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The Do Tell Ray Show
by Ray Oldhafer, building expert
With over 40 years in the building trades and 50 plus years of being an outrageous human, Ray Oldhafer breaks out on his own to bring you his special brand of madcap storytelling and informative banter. He and his pals Chris and Colin join him in bringing you facts about building and construction, how to make a house, and finding your way to being a trans-dimensional being. With celebrity guests, weird stories, and dumb games, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to install a low flow toilet.
Episodes
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-65 Stuck in the Tub, Broken Snake Nightmare, Whack Talk
Ray is sad because his right hand hombre is off the reservation. Chris has some dental issues he wants to tell us about which leads to more old man medical complaining, including Ray’s near death chiropractic experience. We tell another horror story about a plumbing snake snapping off in a vent...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-64 Bad Audio, Dumb on Dumb Crime, Look We Have a Gun
Apologies in advance for the poor audio quality on this one, we will be better next time, we promise! Anyways, we chat inanely about sleeping in the car, Colin’s pool water’s dissapearing act, fearing the BIG ONE, and Ray’s gun fun. A listener posts some cool pics of some amazing church rafters…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-63 Driving into the Woods, Dr J at the Depot, Mr Limpet
Another delicious stew of podcastery for our hungry listeners. Colin nearly blows it once again when he fails to properly trigger the recording button but we get back in the saddle in short order. Ray talks his mom and her love of Judge Judy, Colin spills about being a drunken punker and...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-62 The Grizzly Dude - Special Guest Granite Stanley
We are joined by certified mountain man and all around interesting cat, Granite Stanley. We swap yarns about the great outdoors, sleeping in cars, and building questionable structures in Joshua Tree. Then Colin brings it all down with a boring Ted Talk on heat transfer coefficients and solar hot...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-61 Prodigal Morons Return Shadoobied For Real This Time
Colin screwed up and used the description for this weeks show last week, so if you were confused this should clear things up. We start this weeks mess with Colin's tales of workin' man blues. We do some golf talk and some sports talk and then help someone with some bathroom tile.
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-60 Prodigal Morons Return, Shadoobied
We start this weeks mess with Colin's tales of workin' man blues. We do some golf talk and some sports talk and then help someone with some bathroom tile.
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-59 Starsky and Hutch Barrel Roll, Chris Buys Teeth, The Let Burn List
If anyone wants to hear us talking about hemorrhoids you are in luck! We suspect some may skip ahead, but they will miss out on valuable medical information. Other exciting subjects include Chris’ terrible bike accident where he emulates his favorite 70s cop show, a listener with demonically...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-58 Capn Unerpants, Chris Weird Winky Face, Miguel is Good
Here we go again for the goddamned 58th time. Chris is Captain Underpants. Ray has spent very few man hours hitting the keys. We talk more about fixing some bricks and Colin is looking for input on the concrete countertop adventure. Chris demonstrates his very weird winky face and Ray professes…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-57 Burrito Mobile Unit, Johnny Sunset, Rip King Kong Bundy mixdown
We do an impromptu Fbook live stream for this one and talk to some listeners in real time. Chris is bummed that the mobile burrito stand is down for the night but cheered that an old friend is getting into professional wrestling. Colin laments the passing of the great King Kong Bundy and the men...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-56 Fish Hearts, SlaughterHaus 3, Catching Hep C in the Pit
Chris is late as usual and everyone is hungry, so naturally the conversation turns to eating fish hearts and slaughtering innocent animals. Ray brings up Colin’s Tin Drum nightmares and Chris wants to talk about C-Section gore. This segues to the tale of Chris Burrows, a promising young…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E -55 Chris is Back in the Saddle, Colins Danger Wall, Pee in the Tub Again
The not so prodigal son returns as Chris is finally back for some more abuse. A listener wants some inside dope on the Adam Carolla Project and we tease our upcoming youtube special. Colin has a wall on the verge of collapse and they discuss how they loony rigged it back into place. We answer…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E -54 Crushing Joe Rogan, Bad at Weed, a Gun in Every Pot
Now that Chris’ face is appearing on milk cartons across the nation Ray and Colin soldier on, beginning with some Valentines day greetings and poorly considered philosophy talk. Ray discusses his lack of prowess in the weed department but says he will arm wrestle Joe Rogan for a million bucks…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E -53 One Handed Wrestling, Stolen Pants, Nose Hairs
With Chris on the lam again Ray and Colin welcome their new/old friend, the very unique Mr. Rick Rosner. We trade stories of one handed wrestling, stolen pants, and playing touch the back, to nauseating effect. Colin tries to rein in the madness but is par for the course in his failure. We get…
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The Do Tell Ray Show 52 E -52 Drop the Hammer, Light Bulb Robot, The Caged Lion
1 year Anniversary Show! We roll in hard as Ray drops the Hammer… on his foot. No long term damage but it hurt. Chris forgot to join us but we bang a good one out without his sorry ass. Ray talks about wanting a robot to change light bulbs and cruising to Compton for 4 floor tiles. Colin gets all...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E -51 Ray Sees Trails and is Afraid of the Dark, Chris Drinks Paint
Ray in back in the saddle again and talks about his eyeball malfunction, life coaches, and being afraid of the darkness. We discuss the fine points of sump pumps, rich people being trapped in their garages, and drinking paint. We have another food discussion and Colin promotes the Behemoth burger...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E -50 Ray be Illin, Chris and Colin do the Chillin
Ray is lost in a fever dream so Colin and Chris hold down the blanket fort. We answer a bevy of listener questions including ones about 1950s bathroom re-tile, painting wood floors, a warped door and some shower pressure issues. In between we shuck and jive about Ray’s continued storage issues,...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-49 Colin is a Sensitive Artist, Ray is Crushed by Sewage, Chris is Carjacked
Chris celebrates 7 years in the clean club with a rousing compendium of top shelf yarns, starting with further details of his automotive woes and ending with a couple of car jackings. Colin rants about the Flat Earther Cruise, Ray tells more sewage stories that ever needed to be told, and coins…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-48 Chris Has a Bad Car Day, Gacking Black Bile, Shower Curtain Attack
Chris calls in from a 7-11 parking lot because his car got jacked up. He tells the obligatory poop story and Ray tells him to deal with it in therapy. A listener wants to know what happened to Donny from Adam Carolla’s show and Ray gets delves into the mess a bit. Colin has a tip about dealing…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-47 Golf on Tranqs, Mr. Termite, Monkey in a Cage
Best show ever? Probably not. Anyways, Ray talks golfing with his brothers in a tranq haze. Chris and Ray talk some bug hate and termite problems. We get onto the spectrum with a bit of Rain Man, and Chris laments about how his family conspires to sabotage his headspace. Talk ensues about Chris...
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The Do Tell Ray Show - E 46 The Aggro show, Porch Pirates, Aceman in the Parking Lot
The aggro show. Colin lays down the gauntlet but Ray is too high to find it. Ray talks about his silver Christmas tree and grouses about his orphaned storage container. We discuss watching Gilligan’s Island at the bus station and the majesty of Rhode Island and then segue into some film talk. Ray...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-45 Jaime the Hauler talks Trash, MK Ultra, Meditation Cult
We welcome a special guest, Jaime the Hauler who brings a new perspective to the show. We talk trash and Jaime expresses his disdain for licensed contractors. We help our friend Patrice with a wonky deck and stain talk leads to a conversation about spontaneous combustion. Colin is bummed the new...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-44 Moths in My Coffee, Can of Haggis, Flat Earth Rocketeer
Ray opens up the lively repartee by grousing about his mythic attempts at vanquishing his pantry of moths followed by a discussion of pathogenic canned goods. This leads us to consider Colin's ancient can of Haggis. Ray is doing a purge and experiences and existential crisis regarding the origin...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-43 T-Rex Arms Stripper Nut Burn Art Talk
Chris gets all Canadian Prog talking about being the Workin' Man. A listener smells frying sausage in the can which segues perfectly into a discussion of high-tech construction gadgets. Ray dishes about reinforcing masonry and Colin regales us with tales of paint stripper addiction, leading to...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-42 Bionic Turkey, Broken Green Egg, Colin Wants off the Grid
In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday we discuss turkey cooking techniques, things to be thankful for, and Ray's impending family visit. Ray gets into a sad story about a broken Green Egg cooker and Colin talks some deep fry. Chris tries to muster up some shit to be thankful for but Ray…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-41 Donkey Squad, Ray Makes a Bong, Tweaker Repellent
Chris is back and ready to destabilize Ray once again. Lots of good home improvement talk including tips on hiring a contractor, building a loft bedroom, and picking paint colors. We respond to a disgruntled listener, and discuss our new survey. Ray needs his coloring book and we explore ways to...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-40E- Puking Chaw, Rays Babysitter Kiss, Thin the Herd
Chris takes the night off and long time fan and contributor Aaron joins us for the usual mix of shop talk and ADD inspired rambling. We explore getting sick on chewing tobacco, Ray's babysitter kiss, replacing soffit vents, and using aluminum wiring to thin the herd. Armand calls in to ask about...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-39 Fart Fans, Camera Hams Punch Fest
The 3 Stooges get it going with a discussion of your stage names and Colin proves he is the most Muy Metal. Ray thanks Alison Rosen for having him on recently and then launches into reading his home improvement to do list for her new house. We dig deep into the specifications of Fart Fans for a...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-38 Strap Up, Carpet Farming, Loose Siding -01
Ray revs it up with some musings on being hogtied followed by a good amount of actual home improvement discussions, which are predictably interrupted by more than enough 8th grade playground digressions. We wax philosophically on the term 'Macho' for a hot second, talk about drilling a hole in a...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E-37 Quizageddon 2: The Wreckening
Ray and the boys take another misguided journey into the world of quiz shows with the second run of our internationally acclaimed Quizageddon game. Ray opens up the show with an exploration of his private habits leading to an uncomfortable pivot to the business at hand.They demonstrate their...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E36 -Fire Bowel Bozo Under the Sea Clown Fear
This episode finds us starting with another discussion of errant bodily functions Ray dishes about going to see Venom (not the band, sadly), with his brothers. Ray weirds Chris out with his bad touching. We have a little Clash freakout and then get into some Bozo Business leading to some clown fear.
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The Do Tell Ray Show E35 -Air supply, Adam Poached My Guys, Ray’s Left Nut
As this rousing episode begins we do a deep dive into the trials and tribulations of the age old problem of finding good help. Ray and Chris discuss their mutual problem of having their old friend Adam poach their best workers. Colin drops a non-sequitur about almost getting impaled on the…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E34 -Metal Nap, Diaper Duty, Basement Nightmares, Chris in Drag
Getting down to business, Ray calls an HR meeting but Colin lets him know its called 'human capital' now. We explore the etymology of the term 'cracker' and Chris reminisces about the thousands of diapers he has changed and Ray gets ill. We take a listener question about fixing up a basement and...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E33 -Thoughts and Prayers, Dog Wheel Chair, Garden inthe Diposal
We open with Colin's Mom moving on to her next incarnation which leads to a discussion of aging pets and building dog wheel chairs. Ray goes on a Little Big Man reverie and Mr. Eric Stromer busts in to share his thoughts. Colin explores teenage despondency but Ray brings the light with his…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E32 - Sad Start, Dr Drew, Drug Fest, Motorhead
Bear with us as we deal with some heavy business for the start of the show. Things get more entertaining as we talk about our appearance on Dr. Drew's show over the weekend, which leads to a bevy of substance abuse stories. Colin tells his wasted at Motorhead story and we end taking a listener…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E31 - 400 Pounds of Propane, Blackout, Chunnel, Folding Cardboard
Chris opens the show with a ripping yarn about transporting a propane tank which leads to a discussion about blackouts and the realization of our dependency on technology. Ray talks some Scrabble and Colin screws up a 3 letter word which was really spell OORT. Ray babbles about some Chunnel thing...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E30 - Locked in the sound room, Road Rage, Satan in the Basement
Chris gets locked in the sound room on the job and then it happens again. Ray freaks out over a moth in the studio and laments his lost sweaters. Chris waxes melancholy about the girl Ray stole from him and how he destroyed her parents house. We help a couple listeners with sound studio issues…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E29 - Buddha Box, Dr Drew, Retaining wall
Colin breaks out his Buddha box to try to take the stress down a notch and Chris updates us on his dogs difficult recovery. Ray yells a lot as usual. Our new friend Aaron calls in live to discuss a wall on his property line and the legalities involved. Surprisingly Dr. Drew calls in and they boys...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E28 - Chris Super-Glues his face, Andre the Giant, house jacking
Off to a sloppy start as usual, we shamble into some chat about Chris' fishing trip and his illin' dog. We chat about hospital dementia and Chris tells a ripping yarn about Super-Gluing his Face. We digress into some Andre the Giant appreciation and finish off with a lengthy exploration of tin…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E27 - Eric Stromer talks Stealing Sharks Bobby Brown Bar Baby
Ray welcomes his longtime friend and podcast partner, the always fun and interesting Mr. Eric Stromer. We cover a lot of subjects, ranging from their experiences together on job sites, to shark stealing, seeing Bobby Brown at a bar with an actual baby as a wing man, and dealing with martial law....
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The Do Tell Ray Show E26 - Ray gets his face lasered Chris is shemping out colin takes metal naps
Not a lot of construction talk this go round, but still a rousing shindig with a wealth of guffaws and absurdity. Ray talks about getting his face blasted with lasers. Colin gets F-ed up on meditation. Chris has an inkling he is living in the matrix and Ray discusses avoiding getting rolled…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E25 - Kitchen Contractor Fear the Fly Powerwash Porn and Wheelies
Another rousing episode starts off with Ray talking about his lactation issues followed by Colin freaking out about the movie 'the Fly'. Chris gets into a pontification about sustainable agriculture, and speaking of agro, Ray reads a mean tweet and reacts semi reasonably. A listener question...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E24 - Bad Data, Banda Music, Punch Fest
Another thrilling episode begins with Ray and Chris talking about their rocky marriage and sniping at each other on the job. Ray dishes on getting rattled by Banda music and Chris offers some useless insights as usual. Some helpful advice about hiring day laborers follows but we are rudely...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E23 - 7-11 Meltdown Combustion Toilet Dog Cesspool
Chris starts off with a tale of woe about trying to buy some gift cards and we quickly escalate to other customer service issues. Getting to a listener question we discuss options for an outbuilding and the wonders of combustion toilets. Colin gets into his dog cesspool odyssey and then we…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E 22 - Ceiling Fan, Boat Spider, and Sex Dungeon
Sweltering in a 117 degree day the boys soldier on after installing a ceiling fan. Chris has a weird ass spider bite that turns out to be a 'boat spider' and its not pleasant. Colin talks about his solar heating system build and we discuss the wonders of PEX piping. Then we talk about our fun on...
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The Do Tell Ray Show - E21 Soccer, Sunroom, Bloodwurst
We open up with Ray's lamentations about the German loss in the World Cup. On to listener questions we get into ways to insulate a sun room and then an exploration of applying stucco other than just throwing it at the wall. Somehow Chris gets into stories about his battles with rats, which...
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The Do Tell Ray Show - E20 Bill Pullman 2nd Interview
The show starts off with a very cute interruption when Chirs' daughter calls in wanting to know when she can to to the fair. Colin and Chris share some nightmares about working in the printing business and Ray shuts down Colin's story about a near death experience. Chris and Ray somehow get into...
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The Do Tell Ray E19 Bill Pullman 1st Interview
We start with some regular business including a call about how to soundproof a yard from noisy neighbors and a caller asks about our worst jobs. This brings up a bunch of stories about carpet cleaning nightmares. Ray talks about meeting Ozzy at Russian Tea Room. We then introduce Mr. Bill Pullman...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E18 - Bless You Mister Bourdain
We start with a heartfelt tribute to a great human, the irreplaceable Mr. Bourdain, which leads into a discussion about talking politics at the office. Moving in more dangerous and comedic territory Ray gets into the dangers of using Mexican beach stones in a fireplace. He digresses to a moment…
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The Do Tell Ray Show E17 - Talking ‘bout the kids, dig a pool, heat a pool, vault a ceiling
Colin has a metal hangover and Ray gives him a headache while talking about crashed hard drives, getting the kids through school and dealing with endless graduations. Digging into some listener calls we tackle digging a pool (by hand no less), solar heating a pool, and vaulting a ceiling. We end...
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The Do Tell Ray Show E16 - Punk rock, Studio Talk, Laptop Condoms, and Cooling the Roof
Ray is back on board for a longer show filled with lots of good construction and home improvement advice. We meander for a bit in the swamp of punk rock reminiscing and get right into discussing Ray and Chris' studio building project. Getting down to business we answer several listener questions,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
With over 40 years in the building trades and 50 plus years of being an outrageous human, Ray Oldhafer breaks out on his own to bring you his special brand of madcap storytelling and informative banter. He and his pals Chris and Colin join him in bringing you facts about building and construction, how to make a house, and finding your way to being a trans-dimensional being. With celebrity guests, weird stories, and dumb games, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to install a low flow toilet.
HOSTED BY
Ray Oldhafer, building expert
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With over 40 years in the building trades and 50 plus years of being an outrageous human, Ray Oldhafer breaks out on his own to bring you his special brand of madcap storytelling and informative banter. He and his pals Chris and Colin join him in bringing you facts about building and construction,...
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