Bitter Coffey

Bitter Coffey alum Darek Fanton sits in the second chair for a rapid-fire episode that covers a lot of ground.  Kelly jumps from topic to topic and Darek tries to reel her in. He is not successful.  

In an effort to help alleviate the stress of a pandemic, we decided to meet up to record a show with the hope it would provide some sort of distraction for our listeners (and ourselves). Just days later, the world went sideways once again as a result of the tragic and senseless murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Like you, we're outraged and doing our part in this unprecedented time throug...

Darek and Kelly are joined by long-time listeners of the show, and Kelly's former bosses, Morgan and Margo. The crew reflect on drinks the size of your head, discuss the best names for groups of animals and discuss the relationship between hot dogs and friendship. Kelly tells the harrowing tale of the shuttle from hell and Morgan discloses why why's called what why is. Bells are introduced to the...

To close out 2019, Darek and Kelly reflect on the year that was, and look forward to what's ahead, including making a few impromptu on-air phone calls to some special guests to ask them about their favorite (or least favorite) holiday memories. Kelly shares her own most troubling holiday experience, as well as recounting her recent interaction with the "team" at Lesbian Connection.

Kelly and Darek are joined by super siblings Tim and Lisa Chang to consume and discuss carbs of every shape and size. Tim recounts the origin story of he and Darek's friendship, reveals his controversial snackfood opinions and is somewhat bemused by both the weather and people of Northern Vermont. Kelly takes issue with putting salt in coffee and the crew bask in the glow of a recent "feature" in...

Bravely overcoming a serious case of "doughnut throat", our hosts chat about the resurgence of roller derby, awkward vocal tics, and trace the very short origin story of Kelly's favorite new catchphrase. Leaf couch season continues with a special shout out to Instagram's #freechairproject and the suggestion of a special new merch item. Things conclude with a deep dive into the plethora of National...

After a bit of a newborn-related hiatus, Kelly and Darek are back to regale you with tales of their best years ever, share some significant life updates, reflect on their distinct experiences with the Champlain Valley Fair and Y2K and Kelly saddles Darek with a dodgy nickname. Along the way, Kelly shares a newly identified pet peeve and Darek gets confused about when Jim Carrey's early films came...

Our hosts are joined by rock star in attitude and profession, Gladys Douse (who also happens to be Darek's mother). Glad shares her experiences as a lifelong Vermonter who now lives in North Carolina, as well her musical journey and evolution. The group also chats about the lie that is the storied baby shower nacho bar, sun couch season, perms and so much more.

As Darek embarks on paternity leave, we close out Season 1 of Bitter Coffey with some (arguably TOO much) excitement about Winooski's upcoming road vaginas, engage in a robust punctuation debate that would damage most friendships, and with the help of guest-host Mo Citro, further explore our odd fascination with Celine Dion. At one point in the show, Kelly begins speaking in a Canadian accent that...

On this episode of the definitely still a "comedy" podcast Bitter Coffey, Kelly hatches a plan to start a band with Darek's Mom, reads a letter from friend of the show Morgan, and our hosts offer some very dubious relationship advice. We also discover that one poor listener has been suffering through the podcast (more than most) at 1.5 speed, which leads us into the dark and disturbing world of "d...

Mo Citro somehow finds the mental strength to return for another episode of Bitter Coffey! Following a delightful pretzel chicken dinner, our hosts discuss the lie that is instant cake mix and discover that celery water rids your body of more than just toxins. Kelly shares the greatest personal ad in history, discusses her distaste for incorrect pluralization, there's some delightful effects exper...

Darek and Kelly are joined by Mo Citro for a wide ranging episode full of figurative and literal key changes. Mo and Kelly share the origin (and near demise) of their friendship, we discover that Kelly is more like her weird Aunt than she would like and that the Vermont high-school bowling scene is booming. Finally, we're treated to a harrowing tale of garden Buddha abduction.

On this week's episode we explore the special relationship that Kelly shares with the folks at Vermont Gas, talk about the current state of customer "service" and delve deep into Kelly and Darek's podcast libraries. You'll also learn a valuable lesson about how to scare off an intruder and more than you'd ever want to know about one of the members of Darek's birthing class.

It's a love-filled episode of Bitter Coffey as Kelly and Darek reflect on the strangeness that is Valentine's Day. They talk about the guy who fought a mountain lion and lived to tell the very subdued story. Darek also offers some pointed advice about attending concerts and laments the terrors of driving in Boston. Finally, our hosts explore which of them is more Milli and which is more Vanilli an...

On this episode of Bitter Coffey, we're firing right into things by talking about BJ's (you know, the wholesale store). Kelly and Darek read some iTunes reviews and give some shoutouts. It's Super Bowl weekend, so there's plenty of talk about..the Puppy Bowl and the wonders of the MarbleLympics. We finally get into the wonders of the Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Darek has a new podcast sign-off! In th...

We're back, and we're full of gluten! On this episode of Bitter Coffey, Kelly and Darek address some of the feedback about their "desert island" bands, explore the fashion phenomenon that is Shooties, discuss methods for dismissing guests who have overstayed their welcome and tease an upcoming conversation about The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. There's also talk of bands who've evolved over time, courte...

Bitter Coffey is back from its holiday hiatus and Kelly and Darek are firing into the new year hopped up on Hibiscus Cloudberry Polar seltzer. On this episode Kelly gets stuck in an elevator, has a useless conversation with Comcast and shares some incredible Christmas gifts from Boredwalk T-Shirts. There's also talk of cars that sound like trombones and the reality of supposed Facebook "hacking"....

On this very special, injury free, episode of Bitter Coffey, we're in the Christmas spirit, we're making major life announcements and we're experimenting with our first ever cold close. Is that even a thing? Find out after the outro music! Also, the subscriber mugs have arrived and Kelly has a new Twitter handle. There's also talk about the different versions of the Winnie the Pooh theme song, gre...

Another episode, another unfortunate injury. Kelly tells the origin story of her hurt shoulder (spoiler, it has to do with Fox News). She also shares the story of meeting her friend Cedric (AKA iTunes reviewer ced0882). Kelly and Darek send a special shout out to Kelly's neighbor, and fan of the show Devon, discuss their beloved pets, their shared mall employment experience, the perils of locker r...

On this episode of Bitter Coffey it's officially Snow Couch Season! Kelly suffers a "debilitating" hot tea injury, and points out that giving blood is a perfect excuse to take a nap. Continuing the healthcare theme, it turns out that cold and flu season is accurately named and that a gluten free lifestyle is about as much fun as you'd expect. Kelly makes an exciting new purchase and shares the sci...

On this episode of Bitter Coffey, Kelly and Darek talk about the challenges of eating healthier, reminisce about their respective drivers ed experiences, discuss names that shouldn't be applied to children, develop an exciting new game show inspired by  repetitious streaming television commercials, draw parallels between raking leaves and nuclear proliferation and read some of your iTunes reviews.

On episode 4 of Bitter Coffey, Darek and Kelly talk about the launch of the pod, read some listener email, make a surprise discovery about house balls, talk about Kelly's passion for demonstrations and share their love for the Great British Baking Show. We also make an announcement about a special giveaway!

In episode 3 of this freshly-dubbed "comedy" podcast, Kelly and Darek re-vist the concept of "thirsty", workshop alternative podcast concepts, discuss the unfortunate affliction of verbal diarrhea, touch on Hulu's "The First" and go deep to examine The Sutherland Dilemma.

It's the second episode and the audio is a bit better...so there's that at least. Kelly and Darek look back at the first episode, identify a scourge upon both Kelly and the podcast itself, reflect on the worst jobs they've ever had, the trials of adulting, talk Top Chef and Darek tells a story about a guy, his house, and the guy's balls.

On the first episode of the Bitter Coffey Podcast, Kelly and Darek welcome you to the show, talk about how this whole thing got started, discuss being the favorite patient, the TV show Forged in Fire and an unfortunate email mix-up.