Gettin' Sidetracked

Send us Fan Mail Hey Gang! This is a bit of a unique episode. David has hijacked the format so that he has an excuse to watch the K State/KU basketball game.  So we're going to indulge him and just talk about whatever comes to mind while watching the game. From favorite middle school classes to the Chipotle vs Qdoba debate, the guys talk about anything and everything.....including some basket...

Send us Fan Mail Wait! Before you leave, it's not what it sounds like. It's a tale as old as time. Dad gets son on a top tier traveling little league team, little league team scouts ringer to join, ringers Dad turns out to be a huge a hole, ringers Dad becomes personal villain to Dad number one, chaos ensues.  I've seen it a hundred times. Dan wants to share the story of Dad Ball. A...

Send us Fan Mail What did people even do before high fives? Just shake hands? That's weird. Either way, David has got some history and info about the high five that you may not know. From it's differing accounts of an origin to the evolution into different variations, the guys will go over it all.  What's your favorite variation? Have you ever been "too slow"ed? What'...

Send us Fan Mail What do you say when you want someone to search for something on the internet? Google it. Right? Well that is just the kind of phenomenon that Dusty wants to talk about today. The proper term is genericization but what it boils down to is when a brand name becomes so recognizable that it is indistinguishable to the product itself. Some of these names might just change the way you...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever experienced deja vu? Seen something that shouldn't be possible? Had the feeling we were all living in a simulation? You're not the only one! What? Did you think you were special or something? Dan wants to tell the guys about a few stories that claimed to have "glitched the matrix" and see what they have to say about the matter. From a guy that env...

Send us Fan Mail 1994 was an interesting year. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was hit with a pipe, Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa and the whole OJ thing went down. If you don't already know about that one, look it up. We're not going into detail here and neither is David! Not on that at least. Today he wants to talk about the MTV Music...

Send us Fan Mail You've just hit the jackpot of all podcasts! On todays episode, Dusty wants to talk about the lottery. What would you do if you were suddenly given millions of dollars over night? If we're all being honest with ourselves, we might end up losing it all and then some. Those are some of the people that Dusty wants to tell the guys about. The ones that won it all and then lo...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode we jump  into the mystery known as the DB Cooper incident, in which an unidentified man hijacked a commercial flight and demanded $200,000 back in 1971. After he got the money, the plane took off again toward Mexico City, but this cunning criminal needed an extra parachute for his balls of steel, because he jumped out of a Boeing 727 with all that money...

Send us Fan Mail What's up Dude? No cap, this is one of our most rizz episodes ever. On God. I'm sorry. That was pretty terrible. These are just some of the examples of slang terms that David wants to go over today. Which slang terms have stood the test of time? Which ones really need a comeback? Which ones do you wish would go away forever? David will walk us through some terminology fr...

Send us Fan Mail 10 Should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind? 9 Should auld acquaintance be forgot and the days of auld lang syne? 8 Apparently that's something about two old buddies catching up over a drink or two but was 7 adopted as the (non)official theme of the 6 new year. Join the guys as Dusty leads a discussion on 5 New Years Eve and its ups and downs  including th...

Send us Fan Mail We've all heard of the Hatfield's and McCoy's but did you know that it all started over a pig? Safe to say that things got a little out of hand. Blood Feuds is the topic on this week's episode. Dan wants to delve into some of the more famous of these special kinds of "situations". From the previously mentioned Hatfield and McCoy feud to the shootout a...

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year again and David is feeling festive. Let's join that jolly, (kind of) ol' bastard on a sleigh ride down Santa Clause Street. Today we're talking about Christmas music. The guys are pretty split on this subject so you're going to get a wide range of opinions. Spoiler alert! Dan is a fan of it, David is right in the middle and Dusty.......

Send us Fan Mail Obviously being the inspiration for Five Night's at Freddy's, it's time to take a trip to the past. Back in the early 80's, children and parents alike were captivated by two big restaurant chains that both featured animatronic mascots. Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza place. Now, after decades of changes, reshuffling and getting rid of the robots, the c...

Send us Fan Mail What is glitter exactly? No, seriously. We have no idea. Dan stumbled across a little conspiracy that the guys are going to discuss in this weeks episode. Someone is buying tons of glitter and the mystery industry does not want it getting out. Could it be something to do with government weapons? What about being used in food? Maybe it's something cool that I don't even k...

Send us Fan Mail Who doesn't like a good Mafia movie? Fuget about it! Join the guys while David leads us on a discussion about some of his favorites. Goodfellas, The Godfather, The Departed. The list goes on and on. Where did David learn about the true meaning of fugazi?  What dumb trivia does Dusty have about Mario Puzo? Has Dan ever actually seen a movie? Those burning questions are answere...

Send us Fan Mail Alright, hear us out. This is kind of a special episode for Dusty so we felt like we needed to indulge him a little. Gojira first stomped its way into Japanese theaters back in November of 1954. Since then, the giant creature has become a pop culture icon unrivaled throughout the world. When someone asks you to name 3 things about Japan and they DON'T mention Godzilla, that&a...

Send us Fan Mail Don't panic. We haven't switched formats over here or anything like that. You can't deny that true crime podcasts, tv shows, books and every other medium captivates and disgusts all at the same time. While interest really started climbing around 2015, we have been strangely fascinated with crime since the very beginning of the written word. From public executions to...

Send us Fan Mail "PAUL IS DEAD! MISS HIM! MISS HIM!" That was the message that countless Beatles fans heard on one of their more famous tracks. Did you hear it too? Join us on today's episode when David leads a discussion with the guys about back masking. The audio technique that plays messages backwards. Some are intentional but others are gathered from fan theories, spiritual lead...

Send us Fan Mail With Halloween just around the corner, Dusty wants to take this week's episode in a spooky direction. Join the guys as they discuss some haunted hangouts in Kansas. From the Mental Hospital in Larned to the Gates Of Hell in Stull, listen in to hear about some places that, if you're a skeptic may change your mind about the afterlife. So what are you worried about? Don&apo...

Send us Fan Mail In space, no one can hear you laugh. Join us today as Dan wants to talk about UFOs.... or UAPs if you want to be all pretentious about it. From some of the earliest sightings in ancient China to the evidence recently released by the US Government the guys will cover a little bit of everything, Even the time that Dusty almost killed professional football player and K State legend,...

Send us Fan Mail There are many theories on time travel ranging from the insightful and philosophical to the downright stupid. We prefer the stupid ones. Join us on this episode while David discusses some time travel theories, pop culture based on those theories and even some "would you rather" questions for the guys. Spoiler alert: It's a 50/50 split on whether or not baby Hitler g...

Send us Fan Mail Listen, it's a Nightmare on Friday the 13th St. over here as we explore arguably the best decade for horror movies, just in time for the beginning of spooky season. Slashers, Monsters, Poltergeists, Blobs, and Taylor Swift? Dusty takes us on a deep dive as we learn a little more about some of our favorite scary flicks from the 80s, like the origin of Jason Voorhees' icon...

Send us Fan Mail We've all known since we were kids that you dial 911 for an emergency. That hasn't always been the case. In fact, it hasn't been around quite as long as you may think. Join the guys as Dan gives us a little insight on some of the history of the now well known rescue service. They also get a little sidetracked (ah, he said it!) with some spooky stories, high school ...

Send us Fan Mail Lights! Camera! Wait. What's that last part again? I'm sure I'll remember it later. On this weeks episode David wants to talk about movies. Join the guys as they discuss some of their favorite movies from different genres such as military films, sports movies and just a little bit of bashing on the Great Stanley Kubrick. Did the fact that the shark didn't work...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about the guys personal experience with concerts. Between the three of them, they've seen quite a few shows. In other words, they've seen some stuff. Join us while Dan tells us about a traumatic event at a Mastodon show, Dusty shares why he has little love for Nickelback (but not none) and Dave talks about seeing Eddie Van Halen fall off the w...