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• Bart Marek Team ad; listener Mike’s testimonial
• Bart and Crystal’s experience, communication, and professionalism
• Bart fixed an underpriced listing; guided buyers in a slow market
• Thanks to listeners who use sponsors; long-term client relationships
• Brightline to Fort Lauderdale; checked bags due to size limits
• Bags sent to Miami; staff confusion; no clear protocol
• “Uber plan” to deliver bags to specific cruise ports
• Doubts about entrusting unsupervised luggage to random drivers
• Miscommunication on port; HR contact “Priscilla” looped in
• Bag arrives three minutes before departure; board with relief
• Key West stop; Sam’s crawl with custom tattoos; Firehouse Museum
• Bum Fardo legend; vanished firefighter/drug dealer; local merch
• Torrential rain; closures; listeners helped with rides
• Bimini by golf cart; beaches, local lunch, Nate’s Bimini bread
• Family argument inside Nate’s; still bought bread
• Accidentally in funeral parade; intense, awkward moment
• Note on Bahamian funeral customs; “bad-luck orb” continues
• Cruise trivia dispute over a cheating kid; tempers flare
• Observations on cruise fights and ship disorganization
• Karaoke room chaos: tech issues, unprepared host, random walk-ins
• Emotional show endings; hugs; goodbyes
• Ongoing Twitch: “Sipping with Sammy”; gaming with Travis
• Plan to make music again using a new electronic drum kit; Sweetwater follow-ups
• Dan chooses Pierce the Veil with Max; Turnstile skipped
• Max sings every song; joy through his son’s excitement
• Concert bits: band-shirt norms, TikTok resurgence of songs
• Outfit drama: black tie sent to Miami; painted nails; chain wallet
• Venue bans chain wallets; security hassles; older fans react online
• Personality talk: fixed traits vs growth; therapy and taking initiative
• Halloween segment: define “spooky” (murder, ghost, mystery, supernatural)
• “House of Horrors” (Calcutta): father Aurobinda, son Partha, sister Debjani
• Neighbors report smoke; father found burned; suicide note discovered
• Home in filth; nonstop Joyce Meyer sermons playing
• Debjani’s dressed skeleton; dogs’ bones; months undiscovered
• Partha dines beside her remains; claims nightly visitations
• Notes everywhere; sister coherent, brother obsessive and erratic
• Father plans property split; family mental-health collapse
• Partha institutionalized, later self-immolation like father
• Dyatlov Pass (1959): tents cut from inside; calm barefoot escape
• Bodies with burns/trauma; radios/radiation; lights reported; Bigfoot-like photo
• Theories: avalanche, infrasound, animals, Cold War secrecy
• Pascagoula abduction (1973): Hickson & Parker; blue craft; paralyzed, examined
• Hidden police recording of terrified talk; consistent stories for decades
• Polygraphs/hypnosis/toxicology passed; no fame motive
• Note on unreliable eyewitnesses despite multiple witnesses
• Roast recap: News Junkie event at Dr. Phillips; Pinkman, Sabrina
• Moe Dewitt praised; video intro highlight
• Tuddle introduces C-Lane, not roasting; chaos ensues
• Tuddle rants on modern radio; challenges Ryan Holmes to “stunt off”
• Belt off; demands whippings; storms off; audience stunned
• Radio’s wilder past vs now; jokes about missing “fun”
• Close: thanks to Samantha; plug “Sipping with Sammy”; tease Halloween special at Seth’s; seagrass poison mishap gag
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