The Long Shot Podcast

Sean and Amber dive into their 13th year of podcasting together with optimism and discussions of jury duty, Station Eleven, and how to celebrate New Year's on a thirty-second delay. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Better Underwater" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Amber and Sean talk the prevalence of cheating on high school tests, fake airplane fight videos, and how it's different when you're officially part of the family (and families are different). Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Fingers" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

While Amber flits about the country, hither and thither, Sean gets onstage for the first time in a bit of a while.   Music: "Animal Tested" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Amber and Sean argue about the importance of relationships, the creative's tendency toward second thoughts, and Tim's birthday. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Rhinestone Busboy" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Amber and Sean talk mustard parties and personal Thanksgiving celebrations, then mispronounce a very specific creature from the Star Wars universe. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "Fire Breather" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sean and Amber delve into taking time off, taking your dog to the beach, and taking it in the neck from the US Postal Service when your mailbox KEEPS getting "broken" into (with a functional key). Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro & "An Hour Or More" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sean and Amber talk the vexation and wonder of parking meters, Survivor, and why Frankenstein is the worst lot. Music: "Since I Got Out Of My Box" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sean and Amber talk Halloween, costumes, Halloween costumes, road rage, and why to fire your farrier. Music: "Coro dos Tribunais" by SantaJustaStudios - Pedro Monteiro

Left alone, due to unforeseen circumstances, Sean ends up not being able to handle the truth. Music: "Fantasy Team" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Regular host and special guest Jamie joins Amber and Sean to consider the ramifications of haircut small talk, the possible confusion of Disney weddings, and the contagious exuberance of girls' high school volleyball. Music: "Shorting" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sean and Amber dive deeply into 27 Dresses, and how Smudgy is apparently a practicing magician. Plus: the in line versus online debate continues, more adventures at Starbucks (how the Starbucks app is ruining the Starbucks experience), and a quick glance down at the low country and those pesky Murdaughs. Music: "Belka & Strelka" by SantaJustaStudios (PJ_Monteiro)

Amber and Sean delve into mistaken identities, Broadway musical tattoos, Nancy Grace, and meeting your new boss. Music: "Snowball (Patent Pending)" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sean and Amber consider multi-level marketing schemes, plans for The Long Shot (podcast) theme parks, the comedic stylings of Robin Williams and Monty Python, and a number of letters they've received in their sandwich-sized Ziploc mailbag, most (but not all) of which are addressed correctly. Music: "De Partida" & "A Alma" by SantaJustaStudios (PJ_Monteiro)

Amber and Sean ignore the absence of Joe and Jamie to contemplate sand art, Richard Kind, Hollywood camera tricks, and that Julia Roberts documentary where she loves to eat and pray. Music: "Woke Awake" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Sans Joe and Jamie, Sean and Amber explore true crime, some late-breaking Smudginess, and the legacy of "Columbo." Music: "Aside From Your Hair" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Amber and Sean get into the weeds about Shakespeare, perspicacity, and the death of show notes. Then they get out (pretty quick). WIth special guest Smudgy! Music: "Landis" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

The inimitable Gang of Two (is two really a gang? Yep!) discuss the real-life Kramer from Seinfeld, an intimidating assembly of German Shepherds, fourplexes, leashed dead goldfish, and whether those doors to the balcony are French, Belgian, or sliding.   Music: "Getting Work" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Joe can't make it, but Sean and Amber are joined by a special guest who's been on the show many times before (hint.hint) and they talk about the guy on the cover of Nevermind, coyote vests for dogs, and some Herb ALpert and the Tijuana Brass classics. Music: "Babe, I'm Gonna Cry All Over You" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

WIth Jamie and Joe still at an M.I.A. concert or something, Amber and Sean get way into the weeds on commuter military schools, dog burritos, and the finality of the common alligator's death roll. Music: "Sex Tool II" by Jeffery Everhart

Jamie's back! Which means Amber is unexpectedly called away (and Joe, as usual, seems, like the Flying Dutchman, to be destined to sail the oceans forever, unable to make port...). Sean and Jamie contemplate Jamie's recent move to a new apartment, Jamie's progress in re-opening his theater during this fraught and perilous time, and how everybody is pretty open about their therapist these days. Mus...

Amber and Sean talk about the desperate need for human connection, witchcraft, Celtic holidays, and how a dramaturge differs from a necromancer. Music: "Outlandos" by Jeffery Everhart

Jamie gets stuck at work last minute, and Joe is still out of town, so Sean and Amber contemplate the weakness of ankles, what makes the front row the front row, and the bizarre sexual proclivities of William Burroughs. Music: "Stole The Rhyme" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Joe and Jamie are still A.W.O.L., so Amber and Sean ponder the death of Rick (the 76-year-old who runs marathons), Amazon's bizarre proclivity for German subtitling, and whether or not to rename the show Extremely Wiggly and Incredibly Amorphous . Music: "When It Rains II" by Jeffery Everhart

Joe is out of town, Amber is out of commission, and Jamie is out to lunch, so Sean is out of control. He talks Russian roulette, dumbwaiters, the significance of one cockroach, and the deep and abiding love an 8th grade math class can have for the music of Biz Markie. Music: "Clot The Wobblin" by Jake McKelvie & the Countertops

Down two regulars and with no substitutions, Amber and Sean contemplate Newton's laws of motion in the Fast and Furious universe, why more popcorn costs less and less popcorn, more, and what to do when your portable list of dreams and desires gets shredded in the wash. Music: "She's Leavin'" and "Taste It" by Jeffery Everhart