Live & Local: Brookfield is getting a brand-new restaurant and liquor store. Ethan and Dave take the opportunity to educate Lou about “The Paper Store,” a Brookfield staple. Lou’s reaction? “Wake me when they start selling Jim Beam.”

Pop Culture Chat: The gang runs through a list of the greatest scream queens of all time. When Sigourney Weaver’s name comes up, the energy in the room shifts dramatically.

Missed Headlines Round 1: A truck carrying aggressive monkeys crashes in Mississippi, scientists discover a new exoplanet capable of sustaining life, and a man gets arrested for smashing pumpkins—literally.

Live & Local: There’s a heated backhoe dispute unfolding in Monroe, Connecticut. Lou has some unconventional ideas for how to settle it.

Listener Mail: A Brookfield listener named “Diddle Me Timbers” is inviting strangers to his home to check out his haunted graveyard. Meanwhile, Buddo from Putnam Lake wants an update on Ethan’s wheelbarrow—purchased 13 years ago in two parts to save money and still unassembled.

Missed Headlines Round 2: Can TikTok’s “Bird Theory” really predict the health of your relationship? A new household robot named NEO is hitting the market and promises to handle all your chores. The guys also break down a list of TV’s worst families of all time.

Lou’s Studies: Lou reveals he’s been studying human manipulation tactics—what could possibly go wrong?

Wardrobe Regrets: Lou starts complaining about the itchy Christmas sweater he wore to impress a visiting documentary film crew, instantly regretting his decision.

Live & Local: A five-bedroom, five-bath home in New Rochelle is listed on Facebook Marketplace for just $12,000. Lou calls it the “deal of the century.”

Pop Talk: Lou praises Demi Lovato’s beauty but is quickly reminded of one of her weaknesses—word comprehension.

Experts claim aliens could make first contact today. Lou and his friend Matt are looking forward to their arrival.

Plus: Classic micro-interviews with Brittany Brave, Sebastian Maniscalco (Bookie on HBO), David Koechner (The Office, Anchorman), and the return of the classic bit “Feminine Dryness Cure.”