Expect to Laugh

Brett is on a mission to convert Lori to the bidet life, but she has questions. Lots of questions. What starts with cleaning before the cleaner comes spirals into questionable sheet-changing schedules, teenage hygiene, and a shared Q-tip obsession. Plus, Lori gets evacuated from the Maine Mall, and Brett admits he’s always wanted to pull a fire alarm. It’s a surprisingly dirty conversation about getting clean.

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What happens when you get a vasectomy and the anesthesia doesn't quite do its job? Brett found out the HARD way, and he's sharing the painfully unforgettable details!

This week on Expect to Laugh, Brett and Lori tackle everything from colonoscopies and medical mishaps to the great debate over whether food should EVER touch on your plate. Lori admits she doesn't know how to swim, Brett goes on a rant about cruise ship germs, and the two discover they have VERY different ideas about what couples should do during their first hour in a hotel room. Let's just say Lori is horrified.

Plus, Airbnb adventures, international listeners, and more oversharing than anyone asked for.

It's an episode full of awkward confessions, questionable decisions, and stories that probably should've stayed private.

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What do Brad Pitt, Willie Nelson, Glenn Close, and two live goats have in common? Absolutely nothing, until this episode!

A burning question about walking downstairs takes a wild turn when local radio personality Andy Austin unexpectedly drops by. Suddenly, it's a hilarious trip through the glory days of radio, featuring outrageous stunts, celebrity encounters, Willie Nelson's legendary weed, and Lori's spectacularly awkward meeting with Glenn Close.

Three radio veterans, countless ridiculous stories, and absolutely no chance of staying on topic.

This is Expect to Laugh at its finest!

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It's birthday season for Brett and Lori, and apparently getting older doesn't mean getting more mature. Lori shares the highlights of her family reunion in Georgia, including a touching birthday gift that left her ugly crying in a restaurant and a practical joke that took 500 puzzle pieces and nearly an hour to deliver its punchline.

Brett has birthday stories of his own, including a surprise party that wasn't for him and a massive Harry Potter LEGO set that's taking over his free time. Along the way, the conversation veers into strange family nicknames, cars that give unsolicited advice, the joy of receiving actual mail, and whether an adult can have too many LEGOs. 

It's a little bit of everything, which is pretty much par for the course with these two.

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Lori avoided massages for years because she feared an embarrassing bodily noise. Brett’s experiences suggest she had other things to worry about. From massage therapists walking on his back in Rome to an awkward, ZERO-privacy shower in Mexico, relaxation comes with surprises. 

Add celebrity impressions, Maine’s ice storm of 1998, jury duty, and a surprisingly passionate disagreement about Dateline’s Keith Morrison. This week's conversation goes exactly where you’d expect: everywhere.

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Before her "Dark Downeast" podcast became a global sensation, Kylie Low was touring with One Direction, sporting pink hair, and making Lori laugh on the Q Morning Show. This week, she joins Lori and Brett to revisit the contest that put her on the road with a boy band, the unexpected audition that landed her in radio, and the office romance Lori strongly advised against. (Spoiler: they’re married now.)

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This week, Lori and Brett compare travel disasters, from forgotten luggage and missed connections to TSA rules that seem to change every time you fly. Add a suspicious bag of Good & Plenty, a stranger’s bare foot, and a spirited debate about reclining your seat, and it’s a wonder either of them still goes anywhere.

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After escaping her first Maine winter as an official snowbird, Lori set off on a six-week road trip across America. Twenty-six states later, she’s back with tales of breathtaking national parks, roadside oddities, alien-themed businesses, blue meth candy, and a car that insisted on coffee breaks.

Lori reveals which national landmark unexpectedly made her cry, why the Grand Canyon reminded her of Fenway Park, and how a private museum tour with a woman named Carol completely changed their itinerary. Brett contributes his expert knowledge of National Treasure, unpaid parking fees, and the geography he learned from Carmen Sandiego. It’s part travelogue, part geography lesson, and part cautionary tale about telling Brett you visited a place called Barizona.

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Lori and Brett welcome back Anna the Greek for another round of pet peeves! The trio tackles life’s biggest injustices: paying for someone else’s lobster, drivers without blinkers, stickers that refuse to peel, chatter during movies, and people who won’t stop announcing their Wordle scores.

This week's Expect to Laugh is group therapy for the perpetually peeved.

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This week, Brett and Lori welcome Brett’s longtime friend Jeff Farrell, owner of Springvale Village Car Wash where he’s learned way too much about what people do when they think no one’s watching.

We cover car wash disasters, incredibly stupid injuries, how to shave your own back, the world’s most recognizable hold music, vacation anxiety, nude beaches, dads in tighty-whities, and why you should NEVER let Jeff find a competitor’s air freshener in your car.

It’s super inappropriate, and you should definitely expect to laugh!

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