The Con Men

Episode 12 of   The Con Men Show   starts exactly where it should: mid-thought, mid-argument, and somehow mid–Golden Girls appreciation. From there, Dan and Adrian take a lovingly chaotic stroll through the golden age of television—sitcoms, spin-offs, theme songs, VHS wizardry, and the unspoken social contract of  “you missed it, too bad.” What begins as a riff on why certain shows worked (and why...

Dan and Adrian start by tumbling headfirst into a conversation about aging bodies, playground-safe anatomy jokes, and the eternal comedy supremacy of “bingo wings” and the weenus. From there, the episode settles into a warm, nostalgic groove—snacks, chips, French onion dip, and the quiet tragedy of modern convenience foods. The conversation widens into holiday realities: Christmas budgeting, pract...

This time around we enter the sacred halls of fast–food anthropology: Arby’s Gobbler, McRib nostalgia lies, flaming-hot Funyuns, Checkers fries, Burger Con, fake burger franchises, Pluto TV comfort programming, and holiday survival without shame. Double digits, baby—we’re official. 🎧 Listen now & send us your burger lore.

Dan kicks things off with a birthday rundown: his wife’s big day, a middle child who showed out with a from-scratch chocolate fudgy bundt cake and homemade ganache, and a family trip to Chewy’s in Conway that landed squarely in “perfectly fine..." Adrian follows with his own downtown Italian misadventure: greasy calamari swimming in oil, kids’ menu “New York slices” that turned out to be Domino’s-...

In this episode, we slide from fall vibes into full-on holiday chaos: Conway’s infamous “largest outdoor artificial Christmas tree” (paid for by the fast-food “fat tax”), $11 million jewel-covered trees in Abu Dhabi, tree-lighting ceremonies, frozen choir kids, and the eternal showdown of  hot cider vs. hot chocolate —with detours into homemade eggnog, White Russians, and a Russian “Crazy Cow” con...

The Con Men are back, rolling straight into spooky season with the kind of warm chaos only Adrian and Dan can conjure. This week we hit everything from kids leveling up into double digits to the newest  Fantastic Four  (the “fourth first one”) and why it might secretly be the best FF movie yet — which, yeah, is kind of a low bar. We also dive into  Thunderbolts , convention adventures, and Adrian’...

Adrian (Nerd @ Heart) and Dan (deckr.media) dive into Renaissance Faires—what they are, why they work, and how they mash state fair chaos with con culture. We hit themed weekends (Pirate, Scottish, Time Traveler), vendors who commit to the bit, touring acts (shoutout Barely Balanced), kid-magnet games, and the big arena: full-plate jousts with story arcs. Adrian shares a kilt mishap PSA (choose yo...

Join in with Adrian & Dan as we delve into fall traditions, and a lot of CONversation about pie. We also try to determine exactly how much Cool Whip is a dollop, and is it enough? Whether you take your slice on the side, or a la mode, this pie's for you!

In this episode, The Con Men (Adrian & Dan) stumble into the idea of Century Con™ – wherein we outline the idea to celebrate the last century decade-by-decade. With a brief detour to a Galaxy Far Away to discuss a Li'l Green Fella and his Shiny Space Dad and whether or not "some Star Wars is better than none Star Wars..." or is it? Also, you can email the show with your ideas or...

The Con Men start off this week checking in on Adrian after a recent trip to The House of Mouse™. Join in for anecdotes and new con ideas! Just as Adrian is about to outline a brilliant plan for a *British TV Con... ** record scratch ** Due to technical difficulties we cut back to the disappointing nature of Guest cancelations. *Tune in to a future installment of The Con Men Show wherein we shall...

Adrian and Dan kick things off with a lighthearted discussion about Star Trek captains, and carry on from there. Join in for some chatter on the regional convention scene and comedy gold!

Are we the Con Men? Yes. Yes we are. But what does that even mean? Check in with Adrian and Dan as they take the wrapper off this fresh show, and get a feel for that CON LIFE. What are Comic Cons, where are they, how does one behave, what's behind the scenes? Get a peek at how the sausage is made and take notes to make the best out of your next comic con adventure.