Steve chased Janet and Rosie to the vet in dramatic fashion. Dag mourns the death of Jeff Beck. Repairmen are at the house to replace bulbs on exterior lights, but hit a snafu. Janet tried to derail Steve’s move toward a 3rd taco on family taco night.

Steve put Steve2 in the garbage, in audio terms. He rebounded in time to criticize the sound quality on the Golden Globes. Brendan bought tasty edibles from Wake-N-Bakery. Dag recalls his 1st pint of Guinness in the company of Veruca Salt band members.

Mike Dahl pays an unexpected visit to the studio, using the “cut” signal on Steve as he makes his way in. It’s a gesture that triggers Steve’s rebellious nature. Steve subliminally portions out meat loaf slices for he and Janet. After another round of apologies, we hear about Brendan’s birthday celebration, to some extent. He’s a little bare bones on the info, but we’re able to determine that there were friends, football on a big screen TV, and plenty of Miller Lite. Speaking of Brendan, a listener drives through Wrigleyville, noting Brendan’s favorite haunts, but she doesn’t see him or Hank bopping around.

Steve picked up Mike Dahl’s family at O’Hare. Roger Dahl switched his fuel source from wood to coal. Steve watched Top Gun: Maverick and loved it. Tom Thayer says Ryan Poles is the most important guy in the Chicago sports world for the next four months.

Emmett’s fish Bruce seems lonely while his family is away. Bruce dances for Janet. The unwanted song stylings of Mariah Carey infiltrated a Greeley holiday gathering. Janet is optimistic about the new Tom Hanks movie adapted from a popular Swedish book.

Virginia McCaskey celebrates her 100th birthday today. Buzz Kilman was the maestro behind an amazing old school underground radio reunion. Buzz feels he is no longer welcome on the airwaves at WGN. Dag opted for extra sauce on his deep dish at Pequod’s.

Steve cracked the doctors up during his prostate exam. Dag’s kids got him a Green Olives hat. A new rain barrel pump will allow Steve to manage excess stormwater on his driveway. John Heggie sent Brendan molto bene meatballs. Steve begins his diet anew.

Tom Thayer reacts to the frightening collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin during Monday Night Football. Grandpa Steve is rebuffed in his attempt to help Cameron bake Christmas cookies. The Meta Quest VR headset left Steve slightly disoriented.

Floos and George ponder the future at Big V’s Christmas gala. A trusted foodie posted a warning about meal item shrinkage at a Chicago institution. The Dahlcast gift circle was incomplete. Steve tells the story behind the holiday classic, Silent Night.

The Dahlcast Christmas dinner at The Elm in La Grange was a success! Steve’s new knee ascended the stairs up to the rooftop dining area. Hilarious gifts were exchanged. Our Irish friend Daire made the local news after an owl swooped down on his head.

The team coordinates on a dress theme for tonight’s Dahlcast dinner. Steve added mild giardiniera to Italian beef. Dr. Keith Sklar is set to take his dog, Eli, out on the edge of a frozen Wisconsin lake. Keith met actor Keith David at Neiman Marcus.

The Slimeball crew eagerly anticipates the company Christmas dinner, now that Dag finally responded to the Evite. Mike stops in studio as the Dahl house hunkers down before subzero temps arrive. Dag details his process for compiling the monthly montage.

Tom Thayer held back his Dick Stanfel impersonation on TV. Tom made his Mississippi Pot Roast at Thayer Bros. Rosie’s parents took her to her first PT session. Steve misidentified an emoji. A Fruitland Park argument led to a mean Christmas tree toss.

Steve experiences rejection when he auditions to replace an iconic character. Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra wandered in a marshmallow world each winter. The R2O coffee flows freely from the Dahl pot. A communal wood-fired pizzeria is coming to LaGrange.

A taco bar is planned for the Dahl house. Penzeys in Naperville gets a shout out from a listener for their spice selection. Dag baked banana bread. Janet’s ice maker has frozen its last cube. She lugged the carcass to the garage. Steve would’ve helped.

Grandpa failed to fully answer Margaret’s question about night owls, so older sister Mary took over the explanation. Joe receives bike-related holiday gifts. Agatha Christie’s real-life mystery happened in December, but had nothing to do with Christmas.

Steve regales the fellows with a Christmas tale of woe, that of Captain Santa and the five thousand sunken evergreens of Lake Michigan. Dag was served dried figs recently and found them scrumptious. Steve was befuddled by an automated answering service.

The grandkids received payouts for their good behavior, although Grandpa rounded down the totals. A carving station steward sliced Steve’s beef too thin. Steve abandoned an active text convo with Tom Thayer, diluting the efficacy of Tom’s joke response.

Steve is resisting the urge to order fruitcakes this December. A YouTube cocktail reviewer has a gin blindspot. Kirstie Alley passed away this week. Steve has been to Cheers in Boston, but the details are foggy. Steve’s elevator stories remain dubious.

Janet bought Christmas slippers for granddaughter Margaret complete with jingle bells. Not everyone in Andersonville is pleased about Taco Bell replacing an antique shop on Clark Street. Dag gives Brendan spice advice and Steve fights for freezer space.

Steve went in for his yearly physical. Neil Diamond throws Dag an instrumental curveball. Hellmann’s recommends mayonnaise egg nog. Jim Fabbrini says poinsettias require total darkness at night. Jim and Dag engage in a snowboarding versus skiing debate.

Steve popped into the local market to purchase pints of chicken noodle soup. Brendan follows McGruff the Crime Dog on Instagram. A Canadian fled from the Hinsdale police on foot. Does Maxwell St. Polish sausage make for an appropriate dinner party gift?

Steve and Rosie crossed paths with the killer dog from their neighborhood. The Woodstock roundabout is complete. The Dahl family gathered for a soccer watch party Saturday morning. Our Subscriber Of The Day is a Green Bay fan who appreciates Tom Thayer.

The Dearborn is a place for cheersing fellow bar goers with Farley facts and a pocket full of jasmine. Steve recommends Tulsa King to Buzz. Virginia worries about her ailing players. Dag caught a trailer for Elizabeth Banks’ upcoming film, Cocaine Bear.