The Complete Disaster Podcast

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Jimmy Francis won second place at the 2026 On the Road Again pickle contest. He's even got a trophy as proof. He also brought the pickles in, making us de facto pickle judges. This episode is a weird one - we had two no-shows in one day (a first in our podcast's history!) so we just kind of let it ride. We started with pickles and ended with Chinese food. Because it's lunch and we're hungry.

Topics:

Jimmy's second place pickles

Mall of America attempted mass shooting thwarted

Aldi

Waymo

Our first cars

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It's Amazon Prime Days. We have an Amazon storefront now. You know what that means: buy stuff from our storefront. Or else. Or else we won't make any money, I mean. Think about it this way: if you buy enough stuff, not only could we reduce our ad load, but you'd be more like us. And who wouldn't want that?

Visit the Complete Disaster Podcast Amazon storefront at https://a.co/d/09gzqFa7!

Topics:

Amazon Prime Days

1984 KSTP We're The Team video

Cane sugar in Coke is coming to America

Airplane toilet emergency

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You heard us. 100% chance of victory. Calling it now. And while we're being optimistic, the Falcons will also make it to the playoffs why not. The Titans and Dolphins? No, they're just bad. We're being optimistic, not pollyanna.

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Tamara - or Tam, as they call her - has written two books with over 1000 music quiz questions between them. She's also written a children's book with 500 references to 70s and 80s music hidden in it. Needless to say, she's got her niche and she's making it work for her. She even did a bit of quizzing on the show today. Quizzing we knocked out of the park, I might add.

For Tamara's stuff, including The Day We Found Yesterday and Ultimate Mix Tape, visit https://www.totallycool80s.com/!

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Al learned that he was adopted at 52. That's pretty late to get that one dropped on you. That's just the beginning of the story, however. For the whole story, you'll have to read the book. For a medium amount of the story, you can listen to this podcast.

You can find Al's book, Finding Mary Smith, at https://www.alisaacs.com/!

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It's nothing but the four horsemen of the apocalypse out there. Lipomas may not be quite at the same level as plague, but they're still a form of pestilence. Sort of. Midterms are even harder to get rid of. They just keep coming back, and they bring months of attack ads with them. But then you've got Still Making Waves, the new show with Tom, John Hines, and Jack Hicks. There's no apocalyptic imagery behind that one.

Listen to Still Making Waves here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/still-making-waves/id6819072755

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If you've been listening to the podcast for at least ten years, you'll remember when Cy used to pop into the studio all the time. Then, one day, he vanished. Why? Find out today! Also find out why you should go see the last two days of Comedy Crash and Burn XV.

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Digger is out, and apparently it's pretty polarizing. Tim says it's good. Critics do not. Apparently you'll have to watch for yourself to determine if you love it or hate it. Kind of like the Lizzie Borden season of Monster, which Tim does not say is good.

Topics:

Digger

Coyote vs. Acme

Lioness

Lizzie Borden

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DWTS - that's Dancing With The Stars for those of you out of the loop - has been going for a very long time. Over twenty years, in fact. Proving that it's never too late to start, Kathryn has decided to start watching it this week. Speaking of which, if you've never watched the Rankin Bass Christmas specials, don't let the fact that they're a million years old deter you.

Topics:

Kathryn and Alex watch Dancing With The Stars

Cornell controversy

Paramount/WB merger

Kristyn on the red carpet for The Animals

Rankin Bass Christmas specials

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Have you ever been in a situation where you could either say "hey Siri" and have your phone respond, or die a gruesome death? At least one person has.

Topics:

Kaohly Her is a lunatic

Sage is the future running champion

Dog tries to play with home invader

Oregon man uses earbuds to save life

3 year old brings gun to daycare

Andy blows baking soda in Alex's face