The Complete Disaster Podcast

We promised a Tracy-centric episode, and we delivered. I mean, she still spends a lot of it talking about her dad, but still. It's also one of the earliest instances of Kristyn returning as a semi-regular guest, before she became an extremely regular guest.

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Dr. Wayne Dyer - who unfortunately died just a couple years after doing our show - joined us in the early days to talk about being extraordinary. And really, what's more extraordinary than doing an interview on a podcast from Maui? His daughter Tracy also joined us, and she even stuck around after to do her own episode. Hear that one on the next Lost Episode!

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Today's topic is local Chinese places. Here in Minnesota we've got Leeann Chin. In California they, of course, have some place that's like a hundred dollars a plate. Either way, it's good stuff, and you should probably eat enough of it that people can't see your bones through your skin. Speaking of which, Tim screened Wicked part 2, so make sure to hear his thoughts on that if you're interested.

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Tim Lammers

Topics:

Wicked: For Good

Hollywood anorexia

Chinese food

Kevin Spacey

Thanksgiving

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First we had Mama Mimi, then we talked about the autism epidemic (such as it is), and now today we talk solutions for kids grades 7-12. We're full spectrum when discussing the spectrum. We've also got an update since yesterday: no, people are not going to stop talking about the Epstein files until they're actually released. If anything, they're talking about them more. Oh well.

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Mike Bryant

Brittany Hagan

Ryan Rehnstrand

Topics covered:

Old cell phones

Epstein files partisanship

Lionsgate academy

Special needs kids/kids on the spectrum

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Congress more or less unanimously voted to release the Epstein files, which is good news because it means people might finally shut up about them. I don't care who gets indicted, I just want to hear about something else. For example, let's hear about how having a hard childhood makes you a better comedian. Those defense mechanisms can be pretty powerful.

On the show:

Tom

Andy

Kristyn Burtt

Jeff Cesario

Topics covered:

Social media trolls

Epstein files vote

Life in Kenosha

Louie Anderson

Dennis Miller

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In Germany, there are no NFL-related territory wars. After all, how could there be? They don't have an NFL team. Instead, they just pick who they like. It's kind of like how in Florida, they don't have ice skating so instead they skate on whichever surface is most suitable to them. Well I guess it's not actually like that at all, but how else am I going to connect those two topics?

On the show:

Tom

Kathryn

Andy

Costaki Economopoulos

Kristyn Burtt

Topics covered:

NFL game in Berlin

Merry Little Ex-Mas

Synthetic ice/snow

Autism epidemic

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There are a lot of people with kids out there who need extra help with language. Whether they don't read well, talk well, or spell well, it can be hard to know what the best way forward is. Mimi seeks to solve that with a one stop shop for all your education and community needs at mamamimi.com. Then, once you're done with all that stress, why not melt into the couch and watch 4 identical Christmas movies in a row?

On the show:

The family

Kristyn Burtt

Mimi Manesh

Topics covered:

Keeping your politics to yourself

Hallmark Christmas movies

Flying is unpleasant

Mama Mimi

Neurodivergence

Sign language

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It's gonna be 65, but don't get used to it. This is Minnesota, and that means November is winter. Or at least winter-adjacent. But that's okay. You don't care how cold it is when you're watching the coming onslaught of Christmas movies and messed up thrillers. Why those two seem to correlate I cannot say. Yin and yang, I guess.

On the show:

• The family
• Kristyn Burtt
• Tim Lammers

Topics covered:

• Christmas movies
• In-flight entertainment
• The airplane experience
• Running Man
• Blue Eyed Girl

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We talk about how nobody gets along a lot on this show. Too much, some would say. But it is a real problem. Kraig from Braver Angels knows this. That's why his organization gets people together from both sides to have conversations. And yes, it's very sad that simply getting people to talk and not immediately throw a hissy fit is something that requires an organization to achieve, but that's America right now.

On the show:

• Andy
• Kristyn Burtt
• Brittany Hagan
• Mike Bryant
• Kraig Finwall

Topics covered:

• AI-generated products
• Various docu-series and biopics
• Braver Angels
• Conversations across party lines

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Stalkers are weird. They're also weirdly common. It seems like every other person has a story of an ex stalking them to some degree. Why do they do it? Perhaps the same reason people think being so famous you can't leave your house is a good idea: some people are just wired different.

On the show:

• Tom
• Andy
• Kristyn Burtt

Topics covered:

• Stalkers
• Dancing with the Stars 20th anniversary
• Tom Bergeron
• Government shutdown
• Trump's $2000 dividend
• Lifestyles of the rich and the famous

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