A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
* Sponsor read Bart Merrick Team and market confusion * Longtime advertiser becomes platinum client * Advice on buying and selling during rate changes * Friday Free Show opening * BDM Appreciation Week announced * $5 shirt presale and signup info * April 11 members party details * Dad hat merch sale * Construction noise outside studio * Seth absent due to renovation stress * Discussion of stress tolerance and burnout * Stress without recovery worsens coping * Beard turning gray conversation * Biggest regret was starting renovation * Previous mansion sale repair disputes * Video tour of...
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Show intro and theme music return Ross McCoy joins on the couch Dan warns mics are hot before going live Podcast gear vs traditional radio console Old Yamaha NG-166CX-USB mixer in studio Raising faders slowly to avoid pops and ego boosts Hosts wanting louder mics for control Avoiding over-modulation and rough faders Radio mic on off buttons and forgetting to flip them Purpose and criticism of cough buttons Extra hardware in the signal chain hurting audio Tom coughing on air joke Athlete representing another country at the Olympics Eileen Gu competing for China...
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* New flooring sponsor Core Flooring Center in Winter Park serving Central Florida * Owner Corey has 20 years experience, strong ratings, and personally vets installers * Offers waterproof laminate vinyl planks, wood flooring, carpet, and dustless removal * 0 percent financing for 24 months and 15 percent listener discount * Listener incentive includes a gift and studio visit for using sponsor * Friday Free Show of A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan with guest Amy LaCorgia * Debate over stylish glasses, grandma straps, and childhood teasing * Amy quits Diet Mountain Dew and discusses caffeine...
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* Valentines promo for Jeffs Bagel Run cookies, bagels, spreads, Otis coffee, and peach tea * Jeffs Bagel Run expansion across Florida, East Coast, Vegas, plus franchise push and app specials * Bagel ordering tip ask what is hot and never toast it * Throwback Friday Free Show vibe and old radio coupon stealing stories * Growth of BDM Appreciation Week and shift from big giveaways to 5 dollar member shirts * Packing BDM boxes at Hourglass Brewing with sponsor items and April 11 party details * Booking Jeff and Casey Howell, Russian dog act, and novelty performers for the party * Party limited...
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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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Jeffs Bagel Run Colonial grand opening with drive thru ribbon cutting Jeffs app Bagel of the Day fresh spreads Valentine cookies Jeffs Jolts Bring bagels and coffee to work and be the hero Find locations by zip at JeffsBagelRun.com Live from Injured on the Go Just Call Moe studio Friday Free Show kickoff Cold Orlando weather freeze warnings and plant prep stress Protecting rare palms watering roots bundling plants before freeze Debate over over preparing vs doing nothing for weather events Renovation noise above studio during show Climate swings global warming talk and...
info_outlineA 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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* 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...
info_outline• Holiday food, fellowship, and Hollerbach’s holiday events
• Krampus vs. St. Nick wrestling and stoner-Santa jokes
• Photos with St. Nicholas, gifts for kids, German décor, holiday market, and Haribo talk
• Colette Fehr joins the Friday Free Show
• Thanksgiving camping recap and Giant Recreation World promos
• RV rentals, luxury setups, and modern RV color trends
• Jokes about Tom’s ancestry, DNA-test surprises, and secret-family discoveries
• Emotional impact of unexpected biological relatives
• Promotion of Colette’s book *The Cost of Quiet* and her packed launch schedule
• Challenges of book promotion, media spots, and hosting two podcasts
• Love Thy Neighbor podcast rankings and availability
• Book themes: expressing needs, avoiding self-abandonment, changing harsh self-talk
• Everyone—including therapists—struggles with self-doubt
• Colette’s appearance on a hostile debate podcast and the misogyny she witnessed
• Troll backlash toward her and OnlyFans creators on that show
• Silver lining: landing a Godmothers bookstore event
• Reality of non-celebrity book promotion and publisher expectations
• Idea for a behind-the-scenes radio-era book
• Inspiration for her book: 14 years of therapy work and personal divorce
• Traditional publishing gatekeeping and landing a Penguin Random House deal
• Traditional vs. self-publishing and the benefits of a major publisher
• Visiting the PRH building and joking about real penguins
• Upcoming podcast with her husband and his anxiety about it
• Couples therapy experience, communication work, and opposites-attract dynamics
• Remote recording setup (Winter Park vs. Dubai)
• Normalizing messy but functional marriages
• Critique of “too perfect” self-help gurus and Liver King deception
• Scandals rarely ending creators’ careers
• Ethics and the choice not to scam audiences
• Persona amplification online: wrestlers, radio hosts, trolls
• Perez Hilton’s shift away from aggressive trolling
• January 29 book-launch event details and book-purchase ticketing
• Purpose of the book: helping people communicate, not chasing fame
• Complaints about Tracy’s gift-bag photo incident
• Introduction of metal band Ousted and marijuana-card sponsors
• New Tom & Dan merch announcements
• Kids listening to the show and Elf on the Shelf traditions
• Increasingly elaborate elf setups and AI-generated elf videos
• Debate about AI “magic” vs. childhood imagination
• Ethical concerns about realistic Santa/elf AI footage
• Parents’ fear of lying, trust issues, and when kids learn the truth
• Commercial AI services selling holiday overlays
• Escalation worry: parents overextending the magic
• News about Frosty voice actor Jackie Vernon having secret families
• How secret families form, motives behind them, and emotional fallout
• DNA tests revealing hidden relatives and identity crises
• Debate on whether someone with two families can be a “good dad”
• Childhood memories of sneaking out and risky teen behavior
• Modern over-monitoring vs. allowing independence
• Phones as anxiety amplifiers, GPS glitches, and negative alerts
• Desire for unplugged family vacations
• Tromp family shared-delusion case and folie à plusieurs explanation
• Emotional contagion, fear contagion, cult-like dynamics
• Transition to therapy topics: clients falling for therapists and transference
• Therapists maintaining strict boundaries and ethical rules
• Reasons for firing clients and confidentiality limits in couples therapy
• Misconception that couples therapy is about “winning”
• Etiquette of seeing clients in public and HIPAA challenges
• Therapists declining gifts and the feelings that creates
• Colette wrapping up, promoting her book, and plans to return
• Show reminders about next Thursday’s episode and upcoming BDM show
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