The GRIPE with Stitch & Rick

Send us Fan Mail You know… every once in a while, I sit back and look at everything that’s happened with THE GRIPE , and I’m honestly blown away. What started as this little idea; just me and Rick talking, sharing thoughts, laughing at life, pointing out the things we all notice but never say out loud, somehow turned into a community. A real one. A group of people who show up, who listen, who conn...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 10 of THE GRIPE drops you right into the kind of unfiltered, laugh‑through‑the‑pain conversation only two retired guys can have. Stitch Mainville and Rick Gary swap stories about knee surgeries, metal implants, surprise medical scares, and the strange reality of getting older when your body starts collecting more hardware than a Home Depot aisle. From retirement routines a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of THE GRIPE , Stitch and Rick dive into the chaos, comedy, and contradictions of modern marriage. From expiring marriage licenses to why men just want five minutes of silence. What starts as a joke about renewing your spouse like a driver’s license turns into a brutally honest (and hilarious) breakdown of how men and women communicate, misunderstand, and somehow s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick dive into the stories that live behind the wheel. Long drives, crank windows, fading FM stations, quiet wives, and the strange new world of screens, apps, and self‑driving cars. It’s a nostalgic ride through the days when driving felt simple, human, and full of personality. From childhood memories to modern frustrations, this conversat...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick tumble back into a world that feels both impossibly distant and instantly familiar as they discuss drive‑ins on summer nights, matinee tickets bought with two quarters, birthday cards heavy with taped change, and the unmistakable sound of your mother yelling your name across the neighborhood because dinner was ready. Through stories th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of THE GRIPE w/ Stitch & Rick, the guys dive into a wide‑open conversation comparing life today with the world they grew up in. They start with cars. Simple machines in the 70s versus the high‑tech “computers on wheels” of today before shifting into the chaos of the modern internet, social media, and the rise of CashApp culture. Stitch shares memories of paying...

Send us Fan Mail In this heartfelt and humorous episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick kick things off with a tasting of 119‑proof Ponfeigh Pennsylvania Rye, sparking a lively debate about the differences between rye, whiskey, Scotch, and bourbon. What begins as a lighthearted conversation about drinks quickly deepens into a reflection on fathers, family influence, and the lessons that shaped them...

Send us Fan Mail CPAPs & Bathroom Boundaries: The Unfiltered Realities of Getting Older In this hilarious episode of The Gripe w/Stitch & Rick; the guys discuss boundaries and difficulties during those golden years! Aging has a funny way of stripping away the polite illusions we once lived by, and in this episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick dive headfirst into the stuff nobody warns you...

Send us Fan Mail When Nobody Agrees Anymore: News, Politics & Social Media Noise Two friends sit down to talk about the news… and end up talking about everything. Stitch and Rick remember when local news meant your town, your streets, and people you actually recognized. Back when you didn’t need to research every story yourself and a trusted voice could simply tell you what happened. Somewhere...

Send us Fan Mail The Risk Assessment Years: Aging, CPAP Machines, Allergies & Body Changes There comes a time in life when you stop doing certain things without thinking. Not because you’ve matured…  but because experience has taught you consequences have… expanded. In this episode, Stitch and Rick discover how aging quietly turns everyday moments into calculated decisions — from harmless risk...

Send us Fan Mail “You’re Never Too Old To Be Young… Or Are You?” Before algorithms told us what to think and parenting came with instruction manuals, we learned life the old-fashioned way — by doing dumb things and surviving them. In the first episode of THE GRIPE , Stitch and Rick look back at the years that built them: all-night liberty runs, campfire confessions, high-school fights that settled...