PopFury

ERICA REID (@drunkmonkeyshow) and REBECCA HANSON (@phunkybeck) give PopFury the full cross-country catch up! They talk about American Girl’s Logan doll, Rebecca’s South Dakota experiences, Erica’s trio of kittens and, naturally, Loretta Lynn’s ranch. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:40 Rebecca and Erica share how they spent their (non-romantic) Valentine’s Day. 3:40 Erica just got THREE new kittens. They are destroying her home. They even their own Twitter: @3kttns 9:35 Rebecca helped run the Winter Dance Party in Clear Lake, Iowa. Sammy wonders what rider demands Erica and Rebecca would have. 16:45 Rebecca did not care for her experiences in South Dakota’s restaurants, airports or truck stops. 23:00 Erica is going to Tennessee to visit the Loretta Lynn Ranch. The ladies share what they still NEED to do in their lives. 28:15 Even though her knees are sharp and janky, Erica is doing her first half-marathon in Vermont 32:15 Rebecca and her husband are moving to Los Angeles. 37:20 An 80-year-old woman accidentally brought a sword-cane through airport security. Erica had her own run in with security. 40:05 A man mailed himself Crystal Meth to try on vacation in Key West. 41:20 American Girl added a new boy doll, Logan Everett the drummer, to its line up. Rebecca and Erica recall their own childhood dolls. 50:00 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music! If you have any questions or comments, you reach me at Sammy@PopFuryPodcast.com!

ALEX TREPKA and ANDY JUNK share a few words of wisdom and many words of nonsense on PopFury! They talk about furniture shopping, winning back the heart of your amnesiac lover, the bucket lists of their 10-year-old selves and Alex's cinematic triumph, "AKA Bad Boy 2" SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:15 Andy and his wife just went furniture shopping. He enjoys home improvement projects on their new home even though he has no idea what he is doing. Andy doesn’t have a junk room for all the instruments he doesn’t know how to play. 13:10 A woman suffered from amnesia and forgot her boyfriend. Sammy wants to know how Andy would woo Jenn back if that happened to him. 20:35 They wonder what they would tell their younger selves if they could send advice back in time. 26:55 A 10-year old girl’s bucket list has gone viral. Andy and Alex share what their 10-year-old bucket lists would have been. Andy had a very specific fantasy as a child. 38:30 Alex met his current girlfriend through Bumble. Sammy asks if he has a playbook of dating techniques. Alex offers drink ordering advice. 46:45 Alex is a doing the February money challenge...which Andy and Sammy immediately shit on. Andy and Alex try to sell Sammy on a vacation in Canada. 50:30 Drunk men drove an ATV pulling a couch through a drive through. Alex recalls the Jack Ass-inspired bush diving shenanigans of his own youth. Andy is too excited about Alex’s homemade high school film “AKA Bad Boy 2” 58:50 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music! If you have any questions or comments, you reach me at Sammy@PopFuryPodcast.com!

MANDY SELLERS and ERIN GOLDSMITH brutally enforce the "no smoking" policy in Penthouse Studio 4W! They talk about their upcoming weddings, the Jerry Maguire video store, their tempers and one very epic bus brawl... SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:45 Both Erin and Mandy are getting married soon! Sammy wants to know how they met their fellas, when they knew they dug them and their proposal stories. 12:15 They are doing a joint bachelorette party in New Orleans. Sammy wonders if you can be in a relationship too long before getting married. 18:25 Mandy recently started working with a personal trainer. 20:55 Erin is happy a bunch of “murder shows” are on Netflix. She once wanted to be a forensic scientist. 25:15 A LA video store is only stocking Jerry Maguire VHS tapes you cannot rent. Sammy wonders if Erin and Mandy would have been friends in high school. 30:25 Erin, who is from Long Island, and Mandy, who is from nowhere specific in Canada, are both getting married in Chicago. 31:55 A woman organized a Women’s March in a tiny town in Minnesota. Neither Mandy or Erin attended the march in Chicago. 36:00 Erin and Mandy share how they argue with their significant others. They both have hot tempers and tell Sammy what sets them off. 42:45 Mandy shares her epic city bus brawl story and Erin shares a much less epic story. Sammy asks if their tempers have ever affected their careers. 53:45 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music! If you have any questions or comments, you reach me at Sammy@PopFuryPodcast.com!

MOLLY WILBANKS ANDERSON (website) returns to PopFury to talk about "the worst year" she's had as an actor, living in Los Angeles, what she misses in Chicago, and a fleeting experience at a LA Scientology center. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:30 Molly was last on PopFury waaaaay back on episode 3. Sammy sees if there are any updates to the show notes about her personal life from back then.  “It’s easy to focus on the wrong things when you live in L.A.” 9:30 Sammy calls bullshit when Molly says she’s coming off the worst year she’s had as an actor. 13:30 She appeared on Celebrity Name Game with Sarpy County People’s Choice Award winner Eddie Mujica. She blames Jane Kaczmarek for their loss. 19:30 Molly turned down being a contestant on a “race car game show” “I dress like a boy and I love it.” 21:15 Two strangers who were “very L.A.” approached her on the street and said her dog should be in the movies. Molly tries to explain L.A. fashion. 25:20 Molly is in Chicago for a wedding. She is very excited to dress like the Wizard of Oz. Molly shares what Chicago things she misses. 33:00 She explains what the improv scene is like in LA. “Hollywood Boulevard is like Clark Street with more deaths…” 35:45 Molly is way too excited about redecorating her apartment. Molly tries to plug her husband’s card game: Corporate Ladder  40:25 Molly thinks in hindsight what she what she would have wanted to know when moving to L.A. 43:30 A corporate cafe is accepting a 6-minute workout as payment for a lunch meal. 45:55 To save energy, France is urging people to not send e-mails with big attachments. 47:45 Molly went to Albania on mission work and ended up doing improv on Albanian TV. “The whole time I was like, ‘I want to save you…’” 50:30 Molly lives near the Scientology Celebrity Center and once attended an event there. 54:50 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music! If you have any questions or comments, you reach me at Sammy@PopFuryPodcast.com!

JIMMY PENNINGTON and ROSIE MOAN bicker and banter...then get real as shit on the newest PopFury. The first hour they vulgarly chat about the Women's March on Washington, Silence Retreats, Red Line EL confrontations and the new Monopoly pieces. Then they pivot into an honest and in-depth discussion of sexual harassment, misogyny and theater polices in the Chicago improv community. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:15 Jimmy quit smoking...and replaced it chewing tobacco. He’s also way into working out now. Rosie and Sammy dive into his addictive personality. 8:20 Jimmy has quit Twitter and cable news in the wake of the election. Jimmy goes on a long Vietnam War jeremiad. “I’m trying to remain positive because I feel like a real shit…” 16:00 Rosie is attending the Women’s March on Washington this weekend...but not really due to poor planning. 20:00 Jimmy is considering attending a 10-day non-verbal silent camp retreat. 25:00 Rosie and her boyfriend Ben slept on an uneven bed for 2 years.  “I imagined her beating me up in my own fantasy.” 28:20 Rosie shares two horrible Red Line stories: a man pooping on her train car and being verbally (and physically) harassed by a homeless woman. She is thoroughly non-confrontational. 36:50 She is on a new health kick this January. 40:00 Goat Yoga is a thing. Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus is closing. “A goat cornered my mom and I think was trying to have sex with her!” 45:00 Hasbro is letting the internet decide its new Monopoly playing pieces.  49:15 Sammy reads Jimmy's final tweets...including Jimmy’s angry tweet response to an improvisor’s poor taste social media joke about someone’s passing. 56:15 Jimmy and Rosie deep dive into the uncomfortable topics of sexual harassment, misogyny, teachers dating students and institutional policies in the Chicago improv scene. We briefly touch on the Profiles Theater controversy. Sammy asks Rosie, who is on iO’s Harold Commission, if things are actually better now.  1:24:00 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music! 

JOHN SABINE (@jsabine214) and JAMISON "JT" WEBB (@jamisonwebb) road trip to the PopFury Podcast! The talk about getting burgled at XSport, John's recent passing, Jamison's retracted "rebranding effort" in high school, and possible names for their kids. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:55 Jamison recently celebrated his 31st birthday. Folks have never appraised him as his actual age. 3:45 Both JT and John have had their lockers was robbed at XSport. They recount their trials and tribulations getting new IDs.  15:45 Sammy and John celebrate Jamo’s 7-month wedding anniversary and wonder how the new marriage is going. “It was a war of attrition on both our parts. And we finally were just like, ‘Hey, I think we really like each other.’” 18:15 John loves online dating. Both John and J-Webb describe how they met their current significant others. 23:00 Sammy informs John Sabine that he passed away in 1997 and his body was only recently discovered. “To be fair, ‘Mystery Skeleton’ is so apropos for describing a current living me…” 27:45 Fisher Price is offering a $150 exercise bike with a tablet holder for toddlers. 30:45 John and Jay brainstorm potential kid names for their future progeny. Jay shares his retracted high school rebranding effort and recalls a “personality rebrand” 39:10 A teen (over)dressed up to meet his newborn niece. John and the Webbster describe their own overdressed forays. “I remember during a middle-school dance moshing to ‘Pretty Fly For A White Guy’...I mean god…” 44:25 Outro, during which JamJam Webbz forces in just one more story Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!  

Last episode, SAMMY TAMIMI thought his week from hell was over...then spent 3 days in the Illinois Mason Intensive Care Unit over New Year's weekend. He shares everything that went down that weekend.   Ambulance ride for 1/6 of a mile!   ICU: What lovely pale cheeks I have!   ICU: the corner toilet taunts me   Fancy new wheel chairs! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

CYNTHIA BANGERT and RYAN BEN and  bear witness to Sammy’s week of hell on the newest PopFury! The fantastic couple also talks about who won Christmas, a romantic date of overindulgence, getting suckered into adopting 2 cats and Cynthia's sisters! Note: For those of you who want just Cynthia & Ryan, simply jump to 39:00 of the podcast! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:05 Ryan, the “owner” of the PopFury podcast gives his Owner’s Statement 3:00 Sammy’s Hell Week Part One: The Catheter (AKA Ryan's quest to pick up Sammy) 16:45 Sammy’s Hell Week Part Two: The Nose Tampon (AKA Ryan critiques Sammy’s pick up technique) “One of the thoughts I had on my way back to the hospital...because I was really for sure convinced I was gonna die was--’Was I good in the last show I did?’” 28:35 Sammy’s Hell Week Part Three: Food Poisoning (AKA Grossed-out Cynthia says “StopFury”)  Sammy also recounts all the times he’s gotten stitches in his head. 39:00 Ryan won Christmas over Cynthia with his superior gifting. “Ryan’s my little ball of sugar…” 46:20 Ryan and Cynthia got into tiff about her oversharing. They way overindulged for their romantic Christmas dinner. 52:20 They got suckered into adopting 2 cats. Cynthia gives Julie Pearson a shout out. 59:00 Sammy finds out what Cynthia had planned with family instead doing the podcast. Cynthia and Ryan are doing a “25 workouts in December” challenge. 1:04:25 Sammy grills Cynthia about her sisters and their forced foursomes of sister activities that are “fun” and they “enjoy” “This could be thing we look back on and go, ‘That’s why we’re not together anymore…’” 1:12:05 Cynthia and Ryan each try to describe Cynthia’s sisters in 1 word.  Buckle in, y’all. 1:21:35 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Reprogrammed Imperial Improv Droid K-11 Tier-8 (KELLEN TERRETT) visits the secret rebel base of Penthouse Studio 4W to talk about Rogue One! We break down the characters and story, fanboy over some stuff and whine about other stuff in this special Star Wars episode!  SPOILER WARNING: We talk about the movie, its plot and the characters in detail. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

SPENCER HAMILTON and PAT NIDAY bring their music picks and songbird pipes to the PopFury podcast! The risk-averse duo chat about company cover bands, getting grilled by your gal’s pals, Pat almost drowning, Spencer’s awesome high school playlist and, naturally, peeing in weird places. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:10 Pat sang at his company’s holiday party. In unrelated news, he received a promotion. (You can listen to Pat’s audition tape at the end of the podcast!) “I had to audition to be in my company-sanctioned cover band for a holiday party...” 6:45 Pat went to a second holiday party where he got grilled by one of his girlfriend’s pals. We discuss being in--and putting someone else in--the hot seat. 12:40 Spencer just turn 28. Sammy thinks he looks very mature for his age. Spencer once took Pat to a wrestling show. 18:00 Spencer is bad at budgeting his time. Pat and Spencer work through their feelings about the Chipmunks. “So, I’m pinned here and I was like, OK, that’s how I die.” 21:00 A racehorse was doped up on meth. Both Pat and Spencer are risk averse. Pat almost drowned until a girl saved him. Spencer really doesn’t do risky things because catching alligators doesn’t count as risky. 27:15 Pat hates the idea of dinosaurs having feathers. Pat is a forgiving person. Spencer? Not so much. Sammy wonders if this reflected in their personal relationships. 33:00 Pat sang Rihanna with his Uber driver. “That’s ‘Seven Nation Army’ -- which we can all agree is the best song ever written” 35:20 Sammy plays songs from Spencer’s awesome high school Spotify playlist.  45:00 Pat wants to fix the White Elephant gift exchange. Sammy hates the idea of a donation to charity as a gift to someone. 48:35 The NFL Pro Bowl will be adding dodgeball to the event. Pat is the nerd kid who disappointed his jock dad. All of us rebelled by peeing in weird places. 56:10 Outro 58:00 BONUS: Pat’s audition recording of  Billy Joel's “Only the Good Young” Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!  

MICHAELA PETRO (website) and MALLORY NEES (@The_Mal_Gallery) bring both kindness and vulgarity to PopFury (but mostly vulgarity)! We talk about the status of their 2016 resolutions, Mallory's freak strength, Profiles theater, Scrotox, and wonder why people just can't be kind to each other.   SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00 Sammy holds Mallory and Michaela accountable for the New Year resolutions they made on the show back in January. Mallory has 1 win, 1 loss and 1 push. Sammy asks about the ladies’ experiences at the gym. “I can’t do a pull up...but I know for a fact that I can pick a car up and spin it on my finger like a basketball.” 8:20 A girl saved her father by lifting a burning truck off him, driving it away, evacuating the family from the house, calling 911 AND using a hose to contain a fire. 11:20 Michaela sails over the low bar of a New Year’s resolution she set for herself. Sammy tries to compare Girls Gone Wild to a play that Michaela will be partially nude in--until she sets him straight. “Can’t you act like your boobs are out?” 16:10 Mallory and Michaela discuss the shuttering of Profiles Theater and the controversy surrounding the misogyny and abuse committed by those in charge.  20:00 Botox in your balls AKA Scrotox AKA Ball Ironing is a thing now. 23:55 Mallory will be attending the 2017 NAMM Show...it’s her first business trip! 27:00 Michaela is deliriously happy she got a residual check. She is in rehearsal for Cymbaline. Mallory helps break down what makes a bad director and offers “good” advice for actors. “I know that 2016 has been a rough fucking year but does it mean we have to treat each other like shit especially around the holidays?!?!” 33:25 Michaela goes on a tirade about the lack of manners. Sammy treated a barista like a human. Mallory was a superhero who saved a baby and yelled at a person. Sammy is concerned about Mallory confronting people 42:40 Sammy recalls Michaela’s vulgar phone tirades at work. 47:00 Mallory is trying to do 46 days of good deeds to make the world a better place. “I’m using social media in a way that I wished that everybody would--which is to make people think or make people smile.” 54:10 Sammy asks for the Michaela’s and Mallory’s 2017 resolutions since their 2016 resolutions were such a shit show. 56:00 Outro, during which Michaela blows her plugs and Mallory reveals the real reason she is on Twitter Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

DIANE TENG and ANDY JUNK are totally adults now and you can hear them talk like mature adults about very adult things like buying lipstick, buying a house, traveling to Myanmar, teddy bears and allergies! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:05 Diane needs advice on how to buy lipstick and explains make-up costs to the fellas.  “You know who taught me how to put eyeliner on? My high school theater director…” 7:10 Andy has bought a house. His mommy helped him with how to do it. 12:50 Diane Teng Chronicles (continued): now lives with her boyfriend in a studio apartment. Andy got cleaner once he moved in with his lady. 20:15 She spent two weeks in Myanmar with her family. She pooped in a hole, slept with 10 people in a hotel room and saw a “famous” boulder. There were also places where ladies were not permitted. It was great! 29:45 A blind horse has a seeing-eye camel. Andy and Diane wonder which animal they would be. “If my mom listens to this, I hope that I’ve already told her this because I don’t want her to find out this way…” 32:25 A boy had teddy bears made from his deceased father’s uniform. Andy shares a horrible secret about a Build A Bear. Sammy and Diane decide Andy is lactose intolerant. 37:45 Diane is allergic to everything. 42:40 Sammy wonders when Andy finally felt like an adult. “Why can’t we ever end on a high point for me?” 46:20 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

  ROB GRABOWSKI and LAURA MARSH board the S.S. PopFury and set sail for silliness! We discuss performing on cruise ships, the ship life, bad auditions and Laura’s newest obsession with animal noises! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:10 Rob is leaving Chicago to perform for Second City on a cruise ship for 4 ½ months! 4:05 After college, Laura worked on a cruise ship for Disney. SAMMY HAS ALL THE QUESTIONS! “It is very similar to being wrapped up in a carpet and doing aerobics in the sunshine.” 10:40 Laura recalls her Disney audition. 14:10 Rob and Laura discuss the ins and outs of ship life. 21:40 Sammy wonders if Rob is a sell-out. Rob thinks Laura is a furry. “Actors are horrible people.” 24:00 We commiserate over bad auditions and learn from Laura’s mistakes. Rob once auditioned for a talking air conditioner. Sammy learns what their "types" are. 41:00 Laura’s favorite new thing is teaching animal noises to her nephew. Sammy wonders what Laura and Rob would want their children to learn from them. 48:00 Outro, where Rob continually corrects Laura on her plugs and discover Laura let her website expire. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

CAROLINE NASH and LAURA MARSH celebrate the return of PopFury by relentlessly plugging their sketch show! We chat about Laura’s (lack of) crafting skills, Christmas commercials that make us cry, online dating, regrettable purchases and explain to Laura what a ‘facial’ is. This is coincidentally the one-year anniversary of the first time this hilarious duo debuted on PopFury. You can listen to the that episode HERE. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:05 The heartless Laura and Caroline didn’t care that the podcast was coming back, only that it aired before their sketch show performance. 5:10 They will be performing their sketch show Spectacular! Spectacular! At Sketchfest in January. 8:15 Laura is big into cross-stitch even though she’s not good at it. “How badass would it be to blow some glass?! Y’know what I’m saying?!” 14:00 Caroline is brought to tears by a polish Christmas commercial and a Frankenstein Christmas commercial.  Laura is touched by the classic Folger’s Christmas commercial... which Sammy immediately ruins by describing the parody commercial. 17:50 Laura is not handling winter well. Caroline is escaping to New Orleans in January to celebrate her trip-a-versary. Sammy wonders how well Caroline and her boyfriend travel together. 24:40 We share our first celebrity crushes. 26:30 Laura describes the disasters of online dating. “Laura does not Christmas shop--she Christmas crafts.” 34:05 Caroline recounts how she met her boyfriend and determining their anniversary date. Neither has finished their Christmas shopping. 41:30 Nordstrom’s $85 leather-wrapped stone has sold out. We remember purchases we regret. 46:15 United Airlines will start charging for carry-on overhead bin bags. The ladies share their guilty-pleasure vacation treats to themselves. Caroline and Sammy have to explain what facials are to Laura. “I thought that was just called a ‘jizz-in-the-face’” 51:15 A Facebook invitation to quinceanera was shared publicly and 1.2 million accepted. Sammy is stunned when he learns of Caroline’s high school boyfriend was 4 years older than her. 58:55 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Gumshoe Gal Caroline Nash and Sidekick Sammy would rather get tasered--twice--than face the legal wrath of L. Lin Wood or repeatedly hear the dreaded "P-Word." We wrap up our coverage of CBS' The Case of JonBenet Ramsey docuseries with ruminations on whether Burke Ramsey did it and why Patsy would cover up the murder of her daughter. You can e-mail us with questions and comments at GumshoeGalPodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter (@TheGumshoeGal) or Facebook! The intro and outro music is provided courtesy of Rob Cavallo.

Gumshoe Gal Caroline Nash and Sidekick Sammy recap the JonBenet Ramsey case. From meeting the dreamy team to bashing a be-wigged dummy by a Burke-a-like, we race through this episode faster than Patsy on a 911 call. You can e-mail us with questions and comments at GumshoeGalPodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter (@TheGumshoeGal) or Facebook! The intro and outro music is provided courtesy of Rob Cavallo.  

Gumshoe Gal Caroline Nash and Sidekick Sammy recap the JonBenet Ramsey case, take listener mail and discuss the upcoming CBS investigation of the murder on its 20th anniversary. We will be releasing 1 podcast per episode of the CBS miniseries, so follow along as we discuss Jim Clemente's and Laura Richards' investigation into the case. You can e-mail us with questions and comments at GumshoeGalPodcast@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Twitter (@TheGumshoeGal) or Facebook! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:45 The Gumshoe Gal recaps the JonBenet Ramsey case and explains why she’s so intrigued in the mystery of JonBenet’s death. 5:15 Listeners share their thoughts on why the case is still popular...and ruin Sidekick Sammy’s Facebook page with their Katy Perry Theories  13:00 The Gumshoe Gal is looking forward to Jim Clemente and Laura Richards investigating the case. We discuss our thoughts and concerns about CBS’ docu-investigation. 15:45 She thinks Burke Ramsey did it, especially after his creepy Dr Phil interview.  Sammy thinks a family member did it. 18:55 The Gumshoe Gal shares her final thoughts on the case and is looking forward to the series. 20:25 Outro The intro and outro music is provided courtesy of Rob Cavallo.

PopFury host Sammy Tamimi and favorite guest Daniel Strauss tackle reader questions on the PopFury podcast finale. As always, thanks for listening. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Last INTRO ever 1:35 This is the last episode of PopFury. Sammy shares his download numbers. The most downloaded episode was the Steve Harvey episode with 2,343 downloads. The least downloaded was 33. Daniel “treats” Sammy with a Billy Corgin impression. 9:00 Daniel wonders why he’s here if none of the listener questions are for him 9:35 Listener Samuel Tyler asks why the show is ending. 11:15 DJ ENRG Erica Reid and actor Rebecca Hanson hope the show is ending for bigger and better reasons. Daniel did a podcast for, like, 10 minutes. 14:30 Talking Games co-host Kellen Terrett pitches a new podcast featuring Sammy. 16:20 Author and comedian Claire Linic wonders if it was something she said. 17:50 Ryan Ben, “owner” of the PopFury Podcast, asks what would Sammy’s ideal podcast be and if he’s grown closer with anyone.  22:20 Mary Beth Smith, host of the MBSing podcast, wants to know Sammy's thoughts on producing a podcast. 24:45 L.A. improvisor John Anderson asks what it's like to do a show in your boxers with him. Sammy uses the old-timey term, "toke up" 26:20 Remake Podcast host Rob Grabowski inquires what podcast would Sammy want to be on. 27:30 L.A. transplant Tim de la Motte thinks some guests were characters.  Sammy plugs Auphonic. 29:55 L.A. actor Lisa Linke asks if Sammy would do anything differently. Daniel plugs geocities.com/pcastfury 31:40 Tim Dunn, co-host of Talking Games, requests a preemptive review of Daredevil Season Three. Daniel delivers...and ruins it with a two-year old callback from the first episode. 37:35 Soon-to-be-L.A. improvisor Rich Sohn thinks he would have been a guest if the show had continued. 40:30 Alan Linic, coincidentally a co-author with his wife Claire Linic, wonders if Sammy has any advice for new podcasters. (Alan, here's a link with longer answers from a Reddit thread.)  Daniel quotes Kid Rock. 42:50 CHIRP radio DJ Bobby Evers wonders if he's the reason the show is ending. 43:25 Retiring Chicago improvisor Matt DiMarco asks about the Trump campaign possibly ending reality TV. 46:45 L.A. improvisor Molly Wilbanks Anderson, recently married improvisor Andy Junk, and Josiah Jenkins former host of the Remake Podcast do a bit. 48:00 Ashley Nicole Black, writer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, wants to know if Sammy will marry her. Sammy gives her a brutally honest answer. 52:35 Please listen to our podcast friends at Rabbit Hole, Remake, An Hour with your Ex, Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling, MBSing, Pilot Co-Pilots, Scareblast, Space Lincoln & Talking Games. Sammy thanks listeners Adam Marier and Stephen Garvey.  55:00 The final outro 57:10 The PopFury theme song, Julandrew's "Get Back In Line" in full BONUS: I accidentally skipped a reader question during the episode, so here it is online: Q: Stand up comedian and writer Stephanie Weber, improvisor and podcaster Mel Evans, and Kyna Lenhof, co-host of comedy live-lit variety showcase This One Woman, all want to know: What is your next project? A: Honestly, while I have a few projects percolating in my noggin, I'm just gonna take it easy for a few months, do a few little low key improv shows and basically recharge my creative batteries. Whatever my next project is, I want to do it right and taking a break and just chilling out until I get that uncontrollable urge to create and produce again. I'm not sitting back and waiting for inspiration, I'm taking a step back until I have the wherewithal to properly follow through on previous inspirations. As always, thanks for listening. -Sammy

KELLEN TERRETT and RYAN BEN talk so much about their lovely ladies, it might as well have been a 5-person podcast! They talk about living with their ladies, globetrotting with their better halves and even training with their significant others. Along the way we also talk about teaching kids to swim, flying cockroaches, creepy clowns and the softer side of ISIS. Also, thanks to Ryan's generous promise, Ryan and PopFury will be donating $120 to charity of Sammy's choice. Finally, Sammy springs on Kellen and Ryan that this is the second-to-last episode of PopFury. The final episode will be the next one with Daniel Strauss.

Olympic Dream Team DIANE TENG (website) and CAROLYN SINON pair up for PopFury Gold! They tell the tale of the too-tall shirtless banker, clarify why women need so many underwear, explain what makes underwear look good on men, worry about the dangerous "Justin Beaver" and are turned off by BBC's new show, Naked Attraction. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:30 Carolyn and Diane are single (again). Diane shares the tale of her date of the too-tall shirtless financial banker. Carolyn has returned to state of dating maritime law. 12:45 They both are struggling with their finances. Diane researched how to negotiate her salary at a new job. 16:30 Carolyn explains the concept of the Concept Wardrobe. Sammy is absolutely confounded by the number of underwear Diane and Carolyn own. They explain how they judge male underwear. 26:35 Bees are invading Carolyn’s home. 30:10 A beaver named “Justin Beaver” has been attacking people in Canada. Carolyn was once attacked by a raccoon in Chicago while riding her bike. 34:40 Olympic athletes have been warned that the competition waters are contaminated with human waste and pathogens. Diane hasn’t really trained for her upcoming triathlon. 40:45 BBC’s show, Naked Attraction, drew numerous complaints due to nudity. 45:00 Carolyn will be visiting Iceland and Ireland soon. The ladies extol the virtues of “emergency granola bars” 52:10 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

MICHAELA PETRO and MALLORY NEES sweat through a hot, hot, hot episode of PopFury! They talk about animal attacks, Mallory's failing body, Tom Hiddleston, onstage nudity and the most romantic things they've done for a significant other! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00 Mallory is too cheap to use air conditioning. Michaela is too worried about Beijing to use air conditioning. “Gurl...I wanna knock the bottom out of that.” 4:20 They share the best and worst sex line a guy has tried to use on them. 6:30 A lemur attacked a child in Colorado. Mallory has had her own run-ins with a pigeon and mouse recently. 14:45 Mallory is an old lady who brings baked goods in for her coworkers and has a body that’s falling apart. 20:45 Michaela is upset Tom Hiddleston is dating America’s Sweetheart, Taylor Swift 23:35 Tinder now has a group date option. “Sammy always keeps his bra on!” 25:30 Michaela’s theater is currently itinerant. We discuss onstage nudity. 30:30 The Playboy model who posted a naked gym patron online has a retained a lawyer to deal with the fallout. 33:10 Mallory tied for the lead in her Bachelorette league. The ladies share the most romantic thing they’ve done or had done for them. 42:15 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

DAN JESSUP and his freedom beard liberate the PopFury Podcast! Dan chats about his South America travels, leaving the corporate world to focus on the creative arts, the cool projects his friends are doing and Microsoft's "cool" e-mail to interns. This episode's music is provided by Laurie Jane and the 45s. SHOW NOTES 0:00 “Talking” by Laurie Jane and the 45s 1:00 Dan is sporting a “freedom beard.” He took a leave of absence from Groupon and traveled South America for 6 weeks. 6:05 “The Leaving” by Laurie Jane and the 45s 6:50 He left Groupon and is focusing on his creative career for now. 12:00 “Voodoo Charm” by Laurie Jane and the 45s 12:30 Dan apparently only consumes media produced by friends and family...like his sister’s blues album, "Laurie Jane and the 45s"; his childhood friend’s book “Your Favorite Band is Killing Me” or his comedy pal’s stand up album “For Amusement Only”  21:45 “One Less Lonely Night” by Laurie Jane and the 45s 22:05 Sammy thinks Dan’s friends recommended the book “What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding” so Dan would hook up on vacations  26:55 Dan ruminates on being more calculated person in the creative arts, returning to performing, and voice work he’s done. 31:50 Sammy learns about EQ vs IQ in the workplace. 35:35 “Buck” by Laurie Jane and the 45s 36:20 Microsoft sent a “cool” email to its interns. Sammy uses a very contemporary “cool” reference un-ironically. 41:15 Outro, “Don’t Put No Headstone On My Grave” by Laurie Jane and the 45s Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

ALEX HONNET and MICHAEL BRUNLIEB bring intelligence, humor and beards to the PopFury Podcast! They talk about weddings, travelling with significant others, avoiding confrontations, the Tetris movie trilogy and just the first 100 pages of a book on debt. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro “Whenever I’m vacation that’s almost all I want to do is just go play frisbee outdoors.” 1:15 Alex was just in Old Mexico for a wedding. Mike was just in New Mexico for a wedding. Sammy wonders if they travel well with their girlfriends. 8:40 Alex is going to a wedding in NYC, which is the second of the EIGHT weddings he’s attending this year! 12:35 Alex and Mike describe how they cope with the “When are you getting married?” question. They describe their arguing techniques. “I still have no graceful way of dealing with it besides looking distraught.” 19:15 An Illinois gun shop holding a raffle for the survivors of the Orlando massacre...and the grand prize is an assault weapon.Mike and Alex are confrontation-averse. Mike got yelled at by an old hippie lady on a bike. 29:50 Tetris the game is being made into a trilogy of movies. Yes, a TRILOGY. 33 35 Alex recently forgot to re-sign his lease. No biggie. Also, Mike and Alex’s healthcare is suspect at best. 37:45 Mike is reading a book about debt called DEBT. Well, at least the first 100 pages. “I don’t know why you guys are delighting in this...this is a major, personal shortcoming for me.” 43:15 Parts of a body washed up near the site of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. We wonder if the world is falling apart. 47:30 Mike shares the tale of the Austrian exchange student. 51:15 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

TIM DE LA MOTTE returns for one last go 'round before moving to the city of pretty, Los Angeles. We talk about his move, having roommates as a 30-year-old, making new friends, Ready Player One, comfort food and, naturally, woods porn. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro “The way I do things is I pile everything up at the top of a mountain until the top of the mountain can’t hold it anymore and then everything falls down on me.” 1:00 Tim finally has a set date for moving to L.A. As “mature” men, we have strong feelings about having roommates again. Tim has a romantic ideal of what living in California will be like. He breaks down the process of saying goodbye, packing for the move away and making new friends. Sammy wonders if he’d be embarrassed to come back if it doesn’t work out. 28:40 Please listen to our podcast pals at Rabbit Hole and Remake. “It’s like the guys of Saved by the Bell were given the task of writing a book about nerd-dom. It’s so friggin’ bad!” 30:40  Tim hates, Hates, HATES READY PLAYER ONE by Ernest Cline.  37:35 Tim describes his perfect bar. 41:40 Burger King will be offering deep fried Mac N’ Cheese sticks encrusted in Cheetos. “My entire diet is comfort food” 45:30 The AspireAssist Device is pump and hose combo that drains food directly from your stomach after eating. Tim, apparently, will be liked by ladies in LA. 52:35 Men are less likely to use a condom the more beautiful their partner is. Tim buys condoms on the internet and is too uncomfortable to into a sex shop. 58:40 A elementary school graduation DVD accidentally had porn on it. We both first saw nudity from found “woods porn” 1:04:00 Tim gives parting advice to performers in Chicago. 1:05:00 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

ABBY WISCOMB and PHOEBE PERRY bring bowl cuts and flip phones to the PopFury Podcast! They talk about their new digs, long distance relationships, old blogs Sammy found, getting in trouble and Abby's issues with Siri. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00  Both Abby and Phoebe have moved into new places. Abby likes to be alone and Phoebe lives with 3 other people that she’s never really talked to. “We were also like, ‘Let’s be in an open relationship’ -- but we were 21 and didn’t know what that meant.” 4:00  Phoebe has been dating her boyfriend for 3 years, most of which was long distance. Abby is both a relationship and party ghoster. 8:15 Everybody thinks Abby is Jewish.  “Just be because I’m not Jewish doesn’t mean I can’t be Jew-ish.” 11:15 Sammy found Abby’s old blog, Letters to Me, which offered advice to to her past self.  15:00 Phoebe was once featured in her (very small) college’s fashion blog.   Abby’s hair doesn’t grow. "This is all a humble brag. I remember writing this and being like, ‘Oh, I’m so cool.’” 19:15 The ladies reflect on their college years. Abby belonged to an ”upper-middle tier sorority” and got in trouble once. 24:10 An 11-year-old daughter threatened to kill her mother with a butcher knife over being grounded. Phoebe got a butt (B-U-T-T) in the yearbook. 26:20 Abby can’t lie. Phoebe lies all the time. Abby grills Phoebe about her dates with Ian. “No matter how hard I try, Siri will always be a better girl than me.” 33:30 Abby has personal issues with iPhone’s Siri. She also thinks her search history is psychopathic. 35:50 Google thanked a polite older woman for using their service. Sammy found a video of Abby as a kid recreating a commercial. 40:15 Abby and Phoebe talk about their performance goals. Abby wants to be famous...but not really. 47:30 Outro   Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

(Programming Note: Ryan Dolan wanted not only to guest on PopFury but to interview Sammy as well. In the spirit of Yes And, Sammy turned the entire podcast over to Ryan to do with as he wanted...and Ryan proudly presents, The GOAT Show)     The Greatest of All Time Podcast Hosts, RYAN DOLAN, interviews the Greatest of All Time Guests, SAMMY TAMIMI, on the Greatest of All Time Podcasts, The GOAT Show! THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME PODCAST HOST QUOTES: “Sammy, why did you waste your life on improv?” “We are the tellers of secrets. So you told no secrets, is that why your life is a failure?” “I’ve never cried on a Chicago bus before, let alone the 36 bus.” “Anyway, so back to your failure of an improv life...” “We’ll get to your career trajectory here in a little bit and see if you have a future or if maybe you need to move to a small town in Utah...” "If you’re not self-loathing and wondering about your existential place in this world...I don’t think you have the depth to be an artist.” “It’s a great book, it’ll make you feel better about yourself reading about all these people who committed suicide.” “So when was the first time you were thrown off a team at iO?” “A lot of big fat guys have succeeded in improv. What happened?” “You have done 150 of these podcasts. Why PopFury, why pop culture and why Chicago improvisors? I mean, seriously, why the last one?”   GREATEST OF ALL TIME SHOW NOTES, IMAGES AND LINKS: Greatest of All Time Hosts, Ryan Dolan Full quote from Ray Carney, a Boston University film teacher, in an article in MOVIEMAKER magazine called "The Path of the Artist." He wrote: "Never forget that to be an artist, above everything else, to be a truth-teller, one of the few left in a culture seized in a death grip by media-induced fictions and journalistic clichés. You speak secrets no one else dares to whisper. You exist to share your most private feelings and personal observations with others. They are where truth lies. Don’t be afraid of being too personal, too private. Your most secret fears, your private doubts and uncertainties are everyone’s … My teachers told me that filmmaking was about telling gripping stories. It took me years to realize that that’s not an ambitious enough goal. You can do much more than that. You can give viewers new eyes and ears. You can change their states of awareness so that they see, hear, care, and feel differently. Your work exists to express things too delicate, too fluttering, too multivalent to be said in any other way. You’re doing something much more radical than telling a story. You’re rewiring people’s nervous systems. You’re doing brain surgery. Art gives us more than new facts and ideas; it gives us new powers of perception. … You speak the most subtle language ever created—the language of art—a form of expression more nuanced than verbal language, more complex than a theorem in physics, truer than anything in the newspaper."   Website for the mercilessly maligned Chicago City Limits in NYC   Second City Detroit (Downtown)   iO Harold schedule from July 2000 iO Harold roster from July 2000...you found out if you made a team or were cut when you got a physical copy of the schedule.   A chintzy poster for the Garbage Hounds Harold team Ryan recommended Kay Redfield Jamison's book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament Archived Second City interview with the improv ensemble KOKO  Sammy refers to Abby Sher's book Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn't Stop Praying (Among Other Things) Please check the podcasts of Mark Colomb. You can find the archive of Poor Choices Podcasts HERE and his most recent show, An Hour With Your Ex, HERE. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this special episode of the PopFury Podcast AKA THE GOAT, please feel free to listen to our regular episodes! You can subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Second City's DANIEL STRAUSS (@DanielStrauss) returns for the seventh, and perhaps final, time to the PopFury Podcast. He talks about his decision to leave Second City, moving to Los Angeles, his time as a Pothole Dummy, commercials he wouldn't do, the Passion of the Christ sequel and gives some parting advice to Chicago performers! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro, with a recap of Daniel’s previous PopFury appearances 2:05 Daniel is leaving Second City and moving to Los Angeles 7:45 He was the Pothole Dummy. Daniel shares his experiences with ride-along celebs Michelle Williams and Zach Miller.  13:00 Sammy wonders if Sophie will do commercials. 14:20 Daniel has a Twitter account that explains gifs named, appropriately, @gifsexplained 15:30 Daniel’s pledge breaks for PBS’ Jewish Journey still airs. Sammy brings up his Chef Boyardee gig. Daniel details what commercial gigs he would turn down. “I wish him nothing but the absolute worst. He’s a complete piece of shit...and he can kiss my fat fucking ass.” 20:40 Mel Gibson is working the sequel to Passion of the Christ 2 23:40 A bar fight started over a fart. Daniel immediately backs down to avoid fights (unlike Chelsea Devantez) 26:50 Police in Jeff Murdoch's home town held an 11-hour standoff...with an empty home. Daniel knows he’d be a horrible hostage negotiator. 30:10 A cowboy roped a bike thief. Daniel explains the considerations when moving with a kid. He slings unfounded allegations that this is his last PopFury podcast. “Having a kid is the best thing I’ve ever did” 34:00 Daniel shares his parting advice for performers. Sammy decides SPLIT is the show that got Daniel into Second City. 36:40 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

LISA BURTON (@LisaBurton) on brings her head shot and resume to her PopFury callback as we talk about getting engaged, getting engaged again, getting engaged yet again, getting married, and getting divorced. We also chatter about a Trump-supporter dating website, Adult Breastfeeding Relationships and dealing with other people's loud sex. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:40 Lisa has a callback audition for the musical improv ensemble Baby Wants Candy immediately after the podcast. Sammy reads her blog post from her last audition for BWC… from 7 years ago.  7:45 Sammy found Lisa’s old wedding website. She is an open book about her marriage and divorce. “We had laughs, we bought coffees, and took a selfie being like, ‘It’s our last day together!’” 11:45 Lisa details the process of getting amicably divorced. She recommends Judge Aunt Renee Goldfarb and 27th floor of the Daley Center for a pleasant divorce. 19:00 She has been engaged 3 times by age 29. A surprised Sammy has so many questions about her previous engagements. 25:30 Lisa’s boyfriend, Tim Dunn, just moved in with her. She explains what you should talk about before moving in together. “They have to love me...but they don’t have to like me--that’s 100% how families work.” 34:40 Sammy wonders how Lisa’s friends & family will react if she gets engaged again. She gives advice on how to talk to acquaintances about their divorce. 45:20 Please listen to our podcast friends at Rabbit Hole and Talking Games. 46:20 Lisa is very excited about the armor females (don’t) wear in video games, new Trump-supporter dating site and Adult Breastfeeding Relationships 52:55 A man started because his neighbors were having loud sex. Lisa and Sammy have opposite reactions on hearing other people having sex. 58:30 Being upfront about a woman's divorce may be sexy. 1:00.15 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Sarpy County People's Choice Award nominees for "Best Podcast Guests Who Are Getting Married" EDDIE MUJICA (@mooheekah) and BEX MARSH (@MissBexMarsh) walk down the aisle and into Sammy's heart as we talk about Bex's resting bitch face, the Sarpy County People's Choice Awards, bridal showers, artistic creativity and who will teach their child the jump shot. Eddie and Bex previously appeared on Episode 92. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intros. LEGIT intros. SUCH LEGIT INTROS. (Well, at least for Bex.) 1:20 Sammy thinks Bex was cast in a web series because of her resting bitch face. We compare the feedback styles we respond to. Bex has problems hiding emotion on her face. “Bex, we can see everything on your face...Get it to neutral!” 7:35 Eddie and Bex, who live in Los Angeles, are getting married in Chicago. Using the 2015 Sarpy County’s People’s Choice Awards, Sammy argues they should have got married in Bellevue, Nebraska. 14:50 Bex explains what a Bridal Shower is. They played “fun games” and she received lingerie that basically was for Eddie's enjoyment. The fellas ponder what a Groom Shower would be like. “They thought about my body sooo much for this moment.” 24:05 Eddie and Bex didn’t get to use the scanning gun for their wedding registry. 26:25 They both are fans of the book BIG MAGIC which about the creative process. 31:35 Bex now has an iPhone, which is a boon as she technologically incompetent. Eddie is now lactose intolerant, which is a bane because he likes ice cream and pizza. He’s getting old you guys. “Guys in their 20s are carrying condoms. Eddie’s got Lactaid.” 39:30 They’re already thinking about how to raise a kid...specifically who will teach them the jump shot. Sammy wonders how their kid would rebel against them. 44:35 Bex and Eddie share how different the L.A. vibe is and their frightening/confusing near-car-accident experience. 51:25 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

STEPHEN WINCHELL and ERICA REID rock n’ roll and shimmy n’ shake their way onto the PopFury podcast. They talk about the top 20 wedding reception songs, all the other Erica Reids in the world, Stephen's love of Motern Media, a chicken named Strawberry, the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Preying Mantis and Erica's surgery for hyperhidrosis (AKA "the Reid")! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:05 Erica is celebrating her 10-year wedding anniversary this summer. She insists she never fights with her husband. They spent a previous anniversary walking around Windsor, Canada. Stephen recalls his own romantic gestures. “Oh you walked here? Do you want me to give you a ride back to your Bed & Breakfast?” 7:35 Sammy runs down the top 20 wedding reception dance songs. Erica is the Eddie Haskell of wedding officiants. Stephen shares what songs he’d play at his wedding. 13:50 We discuss music that doesn’t age well. Erica talks about her experiences with She’s Crafty, a Beastie Boys cover band. 17:45 The business model of Motern Media incenses Sammy. “I know a lot about the other Erica Reids in the world because I get all of their e-mail…” 22:30 Sammy found the wrong Erica Reid online. Erica often gets all the other Ericas’ e-mails! 27:15 Give a listen to our friends at Remake the Podcast and Rabbit Hole the podcast. 28:35 A chicken named Strawberry watched animal videos while in recovery from surgery. Erica’s neighbor makes Catnip videos. We share what gets us through our own recovery own process. “OH. MY. GOD. That is the best thing I’ve ever heard. A chicken?! Watching TV?!?! COME ON!” 33:00 Ruth Bader Ginsburg preying mantis. What bugs would be named after us? 36:40  A Gravedigger competition leads Erica to talk about a Monster Truck competition. Sammy thinks Erica incepts her husband’s romantic gestures. 44:45 Erica had a surgery to help with her hyperhidrosis. In the olden days, they would have used a big book to fix Stephen's condition. 55:20 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

ROB GRABOWSKI  (@RobGrabo) and BETHANY REMELY (@thebremely) get real--and real funny--when we talk about unemployment, life anxiety, relationship red flags, and too many tattoos. Oh, and celebrity doppelgängers.  SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:40 Rob lost his job in February. He recently temped for the National Restaurant Association where became “Andrew from Toronto” 5:30 A bunch teens said Rob looks like Kevin from the Office. Bethany looks like Carol Hannah from Project Runway. 8:15 Bethany has a lot of anxiety about her life and ran to the podcast taping. “My uterus is slowly crumbling. Every month is a potential baby I’m fluting away.” 10:50 Sammy relentlessly grills Bethany about her the sources of her anxiety. Along the way we discuss comparing our lives to our non-comedy friends, scheduling social time, taking a break, and ‘acquaintances’ vs ‘friends’ 26:40 Bethany has trouble watching movies, no matter how short they are so she’s reading books instead. 31:35 She’s been thinking about what she can do of social value with comedy. “Looking back it was probably cocaine.” 34:00 Rob and Bethany share the relationship red flags they ignored in their 20s. 39:15 Please listen to our friends at the Rabbit Hole and Remake podcasts 40:40 Surprisingly, a British man with 29 Miley Cyrus tattoos says they’re negatively affecting his life. Bethany chickened out of getting a tattoo but once had a pierced nipple. 46:40 A Texas town installed a statue of girls taking a selfie 49:00 Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are cracking down on reported content...and sometimes crackdowns adversely affect comedians and burlesque performers. “That kid needs to learn some Stranger Danger.” 52:55 A Grandfather took the wrong kid home from school. 54:55 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

CAROLINE NASH (@cbnash) and LAURA MARSH (@LauraHarshMarsh) are down with OPP...even though they don’t know what it stands for. We talk about Beyoncé’s concert, Sammy’s concern for Laura, “Pup Play,” the most particular Google questions by state, Soulcycle, Planetary Prom, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Friends. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:45 Caroline saw Beyoncé in concert this weekend. “Seeing Beyoncé was like going to church on the most epic scale.” 7:55 Sammy is concerned about Laura and backs it up with Andrew W.K. quotes from her Facebook feed. She shares her thoughts about online dating and Sammy reads choice dating-related tweets from her Twitter. She gives her Tinder photo rules. 18:15 Laura and Caroline air their grievances about going to the gym. 22:35 Caroline ruined Sammy by sending him a documentary about people dress as dogs. We figure out what role play animals we’d be. “Florida is like the smelly kid that gets picked on.” 29:15 Sammy reveals the Google questions particular to specific states. They are goddamn ridiculous. 34:00 Caroline is into the cult of SoulCycle “I just want to go to the gym and slap some iron down...KA-KLAH! KA-KLAH!” 37:50 Laura attended Planetary Prom at the Adler Planetarium. Here is a video of a drone flying over a scale version of the solar system.  42:10 Caroline took her boyfriend to see Neil deGrasse Tyson as a belated Christmas gift. Sammy thinks belated gifts are tempting fate. 45:45 Laura explains why her voice is jacked. She is also preparing for a musical based on the the TV show Friends. Laura thinks she’s a Monica, Caroline thinks she’s a Marcel. They share what TV show they’d want to be a stage musical. 53:25 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

SCOTT GOLDSTEIN (@GoldyHawks) visits PopFury to talk about the end of Flat Iron Comedy, a filthy repairman, Budweiser, proposing to his wife, Curt Schilling and Rahm Emanuel.  SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:50 Flat Iron Comedy will soon be ending its run. Sammy had a sad and reflective career moment on the bus. We shop talk about Scott’s impending comedy hiatus and watching bad shows. “I think the problem is looking at improv as something you have to succeed in or something you can quantitatively succeed in...” 17:00 A repairman didn’t wash his hands in Scott’s home. He shares the things that instantly turns him off a person 21:30 Budweiser will be labeled America. Scott describes how he proposed to his wife and their Las Vegas wedding. “What do they blame the Holocaust on? Integration?” 29:00 A pastor says transgender bathrooms caused 9/11 32:00 Tetris the movie is in production. Scott does not care for Curt Schilling. 35:40 Scott does not care for Rahm Emanuel. “If I were Rahm Emanuel...the first thing I would do would be to throw myself off a building ‘cuz I’d be very unhappy with myself. I wouldn’t be able to look myself in the mirror.” 43:50 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

DIANE TENG (website) and TIM DE LA MOTTE (@TimDeLaMotte) dish out when they visit PopFury! We talk about Tim’s move to L.A., Diane’s singleness, flip-flop fashion, Google cars, babysitter bankrobbers...and a “free” blazer. (You can listen to a deleted segment of Diane and Tim debating the movies of 1993 on the episode page at http://popfurypodcast.com/143-diane-tim) SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro “You have no idea of the level of procrastinator you’re dealing with.” 0:35 Tim is moving to Los Angeles in a few weeks for work. TO BE CLEAR IT’S A JOB TRANSFER AND NOT FOR ACTING. The time is TBD and his preparation is NIL. 8:30 Tim and Diane doubt a study about how infrequently people wash their sheets. 13:05 Diane is single (again). She is reading the Break Up Bible. Sammy questions her desire to move to New Zealand “I think everyone’s been in that situation where you think, ‘How are there more tears in my body?’” 23:00 Tim shares his fashion strategy. He can’t stand flip flops in the workplace and is not a fan of shorts. 28:10 Diane and Tim figure out the upper age of being single for them. 35:10 Please listen to our awesome pals at Rabbit Hole and Remake 36:30 Google is looking for people to ride in their self-driving cars. Tim rode in a Tesla for an Uber ride. Diane shames Tim over his lack of bike safety. (trim her her whistle) “I love being a white man! It’s so easy to be me!” 46:00 Tim tells the story of the “free” blazer he got. Diane has never gotten anything free. 50:10 A babysitter took the children along on a bank robbery. Tim gets wings and muses about a theoretical Avenger bank robbery. 57:30 A man wants to recreate 9/11 to prove or disprove conspiracy theories. 1:04:30 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

MICHAELA PETRO and MALLORY NEES are body positive and Sammy negative when they return to Penthouse Studio 4W! They talk about  Michael Phelps' body, naked art bodies, naked sauna bodies and a movie about Harry Potter's dead body. NOTES 0:00 Intro “I feel very little about Michael Phelps when he has a shirt on.” 1:10 Michael Phelps posted a shirtless photo of him and his newborn online. 5:20 It was Body Positivity week. They discuss their personality deal breakers in a relationship. 13:00 100 nude women will gather for a photoshoot before the GOP convention in Cleveland. “Not to belittle this guy’s journey...but he sounds like a perv, right?” 16:45 A Canadian dating website will pair Americans fleeing a Trump presidency with Canadians. Michaela is anti-baby picture and baby-having. 22:00 An Edmonton strip club is offering free lap dances to Ft McMurray fire evacuees.   25:45 A Finnish Burger King has an in-store spa and sauna. Sammy learns about “naked friends” “I love you, Mallory...but I don’t know if I could share naked time with you.” 30:45 Mallory is excited for the farting corpse movie, Swiss Army Man. They ponder the acting roles they’d be happy being remembered as forever. They HATE HATE HATE Manic Pixie girls. 39:00 Mallory is starting a new job and is a little nervous. She also worked at Dude Club Central Cinema. 47:45 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

BEN VIGEANT (@BVigeant) and SARAH JOY SHOCKEY (@SarahJoyShockey) bring relentless optimism and Martian capitalism to PopFury! They talk about Sarah's gig as a Resistance Pro Wrestling commentator, Ben's empire in Off-World Trading Company, calling 911, a Nazi dog, and the creative process when you're confrontation averse. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:35 Ben and Sarah had two random old people at their last show 3:30 Sarah is a color commentator for Resistance Pro Wrestling. Ben is Scrooge McDuck rich in friends and would commentate pinball if he could. 11:25 Ben is playing Off-World Trading Company, where he is basically a Martian Stock Trader. Sammy and Sarah can't stop making fun of it. 16:00 The “Free Hug Guy” in Times Square punched a tourist because she didn’t tip him. Ben has been pick-pocketed. 22:10 A Fire Department in Nevada is asking people to stop calling 911 for minor issues. Ben and Sarah share the incidents that caused them to call 911. 29:25 A Scottish man was for a video of his dog giving the Nazi salute. 32:00 Sarah is re-reading Jane Austen. She is relentlessly optimistic. 38:10 Ben and Sarah are very conflict averse in their creative process. They share what they think the  5 universally funny jokes are. 46:45 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

ERIN ROONEY (@ErinRooney) and TIM CHIDESTER (@TheTimChidester) bring their finger-lickin' good comedy to the PopFury Podcast! They talk about their unique living situation, Erin's hatred of musicals, paranormal TV shows, disposing of their remains, "Game of Bones" and, of course, Boaty McBoatface. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:45 Tim and Erin are a couple that live in the same building...but NOT the same apartment. “What a great living situation...when you get sick of each other you can go to your own corners.” 3:50 Erin is on a Candy Crush bender and is lethally cruel to her Sims. Tunisian mobile game makers gave away a cow to a player, which totally confuses Erin. 7:40 Erin used to love musicals--now, not so much.  Tim and Sammy present Field of Dreams: The Musical. Erin cannot even with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend or Kimmy Schmidt. 11:40 Tim and Erin share the shows they can (and can’t) watch together. They describe the various, and frankly ridiculous, paranormal shows Erin watches. Tim has no concept of when machines were in use. “She likes horror movies with little to no horror. So, basically, Rom Coms.” 18:20 Sammy wonders if they believe in paranormal activity. Erin does not like horror movies. 22:05 Hamilton set a record with 16 Tony nominations. 26:25 A tow truck driver refused to help a stranded motorist because she was a Bernie Sanders supporter. Tim shares an infuriating experience that happened to his brother. “People are using their political affiliations to be assholes...across the board.” 34:00 A selfie taker destroyed a historical statue in Portugal. 40:40 Fishermen used the remains of their friend as bait for a record-breaking catch. Erin has inhaled a dead man's ashes. Erin and Tim share what they’d want done with their remains. 45:40 A man burned down his shed to kill bees. 49:20 PornHub.com says porn use decreases during Game of Thrones episodes and spikes tremendously afterwards. Erin and Tim come up with GoT-inspired porn names. 51:55 KFC has made edible fingernail polish. "The world would be a much better place if we had a lot of fun-named things!" 55:20 The British government decided to call the ship “RSS David Attenborough” instead of “Boaty McBoatface” 58:40 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

The hilarious HOPE REHAK (@HopeRehak) andthe wet blanket BOBBY EVERS visit PopFury! Hope talks aboutbeing a tall lady, Sammy argues about 'Opposites Attract' and Bobbyis doing some stupid hipster stuff. We also throw in a hefty amountof Kirk Cameron idiocy and the Rom-Com Industrial complex!You can visit popfurypodcast.com for a special 6-minute outtakefrom this episode!SHOWNOTES0:00Intro0:50 Hopeexplains the trials and tribulations of being a tall woman. Bobbyand Hope break down online dating for Sammy.“Number one--my boobs areconstantly in everyone’s face.”8:55 Sammydecides Hope’s birthday party is a singles mixer. We argue aboutthe adage of “Opposites attract.” Bobby has some thoughts aboutopen relationships.17:40 Hope isonly paying for movies that pass the Bechdel test. It’s a totalbummer.24:00 Bobby isnot buying new books any more.26:25 Bobby isdoing some stupid hipster s**t by celebrating the 1-yearanniversary of a movie billboard in Logan Square. The billboard isfor the Cameron Crowe movie Aloha. What the f**k.30:00 Listen toour podcast pals Rabbit Hole and Remake!“I can be incredibly cuttingand cruel with my words...but you have to have a demeanor ofpoliteness as a woman so that you don’t get murdered.”31:30 KirkCameron has some marriage advice. Hope sat next to a Mormon on aplane who relentlessly tried to convert her.38:15 Hopebreaks down the false conventions of Rom-Com movies. Bobby rantsabout the “Rom-Com(plex) conspiracy”“The Rom-Com(plex) is sellingheteronormativity to the culture to perpetuate the species and keepthe economy going…”42:25 KirkCameron used his wife as a kissing stand-in on-set. Hope has beenon many  mansplained first dates. Bobby gotAlpha’d.47:15 A NYC mangot punched for looking like Shia LeBeaof. Bobby saw Hamilton inNYC. Sammy gets incensed at Bobby’s “Hamboi”-ness.55:35 A boyraised money for his own adoption. Hope and Bobby share the thingsthey learned when they made life changes. RuPaul changed how Hopedeals with the world.“Do you think I just have amagical power by virtue of my vagina? I don’t.”1:07:00OutroThanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of thePopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

Dancing man GEORGE MCAULIFFE and his MUSTACHE take the stage in the newest PopFury. George talks about his one-man show, Not All Cops Are Bad, getting pulled onstage at a Bruce Springsteen concert, high school hijinks, Senior (citizen) Prom and webcam eagles eating cats. For show notes and the video link of George getting pulled onstage, please visit PopFuryPodcast.com! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to

KYNA LENHOF (@KJintheCity) and CYNTHIA SHUR PETTS (@CynShurPetts) tapdance their way into Penthouse Studio 4W and toot their own (French) horns! They talk about their new show, This One Woman, re-piercing ears, Mackinac Island, a nude restaurant, Chris Hemsworth's wallet and Kyna's "seduction" technique! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00 Cynthia and Kyna are the producers and the hosts of This One Woman, a one-woman show...performed by many people. “And this was mostly in the 80s--so most of my earrings were fluorescent and looked like sunglasses.” 8:45 Cynthia has recently re-pierced her ears. We decide if we prefer direct or circumspect people. They both like people watching in doctors’ offices. 19:24 Kyna is running a half-marathon. 22:30 Cynthia wishes she had musical instrument skills. Kyna toots her own (French) horn about her band days. 29:10 Cynthia is going to Mackinac Island. 33:25 Please listen to our Friends at Rabbit Hole and Remake! “Even in my own house I don’t eat naked!” 34:40 A London restaurant will be clothing optional. 39:05 A nude Hercules statue will have a detachable penis to deter ding-dong thieves. 41:30 Chris Hemsworth’s wallet was returned to him by a Boy Scout. Cynthia and Kyna share good deeds done to them. 46:25 Even children are absorbing the political culture of the elections. We discuss the contentious divide amongst our own friends. Cynthia endorses a judge over Sammy’s protests. 52:00 Cynthia is on a non-fiction book kick. Kyna shows her “seduction” technique. 1:00:25 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on

SKORT’s Carolyn Sinon brings her new-found feelings to PopFury! She talks about impulsive plant buying, getting back together after a break up, bike short bulges, a horse named Horsey McHorseface and re-reading the Harry Potter books! SHOW NOTES 0:00  Intro “That was simultaneously the nicest and the meanest intro you’ve ever given for me.” 1:25 Carolyn has an impulsive plant-buying problem. 5:40 We dive into the feelings and etiquette of getting back together with an ex. 11:30 Carolyn is trying to be more open and in touch with her feelings. She recently purchased The 52 Lists Project book. 16:20 She shares her Goldilocks-like experience auditioning for agents. “There’s like a lot happening when [men] wear bike shorts and it’s pretty apparent there’s something happening.” 24:40 A hotel has banned bulgy bicyclists from wearing Lycra shorts on the premises. Sammy learns about shammies. Carolyn Googles mens crotches for Sammy. 31:15 A horse has been named Horsey McHorseface. Carolyn has a problem naming things. 37:10 A man went nuts after listening to too much music and masturbating too much. “I’m not a guy so I don’t know...but isn’t masturbating supposed to mellow you out?” 40:30 Carolyn is re-reading the entire Harry Potter series. Sammy forces her to do Harry Potter voices. 46:50 Researchers transmitted a WiFi signal through meat. Carolyn is watching Cooked, a documentary on cooking. She just made her first bread from scratch...Sammy is not impressed and actually grows quite indignant about the whole process. 55:30 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

JOHN "ANGLES" SABINE and JAMISON "THE PROFESSOR" WEBB liven up your morning commute with their wacky radio antics! They talk Kobe Bryant, nicknames, their morning radio shows, a porn site banning North Carolina users and the Hanna Barbera cinematic universe! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00 Jamison’s tangential joke turns into a discussion of today’s charged political climate. “I think the thing missing in the rhetoric, and this is on both sides, is nuance. We’ve forgotten that life demands grays and we’re living in blacks and whites and I think that’s dangerous.” 5:00 ESPN accidentally labeled Jamison the stage manager at Second City. They recall venues they’ve performed at. 9:40 A car alarm went off for hours in Jamison’s neighborhood. Jamsion gives Alan Arkin impression tips. 13:30 It’s showcase season in Chicago. 15:30 Thank you, Kobe. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, Kobe. "Michael who? Thank you, Kobe!" 20:45 Jamison and John’s nicknames lead to the “Daddy & Juice” morning zoo show and NPR’s newest kids show “Professor & Angles”  25:00 John is reading a book about high schoolers jumping to the NBA. They ponder what they would have been professionally recruited for while in high school. 31:35 Please listen to our podcast friends at Rabbit Hole and the Remake! 33:45 A fan fought 47-year-old former boxing champion Roy Jones Jr for a chance at $100,000. Jamison and John figure out who they could beat head-to-head. Jamison presents "Cop who watches too much Seinfeld" "Sammy, I love PopFury...but I'm going to pretend I'm on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me!" 38:45 Ticketmaster will start selling tix on Facebook. 41:40 Pornsite X-Hamster is denying North Carolina users access to their site in response to the new LGBT law. 45:00 Taxpayers in 34 states can pay their taxes at 7-11. 47:55 Prepare yourselves for the Hanna Barbera Cinematic Universe. Jamison and Sabine cast a modern day gritty Scooby Doo reboot. 52:30 A dentist pulled all of a man’s teeth...without him knowing. Jamison debuts “Flatline Bling” 57:00 Outro, presented by Jamison and John's morning DJs Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

MIGUEL LEPE JR (miguellepe.com) and RICH ALFONSO (@rich_alfonso) grab brews and turn on the hot water when they visit PopFury! They talk about shower beers, break ups, Second City's Bob Curry Fellowship, bee sting beauty therapy, eyebrow threading, Shakira and  Sade! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro, Sammy absolutely flubs Miguel’s intro 1:45 Miguel is married and has 1-year old daughter while doing the comedy hustle. Rich breaks down shower beers. “Women. I don’t get ‘em...and neither does Nic Cage.” 6:40 Rich is dapper, perpetual bachelor. We share our break up techniques. 12:30 Both Rich and Miguel are graduates of the Bob Curry Fellowship program at Second City. They share their experiences and why they feel it is an important program. 21:00 A singer died after being bitten by a cobra onstage. Miguel and Rich ponder what their own embarrassing deaths would be. “It just honestly depends on my mood: do I want wax on my forehead or do I want a lady’s lips close to my head?” 27:25 Gwynneth Paltrow is receiving bee sting beauty therapy. Miguel has gotten his eyebrows threaded. Rich’s cousin is big into his looks and Snapchatting his life. 35:40 A Congressman claims his son misused his campaign funds to buy Steam games. Rich is former smoker and vaper. 41:45 Samsung has patented smart contacts. We ponder technology that lets us relive memories and remember our first female pop star crushes such as Shakira and Sade. “I’m gonna Scorsese the shit out of my sex scenes. That’s what I would do.” 49:45 A homemade rocket-skateboard blew up and killed a high school student. Miguel and Rich remember their own stupid high school activities. 58:40 Outro, with Rich's promise of yearly buttsnaps Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

ROSIE MOAN (@RosMoan) and JIMMY PENNINGTON (@jimmyofnazareth) bicker and battle their way through the podcast! They yell about beards, Rosie's boyfriend Ben, birthday parties, Rosie's boyfriend Ben, Harry Potter, Rosie's boyfriend Ben, Jack Reacher, Rosie's boyfriend Ben, NYC taxi laws and each other's crappy music. Also, Rosie's boyfriend Ben. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:45 "Rosie" is not Rosie’s first name. Jimmy has one hell of a beard. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. 6:25 Rosie details the back-and-forth surprise parties she and her boyfriend have thrown. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. “I’m not gonna argue something where I’m right. It doesn’t make sense.” 11:00 We talk about the social sacrifices actors make...or in Jimmy’s case, don’t make. Jimmy explains his teaching style. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. 18:45 Rosie loses her shit when she learns Jimmy loves Harry Potter too. They divulge what they’d sacrifice to become wizards. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. 22:30 Adult Harry Potter fans caused an event for kids to be cancelled. Rosie and Jimmy ponder what their Patronus would be and what House would they would be sorted into. Rosie shamefully admits her true House. “You know I’m going to be wrong because Jimmy is now using his ‘Confident Example Voice’” 30:10 Jimmy intentionally looks at Twitter feeds that anger him. He soldiered through 3 Jack Reacher books he did not enjoy whatsoever. 33:30 Rosie tunes out a no-sex revenge fart story...because she is remembering an even more perverted story. Both Jimmy and Rosie lied a lot when they were younger but don’t so now. Jimmy thinks white male stand ups should be eradicated. 40:15 A failed bank robber declared “April Fool’s” and left. The NYC Taxi commission is voting on new laws against sexually harassing (and ejaculating on) passengers. Sammy doesn’t understand Rosie and Ben’s relationship. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. “I’m gonna sit in the bike lane and ejaculate as you go past. I’m just gonna throw someone else’s cum on you.” 49:10 Rock music may increase chemotherapy’s effectiveness. Rosie and Jimmy guess each other’s favorite music. 54:35 The CIA left explosive material in a school bus after a training exercise. 55:45 Outro. Rosie’s boyfriend, Ben, is mentioned in this segment. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

NNAMDI NGWE and ALLISON RINGHAND hold for editing when they visit PopFury! They talk about the last thing that made them cry, Nnamdi's web series Julius, donated kids, Smell Dating, the Chicago Teachers Union strike and our favorite school memories. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro, during which Nnmadi holds for applause 1:25 Sammy adores Allison’s last name. Nnamdi and Allison are pop culture hipsters. "Two. There were two black people. Was that what you were going to ask?" 3:15 Nnamdi went to his first Blackhawks game. Allison questions Nnamdi’s all-sports enthusiasm. 8:15 Allison is digging My Grandma’s Ravioli...but it's not what you think it is. They reveal the last thing that made them cry. 11:00 Nnamdi stars in a comedic web series called JULIUS. Superman v Batman is Nnamdi’s homework. Allison is over movies. 16:40 Sammy thinks Allison will be a hard-to-please mother. Allison thinks Nnamdi will be a softie dad.  A woman fell in love  with and married her sperm donor. Allison and Nnamdi predict each other’s donated kids. 22:40 Neither Allison or Nnamdi are into Smell Dating or regular online dating. Nnamdi spouts gibberish about why he doesn’t online date.  Allison is a social media black hole. 32:25 Allison is an elementary school teacher and explains why the Chicago Teachers Union is going on strike next week. 37:40 We all share our best and worst memories of our early school years. 44:35 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

ALAN CALLAGHAN and ANDY JUNK stamp their PopFury passports! They talk about their recent travels, planning Andy's bachelor party, learning how to argue with significant others, the Freddy Got Fingered VHS arrest and Microsoft's now-racist chatbot, Tay! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:05 Alan recently visited Europe where he apparently went on a crime spree. Andy just went to Cancun as an adult. 13:55 Andy is getting married in August and is designing the wedding invitation. Alan lobbies to be the best man. “I want to live as if i were a 13-year-old boy who has enough money to live exactly how a 13-year-old boy wants to without parental supervision.” 18:45 A bicyclist used tea candles for light on his bike. Andy describes 2Toots Train Whistle Grill, which sounds like hell on Earth to Sammy. 21:00 A drunk Florida couple fought each other using Taco Bell food. Andy and Alan select their food weapons of choice. 24:00 Andy gets into the nature of arguing in relationships and learning how to fight with his fiance, Jenn. 30:30 Alan once gutted out three dates with someone he didn’t have chemistry with. Sammy wonders what Andy and Alan define “chemistry” as. 35:00  A man was arrested for not returning the VHS tape of Freddy Got Fingered. Andy was the guy from the video store who called you about owing money. “I think there are no bounds to the perversion of Man.” 39:15 A woman claimed a man was hiding under her truck at a Walmart. The urban legend of Chicago’s Homey the Clown comes up as does the Target “Poop Perv” 44:45 Tay, Microsoft’s twitter chatbot that learns from users on the internet, turned into a racist troll. 47:15 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

CYNTHIA BANGERT and RYAN BEN (@ryanjoeben) leave Sammy gasping for breath as they keep him laughing when they talk about Cynthia's digital habits, traveling to Japan, lugging a heavy bookcase, and the Internet-named research ship, "Boaty McBoatface" SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:00 Ryan presents his “Owner’s” Statement and offers to donate 1 penny per listen to from now until his year-in-review episode at the end of the year to a charity of Sammy's choice. “Cynthia Bangert blames her inability to answer e-mails...on smartphones. That’s on the record.” 4:45 Cynthia didn’t respond to Sammy’s pre-show e-mail--but Ryan responded on her behalf. Sammy gets to the root of Cynthia’s unresponsiveness and learns way too much about her Solitaire habits. 14:15 Ryan’s parents celebrated their 30th anniversary last week and Ryan has his 30th birthday in May...Sammy does the math. 17:00 They are visiting Japan in the Fall. Ryan plugs Emirates Airlines. 25:00 Cynthia made Ryan carry a "too-heavy" bookcase. Ryan plugs Nadeau Furniture. Sammy learns of Cynthia’s craftiness. Ryan plugs Twix. “I can’t tell you how many things get kissed in our bed that aren’t me.” 30:50 They are training for their second triathlon. Sammy wonders why they would do that...again. 37:15 Please listen to our podcast pals at Rabbit Hole and Remake! 38:30 The internet chose the name for multi-million dollar polar research vessel: Boaty McBoatface. Cynthia doesn’t understand how boats work. “You have been gifted the miracle of time travel, you're going to see yourself ten years ago...and your suggestion [to yourself] is simply going to be 'Wash more'?!? ” 42:45 Both Ryan and Cynthia are turning 30 this year. They share the advice they would give their 19-year-old selves. 55:55 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

JOHN THIBODEAUX (@john_thibodeaux) brings the maths and the musics to Penthouse Studio 4W! John talks about (briefly) being an engineer, his music project, the freakshow of politics, Game of Thrones and how the "comedy sausage" is made! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:40 John is rocking an old school Padres cap. Sammy is shocked to learn John was an engineer. 3:35 He will be visiting Colombia in April. “Humor for me growing up was always like a--I don’t want to say defense mechanism--but like an infiltration mechanism...” 6:55 Sammy quizzes John about what his life plans and goals were at various ages in his life and about the freezing desert epiphany that led to his comedy career. 18:25 John has a musical project inspired by Kathryn Casey’s true crime novel Deliver Us. We both like sad things because we’re involved in comedy. 25:00 Police are warning of roving trio of men challenging people to rap battles. John shares what he would and would not challenge other people to do. “I think if Hamilton has taught us anything it’s that real progress occurs when you rap it out.” 30:10 The character of Hulk Hogan has a larger penis than the person playing him. Speaking of racists, hey, politics! We delve into the interesting, scary mess that is the 2016 election. John recalls his college years. 39:40 We are looking forward to the new season of Game of Thrones. John shares the shows he and his girlfriend can and can’t watch together. “If I really love something, the way that I show my appreciation for it is to learn how to create it.” 47:35 Talking technology leads us into how the comedy sausage is made. 53:00 Outro, during which John recounts ThreePeat’s special award show attire. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

TIM DUNN (@timothyrdunn) and LISA BURTON (@lisaburton) wave their wands and apparate in Penthouse Studio 4W! The enchanting duo discuss their trip to Harry Potter World, moving in together, the canceled Trump rally, the Captain America Ulta burglar and Deadpool. NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:40 Tim and Lisa went to Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando. They give the hilarious inside scoop on their Harry Potter World experiences. 22:25 They are moving in together and explain “ship dating” to Sammy. Tim dropped the the L-word first despite his plans falling through. 31:45 Please listen to our friends at the Rabbit Hole and Remake podcasts! 33:10 The Trump rally in Chicago was cancelled due to protests. They are voting for different candidates. 39:15 Nursery staff referred a 4-year-old to a counter-terrorism organization when they misunderstood him. Lisa just caught up on Dubsmash. Tim had to explain pop culture to a ship-bound Lisa. 44:40 A man dressed as Captain America burgled several Ulta Salons. Lisa and Tim outline the costs of maintaining their respective looks. 48:55 Cosplayers were kicked out of a Frozen on Ice event for dressing as Elsa and Anna. Lisa is a huge Deadpool fan. 53:00 Lisa is training for a half-marathon; Tim showers at the very hip and white David Barton Gym. 1:01:10 Tim is working on a new web series, Board Life. 1:03:00 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

TIM DE LA MOTTE & ANDY DIERKER huff and puff their way up the Loo Lifters to talk about volunteering for the Bernie Sanders campaign, Batman vs Superman, experiencing Game of Thrones only via Wikipedia, embarrassing items in their homes and what they'd donate to the Museum of Broken Relationships.  SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 0:40 Sammy thinks Tim and Andy got winded climbing up to Penthouse Studio 4W. Tim wanted to join the the Peace Corp out of spite and has a “slight” dream of living as a Loo Lifter in the UK. “Well, it was my roommate. He was a real dickhead. And he was from Ecuador--so I wanted to go there and spite his people.” 3:10 Tim is having a rough go of socializing in the stand up comedy world.  Andy & Tim predict each other’s stand up sets. 12:05 Andy went to Iowa to go door-to-door for the Bernie Sanders campaign. “If you get someone who answers the door, you try to steel yourself and determine if they’re the kind of person who’s going kill you if you say the wrong candidate.” 20:45 Andy is very excited to see Batman vs Superman. Very. Very. Excited. So. Excited. 27:15 Andy has read the Wikipedia for Game of Thrones, but has never the books or watched the shows. Sammy puts his knowledge to the test. 31:30 Please listen to our pals at Rabbit Hole and Remake! “I have a long genetic history of being hot trash.” 33:00 Chick-Fil-A is offering free Icedreams® to families that coop their cellphones during meals. 36:50 Our lord and savior Kanye West posted a screenshot of his browser accidentally showing he was using Pirate Bay. 41:00  Lego is releasing a modern day Lego family. Tim and Andy share their favorite childhood toys. 47:45 They describe what embarrassing items they may have in their homes. “According to Faith, the Angel Reader that I went to…” 50:10 Tim and Andy reveal what items they’d donate to the Museum of Broken Relationships. Tim recently got an “angel reading” 59:30 Millennials don’t have time for cereal. Andy recalls a fateful bagel. “I think it’s just that the Venn Diagram of people who drink energy drinks and fucking morons is almost a complete overlap.” 1:04:45 Middlebury College in Vermont banned sales of energy drinks. Tim and Andy reveal what they’d like to re-experience again as if it were first time. 1:11:50 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!

MAYA BOUDREAU (@mayaboudreau) and EVAN WATKINS (@vanwatz) fly in from the Pilot Co-Pilots Podcast!  We talk about Maya's first trip to Disney World, the Wiggles charity reunion, Scientology, the People Vs OJ Simpson & Survivor! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:35 Maya and Evan both have birthdays the week of Valentine’s Day. They celebrated with Maya's first trip to Disney World! “What’s there to like about grown men in a band called the ‘The Wiggles’? That’s so perverted and disgusting!” 9:35 The Wiggles reunited and performed for adults for charity (video). Evan hates Beyoncé for tearing apart Destiny’s Child. 15:50 A 23-year old man pretended to be a teenager and attended high school for FOUR years. We theorize how we’d act if we did the same thing. “I’d just go in and nail every audition for those stupid school plays.” 23:00 We are all Aquarians, so Sammy reads our collective horoscopes(.com) 28:00 Please give a listen to our friends at the Rabbit Hole and Remake podcasts! 29:15 Evan and Maya are considering a move to LA. A UK teen started cursing and craving cheese after coming out of a coma. Maya and Evan share the signs that would let them know the other was sick. 35:45 Maya & Evan are s̶u̶s̶c̶e̶p̶t̶i̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶  intrigued by Scientology. “He’s playing it as if OJ is Rachel and he’s still Ross…” 40:00 They are enjoying The People vs OJ Simpson despite John Travolta and David Schwimmer’s acting. 44:30 Evan and Maya big survivor fans. They share what challenges they would be good and bad at and who their arch nemesis would be. Kid Nation gets a special out. 53:45 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher!