Fantasy Friendship

Fantasy Friendship is an opportunity for everyday folks to share their most bizarre and unique experiences, including getting lost while backpacking in the Rockies and surviving, being robbed at gunpoint, a high-speed chase turned marriage proposal, acting in the cult classic Birdemic and so much more. Have a story you'd like to share? Reach out and we'll make you the next guest.

That time Reagan was jumped by a Portuguese street gang

Rule No. 1: Don't troll Portuguese drug dealers.

07-11
20:49

That time I may have tortured my pals to determine the second annual 'Best Friend Tournament'

The second version of the Best Friend Tournament may have been even wackier than the first. 

05-17
01:04:15

That time you learned more about me than you ever wanted to know

2021 Best Friend Tournament Champion Brook DeMarque joins the program to help reveal all 125 of the round one quiz answers.

05-17
51:58

That time Sam's grandpa accidentally ate three pot brownies and angrily yelled at everyone in Swiss German

Grandpa thought he was dying. Grandma was panicking. Only Sam knew the secret: gramps accidentally ate THREE of her pot brownies. Then he started yelling mean things at Sam and the pets in Swiss German as things spiraled out of control. 

04-26
15:43

That time Tim heckled a stripper on Jerry Springer and won $25K on a game show

Tim McCarthy of the 20TiMinutes Podcast joins the show to discuss his appearance on Springer, when he had a verbal altercation with a stripper, and the time he won 25 grand on a game show hosted by Alec Baldwin. 

04-12
01:22:00

That time accidentally running out a window didn't end quite as well as you might imagine

The window shattered, a heater flipped his legs in the air and down Andrew went from the second story of his high school. Thankfully, he's still here to tell the story.

03-29
25:44

That time Tony was paid to dress up in a chicken costume and got heckled by Rodney Dangerfield

And INDEED ChicagoTonyV joins the show! He tells the story about how he landed a job that escorted him via limousine just a few days into college, and how that later led to him getting heckled by Rodney Dangerfield while wearing a chicken costume.

03-19
53:44

That time riding on a couch on top of a moving van SOMEHOW had consequences

Sitting on a couch on top of a van moving up to 40 MPH might be dangerous, but think of all the leg room! 

03-15
24:23

That time youth group leadership never questioned a death-defying stunt by a 16-year-old boy

A kid climbing a 50-foot tall statue that stands above cement? Ah, heck. What could go wrong?

03-01
17:45

That time childhood hero (and crush) Eric Bischoff walked Amanda Webster down the aisle at her wedding

Eric Bischoff walked her down the aisle, Ric Flair gave her a congratulatory "Woo!" and the reception turned into a Royal Rumble. .... OK, one of those things isn't true.

02-15
01:01:39

That time it was my birthday ... again ... and again ... and again ... and again ... and again ...

How a simple prank evolved into a complete phenomenon that rendered my original birth date worthless, and how that has evolved  to inspire numerous groups of people. 

01-31
23:50

That time acting in Birdemic may have provided more 'shock' and 'terror' than anyone could have expected

"Birdemic: Shock and Terror" is a cult classic unlike any other. Stephen Gustavson joins the show to discuss his role of "tree hugger" that he performed in both the first and second movies. 

01-18
01:11:30

That time we learned what it's like to be friends with the infamous BTK serial killer

Ashleigh joins the show to discuss her friendship with Dennis Rader, the infamous serial killer from Kansas. She maintains consistent contact with him and describes him as a grandfather-type figure. 

01-11
25:49

That time he got to cover the Super Bowl but instead found himself cheering for porn stars at halftime

The Super Bowl is quite the spectacle, but wait until you hear what an anti-Super Bowl party is all about.

01-04
33:15

Things have certainly escalated in Season 2

We expanded the show to outside our inner-circle and some of the stories you'll have to hear to believe. 

12-30
02:57

That time Season 1 came to a close

Season 1 is over, but don't worry! Season 2 is coming soon. If you have a story you want to share, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

09-18
02:21

That time we spent a night drinking with some cool homeless guys under a bridge

Steven had his feelings hurt so he went and got new friends. They lived under the bridge and gave him a wonderful parting gift. 

09-14
31:34

That time University of Iowa RA duties included helping a girl who got locked in a stairwell and defecated

Brook DeMarque joins the show to discuss how some of his RA duties at the University of Iowa fell more into the "other duties as assigned" section of his application. 

09-10
30:34

That time everyone got 'Goosebumps' while having lunch with R.L. Stine

What's it like to sit down for a meal with the author of the "Goosebumps" series? Well, for a kid, it can be a pretty awesome experience. 

09-07
34:20

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