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June 10, 2022The Intro and the Outro
Subscribers send requests for Steve’s Song Talk Up Spectacular! Midnight at the Oasis, Black Betty and Steppin’ Out get the professional DJ treatment. Steve compiles his list of favorite sitcoms and music videos. Gordon Lightfoot could be a better host.
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June 9, 2022Eggs Al Capone Style
The pool is currently getting plastered and it’s making Steve anxious. Margaret Dahl requested a visit to see Grandpa Steve. Giant flies are getting in the house. Janet believes a faulty screen is the culprit. An alligator ate a man diving for frisbees.
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June 8, 2022The Rainbow Connection
Charlie Dahl feigned a desire to go out to breakfast with Grandpa Steve, but confessed he’d rather watch Chico Bon Bon. A neighbor in a reflective vest suddenly emerged from the dark in front of the Dahl house. Steve visited Guitar Center in Villa Park.
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June 7, 2022The Cologne Wars
Today’s Dahlcast falls somewhere between absurdism and surrealism. Steve needs a knee replacement. Dag got shorted on chicken by a local eatery. Mike’s kids like the program Is It Cake? Jared Leto is coming for Johnny Depp’s fragrance advertising title.
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June 6, 2022Bacon-wrapped Dates
Steve liked Paddington Bear’s skit at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The gold carriage was a bit ostentatious. Tom Thayer and Jeff Joniak emceed the Bears Care Gala auction. One of the prizes up for bid was a Kenny Chesney concert alongside Roquan Smith.
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June 3, 2022I Have No Chicken Berlin
DJ Steve Dahl talks up songs by request. He shares a favorite film quote from Harvey. A rabid bat entered a house in Woodstock. Chickenberg in Berlin is closed, much to Brendan’s dismay for some odd reason. We debut a brand new track from Sunshine Boys.
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June 2, 2022Squatting in the Surf
Janet is mentally preparing Steve for his impending knee exam. Our Ask Janet segment covers the randiness of bachelorette parties and a trending Pacific Ocean birth off the coast of Nicaragua. Steve delivered chicken for Janet on two separate occasions.
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June 1, 2022Is This Thing On?
Steve’s neighborhood is holding its summer festival. The community is asked to lend tents to the cause. Steve reads notes from last year’s routine. He successfully scrubbed his car with a Mr. Clean assist. A listener shares song facts about Night Moves.
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May 31, 2022It’s Only a Fortnight
Steve noted Berens Park in Elmhurst lacked sufficient shade. Tom Thayer and Chris Berman medaled in the golf tournament. Carrot Top ate at Thayer Brothers, and left a big tip. Brendan’s moving timeline hit a bump and he held an unsuccessful garage sale.
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May 27, 2022Where’s the Lotion?
Steve found a microwave method for corn on the cob. Brendan offers a provocative reading of his novel. Steve might give Goodfellas another watch, in honor of Ray Liotta. Former Bears QB Mike Glennon attended the wedding of Aaron Rodgers’ brother Jordan.
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May 26, 2022Couch Farts
Janet shares her road trip perspective. Steve absorbs social media advice and reads choice comments under his latest post. Brendan might be overly concerned about couch sustainability. Janet warns about foul smells that can haunt hand-me-down furniture.
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May 25, 2022Relish the Thoughts
Steve fields a listener question about the greatest rock lyric of all time. The car still needs buffing. Steve’s morning voyage down the stairs is precarious. Brendan got creative with dill relish in the kitchen. Steve ordered an exercise bike from Abt.
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May 24, 2022Rubbing One Out
Steve brushed his passenger side mirror against the side of the garage. Dag has been enjoying the George Carlin documentary. Johns Hopkins students think they’ve changed burrito technology. Steve experiences a scare regarding his hometown burrito joint.
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May 23, 2022The Chicken and the Road
Steve and Janet are home safely in Illinois. Tom Thayer is forgoing his morning surf in order to preserve his legs for a round of golf with Chris Berman. WINK mistakenly identified Steve Dahl as the Lahaina surfer. Joe Burrow reminds Tom of Jim McMahon.
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May 20, 2022Heading For Home
Steve’s grandparents kept a clothing rack in the back seat of their Cadillac on which they hung all their vacation clothes. Bon Jovi’s bodyguard spilled the beans about Jon’s beefs with other rock stars. Steve found collapsable crates for the road trip.
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May 19, 2022They Got Some Bungalows
Steve bought his neighbor a golf cap for his 80th birthday. Lincoln’s coat made the scene at the Met Gala. A Dahlcast subscriber visited Steve’s childhood home. Dag is playing Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights tonight in honor of Pete Townshend’s birthday.
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May 18, 2022You’re So Vein
Steve and Janet went to the beach to catch the sunset. Other people applauded while Steve plotted an exit. Johnny Depp hugged his attorney, causing rumors to swirl. She is a top notch litigator. Steve has an appointment scheduled with a knee specialist.
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May 17, 2022Where Will I Go…
A Talk To Me Tuesday caller suggests a cedar component to Steve and Janet’s closet. They are set to depart Florida and they will arrive in Chattanooga in time for J-Fest. Rosie is hooked on rabbit. A keyboard tutorial video host baffles a Yamaha expert.
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May 16, 2022Angry Hawaiian Birds
Steve and Janet sat on the veranda to watch the lunar eclipse. The bedroom closet is finally being refurbished. WINK Meteorologist Greg Rule promised to use Tom Thayer’s surfing picture as his Wave of the Week. Tom saw a Honda ad featuring Henry Kapono.
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May 13, 2022Sweet Mettawa Honey
Bill Kurtis is jarring his own brand of honey. James Cromwell glued himself to a counter to protest soy milk surcharges. Dag signed up for RoboKill service to filter unwanted phone calls. A Floridiot started an argument about circumcision that cut deep.
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May 12, 2022iCals and Armadillos
Steve and Rosie encountered an armadillo. Charlie Dahl wrote his grandparents a note imploring them to return home. Janet’s birthday calendar runs too deep for Steve’s taste. Brendan ate from the coolers of two tamale guys, but went hitless in softball.
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May 11, 2022Tappin’ the Keg
Steve felt dizzy in the sun by the pool. Drew Barrymore’s branded toaster is getting the unboxing treatment on YouTube. We make a little stink about the biblical backstory of Ezekiel Bread. A Florida woman shot a bicyclist in his buttocks on Radio Road.
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May 10, 2022Descending Into Floridiocy
A caller wonders what became of Steve and Garry regulars The Elmhurst Stud and The Des Plaines Surfer. Steve tries to contact Pat Dahl. Simon Cowell gave Carrie Underwood grief about her third nipple. The Genius of 1990s Girls is available in paperback!
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May 9, 2022Maui, Moms and Matlacha
Steve ate the finest crab cake of his entire life. Janet had a lovely Mother’s Day. Tom Thayer was blessed with a week of epic surf. He encountered a podcast subscriber on the beach. Steve is extremely eager to get a Thayer surfing picture on WINK News.