Common Everyday People

It's been 204 days since our last episode and we are back in an emphatic way! We talk about what's been going on with our lives in the approximate 7 month hiatus with NBA Finals talk, planning a wedding, work, all the fun things like that. Take a listen, let us know what you think and be prepped for a Common Everyday People summer!

In this episode we talk about the aftermath of the latest hot ones episode. More of like how we felt and if this is something we should do again (absolutely not). Plus we talk about a little action that is occurring in the NBA through the first 18 games into the season such as James Harden's 55-point performance, Chris Paul announcing his retirement and more and lastly we talk about the revival of...

This is an episode where it gets spicy (get your head out of the gutter). We decided to do a "Hot Ones'" type segment after being influenced by the great Hot Ones on YouTube. There is a number of different "Hot Ones" hot sauces that we bought ranging from a 2 out of 10 to the ridiculous 11 out of 10 on the heat meter. You get to hear the reactions from each wing whether you feel bad or enjoy the p...

This is an episode where we relive the moments where we may have 1 drink too many causing some funny and potentially some regretful situations because of too much alcohol. Plus we also talk about one of the most stressful and relatable situations: when you are just living life and then you feel to urge to use the bathroom when you are too far from a bathroom. There is a lot of hilarious situations...

It's been 1 year since our pilot episode and we can't believe how much we have changed since that very awkward first episode. We talk about where we are now, what we been up to, what happened to our Yankees and the awesome birthday gift James got: racing a sports cars on a racetrack. It's been a while since our last episode, so please listen to this awesome episode!

With our completely opposite schedules, we revived our podcast almost a month later. Many of you are probably wondering what has been going on in our lives during the last month. We provide you the information along with our first ever phoners into the show. We bring up the hard questions such as what does James miss or don't miss about teaching and how Donny explains the difference between middle...

Ironically Episode 35 is the same day that our dear friend turns 35. We brought up a lot of different topics such as age is just a number as we are getting older, terrible 1st dates in the past as well as how social media can be beneficial but also may affect your confidence and who you are as a human being. There are funny moments and moments that make you think. All in this birthday spectacular....

EPISODES WILL RELEASE ON WEDNESDAYS MOVING FORWARD! In this episode, James has a new life update that you'll appreciate along with a random conversation on how horror movies especially slasher films are not the same anymore in fact in makes the people in the movie look stupid. Along with the downfall of horror movies, James has a rant on the downfall of his favorite team: The New York Yankees. The...

This is an episode where we remember 3 legends who passed away: Cosby Show Star Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne & Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. We give our thoughts on each of these people and legacy that they'll leave which also got us thinking which celebrity death hit you the hardest? Plus we talk about Stephen Colbert's Late Night show ending causing a lot of questions...

After watching The 40 Year Old Virgin , we decide to make a bet on who would be able to tolerate pain from getting waxed (which we never done before). Do you guys think it's Donny or James to be able to tolerate pain? Donny continues another week of camp stories as we talk about how generations of people have changed when it comes with work. Plus after last week's engagement photos, there is anoth...

Donny's brother Randy joins the show and talks about the stories of running emissions tests on people's cars along with a lot of random topics such as rebooting movie franchises in the month of July this year, Ozzy Osbourne's final performance, sports and so much more. This was definitely a fun episode if you want to hear just a casual conversation. Now you find us on YouTube for video content fro...

This is an episode about Last Friday Night (yes the Katy Perry song). It's about the long, fun trip that we took to Philadelphia, PA to go see our dear friend Carlos Avelar's first professional boxing match. It was filled with cheesesteaks, long car rides, even 4d movies to the eventual long road trip back to Connecticut. You'll have to hear more about it since we don't want to reveal the whole tr...

In this episode, our dear friend Reggie returns to put the final touches on an amazing but devastating end to the 2024-25 Indiana Pacers season as they lose in 7 games to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. Where do they go from here? In addition to that, we give more of an insight on friendships in our adulthood from losing friends in high school/college to the friendships we still have...

After the first time trip to a store called Boot Barn, we decided to go a little country which led to talking about country is so different from the days of Johnny Cash, George Strait to Shaboozey, Jelly Roll & others. If you love country music, let us know what do you think of today's version of country music and who is your go-to artist. Plus we finally settle the New York vs Chicago pizza d...

This is the episode where we officially celebrate the last day of the 2024-25 school year and how we are feeling after that. Our dear friend Reggie makes a back-to-back episode appearance as we talk about detentions, destined for greatness, basketball injuries and more basketball talk. Then we talk about pizza as anyone would normally do which got us making our list for Top 5 Pizza Places. This wa...

If you are a massive fan of basketball and rodeos this is the definitely the episode you wouldn't want to miss. Our dear friend Reggie German comes back after a long day at the rodeo and we talk about our first experience from what we saw, the vibe and the rodeo itself. We get into the topics of basketball with the NBA Finals with Reggie's favorite team the Pacers facing the amazing defense of the...

This is the episode where we think about what do we think is the best decade for movies. What do you think is the best decade for movies since there is no right or wrong answer? Plus on the same conversation of movies we talk about what is the best streaming service to watch your favorite movies and now watching sports on these services. Let us know what do you think your favorite streaming servic...

Lilo & Stitch was released in theaters this week and Donny provides a review of what his thoughts were about the movie. It's the end of May and we both talk about how difficult teaching is recently with the anticipation of the school year ending and the inaugural segment of Keep 2 and Cut 1 involving our favorite movies and actor performances. This is an episode that you wouldn't want to miss...

An unexpected death occurred with James' guinea pig Snickerdoodle and this is the episode for her that talks about that day, favorite beers, Roman Atwood being an inspiration and YouTube review videos of Max the Meat Guy. Remember to follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram.

In this episode, we talk about how us should have a specific skincare routine after applying beard oil and why it should be important for us guys. Plus we talk about how NBA 2K used to be one of the best games in basketball over 10 years and what do we think may have caused the massive decline recently and our thoughts on a great medical series: The Pitt. Remember to follow us on social media: Fac...

In this episode, Donny's boxing trainer Carlos Avelar joins the show to talk a lot about his path to becoming a professional boxer. He also talks to us more about boxing that is way more than just throwing hard punches but the mental aspect and all of the sacrifices he has made to get to this part of the journey. If you love boxing or are interested in joining boxing, this is the episode you won't...

In the first episode in 3 weeks, we talk about our vacations during our hiatus with our good friend Reggie German. Plus we have a lightning round segment where we have random questions and we have to answer it as fast as we can. We also talk about Reggie's NBA 2K experiences vs Donny with the Kobe Bryant challenge along with comedy improv with 3 people in. Check us out on Facebook, Instagram along...

In this episode we talk about Donny's trip to New Jersey and how he was able to meet his idol Mike Tyson. Plus we talk about Family Guy and how much of a great show it was in terms of humor and content along with some of the weirdest and awkward first date encounters in our lifetime. This is definitely an episode you wouldn't want to miss at all. Remember to like, give us any questions, comments,...

Welcome to the episode where we run our mouths like we're qualified, when really we're just emotionally unstable gremlins with Wi-Fi and a superiority complex.  We're spilling the unfiltered, mildly deranged tea on: Our useless-ass talents (because being able to burp the alphabet is definitely a flex) The fake-ass friends who made us question our entire social existence TV Finales that f**ked us u...

In the 4th different location, we go back to where I first did a podcast: Life and Pinstripes in my parents house. Before we talk about putting a bow on that show, we go a little different in this episode. We decided to go for some unusual comedy improv situations where James has no experience with this and Donny has some. We end up having some interesting situations and had a lot of fun out of it...