The Complete Disaster Podcast

Two months ago, we had Jonathan Cain on our show. He mentioned Bruce Springsteen and Robert DeNiro, and more or less told them to shut up and focus on their craft. Yesterday, that moment was suddenly picked up by dozens of news outlets and is everywhere on the internet. Why? We have no idea. Not that we're complaining. At the very least, it's fun "engaging" with our "fans".

Topics:

Jonathan Cain/Bruce Springsteen viral moment

Toy Story 5 was good

Anna Vocino as Mrs. Potato Head

Howard Stern reducing hours to one show a week and laying off his staff

Anna is back, and this time instead of focusing entirely on what it's like trying to eat food that won't make you feel gross, we also discuss Anna's newfound fame as Mrs. Potato Head in Toy Story 5. She's also been doing World of Warcraft for 22 years, but don't tell her that.

Topics:

Anna as Mrs. Potato Head

Getting into the voiceover field

AI voices and actors are taking over

Eat Happy Kitchen's ranch dust is tasty

Navigating ingredients labels with food sensitivities shouldn't be this hard

Sage Rasmussen joins us (in a mask made out of printer paper) to give the update on what's what in the sports world. Afterward, our internet starts crapping out again, so Bob flexes his new Starlink connection. Is satellite internet the future?

Topics:

Minnesota sports

NFL salary caps

Mamdani's rap name

Starlink

Sid Hartman stories

Have you noticed how crazy people get on planes these days? Or how people keep trying to blow up government buildings? Or how celebrities keep slapping each other? I know what it is: a lack of respect. For example, when you go to Japan, try not to take any videos of yourself with a corpse. Very disrespectful.

Topics:

Incendiary device detonated at NYC federal building

People don't tend to live at their workplaces

Flight attendant is a hard job

The World Cup halftime show existed, and was very chaotic

Logan Paul and Tom Brady are fighting

Tom and Kathryn went to a 70s theme party

The Fairness Doctrine was done away with in the 80s, and we continue to feel the sting. Or at least, we assume we do. It's possible the news would suck just as bad with it as without. You know what else sucks? Having to change our clocks twice a year. Apparently we're this close to that being federally struck, although states still have the option to be jackasses about it. Here's hoping Minnesota won't. (They will.)

Canada is on fire yet again, and pouring smoke into America. What can I say. It's their national pastime. America's national pastime, on the other hand, is remaking movies over and over. The latest remake is The Odyssey, which has been mired in controversy since it was announced. But is it good? Tim and Mike saw it. You'll have to ask them.

Today's show is all about animals. We've got dogs and cats in studio. We've got footage of an elephant. We talk about The Littlest Hobo, assuming any of you know what that is. We also talk about a man who breached the Today Show building and freaked out for a while. He's not an animal, but it was worth mentioning nonetheless.

Tony was born with poor vision and lost what remained by 15. He is now the assistant vice president of communications at the America Foundation for the Blind, a producer and voice talent for the new documentary Possibilities, and an expert on the life of Helen Keller. He also sails. Like, on an actual boat. If you want to figure out how he manages that, you'll just have to listen to this episode.

Did you know that ventriloquism goes back 3000 years? For a given definition of "ventriloquism", that is. For a more modern one, you're looking at the 1700s. You know what else happened in the 1700s? The year 1776. That's right - America and ventriloquism were born out of the same cultural zeitgeist, which is why Americans are still at it today.

You can learn more about April's book (250 Years of American Ventriloquism) or April herself at http://aprilbrucker.tv/!

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It's Twitter's 20th birthday. It goes by X now, because it's going through an identity crisis as it reaches adulthood, but we'll always remember it as Twitter. We'll also always remember when WB was a juggernaut of the entertainment industry, rather than the bargaining chip it is today. How you mess up DC and Bugs Bunny, we'll never know.