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Pickle Hollow, Toppie, Sassy, and Aunt Tappie are all in great peril as their desperate resistance to the unrelenting forces of Federal Ice agents comes to a shocking end! Also: Listener Interaction and a Stick It Out Your Back Door sound clip from listener Lurry Dean!  Special Thanks to Big Fatty, Tommy Hashbrowns and Paul, the Shy Yeti! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Tension mounts as ICE Agents continue to raid Pickle Hollow and Toppie makes a fateful decision to fix Sassy. Also: Toppie describes a recent shoveling day at work when a snow storm prevents him from getting home. Plus:  Listener interaction and Stick It Out Your Back Door! Please visit my cousin's Youtube Drum-Cover page: LOOMEX! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

As Sassy continues to mourn the taking of his beloved Cocoa Ebo, Pickle Hollow is feeling the full presence of ICE in their community with commerce shutting down and families leaving town as the vulnerable hide underground. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie Smellie presents Dylan Thomas reciting his famous Christmas memory, "A Child's Christmas in Wales."  Recorded in 1952. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie's friend Manyan Phelps, leaves town. Plus: Stick It Out Your Back Door entries from Kevin and Marlene and Listener Interaction. And finally:  A shout-out to the Ever Mysterious Crone Haven! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

It's a busy day in Pickle Hollow on BLACK FRIDAY! What happens to Cocoa Ebo will shock you! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!                   

Aunt Tappie presents her final "Rapping With Tappie" segment before Thanksgiving in which she reveals how you can make your Thanksgiving STRESS-FREE!!!!  The secret is COTTAGE CHEESE! Also: Stick It Out Your Back Door with submissions from Mac, Baron and Tommy. Listener Interaction Bits of business Link to LOTSL Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie descibes some videos that have been all over his social media -- guys-- in their unerwear-- trying to appear casually naked. Except they're in their underwear. But you can see their doink.  Or rather, you can see an indication of their doink.  Tres amusant! Some listener interaction from the Enormous boys, KC and Harley! And from Tim from Trash Sprinkles. And Ranger John, from the Dark Forest Podcast. In today's Rapping With Tappie: Aunt Tappie explains how cash-money isn't the only game in town.  Turns out you can BARTER for your turkey!  Or... you can RASTLE for it! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

It's windchimes and birds and a lawn mower far away. It's summer sounds. Also too: a clarification and listener feedback. And Aunt Tappie 'splains it all to you. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Aunt Tappie holds a seance at her carriage house apartment... and what transpires is our HAPPY HALLOWEEN episode for 2025! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie reflects on 15 years of podcasting and realizes... he has the SAME problems he had way back in 2010.  As in... ZERO PROGRESS! And that doesn't feel so good. Listener interaction! Folks respond to last episode's remembrance of Ramble Redhead. Also, a Stick It Out Your Back Door contribution from DJ Starsage!  Listen as DJ get's a super-deluxe CAR WASH!  Toppie asks (begs) for more communication from his listeners and proclaims:  It's a new era for the Smellcast! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie presents some audio clips of Tom, the Ramble Redhead. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Somehow it's summer and Toppie, Sassy and Walt are here to say "hi" and wish you a Happy Summer and Happy Pride! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Follow Toppie on Tumbler and Bluesky Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Following a moment of silence for the passing of our friend and fellow podcaster Tom, the Ramble Red Head, Toppie presents a brand new Stick It Out Your Back Door -- a carcophany of new sounds sent in by listeners to the Smellcast! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

After a disaster of epic proportions inside the chicken coop apartment, Toppie and Sassy are left struggling to find enough food to eat that isn't contaminated by gross and disgusting fecal matter. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie and Manyan are back out on the road, this time seeking food from one fast food chain in particular. Hint: they make burgers YOUR way. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

It's Valentine's Day and -- ok -- it's actually well past Valentine's Day, as it turns out.  Be that as it may, Toppie is at Jose's Hideaway in search of someone to recite a beautiful love poem. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Don't look now, but Scat Bird has returned!  Not to mention a certain nefarious arch villain by the name of ALFRED P. WOOGIE!!!!  How this all happens and how it all turns out is the subject of today's lil' shoe... and to be honest... it's all-out ACTION BEYOND BELIEF!!! Well... mostly anyways... Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Joe is the greatest guy in the universe.  Toppie provides evidence by reading from true life found letters written to Joe.  We are sure you will agree after listening... Joe is THE GREATEST GUY IN THE UNIVERSE... EVER, EVER, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie visits his cousin Chris and his lovely wife Marlene in their home to discuss how they have navigated all their years together as a married couple, with Chris being a cross dresser who goes by the name Carroll Fields. Please visit my cousin's Youtube Drum-Cover page: LOOMEX! Click here to see the drum cover video Chris did just for this episode of the Smellcast! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

Toppie interviews Youtube drumming artist Chris Loomis and provides clips of his performances. Listen and learn how Chris creates his videos and how he navigates through his creative process! You need to see the actual videos! For optimum entertainment, please click on the links to the videos presented as audio on this episode!   This town (Gogo's) drum cover Dadgum Down (Amy Ray) Drum Cover Powerhouse Drum Cover Leopard redo (Jack Stauber) The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Do You Believe in Magic Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

A last minute HALLOWEEN SURPRISE! STICK IT OUT YOUR BACK DOOR FOR HALLOWEEN!  A couple of Halloween inspired sound clips from listeners Jay the Hauntcub, Tommy Hashbrowns and my real-life cousin, Chris! PLUS: Some shout-outs and thank-yous to: The Fey Driver's Pinkwheelnuts.com Tim & James' Tastes Like Burning/Trash Sprinkles Matt & Toms' Chubs Gone Wild DJ Starsage's Surely You Jest DJ & Matts' Matinee Minutiae Paul Chandler's Shy Life Podcast Ranger John's Dark Forest Podcast KC & Harleys' Enormous Podcast Kath's ePitome Podcast Big Fatty's Big Fatty Online and… My cousin Chris' Youtube Channel, "LOOMEX": Black cat (Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger & The Trinity) Drum cover featuring "Gummy" Loomis Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!   

It's that fine Halloweeny time of year, so here comes Toppie's Halloween Shoe for 2024! Get in the mood for a Halloween blast from the past with vintage Halloween music and old sound clips from spooky movies! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

You're not going to believe this one folks! Toppie is under the impression that his ship has sailed in...  and it's a really stupid story of just how stupid Toppie is.  But... it's true.  And Toppie is stupid.  Real stupid.  Enjoy!!! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!   

After a couple of emails from listeners, LOTSL brings you: -- Plumbing expert Doc Stone talks Angle Stops... -- That Peter G on the employee who clocked in... and then clocked out for forever... -- Brenda Boo's "magnetic" personality... -- A group discussion on possessions and the things we stash... -- Jay the Hauntcub, champion of fun, has a round-up of his summer ammusement park adventures... -- Loose and runny toothpaste?  Doc Stone asks, "What's going on???" -- all this and more await you on this episode of Life On the Shit List! Please send email to [email protected]

Welcome to another episode of "Stick It Out Your back Door," wherein amazing listeners send in sound clips of things they've recorded!  And here we now present them to you!  Enjoy the sounds of summer and Kitty Lick Smack-Smacks! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR RECORDINGS!  And YOU can participate NEXT time by recording something you find interesting (most folks use their phone) and attatching that sound file to an email... send it to [email protected]!  And THANK YOU! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! 

It's a brand new episode of LOTSL wherein we discuss: -- Speculation about the Jeep Patriot -- Can Libs fly the American flag and feel good about it? -- The Kamala/Trump era... is LOTSL tame? -- The PRIUS Liberal? -- LOTSL scrutinizes a vibrant pirece of clothing. -- Doc Stone has a love of Tiki -- and so much more! Please remember that The Smellcast will only be sharing these LOTSL episodes for a short time. Please find LOTSL with your podcast app of choice.... and subscribe! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Toppie is finally back with his first new Smellcast episode since May.  It's a short and sweet update! Included is some talk about other Podcasts!  And here are the links: LOTSL Matinee Minutiae Screamqueenz e Pitome Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Toppie presents the all-new Life On the Shit List, Episode 2, a nice a nice, long episode chock full of LOTSL-Goodness! Join The whole LOTSL gang and listen as they discuss Death and Dying, Paths to Reconciliation, Trump Anxiety, ASSASINATION CONSPIRACIES GALORE, AI Awareness, Who Is Your Personal Nemesis? and that fucking Yellowstone super-volcano! Please note!  LOTSL is now searchable on your podcast app of choice!  Please find LOTSL and SUBSCRIBE!  LOTSL will only continue to be available here on the Smellcast a few more times, and after that you gotta go to LOTSL's own special feed! Search! Find! Subscribe! Please continue to send email for LOTSL to [email protected]

Toppie reads his father's obituary (as written by his father). Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

The LOTSL crew asks: What the heck is this "Sovereign Citizen" thing about?  Plus, much much more! Hey, listen folks: We here at LOTSL are getting a whole new show up off the ground with the all new LOTSL!  However... there have been some unexpected technical setbacks... all of which we will eventually finger out.  But until then... you might as well hear it on the ol' Smellcast feed until such time as we get it right.  So... HERE WE GO...  ENJOY! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! Send your email for LOTSL to: [email protected]

Toppie and his pal Manyan Phelps embark on a road trip adventure that takes them into the PATH OF TOTALITY!!!! Like... WOW... it's a total solar eclipse! Experience it in real time! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Sassy McSass-Sass wants NOTHING to do with Aunt Tappie's sincere apology for going into outer space with Roger Bunting.  We do, however,  finally learn what happened to Aunt Tappie and Roger while they were off-Earth... and it's a tale NOT to be believed! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

That's right!  Brenda Boo, Doc Stone, Jay the Hauntcub and Toppie Smellie have returned with an ALL-NEW episode of LOTSL... or... "Life On The Shit List"!   And it looks like there's going to be more, because we, the LOTSL Crew have committed to bring you brand new epsisodes once a month right here on the Smellcast feed (to start with).  We would love to hear from you and for right now, please leave a comment over at The Smellcast.com, or email any of us at the address [email protected].  Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

It's another full round of sound clips sent in from Smellcast listeners! STICK THIS AND LISTEN!!!! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

First, a farewell to an old friend of the Smellcast.  Then, Toppie tells his pal Manyan all about a long time friend of his from Rochester NY with whom he broke off a long time friendshp.  It seems Toppie's friend liked to break and enter abandoned homes to hoard whatever he found. At first, Toppie tells the sturry of his break up with conviction and a righteousness which he knows to be his.  But later...  somehow... Toppie changes his tune.  And then.... it's suddenly a very different sturry... Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Toppie is embarrassed when Aunt Tappie tells the story of her first New Year's Eve drop in 1933 amidst the great depression! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Sassy wants to record Toppie's chickens to hear what they will say at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Happy Turkey Day 2023!  Toppie is here with just about the ENTIRE Smellcast gang for a convoluted THANKSGIVING DAY JIFFY MIX CORN-PUDDIN' kind of celebration! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

On this special Halloween edition of the Smellcast Tommy Hashbrowns (Paul) stops in to tell his true tale of the unknown.  Sensitive listeners: be advised of unsettling and disturbing content. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

There is some attempt by Toppie to do a very nice episode about what he and his cast members did over the summer.  However, that attempt is quickly abandoned because the usual insanity erupts.  This time, it's like... a blast off in Pickle Hollow... only not really... only maybe it is... oh, hell... YOU FIGURE IT OUT, OKAY!!???? And Also: Super-special VOICE MAILS from Tastes Like Burning, Tim! Plus: Super-special appearance from guest star, Paul Chandler from The Shy Life Podcast! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

The Zombie weed!  Oh, watch out for that Zombie weed...   Toppie and his pal Tommy Hashbrowns visit a marijuana dispensary somewhere in the north country, and later, Toppie experiences what he has come to call... his "Lost Weekend"! The true tale of a naked stoner for your edification and entertainment! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

STICK IT!!!! Yeah, STICK IT!!!! Stick it out your back door! We got water puppets, fridge-drainage, snorers galore and lots of wetness!  All these sounds and more on our latest ALL-NEW Stick It episode!!! Special thanks to the following contributors: Tommy Hashbrowns Tastes Like Burning Tim Scotty, The Little Aussie Battler Harley in Denver Kathy Bacon Jay the Hauntcub Paul Chandler and Baron Frosti YOU (everyone and anyone) are invited to participate in a future episode of Stick It Out Your Back Door!  Record a sound (or sounds) you think are interesting (most folks use their phone); attach the sound file to an email; send email to [email protected]. All entries will be included on the next edition of Stick It Out Your Back Door on the Smellcast. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Some thoughts from a terlit cleaner about a way to move forward in an age of existential thoughts and impending doom. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on X. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

No actual white, far right, religious, whacko nut-job Republicans were actually killed during this episode of the Smellcast. And they should thank their lucky stars, because frankly... it was a close call. It's a monumental global wide environmental disaster today on the Smellcast as Toppie and Sassy are washed out to sea in an epic tale of survival and far-right lemonade. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Now more than ever, it is so important we teach our youngsters about acceptance and being kind to one another.  In her own words: On this special June Pride edition of the Smellcast, we find out how participating in Drag Queen Story Hour has personally affected Maryland based Drag Super-Star, D'Manda Martini. Find D'Manda Martini on Twitter! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you!

Longtime listeners of the Smellcast will recognize our guests this episode: Kevin and Brian of Dansbury Connecticut, lovingly known to Pride 48-ers as... "The Dansburries," return for a fun and informative chat-fest with Toppie. Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! Rss feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmellcast

In this blistering climax, answers await those behind the scene at the Smellcast studio: Before this episode is done, the cast asembled will hear an answer from Toppie that will decide the fate of all concerned.  Sounds pretty dramatic, huh?  Once again, featuring special guest star, IKK from the Shy Life Podcast with thanks to Paul Chandler! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! Rss feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmellcast  

You are urged to listen to this exciting END STORY to the multi-year Killer Gerbil storyline! Meanwhile, the Smellcast ensemble becomes more and more convinced that Toppie is planning to oust them all in favor of Ikk the Alien... from the Shy Life Podcast!  Anyways... it's all rather confusing...  However, you may possibly enjoy this.  Possibly. Featuring special guest star, IKK from the Shy Life Podcast with thanks to Paul Chandler! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! Rss feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmellcast

In this gripping episode of the Smellcast, Sassy McSass-Sass rescues Popeye Arms Paulie from his Vegas mob family! Featuring special guest star, IKK from the shy Life Podcast with thanks to Paul Chandler! Write to Toppie at [email protected]. Leave a comment on Toppie's blog!  Follow him on Twitter. Friend Toppie on Facebook by emailing him YOUR FB name and link, then Toppie will find YOU and friend you! Rss feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheSmellcast