Janet declares that her Florida world is far too beige, and puts the blame on Steve’s notoriously suspect couch-buying skills. He’s envisioning a life as well-kept Florida houseboy, but it might not be all it’s cracked up to be, ultimately. There’s also a flood of Pasadena memories for Steve, as we dig deeper into the origin of some famous local graffiti that he saw as a child and never forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve doesn’t know how to feel about ringing the bell after his final radiation treatment.The father and son who golfed before him left the hitting surface strewn with tees and balls. Dag is in Washington, District of Columbia. He didn’t get to see many sights, but he did crush a shrimp taco (and an English breakfast roll?). Burger giant Red Robin is considering shuttering some locations. The chain’s name comes from the early 1900s song. Dolly Parton’s low-key husband passed away. Steve went to the golf simulator at the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve returns with details of his Radiation Simulation, along with updated stats on his bladder’s storage capacity. A visit to The Honey Bee for a late morning breakfast was a much needed highlight. Steve and Janet are hosting a Super Bowl viewing party but the menu is still in flux. Brendan and Dag are undecided in their game watching plans. Jim Fabbrini is a proud Dahlcast sponsor. He’s offering subscribers three lovely arrangements at generous prices for Valentine’s Day. Finally, a hot oil/cool ranch drama went down at a Wingstop. Can you guess where it was? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve got his prostate biopsy results toady. We discuss. He is also planning on attending the Chicago Boat Show in Rosemont this weekend. He is not sizing up votes for a Viking funeral. Dag checks in from Studio 6B ahead of his appearance with Michael Shannon on The Tonight Show Staring Jimmy Fallon. Another Steve; Steve Guttenberg made a live announcement on KTLA amidst the wildfires in Pacific Palisades. He is not recognized at first by the reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big doings at the Dahl house over the weekend, as Steve recovered from his medical procedure (lots of details from both Steve and Janet on that today), and Matt (mostly) moved out. Mike Dahl drops by to outline how a whiskey trade works, and to try and sell Tom Thayer on a Netflix program about Aaron Rogers. Steve’s got a good question for Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown, and Tom is planning to get the question over to him. Tom is also anticipating an earful from his local grocery employees about the state of the Bears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got the honest to goodness “Bomber” on the line today. That’s right, Joe Walsh phones us for his and Steve’s yearly birthday check-in. We hear some great stories about Famous guitars and guitarists, The Sphere, songwriting, recording and so much more. Once at the Sphere, Joe became transfixed by a giant display of his own nose. Deacon Frey had to remind him he was supposed to start singing. It seems like Steve and Joe agree on just about everything, all the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve recalls that while he was a California kid, he watched Kris Kristofferson practicing his songs by a pool. Not long after that, a young Rick Dahl distracted Linda Ronstadt with a frozen dessert mishap at a The Troubadour in LA. Janet joins us today to answer subscriber email and make a book recommendation. Steve has married two older women. Janet also recalls being banned from her family piano as a child, and how her first day of teaching unfortunately coincided with a teachers’ strike. A DJ dance party in the family room was epic while it lasted. Pepper makes Steve sneezy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve has found himself as the voice of encouragement for people’s sobriety stories on Threads. He made Janet her favorite cake for her birthday. Dag defends cake for breakfast against an indignant Brendan. Talk To Me Tuesday has been moved up a day to Monday (Tom Thayer will join us tomorrow), The Dahls discover a heretofore unexplored feature on their leaf blower. Brendan could be on the receiving end desk from a listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve continues to be a late night TV viewer of just about anything, but there’s a program that has frightened even him. Dag is giving a talk to some educators this afternoon. Tom Thayer reports on the emotional celebration of Steve McMichael’s Football Hall of Fame induction. Tom’s home today, waiting for a new concrete driveway to be poured. Steve and Janet are in Michigan, and endured a mighty storm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today marks the 45th anniversary Disco Demolition Night. Steve is hearing some stories from a former WLUP General Manager, for the first time, parts of which need their accuracy double-checked. We finish up the phone calls from our subscribers this week. A thoughtful Dag ponders his golden years in the U.P., but feels he still might need regular access to the Norwegian culture of Duluth. Steve didn’t make the drive back to CG’s Comedy Club last weekend, but it wasn’t his fault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How you doin’, man? It’s our last show before vacation and we’re helping Steve prep for a condo board meeting in Michigan. Things can get testy up there, but Steve will bring the quiet heat. Steve discovers a wildly popular internet meme, while also turning us on to a coffee commercial from 1968 that probably wouldn’t get made today. The incredible Craig Gass joins us, and shares some great stories, including one of the greatest pranks of all time, which he unleashed on a Kiss Kruise. More radio airchecks and some recollections of Dag’s earliest in-person encounters with Steve and Garry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve is listening to an online instructor in an attempt to absorb some music theory knowledge. So far, though, it’s more of a sleep aid. We talk to Tami Sagher, and she has lots of thoughts about A.I. (especially the songs Steve’s been commissioning) and ink pen collecting. Brendan got stuck in traffic on Lake Shore Drive, but at least he got a nice photo of a gigantic fish. Dag’s new television antenna allows him to watch both Milwaukee and Chicago stations, but he needs to choose between two windows for either signal.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That Big Steakhouse in the Sky

It’s All Happening at the Zoo

Not Much was Happening…

An Abundance of Couches

Dag Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Wham, Bam, How Old Are You?

Talking Heads Film Remastered

Steve and Janet are heading off to Detroit again, this time for a Joliat family wedding.

Steve attended the wake for Leslie Keiling’s husband and ran into a few familiar faces from his radio days. Dag and Meredith hit a high-end tapas restaurant for dinner with cycling pals. Steve met Joe’s sister, who owns pet stores called The Urban Mutt.

Steve longs for an orange pop of yesteryear. Nesbitt’s Orange Soda print advertisements featured pre-fame Marilyn Monroe. No Mow May is observed in several Chicago suburbs. Steve rejected a TV show about sewer diving but found comfort in frozen custard.

Steve experienced a contentious purchased item return at Guitar Center. The employees flaunted the inventory of seventeen thousand dollar guitars. Flea couldn’t find a friendly public restroom. Nelson Velazquez hit a grand slam that rocked Wrigleyville.

Pat Dahl confirms he had no prior knowledge of the notorious drizzled aioli. Charlie Dahl wanted a Sonic the Hedgehog watch so desperately he let an F-bomb fly. Grandpa refused to grant Violet’s request to join her grandparents on a voyage to Walgreens.