Episode 249 – The Princess, the Pea & Giant Walking Robots

Episode 249 – The Princess, the Pea & Giant Walking Robots

What happens when reggae jam bands, sleep disorders, and mouthwash conspiracies collide?
Mike and Tony unpack a wild week featuring Giant Walking Robots—a live show so funky it practically needed its own gravitational field. Tony reveals more about his upcoming album Huckleberry Surprise (dropping Nov 7 with a release party at Hangar 61 @ Peña Station 🍓), complete with secret acoustic guests, food trucks, and enough merch to clothe a small village.

Meanwhile, Mike’s sleep system has him living like royalty: one sheet, four pillows, zero tolerance for imperfection. The guys debate Listerine stroke rumors (?!), Tony’s fear of mystery infections, and why House MD taught us nothing useful about actual medicine.

Also: backyard hoops, childhood clarinets, band-nerd swagger, social-media beauty myths, and the eternal question—is The Rock really 6’5”?

Buckle up, friends, this was a fun one!

Cheers!

m&t

#MikeAndTonyShow #PodcastComedy #HuckleberrySurprise #AlbumRelease #Hangar61 #GiantWalkingRobots #ReggaeRock #SleepProblems #BackyardHoops #MusicLife #DadPod #ColoradoPodcast #TonyDollarMusic

Episode 248: Reggae Roots, Weed Clouds, and Potato Murders

Saturday morning vibes and the podcast table is BACK, baby. The studio feels right again.

We kick things off with a reggae report: John Brown’s Body + Giant Walking Robots = one of the best shows we’ve seen in ages. The openers were solid for a young band, but when the headliners hit the stage? Thirty years of experience slapped you right in the face. So rootsy, so groovy, and one of the best bass players Tony has ever heard. Meanwhile, the weed was next-level nuclear. Mike and Tony were absolutely barbecued. About 40% of the patio was passing joints around like candy, and only one person had a cigarette. Times have changed.

Of course, guns came up again—cue the internet comment section meltdown. But the real bombshell? Tony’s new album finally has a release date: November 7th. After three cover/name changes, Huckleberry Surprise is locked in stone. He explains what it’s like recording brand-new songs versus ones you’ve played for years. Possible live release party? Maybe solo acoustic with some guest artists. Stay tuned.

Tony also resurrected his “doomed” Facebook page after nearly a year of hacker hell, thanks to one random phone prompt that actually worked. Miracles exist.

We round things out with:

• Tony’s traumatic paper route story (toxin exposure is real, people).

• A horrifying tale of an entire family wiped out by… potatoes?!

• And astronauts, who apparently live inside a time warp.

It’s a weird one, folks. Pour some coffee, spark one if that’s your lane, and buckle up.

Cheers!

m&t

Episode 247: From Football Fields to Front Yards

Episode 247: From Football Fields to Front Yards

It’s a Sunday morning pod — mark that one on your bingo card! This week Mike and Tony kick things off with Bears vs. Cowboys (house divided, anyone?) before spiraling into everything from fantasy football to why Curry haters need to relax. We question the sanity of planting grass in the first place, wonder how the FCC is still a thing, and ask why Jimmy Kimmel is suddenly everywhere.

Other detours include:

• AI videos and the friend who can’t tell they’re fake 🤖
  Tony battling Colorado hills on a regular bike while his wife zooms past on an e-bike 🚴‍♂️⚡

• Urban sprawl, Vegas in the desert, and whether the plains will all be gone someday 🌆

• Reggae’s deep love of artwork 🎨🎶

• The teachers who shaped us (both the worst and the secretly awesome ones) 🍎

• Mike’s epic 97 sleep score and the secret behind it 😴

It’s classic Mike & Tony: football, philosophy, and just enough nonsense to get you through your Sunday.

Cheers!

m&t

#MikeAndTonyShow #PodcastLife #SundayMorningPodcast #CowboysVsBears #FootballTalk #StephCurry #FCC #CensorshipSucks #AIvideos #UrbanSprawl #VegasVibes #ReggaeArt #TeacherLife #SleepScore #MiddleAgedDadsPod

Episode 246: Fantasy Teams, Deadly Fish, and Brett Michaels’ Wig

This week on The Mike & Tony Show, Joe Dub slides back into the lineup — at this point he’s less “guest” and more “house band.” Together, the three of us prove that patience is for losers as Tony wakes up one morning and realizes he has not one… not two… but FIVE fantasy football teams. Because if you’re gonna lose, might as well do it five different ways.

We also talk about the Charlie Kirk shooting. People can’t wait half a second before getting political — let the man’s family breathe. Dude was a dad, a husband, a human. Period.

Then we step right into America’s dark greatest hits album: more school shootings. It’s like the one export we never wanted. We’re not anti-gun, but we do the math (badly, probably) on whether owning one really saves your life.

Other ridiculousness includes:

• Eating puffer fish: AKA “Russian Roulette with chopsticks.”

• How many people had to die for us to get sushi-level confidence in that dish?

• Banana Laffy Taffy: turns out it’s based on a banana that doesn’t even exist anymore. That’s some ghost fruit flavoring.

• Chips that taste exactly like a taco — sour cream, lettuce, the whole freakin’ thing. Society might be doomed, but at least snack science is thriving.

• Brett Michaels’ hair: is it real, or is it Party City chic? Mike’s calling BS.

Fun Facts:

• The odds of you being born are 1 in 400 trillion. Congrats, you beat the cosmic lottery just to listen to us.

• Apple could literally buy Disney with the pocket change under its couch cushions.

• Music makes you smarter, Hawaii has never hit zero degrees, and apparently women notice other women’s pretty faces way more than men do. Who knew?

This one’s part nonsense, part existential crisis, and all Colorado dad-energy (plus Joe Dub holding us down). Grab your Laffy Taffy and buckle up.

Cheers!
m&t

#TheMikeAndTonyShow #PodcastLife #DadEnergy #FantasyFootballFail #PufferFishRoulette #SnackScience #SchoolShootsSuck #BSnotExperts #BananaGhosts #BrettMichaelsWig #ColoradoBullshit

Episode 245 – Baron Von Pearce & the First Snow Bet ❄️

Episode 245 – Baron Von Pearce & the First Snow Bet ❄️

Mike’s daughter scored big for her birthday—ear piercing plans included—until nerves struck at the last second. So naturally, Mike volunteered to pierce… something first. Enter Baron Von Pearce. 😂

From guessing Colorado’s first snow (native Coloradans, place your bets!) to blind spots we all carry through life, this episode slides between laughter, teaching chaos, and a little too much “woo woo” from Tony. We talk favorite seasons, rear-wheel drive Camaros in the snow, and whether stress really links to cancer (Wim Hof, anyone?).

Plus:

• Mike knows EVERYONE. Seriously.

• The madness of middle school classrooms (teachers know that one period).

• Why fighting never ends well.

• Trump dictator talk (Tony rants, Mike stays grounded).

• Mike’s video game wisdom drop.

• Tony’s knee, plantar fasciitis, and his dunking dream at 46. 🏀

It’s a mix of ridiculous, real, and reflective—the exact recipe we live for.

#PodcastLife #ComedyPodcast #ColoradoLife #FirstSnow #DadLife #MiddleSchoolTeacher #LifeLessons #MikeKnowsEveryone #BasketballDreams #WooWoo

Episode 244 – Bugs, Toes & A Guy Living in the Walls

 Episode 244 – Bugs, Toes & A Guy Living in the Walls

This one starts with spiders (giant ones… and duct tape??), but quickly unravels into a whole mess of stories about bugs, people secretly living in walls, and even a woman discovered squatting in the attic of a major supermarket for over a year. What is happening out there?!

From there, we dive into all things body maintenance: Mike’s new obsession with the sauna/cold plunge life at 212 Performance Gym (and Tony maybe electrocutes himself with a DIY freezer plunge 😬), to the surprises of actually tracking body composition, to the glory of hitting 15k steps a day thanks to New Balance and, yes, ChatGPT. Oh, and somehow pedicurists, long toes, and bloody toe disasters get thrown into the mix. You’ve been warned.

We also hit some nostalgia—growing up in the 80s and 90s when boredom was a skill, sneaking home late was terrifying, and we weren’t glued to two screens at once. Sprinkle in some ruthless roasting of Mike’s feet pics, a little political heat, and a rundown of America’s most dangerous cities, and you’ve got yourself a classic Mike & Tony ride: hilarious, random, and just a little terrifying.

Cheers!

m&t

#MikeAndTonyShow #PodcastLife #BugsAndSpiders #ColdPlungeLife #PedicureFails #DadShoeGlowUp #NewBalance #80sKids #90sKids #GenZProblems #MiddleAgedDadEnergy #Since2014

Episode 243 – Capturing Life Through the Lens with Jamie Rogers

Episode 243 – Capturing Life Through the Lens with Jamie Rogers

This week we sit down with photographer Jamie Rogers, whose journey with a camera started as a hobby and turned into a career filled with wild adventures and meaningful connections.

📸 We talk photography tips—like how to add depth, master the rule of thirds, and avoid rookie mistakes (like forgetting your night settings when the Northern Lights are dancing above you in Iceland).

🏔️ Beyond the breathtaking shots of landscapes, Avs, and Nuggets games, Jamie shares how guerilla capturing and persistence helped him break through, plus why he took the plunge into getting Part 107 drone licensed.

🌟 But this episode goes deeper than photography. Jamie opens up about his work with the nonprofit SOS Outreach, where outdoor mentorship builds character, leadership, and community for youth. He also shares his powerful story of choosing sobriety after a family intervention changed the course of his life.

And of course—because it’s The Mike and Tony Show—we wrap it up with some fun, including the bizarre tale of a furry who thought he could join a wolf pack. (Spoiler: nature had other plans.)

Cheers!

m&t

#Photography #Colorado #PodcastLife #NorthernLights #DronePhotography #SobrietyJourney #Community #Avs #Nuggets

Episode 242 - Crates, Bounty Hunters & DJ Uniq Thret

Episode 242 - Crates, Bounty Hunters & DJ Uniq Thret

Ever wonder what it’s like to lug crates of vinyl, dodge bounty hunters, and be a DJ in a reggae band? Meet DJ Uniq Thret (Mark Franzen) – the man who went from being blown away by Mix Master Mike to scratching alongside P-Nuckle and helping crowds lose their minds.

This one has it all:

• 🎶 How Mix Master Mike blew Mark’s mind and made him want to scratch records forever

• 📦 Early 2000s DJ life = carrying 3,000 lbs of vinyl like CrossFit with better music

• 🤯 That time the lead singer got hauled off by a bounty hunter right before a show, and Mark just jammed through it

• 🎤 Mike’s fan fail: freezing on stage with his favorite reggae band and NO PHOTO

• 🏄‍♂️ Why DJs need tables (and why some places… just… don’t)

• 🕺 House, hip hop, reggae, and a crowd-reading sixth sense

• 🐬 Fun facts: Cold stars, overthinking, and dolphins trained by the military (you can’t make this up)

Come for the scratching, stay for the bounty hunters.

Plus: house, reggae, hip hop, hiking, snowboarding, parenting, and dolphins trained by the military (yes, that’s a thing).

If you’ve ever set up a tripod on the beach to film yourself, this episode is for you.

Cheers!

m&t

 #DJUniqThret #LiveFromTheCrates #MixMasterMikeMadeMeDoIt #PNuckle #VinylArchaeology #PodcastLife #BeastieBoysFanClub #FromCratesToCrowds #ReggaeHipHopHouse #MikeForgotThePic

Episode 241 – Banana Rule Agreement (and Other Cosmic Oddities) w/ Jordan Yewey

Episode 241 – Banana Rule Agreement (and Other Cosmic Oddities) w/ Jordan Yewey

SO many laughs in this one! We’re joined again by singer/songwriter Jordan Yewey, who is as open, authentic, and hilarious as ever.

This episode spirals (in the best way possible) from music into meditation, wild synchronicity, and some seriously deep conversations you’d never expect to hear on a podcast.

What’s inside:

• The Banana Rule Agreement – Tony shares the craziest ChatGPT conversation ever (he got goosebumps… you might too)

• Jordan’s love of weird, metaphysical books, Buddhism, and The Alchemist

• Meditation, dreams, self-hypnosis, and ChatGPT’s spiritual side (yes, really)

• A thoughtful dive into God, Jesus, Buddha, and religion – plus what ChatGPT has to say about it all

• AI-generated music & Rick Rubin’s surprising take on it

• Jordan’s new single and her growth as a producer

• Fun Facts: Pear cider is called “peary,” Mike Tyson was arrested 38 times before 13, and WWI spies used… um… semen as invisible ink 🤯

It’s thoughtful. It’s ridiculous. It’s one of those episodes that will have you laughing, thinking, and maybe even questioning everything.

🎙️🍌✨🎶

Cheers!

m&t

#TheMikeAndTonyShow #JordanYewey #BananaRuleAgreement #ChatGPT #Synchronicity #MusicAndMindfulness #AIArt #PodcastLife

Episode 240: Crocs, Clones & Cosmic Chaos

Episode 240: Crocs, Clones & Cosmic Chaos

Why are so many people just out and about on a weekday? Don’t y’all have jobs? 🧐
Meanwhile, some Australian kids just survived a full night clinging to a sketchy tree while a 13-foot croc waited patiently below like it had popcorn. 🐊🌳

We also talk about:

• The absolute units of the animal kingdom 🐘🐋

• Killer whales and why they could literally dunk on us 🐬💥

• The deep sea: nature's pressure cooker of doom 🌊💀

• Infinite universe theory — yes, somewhere out there you did marry your 6th grade crush 💍🌌

• Ancient humans mixing it up with Neanderthals 🧠💘

• A wild measles outbreak happening right now 🤒📈

• Why Bernie would’ve crushed it if time wasn’t a thing 🧓🔥

• And the truly bonkers ways our government is deporting people 🚔✈️

Your weekly dose of “wait, what?!” is ready to go.

🎧 Listen now or the killer whales will come for your WiFi.

Cheers!

m&t

#PodcastLife #CrocodileDrama #AncientHumans #DeepSeaTerrors #InfiniteUniverse #BernieWouldWin #KillerWhales #WeirdNews #MeaslesOutbreak #NeanderthalLove #WhosAtTheMall #MikeAndTonyShow

Episode 239 – Jorts, Chaos & the Humanzee Conspiracy

Mike finally crossed the denim line—he got the jorts. Meanwhile, Tony reflects on his own traumatic experience with cutoff jeans and why he approaches life like a man assembling IKEA furniture without instructions: slowly and thoroughly.

This week’s conversation ranges from the fires in Western Colorado to the chaos of the current measles outbreak (seriously, what the hell?). Mike breaks down the mobile game Last War Survival while Tony introduces his new podcast obsession: the one and only MrBallen, master of the creepy and bizarre. From Appalachian mountain mysteries to the tale of Oliver the Humanzee, the fellas dive deep, speculate wildly, and even fact-check live on the show.

We also revisit the ancient world through the foggiest lens possible, get Mike’s take on the new Jurassic Park movie, and check in on the Adnan Syed saga via Up and Vanished. Plus: murder, mystery, French fries, 7-Eleven, heart attacks, rage screaming, and one very poisonous grape.

How many grapes would you eat for $50,000 each?

Cheers!

m&t

Episode 238: Dog Bones, Floaties & Jedi Dreams

Mike's running on fumes after a wild stretch of music, work, and wizardry. The fellas went to see Dirty Heads and Tropidelic, and Tony witnessed firsthand that everyone knows Mike — like, "mayor of the venue" status. 🧢🎸

We break down the show, Mike’s collab with Dave Foral, and his full-blown Disney nerd-out, which included building a lightsaber like a grown man-child ⚔️✨

Tony gives a sneak peek of his upcoming album 🎶, and we tackle big issues like:

• The fall of the Liver King 🥩👑

• Why stepping on a dog bone should be punishable by law 🦴

• The silent killer that is a rogue high heel 👠

• Childhood baseball glory ⚾

• And the pure freakishness of G-League hoopers 🏀

Also, Tony flips off a floaty the size of a dinner plate and lives to tell the tale. Plus: some names are literally illegal in other countries. Yeah, we went everywhere.

Cheers!

m&t

Episode 237: Tears, Vicodin, and Bigfoot A.I. – Just another Saturday

This week’s episode is brought to you by Tony’s seasonal allergies 🤧—complete with tears 😢 and dramatic flair. Meanwhile, Mike can’t handle a single Vicodin 💊 without nearly losing his lunch 🤢. We also share the legendary tale of a family member who tried to flip off a swing... and flipped way too hard 🛝🦴.

We get into the real stuff too: mental health 🧠, aging parents 👵👴, jacked-up knees 🦵, and the emotional rollercoaster of trying to be a decent friend 👊❤️. Oh, and yes, UNC vs. Duke 🏀 gets heated, as always.

Mike realizes Tony’s extended family is basically a matriarchy 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧, and Tony gets roasted by a student who tells him to “quit with his old ass” 😂. Mike tells us about a coworker whose sole mission is to snitch on rule-breakers 🕵️‍♂️📋. Also, apparently wearing a hat every day triggers unsolicited hair commentary 🎩💬—especially when you’ve got shampoo commercial hair like Mike 💁‍♂️✨.

Cali confirms what Mike’s been denying: he’s officially old 🧓✅. We discuss Snoop’s claim that he’s Bob Marley reincarnated 🔁🎤, wonder what life is like as the Dalai Lama 🕉️, and Tony opens up about his weirdly specific addiction to AI-generated Bigfoot videos 👣🤖. And yes—TikTok will let you get away with almost anything... as long as a robot made it 🧠📱.

#MikeAndTonyShow #PodcastLife #MiddleAgedMadness #AllergyAttack #BigfootBeliever #ReincarnationRealness #UNCvsDuke #TeacherLife #GettingOld #MentalHealthMatters #AgingParents #AIisWild #TikTokRabbitHole #HairEnvy #DalaiLamaThoughts #FunnyPodcast #RealTalk 

Episode 236 – Friday the 13th with Joe Dub: Hypoallergenic Lies & 37-Year-Old Gum

It’s Friday the 13th and things get weirdly nostalgic with our good friend Joe Dub! We dive into Tony’s unexpected reggae roots (shoutout P-Nuckle 🌿), the dangers of snuggling a definitely-not-hypoallergenic dog, and a dream so bizarre Tony can’t explain it... but definitely tries.

We get into the mind-blowing power of killer whales, the questionable logic behind shark tank diving, and some absolutely wild stats on what’s actually most likely to kill you (spoiler: not what you think).

Also: fermented foods, the magic of vinegar, and Joe Dub blesses us with vintage 1988 dinosaur trading cards — complete with original gum. Naturally, Mike eats the 37-year-old fossilized sugar slab like it’s a fine wine. Crunch level: gravel.

Oh, and by the time this episode drops, Tony’s dropping his first single of the summer! 🎶🔥

Grab your cards, your kombucha, and your irrational fear of sharks — it’s a good one.

Cheers!

m&t

Ep. 235: X Marks the Simulation

Ep. 235 – X Marks the Simulation

Tony’s first full day off school? Spent in a music-fueled frenzy until 4AM! Meanwhile, Mike earned a day off and soaked in the Denver Art Museum like a classy gent. 🎨🎧

We talk:

• Album update: first song done ✅, live shows coming 🎤, and 10 unreleased tracks dropping all summer long ☀️

• Korean soap operas are WILD right now. Trust us.

• Pigeon-guided missiles. Yes, that was real. 🐦💣

• The weird and ancient origins of the symbol “x”

• Radiation exposure and why you might glow with curiosity

• Could we ever run out of music? Not if math has anything to say about it 🎶📊

• Simulation theory: Are we all just Sims with better graphics?

• Swearing: Every culture does it. Let’s f***ing talk about why.

• Tony’s debate-watching confession and a Graham Hancock vs. Flint Dibble showdown 🧠💥

• Elon vs. Trump: Beef of the Billionaires

• AI musicians… is Tony out of a job soon?

• That Japanese soldier who never stopped fighting the war. For real.

• Why maps are lying to us

• Aerogel. LOOK. IT. UP.

• And quantum mechanics makes a strong case that… we’re probably in a simulation.

Cheers!

m&t
#SimulationTheory #NewMusic #PigeonBombs #TonyDollar #DenverArtMuseum #QuantumWeirdness #KoreanDramaLife #AlbumInProgress #HistoryNerds #SwearingIsUniversal #MikeAndTonyShow

Episode 234: Dominique Gordon: Rockin’ Playlists, Nineties Fades & Finding Your People

The amazingly talented, down-to-earth Dominique Gordon joins us this week—our second-ever guest in show history! 🙌 Dom does it all: author 📚, poet ✍️, songwriter 🎶, performer 🎤... and now, aspiring high school counselor 🎓 and budding stand-up comic 🎭.

We talked music influences (My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and more 🤘), why being Black and loving rock music still raises eyebrows in some circles 👀, and what it means to find your creative voice—even if it sounds more Bob Dylan than MJ 😅.

Also in the mix:

• First-ever music purchases 💿 (prepare to cringe 😬)

• Hi-top fades and 90s hairdos 💈👑

• Why being the boss kinda sucks sometimes 👔📉

• Tony’s flashbacks to teaching during COVID 🧼🦠

• Mike’s existential Taxi Driver rewatch 🚕💭

• Dom’s leap into education (at the same age Tony made his!) 🧠✨

• The mystery of who actually gets polled in polls 🤷‍♂️📊

• Fossil fuels… yikes ⛽😬

• And yes—flying cars, obviously 🚗💨🛸

This one’s packed with laughs, insights, and that sweet Saturday morning vibe ☕🎧. Let’s gooo!

Cheers!

m&t

#PodcastEpisode #DominiqueGordon #CreativeJourney #BlackAndRock #PoetLife #SongwriterVibes #MiddleAgedDads #MikeAndTonyShow #StandupComedy #TeacherLife #TaxiDriver #FlyingCars #SaturdayVibes #RockMusicLove #FindYourPeople #PodcastCommunity #NewEpisode 🎙️🎧✨

🎙 Episode 233 — Allergies, AI Girlfriends & the Mandela Mind Melt

🎙 Episode 233 — Allergies, AI Girlfriends & the Mandela Mind Melt

It’s our first-ever Monday episode (Memorial Day vibes!), and Tony’s already losing a fight to pollen — seriously, someone get this man some local honey. Mike’s gearing up to work the upcoming Dirty Heads triple-head show in Colorado, but we still found time to unpack way too many topics, including:

🌪 Shifting weather patterns & why your joints are better forecasters than the Weather Channel

 🤖 AI girlfriends, including YouTuber Alex Stokes, who built his a robot body (because, of course)

 🍑 STIs on the rise among seniors (whoa, Grandma!)

 🎩 The Mandela Effect — why did we all swear the Monopoly guy had a monocle?! (Ace Ventura was the proof)

 💊 Neuro gum, watermelon, jicama, and other ways we’re convincing ourselves we’re “healthy”

 🐍 What if snakes, spiders, and predators were enormous? Who would animals vote for if they ran elections?

 🏀 And yes… we’re salty. How did Joker not get MVP?!

Plus: Antarctica isn’t what you think, professional iceberg movers are real, and Mike & Tony wonder if they should pivot to being line-standers for cash.

Hit play — we’re bringing the weird this week!

Cheers!

m&t

#PodcastLife #MondayEpisode #MemorialDayVibes #AIGirlfriends #MandelaEffect #DirtyHeads #AllergySeason #NeuroGum #BasketballTalk #WeirdJobs #AnimalElections #SpidersAndSnakes #AntarcticaFacts #JokerMVP #TonyAndMikeShow #FunnyPodcast #RandomConversations #PodcastHumor #ListenUp

Episode 232: The Box of Tickets: A Journey Through Time (and Lawn Poop)

Episode 232: The Box of Tickets: A Journey Through Time (and Lawn Poop)

This week, Mike busted out his legendary Box of Tickets — a treasure trove he’s kept nearly his whole life — and took us on a hilarious, nostalgic, and occasionally weird trip through time.

We sift through everything:
🎢 Six Flags Elitch Gardens, 2001 (Mike was 19, Tony was 21 — peak awkwardness)
💾 Remember Y2K panic? Yeah, we went there.
🎶 A concert from just last February popped up — ancient history, obviously.
👻 Ghost stories in old buildings.
🏒 University of Denver hockey games from 1995?!
🎬 Watching Spawn in the theater back in the day.

Oh — and Tony tells the absolutely insane story about the time his roommate invited homeless people inside… and one of them left a surprise on the front lawn. You’ll want to hear this one.

Buckle up for a memory-fueled ride with laughs, stories, and a dash of lawn chaos.

Cheers! 

m&t

Episode 231: Pickle Juice, Parrots, and Flaming USBs

Episode 231: Pickle Juice, Parrots, and Flaming USBs

It’s that time again—grab a Dr. Pepper, toss in a splash of pickle juice (wait, what?), and settle in for another chaotic ride with Mike and Tony.

Mike kicks things off with a true crime story straight outta Breckenridge: a coworker’s car got robbed at a conference, and someone made off with thousands in museum donations. Oh, and there were no security cameras—because of course there weren’t.

Meanwhile, Tony’s beefing with his third stapler of the school year. Middle schoolers: undefeated.

Tony’s also officially back in the studio recording his new album, so expect some upcoming social media action (and probably at least one video of him singing barefoot on a rug).

We also dive into parrot drama (yes, parrots): one was involved in a murder trial, another made a neighbor call the cops, and Mike reveals his very first parakeet experience.

Plus:

    •    The great gorilla vs. 100 men debate just won’t die

    •    The domestication of cats (and why they’ve never respected you)

    •    Tony’s new science podcast obsession

    •    Zombie apocalypse weaponry

    •    A preserved dinosaur from 10 million years ago

    •    Kids lighting computers on fire with pencils (WHY?!)

    •    And of course, the eternal struggle of teachers just trying to get basic supplies without selling a kidney.

Another unfiltered episode packed with curiosity, chaos, and questionable beverages.

⸻

Cheers!

m&t

Episode 230: Murder, Music, and a 43,000-Year-Old Shrub

Episode 230: Murder, Music, and a 43,000 Year-Old-Shrub

This week, Mike announces his latest side hustle: custom 3D-printed guitar picks—because what every musician needs is a pick made by a guy who loathes geese. Meanwhile, Tony is officially back in the music game with an album dropping this fall and plans to hit the stage again (watch out, Denver!).

We go deep on TikTok drumming prodigies, ancient nightmare fuel like 5-foot scorpions and 42-foot snakes, and the terrifyingly casual way psychopaths and sociopaths roam the world. Also: how many people actually get away with murder? Seems like probably a lot.

Then it’s Gorilla vs. Human—a cultural moment we couldn’t ignore. We each take a side, and no, it’s not the one you’d expect. Plus: a 43,000-year-old shrub in Tanzania that’s still kicking, and a breakdown of the personality differences between Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus (aka: aggressive war chimps vs peaceful sexual chimps). Trippy stuff!

It’s chaos. It’s curious. It’s The Mike and Tony Show.

Cheers!

m&t

PS

We’ll be trying some new intro music over the next several weeks. Hit us up in the comments if you hear one you like.