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In this episode, learn why sticks and stones might be the least of our worries. Here's a hint … names hurt more! Just ask "Ugly Face" and "Fat Freddy!" Also, learn why Jeff regrets orchestrating a medieval attack and what was so memorable about one of Dave's favorite commercials. 

How much do people make for giving a speech? $50,000? $500,000? Jeff and Dave discuss the best-paying speech they could find...a 6 minute speech given by Fred Rogers in 1969, which led to the growth of PBS and the Mr. Roger's Neighborhood show. They also work in how Mark Cuban used new Xbox games and soft towels to build a championship NBA team, and how including a 'fishbowl' can affect a classroom's atmosphere. Later, Jeff catches Dave in an inopportune use of the word 'good.' Also, what is the product that can stop a woodpecker from pecking as well as stop Reese, the neighbor dog, from jumping up on the couch?

In this special "haste makes waste" episode we learn how the Roman Army from thousands of years ago play into the hasty decision of the Allied Forces in Normandy during WWII. Also, Jeff shares his "Break Neck Beach" catastrophe and describes his first pepper spray encounter while Dave shares a memorable life lesson taught to him by his grade school teacher. 

Jeff and Dave embark on a wide-ranging discussion on the murder of Kitty Genovese, and the power that the Bystander Effect and the Diffusion of Responsibility has on how people act (or don't act) to help strangers...along with where to hide in a lightning storm, the risks of racing a UTV up a tidal wave of sand, what counts as a big tree in California's Redwood Forest, and how to engage with the owner of a dog loose in the park.

In this 1st episode of Season 2, Jeff and Dave discuss what happens when a student earns admission  to "The Denny's Club," as well as a supervisor's reaction to a dangerous police situation. Plus, find out why Dave wore a snorkel and flippers to a Polar Plunge while another teacher literally crawled a mile for his students.

Who is your favorite criminal? Why would a bank robber ride for 2 weeks on a horse? A Bobby Brady & Jesse James scene, as well as the answer to the question of "What to do with the body of a dead bank robber from the 1870's...and then what to do later with the skeleton?"
   Dave and Jeff discuss all of this, plus more.

Watch out for those crazy scissors! In this special upbeat Off the Cuffs episode, Dave and Jeff discuss the “Last Lecture” of Professor Randy Pausch, Kamp Klimisch and Helpful Hints to Happiness. You’ll also find out what cars the guys drove as teenagers - can you say orange Pinto! 

In this episode, Dave and Jeff discuss perseverance through the lives of American icons such as Sam Walton, Sylvester Stallone and Helen Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan. They also discuss the inspirational story of Lt. Brian Murphy, who survived the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting. 

Dave and Jeff complete the interview with "Gunny" Ruben Salazar, a marine and father whose mission changed to the Homefront after hundreds of seizures devastate his young daughter's health. Ruben embraces the messy, honest love that comes with parenting his 28 year old daughter. He shares a few more moments where his role as 'the machine gun in the violin case' confronted obstacles that threatened his daughter. He also shares what he wishes for when he sees a falling star.

Jeff & Dave interview 'Gunny' Ruben Salazar, a 20-year marine whose mission changes from the drill field to caring for his daughter after 400 epileptic seizures a month take over her life. While his wife, Dr. Tracy Dixon-Salazar, races 18 years to earn her PhD and discovers a calcium connection that benefits her daughter, Ruben's mission is different, consisting of blunt advocacy, confronting obstacles head on, and demanding that NOBODY ever apologize for the messy details of what their bodies need.