Our POoRCHoices the Podcast

Our POoRCHoices the Podcast is a weekly comedy show where long time friends get together to discuss absurd situations, movies, and random topics that will likely prove to be poor choices. Listen in each week as Corporal, Commando, Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky pick apart life's best and worst decisions and look for the humor in the world.

The First Ones - 227 07/02/2025

The First Ones - 227 Welcome to The First Ones, an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month Sarcastro is joined by Corporal and Banky to discuss the Washington, DC neighborhood sitcom, 227 from the grand old year of 1985. Somehow this is a show that Sarcastro never watched growing up but one that Corporal remembers in the deepest chambers of his mind. Starring Marla Gibbs, Hal Williams, and an extremely saucy and overly sexually charged up Jackée Harry it was definitely a show for the time and the pilot episode teaches the gang about the perils of being honest, or perhaps the friendships you can make when you try to decieve people. Theme song performed and interpreted by Sarcastro. /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/37250030

Episode 223 - Buggin' Out 06/30/2025

Episode 223 - Buggin' Out This week the fellas talk about forgetting to not hold their breath when taking videos or photos on their phones to not pick up their heavy breathing. They also discuss upcoming travel plans and what shows/movies they are watching or want to watch this summer. Commando comes prepared with three poor choices involving a mishap with a cherished show themed product that neither he or Fatty actually ever fully clean; waiting too long for a nasal irrigation system but not reading the instructions about when to use and when not to use it; and finally being a nice guy at a gig and donating his drink tickets to a thristy event attendee. Corporal shares his experience in seeing Bella Fleck and an orchestra instead of going to the Wu-Tang Clan show in Atlanta. Right at the end Fatty learns he made a poor choice live during the show while at the cabin and now has to fight off invaders with a dust buster. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/37213995

Episode 222 - Sights Unseen 06/23/2025

Episode 222 - Sights Unseen This week the gang talk about Fatty's daily vitamin regime for joint pain, forgotten over the counter medications from years past, and Banky's results from the allergist and his new potential lack of vitamin D. The conversation then shifts to everyone's schedule off of the show for the summer before Fatty shares a new favorite recipe that so strange it actually sounds delicious. For poor choices for the week, Banky makes the assumption that the scope he's been using wasn't the problem at the range and that he just stinks at target practice but as it turns out, he's just not that bright and the scope was never sighted until Fatty recognized the issue with a target that was never hit after 100 plus rounds. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/37108080

Episode 221 - Busted 06/16/2025

Episode 221 - Busted This week the whole gang is together while Fatty shares a defintely not real story of a young Fatty being in the back of a police car and that whole experience feeling like he was being set up for something he may or may not have actually done. Commando vaguely remembers riding around in a police car but not because of being arrested but rather to find a suspect. Sarcastro witnesses a former co-worker voluntarily locking himself in the back of a police car that wasn't running and the windows were rolled up during a hot summer day. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/37020180

Episode 220 - Commando's Big Spend 06/09/2025

Episode 220 - Commando's Big Spend This week Commando makes it to the studio late to recored because he was shopping at Costco so of course Sarcastro, Fatty and Banky had to review his receipt to judge his purchases. Fatty makes the poorest choice of the week by not looking at the expiration or sell by dates on the lunch meat in his fridge. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36911450

The First Ones - Tales from the Darkside 06/04/2025

The First Ones - Tales from the Darkside Welcome to The First Ones, an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month Sarcastro is joined by Fatty, Banky and friend of the show and co-host of The Sunnydale Diaries, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast, Queen Mel to talk about a show she recommended, Tales from the Darkside. A horror anthology series which Sarcastro was the only one on the show who had never heard of it. The first episode happened to be an actual aired pilot that first hit television around Halloween in 1983 and was about a loan shark played by Barnard Hughes (Grandpa from The Lost Boys) and who happened to enjoy Halloween so much he put on a free haunted house for the kids of the indebted parents in town. The episode also stars Max Wright making his second appearance on The First Ones from the premier episode on ALF. Intro and outro interpreted and performed by Sarcastro. Be sure to check out The Sunnydale Diaries wherever you listen to podcasts and follow them on their socials and visit them at . /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36842560

Episode 219 - Tool Sheds and Igloos 06/02/2025

Episode 219 - Tool Sheds and Igloos This week the gang talks about a couple of recent news articles the first is about a man arrested after being found in a display tool shed at a hardware store and the second is about major brand of coolers where a couple models have been recalled due to amputating portions of fingers and causing other injuries. Fatty gets reminded that he's not the spring chicken he used to be after a weekend of adding upgrades to his party shed at the lake. Sarcastro learns the hard way that you really have to wash jalapeno pepper oil off your hands quite throroughly. Banky acknowledges that he may have more Yeti products than any one household actually needs after Fatty calls him out during a recent game night. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36812085

Episode 218 - The Craccoon 05/26/2025

Episode 218 - The Craccoon This week Sarcastro, Fatty and Banky talk about a couple of news stories involving a raccoon in Ohio which should have been busted for possession and a woman in Florida getting scammed by a fake Keanu Reeves she met through an online game. Fatty makes a poor choice in changing the schedule for his new automatic vaccuum cleaner which learns bad habits from his dog before he proceeds to talk about his upcoming poor choices for next week. Banky gets sucked in to watching a terrible Jim Belushi reality show which couldn't be more fake. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36707950

Episode 217 - Fixing Stupid 05/19/2025

Episode 217 - Fixing Stupid This week the gang learns you can't fix stupid with news stories of people making some significantly poor choices including a teacher, the son of a defensive coordinator, and a hiker on Mt. Fuji. Sarcastro & Fatty have a mutual poor choice in going to the movies with their kids and Commando learns a valuable lesson in appliance maintenance. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36618245

Episode 216 - Good Spirits 05/12/2025

Episode 216 - Good Spirits This week the fellas discuss various cocktails and spirits they enjoy, or don't. Fatty shares his very loose recipie for a what's basically a hillbilly beverage. Then the group comes up with a plan to make a terrible business plan to introduce a new alcoholic beverage in the market. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36527665

The First Ones - My Secret Identity 05/07/2025

The First Ones - My Secret Identity Welcome to the The First Ones, an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month Sarcastro selected the late 80's show, My Secret Identity, starring a young Jerry O'Connell just three years off of starring in Stand By Me and 6 years before his stint on Sliders. Banky joins in to help recall how much they actually don't remember about the show and question the writers' decision to have the power of flight propelled by hairspray cans used to rescue a damsel in distress when the main character had super speed. As they look to find who could play the main character in a reboot of the series, Sarcastro suggests using Prince Sarcastro as the new teen star and Captain (Sarcastro's dad) as the crazy scientist neighbor. Intro and outro interpreted and performed by Sarcastro /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36463045

Episode 215 - Fatical Training and Cooling Products 05/05/2025

Episode 215 - Fatical Training and Cooling Products This week the whole gang joins in for the kick off of season five where they discuss Sarcastro getting minorly assaulted by Prince Sarcastro and Fatty starting a new fat guy themed line of tactical training and cooling garments. The poor choices made this week have Commando underestimating the time and distance of a family hike and Banky spending too much time in the direct sun doing the very mininal amount of physical activity with an unexepected result during the show. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36430605

Episode 214 - Streams of Awesomeness 04/28/2025

Episode 214 - Streams of Awesomeness This week the whole gang gathers around to talk about what they currently are enjoying on the vairous streaming services as well as shows they wish they could forget and watch again for the first time and some shows that they would like to see. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36326100

Episode 213 - Extra POoRCHoices 04/21/2025

Episode 213 - Extra POoRCHoices This week it's poor choice on top of poor choice with Fatty coming in clutch with three this week, Banky winding up in a crap situation and Commando recalling the time he nearly lost a toe. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36240230

Episode 212 - The Q Stands for Quality 04/14/2025

Episode 212 - The Q Stands for Quality This week Commando, Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky discuss beating up their livers, making plans to check out a monthly wrestling event at the farmer's market they used to frequent in their youth (am some still do) and the option to have Banky's wedding during one of those events and having it catered by one of the eateries in the market. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36120185

Episode 211 - Bingo! 04/07/2025

Episode 211 - Bingo! This week Commando and Fatty talk about their experiences with a couple BINGO events at some local social clubs and the small games of chance that are very present at many social clubs in their area of Pennsylvania. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/36031520

The First Ones - The Facts of Life 04/02/2025

The First Ones - The Facts of Life Welcome to the The First Ones, an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month on The First Ones, Sarcastro is joined by Fatty and Banky to talk about The Facts of Life which Sarcastro noted he had some help selecting which series to cover for this episode from friend of the show and co-host of The Sunnydale Diaries: A Buffy Podcast, Melanie. With a premier in the fall of 1979 none of them realized how large of a cast the first episode had and that future star Molly Ringwald was in the first season and Nancy McKeon's rough and tough, street-wise Jo Polniaczek wasn't. Which makes them wonder, had they ever seen the first season let alone the first episode at all? Intro and outro interpreted and performed Sarcastro. /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35969670

Episode 210 - The 2025 Guys Weekend Recap 03/31/2025

Episode 210 - The 2025 Guys Weekend Recap The gang gets together to discuss the events of their annual Guys Weekend (or basically Guys Half Week) trip at Fatty's cabin where it was the closest they ever came to being able to have the Weekend at Bernie's experience. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35930465

Episode 209 - Bucket Lists 03/24/2025

Episode 209 - Bucket Lists This week the whole gang gathers around to discuss items they have on their bucket lists from a quiet day at home alone, to getting to see the northern (and southern lights), riding in a blimp, flying a plane and more. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35831530

Episode 208 - A Nice Place to Live 03/17/2025

Episode 208 - A Nice Place to Live This week Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky discuss Fatty's recent trip to the Adirondack Mountains which kicks off a discussion of places each of them would like to live and defintely some places they wouldn't for a variety of reasons. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35716870

Episode 207 - It's Like the Kids Say 03/10/2025

Episode 207 - It's Like the Kids Say This week the gang tries to understand the slang that the children of today are using based on a conversation Sarcastro had with Prince Sarcastro. This pushes them to turn to the internet for insight on the cool words and phrases of today before getting asked the greatest question of all from The Boy when Fatty calls him while recording the show to see if he had some insight on what some of the words mean. The poor choice this week simply being that old men are using the slang in conversation with their children in an effort to make them realize how dumb it sounds which maybe makes the kids feel like the grown-ups are a just old. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35600805

The First Ones - Andy Richter Controls the Universe 03/05/2025

The First Ones - Andy Richter Controls the Universe Welcome to the The First Ones an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month on The First Ones, Sarcastro is joined by Corporal Fatty, Banky to discuss the first episode of Andy Richter Controls the Universe from 2002. Turns out it's a show where Andy Richter may not be the nice guy he imagines himself to be based on the dubious plan to get his new office mate fired and repeatedly imagines the bigoted deceased founder of his compnay talking to him which may make Andy a bigot as well. The fact that it was from 2002 shocked Banky as he thought it was much more recent and Corporal points out that it was a staple to watch for him while living at The Porch. Intro and outro interpreted and performed Sarcastro. /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35540170

Episode 206 - Burning the Candles At Both Ends - You Bet! 03/03/2025

Episode 206 - Burning the Candles At Both Ends - You Bet! This week Corporal, Sarcastro and Banky talk about burning the candle at both ends and the fact that "the big game" is played on a Sunday evening/night instead of a Sunday afternoon or maybe even a Saturday so the Monday after isn't so exhuasting. They share their experiences of the way that third shift work took it out of them for various reasons. They also discuss the absurd types of sports betting and how pretty much anything can be made into a bet and someone will put money down on that action one way or another. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35506050

Episode 205 - Guys Weekend Preppers 02/24/2025

Episode 205 - Guys Weekend Preppers This week Commando, Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky discuss getting ready for the 2025 Porch Guys Weekend at Fatty's cabin including not having the television accessible this time and finding the right old fashioned recipe to kick off the opening night festivities. What sorts of things to cook, like wings of science, ribs and grazing foods instead of a proper meal since it seems to go wasted when they get wasted. In the real of poor choices Commando gets sucked into the One Piece anime. After some time to think about the finale of it, Fatty determines what he thought was a poor choice in watching the series Ragnarock turned out to not be such a poor choice. Banky goes to five pickels of fury level of angry with a series of Door Dash deliveries where his food is handled poorly but yet he keeps using the service. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35402225

Episode 204 - Best Imaginary Fests 02/17/2025

Episode 204 - Best Imaginary Fests This week Corporal, Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky each fantasize about what their top five bands or artists (living or dead) that they could see at a festival would be. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35310340

Episode 203 - Fair Foods 02/10/2025

Episode 203 - Fair Foods This week the gang talks about the delicious monstrosities that are fair foods and what ones sound appealing and which need to stop being sold and how they'll all lead to needing meds to fix things. Commando makes a poor choice that leads to a death and minor repairs for his truck. Sarcastro tries to resolve some bowel concerns with "rocket fuel" to only feel dissapointment. Banky's poor choice in procastinating on some landscaping turns out to be a good choice for his shed. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35216180

The First Ones - Mr. Belvedere 02/05/2025

The First Ones - Mr. Belvedere Welcome to the The First Ones an Our POoRCHoices podcast. On this series Sarcastro picks a show from yesteryear and then rallies some (or all) of the fellas to join him in recapping just the first episode of said show while dissecting it and determining if it's a show that would fly in today's entertainment landscape. This month on The First Ones, Sarcastro is joined by Fatty and Banky to discuss the first episode of Mr. Belvedere from 1985, starring Christopher Hewitt as the titular Mr. Belvedere who based on just this first episode could potentially be a grifter with how he never confirms that he was sent by the "domestic agency" to be a live in housekeeper and nanny to the Owens family and their patriarch played by Bob Uecker. Intro and outro interpreted and performed Sarcastro. /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35155970

Episode 202 - Post Work Restraint Collapse 02/03/2025

Episode 202 - Post Work Restraint Collapse This week the gang talks about the very real and increasingly concern over people experiencing post work restraint collapse and how some of them are impacted by it and how they cope. Sarcastro nearly makes a poor choice but is saved by Queen Sarcastro. Corporal's preparring to make a good poor choice with a pending purchase. Fatty makes a poor choice in thinking he can burn the candle at both ends between work. play and family obligations on limited sleep and Banky's body reminds him he's been making too many poor choices. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35121290

Episode 201 - Airships Ahoy! 01/27/2025

Episode 201 - Airships Ahoy! This week the fellas get together to talk about an artcile Commando shared about Aeros and their grand plans to start to use airships as floating distribution centers with drones making the final step delivery. They debate if this makes sense and if it's feasible to run in various markets. This leads to Sarcastro pointing out they the only jobs the job openings they have on their website are for interns to basically prove that this model would work which then ends up having Fatty point out that he's not buying into it as they don't even have an actual airship to do this with that they've proven this would work. Banky and Fatty share their experience (or rather Banky's inexperience) at an indoor shooting range over the weekend. Commando points out that the current ongoing poor choice is the hobby of getting into going to shooting ranges is how much money it's collectively costing. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/35022360

Episode 200 - At Your Funeral 01/20/2025

Episode 200 - At Your Funeral This week on the show to celebrate the 200th episode, the whole gang gets together to discuss the final results of their 2024 Celebrity Bingo Cards of Death. Then the conversation shifts to an article Fatty brought up a few months ago about the most popular songs people play as they prepare to die and suggested everyone determine what songs they would want played at their funerals and which they'd want to play at each others cast member's funeral. Fatty shares a poor choice in picking up a call from his old man and Banky performs a self induced unintentional allergy test. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). /episode/index/show/ourpoorchoicespodcast/id/34917265

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