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Chancellor Jackson, author of 14 Days in Beijing , preceeds Brittany Griner with a story similar to hers: incarceration in a foreign country for possession of an illegal substance.  Relive Chancellor's bewilderment, confusion, and concern upon being imprisoned without knowing what was going to happen to him.  You will enjoy a few of his lighter moments as when his Chinese cellmates wanted to know...

Jimmy Ahmahdoofous's New Year resolutions that include dog porn, my guest's experience as a harpy, your chance to be featured on the next episode-  it's all here in this episode with Kris Keppeler, an actor, writer, narrator, and more. If you were born in the previous century, you might remember noted writers Erma Bombeck or Andy Rooney.  Enjoy Kris Keppeler's podcast Does This Happen To You? whic...

Seasonal mirth abounds when Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous exchange Holiday memories which include bad Christmas presents, Jimmy's time as a mall Santa, and the suspicious lyrics to some Christmas song classics.  This is published four days early, just in case you need something to laugh at if you're snowbound in your house, a ditch, or, even worse, in your inlaw's house.  You're ride over hill and...

How did we get from pelting cars with snowballs to shooting cars on the interstate with high powered rifles?  Bob LeMent of Static Radio podcast discusses this and other fun holiday topics (parade massacres, nuclear station bombing, etc.) along with the wonders of living in the midwest.  This is part two of the conversation.

Boomer's guest, Bob LeMent of the podcast Static Radio, agrees that midwest living is the way to go, that those on the coast can keep their wild fires and hurricanes to themselves.  Gratitude for midwest values and for escaping lethal childhood ventures that include mechanized death are discussed in this episode.

Allegedly, Jesus told the Cubs organization, "Don't do anything until I get back."  That's part of the conversation with Andy as he, Boomer, and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous talk about the rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals baseball teams and Andy's first book "90 Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story."    In addition to his new book, Frye has written articles for Rolling Stone, ESPN , and Fo...

Just in time for Halloween, Boomer and Jimmy take a break from interviewing people with interesting careers to hear the tale of terror from two grandparents in western Illinois that were kidnapped and held hostage in an attempt to extort money from them.  Part I related their abduction.  Part II brings you their escape from their kidnapper but not an escape from being victims as they struggle to f...

Remember the scene in one of the Lethal Weapon movies where Danny Glover's character is awakened in the middle of the night by criminals who use duct tape to restrain and silence him and his wife while threatening them and their children?  It is a terrifying scene, even if it was enacted.  But this scene REALLY HAPPENED to two grandparents outside a small town in western Illinois: Larry and Connie...

"Name dropping is really tacky.  Paul McCartney told me so," quips James Alcroft as he shares stories about his decades long success as a comedian in the 1980s and 1990s.  Having performed on the Tonight Show for both Carson and Leno and opened for Diana Ross,  Jamie has a lot of names to be dropped, including Bob Saget who was his competition for the role of Danny Turner in Full House .  Get insi...

Between being jailed for marching for the legalization of marijuana and fathering current star singer Hayley Kiyoko (aka Lesbian Jesus), James Alcroft found his way onto the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, put together a dynamic comedy team and received a heart and liver transplant. His conversation with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous is definitely funnier than a heart attack.

Bill Cushing has held many an instrument in his days: a shovel for digging ditches, a weapon for service in theNavy, an ohmmeter for working as an electrician.  He now wields a pen as an award winning poet from Glendale, CA.  Bill discusses the advantages of having a diverse life, about not being locked into aspects of your life, and of course more of his writing.

How does a guy go from years in the navy and working as an electrician to teaching college and becoming an award winning poet?  Bill Cushing explains how he did it and some of his ventures on an incongruous road to becoming an award winning author-  and he shares it via his rotary phone in Glendale, California!

Imagine what it must be like to compete on the national level as an athlete.  Imagine what would be like to compete on the national level as a wrestler.  How about a female wrestler?  A real Beauty AND a Beast, Keira Dafnis continues sharing a bit of her brief 17 years on planet earth as a wrestler and in thoughtful discussion about diversity, her own asexuality, and whether young people can be op...

How many resumes can list winning a beauty pageant and a wrestling tournament? At least one and it belongs to Keira Dafnis, a female wrestler who will continue her grappling in college.  Only seventeen, she is an accomplished wrestler on both the state (Illinois) and national level.  Her beauty pageant winning face regularly sports the badges of honor that a wrestling match produces: bruises, cuts...

"We cant' let ourselves think about what and who we are leaving behind or it will break us.  My daily routine was in every sense life giving.  And what will make me feel that way when I return to the States?" Christine Herbert, Peace Corp volunteer and author of The Color of the Elephant, a book that recounts her African Peace Corp experience, answers this question and others in part 2 of her conv...

Naked, afraid, and alone . . . well, she wasn't naked, but Christine Herbert did have some scary moments (poisonous snakes, floods) spending two years in the African nation of Zambia, thousands of miles away from friends, family, and even people of her race.  No electricity in her mud hut was just one element of her experience that molded an unexpected transformation that challenged the way she un...

Beware the worm!  Has a worm ever sent someone to the ER?  It sent Jake O'Donnell when he was performing the worm during a pub crawl in Madrid.  Jake chronicles this story and other seminal moments of becoming a man in his book "Walk Like a Man(iac) and in part 2 of his conversation with Boomer.

Are you a fan of movies like the Hangover and Jackass series?  How about David Sedaris or Dave Barry?  If so, prepare to be a fan of Jake O'Donnell, author of Walk Like a Man(iac).  Jake dares to bare his pre and post pubescent soul as he reflects upon the many "firsts" of his journey towards adulthood and beyond.  He does this with great deprecating humor and detail, allowing us to laugh along wi...

In part II of Boomer's interview with Joel Gibbs, the Master of Mimicry, Joel shares his expertise of the The Beatles and the entertainment industry, including his interview with John Lennon that ended with a moronic mishap on Joel's part.  What went down when The Beatles met Elvis?  Boomer and Joel compare their notes on this historic meeting.  And more!!

Joel Gibbs is a veteran voice over artist who has tickled your ears with over 40,000 audio projects heard globally. He truly has done it all and often with celebrity voices. Allegedly, he emerged on the birthing table with a Bugs Bunny quip, "What's up, doc?" In this episode, Joel tells about a 20 minute practical joke that involved his mimicry of Paul McCartney .

Enroute to her next load pickup, semi owner/operator Misty Danner Johnson shares her experiences over the road, including how to avoid the danger of retread explosions, why she loves traveling across America hauling up to 80,000 pounds of freight, and whether she'd recommend the life of a trucker to others.

"The drunk guy fled the accident on a skateboard."  That was part of the scene long distance trucker Misty Danner Johnson reported as her semi was involved in a multi vehicle accident.  Misty chats with Boomer and co-host Jimmy Ahmahdoofous about the challenges and rewards of hauling America's products across North America.

New York City . . .  where all the things I can't afford are so convenient. However true that may be, NYC tour guide Christina Ray Stanton can help you plan your best tour of the Big Apple and entertain you with stories about clients like the Russian oligarch family.

"We [casino workers]get people wasted, take their money away from them, and then the casino owners want us to take an ethics class.  Who's teaching that class, Britney Spear's dad?" That's part of the hiarious conversation with Keith Lyle (don't miss part 1), a standup comedian who previously spent 25 years working in Las Vegas casinos.  Keith also shares stories about customers who defecated at h...

"It's like asking Tiger Woods to teach Driver's Education."   That's how standup comedian Keith Lyle describes some of his ethics training as a casino worker back in the day.  Lyle, who also has had small parts in movies like "The Hangover," shares his stories as a craps dealer in Las Vegas.