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John is on the lam at Beaver Island so we recruited long time Hartland pal Jason Welichko to step in for him. Turns out Jason loves Beaver Island just like Scott. Do you remember Grumpy Old Men? Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau movies of the 1990s become the focus for the moment. We're having a heat wave! Are you using somebody else's HBO Max account at that moment? Mike has been exploiting Luke's Netflix for Seinfeld. We owe friend of the show Sean a long segment on his email that we forgot to finish. So we dive into his curiosities about that old news Roe V. Wade and the future motivation of the Republican party now that they have scored some epic wins in the courts. Jason gets honest and admits the thought that Biden might actually follow through on a few things. He admits though, that he wanted anybody but Trump in so he voted for Biden. Paul Ryan used to work out to Rage Against The Machine and we wonder if Bernie Sanders does the same while he stays sharp? The Supreme Court and the punk band MXPX have a commonality in Bremerton. Both have to do with Christianity as well. Wild! Hopefully the right supports the Church of Satan as much as they do Christianity. Maybe Bernie Sanders needs some Vivarin? Or maybe it was the dude with the giant nose from the Afrin commercial? Luke learned from a friend about the bizarre behavior going on in Afghanistan when the women have to wear burkas from head to toe. If you're into sociology you will find it curious. Our next email from Mr. Pink continues into the same serious territory about the exploitation of women and children by famous people. Did you know Pete Townshend was arrested in 2003? Can you still enjoy the music of Michael Jackson knowing what you've heard about him in the past? What about Deshaun Watson and his sexual misconduct? Would you root for him on the field? In the end everything is about money. The answer to all of your questions is money. Finally, Danny calls us squids as he wants to know what grade we give ourselves at the halftime moment of our lives? Great question Danny! We close the show with The Song We Used To Call "Wasting Time" by the Riverboat Gamblers. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Scott opens the show with his business papers and a tribute to Sunny Day Real Estate. Does the way you start the day say everything about your disposition as a human? We hit the emails early with Danny starting things off. It's peanut-butter jelly time! Mr. Pink talks about how he weaned himself off of mainstream media! We are very proud of him. Rex Chapman tweeted about why the country is in its current state of failure and he represents a lot of people out there. Scott comes out and says it: I'm Broken. Who is more realistic: Will McAvoy of Newsroom or Gordon Gekko from Wall Street? Vin Scully hates socialism, but he's still alive just like Jimmy Carter. Was Carter the most progressive president of the modern era? This country is lost, but are you still proud to be an American? Luke says being the I told you so guy about Joe Biden is no fun. Mike takes the right to have children VERY seriously and he thinks too many people are unable to control their sexual urges in the moment. Money is dirty and Luke has an article about third party lies to share from the New York Times. Scott thinks we're living in a 3x5 card world. Talking points galore with Scott's mom making another appearance on the show. He also theorizes that all politicians are harboring tons of trauma. Mike thinks bureaucrats are the real terror in the United States. We close today's episode with (I Know) I'm Losing You by Rare Earth. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Let the trumpets play as the end of this country as we know it looks all of us directly in the face. Roe V. Wade has been overturned, but the United States has been on ice for a long period before this decision. What do women who need abortions do now? What do we do when these women will be labeled technically as criminals? John has become so despondent over all this that it has come to him asking how the shuttles to certain abortion safe states will work? Mike says this country already jumped the shark anyways as a response to the current talking point of blaming the people who didn't vote for Hillary in 2016. Mike is happy to play the what about game on Merrick Garland, not ending the filibuster and so many more moments that were not seized by democrats over the last 40 years. And if you loved Scott's Plan, get ready for the Metallica follow-up rager that unleashes the fury that all of us have been feeling. Luke wants to know where the successor to Bernie Sanders is? Mike has a few leftovers form previous shows to attend to including Luke's honor thesis from the 2000s. Luke and Scott continue the hope to find news sources that you can trust who don't have any hidden agendas. Another week of Luke Explains Bad Religion takes a look at Struck A Nerve. Somehow the guys start talking about Alice Cooper who isn't known like other famous musicians for his Detroit roots. Feed My Frankenstein. Your emails take center stage as they always do! Brian rips Democrats and Republicans alike while providing a sobering example of what a woman needing an abortion in the United States can expect. By this point in the show Scott has lost the ability to fake any sense of hope for our future. Danny's weekly email is steeped in NBA history in honor of our 70th episode. Luke also finds out the Los Angeles Lakers moved from Minnesota in the 1960s. The Pistons had a great NBA Draft last week, but their home arena has no tradition or lore to it. We close the show with Scarlett Johansson by The Toilet Bowl Cleaners. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Today's show is a little more brief because we are a day late and a buck short. Is it better to burn out or fade away? Since we are tight on time we get right into your show saving emails! We start with Danny who has a bug up his ass about social media and Crocs! Some of us have stronger opinions about Crocs than others. Plus we learn about Croc Nuts. Scott likes to randomly Google people he knows and decided to do Luke. He found Luke's wedding Zola. Classic pics abound on this site with Luke's sexy specimen on display. One pic reminds Luke of the night he met his wife at a show of a band Mike was in. They were one and done at the ole Berkley Front in metro Detroit. A classic night in 2009. Those pics also remind Mike of a trip to Chicago to see Pearl Jam that he partially forgot about. Googling Mike is more complicated, but we get to hear from Reese Witherspoon talking about Michael Govier's favorite movie. Danny also wants to know about the 69 position. Overrated? Underrated? What things do you think of to prevent an oncoming orgasm? Emailer Brian wants to defend Bill Maher (sorta) or at least against Luke's claim that he's the worst. He's also stoked for the NBA Draft which is Thursday night. Luke couldn't care less, but Scott and Mike are jacked to talk hoops. Have you seen the new movie Hustle with Adam Sandler? Brian speaks highly of it. This leads to a great question: what is the finest performance on celluloid by a non-actor? If you don't know who Haing S. Ngor is, you better recognize ASAP! Luke gets fired up about British actors stealing American acting roles. Also, was Shaq in Shazaam or Kazaam? Luke is pissed about the poor record of organ donation in the United States. Mr. Pink asks us about times we got fired. We definitely stories. We close the show with LeSecret by Alcest. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

What's the deal with pharmacists? Why are they so agitated all the time? Mike's new Cool Hand Luke drops has him feeling like the movie is spoiled for him. We debut a new segment featuring Luke! It's called Luke Explains Bad Religion! This week's selection is Modern Man, but Mike makes the mistake of thinking it was Man On A Mission. At any rate, we hope you enjoy our new entertainment offering. Mike was hoping to get another rendition of Scott's plan, but it didn't happen with Drake's I'm Upset. Mike also never knew the band Shai Hulud was a Dune reference until a couple months ago. Crypto hell has Scott recalling why he got into it in the first place. Is crypto over? That's for you to decide. It's mainstream as hell now, that's for sure. This week's email inbox is jam packed with several emails. Thank you as always! Brian has Cool Hand Luke spoilers so be forewarned. Arian Foster also comes up as the man who had the courage to come out as an atheist in the NFL. No easy task. Madonna was in Dick Tracy. Was Warren Beatty overrated? Luke has kind words to say about Bulworth. What's your favorite pasta noodle? How easy is it for artists to sell themselves for advertising? Velveeta Shells and Cheese shows us it's pretty easy. Mike forgot to give props to Any Given Sunday for the greatest sports movies ever. Willie Beamen has the ladies creamin. Why did SMH become so popular? Danny tries to bait the show by asking us what we would do if were in charge of the legislature. We know what you're up to Danny. Finally, Mr. Pink wants to know how to wean off mainstream news. He needs help finding independent resources. We are here to help! We close the show with Gas So High by Gmac Cash. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Luke and Scott are back on the softball train and they break down their first foray for the 2022 season. Terry Cashman wrote a dumb song about baseball and then created one for the Tigers too. It's pretty dumb. Luke explains why he love MLB pitcher Zack Greinke which leads into the hoopla with the Tampa Rays players who refused to wear pride patches the team had made. The absurd angle is confirmed by Nick Anderson on Twitter as friend of the show Yancy revealed Anderson's hypocrisy. Kudos to you Yancy! How pathetic is it that corporations exploit Pride Month for promotion and advertising? This bleeds into the NFL and its love for the military. Mike wonders allowed how the NFL would celebrate Pride Month if it was in the fall instead of June. This reminds Mike of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ang Lee, which totally bombed a few years back. Luke shared an article in the Jacobin recently explaining that Bernie Sanders should run for president again. What do you think? In that article, there's a taxi driver in New York who says she missed Trump even though he was loud and brash. John Scott thinks that deep down we all want to be politicians in the worst way. Remember the band Belly? Gepetto inspires a recall. Luke says we wall want to be with a female lead singer of a band. His crush on Dolores O'Riordan remains to this day. Gwen Stefani was overhyped back int the day, but the gang wonders whether or not we'll see a Toby Keith duet with Gwen. We get to your emails as always. Brian love Bruce Dern. Brian also wants to know what our favorite sports movies are. Mr. Pink wants to know if the gang refers to themselves as men. We close the show with I'm The Man by Buck O'Nine. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Gordon Wood gets the show opening treatment. IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. The Mexican Pizza has been postponed and people are pissed! Creed takes center stage as My Own Prison turns out to be a bonding tool for Mike and Scott. Mike apparently didn't fail out Central Michigan during his Creed days in 1999. Another exciting pop culture connection for Scott and Mike comes from the 2001 film Rock Star starring Mark Wahlberg. And inevitably, if Wahlberg is singing we're playing the Boogie Nights studio sequence. Mike added Robocop audio to the show but he forgot Clarence Boddicker actor Kurtwood Smith's name and he's pissed about it! But that leads to favorite character actors in film. J.T Walsh has been mentioned in the show before, but he still slaps. That convo leads into the apparent beef between Will Ferrell and Adam McKay over the HBO Max show Winning Time, which is not cool. The fellas have a beef with historical retellings changed entirely from the reality they existed in. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar is pissed and he has a Substack to vent through. Remember how bad Vinyl was? Luke recalls a classic Casino viewing when Mike was blinded by the Robitussin in his veins and had to rely on Luke for narration. Only Nicolas Cage can get away with Zeus' butthole. Email time features Brian, Danny and Mr. Pink where Scott clearly comes across as the comedic heartbeat of the show. Scott is the fan favorite and that's fantastic! Scott revisits the Brendan marriage fiasco with an update on his feelings. Poop and rodents return once more to the show while also offering the one place they would like to travel to right now. Also, how do you have a brain in this brainless world? We close the show with The Concept by Teenage Fanclub. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

Mike and Scott love Proof Of Life and they want you to know about it. Note our schedule change as we will now be recording on Wednesdays. Luke is pissed about his computer. Mike and Luke played softball Monday night and there was a vulgar display of poor sportsmanship by the opposing team. That leads into the standard guns in America discussion. It's a shock there hasn't been a shooting at a softball complex yet. Luke goes on awhile about guns, mental health and so forth. NOFX has a 45 second song that rules! John wants to get his jab in on the media too, which leads to Mike remembering a classic Funny Or Die bit from Jim Carrey about gun control. If you haven't seen Cold Dead Hand, then YouTube that shit ASAP! Emails are next. We love your emails and we thank you for your participation. Emailer Brian brings up poop talk again along with the grossest thing you ever encountered on the job. The poop reminds Mike and Luke of a classic song about poop that was recorded during a tumultuous time in their early 20s. Mike remembers the 2004 Christmas tsunami. John Mulaney had Dave Chappelle perform at his bday and people are pissed. How do you feel when you awake in the morning? John wants us to know that comedy is sacred ground. Mr. Pink wants to know what decade brought with it the best times of your life? A healthy discussion about living for today and living to pay bills ensues. There is also a Swordfish reference in this episode. Remember when selling out was uncool? Why is settling the cattle call of the idealist? Mike recalls being confronted about a controversial username on YouTube when he was a teacher. Our pal Danny wants to know all about the hey days of AOL Instant Messenger. We close the show with Let Them Eat War by Bad Religion. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

The talk show opens with some show confusion about our email password. Where is the password!? What do you associate with the number 64? Mike had to go to the hospital this week and it wasn't the worst time of his life! Medical bills can be avoided, but you must be proactive. Mike's power went out again. He has had enough of DTE Energy and all scumbag utilities nationwide. How's your 2022 going? Mike wants to know. Scott wants honesty in all of our dealings both public and private. Luke harkens back to emailer Dave who said a Trump & Sanders ticket would have kicked ass in 2016. Mike also realizes that as an equal opportunity show, there needs to be more Bernie Sanders drops to even out the Trump drops. Get ready for the word billionaire. Your emails are a part of every show! Not only do we read them, we respond and engage with them. Emailer Brian says he doesn't care about the right of free speech. Roe V. Wade inspires Scott to make sure we all brainwash our parents for the better. Crypto is essentially an 11-way parlay that we are all hoping comes through miraculously. The fellas are asked to share the best trash food such as pizza, burgers and chicken sandwiches in the area. We get to incorporate some old audio clips of the guys from earlier editions of the show. Always good for a laugh! Emailer Danny wants to know what we're looking forward to. Sunny Day Real Estate going on tour is tops on our minds. Danny also wants to know what we are dreading. Luke is dreading the 2024 election. We mention the Buffalo shooting at the very end because nothing changes. Thoughts and prayers guys. We close the show with BLACKOUT by Turnstile. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]

The crypto crash is upon us! Hold onto your butts if you plan to hang around in this game. Luke sees a link between crypto and the TV show Gotham. Mike's softball team became ravaged with injuries and that's a perfect time to play a Family Guy clip. Bill Maher was talking student loans last week with a couple neolibs. This is the topic that sets Luke off, but Mike was pissed because bailouts for corporations are common, but not typical people. The boomers want the younger people to serve their country to pay off their college debt. What do you think? What's the difference between a diatribe and a spiel? We read your emails which are fantastic and help make our show what it is! The marriage industrial complex is out of control. Mike Tyson: modern day philosopher? Mike understands more than ever how people become homeless in the United States. Dave the emailer helps us all bond over an equal displeasure with Pelosi and McConnell. Steve Winwood debuts on the talk show in association with your emails. Remember that Joe Rogen thing? Neil Young is still taking a stand. Another emailer wonders which writers from the past nailed our current realty. What modern marvel are you blown away by? Some anti-abortion Spider-man climbs buildings to spread his message and Scott has a shocker in store for Luke and Mike. We close the show with a little ditty called Corporate Deathburger by MDC. If any of this nonsense inspires you for better or for worse, email the show at [email protected]