Convo Humor - An Improv Comedy Hour

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   Our Unpopular Opinions(34:30) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.We actually agree with most of each others, but not everyone will!SHOW OPENING:Pun & Balrog address the 6 month break, which was much needed!  Cuz you don’t feel funny when it’s negative 20 degrees outside and your kitchen is demo’ed.(12:30) APPETIZERS:Pun and Balrog went to separate all-inclusive resorts during the hiatus and share their funniest memories.  (27:24) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:Welp, we skipped these since we have been off, but Balrog thought of another “2nd Best Feeling in the World”…(28:01) SPORTS:We had to brag to Spartan and Buckeye fans about The University of Michigan winning the NCAA basketball championship!!The NBA has a flopping problem.  And Victor Wembenyama might go down as the greatest player of all time. (34:30) The Improv Comedy List:  Our Unpopular Opinions.  Listen, this is a comedy podcast!  If you want controversial politics, you’re in the wrong place.  If you want to argue about what “Cheesecake” should actually be called, we are your guys!!!(65:52) GOODBYES – Airplane movie choices – Pun prefers Japanese content.  Balrog goes with an Emma Stone flick!NEXT TIME:   The Reasons we’ve been asked to Leave Bars…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The TV Show Parents – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!(40:01) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Listen, we aren’t trying to replace our parents, but if we had to, this is who we would choose!SHOW OPENING:Pun & Balrog attended a Halloween party and our costumes were spectacular. (13:14) APPETIZERS:Pun asks hypotheticals like, would I let my wife shoot 50 NBA three-pointers for a chance at $10 million, or death if she misses. This spurs all the hypotheticals scenarios we dive into. (Oops) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:Welp, we flat out forgot E’s & O’s this week… until next time…(32:37) SPORTS:Some MLB World Series trivia. Would Pun & Balrog have tried steroids?(40:01) The Improv Comedy List:  The TV Show Parents – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!The Topanga of this list is tough, but spoiler alert:  TGIF is showing up a few times.  We just aren’t sure anyone can beat Uncle Phil. (62:30) GOODBYES – Steph’s nonchalant diner jelly request is baffling to food lovers.NEXT TIME:   Our Unpopular Opinions…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Guy Code Musts…(27:37) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Listen, we know that not all guys are the same, but there IS a Code!!SHOW OPENING:Everyone hates each other on social media because of the latest thing, but it’s really our Amazon drivers that deserve to hate everyone!(8:27) APPETIZERS:What food our kids require, in order to not complain that we have no food…RIP to Sister Jean, the Chaplain of Loyola Chicago Men’s NCAA Basketball (even though she had them facing Michigan in the Final Four some years back!)(15:49) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.80 – The Things Women do that Guys would NEVER…Women go to the bathroom together.  In the same stall! This is not a thing for men!(18:34) SPORTS:Pun was in quite a mood, following the Michigan game at USC.  Our Detroit Tigers were knocked out of the MLB Playoffs in painful fashion. Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers is already the GOAT of MLB, after his 3 HR + 10 SO game.  (27:37) The Improv Comedy List:  The Guy Code Musts…Bros before Garden Tools.  Don’t be breaking the code around us!!(59:29) GOODBYES – Balrog messaged Topanga on Instagram.A McDonald’s Tweet conversation that reminded us of Pun.   NEXT TIME:   The TV Show Mom & Dads – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Things Women do that Guys would NEVER…(31:35) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.I’m sorry, how many pairs of jeans do you own?SHOW OPENING:Pun and Lauren are making out in his Venmo profile picture?(8:09) APPETIZERS:The boys need passports renewed for their tropical vacations. Also, why the hell would anyone want to leave an all-inclusive resort?!?(19:34) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 79 – The Reasons Dudes Need Permission Slips…Permission to wear certain outfit combos.  Apparently, Navy Blue and black don’t match!!Permission for the dreaded morning breath kiss…(23:51) SPORTS:The MLB needs to get their act together on the playoff schedule!Maybe we are all for protecting NFL quarterbacks after all.  Cuz the Bengals didn’t have a chance against our Lions without Joe Burrow. (31:35) The Improv Comedy List:  The Things Women do that Guys would NEVER…How long are you in the bathroom, getting ready?!?!?(59:35) GOODBYES – A good idea for Pun if he ever moves into a neighborhood that has an HOA.  NEXT TIME:   The Guy Code Musts…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Reasons Dudes Need Permission Slips?!?(32:15) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Luckily, Pun & Balrog are with cool chicks who don’t require signed permission for a boy’s night out!SHOW OPENING:Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce-Swift.(8:58) APPETIZERS:The boys could barely hear each other talking favorite pizza places, over the sound of Steph’s juicer.Pun needs advice on how to casually vote for Topanga on Dancing with the Stars!!  But use her real name @Danielle Fishel.  (13:37) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 78 – The Reasons the 90’s was the BEST Decade: 90210!!A few of the better sports traditions we missed. Like praying at midfield. (18:57) SPORTS:The boys do a quick Top Five College Football helmets rankings.  Spoiler alert:  Michigan wins in a landslide. The late Coach Mike Leach wanted to do WHAT on 4th & 1 yard situations????The Detroit Tigers giving away the AL Central Division title.  (32:15) The Improv Comedy List:  The Reasons Dudes Need Permission Slips?!?And the difference in the language of “playing golf” vs. a “golf-outing”(68:48) GOODBYES – We realized that men only need permission, post fatherhood. NEXT TIME:   The Things Women do that Men would NEVER Do…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Reasons the 90’s was the BEST Decade!(40:41) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Come take a little trip down memory lane, to a little place we like to call, our childhood decade!SHOW OPENING:The Clapper & The Bug Zapper were peak technology. (7:42) APPETIZERS:Balrog’s was out of town and “dusted” Steph’s pillow on the drive home!More concrete proof that Balrog needs to go on Pun’s diet!Pun learned at the ripe old age of 41, that drinks taste better refrigerated.   (16:40) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 77 – The Brunch Foods DRAFT SPECIAL!!!:  The boys didn’t give BACON it’s due!(21:04) SPORTS:The MLB needs to take advantage of the weak, August sports calendar, and move the playoffs up!BONUS LIST:  In honor of Lee Corso retiring from College Game Day, Pun & Balrog list off the greatest traditions in sports.  (40:41) The Improv Comedy List:  The Reasons the 90’s was the BEST Decade!Pun comes strong out of the gate, as usual, with wind suits at the malls!  (72:42) GOODBYES – WNBA “paraphernalia” update.Would Pun eat Lauren’s food on the way home from picking up carryout?  Most likely. NEXT TIME:   The Times we Need Permission Slips…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Brunch Foods DRAFT SPECIAL!!!(35:29) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.I can assure the listeners, that never before has Balrog pummeled Pun so badly in a draft episode.  Even in Ep.41 when he got Topanga AND Kelly Kapowski!!!SHOW OPENING:Pun was watching Rent the Runway, while Balrog was watching Happy Gilmore 2.  (11:15) APPETIZERS:Balrog’s bits from his family vaca in Virgina Beach. (17:51) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.29 – The Things that Women do that Shouldn’t Turn Us On… But do:  How about when they make you BRUNCH!From Ep.76 – The Rules we HATED as Kids:  No pushing your little sister down the stairs in a laundry basket! (21:43) SPORTS:An all-time Detroit great, Antonio Gates, makes the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  It’s almost time for Michigan Football!!!(35:29) The Improv Comedy List:  The Brunch Foods DRAFTSPECIAL!!!Shrimp Cocktail ?!?!?!?  Instant D- draft grade.  (71:10) GOODBYES – People are tossing WHAT on the court at WNBA games???NEXT TIME:   The Reasons the 90’s were the BEST Decade!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Rules we HATED as Kids…(31:18) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.This list promises to be nostalgic for everyone who grew up before technology took over!SHOW OPENING:The world was better before AI took over, or was it?(6:12) APPETIZERS:Pun’s got some corrections on his Disney Cruise ship story. Couples all-inclusive retreat is the next pub crawl idea?Balrog’s 4th of July observations, including socks at the pool?!?(18:16) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.75 – The Reasons you can’t Date our Daughters!:  Because you’re wearing a damn tether! (24:28) SPORTS:Tom Brady vs. Gisele Bundchen – post divorce rosters.Is Caitlin Clark the biggest story in sports right now?  Imagine how famous our podcast would have gotten with her, if Balrog hadn’t been clipping out (most of) Pun’s constant Caitlin Clark updates for 2 years! (31:18) The Improv Comedy List:  The Rules we HATED as Kids…You guessed it, being in before the street lights came on made both of our lists!  (61:50) GOODBYES – Pun’s obsession with (boring?) murder documentaries, and his inability to stay awake for them…What do the fellas think about flavored pizza crusts.  Spoiler alert, it gets intense!  NEXT TIME:   The Brunch Food – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Reasons you Can’t Date Our Daughters!(45:05) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun is LOUD & BOISTEROUS to start this passionate subject, and Balrog just giggles away. SHOW OPENING:Balrog had a Sunday Funday while golfing.And Balrog missed Pun’s daughter’s graduation party.(13:51) APPETIZERS:Pun’s unique bathroom experience… in his car…Pun & Balrog are enthralled by the Amish. Pun brings up the dad who jumped off of a Disney Cruise ship to save his daughter.  Dad of the year, apart from the fact that he… DROPPED HIS DAUGHTER OFF OF A CRUISE SHIP!!!(30:15) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 73 – Adulting Pros & Cons:  Pun &Lauren were paying bills on their bicycle pub crawl! From Ep. 74 – The Places we Want to Visit the LEAST! – The deep ocean!(35:00) SPORTS:Michigan Wolverine football recruiting is on fire. Can Sherrone Moore win a championship during his tenure?MMA fighter Ilia Topuria is punching people’s brains into outer space. (45:05) The Improv Comedy List:  The Reasons you Can’t Date Our Daughters!Could also be called, the reasons you’re a douche bag.(67:47) GOODBYES – Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin invented the golf course beverage cart???Pun invents an amazing option for pizza delivery. NEXT TIME: The Rules we HATED as Kids!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:   The Places we want to Visit the LEAST!(31:09) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun went with all travel destinations, Balrog went outside the box for anywhere he hates going. SHOW OPENING:Balrog found another gym pet peeve.  The guy who whistles! (5:36) APPETIZERS: Did someone at Balrog’s doctor’s appointment recognize his voice from the podcast???The Brunch Pub Crawl (and MGM Detroit Casino visit) recap. (18:59) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.72 – The Things you Have to do PERFECTLY! How about:  Edit this podcast, so we don’t get ourselves fired and canceled!From Ep.73 – Adulting Pros & Cons:  Balrog bought a flame thrower! (22:08) SPORTS:Dan Campbell is already coming up on being the winningest coach in Detroit Lions history???Wayne Gretzky’s MVP run. The next viral social media debate:  who would win out of a fist fight:  Lebron James vs. Alex Ovechkin???(31:09) The Improv Comedy List:  The Places we want to Visit the LEAST!Several offices make Balrog’s list, while Pun thinks of the most brilliant app to avoid clothing shopping with your wife!(60:19) GOODBYES – Congrats to Pun & Lauren!!Mama Balogh has a meatloaf for Pun.  NEXT TIME:   The Reasons you can’t Date our daughters!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Adulting Pros & Cons(31:02) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.The Cons are so money-centric!!SHOW OPENING:Pun forgot this was a comedy podcast, and took us down a WWII rabbit hole. Pun’s reoccurring dream.  (9:11) APPETIZERS:Balrog is walking with a cane. Happy birthday to Lauren!  Pun took her on a private, bicycle pub crawl. Balrog’s inappropriate (of course) Anne Frank story. (15:51) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 72 – The Things you Have to do PERFECTLY! Ratios on sandwiches & mixed drinks!Surprise Parties!(21:38) SPORTS:Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins the NBA MVP.  But Jokic might have a claim!What if Lebron James tried to dual sport in the NFL???  Pun & Balrog agree on that outcome!(31:02) The Improv Comedy List:  Adulting Pros & ConsWe can go anywhere we want, anytime we want!  Unless our wives say NO!(58:07) GOODBYES – Kids don’t finish their ice cream sandwiches nowadays!?The tub of mini chocolate chip cookies, that Balrog (and Steph?) struggled with. NEXT TIME:   The Places we Want to Visit the LEAST!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things that Need to be Done PERFECTLY…(34:38) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Let’s face it, we don’t do anything perfectly.  But these things we do attempt perfection.  SHOW OPENING:Pun got into an argument about watermelon?Balrog was watching ALF???(7:52) APPETIZERS:Balrog starts to tell of an old argument he had with Steph, but clips most of it out!Brunch pub crawl update and Pun’s wedding dress pub crawl idea. (13:17) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 71 – The Things that DON’T Piss us Off!!! Being late for certain things?Losing at sports?(19:20) SPORTS:Balrog needs to get Pun into watching PGA Tour golf. We have an American Pope Leo, who is a Chicago White Sox fan!NBA Draft Lottery. (34:38) The Improv Comedy List:  The Things that Need to be Done PERFECTLY…The fellas needed to tread lightly on some topics that have to do with significant others. (59:58) GOODBYES – What language do people from Norway speak??Some degenerate Vegas themed things.  NEXTTIME:   Adulting Pros & Cons.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things that DON’T Piss Us Off!!! (36:24) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.There are so many things that piss Pun off, he had trouble writing his list!SHOW OPENING:Pun says Balrog is rich because he has candles. Why is it Laund-ro-mat, instead of Laund-ry-mat???(8:50) APPETIZERS:Pun’s daughter is trying to throw an after-prom party at his house.  Ain’t happening!Balrog asks Pun if he would give his girlfriend the best bite of his cheeseburger.(17:22) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.70 – The Cell Phone Apps – Draft Special. Balrog & Steph are gonna use Expedia to show up at Jackie’s wedding. Our LEAST favorite cell phone app!(22:49) SPORTS:The Detroit Pistons lost to the Knicks in 6 games.  And boy do we now hate the Knicks. Could Pun score a point against Cade Cunningham? No chance.  Against Luka?  Great chance!Shedeur Sanders draft slide. (36:24) The Improv Comedy List:  The Things that DON’TPiss Us Off!!!Amazingly, the boys were on the same page on most of their list.  Except the last one, the Topanga of the list.  (62:35) GOODBYES – Pun picks 100 men over a silver back gorilla. Balrog doesn’t want to be included because he does less on a leg press than most females.NEXT TIME:   The Things that Need to be Done PERFECTLY.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Cell Phone Apps – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!(32:03) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this timestamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun thinks he drafted “The Topanga” with the #1 pick, but as usual, Balrog wins with his upset minded sleeper picks!SHOW OPENING:Guy Tupperware cabinets vs. Girl Tupperware cabinets. (8:06) APPETIZERS:Pun is still on the mojito train, post vacation. Balrog & Steph went to see Engelbert Humperdinck.The boys have their Master’s Champions menus. (19:42) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 67 – The Things we will Never be Too Old For.  – serving sizes at kids birthday parties!Ep.69 – The Talents we Wish we Had – Shout out to Balrog’s Uncle Jeff from A2 Magic!  (23:02) SPORTS:The Master’s win for Rory McIlroy and what it meant to him and golf fans everywhere.  Joe Dumars vs. Steve Yzerman(32:03) The Improv Comedy List:   The Cell Phone Apps – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!Balrog had no idea how many apps he really needs daily, until this list!And Steph doesn’t check her text messages!?(63:53) GOODBYES – Happy Easter – even though Pun already ate all the kid’s candy!NEXT TIME:   The Things that DON’T Piss us Off!!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Talents we Wish we Had…(35:21) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun & Balrog are immensely talented humans, but there are several additional talents that we want!But imagine having a talent that nobody is envious of. SHOW OPENING:Pun is back from his Royal Caribbean cruise!(8:52) APPETIZERS:Pun & Balrog compare and contrast Caribbean vacation stories to Chicago vacation stories.The Shedd Aquarium “octopus family”Pun’s hilarious take on the Chicago Medieval Torture Museum. (22:02) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 68 – How We’d do in Our Favorite Movies:"Castaway"!?  No chance.  More like "Cliff Jumper (25:44) SPORTS:Put a cap on the NCAA Men’s basketball tourney. NBA coaching firings?  These franchises need to wake up and realize they are small markets!Alexander Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. (35:21) The Improv Comedy List:  The Talents we Wish we Had…Pun wants to be a singer, and when he would sing with his friends around is hilarious. Which of the “big-fame” talents would the boys prefer?(61:22) GOODBYES – Scottie Scheffler's Master’s Champion, Dinner menu.The Olive Garden got passed up as America’s favorite restaurant!?NEXT TIME:   The best smart phone apps!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  How we would do in Our Favorite Movies…(36:05) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Shaun sits in on mic 2 while Pun is in paradise, and we talk zombie apocalypse survival skills! SHOW OPENING:New pub crawl announcement, based on Balrog’s family trip to Chicago. Where he met Annie Agar!Balrog brought some Conversational & Humor synonyms, just in case Shaun makes fun of the pod title again.  (11:21) APPETIZERS:Balrog was in his element at a bowling alley, but should have passed on the food part.Shaun’s thinking about making an underwear switch. (24:56) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep.67 – The Things we will NEVER be Too Old For!Shaun chimes in with what he would have brought to the mic last podcast:  KITES!(27:25) SPORTS:March Madness is the greatest sporting event of the year. Is it perfect, or are there some things that need to change to make March Madness even better?(36:05) The Improv Comedy List:  How we would do in Our Favorite Movies…We go from “I am Legend” to “Wolf of Wall Street” to “50 First Dates”!(62:48) GOODBYES – Does Brad Pitt actually love his adopted children?  We think maybe not. NEXT TIME:   TBD? 

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things We Will Never Be Too Old For…(35:31) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun & Balrog will always be immature, kids at heart. SHOW OPENING:Pun’s weight loss is almost ready for his cruise. Balrog is finally healthy. Pun & Manute Bol each have invented phrases.(11:10) APPETIZERS:Balrog ate his last Chimichanga. A new pub crawl idea!(22:00) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 66 – The Donuts DRAFT SPECIAL!Scones!?Those chocolate covered donuts.  (25:33) SPORTS:A few of Balrog’s sports pet peeves:  Including cheering for “Cooper”, Tiger’s wardrobe, Angel Reese in general, and the San Antonio Spurs tank job. Also, the Sparty tradition of kissing half court. (35:31) The Improv Comedy List:  The Things We Will Never Be Too Old For…We give props to Nate Bargatze’s talent, and also talk about water slides.Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh!Theo Von  - You should also!(55:08) GOODBYES – Balrog’s neighborhood has sponsored bins for dog poop bags. Pun bought his first pair of WHAT!?NEXT TIME:   TBD?  The Reasons the 90’s was the BEST decade…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Donuts – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!(32:51) – Improv Comedy List. Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun came into this episode on a diet, and really tortured himself with thought of every donut imaginable. SHOW OPENING:Pun’s gearing up for his family vacation, going into full on dad mode.  Balrog drives a grandma car. What are the boys giving up for Lent???(13:41) APPETIZERS:Women aren’t willing to eat the same thing for dinner, as they did for lunch…?Pun & Balrog brought their boys to the Pistons game. (21:40) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 65 – Our Michigan winter pet peeves…  Real feel vs. wind chill vs. temperature!Driving with winter coats on.Fan feedback, they hate mild winters, cuz it means their summers are too hot?  Shut it!(27:47) SPORTS:A crazy Dallas Cowboys football stat for Zach Martin. The Detroit Pistons are good, with a young core. NBA players ages – from Shaq’s perspective.MMA vs. WWF – when fans jump into the ring. (32:21) The Improv Comedy List:  The Donuts – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!It’s 60/40 as to whether Pun stopped at a bakery on his way home from recording. Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh!Theo Von  - You should also!(62:11) GOODBYES – The podcast AI doesn’t like the word, “Topanga”“Nobody puts Baby in the corner”One last Snow Suit Pub Crawl story!NEXT TIME:   The Things we will Never be Too Old For…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Michigan Winter, Pet Peeves…(33:56) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Pun goes berserk with his winter pet peeves, right out of the gate!!SHOW OPENING:The Big Boy’s we were gonna double date at – CLOSED!! Snow Suit Pub crawl memories. (6:03) APPETIZERS:Balrog accidentally put on a Youth Large, basketball shirt.  And immediately dieted.  Pun’s girlfriend waits the whole drive home to eat any fast food French fries!?(17:28) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 64 – A few of the ones we missed from “2nd Best Feelings in the World”, including when your friend gets hurt, but is ok, and it’s so funny you can’t breathe.  Also from way back in Ep.35:  The Things that Straight Piss Off Old, White Dudes…  And a stat that beats Wayne Gretzky’s minor league hockey, goals totals. (22:30) SPORTS:Last words on the Super Bowl beat down that the Philadelphia Eagles laid on the Kansas City Chiefs. Balrog’s proposals for NFL rule changes!And God Bless USA hockey and how tough those guys are. (33:56) IT’S LIST TIME BABY – Our Michigan Winter, Pet Peeves…Pun hates winter way less than most humans that wake up at 4am for work…Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh!Theo Von  - You should also!(56:35) GOODBYES – Last couple memories from the Snow Suit Pub Crawl!! NEXT TIME:   The Donuts – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The 2nd Best Feelings in the World…(32:33) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings.Can we possibly have more Topanga’s in one list…?SHOW OPENING:After the Grammy’s, Balrog can’t get Pink Pony Club, and let’s be honest, all of Chappell Roan’s songs out of his head.(10:59) APPETIZERS:Pun’s broken arm... smells…Balrog teaching his son about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!(17:58) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes:From Ep. 63 – The Things we Thought We’d be when we Grew Up. Give me that cul-de-sac life!(20:10) SPORTS:Balrog predicted the Super Bowl winning Philadelphia Eagles correctly, and won $100 to prove it.How to fix the NBA ratings problem with the 3-point line.The Detroit Lions did the impossible in the Balrog family.Yet another unreal Wayne Gretzky stat line.(32:33) – The 2nd Best Feelings in the World…That time you really need to go…Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh!Theo Von  - You should also!(56:49) GOODBYES –Pun should have been born in Georgia, with the most Waffle Houses in the country.Balrog’s mailwoman hates him.   NEXT TIME:   Our Michigan Winter… Pet Peeves.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things we Thought we’d be When we Grew Up… (38:06) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Balrog starts it out with the Topanga from his 6th grade boy brain. SHOW OPENING: Balrog was hoping for messages requesting merchandise, instead he got a sex video. (11:13) APPETIZERS: Pun’s kid started wrestling, but is just street brawling. Balrog’s theory on our kid’s inabilities to close their eyes. (17:19) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes: From Ep.62 – Our Favorite Gay Bar Names.  – Got a couple from listener feedback, and then Pun starts into a rabbit hole about work socks, for some reason. (25:19) SPORTS: Our Detroit Lions final thoughts. A couple Jerry Rice stat lines. The NCAA football natty for the Ohio State Buckeyes.  Ichiro to the Hall of Fame. (38:06) – Improv Comedy List:  The Things we Thought we would be When we Grew Up... You’re thinking we chose all careers, but listen to how many randomly funny things we thought we would be involved in when we grew up.  For example:  Kung Fu… Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! Theo Von  - You should also! (63:20) GOODBYES – Shout out to our listeners in Brazil & Australia!! Pun gives his son a Knute Rockne speech off air. NEXT TIME:   The 2nd Best Feelings in the World!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Favorite Gay Bar Names!!! (37:06) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Balrog turns the show topic it into a friendly game and tries to stump Pun. SHOW OPENING: Putting a bow on the holiday season. Our 2024 year-end stats. Thus starts year 3 of the funniest podcast out there! (13:19) APPETIZERS: Balrog was in Vegas and left Pun the greatest voicemail of all time. (22:26) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes: From Ep.61 – The Potato Chips DRAFT SPECIAL.  – Did you used to eat the green part of a potato chip as a kid? (26:26) SPORTS: The Detroit Lions hold Balrog’s happiness in their hands.  And dropped it. The College Football Playoff nightmare final matchup for Michigan fans. Deion Sanders to the Cowboys? (37:06) – Improv Comedy List:  Our Favorite Gay Bar Names!!! Pun used to frequent The Adam’s Apple??? PS. It's "The Topanga" of the list. Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! Theo Von  - You should also! (58:01) GOODBYES – Balrog is eating Taco flavored cereal? Pun loved crab Rangoon as a kid. NEXT TIME:   The Things we Thought we’d be When we Grew Up.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Potato Chips - DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (34:49) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Does French Onion Dip count!!?? Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! Theo Von  - You should also! SHOW OPENING: Balrog’s brilliant idea for a Shark Tank invention! (10:42) APPETIZERS: Pun comes out firing about 401K!? Snow Suit Pub Crawl announcement! (19:17) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episodes: From Ep. 60 – The Reasons we should Still be Virgins.  – Dude Wipes, or lack thereof! From Ep. 59 – The Reasons that Dads are the Superior Parent  - The Fire Ladder! (23:53) SPORTS: The College Football Playoff seeds are all messed up. Was Travis Hunter deserving of the Heisman Trophy?  He’s no Charles Woodson! The Detroit Lions terrible injury luck, and David Montgomery is Balrog’s neighbor.  (34:49) – Improv Comedy List:  The Potato Chips DRAFT SPECIAL!!! Pun & Balrog almost change “The Topanga of the List” halfway through.  Pun’s HILARIOUS popcorn story. (70:06) GOODBYES – Office Margaritas around the holidays, on diving board day!? Our kid’s lost innocence of Christmas. NEXT TIME:   The Second-Best Feelings in the World!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Reasons we Should Still be Virgins… (39:17) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Let’s just say, men are the uglier gender!! Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! Theo Von  - You should also! SHOW OPENING: Quick multiple choice question for Pun on losing his virginity. (8:38) APPETIZERS: Pun asks Balrog what crime he would commit if he was allowed to. Hibernation in the winter is starting to make more sense the older we get.  (17:52) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode: From Ep. 59 – The Reasons that Dads are the Superior Parent  - the dad outfit.  And we kill bugs! (22:59) SPORTS: Pun’s son is an Ohio State fan and lost yet another HILARIOUS bet this year. The Game – Michigan makes it 4 straight over Ohio State! (39:17) – Improv Comedy List:  The Reasons we should Still be Virgins... Pun & Balrog both quote the same rom com?!?!?  Definitely a virgin move. (62:50) GOODBYES – Balrog thought Pun was in jail, over Taco Bell. NEXT TIME:  The Potato Chips – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Reasons that Dads are the Superior Parent (38:10) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. The reasons we are the better parent might be the same reasons moms would say we are the worse!! Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! Theo Von  - You should also! SHOW OPENING: Pun’s public phone number got him added to a D**K of the day, drawing text thread. (8:16) APPETIZERS: The Balrog family got a new dog!  And how Pun used to tell new girls he met that he owned 5 rescues himself.  Balrog asks Pun make fun of the current state of the “young fella haircut”. (17:12) - ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode: From Ep.58 – Our Reasons for a Revolution  –  if streaming takes over the NFL Schedule, and drug testing for legal edibles! (27:34) - SPORTS: Was the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, fixed? The current climate of college football recruiting – with Bryce Underwood flipping from LSU to Michigan. (38:10) – Improv Comedy List:   The Reasons that Dads are the Superior Parent. We never grow up!  (62:50) - GOODBYES – Thanksgiving has us talking food, of course! NEXT TIME:  The Reasons we should Still be Virgins!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Reasons for a Revolution!! (31:38) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. These are the reasons we think would justify a revolution.  No politics!! Joe Rogan – You should listen to our comedy list and laugh! SHOW OPENING: Balrog is attempting a solo pod with the AI version of Pun. (10:04) APPETIZERS: Our missed trip to Vegas when The Mirage was closing. Balrog’s son still wants Joe Rogan and Theo Von to shout out the podcast so we can buy the Art Van mansion! (16:35) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from past episodes From Ep. 55 – The New Technology we Have ZERO Interest In – The fast food kiosks! From Ep. 56 – Grade School memories – When some young lady broke Pun’s heart after dancing to Boys II Men.  (24:35) SPORTS: The state of Michigan Football and our future recruiting. Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight.  As it turns out, Pun was right.  Tyson wasn’t gonna do anything after Round 1. (31:38) – Improv Comedy List:   Our Reasons for a Revolution. Some were from childhood, including the Halloween one that inspired this topic!  (59:34) GOODBYES – Balrog met Dan Gilbert and signed a baseball for some wanting fan. NEXT TIME:  The Reasons that Dads are Obviously the Superior Parent!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Purchases we Love & Hate (25:16) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. From cars to tubs.  SHOW OPENING: Welcome back Dan on mic #2 (4:59) APPETIZERS: Funniest Halloween costumes. Parking lot Kit Kat. Steph bought... WALLPAPER!?!? (10:44) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep.56 – Grade School Memories: Snow Days Balrog’s first detention. (17:14) SPORTS: Yankees outfield fan accosting Mookie Betts? What sports moment is crazier than The Malice at the Palace? Bronny & Lebron James (25:16) – Improv Comedy List:   The Purchases we Love & Hate. What guy enjoys shopping in general!? (58:19) GOODBYES – How many bites for an apple orchard donut? Little Balrog watched Karate Kid for the first time. NEXT TIME:  The Reasons Dads are the Superior Parent.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Grade School Memories. (34:18) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Apparently, no matter what school you went to, all boys are the same! SHOW OPENING: Welcome back Mic 3, and the maiden voyage for guest host, Dan! German’s small talk ability and American’s grasp on any foreign language. (11:10) APPETIZERS: Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. Shaun’s shopping list. (18:25) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode: From Ep. 55 – The New Technology we Have ZERO Interest In: One of the Venmo features and the phone spies! (21:40) SPORTS: Great run for the Detroit Tigers! Would you trade 1 Detroit Lions Super Bowl for 10 years of bad seasons? Should the Detroit Lions make a move to replace Aidan Hutchinson? (32:18) – Improv Comedy List:  Grade School Memories. Dan comes out of the gate at a snails pace! Lots of… Singing? (67:03) GOODBYES – Oasis Reunion tour! Getting “La Bouche Drunk” NEXT TIME:  Male Toxic Traits?

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The New Technology That We Have ZERO Interest In… (37:24) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Charlie is talking about cyborgs, while Balrog is talking Microsoft Excel??? SHOW OPENING: Welcome to the show, Charlie Cooper! Balrog’s first show without Pun and he misses him, but teases him incessantly for missing! (9:04) APPETIZERS: Charlie’s viral TikTok reel.  Charlie’s dad life. The Halloween Trick-or-Beer vs. the Halloween Churo(?) stand!! (27:06) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep.54 – Relationship Pros & Cons – Mostly Pros, because men NEED women.  One con is the social calendar! (30:31) SPORTS: The Lions season predictions is Super Bowl or bust! The improbable playoff run from our beloved Detroit Tigers!  Bless you kids! (37:24) – Improv Comedy List:   The New Technology That We Have ZERO Interest In… Charlie goes with the cutting edge tech while Balrog is stuck in the year 2000.  (66:53) GOODBYES – Happy Belated 100th Birthday to Jimmy Carter! Congratulations to Eminem! NEXT TIME:  The Second-Best Feelings in the World!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Relationship Pros & Cons (37:10) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Once again, Balrog has to be very careful with his “cons about being married”.  SHOW OPENING: Coming back to work from vacation, SUCKS! We text like OLD people. Pun is looking for a lake house! (15:52) APPETIZERS: Little Balrog’s Make-a-Wish trip. Disney adults. The dessert robot! (23:02) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep.53 – The Things We Miss the MOST!!! – Several things we missed last week, including channel surfing... (28:54) SPORTS: The Home Run Derby, National Anthem debacle by Ingrid Andress!  Bronny James is tearing up the NBA summer league. 3 crazy baseball factoids about Cecil Fielder, Shohei Ohtani, and even.... Brady Anderson!? (37:10) – Improv Comedy List:   Relationship Pros & Cons It becomes clear rather quickly that Pun is in a new relationship & Balrog is married.  (67:09) GOODBYES – Putting Pun’s new relationship to the test!!  With Topanga!! NEXT TIME:  Male Toxic Traits

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things We Miss the MOST! (35:07) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Pun comes hot out of the gates with missing 2 Pac.  SHOW OPENING: Pun is in a relationship?  Well, he let one rip in front of her, so… Pun fell asleep during the debate.  What’s your golf handicap and do you carry your own bag? (9:15) APPETIZERS: You wanna know what pisses Balrog off?!?!? Balrog went high risk, high reward on his wife to get to a golf outing.  Played the old UNO reverse card! (15:55) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep.52 – The Things that Take FOREVER!!! – Several things we missed last week, including... Sporting event bathroom lines. (23:41) SPORTS: NBA Draft recap.  Are the Detroit Pistons hopeless? The NBA Draft just isn’t the must-see TV that it used to be.  Honoring the late, great Willie Mays with a crazy stat line (35:07) – Improv Comedy List:   The Things We Miss the MOST! Give us back our Saturday Morning Cartoons! (53:49) GOODBYES – Pun late night DM’ed Balrog… AGAIN… with the same thing as last time! Happy 4th of July! Joey Chestnut's net worth is way more than our podcast! NEXT TIME:  Pun’s Toxic Traits

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things That Take FOREVER!!! (41:14) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. This list was invented by something that Balrogs wife does, CONSTANTLY…. SHOW OPENING: Does Pun realize that Joe Biden & Jill Biden are different people? (7:54) APPETIZERS: Our annual 9 Innings, 9 Bars Pub Crawl – RECAP EPISODE!!! Thanks to all 51 people for making the event a wild success, and maybe we are announcing part 2…? (21:54) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep. 51 – First Ladies of the USA DRAFT SPECIAL – One piggish, glaring omission. Thank you Pun for not drafting Lucy Hayes, since she looks like Balrog’s mom!! From episode 50, Bathroom Etiquette, who are the sickos peeing all over the airplane toilet seats?!? (27:16) SPORTS: Balrog predicted the NHL finals right with a FL Panthers Stanley Cup?  I feel bad for Edmonton Oilers fans, because this is all they have!!! Boston Celtics are a bad matchup for the Dallas Mavericks, and it’s Luka Doncic’s fault for playing ZERO defense! 2004 Pistons are still criminally underrated.  Would they beat the peak Golden State Warriors, like Rasheed Wallace proclaimed??  Spoiler alert:  YESSIR! 2011 Dallas Mavericks are similarly disrespected amongst the all-time teams. (41:14) – Improv Comedy List:   The Things that Take FOREVER!!! Pun comes blazing hot, right out of the gate!  LITERALLY (67:04) GOODBYES – Pride Month & Father’s Day comedy ramblings NEXT TIME:  The Things We Miss the MOST!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The First Ladies of the USA – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (33:23) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Pun lets us know he’s got a crush on a young Hilary Clinton. Try Google imaging “Martha Washington young” and not feeling like a weirdo. SHOW OPENING: Balrog forgot to ask Pun about his thoughts on “bathroom attendants” in Ep.50. (5:16) APPETIZERS: Balrog’s son learned about the birds and the bees at school. & Steph bought what for the bed!? (16:31) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From Ep.50 – Bathroom Etiquette – We got some funny listener feedback and Balrog has a funny bathroom stall story. From episode 49, The Sweet Cereal Draft Special, someone sent in that we missed a 100-year old’s cereal? (23:42) SPORTS: Scottie Scheffler got a prison tattoo? Talking NBA playoffs & predictions for Game 7’s. Victor Wembanyama got snubbed for DPOY. Rudy Gobert can’t hold a candle to Ben Wallace! (33:23) – Improv Comedy List:   The First Ladies of the USA - DRAFT SPECIAL!!! We are forced to draft a First Lady from each era.  And it’s hilarious! (58:26) GOODBYES – Pun stumbles upon a POTUS cheat sheet. Pun sent a provocative DM to Balrog!? NEXT TIME:  The Things that Take FOREVER…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Bathroom Etiquette FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! (38:41) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy ramblings. Are you one of the bathroom guys that we just want to punch directly in the face? SHOW OPENING: Pun admits that he absolutely brings the energy when the show topic is food related! (6:57)APPETIZERS: Balrog is back on a calorie counting app & Dot and her delicious pretzels aren’t making it easy! (13:36) ERRORS & OMISSIONS from last episode From episode 49, The Sweet Cereal Draft Special, we missed a couple good ones. (21:07) SPORTS: 2024 NFL Draft – Detroit Style! The NBA’s aging star problem. Victor Wembanyama is the next absolute SUPER STAR. (38:41) – Improv Comedy List:   Bathroom Etiquette FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! We are trying our hardest not to gross you out, while describing the people that gross us out! (63:54) GOODBYES – Hot Mexican Hooker drink. NEXT TIME:  The First Ladies of the USA – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Sweet Cereal - DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (31:48) – Improv Comedy List.  Tap this time stamp to hear the improv comedy list ramblings immediately! We talk sweet cereals, childhood nostalgia and things go off the rails when Pun starts comparing sweet cereals to types of bar women! SHOW OPENING: Listening to all of these sweet cereals is gonna be a slippery slope of calorie abuse for us! (8:47) APPETIZERS: Eclipse reactions. Rest in hell, OJ Simpson. A couple more “things you’ll never hear a guy say” (13:19) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.48 – First date red flags we missed! And correcting the Caitlin Clark Iowa TV ratings that smashed. (17:49) SPORTS: 2024 NCAA tournament stats. Tiger Woods at The Masters! A fun Tom Brady / Julian Edelman stat. And what QB’s wouldn’t you trade for the #1 pick in the NFL Draft to get Caleb Williams? (31:48) – Improv Comedy List:   The Sweet Cereal – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! Pun goes obscure right out of the box and also eats his cereal like a senior citizen. Balrog sounds drunk trying to pronounce some of these cereals. (61:04) GOODBYES – Balrog got called out on his man card on the neighborhood Facebook page. NEXT TIME:  Bathroom Etiquette, for the Love of GOD!!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  First Date RED Flags!!! (37:25) – Improv Comedy List.  Spoiler alert: Marlboros and Mountain Dew make an appearance! SHOW OPENING: Balrog went on a date, while he was on vacation once??? We got to 10,000 total listens!! (11:28) APPETIZERS: Balrog is always flattered when someone asks him to take a photo for them. How do you eat a cupcake, gracefully?!? Balrog has a man-cold, and there is one tell-tale sign. (16:57) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.47 – White People Sh…tuff  – we got tons of listener feedback!! And apparently Pun has never had a foyer. (21:52) SPORTS: Caitlin Clark was losing the title game, live on air!?!? 2024 NCAA tournament recap. UConn men gonna win another title in a snoozer of a tourney. Shout out to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies! Odds for a perfect bracket? (37:25) – Improv Comedy List:   First Date RED Flags!!! Pun has the more recent experience, but both of these guys have some stories to tell! Spoiler alert: Marlboros and Mountain Dew make an appearance! (69:48) GOODBYES – Easter gift from Steph to Pun. Pun isn’t the only one calling random girls, "Linda", in his jokes! NEXT TIME:  The Sweet Cereal – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  White People Sh…tuff (28:47) – Improv Comedy List.  SHOW OPENING: Welcome in Mic #3 !! He seems to disagree with our top Hangover Cure???  9 Innings, 9 Bars UPDATED DATE! (5:04) APPETIZERS: Balrog saw a She-Mullet at the Redwings game, not a shocker. Pun’s haircut fiasco. (11:52) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.46 – Our Hangover Cravings & Cures – listener feedback on a couple of cures that we need to try.   Plus, Mic #3 hits one right on the head.     (15:53) SPORTS: Michigan basketball fires Juwan Howard. Is Michigan State Basketball overrated? The NBA has a star power problem. (28:47) – Improv Comedy List:   White People Sh…tuff No offense…. None taken! White people do some weird things! (51:29) GOODBYES – Pun & Balrog’s relationship has changed, but not enough to have celebrated Valentine’s Day. NEXT TIME:  First Date Show Stoppers!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Hangover Cravings & Cures. (31:01) – Improv Comedy List.  SHOW OPENING: Spoiler alert:  there is no such thing as a cure!  Just coping mechanisms.  (7:50) APPETIZERS: Pun’s botany trip. Balrog’s loud beer belly. Pun is in the 0.23% of the male population, but still single!? (12:16) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.45 – Our The Times We Need a Woman’s Advice:  on choosing a female partner! From Ep.32 – Some additional things Men do that we don’t realize are sexy.    (16:14) SPORTS: NFL scouting combine thoughts. Should the Detroit Lions extend Jared Goff? The sad state of University of Michigan basketball, leading into March Madness. We will also have a NCAA Football bracket to fill out eventually! (31:01) – Improv Comedy List:   Our Hangover Cravings & Cures. You are not gonna believe how motivated we actually are to get up and moving with a hangover! And of course the elephant in the room is something all guys need at all times, but especially when hungover! (63:40) GOODBYES – George Washington’s legendary bar tab. NEXT TIME:  White People Things!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Times We Need a Woman’s Advice. (36:43) – Improv Comedy List.  It’s hilarious that we thought we were independent before we recorded this podcast! SHOW OPENING: Pun tastes his first White Russian! We are on TikTok! @conversationalhumorpod (10:30) APPETIZERS: Usher Super Bowl Halftime Show reactions. You wanna know what pisses US off!!?? Pun got more Caitlin Clark texts than HBD texts! (21:52) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.44 – Our Non-Stop Comedy Movie Quotes:  We forgot a couple big ones from American Pie and from Happy Gilmore. (23:40) SPORTS: Shout to hockey players, with yet another crazy Wayne Gretzky stat. What % of the NBA has Lebron James played against? Pun & Balrog share their feelings on Draymond Green.  Spoiler alert:  not fans! (36:43) – Improv Comedy List:   The Times We Need a Woman’s Advice. Pun & Balrog quickly realize that they need women to weigh in on most things in every day life! (63:57) GOODBYES – Pun guesses the country of our latest listener.  It’s Girl Scout Cookie season! NEXT TIME:  Our Hangover Cures & Cravings!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Favorite Comedy Movie Quotes (30:22) – Improv Comedy List.  Basically, half of our vocabularies are 90’s and 2000’s comedy movie quotes!  Big Gulps Eh???  Welp… See ya later… SHOW OPENING: We have our stats for our 1-year anniversary!  And we got a gift for it in the mail.  (8:40) APPETIZERS: Balrog was in Las Vegas again last week!? Pun lost more money than Balrog though, by getting talked into buying an Apple watch.  (16:55) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.29 – Pun thought of yet another thing that Women Do that Shouldn’t Turn Us on, But Does! From Ep.43 – Balrog has a few more Dudes that he Wants to Fight The LEAST! And a German Martin name drop! (22:49) SPORTS: Detroit Lions NFC Championship sadness is still hurting us.  So much so that we could care less that it is Super Bowl Sunday!! (30:22) – Improv Comedy List:   Our Favorite Comedy Movie Quotes The Hangover, Dumb & Dumber, Billy Madison and… "Can't Hardly Wait"!!! (56:22) GOODBYES – What brings people together more than anything in the world? What does Balrog’s son pray for at church??? Super Bowl Predictions. NEXT TIME:  The Times We Need a Woman’s Input!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Dudes We Want to Fight the LEAST!!! (36:12) – Improv Comedy List.  Pun and Balrog are non-violent humans, but especially against these types of dudes! SHOW OPENING: Pun comes right out of the gate firing about “What Pisses Pun Off”. (7:17) APPETIZERS: Pun thinks he’s a bad dad!? The things we would give for a Lions Super Bowl! (15:54) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: Ep. 42 – The Celebs We Would Be Most Star Struck By – Balrog missed a couple of retired athletes and several members of the SNL fraternity! (20:06) SPORTS: The Michigan Wolverines are about to deal with life without Jim Harbaugh. Please tell us Brian Kelly won’t be the next Wolverine’s head coach! Lions are in their first NFC Championship game since when!? Lions vs. 49ers predictions. AFC Championship game:  Ravens vs. Chiefs predictions. (36:12) – Improv Comedy List:   The Dudes We Want to Fight the LEAST!!! Balrog describes his friend? SteveO? + hillbillies, of course. Pun goes the insanely descriptive behavior route.  (59:26) GOODBYES – Are kids today soft??? NEXT TIME:  Our Favorite Comedy Movie Quotes!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Celebrities We Would be the Most Star Struck By! (46:05) – Improv Comedy List.  Pun acts like he’s not star struck my many people, but Balrog pries the Joe Rogan man love out of him.   Balrog went deep on a few categories.  Pun went the posthumous & hilarious route! SHOW OPENING: Momma Balrog has a bone to pick with Pun… Balrog fleeced Pun out of the No. 1 pick last week!  (On accident)  But… oh well! Mr. Feeny advice vs. Kanye West lyrics.  Thoughts on falling in love.  (9:15) APPETIZERS: Live show reactions. Pun used to think he was an NBA player in a certain setting. How are our 2024 weight loss plans coming? (17:26) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: Ep. 41 – The Ultimate TV Show Babes DRAFT SPECIAL:  Final thoughts on Jennifer Aniston.  And Balrog forgot someone from HBO’s Entourage.  (19:34) SPORTS: The Michigan Wolverines are the NCAA Football Champions!!!! “Those who stay will be champions” The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years!!  And one of us was at the game, making friends with Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tirico & Bill Ford Jr. Screw the Dallas Cowboys! Thoughts on Nick Saban, Bill Belichick & Pete Carroll all leaving football.  All three, titans of the sport.  (46:05) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:   The Celebrities We Would be the Most Star Struck By! Balrog went deep on a few categories.  Pun went the posthumous & hilarious route! (67:32) GOODBYES – The most painful things? NEXT TIME:  The Dudes We Want to Fight the LEAST!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Ultimate TV Show Babes – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (38:59) – Improv Comedy List.    Balrog EASILY wins the draft with his top 3 picks!! And he gave Pun a Christmas present, live on air. SHOW OPENING: Christmas break was looong and we have a lot to catch up on.  Pun was sick the whole time and totaled his truck. The podcast is performing a 10-minute live list!! Vidoes (maybe) to come... Balrog made friends with Maxine in the MGM poker room. (9:34) APPETIZERS: Pun is going to church again, and confessing some sins.  Pun made my mom’s Christmas letter! (16:36) WHAT’S PUN GOT TO SAY ON THE SOCIALS??? Scrounging around for some fat-kid food. (17:22) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: Ep. 39 – The Reality TV Awards Show:   Pun missed one of his gross fetish shows! (18:34) SPORTS: The Michigan Wolverines made the NCAA Football Championship Game!!!! Thoughts on beating Alabama. The Washington Huskies almost got robbed.  Title game predictions. The Detroit Lions won the NFC North! And got robbed by the refs at the Dallas Cowboys. (38:59) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:   The TV Show Ultimate Babes – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! Balrog EASILY wins the draft with his top 3 picks!! (62:48) GOODBYES – Dry January vs. Damp January. NEXT TIME:  The Celebrities We Would be Most Star-Struck By.

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Dream Jobs…!?? (32:44) – Improv Comedy List.    First we discuss our least and favorite jobs we have ever had!  Olive Garden!  Not a sponsor! (yet). Spoiler Alert: we both want that Pat McAfee lifestyle!!! SHOW OPENING: Pun & Balrog finally get back to the list they lost way back in between Episodes 18 & 19.  Balrog & Steph can barely handle themselves as adults when they are kid free on a Saturday! Mr. Feeny vs. Kanye West!   You are what you make yourself, buy any jeans necessary! (6:37) APPETIZERS: The Bob Barker Bash is being pushed back to the holiday break, so we can do it right! Can we win a Webby Award with our podcast!?  Maybe if someone buys us into the competition… Balrog’s awful neighbors.  Them and their loud azz mother (expletive) barking dogs… What to do!? Pun is calling out Nike and fighting vocally for our teachers! (while he buys his son Nike’s). (14:00) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.39 – The Reality TV – Awards Show!! The category we missed, “Dating Shows” And Pun was just making up names of shows last week! (16:36) WHAT’S PUN GOT TO SAY ON THE SOCIALS??? Pizza Hut buffet vs. Blockbuster video! (22:32) SPORTS: Shohei Ohtani’s a Dodger, and his payroll is more than how many MLB teams full rosters!? Enough with these part-time, NFL refs!  If the Detroit Lions lose to Matthew Stafford in the playoffs, Balrog will be no longer… We hate Paul Finebaum! Pun looks like Brock Lesnar’s daughter! (32:44) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  Our Dream Job…!?? Pun switches gears from the female features draft, and gets a little more wholesome? Balrog zags & wants nothing to do with this family! (56:24) GOODBYES – We picked up two more countries!  We have listeners in Malta and Nepal (pronounced how!?)    The liquor bottle karma! There is about to be a fist fight over Topanga in our last episode of the year!!! NEXT TIME:  The TV Show Babes – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Reality TV – Awards Show!!! (34:27) – Improv Comedy List.    Balrog lays out all 8 award categories.  SHOW OPENING: The Improv Comedy List got pretty PG-13 last week! Balrog played it safe and basically drafted his wife. Pun went heavy on the features and ended up with a curly-haired, Khloe Kardashian. Mr. Feeny fact!  Or should we call it our new segment… Mr. Feeny vs. Kanye West!   Advice on personal perception! (7:33) APPETIZERS: Pun talks about and can’t actually figure out why he typed “Godzilla” in his notes? Balrog almost forgot his wife’s birthday!? Balrog’s wife talking junk, saying a kangaroo could whoop his butt??? Balrog’s kids’ birthday cards to Steph.  (14:07) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.38 – The Women’s Features & Traits DRAFT SPECIAL!!! Cousin of the Pod goes more specific on types of women’s eyes. Sisters of the Pod thank Balrog for going heavy on the Traits...   (15:25) SPORTS: The Michigan Wolverines football – Secure the #1 overall seed in the NCAA Football Playoffs! Florida State got completely screwed according to Balrog.  But can he convince Pun, who thinks the committee got it right? NCAA football playoff predictions. (34:27) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  The Reality TV – Awards Show!!! Categories:  Trashy, Food, House, Competition, Singing, Dating, Talent (which we completely skipped until next week’s Errors & Omissions), & Miscellaneous. (61:05) GOODBYES – We picked up a listener in Italy!  It must be all of Balrog’s Olive Garden stories. And how about that damn Elf on the Shelf that rarely moves nowadays??? NEXT TIME:  Our Dream Jobs!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Women’s Features & Traits – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (36:28) – Improv Comedy List.    SHOW OPENING: How are we going to PG-13 navigate the objectification of women’s features!? Mr. Feeny fact!  Or should we call it our new segment… Mr. Feeny vs. Kanye West - Life Advice! (9:06) APPETIZERS: Pun talks about the Michigan kid who did what with a forklift? Balrog’s Black Friday shopping. What’s Pun got to say on social media?  His son made a bad bet on Michigan vs. Ohio State!! (15:20) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.35 – Balrog, once again, can’t stop seeing things that Straight Piss Off Old, White Dudes! From Ep.37 – Pun’s crew hit him up for a ton of movies that are OK for dudes to cry at.    (20:32) SPORTS: Michigan Wolverines football – WON THE GAME!!!  Pun & Balrog couldn’t be happier.  Even more updated college football playoff predictions. Did we overreact too early for the Detroit Lions? And how bad have Detroit sports been since 2019? Spoiler alert:  EXTREMELY BAD. (36:28) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  The Women’s Features & Traits – DRAFT SPECIAL!!! Balrog was way too scared to offend his wife during this list, went heavy on the traits. Pun, being the single guy he is, spoiler alert: hammered the female features! (71:20) GOODBYES – Balrog is going to copy-cat the best retirement plan he has ever seen! NEXT TIME:  The Reality TV Show – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Movies That Are OKAY for Dudes to Cry At… (40:58) – Improv Comedy List.    SHOW OPENING: Is this improv comedy or improv sadness.  Balrog apologizes to 10-year-old Pun. Mr. Feeny fact!  Or should we call it, Mr. Feeny life advice! Joe Biden confused Britney Spears for Pun’s girl + a great Shane Gillis joke. (7:17) APPETIZERS: “You wanna know what pisses me off!?” – for Pun it’s, white chocolate?? Is Thanksgiving week the best week of the year? What’s on Pun’s plate & our "leftovers rules". What’s Pun got to say on social media?  His son made his own version of a vehicle cup holder. Plus, Pun’s Black Friday shopping. (20:44) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.36 – Just a few appetizers that we might have overlooked in our DRAFT SPECIAL episode.     From Ep.35 – Balrog can’t stop seeing things that Straight Piss Off Old, White Dudes! (24:57) SPORTS: Pun’s boring Caitlin Clark watch. Michigan Wolverine football – THE GAME!!! Updated college football playoff predictions. Enough with the Bill Belichick coaching tree!! Who is the best WR in the NFL? Tom Brady vs. Mac Jones. (40:58) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  The Movies That Are OKAY for Dudes to Cry At… Pun lied last week; he’s cried during at least 9 movies. (62:02) GOODBYES – Keep your dogs away from the Thanksgiving turkeys! GO BLUE!!! NEXT TIME:  The Female Features/Traits – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Appetizers DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (42:29) – Improv Comedy List.    SHOW OPENING: Getting Pun in the mood to talk food… Copyrighting “The Topanga of the list” Mr. Feeny fact!  William Daniels was an Emmy Award winner, but we only care about his accolades as Mr. Feeny!! (10:44) APPETIZERS: Balrog’s “You wanna know what pisses me off!?” on the Buy Nothing Facebook page. The phrases that need to go away forever? What’s Pun got to say on Social Media?  It’s about a pan of cooked meat!? Did Pun make football weight as a kid??? (19:43) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: From Ep.34 – Balrog’s old post about The Strangers & what type of Halloween policy would win our votes for Governor.  From Ep.35 – some additional things that straight piss off old white dudes.  Like NBA non-traveling calls. (24:58) SPORTS: Crazy Wayne Gretzky stat. Cheers to the Texas Rangers, even though few people watched? Another Lebron vs. Jordan discussion. College hoops – Balrog mentions men’s hoop, and of course Pun talks Caitlin Clark. Michigan Wolverine football big win vs. Penn State, without stealing signs!! Jim Harbaugh suspension for something that just wasn’t necessary to go 9-0 this year.   (42:29) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  The Appetizers DRAFT SPECIAL!!! (73:19) GOODBYES – Balrog has to clear his Christmas schedule with Pun. Who owns a life-sized, Taylor Swift cut out!?  NEXT TIME:  The Movies it’s OK for Guys to Cry At…

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  The Things That Straight PISS OFF Old, White Dudes!! (35:28) – Improv Comedy List.    SHOW OPENING: Pun’s “You wanna know what pisses me off!?” Mr. Feeny fact!  He was a Northwestern Wildcat!  Can’t hang with Michigan in football. Britney Spears update – Cross Roads 2?  I think not.  (6:31) APPETIZERS: Parent Teacher Conferences. Pun’s son swore in front of him for the first time.  And it was an aggressive one! Balrog attended a chili dump over the weekend, while Pun was at an amateur wrestling match. (18:57) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: Why did Balrog drop the “season 1” tag?  Our Spotify Impressions are off the charts! From Ep.34 – We actually rank our Top 5 Scary Movies. From Ep.30 - Things you don’t want to be first at - parachute example!!! (26:16) SPORTS: The Detroit Lions are playing on Monday Night Football! College hoops is starting, and the top 25 has been released. Duke lands another white-boy top recruit. Michigan Wolverine football crazy stats. (35:28) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  The Things That Straight PISS OFF Old, White Dudes!!! (65:21) GOODBYES – A Trevor Lawrence Twitter conversation. Happy Halloween!  Pun is still not a fan of snakes! NEXT TIME:  The Restaurant Appetizers – DRAFT SPECIAL!!!

PUN & BALROG TALK ABOUT:  Our Favorite Scary Movies!!! (38:25) – Improv Comedy List.  In honor of Halloween we discuss our favorite (actually ALL of the) SCARY MOVIES! We went a little overboard, so maybe we rank them next week in Errors & Omissions.  SHOW OPENING: “You wanna know what pisses me off!?” Mr. Feeny fact!  He holds a record! Britney Spears update – naked Instagram weirdness.  (7:25) APPETIZERS: A corn maze costs how much!?  Just give me the donuts.  RIP to Pauly from Rocky and to Suzanne Somers. Does Rocky hold up? (12:45) ERRORS & OMISSIONS: Revisiting Elisabeth Shue movies (since she was all of our childhood crush). How did Jason Kelce meet his wife??? Is Pun a Kelce brother? (19:02) SPORTS: NHL season opened. Redwings flying out of the gate. MLB Playoffs are just about to the World Series.  Did the Detroit Lions make a monumental mistake not drafting Jalen Carter??? Lions got blown out at Baltimore, but we aren’t panicking.  NFL MVP’s quiz. Michigan absolutely dog-walked Michigan State The 4 types of Michigan State fans.  Pun’s son is cheering for what college football program!?!?!? (38:25) THE IMPROV COMEDY LIST:  Our Favorite Scary Movies!!! Spoiler alert.  Every scary movie Balrog has ever seen, has scared the crap out of him. (73:29) GOODBYES – Pun’s work Loofah. Flour packaging.  NEXT TIME:  The Things That Piss Off Old, White Dudes…