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April 4, 2022Turtles, Turkeys and Clubs
Steve and Janet dined at The Turtle Club, a beachfront favorite in Naples. Tom Thayer’s puppy Sweet Lou is due for a testicle removal. Naismith Hall of Famer Steve Nash gifted Lou to the Thayer family. Steve grew up near discus Olympian Fortune Gordien.
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April 1, 2022Sponge Diving
Mike, Kathryn and the kids jetted home to Illinois. Janet is missing them and Steve’s standard comfort phrases provide little solace. Dag announces a date for The Slugs reunion. John Travolta adopted the puppy Jamie Lee Curtis carried during The Oscars.
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March 31, 2022Finding Reverse
Steve requests notes on a voice audition. Rosie bared her teeth at Janet, a major doggie no-no. The fritters at Pinchers in Fort Myers Beach were lacking any conch. They spotted dolphin on the sunset cruise. Steve struggled with minivan instrumentation.
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March 30, 2022The Fancy Eating Place
The family dined at the fancy eating place. The kids were very well-behaved. Steve ordered Wagyu beef. The Juhlins adopted a new puppy, Kip. Margaret purloined Gramps’ phone and reclaimed her lamb toy. Joe translates “Bamboleo” by Gipsy Kings for Steve.
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March 29, 2022Welkburgers
Margaret Dahl loves her grandfather so much she gave him her toy lamb. Birdseye mashed potatoes in a bag are a sensation. Questlove recapped his Oscar win on Fallon. Brendan made a koozie connection over a Lemonade Shandy. Dag got his first colonoscopy.
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March 28, 2022Slap Happy
Mike Dahl sits in on today’s show as we hold court on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. Tom Thayer tells us the 1985 Bears had a tradition of popping alligator nuggets on the team plane. Tom deep fried a turkey in Sheboygan over the weekend.
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March 25, 2022Whip-poor-Weekend
An aging whip-poor-will beckons Steve with his song. Garrett Popcorn introduces a bold flavor combo. Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” is the subject of a copyright dispute. Steve discovered a cool rock band out of Ukraine and watched conflict footage via TikTok.
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March 24, 2022The Technicolor Yawn
Mike and Emmett took a three mile walk before the latter battled Grandpa Steve in Mario Kart. Janet shared Steve’s marital history with the grandkids. Margaret Dahl threw up after a day at the pool. Janet offers insightful commentary on Brendan’s novel.
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March 23, 2022Pie Tin Challenge
Steve honors the blessed lives of man’s best friends. Mike, Kathryn and the kids arrived safely. Dag bought a Subaru Crosstrek. Sam Elliott dishes out a mustache salute. Steve piles super chunky peanut butter on a spoon and washes it down with lemonade.
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March 22, 2022Dog Food Dealers
Lawrence Welk offers comfort to Steve and Dag. The recycling truck arrived early complete with backup beeps. Steve and Janet finished 1883. Brendan and Hank acquired tasty vittles, via Facebook Marketplace. Dag kissed his “FoFo” goodbye at the junkyard.
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March 21, 2022On a Dark Desert Highway…
Joe Walsh joins us from the road on Eagles’ Hotel California tour, which hit United Center over the weekend. Joe orders his eggs over easy. Steve and Janet are welcoming Mike’s family this week. Tom Thayer catches us up on the NFL free agency whirlwind.
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March 18, 2022Corned Beef “Wet”
Steve’s waistband gets sweaty each day during the show. Pat is in Arizona for Spring Training. The Professor gave him a cool gift. Emails lead to a Churchill’s War Room recommendation. Steve viewed The Golden Girls recently and found it to be enjoyable.
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March 17, 2022We Can’t Make That
Janet is prepping a corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day. She’s partially following a new recipe from The Tipsy Housewife. Steve’s waiter refused to bring him a mocktail. They had a lovely time otherwise as they dined with some friends at a Naples hotspot.
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March 16, 2022Cowabunga, Dude
Steve watched the Zelenskyy video speech delivered to Congress this morning. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper saved 10K runners from a drunk driver. Steve and Janet’s niece bikepacked from Savannah to the Keys. The origin of “Cowabunga” surprises Steve.
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March 15, 2022Possible Turning Point
Steve watched an oldies concert from 2011 with a bunch of familiar bands. It is a Talk to Me Tuesday and Hal from Orlando has a literary request. Be careful ordering a Long John out West. Dag is in the midst of a weeklong Poi Dog Pondering run at SPACE.
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March 14, 2022Backpedal in Motion
Steve corrects an erroneous Ferris Bueller fact. Dag joined Frank from Poi Dog Pondering at a beef stroganoff dining experience. Dag cut his finger in the kitchen. Tom Thayer reacts to the Bears moving on from Khalil Mack, Eddie Goldman and Tarik Cohen.
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March 11, 2022Wolly Chaps
Today is Les Grobstein Day in Chicago, in remembrance of the sports radio icon. Steve hit up a poorly attended cocktail party. Repticon is coming to a town near Steve! Might he consider a python in need of rehoming? Or embarking on a guided iguana hunt?
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March 10, 2022A Novel Idea
Dag’s FoFo is no more. The mechanic assured him his car was beyond repair. Callers help Steve zero in on suburban music venue Haymakers’ true location. The carpet guy arrives to measure the stairs. Janet offers advice for Brendan, who publishes a novel.
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March 9, 2022Total Gashole Move
Steve was fueling up his car when the automatic pump shutoff malfunctioned. Gasoline sprayed all over the ground. Dag’s trusty FoFo is experiencing transmission issues. A landfill worker was killed when a bulldozer ran over the porta-potty he was using.
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March 8, 2022Shrimp Talk
Dag wraps up his weeklong-plus work on Mark Roberts’ audiobook, The Lonely Banjo. It’s musicians vs. residents at Celebration Park in East Naples, where locals are complaining about noise levels. Brendan raves about Snappy’s Shrimp on Irving Park Road.
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March 7, 2022The Four Technique
Steve attended the local boat show. Tom Thayer watched the NFL combine, but it is difficult to predict who might be available to the Bears in round two. Tom details how play-calling terminology has evolved over the years, not necessarily for the better.
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March 4, 2022Florida Friday
The hot tub’s chlorine level was way too high. Janet is jetting back to Illinois after the show. A pilot in was suspected of being drunk. Steve brought home shrimp and some coconut turtles. Steve once visited Jonathon Brandmeier at a Key West broadcast.
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March 3, 2022Anchors Away
Steve learns about an oligarch’s $600 million yacht. The condo board is deciding on a color of paint for the units. Jon Bon Jovi celebrated his 60th birthday. Dag is broadcasting from The Emily Hotel in Fulton Market as he works on an audiobook project.
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March 2, 2022Monday (Take Two)
Steve and Janet mended the fences in time to watch the State of the Union together. Steve gargled with salt water. Janet ordered a bumblebee brooch from Russia before the attack on Ukraine. It sits unopened. Steve bought a golf glove for the wrong hand.