The family pool party got cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. A text thread tried to resuscitate the event, but no chicken was ordered. Tributosaurus will embody R.E.M. at Taste of Polonia tonight. Janet wants Steve to say the magic word more often.

Growing Belushi is a captivating reality show about Jim’s marijuana farm. Jimmy Dean hot sausage is the secret ingredient that blistered Flowermouth. Dag’s Norwegian mom made up a name for gravy skin. The Goose Island CTA bar car was spotted on the Ike.

Moxie the dog was killed by another canine around the corner from the Dahl home. Flowermouth consumed surprise jalapenos hidden in a Greek dish. Janet got an undesired gander at Steve’s wound during a bandage swap. Joe embraced Steve at the golf outing.

Tom Thayer underwent an emergency appendectomy after powering through a Bears broadcast in Cleveland and a flight home to Chicago. Steve didn’t stretch on his own, but revved up for the physical therapist. Janet fell on Rosie in the middle of the night.

Steve has a brand new knee. He had a congenital bone defect. Nurse Janet helped him get set up to broadcast from the dining room. The Sodcast was a rousing success and everyone had a blast. Dag commandeered a golf cart. Hospital Steve echoes Roger Dahl.

The whole Dahlcast team’s good Friday mood is made even better by a phone call with Buzz Kilman, the proud owner of Toby, the most pampered turtle in Chicago. Steve is doing his restaurant “due diligence” for his upcoming TV appearance on Check Please!

Amanda Puck shares tips to survive outdoor dining during the oppressive heat wave. Steve will have two hours to kill after an upcoming wedding ceremony. Pat Boyle helps analyze the most recent profane Ozzie Guillen rant. Pete freezes yogurt for his dog.

Steve may prefer that the staff park on the driveway instead of the street. Pete’s friend in Louisville lived near a house of ill fame. Steve’s guest stint on WLS went reasonably well, but the breaks were lengthy. Drew Hayes offered Steve a weekend job.

In this Dahlcast period piece from 2011, Steve is preparing for his first guest appearance on the Roe Conn Show. He’ll be welcomed by friends Jim Johnson and Christina Filiaggi. Keith Van Horne phones in with info about Jim McMahon’s limousine accident.

Steve’s added some new microphones to the studio and they’re picking up the details of his breathing. He’s also involved in a bike versus Harley face-off on untamed Ogden Avenue. Tom Thayer talks training camp and Steve fills him in on Disco Demolition.

Janet has spent her whole summer taking care of Steve. Drew Brees should be conflicted about his gambling app ad. Janet declared last Sunday the best day of her summer. Jeremy Allen White, star of The Bear, is not a fan of Chicago-style deep dish pizza.

Steve dropped off merchandise for the Sodcast gift bags. Tom Thayer is in Seattle ahead of the Bears preseason game. Tom is encouraged by the prospect of Teven Jenkins at right guard. Complaints about the turf conditions at Soldier Field really bug Tom.

Steve can’t swim because it hurts when he kicks. Mike Mascow is effusive in his praise of Foot First. Steve drove past 2Bici amidst temptations from a closed strip club and carnival funnel cakes. Brendan pledges local peanut allegiance to Nuts on Clark.

Underground wasps are burrowing near the garden hose. Dag’s new cream-colored Blackstar St. James amp from Chicago Music Exchange is the apple of his eye. Steve watched Emily in Paris. Dag’s all-time favorite book is revealed. Was it written by a thief?

Steve and Janet visited Park Ridge on Saturday. Janet’s brother and sister stopped over for a pool party on Sunday. Steve complained about the rub on some BBQ chicken. Dag saw Bob Dernier and Jody Davis. The Venus razor curls around a language barrier.

We peek at the menu for Steve and Janet’s special anniversary dinner. Steve can’t read in bed, he prefers natural sunlight on his pages. Spunky Dunkers’ secret menu features a donut wall rental. Steve rocks out intros in this week’s display of The Gift.

David Hochberg fires away on the mic, in studio at the Dahl casa. Dave and Steve are both wearing cargo shorts. Brendan did more than walk through at Simon’s, he sat at the bar and took in the Expo’76 show. Joel Murray joined the group to sing “Brandy”.

Steve scrapes the cheese off the plastic covering of his eggwich because he doesn’t want to lose out on his allotment. The Bongiovis rolled through Countryside to sign bottles of Hampton Water. Steve is bummed that the Emmys did not nominate This Is Us.

Steve messed up royally when he overreacted to Janet’s breakfast plan. He apologized and hopes all is well. The state of Wisconsin swept the American Cheese Society Awards. Talk To Me Tuesday features phone calls from Orlando, Florida and Austin, Texas.

Dag’s bike escapade was ultimately successful. It was perilous and awash with hot shots and hidden fees. Tom Thayer was once labeled the dirtiest player in the NFL. Thayer Bros Deli has a Monte Cristo sandwich on the menu, tantalizing Steve’s tastebuds.

Dag’s extreme mountain biking adventure awaits. Janet offers words of advice before he hops on the chairlift. Steve recalls selecting and grilling his own ribeye at Alexander’s in Peoria. Dag and Brendan get the call to see if they can channel The Gift.

Janet moved back up into the bedroom, kicking off a turf war with Rosie. Dag kayaked on Perch Lake and got sweaty in the sauna. Tom Thayer fed his dogs an egg treat. Tom is selling his 1991 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that Ditka once took for a joy ride.

Dag connects from the Peter Brown Public Library in Marquette, Michigan. Brendan couldn’t locate his dinner. Joe’s neighbor deals with squirrel chew. Cycle Smithy, former employer of Joe and Matt, is closing. Dag is worried about biking down a mountain.

Roy Wood Jr. showed a photograph of Steve on The Daily Show. Janet is still sleeping on the couch for her own COVID safety. Could there be a Chicago suburb version of Real Housewives? Dag spent a drizzly day at a charming library in the Upper Peninsula.