ep 83 – Holiday Mash-Up Mayhem, Nobody Wanted the Slide Whistles

In Episode 83 of Flight 1080, Dave Michaels and Billy throw the calendar out the window and celebrate everything at once — Christmas, Thanksgiving, the 4th of July, Hanukkah, Groundhog's Day, Halloween, Mechanical Pencil Day, Open Heart Surgery Day, Cataract Surgery Day and more!

We also debut another thrilling round of "What's in My Hand?", where listeners attempt to identify a mystery object based solely on the sound it makes. Meanwhile, we tackle the big question: Is AI actually revolutionary… or just the new Beanie Babies? And in a moment that will go down in radio history, we attempt to give away used slide whistles. Shockingly, no one wanted them.

Another completely necessary and medically unapproved episode of Flight 1080.

ep 82- AM, FM and Bay Area Memories

In Episode 82 of Flight 1080, Dave is joined by KEGR Steve for a laid-back conversation about AM and FM reception—back when spinning the dial could bring in voices from hundreds of miles away. They talk about signal skip, late-night listening, rooftop antennas, and what made analog radio feel so alive and unpredictable.

The discussion also revisits local and San Francisco Bay Area TV and radio programs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. From unforgettable DJs and talk shows to classic television moments, it's a nostalgic look at the personalities and programs that shaped an era—and the memories that still stick with us today.

ep 81- Love, Loners and Large Hairy Problems

Valentine's Day can be hazardous to your health — and we have the emotional paperwork to prove it. Billy and Dave break down the very real dangers of romance season. Dave even gives relationship advice and recites some Valentine's poetry.

We also play "Guess What's In My Hand", dive into the psychology of people who prefer solitude versus those who never stop talking, and explore why some folks recharge in silence while others recharge by cornering you at the grocery store.

And in the ongoing murder mystery saga? Episodes 49 and 50 deliver chaos: Rory meets a tragic end, and Dave is abducted by Bigfoot in the woods. It's romance, psychology, homicide, and woodland trauma — just another calm, well-adjusted episode of Flight 1080.

Broken Heroes, Underwear Drinking, and Decorative Books

Episode 80 of Flight 1080 wanders through America's affection for broken heroes—TV characters who were racist, drunk, abusive, or worse… and somehow still beloved. From there, Billy and Dave drift into words that perfectly describe very specific behaviors, like getting drunk in your underwear with zero plans to go outside, or buying books strictly to look smart on a shelf.

Along the way, they stumble into hiraeth, paraprosdokians, and other linguistic oddities, using examples instead of explanations, because that's more fun. Strange, relatable, and slightly unhinged in the best way—this episode rewards curiosity and punishes people who need everything spelled out.

Billy and Dave are joined by Z Rocker for a wide-ranging conversation that moves through bugs and brain games, slang words and acronyms, classic cartoons, movies, and the ever-intriguing topic of time travel.

ep 78- Mind Games, Hot Dog UFOs, and The Dog-Faced Deed

This week on Flight 1080, we dive headfirst into mind tricks, brain games, and slang words that mess with your head more than you realize, before taking a hard left into the absurd with a skit about being abducted by aliens and waking up inside a UFO that smells like hot dogs. The episode also features the latest chapter in the Flight 1080 murder mystery series, Episode 48, "The Dog-Faced Deed," where Dean Sutton is killed under eerie circumstances and an unknown, not-quite-human figure lurks behind the crime, leaving more questions than answers.

ep 77- Love, Lies, and Backwards Beats

Dave and Billy put listeners to the test in Episode 77 of Flight 1080 with a reverse-audio music contest, challenging the audience to identify songs played backward from short, distorted snippets.

The episode also leans into Valentine's season with a mix of romantic and not-so-romantic poetry, plus a few unfiltered moments where Dave makes his thoughts on love and relationships very clear. Equal parts game show, comedy, and late-night confession, this episode delivers twisted tunes, risky verses, and classic Flight 1080 honesty.

Episode 76 jumps from the bizarre to the strangely fascinating, as we discuss a man police are calling "The Butt Sniffer," explore whether animals can really be identified by body temperature, revisit classic video games, and explain why sovereign citizen arguments never work with police. We also feature the latest KSCO murder-mystery episode, "The Mammoth at Wilder Ranch," set amid the fog and history of Wilder Ranch State Park.

Things get weird, right off the bat! Dave and Billy dig into stories of time displacement—people, animals, and even places that seem to slip out of their proper timeline. Along the way, the show veers into a series of weird, ultra-short scripts that feel like transmissions from somewhere slightly off-axis, before Mediochre Dave the Medium drops in to deliver wildly questionable future predictions for the listeners.

ep 74- Holiday Weirdness: Arrowheads, Mammoths, and a Murder at the North Pole

Billy surprises Dave with a gift featuring a mysterious Native American arrowhead—then things get even stranger. Dave recounts a bizarre hike at Wilder Ranch where he swears he saw something that looked an awful lot like a woolly mammoth. Along the way, the duo breaks down the 12 Days of Christmas, sings a few holiday carols, and launches into a wildly improvised sketch where Santa himself calls Detective Armi to solve the murder of an elf at the North Pole.