Giant Mess

Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch shares the biggest and best stories from his personal life along with top internet searches for January 2025, including 25 big ideas that change world in 2025, learning about his mom and dad’s off-and-on relationship, being third wheel in a bar crawl with married couple, and his daughter’s obsession with nickelodeon teen shows.

00:00 - Intro

01:50 - 25 big ideas that change world in 2025

37:51 - Is Cam Skattebo The Next Beast Mode?

40:34 - Terrorist Attacks in New Orleans & Super Bowl XXV Story

47:40 - Learning About My Mom and Dad’s Off-and-On Relationship

1:02:00 - My Mom’s Connection To The Giants Owner & The POTUS

1:05:42 - Sesame Place Brunch with Daughter

1:12:15 - how to lose face fat and how to make money

1:17:11 - neck massages and head massages

1:21:10 - history of house values and prices

1:28:40 - sold daughter’s paw patrol bed

1:32:37 - being third wheel in a bar crawl with married couple

1:57:37 - top artists of 2000s songs

2:03:40 - hosting my first ever playdate

2:07:50 - daughter’s obsession with nickelodeon teen shows

2:23:31 - top searched Sundance Films

2:31:00 - SAD daughter has winter blues

2:33:00 - top winter hobbies and top winter comfort foods

2:36:43 - Descendants 1 and 2, Rise of Red

2:40:41 - top trending movies (Back in Action, Companion, Flight Risk)

2:49:00 - the top trending trend - you’re so funny and I’m so brave

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories⁠⁠  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠⁠ 

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* Twitter - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠⁠     

* Personal Instagram - ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠⁠    

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Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch recaps the top stories and internet searches from December 2024, including:

1:45 - What Watchmen Chapter 1 means for DC universe

11:02 - The quirks of Peloton instructors

17:43 - Job interviews with Virtual recruiters

23:52 - what Soberish means

34:05 - Snoop on a Stoop and Elf on a Shelf

37:22 - Most searched Christmas songs

42:38 - Daughter's pinkeye

46:03 - Pep Boys and car troubles

50:48 - Tough month for daughter

1:02:04 - Cookie Day (sugar cookies stink)

1:09:25 - Vaseline Advent Calendar

1:11:30 - Employers asking for videos on job application

1:14:02 - Top questions about astrological signs

1:42:03 - Night shower vs morning shower

1:45:15 - Back to back birthday parties in 1 day

1:56:44 - Snow globe cocktail recipe

2:00:19 - Most searched cozy Christmas movies

2:06:53 - Christmas in South Carolina, which featured...

• Slap Card Games between slap-happy bros
• Feast of the Seven Fishes movie
• All-day fishing trip on Xmas Eve
• Smoking the world’s longest and largest cigar
• Smoking out of a corn cob pipe
• The Loud Cup giving Vuvuzela flashbacks
• Scavenger hunt for a Disney cruise
• Carry On movie review
• Moving the peacock pen and mauling mice
• Making the worst cocktail ever
• Makeshift breathalyzer
• Smelling Salts
• Hot Dog Suction Cup
• New Year’s Eve ball dropping
• Sonic The Hedgehog 3 in theater
• 2024 Year in Review

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories⁠  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠ 

Follow me on:

* Link Tree - ⁠https://linktr.ee/neallynch⁠  

* My Official Blog - ⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠ 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠    

* Twitter - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠     

* Personal Instagram - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠    

* Giant Mess Instagram - ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram⁠  

* Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple⁠  

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Giant Mess host Neal Lynch guides you on a whirlwind tour through November's top stories from his personal life and across the country. He explores the significance of Diwali in New Jersey, dives into the latest friendship theories (snail theory?), and discusses deviled egg jello shots. From the Gladiator sequel release to Thanksgiving adventures, he covers it all. There are some hilarious parenting moments, movie marathons, and a photo shoot at the Christmas tree farm. This episode is packed with pop culture, family anecdotes, and seasonal surprises that'll make you wiser, lighter, and maybe even crave a slice of butterscotch banana cream pie.

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories⁠  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠ 

Follow me on:

* Link Tree - ⁠https://linktr.ee/neallynch⁠  

* My Official Blog - ⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠ 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠    

* Twitter - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠     

* Personal Instagram - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠    

* Giant Mess Instagram - ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram⁠  

* Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple⁠  

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Host Neal Lynch regales the region with the most intriguing stories from his personal life and reacts to the most searched queries in the United States in the most chivalrous month of the year in this episode of the Giant Mess podcast.

Topics include:

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT 

Follow me on:

* Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/neallynch  

* My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB    

* Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW     

* Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG    

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In this episode of the Giant Mess podcast, New York Giants fan Neal Lynch recaps Big Blue's 2024 season, reacts to co-owner John Mara retaining head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen, looks at impending free agents, mock drafts, and the 2025 home and away opponents.

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠ 

Follow me on:

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* My Official Blog - ⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠ 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠    

* Twitter - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠     

* Personal Instagram - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠    

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In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, host Neal Lynch recounts his funniest, most interesting stories and experiences from September including a trip to Block Island for Labor Day weekend the resulted in him missing his daughter's birthday, watching super-long movies like Rebel Moon, Babylon, and Horizon An American Saga in addition to other, shorter cinematic adventures like The Watchers, A Quiet Place Day One, Rebel Ridge, and Wild Robot. Also, a recap of the Riverfest Pork Roll Eating Championship, a birthday party meltdown, and more.

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories⁠  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠ 

Follow me on:

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* My Official Blog - ⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠ 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠    

* Twitter - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠     

* Personal Instagram - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠    

* Giant Mess Instagram - ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram⁠  

* Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple⁠  

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In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, host Neal Lynch talks about editing a video about a former football teammate eating mayonnaise straight out of the jar, getting let go due to mass layoffs for the 3rd time in 4 years, the silliness of the Summer Olympics, a fishing trip that rivaled The Perfect Storm, forever losing at fantasy football draft weekend, and witnessing a mind-melting show at Cirque de Paris.

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT 

Follow me on:

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* My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB    

* Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW     

* Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG    

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In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, host Neal Lynch talks about attending his first ever lamb roast, the smells, aromas, and stenches that can be found at Gymland gymnasium, seeing Close Encounters of The Third Kind for the first time, Love Lies Bleeding, Bone Tomahawk, rollover IRAs, Prime Day, IF (Imaginary Friend movie), Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights book, and more.

Funny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories  

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT 

Follow me on:

* Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/neallynch  

* My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG 

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* Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG    

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In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, New York Mets fan Neal Lynch reacts to Steve Cohen and David Stearns signing 26-year-old free agent Juan Soto to the largest and longest contract in Major League Baseball history.

Plus...

NY Mets Fan Rants & Analysis from Giant Mess - https://bit.ly/MetsYTPlaylist 

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

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In this episode of the "Giant Mess" podcast, New York Giants fan Neal Lynch recaps the raging dumpster fire that is Big Blue, from releasing Daniel Jones to starting Tommy Devito over Drew Lock in a 30-7 blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Lock looking like a turkey in a 27-20 loss on Thanksgiving to the Dallas Cowboys, to a plane hauling a banner that calls for co-owner John Mara to fix the franchise over MetLife Stadium before the New Orleans Saints game. Plus, a breakdown of Joe Schoen's failure to fill out premium positions on the roster and Brian Daboll's failure to teach or correct mistakes.

New York Giants Fan Rants & Analysis from Giant Mess Podcast - https://bit.ly/NYGiantsYTPlaylist 

ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:

I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  

ABOUT "GIANT MESS":

"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.

Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT 

Follow me on:

* Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/neallynch  

* My Official Blog - http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG 

* Giant Mess Facebook Page - http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB    

* Twitter - http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW     

* Personal Instagram - http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG    

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