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Our guest this time is a treat. A treat you can find in a fancy boutique and your favorite mom & pop shop (that probably doesn’t exist anymore). Something sweet with Minnesota nice on the inside and a quick-witted, comedic-genius-in-the-making coating. While yes, it’s heresy ‘round these parts to wear Timberwolves gear, Sam is someone we should make an exception for; so please welcome to Top Shelf, a stand-up comedian who you’ll be excited to see rise the ranks, Sam Ellefson!Watch his new special: ‘Bones of Steel’ on YouTube! https://youtu.be/H2aI_S3vIEM?si=TmmLuTt_yUuBav61Follow him on Instagram @SamEllefson & see where he’s performing stand-up next at his website: SamEllefson.comWe discussed how it’s never been cheaper to make a high-quality stand-up comedy special, Sam’s travels to Europe with his wife and how he learned all about the origins of Switzerland & the Swiss guard, subconscious bias at the crowd and individual levels, and why Sam is downright frustrated that his awesome ‘Settlers of Catan’ joke can’t get more traction from the algorithm on social media. If anyone has an “in” with the techno-oligarchs, tell them that their AI is a D-average open-mic comic. Stick around to the end to see us watch & give praise to one of the greatest late-night appearances ever: Gary Gulman’s ‘State Abbreviations’ bit.Grateful that Sam shared his time & some wings with us. I look forward to cheering him on as he continues to climb the ladder to the top!Join us for EATIN’ with Sam — Patreon.com/InTALLerable Only $2/month lifetime access & now some brand new merch will be sent to you!Just saying.. Might want to join the fun while it’s still cool & unknown. You’ll be an early-adopter. FO & BWReferences to videos watched during after-hours portion: Gary Gulman’s $20 to Bill Gates Joke — https://youtu.be/kigCJccCnU0?si=H_Tv3djAHShVmqMvGary Gulman’s State Abbreviations Joke — https://youtu.be/dLECCmKnrys?si=OLuPeIgH99IVOdlo0:00 — Guest Intro2:00 — Making of Sam’s new Special at Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma, WA5:30 — 2-man Team8:30 — Video Village v. 2-man Team9:30 — ‘Where’s Waldo?’ of Comedy Specials10:30 — Wing Flip & Station Identification11:30 — Perspective on people’s feedback12:30 — People shouldn’t be this big..14:00 — Height is fake past a point..16:00 — Sam breaks down ‘Height’ & subconscious bias18:00 — Sam Miller Storytime20:00 — RedBull & Gas Station Eggs: RedBullRunny26:00 — Advice for new comics27:00 — Using AI or robbing yourself??29:00 — AI will make attempts31:00 — No AI without ‘Sociologist’ line of code32:00 — Techno-Oligarchs33:30 — Sam’s Clip about ‘Settlers of Catan’37:00 — Ray Lau’s Advice for Sam38:45 — Asking Sam about ‘Zero-Sum’ perspective for Comedy?40:00 — Get better.41:00 — What maniac goes Bulbusar?!42:00 — Shoutout Sam Krason43:00 — EATIN’43:30 — After-Hours & Wing Review!45:00 — Proud Minnesotan45:30 — ICE in Twin Cities 46:30 — MN citizen’s accounts of ICE presence across the city48:00 — Community keeps people going50:00 — Sam training for a marathon51:30 — Soccer is cross-country with extra steps52:30 — Colorado Comedy Volleyball Squad54:00 — Hurt Hammy during Volleyball56:00 — Comics play Basketball for Charity56:45 — Really proud of Travel to Europe58:30 — Confusion over a French History Podcast1:00:00 — Deaths around Notre Dame?1:01:00 — Sainte-Chapelle1:03:00 — A famous person died in Paris?1:05:00 — Origin story of Switzerland1:08:00 — Swiss Guard Story1:10:30 — Catholic Church connections to banking & wealth1:11:30 — Vatican Vault1:14:00 — Sam’s fun fact on ‘Wealth-Hoarding’ 1:15:30 — Buy Gold like Smog1:16:30 — Gary Gulman’s finding $5 joke1:20:00 — “They do a great quarter”1:21:00 — The Best Joke Ever Written1:21:30 — Gary Gulman: State Abbreviations1:30:00 — Not Slobbing Sam off, but.. (unhinged compliment)1:31:00 — Heard of England before??1:33:00 — ‘Heighting’1:34:00 — Plugs1:34:45 — FO & BW

We are fortunate to welcome someone who wears all the hats; a stand-up comic, veteran festival producer, the host of ‘The Art of Bombing’ podcast, but most important for when we chose to record this episode: we were lucky to have a tried & true South Dakotan willing to grit his teeth through “the cold” to pod it up for you, our fine listeners. Please welcome to InTALLerable for his Top Shelf Studios debut: Dan Bublitz Jr.!See Dan perform before he makes his big move back up to South Dakota! His website is DanBublitzComedy.com— You should (must, really) follow him on socials @dbubcomedyLast but not least, if you liked him here, you’ll probably love him without Sean! If you like Dan as much as us, listen to his podcast 'The Art of Bombing' — Season 10 is inbound!!We discussed how a job at Hardee’s used to get you & your girl a single-family rental home, we hit the under on how long before Sean mentions Sisyphus, Dan gives free & valuable advice for newer comics thinking about applying or performing on festivals, and we hear the legendary tale of Dan’s corporate-gig bombing which inspired his podcast.  Buried by circumstance doesn’t do it justice, so you will just have to listen.We are grateful that Dan drove down from Loveland to be on our silly show & eat some smoked chicken wings. It was so cold that we had to take the EATIN’ inside, so the audio might not be the best, but you can still pull up a chair & eat with us over at Patreon.com/InTALLerableFO & BW0:00 — Guest Intro1:45 — How many road comics in the US?3:00 — AI cannot replace us!4:00 — Lazy people will take the easy path5:15 — Producing Festivals for years6:00 — Divorce & Dan’s first stand-up set9:00 — Married Young10:00 — Rented a house on Hardee’s money11:00 — Fat Daddy’s (RIP)12:00 — Dan’s full circle moment13:30 — Moving to San Diego for Comedy14:30 — No path, no Rulebook17:00 — Being Funny & Having an Act is Different18:30 — Sean’s new ‘Fit Anywhere’ joke20:00 — Dan’s advice on applying to festivals21:30 — New methods with Comedy Specials23:30 — Willing to Lose Money24:30 — “Winter” Weather25:00 — South Dakota Winter Built Different26:00 — Weatherpeople are getting Lazy27:00 — Running Festivals28:30 — Comic: A small Business30:15 — Have-to wear all the “hats”31:00 — Cruise ship comedy35:00 — Moving to South Dakota36:30 — EATIN’37:30 — After-Hours Show38:00 — WIng Review!41:00 — Origins of Dan’s show: ‘The Art of Bombing’42:30 — Ready-to-Quit-Comedy Bomb Story47:00 — Ollie and Lena Jokes49:00 — “Here’s Dan!”51:30 — Keep at it Kid, you’ll get there.53:00 — Inspiration: Everyone Bombs55:00 — Stacking Eps, my gosh!56:30 — EPK (Yes, you are stupid.)58:00 — Time consuming demands of video1:00:00 — Not a zero-sum game1:03:00 — Goal setting & YOUR road1:04:00 — Iceland (homerun!)1:06:00 — Quality of life in the US?1:07:30 — Self-Awareness & Growth1:11:00 — ‘Heighting’1:13:00 — Plugs!1:14:30 — Shared Kindness & Sean’s Book1:17:15 — FO & BW

Ep. 217: New World Order: Do Good. (Ft. John Lamberger & Connor Moore)Our guests are matriculating masters students studying Internal Security at the Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver.  One is a veteran of our armed forces (Oorah), the other a veteran of Sean’s Top-Shelf antics & sarcasm.  Please welcome what we around these parts (a garage on the internet) consider to be subject matter experts: John Lamberger & Connor Moore!Follow their project MoorePosts.com & follow them on socials @mooreposts — Their new podcast with actual subject matter experts (ya know, nuclear physics, etc.) is called: ‘Sheepland’ Drops this week!  Listen to it when it drops & give them a follow to see who they interview next. We discussed everything from why Fanta (yes, the drink) was an important matter of strategic intelligence & national security, to America’s soft-power capitalism, debate protesting & effective outcomes for good governance, and the departing shift from the established US foreign policy paradigm since WWII.  It’s pens, fences, and John’s thematic lens, leading us to the conclusion that if they has to be a ‘New World Order’ it should be simple: Do Good. You can support our show powered on blood, sweat, and tears, over at: Patreon.com/InTALLerable — bonus episodes, EATIN’ with our guests, Black Box lost tapes.. Join the growing ‘Heights’Thanks to all our wonderful supporters & listeners. Be kind to someone out there for me. FO & BW0:00 — Guest Introductions1:30 — Joking about ‘Sound-Drops’2:30 — Mooreposts.com & ‘Sheepland’5:00 — International Security & Strategic Intelligence7:00 — McDonald's & Starbucks Examples in Venezuela & Russia8:30 — Development of Fanta Finagle WWII11:30 — ‘Sheepland’ & Subject-Matter Experts13:30 — Cold War & ‘Duck & Cover’15:00 — Pens, Fences & John’s Thematic Lens16:30 — Knowledge is Power18:00 — Can’t Give you the info: ‘cause National Security20:00 — Explaining to Sean ‘National Security’ (cause he’s dumb)23:30 — Expansive Security Perspective25:00 — Extension of Care26:30 — Studying Depressing Topics Daily28:00 — Pushing back again Pessimism30:30 — ‘Sheepland’ Set up & First Ep.32:00 — John’s Story (Undergrad & on)33:30 — Film Academy in ‘The Loop’34:30 — Brick-Talker & Debate Story37:00 — Post-College John, LA & Back38:00 — Whole Food’s Naperville39:00 — John Joined the Marine Corps40:30 — Japan post WWII44:00 — Debt-Free Masters Degree46:00 — “Now Watch This Drive”47:00 — Peers in their program50:00 — Remarkable People & Experience53:00 — Equation for luck55:00 — Prediction/Guess of US International Conflict57:00 — Havana Syndrome & Maduro Raid58:30 — “Less than Lethal v. Non-Lethal”1:01:30 — Necessary Semantic Gymnastics1:05:00 — Russia v. Ukraine War1:10:00 — Drones too Scary1:12:00 — Where do we go from here?1:15:00 — Really Important (China)1:17:00 — Use Anti-Trust Laws (PLEASE)1:20:00 — Comes down to value & character1:22:00 — Veterans Healthcare1:24:00 — Value Transparency & Accountability1:27:00 — Fixing Linkage of Social Contract1:30:00 — People are underrepresented in current system1:33:00  — John’s got my Vote1:35:00 — They want Young Americans Nihilistic1:40:00 — Creating Change (Historical Examples)1:43:00 — Reaction to Pacifism Creates Change1:47:00 — “Peace” requires dying for Democracy1:49:00 — Nonviolent Approach1:50:00 — Duty to be Informed1:51:00 — Jokes to end the Campaign1:52:45 — After-Hours (“Sean after Dark”)1:53:45 — The word ‘Liberal’1:57:00 — Ghost Ships from Russia2:01:30 — US Military Action in Venezuela2:03:00 — UN Security Council2:05:30 — Foreign Policy Admin Changes2:07:30 — World Order Evolving2:12:00 — Where will Venezuela be in 5 years?2:13:30 — More Equality?2:15:00 — Ton of Respect for Connor2:17:00 — Privileged to be an American2:19:00 — Venezuela US Rebuild?2:21:00 — John in 5 years2:23:45 — ‘Heighting’2:25:00 — Plugs & Support Them!

Returning guests, but this time, together?!  Welcome back two stand-up comics from Colorado Springs, hosts of the now defunct, Beanie Boys Podcast : Cameron MacKenzie & Thad B.!  You should (must!) follow them & keep an eye out for their new revamped show: ‘Downbad Pod’A quality hang with these gents from start to finish. We jump from targeted ads on social media for E.D., piercings ‘to be hot,’ arguments about which sport is best, to the golden age of Wii Sports & Wii golf supremacy.  Heck y’all, we even talked paraplegic cornholers & the infamous Colorado Springs “Mad-Pooper.”If you want to reduce the national debt, help the ‘Fat Soul,’ or want to hear about what it’s like to go through mascot tryouts, then strap on your listening gloves, sit back in a refined chair or on the nearest park bench, and enjoy the ride with two of our all-time favorites. EATIN’ on Patreon with Grant, Cameron, & Thad.Perhaps you have wondered, “how would I even go about supporting an independent, self-run show like InTALLerable?  Maybe you’re like: “What’s that weird gap around an hour into the episode where they talk about going to eat smoked chicken wings?” — This is that.  There are more & more everyday joining the ‘Heights’ at Patreon.com/InTALLerable to show us they want more smoked meats & more amazing guests.We couldn’t do it without them. Thank you all.  And to all.. FO & BW0:00 — Guest Intro1:00 — Targeted Ads for ED2:45 — Septum Piercing & Front-Facing Horn-Dog3:30 — It’s to ‘Be Hot’4:15 — Sean’s Dimples Too Deep5:00 — Ears Pierced & Lashing out at Parents6:00 — Thad’s Big “Unc” Move7:00 — Fraud is Impressive8:30 — Caller on the Line (Grant Lucas)10:00 — National Debt & Fraud10:30 — How the Fed “makes” money11:45 — Heath (tough name, tough bar)12:30 — Colorado accent13:30 — Last gen of Phonics14:00 — Dewey Decimal15:00 — 1st grade in 2001 (Cam)16:00 — Give it to us straight17:00 — Club Penguin Bans18:00 — Wii Golf Supremacy19:30 — Grant’s Dictator Mii Characters20:30 — Presidential Golf, “Now Watch This Drive”22:00 — Cam Lost Respect for Goggins & Fat People (Sean)23:30 — Fat is Funnier25:00 — Helping the Fat Soul26:30 — Adding Weights Together27:00 — The Schumer Paradox28:00 — Skinny-Shamed28:30 — Cam Bullies Back!29:30 — Flip the Wings30:00 — “It’s 0.04, I think..”31:00 — Trouble with the Law33:00 — Classes & Cost are Effective34:00 — Poo in the Past35:00 — Colorado Springs “mad pooper” 36:45 — Can’t get in trouble for “Accidents”38:00 — Human non-mouth exits are a no-no39:00 — Spitting implies malice39:30 — Indecent Exposure & a Business Opportunity40:00 — Raise you a Diaper41:00 — Furries, Costumes, Mascot Try-outs43:30 — Fat-based Sports44:00 — Least athletic pro-sport45:45 — Inspiring Cornhole Athlete46:30 — Other international sports47:15 — Fin Waugh & Ultimate Frisbee origins49:30 — Softer than the Baby Boomers50:00 — Back to Athlete/Sport Discussion54:00 — Scoring-based sports55:00 — Refs vs. Judges56:00 — Most Athletic Group of People57:30 — Who would Win?58:00 — West Virginians1:01:00 — “Kept” man Thad1:02:00 — EATIN’1:02:45 — After-Hours & Wing Review!1:06:00 — For the love of the game1:08:00 — Interstellar1:09:00 — Kid Cam Lost in the Wood in Michigan1:11:30 — Colorado Springs Colfax1:12:00 — Lost days to a mystery drug1:14:00 — Thad’s 1st Strip Club Experience1:18:30 — ‘Heighting’1:20:30 — Plugs & their NEW POD!1:21:15 — FO & BW

Our guests are quarter-zipped up, looking fly as hell, and are ready for whatever InTALLerable has in store (hint, a lot).  Both Denver open-mic comics whom Grant loves so much that he provided their quarter-zips & sat in with these fine gentlemen for the EATIN’.  Join me in welcoming two dudes who we had almost too much fun hanging & eating smoked chicken wings with, it’s dapper & debonair, spruced up & suave, personable & pulchritudinous, folks click those digital fingers for: Deandre Simmons & Merci!Deandre has recently found a love for reading, so I thought he’d appreciate some new adjectives to use on the ladies (I gotchu, bro).  Let’s be real.  Deandre & Merci are here for laughs, fun, and our usual ill-fated reflections of the world around us, yes. But reeeaaally.. They're here at Top Shelf Studios to see if our smoked wings pass the ‘Cultured’ test. From ice skating & other white activities, potential plans to picket (if necessary) to reclaim hosting an open-mic for black history month, a new color that’s name is superseded in stupidity only by the fact that you can’t actually see the color, to our meager attempts at educating young Deandre on American pop-culture references that he’s too young to know or understand. “19?!? Goddamn!”  -Deandre after asking what year Sean & Grant were bornFollow them on Instagram to see what fun they’ve got going on next! @Deandre.Simmons03 @MerciWithAn_i EATIN’ on Patreon.  If you believe in us (Sean & Friends) please consider joining (only $2/month) to help us continue to make leaps in our capacity (equipment & food-wise) to bring you great guests & even better wings.Patreon.com/InTALLerableFO & BW0:00 — Guest Introductions1:15 — Grant’s Only Black Friends2:30 — Wintertime White Activities4:00 — Guest Co-Hosting (Crazy Mountain Mic)4:30 — Picketing to Reclaim the Mic6:00 — Skits & Third Amigo, Carlos7:30 — Oil as a Solution8:00 — Venezuela News & NYC Jail9:00 — Merci studied PoliSci & Covid-Era College10:00 — HS in Covid10:30 — Changing Mascots12:30 — Native Americans Explaining to (mostly) White Kids13:00 — Rocket League at School14:00 — Pulled into the Magic of Reading16:00 — Algorithms & the Rage-Machine19:00 — Olo, a new color (kinda, maybe?)20:00 — Vatican-type Free Speech Zone20:30 — Merci Color Joke21:30 — Advanced Chinese Color22:00 — Sean Connery’s Podcast22:45 — Deandre “Clean” Joke23:15 — Need to Retire this Joke24:00 — Writing new Jokes & the “process” 26:00 — The War of Art (book)27:30 — Just Have Fun30:00 — Show for HOA & meaning of comedy31:00 — Camera’s Racist (apparently)32:00 — What is the best Race?33:00 — Esports Generation35:00 — Mom Hates ‘Moist’35:45 — EATIN’36:15 — Signature Station I.D.36:30 — Wing Review & After-Hours37:15 — Surprised by how Cultured Sean is38:30 — One of the “Good Ones”39:30 — Too Young to Know41:00 — Educating Deandre on American Pop-Culture References42:45 — Deandre has Homework44:00 — Grant’s “Deep” Question45:45 — Dad’s Lesson: Taking Things as a Joke48:00 — Pumped for Life48:30 — Ice Skating w/ a Lady50:30 — Deandre is a Closeted White51:30 — Grant’s Abba Story, a Lesson in Life52:15 — “What are you scared of learning something?”53:45 — Merci Travel Plans54:30 — Youngest guy here owns a house56:00 — Insurance is a scam57:00 — Spice Analysis1:00:00 — Paying the bills, grinding comedy1:00:30 — Door Guy1:02:30 — Free Business Idea for Deandre1:04:30 — Not supposed to wear underwear with sweatpants1:05:30 — Dad got swag1:07:00 — Advice on Women from Dad1:08:00 — Black Trump1:10:30 — Impression Origins1:12:00 — Kamala Attempt1:13:00 — Run for Office1:14:00 — “I could have a beer with him!”1:15:00 — Save the country, Deandre1:16:00 — ‘Heighting’1:18:00 — Plugs1:19:00 — FO & BW

Our guests are two childhood friends who grew up together in South Carolina. Jesse Green makes his Top Shelf debut, promising to keep his clothes on the entire time, and returning fan-favorite, Jacob Humphries, who is always eager to smash some smoked chicken wings & turn up the riff to InTALLerable levels.We learn about the origin of Jesse’s old-timey name, and hear all about working in a local grocery store.  If you’re someone who disrespects check-out-boys, just remember that Jesse is the crucial conduit between hard-working families & the ever-present threat of their child starving.  We refuse the right to refuse service to anyone, especially people who are rude to service workers. Jacob tells us about performing stand-up in a unique, perhaps terrifying, venue: a gun range combo whiskey tasting room.  Luckily we had our guests check any weapons at the door.  Safety (& jokes) first.Southern Grandma is always well-seasoned, RED40 creates stronger kids, chicken parm is meant to be prepared on a pellet smoker, deep fear of the “blue water people”; the only truth you’ll find here is that the Dixon Ticonderoga is the greatest pencil in human history.  The rest is jokes, satire, or sarcasm. YUGE shoutout to Brody, our newest Patreon supporter!  Apparently, Brody isn’t concerned with the follies of men, because he has God on his side, so he skipped the small ball stuff & joined the ‘Manifest Destiny’ Tier for $20.  What a king, y’all.  He’s also ripped as shit, full natty.  Supporters like Brody make our show possible & keep us 100% ad-free. If you (Yes, YOU!) want to get in on the fun while supporting our dreams & helping to put smoked meats into the mouths of new hilarious guests, then go join our growing ‘Heights’ at: Patreon.com/InTALLerable — EATIN’ w/ guest & lots more bonus content!FO & BW0:00 — Guest Introductions1:00 — Not a fan of ‘Holes’ & Gonna Keep His Clothes on2:30 — ‘Ole Timey Name4:30 — High School Friends on the Pod6:00 — Negative Internet Comments8:00 — Jesse & Jacob’s Friendship Origin Story9:30 — Afraid of the Blue Water People11:30 — WeDontWork12:30 — Working at a Grocery Store14:30 — If you can tolerate people19:30 — What’s actually cool & killing bad guys21:45 — “Quiet Piggie”22:30 — Jacob’s Alter-Ego24:00 — What Jesse does for Fun25:00 — Judge says no to RFK Food Dye Ban26:00 — RED40 makes kids stronger27:30 — Tribe that owns the Hard Rock Casino28:30 — Camera cut out, we got too deep30:30 — Rich by Association & Mormon Orange Juice32:00 — Incompetence or Resiliency?33:00 — “The Lobby is that Way”34:00 — Dixon Ticonderoga36:30 — Flawed logic game of Trumpies38:00 — You should be happy about Wealth Consolidation39:00 — Comedy in a Gun Room41:00 — Almost BDSM Comedy43:00 — What is your Guess?43:30 — How old do you think Grant is?45:00 — ‘Situations’48:00 — Use it or not, You’re paying for it49:00 — Sri Lankan50:00 — Casino Stories53:00 — Baccarat54:30 — Grant lost it all on Gamestop55:30 — Patreon Shoutout: Brody!56:30 — EATIN’57:00 — After-Hours & Wing Review58:45 — Solving Crimes in the South59:45 — Living by a Data Center1:02:00 — Works at a Food Lion, Resides in the Ocean1:03:00 — Data Center Treat me & my Family ‘Real-Good’1:05:00 — Smoked Chicken Parm1:07:00 — ‘Super-Sure’ Advertisement1:08:45 — Government Program & Tax Dollars1:10:00 — Rural Hospital Fraud1:11:30 — Best Gas Stations are Indian Owned1:14:00 — JT Made the McDonalds Song1:14:30 — Kanye’s Disney Score1:15:30 — Dave Blunts & Getting Wheeled onto a Stage1:17:00 — Grimace Baby Hippo1:18:00 — GHB at the Gym1:20:30 — ‘Heighting’1:22:30 — Plugs1:25:15 — FO & BW

My guest is Colorado Springs based stand-up comic, Russell Keller!  You can follow him on Instagram @RussellPKeller or find out where you can see him perform next on his website: https://www.russellkellercomedy.com Russell produces & hosts lots of amazing shows around the Springs, including: ‘Pikes Punks’ a monthly comedy show & the ‘Don’t Tell’ comedy shows in Colorado Springs.  His journey to our humble garage here at Top Shelf was a long one, but I hope our signature ‘smoked-wing-hospitality’ made up for the time lost with his beautiful family.  That’s time he won’t get back, so you better love this episode. We discussed what it’s like being a ‘Girl-Dad’, how Russell’s lack of self respect & deep fear of confrontation resulted in 6 hours of driving just to NOT perform at an open mic in Fort Collins, and our shared disdain for mega-church, strum-heavy, stomp-along music.  Be honest with yourself, folks, we need a drastic revamp.  A return to a more angelic approach: Choir in the back, no fanfare, just sweet hymnal song & organ music.  PTLHear about how Russell got reported to the ministry HR for allegedly committing Heresy at their daily group Bible study, declining from teaching other Door Staff “manners” because it was his only differentiating skillset among the drug-addled degenerates (I assume).  Are you a dude who needs to learn how a pad works?  This is the ep for you. Thankful to Russell for his time & grateful we got this hang together.EATIN’ w/ Russell for our supporters (100% UNCUT) — Patreon.com/InTALLerableFO & BW0:00 — Guest Introduction1:00 — Colorado Springs Comic2:00 — Being a Dad3:00 — Big Dogs Die Young (Sean)4:00 — Wanting a Family5:00 — Girl Dad & Having Little Kids6:30 — Female Influence8:00 — Looking at the mm9:30 — Nerd Homework10:00 — North of Castle Rock is Denver11:00 — Lack of Self Respect12:30 — Afraid of Confrontation12:30 — Will Never “Ask”14:00 — Overall Christian Guilt15:00 — Mega-Church needs better Music17:00 — “These preachers, man.”18:00 — It’s a Tax write-off19:00 — God’s lying to one of us!20:00 — No Stories of Hell21:00 — Discovering his Ethnic Judaism22:45 — Hoping to get something cool..23:15 — Late-in-life Circ Squad24:00 — Botched25:00 — Females are a little different26:30 — Sew it up28:00 — How do you think a pad works?30:00 — Ultimate Frisbee31:30 — EATIN’ 32:00 — After-Hours & Wing Review33:00 — Springs comics to have on34:00 — Working at a Ministry35:00 — You can Work at a Comedy Club?36:00 — Juxtaposition & breaking the “Template”37:00 — In Trouble for Heresy at the Christian Ministry39:00 — Profit using God to Summon Bears onto children40:00 — Always trying to Riff42:00 — New car for commute.. Oh wait.43:00 — Hitting a family with his car45:00 — Journey to Door-Guy46:00 — Russell seeing his first club comedy show47:00 — Story of becoming Mike Hammock’s bottom (opener)48:30 — Make dreams come true Rory50:00 — Inspiration to try new things51:00 — Hannah Jones Buried Russell52:00 — What would Rory Scoval do?53:00 — Hanging upside down on Monkey Bars55:00 — Pushing toward ‘No’57:00 — Four shows in Four Nights (all bad)58:00 — Stop humbling me, Lord.59:00 — Insurance would ‘Total’ Sean1:00:00 — Quitting Alcohol to try to be a better person1:01:30 — Russell’s ‘Heart Pills’1:02:30 — Late night eating hacks1:03:30 — Serious Question Time1:04:30 — Honest Communication1:05:00 — Kindest thing is Honesty1:06:00 — Learning from his Parents1:07:30 — Tell your Wife She’s Annoying, Apologize to your Kids1:08:30 — ‘Heighting’1:10:00 — Plugs for Russell & Thanks1:11:30 — FO & BW

My guest is Tairee Dillard, Denver stand-up comic & returning guest to InTALLerable.  He kindly put up with our non ADA-compliant studio setup, so that we could ring in the new year over some of life’s finer things: Hennessy & Red Bull, smoked chicken wings, and laughter among friends.  The last of which being the scarcest resource in our battle against AI Slop. Tairee tells me about this random super hero he found around Denver called ‘The Vigilante’, how he got him connected with Alek Seballes (filmmaker, guest of InTALLerable), so together they can make a movie!  Follow Tairee on Instagram @TaireeTheComedianHelp fund their project here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-the-vigilante-film-to-life We talked about perception and Tairee told me about his battle to reframe his confidence in his 30’s, misperception & women, his never-ending effort to make other people comfortable around him, and how he plans to put his foot to the gas in 2026.  Feet be damned, I believe in Tairee & hope you all enjoy his company as much as I did for this hang.  Just don’t get caught in the slow lane in front of him in 2026, because he will run your ass over on his way to the top!EATIN’ with Tairee on Patreon — Patreon.com/InTALLerable — Uncut Eps, EATIN’ smoked wings, and more!  Help us reach our goal of 100 supporters by the end of 2026 & keep InTALLerable 100% ad-freeFO & BW0:00 — Guest Introduction0:45 — Found a Random Super Hero Around Denver2:00 — New Year, New Men3:00 — People Be Difficult4:00 — Reframing the Mud5:00 — 30 year old Pains & Aging7:00 — Women want Tairee8:30 — Misunderstood Confidence Issues9:30 — Perception10:00 — These are my Cards11:00 — Focusing on Making Everyone Comfortable12:30 — “Chains & Whips Show”14:30 — Naked Shows, No Go15:30 — Tairee’s Broncos Predictions17:00 — Denver Sports18:30 — Get us Broncos Tickets19:30 — Foot to Gas in 202620:30 — Teaching Sean the Black Way22:30 — Tairee Recognized for Stand-up23:00 — The Magic of Comedy25:00 — Building a Valuable Skill27:00 — Different Starting Points29:00 — Reframing to Help (Himself & others)32:00 — Get Nothing from Hating33:00 — Getting Hennessy for Tairee35:00 — Poor Food is Cheap37:45 — Eating to Lose Weight38:30 — Weird “Superpowers”40:00 — Avoiding Normalcy42:00 — “Sit Yo Ass Down”43:30 — Boulder Bubble Ideals48:00 — Being Less Informed49:00 — Everything is Political52:00 — Lessons from Comic Books55:45 — EATIN’56:00 — Wing Review!57:00 — Bruude59:00 — They say it alot 1:00:00 — Class over Politics1:02:00 — Kids Need Protected1:03:30 — Charlie Kirk now on Tairee’s Timeline1:05:00 — It would still be Happening..1:06:00 — ‘Heighting’1:08:00 — Plugs1:09:00 — RIP Uncle Bill1:10:00 — FO & BW

Santa came late on this release, but only ‘cause his reindeer had a mixup with a Kia Soul.  He said our loyal fans would understand & appreciate the extra anticipation.  Not expecting any extra gifts, but any coal we get in InTALLerable’s stocking would only fuel our rise.  Our guests are old friends, Al, known for his disdain for all things, but especially Christmas, and Sam, professional producer, on-air talent, and recently voted both most likely to nail a clutch three in a local pickup game, or get nailed from behind by a 3 in a pickup on I-25.  (For one, two, three!!) We get down to the truth about boxing day, Al’s battle with Traffic Enforcement, the movie that Al has been making for months with ‘The Vigilante’, being sucked back into streaming services by the Diddy doc, and a thorough argumentative examination of ‘The Grinch’, focusing mainly on his ostracized standing from Whovillian society.  Merry Christmas indeed, folks.EATIN’ w/ these fine people and many more funny guests @ Patreon.com/InTALLerableOnly $2/month (First Run Tier) to support an independent show made by real humans eating (hopefully) real chicken.FO & BW0:00 — Merry Christmas!0:30 — Boxing Day1:00 — Guest Introductions1:15 — Sam’s been Rear-Ended3:00 — “While I’m here, Doc…”4:30 — Give Sean a Call5:30 — Still Shredding6:00 — Needing a Hamster Car7:00 — Al’s Disdain for Traffic Cops8:30 — “Real Deal” Chiro9:30 — Making a Movie10:00 — Vigilante13:00 — Future Ep. Tease14:30 — Why the Commercials Stopped15:00 — McRib is Back16:00 — Food Dye Numbering 18:00 — Porte Rican founded podcast 20:00 — Diddy Doc22:00 — How Fifty Got the Footage24:00 — When’s the Epstein Doc coming??27:00 — Protect Kids, for God sake.28:00 — No indictment.. Hmm30:00 — List you don’t want to be on..31:30 — EATIN’ w/ Al & Sam32:00 — Wing Review!33:00 — Old Time Arguing about Wings35:00 — Don’t Reach38:00 — Build a Dialogue38:30 — Only Two Things in Life 39:45 — Completing a Laundry Cycle41:00 — Standard American Desk42:00 — Sam’s Notebook44:30 — Getting Steamed on in 2k46:00 — Al for Fun47:30 — Exposure Therapy to Fear of Death49:00 — Christmas Guy?50:00 — Dissecting ‘The Grinch’51:30 — Santa Claus can be anything53:00 — Goo on Ice53:45 — Silly Putty Plus Bed55:30 — Appreciating Curiosity 57:00 — Finally an Answer out of Al59:00 — No, not really1:00:00 — Betting on Stuff1:01:30 — Hedge to Eat Lunch1:02:30 — Disney AI Slop1:03:30 — The REAL Money in AI1:05:00 — “Takin’ our Jobs!”1:06:30 — Markets & Price1:08:00 — Disney Dirty Stuff??1:09:00 — AI & Crime1:10:30 — The Bar for Men is So Low1:11:00 — What do you mean I can’t pee?!1:12:45 — Boxing Day (revisit)1:15:00 — Plugs1:16:30 — FO & BW

Our guest, Brent Gill,  is a stand-up comedian & Colorado-native who began performing comedy while attending CU Boulder.  After years of being a well-loved staple of Denver’s comedy scene, the founder of the ‘Boulder Comedy Show’ & ‘Good Session’ has moved to the modern Mecca (arguably) for stand-up comedy: Austin, Texas.  Brent is a seasoned storyteller with unlimited stage presence & pizzazz; we’re fortunate he made time to come on our silly, undiscovered, show to laugh & eat with us!Follow Brent on Instagram @iambrentgill & check out his shows ‘Good Session’ @goodsession.comedy & his work with Hole Hecklers @holehecklers AND please (for your own sake), watch his special — ‘Live From Gilladelphia’  — on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/NazbuSmAFaE?si=U0TnbkuwxL7T0In3Brent brought his appetite for smoked meat to Top Shelf and he was eager to share some of the low-lights from the early days on the road, including his first ever headlining weekend in Questa, New Mexico.  During this tale, we accidentally stumbled over an inspiring story of success for ‘The Best Impressionist in Albuquerque’ who was the scheduled feature act for Brent that weekend and has since gone on to “make it” on the silver screen (IMDb Page & all!).  I’d bet it has to be, the greatest story of triumph for any performer at the Liquor Store/VFW/Pool Hall/Mexican Restaurant in unincorporated Questa, NM. Grant Lucas joins us for EATIN’ over on Patreon & an ‘After-Hours’ segment full of Brent & I listening to him with our mouths agape.  Grant taught us about sailing, the difference between car & boat racing, required mindfulness on the high seas, and the terrifyingly massive scale of the oceans.  It’s planetary, yo!  Don’t miss out.Thankful for our supporters at Patreon.com/InTALLerable who make our show possible!Join the squad today & help get more smoked meats into more hilarious mouths!!FO & BW0:00 — Guest Intro1:30 — Brent Crushing Smaller Shows2:45 — 4-person Plano, TX party mindset4:00 — Brent’s Comedy Origins (‘05)5:30 — First Headlining Weekend Ever6:15 — Liquor Store/VFW/Pool Hall/Mexican Restaurant 7:00 — “An Hour of Clean” in Questa, NM8:00 — Stage presence 10:00 — He was available?!11:00 — Nathan Augustson, the Best Impressionist in Albuquerque12:00 — He Made It13:30 — “You’re gonna go so far — & he DID!”14:30 — From Monument, CO to Boulder, CO16:15 — Meth, not even once. 17:00 — A Good Friend & American Pharma18:00 — Open Mics in Boulder while at CU18:45 — Math Major didn’t last19:30 — His Pizzazz & First joke at Talent Show21:15 — Who inspired him in Comedy25:00 — Two-Night Talent Show 26:15 — Learning to find shows28:00 — Three 21st Birthdays29:00 — Used to be the King of Denver30:00 — Where the “Art” is 31:45 — Bob Saget fired him for “Hot-Dogging”33:30 — Brent Crushing a Show35:00 — Free game35:30 — Last time he did Shots with Wende36:30 — A fun night w/ Bill Burr & Brian Regan38:00 — Fricken Nuts!39:30 — EATIN’ (Patreon.com/InTALLerable)40:00 — After-Hours // Wing Review!42:00 — Breakfast Champ Brent43:00 — Teaching Brent Oven-Bacon44:30 — Who’s not okay with Aluminum foil46:00 — Cooming, brought to you by Hasbro47:00 — You should FEAR the Ocean48:00 — Rich guys & Sailboat Obsession50:30 — Growing up Sailing52:00 — Difference in Car & Boat Racing54:00 — Schadenfreude54:30 — Most Dangerous Sailing Race on Earth55:30 — Naut for nothing57:00 — Fallen Containers & sunk ships58:00 — Sheer & Epic Size of the Ocean1:00:00 — 3 oscillations & gone1:02:00 — Planetary-sized Object1:02:30 — Master & Commander1:03:30 — City-Block-sized waves1:04:00 — Wind, Water, Waves1:08:00 — Wisdom on the Water1:09:00 — Worldwide Sailing Race1:12:30 — When a Sailboat Falls Over1:14:15 — Old saying about sailors not learning to Swim1:15:00 — Captain Cook Books Rule1:16:30 — Death of Captain Cook in Hawaii1:20:00 — ‘Hole Hecklers’1:22:30 — Riverwalk in San Antonio1:23:00 — Plugs

Ho Ho Ho!  Merry Christmas to all — especially all you who know how to properly pronounce: ‘Nuclear’.  Our guests are both returning InTALLerable fan-favorites & Denver stand-up comics, eager to drink some ‘Nog & munch the best backyard smoked chicken wings Colorado offers. Whether you’re reading this at your work desk or you’re comfortably tucked in bed, get UP UP UP on your Christmas-loving feet & welcome our guests, you probably know them from the ‘Naughty’ List: Jeff Morris & Grayson Garcia!Follow them on Instagram — Jeff @Jeff_Dingus_Morris & Grayson @Grayson_Garcia In this Christmasy-adjacent episode, we learn some more ‘dead-dad’ lore from Jeff, including how around this time of year, his father would remind him how he was conceived.  A real pile-of-towels-in-the-mudroom baby Jesus manger vibe.  How angelic.  Grayson teaches us about the special aerodynamics that were designed in commercial airplanes, we wonder where Jeff hides the supposed credit card’s worth of plastic in his balls, & the debate of the year — how to pronounce the word: ‘Nuclear’ — gets so heated that we needed a call-in from (now LA comic) Tonya Sabrina, PhD holder in Nuclear Physics, to settle it. A fun hang with the boys.  ‘Ope — and Greer!  How could we forget about our in-studio live portrait artist?!  She even joined us on camera for the EATIN’ — Patreon.com/InTALLerableJoin $2/month lifetime access to all supporter content, all going to put more great meat into future guest’s mouths.  Thanks to our supporters who make our show possible. FO & BW0:00 — Guest Intros1:00 — Portrait Artist (Greer) in Studio2:00 — Spotify Wrapped3:00 — Jeff’s Intervention5:00 — Special Family Storytime7:00 — Jeff’s Dead Dad Lore10:00 — Dying in a Masculine Way11:00 — WNBA Skydiver12:00 — Uncle Bill Lore15:00 — Hunter S. Thompson Quote16:00 — Fox News Dad17:30 — Jeff’s Dad Ruled20:00 — Skinwalkers21:00 — Damn That’s Spooky22:00 — Snowman Fun24:00 — Plans for XMAS24:30 — Shoutout to Mom25:30 — Road-Head & Car-Stuff30:00 — Buggy is Badass32:00 — noo·klee·ur33:00 — Virtue Signaling34:00 — Portland Freeze 35:00 — EATIN’35:30 — WING REVIEW!36:00 — Nuclear Debate Continues39:30 — “Now Watch This Drive.”41:00 — Two syllables vs. Three44:00 — Jeff the De-Railer46:00 — Special Aerodynamics48:00 — Plastic Money49:30 — RFKiD51:00 — Lost Wallet52:00 — Tanya Sabrina Settles the Nuclear Debate53:00 — Money’s Already Printed54:00 — ½ Lb of Poop55:00 — Plugs56:00 — FO & BW

Our returning guest is the founder of Pallet City Comedy, host & producer of stand-up shows all around Denver, and a high school teacher molding the minds of our future leaders.  Between teaching freshman about genocide during his days and performing stand-up comedy at night, you might be wondering (like I was) how he manages to oscillate between the Holocaust and Ha-Ha’s.  Garrett Nygren says it best himself: “It evens out to a normal person.”Follow Garrett @Garrett.Nygren & @palletcitycomedy on Instagram!If I were a freshman again, I would want to start each day with Garrett’s goofy face at the front of the class, his mustache dancing through the material, teaching us about what every eager-to-learn student really wants to be learning at 8 am, genocide. Garrett tells us about his sweet dance moves.  Isolations, Head-Spins, the guy’s got it all.  He even had a hat with one of those plastic squares on top, made specifically for spinning.  PSA: when Garrett gets to spinning on his head, you best be getting your face out of the way. We talk about the ethical dilemma of AI usage in the classroom, Garrett shares about what it’s like to only be teaching a class about genocide, we wonder how to possibly install ‘Friday-Mode’ onto Sean’s brain, and we wonder what the new “third-place” could be in an America where people are drinking alcohol less and less.  I just pray it isn’t the sober coffee dance party that Garrett told us about.  Please, God, no. Patreon.com/InTALLerable for bonus eps & EATIN’ w/ our guests!Support putting smoked meats into future guests' mouths!! FO & BW0:00 — Guest Introduction1:00 — AI in the Classroom3:00 — Ethics & AI4:00 — AI Captions for Comedy5:00 — Gus Rey Court Shoutout 7:00 — Teaching Freshman8:30 — Only Teaching Genocide 10:00 — Leaflets of the White Rose12:00 — He’s Got Motion14:00 — Early Screening17:00 — What Can You Do?18:00 — Humane Mice Solutions19:00 — Cone for People20:00 — Resisting Italian22:30 — Taking up Tap Dancing24:00 — Begging with Extra Steps25:30 — Isolations26:30 — Dance Moves28:00 — Sweet 16 Dance Story31:00 — Repairing Social Fabric of America31:30 — Sober Coffee Dance Parties33:00 — Wubbing Before 8am34:00 — Pickleball with Comics35:00 — Washington in the Rules37:00 — Odd White Sports37:30 — Third Meeting Place38:00 — Business Breakdown40:00 — When Shit Hits the Fan41:00 — Friday Everyday in the Brain43:00 — Sharp Tools in the Shed45:00 — Capitalism is Pretty Cool!48:00 — Need a New Outlook Transmission49:30 — Homelessness 51:00 — Mental-Health Armed Forces53:00 — Prolong the Sick55:00 — America has Baja Blast56:00 — Information Saturation58:00 — Substitute Teaching Lockdown1:00:00 — Stolen Uncrustable1:02:00 — Re-’Heighting’1:03:00 — Plugs & Upcoming Shows

Keeping this short & sweet.  Thankful for this one.  We welcome back returning guests: Grant Lucas & Patrick Trujillo, for a Thanksgiving chill-sesh with the boys.  Finally, Sean serves up Patrick his signature smoked wings for his esteemed review.  We all hope you fine internet people enjoy this one as much as we did. Tell someone you love them or call an old friend to catch up.  Life’s too short.  EATIN’ w/ Grant & Patrick on Patreon —  Patron.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access Don’t miss out on this one! FO & BWP.S. Sorry the ep. release is late.  I am enjoying a couple days spending time with my mom for the first time in a few years.  And she’s got cancer, so if you’re still upset, well.. Then just FO & don’t BW.0:30 - Thankful Hang Pt. 11:02:00 - EATIN’1:02:30 - Wing Review!1:03:00 - After-Hours Thankful Hang

Our guest finished 2nd in Comedy Works 2025 New Faces Contest, which in his eyes, means that he was the greatest loser.  A stand-up comic who grew up a Florida-man, don’t let his gay-vampire vibe fool ya, his heart is gold & his wit is quick  — Christian D’Angelo!Follow Christian on Instagram @good_mornin_captainChristian tells me why Dogs are “one-note”, we hear about the cat-clash currently in his apartment, and he teaches me the differences for a child of “late-stage” divorce.  A self-described, ‘soapbox-free nobody’, Christian is getting more boujee by the day, so we are grateful to get him on InTALLerable while it’s affordable.  Chris joins the cast for the 'After-Hours' segment of the show. EATIN’ w/ Christian (now with Video!) on Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access & you support putting more smoked meat into future guest’s mouths!  We love you. P.S. Christian is the first guest to bring his own floss for after the smoked chicken wings.  Epic.Grateful for this hang & getting to know Christian.  Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!FO & BW0:00 - Guest Introduction1:15 - Florida Man2:00 - Super-Middle Child3:00 - Socializing a New Cat5:00 - Gay Vampire Tone6:00 - Becoming More Boujie 7:00 - Gift Stress 8:30 - Running Material9:30 - IHOP revamp10:30 - Late-stage Divorce12:30 - Fancy Cat Home13:30 - Bit of a Germaphobe15:00 - Hates Positivity17:30 - Soapbox-Free Nobody18:30 - ATC Shutdown19:45 - Starting Comedy in Denver21:30 - Meeting online 22:30 - Christian’s Old Podcast24:00 - This Sucks25:15 - Door-Guy Build26:30 - Everyone needs a box27:30 - Total Pushover29:00 - Old Sayings30:00 - Idiom Fodder32:00 - Big Show this weekend!32:30 - Inherent Corniness34:30 - Comfortable 36:00 - Panic Attack on stage37:45 - EATIN’38:15 - WING REVIEW39:30 - Scalene Triangle 41:00 - Floridian 2nd Language42:00 - Pretty Accomodating 43:00 - Walking like a Giant44:00 - Iron Giant45:00 - No Country for Old Men46:30 - Four Corners47:30 - Crazy Alien Tech48:30 - Airport Shutdowns for Drones49:15 - Shady Stuff All the Time50:00 - Ocean Drones51:00 - Pilot Dad52:00 - Donnie Darko Bits53:30 - Centar-Goat-Front-Man55:00 - That Kind of Guy (Strider)57:00 - The list (that doesn’t exist)58:00 - Steve Bannon, Oracle59:00 - Abrupt-ward Mobility1:00:00 - Easter Eggs1:01:30 - Bush & Cheney are up there!1:03:00 - Christian could’ve been a Bitcoin Millionaire1:04:00 - Wall-E Ready1:05:00 - Music 1:06:30 - ‘Heighting’1:08:00 - Plugs & Support

Our guest hosts what he calls “The Dumbest Cooking Show on the Internet.”  A well-seasoned man-of-the-meat, Pat Dawson AKA Chef Pat (‘Cookin’ Meat with Chef Pat’), is ready to take on InTALLerable’s smoked chicken wings & tell us about his crazy life that has led him to his place as an integral part of the Denver Comedy scene.  Follow Chef Pat @Cookin_Meat on Instagram & subscribe to @CookinMeat on YouTube!                                           After dropping out of high school in Los Angeles, Pat traveled to Puerto Rico’s “Pork Highway” to learn how to make ‘lechón’, roasting whole pig in their traditional style.  Whether working his first job as a dishwasher or opening his own restaurant, Chef Pat’s unbeatable work ethic & unmatchable positive attitude led him to share his gift of great meat, with even better people.  He is the ‘Forrest Gump’ of cooking, always finding another box of chocolates amongst the “kitchen people” whom he loves.   Thankful to get to hang, eat, & learn from Pat.  There’s parts to this seasoning-of-life thing, and Chef Pat has all the right ratios. EATIN’ w/ Chef Pat (including insider Meat-knowledge) available to supporters at Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access to all our bonus content.FO & BW0:00 - Guest Introduction1:00 - Cookin’ Meat Origins3:00 - Welcoming Denver Comedy Community4:00 - Making Movies with His Friend 6:00 - Grant Lucas Speaks for the Kids7:00 - Pat is part of the scene 7:30 - Forest Gump of Cooking8:00 - High School Drop-Out9:00 - Turning Point for Pat 10:00 - Only Comic on the Music Open Mic12:00 - Being Among Kitchen People13:00 - Climbing the Kitchen Hierarchy14:00 - THE BEST ________ (insert role)15:00 - Puerto Rico’s Pork Highway17:30 - Right Place, Right Time, Right Attitude19:00 - Wings are Important20:00 - Speciality Meat Request 21:00 - Christensen Ranch - Cookin’ Meat Sponsor22:00 - Green Room Spread23:30 - Half a Cow Every Spring 25:00 - Mowing Back to USA26:30 - Can’t Teach Old Dogs New Tricks27:30 - Move to Denver & Opening 2 Restaurants29:00 - Artisan Ice in-restaurant 30:30 - Working for a Fraudster33:30 - Shady Dude34:00 - Great Salesman35:00 - Stealing Through his Secretary 35:30 - Leaving Restaurants to be a Stay-at-Home Dad37:00 - Dad Jokes38:30 - Coming back to Cooking 40:30 - Finding a Home for ‘Cookin’ Meat’41:30 - In-House at Dude IDK42:30 - 20 years later, Living The Dream43:00 - Chef Pat Advice44:30 - Meeting his Wife on Tinder45:30 - Doing Things Out of Order48:30 - Lechon 50:00 - Pig Streaks51:00 - Human stories in Food52:30 - Getting Too Lit at Work Function53:30 - EATIN’ w/ Chef Pat54:00 - WING REVIEW!55:00 - Meat Tips & Tricks57:00 - Pat’s Early-Days “Foodcart”59:30 - Bad Banquet Experience in Puerto Rico1:01:00 - Cooking For Old Jewish Grandmas1:02:30 - Nightmare Situation1:04:30 - No More ‘Grandma’s Cooking’1:07:00 - You Won’t Eat the Bad Food1:08:00 - Plugs & Go Follow/Support1:09:00 - OnlyHams1:09:45 - HEIGHTING

Our guest is a ‘Kill Tony’ Golden Ticket Winner, a stand-up comedian from Colorado Springs, now requesting chocolate milk for his green rooms all across America, please welcome back to InTALLerable — JJ Alexander! Follow JJ on Instagram @JJ_Standup & check out his new podcast @PinkCrocodileProductions Bonding over smoked wings, JJ tells Sean & producer Grant Lucas about his journey to Austin, how he lived in bunk beds with three friends to chase his dream, and we discover together for the first time his “golden secret.”  That’s right, folks.  JJ was ripping 432 Hz for two months before bed nightly, almost certainly leading to his golden ticket moment on the biggest comedy show on Earth.  Couldn’t have been all that grinding in the dark when nobody was watching.  From immoral out-of-state car registration hacks, to getting a “Good Job, Dude!” shoutout from his Jackass cactus-skateboarding hero, self-anointed ‘Bev-expert’ JJ Alexander, brings an unmatched chocolate-milk-mustache energy to Top Shelf Studios.  Thankful to get this hang while he was back in Colorado.  He can eat our smoked meats anytime he wants.The only show where you can have your wings, and eat ‘em too. Be kind to someone or call an old friend.  Love your neighbor.   FO & BWEATIN’ & more bonus episodes including remastered re-releases of our earliest days available to our supporters over at Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access! It’s like buying our guests a case of cheap beer over the calendar year. 0:00 - Introduction2:00 - Moving to Austin From Denver3:00 - Swells in Stand-up4:30 - Chronic Pain & No Hope5:00 - Moving with the Boys6:30 - April Fools, “I’m Leaving!”7:30 - Immoral Car Registration Hack8:30 - Medical Debt Wasn’t Real9:30 - Credit Slave to the System10:30 - Chocolate Milk GOATed13:15 - Keeping Moving Costs Low14:30 - Jerry’s Own Rules15:30 - Risk is Necessary16:30 - JJ Locking In 18:00 - Graduating Comedy College19:30 - Standup the Heartbeat of Entertainment21:30 - Selling Out Weekends23:45 - Never-Ending Comedy Tour24:30 - Comics knowing Life of Comics26:00 - Putting Together an Hour27:00 - Monetizing Stand-Up29:00 - Kill Tony Overnight Success32:00 - Cactus Jackass Reach-out34:00 - Goal to Be Happy37:00 - Words are Weapon38:00 - Raise with Ambition 39:15 - Stoic Philosophy 40:15 - Seen at his Fattest40:45 - JJ gets on Ozempic42:00 - Short-Guy Study of Success43:00 - Why Market to 3 Std Dev?45:00 - Cake & Eat it too46:30 - Be Bolder.48:30 - EATIN’49:00 - WING REVIEW51:00 - Civil Discourse52:30 - Curious Before Judgemental54:00 - Can Lead a Lib to Water55:00 - Link of Political Identity & Ego56:00 - Love Your Neighbor58:00 - Genuinely Neighborly59:30 - Happier without Social Media1:00:30 - News Negativity1:01:30 - Roman Gates of War1:02:00 - Billionaires Should Build Cool Stuff1:04:00 - Being Grateful1:05:00 - Sundown Towns 1:06:30 - Financial Stress Breading Hate1:08:00 - Man’s Search For Meaning1:09:15 - Will Smith1:10:00 - LORE DROP 432 Hz1:11:30 - Running into the Shaman1:13:00 - Survivorship Bias 1:14:00 - Billionaire Leather Jacket Vibes1:15:00 - Bluetooth Sleepmask1:16:30 - ‘Lil Snack to Fix Politics1:18:00 - White House Ballroom1:19:00 - Bev-Expert JJ1:20:00 - Cry over Spilled Chocolate Milk1:22:00 - Tech Job Impact of AI1:24:00 - Little-Brother Syndrome Using AI1:26:00 - AI Videos for Propoganda 1:27:00 - Critical Thinking is Most Critical1:30:00 - Kids Don’t Tip 1:31:00 - Plugs & Hype 

Our guests are creators of the Steamboat Comedy Show & co-hosts of the award-winning podcast, The Steamboat Comedy Podcast, both stand-up comics who proudly came to Denver for a TiddieBois Weekend, making a stop for smoked-chicken at Top Shelf Studios, please welcome: Matt Newland & Kyle Ruff!This winter, Matt & Kyle are producing perhaps the most unique experience in stand-up, comedy on top of a mountain.  That’s right, you’ll ride a gondola to the top & watch some of the best comics from Colorado and across the country entertain you in a setting unlike any other!  Check out their show schedule at SteamboatComedy.com — Don’t miss out on the chance to see stand-up on top of a mountain this winter!We discuss Matt’s deep hatred of traffic, wonder if growing up in a flat place like Ohio leads to more flat-earth believers per capita, & discover what it takes to become “mayor” of a dive bar on reservation land outside Glacier National Park.  Matt is busting at the seams & Kyle has gout.  What more could we want on our couch?!Strap in for another fun one with two terrific & hilarious high-mountain guests!Thankful to get to know these boys & share some laughter over smoked wings. EATIN’ & more bonus episodes for our supporters — Patreon.com/InTALLerable$2/month helps us feed future guests, thanks for keeping our show ad-free!FO & BW0:00 - Guest Introductions1:45 - Matt’s Hatred of Traffic3:00 - Ohio History Lesson 4:00 - How Flat is Flat5:15 - “When the Corn is Down”6:30 - Corn-Related Injury7:45 - Kyle in College & After8:30 - Magnolia at Best Buy9:15 - Working in Broadcasting10:30 - Going to Glacier for Summer11:30 - Matt in College & After15:00 - The TiddieBois Origin16:00 - Glacier National Park16:30 - Kip’s Beer Garden17:00 - Mayor of Kip’s19:15 - Reservation Land is no Joke21:00 - Stalk-Hands21:30 - Learning the Hard-Way23:00 - Matt is Bursting at the Seams26:00 - EATIN’26:15 - WING REVIEW27:00 - Steamboat Comedy BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!28:00 - Comedy on Top of a Mountain30:00 - Stealing Cipha Sounds from Dave Chappelle32:00 - Traveling for Comedy33:00 - The Bigger House35:00 - Watching a Game at the Big House35:45 - Matt’s Traffic Strategy37:00 - Taxing the Mountains 38:00 - Least Favorite State39:00 - Getting Married40:30 - “Daddy”-Daughter Dance42:00 - Sean’s Asian-Drunk Face43:30 - Ski Instructors Suck45:00 - Rogue-as-Shit on the Mountain46:45 - You Ski to Work?47:30 - Death by Snowboarder51:00 - Utah’s Weird Drinking Laws53:30 - Kyle Got Gout 55:00 - Different Drinking Speeds56:30 - Louisville Underground59:00 - Matt’s Big Important Question1:00:00 - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition1:02:00 - Yearly Review SI Swimsuit1:03:00 - Body Paint Not Even a Swimsuit??1:05:30 - Kyle going to Skankfest1:08:00 - Reading More1:09:30 - At What Point is it all “Bad” Money?1:11:00 - Is Sean Smart?1:12:30 - Echo Chamber Smashing1:14:00 - Chacos & Gout1:45:45 - ‘Heighting’1:16:30 - Plugs & Thanks

Our guests are Idaho-based stand-up comics & the hosts of ‘Pretty Good Podcast’ — Samson Large & Max Knudson — gracing us at Top Shelf Studios for a quality hang with cigarillo Sam on production.Follow Samson @SkiLarge & Max @MaxKnudson on Instagram!  Go follow/subscribe/support their show: ‘Pretty Good Podcast’ wherever you listen/watch.We discussed the origins of Max’s ‘PrettyGood’ brand, how an idea for beer turned into a comedy podcast, and why beer is still heavily involved in their show’s success.  From corporate pyramid schemes, to their long pilgrimage to Casa Bonita, these boys do more than a pretty good job at fitting right into our chaotically genuine vibe.  It’s InTALLerable, after all.  Hear Samson advocate for the glass being half-full, while Max & Sean pour out whatever liquid they find.  Metatarsal mayhem, skate team Gaza, Moon-Drip; it’s a stacked-cast.  Lebron-toe levels of stacked.  Which is fitting, since Samson mentioned “his little toes are just as bad as Lebron’s.”  Samson & Max are more than PrettyGood, hell, they are DamnGreat in our book.  We are thankful they are out there spreading joy & grateful to share this hang together.EATIN’ uncut w/ Samson & Max — Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access to all our uncut bonus content & vaulted episodes!FO & BW0:00 - Guest Introductions1:30 - Origins of ‘Pretty Good’ Brand & Podcast4:00 - Skier Buddies6:00 - Beer Still Heavily Involved7:45 - Outdoorsy10:00 - Eating Shit to get Better 10:45 - Max Starting in High School14:00 - First Stand-up Jokes17:00 - Sandals are Fitting 20:00 - Being Fake, Not Good23:30 - Gifts for the Studio25:00 - Progressing as an Opener28:45 - Corporate Pyramid Scheme 34:00 - Casa Bonita 37:30 - Signature Station Identification38:00 - EATIN’38:30 - WING REVIEW!39:00 - Tony’s Chicken Wings40:30 - Samson’s Breaks his Foot45:45 - Pod Setup for the Bois47:30 - Cape-Wearing Kid50:00 - Marshall Law/Bad Jokes52:00 - Constitutional Convention 53:00 - Skate Team Gaza55:30 - Max’s Signature “Question” about Eating Yourself58:00 - All Beers, No Question1:00:00 - Adam Friedland Loves You1:01:00 - Traveling Around to Other Scenes1:02:15 - Unrestricted Rascals1:03:30 - AI Water Usage1:05:00 - Canada Kills More Canadians than Anything1:08:00 - Story Not Funny at All1:10:30 - Deadliest Warrior1:12:00 - “Health-Serviced” by Canada1:13:00 - Non-zero amount is too much1:14:00 - Agricultural Economics1:16:00 - Kinks to Try?1:18:15 - Single Men in the World1:21:30 - Foot Binding & Lebron Feet1:23:20 - After-After-Hours Show1:25:00 - Drag Name Geneator1:29:30 - Moon Drip1:31:30 - Riff-a-Drag-Name1:35:00 - Idaho Crazy People1:36:45 - Lenk make a Link?1:42:00 - DryBar’s new Industry?1:44:00 - Duck is the Constant1:46:00 - Job Talk1:48:00 - Conservative Dad Work-Ethic1:50:00 - Nothing Outside Work Lameness 1:51:00 - Cursing in Sales Meetings1:52:45 - Work is Work1:56:00 - What do you do it for?1:58:30 - Heighting2:00:00 - Come to Boise, ID

Our guest is a prolific touring comedian from Detroit, co-host of one of the most popular weekly shows in Colorado, ‘Thick Skin’, and someone with more stories than he can even remember — Mike Stanley! Check out his upcoming dates at MikeStanleyComedian.com — Be sure to go follow him on Instagram @Mike_Stanley & TikTok @SirMikeStanleyWe talked about Mike’s funny family, growing up playing in a band, and his eternal love for hardcore music.  After drudging through a quick review of what is happening in the world, we stumble onto an idea for a secular social currency, try to muster up hope for the next generation, and wonder about the end game for these billionaires.  Stick around for Mike’s legendary story of going to EVERY concert for a summer with all his buddies.  In an era of paper money for paper tickets, Mike’s blank stack of tickets was better than gold.  Adjusted for inflation, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a nominally larger Ticketmaster hater than younger Mike Stanley.  King. Thank you to Mike for being someone I can always look up to, both in how he carries himself as a professional comedian, and for how he treats others. I appreciate his generosity to come on our show, share some laughs over smoked chicken wings, and for bringing his awesomely bright light into this ever-darkening world.  EATIN’ w/ Mike & more bonus pods — Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month First Run Tier Our supporters make it possible, InTALLerable makes it happen.FO & BW0:00 - Seltzers for Mike1:00 - Growing up in Detroit2:00 - Funny Family3:00 - High School Sweethearts4:00 - American Love Stories5:00 - Too Many Options6:00 - Decensitized 7:00 - TikTok Sale8:30 - Not Good for Free Speech9:30 - Hopeful for younger generation11:00 - Accidentally Starting Sad12:00 - People Ain’t Readin’13:30 - A Social Crypto Currency 14:30 - Social Credit Score17:00 - Secular Social Currency18:00 - Pablo Torres’ Investigation of LA Clippers20:00 - Streamer Bagssss21:30 - LOTS to FIX22:30 - End game for Billionaires?23:30 - Most Toys Wins24:30 - Talking to Mom about Politics26:30 - EATIN’26:45 - Wing Review!27:30 - Ranking Mike’s Favorite Concerts28:00 - First Concert Story29:00 - Page & Plant30:30 - Camping out for Tickets32:00 - Bragging for Sam33:00 - Mike’s Ticket Trick39:30 - Supporting the Bands40:00 - So Many Shows He Can’t Remember43:00 - Sphere?45:00 - Dreaming about Tool at the Sphere47:30 - Disorienting Tech 48:30 - Cool Capitalism Thing: The Sphere49:15 - Heir to Remington Estate51:30 - Stairs to Nowhere52:30 - We can figure stuff out!53:15 - Performed at Red Rocks, but never seen a show there56:00 - ‘Heighting’

All our flights at TSS are milestones, but we went extra BIG, even more InTALLerable, for our 200th episode.  A live sketch artist plucked from a nearby courtroom, our small (but mighty) studio audience, and two of my favorite silly-goose guests.  It’s a bacon-wrapped fever dream with two of the funniest dudes to grace our modest studios: Nate Malouf (@suffering.malouf) & Jacob Humphries (@chrashcompactor).  Follow them so you can love them as much as we do. Join us for EATIN’ w/ guests & our newly recovered BBLT (Black Box Lost Tapes) available to our supporters at Patreon.com/InTALLerable — $2/month lifetime access ‘First Run’ Tier!  Get the entire UNCUT hang at Top Shelf with our guests. ‘All My Pies’ — The play, the movie, the experience.  This summer.  October 34th.  Three days after Halloween.  A world of gears, steam, & money.  Hear all about Nate’s breakout role as ‘Ted’ in this marathon production endeavor.  We’d say more but trust me, you’ll want to hear this for yourself.  Jacob tells us about his new gig being a blood-boy, we learn the horror of Tumnus’ Tiniest, and Nate forces Sean to learn new editing skills.  We’re all gonna be turned into Goo soon enough, may as well laugh while we still have the chance, right?Jokes aside, thank you for believing in us. 200 episodes of InTALLerable sounds pretty wild to say, but trust me, this is just the start.  If you like the show, please subscribe/rate/review wherever you listen or watch!  You all rule. FO & BW0:30 - Black Box Lost Tapes2:00 - New Job at Palantir3:30 - Branded Defense Tech Wearables4:30 - Satellite Conspiracies 5:15 - The Philly Accent6:00 - Clandestine Owens 7:00 - Nate’s from France8:00 - Cooling Tower/Fear of Nuclear9:00 - Nate’s Editing Demands10:30 - Learning to Search11:15 - Chronicle Ft. Nate & Jacob 12:15 - Tumnus’ Tiniest 13:30 - Reliving Tumnus14:00 - AI Generated Chicken Wings14:45 - Nate vs. AI Overlords16:00 - The Israeli Gambit16:30 - EATIN’ (Patreon.com/InTALLerable)17:30 - WING REVIEW18:00 - Worm Scale (Proprietary)19:15 - Parody Law21:00 - Goo Talk22:00 - Goo to Left, etc.23:00 - Jacob Blows Up24:00 - It’s Halloween Today   26:45 - White Blood Lady29:30 - Wordle31:00 - Jacob was Lame32:30 - Killed by Ninja Star33:30 - Jason Lee as ‘The Crow’34:30 - Imagining TV Crossovers 37:30 - Nate’s Turkish Hair39:00 - Jacob Angers Nate40:30 - Codename: Kids Next Door41:30 - Nate is deeply closeted 42:45 - All My Pies45:00 - The Play 46:00 - Jacob Helps Explain47:30 - It’s in the name48:00 - Fountainhead but for Pies49:00 - Screenplay from the Rift50:45 - ‘I play Ted, He plays Ted’51:30 - AI creates All My Pies53:00 - 12th & 13th Teds54:30 - Playwriting is too Easy56:30 - Would Nate Malouf do the Riyadh Comedy Festival?57:30 - Nate Can’t be Bought Off58:30 - Thought Experiment1:00:00 - What Nate Wants1:02:00 - Empty Homes1:02:45 - Legislation Worth a Leg1:04:00 - Disparity Gone Wild1:05:15 - Blood Contract1:06:30 - Back to ‘All My Pies’1:08:00 - It’s a Movie, a Play, an Experience 1:11:00 - Types of Pies for Sale1:12:30 - “ALL MY PIES!”1:13:30 - Humphries & Malouf1:15:00 - Rogue MK Ultra for Hire1:15:45 - The End of ‘All My Pies’1:17:00 - Jacob writes a part for himself1:19:00 - All My Pies Radio1:19:30 - After-After Hours Show!1:20:30 - Silent Filibuster1:21:45 - Groyper Accusations 1:22:45 - The Mucus Theater1:23:30 - French Prison Knowledge1:26:30 - Voice Trailer for ‘All My Pies’1:30:30 - Oct. 34th, three days after Halloween1:32:15 - Only Happening Once1:34:15 - “There will be casualties, but people will love the play.”1:35:15 - Coats are longer in New York1:36:30 - Sean Can’t Keep Up1:38:30 - Jacob gets into ‘Ted’1:42:15 - ‘Cats’ comes into ‘play’1:44:00 - Exact same thing but at the Mutant1:44:30 - Oct 34th1:46:00 - What else is going on?1:47:30 - New things Nate is thinking about?1:49:00 - Tumnus’ Tiniest1:50:00 - ‘All My Pies’ a Godly Pursuit1:51:15 - Plugs