Permission To Podcast

#56: Vegas Baby! (Or El Cortez, a Domain of Evil)

#55: Whose House? (Or The Eye of the Beholder)

With Al unavailable, Gil and Ron journey to Belia's house to podcast.  The show starts with the guys' ongoing debate about how soon the episodes should be published. In the course of the debate, the show receives not one but two "surprise" call in guests to weigh in on the subject. Topics then range from Columbus/Indigenous Peoples/Coming Out Day to the Titanic Data Set to football kneeling (yes, again). Belia describes her adventures in podcast editing and speed dating, Gil puts forth and attempts to defend his Hot Chick Hypothesis, and Ron gets the last laugh when the guests side with him...

#54: The Guerilla Podcast (Or Is It a Mouse If It's In the House?)

While attending a house party at Al's, Gil and Ron sneak into The Cave of Thrones to record a podcast. Joining them is fourth time guest, zero time listener Belia. They begin by trying miserably to emulate Theodor Geisel, but conclude that all TV is a spin off of Happy Days. Belia regales with tales of drunken flights, while Al makes a surprise appearance to prove that he is The Drunken Master...

#53: Why Can't We Be Friends? (or Marco Takes a Knee for Colin Pumpernickel)

This week's episode begins with Gil espousing the merits of Bob Dylan, "the voice of his generation", which immediately leads to a debate about: the veracity of that particular moniker, Dylan's role as an artist (musician, poet, or drug induced nonsense maker), and why he isn't protesting now.  And talk of protest leads down another hole with discussion of concert protest, the NFL protest, and role of the President as (big) mouthpiece.  Marco calls in and the gang renews the conversation about whether boxing is a sport since it's judged (it's not), which leads to the centuries old discourse, is ANY physical contest a sport if it's judged (no), or is it just a beauty pageant (yes). From here topics range from subliminal dicks to Nazi punching to Pink Floyd.  But the last word is given to the voice of his generation and Gil...

#52: Full Circle (Or To the Bar!)

This week the gang decides to take the show on the road and broadcast from one of the locations of our unofficial sponsor, Four Peaks. Red joins the boys again this week with her crew in tow, Jen and Tess.  Topics range from check cashing shenanigans that Al may or may not have been a part of, to how boxing is rigged, to another looming Armageddon. The only thing not mentioned is a shout out to Murf and the people that totally hooked us up at Peaks - thanks guys!

#51: The Dick Pic Dialogues (Or The Rooster Goes Apeshit at Walmart)

The boys are joined by Red, Jen, and Tess, and the fun starts immediately as Al explains who in America has the right to free speech.  Gil tries to get Jen to open up about all the sex that goes on in a cult, when the conversation runs right off the compound as Jen details one of the most unique dick pic scenarios ever recorded.  This of course leads to discussions about dick pic etiquette: when is the appropriate time, what's going on in the background, and should your dick be in costume? The show ends with a rousing testimonial about how Red is going to be the next YouTube sensation - perhaps unintentionally...

#50: Lactation is Our Motiviation (Or You Ain't Stayin' in MY Crib)

Landmark Episode 50 comes and goes without so much as a mention.  Permission isn't even asked for this week as the podcast kicks off with a returning guest, a new guest, and a returning regular.  Belia returns to the podcast to ask the age old, often asked "What is this podcast about?" and doesn't really get an answer.  New guest Jen joins us to explain how she came to Arizona via Texas by escaping Season Seven of American Horror Story.  And returning guest Red takes the empty chair to invoke the ghost of BDR.  Along the way we discuss Belia's new job, Ron's lack of publishing punctuality, and Game of Thrones (yep, again).  The show wraps up with Gil and Al choosing sides in the epic Biblical battle that has raged for generations between Team Harvey (Gil) and Team Osteen (Al).  Who wins?  Tune in and find out...

#49: Winter is Coming (Or The Time Sarah Jessica Parker Was Warged by an Idiot)

The podcast is dark and full of terrors as the tres caballeros delve deep into Game of Thrones.  The conversation starts with a discussion of the typcasting of James Earl Jones and quickly devolves into a discussion riddled with theories, conjecture, and Ron Jeremy.  We learn what's really going on with Bran when he's warging and what it really means to be a three eye'd raven.  Gil and Al then audition for the job of movie studio producer as they propse several sure to be hits movies revolving around warging run amok.  Despite all of the interest in a certain little HBO show, the core three still take time to appreciate the solar eclipse retroactively.  Finally, the one and only Marco calls in to interrupt special guest Sarah Jessica Parker to provide his man on the ground coverage of Hurricane Harvey.  During his report we learn his family's history as Texas land barons and the details of how he'll get to Vegas in October.  Finally just before ending, the gang is hit with a surprise visit from Woody Allen, bothered by the fact that nobody ever named a hurricane after him.  Shame. Shame. Shame.

#48: Permission Granted Again (or How We Were Cuckheld in Guam)

After serious debate on whether or not to continue with a missing member, after an outpouring of accolades from rabid fans, and after the heartfelt on-line plea of one our guests, the three original members are back in the saddle again.  The Rooster ("Red" if you're nasty) fills the vacant seat, where she divulges the secrets of her unfamiliarity with World Geography and fondness for rolling pins.  Joining Red is her friend Tess, who, inspired by "John Snow Comes to Dinner" tries her hardest to remove Red from the Estrogen Throne, GoT style - except no dragons...no Diana Rigg...and no Little Finger.  Amidst the mayhem, Gil, Al, and Ron are educated about cuckholding, the correct pronunciation of ".gif", and how bad "The Emoji Movie" really is (THERE's a topic that begs discussion) among other things.  And through it all, the ghost of the absent fourth lingers on...

#47: Permission Permanently Revoked...?

The core four are back but for the last time? We discuss the future of the podcast throughout this podcast. We do have a guest named "Red" who joined us this week. We discuss Game of Thrones quickly but not everyone is up to date yet. So we start to discuss the OJ parole hearing and play some OJ clips. Jen then talks about her trip to Europe and she describes her tour of the Guinness Brewery. We then talk a little more about why we are ending the podcast and Ron, once again, brings up his "friend" Boss-Joe who is supposed to call in during the show (spoiler warning - he does not). We then ask our guest why they call her Red or her other nickname "The Rooster". Then friend-of-the-pod Dr. La Marca calls in to share his thoughts on the final podcast and we learn that Jeff (a non-friend of the pod) does not want us to podcast ever again. We then talk about the recent arrest of Shia Labeouf where he curses out a cop which leads to an update of our Death Pool. Jen then brings up the conspiracy surrounding Paul McCartney who many believe died in 1966 and the current one is just a hologram. This leads us to a discussion about the Mandela effect where we recall things a certain way but it turns out to be wrong. Switching gears, we review the recent #1 movie "Dunkirk" which leads us to a discussion about how certain movies could not be filmed today due to political correctness. Then another friend-of-the-pod Big Dollar Rob shows up to finish off the episode. We then learn that women have their own nail lady, discuss the recent transgender military ban, and why Ron hates marriage. We then talk about why a pedophile was arrested after he listed his top 10 reasons why he likes little girls, give our thoughts about the swimming "race" between Olympic gold-medal winner Michael Phelps and a shark, and play the age-old game called "What did Ron Eat Today". Then we end the show with some phone calls from Marco and Tucson Steve and further discuss the future of the podcast with our most ardent fans and get a final comprehensive traffic and weather update. With all that, our permission to podcast is permanently revoked?