Greg Phelps and Andy Symons Theme song "Let's Hunt" courtesy of Jimi Ryser

Welcome To The Suburbs

Comedy EN ↓ 99 episodes

Ride along in this funny podcast with two great friends on a road trip through life as they navigate ridiculous detours, side trips and pop culture experiences.  Their humor and undeniable chemistry comes from a two decade friendship, infused with Greg’s experience as a touring comic and sketch comedy writer and Andy’s career as an audio engineer for acts as diverse as John Mellencamp, Aerosmith, and Bob and Tom.  Laughter suppled, snacks not included.  Theme song "Let's Hunt" courtesy of Jimi Ryser 

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Greg Phelps and Andy Symons Theme song "Let's Hunt" courtesy of Jimi Ryser

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Nov 2, 2026

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Episodes

Season 4 EP: 99 New Neighbors, Walmart Wars & Meat Juice 02.11.2026

Send us Fan Mail New Neighbors, Walmart Wars & Meat Juice A new neighbor moves in and immediately has a list of demands. Trees need trimming. The lake needs dredging. The community pier needs rearranging. And Greg, the HOA president, apparently needs a new job description. Meanwhile, Andy witnesses a Walmart shopping trip turn into a verbal showdown, complete with an innocent bystander making...

Episode 98: Bad Obituaries, Worse Neighbors & a 5:50 AM Lawn Mower 19.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the neighborhood’s least popular resident dies, the obituary barely acknowledges his life, and the family starts celebrating before the week is over? Welcome to Season 4, Episode 98 of Welcome to the Suburbs with Andy and Greg , where suburban life continues to provide material that no comedy writer could possibly make up. Greg takes us back to Lake James, where...

Funds, Trucks & a Weather App That Lies | Episode 97 05.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail Greg’s weather app says the rain is somewhere else. The lake forming in the Lowe’s parking lot says otherwise. This week, Andy and Greg wait out a sideways Indiana downpour, compare weather apps with an 80-year-old woman, debate whether paying someone $118 to assemble one IKEA cabinet is money well spent, and discover that apparently Greg’s tremor bothers Keely considerably more t...

Indiana Flooding, an Airbnb Evacuation & Uncle Stevie’s State Fair Stabbing 21.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail Record flooding, flash flood warnings, an emergency Airbnb booking, and a roasted-corn-stand employee named Uncle Stevie. Just another quiet week in Indiana. Andy and Greg kick off Episode 96 with the relentless Midwest rain and historic flooding that forced residents of Rocky Ripple to evacuate. One displaced couple made a 1:30 a.m. instant booking at Greg’s Airbnb—only to spend...

Season 4, Episode 95: Laundromat Economics, HOA Wars & The Great Easement Mystery 07.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail What starts with a handful of quarters somehow ends with Greg digging through county records to determine who actually owns a neighborhood easement. Welcome to the Suburbs. Andy and Greg kick things off with the surprisingly high cost of doing laundry at a laundromat, why Greg apparently needs a pillowcase to haul around his change, and the questionable clientele keeping him compa...

Season 4 Episode 94: Scissors in an Uber, Cucumber Conversations & Florida Family Chaos 24.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your neighbor shows up with two containers of cucumbers, your wife apparently knows why, and you’re the only person who missed the vegetable conversation? Welcome to marriage in the suburbs. This week, Andy and Greg dive into another collection of stories that probably shouldn’t fit together—but somehow do. Greg encounters Marie at the front door bearing mysterio...

Season 4, Episode 93: ChatGPT Analyzes Greg’s Dream & Shady Podcast Promoters 10.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail What happens when Greg has a dream involving his mom, a groundhog, a possum, a tornado, a destroyed house and a dead neighbor? Naturally, he asks ChatGPT what it means. In Episode 93 of Welcome to the Suburbs , Greg shares one of the strangest dreams he’s had—and the surprisingly thoughtful interpretation that followed. What starts with animals wandering through the bedroom turns...

Season 4 Episode 92: Fake Walmart Boss, St. Louis Pizza & The Dinner That Couldn’t Find a Knife | Welcome to the Suburbs 27.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail What happens when someone promotes themselves to Walmart management and gives themselves free groceries for five months? Andy and Greg begin this episode with a ridiculous news story that somehow feels completely believable. Then the conversation heads back to St. Louis , where a simple dinner with a longtime friend turns into an unforgettable comedy of errors. A missing cutting b...

Season 4, Episode 91: Blue Bliss, Bathroom Strangers & BattleBots 13.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail Andy and Greg take Welcome to the Suburbs on the road for a weekend in St. Louis, where a Cardinals game, an IndyCar race, and an Airbnb named Blue Bliss provide plenty to talk about. It starts with the three things kids ask for most at the grocery store and quickly wanders into conversations with strangers, awkward bathroom encounters, sensory overload at sporting events, autonom...

Season 4, Episode 90: Signapalooza, Gas Leaks & Lying Liars 29.06.2026

What should be a simple request to replace a business sign turns into a bureaucratic adventure involving city zoning, council members, the Mayor of Indianapolis, and a decades-old ballet performance in a tutu. Meanwhile, Greg and Keely’s week spirals into chaos. A shredded tire strands their daughter on the interstate, a suspected gas leak sends Rosslyn Retreat guests scrambling, plumbers appear a...

Carb Day Chaos, Indy 500 Crowds, The Wiener 500 & Strange Encounters at Lowe’s | S4 E89 15.06.2026

Carb Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway brings out the best—and sometimes the strangest—of humanity. In Season 4 Episode 89 of Welcome To The Suburbs , Greg shares a Carb Day story involving Indy 500 traffic, an unexpected confrontation, and a reminder that patience isn’t everyone’s strongest virtue. From there, Andy and Greg explore the unique culture surrounding the Indianapolis 500, the ann...

Welcome to the Suburbs Season 4 Episode 88: Your Poor Sleep Is Making You Fat 01.06.2026

What do a fake funeral, a missing set of keys, a malfunctioning fitness tracker, and a neighbor obsessed with building codes have in common? They’re all part of another unforgettable week in the suburbs. In Episode 88, Greg and Andy share stories from the Mint Aesthetics & Skin open house, including an unexpected encounter with a neighbor who immediately critiques a questionable addition on th...

Welcome to the Suburbs | Season 4 Episode 87 | Tommy Sue, Jenny on the Spot & Rental Chaos 18.05.2026

In Season 4, Episode 87 of Welcome to the Suburbs , Greg and Andy catch up after time away from the studio and immediately tumble into suburban absurdity. A simple evening walk with Geoffrey turns into an unexpected encounter with “Tommy Sue” — a woman tied to one of Indiana’s most infamous social scandals — complete with jet skis, renovation plans, and invitations to future dinner parties Greg ma...

Casinos, Comedy Road Stories & Family Chaos | Welcome To The Suburbs S4 Ep86 04.05.2026

It’s May in Indiana—and that means race season, road stories, and a few unexpected detours. In this episode of Welcome To The Suburbs , Andy and Greg dive into the world of casinos, stand-up comedy on the road, and the strange economics of entertainment —from smoky gambling floors and bingo halls to low-paying gigs in paradise. Greg shares stories from his years as a traveling comic—why some gigs...

S 4 EP 85: Family Drama, Generational Stereotypes, Dentist Disasters & Small Business Wins 20.04.2026

In this episode of Welcome to the Suburbs , Andy and Greg dive into a wide-ranging, hilarious conversation that blends real-life frustrations, generational insights, and everyday suburban chaos. Greg shares a surprising reconnection with a complicated friend—exploring boundaries, emotional baggage, and what happens when old friendships resurface. The guys unpack generational labels—from Baby Boome...

S 4: Ep 84: Fired by My Wife, Elevator Chaos, and Lake Wars | Welcome to the Suburbs 06.04.2026

Spring has officially arrived—and so has another wildly relatable, laugh-out-loud episode of Welcome to the Suburbs with Andy and Greg. In Season 4, Episode 84, Greg shares the moment he got “fired” as the marketing director of Keely’s aesthetics business (yes, really). What starts as a business conversation quickly turns into a hilarious look at partnerships, communication, and knowing your lane....

S 4 EP: 83 Daylight Saving Confusion, Restaurant Fails & Travel Chaos: Life in the Suburbs 23.03.2026

What happens when daylight saving time hits, AI blurs reality, and a simple dinner turns into a full-blown suburban saga? In this episode of Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg dive into the everyday moments that somehow spiral into unforgettable stories—from a mistaken credit card situation that feels like a crime scene interrogation, to a steakhouse disaster that ends in a “butterflied” filet...

S4 Ep 82: Creepy Uber Rides, Cold Fish & Chips, and a Free Merch Bag 09.03.2026

Greg and Andy are back with another round of suburban observations and stories that somehow spiral into the absurd. Andy shares highlights from his 18th Yes concert, including the surprising economics of concert merchandise and how a bag somehow ended up free.  From there the conversation drifts into a restaurant experience where the fish and chips arrived stone cold, awkward dining moments, and w...

S 4: EP 81: Ketchup Corn Casserole, Skyline Wars & a $200 Salmon 23.02.2026

In this episode of Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg tackle the great Midwestern food divide — Skyline Chili vs. real chili, cinnamon crimes, and the shocking discovery of ketchup corn casserole (yes, it exists). From bluegill jigs in the parking lot to a Ruth’s Chris dinner meltdown before a Paul McCartney concert, the night spirals into fired bartenders, dusty wine pours, carrot-tip “seasona...

S4 EP:80 Train Documentaries, Speed Cameras, and the Price of Change 09.02.2026

Season 4 kicks off with Episode 80, and Andy and Greg ease back in the only way they know how—by talking allergies, aging, Florida anniversaries, train documentaries, and the slow creep of suburban surveillance. Greg returns from a trip to Florida where quality time with his parents includes steak dinners, retirement-level entertainment, and a multi-episode documentary about trains—somehow both bo...

S3 EP 79: The Chocolate Cake Incident (and Other First-World Emergencies) 26.01.2026

In Season 3, Episode 79 of Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg tackle the kind of crises only suburban life can produce. It starts with a from-scratch chocolate cake, a counter-surfing dog named Geoffrey, and the harsh realization that you can’t really punish a dog — only yourself. From there, the conversation ricochets through sound bath meditation, middle-of-the-night consequences of poor dess...

S:3 EP: 78 ChatGPT vs. the Washing Machine, Semi-Permanent Guests & the Ultimate Picky Eaters Test | Welcome to the Suburbs S3 E78 12.01.2026

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 78 of Welcome to the Suburbs — and welcome to 2026. In this episode, Andy and Greg unravel the unexpected chaos of suburban life when a semi-permanent short-term guest turns into a full-blown mystery, a washing machine refuses to cooperate, and ChatGPT somehow becomes the most reliable appliance technician in the room. What starts as a broken washer spirals into candle...

S:3 EP: 77 Episode 77: Alberta Clippers, Junk Mail, and Life Before Wi-Fi 29.12.2025

It’s two degrees below zero, an Alberta Clipper has swept through Indiana, and Greg has officially entered his property manager era—snow removal, salt trucks, and all. Andy and Greg warm up the microphones and reflect on cold mornings, neighborhood smells, junk mail scams, and the absurdity of modern home “protection” programs. From memories of life before Wi-Fi to early dial-up internet, Atari, C...

S:3 Ep: 76 - Brushes With Greatness (and a Cup O’ Liver) 15.12.2025

This week on Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg return to Lake James for part two of their location recording—and somehow land on Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, and the unexpected ways greatness brushes up against ordinary life. From Ozzy’s improbable rise—from factory-town kid with a borrowed PA system to genre-defining icon and reality-TV pioneer—to Brian Wilson’s quiet genius and lasting influ...

S3 Ep75: Hauntings, Cookies, Ski Boats & Misadventures at Lake James 01.12.2025

In Season 3, Episode 75, Andy and Greg take Welcome to the Suburbs on the road to Greg’s family lake house at Lake James — a place with more stories than shoreline. This episode has everything: • Updates on the real hauntings that didn’t make it into Episode 67 • Estelle, the levitating closet ghost (finally with the correct name) • Greg’s mom’s “famous” chocolate chip cookies… straight from the b...

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