A comedy and general discussion podcast created by two former infantry Marines. Charles and Dustin nicknamed their MRAP the LCpl (Lance Corporal) Fun Bus and spent countless hours driving around in it talking about how they would solve the world's problems. Now, after leaving the Marine Corps in 201…
We wrap up our third season with Charles hating movie theaters, and Dustin fighting food poisoning, again.
Dustin shares some of the details from Mike Isaac's new book "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber". Charles tells the tale of his long layover in Vegas with Uncle Marty.
Your hosts take a weekend trip to the big tall mountains of Colorado.
Charles and Dustin talk about the nerds in Hollywood churning out endless garbage. Also an update on dive bar lunch, and Christmas in September.
Charles has been an unemployed drain on society for the first two seasons of LCpl Fun Bus, but now, he has finally gotten a job, and he has some thoughts on Corporate America. Other topics: "Albuquerque" by Weird Al Yankovic Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Dustin is a douchebag state highpointer Hiking up Wheeler Peak Can Check Hilton Head Island 2008 Keanu Reeves ties to Ohio State The bastardization of anything cool from regional cultures Mike Duncan's Revolutions podcast Sgt Grit Poetry Time Headlines Chernobyl Vodka Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham Giant dome over reactor 4 Netflix's Dark Tourist Season 1 Episode 2: Japan Chernobyl Influencers Court Orders VA to Cover ER Debts Purdue Pharma Files for Bankruptcy Dopesick by Beth Macy Links for people who love us: Send in some mail call: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.LCplFunBus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Triston Coomes: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ySk8T1Ka7KBAfLWeBYkn3 Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
Dustin embarks on a quest to find the best dive bar lunch in Columbus, employing strict selection criteria, and a rigorous ranking formula. Other topics: Charles and Uncle Marty go VIP to Jerry World Can check Wedding koozies Congrats to Katy and Shane on 5 years Giant high school football stadiums in Texas Top 5 shitty memes that pissed Dustin off Memories of Dusty's and The Abbey Underground in Denton, TX Lunchtime in Corporate America is 11:00AM Unfortunate jinxing of the Browns and Titans Cool points Read about the GDPR The Apple credit card is for nerds Apple's failed iPhone glass manufacturing deal Thankful for our turret gunner, and Alan New shirts and stickers will be available once Charles updates the website (yell at him to do it) Links for people who love us: Send in some mail call: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.LCplFunBus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Triston Coomes: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ySk8T1Ka7KBAfLWeBYkn3 Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
The first book covered in season 3 is Ghost Work by Mary Gray and Siddharth Suri. The book covers a hidden form of employment where tasks are assigned by an automated system, the compensation is pennies, and the output is often meant to appear as part of a sophisticated algorithm. Charles also takes the opportunity to yell about sandwiches. Other topics: Business is the toughest college major Burning through baby powder in the hot weather The return of the pumpkin spice latte Retiring legacy underwear Can check Drunken koozie dealers LCpl Fun Bus koozie v1.0 Pawn Stars ruined the History Channel The Mechanical Turk Boston Dynamics evil robots Corridor Digital's robot training video (we mistakenly credit the Onion) The origin of the sandwich (Dustin refers to South Sandwich Islands and Charles meant the Sandwich Islands which are modern day Hawaii) A Marine on CNBC's The Partner turns out to be a loser suck-up All Colonels talk like Foghorn Leghorn As a veteran, Dustin thinks that he should be allowed to wear military gear in his corporate office Links for people who love us: Send in some mail call: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.LCplFunBus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Triston Coomes: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ySk8T1Ka7KBAfLWeBYkn3 Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
Season 3 kicks off with our heroes returning from Podcast Movement 2019 in Orlando, Florida. They've got some thoughts on the conference as well as the state of Florida/city of Orlando. Other topics: Pooping on a podcast Can check Publix rules It never rains in Florida, but there are too many gators Business bros taking over our conference Those ads that someone jams into your mailbox every other day Garbage bag of LCpl Fun Bus koozies Best practices for attending a conference Orlando is the magic city, but Charles hates it, he also hates the kids there, and their airport The T-Rex Cafe aka The T-Rextaurant Pirate Dinner Show More TSA ranting A beautiful poem from Dustin Culture Review: a new segment from Charles to get you caught up on celebrity goings on (inspired by James) Dustin hungover in the barracks eating a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken Popeye's versus Chik-fil-a Amelia Earheart the Intimidator sponsored by Goodwrench Some mail call from a self-proclaimed fantasy football expert Charles is excited to be the commissioner of the first LCpl Fun Bus Listener League (which contrary to what we say on the show, is currently full) Links for people who love us: Send in some mail call: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.LCplFunBus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Triston Coomes: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ySk8T1Ka7KBAfLWeBYkn3 Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
The end of season two left Charles and Dustin missing their listeners, and so they've come back for a bonus episode to check in. Charles is having trouble with the company that made his smoker, so Dustin tries to convert him to using an Air Fryer. Other topics: Feeling old as hell The 2nd Marine Division task list A congressman suggested a purge window for veterans returning from deployment Dustin spends Memorial Day in Charlotte, Charles spends it on his boat fishing DBeaver The Sir Hammond Cheese sandwich Dustin tells the stories of the first times he tried to cook Recruiters try to make you move out to the sticks Charles becomes the bee man What's 311 up to these days? Bartolo Colon Watch The Pittsburgh Pirates are a trash team Charles goes to Iowa, Dustin goes to rural Ohio Slow pitch softball woes Standing down the Patreon Links for people who love us: Email the show: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.lcplfunbus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
Charles gives away some prizes and your hosts say their season two farewells. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Uncle Marty joins Charles and Dustin for an in-depth discussion of Sebastian Junger's book "Tribe". Find "Tribe" on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381 Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Website for sweet sixteen brackets: https://www.runyourpool.com/ id: 115242 pw: beer69 Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Passing out some cool points and hating on a certain airline. Website for brackets: https://www.runyourpool.com/ id: 114246 pw: beer69 Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles wanted a show without a script, Dustin begrudgingly obliged. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin are joined by USMC veteran artist Ben Cantwell. Find Ben's artwork at https://www.bencantwellart.com Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
A new villain appears in the mail call inbox as the hosts shout about a river in South America. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin teach the listeners how to decorate their homes like a 25oz Busch Light guy would. Charles also has an update on outer space. Other topics: Recording in the afternoon instead of the wee hours of the evening Charles loves NASCAR and the Daytona 500 and wrecking his dad in race games Dustin loves wrecking go-karts WE GOT 1,000 DOWNLOADS! Time to sell out Can Check Dustin is still suffering through Very Good Boy February A poem about getting a care package in Afghanistan Living at French Creek on Camp Lejeune Dustin passed out drunk and someone stole his XBox Building a desk that turns into a coffee table The Opportunity Rover has been declared dead Dustin's hot dog swing on the back nine Matt Kuchar is a scumbag for not paying his caddy A listener writes in with an allegation that our producer Layla doesn't actually do any work on the show Pawn Stars ruined the History Channel Links for people who love us: Email the show: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.lcplfunbus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus/ Please review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts!
After six takes and a conversation with tech support, Charles and Dustin are finally able to kick off season two with another story of a character introduced in episode 1.11, Oklahoma Joe. Charles records remotely from the Colorado wilderness. Other topics: New show music from Triston Coomes Why the Gin Blossoms song "Hey Jealousy" reminds Dustin of Iraq and his small room that doubled as a jack-shack Very Good Boy February and a journey of sobriety and clean eating for the shortest month of the year Can checks and koozie stories Charles loves his new PK Grill Dustin's Top 5 things to do in your first week at a new job The official LCpl Fun Bus March Madness Bracket Challenge which is just an excuse for Charles to gamble Dustin tells the story of a two week Marine Corps training operation at Fort AP Hill in the middle of the winter, and how he had to share a freezing cold tent with Oklahoma Joe Petition #069 to Congress: There should be more Veteran Parking like there is at Lowe's In order to fund the lobbying for Petition #069 we will be starting a GoFundMe to take big wigs out to steak dinners to order porterhouses Dustin tells the story of falling out of the Fun Bus and Charles telling him he lost all of his cool points Buck I Guy gets his cool points seized Links for people who love us: Email the show: MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: https://www.lcplfunbus.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lcpl_fun_bus Please subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts!
The first season closes out with a couple of stories and a bunch of free stuff for the listeners. Dustin's headline: https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/medieval-london-murder-map-cambridge-violence-research-centre/577366/ Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Get LCpl Fun Bus gear at https://teespring.com/stores/lcpl-fun-bus Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Ten episodes didn't feel like enough for the first season, so Charles and Dustin decided to add in a bonus to update everyone on some topics from earlier in the season. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
A trip north of the border left Charles and Dustin with a few stories, one poem, and a late podcast. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
The guys tell a story of their Marine Corps training days, talk about the stock market, and imagine what life in Canada is like. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin share their expertise in booking travel, and answer lots of mail call questions. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin talk about the leaders they had in the Marine Corps, and Charles announces an upcoming giveaway of a #69 Browns color rush jersey. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin have returned, hungover, from a long weekend in NYC and they are going to tell you everything they learned about the biggest city in the state of New York. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Dustin and Charles talk about the trade war with China, Nicki Minaj, pumpkin patches, and peanuts. Email the show at MailCall@LCplFunBus.com Website: www.LCplFunBus.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/LCplFunBus Patreon: www.patreon.com/LCplFunBus
Charles and Dustin talk about mosquitos, mourn the loss of a Columbus brewery, and rank their favorite gas station foods. They also answer the show's first listener questions.
In the second episode of LCpl Fun Bus, Charles takes the listeners (and Dustin) to Grill Master school. They also name the show's official UFC fighter, enjoy a Browns victory, sob over closed bars, and investigate the epidemic of selfie-deaths.
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