Pat's Peeps Podcast

A Wednesday can feel like a wall or a launchpad, and we choose launchpad. I wake up, check the podcast analytics, and realize we’re on the verge of a personal record for downloads. That little moment turns into something bigger: a reminder that Pat’s Peeps is a one-person operation powered by listeners, local businesses, and the simple act of sharing the show with a friend.  From there, we roll in...

Wednesday hits different when the listeners program the show. We start with a little hump day philosophy and the odd way we talk about momentum, then we slide straight into a community-built audio time capsule that feels like scanning the radio dial across decades. If you love classic TV comfort, vintage commercials, and deep-cut music moments that still sound alive, you’re in the right place.  We...

What happens when gratitude powers a Friday and satire sharpens the edges? We kick off with a surge of listeners, a sunlit studio, and a heartfelt thank you before diving into a tribute to The Onion News Network—because the sharpest jokes often reveal the clearest truths. From “socially awkward border guards” to a “designated American,” their sketches turn headlines upside down and hand us a bette...

A blue-sky morning in the Northern California foothills turns delightfully sideways when a surprise knock at the studio door collides with a plan to unpack the internet’s weirdest moments. We ride the whiplash on purpose: a chaotic “dumbest podcasts” montage that nails why spectacle sells, congressional soundbites where definitions become weapons, and a candid debate about whether our feeds reward...

Some headlines disappear overnight; others etch themselves into our memory for years. We lean into the latter—those offbeat, jaw-dropping stories that made us pause, laugh, or shudder—and unpack why they endure long after the news cycle moves on. From a Kentucky nurse reviving a raccoon after it gorged on fermented peaches to a Michigan man in a wheelchair unknowingly pushed four miles by a semi a...

Sunlight through the blinds, dumbbells on the floor, and a microphone hot—this one starts with motion and never really stops. We open with the chaos of real life colliding with good habits, as a clean late-night snack turns into an ant horror story and a crash course in how bait works: it gets worse before it gets better. That rolling, real-time energy sets us up for a bigger theme—why we try to p...

A single line can split a room and set the tone for a season. We open with the State of the Union flashpoint that drew the longest applause and the sharpest glares, then trace how that moment could echo through campaign ads, voter sentiment, and dinner-table debates. No scoreboard shouting—just an honest look at optics, media framing, and the quiet yardsticks people actually use: paychecks, small...

The sky turned gray, the wood stove hummed, and the soundtrack chose itself. We start with weather as a mood ring, pairing rain with Led Zeppelin’s No Quarter and summer heat with The Rolling Stones, then follow the trail to a band too often reduced to a single anthem: Golden Earring. What begins as a vibe check becomes a road map through memory, radio, and the songs that make the miles fall away....

Snow still clings to the foothills, the studio window cracks with sun, and we start with a rare thanks to the crews who kept the power humming through the storm. That small moment of gratitude sets the pace for a Friday sprint across February 20—a date that somehow holds mail routes, bridges, guitar legends, Olympic gold, and a sharp political pivot, all in one breath. We open the curtain on our r...

A sky the color of orange sherbet and ash settles over fresh snow as I learn my 2018 Mustang GT needs a transmission—first a hopeful $500 fluid fantasy, then a hard $10,000 estimate, and finally a lifeline: a $4,500 rebuild with a one-year warranty and a two-day turnaround. That whiplash becomes the heartbeat of this episode: how fast perspective can flip when the right voice picks up the phone, a...

The rain is hammering the windows, the fire’s going, and my voice is hanging on by a thread—perfect conditions to tell a story about why radio still matters when you feel crummy. I open with a short check‑in from the couch, then take you straight into the sonic time machine: the 1970s News Blimp, that wild, witty, and perfectly stitched blend of narration, sound bites, and songs that matched the m...

A rainy Northern California morning sets the scene for a fast-moving journey through history, sport, music, and food lore—proof that one small idea can spark a chain of discovery. We start with storms, travel disruptions, and the practical realities of wind advisories before turning to the surprise heartbeat of the day: Presidents Day and the long arc of George Washington’s legacy. From there, the...