#442 (Archive Ep) - The Story of Nana and Papa

We have a ton of new listeners, and we think you all deserve a special holiday "Archive Episode!" Thanksgiving is a time for family. And what better way to celebrate family than by inviting Chuck's 90-something-year-old grandparents on the podcast? We learn all about their childhoods in the 1930s, Papa's job during WWII, everything Nana did on the homefront...then we learn about how they met, dated, and their early married life. We get some adorably scandalous stories about Chuck's mom and learn about being a judge in Rhode Island. A very fun conversation and celebration! Happy Thanksgiving!
- Brad

#494 - Thanksgiving Memories with Chuck's Parents

Whose heart needs warming? After a Chuck-and-Brad-only intro involving listener emails, we get into it! We speak with Chuck and Pat Staton (Chuck's parents) and talk about their Thanksgivings growing up and the Staton family celebrations thereafter. This extends into a further discussion about holidays and hospitality and I really think you'll feel like you're one of the family! This is a very special holiday episode!
- Brad
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#493 - Chuck Gets Blackmailed, The Greatest Showman, and Weirdos At Thanksgiving

Chuck and I are back! We start out with an update on the latest video Chuck completed for Tell Em Steve-Dave and Chuck is PSYCHED about it. I talk about my progress in sitcom class, then we read an email from a listener Down Under! It's only slightly injurious to my pride! Chuck tells me about the WNUF Halloween Special, then we talk about the 2020 release of The Invisible Man. Chuck tells me about his Halloween celebration, which concluded with him watching the documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door. We segue into some COVID talk and speculate about the vaccine giving me superpowers. Judd Apatow has a movie going straight to streaming, and there's a podcast documentary series coming soon about David Cross. We talk about the Darkwing Duck reboot, then things take a dark turn. Chuck is being blackmailed by a scammer! Will we all soon receive videos of Chuck's private moments? Things turn back around as Chuck gushes about his recent watch of The Greatest Showman, then we talk about The Prestige. And our final topic of the evening concerns Thanksgiving - should you invite strangers to your meal (in normal years) and if so, what is the correct ratio of weirdos to your normal group?
- Brad
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#492 - Chuck's Road Trip to Texas (Part 2 of 2)

Howdy, y'all! We start off this week with some listener emails, including two from pals in the Great White North! Wow! As you definitely know, Chuck and our friend Lou Perella recently drove to Austin. Last week was part one - almost to Nashville. This week is Part Two - Nashville to Austin! And then two days in Austin! We review and comment on their trips to many different restaurants and coffee shops and collectible stores and hotels and...did they encounter homophobia? Maybe! Unconfirmed! What happened to make them feel the slightest bit unsafe, COVID-wise? And how could they eat so, so much??!?
- Brad
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#491 - Chuck's Road Trip to Texas (Part 1 of 2)

I (Brad) unwittingly introduce this episode as 492. How embarrassing! After a quick dip into some listener emails and Chuck's British accent, we launch a very special episode of the podcast. Recently, Chuck and our friend Lou Perella drove to Austin. They podcasted along the trip. We review and comment on their trips to collectible stores and flea markets, deal with real-life-Tinmen, talk about the time Lou almost literally died from a poop-prank (true story), and I get to judge Chuck and Lou's time-travel squabble! Perfect!
- Brad
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