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• 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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