859 - Big Swan Comes Knocking ft. Chico Bean
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
* Bart Marek Team as elite real estate agents for buyers and sellers * Ten year partnership and hundreds of listener transactions * Check BDM community reviews and contact through website * Friday Free Show intro and Brendan OConnor Funny Bone shows * Sold out Saturday late show and Chico Bean return from 2019 * Parenting reflections on time passing and buying daughters first car * Breaking cycles and pride in providing as a parent * Choosing full media runs over limited interviews * Comics avoiding media and using improv to handle interviews * Balancing safety, authenticity, and viral...
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Best of ACT - January 19-23
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Indulge in the finest moments of the award-winning talk radio show, "A Corporate Time with Tom & Dan," airing weeknights on Real Radio 104.1 FM. As one of the pioneering FM talk radio stations, Real Radio 104.1 has been a trailblazer, and Tom & Dan have been the captivating voice of the reluctant night show. Why reluctant, you ask? Well, after two decades in the radio industry, they've experienced its unforgiving nature, but they've gracefully transformed it into a realm of delightful silliness. Thank you for being a part of their journey and tuning in!
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858 - Seth's Bubble Cabinets
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
• Opening musical parody, extended singing, parody station drops • “Time for a bath” spoken-word/rap monologue • Gas station checkout bit with donations and tiny purchases • Pop culture name-drops and exaggerated confidence imagery • AMT Friday Free Show intro • Guest Seth Petruzzel returns; callback to Halloween special at his house • Ongoing house build delays; living in a rental; stressful unsettled Christmas • Missing a “first real Christmas” with daughter; limited meaningful kid Christmases • Debate over earliest memories, neuroscience, and false memories •...
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Best of ACT - January 12-16
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Indulge in the finest moments of the award-winning talk radio show, "A Corporate Time with Tom & Dan," airing weeknights on Real Radio 104.1 FM. As one of the pioneering FM talk radio stations, Real Radio 104.1 has been a trailblazer, and Tom & Dan have been the captivating voice of the reluctant night show. Why reluctant, you ask? Well, after two decades in the radio industry, they've experienced its unforgiving nature, but they've gracefully transformed it into a realm of delightful silliness. Thank you for being a part of their journey and tuning in!
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857 - Wal-Mart Maserati
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
• Sponsor read for MyEternalVitality.com with Dr. Powers • Gut health testing to identify individual histamine triggers • Relief that shrimp is not a histamine trigger • “Healthy” foods like spinach and kale causing inflammation • Improving digestion, regularity, and reducing stomach discomfort • Food reactions differing by individual body chemistry • Hormone testing becoming more important with age • Declining testosterone levels in men • Men getting hormone testing through Dr. Powers • Benefits of hormone replacement therapy • Improved libido, energy, and mental...
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Best of ACT - January 5-9
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Indulge in the finest moments of the award-winning talk radio show, "A Corporate Time with Tom & Dan," airing weeknights on Real Radio 104.1 FM. As one of the pioneering FM talk radio stations, Real Radio 104.1 has been a trailblazer, and Tom & Dan have been the captivating voice of the reluctant night show. Why reluctant, you ask? Well, after two decades in the radio industry, they've experienced its unforgiving nature, but they've gracefully transformed it into a realm of delightful silliness. Thank you for being a part of their journey and tuning in!
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856 - New Years WifeCast
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
• Bart Merrick real estate team sponsorship, experience, testimonials, stress reduction, early prep for spring market, free consultations • Holiday “Wifecast” framing and seasonal tone • Neighborhood construction noise, warning etiquette, early start realities, intent vs timing, community behavior conflicts • Confronting kids damaging property, parental embarrassment, safety vs emotional reactions, retaliatory noise humor • Child’s first band performance, nerves, minimal practice, surprise competence, bonding over anxiety • Advanced math placement doubts vs results, lifelong...
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855 - After Christmas Best of - 2025
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
• Santa bit: hates his house, trapped at the North Pole, built his own prison • New-year housing + Fed rate cuts/interest shifts; sponsor: Bart Marek real estate (CFL experts, referrals, free consult) • After-Christmas mess: cleanup/trash, hangovers, household sniping, accidentally tossing important stuff • “Best Of” setup: clips across ACT/AMT/OG/BDM/Friday Free; Friday Free framed as semi-secret; Love Thy Neighbor included • Big thanks: T&D Media supporters + BDM members (money + community), events/merch/customer service, choosing them over other subs • Fake tribute →...
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854 - I'm a Big Fan!
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
• Hormone imbalance discussion: energy, mood, weight, libido • Personal health experiences with pre-menopause, food sensitivities, histamine, allergy testing • Emphasis on testing before treatment and access to modern wellness • Friday Free Show structure with Ross McCoy and EJ • Nerd/Jock as a long-running love-or-hate segment • Admitting weak audience research and marketing instincts • Audience enjoyment of grumpy moods, mistakes, and chaos • Reading and reacting to a YouTube comment calling Tom “a grumpy dickhead” • Holiday burnout from nonstop recording • Comparing...
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Best of ACT - December 15-19
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Indulge in the finest moments of the award-winning talk radio show, "A Corporate Time with Tom & Dan," airing weeknights on Real Radio 104.1 FM. As one of the pioneering FM talk radio stations, Real Radio 104.1 has been a trailblazer, and Tom & Dan have been the captivating voice of the reluctant night show. Why reluctant, you ask? Well, after two decades in the radio industry, they've experienced its unforgiving nature, but they've gracefully transformed it into a realm of delightful silliness. Thank you for being a part of their journey and tuning in!
info_outline• Fairvilla Megastore Halloween party and Grave Rave
• Horny Dracula joke and costume talk
• Shopping for lingerie, gifts, and costumes at Fairvilla
• Store locations in Kissimmee, I-Drive, Palatka, and Sanford
• Visit Fairvilla.com for info and events
• Show intro and sponsor shoutouts
• Reflection on show longevity and episode count
• New Love Thy Neighbor podcast with Colette Fehr
• Relationship focus with humor and Thursday schedule
• Promo for free Bad at Business Beerfest on Nov 22
• THC seltzer trend and tolerance chat
• Guest Amy LeCours on sobriety and quitting Adderall
• Marriage dynamics and side-effect jokes
• Beerfest planning and sponsor updates
• Jeff’s Bagel Run app and giveaways
• Giant Recreational World RVs joining the fest
• Camping trip to Jonathan Dickinson State Park
• Camper luxury and marriage humor
• Beerfest lineup with free beer, seltzers, food trucks, and giveaways
• Gabriel Plants and Jeff’s Bagel Run freebies
• Silver Linings Band and DJ Sharp performing live
• Family-friendly, all-ages street party
• Limited gift bags, arrive early at noon
• Pint-glass sales benefit Yellow Brick Road Foundation
• Jokes about charity credit and validation
• Sofas and Suds couch races promo before Thanksgiving
• AI fatigue and Sora 2 video generator talk
• SJ from St. Cloud as tech partner
• AI videos: zombie chase and Stephen Hawking skateboarding
• Digital afterlife and consent debate
• A Boy Named Farts AI parody and artist-rights talk
• Chris Stapleton concert canceled for bronchitis
• Weekend plans ruined and weather debate
• Defending a Monster segment on Columbus
• Guns, disease, and morality in context
• Regret over “Indian” label and Italian stereotypes
• Columbus confusion and AI fatigue
• Columbus Day regattas and nude boating nostalgia
• 1980s parenting, drinking, and no seatbelts
• Bucket Dad memories and reckless fun
• Past vs modern child-safety contrast
• Indoor-smoking nostalgia and car-feature talk
• Tech-gap jokes about landlines and icons
• New hair-growth study with minoxidil and stevia
• Tugboat Clark beard experiment
• Hollerbach’s Oktoberfest food, beer, and stein-holding
• Amy LeCours comedy shows at 12 Talons, Bull & Bush, Little Indies
• NFL tush-push debate and rule predictions
• Bucket Dad callback and email segment
• Workplace story on covering coworker duties
• Independent show model vs old iHeart system
• Employees multitasking and ghost quitters
• Caring exploited vs healthy boundaries
• Accepting favors without guilt
• Listener Joshua’s dad-daughter Honda N600 build
• Parenting and passing down skills
• Bucket Dads vs absent dads motivation
• Balancing trauma and success in kids
• Using video proof for parenting memories
• Flip-flops and professionalism debate
• Florida casual culture vs business image
• Comics dressing up out of respect
• Tom’s Pukes of Hazard tease and leg injury
• Physical-therapy embarrassment and odor jokes
• Avoidance humor and smell callback
• Tugboat Clark storm call-in and 10-ft waves
• Stevia-minoxidil patch results and mouse study
• Crack vs Stevia confusion and Charlie Sheen story
• Listener Concrete Mike 9/11 near-miss story
• Fate, luck, and random survival themes
• Dan’s Sanford Cracker Barrel shooting story
• Divine intervention vs chance debate
• Other-shoe-to-drop mindset and entropy metaphor
• Rant on pill shortages and Adderall panic
• Wrap-up plugs for Amy LeCours and Pillow Fort podcast
• Reminder to listen to Love Thy Neighbor
• Upcoming November events and Fairvilla party
• Attend Sofas and Suds and Beerfest
• Colette Fehr confirmed for Beerfest
• Pukes of Hazard premieres Monday for BDMs
• Subscribe at TomandDan.com and join the fun
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