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In this episode of The Cool Dad Shirt Podcast, Rich and Mike are back with another hilarious deep dive into music legends, vending machine drama, weird food requests, and accidental conspiracy theories.

Highlights & Topics Covered:

• Steve Lukather: Rich kicks things off with a Steve Lukather appreciation moment, spotlighting his epic guitar work on songs by The Tubes and Toto—and his surprising disdain for “Africa.”
• Freedom Jam: Mike brings us a wild Freedom Jam update, where a former bandmate is now… the 23rd richest comedian? Yep, Terry Fator went from high school assemblies to $160 million.
• Fender jazz basses: The guys riff on viral fame, like watching Blue DeTiger go from slap bass Instagram posts to signature Fender jazz basses.
• Spielberg: The guys revisit Close Encounters of the Third Kind and confirm: yes, Spielberg still holds up—even if the UFOs don’t involve car chases.
• Otis Spunkmeyer: Meanwhile, vending machine culture reaches new heights (or depths) with a 530-calorie Otis Spunkmeyer cookie and Rich’s fruitless quest for seltzer.
• Pickled pig’s feet: Then it’s on to shipping pickled pig’s feet across the country, secret parental snack stashes from the ‘70s, and whether microwaving coffee is morally acceptable.
• Missed Jokes: Ever regret not being funny enough on your podcast? Rich and Mike float the idea of revisiting missed joke opportunities in a bonus "what we should have said" segment.
• Open to Work: Finally, a LinkedIn rant: why do people post “Open to Work” banners on a platform made for networking?

All this and more, delivered with a heaping spoonful of nostalgia, caffeine, and borderline absurdity.

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