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Dave, Josh and Omar are long time friends who are constantly asking tough questions to the world's largest problems. So each week, they get together to debate three unprepared topics and get to the bottom of life's "not so vital" problems.

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    • Apr 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 85 EPISODES


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    FTS: Episode 86

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 65:06


    In this 86th episode Josh gets aggressive at a sports bar, Omar gets aggressive selling hats to the top 1% and Dave gets aggressive with the "healthy" idea of not eating.

    FTS: Episode 85

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 79:26


    In this 85th episode, Josh sees oddities in old movies, Dave sees faces on Doritos and Omar just sees his way out of conversations and into prohibited bathrooms.

    FTS: Episode 84

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 73:56


    In this 84th episode Josh questions the judgement of a dermatologist, Omar has questions about his rapist jacket, butter and plane etiquette and Dave is questioning the future of companionship.

    FTS: Episode 83

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 82:20


    In this kick-off episode of Season 5, Josh tests the guys with a psychological test from Beast Games, Omar gets tested psychologically upon his reemergence in the dating scene and Dave tries to test Josh's psyche about one of his passions.

    FTS: Episode 82

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 72:31


    In this 82nd episode Josh thinks televised competitions have gone too far, Omar's new girlfriend's girlfriend went too far with his steak and Dave believes the classics went too far with their words.

    FTS: Episode 81

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 65:42


    In this 81st episode, Omar contemplates where to relocate...again, Josh contemplates which murderer is better suited for his daughter and Dave contemplates following in Hawk Tuah's footsteps.

    FTS: Episode 80

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 52:13


    In this special Thanksgiving 80th Episode Dave needs help deciding on an overdue gift, Omar can't decide where to live and Josh decides to embrace the good that comes out of tragedies. All that plus an exciting and unexpected celebrity guest!

    FTS: Episode 79

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 75:16


    In this 79th episode Dave can't get away from intro emails in his inbox, Josh can't get away thanks to Spirit airlines and Omar can't get away from horrible money-making ideas.

    FTS: Episode 78

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 74:14


    In this 78th episode Omar has a lot of nerve trying to restructure the show, Dave's friend has a lot of nerve taking his service dog everywhere and Josh has a lot of nerve openly hating popular things.

    FTS: Episode 77

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 91:46


    In this 77th episode, Josh shares a friend's abnormal parenting tactics, Omar puts a certain cream on an abnormal part of his body and Dave looks to avoid abnormal behavior at big dinners.

    FTS: Episode 76

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 64:09


    In this 76th episode, Josh wants to get rid of all the annoying ratings, Omar is not sure if he should get rid of his shirt and Dave thinks AI is going to rid us of society as we know it.

    FTS: Episode 75

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 79:28


    In this 75th episode Josh has an idea that reduces the negative aspects of pets, Omar is trying to reduce his Dad's bad habits and Dave wants to reduce the number of people taking advantage of the system.

    FTS: Episode 74

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 76:34


    In this 74th episode Josh's birthday massage was restless, Dave had the guys wrestle with timely trivia and Omar rested on his laurels with his choice of topic.

    FTS: Episode 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 87:49


    In this 73rd episode, Josh can't fathom how breakdancing is now in the Olympics, Omar can't fathom how parents don't have favorite children and Dave can't quite fathom how Burger King is still in business. All that plus listener email!

    FTS: Episode 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 75:11


    ​In this 72nd episode strange things are afoot at FTS as a phony royal dumps 3 kids on Omar, Dave rethinks doping for athletes and Josh thinks we are getting duped by AGT.

    FTS: Episode 71

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 83:55


    In this 71st episode, Dave wants to put an end to phony emails, Josh is trying put an end to the stench in his yard and Omar just wants to end things before they start.

    FTS: Episode 70

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 69:47


    In this 70th episode, Omar is curious who Seinfeld would fire, Josh's curiosity leads him astray on TikTok and Dave's bizarre curiosity has him constantly searching for lists.

    FTS: Episode 69

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 78:56


    In this childish innuendo-filled 69th episode, Josh's friend unintentionally breaks a stranger's dignity, Omar thinks he has a breakout rom-com film idea and Dave wants the guys to bet on which summer movies will break the box office.

    FTS: Episode 68

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 80:02


    In this 68th episode, it's a late night for Omar as he bets heavily that his sister is wrong about his gambling problem, while Josh thinks cruising without your kids isn't a good bet and Dave bets that it would be fun to buy an office building!

    FTS: Episode 67

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 78:13


    In this 67th episode Josh is curious how conjoined twins split up their duties, Omar wants to split bottles, split up mini-bars and split from our phones and Dave asks how the equity in the FTS empire would be split amongst themselves.

    FTS: Episode 66

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 64:00


    In this 66th episode, customer service treats Omar like a stepchild, Josh questions his lack of childhood trauma and Dave realizes that he's a middle-aged man with childlike hobbies.

    FTS: Episode 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 80:11


    In this 65th episode, Dave thinks Omar's conference was a hot one, Josh gets hot under the collar about a swim meet and Omar wants to rid himself of a hot Rolex. All that plus listener email!www.friendstalkingshop.weebly.com

    FTS: Episode 64

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 78:51


    In this special 64th episode Omar butchers his friend's house, Josh thinks reality TV is butchering the concept of love and Dave may be the infamous Barbershop Butcher. Plus the guys from Gimmefivepod join FTS to pose an unresolved issue of their own!

    FTS: Episode 63

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 75:06


    In this 63rd episode, Dave wants to know the guys' go-to smart reply, Josh notices the wide range of smarts when it comes to humans and Omar's sister devises a not-so-smart plan when finding his missing man purse!

    FTS: Episode 62

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 90:02


    In this super-sized episode 62, Omar sees bearded ladies in a different light, Dave is still trying to shut out the light while flying and Josh shines a light on the overlooked details in some commercials. All that plus listener email!

    FTS: Episode 61

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 77:29


    In this 61st episode Omar wants the guys to say 'yes' to his new branding idea as well as a bearded lady, Dave is looking for advice to say 'no' to more things and Josh wants football players to say 'yes' to sleeves.

    FTS: Episode 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 82:35


    In this first episode of season 4, Dave scrutinizes last year's resolutions, Josh scrutinizes a stomach-turning news story and Omar's latest "brilliant" idea gets scrutinized by the guys.

    FTS: Episode 59

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 73:00


    In this 59th episode Dave wants to know if the Rock is really popular, Josh doesn't get why HGTV is so popular and Omar thinks his popularity makes him the new brown Jesus.

    FTS: Episode 58

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 76:53


    In this episode, Josh can't imagine an inedible burger, Omar can't imagine staring at anyone for a prolonged period and Dave's newest choice of TV show doesn't leave anything to the imagination.

    FTS: Episode 57

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 58:22


    In this 57th episode a belligerent Omar takes over chief hosting duties as Dave questions sports fandom, Josh questions unusual rituals and Omar questions why he's not in People magazine yet.

    FTS: Episode 56

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 78:53


    The Price is Wrong this episode as Josh recaps his experience on a game show while Dave envisions an experience in a movie and Omar shares an experience he probably shouldn't have.

    FTS: Episode 55

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 75:54


    In this long awaited episode 55 the guys' topics fall by the wayside as a slightly impaired Omar becomes obsessed with golf shorts and just won't let it go.

    FTS: Episode 54

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 69:00


    After a short hiatus, the guys are back with episode 54 as Omar showers the show with a barrage of topics while Josh learned about some inappropriate showering and Dave unknowingly signed up for an awkward shower experience.

    FTS: Episode 53

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 71:01


    In this 53rd episode Josh breaks down the dumbest song ever written, Omar breaks down the absurdity of an upscale restaurant and Dave nearly breaks down just trying to eat dinner.

    FTS: Episode 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 70:49


    In this Omar-hosted episode, Dave scoffs at food in the air, Josh scoffs at all the craziness in La-La land and Omar scoffs down food pretty much anywhere.

    FTS: Episode 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 81:12


    In this 51st episode of FTS, Omar is trying to work around his Dad's odd habits, Dave attempts to work around his opening comments at his conference and Josh just wants a workaround for all transactions.

    FTS: Episode 50

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 89:29


    In this blockbuster 50th episode, Omar doesn't get to close the deal, Josh doesn't get why baseball players wear chains and Dave doesn't get to keep much of anything!

    FTS: Episode 49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 88:08


    In this high energy episode, Dave ponders if Nitro and Zap were just subjects of exploitation, Josh digs up an old story to exploit his buddy for amusement and Omar contemplates how to exploit a friendly gesture to score backstage passes.

    FTS: Episode 48

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 78:38


    After an unplanned and unwanted hiatus, FTS returns in less than spectacular fashion with a dumpster fire-esque episode 48 featuring a painfully salty and bitter Omar as host, an audio/Wi-Fi deficient Dave and also Josh, who is just trying to get thru the hour.

    FTS: Episode 47

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 71:16


    In this 47th episode Josh questions if video games are setting a horrible precedent, Omar wonders if his generosity may be in question, while Dave just wants to ask all sorts of questions. All that and listener mail!

    FTS: Episode 46

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 68:37


    In this special Mother's Day episode, Omar's doctor put him on his special list, Josh was left off the list entirely and Dave wants you to know which mothers made his list.

    FTS: Episode 45

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 77:13


    Omar reluctantly takes over the lead roll in this 45th episode as he is bowled over by his emotions when given a chance to meet his hero as Dave gets bowled over by an elderly woman while trying to score a coveted prize for his father and Josh tries to just discuss bowling but is bowled over by Omar before his topic is even complete.

    FTS: Episode 44

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 77:15


    In this episode, Dave can't do anything right in his wife's dreams, Josh can't get over joyless home expenditures and Omar can't get himself to shoot an elephant. Plus an FTS first...a poem from a listener!

    FTS: Episode 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 77:19


    Dave is back in the saddle for episode 43 where Omar tries to talk his buddy into buying a yacht, Dave tries to talk the guys into buying into his new rules for baseball and Josh tries to say bye to his new addiction to Screech, Mr. Belding and Kelly Kapowski.

    FTS: Episode 42

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 70:07


    In episode 42 Josh takes the reigns again as we learn that Omar is Jew-ish, Dave is a prankster and Josh thinks big-headed people shouldn't lose weight. All that and a listener email!

    FTS: Episode 41

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 75:06


    In this 41st episode that crawled its way to the starting line, Dave tries to strike a balance between money and happiness while Josh just wants to strike an oblivious passenger on his flight and Omar is just trying to strike up conversation.

    FTS: Episode 40

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 79:10


    In this 40th episode, Omar, in an ironic twist, wants to be a teacher as Dave schools us all in miscommunication while Josh longs for the suspension of time. Plus, the guys give away more whiskey to some lucky emailers.

    FTS: Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2023 87:08


    In this 39th episode, it's Josh's turn as podcast quarterback. Dave thinks people have been stealing Netflix for too long, Josh assesses who has a better propensity for being a cult leader after watching Stolen Youth and Omar tries to steal the host spot when he grills Josh about the Super Bowl.

    FTS: Episode 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 67:04


    In this 3rd episode of the 2nd season the guys switch up the roles. Dave has no tolerance for the so-called humbled, Omar won't tolerate line-cutters and Josh's tolerance grows thin for absurd social media posts.

    FTS: Episode 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 69:47


    In this second episode of the second season, Josh thinks actors aren't all that special, Omar thinks he is all kinds of special and Dave thinks everyone's stories are probably less special than they actually are.

    FTS: Episode 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 72:42


    In the premiere episode of Season 2, Omar will make you sleepy in Seattle before you get to enjoy Dave's adventures in jury duty babysitting and Josh's chain restaurant reaction.

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