A Fireside Chat

This week we are gonna bypass the anonymous box for one week because I have ALOT to tell to you about.  Some serious. Some silly. Some in between. It's been a whirlwind few weeks since we last chatted so I appreciate your continued support of the shows erratic schedule and  my incessant babbling. Now some thoughts that I forget to put into audio form... I hope the World Cup ends in a tie. I hope t...

Hello!      Your podcast hero is back with another fresh episode for your ear holes!  This week, I'm catching you up on all the ways in which i'm failing at life. This includes my failure at road rage, my failure to use the internet comment section correctly, and I get the neighbors I've dreamed of but don't appreciate it.  Also I'll tell you about my recent trips to the movie theater and we talk...

Hello! I hope you're doing well. It's been a little while since we spoke and I"m happy to spend an hour and some change with you. This week is mainly just a check in and a catch up.  I"ve been dealing with some stress with my future living situation and my body has been slowly turning against mefrom the inside out. I'll tell you all about it and pepper in some voicemails from an AFC legend and a v...

Hello again,  It's like two shows in one this week. Up first, we dive into the mailbag for lots of movie talk, your advice for my colonoscopy conundrum and I find a new appreciation for Sting...sort of. Then the second half of the show is really just for me but you're welcome to listen in. I have a very candid and honest discussion with myself about a situation I have to deal with this week. I tal...

The title of this one says it all.  Some updates on everything, some movie recommendations, and some topics from the anonymous box...sort of. And a handful of voicemails that slipped through the cracks. Thanks for your patience and support and most of all THANKS FOR LISTENING! Opening song - Sleepwalker by The Wallflowers Closing Cover Song - Don't Be Cruel by Billy Swann WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM...

New year, same old AFC This week's show is bookended by two stories about how my year ended and began in not so great fashion. In between, I discuss a whole bunch of movies and TV shows that I've watched, some topics from the anonymous box including an update from our last episode and I reminisce about a time I got drunk off beer and ruined a role playing game. All this and much much more Happy ne...

Its the last episode of the year (probaly) and we are doing some WYR, talking about Halloween decorations staying up too long and a listener wants to know if their therapist crossed a line.  I certainly have some thoughts on this matter but I want to hear what AFC Nation thinks so feel free to weigh in with your opinions in all the usual places. All this and much much more. Thanks for listening! O...

This week I'm discussing some shows I've been watching, tackle some listener topics from the anonymous box and reminisce about my elementary school bully. Opening song - Need A Ride by Kathleen Edwards Closing Cover Song - A Long Long Time by Brandi Carlisle  Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW T...

Hello again! Back in the saddle this week with a lot to catch up on.   This week, I discuss the many ways my body is letting me down in my old age, the many ways technology has let me down recently and a story about the brakes on my car letting me down as me well. Plus a book I'm reading gives me terrible nightmares, I remember a time that I completely misunderstood the meaning of a popular phrase...

We are back with a new super sized episode filled with your all favorite AFC staples! Road Rage! FMK and WYR! Stories with no ending! Music, TV, and Movie talk! An untalented hack of a host! Plus an update on the unofficial billboard sponsor of the show, listener emails and voicemails, and so much more! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON IN...

This week, I see a movie that I can't stop thinking about, I visit the zoo and contemplate the meaning of happiness.  Then we dive into the mailbag where your submissions trigger a long repressed memory of  the time that I randomly went to a strip club all alone and what a strange and sad experience it was. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST O...

This week, after an update on Oats, I discuss death, the perils of peeing and a take on a recent submission from an old friend of the show. Plus some WYR, and more demented and twisted topics from AFC Nation. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now...

I apologize for being very distracted on this episode.  This week, I talk through my feelings and an impossible decision I have to make while discussing pickles, squirrels, and other topics from the anonymous box. We wrap up with a listener telling us about a moment where they walked in on a colleague at a very pivotal moment. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AF...

Happy Birthday America! This week, I discuss fixing my brains "check engine" light, take some questions and WYR's from the anonymous box, and play some voicemails from listeners including a new entry for the "Album Challenge." Finally, I break down one listener's very awkward encounter in a public bathroom. All this and much much more! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. ...

This week I discuss some media I've been consuming recently as well as dive into some topics and questions from the anonymous box. We wrap up with a story from Reddit brought to my attention by a listener about a wife who is very suspicious of her husbands relationship with his step sister.  Sit back and enjoy this roller coaster ride of family drama. All this and much much more Thanks for listeni...

This week, I catch you up on the past few weeks of my life and give some recommendations of things I've been watching lately. Along the way I discuss, being old and having back problems, witness grieving in real time and discuss things kids don't understand. Also, one unlucky woman gets a year long sinus infection who got if from her boyfriends ass.  Yep, you read that last sentence correctly. Som...

This week, we dive back into the mailbag for more debauchery and absurdity. This one goes all over the map from talk about movies and fast food restaurants to discussing some awkward emails I've recently received  and the science behind last week's "Inherited Fart" scenario. Something for everyone and no one all at once. Thanks for listening!   WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRES...

This week, I'm turning over the reigns to AFC nation to discuss whatever is on your mind for our May mailbag episode. As you could probably imagine, the results are just as vulgar and depraved as you would expect. We have listener submissions about Andor hate, dirty talk peeves, and toilet recommendations. Plus a follow up to two weeks ago regarding an awkward bathroom encounter and a voicemail fr...

I went to three shows this week, and I'm excited to tell you all about them.  After we dive into the Anonymous Box for some quick hits,  I break down my week of concerts and awkwardness. This week, my mother and I meet a fascinating lunatic, I ride the subway for the first time, and fear overtakes me at a rock concert.  All this and much much more! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FO...

A bit of an accidental theme this week. I was on a bit of a time crunch when recording so after I hit some quick Podcast and other media recommendations, we dive into two WYR that both deal with a similar topic and require a lot of analysis and unpacking. Plus my submission for the album challenge this week and more stories and rants. Thanks for listening! We now have a hotline where you can call...

This week, I eat too much easter candy, I worry if my bladder is still working correctly, and I am unable to verify that I am myself. Plus lots of talk about shows I'm currently watching and rants about things that are currently irritating me which is just about everything. Thanks for listening! We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave y...

I've experienced a lot of frustration and rage this week at work, in my car, and everywhere in between. This week I talk about my struggles with my temper and the ways I attempt to correct it.  I hope you enjoy my personal therapy session. Thanks for listening! We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework a...

This week YOU dictate the topics cause I'm cleaning out the mailbag and talking about what's on YOUR mind. Topics include: Concert and music talk, the grooming habits of one listener, I finally see a movie I've avoided my entire life, and some more WYR's with impossible choices.   Plus more voicemails and text messages from AFC Nation and much much more. Thanks for listening! We now have a hotline...

Disclaimer: I am very overworked and sleep deprived so I lose my train of thought and take many detours during this story. It all comes back together at the end, but truthfully, my brain is fried and I'm exhausted. Sorry for the many pauses and forgetting my place.  This week, I break format a little bit to tell you one story with many side rants and tangents.  This was one of the most awkward exp...

This week, I'm freshly home from my grandmother's funeral to talk to you about my post funeral thoughts, play more misheard lyrics and share some voicemails from listeners. I also discuss my thoughts on this week's album challenge, very powerful edibles and ask you to help me pick a new football team to cheer for. All this and much much more. Thanks for listening! We now have a hotline where you c...