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Beach Boy? Beach cousin? Robb settles on “Beach Fella”—and Josh is determined to poke holes in his argument. Josh Sroka and Robb Spewak celebrate episode 007 with a Halloween opening, a spirited Ted Lasso debate, and a question for anyone who keeps The Office running in the background: has Parks and Recreation aged better? Then Robb’s Beach Boys rant turns into a bigger conversation about aging performers, protecting a musical legacy, and knowing when to leave the stage. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, John Stamos, and a memorable Pet Sounds concert all enter the discussion, while Josh keeps playing devil’s advocate. There’s a heartfelt thank-you to the founders who keep this new show moving, an update on the mystery pants, a surprisingly involved argument about pears, and plans for a Kings Dominion outing. Plus: eye-surgery stories, Josh’s search for hoodie weather, the Florida fire pit that never gets used, and a warehouse-club bonus story that Josh refuses to accept at face value. The tangents are plentiful. The gratitude is real. And the beach fella has entered the chat. More Still Talkin’, the members-only Friday Show, and founding membership information: https://StillTalkinPodcast.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Introducing What If Your Greatest Adversity Has a Purpose? from The Oprah Podcast. Follow the show: The Oprah Podcast BUY THE BOOK! Ahead of All Parting by Barry Michels ⁠https://amzn.to/3TTMT8B⁠ Psychotherapist and bestselling co-author of The Tools, Barry Michels, joins the podcast to discuss his extraordinary new memoir, Ahead of All Parting. This is a conversation for anyone searching for meaning in life’s most difficult moments and seeking to discover how transformation is possible in the face of extreme adversity. Barry has been diagnosed with a terminal brain disease, Lewy body dementia. Despite the inevitable pain and grief that come with a devastating health diagnosis, he now sees it as the path he was meant to walk—a path that has opened him up in ways he never thought possible, revealing the power of vulnerability, love, prayer and the written word. Drew Barrymore, one of Barry’s longtime clients, also joins the conversation to share the life-changing impact he’s had on her life. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:14 - Welcome Barry Michels, author of Ahead of All Parting 00:06:35 - Barry speaks on Lewy Body dementia 00:09:20 - Grief after hearing a diagnosis 00:12:18 - When did Barry notice something was off 00:14:14 - Getting a diagnosis 00:16:15 - Adversity has a purpose 00:19:45 - Not hiding after a diagnosis 00:20:25 - Welcome Drew Barrymore 00:23:00 - Drew Barrymore on going through challenges 00:25:50 - Drew Barrymore on watching Barry navigate his illness 00:27:20 - How the diagnosis changed Barry as a therapist 00:28:30 - Appreciating life 00:29:50 - Feeling guilt with a diagnosis 00:38:22: Welcome Alex, who was diagnosed with kidney failure 00:43:22 - Religion during a diagnosis 00:49:20 - Barry Michels on writing 00:54:00 - Barry Michels on seeing his mortality Follow Oprah Winfrey on Social: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/oprahpodcast/ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/oprahpodcast/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/oprah/?hl=en⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfrey/⁠ Listen to the full podcast: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0tEVrfNp92a7lbjDe6GMLI⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-oprah-podcast/id1782960381 DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

Does your wife respect you? Mike’s late-night spiral over Michael’s cast leads the boys into a relationship quiz with some very revealing results. Josh explains the family scare that sent him racing toward a frozen location pin—and how it ended with relief and a pizza detour. Then Robb celebrates his mom’s birthday with Gone with the Wind, defends his favorite film against Mike’s relentless Clark Gable impressions, and declares war on a $24 popcorn-and-soda combo. Plus, a newly discovered family photo, Josh’s complicated plan to force newer movie picks, a runaway giant pumpkin, a ten-pound prime rib challenge, and a perfectly pointed takedown of modern food trends. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A broken thumb, a canceled guest, and a whole lot of trouble! Michael joins the boys to explain how he held on for the out at home plate—even while getting injured. Josh’s planned Wonka interview goes sideways after a contestant hears the podcast, and Mike and Robb turn the fallout into a full-blown roast. The Giants and Commanders provide an overtime disaster, while the news inspires today’s “Blair Witch” moment. We remember radio favorite Big Don O’Brien, celebrate Jimmy’s 60th with missing tablecloths and motorcycle-trip memories, and close with Lawrence Welk’s dancing skeletons, public-access oddities, and a very adult Tallulah Bankhead story. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mike and Oscar raise the stakes in a bet over arriving late to the show, with Robb helping sort out the rules and consequences. A classic archive mix of friendly rivalry, movie talk, and appreciation for hockey announcer Doc Emrick. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Josh has hired an assistant. His name is Earl. Robb has one question: who the hell is Earl? In episode 006, Josh introduces his AI assistant, a tireless organizer with the attitude of Orioles legend Earl Weaver. Earl sorts founder messages, untangles a stack of toll notices, checks in with Josh’s wife, and offers thrift-store advice with a grumpy baseball-manager streak. Robb wonders when a computer became the third guy on the show—and whether his own assistant, Hector, needs a personality upgrade. Then the guys tackle baseball’s unwritten rules: stop blocking home plate for your selfie, and if you catch a playoff foul ball, do you really have to give it to a kid? Josh’s World Series longing leads to a Super Bowl memory involving Paul McCartney, which Robb takes very personally. Josh shares an encouraging update on Bella after a rough stretch of emergency-vet visits. Robb’s love of The Sting opens the door to an impressive playing-card collection, a shopping cart he wisely abandoned, and ideas for the final TMOS cruise. Plus: Disney pin collecting, memories of Robert’s Make-A-Wish trip, and a lightsaber adventure at the happiest—and hottest—place on earth. Meet Earl. He handles the paperwork. Josh and Robb handle the tangents. More Still Talkin’, premium Friday shows, and membership information: https://StillTalkinPodcast.com Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today... Mike gets to "fanboy" over Marshall Green, who joins us from his show "Giants Now" on Chatsports. In his own lane, Robb fanboys over the "Librarian of Congress" as he recaps his big Washington DC gala. Josh tells us that middle-schoolers are not smart about their Smarties and Mike bemoans his recent time on the links. Plus, we never solve the gravy mystery. Sad. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Robb celebrates fitting into size 36 jeans, while Mike celebrates “creamage”—his favorite food group and the reason an empty ice-cream box can become evidence against him. Reduced-sugar Frosted Flakes get a harsh review, cereal milk must earn its flavor, and vegetables remain acceptable only with the proper creamy accompaniment. Then Robb prepares to meet a princess at the Library of Congress, prompting a full wardrobe intervention, a debate over “smart casual,” and some very specific rules about what he can bring. The boys tackle rising costs, corporate consolidation, and the arguments that keep everybody distracted before a moving DNA reunion story leads Mike back to memories of his beloved grandfather and a childhood reel-to-reel recorder. Plus, vintage Stardust dreams, a Chicago buffet with questionable presentation, and Al Pacino’s greatest overreaction in several languages. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sunrise. Chair. Banana. Three little words turn Mike’s routine wellness check into a memory test he insists nobody explained properly, with a clock drawing, a helpful picture on the wall, and enough ammunition to keep Robb and Josh entertained all day. Then another baseball scheduling fiasco sends Mike toward Sarasota for the wrong game—and gets him blocked from the very thread containing the explanation. The boys debate the cost of watching football, the perils of sports betting, and why “I almost won my parlay” still means you lost. Josh builds an AI assistant to tackle emails, podcast problems, and a brutally honest audit of his baseball predictions, while a chat-room question reopens some old wounds. Plus, TV recommendations, Wonka voices, an offensive lineman’s big catch, a dad’s heroic save, and a cat with its own slot machine. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A trip through the TMOS archives featuring Mike and Robb’s interview with Wayne Newton, Oscar’s visit with the Bush family in Kennebunkport, and a look back at the show’s eighth anniversary. Classic stories, familiar voices, and plenty of laughs. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In Episode 005, Robb walks Josh through a garbage-day disaster and the surprisingly clever trick he uses to track down his missing key. Josh has a competing strategy, naturally, and the guys debate whether brains beat simply diving into the trash. Along the way, there’s a hard-fought used-car negotiation, a stash of root beer barrels, and considerably more mayonnaise than anyone wanted. The conversation takes a more personal turn as Josh shares a frightening emergency-vet visit with his dog Bella and the staggering cost of getting answers. Robb relates with stories about his aging dog Linus, a failed nail-trimming appointment, and a groomer whose voice sends him straight into *Euphoria*. Plus: a thoughtful listener restores Robb’s beloved knife set, the guys talk head-shaving mishaps and plans for the final TMOS cruise, thank the founding members helping launch the show, and consider whether a mystery hat is a bargain or an expensive gamble. It’s lost keys, loyal dogs, sharp objects, and questionable headwear—with a burger box holding the answer. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show opens with an honest conversation about suicide prevention as therapist Cynthia Catchings joins Mike, Robb, and Josh to discuss recognizing distress, supporting loved ones, and keeping communication open with kids. Mike shares a difficult chapter from his own life before the boys shift gears to his supposedly calmer approach to the Red Sox—and a baseball-practice scheduling fiasco that proves his patience still has limits. A congressional “gotcha” falls apart over the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, while a heated discussion of measles and vaccines produces a very questionable mob motto: “Weasles Get Measles.” Plus, notification overload, Wolfman Jack memories, Fat Bear Week, and a Charlie Callas classic that sends everybody out laughing. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

At Mike’s new country club, a “soft lunch” apparently means everything goes in the blender. The boys turn a discussion of social-media “soft launches” into a menu for older golfers, while Mike confesses to driving jitters, school-pickup naps, and an orange-creamsicle detour that Robb was once denied. A Land Remembered rekindles Mike’s love of reading, and Robb explains why his upcoming cataract surgery can’t come soon enough. Then it’s time for Robb’s definitive diet-soda power rankings, featuring a Fresca disappointment and a vigorous debate over whether Coke Zero in a bottle deserves its own spot. Plus, British comedy gets wonderfully ridiculous, Red Sox–Yankees playoff nerves kick in, Trevor Lawrence’s goal-line decision gets scrutinized, and an original Oompa Loompa returns to the chocolate factory with his son. Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Three people. Three waffles. Absolutely no side dishes. Mike’s baseball weekend ends at Waffle House, but not before another umpire showdown and a team dinner at WingHouse that turns out to be considerably less family-friendly than expected. The boys investigate baseball’s reality-TV moms, overpriced dreams of athletic glory, and the fine art of letting kids be kids. Robb’s Halloween spirit faces an intervention courtesy of black ranch dressing, while he and Josh unveil WonkaCast—and Mike would like to remind everyone that he hasn’t retired yet. Plus, a capybara café, an 86-year-old speed demon, Helen Mirren appreciation, Charlie Callas on Carson, and an Ace Hardware shoplifting story that puts electrical parts in a place they were never meant to go. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"Tonight, you will twice be entertained by them." Our Sponsors: * Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy