The Nightly Rant

Mike and Torya visited restaurant land this week. There is an obvious reason most restaurants fail after one year. Mike says either the food is damned good or it sucks. Mike and Torya have experienced both in the last week. They begin by discussing the bad. This place they went to called Urban Cup just opened near their home. The prices were high, the noise level was extremely high. There is not e...

The promised dad joke episode is here. You need to listen to hear these great dad jokes. They discuss why dad jokes are seen as not very funny. The discussion includes what makes a joke a dad joke. What do you call a cow with 3 legs? Tri-tip What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef. Did you hear about Mitchell? He went to a seafood restaurant last week and pulled a mussel. They begin discu...

Do people have the ability to care about others? Are people able to be accommodating to others? Mike's opinion is that people don't give any thought to strangers. He says what starts to happen is that people will begin talking to one another and they begin to care what those people think of their behavior. Torya points out that Mike is saying if everyone in the apartment complex got to know each o...

In this Best of TNR episode, Mike and Torya return to Episode 107: The Mail Carrier From Hell to tell you about their crazy mail lady.

Mike opens the show talking about the difficult decision Mitchell had to make. Mike says he is proud of Mitchell for taking his time and doing what he felt was best for him and for handling it 100% on his own. Mitchell wants to focus on his schoolwork. He will play soccer on his high school soccer team. Mitchell acted like an adult and explained the decision to his coach on his own. Mike and Torya...

Mike opens the show talking about their lunch with a friend, George Reis. Suddenly a voice is heard and it is... ABE ABDELHADI! Abe is the host of The Bitter Truth and a friend of the show. He joins Mike and Torya in this episode. Abe says he arrived on the trolley. Mike says Abe is very opinionated and he will make you laugh. Abe talks about how he is no longer uncomfortable telling people not to...

In this Best of TNR episode we go back to Episode 81: Can Amazon Be Beat?

This is a Best of TNR Episode where we head back to Episode 53: Are People Delusional?

Mike says Torya's opinion has changed on the issue of the dog. He asks her to explain it. She tells him he has to explain it. She says his words were random and he says they were specific. He says she refuses to answer why they are talking about Odie. Apparently, Odie is coming back. He was making the cat super nervous so they have to give him up. Mike gives Torya some trouble about looking at her...

In this Best of TNR Episode we return to Episode 64: Not Everyone Wants to Live in a Parking Lot

The show opens with Mike and Torya discussing Odie's upcoming adoption. They are both excited and sad. They are excited for Odie, but will be sad to see the sweet little guy go. Torya says that Yogi might start liking her again. She then describes what happened when they rescued a bunch of kittens. Mike says it is exciting for Odie because Odie seems to like the new people and the new people clear...

Mike opens the show talking about Parker's visit to the vet. He and Torya agree that they hate health issues with family members. Parker had a blood and urine test and they will find out the results tomorrow.  Mike talks about how Google is not your friend in these situations. You begin thinking everything is what they have and scaring yourself. He asks why they weren't told to force feed Parker a...

Mike opens the show discussing the shooting that occurred. He says this will create another round of yelling and screaming about terrorism, gun control, etc.  They discuss the circus that was going from one council meeting to council meeting. Torya asks for more information. Mike explains what occurred. Torya wonders why there are more shootings like this in the United States than anywhere else. M...

Mike opens the show by asking a question which is answered by the word "possum." Torya argues that it is "opossum." Mike explains that when he went to pick up the kids for school he noticed bedlam in the kitchen. The kids describe the previous night. Apparently, a possum licked their mom's foot and then scurried under the couch. Everyone searched and could find nothing, so they told her she was nu...

This episode opens with a discussion of how Odie was barking at Pretty Girl earlier. Mike and Torya describe what happened in detail. The description should make any person laugh. Mike talks about how he loves that Odie is albino. Mike describes how Pretty Girl dealt with Odie. Mike then goes into a rant about some ladies at Chili's during their dinner who were so loud. They acted like they were i...

Mike opens the episode with a story about the two dogs barking at the front door. This leads to a discussion about what is considered reasonable. Torya thinks the manager is telling people the parking rules when they move in and that is helping alleviate the problems they've been having. Mike gets extremely confused by Torya's logic. She explains further and it gets cleared up. They then discuss h...

How to be an adult on Facebook? This episode talks all about that topic and more.

Mike opens the discussion by talking about his Facebook group, Purely Politics. He then leads the discussion into an article about Bank of America freezing someone's bank account because Bank of America thinks they might be illegal. He reads the article. This leads Mike to rant about the ridiculous things Bank of America has said in its defense. Apparently, this is not unique. Mike points out that...

In this episode we revisit Episode 44: A Pack of 7th Graders Running. Fun times!

"Busy is our usual state of being, but today was just more hectic!" -- Torya Mike appeared on The Bitter Truth with Abe Abdelhadi. Torya mentions that Abe will be on The Nightly Rant. Mike teases Torya about her engagement on the show. Torya wants to know why people from other countries think it is OK to tell you they will charge a lower rate for their work and then just charge you 15 times what t...

The show opens discussing Odie's meet and greet that ended with the woman not wanting him. This leads Mike to ask about Yogi's neurotic behavior. Torya's favorite neurotic thing Yogi does is the happy sounds he makes. She doesn't really like that he rage poos or that he headbutts his food bowl. Mike agrees with those, but he also says that another thing that drives him crazy is how Yogi will roll...

Mike begins the show sounding rather upset. He is tired of people who lie and make up things that never happened. Torya says it sounds like there is a story behind this tirade. Mike believes people will take an unreasonable rule and then make things up about people in order to justify their unreasonable rule. Torya says it is called prejudice.  Mike says that what people do on their own time is th...

Today we revisit one of the funnier episodes of The Nightly Rant as we go back to Episode 25: Are You Patrick From Newport Beach? Patrick from Newport Beach was a special kind of person and you will all enjoy the hilarity that comes to light.

today in this Best of The Nightly Rant episode, we revisit Episode 47: Money, Money, Money!

Mike opens the show by asking what has happened to society that they can't disagree with each other. Torya says it is because people were never taught their opinion is made of pure gold. Mike says you cannot have real discourse when you are unable to discuss things. A difference of opinion many times inspires conversations. He points out that nobody is right 100% of the time. He points out that pe...