#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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#478 - The Story of Walt Flanagan

Part one in a multi-part miniseries, "TESD Town History!" Chuck sits down for an in-person one-on-one with Walt Flanagan of Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, inside Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. Walt talks about his entire life in creativity - from drawing comics, to starring in AMC's "Comic Book Men," to reluctantly starting the podcast, and now showrunning a massively successful Patreon. We also hear how about Chuck's eventual involvement and a funeral invitation led to Walt and Chuck connecting (yes, seriously). It's an incredibly interesting dive into the experiences of an incredibly interesting man. After that, Chuck forces me to tell an embarrassing story from my past in which I feud with a Salvation Army Santa Calus. Also - yes, seriously.
- Brad
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#389 - The TESD Christmas Special, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Giving Motivations

We are joined this week by Super Retro Throwback Reviews host Steven Christina, Jr. Things go hilariously off the rails right off the bat and I lose it twice in the first ten minutes. (By "lose it," I mean laugh uncontrollably, not yell at Chuck again.) Chuck tells us about the biopsy on his nose from a few weeks ago - does he have nose cancer? Will he need a Tycho Brahe-like prosthetic? Will anyone get this Tycho Brahe reference? Anyway, Chuck talks about editing the Tell 'Em Steve-Dave Christmas podcast and we discuss positivity and negativity online. We talk about our experience at the Warren tree lighting, then Chuck tells us about his trip to Red Bank to see the Brian Setzer Orchestra. Chuck provides us with a very brief review of the newest Grinch movie. We close with a brief discussion about whether the motivation for giving to charity should impact the giving itself.
- Brad

#359 - The Story of Casey Jost

We are joined this work by writer/comedian/musician/producer of Impractical Jokers Casey Jost! We talk about his background in comedy and music and what shaped his voice as a performer. We get his entire story from child to grown-up child! We also talk about Limp Bizkit. We learn the story of how he got involved with Impractical Jokers, talk about improv team names, and riff on a billion different topics. It's a very engaging conversation with a genuinely good, funny dude.
- Brad

Episode 316: "Q The Laughs," Alien: Covenant, and Wonder Woman

Back to a (relatively) normal podcast this week! Chuck tells me about the project he's been working on with Q, Walt, and Bryan of "Tell 'Em Steve-Dave" and hints at another as-yet-unreleased project. Chuck and I talk - spoiler-free - about Alien: Covenant and I am shamed for my lack of love for the horror genre. We talk about a new sushi restaurant in Barrington, then about our experience watching the movie "Split." We talk about the 90's Pub Crawl/PVDFest, then we are joined by Gina so we can finish with a spoiler-free review of Wonder Woman. Bonus: we follow up with spoiler-FULL reviews of Wonder Woman and Alien: Covenant.
- Brad