Bitter Coffey

With a brand new "Podcaster Machine" up and running, Kelly, Darek, and Tim are back at it to discuss meme exchanges as an accurate measure of friendship, and commercials about "hand pills."  Tim shares his feelings surrounding the stress of playing cribbage, and  Darek's childhood memories of the TV show "Alf" are crushed with a single Google search. 

With COVID and pneumonia in our rearview mirror, Darek and Kelly welcome a new permanent third co-host to the show.  Darek takes several hits like a champ for a technical issue that none of us caught, Kelly is easily the worst birdwatcher on the Seacoast, and Tim dazzles us with a collab with Ron from Ron's Automotive.  We, and that Glossy Ibis, are back. 

In yet another episode where we forget to thank the Palardy Foundation, Darek and Tim are joined by musician and our intro & outro music creator Tim Chang.  Topics include Kelly's melotonin dreams, Darek's work-related, on-the-fly microphone skills and Tim's experience with "Business Chinese." 

Kelly and Darek establish a pattern that could be viewed as recording on a consistent basis, taking a deep dive into Rhianna's halftime show, Kelly's obsession with hold music, and Darek's new responsibilities as an Oatfluencer. 

With improved sound and some new boom arms, Kelly and Darek discuss Lesbian Bird Watching, the whimsical days of MySpace, and introduce their listeners to a new game to play on road trips or your daily commute.  Big thanks to Tim Chang for being a musical miracle. 

After a series of schedule conflicts and chainsaws, Kelly and Darek return to their respective studios for their first NH-VT podcast.  With topics ranging from Woodstock babies to extreme weather, both hosts are willing to overlook the lack of sound quality due to Kelly's mic deciding to take the day off.  We hope you will overlook it, too.

In a world where no good deed goes unpunished, Kelly shares her experience of getting yelled at for returning a lost wallet and Darek explains why closed-captioned TV is his only option. Proper orgy scheduling is explored, and Darek develops a new term for the garbage on a neighbor's lawn.  

Friend, Chang Report host, and musician Tim Chang joins Kelly and Darek in the studio to wish longtime listeners Colyer and Kevin a happy birthday. This turned out to be a "high energy" episode that somehow covers topics from golf, faulty ignitions, 90s rooftop parties and Cookie Jarvis.

In this non-Sting produced episode, Darek and Kelly celebrate longtime listener El Diablo's birthday and new(ish) listener Elizabeth's well-deserved vacation, Kelly and Darek characteristally bounce from topic-to-topic, discussing proper golf attire, ASMR, and Joni Mitchell.

Back from a trip to Ireland and the OR, Kelly and Darek welcome Glad, a returning on-air guest (also Darek's mom) and John, a longtime listener (and Glad's drummer) to the show. A flurry of topics are discussed, but since Kelly is still only able to type with one hand, you'll just have to trust us that it's a fun episode.

Papi lends his whining skills to this episode of Bitter Coffey, in which Kelly & Darek discuss the historical significance of the podcast, a nosy anti-vax neighbor, and Paw Patrol's support of Roe v. Wade.  Kelly loses the ability to speak earlier than usual, and Darek gets an update on The Pretzel Kids. 

The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial was an unexpected topic on today's show. Kelly shares her Celtics fandom that involves screaming swear words, and Darek discusses how dinosaur-themed birthday party decorations are a stark reminder of their extinction.  Tim checks in prior to getting a new tattoo by Heavy Hand, and video game street cred prompts a reflection of an aggressive ostrich and cardiac ar...

Kelly and Darek barrel through a jam-packed double episode, where they live scroll through TikTok, critique two Billie Eilish songs, engage in The Great Cheeseburger vs. Hamburger Debate, and discuss the increased murder potential as a result of automatic garage door openers. Tim Chang absolutely steals the show in his retelling of The Best St. Patrick's Day Story of All Time. Prove us wrong.

Darek and Kelly return from their hiatus, add fuel to the fire surrounding the Great Sticker Debate. Darek tries on some fake grad school eyeglasses Kelly wonders if a leprechaun can fit in a shoe box. Show intro & outro music genius Tim Chang picks up his phone for a chat to discuss Wordle, Heardle, and crime-fighting chipmunks.

Against all technological odds, and in the face of an extremely dramatic snow squall, Kelly and Darek celebrate Shamrock Shake season with tales of a late night visit from an all-female EMT crew while ruminating on Olympic shenanigans and Super Bowl halftime. The Chang Report focuses on terrible ideas in television remakes, and a hypothetical exchange of poop and services. Tim·s new rockin· theme...

Darek and Kelly are back in the studio after Darek's battle with All Things COVID.  A discussion about football leads to a rambling musical journey about favorite parts of songs, and a boycott of just about everything.  Tim Chang's original, shiny and new show theme music will debut next week due to Kelly's technical incompetence under pressure. 

Darek and Kelly begin Season 5 and 2022 with a tribute to Betty White.  Michele joins the show to break down Kelly's musical  instrument-induced breakdown. Tim Chang invites listeners to begin using a new catch phrase, and Darek offers movie reviews on mediocre movies, past and present.  

In this holiday edition and season finale of Bitter Coffey, Darek accepts what could be candy from strangers when Kelly refuses to answer the door and Tim shares a hot take on recycling.  Happy Holidays, y'all!

Darek flexes hard on recent purchases for his new home, and Kelly shares her discomfort after revisiting 1980s sitcoms. The Chang Report offers insight and wisdom in the midst of grocery store tension caused by crouton options.   

With Tim Chang on vacation to properly celebrate Eastern Daylight Time, Kelly struggles to function in the studio as a left-handed person, and Darek shares a holiday-driven potential spike in peppermint flavor in candy.  Kelly curses in order to test the boundaries of Apple podcast censors, while Darek throws out a bid for a new logo for the show.  

Kelly experiences a series of mini nervous breakdowns during the recording of this episode, and Darek manages to keep the show together as his co-host falls apart.  Tim shares some real talk about the politics of parades, and a new catch phrases is born.  

In an unplanned focus on All Things Pumpkin Spice, this episode is the result of Darek and Kelly's return to their tradition of a pre-show pizza. Darek offers validation to Kelly's accidental crime spree, and Tim provides insight and truth on aggressively-decorated houses for Halloween.  

Kelly lost her show topic notebook, so she relies on Darek and Tim Chang to carry the show.  A brief discussion on lip-syncing turns into Kelly revisiting why she dislikes Mariah Carey, and Darek debuts his 1940s radio announcer voice, unaware that his daughter is playing with a hammer in the backyard.   

Kelly and Darek introduce the best new segment on the show, The Chang Report.  Darek offers an update on the home ownership front, while Kelly shares she is free of both fleas and ticks. And at long last, technology finally allows your hosts to share their vocal acumen with a stranger named Astrid.  

Michele Palardy of the Palardy Foundation briefly joins the show and offers a glimpse of what it's like to live with Kelly.  Both Darek and Kelly learn new farmer terms as a result. Darek carries the show due to Kelly's restrictive eating, discussing both house hunting and house cake, one of which might smell like cat urine.