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A minute-by-minute dissection of John Landis's 1983 classic Trading Places starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy, from the creators of the Caddyshack Minute and Blues Brothers Minute, like you'd find in a bacon, lettuce, and podcast sandwich.

The Ditch Diggers


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 95 EPISODES


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    Minute 94: It's Lionel Joseph!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 61:59


    Lionel Joseph arrives in the train cabin to the surprise of Billy Ray, the consternation of Beeks, and the joy of our guest Bryant Hicks. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 93: No Fun

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 52:42


    The baggage handlers look for food and Billy Ray gets the briefcase to Lewis in the bathroom and that's about it. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 92: Madonna with Swedish Meatballs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 52:24


    Inga from Sweden arrives wearing the wrong clothes, but somehow that's okay. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 91: Saved by ChatGPT

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 50:43


    Coleman arrives as a priest who loves whiskey and avoiding farting, and AI turns out to be our number one fan. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 90: Beef Jerky Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 63:52


    God, this one's long! But that's because we have to figure out the economy, physics, prostitution, and everything else on this bill of lading. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 89: G. Gordon Liddy's "The Monkey Handlers"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 55:10


    Merry New Year, everyone. Celebrate by mocking a gorilla. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 88: Chekov's Ape Suit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 49:47


    Oh my God, we're on the train all of a sudden. Get ready for the movie to hit its comedic peak! Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 87: Pay Phone Etiquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 39:41


    Our heroes figure out the Dukes' scheme and plan to stop them, or better yet, beat them to it. Plus there's eggnog and cussing. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 86: Ginger Braker??

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 47:28


    Gun cleaning, salad eating, and sage advice are all interrupted by television, as usual. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 85: Turns Out It Was the Dukes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 48:40


    It was just a dream! But that doesn't stop Louis from trying to strangle Billy Ray to death. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 84: Brought to You by Trader Joes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 46:30


    Louis almost does himself in with a bunch of pills, but then wakes in his own bed from a dream about a sandwich of Trader Joe's roast turkey, Trader Joe's gouda, with Trader Joe's aioli mustard on a Trader Joe's ciabatta roll and a side of Trader Joe's Crunchy Pops. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 83: Such a Truck

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 38:51


    Louis fails to shoot himself but succeeds in leading Billy Ray to Ophelia's apartment. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 82: Anatomy of a Salmon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 29:52


    Louis pulls a salmon out of his Santa suit and eats it on a bus. Or does he?? Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 81: The Ringdinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 34:26


    Billy Ray works his way through a city of Santas, while the one he's looking for gets on a bus. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 80: Greetings from Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 55:07


    Now knowing the truth of the Duke's scheme, Billy Ray chases after a drunken Santa Louis. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 79: Collegiate Nutritional Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 44:53


    Bets are settled, hands are washed, and mouths are burned. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 78: Smoking in the Secret Bathroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 42:37


    Billy Ray's special alone time is interrupted by the sneaky arrival of the Dukes. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 77: Louis Pulled a Pistol as Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 44:05


    With a rebel yell, Louis terrifies his former coworkers. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 76: Ham Gun or Beef Blaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 36:57


    Louis pulls his meat on Billy Ray. No, not like that, you're gross. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 75: All the Bad Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 31:11


    Have you seen what marijuana joints, pills, quaaludes, valium, yellow ones, red ones, cocaine grinders and drug needles do to kids? Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 74: You Are in Danger

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 52:06


    Billy Ray stumbles into a sitcom episode, the boys hang out at Tom's house, and Dan is killed by a tsunami. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 73: Self Serve Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 48:58


    Merry Christmas Eve! Help yourself to some salmon and then get to work on those payroll checks. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 72: Insightful Film Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 48:23


    It's all nose kisses and papers in bed until Lewis freaks out about Valentine again. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 71: Using Protection with Your Investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 46:27


    Things get steamy as Ophelia gets into bed with Lewis and-- oh wait, never mind. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 70: The Party in the Bathroom Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 48:55


    Sexual favors are suggested and postponed! Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 69: Going Long on Fun Sizes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 55:20


    Hey, good news about the Russian wheat harvest! Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 68: Snail Jokes in the Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 40:52


    Lewis buys a gun but can't hear the snail joke through the window of the fancy restaurant. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 67: This Episode Is Brought to You by Rochefoucauld

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 42:13


    Trading Places Minute is brought to you by Rochefoucauld, the thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland, and water resistant to three atmospheres. This is the sports watch of the 80s. $6955.00 retail. Bonus: it tells time simultaneously in Monte Carlo, Beverly Hills, London, Paris, Rome, and Gstaad. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 66: Todd and Andrew and Henry and Philip

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 47:53


    Lewis approaches his friends for help, but it turns out they are not in the market for drugs. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 65: Muffy and Margaret and Susan and Constance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 31:58


    You only think you know what's going on at that table, but you don't, nor do you care. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 64: Acting Like Your Collar Is Popped

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 41:54


    'Neath the elms we sing our tones, we're podcasters to the end. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 63: Holiday Purchasing Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 42:06


    Which is tighter, the Christmas Noose or the Kung Fu Grip? Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 62: Ask Us About Our May Bellies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 41:30


    Billy Ray begins to explain to the Dukes why they shouldn't be buying their pork bellies just yet. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 61: Five Figure Investments in Sex Futures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 71:57


    Turns out the prostitutes in this movie are just as obsessed with money as everyone else. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 60: See You Next Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 47:33


    The prostitute monologues. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 59: Acting Like You're Wearing a Harvard Tie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 40:18


    Lewis complains about his plight until the prostitute who lives in a shabby apartment tells him to shut up. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 58: Bookies and Hookers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 50:18


    Billy Ray learns about more commodities such as gold, which you might find in the heart of a prostitute. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 57: A Podcast, Lettuce, and Tomato Sandwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 47:18


    Billy Ray learns where food comes from. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 56: Dog Bowl in the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 44:45


    An intimidated and confused Billy Ray dives into his first day of work at Duke and Duke. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 55: The Dude Right Over There

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 44:21


    Two cars pass in the afternoon as Billy Ray and Lewis have visions of their pasts and futures. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 54: City Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 52:38


    Jamie Lee Curtis inspires Lewis to rise from his knees and offers him a cab ride. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 53: The Clothespin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 46:29


    A man needs a clothespin. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 52: Dan's Favorite Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 51:06


    If you're a heroine dealer in need of a bank, don't even bother with First National. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 51: Pizza for Prostitutes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 49:05


    There's no Coleman here, so Lewis will need to find another way to pay this prostitute who keeps following him around. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 50: The Golden Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 51:47


    Penelope walks out of Lewis's life forever, so he takes a cab ride with a prostitute. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 49: The Hydraulic Boogaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 39:45


    Lewis has Penelope convinced of his innocence, but as always happens, a hooker shows up to ruin everything. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 48: Sex with People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 45:41


    Penelope tells Lewis he smells and he regales her with his Big House adventures. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 47: A Stranger Is Just a Purse Fetishist You Haven't Met Yet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 40:24


    Penelope shows off her purse to the riffraff while waiting for Lewis to emerge from jail. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 46: How to Process Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 51:24


    A beaten Lewis is released from jail while Beeks propositions that waitress from Columbo in the police station lobby. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 45: Conclusion to a Stone Groove

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 55:27


    Grab a coat and get out because it's time for Billy Ray to retire. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

    Minute 44: Upstairs Downstairs Boobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 41:38


    Everyone's having a great time with nudity and funking except for Billy Ray. Patreon: www.patreon.com/ditchdiggers Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ditchdiggerslistenershole Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ditchdiggerspodcasts Find out more at http://tradingplacesminute.com

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