PODCAST · comedy
Canned Conversation
by HSF Productions
A weekly conversation that will quench your thirst for laughter. Join these two otherwise hard working dads as they take a break to discuss and debate the most humorous and entertaining parts of life and the world around us, all while tasting and reviewing a diverse selection of canned beverages.
Episodes
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100: Thanks You! We came to Party, for this very Special Final Episode!
It's been a fantastic journey, but like all great things, one that must come to an end. In this very special final episode, we throw a party and jam this one full of cans and full of conversation including; 6 cans, 5 resets for a frozen camera, 4 hypotheticals, 2 games, and 1 survey. We also go...
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99: Our Favorite People Come to Play, with Special Guests Elaine, Marlie, Taylor, Jennifer and Laura
This week is an extra special episode, number 99, and for this one we are bringing on some of those that we talk about the most on the show, and given them a chance to set the record straight, our families. It's a long show, but broken into three parts, with three different cans. We had a blast...
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98: A Million Dollars and a Dead Body
What would you do? Stephen brought a series of scenarios, some fun and lighthearted, others dark and demented. Do I take the money, do I help a friend bury a dead body, do I never leave my house again for a guaranteed 80 more years. These hypothetical questions may make you question your soul.…
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97: Where are your Manners?
Who raised you anyway? If you've heard these words, you may have forgotten your manners or broke social etiquette. We cover the outdated as well as the shiny new manners most people know, about social situations, shopping, driving, and more, and take stock in how we ourselves adhere to the rules...
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96: Living the Rich Life!
Are you living a rich life? This week we talk about the psychology of money, inspired by a recent docuseries called 'How to be Rich' on Netflix. We start with our own relationship with money, and where we think it evolved from. We then talk about what we think living a rich life means, and look…
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95: Roasting Political Theater
This week we do our best impressions of Statler and Waldorf, from the Muppets, sitting in the balcony critiquing recent performances within the political arena and stories making the headlines. We do our very best to offend both sides of the aisle taking turns identifying what we think the real...
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94: The Sticky Icky on 420
It's 420 Day, and while not real a holiday, it's one that celebrated by smokers, tokers, vapers, and edible eaters around the world. We discuss the origins of the now famous code, and sort the facts from the fiction when it comes to the lifestyle, smoking rules, and general stereotypes…
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93: If Easter Wishes were Fishes…
It's Easter time, and since we covered all the facts and traditions surrounding the holy holiday last year, this year we are rubbing the Easter Lamp and making a list of wishes that we think the whole world may benefit from. We then play a round of 'Who's closer, where the loser has to eat the...
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92: They're only Regerts if you're Hammered Drunk!
Regrets? Have them, don't have them, avoid them, embrace them, is it a bad word, or potential life lessons? We talk about the more popular things that people tend to regret, discuss two specific scenarios of people in recent news, and then of course face our own past and talk about whether we…
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91: This Music is Gross
We've talked about music before, but never about what makes our ears bleed. This week we cover music we don't mind turning off and opinions we think may be unpopular among the masses. We finish with a game in which you have to guess if an artist wrote their own, or if the track was written for...
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90: Getting Lucky for St. Patrick's Day
It's our annual St. Patricks Day show, and this one was live. This year we talk about Luck, with an emphasis on the most lucky among us, the Irish. We run through it all from the charms like those depicted by the marshmallows in the famous Lucky Charms cereal, to all the superstitions that are...
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89: Do you even Potential?
This week we discuss potential. How do you define one's so called potential, and should we be doing everything it takes to achieve it, or is this just another romanticized notion that takes a back seat to all the struggles of real life, yet one we still manage to judge ourselves and others by…
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88: All things Addiction
Andrew has a raspy voice and Stephen forgot to turn his light on, what a way to come back off break. This week we explore addictions, and whether it's possible to have an addictive personality. We cover the behavioral as well as the physical from the more inocent like chocolate and coffee to the...
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87: Virtual Reality
This week we talk about Virtual Reality. This technology has been around since last century, so why are several companies now coming out with new headsets, are there new ways consumers can use or benefit from the technology? We cover all the ways we think people might put new VR to use, the good,...
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86: The Interview
This week we talk about job interviews, how to answer questions, how to ask questions, and examples of questions that are ethically and legally questionable. We also celebrate Groundhog Day, and discuss which is better, the holiday or the movie of the same name. All this while trying an Organic...
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EP85: Windows in Time, 100th Can Rated
This week we enjoy our 100th can, which happens to be the oft spoke of, but never before rated, White Russian from Cut Water!! Between sips we tee up some food for thought about windows in time, and how there may be certain windows that may have an impact on all other things in our lives, and...
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84: Ignorance is Bliss Vs Knowledge is Power
Is it better to be blissfully unaware, or know all the things, the good, the bad, and the ugly? We ask the question, what would you like to have never known or experienced, and how that may change our perceptions, and then flip the script and explore the things we wish we had known much earlier…
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83: We are put on the Hot Seat!
This week Stephen asks the question, what's your thing? Our first attempt at answering is a manual one, we ask our own questions to determine that which may define us. We then abandon our own questions and take turns answering randomly generated questions designed to put us on the Hot Seat. All...
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82: Our Most Unpopular Opinions
It's a New Year, and what better time to review some of our opinions that are seemingly unpopular with the masses. We cover these controversial views on everything from comedians to self-checkout lanes at the store. This week's canned inspiration is a Spicy Margarita from Cazadores. We want your...
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81: A 2nd Can of Christmas
Now that Christmas is upon us, and we have gone through the stress of the gatherings, the gift buying, and all the other traditions, was the stress worth it. We answer that and also tackle some yule time trivia. All this while enjoying a Holiday Ale from New Belgium. We want your recommendations!...
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80: A Festivus for the Rest of Us (Live)
It's our 2nd annual Festivus show! First things first, we had to bring the Festivus Pole onto the show for proper celebration, we then jump into the traditional airing of grievances, and then complete the feats of strength. We then finish the show with a game of guess the holiday movie. This…
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79: Growth Vs Fixed Mindset
Looks like we are psychoanalyzing ourselves and those around us again. The options this week are growth minded or close minded. One sounds like a good thing, while the other seems negative, but it is that simple, or is there more than meets the eye? We pontificate over a wine-infused oak aged…
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78: Uniquely Average
Is being Unique the new Average? Is being average now considered a flaw? We dive into why we think everyone is trying so hard to stand out, some of the extremes people are going to in order to get noticed, and when being the wrong kind of rare can backfire. All this and more while enjoying a hard...
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77: Don't Angry Smile at Me!
Do you know someone who is always passive aggressive? This week we talk about some styles of conflict, and our experience in dealing with the smiling angry face kind. We also take a bit of a survey to examine our own preferred method of confronting others. All this while enjoying a Lemon Slice…
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76: A 2nd Can of Thanksgiving
It's our 2nd annual Thanksgiving show! We start with a review of the holiday traditions and decide whether we should keep them or leave them. In the spirit of things we get glutenous with the biggest can we've consumed to date, a 32oz Miller High Life, and finish the show with a trivia challenge...
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75: Random, Rapid, and Often Ridiculous
This week we take rapid fire topics and attempt to cover each in five minutes or less, in order to squeeze in as much ridiculousness in as possible. We took a method of conducting feedback meetings in the business world, called Lean Coffee, and made it much more entertaining. This week's can was…
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74: You've Already Won the Lottery of Life
This week we examine what the odds are that our wonderful planet would exist, have life, your parents would meet, and finally that you would even exist. All that to let you know if you were more likely to born or win the lottery. Our canned beverage is a Pineapple IPA from Sudwerk Brewing. We…
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73: Playlist for the Soul
This week we talk music, and how it feeds the soul, the songs that inspire us, that get us pumped up, and if it's possible, the ones that cause us to get all emotional and stuff. Our canned beverage is a Bourbon Whiskey Sour from Zing Zang. We want your recommendations! What is your favorite…
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72: A 2nd Can of Halloween
This week we dive into the holiday with costumes, dad jokes, creepy questions, and a trivia game where the loser has to eat the grossest of candies. Guess which of us has a bad reaction to the taste of a stink bug. This week's liquid inspiration is a Ryewine style Ale fit for the holiday called...
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71: Losing my Religion
This week we try an imperial pilsner called Pecker Wrecker and partake in a thought experiment about what would be different if there were no religion. Stephen heard this hypothetical on the radio, and thought we would have a much more compelling take. We want your recommendations! What is your...
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70: Put a Ring on It?
This week we try a canned cocktail from Cutwater, a Grape Vodka Transfusion, and while doing so discuss all the various traditions of the modern day wedding. Should we still have engagement rings, who should propose, and should we keep those twenty minute best man and maid of honor speeches. This...
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69: Canned Philosophy
This week we try a Black Widow Cider from Original Sin and discuss some of the famous deep thinkers of the past, to see if their beliefs stood the test of time. We want your recommendations! What is your favorite canned beverage? We‘d love to have a taste and feature it on a future episode. Any...
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68: Are You an Ideal Team Player?
This week we try a light lager from Eight brewing Co, called Eight and take a quiz Stephen brought to see if we are indeed an ideal team player. Join us and find out if you are humble, hungry, or even smart. We want your recommendations! What is your favorite canned beverage? We‘d love to have a...
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67: Canned Spontaneity!
This week we try one of the oldest American beers from Pabst and have a spontaneous discussion about our thoughts on how important we think unplanned actions are in our relationships and everyday lives. Andrew then recounts the story of his being a groomsman in a wedding where he had never met…
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66: Sure, You Take it For Granted NOW!
This week we try a Ranch Water from WaterBird and discuss things that we take for granted today, that were that were mocked as lunacy when first proposed. We look at several historical figures who were very much ahead of their time, but who suffered for their quest to enlighten those around them....
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65: What's your Gut Telling You?
This week we try an IPA from Alpha Brewing called Studio Session and discuss our gut instincts when it comes to sending our kids off to college and how we handled them leaving the nest. We then take a test to score how good we would do in various life threatening situations, will you survive…
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64: The Unwritten Rules of Relationships
This week we enjoy a high class bourbon with ginger and lime from WhistlePig while we discuss some unwritten rules. Do we subscribe or have we broken Bro-Code or the rules of marriage that we didn't specifically agree to on the alter. We live streamed this show, so we get some great input from…
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63: Trying to Go Green is Sure to Doom us All?
This week we enjoy a citrus flavored lager from 4Hands called Unmute Yourself while we discuss whether it's possible for us to truly go green, or if we are all just doomed no matter what technology and new innovations we try. Heck, the universe may beat us to the punch. Do we stand a chance? We...
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62: Things we Love to Hate!
Do you hate Nickelback, or pineapple on pizza, a lot of people claim to, but do they really? In this episode we try a beer from Route 51 called Fuzz Kill, and discuss the things that have become popular to hate, yet are bought, sought, or used on a daily basis. Why do we love to hate what's...
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61: What Moves Your Needle?
In this episode we try a beer from Boulevard Brewing called Southwest Blvd, and discuss the various methods of how people and organizations try and change your mind. Are your opinions set in stone or can a social media post, flyer, or billboard cause you to change your views? We want your...
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60: You're Going to Like it Here!
In this episode we try a cocktail from 1220 Spirits called Abides and discuss Andrew's recent vacation to Black River Lodge, his unfortunate bout with the dreaded virus, and play a game of guess the top phobias. As recommended in the show, be sure to visit SnakeBiteCo.com to get and use your very...
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59: The 'Ye Olde Job' Game
In this bonus episode we try a tiny can of Long Island Iced Tea, and play a game of guess the now extinct and forgotten jobs from the past. We also opened up the line for a quick hello from one of our live listeners and friend of the show. We want your recommendations! What is your favorite…
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58: You've Reached Customer Service, Please Leave a Tip at the Beep
This week we try another Cutwater creation, their Pina Colada, and discuss the current state of customer service, and what we think is causing potential shifts. We also then take a look at tipping; the history, some personal stories, and the not so obvious tipping candidates. We want your...
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57: The Good Old Wives' Tale Guide
This week we try a hard cider called Local Legend, and discuss various myths and legends that you may have heard as a kid, and whether they are fact or fiction. We also look at some very outdated myths about what makes for a good marriage, providing our insights on how these apply in modern…
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56: Mind, Body, and Pineapple Seltzer
This week we have a hard seltzer from High Noon and discuss the potential power of self healing. Stephen was inspired by a recent documentary that suggested just by changing one's perceptions, the human body can heal itself from any disease. We then discuss how western medicine factors into the...
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55: College: the Good, the Bad, & the Crazy!
This week we try a Lager from Logboat Brewing called Bobber and discuss all things college, along with a few other options a high school graduate might take. We talk about the wide ranging costs of higher education, debate the benefit of paying for exclusive universities, and of course tell a few...
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54: Am I High Maintenance?!
This week we try a giant can of Frank's Red Hot Michelada and discuss what makes a person high or low maintenance. Of course we then debate our own level of maintenance, take a quiz the internet that claims to be 100% scientifically accurate, and finally get feedback from our wives to help make a...
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53: Heir A-Parents! with Special Guest Andy
This week we welcome a very special guest for a cross-over show, @drinks_with_Andy! We begin with a canned challenge. Andy brought and tested our so called mature pallets with three styles of beer from Millpond Brewing. While we sipped each and guested the contents we talk about the art of family...
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52: How do we talk about Cussing, without Cussing?
First things first, we open a Brew+Ski Blood Orange Summer Shandy the nice folks at Brewski Beers sent us. While we quench our thirst, we discuss cussing, expletives, obscenities, four-letter words, swearing, profanity, and vulgar language without explicitly using any. We then revisit the topic…
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51: This is Why we Don't Talk Politics!
Politics!?!? Why? We don't even know. To take the edge off and keep it as light as possible, we pop open a Hawaii Five Ale from the Destihl Brewery. While we enjoyed its many flavors, we first talk about political revenge, and how Florida messed up by trying to punch Disney in the face. Next we...
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A weekly conversation that will quench your thirst for laughter. Join these two otherwise hard working dads as they take a break to discuss and debate the most humorous and entertaining parts of life and the world around us, all while tasting and reviewing a diverse selection of canned beverages.
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A weekly conversation that will quench your thirst for laughter. Join these two otherwise hard working dads as they take a break to discuss and debate the most humorous and entertaining parts of life and the world around us, all while tasting and reviewing a diverse selection of canned beverages.
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