A Fireside Chat

We start this week with some talk about how I haven't been feeling quite like myself lately. I talk about the concept of faith and praying and share some stories about my struggles with both of them. Then I discuss some television shows I've been watching including an update on my feelings about Ted Lasso since I've begun watching it. Then some feedback from listeners about feeling isolated, an up...

This week is a bit of a heavier conversation than usual but I think it's well worth your time. I'm pretty proud of this episode and it's because of the amazing listeners who help shape this program. A big thank you to everyone who listens and especially those who took time to contribute to the show. This show is nothing without you guys. If you could erase one memory from your mind, what would it...

Now that I'm back from vacation and in the real world, we return to the shows regular format this week. We go over some feedback from the past few episodes, I discuss my relationship with spirituality and tell you a story about seagulls that will probably change the way you look at them. Our Dead Said Truth this week has to do with ASMR and raises some interesting questions for the women in the li...

Didn't get a vacation this year? Be part of mine then! Join me and my friends on the balcony live from Ocean City Md as we discuss our favorite and least favorite songs, what makes us cry and we give audio commentary on our fellow humans on vacation. All this and much much more.  In fact, far too much to recap in this space. Grab a drink and a comfy chair and enjoy the diary of our Ocean City Vaca...

I'm about to embark on vacation but I'm not forgetting about the loyal AFC nation. This week is a hodgepodge of AFC goodness that goes all over the map. First, I mishear something horrible at work, then I have a strange and awkward encounter in my laundry room. To wrap things up, I do some self reflection and introspection and talk about some tough feelings I've been having lately. But we aren't d...

This week, after some general complaining about my week, we dive into the anonymous box for feedback on what gives you anxiety. Listeners chime in with stories about travel anxiety, lingering looks from strangers and complicated people.  Many tangents and side stories along the way. BE PART OF THE SHOW BY CLICKING ON THE LINK PINNED TO THE TOP OF THE SHOWS SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS...

A fun show this week. First I tell you about a YouTube video that I watched and haven't stopped thinking about. Then we dive into the anonymous mailbag for questions about traveling, being miserable in relationships and an update on the show schedule the next few weeks. To end the show,  we get an update about a possible love connection between two listeners and a unique Dead Said Truth about find...

This week, I introduce you to my new imaginary arch enemy who is currently living rent free in my head.   Then the Dead Said Truth segment returns as a listener vents about his troubles dating which leads me to my own two part DST about my own dating issues and my run in with an angry Karen in the wild. All this and probably some other stuff too. Please join in on the fun by clicking on the link p...

This week, with not much happening in the anonymous box, we return to the free flowing stream of consciousness while driving format. I'm in a deep funk this week, and I try to get out of it, the only way I know how, by podcasting about it. In between my search for what happiness is and why it seems to elude me at every corner, I'll tell you stories about smelly coworkers, introduce a new character...

An awful lot to get off my chest this week. First I break down the dynamic of my family and explain why I continue to feel like an Alien when interacting with them. Then some great listener submissions about making friends with the elderly, a review of the newest Bill Burr special on Netflix, and more local yinzer hate. This weeks DST is all about a young man's first spontaneous boner the guilt th...

Not a lot of submissions in the anonymous box this week, so we go old school.  I tell you about my week including why I hate the town I live in, I get irrationally mad at a coworker's legs and I have a very close call in my apartment's laundry room.  We also hear from my secret admirer, I discuss my newfound sobriety and how much I hate it and this week's DST is all about funny women. All this and...

This is my second wrestling themed bonus episode but the first under this new permanent name. Credit for the name goes to Chuck Lynch of We Hope This Finds You Well Podcast. Check them out everywhere you find podcasts. This month, I'm answering more listener questions on topics such as: favorite theme, underrated title reigns, top 5 favorites of all time, my thoughts on Cena, Miz and much much mor...

This week, we are talking love and relationships and all the horrible and soul crushing feelings that go along with them.  We are discussing what makes someone earn the title of  "ex".  I try to define what exactly "love" is.  And we get lots of feedback about the past few episodes from AFC nation. Along the way, I vent about the emotional funk I've found myself in this week and we try to help a f...

It's the episode you've all been waiting for.  It's another all Would You Rather episode. You provide the scenario and I break it down and make an absolutely impossible choice. These scenarios are just as dark and disturbing as you would expect from this show. Thank you to everyone that contributed. There will be another one of these in a few weeks, so  feel free to submit your own and join in on...

This week we are discussing love with others and mainly with yourself. Topics include...Not fitting in with your family, more James Bond propaganda, we hear from the creator of the DST segment, and I play matchmaker for one lucky listener. Then we discuss what you enjoy pleasuring yourself to and if you have any strange rules or traditions as one listener reveals their very strict rules for self l...

Another fun episode this week. Some feedback from last week's rant, more cats vs. dogs, and some conversation about creeps who drive vans as well as other great emails from listeners. Then, this week's DST is about calling vs. texting. Which do you prefer and why? What is the etiquette for both? And some benefits and downfalls of both. All this and much much more. You can leave me an anonymous mes...

I have no idea how to even begin to recap this episode.  This is personally, one of the most emotional episodes I've ever done.  I've been waiting all week to put it out and have had trouble sleeping when I think about it too long. Anyway, here's a synopsis... My neighbor crosses a line with me and it's hard  to get over.  Then we go to the anonymous box for more listener feedback including more d...

This week we are answering the age old debate CATS VS. DOGS. Who you got? Before that, I learn a lot about my new coworker, I almost have to save my mothers life, and I fail at day drinking. Then we get some follow up on previous listener submissions, check in with my secret admirer and then this weeks DST is all about Dogs vs. Cats.  Lots of great feedback in this episode. Thank you to everyone w...

This week we break format to do an episode devoted almost entirely to Would You Rather? All questions and scenarios were submitted by YOU. Decisions and circumstances that I can only hope never ever come to fruition.  Plus a few F, Marry, Kills as an added bonus. Enjoy! You can leave me an anonymous message about ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING  by clicking the link pinned to the top of the shows social m...

We got a weird and wild one this week! First, I go to a concert at the Busy Beaver, I take a controversial stance on cancer and a listener recounts learning of a man's strange masturbation habits. Then we dive into the anonymous box for questions on my current favorite song, the national tampon shortage, and I continue to try and solve the mystery of my secret admirer. Plus a Dead Said Truth about...

This is the inaugural episode of Wrestling with questions (tentative title). I'll try and do one of these semi regularly like once a month or so. This week I'm discussing the top 5 wrestler deaths that impacted me, The Rock or Stone Cold, who I would be as a wrestler and my favorite mania, superstar and much much more. If you want to submit a question or topic, click the link pinned to the top of...

It's an all anonymous box mailbag episode this week. Stories of car wrecks, regrettable tattoos, unrequited crushes, and one listener finds themselves in a no win situation with their wife. All this plus lots of feedback, a primer for new listeners, a Gladys update and much much more. Get in on the fun and click the link pinned to the top of the shows social media pages and leave an ANONYMOUS MESS...

A fun episode this week and it's all thanks to the amazing input from YOU! First I discuss what I've been watching on television and do some general bitching about my life. Then I introduce you to the newest villain in the AFC universe who is not a fan of the anonymous box or this show. Finally we dive into the anonymous box for some feedback on the past few episodes and questions on the Johnny De...

This week is all questions and topics submitted to the Anonymous Box.  The first part of the show is my detailed review of The Batman including feedback from listeners. Spoilers aplenty so be warned! Then we dive into the anonymous mailbag to answer your questions and topics. There is a lot to cover here, and I don't want to spoil some of the topics in the description but trust me, this is one you...

  This week... I do some housekeeping up front about the next few weeks of shows and then one story fills the whole episode. I get in over my head on Easter weekend and end up making a phone call that I never in a million years thought I would have to make. Enjoy the ride. You can leave me an anonymous message about ANYTHING including questions, topics, opinions, or just share your deepest secrets...