What is a phobia? What kinds of phobias exist out there? Which ones are some of the worst if you live in Nevada? David and Dennis dive into this fascinating subject with a few of their own phobias and amusing stories regarding...spiders.

In this episode, we get somewhat personal and cover mental health. Ever wonder what the stats are for mental health during the pandemic? We have you covered with commentary and analysis. Dennis shares his own issues with mental health. And we have a NEW co host!

Stats: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/external/2020/11/10-surprising-mental-health-statistics-from-2020/
Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

It's time for our first, but not last, episode on Starwars! We've pulled Jeff from the depths of his cave to join as we talk old Starwars and new Starwars. We've got commentary on parodies, our first experiences with the franchise and a Triple Threat featuring our top 3 favorite characters!

Are you on social media? Do you find yourself constantly checking to see if you have more post likes, retweets, or followers? You might be addicted to social media. David and Dennis discuss various social media outlets and the addictive qualities they have. David shares a new certification he has. And the team chats about Elon Musk potentially buying Twitter.

It's time for baseball as David and Dennis talk baseball in the Reno/Sparks area! Hear all about the Aces Stadium, the great food, and entertaining stories from our hosts growing up playing and watching baseball.

The team is here to talk firearms and safety. Hear about our own experience with firearms, learn some helpful info on what to do if you haven't used a firearm before, and even get our take on some of the movements involving police.

Well, it was an eventful couple of weeks between episodes and now we are talking the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We discuss possible attacks we could face, bad takes from various people online, how the war affects us at home, and a legendary sandwich Dennis had at work. Note, we recorded on 3/7/22 so information changed almost over night.

In this special episode of Sparks of Interest, we have the mayor of Reno Nevada, Hillary Schieve! We talk about it all: affordable housing, mental health, green initiatives, even the changes to mid town. A huge thank you goes out to Mayor Schieve and her team for helping to set this up so we can get to know her better.

(Side note. There were a some issues with Zoom regarding the sound but you are still able to hear everything)

It's time for football as we cover the Super Bowl! We dive into the fun of the halftime show, a few wagers you can place, fantasy football, and even the singing of the national anthem. Listen in!

It's season 5 baby! In this episode we give updates from our vacation and the shenanigans that ensued. But that's not all! Have you wondered about our old cohost Jeff? What makes him tick? What crazy stories are there that involve him? Well, wonder no more as we highlight our buddy in a new segment called Jeff: Fact or Fiction?