The Family Archives

There's nothing good on TV. All the more reason to read books, right? One of those books is called Lacks Self-Control, by Roy. It's got a lot of stories with bad endings, but in a funny way. It's a comedy of errors kind of thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Everyone thinks movies are making more money than ever, but movies in the 50s had a distinct advantage: they only made one worth watching every few years. Still, 200 million dollars in a week is pretty good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Skip giving dad a tie this year and get him some thoughtfully selected clips!  Featuring: Joe Zimmerman, Mike Reiss, Kevin Bozeman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jerry Springer and Africa have both had troubled histories. There's some instability there. They should both take some cues from what recently became the least unstable scripted network TV show in history. If either of them can last 30 years without something bad happening, I think a lot of people will be surprised. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

You don't have to be a good singer to be a good singer. That sounds impossible, but consider Bob Dylan. Unfortunately, the same lax attitude cannot be taken toward comedy, which means traveling deep into purgatory to perform at comedy clubs that don't actually exist. Good story material, though. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

All us young people aren't as religious as in the past. Maybe that's a mistake, since young people are all constantly upset whereas elderly nuns tend to be pretty carefree. Perhaps we should all marry Jesus. Half of marriages end in divorce anyway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

Einstein wasn't just physics. Some of his opinions involved, for example, Chinese people. They weren't all bad, but you know. You know what is all bad? Political corruption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It seems like everyone is a parent these days, even comedians. As such, parenthood is a hot topic. That and story slams. Whatever those are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unless you live in the city, life is a constant vigil against ticks who will kill you if they touch you. At least that's what Bob and Kathryn seem to believe. Phil is more concerned with matters of voice acting, though he did voice a character in The Tick. It's not quite the same. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more a...

This hour we address two different types of parenthood. First, being the parent of a wild animal. To sum it up, don't do it. Then we move onto the father/daughter relationship, which while strong in Italian culture is often neglected elsewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Bad news for people who always dreamed of being a subsistence farmer: technology has taken that job. For the rest of us, that means more actually fun jobs. Automation takes jobs, but are there any currently automated jobs you'd want to do? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

A tin star is bad news if there's a notorious outlaw in your town. A silver star is an honor. A gold star is great when you're in grade school, but if you're related to someone in the military, it's something you don't want. For those who get one anyway, there's the Gold Star Ride Foundation. They like the military and they especially like motorcycles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

In private, a lot of people have favorable views toward porn. It's great, right? Maybe not. Humans seem to be designed specifically to get destructively addicted to things, and porn is one of them. It sounds weird until you consider how many people get addicted to pulling the lever on a slot machine. It doesn't take much. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/list...

Ted Bundy is dead and we may be looking at peace with Korea. Things are looking good. Still, it might be a good idea to try and find out why Bundy did what he did. Sullivan did just that. Then he wrote it down in a book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fetishes are weird. That's their defining characteristic, really. As far as fetishes go, feet are arguably low on the weirdness scale, though you won't be winning that argument with someone who's being actively showcased. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On top of the podcast being a family show and Alex expecting another baby any minute, Edoardo has a book of poems on the topic of early fatherhood. We take the concept of a family podcast to extremes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's a pub in the British Isles. Actually, there are hundreds of them. Each one has a slightly different accent despite being an average of 4 feet from each other. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With all the death going on in the world, we take a moment to address the growing plague that is depression.  Not that we can do anything about it, but we can address it.  We can also address how LBJ was an unpleasant person. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a doozy of an episode for ya; no NHL, no NBA? No Problem. Clips Featuring: Seaton Smith, Dean Edwards, Jo Koy, Jake Johannsen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want some treasure? Well, go find it. We're not gonna give you any. Once you've found your treasure, make sure you're legally allowed to keep it. Or be like a pirate and hide it, surreptitiously trading rubies for sailcloth. Or maybe something other than sailcloth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad cho...

Another celebrity has killed themselves. This time it's Anthony Bourdain. This is why, as Dean would say, it's important to tell your friends you love them. Philip would disagree. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Philip was an athlete in an era when the gender lines were much clearer, a fact which he appreciates. Seaton, on the other hand, has been pinned by at least a handful of women, and not in the good way. From a certain perspective, the All in the Family theme had a point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your a...

Some people just have good lives. You may be familiar with a few. Other people make themselves sick just for the attention. One could surmise that their lives aren't so great. It's a complex phenomenon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Robin Williams and some horrible woman are both dead. Robin's legacy will probably endure for longer, especially since people like Dave are writing about him. On an unrelated topic, what do you think about mandatory minimums? Kevin doesn't like them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Kate Spade got everyone talking about suicide for the week, so we continue that trend. We try to cheer everyone up with the world song in the world, and when that doesn't work we try the topic of small business failure. All great ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...