Dag had a magnificent day on Lake Superior, even jumping off a cliff. There’s a pizza place where a murder occurred. Steve disposed of 2 doughnuts. Someone in Des Plaines bought a billion dollar lotto ticket. Brendan ate at Small Cheval with the Sklars.

Dag watched a classic Marilyn Monroe movie titled Niagara. Dua Lipa is headlining Lollapalooza tonight, which tempts Steve to watch online. Janet left a piece of coffee cake at the top of the stairs so Steve did not have to navigate down to the kitchen.

Steve’s gout is flaring as his COVID dims. Sonic 45 plays Hey Nonny tonight. Jon Bon Jovi has teamed with fellow rockers Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on a Hampton Water frose promotion. Jon also judged a cocktail contest as a way to give sales a boost.

Janet heard Steve stirring in the kitchen in the wake of the bakery reopening. Google is purchasing the Thompson Center for $105 million. Joe knew Helmut Jahn, who drove a green Porsche. Steve poked a hole in his burrito, but patched it up successfully.

Steve feels a little worse today. Ben Affleck cried on his honeymoon, but J.Lo consoled him. Steve has been viewing Below Deck: Mediterranean. Steve and Janet do not recommend the documentary about Don McLean’s American Pie, which downplays the poetry.

Steve feels more like himself again. Janet administers a COVID test in studio. The Bears unveiled orange helmets. Tom Thayer recalls a funny dustup between a special teams coach and an equipment manager. Poi Dog Pondering put on a great show at Ravinia.

Buzz sent Janet a copy of a memory book he made for his daughter. A lens popped out of Steve’s eyeglasses. Alberta is messaging with Janet in advance of a trip to Hilton Head. Brendan ran two miles in softball cleats after a ghost bus left him stranded.

Janet feared she shared a toothbrush with COVID patient Steve, but there was no contamination. Pat and Rachel got Highland Queen sundaes for Steve and Janet. A Florida woman fell in a pond and was eaten by alligators. Janet doesn’t mind being in charge.

Steve fell in love with Major League Baseball again while watching the All-Star Game. The history of Dodger Stadium and the mic’d up players mesmerized him. James Corden swore at a fellow cyclist who cut him off and sent Corden tumbling to the pavement.

The origin of NyQuil’s name is shrouded in legend. Steve watched his grandkids play in the pool from his upstairs window. Off Broadway’s Cliff Johnson, the catalyst for Steve’s Anthony character, passed away. Governor Pritzker tested positive for COVID.

Steve tested positive for COVID, delaying his knee surgery. Tom Thayer remembers seeing Elton John and Billy Joel in concert. Billy’s gyrating really stood out. Janet is leery of a deck guy Steve found. Steve spoke to a guy at Honey Fluff about pallets.

Ron Lewis is heading up by Dag for the Woodstock Folk Festival. Brendan recognized a Cub on the street. Steve wasn’t impressed with Raising Cane’s, but the backstory begins to win him over. The staff at Bernie’s earns kudos from a neighborhood resident.

Steve is bitten by a spider and drops a bombshell on Dag. Sam Elliott voices Illinois Blue Cross commercials. Steve yelled at troublemakers during Matt’s live gig. Brendan will collaborate with Violeta from The Mix on Foot First video and audio content.

Steve finds the rising douche quotient in Western Springs quite overwhelming. Nude Scottish bicyclists drew the ire of a motorist. Steve’s cohosts Google solutions to prevent night falls. Biff from Back to the Future sings answers to frequent questions.

Steve took Janet to The Original Pancake House on Independence Day. The Webb telescope revealed images of endless galaxies. Steve’s latest series reviews cover COBRA and Loot. Janet left for her weekly ladies’ breakfast gathering while Steve hit snooze.

Steve’s body is cleared for knee surgery. The Golic Sub-Par Classic was a great time. Tom Thayer played in a foursome with Ron Powlus. The Notre Dame equipment manager in Tom’s day kept a tight hold on socks. Dag can’t find Jif, so he now has Peter Pan.

Janet excavated a wealth of love letters from Steve’s ex. The vault also included divorce papers, some early resumes and a photograph of Steve in a studded denim jacket. The doctor will take a look at Steve’s health as the replacement date draws nearer

Many folks are recommending knee specialists to Steve, but he’s confident in his guy. Brendan anticipates the Mötley Crüe, Poison, Def Leppard and Joan Jett show at Wrigley. John Travolta hit the Jacksonville tour stop and showered Tommy Lee with love.

Steve prefers to wash down cookies with water. HGTV-style renovations are conceived for the Dahl home. Freshly poured concrete was desecrated in Western Springs. A cyclist encountered a zebra in the Santa Ynez Mountains along California’s Central Coast.

Steve happened upon an exquisite apple fritter in Kalamazoo. The last Sunshine Boys show and The Slugs reunion both rocked. Brendan survived without a fridge in advance of his move. Caller Miles is in the ham biz. Summer is for cold cuts, not baked ham.

The power is back on, but now the cable is out! Something funky went down in the DahlCast Studios bathroom. Pete’s got an ear infection. Stephanie is wearing a turtleneck and Buzz likes it. It’s Pizza Night in America. Do you know where your pie is at?

Thursday’s DahlCast kicked off with a special autotuned show intro. We recapped the long, arduous journey to the WTTW studios last night. We talked to Mark Slaby about the success of this year’s Medinah Patriot Day. Steve somehow got into a yoga pose.

Pete objects to the unprofessional, out-of-nowhere start to today’s DahlCast. There’s talk about ComEd’s lack of presence in Steve’s neighborhood. David Wexler calls in to talk about iPhones and iPods. Pete details the very arduous process of cleaning.

Today on the DahlCast we deal with day two of the power outage. It’s really affecting the coldness of Pete’s Diet Cokes. Steve talks about his appearance on The Loop with Pete McMurray. Ed Farmer calls in to talk about his memories of Disco Demolition.