The Nightly Rant

Mike and Torya spent the evening talking to Ken and Nancy, two new people they met. Mike says they look like a Ken and a Nancy. It made Mike realize how important it is to make friends with like-minded people. There are people in your life who don't really know what is going on in your life. Mike says that being like-minded brings people together. This leads to Mike pointing out that music is one...

They are back at it! Mike and Torya headed to the La Palma City Council meeting wherein they were considering an ordinance to allow marijuana businesses in the city. This is done to get ahead of the curve on this issue. They would allow marijuana cultivation, marijuana testing, marijuana processing, marijuana packaging and marijuana distribution and online sales and delivery. No dispensaries were...

Today Mike and Torya welcome a special guest, Abe Abdelhadi. He asks the questions the masses find difficult. He's been a musician, comedian and put out a novel in 2015 called All Together Now. All of these endeavors have one thing in common--the desire to tell the truth. Abe brings up Antonio Sabato, Jr. and his political career. He says that any two bit actor thinks they can run for office these...

Mike and Torya begin the show discussing their visit to the roller derby. Mike says the ticketing and the setup were done very well. He says they could have done better by taking a few minutes to explain the rules and how scoring works. Torya says that would help because it was very confusing. They discuss that it was a lot of fun, but it might be a little bit expensive. It would have been more en...

The show opens with Torya describing an experience they had with their mail carrier. Torya speaks of "that person who just exists in your world" who is not the most significant person in your life and then one day they lose their shit about nothing and you realize "there has been a lunatic in my life all this time". Torya doesn't understand what happened. Mike describes the encounter. They were le...

Mike opens the show talking about their recent physicals. The two then transition into a discussion of their Cirkul water bottles. Mike explains what Cirkul is all about. Mike points out they need to be more healthy. Mike then transitions to a discussion about judgment. He says we shouldn't judge others and Torya says judging is necessary to tell who is good and who is bad. Torya says that judgmen...

They are back after a hiatus to decompress from campaigning. Torya has a topic she wants to discuss. She wants to discuss the initiative to split California into 3 states. She points out that people will be grocery shopping in one state while living in another state or they will live in one state and work in another. Mike points out that South Bend, Indiana is on the Michigan border so people ther...

Look out world! Mike is on fire tonight and ready to rant. This is a rant of epic proportions! Torya says they've encountered a lot of liars of late. Mike says that he won't address specifics, but he will be pointing out why he hates being lied about. He says he is often accused of not being able to let go of a situation. He says that it really concerned him that this latest situation with the cra...

The show opens and Mike and Torya discuss election day and how crazy it was for them. They introduce their guest, Gina, who is on the show to discuss how a particular admin has alienated the community with her approach to running a Facebook group for the community.  People ask why there are so many community groups dedicated to Cypress, California.  Gina explains that she got removed from the larg...

Mike and Torya discuss the differences between voting in the US and voting in Canada. Torya points out that people in jail are allowed to vote in Canada, but not here in the US.  Mike suggests that one way to be able to build more prisons is to have it so all prisoners vote within the area the prison is located. This would increase the influence of that area and so people would want to have prison...

Mike opens with a strange question. Why are dogs' noses colored? Torya claims humans have noses that are different colors from their skin. Mike completely disagrees. Torya expresses her displeasure with tank tops. Mike says they are to show off your muscles. Torya answers Mike's question by saying "maybe the skin is a different type on their nose." Mike says that the nose is in the sun the most, s...

The 100th episode is finally here. They've recapped their Top 5 episodes for each of them and in this episode, Mike will be interviewing Torya and Torya will be interviewing Mike. This will be a short episode. Mike asks Torya "What is your favorite part of doing this podcast?" She likes laughing, sharing their insanity with the outside world. Mike asks "What is something you've learned from doing...

Mike says that software support is pretty much non-existent. Torya says that ClickUp has great customer service. Mike says it is the best he's ever seen in a software company. Torya makes the mistake of mentioning Intercom. Mike rants about the Intercom sales department. Mike and Torya discuss rebranding and reselling software and how that works. Mike mentions how licensing agreements are the best...

Uh oh! The show starts with an angry sounding Mike and Torya arguing about a soundcheck. They argue about the fact that Mike has not been in the habit of saying there is a problem when there is not, yet Torya still has to push back against what Mike said. Mike seems to feel she does it on purpose and it annoys him. Mike say she wants to talk about people who it seems cannot make any decisions with...

Mike opens the show sounding frustrated. They just returned from a community meeting regarding Measure A and the race track property. Torya says people were so dumb that she doesn't think she has any brain cells left. Mike says most of the people were respectful, but many of them were not at all polite. He mentions the development committee chairman from the other city who is busily approving extr...

Today was a special celebration of our friend Debra's birthday. We took her to Gen Korean BBQ. The food was amazing and tasty. We then took her to Kups for dessert. She loved it last year, so this year we figured a repeat was in order. Everyone seemed to enjoy the evening. Mike and Torya go on to describe what a busy day they had today. Torya complained her breakfast was a little disgusting becaus...

Mike opens the show by saying this one is a special episode. Because it is the 95th episode, Mike decided that at the end of the show they will discuss their 5th favorite episode. Each of them will give a brief rant about their 5th favorite episode. Torya  and Mike then have a good time teasing each other about the topic today. They promote the 100th episode contest. Just say hello to Parker the C...

Mike and Torya agree that people never fail to disappoint. Mike says that people do change, but some people just choose to wallow in their same situation and attempt to make other people miserable. Mike also rants about the fact that people seem to think someone running for office owe the public answers on general things. Obsessed People Mike finds it both sad and funny that people waste their tim...

Torya states that it seems like forever since an episode of The Nightly Rant was recorded. Mike points out that the last one was last week when he was in Austin, Texas. It has been a hectic few days, but they are back at it. People on Facebook Mike brings up people on Facebook who simply put words in people's mouths and then attempt to defeat the words they put in people's mouths. They try to tell...

Mike begins the show discussing the Uber rides he has had while in Austin. He describes being picked up by a Toyota Tundra pickup truck. Hilarity ensues as his partner makes the comment "It really is true that everything is bigger in Texas." The problem is the drive was extremely tall and close to 400 lbs. Mike describes being in an Uber pool ride where they picked up a couple. The lady portion of...

Mike asks if the saying "Nothing in life is free" is really true. Torya says she agrees with the comment. Mike uses the example that there are Buy 1, Get 1 free offers. He says he got something for free. He emphasizes that the saying says "nothing" is free. Torya says the saying is implying that you have to buy something to get something. Mike points to his free car wash and points out that it was...

Mike is in Austin, Texas while Torya is at home. This is the first time they've ever done the show from separate locations.  Shout out to Ringr for their awesome technology in allowing the show to be recorded from separate places. Mike describes arriving to the airport and the people who crowded the small Long Beach Airport. He explains that he sat on the end of a row waiting for boarding time. He...

Mike claims they pick topics at random. Torya says it isn't because all they have encountered is Honky McHonkerson--people who overuse their horn. Torya mentions a guy they saw in a blue car who almost T-boned another car and then honked at them for being there. Mike says it is all about entitlement. Torya makes Mike wait to rant about entitlement. She mentions people in the junior high parking lo...

People should be forthcoming with their strengths and weaknesses. Mike discusses a shotgun microphone he bought for use with his video camera. He was excited because it was going to improve the audio quality. His complaint: it won't work. After some research, Mike discovered the microphone needs a AA battery to work properly! They talk about why Google skills are so important. Mike was able to fin...

Stating the obvious, dirty clothes are no fun! Mike discusses home dry cleaning solutions and how well they actually work. Just a little bit of product in a bag and 20 minutes in the dryer and it is clean. Shout out to Dryel! Apparently this works really well! Mike talks about Scotch Guard and how it has protected their new couch. He says that it has kept all stains off the couch. Torya mentions h...