Obscure Reference with Doug Driesel Jr.

In this very special episode, Doug is joined by Jake Young to watch an unlabelled VHS with stuff taped off of the television. Today, they watch, primarily, an episode of Quincy, M.E. and some M*A*S*H episodes. Together, they discuss: The Frank Sinatra song “That’s Life,” violence in St. Louis, the Challenger disaster, New Coke vs. Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Forty-Three – Once You Golbacca, You Never Go Bacca In this VERY short episode, Doug is joined by comedian David Dial and Gabriel Ceplina, shoe gazing underground rocker. Together, they discuss The Utah Jazz, Snakes on a Plane, what, exactly, is shoe gazing, Starbucks, a bunch of stuff that doesn’t sit well Read more

Clip Show! Season 2 (so far) After a nine month hiatus, most people have children. However, after a nine month hiatus, Obscure Reference came back on the…air? Can we say air since it’s a podcast? The Net? No, Obscure Reference wasn’t in that Sandy Bullock movie, so I can’t say that. Doesn’t matter! We came Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Forty-Two – GnomeConCen In this episode, Doug is joined by comedian Kevin Bennett and David the Gnome (no relation). Together, they discuss wishes, super-powers, the game show Press Your Luck, if we have what it takes to be evil, double entendre, getting sloppy, search histories and more! Visit our homepage at http://obscurereferencepodcast.com Support the Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Forty-One – You’re Excused In this episode, Doug is joined by a trucker (Roy) and his parole officer (Tony). Together they discuss Mr. Dictionary, Major Tom, freaking out about soft lefts, the weird amount of dogs in the cab of the truck they’re in, and Tony’s weird backstory. Visit our homepage at http://obscurereferencepodcast.com Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Forty – Ants in Your Ranch In this episode, Doug is joined by the legend, the man himself, Dave the Cuisinart Salesman. Oh, and also Paul Bunyan. Together, they discuss Hope Smith, pioneer pies, why things are called that way, Assassins Creed, chewy milkshakes, corporate dictates, plastic, derisiveness, those energy shakes, Forrest GUMp, Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Thirty-Nine – 3xp∃riment In this episode, Doug is joined by Chet Armstrong, energy drink magnate, and Michael Peabody, a half-man librarian who is SUPER late getting there. Together, they discuss abiding the rules of the podcast, whether or not last names were assigned, why Michael was so late, all the celebrities that Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Thirty-Eight – “The Back Alley Blowjob of Sodas” In this episode, Doug is joined by Michael Jackson. Not the Michael Jackson. That’s a coincidental name. This Michael Jackson is a Canadian fish who may or may not also be Bono. Together, they discuss Ace Ventura’s Butt Religion, the best Star Trek movie, the best Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Thirty-Seven – I Shouldn’ta Said That *PRODUCER NOTE FOR FIRST-TIME LISTENERS* This episode got super real in part of it. Normally, this show is a goof-around nonsense show where we’re all weird and goofy. Still funny and fun show, but the realness is not a usual aspect of this show. In this Read more

Episode One-Hundred and Thirty-Six – Sheep Metal In this episode, Doug is joined in The Blue Room comedy club by it’s runner Christopher Ray and comedian Mollye Cook. Together they discuss such diverse topics as whether-or-not Doug can be heard in the cans (he can’t) and whether-or-not he can be heard on the recording (he Read more