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April 5, 2021Prayers Up
Steve stopped a broken pump at the pool. Tom Thayer scared away an intruder last weekend. Janet wonders if Steve has muddy shoes. Steve Harvey hosted a Verzuz battle between the Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire. Steve hesitates on a Zoom interview.
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April 2, 2021Water Sports
Steve viewed the 1960s version of 101 Dalmatians with the kids. He’s not sure what the plan is for Easter Sunday, but there will be an egg hunt. From the Science and Technology desk, Henry Dahl joins us with a shocking report on the pee levels in pools.
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April 1, 2021Steve Ruins April 1st
Steve threw a wrench into Dag’s April Fools’ Day prank. A closet setback led into Steve yelling at Janet. Dag played guitar outside in 30 degree weather. Young bro Charlie Dahl took a bruising L during a game of Sorry! It was Steve’s first time playing.
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March 31, 2021Crocodile Rockin’
Is Steve a dweeb or a twerp? Hang poolside to find out. Steve mistakenly believed Jose Feliciano had passed away. He’s alive and well. Exotic animals might face more restrictions in Florida. An Elton John impersonator put on a show in Steve’s community.
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March 30, 2021Easter Bunny Hill
Steve read an intriguing story about the murder of a hairdresser. He scratched his Apple Watch on the edge of the lap pool. Jim Fabbrini is shredding the gnar in Vail on a pre-Easter getaway. Dag’s jingle was featured during a construction Zoom meeting.
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March 29, 2021Puttin’ On The Fritz
The Suez Canal is clear! Hooray! Steve once cruised down the Panama Canal. Tom Thayer took in a Joliet Catholic football game. Tom tells us which quarterbacks he prefers in the NFL draft. The dishwasher was on the fritz, but Steve unjammed the impeller.
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March 26, 2021Do Bongs!
Steve begins every day with a fresh application of deodorant. Dag wonders about the future of Zoom technology. David Hochberg has revolutionary lunch ideas as he begins his school board campaign. We learn what inspired Brendan’s baked bean and egg dish.
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March 25, 2021Another OJ Trial?
The elevator repairman is at the Florida condo. Steve got stuck again. This time he was all alone in the house and he didn’t have his phone. Steve claimed Mike’s mother-in-law’s unattended grouper dinner. Janet challenged Steve to a blind OJ taste test.
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March 24, 2021Shrimp And Heartbreak
Hogfish was on the menu at last night’s Dahl dinner. Steve tried to calm baby James Dahl before a day at the pool, with minor success. Steve interviewed Rich Little. He was not cool. Topanga’s husband claims he found shrimp in his Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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March 23, 2021Dahl Live Rescue
Steve and a portion of the family got trapped in the elevator for fifteen minutes. Janet and Mike came to the rescue. A boatload of peanuts were consumed aboard a sunset cruise. Brendan got bullied on TikTok. An intruder showered at Johnny Depp’s house.
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March 22, 2021Storage Wars
It’s Storage Wars as Steve and Brendan rehash a nightmarish day of moving boxes. Tom Thayer tells us what to expect now that Andy Dalton has signed on to be the Bears’ starting quarterback. Mike Dahl’s superstitions couldn’t save the Illini from defeat.
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March 19, 2021A Bee Gees Movie?
Steve encountered a man in a state of undress at a local restaurant. Dag’s home makes the list of charming little towns in Illinois. Take that, Raggedy Ann. Brendan is searching for gold at the Slimeball storage facility after doing a favor for the CFO.
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March 18, 2021Where’s The Beef?
Mike Dahl sits in on the beginning of the show to talk guest beds. There was an issue with Steve’s St. Paddy’s corned beef order. Dag accidentally bought reduced fat Jif peanut butter at Jewel. Steve and Janet’s bocce ball teammate lost her hearing aid.
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March 17, 2021The Eraser
Grandpa Steve finished off his grandkids’ unwanted breakfast items. Bears fans are experiencing melancholy on this St. Patrick’s Day after Ryan Pace signs another lackluster redheaded quarterback. Mike prepared steak tacos and Steve ordered corned beef.
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March 16, 2021Sandy Bottoms
The Dahl family went out to dinner for Emmett’s 6th birthday. Grandpa surprised him with a Nintendo Switch. Flower Mouth Steve ate spicy Mahi-Mahi. Mike bought a new mattress pad for the guest room. The hot tub was locked down after a sand infiltration.
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March 15, 2021High Jinx
Steve risked jinxing Tom Thayer’s flight from Hawaii. His Flower Mouth shirt got plenty of attention on the airplane. Our Grammy roundtable finds common ground, despite varying tastes. Steve offered Mary Dahl an exhaustive explanation of song licensing.
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March 12, 2021Kasper’s Ghosts
Len Kasper joins us from White Sox Spring Training in Glendale, Arizona. He opens up about his jump from the Cubs to the Sox and the difference fans make at games. Steve and Janet are preparing the condo for the arrival of Mike & Kathryn and their kids.
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March 11, 2021The Royal Tampon
Rosie is due to be groomed. She has an appointment at Shampooch today. We assess Dag’s dish sponges. As far as New York hot dogs go, Steve likes Nathan’s and Dag prefers Papaya King. Steve recalls Prince Charles’ tampon wish and a corresponding SNL bit
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March 10, 2021Ashes 2 Ashes
Steve wonders what his late brother’s deli future could’ve been with a little luck. Dag reveals he has built songs off of visions he had in his dreams. Steve has been listening to Jeff Tweedy’s book on tape. Cremation companies are now wooing the Dahls.
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March 9, 2021Self Invitational
Steve refuses to help Mike with a Western Springs scavenger hunt. The first dogs, Major and Champ, are sent away from the White House after a biting incident. Canadian butter isn’t spreading at room temperature. Callers have a say on Talk to Me Tuesday.
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March 8, 2021Chasing Rabbits
Tom Thayer fears his golf career is over. He will be heading home in one week. Janet’s new iPhone is restoring at a gradual pace. Steve’s been chatting with Apple about the issue. Brendan went antiquing and Dag followed a Paul McCartney cocktail recipe.
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March 5, 2021Early Birds
Steve adjusted to 5:00 dinner with ease after bocce ball. The Dahls had a fantastic day spending time with the neighbors and plan to hang again. Steve even got a solid tip on a water softener. We debate the pluses and minuses of life on the Red Planet.
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March 4, 2021Large Nostrils
Steve remembers a broadcast at a convention where he had to lie down on newspapers. Dag walked around Woodstock on a sunny day. Brendan saw a man trimming his beard in a car. ‘Twas peak Bucktown behavior. Janet takes notice of Steve’s untamed nose hair.
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March 3, 2021Needle Knows
Steve and Janet reported to the tent at the airport to get their COVID-19 vaccines. Steve crams on rules before his neighborly bocce match. Brendan is smitten with mini chimichangas in Logan Square. We find background on the TikTok jet ski scooter dude.