Roots of Laughter

Hats Off! Gloves Off!

Comedy EN ↓ 109 episodes

Taking time every week to let you know who deserves a pat on the back, and more importantly who deserves a pat on the fanny! Celebrities, politicians, small town crazies, media and journalists, law enforcement (good and bad), folks from history, and anecdotes from our own lives. Nobody is safe from our genuine praise, or our smite. Come join the right side of life.

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Roots of Laughter

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Latest episode

Feb 25, 2025

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Episodes

Ep. 134: Missouri is for lovers 13.08.2021

Jetpack-guy is back and they can do nothin' but admire his spirit! Then we pivot to a nice big chunk of Missouri with quick splashes of Elton John, politics, life lessons, and then back to Missouri! Finally, boys will be boys, and boys gotta talk sopranos! Thanks for the love! SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, review, and on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while you’re at it...

Ep. 133: Spencer’s all the pop stars! 03.08.2021

Summer funerals are the topic of conversation to kick things off, followed by the latest update on R kelly and the boyz. Norway women's beach handball ends up in the news and we laud them for it! Pink inserts herself into the situation and Spencer reveals that he too is a hazard to himself! On top of all that, the FBI is mean! SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, review, and on iTunes! Steal y...

Ep. 132: Disneyland super episode! 16.07.2021

This week the boys bring in the Mary Magdolin of Margaritaville, our friend, and Disney fanatic, Nichole. We discuss Hats off to Walt or Mr. Disney to you! Plus a Princess and the frog ride, Matterhorn controversy, Star wars heresy, Japan is cool, and many other topics! SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, review, and on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while you’re at it, to do...

Ep. 131: R.I.P. Miss Fabulous 09.07.2021

Woman googled how to kill husband on this week's addition to “world’s dumbest crooks” and some guy playing a prank may have accidentally proven one of the world’s funniest conspiracy theories. On top of that, a guy murdered his son because of a slice of cake! Then spencer regales us with the saga of Miss Fabulous! Thanks for listening! SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, review, and on iTunes...

Ep. 130: Return of the redneck! 02.07.2021

A lovely Redneck rave goes south IN the south. Can you believe it!?! Some dude in Columbia sucked on a begrudging floppy bomber, in front of his physics class no less! Then we take a trip down memory lane, spurred on by the new Backstreet Boys/N’sync supergroup, and that leads us to Brittany spears. So sad. SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, review, and on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and fam...

Ep. 129: India and Pakistan suck 17.06.2021

This week, a Pakistani former hospital guard performs surgery on a lady who was probably publicly punished, A missing woman in India found next door, and an Indian guy with wayyyyy too many kids! On top of that, we regale you with a story of our pilgrimage to Mecca (Margaritaville) and we cover a case of prayer not working for one Los Angeles nun! Enjoy!  SUBSCRIBE As always! Make sure you rate, r...

Ep. 128: Revenge of the sick 04.06.2021

I hate everyone equally is found as a reasonable excuse for racism in Canada, but not if the specific situation is finding the remains of 215 native children found under a re-education camp.  Air India plays it safe by not bringing a bat to New Jersey and an update on everyone’s favorite Q-anon whack job! As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and famil...

Ep. 127: Yeah right! 26.05.2021

Well, we’ve got good news in the form of some bad news but at least it ain't COVID-19. A couple of dead folks. One not so dead and the other tragically definitely 100 percent killed himself. The foul play, however, comes in on another story when a polish fella gets the wrong body part removed(yikes!). If that's not enough, we’ve got more bonus stories and Spencer has his first social media meltdow...

Ep. 126: There’s just no winning 19.05.2021

A lady from Miami lives out her dream of being Josie Grossie but with a twist. A black man tries the mission impossible technique to frame “the white man” for dozens of home burglaries. A doctor apologizes for inviting a sexual offender to a camp for assault survivors. Some rich dude made a no-no but folks don’t really care. Plus filler. Plus fun stories. Plus more! As always! Make sure you rate,...

Ep. 125: Don’t burgle til 10:30 11.05.2021

A Mcdonalds breakfast robbery ain’t the only food story. Along with elderly folks still using Morse code and a fistfight at a dodger game, this one cracks up to be a classic episode. Another case of teachers banging kids, a bad burglar, and a Russian man trapped in a Chinese competition show. What more can you ask for? As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your frie...

Ep. 124: Spencer’s Sitcom Apartment 05.05.2021

We get an update on the hover board dentist and it’s not good. But what is good, is Hawaiian rental car companies making tourists look like goofballs. An almost feel good story about a cop which was almost nice for a change. Spencer gives us a peak into his neighbors and his physical fitness regime, and enlightens us on the life of dog racing in Florida.  As always! Make sure you rate, review, and...

Ep. 123: PANTY RAID! 27.04.2021

We cover the world's worst burglar and Iran is also the world's worst at being accepting of women, even when they’re in different countries. Spencer also enlightens us on the most bizarre (not to be named) coffee shop order. Then we talk about weed for a while cuz 420 brah. And then we obviously talked about the Chauvin trial because justice was almost served and that’s worth noting.  As always! M...

Ep. 122: Misunderstood 18.04.2021

A Korean couple does a very reasonable thing and a museum was very reasonable in their response, hats off! A not so doctor in Florida of all places did something weird(not as weird as the dentist). Forgiveness is never rewarded, especially for murderers….and yet another case of gender reveal resulting in death as well. Enjoy.  As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal y...

Ep. 121: No jerseys! 03.04.2021

This week, ya boys (Spencer and Mitchell) got too high and spoke on the truths. Praise for a naked man next to a volcano and jeers for. A restaurant in Detroit doesn’t realize it's a restaurant in Detroit and Larry King’s wives never realized they were dealing with the king. On top of all that, we cover an allegedly racist dog and a mom who was not about to let her daughter lose in a fistfight at...

Ep. 120: An episode for the children 26.03.2021

First off, we cover the evilest man we’ve encountered while researching for the pod, and he turned out to be a respected doctor of animals! On top of that, we cover a real case of GTA online, drunk broad tries to order breakfast from the county jail, and spring break gets out of hand in Florida of all places (who could’ve guessed it!). And then we talk about how easy it is to entertain children, a...

Ep. 119: The air saxophone paradox. 18.03.2021

Plenty on good stuff this week. Just for a taste, we cover a psycho cyber mom, church guy that lost some treasure, little league, low blood sugar bigotry, murder, and a classic case of illegal intimidation. On top of all that, classic anecdotes, and some sweet tips. Be better at crime folks! As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones whi...

Ep. 118: Not a great week for Arabs 11.03.2021

30 gentlemen died during an ISIS bomb workshop, a lady in Idaho didn’t have to wear a burka after all, and we think incels just become trans. No good. Along with a couple of kids getting suspended for their mom’s Onlyfans and a rooster killing everyone in sight, we almost forgot to call out our Silicon Valley douche overlords. But we do! And more!  As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCR...

Ep. 117: Potatx head 06.03.2021

News updates from our favorite state attorney general, and the Mr. potato head controversy and that’s just the beginning! We talk small-town potential bad guys and a man in Arizona who really didn’t want to go to work! Did you know that the state of Michigan loves executing mentally retarded animals? It’s true. Listen for all the details as well as even more topics! As always! Make sure you rate,...

Ep. 116: Power to the peeps, dawg! 26.02.2021

Have you ever been mugged while visiting another city? Have you ever sent explicit pictures to a minor and had that minor show up to your house to blackmail you for use of your van? If you answered yes to either question, then this podcast is for you! Welcome!  As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while you’re at it, to do so on as...

Ep. 115: Germany, please chill. 11.02.2021

KFC went a little too woke in some people’s minds. Yup. But in brighter news, Nic cage has a new movie that’s daily good, and Germany is under the microscope once again for some not so chill behavior. One man spends some cash on a plane in San Francisco, a lady in Idaho blows a situation out of proportion, and lastly...a saga of intrigue from the state of 4th best Florida (Louisiana). Plus more. A...

Ep. 114: Classic Germany 03.02.2021

The boys (and girls) over in the Deutschland are showing some unfortunate patterns of behavior, but that’ll never happen in America! We talk about that and it blends perfectly into the next story and that story into the next. We also touch on a group of cheeky buggers in the land of our forefathers who pull a classic prank. Don’t miss it. As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTu...

Ep. 113: Episode One 21.01.2021

available The boys cover all the usual topics, but this time it’s on video! Come and cancel us, you scumbags! Politics, gateways to hell, Turkmenistan, classic rock attitude, baseball, and everything else you come to us for, in now available on YouTube! So join us for our new episode 1.  As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while y...

Ep. 112: Predators vs aliens 08.01.2021

This week we cover a man who got too comfy typing German at an at&t store and defend Turkmenistan in the face of a propaganda campaign. On top of that, we have a couple updates on past stories and some riffs for all of our queens out there.  defendson As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while you’re at it, to do so on as many...

Ep. 111: Plandemic blues 31.12.2020

This week we cover a waitress from Canada who did not put up with an anti-masker, an Arizona cop threatens to shoot the mayor if she defunds his department, and our boy Gurbang from Turkmenistan has found the covid cure. We also talk about Christmas and family. Xoxo As always! Make sure you rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes! Steal your friend’s and family’s phones while you’re at it, to do so...

Ep. 110: Hitler’s alligator 21.12.2020

This week, we talk about a new mayor who parties too hard, a guy in Portland that parties just as hard but in a different way, and Mr. Rodgers parties just the right amount. Spencer enlightens us to the mystique of hitler’s pet  alligator and Mitchell gives a gloves off to another dirty dog in the pharmaceutical biz. On top of that, we’ve got updates on 3 different stories from the past! Enjoy! As...

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