Pen Pals With Daniel & Rory

Tonight I’m doing a deep dive on the movie 1917! I’ve also got listener emails, and it’s National Pie Day in the days we’re celebrating this week. And as always, I read The Tribune!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Tonight I’m running down the Top 10 Most Popular Gas Station Items! Plus the days we’re celebrating this week and I give an update on how things have been in LA. And as always, I read The Tribune!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

We’re back! Tonight I’m running down the Top 10 strangest NYE traditions from around the word! Plus I talk about being sick for the holidays, seeing new movies and as always, I read The Tribune!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Dear Pennies and Pallers, Today's episode is all about movies! We discuss our experiences acting professionally as a comedian, what makes a movie a “Christmas Movie” (*cough cough* Die Hard), Stanley Kubrick, and more! We wish you well, sincerely,  Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel PS - Send us your letters! thepenpalspod@gmail.com, or 5419 Hollywood Blvd, Ste C #121, Los Angeles, CA 90027  –––––––––––––––––– Pen Pals is produced by Clara Madenwald and our recording engineer is Aaron Brungardt. Our artwork was created by Geoffrey Tice and Kaela Weeks, and our theme music is by Patrick Keenan of The Winter Sounds. You can follow Pen Pals on Instagram and Tiktok @thepenpalspod - you can see all of that content thanks to Katelyn Bordini, who runs our social media. This show wouldn’t be possible without the support we get from you, our Patreon subscribers - thank you!

Top 10 Strangest Christmas Traditions from around from around the world! Also, I started watching Slow Horses, and I have my definitive Xmas Movie List. And as always, I read The Tribune! Plus for the Midnight Patreon Members I tell the story of how It’s A Wonderful Life became the Christmas Classic that it is today.Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Tonight I’m telling you the tale of the 1985 Mexico City Christmas Heist. And it’s Stupid Toy Day! Yes that’s real. Plus, The Agency is my new favorite TV show. And as always, I read The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Happy Pastry Day! It’s my Top-10 Christmas-ish Movies! And as always, I read The Tribune!  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

My personal Top 10 Christmas Movies! Listener emails! National Bathtub Party Day and Hooters wings for a year! And as always, I read The Tribune! Plus I’m looking for an intern!Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

We’re so back! Part 2 of America’s most historic foods! And I’m joined by my friend Melissa Stephens! Plus I read your emails and ask for your help with a new idea and my upcoming tour! We come what we’re celebrating this week, like Spitegiving and as always I read The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Recorded in Houston with guest engineer Brandon! I run down listener emails, cover the daily observances like National Happy Hour Day, and then Andrew Youngblood joins me for part 1 the stories behind America’s most historic foods! Special shout out and gratitude to Brandon Clements for making this possible and Andrew Youngblood for setting up. Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Dear Pennies and Pallers,  Allison shared how her breast cancer diagnosis ended up being the best thing ask us if we’ve ever gone though something negative that ended up being a positive. We also talk biting toenails, Christmas cards, and more We wish you well, sincerely,  Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel

Deep Dive on An American Werewolf In London, Listener Emails, A Mini Must List, National Cat Day and more, plus The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Top 10 Halloween Costumes, My Must List, Emails, and The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

My Wisconsin Weekend, Listener Halloween Movie Recs, Top-10 Halloween Candies, and The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Top 10 Halloween Movies, New Orleans Stories, Emails, and The Tribune! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production expertise, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. Email the show at themidnightmailbag@gmail.com!

Emails from listeners, including a back page. Plus the usual business and we run down the top ten human abilities that science can’t explain! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

Got some great news and announcements about the Midnight Air! Then the weekly holidays and The Marquette County Tribune before Lissa Rubin joins me to talk about the movie, The Night of The Hunter! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

1. “Should I be insecure about sex toys my boyfriend bought before we got together?” 2. “How do I tell my wife that I want her to shave her body hair?” These are the questions in tonight’s Backpage themed episode!   Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

Tonight I’m talking about the story of an Australian man who discovered that he could get an endless amount of money from his bank and how it changed his life for the better and for the worse.  Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution. 

Lissa Rubin is joins me to discus the Pilot Episode of The Handmaid’s Tale! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, Bobby TBD for theme music, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution.