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June 15, 2023Grillin’ With Grandma
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.
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June 14, 2023The Chain Smokers
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.
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June 13, 2023Pedicabs and Petty Problems
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.
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June 12, 2023Tom Don’t Dance
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.
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June 9, 2023The Funny Brothers
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.
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June 8, 2023Janet’s Camp Songs
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.
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June 7, 2023Complementary Compliments
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.
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June 6, 2023Apparent Loudness, Apparently
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.
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June 5, 2023Streaming, Flaxen, Waxen
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.
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June 2, 2023Hit the Road Sajak
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.
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June 1, 2023Potatoes au Rotten
Dag’s visit to the Woodstock Farmers Market served up a raisin surprise. Steve is golfing with is sister-in-law Judy. Dag is playing Nashville with Poi Dog Pondering this weekend, while Taylor Swift takes over Chicago with three Soldier Field concerts.
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May 31, 2023Sometimes the Bear Eats You
The Western Springs police blotter includes the theft of unlocked bicycles. Joe saw a cyclist riding with the Walmart packaging still on her bike. Brendan hit the batting cages at Sluggers. Steve conducts a shampoo survey at the risk of leaving Dag out.
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May 30, 2023Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Steve charred jumbo Vienna Beef dogs. Dag frets over a calendar mishap. Tom Thayer noticed helicopters hovering over Joliet. Tom’s spicy coleslaw would be too hot for Flowermouth. Steve split a burger while Matt played live music at Elmhurst Brewing Co.
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May 26, 2023Try and Ketchup
Steve refuses to open the door or answer the phone unless it’s absolutely necessary. We undercover the tale of the inventor of the upside down ketchup bottle. Steve misses Arby’s potato cakes as much as Henry felt the loss of hash browns at Hash Stacks.
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May 25, 2023Dueling Weber Dag
Steve likes to play Tetris in his free time. Tina Turner passed away at age 83. Dag utilized both the Weber smoker and the propane grill like a chef. Steve is looking forward to the Indianapolis 500, but misses Jim Nabors singing “Back Home in Indiana.”
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May 24, 2023The Morel the Merrier
Steve’s pool is filling, nearly ready for swimming. Taco Bell is trying to pry “Taco Tuesday” away from Taco John’s. Steve emails Joe at his old Mindspring account, causing communication lapses. ON YOUR LEFT remains the preferred cyclist warning phrase.
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May 23, 2023Operators Are Standing By
Steve opens the phone lines and we hear listener road rage about left lane usage. Taylor Swift played through the rain in New England, a risk Dag has also taken. Steve wishes the Palmolive Building would relight the Lindbergh Beacon atop the skyscraper.
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May 22, 2023Chatbot Pizza Pals
Tom Thayer can pull off a Kris Bryant impression that delighted his nephew. Steve tinkers with artificial podcasting. Dag’s brother played a cruel Cyrano phone prank in middle school. Hawaiian singer Iam Tongi won American Idol and the islands rejoiced.
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May 19, 2023Satan’s Dirty Toilet
Sam Elliott played a lifeguard in the 1970s. Satanists are suing Chicago for not allowing them to signify at city council meetings. Steve can’t go to bed and fall asleep unless he has dessert. Subscriber Amanda writes with diet advice and encouragement.
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May 18, 2023Poi Dag Pondering
Dag visited his dad’s old control room at WGN-TV during his morning appearance today with Poi Dog Pondering. A vacant bedroom in the Dahl house will become Steve’s guitar space. Lombard’s Lilac Parade is Sunday and Steve might do some Man on the Street.
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May 17, 2023Much Ado About Nothing
Grandpa Steve drove Henry to Strikes Baseball Academy in Broadview for a batting cage session. Janet fielded a tooth fairy-related call after Cameron lost a baby tooth. Paparazzi ignited a car chase through Manhattan with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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May 16, 2023Wayne and Garth
The looming Pneumonia Front is set to drop the temperature 20 degrees in an instant. Rowan Dahl is at the house, playing with Grandpa. A documentary is making Garth fans out of Dag and Steve. An early birthday wish goes out to our Subscriber of the Day.
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May 15, 2023The Brunch Bunch
Rosie wants to play tug of war with Cooper but he’s not participating. Steve led by example at the Mother’s Day buffet, showing the grandchildren how to properly fill a plate. Tom Thayer sees a dude who walks the Maui beach with a guitar and headphones.
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May 12, 2023Billy Bobs Over Broadway
Steve discovers a website for JoJo Cookin’ Kincaid and it includes previously unheard audio gems. Dag bumped into subscriber Tim and his doodle, Seamus. Janet reveals that Steve hides his pants in the bedroom closet. Also: wicked fun with Broadway puns.