The Bro Show with Them Daniel Boys

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Not an Ox Story [4:15] * The Word: Ramekin [13:48] * Two Takes: The Sparks Brothers [17:12] * Groaners [31:07] SYNOPSIS: Some words that begin with “ox” are not Ox Stories . Jon was very upset with The Word , but during the show he overcame his objections by ingesting just the right amount of a certain foamy, liquid tolerance. Hear the boys wax lyrical over a new rock...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: The Unsung Heroes of the West [4:01] * Word: Charette [11:46] * Sampled Music: “We Used To Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols [16:06] * Two Takes: Veronica Mars [16:37] * Groaners [28:39] SYNOPSIS Once the West was settled, our friends the oxen were forgotten (and eaten). Learn more in this week’s Ox Story . If you saw Best Enemies you know our Word , and it’s NOT a sma...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Green Ox Pallets [2:58] * The Word: Digitigrade [9:22] * Two Takes: Privacy and Sharing [15:17] * Groaners [26:05] SYNOPSIS: This week’s Ox Story is not only trademark-easy but also a lesson in phone etiquette from Jon. Learn about the opposite of plantigrade from Jerry during The Word segment. Thanks to the Apple technology discussed during Two Takes , Jon is taking...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Oxblood [2:15] * Word: Hemidemisemiquaver [5:46] * Two Takes: Mr. Gehrig’s Day [10:27] * Groaners [23:02] SYNOPSIS After listening to the Ox Story this week, you may wonder if Oxblood came from Oxford, but it did not. The world’s shortest interval in musical notation is not limited to sheet music, and it’s a Word . Finally, Lou Gehrig, the Iron Horse, gets himself a d...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Back to Basics [4:53] * The Word: Hegemony [10:01] * Two Takes: Bob-niscient [13:48] * Groaners [24:50] SYNOPSIS: We discover the limitations of Jon’s knowledge of ox physiology in this week’s Ox Story . If you think of diamonds instead of hedge hogs, you can pronounce The Word . The bros celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday with Two Takes on his storied career and lif...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Bile [3:18] * Word: Nit [6:56] * Two Takes: Zombie Variant [11:38] * Groaners [26:57] SYNOPSIS If you have tasted bile lately, you’ll appreciate this week’s Ox Story . The boys came up with a very short Word that is used in tech shops, publishing, PTA meetings, and places wherever insults are hurled. Listen to the bros re-define a film genre and a mythical phenomen...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: The Ox and the Frog [3:35] * The Word: Demonym [8:53] * Two Takes: Digital Nomads [13:15] * Groaners [24:42] SYNOPSIS: Aesop had something to say about inflatable frogs during the week’s Ox Story . You might think The Word pertains to the underworld, but you’d be way off. What is a digital nomad and where do they live? Find out during Two Takes . If you were wondering...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Suntory Royal Whiskey – Year of the Ox Ceramic Collection [4:27] * Word: Callow [10:50] * Two Takes: Deconstructing Infrastructure [14:19] * Groaners [28:12] SYNOPSIS For this week’s Ox Story , the boys went to Japan, and then traveled to Manchester to research the Word . (Both journeys being figurative.) If you’re curious about the proposed 2.3 trillion-dollar jobs b...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Cy and Don [3:45] * The Word: Anthemic [12:57] * Two Takes: Making Sense of the Census [17:35] * Groaners [27:02] SYNOPSIS: Ever want to know how much oxen know? The Daniels know-it-alls have the answer in this week’s Ox Story . What do you call a song that eclipses the individual? It’s this episode’s Word . The boys give us Two Takes on just how the U.S. Census effec...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Musk Ox [2:14] * Word: Vernal [8:59] * Two Takes: Taylor Swift is Miss Americana [10:24] * Groaners [27:18] SYNOPSIS There is a well-known Ox that is not really an Ox, and it makes quite an Ox Story . This week’s Word is only one character from being venal. You may think you know who Taylor Swift is, but you do not. The boys have Two Takes on this 31 year-old over-ach...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: City of Oxford [3:14] * The Word: Propinquity [10:00] * Two Takes: Tale of Two Pizzas [11:59] * Groaners [26:11] SYNOPSIS: This week’s Ox Story takes us to the oldest English-speaking seat of learning. You may think you know what this episode’s Word means, but there’s more to it than you think. The boys’ Two Takes on pizza leads to the largest confinement facility in...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Lunar Ox Beer [3:11] * Word: Pareidolia [7:01] * Two Takes: Shohei Ohtani’s Two-way Debut [13:55] * Groaners [23:35] SYNOPSIS The course of this episode changes once Jon samples this week’s Ox Story . Jon and Jerry’s brother Jeff came up with the Word , and it’s enough to make you see things. The bros give their Two Takes on MLB’s first two-way player since Babe Ruth...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Eckhardt [3:14] * The Word: Vociferous [10:00] * Two Takes: Medical Passports [11:59] * Groaners [26:11] SYNOPSIS: This week’s Ox Story takes us to Texas, not far from Jerry’s current home. You don’t have to show your teeth to use the Word , but could it hurt? Potentially. The boys are of two minds ( Two Takes ) as regards authenticating one’s health for the purpos...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Tools USA [2:32] * Word: Immanent [8:16] * Two Takes: Jon and Jerry’s picks for March Madness [10:28] * Groaners [24:40] * Bloopers (1) [27:02] SYNOPSIS Ever heard of “tool porn”? Whether or not you find it appealing, Jerry defines it in this week’s Ox Story . Jon’s reading a pretty high-brow book that yielded an equally high-brow Word . The boys’ Two Takes on NCAA...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Ranch [3:36] * The Word: Assiduous [8:40] * Two Takes: I Want to Be Alone [12:06] * Groaners [22:53] SYNOPSIS: Ever been to a hunting lodge were you can drive a WWII tank and fire off a couple of shells? This week’s Ox Story will take you there! The perfect prefect will identify with this episode’s Word . Some of us will go Greta after the pandemic. Hear the boys’...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Yoke Inn - An Amana Colony Tradition Since 1940 [3:27] * Word: Unalloyed [10:15] * Two Takes: Inspiration via Invictus [15:12] * Groaners [25:01] SYNOPSIS Caution: if you’re hungry, do NOT click the above Ox Story link. Those with metallurgical backgrounds will definitely feel at home with the Word this week. Everyone needs inspiration, right? With that in mind, co...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: The Ox-Bow Incident [4:09] * The Word: Cosset [13:08] * Two Takes: A Bandaid on Your Sanity [15:12] * Groaners [25:01] SYNOPSIS: This week’s Ox Story centers around a ground-breaking 1943 black and white film. If you pamper your pets or children, you may identify with this episode’s Word . Still having challenges with life in the COVID era? The Daniels Boys have Two T...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: An Ox’s Tale – The John Entwistle Story [2:15] * Word: Lexicon [10:21] * Two Takes: Sounder (film) – a Story Simply Told but Universally Moving [13:02] * Groaners [22:58] SYNOPSIS This week’s Ox Story pulls the bros back to August 25, 1967 into the life of an understated man simply called The Ox. There is a Word that refers to something we all have, but rarely know wh...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Ox Baker – the lovable heel [4:24] * The Word: Spruik [11:02] * Two Takes: Texas Power Play [13:59] * Groaners [26:43] SYNOPSIS: This week’s Ox Story takes us on a journey into the squared circle of professional wrestling and the heart punch. Someone selling snake oil is the embodiment of this week’s Word . Get Two Takes on what happened in Texas this week with specia...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Blue Ox Teams [4:11] * Word: Trenchant [9:41] * Two Takes: Autism – Close to You [10:49] * Groaners [31:12] SYNOPSIS Find out why teams with “Blue Ox” in their name tend to fail. Did you know that the Word this week is also a submarine? Jerry likes books, whereas Jon LOVES them (and it’s not his fault). Amazingly, Jerry is batting 1000 this week with his Groaner guess...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Strong as an Ox [3:23] * The Word: Fillip [7:06] * Two Takes: Poor Man’s Piano [9:55] * Groaners [26:12] SYNOPSIS: You may think that the phrase “Strong as an Ox” originated during the settling of the old west in America, but you’d be wrong. If you ever wanted to give a name to the ear flipping you did to school mates during grade school, look no further than this wee...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Chinese Year of the Ox [3:41] * Word: Subvention [8:21] * Two Takes: Perils of a Mail Clerk [12:10] * Groaners [23:45] SYNOPSIS Find out why Jon finds mail clerking in Chicago in 2021 more dangerous than when he did the same job during the Vietnam war. Jerry was not only stumped by both Groaners this week, but also by the Word of the week. Is he to comfortable with fa...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Oxtail Soup [4:32] * The Word: Terpsichorean [10:36] * Two Takes: The Birth of Loud [12:48] * Groaners [23:44] SYNOPSIS: After a humbling act of mea culpa, Jon shows his chops as a bachelor cook during this week’s Ox Story . Jerry explains why this episode’s Word describes the force that is James Brown. The brothers give their takes on an amazing book for all lovers o...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Babe the Blue Ox, the Heavy Lifter [4:35] * Word: Bacronym [10:14] * Two Takes: Domestic Terrorism [12:32] * Groaners [21:37] SYNOPSIS The Daniels boys almost become topical this week with a semi-insightful Two Takes on domestic terrorism. Discover why Jon would like to have Babe the Blue Ox as a pet but cannot. Check out this week’s Word to find out how an acronym ca...

SEGMENTS & LINKS: * Ox Story: Gore Your Ox [4:03] * The Word: Sardonic [7:48] * Two Takes: The Name Game [9:44] * Groaners [20:04] SYNOPSIS: The Bros wore their Ox t-shirts, and with a little help from their friend Nate McClure (and the Bible), they explain a use of the animal’s name in conjunction with the process of goring. When should you use the word “wry”, “sardonic” or “sarcastic”? Listen to...