A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan

827 - It Takes a Village


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• Sponsor shout to My Eternal Vitality and testosterone therapy • Tom starts a nutrition plan with Rebecca at Eternal Vitality • Andrea's success with hormone balancing and weight loss • Praise for Dr. Powers' scientific, non-sales approach • How nutrition and hormones affect physical and mental health • Andrea fits into an old dress—confidence boost moment • Rause joins, says he's having a great morning • Rare honesty when people say they're doing great • Suspicion and overthinking around "good day" comments • Rause loves being at the studio and seeing his wife game • His wife plays Pallia, a cozy farming sim • Tom jokes he never shares hobbies with his wife • Tom once deleted her Smurf Village in a fight • Emotional ties to sim games like Animal Crossing • Chat room reacts hard to Tom's deletion story • Viewer shares divorce story tied to game addiction • Dan admits deleting Andrea's Smurf Village during Christmas • Andrea confirms, says Dan was jealous of her village • She found it freeing to be rid of the daily upkeep • Dan jokes about being emotionally immature and horny • Rause reflects on his first Father's Day • Dads get odd crafts—hand turkeys, glitter messes • School-made gifts feel impersonal due to mass production • Tom warns not to fall for the "just family time" trap • His own Father's Day involved bourbon and golf • Should dads get blackout drunk on their day? • Hasselhoff burger and Alec Baldwin voicemail as wild dad content • Andrea once dreamt Dan cheated—real-life tension • Tom pantsed Andrea in Home Depot as a "joke" • Dan attended niece Becca's recital—she plays euphonium • Praise for "superior" band competition ratings • Tom and Dan reminisce about middle school band • Dan's kids chose sports over music • Talk of instruments parents dread their kids playing • Dan started on accordion, then flute, then drums • School concerts include multiple levels of bands • Middle school band kids surprisingly well-behaved • Band and theater teachers praised for passion • Reflections on teachers' lasting emotional impact • Jack Bradshaw says high school is most influential • Ages 13–20 shape music/media tastes • Some teachers leave a mark—good or bad • Rause reads a chat about a humiliating teacher • Andrea's niece Becca is now taller than Dan • Watching kids grow as a brutal time reminder • Celestial metaphor for growth and time perception • Dan's "baby games" and joy around kids • First four months of parenting were brutally hard • Parenting becomes more rewarding over time • Song break: "Prop House – Jeff Buckley" • Hollerbach's ad for Kinder Nights and bingo Tuesdays • Ross intros himself as comic, writer, b-boy • Ross and Dan riff on b-boy names like T Morrow • Antonio Brown charged with attempted murder in Little Haiti • Gunfire at celeb boxing event, claims of being jumped • Hiding contraband during police stops—weed stories • Destroying radio tapes to cover swearing • Found lost vape on golf course after a month • Talk about spouses always finding lost stuff • Weed can sometimes boost memory or focus • Weed as chore motivation—laundry, editing, etc. • Athletes using weed or microdosing for performance • Ross loves mushrooms, prefers outdoor controlled trips • Dan and Ross joke about tripping during hosting gigs • Hosting Orlando City matches caused nerves and sweat • Rause once hosted after 8 beers • Showed up high by accident—Dan had to jump in • Hiding inebriation during live events • Dan trying to cut back on weekday drinking • Alcohol and creative output—does it help or hurt? • Jim Phillips once called Dan funniest after two beers • Is drinking becoming part of the job? • Dan took a long sober break—might again • First-time Father's Day pressure and confusion • Rause fumbled Mother's Day, then redeemed himself • Dan compares it to his fedora photo gift • Maisie's birthday overlaps Father's Day—Dan gives it up • Joke about taking Father's Day back when she's older • Dads get jerky, moms get flower stands

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