The Bro Show with Them Daniel Boys

🤨 Prepare Yourself: While dodging figurative bullets from the gambling underworld and the Legion of Decency, the Bros still manage to knock out this 26.4 minute episode. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: The Whale (Dining Experience) [6:25] * Word: Vigorish [12:04] * Two Takes: The Hays Code [14:05] * Groaners [24:25] 📸 Photobomb 🐋 Sponsor: This week’s show is sponsored by Save the Whales —a...

🤨 Ask Yourself: Do you agree with folks who think baseball games move too slowly? The solution-oriented Bros reveal the remedy to all such vexation in this 27.5 minute episode. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: NOT a Whale [5:30] * Word: Match Play [11:02] * Two Takes: Banana Ball [15:33] * Groaners [26:26] 📸 Photobomb 🐋 Sponsor: This week’s show is sponsored by Save the Whales —a not-for-pro...

🤨 Ask Yourself: Are you tired of all the dystopian news and films? Worry not. Let bros regale you with tales of bugs that are good eatin’ and a girl who rode a whale all the way to the Academy Awards in this 25 minute episode. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: The Whale Rider (Film) [5:10] * Word: Predation [11:25] * Two Takes: Bugs Are on the Menu [15:21] * Groaners [26:43] 📸 Photobomb 🐋 Spo...

🤨 Ask Yourself: If you’ve explored Wikipedia, you’ve run into disambiguation, right? Then what in the hell is strategic ambiguity ? Worry not. The bros got your back in this 25 minute episode. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: The Whale (Atlantic Monthly in 1906) [5:36] * Word: Strategic Ambiguity [13:46] * Two Takes: What Doe “Yes” Mean? [14:36] * Groaners [24:27] 📸 Photobomb 🐋 Sponsor: This...

🤨 Ask Yourself: Is placing your life or safety in peril for another species a reality for non-humans? Is there always a vested interest? Jerry presents the research while Jon discusses Wile E. Coyote in this 29min episode of The Bro Show. Will Jon get suspended from the show again? 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: A Whale Saved My Life [4:50] * Word: Altruism [9:28] * Two Takes: Altruism in An...

🤨 Ask Yourself: Are you a climate catastrophist? You feel there’s no hope for our planet? Take heed! Jon and Jerry will save you from yourself with this 25min episode of The Bro Show. Special attribution to Sarah Reichelt, author of MacOS Development for iOS Developers for this week’s Word . 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: Dolphin Pharmacology [4:48] * Word: Salinity [8:33] * Two Takes: Adapt...

🤨 Ask Yourself: What if you had a ten-foot tooth and the ladies found it attractive? You’d be the Chicago Sun Times—and the lady? NPR affiliate WBEZ! Listen to the bros dot their tees and cross their eyes in an amazing 25min episode of The Bro Show. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: Narwhal – Unicorn of the Sea [5:11] * Word: Unicorn [9:44] * Two Takes: Not for Profit Journalism [12:09] * Groan...

🤨 Ask Yourself: What if you could spoke in such a low register that no one could hear you? You’d be pretty damn lonely. Income disparity can have a similar effect. Could a guaranteed basic income for everyone make that much difference? The data says “YES!”. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: The Loneliest Whale [5:37] * Word: Egalitarianism [14:00] * Two Takes: Universal Basic Income [14:45] * G...

🤨 Ask Yourself: What if—in order to dress for a ball—all your children had to go without clothes? Welcome to 300 years of Russian history culminating in a desperate invasion of Ukraine. 🔗 Segments & Links: * Whale Story: Hartford Whalers and The Tale of the Whale [3:46] * Word: Geopolitics [9:40] * Two Takes: Russia’s Last Gasp [10:52] * Groaners [26:16] 📸 Photobomb: 🐋 Sponsor: This week’s sho...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Whale Tails [4:47] * Word: Anachronism [9:05] * Two Takes: UN Nothing Burger [10:07] * Groaners [27:43] SYNOPSIS Christina Aguilera, Colin Powell and Dag Hammarskjöld all join hands in this exciting 28 minute episode of The Bro Show. Be there or be square! PHOTOBOMB SPONSOR This week’s show is sponsored by Save the Whales —a not-for-profit organization that preserv...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Counting Whales is Not Easy! [4:52] * Word: Enumeration [11:11] * Two Takes: 1950 U.S. Census – Count Me In [12:17] * Groaners [28:33] SYNOPSIS I feared the 1950 U.S. Census would be dreadfully boring. I was SO wrong! Jon looked up Elvis and Stan Musial while I dove into Bobby Rydell and my friend David Beech. Join us in this 28 minute episode of The Bro Show! You...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Chicago Whales – Third MLB Team in Chicago [4:07] * Word: IED – Intermittent Explosive Disorder [7:53] * Two Takes: MLB Season Preview [10:36] * Groaners [26:46] SYNOPSIS Why would a baseball team in Chicago call itself the Whales? Is it a stretch to equate Will Smith’s recent behavior with a bomb? Are Jerry’s areas of expertise in baseball unhealthy or just inappr...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: When Whales Had Legs [4:29] * Word: Vestigial [6:48] * Two Takes: Academy Awards 2022 [7:54] * Groaners [32:34] SYNOPSIS What did the whale look like when it began its journey into the water? What type of bone is our tailbone? What portion of a musical score best represents the Bros pick for best picture? This 32 minute episode of The Bro Show is a must-listen for...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: In the Heart of the Sea [4:06] * Word: White Whale [13:54] * Two Takes: Women’s March Madness [15:46] * Groaners [28:17] SYNOPSIS What does Spider-Man know about whaling? How are Captain Ahab and DePaul’s Women’s Basketball related? What is Jerry’s favorite team in the NCAAW Tournament? This 28 minute episode of The Bro Show will put a bounce in your step. PHOTOBOM...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Gray Whale Watching [4:09] * Word: 3PL [9:08] * Two Takes: Chain, Chain, Chain! [12:28] * Groaners [25:57] SYNOPSIS Why are Gray Whales easier to watch? What does our word have in common with George Lucas? Would Aretha have liked our Two Takes topic this week? David Seville? This 26 minute episode of The Bro Show will break through your chains. PHOTOBOMB SPONSOR Th...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Orcas in Captivity [3:40] * Word: Pączki [9:28] * Two Takes: Downfall: The Case Against Boeing [12:20] * Groaners [27:04] SYNOPSIS When will a pod of cetaceans have the rights and legal protections of a family? What do you call Fat Tuesday in Chicago? What do you get when you resign in disgrace from a company that builds airplanes? This 27 minute episode of The Bro...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Unusual Whales [3:46] * Word: Consigliere [8:00] * Two Takes: The Godfather: A Family Film and Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli [12:30] * Groaners [26:52] SYNOPSIS Who knew whale watching could be so profitable? What crime family doesn’t need a German-Irish counselor? Is Brando using cue cards to act or to remember lines? This 27 minute episode of The Bro Show will...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Icelandic Whale Testicle Beer and the Ensuing Controversy [6:10] * Word: Piffle [12:45] * Two Takes: Cincinnati Chili Deets and Video of Kristen Making It ! [15:06] * Groaners [26:56] SYNOPSIS That beer has WHAT in it? Is wiffle ball piffle? Is Cincinnati chili really chili? Is Kristen Hampton the cutest cook on Earth? (Yes.) Do toe nail clipping enthusiasts exist...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Migaloo [4:26] * Word: Loo [10:26] * Two Takes: Not in Chicago [12:23] * Groaners [26:06] SYNOPSIS What does Migaloo mean in English? Everyone needs to know where it is. What is it? Why use a city slogan that discourages visitors? What do the Dalai Lama and the inventor of the door knocker have in common? This short 27 minute episode of The Bro Show will destroy lo...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: How Old Do Whales Get? [5:19] * Word: Hormesis [9:50] * Two Takes: Lifespan [Amazon] and Joe Rogan with Dr. Sinclair [13:20] * Groaners [27:07] SYNOPSIS Do we really have to eat a whale to discover its age? Why is stress a hormetic? Does Dr. David Sinclair have less charisma than the Bros? Will one of the groaners offend folks with Strabismus? This 28 minute episod...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Orca (1977 Film) [3:26] * Word: Portmanteau [13:41] * Two Takes: Carjackings Rise in Major Cities and Inside the Mind of a Chicago Carjacker [18:04] * Groaners [27:25] SYNOPSIS Acting-wise, why did Bo Derick not have a leg to stand on in Orca? How many portmanteaus are within the word “Carjack”? How has carjacking influenced the naming of children in Chicago? Could...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: How big is big? Watch and Read ! [5:31] * Word: Poll Tax [16:59] * Two Takes: The Vote History and Supreme Court Involvement [18:17] * Groaners [29:02] SYNOPSIS Why is Jon so interested in the size of a whale’s tongue? What replaced the poll tax? What was the “gotcha” with the advent of Native American voting rights? What the hell does Jon put on his peanut butter...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Whale Story: Conquest of the Ocean [6:44] * Word: Diablerie [16:27] * Two Takes: I Am Special [17:56] * Groaners [27:00] SYNOPSIS What did a whale look like 55 million years ago? What is it called when the devil makes a certain tennis player fake a medical condition? Will Djokovic’s reality distortion field keep him out of Australia for three years? This 27 minute episode of Th...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Jon’s Hallmark Holiday Movie Report for 2020 * Whale Story: Whale Swallows Lobster Diver , but is it possible? [4:00] * Word: Discotheque [9:12] * Two Takes: The Lockdown Sessions and the story behind it [13:29] * Groaners [27:59] SYNOPSIS Can a whale swallow a man? How is Adolf Hitler responsible for discos? How does Elton John like his paintings? Is our penguin groaner really...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Jon’s Catching Up Baseball Report * Whale Story: Facts about Whales and Types of Whales [5:07] * Word: Cetacean [14:04] * Two Takes: What Is It about Blue Jeans? [15:13] * Groaners [28:26] SYNOPSIS Why do whales have body hair? Does an animal as large as a whale have predators? Bonus question: what does the “ceta” part of “cetaceans” mean? Where did blue jeans originate? This 2...