Yale and Analicia's recap of their New Year's doings gets derailed by a compare-and-contrast deconstruction of the epic works of two deceased lite-rock stars. Yale ran the Joes. Analicia threw axes at the Gatsby mansion of St. Louis. New mics! A Royal Rumble! The comedy roundup! A new-new theme song and more!

Chris discusses the news that the Chinese government launched a lunar rover on the far side of the Earth's moon.  Completely ignoring recent achievements by the U.S. space program, Chris angrily screams into the abyss about why we don't have an Auntie Anne's Pretzels at Lagrange 5 to serve colonists on their way to new worlds.

It's a new year, but what does that really mean?  How we measure time is a construct created by men who wanted a way to chart their moment by moment progress towards their graves.  Also, don't hijack trains.

We swear it all ties together, maybe.  Enjoy today's Impolite Company!

Mamalicia, Little Jan-Jan, Mrs. K - whatever you choose to call her - Analocia's mom Janet Kocher is in the studio! We talk about how we spent our Christmases. Analicia discusses her journey to a truck stop in Troy, IL and her VIP tour of the Truckers' Lounge. She also shares a controversial film review. Yale recommends a podcast. Mamalicia recaps her extended birthday bonanza. All this plus the standup and improv rundown!

Analicia runs late. Yale accidentally leaves his coffee at home. Scheduled guest Meredith Hopping calls in sick. Against all odds the show goes on with final holiday thoughts, a recap of recent comedic exploits, a new twist on Tiny House Hunters and more!

Chris bemoans the fact that it doesn't feel like Christmas, gives advice to long haul drivers tempted to buy imitation amphetamines, makes a suggestion about international nuclear proliferation that may be illegal, and more!

Sam and Brendan are back at it with the movie recaps. They stray off topic, a lot, but it's always interesting.

Sam's never seen the Matrix, and Brendan refers to Vin Diesel exclusively as "that bald guy". Things get heated when Sam questions Brendan's commitment to whipped cream. How are they both still single?

Go see a show this week.

Ron Finger makes a triumphant return. Analicia makes a fashionable arrival. Yale is still not feeling the holidays. Book talk! Podcast chatter! Ron sings the Blues! It's all right here!

Chris gives you advice for your annual performance review,  surviving toxic holiday culture in your corporate job, and if you're going to be an axe murderer, choose your victims wisely. 

Die Hard is a Christmas Movie.

Sam and fellow comic/new roomie/apparent boat captain, Brendan Olson, watched a gawd awful movie so you wouldn’t have to. But their review was almost as long as the run-time, so who are the real losers? Stop using aerosol cans. #OceansRising #RatingsFalling #ClimateChangeIsReal