816 - Engulp the Favors

• Plumbing issues and appreciation for working toilets  
• Joke about tossing waste off balconies  
• Modern Plumbing Industries ad, services, and outdoor shower install  
• Praise for Modern PI’s reliability and wide service area  
• Tom and Dan show intro with Ross McCoy guesting  
• Tom fights off a worsening cold, uses vibrating pipe device for lungs  
• Gross loogie talk and clearing chest congestion  
• BDM Appreciation Week and April 19th Party details  
• BDM perks, joke about drunken double sign-ups  
• Hollerbach’s Chef Pat 20-year event with surprise belt from Adam Pierce  
• Tom’s awkward speech and surprise-ruining moment  
• Surprise party debate and Pat’s dislike of surprises  
• Praise for pork shank, Tom eats too fast  
• Dinner with Norm, Crystal, Simone, Brendan O’Connor, and more  
• Tom covers Norm & Crystal’s meal, sparking financial tension with Dan  
• Argument over voicemail service and walker re-use  
• Sword cane debate and long-borrowed item disputes  
• Realization that many friends have helped Tom over the years  
• Christine praised for event help and gifting  
• Tom wonders if he gives enough, Dan prefers self-reliance  
• Favors make people feel good—Tom’s German restaurant favor test  
• Ross takes favors, remembers early BDM sod farm party  
• Underage bartender and shirtless Ron at wild first BDM bash  
• Dan rides with listener who had full-scale marijuana grow house  
• High Times photo ops and weed legality vs. old paranoia  
• Dan’s electric Vespa project update  
• Story of drug dealer with $10k pit bulls  
• Ross links dog breeding to party lifestyle  
• Ross’s dog confused by barking truck  
• Tease of “Snow Brown” story  
• Wild NJ police chief antics: pranks, harassment, spiked coffee  
• Discussion on toxic prank culture in police departments  
• Pee pranks, courtrooms reading gross quotes, and Coke pube clarification  
• New music from Laura Jane Grace, the Gamblers, Common Saints, Catbite  
• Streamline Mortgage ad with Brian ZIMMO’s proactive refinance approach  
• Ross books comedy show in Bunnell (April 3rd) and Bull & Bush Character Night (April 23rd)  
• Ram Davasy and Rue Nafasat to host  
• Dan dreams of tiny-town living and Hardy’s fried chicken  
• Nostalgia for small-town gas stations and authentic Mexican food  
• Tom’s maskless pandemic visits to rural towns  
• Listener voicemail about hazard light etiquette  
• Legality of hazard light use while pulling over  
• Parking signal confusion and hazard etiquette on modern vehicles  
• Tom’s parking chaos vs. Crystal’s precision  
• Ross likens Tom’s methods to AI-generated logos  
• Tommy inherits Tom’s improvisational style, forgets backpack  
• Camping trip responsibilities, overcommitting, and scheduling regrets  
• Ross’s challenge to Tom: pallet truck test with no training  
• Dan and Grizz used to ride pallet jacks at Home Depot  
• Listener Clark vents about school pickup lines  
• Andrea parks and walks, while others arrive hours early  
• Ross’s pickup line S-curve and blocked traffic complaints  
• Schools assign traffic staff due to parental incompetence  
• Precision vs. chaos in school release systems  
• Tom’s mom warned to stay quiet about drug dealer at bus loop  
• Listener story bluffing cop out of car search with weed  
• Tactics when dealing with police smell-based searches  
• Dan’s joke about hops as weed smell decoy  
• Listener Neal mentions Dan’s “Who’s the Baddie?” Coco episode  
• “Space Pups” vs. “Space Buddies” and fart jokes in dog movies  
• Nostalgia for early radio work and morning show indifference  
• Dan learns not to over-prepare for radio  
• Akeem Woods fired for giving away food and talking too much  
• Critique of corporate promotions and performance disconnect  
• Mockery of corporate “family” language and blind loyalty  
• Daniel enjoys doing quality work for the work’s sake  
• Biggest raise came during a low-effort year  
• Andrea praised for effort vs. reward balance  
• Listener calls in about racism at hibachi restaurants  
• Cruise ship chefs vs. stereotypical performances  
• Satirical take on restaurant stereotypes  
• New music: Common Saints – “Firebird”  
• Dan’s comfort food from Current Seafood Counter  
• The Orb: chaotic Van family bad luck  
• Jennifer joins to describe I-4 trailer fire during band haul  
• Jen extinguishes fire with Sunkist, faces mechanical doubts  
• Praise for Jen’s competence and responsibility overload  
• Jen drops trailer in Daytona, sets up floor solo  
• Becca places 6th after only 5 months of training  
• Flags possibly burned from Jen’s roadside cigarette  
• Dan emotional about hardworking kids in extracurriculars  
• “Explosion of the Month” segment: 1970 Oregon sperm whale  
• Whale explosion aftermath and alternative disposal ideas  
• Exploding Whale Day and papier-mâché firework whale plans  
• ChatGPT joke frustrates Dan, idea to book it as comic  
• Debate on AI-written stand-up vs. original material  
• Comedians’ delivery vs. content—Preacher Lawson, Mitch Hedberg  
• “Yesterday” film premise, stand-up theft parallels  
• Heather Shaw’s Jim Carrey impressions and style impact  
• Corey Feldman on Billy Corgan’s podcast—chaotic persona  
• Booking Corey for BDM party? $15k and tolerability concerns  
• Podcast ambush idea for Corey Feldman  
• Ross plugs “The Orlando Talk Show” with therapy guests  
• Pints and Paws event details and pet charity support  
• Joke about local dealer getting charity cut  
• New BDM merch drop and email reminders for party  
• Final show thoughts on work/life balance and fulfillment  
• Show ends with “Ram Daisy” sign-off

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