Wease Family Circus

Two Buffalo guys who moved to LA made a five-episode Bills Mafia documentary called "Just One Before I Die" and they came on to talk about it. Kevin Polowy and Addison Henderson followed the fan base across two seasons, filmed on the Seneca Nation reservation for a curse-breaking ceremony, tracked a father of five with late-stage cancer hoping to see one more season, and documented a woman who reconnects with her adopted daughter over shared Bills fandom. The whole thing drops October 21st on Tubi, free, no subscription needed.
The title came from a sweatshirt Kevin's dad used to wear. All three filmmakers lost their fathers before seeing the Bills win it all. Wease heard that and said he just got his third cancer diagnosis and had been at the hospital that morning scheduling surgery. Just one before I die, goddamn it.

After the filmmakers signed off, the show kept going. Wease and Doreen just got back from a Virgin Atlantic cruise where the Bills game wasn't on the ship TV, a dinner argument broke out at the next table over a guy supposedly looking at someone's wife, and their golf cart died in the middle of Grand Turk. Wease also had thoughts on the man who jumped into a tiger enclosure in England, the Canal Street counterfeit crackdown, and a Darth Vader lightsaber expected to fetch three million dollars at auction.
Jake has made five Bills songs. One of them played on the show.

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Andrew Dice Clay was supposed to be on this episode. The promoter called, Wease said yes, and then Dice found out who he was doing the interview with and passed. That's how EP 35 starts, and it only gets more interesting from there.

Wease pulls the full story behind the two lawsuits that still follow him around on Wikipedia, including a phone call he got at a cold rink in Fairport during one of Jake's youth hockey practices that changed the whole picture. Doreen then does something she's never done on the show before, sharing her own experience at a fraternity party in college that she's carried for 40 years, all in the middle of the Cornell Jane Doe case. It's one of the most honest stretches this family has put on tape.

There are also old bits from the vault, including a call with Billy Martin's widow Jill about the real story behind the Mickey Mantle hunting trip, and a classic Uncle Morris bit played by the great Dave Kane, which Doreen didn't even recognize until Wease gave it away.
The rest of the episode covers Wease winning two of his last three poker tournaments before setting sail, the Bills HOPEFULLY going for 4-0 against New England, Greg Rousseau earning the first Defensive Player of the Month in the Josh Allen era, a passenger plumber who landed a nosediving plane because he watched too many flight disaster shows, and Doreen missing Sodus Point, Lake Ontario, and her boat while Wease is perfectly content never leaving the casino.

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• 00:00:00 Dice Clay, Facebook Hate, and the Reunion Show
• 00:03:23 The Lawsuits and Wikipedia Claims
• 00:12:17 Poker Wins and a Crowded Costco
• 00:17:01 The Cornell Jane Doe Case
• 00:23:50 A Personal College Experience
• 00:27:11 Football, the Bills, and Aaron Rodgers
• 00:32:10 Billy Martin, Reggie Jackson, and the Hunting Story
• 00:37:17 A Lost Credit Card and Old Radio Clips
• 00:39:23 Uncle Morris and National Coming Out Week
• 00:44:42 Coming Out Then and Now
• 00:45:59 Old Dreams and Radio Memories
• 00:48:15 The Midair Attack and the Passenger Who Helped
• 00:49:58 Books, Theo, and Tom Hanks
• 00:51:14 Bills vs. Patriots Predictions
• 00:53:13 Cruise Plans and Missing Home
• 00:54:34 Game-Day Nerves and the Sabres

Two days after the Wease Show Reunion, the two people who flew the farthest to be there sit down at Captivate Studios to unpack it. Cindy Pierce in from Toledo. B.J. Shea in from Seattle. And Wease, who couldn't hear a word of his own reunion, finally gets to find out what happened.

Start there. Wease admits he was terrified his kids would watch him stink up the joint because he's deaf, and he tells the story of not recognizing Thea Vidale while B.J. screamed, texted, and sent smoke signals from three feet away. B.J.'s take: the room didn't care. They came to love the guy on stage, and the vulnerability made it better. Billy D'Ettorre texted afterward that it was the best night he's had in years, which leads into the story of how Wease married Billy to a listener from Ohio on an all-night Christmas show.

Then the origin stories. B.J. lied about knowing sports to get the job in 1988, got exposed on the air during a golf report when he didn't know a birdie from a bogey, and survived the Wease diatribe that followed. A year later Wease saw the Batman movie, pulled him aside, and told him to stop trying to be Wease and embrace the geek, because something was about to happen. B.J. took that advice to Seattle and it made his career. Cindy got her job because an ex-boyfriend record rep recommended her, and Wease's interview process was one sentence: don't piss me off.

The heavy one. Wease tells a story he says he's never told on the podcast. An endoscopy found a spot on his pancreas, surgery was scheduled, and his own doctor quietly told him to get it done out of town. Doreen got him in front of the top pancreatic surgeon in the country at Johns Hopkins, who ran his own scan and sent him home with a letter telling every other doctor not to touch him. It was nothing. He'd been booked for a surgery he didn't need. B.J. reminds him he's been announcing his own death for 35 years and gives him 20 more.

Also: B.J.'s Seattle sports tour (Mariners, Kraken, Sounders, and the Sonics they still haven't forgiven), Wease's night at the Red Wings on Batman night with a walk-off win and a teenager drying the infield with a flamethrower, the soccer debate where B.J. compares the World Cup to fine dining and Wease compares it to nothing happening, why the foreigners loved America, the media negativity argument that turns into an actual fight, God and atheism, Bill Maher, and the "we're being manipulated" exchange Cindy calls the smartest thing either of them has ever said.

Plus B.J. on why Comedy at the Carlson might be the best club in America, and why Millennium Games in Henrietta is the biggest board game store in the country.

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• 00:00:00 we're back, finally
• 00:01:08 mariners city connect fits
• 00:02:18 sitting in the cheap seats
• 00:05:04 seattle has real teams now
• 00:05:40 soccer, sure, why not
• 00:09:36 someone scored a lot
• 00:11:56 baseball and soccer, one trip
• 00:16:30 back at the comedy club
• 00:20:22 remember when we did that
• 00:21:51 this show changed some lives
• 00:26:43 nobody saw this coming
• 00:28:30 look how far we came
• 00:31:00 nerds won, deal with it
• 00:32:09 real beats polished every time
• 00:33:14 the accidental sports guy
• 00:35:26 they hired him anyway
• 00:37:03 love, loss, and what ifs
• 00:38:07 when your body betrays you
• 00:41:19 the surgery that wasn't
• 00:43:35 god, doubt, and late nights
• 00:46:30 somebody played somebody
• 00:48:13 cannabis corner is open
• 00:49:43 wings reunion, obviously
• 00:50:07 carlson gets the laughs
• 00:51:51 millennium games, board game…
• 00:53:50 your junk might be gold
• 00:54:34 love you brothers and sisters

Recorded live at Comedy at the Carlson: the Wease Show Reunion. One night, one stage, and just about everybody who ever sat behind a microphone with Brother Wease.

B.J. Shea flew in to host, and he opens with the truth: this is the send-off that should have happened on the radio and never did. A National Radio Hall of Famer, same wall as Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Orson Welles, got walked out the door with no goodbye. So the people who lived it threw the party themselves. Wease takes the stage, calls it his funeral, and then admits to a packed room that he's deaf, he's got Parkinson's, and he just took a pill his wife told him to take. It only gets looser from there.

The lineup:

B.J. Shea on the four years that changed his life, the "snatch and improve" philosophy he stole from Wease, and the clean Catholic Church show at the Eastman Theatre where he performed for nuns and priests with his fly wide open.

Cindy Pierce on ten years of "save it for the air," why Wease was in the operating room for her C-section instead of her husband, and the Rose tattoo she got because the boss said so.

Billy D'Ettorre on Haywood Banks bombing with the toaster song, the Cindy Williams prank that went too far, and what actually happened the day Sammy got left on the bus.

Bill Moran on the Christmas album parody that got him hired, the monsters Wease created (Weather Watcher Mike, Harry from Carey), the night Andrew Dice Clay hung up on them, and why Howard Stern was a businessman but Wease was the real deal.

Rich "The Bull" Gensler, in from Buffalo for the first time in 30 years, on why Wease was the Josh Allen of Rochester (one out of every two people in town knew his name), the Klee Motors bit, and the sex surrogate hotel room story he finally gets to finish after 35 years.

Thea Vidale, the surprise guest who flew in and sat down next to Wease before he figured out who she was. Her take on getting old, grandkids, and in-laws is worth the ticket alone.

Doreen Levin with her side of the bus story (five-year-old Sammy, a Power Rangers backpack, and a kid who only knew his dad's name was Wease), plus the baby powder story and the apple pie story. You've been warned.

Plus Mark the Soldier on "Who's Castro?", Brian Dart on being the bottle boy (yes, that), the intern who didn't know who O.J. Simpson was, Wease's kindergarten classmates from No. 1 School, the jockstrap reveal nobody asked for, and Wease's tattoo of Doreen.

It ends the way it should. B.J. asks Wease what he'd say if this were his last broadcast, and he answers. Then he tells the room he doesn't want a funeral. Just a party. This was the party.

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Wease has known Jimmy Flynn for 75 years. They grew up a block apart on Park Avenue, Jimmy the Irish Catholic kid from a family of 11 with one bathroom, Wease the Jewish kid down the street. This week Jimmy finally sits down at Captivate Media Studios, and Wease admits he's never actually heard most of these stories until now.

Start with the basics: Jimmy was born in the vestibule of the family house and didn't find out until he was 45. Three of his sisters became nuns. He got thrown out of three grammar schools and three high schools without ever changing his address. His dad caught him smoking at 12 and made him finish the whole pack of Pall Malls. And the time he launched himself off the Colby Street footbridge on a bike that wasn't his, cleared a flight of stairs in midair, and ruptured a kidney. That injury is the only reason he never went to Vietnam, while four of his brothers went in as Marines.

Then it gets serious. In the late 60s, Jimmy and his wife Chris (married 57 years now) volunteered with VISTA and got sent to Georgetown, South Carolina, two white Yankees nobody wanted. They were housed in an abandoned plantation house, told to sit still and not stir anything up, and instead Jimmy teamed up with a Black lawyer named Cleveland Stevens to build a lawsuit that measured every streetlight, fire hydrant, and open sewer in the Black part of town versus the white part. The Klan was active. The water fountains still said whites only. And he walked his friend John Graham onto a beach no Black man in town had ever set foot on. Wease's point: people his age lived this, and it wasn't that long ago.

Also in this one: driving the old neighborhood and finding a flag on Wease's childhood house that sent him down a rabbit hole, Jake's Harley School exit and the in-school suspension he brought a pillow to, the Del Lago parking lot rant, and a listener's text that lists 30 years of Wease Show memories so specific Wease calls him the ultimate fan.

And yes, it goes political. Wease and Jimmy are two old liberals who don't hold back, and they get into veterans, socialism, USAID, "Lake America," and why the fights we're told to have are usually the small ones. Wease apologizes to the audience at the end. Sort of.

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• 00:00:00 Welcome and Jimmy Flynn Joins: Childhood Friends Reunite
• 00:00:24 The Flynn Family: 11 Kids, One Bathroom, and Catholic School
• 00:01:25 Catholic School Troublemaker: Three High Schools Without Moving
• 00:05:45 The Pell-Mell Punishment: When Dad Made Jimmy Smoke a Whole Pack
• 00:08:41 The Bicycle Bridge Crash: How Jimmy Avoided Vietnam
• 00:11:06 Four Brothers in the Marines: The Flynn Military Legacy
• 00:30:50 57 Years of Marriage: Chris Flynn and a Life Well Lived
• 00:32:32 VISTA and the Deep South: Going to South Carolina in the 1960s
• 00:34:37 Living on a Plantation: The Pawleys Island House
• 00:36:26 Fighting Segregation: Municipal Services Lawsuit and Community Action
• 00:38:37 Whites Only Water Fountains: Witnessing Jim Crow Laws Firsthand
• 00:41:41 The First Black Guy on the Beach: John Graham's Historic Moment
• 00:45:11 Electric Car Corner: Hybrid Jeeps and Previously Owned EVs
• 00:51:13 Sobriety Journey: 40 Years Clean and the Temptation of Cannabis
• 00:55:04 Politics and Veterans: The Great Debate on Military Benefits
• 01:02:58 Healthcare and Education: What America is Missing
• 01:10:12 Trump, Lake America, and Political Madness
• 01:16:00 Cannabis Corner: Gummies for Every Mood
• 01:26:28 The Ultimate Fan Message: A Lifetime of Brother Wease Memories
• 01:30:22 Reflecting on Life: Gratitude, Luck, and the Road Ahead

Sports edition. Wease and Jake bring in Dan Borrello, sports columnist for the Times of Wayne County (Wease's favorite newspaper), to break down the Buffalo Bills before a single snap of the season.

New head coach, new defense, new stadium, new grass, and a franchise quarterback who Dan says just ran out of excuses. Josh Allen signed off on the coach, the GM, and the field. Now it's on him.

Dan walks through the whole picture: why Joe Brady ("Slim Brady") calling every play as a rookie head coach is the biggest question on the team, how Jim Leonhard's switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 actually works, why DJ Moore could be the true number one receiver the Bills haven't had since Diggs, and the trade that fell into Brandon Beane's lap when Chicago was about to cut him for nothing. Plus the linebacker depth problem, why James Cook sits on third down, and the rookie Dan says to watch.

For the people who love the Bills but don't know a nickel from a dime, Wease asks the questions you're too embarrassed to: what does a head coach actually do on game day, what are those guys in the booth doing, and what is a blitz. Dan answers all of it.

Also: why the NFL isn't rigged (and why the league likes it when you think it is), the Brandin Cooks overtime call that still hurts, the Patriots' scoreboard camera trick that fooled kickers for years, the Michigan clock mess, Doug Flutie getting screwed by Ralph Wilson, the Sabres with an actual season ticket waiting list, and Dan's Super Bowl pick: Bills over the Bears.

Shoutout to our sponsors: Electric Car Corner in Farmington (Dan wants to buy Wease's Jeep out from under him) and GVIII Barber Academy on East Avenue, where you can learn the trade or get a $20 haircut from a student. And go pick up the Times of Wayne County.

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• 00:00:00 Welcome and Sports Season Preview
• 00:00:41 Electric Car Corner Sponsor Spot
• 00:02:17 Bills Season Opener Discussion and Houston Texans Preview
• 00:05:02 Denver Playoff Game Controversy: The Brandon Cooks Catch
• 00:06:09 Is Football Rigged? The Great Debate
• 00:08:38 College Football Clock Controversy and Patriots Cheating Allegations
• 00:12:46 Bills New Defense: Jim Leonard's 3-4 Scheme
• 00:23:17 Understanding Football Positions: Nickelbacks, Dimes, and Coaching Roles
• 00:24:22 Joe Brady as Head Coach: Can He Handle Play Calling and Leadership?
• 00:28:11 DJ Moore and the Bills Receiving Corps
• 00:31:00 Running Backs: James Cook, Ray Davis, and the Bills Ground Game
• 00:39:38 Preseason Analysis and Bills Offensive Line Concerns
• 00:43:00 Josh Allen's Leadership Style: Does He Need to Be More Demanding?
• 00:46:32 College Football Money Machine and Lopsided Games
• 00:51:23 Doug Flutie Gets Screwed: The Rob Johnson Playoff Controversy
• 00:52:24 Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, and Championship Predictions
• 00:53:53 LA Rams Analysis and Matthew Stafford's Health Concerns
• 00:58:12 Jessica Pegula's US Open Run and Tennis Talk
• 01:08:11 GVIII Barber Academy Spotlight and Closing Thoughts

Before he built Black and Blue, Charlie Fitzsimmons was parking cars and interning on the Wease Show. This week he's back at Captivate Media Studios, and Wease, Doreen and Jake get the whole story from a guy who went from producing morning radio bits to running one of the biggest restaurant operations in Rochester.

Charlie walks through how he and his brother built Tonic with their own hands in 1998, learning drywall and wiring from the tradesmen they hired, the nightclub nights with Tommy Brunett as the opening DJ, and the run that followed: Pearl, Jojo, TRATA at the Armory, Village Bakery, and Black and Blue, now five locations across New York and Boston. The chefs who came up through his kitchens read like a Rochester hall of fame. And his newest move is a wild one: he bought Village Sports, the old rink on Baird Road, rebuilt it to a full NHL sheet, and it's now home to Nazareth's first-ever varsity hockey season.

Then the Wease Show memories come pouring out. "Cleaning Lady's Paradise," Charlie's Gangsta's Paradise parody about Gussie the cleaning lady (with her real laugh in it), and the day Gussie got the show sued. Larry Miller laughing so hard milk came out of his nose. Ace Frehley, Richard Simmons, Sam Kinison, Chris Rock, and the Bahamas trip where Jake got so sunburned he flew home shirtless. Charlie was the producer when Wease and Doreen first got together, and he was there the morning Wease's marriage ended.

And stick around for the ending: the full mid-90s Ozzy Osbourne interview, with Charlie asking the weirdest deadpan questions you've ever heard while Ozzy eats his way through the entire thing. It's Between Two Ferns 20 years before Between Two Ferns existed.

Also on the table: the 49ers owner's trailer park arrest, Meta's $18 billion payout and the new rules for kids online, and whether you can actually keep a teenager off a phone.

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• 00:00:00 Welcome and Charlie Fitzsimmons Joins the Show
• 00:03:34 The Ozzy Osbourne Interview: Charlie's Most Legendary Bit
• 00:06:12 Building Tonic: Charlie's First Restaurant and Learning the Trade
• 00:11:55 The Restaurant Empire: From Pearl to Black and Blue
• 00:17:31 Charlie's Athletic Daughters and Division I Hockey
• 00:24:13 The Cleaning Lady's Paradise Song and Gussie Tribute
• 00:30:25 Radio Memories: Larry Miller, Sam Kinison, and Studio Chaos
• 00:38:33 Wease's Divorce Day and Boot Camp Stories
• 00:48:52 49ers Owner Prostitution Sting and Robert Kraft Comparison
• 00:52:43 Meta Lawsuit and Social Media Addiction Crisis
• 01:00:25 Kids, Phones, and Parenting in the Digital Age
• 01:07:12 Electric Cars, Hockey Rinks, and Charlie's New Ventures
• 01:24:15 The Full Ozzy Osbourne Interview Audio

Wease finally takes the political filter off. Comedian Beth Donahue-Weedman pulls up to Captivate Studios, visiting from Nashville, and the show that's dodged politics for as long as it's existed lets it all out.

Beth has been doing stand-up for 25 years, got sober before she ever hit a stage, and has the stories to prove it, from the paper AA directories she used to find a meeting in every city she toured, to kidnapping Kevin Bacon for a radio bit that ended with Kyra Sedgwick calling her. She, Wease, and Jake and Doreen get into what Nashville has turned into, why people are dropping lifelong friends over politics, and the misinformation machine that has everybody arguing with ghosts online.

Then Wease goes deep on the Eagles. He just tore through two band books plus Don Felder's tell-all, and he lays out the whole saga: how Felder wrote the music to "Hotel California," taught a young Tom Petty to play guitar, and got run out of the band by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. Plus the cocaine paranoia, the Stevie Nicks love triangles, and why the guy who writes the song is the one who gets the money.

It gets personal, too. Wease heads out an hour after taping for a prostate biopsy and talks straight about his cancer fight, Doreen shares the surgery she's been putting off, and the crew realizes the very building they tape in used to be the rehab center where Beth's partner got treated.

Plus Love After Lockup's Rochester couple, Brad Pitt and sobriety, the punch buggy that became Beth's dream car, and a whole lot more.

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• 00:00:00 Welcome and Beth Donahue Joins from Nashville
• 00:02:00 Nashville Politics and the Trumper Boobs Phenomenon
• 00:05:30 Facebook Political Wars and the Libtard Debate
• 00:12:30 Beth's Comedy Journey: From St. Louis to Rochester
• 00:14:20 Sobriety, Relapse, and the Meeting Medicine
• 00:19:40 Eagles Deep Dive: Don Felder, Hotel California, and Cocaine Paranoia
• 00:19:46 Stevie Nicks Love Life and Joe Walsh Confusion
• 00:26:20 Grocery Store Politics and Republican Detection
• 00:32:40 Wease's Taint Biopsy and Medical Adventures
• 00:39:20 Love After Lockup Rochester Couple and Prison Romance
• 00:41:20 Beth's Breast Reduction Story and Movie Star Tits
• 00:47:30 The Kevin Bacon Kidnapping and Kyra Sedgwick TV Show
• 00:50:40 Electric Car Corner and the Hybrid Life
• 00:57:30 Brad Pitt's Sobriety Controversy and California Sober
• 01:03:30 Gun Ownership, Wasp Spray Defense, and Closing Chaos

Rochester radio royalty pulls up to the Captivate Media Podcast Studios. Dave Kane, the Beatle expert who spent 42 years on the air in this town, sits down with Wease and Jake for a loose, funny, and surprisingly deep hang about the band that changed everything, the radio era that's never coming back, and how to bake the perfect batch of weed cookies.

Dave breaks down the Beatles like only a guy who put 10 to 12 hours of prep into every Sunday show can: the real story behind the rooftop concert and why it fell apart, how Paul wrote "Blackbird" in response to American racism, and the 1965 clause where the Beatles flat-out refused to play segregated audiences. He and Wease get into how so many Black artists like Willie Dixon got ripped off, why Led Zeppelin got sued, and David Gilmour's line that the Beatles weren't a band, they were a miracle.

Then it gets personal. Dave tells the origin stories from the wild early radio days, the mentor Wease says he wouldn't exist without, and the near-miss Buffalo job that would have changed everything. The two of them give it to you straight on the state of radio, why the big companies killed it, and which local stations are still worth saving.

Plus a full masterclass in cannabis edibles, we learn about the weed butter machine then the time Wease ate five cookies thinking they were regular. And why vaping became Wease's thing after cancer.

Also: Wease's rough morning (a 5:30am MRI, steroids, a staph infection, and a neighbor running a blowtorch at 3:45 in the morning), the new Christopher Nolan movie and why everyone's rushing to IMAX, and a whole lot more.

Shoutout to our sponsors: Electric Car Corner in Farmington (Wease's monthly gas bill went from 300 bucks to 50), Cannabis Corner, and Salvatore's Pizza.

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• 00:00:00 Health Scare, Hospital Visit, and MRI
• 00:03:45 A Neighbor's 3 A.M. Blowtorch
• 00:06:33 Spider Webs and Spider-Man Theater Chaos
• 00:08:15 The Odyssey and the IMAX Experience
• 00:11:54 Weekend Guests, Gumbo, and the Tampon Mystery
• 00:14:38 Reviewing The Dink and Comparing Sports Comedies
• 00:15:32 Minx, The Four Seasons, and Queer Representation
• 00:19:12 Historical Racism and the Meaning of Blackbird
• 00:21:32 Dave Kane Arrives and Radio Memories
• 00:23:16 A Stoner Detour and Rolling Paper Story
• 00:24:35 Blackbird and Paul McCartney's Response to Racism
• 00:25:41 Producing the Beatles Radio Show
• 00:28:07 The Beatles' Final Rooftop Concert
• 00:32:03 The Beatles as a Musical Miracle
• 00:33:55 Black Artists, Musical Influence, and Stolen Credits
• 00:37:44 Dave Kane's 42-Year Rochester Radio Career
• 00:38:05 Turning Down Buffalo and Staying in Rochester
• 00:41:09 The Collapse of Live Local Radio
• 00:42:00 Automation, Syndication, and Radio's Vanishing Entry-Level Jobs
• 00:43:45 Local Radio's Remaining Bright Spots
• 00:45:51 Retirement, Cannabis, and Daily Life
• 00:50:53 Volunteering and the Joy of Kindness
• 00:53:58 Podcast Studios and a Favorite Radio Story
• 00:58:04 Cocaine, Grand Marnier, and Getting Fired
• 00:59:29 The Letter That Changed a Career
• 01:01:11 Honoring the Mentor Behind the Career
• 01:02:05 Radio Personalities and Community Connection
• 01:04:49 Electric Cars, Charging, and Infrastructure
• 01:13:49 Sports Cars, Stick Shifts, and Driving
• 01:15:26 Dispensaries, Homegrown Cannabis, and Buying Weed
• 01:17:12 Homemade Edibles and Cannabis Butter
• 01:18:59 Edible Dosing and Getting Too High
• 01:20:06 Making Cannabis Butter by Machine
• 01:21:54 A Potent Schmear and Podcast Farewell
• 01:23:40 Radio Memories, Gratitude, and Signing Off

The Wease Family Circus goes mobile for the first time. Wease and Jake and Doreen set up shop live at Electric Car Corner out in Farmington and spend the day with owner John, a guy Wease has known damn near 40 years, breaking down why used EVs and hybrids might be the best-kept secret in the car game.

John makes the case everybody's sleeping on: an $80,000 electric car with 20,000 miles going out the door for 30 grand, a federal 100,000-mile battery warranty on every EV, a third of the moving parts of a gas engine, and around a thousand Teslas sold with basically none coming back. He gets into the Lucid Air, the Tesla Model X Plaid that does 0 to 60 in under two seconds, the Dodge Charger with a button that fakes an engine growl, and the self-driving story that turned Wease into a believer when the car passed a slow Subaru all by itself on the way to a Syracuse game. Turns out the average buyer isn't some young techie, it's a 57-year-old who just wants value. Wease's gas bill tells the whole story.

Then the show goes completely off the rails, in the best way:

The pro women's softball league Wease accidentally discovered while scrolling. The new Bills stadium, the giant table, and whether a 3-year-old can survive a scrimmage. Love Island, and how a girl went from stocking shelves at Home Depot to 4 million followers. A sealed Madonna Sex book Wease swears he's been saving for Jake for 30 years. The Le Funelle, a decades-old novelty device that lets women pee standing up, that genuinely lives in the Smithsonian. And the Turning Stone bad beat that cost a guy 20 grand over one bathroom break.

Plus Wease's hearing battle at the reunion show and the caption glasses that might change the game.

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• 00:00:00 Welcome to Electric Car Corner: The Only Hybrid and EV Dealership
• 00:01:54 The Hybrid Jeep Experience and Pre-Owned EV Value
• 00:03:03 Who's Buying EVs: Surprising Demographics and Lightning Trucks
• 00:04:34 Electric Mustangs and Cost Per Mile: The Financial Benefits
• 00:06:06 The Hat Debate and Tesla Model X Plaid: 0 to 60 in Under Two Seconds
• 00:08:05 Eddie Barron's Heart Transplant and Wembanyama's Shooting Coach
• 00:09:10 EV Selection and Federal Battery Warranty: 100,000 Miles Guaranteed
• 00:13:44 Full Self-Driving Story and Autonomous Taxis
• 00:18:47 Pete Rose vs Barry Bonds Hall of Fame Debate
• 00:20:24 Baumann's Tragedy and Professional Women's Softball Discovery
• 00:21:45 New Bills Stadium and Season Ticket Prices
• 00:27:22 Love Island Winners: Brinity and Breaking Racial Barriers
• 00:32:48 The Quiet Revolution: Why EVs Are So Silent
• 00:34:30 World Cup Ticket Prices and NBA Playoff Economics
• 00:36:16 The Hearing Glasses Solution and Reunion Show Struggles
• 00:40:54 The Lufanelle: Women's Pocket Fisherman Prop Comedy
• 00:43:57 Matt's Bad Beat Story: Missing 20 Grand at Turning Stone
• 00:46:53 Elective Surgery Horror Stories: Estee Lauder Executive Dies
• 00:49:22 Assisted Suicide in Quebec: 13 Percent of All Deaths
• 00:53:40 Cocaine in the Tush: Reagan Cox's Creative Excuse
• 00:56:19 Final Thoughts and Electric Car Corner Recommendation