Here's the Tower

What in the world is Tower doing in Debbie’s apartment? Seems like they’re both up to their wacky antics again! 

Guest voice:
Sararose Willey as Debbie

Catchphrases in this episode: 
“That was my nickname in high school.” 
“You don’t like having fun or…” 
“All this!” 
“I would love to laugh, but your humor is so juvenile.”
“Don’t bother” courtesy of a tour guide in Amsterdam years ago who meant to say “It’s not a bother.” 
“Joking off” courtesy of Stan Doll and Sam Sneed 

Music in this episode: 
“Theme from That’s So Tower” by Scott Ritcher 
“Timed Out” by Jingle Punks 
“Hear the Noise” by John Deley and the 41 Players

If you’ve mastered the previous lesson, it’s time to move on to the next level. Today we’ll be learning more useful Swedish phrases to help you prepare for your trip.

Are your bags packed? — Är du helt jävla puckad?

That’s delightful! — Kors i taket!

You have been very helpful — Du har inte alla hästar hemma.

You are doing a really great job — Vem fan tappade dig när du var en bebis.

Let’s sit down – Sätta på mig pucko.

Would you like something to drink – Sug på den här fuljävel.

We are going to be good friends – Jag kommer inte på din begravning.

Special guest voice: Smutsorm Sommartjej

We’ve been hearing rumors for weeks and now it’s finally here. 

Sony announced their new Walkman models with a lot of new features and a sleek design for playing your tapes on the go. But it’s the absence of a headphone jack that may cause the biggest commotion.

Most people expected Sony to introduce wireless headphones, but industry experts say Bluetooth won’t be invented for another 16 years, and even then, it won’t work.

Guest voices by Mark Brickey of Adventures in Design and Carla Jacob.

Today’s scene is a concert hall. We are with two friends who are anticipating what the orchestra might have prepared for them.

Guest voices: Pat McClimans and Jasmine Weatherby.

About the size of a US half dollar – and painstakingly minted in solid, brilliant, uncirculated Cooper nickel – the Coin Commemorative Coin is a beautiful souvenir reminder of when people used coins. 

Guest voices by Mark Brickey of Adventures in Design, Carla Jacob, and Armond Pastore.

My longtime friend Curtis Mead tells us a cautionary tale about answering the door at a famous person’s house. He joins the program from Los Angeles for this special 9 1/2-minute episode.

Music in this episode: 
“Vanadislunden” by Scott Ritcher 
“Yellow Rose of Berkeley” by Rondo Brothers 
“Trapped” by Quincas Moreira 
“Darling Ranch” by Jingle Punks 
“Dude” by Patrick Patrikios 
“Destination Unknown” by Ugonna Onyekwe 
“Impending Doom” by Doug Maxwell 
“Haunt” by Silent Partner 
“Great Hope” by Vibe Mountain 

Just when you thought the president couldn’t get any more petty in his personal attacks, now he has his own straightedge podcast and he’s calling out the posers. So-called “hardcore” bands like Chain of Strength and Four Walls Falling? “Not that classy.” 

Donny Edge lays it on the line, talking some serious smack about the “fake youth crew.” He is disgusted by all these Victory bands with barcodes on their CDs. 

No one is safe, including Snapcase, No For An Answer, A Chorus of Disapproval, Earth Crisis, or Mean Season. Well, he does give a shout out to Face Value. “Tremendous guys.” 

Special guest voice by Dan Jovanovic as Donny Edge. Photo by Matt A.J. 

A lot of folks love the Statler Brothers, but their family-friendly image is just a little too squeaky clean. That’s why we’re proud to introduce The Dirty Statler Brothers.

Special thanks to the people who made this disgusting episode possible. The fella who does our high voice singin’, that’s Pat McClimans. The voice of the woman who doesn’t care for music that isn’t dirty, well, that’s Jamblin Weatherbug. This episode was co-written with wordsmith Teobaldo Berliner.

It’s that time of year, folks. In the summer, you picked your own apples. In late spring you picked your own strawberries. Well, it’s harvest time again.

Bring the family on down to Appalachian mountain country to experience an authentic getaway. Finally, you can mine your own coal.

Breathe in the dampness, rich with bug dust. Choose your own hopper in the unit train. Ride down in the cage with a seasoned miner.

Then you’ll have 8 hours in the manway, shaft bottom, bed, and drift mouth to mull about and pick your own coal. But steer clear of the continuous!

Fire up your carbide lamp and find your own way back up the slope, where we have a deluxe snack bar stocked with miners’ strawberries – the best stuff ever you seen.

There’s never been a better time to pick you own coal.