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Live call in talk show that airs Monday - Saturday LIVE at 10PM PST - 12:00AM PST. Call in or just listen to Chris Ramirez and his guests' "favorite things." Not catering to any specific demographic, listen long enough and eventually we'll make you laugh. Maybe.

Chris Ramirez


    • Jul 29, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 57m AVG DURATION
    • 439 EPISODES


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    20160728 Hillary nom, trucking, grilling chicken, and FB Fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 63:54


    The first woman in history to accept the nomination of a major political party and Comic Mom is not impressed and want to hear about trucking life instead, & Gabriel's call bails Comic Mom from answering basic questions about her ideas Also, the secrets to grilling chicken after a lifetime of failures, why Super woman Comic Mom is a law hater - she knows everything that needs to be done and can do it - and why she has a hard time accepting the will of the people. Also, is it a big deal that BOTH parties were using Secret Service to remove kooks of the convention floor or was this a violation of free speech? Finally, Comic Mom floats some crazy theory that lost me somewhere in the middle and how Comic Mom enflamed some of her Facebook posts with her agenda based post. Why she wants to be the only one to have an agenda, unless of course, you agree with her.

    20160725 Dehydrated food in Utah, Mormons, Brainwashing, & Pokemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 64:50


    An update on Comic Mom's dope farm at the gingerbread house, what's going on with all the dehydrated food in Utah, the differences between the Mormons and the Scientologists, and some minor chit chat about a book I'm reading about brainwashing, is it a crutch we use when we can't explain something? Also, the big Pokemon go craze and what going viral means and how hard it is to accomplish. A little bit about the new Ghostbusters movie, revisiting the Tea Party, becoming mind slaves and why Comic Mom doesn't want the cops at her tent revival even though fellow worshipers might have requested them.

    20160718 Playboy Snapchat Cunt, Psychopath Hillary, CIA, and Deep State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 70:18


    Tragedy strikes the Comic Mom as longtime friend and comedy mentor is dropped from her friends list after mentor goes crazy for Comic Mom inserting politics where it wasn't wanted. Plus, the awful playboy model who photographed an out of shape woman and put it on snapchat. Why Comic Mom give her the benefit of the doubt, is HRC a psychopath because she celebrates death? Someone on this show seems to think that. Plus interesting talk about the CIA, how all politicians lie but others are held to a higher standard and finally, Comic Mom mentions another book she's heard about that reinforces her beliefs but hasn't read, Deep State.

    21060711 Awful neighbors, HOAs, Loretta Lynn Kitchen, & Next Door App

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2016 67:11


    Comic Mom describes what it is like in the neighborhood when you are "that neighbor", mutual contempt for home owners associations (HOAs) but for different reasons (i never explain mine), seeking comfort food at Loretta Lynn's kitchen, and Comic Mom's newfound love of an Amish bakery. Plus we talk about southern accents, the app Next Door, the pros and cons of city ordinances for barking dogs and a local debate on whether to have patrolled security in the neighborhood.

    20160707 Near death experiences, Friends of Science, & Topanga Canyon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 65:43


    How a few days away from her kids has Comic Mom coming apart at the seams, a little chit chat about funerals, are bereavement flights really any cheaper? A Coast to Coast update from Comic Mom about near death experiences, George Norry's epic Beyond Belief show, and how Comic Mom is hot for FriendsofScience.org Tim Bell. Next we talk about weather control and other wacky conspiracy theories, why Comic Mom was born to live with the hippies in Topanga Canyon, talk about an expert of Stoneage, and Comic Mom's personal long hair theory.

    20160705 Andersens Pea Soup, Homeless in BH, & Free Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2016 77:22


    The Hollywood Whore makes her return to Pueblo, while I learn the hard way that San Francisco is FREEZING during the summer. Plus, what it is like staying in a Motel 6 these days, finally trying the famous Andersen pea soup, the quality of rats in Beverly Hills vs. Malibu, and a story about a homeless man in Beverly Hills who some love and some hate. Also, a little chat on health insurance and Comic Mom blasts off on her wild fantasies about Transgenders in the military, how socialism busted Venezuela, how people from third world countries are dying for a rule of law, and our different opinions on free trade.

    20160629 Brownie calendar, farmers almanacs, horoscopes, & Comic Mom's reality character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 66:36


    What the hell is a brownie calendar? Comic Mom fills us in on the details, plus how people sometimes have their lives driven by almanacs and horoscopes. Plus, we try to see if our astrological signs really describe us or if all the signs are vague descriptions of everyone. Plus, why there can only be one star in the family and if that looks to be trouble for Comic Mom as her son steps into comedy. A chat into stage moms leads into the show Dance Mom, a favorite at the gingerbread house. Finally, we talk about the whole Kardashian phenomena and what kind of Comic Mom persona would be framed if she were in a reality show. Spoiler alert: IT AINT GOOD.

    20160627 Twice exceptional, evangelicals & guns, Zootopia sex bunny, & MLK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 65:06


    Discussing the idea of twice exceptional and why Comic Mom thinks secretly that might be her, plus the homeschool con going on in Pomona, plus Comic Mom turns Childish Mom and drives home and threatens not to come back. We also talk about how a usually health conscious Comic Mom sends the boys to McDonalds, atheist and faith based home schooling and gripes about a lack of satanic home school. Next we look at the unusual relationship between evangelicals and guns, is the bunny in Zootopia sexualized, how drug abuse didn't come mainstream until whites became pill heads. Finally talk on stemming behavior, the behavior of government and some things Comic Mom didn't know about MLK.

    20160623 Gone Girl Gone, O.J. Made in America, & Child Support

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 65:55


    A look into homeschooling moms from our resident homeschooling mom, Comic Mom, talking about the movie Gone Girl Gone, a proposed Mom's Night Out to take a little of the stress off Comic Mom is discussed, as is the idea of wealth and children and how it affects them. Finally we close discussing the documentary "O.J. Made in America", the murdered wife Nicole Simpson, and the idea of child support.

    20160621 Wolfman Jack, Himalayan sea salt, Bernie Bros, & Weiner Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 78:50


    Comic Mom talks about the variety of radio stations she picks up when driving overnight cross country. Also, we talk about how Wolfman Jack became famous, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and what exactly is the deal with Himalayan sea salt. Next, we discuss teens driving, why Comic Mom doesn't freak out when she she's a pet in the car, Bernie Bros, Liberal Kingpin Richard Nixon, the Weiner Movie, and Monica Lewinsky.

    20160613 Negative interest rates, Suze Orman, Jodie Foster, & colon cleansing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016 62:23


    Discussing the possible benefits of negative interest rates, Comic Mom visits her local town hall meeting, and we talk about money expert Suze Orman and her interesting life. In what might be a first, Comic Mom does her first lesbian F, Marry, Kill and we discuss the possibility of marrying a partner of each sex, Comic Mom's 70's crush on Jodie Foster and Tatum O'Neal. Finally we close with a chat about older men, religion and horoscopes, and colon cleansing.

    20160609 Passionate Facebook posters, cyberbegging, & libertarian hacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 61:50


    Talking about the the people of Facebook who are overly passionate about things, all the cyber begging that has taken over the internet, and our own presidential candidate christian litmus test. Next I try to stop Comic Mom before she lays into her "mainstream media" talking points, we ask that question we've asked over and over, is this country full of idiots, and finally a look into the Libertarian hack handbook.

    20160606 Animals attacking, money problems, food stamps, & adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 64:31


    Discussing with Comic Mom when animals attack and asking the age old question, does having money absolve you of money issues? Next, we talk about farm subsidies, food stamps, and welfare, and why Comic Mom thinks taxes are extortion. The difference and similarities between the public and private sector also make the topic list. Finally, we close with alternative views on adoption and why Comic Mom was blacked out of the LA times.

    20160531 Saturn Hoax, Old Crushes, Leif Garret, & Bad Mother's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 65:13


    Gullible Mom falls victim to a Saturn hoax going around Facebook, plus there is hometown drama back home for Comic Mom. We discuss the issue of old crushes back in your home town and Comic Mom reveals her old massive crush, meat pie Leif Garret. Next we discuss a visit to the Science center and Planetarium in Chicago, as well as a few scenes from the classic "Officer and a Gentlemen." Finally, Comic Mom reveals her bad Mother's day, living with a super flatliner, whats up with guys and sex, and finally, has Comic Mom's therapist gone rouge and flown the coop?

    20160602 UCLA gunman, Harambe murder, efficient markets, & minimum wage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016 69:04


    Talking about the UCLA shooter who shot his professor, why Support Dad is a feline lover more than canine lover, & a creepy rehoming/rescue dog scam from a friend of a friend. We also talk about the pros and cons of paying kids for chores, helping our friends and the pros and cons of having comic friends, an unstable bunch at best. We also yak about the Cincinnati Zoo tragedy where Harambe was shot after the parent was paying attention, the death threats that came afterwards and what goofus Glen Beck had to say about it. Finally we close comparing two Texas originals, Ross Perot and Ron Paul, can the market really fix everything, and why Comic Mom hates the minimum wage.

    20160525 Hollywood Forever, tramp stamps, Hollywood Bowl, & good TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 63:00


    Discussing the final remnants of Mercury retrograde and how it has thrown life into a tailspin for Comic Mom. Plus, homeschool is out for the year, and we discuss a support group for placenta eaters. Next, we talk about being buried at Hollywood Forever and Comic Mom discovers what a tramp stamp is. We also examine the concept of "a lady in the street, a freak in bed," the cheap price of house paint, watching shows at the Hollywood Bowl and the joy of spending less money when you go out. Finally, an upcoming trip to Legoland, good stuff that is on TV that is not mindless crap and Comic Mom's favorite show, Adam Ruins Everything, material kids, non tech kids, and Comic Mom's new favorite reference, the Amish dairy farm.

    201605012 Goodnight Universe Buck Angel, Trans Toilets, Discriminating Business & Unlikely Twins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 67:48


    Discussing with Comic Mom if she'd be ok sharing a bathroom with Buck Angel and the now infamous North Carolina bathroom laws. Who is to blame for this? Hear an insider from North Carolina give her two cents. Plus, we ask, do business owners have the right to discriminate? Free market libertarian say yes, rational human says no. Plus how to argue correctly with tips from debate queen Comic Mom. Also what is Comic Mom's LGBT theory and finally, are Cailtin Jenner and Janice Dickinson twins separated at birth?

    20160509 Robert Mapplethorpe, Tipper Gore, Welcome to Leith, & Craig Cobb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 66:38


    Discussing why we hate public bathrooms, What comedy coaches do NOT want you talking about while people are eating nachos. Why Comic Mom is grossed out with poop, something about Burbank to Vegas that I forgot, white rappers and a visit to the Robert Mapplethorpe exhibit at the Getty including the famous "Man in a Polyester Suit." Comic Mom remembers the controversial artist Andres Serran and his Piss Christ piece of art. Next we talk about Tipper Gore and her music labeling idea, Comic Mom's tenure as a fag hag trolling gay bars, the documentary Welcome to Leith, and world famous racist Craig Cobb who says he may have Aspergers. Finally we close with a chat on the Haunted Hollywood Hills, Ghost stories and something even more frightening than that, comedy coaches.

    20160504 Voters guide, cheap pop, clutters, Shiny Objects, & self help marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 67:05


    For the millionth time we talk about the ins and outs of legal pot, the confusing voters guide that gets sent out, what "cheap pop" is and how Ted Cruz loves to use it. Of course, any talk of Lying Ted always opens up the door to the topic of phony politicians, so we visit that topic ending with the phoniest of them all, Donald Trump. We also talk about the problem of clutter and James A. Roberts book Shiny Objects as well as the genius of self help marketers including the king of them all, Joel Osteem.

    20140428 Pot Prosperity Gospel, & Chuck Baldwin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016 65:14


    POT: Find out what it's like living with a partner that isn't into weed when you are growing, gardening tips for great pot harvests, and how people would smoke pot in the dorm in the 80s. Also, are there more swindlers in Utah? We also talk about the recent explosion of prosperity gospel, megachurches, and what exactly is the Little Brown Church? Finally we close with a Comic Mom favorite Chuck Baldwin, question if churches should receive tax exempt status and remembering Jimmy Swaggart and other false prophets. BONUS: F Mary Kill for Comic Mom: Ron Paul, Dave Ramsey, and Chuck Baldwin

    20160425 Clamato, Manson, West Memphis Three, Prince, & Death Penalty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 72:03


    Crazy LA weather leaves Chris and Comic Mom scrambling to save pot, basil, and cilantro plants, what are the effects of pot on the aspberger’s brain, and chaos in pot stores on 4/20. Next, we discuss if it is better waiting till 25 to start drinking, partying, etc and even if we knew it was better for you, would we do it? Discussing food, I discover the horror of discovering Clamato, what I thought was tomato juice has high fructose corn syrup in it. Next Comic Mom offers some insight from Gary North’s newsletter and a report on her oldest son’s attempt at comedy. Moving on, we talk about CNN’s multipart series ‘The 60s”, how the assassination of JFK killed the trust almost everyone had in the government, how Charles Manson and other killers had the country scared shitless thinking they were next, how the hell did Manson convince those nice suburban girls to go rouge, and when are we going to have a female version of Charles Manson? Finally Comic Mom reflects on the death of Michelle McNamara, author of True Crime Diary, the dangers of the death penalty after walking the movie The Devil’s Knot, about the West Memphis Three, Satanic Worshippers getting framed, Ted Cruz father working as Kennedy assassin, and saying goodbye to Prince, why artists should mourn when a great one connects with so many people, and Suzanne Whang’s memory of a Prince concert with too many pot brownies.

    20160421 Comic Acolyte 2 discusses middle child syndrome, dogs, Google benefits, and boy scout camp

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 62:36


    Discussing with Micah how great is in having a swimming pool in the San Fernando Valley but does it get old? Also, what it is like being the middle child of three boys and explaining what middle child syndrome is, living in multiple cities and the beauty of not being the same type of person everywhere. Next we discuss what the future looks like for a thirteen year old boy including exploring the possibilities of engineering and photography, as well as how Micah got his dog Coco, and why dogs should be spoiled in their short time on earth. We close the night talking about ways to release anger, the joys of living in the dorm in college, cities we’d like to live in, the benefits of working at google, plans for the summer, and boy scout camp mayhem.

    20160419 Bora Bora, gay men travels, lesbian vacation spots, and HB2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2016 63:00


    Discussing recent trip to Bora Bora with Comic Mom including the newfound joys of eating the five course meal even including fois gras. Plus, my obsession with Tasty cooking videos and my question for great cooking with limited ingredients. How, gay men seem to travel the world and why we don’t see many lesbian couples but are we looking in the right places to see where they retreat? From here we try to figure out what about Rosie O’Donnel makes her attractive to other women and we wonder if successful lesbian women seek out trophy wives like men do. Finally, we close with some lesbian bar observations, North Carolina’s controversial HB2 law and why Comic Mom thinks it is the result of the gay lobby gone wild and Comic Mom’s approval of a place called Her Land.

    20160404 RIP Blouis, losing a pet, and cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 71:58


    Discussing recent minor increase in traffic on Soundcloud. Plus, creating a more balanced schedule this year vs. a completely hectic 2015 schedule. After the loss of Goodnight Universe mascot Blouis, I discuss the loss of a pet with Comic Mom, who added that even the normally unemotional Support Dad showed a bit of emotion. What, when, and who should replace a pet. The awfulness that is cancer and why curing it would be so much harder than curing heart disease or diabetes. And finally, Comic Mom addresses Star Wars, not the movie, but the defense plan to her seeds.

    20160321 Mazola parties, dumb parents, research, and Aristotle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 65:12


    Discussing the ins and outs of #SoundCloud. Plus, what exactly is a #Mazola party?Also the Canadian parents who face charges after letting their kid giving him maple syrup vs taking him to the doctor for meningitis. What is better, thinking too much or not thinking enough. Comic Mom explains to us how our reptilian brains work. How confusing research can be when we don’t know who is funding it and do we even care if it supports our agenda?How to use Aristotle’s argumentative methods vs how we argue with our adversaries with methods such as the appeal to emotion and ad hominem attacks. Plus, what is Bernie Sanders lying about and what exactly did the founding fathers mean?

    20160317 St. Patricks day, bad healthcare theories, eating well,support groups, and a seance

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 64:06


    Comic Mom celebrates St. Patrick’s day with a sonnet workshop, so what exactly is a sonnet, we ask. We also discuss the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist, is eating sweets the fast lane to diabetes, the dangers of processed food,why foods on the perimeter at the grocery store are the place to be, and the Mediterranean diet. Next, Comic Mom unleashes on why doctors suck but not hers, the ignorance of doctors, why we lie to our doctors and we ask, are doctors crooks. A brief mention of frozen food is next, then we discuss Comic Mom hero Dr. Fleiss and wonder if his daughter Heidi ever used to doctors office as a bordello, how health insurance ties doctors hands, HMOs, and how good doctors refuse to take insurance paving the way for a two tiered healthcare system. Later, Comic Mom is queried about her favorite period to live in if she could change history, HMO vs. PPO, how Berniecare might work, and the marketing prowess of Big Pharma. We close pitching the idea of a seance to ask Dr. Fliess if Comic Mom really has Aspergers, and how she’s a member of an expert group for free Minecraft server access, and the similarities between her group and AA.

    20160314 Pretty men, being bald, Beverly Hils, social retards, and hating Los Angeles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 62:50


    Talking word pronunciations with Comic Mom, what makes the South unique, Comic Mom’s love for pretty men and if Bruce Jenner was a pretty man. Next, we discuss the best styling advice to give some of our comic friends, and whether or not being bald is sexy, can be made sexy, or just an excuse for another flaw women use. Next we tackle why guys take nice cars to Beverly Hills to show off, Mr. Spacely, and the way bald guys might come one to women. Next, we try to pinpoint why women shutdown, how some guys are retards talking to women,what you might not say to a stripper if you are dating her, and the stripper who led me on to get more fans for her boyfriends band. We close the show with a chat on the North Carolina primaries, hating LA, and what exactly is God’s country.

    20160310 NC sucker puncher, free college, oil busts, trucking, and healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 66:41


    Discussing the Trump supporter sucker puncher from North Carolina and why Comic Mom thinks he might be misunderstood. Plus, clothes shopping, wearing skirts, the down side of free speech, and Donald Trump. Also, we try to find out what people are angry in the country: does it just have to do with the fact we’re broke? Next a report from long time caller Gabriel discussing his house burning down, Comic Mom’s fear of the negative interest rates, the downer of being in debt, and is free college really a good idea. Finally, an insight on the wars in the trucking business, the fallout from oil town busts, government trucking regulations and how to make health care better.

    20160307 Glenn Greenwald. Snowden, House of Cards, Nancy Reagan, & Sterilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 63:15


    Talking about Glenn Greenwald’s book No Place to Hide, the story of all the data he received from Edward Snowden. What’s the difference between content and metadata collections, and why the latter might be much more dangerous than we might think. Also, the return and binge of season 4 on the Netflix smash hit House of Cards. Also, we discuss where Comic Mom plans on being buried and if it’s at her church cemetery, will they the let Support Dad in even though he’s not a member. Next, we discuss the possibility of getting buried in a mushroom suit or converted into a tree or diamond after death, plus the death of former Eagles bass player Randy Meisner’s wife’s accidental shooting. Also, we cover Nancy Reagan’s death, all the recent OJ Simpson programming, the difference between justice and what we want, Adam Cohen’s book Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck.

    20160303 Acting lessons, writing classes, competing careers, & babysitting Evan Rachel Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2016 63:26


    Discussing the freak show Republican debate, Dave Ramsey,the virtues of a three hour drive to South Carolina for raw milk, and the prices of grass fed beef in North Carolina. Thespian Mom discusses her foray into acting classes, the strains in put on marriage number one and the struggles of the acting world in “Raleighwood.” Next, Commercial Mom chats about life as the face of small drug store, her first but not last venture working for big pharma, plus fiction writing classes,student films, accepting a mattress from an ex husband, and Support Dad’s possible man crush. We also talk about the troubles of competing careers, distinguishing real compliments from sexual advances, and babysitting Evan Rachel Woods with tarot cards. Finally, we bring it home with a story of Comic Mom’s ex husband failed attempt to make it in hollywood (join the club), her jealousy over support dad’s lunch date with an old girlfriend, questioning Support Dad’s jealousy or lack thereof, and the woes of Vanderbilt alumni.

    20160223 Nevada primary, Kalamazoo, Talia Jane, collectivist thinking, & Stefanie Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 61:39


    A post mortem of the Republican’s Nevada Presidential primary where Donald Trump looks like he’s going all the way. Could Trump, be the Reagan of the 21st century? Plus, why the right wing ignores the huge deficits conservative king Reagan left behind. Trying not to lose focus on other things going on besides the election, we look at the Kalamazoo Uber who killed at least six people and NPR’s collectivist view on the story. We ask if collectivist thinking is good or the end of the individual? We also discuss girl from yelp, Talia Jane who was shitcanned after posting an open letter to the boss she couldn’t live on the wages and Stefanie Williams who ripped her to shreds. Finally, we discuss if there is a media bias against the shared economy, if Comic Mom thinks there was a JFK assassination conspiracy, and the world under President Trump.

    20160222 Hillary Clinton super predators, John Taylor Gatto, David Icke, & Reptilian Boxcar Willie

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2016 69:26


    We discuss what Hillary Clinton really said when she was talking about super predators and if Bernie supporters are trying to smear her in a Ted Cruz like way. Next, we ponder how someone can go from running one of the biggest Presidential campaigns in history to doing a podcast as David Axelrod is doing but we’re sure he has a lot more stuff going on on the side, the author of The Underground History of American Education, John Taylor Gatto and if Bill Gates had good intentions when he got behind common core but the implementation went wrong. Comic Mom discusses a Russian school that was setup for better education and she also floats conspiracy theories about the Council of Foreign Relations and the Bildebergs vetting our next President. Trying to go even more fringe than that, we’re introduced to David Icke and his theory that George W, Bush, Kris Kristofferson, and Boxcar Willie are reptilian. Finally, we close with the return of left for dead comic Gaylord Dingler, and the sadness of global warming and the refusal of people to lower consumption which only means dirtier methods of extraction like fracking and deepwater drilling.

    20160218 Emoji, Gentile Autopsy, Douglas Adams, Tim Cook, & Jimmy Carter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 64:07


    As Comic Mom mourns over her lack of Valentines day gifts (giving AND receiving), we explore the concept of Emojis on the iPhone and how they are an easy way to send sweet nothings. We also probe a little into Justice Antonin Scalia’s death and why Comic Mom is puzzled there was no autopsy even though the only people who don’t want autopsies are the Jews. We also try to figure out how Douglas Adams seems to think 42 is the answer to everything, speculate on the upcoming South Carolina primary, how Apple’s Tim Cook is Comic Mom’s new Libertarian BFF, and a little chat on whether the San Bernardino shooter’s company issued cell phone is really going to have data. We close the night exploring lying and what exactly it is, as well as the contrasts between Jimmy Carter and Bernie Sanders, and finally, why we loathe the majority of hippies.

    20160216 Scalia murder, Lubbock Arabic banner, matzo ball soup, & Temple Grandin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 64:40


    As the Northern blizzard freezes Comic Mom’s brain and paralyzes her movement, she ends up stuck in front of the computer looking up the latest Antonin Scalia murder conspiracy stories as Alex Jones floats his latest opus. We also discuss how Southern women love ranch dressing and how it might be used for other sinister acts. We fight about whether or not Papa Johns Pizza is good. I think it’s dog food but Comic Mom is wondering if maybe it just needed love. We go back to more Scalia stuff, why people can’t accept the country doesn’t see things they way they do any more and why Americans are so afraid of terrorists they support things like Patriot Act. Speaking of chickens, Lubbock Mayor Glen Robertson calls Homeland Security after Arabic banner saying “Love” is hung from a building. Next, the conspiracy lover she is, we ask Comic Mom if she sees any conspiracies in the Bible, why Jon Rappoport thinks the latest infectious disease might be a hoax (surprise!), which day really is the Sabbath for Jews and discovering the Jewish market, Cambridge Farms in my neighborhood. We wrap it up with instructions on making Matzo ball soup, Death on a Factory Farm HBO documentary, Temple Grandin’s Stairway to Heaven for killing cattle peacefully and the hypocrite CEO from Exxon mentioned in Naomi Klein’s book, “This Changes Everything.”

    20160211 Mardi Gras, animal control, sex offenders, Strutters, & Super Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2016 65:03


    Back from vacation, we cover last week’s trip to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the laws and rights of having animals on our property and Comic Mom weighs the pros and cons of getting a shock collar for her dog Roscoe, and ponder if Roscoe’s trespassing on a cataloger’s property prompted a boy scout popcorn boycott. Next, we discuss broken windshield solutions, gun training for teenagers in school, and if lobotomies for criminals is a good idea. That spilled into a discussion about what rights a person should lose after serving the sentence for his crime and do we really need to know where sex offenders live? If so, why don’t we need to know where every criminal lives? We also take a look at life as a felon, is it really that easy to rehabilitate yourself when you have to check that box on an application and if you can’t vote but pay taxes, isn’t that taxation without representation? Finally, we close with Comic Mom’s story about an acquaintance involved in a teacher student relationship, what an MRS degree is, the sluts of Meredith College, the Strutters of what is now Texas State University, and a little about the Super Bowl.

    20160204 Screen Addiction, Therapy, Bionic Mosquito, & Bukowski

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 72:21


    Suburban mother problems as Comic Mom scours the village looking for a birthday cake baker. Plus, a missing camera reminds Comic Mom about the therapists advice to take five minutes before going nuts. Chris thinks it’s ok for a parent to go nuts when the kids constantly disobey. Next, hear stories of how hard it is keeping three boys off the computers and the irony of someone as paranoid of mind control and distractions as Comic Mom letting her kids use computers at all. Is fifteen too old to be playing with legos? Not if you’re considering a career as a Lego Master Builder. Next, Comic Mom conveys her love for local radio DJ Jeremiah Farmer and his southern word of the day. Finally we mourn the end of Rand Paul’s campaign and how bionic mosquito seems to think Rand ruined the libertarian brand his father Ron built and an insightful quote from Charles Bukowski, does voting even matter, and libertarian jibber jabber.

    20160201 Blastphemy, Heidi Cruz, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, & Trumbo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 75:26


    Why short hair might be the best bet for Comic Mom, what really is blasphemous and what isn’t. Is every reference to God, Jesus, and Lord a sin? What the bible has to say about sex and what Vernon Magee thinks happens to women who have sex on their period. Later, explaining to Comic Mom what red wings are, the ball busting women in finance like Heidi Cruz, why Donald Trump runs his campaign like a comedian, the virtues of sage, frankincense, and what the hell is chi? Next, we try to figure out why a certain demographic of women seem to loathe Hillary Clinton, how Jimmy Carter was the last decent President, and what Hashem means. Finally, we close shop with the movie Trumbo, the Red Scare of the 1950s, and is the concept of things being distractions really a valid notion?

    20160128 Fossil fuckers, change haters, Producer Guy, and Making a Murderer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 67:48


    Explaining the tedious process of tracking what’s being talked about on the show and when. More interesting than that, why Comic Mom thinks Support Dad would never marry a younger woman and instead marry an 80 year old woman. This begs the question, what is a fossil fucker. Next we talk about why being a cord cutter seems right up Comic Mom’s alley, plus how we are both change haters, loathing anyone who messes with our schedules. After that we chat about the possibility of Comic Mom failing in hygiene, remembering Producer Guy, and the origins of a eulogy. Finally we close with explaining why you should never show your adversaries weakness, even if it is Pizza the Hut and talk about the Netflix sensation, Making a Murderer.

    20160125 Tom Snyder, great ex husbands, LA radio, and biting dogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 66:05


    Comic Mom faces pothead allegations in her hometown after saging the studio. Also, the life and times of old TV burnout and Tomorrow talk show host Tom Snyder. What Comic Mom sees as the qualities of a good ex-husband, the wacky world of comedy catfights- trying to see who really hated who first and why. Late we discuss the concept of shame, the story of the country mouse and the city mouse, and the book Make Way for Ducklings. We close the show with talk about Comic Mom’s biting dog, LA radio, Jim Ladd, his long legged pony, and the complexities of a big and small dog having sex.

    20160121 Comic Mom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 67:24


    Comic Mom debuts new hair do but are the chemicals she’s putting in her hair a far cry from her normal hippy stuff? It’s all about books as we discuss a marriage book that doesn’t recommend pets sleeping in the bed or tv’s in the bedroom. Got clutter? There’s a book for that too. Also, we discuss bizarre sleeping patterns that Chris has been having, working on greed reduction,the amazing movie Room, and what makes us cry in movies.

    20160119 MLK, Harry Brown, John Anderson, Bernie Sanders, & Glen Frey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 68:35


    Returning from Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we talk about rednecks and whether or not people called that consider it a slur or a badge of honor. Also, we try to find out what out there offends Comic Mom, knowing everyone has their breaking point. We also mourn the death of unknown libertarian candidate Harry Brown and we go way back remembering failed presidential candidate John Anderson. We also discuss the Bernie Sanders phenomena, the return of Sarah Palin, and another unknown, Lyndon LaRouche Jr. Finally, Comic Mom learns what a raisin ranch is and remembering the late great Eagle, Glen Frey, RIP.

    20160114 Deer accidents, minivans, retina scans, & booty calls

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016 67:56


    After a rough start with technical difficulties (edited out) we talk about what happens when deers attack, our minivans, that is. Hear Comic Mom’s account of her fender bender with North Carolina Bambi. We also discuss the dreads of life without a minivan, the age old battle of Japanese cars vs. American pieces of shit, and why Americans loath picking strawberries and other manual framework. We finish the night with Comic Mom’s libertarian paranoia on retina scanning, as if there really is anything worse than a picture, catching up on Rand and Ron Paul, and what did Support Dad mean when he asked Comic Mom about a “booty call.”

    20160111 Rosemary, Inflammation, Biodynamic Yogurt, Cocaine, Motörhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 66:47


    Discussing her upcoming rosemary harvest, Comic Mom offers more gardening tips. Also, we try to figure out what exactly inflammation is and what we can do to avoid it. What kind of weird gifts Comic Mom has been getting is also discussed as is yogurt that is fixed to signs of the movie and other wacky stuff Comic Mom is into. Later we talk about the small town views of pot, the differences between users and addicts, and Comic Mom cocaine morning sales meeting stories. Finally, Comic Mom spills the beans on all the drunk broadcasters and we say goodbye to Lemmy from Motörhead.

    20160107 Comic Mom rednecks, Oregon militia, gardening, & Makers diet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 70:13


    Listen to hear us talk about rednecks, is it the equivalent of the N-word? Also, our first coverage of Northern Pacific goofballs AKA the Oregon Militia. Find out why they get a free pass to take over property when we call out the National Guard for black protests. Comic Mom shares some gardening tips which of course, leads to talk about medical marijuana. Later we talk about the Maker’s diet and how processed foods have left us fat, bloated, and unhealthy, the Chipotle e-Coli outbreak, Obama’s sinister plans for the NRA, which of course segways naturally to our usual discussion on police state. Finally, we close out with evil advertising, the perception of media bias and how we hate pictures of abused animals on Facebook.

    20160104 - Atheist in church, Crock Pot, slow hood movement, and matching pajamas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2016 68:07


    Back from vacation, we go over our holiday wrapup, an atheist steps foot in a southern baptist church, does Comic Mom have a control quota and would she be open to sharing her control? Also, Mrs. Claus saves Christmas with a Crock Pot, a Pizza the Hut gift, does Comic Mom have a favorite son. We also ask how young is old enough to babysit, feeding kids what they want to eat daily. Next we talk about the slow food movement, slow cooking, the joys of growing your own food. Finally, how to solve a dead goldfish problem and wearing matching pajamas for the holidays.

    20151221 Traveling Nightmares, Trump Xenophobia, Armenia, Transparent, & Complaining

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2016 68:20


    Comic Mom joins us live from the Embassy Suites in North Carolina, the logistical failures of a cross country Christmas trip gone haywire. Examining where prejudices come from, Comic Mom’s Muslim no miscarriage predictor. Has Trump’s xenophobic views infiltrated Comic Seeds. Also, are Comic Mom’s hissy fits not seen as normal in North Carolina as they are in Los Angeles, Comic Mom’s pronunciation of Armenia. Finally, Super Shuttle hell, Comic Mom’s complaining prowess,the divorce arrangement in the Netflix show, Transparent, and the raw chicken sandwich from Hardy’s.

    20151215 Shawn Donovan talks In-law proximity, 12 hour sex, Dice Clay, UFC, & Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 60:42


    Shawn Donovan on why he doesn’t want to live too close to his girlfriend’s parents even though they let him sleep over when he’s in town. Discussing the creepiness of having sex in your parents house and low libidos. What having sex for twelve hours really says about you as a man. Talking about the dilemma knowing when to leave a party. Also, why women are so critical about the cleanliness of other women’s homes, Andrew Dice Clay and UFC in Vegas.

    20151215 Shawn Donovan talks debates, Bernie Sanders, Gore Vidal, & Worldwide Communism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 62:23


    Resident Communist Shawn Donovan in studio discussing the Presidential debates, where Bernie Sanders gets it wrong, and what we liked about the Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley documentary, “The Best of Enemies.” Also, Shawn breaks down what’s the difference between a Communist and a Progressive? We also try to figure out how to make Communism go world wide and ponder how the globe could trade without the greed of capitalism ruining the party.

    20151214 Comic Mom talks being late, parking lot perverts, & Beasts of No Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 63:37


    Trying to figure out what makes us late to events. Are we hardwired to be late to events. Attending a Christmas party after a long night of drinking. Do conspiracy theorists think Americans can’t do anything right? Was Comic Mom’s church parking lot being overrun by perverts? Is religion indoctrination any different than the indoctrination Comic Mom fears in schools? Why Comic Mom hates the bell system. Comic Mom discusses the movie “Beasts of No Nation” about West African children trained as warriors. Finally, we discuss if there is more freedom or independence if you earn more money than your spouse.

    20151209 Comic Mom talks conspiracy, midlife evaluation, and screenwriting setbacks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 72:52


    Discussing if Ron and Rand Paul were studs in their prime. Also, it didn’t take long for the conspiracy machine to get chugging in the wake of the San Bernardino shootings. We also take about midlife life evaluations, are we happy with where we are at? What disappointments did we suffer? Comic Mom talks about how she came to LA to start a screenwriting career and I discuss a script I’ve been trying to make about my favorite Ag teacher, Mr. Knight.

    20151207 Comic Mom talks bistate living, birthday massages and San Bernardino

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016 83:40


    The ups and downs of living raising a family in two states across the country. Is it every acceptable to compare kids with each other? Also, the joy of a birthday massage, the death of the founder of Williams Sonoma, the documentary San Francisco 2.0. Does rent control ever actually solve any problems? How the people who live in RVs in LA are making working people’s lives a living hell. A chat on alcoholism and the San Bernardino terrorist attack. Should we live as usually or shit our pants?

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