Ryan McCormick

A Fireside Chat

Society EN ↓ 361 episodes

This is a podcast about life, love, pop culture, and everything in between. A conversation is a powerful thing, so let's have one around the fire.

Author

Ryan McCormick

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.libsyn.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

The Nacho Problem 08.03.2025

This week we take a break from the voicemails and anonymous box for an on the road episode. Death, dancing at prom, and the false nature of nachos are just some of the things on my mind this week as I talk through my emotions and tumble down rabbit holes of tangents. 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 que...

Honky Tonk Twisters 15.02.2025

This week, I get shamed for my Super Bowl pick, more descriptions of the show from listeners and I discuss my morning radio listening habits. We also have some amazing voicemails from AFC nation reviewing movies, and revealing misheard song meanings.  Plus more discussion of the year long Album Challenge including the announcement of the next album we'll be reviewing in two weeks. All this and muc...

Delmont In The Dark 08.02.2025

This week, AFC nation tries to summarize this show for newbies, I give out some more television recommendations, and I get trapped in a blackout while on a very strong edible.  Plus more misheard lyrics, two new album reviews for the Album Challenge and some Would You Rathers and F, Marry, Kills which leads to many stories and rants. A super sized action packed episode for your earholes! Thanks fo...

The Olive Garden Of Podcasts 01.02.2025

Back in business after some technical difficulties the past few weeks.  We have some voicemails from AFC nation, talk of smoking meats, the coldest I've ever been and a whole ton of Would You Rathers. Plus a lot more questions and topics from the anonymous box and submissions from the ongoing homework assignments. All this and much much more!   We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tel...

Working Class Crimefighter 11.01.2025

 This week I tell some bad jokes, talk about my history with Chumbawamba, and discuss why I love pro wrestling so much. Then I give my podcast origin story including reading and breaking down a rant that I wrote almost twenty years ago about a person that I have zero recollection of. Plus more from the anonymous box and my submissions to the ongoing album listening homework assignment. We now have...

Corndog In The NIght 04.01.2025

New year. Same shit show of a podcast. This week we are cleaning out the Anonymous Box with a hodgepodge of topics and insanity. We discuss a plethora of misheard lyrics, a man who loves dogs maybe a bit too much, and a traffic related F, Marry, Kill. Plus the announcement of a brand new year long homework assignment submitted by a listener!  We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell...

Jingle Juice 24.12.2024

Happy Holidays you filthy animals! It's Christmas Eve and I'm day drinking and podcasting just the way Santa intended. This may be the last episode of the year. It may not be. Who could ever know? This week, I give my review of Monticello Lights, I run myself over with my own car, and another man shaves my balls. Could you possibly get any more holiday season than this episode? Absolutely! Also so...

A Fireside Christmas 07.12.2024

Stop the presses! An AFC Christmas episode? Have I finally embraced my inner Christmas spirit? Has my move to a new place finally killed the Scrooge inside of me? OF COURSE NOT. Don't be ridiculous. This week I discuss some Christmas themed topics like my hypocrisy towards the season, the perfect gift for a loved one and a Christmas song with misheard lyrics. Also I cut ties with Gladys, a listene...

Adventures In Moving 30.11.2024

WE ARE BACK!!! Think of this episode as a season finale or season premier depending on your viewpoint.  I don't know what mischief and adventures this new environment will bring, but in the meantime, I'll tie up some loose ends regarding the characters you've come to know over the last four years.   This week, I share with you the adventures and mishaps of my recent move including a farewell to Gl...

Misheard Lyrics, Poop Talk and Gay Stuff 02.11.2024

This episode has something for everyone!  Lots of misheard song lyrics, we revisit with our old friend Howard and his printing press, and  I discuss my life long obsession with poop. Then a listener follows up on last weeks topics with a question about whether or not I've ever considered experimenting with the same sex. Some tangents and anecdotes leads me to the answer. This week we are sifting t...

The Karen That Lives Inside Of Me 25.10.2024

We are back this week and we have ALOT to discuss. Topics include:   I discuss the ups and downs of beginning to move to my new place and the joys of packing. I discuss the beginning of my Botox journey including needles in my eyelids  The return of everyone's favorite segment all about pooping. We got a double dose of misheard song lyrics including one from a current viral sensation. I cover some...

Grandma Fetish 11.10.2024

I had to scramble to squeeze an episode in this week cause I needed to vent to strangers in audio form. This week, I tell you about my nightmare apartment hunting experiences, my nightmare experiences back on dating apps and Gladys makes me feel very uncomfortable...again. Plus thoughts on Joker 2 (no spoilers), and I contemplate beating up an elderly man in the parking lot of Walmart. All this an...

Gladys The Great 04.10.2024

This week, I make a decision about my personal life, I immediately regret, and my landlord makes a decision that I also immediately regret. Along the way, help and support comes from a familiar AFC character. After I work through both these less than stellar situations, I turn the podcast over to a listener who sends in a voice memo dissecting a hit song from the 90's like only he can.  I promise...

Complexeties 28.09.2024

I couldn't sleep this morning so, before I went to work, I decided to sort through all the thoughts on my mind and discuss a few Anonymous Box topics as well. I'm exhausted and am now going to sleep for as long as Oats will allow me before she demands food again.  Thank you to everyone for the support of  myself and the show.  I love you all. The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice...

Ready To Cage 21.09.2024

Thank you to everyone who continues to listen and support the show. There are no words to express how much you all mean to me.  This week, I apologize for and explain last weeks episode. I work through my very raw  feelings regarding the recent death of my grandfather before getting back into regularly scheduled programming. As we get back into regular AFC business, I discuss kitchen utensils as s...

Accepting The Truth 07.09.2024

This week I fight through a cold to tell you about a week that included taking too much vitamin C and having an argument with my coworker that left me feeling like I should have regrets but, surprisingly, I have none. Along the way, we get perspectives from a Snot Rocketer, and a NYC cab driver, plus a listener paints an extremely vivid image of a Hollywood actress in her private life. HOMEWORK AS...

Farmers Only 31.08.2024

This week, I'm driving and ranting as I try to work through my post vacation funk.  I remember the time I tried an in person dating service, reminisce about the days of physical media and I discuss the arrogance of farmers. All this and much much more. Thanks for listening! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What is your biggest regret?  If not your biggest, then what is one thing that you regret or one thing y...

Perfect Irony 17.08.2024

This week we are back to regular format with a jam packed episode. I review a comedy special that made me more sad than happy and reflect on my changing tastes over the years A listener shares their regret of not speaking up to a stranger which reminds me of a story of my own Everyone's new favorite segment #shitting is back  I give my take on adults who blow snot rockets including constructing a...

Return To The City Of Oceans 11.08.2024

I went on vacation to Ocean City Md and had a wonderful time. This is an audio recap of my time there. Thanks for listening! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What is your biggest regret?  If not your biggest, then what is one thing that you regret or one thing you would have done differently if you were given the chance? The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLE...

For The Marks 27.07.2024

This week, I fake laugh too hard and it has messy consequences What kind of lube is best? A listener has some very strong feelings on The Acolyte and Star Wars in general. Surprising dildo facts A listener and I struggle with our feelings about Deadpool and Wolverine A listener shares their regrets or lack thereof All this and much much more. No show next week. Talk to you in 2 weeks. HOMEWORK ASS...

The Horny Heist 20.07.2024

This week, we briefly dip into the mailbag for another edition of everyone's newest favorite segment about pooping. Then we spend the rest of the episode on one question. "What is the horniest thing that you've ever done?"  Well as it turns out I have not one, not two...but three stories that qualify. One of which I've never spoken out loud in my 43 years on this earth. This was a fun one to recor...

Topic Salad 13.07.2024

We are back from the holiday break with a combination of a lot of different things to talk about. This week, we dive into the anonymous box for all the things on AFC Nation's mind and they do not disappoint! Listeners share their thoughts on pooping, Celebrity siblings and their escapades and one listener discovers something very important about themselves. Plus I discuss what a conversation betwe...

The Episode That Could Have Been 29.06.2024

On a time crunch this week, and when I tried to record a proper episode, my phone decided it had other plans. This just a brief explanation of what you would have heard and a reminder that there is no show next week. See ya in two weeks! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What is your biggest regret?  If not your biggest, then what is one thing that you regret or one thing you would have done differently if you...

Frozen In A Moment 22.06.2024

This week: A remake of Spaceballs that has one listener furious A YouTube video of an old man and a printing press sends a listener into a fit of rage Gladys calls me while I've been day drinking which leads me to my regret this week A listener shares a regret of freezing on his wedding day All this and much much more HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What is your biggest regret?  If not your biggest, then wha...

Auto Erotic 15.06.2024

This week: We take a deep dive into the obsession with ducks and waving to each other that people with jeeps have A follow up on last weeks listener regret including my own regret of my frustration getting the better of me Listeners thoughts on AFC and a comedians face Car trouble reminds me of a show I saw once that I was convinced I must have dreamed, until I rediscovered it, this week, and tell...

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