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Phil and John have a drink, talk, and then there's an original song.
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Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Episode 47 provides the following desirable subjects:
Phil reviews Cedar Ridge Malted Rye whiskey.
John is trying to reduce his whiskey collection but is still probably going to have to pick up a bottle of Ardbeg's "The Wee Beastie”.
Dooley’s rum is consumed which leads to...
John learns about “Black Tot Day”
John gets through another video game: “The Last of Us”
A brief talk about the Johnnie Walker Songs of Fire/Ice blended scotches.
Phil continues his deep dive into the “Phantasm” movies, which prompts him to explore other Don Coscarelli movies: Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), John Dies at the End (2012)
The misfit super hero mini-genre and our old comedy tape that we did in the early 1990s.
John talks about the 1971 film, “A New Leaf”.
Buying old movies on plastic discs.
The Song: “Dr. Trump”
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Episode 46:
We’re joined by Special Guest David D!
We speculate about the origins of Rapid City Central High School's mascot.
South Dakota’s weird French city name pronunciations.
Dave talks about his years in the Air Force and his adventures keeping track of Space Junk.
Actual talk about Space Force (the actual force and briefly the Netflix show).
We learn that Dave is a fan of (Mr.) Pibb (Xtra?), partially due to its unavailability. The allure of things you can’t easily get.
Dave talks about his time as a potential “key turner” in missile silos.
Old comedians and Dave’s Dad who worked in radio and Dave’s uncle who was on Hee Haw.
Phil finally gets to the Hunting topic.*
*graphic descriptions of hunting
Dave suggests an Elvis movie (or two).
Song Title: “Ballad of a Missileer”
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Episode 45
Guest-free and gluten-free this time, but the narrator’s brother Timbo fills in.
Phil visits Trader Joes and gets a headache.
John reports back from another trip to Rapid City with a Taco John’s update!
Motel/Hotel “free” breakfasts.
Corn Bread.
John tries a “beginner” Scotch.
More video game talk.
We talk about the late-great Carl Reiner.
Phil attempts to describe the 1979 film, “Phantasm”.
John’s odd long-time interest in old ocean liners.
Old clocks.
The Song: “Masked Debaters”
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Up this time, Special Guest Star: Bex P!
Bex tells us about her journey to the USA.
We admit our ignorance about Juneteenth
We have a lot of questions about growing up in New Zealand, as you might expect.
Bex talks about her job.
More Pandemic Cinema.
The removal of racist brand names and logos.
Sambo’s Restaurant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambo's
New Zealand greetings and native critters.
The video Bex mentioned regarding NZ not on maps: https://youtu.be/HynsTvRVLiI
The Song: "Rock Me Nostradamus"
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
No guests this time, special or otherwise but there is real wind sound!
Current events flare up like a bad rash.
Phil talks about cutting his wife’s hair.
John complains about finding dead animals on his lawn but doesn’t yell at them to get off it.
John talks about insomnia and Smart Clocks.
Phil has a case of the hiccups which leads to talk about BBQ sauce.
John is peer pressured into trying peanut butter whiskey and Phil talks peanut butter as a mini topic.
Home improvement shows.
The Song: “BJ And The Bear” (Written and Performed by Shawn Cassity and Phil Hunter) Music video found here: https://youtu.be/uCQZFEKKf4U
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
It’s Guest Time again this week, another South Dakota expat: Dr. Christian E!
Topics may or may not include:
Old Looney Tunes cartoons.
Our time at the University of Wyoming encountering fascinating fellow students and playing old video games.
We recall another old Rapid City arcade near the home of the infamous Army recruiter who was after Phil.
Dr. E talks about music and other random experiences.
We find time at the end to talk about cocktails.
The Song: “A Song About Gophers”
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
John talks about his incredibly exciting trip to a Dairy Queen and the state of various kinds of ice cream that come out of machines.
Product placement of Vernor’s Ginger Soda on TV.
Phil talks about his tooth of woe which leads to a discussion about our “favorite” movies that have portrayals of dentistry.
More talk about shows we’ve watched.
John gets a set of “Bear Paws”
The Song: “Pentagon Experiment”
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Today we’re joined by Special Guest, Bruce Knowles!
Bruce tells us about his latest passion: The Knowles-eum, featuring such attractions as “The Crawlspace” where he brewed exploding root beer in his youth.
Bruce gives us more context on our previous talk about Shakey’s; Bruce worked there!
John recalls Bruce’s influence on him and his brother Rob growing up.
Somewhat “famous” people with Knowles as their last names.
John pays a small tribute to electronic music artist, Tomita.
We all talk about what we’re watching...again.
Movie soundtracks naturally come up.
John admits he’s never heard of Soupy Sales
Bruce talks about the trauma of “trauma training”.
The Song: “Zooba Flooba John”
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Today we’re joined once again by Eric S!
Staying home all the time makes for some strange podcast topics.
The sad states of our jobs during these times.
Getting fountain pop at a certain Rapid City Mini Mart becomes a topic - look, like today, we were really starved for out of the house entertainment back in the 80s!
Speculation as to how buffet restaurants and restaurants in general will come back after this is “over”.
We discuss appropriate books and movies for our times.
Zombie movies and the TV series, “The Walking Dead”
Sci Fi books and films inevitably come up. Phil discusses thin books.
The Song: “Sea Fever” (written and sung by Eric!)
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
The show must go on!
(as long as the beverages hold out)
Special Guest ™ Rob K returns for another wide-reaching, sober (!) range of topics that only our show can deliver.
...what you could call, Telemedicine…
The “Time to Lean” take on Remote Work.
Comparing the current Pandemic to other bad times experienced by our families.
More talk about video games.
John talks about the book “Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success”
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051NZXN0 And Phil admits he’s never seen “It’s A Wonderful Life” but still has insights into it.
The guys marvel at how much pop culture reality/history has been caught on film over the decades.
A podcast season about Disney is suggested and Mickey Mouse takes over the show.
The Song: “It’s a Life”