go, Just Call Mo: Studio naming credit in the show open. Modern Plumbing (ModernPI.com): Dan admitted flushing Tootsie Rolls for an old Instagram bit and breaking the kitchen toilet. Covers drain and sewer, water heaters, water quality, and pipe relining for cast iron. Service area is Seminole, Orange, Lake, Volusia and Osceola. Mention Tom & Dan for 10% off, which also helps the show track results. Jeff's Bagel Run: Four new breakfast sandwiches under the "Other" tab in the app: bacon egg and cheese, egg and cheese, egg white and cheese, and turkey sausage egg and cheese. Dan had the turkey sausage on Asiago, and Maisie had bacon egg and cheese on an everything bagel. They also mentioned Otis Brand coffee and the cream cheeses retired "to make room." JeffsBagelRun.com. Segment Rundown Cold open: Halloween costumes. Sam and Dan dressed up. Dan is David the Gnome with an inflatable Swift the Fox, and he thanked Ross McCoy for the fox idea. Tom grudgingly wore his purple "business Joker" jacket over a polo before a post-show meeting with Wild Fork, while drinking from a Grimace cup. Tom was loaded up on cold medicine. Events stress, prepper food. Sam and Dan teased Tom for never planning ahead and treating everything like the 2027 cruise. Tom asked about the viral "stock up on three days of food" trend. Business up top: cruise. The 2027 Tom & Dan Cruise is at about 250 people and still booking. About six people have birthdays on board, and they'll get the spotlight during the live podcast. "The Beast" is reportedly retired from partying and has a master's degree. That led to a callback about Tom's government lie detector test. New website and app. The new tomanddan.com is live and streamlined. They debated whether businesses still need websites, and Dan admitted he judges breweries that only have a Facebook page. Matthew has pushed three app updates this week to fix login problems. Email [email protected] with app issues. Trail of Terror, crude tangent. Dan plugged the last night of St. Cloud's Trail of Terror, which is in its 16th year at Peghorn Nature Park. Tom's mangling of the park name turned into an off-color tangent about a secondhand rumor involving someone Tom knows. Charity dodgeball disaster. Sam told the story of a Moe DeWitt-sponsored children's cancer charity dodgeball tournament. Bus recruited a last-minute team: Sam, her husband Trav, "Karate" Tommy G, and BDM Josh Gibbon. Sam named the team the Legal Eagles. Bus bought heavy wool eagle capes, but the theme turned out to be superheroes, which led to a debate about why there are no eagle superheroes. He also brought beers to a children's charity event. Sam described teens running the rules on a broken mic and over-competitive grown men. Bus hit a boy with Down syndrome in the face and kept saying he was aiming for the boy's mother. The team lasted about six hours and went deep in the bracket. Tommy broke his ribs on a pony wall, and Josh tore his Achilles, needed surgery, and was carried out by a St. Cloud sheriff while Bus smiled next to him. The team walked away near the end after a grown man from the "Dodge Fathers" threw a tantrum over a sudden-death round. They compared it to the right level of effort for Level 99 and Sofas and Suds. Professor Hoodoo call-in magic. The first call-in magic segment the show has done. Professor Hoodoo called from Daytona Beach, where the area was being locked down for a presidential visit, and Sam used the box of tricks he left in studio. He did a Marie Laveau dice numerology trick. Sam's total of 136 reduced to "1," meaning new beginnings. He guessed her secret number as 86 or 87, and it was 88, which the hosts counted as close enough. Next was a penny trick with liars and truth tellers. He got everyone's hand right, but Dan wasn't consistent with his lie and blew his part. Hoodoo promised tarot next time. Chat called it one of the best segments ever. Halloween special: Sunland Hospital. The ACT Halloween special visits the former site of Sunland Hospital in Pine Hills with Amy LaCour. They clarified it was a state hospital for people with disabilities, not a mental hospital. The special also visits Greenwood Cemetery, where about 160 patients are buried, with Don Price. Ghost call. A caller on a bad line couldn't be heard, and the hosts declared it a spirit trying to make contact. David the Gnome deep dive. Dan explained his costume. The show ran on Nick Jr. from 1988 to 1995, started in Spain, was dubbed with Tom Bosley's voice (they also noted his Hefty bag ads), and the hosts credited the Canadians for bringing it over. They played the theme song, then Dan's NSFW remix reimagining the gnome as a Rick Ross type. Gnome facts from the show: about six inches tall, seven times stronger than humans, a 19x sense of smell, 400-year lifespans, always same-sex twins, kids live at home until 100, trapdoor homes, and moles dig the septic systems. Dan recapped episode 4, where a troll swaps babies and a farmer throws the troll baby in a river until David rescues it. Other episodes: burying a hunter's gun, and trolls turning to stone in sunlight. The show was based on the book "Gnomes" by Wil Huygen and Rien Poortvliet, written like a real field guide. Dan is hunting for copies and shouted out Beehive. Side rant on bad modern TV themes and HBO's "mechanical puzzle" intros. Small-town shops debate. Tom stood by hating browsing quaint downtown shops on vacation, citing Helen, Georgia and a hot springs trip. Sam, Dan and chat disagreed. Playboy Man Baby. Sam recommended the band, which she saw at Fest. Jon Lovitz, AI clickbait. Crystal Hefner called Lovitz the Playboy Mansion's "number one customer" on the Lisa Guerrero Unleashed podcast, and Lovitz laughed it off. That led to a discussion of AI scraping podcast transcripts for clickbait, and of checking AI research before trusting it. Dan noted Claude gives citations you can trace back. Sam's plugs. Twitch (semanticsmedia). Red Baron GoFundMe debate. They played the viral video of a Red Baron pizza stocker losing his temper at a prankster running the fake Apple Pay sound prank ("it's not that deep"). The GoFundMe climbed from about $335K toward $500K during the segment. Tom argued it's way too much and questioned donating after it passed $250K. Sam and Dan said people can spend their money how they want and are rewarding an average worker over influencer culture. Other points: the prankster has only about 1,200 followers, GoFundMe money isn't taxed, Red Baron's corporate response, and a callback to Tom's $80 gold lizard coffin. Nevada soccer GoFundMe. They discussed the 3-year-old Winter Park soccer player whose GoFundMe is around $70K. Tom, a former youth ref and linesman, explained that rec leagues sub kids out for equal time and said the story was framed as racial when it wasn't. Dan joked about parents being upset when he was subbed in at basketball in DeLand. Rockville, Warped, Live Nation. Rockville Tom called in on a bad line. Tom plans to attend Rockville in May for Faith No More, and talked about asking his wife to email for Warped Tour media passes and possibly reaching out to Kevin Lyman. They criticized Live Nation buying up small venues, and mentioned the Crowbar Tampa owner's change.org petition. Halloween plans. Sam is handing out candy and watching old sitcom Halloween specials. Tom shared his move: an empty bowl with a "please take one" sign. Listener calls. Debary Joe told a Fest "feats of strength" story about out-racing two college guys at 1:30 a.m. in Gainesville, and plugged Five Star Pizza. Concrete Toad described his Leesburg Halloween setup: thousands of dollars in animatronics stored in a decked-out attic, fog, strobes, and a demon voice changer. The room voted werewolf over the burlap pig mask. BDM Bug Man Charles from Byrne Pest sided with Tom, saying his family raised about $600 on GoFundMe during his daughter's medical crisis and that Dan reached out to help them directly. "Voodoo Kudini" prank call. A fake mentalist started a number trick, and Tom hung up on him. Big Tim, kids and AI. Big Tim is presumably still in L.A. pursuing entertainment and may have changed his number. Tom said he struggles to suggest careers for his sons because AI will do everything, and the others roasted him for giving his kids a bleak bedtime outlook. Wrap: event plugs. See dates below. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Tonight (Fri, Oct 30): Last night of the St. Cloud Trail of Terror, Peghorn Nature Park (16th year). Tonight (Fri, Oct 30): Tom & Dan Halloween special (Sunland Hospital, Greenwood Cemetery) releases on A Corporate Time. Tomorrow (Sat, Oct 31): Halloween. Professor Hoodoo's "Houdini's Ghost" show at the Aloma Cinema Grill, with listener ticket giveaways. Monday (Nov 2): Show returns with a BDM episode. Sat, Nov 21: Bad at Business Beerfest in Sanford. Free, with 25+ breweries (possibly the most ever). Gift bags for the first 500 at noon, pouring at 2 PM, and pint glasses benefiting Yellow Brick Road Foundation (100% goes to the charity; Tom and Dan cover the cost). Bands play all day for the first time, including Gary Laser Eyes, with the First Supervillains after-party at 5 PM inside West End. There's a new Florida-themed shirt at the merch tent. Vendors are in the Celery City courtyard, and the parking lot is the Tom & Dan area. Sponsors named: Moe DeWitt/Injured On The Go Just Call Mo, Modern Plumbing, Jeff's Bagel Run, the Pinball Dudes, Po

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A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan - Episode Notes Episode: "898 - Folding Bot" Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Ross McCoy (comedian) Sponsors / Ad Reads Don Mealy Chevrolet (Clermont) - Opening read. Both hosts' family vehicles (Silverado, Traverse) came from there, and they praised the service department. Ask for JC Harrelson, general sales manager and Corvette guy, for the listener hookup. Inventory at dmchevy.com, or use the form under the Chevy logo at tomanddan.com. A sponsor for over 10 years. Injured On The Go, Just Call Moe - Studio name credit at the top of the show ("Live from the Injured On The Go, Just Call Moe Studio"). Attorney Moe Dewitt, justcallmoe.com. Captain B's Ace of the Beach Fishing Tournament - Second annual, billed as Florida's largest surf fishing tournament. $60 entry, by text to Captain B at 321-424-4119 or at CaptainBSurfFishingCharters.com. Pompano and Whiting divisions, over $10,000 in cash prizes, and a one-ounce gold bar for first place Pompano. 100% of proceeds go to breast cancer research. Fish anywhere on the beach in the morning, then weigh in at noon at Maverick's Hangar Bar and Grill in Satellite Beach. The Pinball Dudes (thepinballdudes.net) - Home or business pinball rental for $350/month, with Andrew delivering, setting up and swapping machines every quarter. The new Fallout machine got a plug. Pitched as a gift (a year membership) and for business lobbies and bars. Andrew is a certified Stern dealer (buy, sell, trade). Text or call 321-591-1062. He'll have machines at Beerfest. Segment Rundown Cold open: show a day early - The Friday free show is recorded Thursday because Dan is headed to Fest. Tom bought the tickets as a gift, and the hosts bicker over whether "company money" counts as a gift. New tomanddan.com launch - The rebuilt, stripped-down site is live. Dan recalls building the first version around 2009-2010 in Apple's discontinued iWeb and compares it to today's "vibe coding." He credits Jeff Blasey for the original logo and the Danger Brains for the long-running second site. The old setup was costing about $600/month in Amazon Web Services fees, plus emergency costs when it crashed during Tom's hip recovery. Dan asks listeners to test the new site and report problems. Tom says take the weekend off. Sanford and Son surprise - Dan watched an episode he'd never seen, where Fred grieves his late wife Elizabeth. It was a serious turn that showed Redd Foxx's dramatic range. He also gives a nod to the classic TV channel he falls asleep to. Norm Macdonald documentary - Discussion of the Judd Apatow-produced Norm doc, which is mostly a compilation of familiar clips. Favorite bits: Norm's podcast with Super Dave Osborne and Adam Eget, and the Larry King interview. Dan briefly suspected the narration was AI before realizing it came from Norm's audiobook. The group debates Norm keeping his cancer private (Tom says he'd do the same, which becomes a running "lumpy taint" gag). Tom's dad used to skip doctor appointments for soul food. Unfunny executives - The NBC executive who fired Norm from SNL leads to a rant about one higher-up's subjective taste outweighing popularity, with a nod to the hosts' own radio past. Ross compares it to a vegetarian running McDonald's. McDonald's two cheeseburger meal - Dan praises the meal as an all-time comfort food while his health-kick daughter Maisie disapproves. Talk of Maisie packing her own salads versus Tom's ice-cream-loving boys, and a proposed "dad swap." Kids trading at school - Ross's kid traded Pop-Tarts for Pub Subs. Dan traded G.I. Joes as a kid, and Maisie's Nee Doh trade got reversed after a parent called. The hosts agree that kids trading and parents undoing it is timeless. Tangent on Pokemon cards used as hygiene bribes for Tom's boys. Dad's top drawer - Inventory of everyone's junk drawers: gag gifts, belt buckles, knives, yo-yos (one from Jim Phillips), guitar picks, dead vape batteries and old medical card IDs. Also whether the kids know what's in there, and beer versus Mountain Dew. Folding Bot (title segment) - Tom saw a Chinese robot demo doing karate moves on junk cars and argues the real life-changer would be a household robot that does laundry, chores, yard work and pool care. Ross and Dan push back on price and current ability, citing the Tesla robot and a viral video of a shaky-handed robot slicing cucumbers. Dan argues washing is solved and folding is the real problem (Andrea's "folding parties"). Ideas pitched: a washer-dryer-folder combo, and a dishwasher rack that rises straight into the cabinets. The bit escalates into crude robot jokes before the break. Music: Soul Glo - Dan plays "February Theory" by Philly punk band Soul Glo, a Buzz Stecker favorite, ahead of their full-length album. Moe Comedy Jam total - Ross relays a text from Buzz Stecker: Moe and comedians Ross, Larry Fulford, Amy LaCour, Will Blaylock and Sean Finnerty raised about $8,000 for the Yellow Brick Road Fund. Amelia Earhart, officially done - Breaking news: the latest expedition's "Taraia object" turned out to be wood coated in coral sand, with no aluminum. The hosts list the earlier misses: the 2017 History Channel photo, Robert Ballard's 2019 Nikumaroro search, and the 2024 sonar "plane" that was a rock. They mock the funding, the crew getting chased off the island nightly by giant coconut crabs, and declare the topic retired. Side talk on D.B. Cooper and whether any real mysteries are left. Detroit-style pizza - Dan's formerly pizza-hating daughter now begs for it. History: Buddy's Rendezvous in Detroit baked pizza in steel auto-factory parts trays, which gives the fried crust and crispy cheese edge (frico), with sauce striped on top. Local picks are Soto Square and Buttercrust. Black Magic Pizza's walk-up window may be getting a brick-and-mortar spot. The hosts riff on the restaurant business and "using every scrap" of podcast. Email: doing things solo - Charles asks why the hosts go to shows without their wives. Dan says Andrea goes solo too (Matt Nathanson). Tom never goes alone, though his wife did take him to Buena Vista Social Club. Chat room responses from Robert, Ryan, Jen and KeyedUpBDM. Dan admits he usually finds someone he knows (John Moreland show, Tony Rage at Fest) and has some Fest anxiety. Ross won't fly solo to a sports gambling convention. Andrea chimes in from the chat. Gambling problem? - Tom recounts recent trips built around casinos and jokes he may have a problem. Ross does his bit about buying 1-800-GAMBLER and having it play "The Gambler." Discussion of what help lines actually do, the Gamblers Anonymous bet joke, and the untouched casino pamphlets. Voicemail: donating underwear - Roger, down from 350 to 238 pounds, asks if he can donate his old underwear. The hosts look it up: Goodwill and most thrift stores reject used underwear and only take new, packaged items. Support the Girls was mentioned. Side gripe about devices auto-reconnecting. Waffle House shirt - Ross's OutKast x Waffle House collab shirt gets compliments, plus complaints about boxy cuts. Email: Publix warehouse perks - Steven, a former Publix warehouse worker, describes free buffet meals, steak days for safety milestones and Super Bowl spreads. The hosts contrast that with the negativity on the Publix Reddit. Tom says he's more suited to warehouse work, and Ross offers him hours at his warehouse. Voicemail: McMurtry Speirling - BDM Jeff follows up on last week's Tesla Roadster talk with the fan-downforce McMurtry Speirling. Tangents on Air Hogs, gas-powered RC cars and miniature working Harley engines. Tom's family dismissed last week's Tesla clip as AI until Crystal checked with AI and still doubted it. The hosts call ignoring an agreed tiebreaker a marriage foul. Being right at home - Dan has had a week of apologizing after Andrea fixed the bedroom HomePods setup he botched. Ross wins a hotel-room AirPods dispute with his wife by pinging them through Find My. Dan recalls the rare thrill of being right. Music: Fake Names - Dan plays "Punk Ruins." Music: Dad Hat / Goth Girl Scout - After "Goth Boy Scout" by Dad Hat, Dan mentions the viral goth Girl Scout photo, which he predicts will be a Halloween costume. Discussion of Scouts' decline, cookie and popcorn sales at storefronts, Ross's "better popcorn inside" line, and Tom always buying. Tom as Home Depot manager - Tom says he could run a Home Depot, which the others ridicule. Listener Kara, whose partner managed at both Home Depot and Lowe's, says he couldn't. Tom dismisses her. Chapman Survey of American Fears - Ross runs down the 2026 top 10: corrupt government officials at #1 (over 60%), U.S. in another world war #2, AI harming the political process #3 (a first for AI), loved ones becoming seriously ill #4, loved ones dying #5, economic collapse #6, AI hurting the economy #7, government tracking of personal data #8, biological warfare #9, terrorist attack #10. The hosts debate whether a world war is possible in a fractured media era and current conflicts. Kissimmee mayor arrest - The hosts joke that steering contracts to friends is the whole point of politics. Trump wants a Trump Ocean - Ross reads Newsweek quotes where Trump says he asked Google's Sundar Pichai to rename an ocean and was turned down. Whatever happened to the intern - Story of a Full Sail intern sent by Kevin Boyd who left his wife waiting in the car for about five hours. Plenty of jokes along the way. Explosion of the Week: Halifax - Ross covers the December 1917 Halifax Explosion. After an anti-submarine net strands both ships overnight, the SS Imo collides with the munitions-laden SS Mont-Blanc in the narrows. Details: the fire and detonation, a blast felt about 129 miles away, the harbor floor briefly exposed, a tsunami up to about 59 feet, over 1,600 killed initially, 9,000 injured, and 12,000+ buildings damaged. Dispatcher Vince Coleman stayed at his post to wire a warning that stopped an incoming train,

Indulge in the finest moments of the award-winning talk radio show, "A Corporate Time with Tom & Dan," airing weeknights on Real Radio 104.1 FM. As one of the pioneering FM talk radio stations, Real Radio 104.1 has been a trailblazer, and Tom & Dan have been the captivating voice of the reluctant night show. Why reluctant, you ask? Well, after two decades in the radio industry, they've experienced its unforgiving nature, but they've gracefully transformed it into a realm of delightful silliness. Thank you for being a part of their journey and tuning in!

A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Episode: "897 - Gotta Know Where the Nozzles Are" Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Ross McCoy (comedian, The Orlando Talk Show) Sponsors / Ad Reads Jeff's Bagel Run: Opening read. The hosts rave about the cannoli cream cheese (ricotta and mini chocolate chips) and the banana pudding spread, which they call top three. They also mention the hot sauce and chive and onion spreads (there's a vegan version), Otis coffee and seasonal drinks. The free app gives a free bagel at signup and earns points. Find locations at jeffsbagelrun.com. Just Call Moe / DeWitt Law: Studio name ("Injured on the Go, Just Call Moe Studio"). They plug Moe's free VIP program at justcallmoe.com, which comes with a metal card and invites to events. Streamline Florida (Brian): Mortgage read. Brian keeps clients on file and calls when a rate or program makes sense. A host's sister-in-law Alex saved thousands with him. His cell number is under the Tom & Dan logo at streamlineflorida.com, and listeners should say they're a Tom & Dan listener. Surfshark VPN: Tom & Dan deal through the link on tomanddan.com, with extra months from $2.39/month. Uses mentioned: picking a country to stream shows from abroad (Andrea watches a British show through BBC) and watching soccer like EPL and Serie A. Segment Rundown Cold open: "What's up" greetings. The hosts riff on the classic 2000s podcast greeting. Then they argue again over whether to keep saying their names at the top of every show, a fight that also came up on Love Thy Neighbor with Colette. Dan defends the intro as "fit and finish" and a sign of respect for the audience. Ross's podcast plug. Ross promotes the new Orlando Talk Show episode with comedian Larry Fulford. They break down Moe's Comedy Jam, and Ross tells a darkly funny story about his dad calling to say he has prostate cancer. Moe's Comedy Jam details. The show is tomorrow at the Funny Bone and benefits the Yellow Brick Road Foundation (YBRF.org). Moe's bowling tournament usually benefits Rosie's Adventures. Colette and Kentucky Steve are coming. The start time gets mixed up on air, and Dan realizes he gave Colette the wrong time. Ross's celebrity fishing. Ross is staying at "the Wizard's House" tonight so he can go pompano fishing with Captain B in the morning, using Captain B's three-hook setup. After that he'll be at the weigh-in after-party at Mavericks in Satellite Beach. Tom & Dan Cruise 2027 update. Bookings are reportedly on pace to beat cruises from "bigger" radio shows. Prices go up as room blocks sell out, and balcony rooms already went up $20. Ross compares it to mining Bitcoin. Beerfest gift bag debate. Gift bags are back for the Bad at Business Beerfest. Ross pushes for totes, but Tom insists on tiny black printed plastic bags because sponsors pay for everything. The running "brain internet search" bit starts here. Sponsors and partners mentioned: Pinball Dudes (Andrew, the first-ever Beerfest sponsor) with two free-play pinball tents, Tactical Brewing (moving to a new location soon) and the Supervillains playing a free after-party at the West End. SJ in the chat asks whether Publix could sponsor the totes. Tom says they won't, citing his Publix manager contact. Sofas & Suds. The Sanford Couch Races are the next day. All teams are set, Tom and Dan call the races, and the event is free and family- and dog-friendly. Science Center Halloween party. At Tracy's request, they call it the best value in town: drinks, food, karaoke and demonstrations, which makes it a good date night. Tickets at OSC.org. Passing on traits to kids. Tom says he "cursed" his sons with his genetics. Talk turns to dads kissing kids on the lips. Dan says his week alone with Maisie, while Andrea traveled for work, was one of the best of his life, even though his routine fell apart. Kids and phones. Tom regrets giving his sons phones but says it's almost a social necessity. Dan is upgrading to the new folding iPhone Duo and promises a review next week. Unanswered texts. Tom's mom, Marilyn Vann ("Mimi"), texted Max about 30 times without a reply. Max had seen the texts but never registered them. Chat parents (Tracy, Conway J) say their kids do the same. Tom admits he ignores small-talk texts, including Dan's, and finds emoji reactions passive-aggressive. Tom also tells how he hearted a listener's text about a racing simulator and the listener's girlfriend took it the wrong way. The after-school recap. Whichever parent does school pickup (Krystal, in Tom's house) hears all about the day, and the other parent gets "good." Tom also complains that English class is now called "ELA." Tommy's hero letter. Tommy's ELA assignment was a three-paragraph letter to his hero. Tom pictures getting a letter about his half marathons and imagines framing it. Instead, Tommy used the rule that a letter handed directly to your hero gets the same credit, told the teacher he had done that, and never wrote it. Tom blames himself for passing down a loophole-hunting brain. Do the hosts have heroes? Tom says he never really had heroes. As a kid he probably would have named his dad or grandfather, or given whatever answer the teacher wanted. HHN RIP tour recap. Ross went to Halloween Horror Nights with Moe's VIP group (24 people), and comedian and Comedy Jam alum Danielle Mathis was their guide. They skipped every line, an estimated 12 hours of waiting saved. Food review: the viral vegan pizza skull was just okay, the carnival smash tacos (a Big Mac-style taco) were a 10/10, and the chimichurri beef and curry chicken over mashed potatoes were also good. House reviews, part 1. Ozzy Osbourne (Ross loved it; he says the Orlando house uses different albums than the Hollywood one), Evil Dead (okay), Caged Cannibals (a walrus-man character Ross mistook for his reflection in a mirror), the frozen-corpse future house (decent), Invasion: Alien Abduction (the one to skip, the same scare repeated over and over), Jack and Oddfellow (lots of jokes about the name) and Stranger Things (excellent even for a non-fan). Skipping the line. Tom says he feels guilty being ushered past people waiting and would rather use a secret passage. Ross says he loved it, admits he's normally a "line waiter" and jokes about photographing the crowds stuck behind barricades. Babies at HHN. Ross sat behind a woman with a sweating baby in a carrier in the 95-degree heat, and the baby's dad put in earplugs for himself only. Tom admits he once forgot to cover Tommy's ears during a cannon firing in St. Augustine. They agree babies should pay full price or be kept out. Nightmare Fuel: Blood Noir. The show is a sexy vampire show at the Fear Factor stadium, and the RIP group was seated next to a runway into the crowd. Highlights: a sword swallower who licks the blade, does push-ups and rolls with the sword in, then screws corkscrew props through his nose and sinuses inches from the group. The audience gets sprayed with water many times, and Ross wants to know where the nozzles are, which gives the episode its title. Tom and Dan both say they dislike the phrase "nightmare fuel." House reviews, part 2. Sinners (amazing and acted like a walk-through stage play; Tracy liked it least but got scared in it), the Pinhead meet-and-greet (Ross nearly knocked over the lighting rig), Hellraiser (Ross is a big Clive Barker fan; 10/10) and his overall favorite, the original house HR Blood and Guts, built around a 70s schlock filmmaker who escapes prison and introduces each room on TV, likely Mike Aiello's idea. They also note Jack the Clown is now a Fortnite skin. Ross ends with a plug for Moe's VIP program and promo code 10 at moecomedyjam.com. Comedy Jam time check. After the break they confirm the time. A few versions get floated before they land on doors at 5, show at 6. Feel-good videos and principals. Tom says he likes military homecoming surprise videos. Then he plays a clip of students faking a cafeteria fight to surprise their principal for his birthday. Tom says principals shouldn't be friends with students and recalls his feared high school principal, Dr. E. Daryl Dean. Other bits: Kristine and others in the chat question Tom's take, a Butler balloon callback, coaches as tough-but-loved figures, and Ross's annoyance at teachers memorizing custom handshakes for every student. AI photos. Ross's AI-edited celebrity fishing photo gets roasted (Ryan in the chat called him a "non-union Mexican stuntman"). Ross credits Tom for commenting "AI" under an old real photo of Tom in clown makeup at a gas station opening. Tom wore the makeup after losing a football bet with Brett Bourgie. Tesla flying car demo. A host saw listener Richard Heron share the Tesla Roadster video, first assumed Richard fell for AI, then learned it's real. The car drives up a vertical wall, drops off upside down and lands on thrusters, then barrel-rolls over a semi. The chat (Kristine, Cara, Krystal) is skeptical and critical of Elon Musk, and the hosts argue over vaporware versus future uses like preventing rollovers. Side references: the "human flight is a million years away" story from their Brad Meltzer interview, the four-minute mile and a German robot groping case. Wrap-up. Moe uses a Tom & Dan sound as his Tesla chime and tries to avoid driving himself as much as possible. A host is at 98.6% self-driving. Final plugs follow. Just before sign-off, the chat confirms the Tesla is a prototype that can't carry a person, and the host maintains it still really happened. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Ongoing (Halloween season): Halloween Horror Nights at Universal, including the RIP tour. Science Center Halloween party, tickets at OSC.org. Tomorrow (Saturday) morning: Ross fishes with Captain B, then is at the weigh-in after-party at Mavericks, Satellite Beach, 12 to 2 p.m. Tomorrow (Saturday) evening: Moe's Comedy Jam at the Funny Bone, doors 5, show 6 (final confirmation). Benefits the Yellow Brick Road Foundatio

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A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Episode: 896 - 28 Year Walk Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Seth (Silverback Seth, dojo owner) Sponsors / Ad Reads Central Homes Roofing: $500 off a re-roof if you mention Tom and Dan. They use their own W-2 crews, offer hurricane warranties, and will come out for repairs under $1,000 when other roofers won't. They have 1,100+ five-star Google reviews (4.8 average), were voted Orlando Weekly's best roofer three years running, and offer same-day estimates. Site: centralhomesroofing.com. The hosts note that one listener just got a repair and another is about to get a re-roof. Hollerbach's German Restaurant (downtown Sanford): Oktoberfest party October 16 and 17, with an upstairs buffet on Saturday, October 17 for $35 a person. Seating is limited, so get tickets on the front page of their website. The hosts also plugged the market's pumpkin-season items and take-home German groceries. Moe DeWitt (attorney, "injured on the go"): Moe Comedy Jam on Saturday, October 17 at the Funny Bone, a charity show of Ross McCoy and Larry Fulford's "What Do You Want From Us," where the audience votes on jokes by phone. Tickets at moecomedyjam.com. The hosts also pushed the free Moe VIP program (free dinners and events) and his charity work with Rosie's Adventures and the Yellow Brick Road Foundation. Segment Rundown Cold open and Seth on the couch: Seth arrives "as stressed as ever." The hosts tell him he's still one of the most-viewed guests and run through the week's guests: Guy Torry, Kevin Martin of Candlebox, Marley, and Brad Meltzer coming Monday. Grocery talk and Aldi hate: Seth has moved from Whole Foods to Fresh Market and explains he can only eat Pacific halibut, not Atlantic. A host goes on a rant about hating Aldi and its cheese advent calendar. Dojo relocation: Seth signed a five-year lease on a new spot because his plaza is being torn down. He's due out by the end of November but may need another month, and moving is hard over the holidays. The hosts worry that the new upstairs location will cost him students, and a host says he asked Claude, which estimated a 3 to 5 percent loss. The new space will get a jungle-themed mural. A chat listener warns about termites in that part of town. Free water and trash etiquette: Seth complains about members leaving half-full free water bottles everywhere and plans a vending machine. Tom and Dan have the same problem with guests and their mini bottles. This leads to a debate over whether cleaning up your own trash at the movies is a new thing, with chat listener 757 disagreeing. Studio lease news: The hosts say their building has a new owner and they signed another two-year lease yesterday. They admit they were dreading having to tear out and rewire the studio. Former owner Ed is back in town. Subleasing ideas: Seth's new lease lets him sublease five front rooms. The hosts riff on what could go there: "Air T&D," a cuddle business (the cuddle lady from Weird Job Wednesday has been emailing and wants to come back), a capybara cafe, a copy of the cat cafe in Clermont, and crude massage-parlor jokes. Medium Pace Challenge: The hosts play the first submission to their challenge of showing kids the "Medium Pace" song. Longtime listener EJ played it for his 14-year-old son Nicholas, who wasn't amused. Seth estimates he's sung it at karaoke about 50 times. One host says he backed out of trying it with his own kids. Seth's beach and outdoor kitchen: Seth had about 40 yards of beach sand dumped by his lake and spread it himself with his neighbor's tractor. Rain washed some away, so he redid and cemented his seawall. He's also installed an outdoor kitchen with a Paradise Grills / Artisan grill and a fire pit, and is waiting on the permitted gas hookup. The hosts warn about outdoor fridges rusting and trade stories about kitchens exploding. Tom describes his own concrete outdoor kitchen, with countertops by Concrete Mike and a grill a listener sold him for $700. Seth admits his boat is filthy from neglect. Dan says his daughter thinks Seth is the coolest and once danced in front of the dojo. Chat listener Captain Dano calls concrete countertops white trash. Caller LJ from South Carolina: LJ says Seth's project needs a professional look at gas bonding and ventilation and offers to drive down on a weekend he visits his parents in Cape Canaveral. Seth says it would take months, not a weekend. The hosts share a crude Concrete Mike chat-room anecdote. Karl Bushby's 28-year walk: A host tells the story of Karl Bushby, a former British paratrooper who set out on November 1, 1998 from the southern tip of South America to walk home to Hull, England, with no motorized transport. Highlights: crossing the Darien Gap; walking to Washington, DC for Russian permission; crossing the frozen Bering Strait and being detained in Russia; swimming the Caspian Sea; and being denied the Channel Tunnel, so he swam the English Channel at 57. He has about 250 miles left, the finish is expected around November, and a documentary is planned. The hosts debate whether he lived the fullest life possible or abandoned his son, citing the son's Yorkshire Post comments and Bushby saying that stopping scares him. Side tangents: pneumonic plague, AI and universal income leaving people without a purpose, ikigai, Tom Brady's sacrifices, and travelers killed on roadsides. Document your life: Picking up on Guy Torry and Steve-O saving all their footage, the hosts talk about digitizing old MiniDV tapes. Seth's stunt tapes from his early stunt tour were stolen in a break-in. A host remembers the "drunk in the bear suit" video still circulating on Facebook. A host says he's starting South Park with his sons after Family Guy. Mike Ditka dies at 86: The hosts react to breaking news of Ditka's death and compare old-school "smash mouth" football with today's game, mentioning CeeDee Lamb, Cam Skattebo, and a host's dad meeting Bears great Dan Hampton, who described getting injections before and after every game. One host mentions someone who is 104 and still mailed a handwritten birthday card. There's a brief crude tangent. Robot fight setup and music picks: The hosts tease an event with Seth fighting a robot, since a listener has access to one. Music played includes a new single from The Interrupters released that day, The Bar Stool Preachers featuring Angelo Moore of Fishbone, the pick of the week (Sira Dream, "Death Versus Dying," 8-bit meets punk), and a live Suedehead track. Warped Tour comes up: it's coming in November at about $250 for two days, and a friend, Tony, is filling in on guitar for Make War. Viral robot fight critique: The hosts break down a viral human-vs-robot fight clip as staged and compare its star to a radio stuntman. Joe Rogan reacted to it. The hosts say real threats will look like faceless Boston Dynamics robots and kamikaze drones, not Terminator-faced humanoids. Animal Talk with Concrete Mike: In a voicemail, Mike tells the story of a poacher who hit a deer, went to butcher it, and was kicked in the chest and killed by the still-alive deer. The hosts suspect it's an urban legend, which leads into other legends like the mistranslated Chinese-character tattoo and hidden images in tattoos. Band and restaurant collabs / Hooters closing: Following up on OutKast's Waffle House collab, a listener loved Tom's Limp Bizkit x Hooters idea but noted Hooters locations are closing in Jacksonville and Daytona. The hosts say they still take their families to Hooters, blame the closures on customers staying away, and pitch karaoke at Hooters. P.O.D. reminds a host of stocking shelves at Home Depot while listening to WJRR. Voicemail from Bubble Bath Billy: baseball mom follow-up: Billy says the mom from the viral baseball-game story posted an essay explaining it: she chose to hold the baby for warmth, the dad had been working and hadn't eaten, and he'd recently lost a friend. Billy says Tom called it. The hosts discuss how a very independent wife can make a husband look bad in public, using Andrea as the example, then debate the new expectation that fans hand any caught ball to a kid. Caller BDM Bug Man Charles: Charles jokes about the termite threat to Seth's new spot and suggests Twin Peaks in Altamonte Springs, with its Lamborghinis in the lot. The hosts float Seth performing "Medium Pace" at their next event, possibly in a fake ninja costume, since he's protective of karate tradition and won't wear his gi for a bit. Seth's office space pitch: Seth describes the five rooms: about 15x15 each, roughly 800 square feet total, with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall overlooking East Colonial Drive and Publix. Internet, water and electric are included, and he's thinking $700 to $750 a month per room, which the hosts call a great deal. Contact Silverback Seth on social media or at [email protected]. Grocery wrap and sign-off: Closing chatter about Publix locations, Fresh Market, and Bravo, then "see you Monday." Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Today (Friday): Mike Ditka's death reported as breaking news. New Interrupters single out. Yesterday: Tom & Dan signed a new two-year lease on the studio. Monday: Brad Meltzer is on the show. October 16 and 17: Hollerbach's Oktoberfest in downtown Sanford, with the upstairs buffet on Saturday, October 17 ($35/person). Tickets on their website. Saturday, October 17: Moe Comedy Jam at the Funny Bone (moecomedyjam.com). November: Warped Tour (about $250 for two days). Karl Bushby expected to finish his walk. End of November: Seth's deadline to leave his current dojo location, possibly extended a month. Ongoing: Central Homes Roofing ($500 off a re-roof when you mention Tom and Dan). Moe VIP program (free to join). Seth's office rooms for rent (contact Silverback Seth on social media or [email protected]). Notable Guests/Callers Seth (Silverback Seth): In-studio guest and dojo owner, relocating his school and subleasing office roo

A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Guy Torry Sponsors / Ad Reads Surfshark VPN: Sign up through the link at tomanddan.com for 4 extra months, at $2.39 a month. The hosts pitched it for getting around Florida's ID age-verification sites, staying safe on airport Wi-Fi, and watching blacked-out or out-of-market games like Braves vs. Marlins, EPL, La Liga, Mexican soccer and cricket by picking a country to connect through. Segment Rundown Surfshark cold open: The episode opens mid ad read. The hosts joke about Florida's age-verification laws leaving them "down to underwear ads," explain how picking a VPN country works, and mention using it for blacked-out baseball and soccer. Guy Torry arrives: Guy is in town for a last-minute pop-up weekend at the Funny Bone Orlando. He gets an airhorn welcome, and the group talks about the Chet Hanks and Eric Andre beef. Their take is that Chet tried to out-weird Eric on his show and crossed a line by grabbing him. Short people problems: Guy (5'2") and a host (5'7") talk about people constantly touching short people. Guy says he only notices his height when someone points it out. This leads into his bit about strangers re-pushing an elevator button that's already lit. Beards and turning 50: Guy gets ribbed about his gnome-like beard and calls his new look "biker stepdad." Dan says he stopped caring about his look when he turned 50. Work ethic at 57: The hosts praise how hard Guy works after 34 years of touring and say he looks far younger than 57. Guy talks about taking last-minute pop-ups, like filling in at Nate Jackson's club in Seattle on a day's notice, and calls comedy medicine for an angry country. A host mentions his own hip replacements. Guy credits his parents, especially his dad, who retired from the military, then the post office, then took a church custodian job. Church stories: The group trades stories about a preacher locking the church doors during the offering, and about preferring a one-hour Catholic Mass to four-hour services. A host remembers going to Sonny's BBQ after church. Guy says he was an altar boy under a priest named Father Griesedieck, whose family owned St. Louis's Griesedieck beer. That brand was bought by Falstaff, and the founders' grandsons are trying to bring it back. The hosts don't believe him at first. Comedy union push: The hosts mention Guy's comment on Bert Kreischer's post about a comedians' union. Guy says most standups have no healthcare, and that openers, hosts and local comics earn about what he did 34 years ago. He says SAG covers comics who act but not straight standup. Since leaving acting he pays out of pocket, which he says is very expensive. Pulmonary embolism scare: Guy describes feeling strange in an airport baggage claim and dropping to a knee. He didn't want to miss a show three hours later, but comic Tony Tone got him to the hospital, where he stayed three days, and Tony finished the weekend for him. Guy's travel advice: wear compression socks, get up and walk every 90 minutes, and do heel raises. He does 500 a day. A host notes he had to wear compression socks after his hip surgery. SiriusXM Raw Dog royalties: The group discusses the controversy over SiriusXM's Raw Dog channel and Sebastian Maniscalco. Guy says he publicly guessed it wasn't Sebastian's decision before Sebastian confirmed it. Guy says his own streaming residual checks are usually $200 to $300 a quarter. He says Tony Tone's first check was $18,000 and now comes monthly. The hosts point out nobody else posted real numbers. Life in LA: The group jokes about LA gas prices at $7 to $9 a gallon. Guy says it would take "a lot of zeros" to get him to move. Being on the road so much left him "out of sight, out of mind" for acting work, so he's spending more time in the LA club scene, partly because health insurance costs push him back toward acting. Tom Cruise's "Digger" flop: Guy explains why a star vehicle can lose around $170M. Some actors are "in the budget" and others are "part of the budget," marketing scales with the budget, and executive producers get real creative control. Other topics: Will Ferrell's Netflix golf series flopping, Cruise in Tropic Thunder, Top Gun, actors with a signature "thing" (Denzel, Sam Jackson, Danny McBride), and the Progressive spokeswoman playing extra characters to show her range. Collecting and hoarding: Guy jokes that his mom was a hoarder and his dad a purger, so he's both. He tried to purge his house three times, but last-minute gigs kept interrupting, including Nate Jackson's club and Birmingham. He describes a roughly 5x3 art piece of hotel key cards that spells "HOTELS," his Starbucks city-mug collection, and 35 to 40 gifted bottles of Don Julio 1942 he plans to sign and give away. A host brings up musicians selling gear on Reverb, like Green Day's Mike Dirnt. Guy says he'd rather donate signed items to a charity auction, such as the LA homeless foundation he works with. Tumi luggage: Guy and the hosts are all Tumi fans. They talk about the old lifetime warranty getting shorter after the Samsonite purchase, Guy flying about 300,000 miles a year, and plans to visit the Tumi store at the Mall at Millennia or the outlets. A host shouts out the Monsters for having Stormy Daniels on that morning. TSA cutting locks: Guy complains about TSA cutting off his TSA-approved Tumi locks. Comic Joe Fox, a former TSA agent, told him the keys and cutters are often in different places. A host half-defends TSA as a miserable job and tells a story about a buddy fired from TSA over jokes about a passenger's wooden rooster carving. Wood carvings and "WPS": A host talks about chainsaw carvings fans gave him during his radio days. Guy files them under "white people stuff." This turns into a crude tangent about body preferences and BBLs. Comedy special plans: Guy plans to shoot a special around January 12, pay for it himself, then shop it. Amazon is first on his list since his Fat Tuesday documentary is there. He explains that owning the special lets him license it short-term, while Amazon owns the documentary. Other topics: COVID derailing his plan to release the two together, canned laughter in some Netflix specials, a comic (he thinks Owen Smith) shooting a special on nine iPhones and returning them, miking the audience, the hosts' live-podcast audio and upcoming cruise, and YouTube vs. premium platforms. The segment ends with HBO's specials legacy and HBO boxing. Sports lightning round: Guy shouts out Sean Sweeney as the new Mavericks coach. The group covers the Magic, Guy being a Lakers fan first, LeBron, the Falcons and Bijan, and a Rams debate. Guy says the Rams are 2-2 but should be 4-0, blaming a loss after flying overseas and a bad pass interference call against Denver. Also: Aaron Donald, Guy being a Cardinals fan first and Dodgers second, his prediction of no MLB season next year, Sean McVay's physique, and SoFi Stadium being dug into the ground, compared to Orlando City's sunken stadium. Wrap and plugs: The hosts shout out longtime listener EJ and plug Guy's Funny Bone shows as a holiday-weekend date night, with some confusion over whether the site ends in .com or .net. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned This morning: The Monsters had Stormy Daniels on. Tonight and tomorrow (holiday weekend): Guy Torry at the Funny Bone Orlando, two shows each night. Get tickets on the Funny Bone Orlando site. Monday night: Rams vs. Buffalo. Ongoing: Surfshark VPN through tomanddan.com (4 extra months, $2.39/month). Ongoing: Guy's Fat Tuesday documentary, streaming on Amazon. Around January 12: Guy plans to shoot his new self-produced comedy special. Next year: Tom & Dan cruise, now on sale. Notable Guests/Callers Guy Torry: In-studio guest. Comedian and actor in town for the Funny Bone Orlando pop-up weekend. Tony Tone (mentioned): Comedian who got Guy to the hospital and finished his weekend of shows. Joe Fox (mentioned): Comedian and former TSA agent who explained the lock cutting. EJ (mentioned): Longtime listener and friend of the show. No phone-in callers or voicemails. Speaker labels in the transcript weren't clear, so I wrote "a host" for some lines rather than guessing between Tom and Dan. The transcript also spells the guest's name several ways ("Torres," "Torre"); I went with Guy Torry, as in your file name.

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A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Episode: 895, "Tom & Dan in a Tizzy" Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis (with Ross McCoy in studio) | Guest: Michael McWhorter ("Tizzy"); pet expert Sam (Zoom, opening segment) Sponsors / Ad Reads Core Flooring Center (coreflooringfl.com): Owner Corey works in the Winter Park showroom. Made-in-the-USA waterproof laminate, vinyl plank, wood and carpet, plus dustless tile removal. 0% financing for 24 months, prices starting around $1 a square foot, and 10% off flooring and labor for a limited time if you say Tom and Dan sent you. Dan's sister-in-law Alex redid her condo with them, and listener Eddie the Biker is about to call them. Fairvilla (fairvilla.com): Halloween costumes built to last for years, mix-and-match pieces, and a range from sexy to non-sexy, including onesies, festival wear, shoes and roller skates. A host mentions his handmade leather kilt. Multiple Central Florida locations. Bud Docs (buddocs.org): Medical marijuana recommendations with Dr. Shen Latte. Locations include Hunters Creek, Tampa and Melbourne, with same-day appointments. After the first in-person visit, renewals are virtual. Pricing: $99 for transfers, $125 for existing patients, $175 for new patients. They also share dispensary first-visit deals. The hosts read a listener email: when the listener said he heard about Bud Docs on a podcast, the doctor guessed Tom and Dan right away. Segment Rundown Straight Talk: pet expert Sam. Dan opens by saying his dog Dansby has dermatitis and sends him a hello. Sam joins on Zoom from the South Shore of Montreal. He walks 35 dogs off leash in a 175-acre private forest and jokes that he keeps count by counting legs and dividing by four. Caller Harold and Bilbo. Harold's 8-year-old rabbit-hunting dog keeps tearing up his mattress and got into his kratom powder. Sam suggests redirecting the dog's search instinct into a scent game on command. Harold gets more and more profane, and the hosts drop the call. Caller Susan's bandana dogs. Susan has about 16 rescue miniature dogs that won't keep their color-coded bandanas on, and she floats spray adhesive or hot glue as a fix. She also says the dogs drink sweetened coffee and that she lives in Barbados. Sam steers her away from all of it and suggests frozen chicken or beef stock instead. Another profane caller gets put through by mistake and is asked to hang up. Sam spells out his website, and the hosts call it a "snake eyes" day for live radio. Show open and introducing Tizzy. It's the Friday free show, with Ross McCoy in studio. The hosts joke about Sam losing dogs to polar bears and treating forests like everyone has one. They introduce longtime friend of the show Michael McWhorter, known as Tizzy, the guest with by far the biggest following they've had. The Predators video flashback. Around 2011 or 2012, Michael was a listener who did the After Effects work on the hosts' Orlando Predators "300 kick" video. He also animated their logo spin, which the show used until about a year ago. This is also the show's original connection to Rick Ross. Tizzy's film origin story. A Details magazine piece on Robert Rodriguez and his book "Rebel Without a Crew" convinced Michael, then working moving and AC installation jobs, to go for it. He left film school early to learn on sets. He bought a DVX100 with help from his grandmother, found local bands through MySpace's search tool to shoot their music videos, and won a RED camera contest plus a $25,000 grand prize. Music video editing career. He built a reputation as a fast editor working at a flat rate, then ran a Miami post-production facility. He has cut more than 300 music videos, including work for Hype Williams, Beyonce, The Pretty Reckless, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Daddy Yankee and reggaeton artists. The hosts relate his speed to their own fast-moving small business and to Tony Palmiotti's cruise business. TikTok beginnings. Vine's limits appealed to him, and he started making TikToks while waiting on renders. His first viral clip, a fake beard-shaving video set to Imogen Heap that he almost deleted, became a trend. Annoyed by misinformation spreading on TikTok, he began debunking it, which grew into identifying people seen behaving badly on video. How identification works. Victims started asking for help when police said they'd charge someone if he could be identified. Often he finds the person and passes the information along without ever making a video. Dan shares how a single Instagram post identified a man who dented his car door within 14 minutes. Tizzy calls the internet "one giant small town," and the hosts bring up the birthday paradox and six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Ethics of internet justice. The hosts compare cases like the Hawaii monk seal incident and Steve Bartman. Tizzy says he "swings a pretty big hammer," so he weighs whether the backlash would fit what the person did. His test is whether anything that happened before the camera rolled could justify what's on screen. He won't post addresses or phone numbers and discourages threats. Example: a man who punted a kitten in Texas and kept bragging about it was later fired, arrested and fined. Self-identifiers and threats. A man who punched a woman messaged Tizzy on his own, which identified him. A man who posted slurs alongside a photo of his own business card left a threatening voicemail, and Tizzy answered by sending him Florida's stand-your-ground statute. Tizzy says he is in therapy for the toll the work takes, and his therapist compared him to the canary in the coal mine. Also mentioned: critics who object when he posts something lighthearted, like a Garth Brooks concert. Garth Brooks and "hands of leather." A callback to an old bit about a Garth song involving a widow and a farmhand. The hosts float a "leather hands" T-shirt. Celebrity followers. Alan Ritchson followed Tizzy before he was cast as Reacher and later thanked him for being an early supporter. Channing Tatum messaged him about Publix fried chicken. The follow Tizzy was most excited about was composer Michael Giacchino, known for the Up score and Werewolf by Night. Getting the Discovery show made. Greg Grunberg of Heroes reached out, and they developed the show over about three years with the production company behind Snapped. A Discovery subsidiary had it first under a working title like "Disturbing the Peace." Then the head of main Discovery described exactly that show in a pitch meeting and claimed it. It survived merger uncertainty and executive turnover, and Tizzy values that it created crew jobs. Lawyers, blurring and the title. Corporate fear of lawsuits led to some faces being blurred late in production, though everyone shown had already been identified. A fan suggested adding a QR code that links to the unblurred originals. The favorite working title was "How to Catch an A*****e," marketing rejected it, and "Dirtbag" stuck after someone used it as a placeholder in emails. It airs internationally, including in Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea, which sets off a riff on Kim Jong-un responding to it. There's also a tangent about promo press kits, like Dan's American Idol hoodie with thumb holes. Jacksonville Beach dock clip. They play Tizzy's video of an older couple at a Jacksonville Beach condo harassing teenagers who were fishing off a dock. One of the kids later told Tizzy he just wanted to catch a sheepshead to take home and eat. Neighbors identified the man, reportedly retired from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. They discuss "one bad day" as no excuse. Dan brings up his fear that a neighbor would post a selectively edited clip of their July 4th hose dispute. Repeat offenders and cold cases. Tizzy recognized a Las Vegas livestream harasser by his voice when he resurfaced in California pepper-spraying women. In one stream, a woman broke his nose, which helped confirm it was him. A Washington DIY auto shop firebombing remains unsolved and bothers him. He has found people with no social media through wedding photos posted online. Minority Report vs. Terminator jokes follow. Cruise and Trail of Terror plugs. About 230 people are booked on the Tom and Dan Cruise 2027 so far, a group of inside cabins remains at the original price, and the deposit is refundable. The hosts plan a vendor walk-through video at the St. Cloud Trail of Terror. Crude locker-room tangent. A short off-color bit about flexibility, a college acquaintance, and how earlier generations passed around homemade videos compared with today. OutKast x Waffle House collab. Merch includes tees (Andrea got Dan the bootleg-style vintage tee and a storefront tee), a work shirt, a hoodie, a jacket, a bucket hat and a $70 laser-engraved spatula on pre-order. The hosts brainstorm other music-and-restaurant pairings: Jimmy Buffett with Orange Julius or Hooters, then Limp Bizkit with Hooters as the winner, with a crude sauce joke. Caller Debary Joe on Buffett. He points to "Why Don't We Get Drunk" as Buffett's love song. A host remembers a raunchier live lyric. Then a mention of McDonald's Hello Kitty x Godzilla Happy Meal toys, how small Happy Meal fries are now, and why McDonald's apple slices never brown, plus a tip on soaking pumpkins in vinegar. Toys R Us comeback. On a father-son steak dinner, Tom and his son Tommy passed the old sunken Toys R Us on 436, which is now a Hobby Lobby. Tom's wife Crystal had bought signage when the Oviedo Mall store closed, and Toys R Us is returning there. The group debates whether standalone toy stores can survive when kids prefer iPads. Old toys and collecting. A host remembers Stompers 4x4s, and the group pulls up photos. They also cover airport-gift toys, KB Toys, Micro Machines and their fast-talking pitchman, and GoBots vs. Transformers. Dan admits he was sad when Maisie gave up her American Girl dolls for dance. They reminisce about in-store game demos like the Game Boy kiosk at Zayre. A host tells how ordering

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Love Thy Neighbor: Episode Notes Episode: "The Dinner Divorce" (LTN48) Hosts: Tom Vann, Colette Fehr, Dan Dennis | Guest: None Sponsors / Ad Reads No sponsor segments or ad reads in this episode. Segment Rundown Cold open: intro debate. The hosts argue over whether they need to introduce themselves at the top of every show. Tom calls it pointless since listeners already know who they are. They float making a new intro with names in it for year two, to mark the show's anniversary. What's a food divorce? Colette talks about her recent news appearance on "food divorce," which is when couples eat separately and each person handles their own meals. She puts it alongside other trends like sleep divorce. Dan asks why those couples even live together. The Dennis family dinner. Dan says he and Andrea sit down to dinner together every night, while Maisie often eats at dance. He calls the ritual almost as important as sex because it's when Andrea opens up, including her project manager work gossip. He also covers meal kits like Home Chef and Blue Apron and his weekly meal prep for Maisie. Colette on connection rituals. Colette explains that shared meals are one of the few unstructured connection rituals couples have left. People who grew up eating as a family tend to keep doing it. She shares how she ate alone in her room as a teenager after her parents divorced, making prank conference calls. Tom at the head of the table. Tom's family eats together too, and he likes sitting at the head of the table. He jokes that nobody should introduce themselves there either. He complains that his kids share nothing, eat slowly, and ignore his celebrity stories (he recently talked to the actor who played Puddy on Seinfeld). Colette suggests word games to liven things up, and Tom says his car-ride games haven't gone well. Dan's date nights. Dan says he's recently enjoyed date nights at a local tavern known for crispy pizza, where he mostly just listens to Andrea talk. Quiet Kobe. Tom's wife took their youngest son Max to Hamilton at Dr. Phillips, so Tom took his oldest son Tommy to Kobe Japanese Steakhouse. The two barely talked all night, then Tommy turned on the TV as soon as they got home. Lots of jokes about the oil, the "double white" rice, and the aftermath. Tom also recalls quiet car rides with the men in his family, including a story that started with "one time I killed a man." Companionable silence. Colette reframes the Kobe night: small talk isn't necessarily more connecting than silence, and parents shouldn't feel guilty about quiet moments. Dan and Andrea both thought the outing was great. Dan mentions upcoming one-on-one time with Maisie while Andrea travels for work. In defense of food divorce. Colette says her household basically has a food divorce because of schedules. She wants quiet after a day of doing therapy, and she and her husband still share meals a few times a week. She also points to GLP-1 use and the mental load of meal planning, often carried by women. Her takeaway: do what works, but make time to be present. "What's for dinner?" prank. A host describes his favorite prank: asking his wife what's for dinner at her most stressed moment. It works every time. Email: friend in a scam. "Baltimore Beef Stew" writes about a friend putting $50,000 into an MLM-style unclaimed property scheme despite being warned. Colette says he's already said his piece. Adults have to make their own choices, and he can set limits on what he'll do if it goes badly. Florida Treasure Hunt. The hosts explain that Florida's unclaimed property site, fltreasurehunt.gov, is a real government website even though the name sounds like a scam. They guess the scheme is built around middlemen charging people for money they could claim themselves. When it's your money too. Colette says it's different when a bad decision will land on you financially, like an elderly parent you'd have to support. She shares that she once voiced doubts when her late mother gave money to a questionable religious organization, then let it go. Ask before advising. Tom admits he's a blunt truth teller with the people he loves. His example is laughing off the Grizz's AI-assisted spy novel, and his wife says he comes off like a jerk. Colette's fix is to ask whether someone wants your opinion first. She notes that offhand comments can stick with people for years, and that it's okay to say you're not ready to hear someone's take. Tom's coward approach. Tom says he nods, checks his watch, and then says "that's not going to work" after the person leaves. Also a riff on a past helicopter pilot dream. You don't have a crystal ball. A host says he often stays quiet and then watches things play out just as he predicted. Colette counters that she has seen couples she privately doubted turn things around. She says it's unethical for therapists to tell clients whether to end a relationship, and references Dolly Parton hearing her plans wouldn't work. Joke about the Nigerian prince actually showing up. Email: wife in a hard season. A longtime listener says his 47-year-old wife is moody and down on herself, their kids are about to leave home, one child is struggling, and she has open heart surgery coming up. His compliments aren't landing. Colette says it could be any mix of perimenopause, health stress, empty nest, or feelings about the marriage. She recommends a conversation, possibly a few therapy sessions, and simply being present instead of trying to fix it. Name your own experience. Tom riffs on everything a husband should never say. Colette advises using "I" statements, like saying you feel helpless and worried, instead of telling the other person what's wrong with them. Empathy between genders. Tom says he's glad he never has to go through "the change." Colette lists what women deal with, and Tom agrees men have it pretty easy. Colette warns against letting online anger, tied to a recent news story, turn into hating all men. Perimenopause 101. Colette explains that perimenopause can start in the 30s (a chat room listener said hers began at 39) and that 51 is the average age of menopause. Technically, menopause is a single day, one year after the last period. She shares that she's had few symptoms, and that a past uterine ablation makes it hard to tell where she is. Next week teaser and close. Colette teases a story about a possible perimenopausal outburst that "traumatized" her husband. Chat room member Ryan coined "Quiet Kobe," and Colette jokes her book's paperback will be called The Cost of Kobe. Plugs and sign-off. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Recently: Colette appeared on the news talking about food divorce. Recently: Tom's wife and Max saw Hamilton at Dr. Phillips Center through her season subscription. Year two: The show is celebrating its anniversary, which prompted the new intro idea. Upcoming: Andrea's work trip to Austin, Texas, which means one-on-one time for Dan and Maisie. Upcoming holiday (Presidents' Day, per Dan): Dan has a day off to plan an outing with Maisie. Next week: Colette's perimenopause outburst story. Ongoing: Insights from the Couch, the hosts' other podcast. Ongoing: Send emails to [email protected]. Ongoing: fltreasurehunt.gov, Florida's official unclaimed property search. Notable Guests/Callers Baltimore Beef Stew: Listener email (made-up name) about a friend caught in an unclaimed property MLM scheme. Anonymous longtime listener: Email from a husband whose 47-year-old wife is going through a difficult stretch. Ryan (chat room): Coined "Quiet Kobe" / "The Cost of Kobe." Chat room listener: Said her perimenopause started at 39. The Grizz (mentioned, not on air): Friend whose spy novel Tom dismissed.

A Mediocre Time with Tom & Dan: Episode Notes Episode: "69 Come Sticks" (#894) Hosts: Tom Vann, Dan Dennis | Guest: Ross McCoy (comedian, The Orlando Talk Show) Sponsors / Ad Reads Bart the Realtor / The Bart Marek Team: Opened with a host doing a "cool dude" character, then Bart called in. He said Central Florida real estate is having a rough, locked-up year because 30-year rates are near 7.25%. Cash buyers have the edge, and homes that have sat for a month or more have room to negotiate. His team is also doing a lot of estate, job-loss, and divorce sales. barttherealtor.com has cell numbers for Bart Marek and Crystal Vann. Bart has been a gold star sponsor for nearly 15 years. Seaz Nuts 2027 Tom & Dan Cruise: On the MSC Seashore out of Port Canaveral, with stops in Nassau and Ocean Cay. Interior staterooms start at $1,200 for two and include Wi-Fi, in-room breakfast, and a premium drink package (15 drinks a day). There will be a live broadcast and the Mediocre Idol karaoke contest. Deposits at tomanddancruise2027.com. Injured On The Go / Just Call Moe (justcallmoe.com): Studio sponsor, also named as a cruise sponsor. Trail of Terror "Sweet 16": At Peghorn Nature Preserve in St. Cloud, six dates only. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door, via the zombie girl link on TomandDan.com. Supported by Experience Kissimmee and Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital. Modern Plumbing Industries (modernpi.com): Mention Tom & Dan for 10% off. The read included a listener story about a sewer backup coming up a shower drain. They cover all Central Florida counties, residential and industrial, including cast iron pipe relining. My Eternal Vitality (myeternalvitality.com): A quick drop-in plug during the Method Man TRT joke. Cruise sponsors: justcallmoe.com, Empire Spot Fireworks, Celery City Craft, Villain Coffee / Villain Roasters. Segment Rundown Cold open: cool dude character. The Bart ad read was framed around a revived "cool dude" character that Bart likes. Afterward the hosts argued over how to sign off after a sponsor read. Cruise update: $20 bump. Dan debuted a new "Yachty" sound effect. The first block of balcony cabins sold out, and Tony from Ahoy Cruises got a second block at $20 more, which he was angry about for the listeners' sake. Inside cabins are still at the original price, but another block could cost more. Deposits are fully refundable until a couple of months before sailing. The hosts mocked anyone who cancels. Falcons and Garth tonight. Tom was still wound up after the Falcons game, where a rough first quarter gave way to a strong performance. Moe DeWitt invited the crew, Ross included, to the Garth Brooks show at the Kia Center that night. They joked about how many people dropped out before Tom and Dan got invited, and guessed Buzz Stecker would skip it. Crystal had been playing Garth's greatest hits on Amazon Music (the audio quality got panned), and a host's daughter caught him in "Garth mode." Favorites included "Callin' Baton Rouge" and "Friends in Low Places." Billionaire musicians quiz. A report that Garth considered selling his catalog, valued around $2 billion, led into a guessing game about the six billionaire musicians. The crew landed Jay-Z, Beyonce, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, and Rihanna. Rihanna got an asterisk because most of her money comes from her cosmetics line. Ross also floated "A billion is a lot" as a T-shirt. Chris Gaines deep dive. Dan went down the Chris Gaines rabbit hole: Gaines was written as a fictional Australian rock star from Brisbane, with a made-up back catalog. The album was meant to set up a movie called The Lamb, a thriller about a fan trying to prove Gaines was murdered. The character was written as a sex addict, and Garth would have needed an Australian accent. The album sold about 2 million copies and became Garth's only Top 40 pop hit. The SNL episode where Garth hosted and introduced Gaines as the musical guest confused a host's dad. The hosts compared the idea to Borat and to found-footage horror. A host remembered seeing a found-footage film at the Enzian with its UCF filmmakers and believing it was real. Caller Cara: nanny stories. Cara was a nanny for a top makeup artist who worked with Garth, Faith Hill, Reba and others. She said Garth's team went along with the Gaines look because nobody told him no. She lived on the artist's property in her early 20s and fried okra and chicken at Faith Hill's Southern-style baby shower. The artist's husband played in Barbara Mandrell's band. The hosts brought up Tom's childhood nanny again. They also recalled the Gaines album ending up in bargain bins once record stores over-ordered. Garth, music rights, and yes-men. Garth fought used-CD stores in 1995, resisted iTunes, and launched his own download service, GhostTunes, later absorbed into Amazon Music. The hosts roasted his naming choices: GhostTunes, The Lamb, a fake Gaines album called "Fornicopia," and his production company Red Strokes. Tom created the "Castleberry Garth" bit about rich stars who won't take notes from employees. Claims from a 2013 lawsuit by an ex-business partner: Garth supposedly passed on Twister (the Helen Hunt role) and Saving Private Ryan to avoid sharing the spotlight. His Padres spring training stint was for charity (a donation to Boys & Girls Clubs), not a real tryout. Dan admitted arguing with Claude about it before conceding. Pre-internet news coverage made stunts like this confusing. Caller Charles: concert parking. BDM Charles was taking his wife to the Garth show for their 23rd anniversary and asked for parking tips. The hosts first gave joke advice: tip a random guy in a construction vest to valet your car. Then came real tips about the Kia Center lots and a gate most people don't know about. Dan's partner Andrea has a secret back-alley parking route. The crew planned crispy tavern-style pizza downtown and Uber rides home. Ross's Uber nightmare. After Wu-Tang Clan at the MidFlorida amphitheater in Tampa, Ross and his wife could see their Hard Rock hotel balcony but had I-4 in the way. Rideshare signs led them nowhere, and the app's pickup point was a slab of concrete in an empty fairgrounds field. The driver stayed in a different lot and stopped answering, while black SUVs kept offering rides. They ended up walking toward a distant Hampton Inn. Chat and hosts piled on about Uber's decline (rider-rating filtering, cancellations) and a Waymo that got stuck in traffic. Break: ska block. The Family Business Limited's "Still a Jamaican" (new album out today) and the Barstool Preachers' "Want to Know" (pick of the week), followed by the Trail of Terror read. Oviedo e-bike arrest. A News 6 clip covered an 11-year-old in Oviedo who got a written arrest for riding a Sur-Ron-style electric dirt bike near Sweetwater Park. He bought it with $900 from selling squirrel picnic tables. The charges were an unregistered vehicle, no insurance, no motorcycle endorsement, and no eye protection. His father called it an overreach, and the boy will miss school for court. Tom recalled his brother getting a written arrest for riding a dirt bike on the street. Officer interview: e-bike law. A BDM police officer (name unclear in the transcript) called in: The crackdown follows a wave of crashes and kids getting hurt, plus newer statutes that classify e-bikes. With working pedals it's a bicycle. With the pedals removed it's a motor vehicle. Fake pedals may get riders by some officers. Enforcement is at the officer's discretion: a civil infraction with a misdemeanor consequence. Registering a Sur-Ron takes blinkers, lights, and a plate. Dan's old scooter has only an antique tag. Stand-up scooters are speed-regulated, and OneWheels are unregulated. You can get a DUI on anything motorized. Adults can be charged for letting an unlicensed minor drive. Traffic court has a hearing officer, not prosecutors. Seminole County is stricter than Orange. Afterward the hosts wondered how their Miami friend Turkey Leg, who rides one, would react. Wu-Tang concert recap. Ross described the night: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony opened with medleys, including an Eazy-E tribute and a Biggie and Tupac tribute. RZA gave a spoken history of the group, then the set ran through 36 Chambers material and solo spots for Method Man, Ghostface, Raekwon, Cappadonna, and a Mobb Deep member. Method Man showed off his physique and hair, which set up the TRT joke. There was a memorial tribute to late rappers. The reveal: ODB's parts were performed by his son, Young Dirty Bastard. His mother tried to steer him away from music, and RZA didn't cast him in the American Saga series. The hosts traded ODB stories and tried, unsuccessfully, to play a TRL clip. Seacrest and aging. A host's parents cut cable and now use an antenna for NFL games, which means catching Ryan Seacrest on Wheel of Fortune. The crew discussed Seacrest's changed face, weight loss versus cosmetic work, and his frosted tips at his age. Vanna White came up too. Tom said he's getting gray streaks and would dye his hair, which got jokes about jet-black "magician hair." Elizabeth Holmes documentary. Nathan Fielder's secretive Holmes documentary screened at a festival with breathless reviews but no specifics. It's rated R for graphic nudity. The leading theory was that it includes a childbirth video. The crew expected a three-hour absurdist art piece and joked about betting on its reception on Kalshi. They noted a trailer scene where her husband takes the whisk from her while she's making eggs. Ross's theory: the story turns to Holmes cheating on him. That led to a tangent on Italian brainrot videos, Skibidi Toilet being over, "6-7," and how much Fortnite has changed. Break: pop punk block. Rivals' "Adrenaline Rush," the Modern PI read, and Cartel. "Mother of the Year" video. In a viral Giants broadcast clip, a mom juggles a baby, a carrier, and stacks of food and drinks back t