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For Thursday, your happy hosts are talking about the new book, "You Are The Detective – The Creeping Hand Murder – A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery" by Maureen Johnson and Scott's brother-in-law Jay Cooper; PETA has called out the viral "Hot Ones" YouTube show for not making the vegan option to default on the celebrity hot wings talk show; "Ozark" and "Weapons" actress Julia Garner announces that she w...

If it's Wednesday, it's a potpourri kind of a day. Your hosts Kristin and Scott are all over the map today, talking about British Airways' ban on their crews drinking coffee in public; the new (and quite nonsensical, we think) Installed Physical Secondary Barrier law on commercial aircraft; the airport named after Snoopy's creator (and, thankfully, he wasn't a politician); a nifty 'old is new agai...

This is part 2 of our streaming and broadcast Fall TV episode, including the sensational television shows Kristin and Scott have been bingeing*, along with a look at what y'all should be excited about later this month. From "Yellowjackets" to "The Morning Show," "Platonic" to "Acapulco," "Black Rabbit" to "With Love, Megan," and "Invasion" to "Chief of War," we're breaking down all the hot streame...

Part 1 of our streaming and broadcast Fall TV episode kicks off, including the sensational television shows Kristin and Scott have been bingeing*, along with a look at what y'all should be excited about later this month. From "Yellowjackets" to "The Morning Show," "Platonic" to "Acapulco," "Black Rabbit" to "With Love, Megan," and "Invasion" to "Chief of War," we're breaking down all the hot strea...

Kristin and Scott are telling you all their summer adventures while they were off in July and August including their California trips, seeing the Backstreet Boys at the Las Vegas Sphere, Lady Gaga's Mayhem tour, going on a Mexican cruise, and even painting a bedroom! Sounds super exciting, huh? But trust us…we have some fun stories to tell. The Swish Edition is available as an audio podcast on pop...

The internet is chock full of inane articles about mundane topics that are designed to get people up in arms—like what's the best sandwich at Jersey Mike's?—Dolly Parton has revealed her favorite order from Taco Bell; Cracker Barrel makes a HUGE marketing mistake and then immediately cancels their dumb $700 million rebrand; who knew hamburgers were so damned expensive?; and, KFC is at it again, an...

The "Swish Edition" is the long-running comedy and pop culture podcast, launched in 2010 by Dale Blades & Scott Wallis. Dale recently retired, but Scott is still behind the mic in Las Vegas, joined by his lifelong best friend Kristin, who took over co-hosting duties from her home base just outside of Washington, DC. The show is now a daily* audio podcast, as well as a YouTube video show. It regula...

Kristin and Scott are back for Season 16 with a BIG announcement: the Swish Edition pop culture podcast is now a daily show! Well, every weekday. We'll be releasing a brand new 15-minute episode every Monday through Friday starting on September 10. Easily digestible on the go every day…or binge all of that week's episodes on Friday. For the first episode of Season 16, we're talking about Howard St...

It's the Season 15 season finale episode, y'all! Before we start our two month summer hiatus, Kristin and Scott are talking about all the silly pop culture topics of the week from Kristin's basement in Northern Virginia. YES! They are in the same room on the same coat for this episode. This week's topics include: A man kills his nudist camp neighbors over a gifted hot dog; Cher's thoughts on plast...

The penultimate episode has landed! As we wrap up Season 15, we're talking about the backlash over Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Venice, Italy wedding; "Sharknado" comes to life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Universal's 'Horror Unleashed' attraction gets an opening date in Las Vegas; AppleTV's "The Fountain of Youth" movie ain't all that; a man (behaving badly) breaks a priceless piece of art...

For our June 11 episode, we're talking about the rumored Universal Pictures cruise line; the advent of Adulting 101 classes for kids who don't know the everyday basics of living; the McDonald's Snack Wrap return date has been announced; a dude calls in a bomb threat after missing his Spirit flight; Scott recounts the outrageous adventures he had grocery shopping; the TSA warns the public that Cost...

This fun new episode drops a day early! Hosts Scott and Kristin dive into an ultra-runner breastfeeding mid-race, a lawsuit over Oreo lookalikes, the peculiar phenomena of an 'exploding' desert tree, a drugged-up flight attendant who danced naked at 36,000 feet, the controversial pardon of reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, plans to visit The Brady Bunch house, and upcoming pop culture even...

In this lively episode, Scott and Kristin dive into a variety of intriguing topics, including J-Lo's new Vegas residency, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg winning an Emmy, and an airline passenger claiming an allergy to the smell of coffee. They discuss more bizarre incidents like a fast food shooting over mayonnaise and a student wanting a tuition refund after a professor allegedly used AI for gradi...

HERE WE GO AGAIN: We found a naked man in a Lowe's parking lot doing lewd things…a different man is suing Whataburger because they didn't hold the onions…pop star Katy Perry rocked Las Vegas this past weekend…Starbucks employees are too distraught to work because of a new dress code…a Madonna bio-series is being made for Netflix…Janet Jackson to get the Icon Award at Monday's AMAs…a very bad man s...

What podcast episode has: Cher's fight for elderly elephants, a prominent art museum director gets completely naked on an international flight, Target nixing self-checkout, the Hall and Oats telephone hotline, self-driving wheelchairs, people who sold everything they own to live in RVs full-time, the government didn't enforce the REAL ID's May 7 deadline (no surprise), the Golden Globes add a Best...

Are two people truly friends if there isn't a lot of teasing going on? Well, Scott loves to tease Kristin, and he's been doing it for over 30 years…but that doesn't mean he doesn't love her. Anyway, today's episode is called, "That What Friends Are For." They are for teasing. So, what's up this week? Dancing little people who also do porn…chicken and waffles are back at KFC…the not so nice history...

It's getting combative during, "Don't Carry Me Too Far Away," our new episode for April 30, 2025. Kristin and Scott might be at odds at times this week (what else is new?)…but it's fun nevertheless…as your hosts talk about the all too real college boy sperm races (yes, you read that right); discuss the proper way to wash jeans (even if you hate 'em like Kristin does); the bad actor who got fired f...

For April 23, Kristin and Scott bring you, "If We Weren't All Crazy We Would Go Insane." That's the title of Episode 457 (thank you, Jimmy Buffett)…and isn't that apropos of this crazy/insane world we live in right now? Anyway, this week we're talking about Scott's broken nose; the Whitney Houston slot machine that spit out $1.5 million bucks; Jon Hamm's new "Your Friends and Neighbors" series on...

Take a break from the hard (to swallow) news, folks! "Ignite the Light" is our episode for April 16th. LISTEN to the audio podcast or WATCH us tape the show on YouTube. Head to Swish Edition's YouTube page to subscribe for FREE today. While supplies last! This week, we're trying to understand the hate for Katy Perry, Gayle King, and company's Blue Origin flight to space; Scott has decided to bail...

New Episode Alert! For April 9, we are "Living in a Powder Keg and Giving Off Sparks," and the show is ready for your ears AND your eyes—besides being a boring old audio-only podcast, you can now WATCH Kristin & Scott tape the show on YouTube. Head to Swish Edition's YouTube page and subscribe today! This week, we're talking about that explosive "The White Lotus" finale (without spoilers, 'cause w...

Now the podcast is available in full-color video on YouTube! Watch Kristin & Scott tape the show while you listen. That's why we're calling this episode, "Video Killed the Radio Star." Audio…video…or both. Y'all listen AND watch! This week we're talking about the state of Nevada possibly sticking with Standard Time year round; most fake AI-generated movie trailers won't be earning ad revenue on Yo...

Our new episode is called, "Girl You Know It's True," for March 26, 2025. And as luck would have it, it was the SECOND time we taped it because we screwed up the first try. Yikes! So, here we go again… Scott and Kristin are talking about the New Jersey man who is suing United Airlines because he was ripped out of a lavatory with his pants and underwear down around his ankles; the sometimes-pretent...

New episode alert: "A Boy's Club No Longer" is ready for your ears. Kristin, Scott's best friend of 38 years (wait! what?! how did that happen? where does the time go?), joins the  Swish Edition this week as his new permanent co-host. They are talking about Jersey Mike's Day of Giving; the first day of Spring will be sprung upon us tomorrow morning; Paramount's amazing "Landman" series has been re...

It's Dale's last show, y'all! This week, the guys are talking about Kim Kardashian's 60-foot long swimsuit installation in Times Square; Lady Gaga killing it on "Saturday Night Live;" a naked woman bares all on a Southwest flight; Southwest 86'ed long-standing free checked bags; that fired Alaska Airlines flight attendant (she posted a video of herself twerking, in uniform, on an airplane) thinks...

"The Jet Set Goes Set-Jetting," y'all. Our newest audio episode is ready for your ears, everywhere fine podcasts are disseminated…like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, YouTube, and more. You can also stream or download all of our past episodes since 2018, at swishedition.com . The popular—and oh so very pretty—Kristin Talastas returns to guest host with me, Scott, while Dale is away lickin...