Steve tells the story of sliced Wonder Bread, much to Janet’s chagrin. Taco Bell shorted Steve on Mild Sauce. The Eagles announced a farewell tour with Steely Dan. Conan O’Brien is a big fan of The Music Man and would like to perform “Trouble” on stage.

Steve needs a driveway design to prevent rainwater from seeping into his garage. Dag got out for a round of golf. The Kia ran over a bottle of Patron, but the Nexen Tire survived. Season 2 of The Bear is excellent. Joe filmed at an abandoned train stop.

The fireworks at Steve’s club brought extra oomph this 4th of July. Tom Thayer ran into Pat Dahl at an Elk Grove Village remote broadcast. Steve didn’t want to distract Tom by being in the audience. Meatloaf dinner is a Wednesday special at Thayer Bros.

NASCAR race is this weekend, with the course leading drivers down LSD, up Michigan Ave., and around Buckingham Fountain. Steve ate tortilla chips and butter for lunch. Super Mario Bros. will be a 4th of July theme at the house while Grandpa grills dogs.

Janet pruned the hedges and they look beautiful. A cord got clipped on her attempt to use the electric trimmer, but she rebounded with handheld clippers. Janet still wanders into John Kass articles online. Steve has reached level 70-something of Tetris.

Steve and Janet purchased Great Lakes hats and lunched at Greenbush Brewing Co. Joe partook in the annual Naked Bike Ride, cheered on by celebratory Chicagoans. A tourist carved a message of love into a wall of the Colosseum, angering Italian officials.

Steve and Janet are in the midst of a spat, which Steve initially describes as a setback. Janet took Steve to Aldi, a retail store he’d never visited before. Janet prefers chicken salad on brioche. Ron Lewis’ tour of Ireland is a joy to watch from afar.

Steve is in New Buffalo after a Michigan road trip to Janet’s sister Marie’s home. Governor Pritzker did a Jello shot at the Pride Parade. Janet dresses the cement geese lawn ornaments in Bears gear. Tom Thayer’s mom used to strain soup per his request.

Steve dons his disc jockey headphones and talks up the long version of “Twilight Zone” by Golden Earring. Dag smooshed a wasp and heard it emit a painful last gasp. Radio jock Bobby Ocean earns our weekly aircheck honor for his work on San Diego’s KCBQ.

Quotes from the OceanGate CEO failed to emphasize safety and Steve doesn’t like the odds for the sub. A Mark Zuckerberg versus Elon Musk cage match is drawing chatter. Steve met his grandson’s swimming nemesis. Emmett is starting to dominate swim meets.

Steve served Old El Paso shells and Ortega Fiesta Flats on taco night. Summer is here. Dag will emcee Veggie Bingo at The Hideout tonight. Joe says European bingo has far higher stakes than its American counterpart. Steve slept weird and his neck hurts.

Steve attended Henry’s baseball playoff game. The Titan, a submarine for Titanic wreck site tourists, is missing. Is a cantaloupe a gourd? Is plain cheese a waste of pizza? Find out on today’s show. Don’t ask your friend to rob your place of employment.

Moss grows predominantly on the north side of trees. Or does it? Steve hosted a taco and pool party on Father’s Day. Who took in a theatrical production at Goodman Theatre? Dag did. Tom Thayer remembers Joliet prison weightlifting competitions as a lad.

In front of a live audience at Zanies Rosemont, it’s the DahlCast! Steve sports new glasses that aren’t actually all that new. Mike Mascow bears gifts from the South. A tech blow threatens the show, but Janet implores Steve to soldier on for the people.

Treat Williams died in a motorcycle accident. Dag makes sandwiches for Meredith and Kai at night for the following day’s lunch. An actress will portray Julia Child at Thomas Ford Memorial Library in Western Springs. Janet bit into a rotten wafer cookie.

Steve’s prostate exam showed nothing to be concerned about. A Florida man allegedly stabbed his roommate with scissors. A second Florida man dove out a window. A third Florida man found an iguana in his toilet. Joe pinpoints 1974 as a bicycle boom year.

A mushroom-painted merch bus plowed across Clark and Addison with little regard for bike-propelled people movers. The Joker led the Denver Nuggets to the NBA Championship. Steve knowingly parked in 2-hour parking in Rosemont but didn’t receive a ticket.

Last night’s Dahlcast recording at Zanies in Rosemont was an audio rollercoaster, but it worked out splendidly in the end. Tom Thayer is appearing in a TV ad for ESPN Chicago, which reminds him of an unreleased commercial in which they parodied ‘N Sync.

Janet has toured the tulips of Keukenhof Gardens. Aircheck Friday features legendary Baltimore DJ The Merson Person. David Hochberg is out on the golf course, playing in a scramble. The Hoch has an opinion on the Bears’ Arlington Heights stadium waffle.

Steve shocked the pool, a method for adding chemicals. Dag singed his forearm hair in an ignition mishap, before turning the tide with a curry chicken triumph. Vienna Beef Plaza will be redeveloped in Bucktown. Janet wishes Steve would empty the hamper.

Steve performed his scallop bit at a recent dinner with friends. Joe fears Steve is ignoring California. A school reunion didn’t inspire Steve to fly west. Johnson City, Tennessee has more than wagon wheels, there’s a brewpub on Tweetsie Trail, as well.

Charlie sat Grandpa Steve down for a heart-to-heart about his frozen custard consumption. Dag challenged himself to listen to albums he missed. Dick Clark once conducted an uncomfortable Prince interview. The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announce a big merger.

Steve and Janet gifted Mike a whiskey decanter on his 40th birthday. Steve relinquished a bottle of deck cleaner. A Nashville weekend led Dag on adventures aboard planes, trains and automobiles. Tom Thayer and Dag swap visions of theoretical hairstyles.

Janet’s garden is almost complete. Dag studies his Poi Dog itinerary for the weekend performance in Tennessee. WSM-AM radio in the 70s featured Jock Shouts, Dick Johnson and Pat Sajak. Janet picked out Steve’s golf outfit for his outing with her sister.