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Send us Fan Mail The fellas begin the discussion about Brendan's recent tooth issue.  Brendan is shy in expressing how awesome his teeth are, but now a minor tragedy has befallen his beautiful chompers.  Listen as Brendan discusses going to a dental school and getting radiographs, a root canal (under a microscope), and ultimately the tooth had to be removed.  Brad explains how his misfortune...

Send us Fan Mail Evie Sansom turns 9 years old today, but her alter ego, Granny, is 121 years old.  Granny and Brendan welcome Granny's two bingo buddies, Aunt May and Uncle Jack.  It is clear from the beginning that Uncle Jack has no idea where he is.  The old folks discuss how they met, where they live, their kids (adopted or otherwise).  Brendan inquires about many things with these bingo...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan and Brad welcome Jeremy and Amanda back to the podcast.  The crew discusses Brad and Amanda's dual bachelor-bachelorette party weekend in Atlanta.  We performed a social experiment to determine the probability of someone turning down a high-five.  We discuss several events of the weekend, including one night Brendan sat at a bar petting a dog and lighting matchbooks u...

Send us Fan Mail Brendan, Brad, Amanda, and Jeremy discuss a couple of trips Brad and Amanda took to see Dave Matthews.  Both trips proved to be bad ideas, as COVID and the Sansom luck intervened.  The 4 of them discuss all the things that usually happen to Sansoms when they travel.  An airline "upgrade" that resulted in zero benefit.  A woman throws up right behind Amanda.  A glow stick...

Send us Fan Mail This is the best of Idiot Sticks from our inaugural season.  We have clips about a dead chimpanzee, golf, stupid college courses, karma as a Sansom, and many more.  This wraps up our 1st season as professional podcasters, or as professional idiots.   Thank you to all of you that listen and download and subscribe and reach out on social media, email, text, etc.  We have had a blast...

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan discuss the time they decided to tent camp at Gulf Shores State Park.  Brendan had a massive tent, and he even let Brad have his own room.  The guys talk about how comfortable tent camping is...especially if one of you has a fold out cot, an inflatable queen size mattress, and comfy linens...oh and a space heater.  The elderly neighbors at the campgrounds apparent...

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan welcome a new guest, Brad's friend Joe Adams.  Brad and Joe discuss a trip or two to Atlanta for a couple of football games.  It's never quite clear what year any of these events happened.  Brad gets removed from a bar in Atlanta as his best friend Wayne Mills is not in the mood to have Brad come on stage with him on one particular night.  Later, Brad an...

Send us Fan Mail Brad begins the episode with his beef regarding baseball umpires and their animated strike 3 calls.  This leads to Brad and Brendan having an animated discussion about instant replay in sports and officiating overall.  The guys are clear that if society deems officials necessary, then we should leave all calls on the field of play to those highly paid officials. This is one of the...

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan discuss home warranties and how "easy" they are to use.  Brendan discusses moving into a new home and how instantly everything tears up.  They are not quite 24 hours into the home and the heat does not work, in February.  Something else that is important in Feb is hot water, which isnt working.  Did we mention the dryer, fridge, garbage disposal..... It...

Send us Fan Mail On episode 12, Brad and Brendan discuss their annual golf trip.  This time they venture to Denver.  They see some interesting things at the airport in Birmingham that make them question why some people even leave the house.  Can you leave your pacemaker at a bar??  Is it appropriate to walk into a bar at the airport, order a beer, walk around the airport area, then sit in a wheelc...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 11, we explain the role of bounty hunters in society.  We've previously discussed county coroners, and now we try to figure out the legality of bounty hunters, their profession, and the current bounty hunting situation involving the most current bounty hunter...Dog.   Next, we continue to explore the curse of being a Sansom.  We discuss the irony of a wing joint ha...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome fan favorite Jeremy back to he podcast.  On this episode, Brendan, Brad, and Jeremy discuss the time Brad got his truck stolen, and he made it super easy for the thieves.  All they did was steal the truck, commit some robberies, and return the vehicle to almost the exact same spot...with nothing missing.  Next, we discuss another robbery that occurred on Brad and Amanda...

Send us Fan Mail Finally, we welcome Jeremy Sasser to the podcast.  On this episode, we discuss some health issues including the time Brendan passed out in the ER on Christmas Day.  Jeremy discusses his dominance on the basketball court against 8th graders that resulted in a knee injury.  Later Jeremy explains his rigorous training regimen for who knows what...which also led to him being attacked...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode 8 of Idiot Sticks, Graycie and Ellie Sansom, our eldest children sit in and discuss some recent vacations.  The girls talk about their addiction to their phones.  Brad and Graycie discuss their train ride to Washington, DC, an F bomb that was dropped in front of them by a grown woman, and Brad attempting to pinch Graycie for a laugh, but it was actually an elderly woman...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Brendan and Brad welcome Brad's wife, Amanda, as she sits in with us to explain what it's like now that she is a Sansom.  The three of us discuss karma with snakes, and the fact that we hate those slithery animals, and we also hate mice.  Later we discuss Brad's misfortunes with automobiles, and how they malfunction constantly.  And we discuss how G...

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan discuss insects that do nothing except annoy and disgust people.  Next, the two idiots talk about their favorite donut and the perfect job...donut tester.

Send us Fan Mail Brendan and Brad discuss courses offered at higher learning institutions that may or may not only exist to boost GPA.  Remember learning the art of pickleball, badminton, and even bowling.  Afterwards, Brad and Brendan welcome their first podcast guest on Idiot Sticks...Amanda Sansom.  Not only did she play college hockey, she is Brad's wife.

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan discuss the misery of beach traffic and a parasailing misadventure.  Next, Brad and Brendan talk about county coroners, their role, and whether they are really necessary.  At the end, Brad explains when he witnessed an unnecessary Heimlich maneuver.

Send us Fan Mail Brad and Brendan plan a bachelor party for a friend filled with fun; unfortunately fun did not make an appearance.  Brad and Brendan decide renting boats for there families will be a good idea, turns out it was not.

Send us Fan Mail Brendan shares that he was a member of an elite YMCA club, and Brad sets fire to important documents.  And a monkey never had a chance.

Send us Fan Mail Brendan had a terrible (but usual) hotel experience and ends up naked, and Brad encounters a customer service person that decides Brad is at fault.