Laid Off Lads

Welcome to episode 21 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!We start off this weeks pod with an update on the 5 named storms of the season and compare them to our previous predictions from pod 17. And just to put it in writing, our respective predictions for the most damaging storms this year are: Teresa (Ferris), Odette (Boyce), and Rose (Phil).Next we talk hotdogs! Why are hotdogs and hotdog buns not packaged in equal amounts? Boyce challenges the Lads to enter a contest by the National Hotdog & Sausage Council to see who can become the nation's Hotdog Ambassador. We recap the Nathan's 4th of July hot dog eating contest. We also hit on the Olympics without fans, and the repercussions of now following the drug protocols. The president of Haiti was assassinated last week which leads to this week's trivia question, name the US Presidents who have been assassinated. All that and a bunch of other nonsense awaits.Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to episode 20 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!On the 1 year anniversary of becoming the first lad to be laid off, Boyce recounts his experience when he was given the news that he was no longer employed after 27 years with the company. The lads talk about planning a visit the parks to find some closure and come to terms with their fate and how strange it would be attending as a guest after years of walking the parks in a management capacity. Find out what they miss the most about their former jobs.Things then take an unexpected spooky turn. Phil and Ferris hear a disembodied voice in Ferris' apartment that defies all rational explanation. Is his apartment haunted or does Phil have a ghost that's attached to him? Phil and Ferris talk about their experiences with sleep paralysis and the dark shadowy figures that coincide with it and Boyce shares his experiences with “exploding head syndrome” when he sleeps. Scary movies and other spooky situations await in episode 20.Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to the 19th installment of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this weeks tangent we talk about life without the internet exposing the vast age gap between the 3 of us. Boyce remembers life with no internet, Ferris remembers life with primitive internet, and baby boy Phil has always lived his life with the luxury of full internet. We bash Spectrum internet and their horrendous reliability. We reminisce about the days of Myspace and our bad ass page set ups. Ferris is hung over again and needs a nap, which poses the question, what's the ideal time to nap and which sport is the best to nap to? Then we turn to sports…Phil expresses his deep disdain for baseball “the game anyone can play, the game that requires no skill”. What would your walk up song be if you were a baseball player? Which sport is the most exciting to watch? Boyce and Ferris make a bet about who will win the Stanley Cup, what was wagered? Is sports betting good for sports and which sport is the best to bet on. Find out which sport Phil played where he was named an all-star. We wrap up the pod with Boyce in a rage as Spectrum internet proves a point we made at the beginning.Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this week's opening tangent Boyce celebrates his crotchety old birthday and he just wants to be left alone. We share our feelings on birthday celebrations and whether we celebrate the day or the week. We talk about Amazon's acquisition of MGM, Amazon stores, and the growing trend of consumerism becoming automated with fewer employees and more self-checkouts. The frightening ease of ordering items on Alexa and the hilarious story of the time we took advantage of it at a friend's house. Door to door solicitors not respecting no soliciting signs. Ferris loosens up from his typically rigid and stiff presence on the pod as he lets his ADD take over his motor functions. We wrap up with the complexities of conceal carrying a gun.Our Topic of the Week comes to us care of strangelists.com “10 Strangest Facts You Want to Know”. These are indeed some very bizarre and intriguing facts that you won't want to miss, and will leaving you thinking, “No Sh$t.”Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Episode 17 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast has arrived! This weeks opening tangent we talk about smoking, the ban of menthols, and each of our histories with tobacco. The Colonial Pipeline hack and the ensuing gas hike that spurred dozens of viral videos of people pouring gasoline into the most dangerous containers. Hoarding and panic buying of supplies during crisis situations. South Carolina institutes the firing squad as an approved means of execution. We talk about various methods of execution and which method each of us would choose if we were on death row.Our Topic of the Week…Hurricane Season! June 1st kicks off the most exciting time of the year for the east and gulf coasts. We review each of the hurricane names for 2021. While the list is littered with the most dull and average names in recent history, we make our predictions of which will be the most catastrophic based on the name alone.Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to Episode 16 of the Laid Off Lads PodcastIn our opening tangent we talk about the Chinese rocket that’s spinning out of control in space and will crash to earth this week; the recent big nose big dick study; the Bill & Melinda Gates divorce and the ballsy agreement he had with his soon-to-be ex before they got married. Do people still rob banks? Who the hell robs banks? One was getting robbed in mid-pod this week. Phil and Ferris got wasted during Cinco de Mayo and Ferris almost gets into a bar fight. Boyce shows of his new obnoxiously flashy Bitcoin shirt.In our Topic of the Week…what are our uncomfortably sensitive qualities? Things that will get our man cards revoked? Things that make us teary eyed? The internal wall come down as we expose our vulnerabilities. Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.com As always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions comi

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast! In this week’s opening tangent we hit on the recent Space X launch and who among us have actually driven the 45 minutes to the Kennedy Space Center to watch a launch in our lives. Bitcoin…what is it, how does it work, and our feeble, head spinning attempt to explain it to Ferris. Phil wants to know, would you want to live forever? How about the ability to have complete knowledge of everything imaginable? Ranch dressing - what’s the fascination with it? What do/would you put it on? Boyce’s kid puts it on a questionable food. We talk about our favorite words and Boyce takes a crotchety turn to his most hated words. If Phil had a kid he would name it after a specific type of pasta? Which pasta is it? Our Topic of the Week – If you could steal anything in the world that would fit in your house, what would it be? Find out what would adorn our homes with. After the Topic of the Week we close with a few more unexpected tangents as we talk about our feelings on Lebron James and egotistical athletes. Entertainment and music award shows, are they warranted or is it another forum to feed their egos? Is there a movie that you are dying for a sequel to come out? Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.com As always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Episode 14 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast is here!When you find yourselves starting each pod on a tangent, you recognize it, embrace it, and label it The Opening Tangent! In this week’s Opening Tangent…when is it too early to start drinking? It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone what our conclusion is on this one. We then dive into the growing trend of apologies given by people in the public eye for an endless variety of offenses, including things they’ve said in old social media posts from their past. Boyce continues his trend of self incrimination as he talks about his penchant for shock value humor and the countless apologies he’d have to give if his phone texts were ever revealed to the world. He then hinders his ability to find future employment as he reveals a questionable decision making technique he used in his previous job and how he went 17 years without a cell phone bill.(Ferris still hasn’t watched The Office)What’s the Topic for week 14 is…PHOBIAS! Find out what our worst fears and phobias are, and if you’re lucky, you may be able to use them against us one day. We conclude the segment with a list of the 10 strangest phobias you’ve ever heard of. Phil hosts this part of the segment as Boyce and Ferris try to guess the phobia based on the name.Thanks to everyone for listening and your support!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.com As always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to Episode 13 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!We open this week’s pod with a tangent…what’s one thing you would bring to a deserted island? If you looted a Target what’s the one item you would grab? Ferris shares a completely random Target impulse buy that’s been in his closet for a year with receipt intact. BOLO for this item if you have a birthday coming up, because he’s ready to pass it on. Do it yourself jobs…Boyce takes apart his washing machine and Ferris talks about a relatively unknown YouTube stud named Steve who can fix anything.Boyce goes on a rage rant after his internet line was cut during maintenance on his irrigation system leaving his family without internet for 3 whole days. Which leads to What’s the Topic for this week…1st World Problems.What are the things we take for granted in our society and what can/can’t we live without? How long can you go without your cell phone? Do you remember a time when there was no GPS and people used road maps? Would Gen Z survive without 1st world luxuries? You know Phil has a take on that.Ferris takes his fascination for all things creepy to the oldest city in America, and then he and his lady explore an abandoned mansion in the depths of Central Florida. Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to episode 12 of the Laid Off Lad’s Podcast!This week we start off with our favorite TV shows of all time. Guess which absolutely epic, classic, all-time great show Ferris has never seen? It will blow your mind. We then turn to one of our favorite reoccurring pod topics – documentaries. We review some of the newest documentaries that have recently been released on the streaming scene. We cover some absolutely solid must-watch docs.Next we transition to music - our favorite rappers of all time, west coast vs east coast, and Boyce talks about how he introduced a school bus full of white suburban Pennsylvania kids to Public Enemy in the early 90’s.Hitting on a random topic we discuss restaurant seating arrangements with your significant other, sitting across from them or next to them? We also share key strategies of where to sit in a restaurant for safety and Boyce gives a potentially lifesaving tip using ketchup.What’s the Topic for this week was submitted by Phil’s Ma, Lisa…what are the best pranks we’ve pulled?  Tune in to hear some of the goofiest shenanigans we’ve pulled. Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to Episode 11 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!We kick off this weeks pod with a mild intervention addressing Phil’s penchant for walking away at least once every pod and his excessive yawning during Pod 10. Did he learn his lesson? He walked away 25 minutes later.In this week’s Cool Sh*t of the Week segment we briefly touch on an article Ferris found about a British woman who gets paid a boatload of cash to share her flatulence online. This is the world we live in, people. Then we do a deep dive into the crazy story of rapper, Tekashi 6ix9ine.Next we extend our recent streak of talking about controversial subjects. Taking a page from one of Phil’s current college assignments, we not so delicately delve into the characteristics of each generation and our feelings about Gen X through Z. We can’t wait to see the final grade on Phil’s assignment based on his very strong feelings about a particular generation. Which generation is it? Tune in to find out!What’s The Topic for Pod 11? Texting! We tackle the intricacies of the most dominant form of communication in today’s society. Does a period at the end of a text mean something more than no punctuation at all? Why does Phil sound like a douche every time he texts? One space or two after a period? Gif…is the G a hard G or a J sound? Remember the hard elevated keys of the old Blackberry phones? Boyce does, and he misses them. Plus, each of our most commonly used emojis.What else did we cover this week? Do you care if your phone is listening to everything you say? Because it is! Farting/Burping in front of your significant other. And is it really illegal to share your streaming passwords? Because we would never do that.Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.com As always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Episode #10 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast is here! The Lads made it to double digits!With 10 episodes under our belt, we’ve had some time to re-evaluate our format – and by “had some time” I mean literally a minute before we started Pod #10. We came to the decision that it was time to put The Classifieds on the chopping block. You see friends, we live in an ever-changing world, a world where topics, news, and content evolve exponentially from week to week. So moving forward, we’ll start each pod with a new segment called…”Cool Sh*t of the Week!”Kicking off our newest Cool Sh*t of the Week segment, we talk about the Iceland volcano that just erupted, Boyce’s hard on for the quakes that led up to the eruption, Phil thinks the world is going to end, long ass movies, the Michael Jordan flu conspiracy, and God knows what else. This will definitely be an interesting segment to tune in to each week.Next we celebrate the one year anniversary of the show that was synonymous with the peak of the pandemic…The Tiger King. We do a deep dive into the lunacy of this show one year later.Who among us have dealt with bicycle riders as you’re trying to drive down a busy, 2 lane road? We share some very strong options in the debate of road rights.Boyce ends the pod on a rage about squatters, once again self-incriminating himself for past crimes and misdemeanors.Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Episode 9 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast has arrived!If you’re listening to this week’s pod in your car and you’re driving slow in the left lane, listen closely. For the love of God, listen closely. This week we talk about life in the fast lane, unwritten rules of the road, and how each of the Lads respond to moments of road rage. Everyone with a drivers license needs to hear this pod for the sake of humanity.In our What’s The Topic segment this week…oh boy…we tackle one of the greatest debates of our generation. THE GREAT CHICKEN SANDWICH DEBATE!! We each rank our top 3 chicken sandwiches on the fast food front and delve into what makes them great. It’s a mother clucking good time, you can count on that.Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to the 8th installment of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this week’s pod we tackle St. Patrick’s Day and our moments of debauchery, theft, and shenanigans over the years. Have you ever heard of a trough slide? You’ll not only find out what it is, but how much money it would take for each of us to do it. What’s The Topic for this week you ask? Moments in which we should have been arrested but miraculously escaped serving time. You won’t want to miss this one. We also share some crazy stories about how we’ve avoided getting tickets.All of that and a few other fun filled tangents await in Episode 8!Give us a listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube or our website www.laidofflads.comAs always, please send us your requests and suggestions for topics via email laidofflads@gmail.com, on Instagram @laidofflads, and Facebook. Being a listener driven podcast is our goal so keep those suggestions coming!

Welcome to Episode 7 of The Laid Off Lads Podcast!This week’s Classifieds topic was submitted by Lindsey on Instagram @princesslinz13. That topic is, “What was your dream job when you were kids and would you still want it now?” Gain some insight into the Lad’s childhood dreams and where they were crushed along the unforgiving path of life.In our What’s The Topic segment we go interstellar as we discuss Mars and news about a potential space hotel that is in the works. Phil poses an introspective question that most people ponder on the subject of space…what is the space version of the Mile High Club? We HIGHLY encourage all listener suggestions to this question. Ferris expresses his outrage at the operating system of the Mars Perseverance Rover, and Boyce explains a common misperception of weightlessness in space.You think that’s all we got? The content is abundant in this episode as we give tribute to Alex Trebek, talk about the evolution and complexity or Nerf weapons, paintball, Disney’s Mission Space vomitorium, and which Lad’s have been tased.We are VERY excited to announce that we are FINALLY on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts in addition to YouTube, and our website laidofflads.com. Now you can listen to us anywhere, any time. In your car, while you’re cooking dinner, while you’re getting ready for work, at your desk, while you’re jogging…the opportunities are endless!Many thanks to everyone for continuing to provide suggestions for topics as we strive to be a pod driven by listener content. As always, topic suggestions and feedback can be sent to us via Instagram @LaidOffLads, email laidofflads@gmail.com, and Facebook @laidofflads.Thank you all for your continued support!

Welcome to another Monday!While not a full podcast we proudly present to you a bonus podcast! There were several issues we encountered (see what we did there) as to why we couldn't provide the LOL fam with a full podcast. However, we thought you all would really enjoy this discussion we had on an awesome topic which was sent to us by @Hamagarity on Instagram. Thank you Heather! Enjoy Everyone! **Again we sincerely apologize for the lack of quality audio and we are working towards improving this for our next podcast.

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!! After a failed attempt at a full second episode, we return with some new equipment and hosting changes to discuss jobs, and answer some of your topics. In The Classifieds segment we discuss an interesting job we came across from overseas that is essentially an Emotional Support Human to other Humans. So you can only imagine where that leads us. Then in the What's the Topic(s) segment we discuss 2 listener topics sent into us via Instagram. First up was parenting from the one only Mr. Kris Boyce. Thank you Allie for this topic! Boyce was a bit taken off guard at first , but his responses, stories and comments were absolutely as entertaining as we all know Boyce to be. Next up was, 3 Embarrassing Guilty Pleasures. 1 Song, 1 Thing You Buy and 1 activity. This of course takes us down the rabbit hole of off the cuff discussions that I'm sure neither us, nor you, would ever have thought you would hear us talk about. Pure brilliance comes of this topic. Thank you Ariana for the well thought out trifecta of guilty pleasures. Lastly we would like to give a huge THANK YOU to Mary Boyce for her amazing contribution and expertise in assisting us with the video portion of this podcast. It takes us up a slight bit from piss poor amateurs trying to pull this off to just poor amateurs trying to pull this off. In all seriousness though, thank you for your help with this pod!

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this week’s Classifieds, Ferris decides not to share the topic with anyone until we record, because he drops an absolute BOMB SHELL! What the hell could it be you ask? Tune in to find out!In our What’s The Topic segment submitted by Boyce’s wife, the marvelous Mary Boyce, we discuss the best trips we’ve ever taken. You want to be taken on a journey of your own? This segment spans the globe as Boyce commits a felony in a 3rd world country, Phil reveals a bomb shell of his own, and Ferris sees something from afar that he’s never experienced, but never quite gets close enough to experience it firsthand.Thanks again to everyone for tuning in and for your continued support!As always, check us out on Instagram and Facebook at @LaidOffLads, on our website at laidofflads.com, or shoot us an email at laidofflads@gmail.com. We are committed to providing listener supported content to give you what you want to hear, so please shoot us suggestions or recommendations you have on topics and content. We look forward to hearing from you!

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this week’s Classifieds segment, we attempt to tackle a real world subject that impacts us all whether we like it or not…BUDGETING. Here we’ll give our perspectives and strategies on how we’ve managed our budgets in the face of unemployment, and the importance of having a financial plan in place to prepare for any life event whether you’re employed or not. This was a fantastic and thought provoking topic submitted by Heather via Instagram.*This is where we would insert a disclaimer that we are not financial advisors and we are not liable for anything you take from this segment and how it may impact your life. But that disclaimer won’t be necessary because we’re clearly not the type of guys you should take any advice from – ever.In our What’s The Topic segment, we do a hard 180 and contradict every bit of financial wisdom we just dispensed as we discuss the most ridiculous splurge purchases we’ve made since being laid off.  If there ever was a topic that highlights the personality of an individual, it’s how you spend money in the face of financial uncertainty. You’ll certainly learn a lot about each of us here as we reveal our most ridiculous purchases.We wrap up Episode 5 with a topic that resonates with every one of us – MUSIC! In this topic sent to us by Aidan via Instagram, we discuss our musical tastes and preferences and the impact they’ve had on our lives. Phil tries to guess what Boyce’s musical tastes are based on no information other than his misguided perceptions. The range of musical tastes between us is wide and there are a lot of great discoveries to be found if you’re looking for something new to listen to.We can’t thank everyone enough for your support and encouragement as we continue to grow and evolve in this new adventure. Your comments, topic suggestions and feedback are welcomed, encouraged, and will help us continue to create content by the people, of the people, and for the people!We have a NEW website thanks to Phil! Check us out at laidofflads.com as well as Instagram & Facebook at @LaidOffLads. Or feel free to shoot us an email at laidofflads@gmail.com.

Festivus Monday to Everyone!! Welcome back to what is now the 4th Episode of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!For The Classifieds portion of the pod we discuss our Dream Jobs. Even though it's President's Day, none of us chose being the President of anything. Which is probably why we are all laid off

Welcome all to this very first episode of the Laid Off Lads Podcast!In this episode we start off like you would on your first day of school or at a new job, which we clearly don't have, with some "Hello My Name is" and "I'm From...". So on, and so on. From there we start to go through the two segments which you can expect to hear from us each week moving forward. First up is The Classifieds. This is when we will discuss whether we will, or will not, be a good fit for a job randomly searched at the time of the pod OR sent to us by YOU at home. So that of Bee Keeping comes up first.The second segment is, What's the Topic? It's pretty self explanatory but in this segment we will discuss a random topic given to us most weeks by YOU the listeners. If not then you are at the behest of us coming up with the topic for the pod. So if there are any topic(s), any whatsoever, that you would like to hear us discuss then send it our way. Our Favorite Movie Trilogies is the first topic, and that was sent in to us by Chris R. in Orlando, FL. Thank you Chris!THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! For your support, likes, loves, messages and well wishes. We are truly grateful and humbled by each of YOU.Check us out on Instagram & Facebook at @LaidOffLads. Or feel free to shoot us an email at laidofflads@gmail.com. But wait there's one more thing, check out the video of this podcast on YouTube on the Laid Off Lads channel. **We apologize for the audio quality of this episode. This is our first go of something like this, and not to mention, well we are laid off :-). That translates to we can't afford any of that bougie podcasting equipment or snazy studios out there. However we will continue to work on the audio quality. You can bet on that. Thank you for understanding in the meantime.