A Fireside Chat

It's the last episode of this shit show of a year. 

This week, I recap the strange spiritual journey I've been on recently. 

Then I recap my Christmas adventures as a single man in the age of Covid.

We wrap up with a whole lot of random including my hatred of hashtags, I get unfriended, Christmas lights make me late for dinner, and much, much more.

This is has been the most challenging and insane year of my life. Yours too, probably. 

Your listenership means everything to me.

Thank You

 

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A very special and important episode this week.

Stephanie Kong returns to the show to talk about her quest to get adopted by a loving family at the age of 25.

Stephanie discusses what brought her to this decision, the different positive and negative effects it has had on her life and her relationships, the adoption process, and much much more.

We also discuss her podcast Simply Heard and her music career.

Stephanie's music and podcast can be found on Spotify and everywhere you find podcasts.

Thanks For Listening!

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Hope you like your turkey with a side of angst and self doubt.

It's the week of Thanksgiving and I'm discussing people that annoy me, more dating app disaster stories and I sort through the emotions and anxieties that this time of year brings on for me.

Thanks for listening and supporting the show. 

I'm very thankful for your listenership!

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Justin Case of Case And Point joins me this week to discuss a wide array of topics. 

Topics include: Bigfoot, UFO's, Van Halen, The state of the Star Wars Universe, adjusting to life during the pandemic, building a replica Knight Rider car and much much more.

Check out Case and Point wherever you get your podcasts. 

Thanks for listening!

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Random assortment of topics this week include: my war with farmers, the gender of Karma and God, the best and worst candy bar, movies i've never seen and much much more. 

Thanks for listening!

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The description this week is simple...

I discuss my anxieties and concerns regarding the never ending 2020 election.

Then I drive myself crazy by overthinking a dinner engagement.

Lots of tangents and swear words along the way.

Thanks for listening!

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Super sized episode this week.

Three stories each with a theme of awkwardness and uncomfortableness running through them.

Story 1 - I meet my new neighbor.

Story 2 - I fail at buying medicine

Story 3 - I go on a date that I will never ever forget.

Thanks for listening.

VOTE!!!!

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This week I unload all my thoughts and anxieties of the past week while telling stories of passing kidney stones and getting harassed at Target.

Thanks for listening!

 

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We're back! 

The last 20 minutes of this episode reminded me why I love having a podcast.

This week I am unable to urinate, I make a verb out of a Killers song, Gladys resurfaces, and then I give you the play by play of perhaps the strangest thing I've seen on social media in a very long time. All this and much much more.

Thank you for listening!

 

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This week is a hodge podge of topics and rants.

Topics include: a follow up to last weeks bizarre episode, more rants about online dating, my complete lack of understanding the video music awards, some unpopular music opinions and much much more.

Thanks for listening!

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This is a repost of Spilled Milk. 

There's some strange editing jumps in this one because I took out a large portion of the episode because it was very childish and petty.

I own it. I'll discuss it more next week. 

Moving forward, this week, we unfriend some people from social media and I discuss the worst pickup line i've ever heard. 

Thanks for listening!

 

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I really thought I didn't have anything to talk about this week...

Lot of topics covered this week including...My cat giving me a heart attack, kids who sag their pants and the reasoning behind it, women empowering each other, a man has sex with his car, and I get drunk and think I can tell the future. 

All this and much, much more.

Thank you for listening!

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This week we dive into the mailbag for YOUR questions. I talk about being bad at dating in high school, over and underrated bands of the grunge era and tell you what song would be playing in my personal hell and what that whole scenario would look like. All this and so much more.

Thanks for listening and thanks to everyone who submitted a question!

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This week I answer a listener question about the time I accidentally saw a Baha Men Concert in Ocean City.

This wild saga includes side stories about puking in a car, a crazy woman with a lazy eye, and vacationing with my high school janitor.

Thank you so much for making July the most successful month in the history of this show.

Thanks for listening!

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This week, I introduce you to the newest character in the AFC universe...Bonnie Bag Of Dicks.

Along the way, I discuss the idea of Kid Rock, complain about meaningless things that drive me nuts and lots of rants and complaints about dating apps.

Thanks for listening!

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Full disclosure: I get progressively drunker throughout this podcast.

I open with some general plugs and talk about things happening in my life at the moment.

Then I tell you the story of how my feet failed me and sent me to the doctors office where things only get stranger from there. 

Thanks for listening.

It's times like this, that the listeners of this show mean more to me than ever. Thank you!

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This week topics include:

A quick follow up on Gladys, why I hate Spotify, I lose a fight with someone in my head, Fireworks are dumb and so much more.

Then, to wrap things up I read you the absolute dumbest thing I've ever read on social media and critique it. 

Thanks for listening!

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One story drives the conversation this week. I make friends with my elderly church going neighbor and then immediately regret it. 

As always, there's many twists and turns along the way.  

Thanks for listening!

 

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This week, I start off by sorting through my thoughts and feelings from the aftermath of  the last episode and the current state of the world.

Then I discuss some moral dilemmas i'm having with some posts on social media and how I should approach talking about them on this podcast. 

This episode requires some feedback from the AFC nation because I want to hear your opinions on my moral dilemma.

Thank you for listening!

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A very special episode this week.

I try to stay away from current events as much as possible on this show but some things just can't be ignored.

The world is literally on fire right now and I'm trying to process all the things that are happening to our society.  I don't have any great answers just more questions and frustration.  

I hope you will join me and a very special guest contributor as we try to make sense of this chaos and put everything in perspective.

Thanks for listening and please stay safe.

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This week I start off addressing some stuff from last week and just some general musings.

From there, I talk about the struggles I'm having with this quarantine and all this alone time with my thoughts and my newfound talent of spontaneous ugly crying.

We wrap up on a lighter note with a new segment titled "Would You Rather" which presents a truly no win situation.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for listening!

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A wild show this week.  Many topics covered including my hate for raisins, my account getting hacked, my newfound alcoholism and I continue to struggle greatly with the isolation of quarantine.

Plus I explain how a tweet about seeing farts was a metaphor for my life currently.

This podcast is seriously the only outlet I have to stay sane. 

Thank you so much for listening!

 

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This has been a roller coaster of a week.

Today on the show, quarantine finally breaks me down and I  sort through some emotional baggage. 

Then we lighten the mood as I tell you the story of how a broken television led to a french family stealing my identity and pretty much ruining my week. 

Thanks for listening!

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This week on the show, I rant about Easter, Instagram and other assorted things.

Then I dive into the mailbag and reminisce about simpler times.

Thanks for listening!

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This week I enter week 2 of quarantine. 

This was a bit of a rough week as the isolation gets to me. But we continue to move on and podcast.

Some rants, some stories, some silliness to pass the time. 

Leave questions, comments or whatever on the facebook page for the mailbag!!

Thanks for listening!

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It's crazy out there.

This week, I begin my quarantine and yell about my cat alot. I talk about other things too but who cares...the world is ending.

Thanks for listening!

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Some follow up on last week and then I try to make sense out of this week by yelling into a microphone.

Thanks for listening!

Stay safe!

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There is very little corona talk this week.

Instead, I give you an update on last weeks show and other assorted topics before I tell the tale of the strangest experience I've ever had with a doctor. 

Thanks for listening!

Wash your hands!

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The world of Tinder and dating apps is a very strange and scary place.

Nothing is what it seems.

No one is who you think they are. 

This is my story.

Thanks for listening!


We're breaking the audio journal format this week for me to tell you the story of a very crazy leap day 2020.

It involves LSD, naked mannequin torsos, time travel and much much more.

Buckle up, it's gonna be quite a trip.

Thanks for listening!

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This episode was recorded during the week I turned 39 and moved into my own place.

I give an update on Dave from the Weiner Tripper episode, I take an edible and get emotional and I tell an embarrassing story about trying to be smooth with a Walmart cashier. 

Thanks for listening!

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As I wrap up my time at my current residence, I fight with Comcast agents, meet a man named Reese and contemplate exactly who I am.

Thanks for listening!

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After yelling about the Super Bowl halftime show and bad parents, I tell you the tale of my feud with the Weiner Tripper.

This was a very fun story to relive and share.

Thanks for listening!

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This week on the show, I sign my lease, I begin the process of moving, I feel out of touch with the Grammys, and many more stories that I probably should have just kept to myself. Thanks for listening!

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This week on the show, there's alot of ground to cover.

I lose my glasses not once but twice, I get mistaken for someone else, I find a place to live, and I update you on my status as a Lost Boy. Plus marriage, serial poopers and much, much more!

All this and excessive use of the F word!

Thanks for listening!

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This week on the show I mourn the loss of not one but two pairs of pants, I complain about being an old man totally out of touch and THE RAVENS LOSE!!! All this and much more.

Thanks for listening!

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The audio journal continues...

As my house continues to crumble under the weight of evil squirrels, I talk about pets, Star Wars, and tell you about the time I became a Lost Boy.

Thanks for listening!

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