Steve has made an effort to change his morning expectations out along the strolling path, and is far it’s worked. He’s even lending a hand in cleaning up other people’s messes. Janet, miraculously, has discovered a pizza that she truly likes. Weapons is a scary movie, but Steve wanted more explanation at the end. A Florida driver makes a seriously wrong turn and winds up on the tarmac. Speaking of driving, Jon Bon Jovi gives Bruce Springsteen a ride to a rehearsal.

Opening day for baseball is nigh, and Brendan is hotly anticipating spending tomorrow at Wrigley. Steve and Janet had an expensive dinner, but the food didn’t quite satisfy. Dag’s got some good post-gig pipes this morning. Steve reflects on his Think Tank Years, and some of the great unsolicited advice he offered to people. Brendan brings in some audio featuring an old friend of the show. Steve has broken up with Walgreens.

Steve spotted a bubble in the car tire, so he’s got to get that taken care of today. Dag’s 2014 Subaru Crosstrek is nearing 200K miles, and its now paid off. Dag remembers a comic strip movie that made him emotional as a youth. Steve remembers a nonexistent donkey. Brendan presses Dag to reveal a moment of childhood vulnerability. Brace yourself for some big news from the world of eccentric snack foods. Talk To Me Tuesday arrives on an actual Tuesday.

Steve would welcome better etiquette on the pathways around his Florida home. Janet lays some deep ironing knowledge on us, based on her early years as a child ironer. Tom Thayer is guaranteed to receive compliments whenever he wears his vintage Loop t-shirt. took his nephew to Brown’s Chicken and then to Dari Delight for soft serve ice cream. Are golf clothes designed to make men look a certain way?

Infrared light sauna therapy is offered at Steve’s health club, but he’s unsure of its benefits. He also senses that he’s been ghosted by a fired news reporter whose work he admired, after extending an invitation to join us on the podcast. Did his lack of proofreading lead to the non-response?The voicemail bank is chock-full of interesting calls. One caller remembers her grandmother’s inventive solution to dry lettuce for salads.

Steve managed some quality wordplay on his walk with Rosie this morning. Waffle House is calling Steve’s name. Janet had never been to a Waffle House, and Steve wants to take her. Roger Dahl (RDD Jr.) chose raw milk over pasteurized. With Jerry Garcia’s guitar being auctioned off at an incredible price, Steve reluctantly wonders what he should name his blue acoustic guitar.

Here at the Dahlcast, our values are on display, like at GYG. Jim Oberweis and Steve exchanged pleasantries on the walking path this morning, a new frontier for the neighbors. Dag’s tour has wrapped, capped by an appearance by REM bassist Mike Mills. Salad choppers and salad spinners make dinner better. Especially if you know your lettuce. Frank from DIS Direct answers our questions about the benefits of direct mail.

Steve and Janet are heading to a St. Patrick’s Day party later, armed with a Key Lime Pie, but Steve’s worried that it might not be green enough. A Gulf miscalculation created an unwanted sand bar ahead of Spring Break. Dag made it through the snowstorm and has arrived safely in Bloomington for the final show of the tour. Brendan ticked a lot of St. Patrick’s Day boxes over the weekend, and may end up just taking it easy tonight.

Tom Thayer sat next to some CPD subscribers at Chicago Cut. He went all OPL on them. Tom’s dad fashioned a mandoline for all the cabbage he was forced to slice each March. Janet opted for chicken and waffles at a Fort Myers breakfast outing. Steve’s solo golf game got rained out. Fortunately he has golf plans with a fellow former radio personality today. Brendan watched the river turn green, among other Irish-y things.

Oscar night is around the corner, and Steve leads a film roundtable. It’s time to pit your votes against ours. Janet is really trying to get Steve to start using hearing aids, but her pleas seem to be falling on deaf ears (ha!). Steve finished off a 1/2 pint of cherry vanilla ice cream before bedtime. The nightlights turn on automatically when Steve gets up to use the facilities, creating quite the light show.

We all begin today’s show by acknowledging life’s little joys. Steve welcomes a new hair stylist into his life. Steve has a fresh haircut from a woman named Dixie. Dag is in Woodstock for a tour stopover. He and the LRP band begin a two-night run at the Metro. Will Brendan be making the short walk over to witness the music in person? What secrets does the Whippoorwill hold? We hope this podcast brings you joy, even just a little.

Janet reports on the condo board meeting, in which brick driveways were considered. A morning zoo host gives us a thought shower. Large chunks of hail peppered the western suburbs. Steve visited the fan store and learned why he should stand directly under a ceiling fan as the seasons change. Jim Oberweis cruised by Steve on a red motor scooter. He greeted another guy, but not Steve. Rosie does not want to meet Ira!

Steve took delivery on a box of t-shirts in size (L), and he’s happy to report they fit him well. He’s fearful that a potential new downstairs neighbor could be a fervent cigar smoker. Brendan finds solace in his music chair, where he regularly gives new artists a chance, one complete album at a time. Dag had a sold out show in Pittsburgh, a town he seems to have fallen for. Will Steve’s new elevator door magnets be the correct ones?

Tom Thayer invented a new Italian Beef taco over the weekend. Steve misheard a waitress’s Irish accent. Turn out, she’s just a plain old American. A transmission failure left Dag’s band stranded on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. Luckily, two generous Carnegie Mellon students shared their fancy homemade sandwiches with Bobcat Goldthwait, his wife and the rest of the band.The sandwiches contained prosciutto, but no melon.

It’s raining in the Sunshine State! Apparently the bugs will move back outdoors. Steve declares that there should not be two separate dinner conversations at the restaurant. Janet and Rosie encountered a Florida rat and an egret with an appetite for lizards. A tourist in Las Vegas took a flamingo from the hotel’s habitat. D.J. Moore has been traded to Buffalo. Steve is devastated, Janet indifferent and Brendan is just mean.

Patrick and Violet are visiting the condo and guesting on the podcast. Violet got to meet Joakim Noah at a video shoot in Miami. Pat was welcomed back to a Northwestern University basketball as an alumni mascot. A fellow alumnus mascot showed decidedly more pep than Pat could muster at halftime. Pat recalls dealing with an urgency in the Kinnick Stadium visitor’s locker room.

Steve walked on the beach while Janet hung out with her sister and brother-in-law. Marie’s birthday was is today, but Steve thought it was Larry’s. Dag had a great show in D.C. and will be heading off to Philadelphia to continue the tour. Steve finds cyclists to be rude in the areas surrounding his Florida home. Joe informs us about Strava, the training app for cyclists. Jeff Daniels puts BBQ sauce and sour cream chips on his peanut butter pita sandwiches.

Steve snacked on dry cornbread between shows, and he noticed the ceramic butter dish is cracked. The humanity! Dag’s shows in Athens were a great success. In front of a packed house, they were joined onstage by Bill Berry, Scott McCoy, and Peter Buck. Steve and Janet went to the beach, and Steve had what he thought was an exceptional beach burger, but aren’t they all. Everything tastes better at the beach.

Happy Pulaski Day! Janet’s family is visiting today, with a vintage Naples trolley ride planned. Dag is in Richmond at the Quirk Hotel. Washington D.C. legend Doug Williams is one of Tom Thayer’s all-time favorite teammates and friends. Tom’s mom made very good pierogi’s. Tom also remembers the stuffed cabbage she cooked for him. Connor Storrie was awesome on Saturday Night Live, and Mumford and Sons brought out Hozier.

Florida Steve finds a publication that both really speaks his language, and lowers his IQ, all at the same time. Every great Florida road trip should include a stop at Shangri-La Springs and a bite of a key lime pancake (or maybe some lamb). Steve and Brendan agree; Aldi self-checkout is error-proof. The pronunciation of “sherbet” eludes Steve. He apparently doesn’t know how to spell it, either.

“Gummy Steve” (legal hemp derived CBD) surprised Janet with an antiquated term in the bedroom, and an over the top narrative about his love for Florida. Steve’s chair at dinner was too short. His face was at plate level. Michael Shannon hosted a band dinner for Dag and the crew. Homemade meatballs were on the menu. Janet makes Brendan’s eBay wish come true with a Joakim Noah gift.

Janet got stuck in the elevator, and Steve’s response was questionable. Steve is on the waiting list at his golf club, but still landed a noon tee time. A Florida bike repair expert provided Steve with a detailed breakdown of his bicycle’s components, including the shaft (cue zipper sound effect) and tires. Joe will recommend a bike rack. Janet showed Steve a video of Punch the baby monkey, but Steve was not interested. Rosie is keen on green-lipped mussels.

Steve is still rocking Eddie Bauer jackets, store closures be darned.  He’s trying to break up with ChatGPT after more issues fixing the shower handle. Dag picked up muffuletta at Central Grocery and a Pimm’s Cup whilst strolling through NOLA yesterday. Steve explains the heretofore unexplained “Florida T-shirt Incident”. Several anchors and reporters lost their jobs in a cost-cutting move by WGN-TV. Maybe they’ll hire Madison Adams.

Steve’s day started out on the sweet side with a scoop of sugar in his Roast2Order coffee. Tom Thayer rose early to watch the Gold Medal hockey game and enjoyed the 3-on-3 overtime victory. Dag got to have dinner with his sister whilst in Texas, before traveling to New Orleans. Dag hit up a dive bar called Coop’s Sunday night. He ordered a Jockamo Juicy IPA and a bowl of rabbit jambalaya. That’s the Spirit!