Ep. 10 - Parakeets, Dirty Drinks, and Elderly Nuts | The Radke Show

🎧 Episode Summary: Welcome back to The Radke Show—Episode 10! Join Melissa and David as they share hilarious moments from their recent family vacation, filled with misunderstandings, misheard words, and unexpected airport chaos. Melissa dives into her latest obsession with dirty sodas (think: soda meets dessert meets heaven), and David insists her homemade version is superior to Utah's famous Swig drinks. Get ready to write down her recipe! Then laugh along as Melissa reveals her parents' funniest vacation missteps: confusing ATV rides with grocery shopping, thinking the family is concerned about parakeets for dinner, critiquing Melissa's teeth after popcorn, and debating how to properly store Lady Gaga's meat suit. Plus, Melissa's dad experiences the injustice of a first-class nut shortage and shares his unique theory behind the inconvenience. Full of genuine laughs, relatable family chaos, and Melissa's signature humor, Episode 10 will leave you smiling and craving a dirty soda of your own! ⏱️ Timestamps:  00:00 Welcome to Episode 10 01:10 Melissa's new dirty soda obsession 06:20 Dirty soda recipe revealed 10:50 Laverne DeFazio and the original dirty soda 13:45 Melissa's parents and their hilarious misunderstandings 17:10 Dad confuses ATV with HEB grocery store 20:25 Mom worries about "parakeets" 22:15 Mom critiques Melissa's teeth 24:20 Dad and Lady Gaga's meat suit 27:45 Dad's new best friend (who's promptly moving away) 30:00 Rocco's airport frustration with Noni 31:15 Dad's first-class nut shortage incident 32:43 Closing thoughts and celebrating Episode 10 📌 Watch + Listen & Subscribe Everywhere: 🎥 YouTube: Watch on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TheRadkeShowYouTube 🎧 Apple: The Radke Show on Apple - https://bit.ly/TheRadkeShowApple 🎧 Spotify: The Radke Show on Spotify - https://bit.ly/TheRadkeShowSpotify  💬 Leave us a comment, DM us your favorite part, or share the episode. ⭐️ Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review. If you leave a 5 star review, you will WIN are love and admiration for a lifetime! 📱 Follow Melissa & David:  Instagram → @TheRadkeShow - https://bit.ly/TheRadkeShowInstagram Facebook → @TheRadkes - https://bit.ly/TheRadkesFacebook 📝 BONUS CONTENT:  Subscribe for behind-the-scenes + extras → melissaradke.substack.com - https://bit.ly/MelissaRadkeSubstack 🎯 Melissa's New Book: Chicken-Fried Women:  Do you have your copy of Melissa's new book Chicken-Fried Women: Friendship, Kinship and The Women Who Made Us This Way? - https://bit.ly/ChickenFriedWomen   🛎️ Don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to the show — it helps more than you know!