Synopsis
Every week, your pen pals Rory Scovel and Daniel Van Kirk respond to the letters you send them on topics ranging from free will to freeway etiquette, from mental health to manatees. Seek advice. Tell a story. Vent. Send a letter. It's your podcast, we just talk about it.
Episodes
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Tuesday Top 10
21/08/2024 Duration: 43minFamily Guy, The Avengers, Star Wars, and Crispin Glover! Tonight we’re running down the Top Ten Times Actors Refused To Say Their Lines! 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.
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Weekly Calendar & The Tribune
20/08/2024 Duration: 42minThis week let’s celebrate Potato Day, Daffodil Day and most importantly Take Your Cat To The Vet Day! Plus more! And as always we check in on the news in Marquette County from The Tribune. 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.
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The Backpage
17/08/2024 Duration: 31minI’m balding, will alone alone? 2. I love my partner but I don’t love the sex. 3. Am I the a**hole for dating while being legally separated? These are the questions from 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.
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A Late Night Mystery
16/08/2024 Duration: 27minEver hear about the The Savanna Pirate House? What is now a restaurant and dinner theater was once a den of pirate debauchery with underground tunnels and also there’s a ghost kid. It’s not as scary as it sounds and I definitely want to go to the dinner theatre. 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.
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Classic Black and White
15/08/2024 Duration: 37minHave you seen the 1960 classic movie, The Apartment? Lissa Rubin joins me to talk about this all time great film! 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.
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Tuesday Top 10
14/08/2024 Duration: 30minTonight we’re running down the Top Ten orgin stories about your favorite foods. And then we do a deep dive on the history of The Cheesecake Factory! 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.
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Weekly Calendar & The Tribune
13/08/2024 Duration: 31minLet’s celebrate International Lefthanders Day, the Little League World Series, and True Love Forever day on the weekly calendar! Plus a “did you know” about a popular candy bar. And as always we check in on the news in Marquette County from The Tribune. 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.
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The Backpage
10/08/2024 Duration: 33min1.How do I get to have more sex with my boyfriend without sounding like a hot dog?2. I’m 21 and my girlfriend is pressuring me to propose to her. Should I do it even though I don’t feel like it’s the right time? These are the questions from 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.
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A Late Night Mystery
09/08/2024 Duration: 36minEver hear about the Flannan Island Lighthouse Mystery? 3 lighthouse keepers vanished one day and there about 5 different theories on what happened to them. Major takeaway here; visit a lighthouse, don’t work at one. 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.
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The Must List!
08/08/2024 Duration: 01h08minLissa Rubin is back to talk about all the things we’ve been watching on TV. Plus we break down our thoughts on Twisters as well as Deadpool & Wolverine! 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.
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Tuesday Top 10
07/08/2024 Duration: 45minTonight we’re running down my personal list of the Top 10 Heist Movies of all time! 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.
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Weekly Calendar & The Tribune
06/08/2024 Duration: 30minIt’s my birthday today! It’s Rory’s birthday tomorrow! It’s Jump In A Lake Day! It's Root Beer Float Day tomorrow! And it’s a bunch of other Holidays too! And as always we check in on the news in Marquette County from The Tribune. 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.
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The Backpage
03/08/2024 Duration: 32minWhat’s the best equipment for making a sex tape? Why can’t a guy keep it up? Is it okay for a married woman to sexually fantasize about her late first husband? These are the questions from 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.
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A Late Night Mystery
02/08/2024 Duration: 20minEver hear about the mystery of Spring Heeled Jack? I hadn’t! Turns out he could jump buildings and breathe flames and no one ever caught him! Tonight we’re learning all about this bear dressed menace and the people he scared. 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.
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Pen Pals Podcast - RE: RE: Diner Regular & Childhood Ambitions
01/08/2024 Duration: 35minDear Pennies and Pallers, In letter one, Jen writes us back with updates to her letter about being a "Diner Regular." In letter two, Diana asks us, did our younger selves ever pick out a future career? We also talk about Inside Out 2, Lissa’s hatred of Italian food…again, “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids,” and more! We wish you well, sincerely, Your Pen Pals Daniel Van Kirk and Rory Scovel P.S. - Miss your pals? We miss you too! Come hang in our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/penpals
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Tuesday Top 10
31/07/2024 Duration: 32minTonight we’re running down a list of the Top 10 Slang Words of 2024! And in the second half of the show were doing a deep dive on the blockbuster movie Total Recall 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.
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Weekly Calendar & The Tribune
30/07/2024 Duration: 30minChicken wings, Homemade Pie, and Colorado Day! Tonight we’re highlighting some notable dates on the Calendar. We wash our hands with tequila and as always, we close out Monday by reading The Tribune! 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.
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The Backpage
27/07/2024 Duration: 26minYou’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re reading The Backpage to talk about sex and relationships submitted by listeners. In tonight’s episode a women has a bit of breast insecurity, a guy gets catfished by his distrusting girlfriend, and we talk about flirting at the gym. Thank you to Lissa Rubin for co-hosting, Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution.
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A Late Night Mystery
26/07/2024 Duration: 27minYou’re listening to The Midnight Air and tonight we’re talking about the mystery of a mobster’s millions of dollars that are supposedly hidden somewhere in New York and learn about how people have been trying to find his treasure for decades. Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution.
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The Must List!
25/07/2024 Duration: 39minYou’re listening to The Midnight Air! And we’re doing another Must List with Lissa Rubin to talk about all the things they’re watching on TV and the recent movies we’ve seen. Find out what shows and films make their current Must List and which are on our Bust List! Thank you to Aaron Brungardt for engineering, mixing, and production support, Geoffrey Tice for artwork, and All Things Comedy for their support, production, and distribution.