The Nightly Rant

Mike says he is finally caught up on his works. They discuss Float Easy, a flotation tank place that they went to for relaxation. Torya rants about the gender wage gap issue and how it is not a sexism issue at all Torya says the “gap” is due to choices women make Mike points out his past experience where anyone who was there everyday and did their job got a good raise regardless of gender. A Dunki...

Mike and Torya discuss how horrible the other drivers on the road have been the past week. Torya says that when you live in an area much of the year, you should know how to drive in the weather there. Mike discusses the weird guy who was hanging out overnight in their apartment complex. Amazon Echo enters the show on its own. They discuss how disappointed they were that the police didn't do a thin...

Dunkin is fired up because Yogi has been teasing him. Mike says Yogi is respectful and Torya disagrees. Mike rants about how dogs should all speak the same language despite their breed. Mike rants about people who tell you what it is you are going to say Mike and Torya get into it about society. Mike says that people make a big deal about racism when racism is not present in the situation. Mike fe...

Odie the troll was sighted on Instagram Mike introduces Jackson Horn, an aspiring comedian Jackson talks about how he gives a fuck about some things. Jackson says people can't handle being roasted Jackson defines what roasting is. Torya says most people are assholes Jackson rants about the roast he conducted on Instagram Mike chastises Jackson for making hand motions on a podcast to explain himsel...

A playful Yogi is “molesting” Torya's microphone cord. Yogi makes an appearance. Torya reminds Mike what the topic for tonight is since he is continually forgetting. They did not like the previous season of Catfish. Mike rants about people having a right to say what they want. Is Catfish using categories to create their episodes? Mike mentions he has more of a temper, but Torya gets irritated much...

Yogi got a new haircut Odie looks so amazing now and loves his owner who also loves him. Mike and Torya have been extremely busy, working very long hours. The most effective way to pay down debt. Businesses that want to grow need a laser focus on one area. Alyssa and the record player situation Mike predicts that the way things were when he was a kid will return Dunkin health update Good dog groom...

Yogi has not been his usual playful self. He tends to hate the rain. Mike transitions to talk about Canada and impaired drivers since the legalization of marijuana. Canada has changed the law to allow police to conduct sobriety tests in situations they normally would not have been allowed to in the past. Mike reads an article from Globalnews.ca about this topic. Mike brings up DUI checkpoints. Tor...

Mike opens the show and lets us all know he is fired up. He says he has been waiting to start the show for more than an hour. He goes on to discuss the potential for a homeless shelter less than a mile from their home. This has been discussed on the show before. Mike says that due to proximity, they should have a say on that homeless shelter. He wants to address some comments that were made at the...

Mike and Torya open the show discussing Torya's computer problems that are making her rage. Mike introduces Herman James from The Rant With Herman James, the guest for today. Mike takes a little time to get to know Herman and his show, The Rant With Herman James. Herman explains that he likes to rant about topics and that inspired his show. Mike and Herman discuss how easily offended people are wh...

Mike talks about The Nightly Rant Uncensored on The Zoo Media Network. They discuss an episode of The Nightly Rant Uncensored and their F, Marry, Kill episode. Torya launches the team into a rant about their recent trip to a City Council meeting and how rude the people there were. They discuss how Torya likes her personal space and how she hates hugs in public. This leads to a detailed discussion...

It is the first day of 2019 and Mike and Torya are excited. They discuss how the ending of 2018 was. They discuss being very close to being homeless. Mike says that's what upsets him about people who blame homeless people for not having a home. He says that a client owed them close to $10,000 and hadn't paid. Mike discusses the change in The Web Scientists and how it is going to be split up into m...

Mike and Torya look back at the first 199 episodes. They have chosen several memorable moments to talk about.

The show opens with a rant about someone from the train station struggling to find a parking spot. There is a description of the engagement with the loon at the train station. Train lunatics are very special people. Mike then rants about the double standard the media has towards Trump. They call him a horrible person for doing exactly the same things Obama did. Why? How come Obama isn't also a “ho...

Mike says that when you are an entrepreneur, you don't realize the holidays are upon you. Torya says that this sets a precedent. She agrees with the rules the White House has now set up. Mike says he thinks the White House should be allowed to limit who gets to speak. Hating Trump is not a world view. Torya asks what this is distracting us from. She feels it is far too trivial. They are both upset...

Mike and Torya open the show talking about Odie and how he was adopted two weeks prior to the recording of this episode. They both say he has adjusted well and is extremely happy with his new mommy. Mike brings up skinny, athletic Mitchell and his request to attend the gym with Mike starting in 2019. He has been going to some running lessons. He is already seeing major improvements in his running....

In this Best of TNR episode the discussion is about ditching cable and going to streaming servivces.

In this Best of TNR episode, Mike and Torya go back to Episode 3: Direct Primary Care Physicians.

Mike and Torya continue the discussion of CNN's lawsuit against the White House. The judge apparently ruled in favor of CNN and the White House gave up the fight. Torya says that this sets a precedent. She agrees with the rules the White House has now set up. Mike says he thinks the White House should be allowed to limit who gets to speak. Hating Trump is not a world view. Torya asks what this is...

Mike recounts the issue between Jim Acosta and President Trump. He discusses the situation at length. There is a claim that the video of the incident was doctored. Mike's opinion is that Jim Acosta was banned, not CNN. Couldn't CNN send another reporter? Doesn't the White House have the right to say he doesn't want Jim Acosta at press conferences? Mike then goes into a discussion of the zoo. He po...

Apparently, there was a joint effort between the United States, Canada and India to bust scammers. Many were arrested in this sting operation. Torya says she doesn't understand how people even fall for this scam. Mike describes how they handle the scam and why he agrees with Torya. Mike says that up to the purchase of the Target gift card it is potentially possible to fall for it. The reason they...

It is the day after the election and there are still close to 500,000 votes left to count. Mike discusses how he checked and his ballot was already counted. No blue wave, no red wave, just a rainbow wave based upon the results. Mike discusses how this is pretty normal for mid-term elections. He says these results are good for Trump. Mike discusses Jeff Sessions resigning from his position as Attor...

Mike starts out saying that he sees turbulent water on both sides, but no wave of any color. He had hoped one side or the other would win convincingly so they would have some sort of a mandate. Torya says that most of the races are 50/50. She says Mike's usual theory that the initial votes are usually correct, might be wrong this time. Mike is very disappointed with the results of the Cypress Scho...

Mike opens the show talking about martial arts movies where the master has some advice for the student. He refers to the student as “grassshopper“. This leads to a story about the grasshopper that was in Mike's car. Mike tells the story of getting the grasshopper out of the car. Hilarity ensued. Mike describes Deputy Dunkin and what he does daily. He also describes Odie's attempts to climb over th...

Why do people lie? Torya says it is because they are stupid. Mike says that lying online is dumb because most people are 6 degrees of separation away from each other. He mentions the Kevin Bacon 6 Degrees of Separation game. One conclusion is ignorance is one reason why people lie. Mike says he is talking about bald-faced lies where the person is clearly aware of the fact they are lying. He says y...

In this Best of TNR episode, Mike and Torya go back to Episode 94: Get Over Your Obsession Already!