The Midnight Air

Lissa Rubin is back to talk about all the things we’ve been watching on TV. Plus we break down our thoughts on Twisters as well as Deadpool & Wolverine!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

Tonight we’re running down my personal list of the Top 10 Heist Movies of all time!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

It’s my birthday today! It’s Rory’s birthday tomorrow! It’s Jump In A Lake Day! It's Root Beer Float Day tomorrow! And it’s a bunch of other Holidays too! And as always we check in on the news in Marquette County from The Tribune.  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their supp...

What’s the best equipment for making a sex tape? Why can’t a guy keep it up? Is it okay for a married woman to sexually fantasize about her late first husband? These are the questions from tonight’s Backpage themed episode! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, pro...

Ever hear about the mystery of Spring Heeled Jack? I hadn’t! Turns out he could jump buildings and breathe flames and no one ever caught him! Tonight we’re learning all about this bear dressed menace and the people he scared.  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support,...

Dear Pennies and Pallers,  In letter one, Jen writes us back with updates to her letter about being a "Diner Regular." In letter two, Diana asks us, did our younger selves ever pick out a future career? We also talk about Inside Out 2, Lissa’s hatred of Italian food…again, “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,” and more!  We wish you well, sincerely,  Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel P.S. - Miss...

Tonight we’re running down a list of the Top 10 Slang Words of 2024! And in the second half of  the show were doing a deep dive on the blockbuster movie Total Recall Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

Chicken wings, Homemade Pie, and Colorado Day! Tonight we’re highlighting some notable dates on the Calendar. We wash our hands with tequila and as always, we close out Monday by reading The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distributio...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re reading The Backpage to talk about sex and relationships submitted by listeners. In tonight’s episode a women has a bit of breast insecurity, a guy gets catfished by his distrusting girlfriend, and we talk about flirting at the gym.  Thank you to Lissa Rubin for co-hosting, Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoff...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re talking about the mystery of a mobster’s millions of dollars that are supposedly hidden somewhere in New York and learn about how people have been trying to find his treasure for decades.  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their support, production...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air! And we’re doing another Must List with Lissa Rubin to talk about all the things they’re watching on TV and the recent movies we’ve seen. Find out what shows and films make their current Must List and which are on our Bust List! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for the...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re running down a list of Top 10 Movie Macguffins of all time!   Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution.   

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re highlighting some notable dates this week like National Tequila Day, and National Wine and Cheese Day.  For our fun fact we talk about the longest word in the English language, and then close out the show by reading The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Thi...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re reading The Backpage to talk about sex and relationships submitted by listeners. In tonight’s episode a groom ghosts his bride after finding out what she did at her bachelorette party and then Lissa Rubin joins the show because a woman wants to know if she’s in the wrong for yelling at her husband for secretly throwing away her tampons.  Thank...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re running down the Top 10 Cool Facts About 7-11. So much is learned! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

You’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re highlighting some notable dates this week like Chris Sullivan’s Birthday and National Emoji Day. We then learn the orgin story of my favorite cake before we close out the show by reading The Tribune!   Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their suppor...

You’re listening to The Midnight Air! Tonight Daniel Van Kirk is joined by longtime collaborator, Lissa Rubin, to talk about all the things they’re watching on TV and the recent movies they’ve seen. Find out what shows and films make their current Must List!

It’s another teaser episode of The Midnight Air with host, Daniel Van Kirk!  Tonight we’re talking about some notable dates of the week on The Calendar and we read The Tribune to hear about some small town news. Thanks for listening and hopefully you keep joining us for The Midnight Air!

Dear Pennies and Pallers,  In letter one, Chris sent us some photos of our doppelgängers and asked us if there is anyone who we get told we look like. In letter two, Alex asks us if it’s okay to take bereavement leave when you aren’t very close with the person who passed. We also talk about donuts, wheel of fortune, corporate America, and more!  We wish you well, sincerely,  Your Pen Pals Daniel V...

Dear Pennies and Pallers, Daniel Van Kirk here! You may remember that Rory and I talked about a new project of mine that would be living right here on this feed. Well this is a quick announcement about what that project is! Plus from time to time we will be releasing new Pen Pals eps from the Paitch right here as well! Thank you in advance for listening and I hope you continue to stick around! We...

Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter one, Jeff asks us how we would reinvent ourselves with a new identity within 24 hours. Letter two comes from Luke, who asks us about if we have a favorite show or movie where you root for the bad guy. We also talk about sunglasses, drug dealers, breaking bad, and more! We wish you well, sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel See omnystudio.com/...

Dear Pennies and Pallers, In letter one, Ryan asks us if there is a purpose for creating art even if it doesn't reach anybody. Letter two comes from Samantha, who asks us if any crazy world events have dictated where we are today. We also talk about negative reviews, vibrato, pet nicknames, and more! We wish you well, sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel See omnystudio.com/list...

Dear Pennies and Pallers, This week we are re-joined by our friend Todd Glass! Letter one comes from Derek, a Paller who asks us about our daily rituals. In letter two, Kristin asks us, what is something that you absolutely love to do or experience, but if you did it all day everyday forever and ever, it would slowly turn into a torturous hellscape? We also talk about peeing in the pool at the poo...

Dear Pennies and Pallers, Letter one comes from Tony who wants to talk video games! In letter two, Anna & Nat ask for our Christmas light preference. We also talk about Daniel’s special Rose Gold, out today! We wish you well, sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dear Pennies and Pallers, If you haven't had a chance to listen to the Plugs & Hugs section of last week's episode, I wanted to get you up to speed on a big Pen Pals update...have a listen! I wish you well, sincerely, Producer Lissa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.