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This week on Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude, we kick things off the only way we know how — technical chaos, Zoom host handoffs, and a deep dive into streaming tool rabbit holes. We break down BUTT vs. BUTTm, dig into analytics across Podhome and OP3, and celebrate a genuinely surprising surge in global downloads. Turns out Bangladesh, Iraq, and most of South America are tuning in before the US even wakes up — and we have no idea why, but we'll take it.
From there we get into why downloads, unique listeners, and platform dashboards like PodAnalyst, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Spotify for Podcasters all tell a different story — and why none of that matters as much as just keeping the mic on. We talk about staying sponsor-free, listener-supported, and why that freedom lets us say exactly what we think without some advertiser pulling our chain.
Then it's the usual controlled chaos: NASA's Artemis mission vs. SpaceX catching rockets with chopsticks, moon landing tallies, space junk numbers that'll make your head spin, and a serious proposal to launch New York's trash into the sun. We get into military ethics — lawful vs. unlawful orders, the Geneva Convention, and what it actually means to stand up when something's wrong. Street fights, self-defense, and highway patrol blitzing 287 with an 85% out-of-service rate follow naturally, because of course they do.
The Dude brings road finds of the week: a metallic pink Jeep wrap, a Honda Accord with a full semi exhaust stack, and a day-cab semi with a plywood rear window and a 20-pound propane tank strapped to the exhaust stack. OSHA was not consulted.
We wrap up with brake line logic on the Jeep, a Harbor Freight air compressor score, budget meals that actually slap (sausage and rice cooker, olive oil Italian dressing, and the steak rule: sauce goes IN while cooking, not poured on after), a Whataburger first-timer report, and Brian's legendary homemade Chex Mix recipe — in the show notes below. Try it. Change it. Tell us what you did.
Thanks for being part of the ride. Keep sharing the show — it's the biggest thing you can do for us.
Resources Mentioned
Dry Ingredients
Email Us
Rich — [email protected]
Bryan — [email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988. The world needs you here.
From there we get into why downloads, unique listeners, and platform dashboards like PodAnalyst, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Spotify for Podcasters all tell a different story — and why none of that matters as much as just keeping the mic on. We talk about staying sponsor-free, listener-supported, and why that freedom lets us say exactly what we think without some advertiser pulling our chain.
Then it's the usual controlled chaos: NASA's Artemis mission vs. SpaceX catching rockets with chopsticks, moon landing tallies, space junk numbers that'll make your head spin, and a serious proposal to launch New York's trash into the sun. We get into military ethics — lawful vs. unlawful orders, the Geneva Convention, and what it actually means to stand up when something's wrong. Street fights, self-defense, and highway patrol blitzing 287 with an 85% out-of-service rate follow naturally, because of course they do.
The Dude brings road finds of the week: a metallic pink Jeep wrap, a Honda Accord with a full semi exhaust stack, and a day-cab semi with a plywood rear window and a 20-pound propane tank strapped to the exhaust stack. OSHA was not consulted.
We wrap up with brake line logic on the Jeep, a Harbor Freight air compressor score, budget meals that actually slap (sausage and rice cooker, olive oil Italian dressing, and the steak rule: sauce goes IN while cooking, not poured on after), a Whataburger first-timer report, and Brian's legendary homemade Chex Mix recipe — in the show notes below. Try it. Change it. Tell us what you did.
Thanks for being part of the ride. Keep sharing the show — it's the biggest thing you can do for us.
Resources Mentioned
- Podhome — Our podcast hosting platform
- OP3 — Open podcast prefix analytics
- PodAnalyst — Deeper listener analytics
- Apple Podcasts Connect — Apple podcast dashboard
- Spotify for Podcasters — Spotify podcast dashboard
- IPFS — InterPlanetary File System — Decentralized file sharing (Brian's next rabbit hole)
- NASA Artemis Mission — The moon mission that sparked the chopsticks debate
- Harbor Freight — Where the air compressor came from
- Whataburger — The Dude's virginity has been claimed
- Checkers / Rally's — Best greasy burger on the Gulf Coast, don't argue
- Podcast Apps — Find a Podcast 2.0 compatible app
Dry Ingredients
- 4 cups Corn Chex
- 4 cups Wheat Chex
- 4 cups Rice Chex
- 3 cups mini unsalted pretzels
- 2 cups Original Goldfish or oyster crackers
- 2 cups peanuts
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp MSG (optional)
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- Optional heat: crushed red pepper, cayenne, or whatever else you want to throw in
- Mix all wet ingredients together until well combined.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large roaster or cake pan.
- Drizzle wet ingredients over dry and mix until everything is evenly coated.
- Bake at 250°F. Pull it out every 15 minutes, stir, and put it back in. Repeat until it reaches the consistency you want.
- Let cool fully before eating. Try not to eat the whole pan.
Email Us
Rich — [email protected]
Bryan — [email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988. The world needs you here.
Email Us:
Rich-- mailto://[email protected]
Bryan -- mailto://[email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988
The world needs you here.
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By Richard Chelson and Bryan GoodwinThis week on Two Grumpy Vets and a Duuude, we kick things off the only way we know how — technical chaos, Zoom host handoffs, and a deep dive into streaming tool rabbit holes. We break down BUTT vs. BUTTm, dig into analytics across Podhome and OP3, and celebrate a genuinely surprising surge in global downloads. Turns out Bangladesh, Iraq, and most of South America are tuning in before the US even wakes up — and we have no idea why, but we'll take it.
From there we get into why downloads, unique listeners, and platform dashboards like PodAnalyst, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Spotify for Podcasters all tell a different story — and why none of that matters as much as just keeping the mic on. We talk about staying sponsor-free, listener-supported, and why that freedom lets us say exactly what we think without some advertiser pulling our chain.
Then it's the usual controlled chaos: NASA's Artemis mission vs. SpaceX catching rockets with chopsticks, moon landing tallies, space junk numbers that'll make your head spin, and a serious proposal to launch New York's trash into the sun. We get into military ethics — lawful vs. unlawful orders, the Geneva Convention, and what it actually means to stand up when something's wrong. Street fights, self-defense, and highway patrol blitzing 287 with an 85% out-of-service rate follow naturally, because of course they do.
The Dude brings road finds of the week: a metallic pink Jeep wrap, a Honda Accord with a full semi exhaust stack, and a day-cab semi with a plywood rear window and a 20-pound propane tank strapped to the exhaust stack. OSHA was not consulted.
We wrap up with brake line logic on the Jeep, a Harbor Freight air compressor score, budget meals that actually slap (sausage and rice cooker, olive oil Italian dressing, and the steak rule: sauce goes IN while cooking, not poured on after), a Whataburger first-timer report, and Brian's legendary homemade Chex Mix recipe — in the show notes below. Try it. Change it. Tell us what you did.
Thanks for being part of the ride. Keep sharing the show — it's the biggest thing you can do for us.
Resources Mentioned
Dry Ingredients
Email Us
Rich — [email protected]
Bryan — [email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988. The world needs you here.
From there we get into why downloads, unique listeners, and platform dashboards like PodAnalyst, Apple Podcasts Connect, and Spotify for Podcasters all tell a different story — and why none of that matters as much as just keeping the mic on. We talk about staying sponsor-free, listener-supported, and why that freedom lets us say exactly what we think without some advertiser pulling our chain.
Then it's the usual controlled chaos: NASA's Artemis mission vs. SpaceX catching rockets with chopsticks, moon landing tallies, space junk numbers that'll make your head spin, and a serious proposal to launch New York's trash into the sun. We get into military ethics — lawful vs. unlawful orders, the Geneva Convention, and what it actually means to stand up when something's wrong. Street fights, self-defense, and highway patrol blitzing 287 with an 85% out-of-service rate follow naturally, because of course they do.
The Dude brings road finds of the week: a metallic pink Jeep wrap, a Honda Accord with a full semi exhaust stack, and a day-cab semi with a plywood rear window and a 20-pound propane tank strapped to the exhaust stack. OSHA was not consulted.
We wrap up with brake line logic on the Jeep, a Harbor Freight air compressor score, budget meals that actually slap (sausage and rice cooker, olive oil Italian dressing, and the steak rule: sauce goes IN while cooking, not poured on after), a Whataburger first-timer report, and Brian's legendary homemade Chex Mix recipe — in the show notes below. Try it. Change it. Tell us what you did.
Thanks for being part of the ride. Keep sharing the show — it's the biggest thing you can do for us.
Resources Mentioned
- Podhome — Our podcast hosting platform
- OP3 — Open podcast prefix analytics
- PodAnalyst — Deeper listener analytics
- Apple Podcasts Connect — Apple podcast dashboard
- Spotify for Podcasters — Spotify podcast dashboard
- IPFS — InterPlanetary File System — Decentralized file sharing (Brian's next rabbit hole)
- NASA Artemis Mission — The moon mission that sparked the chopsticks debate
- Harbor Freight — Where the air compressor came from
- Whataburger — The Dude's virginity has been claimed
- Checkers / Rally's — Best greasy burger on the Gulf Coast, don't argue
- Podcast Apps — Find a Podcast 2.0 compatible app
Dry Ingredients
- 4 cups Corn Chex
- 4 cups Wheat Chex
- 4 cups Rice Chex
- 3 cups mini unsalted pretzels
- 2 cups Original Goldfish or oyster crackers
- 2 cups peanuts
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp MSG (optional)
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- Optional heat: crushed red pepper, cayenne, or whatever else you want to throw in
- Mix all wet ingredients together until well combined.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large roaster or cake pan.
- Drizzle wet ingredients over dry and mix until everything is evenly coated.
- Bake at 250°F. Pull it out every 15 minutes, stir, and put it back in. Repeat until it reaches the consistency you want.
- Let cool fully before eating. Try not to eat the whole pan.
Email Us
Rich — [email protected]
Bryan — [email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988. The world needs you here.
Email Us:
Rich-- mailto://[email protected]
Bryan -- mailto://[email protected]
If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988
The world needs you here.