A Fireside Chat

This week we are gonna bypass the anonymous box for one week because I have ALOT to tell to you about. Some serious. Some silly. Some in between. It's been a whirlwind few weeks since we last chatted so I appreciate your continued support of the shows erratic schedule and my incessant babbling. Now some thoughts that I forget to put into audio form... I hope the World Cup ends in a tie. I hope there is no winner. This is what we deserve. F soccer. I couldn't imagine living in a world where I cared about a train named Big Boy and gave a shit about it passing through my town but to each his own. Are you that bored with your life and the infinite number of things to watch on television? Do you not have any family or friends that you could spend time with? You do you but I think trains are stupid and trains named after a failed fast food franchise are even stupider. The left lane is for people who actually have somewhere to be and know how the gas pedal works. If you're afraid of accelerating, please get a bus pass and get the hell off the road. Does anyone actually read these descriptions? Who could ever know or care? Thanks for listening! Opening Song: Rolling In The Crazy by DJ Petro Closing Cover Song: Love (Kendrick Lamar) by CHVRCHES We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

Hello! Your podcast hero is back with another fresh episode for your ear holes! This week, I'm catching you up on all the ways in which i'm failing at life. This includes my failure at road rage, my failure to use the internet comment section correctly, and I get the neighbors I've dreamed of but don't appreciate it. Also I'll tell you about my recent trips to the movie theater and we talk childhood memories, the power of music, and Dr. S checks in via voicemail with some insights and wisdom. A supercharged extended episode for your summer vacation! Thanks for listening! Opening Song: Insensitive by Jan Arden Closing Cover Song: It Must Have Been Love (Roxette) by Andie Case & Alex Goot We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

Hello! I hope you're doing well. It's been a little while since we spoke and I"m happy to spend an hour and some change with you. This week is mainly just a check in and a catch up. I"ve been dealing with some stress with my future living situation and my body has been slowly turning against mefrom the inside out. I'll tell you all about it and pepper in some voicemails from an AFC legend and a very difficult to answer WYR. Let's get to it. Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

This is the First Ever episode without Oats Mcgoats. This is a sad milestone, but there is no time to be depressed. We have healing and podcasting to do...not necessarily in that order. This week, I detail my final hours with my roomate and audio engineer, the Pittsburgh Pirates interrupt my grieving process, and then we dive into the anonymous box for a wide array of topics and rants. I discuss overrated and underrated movies, my hatred of all things Harry Potter and answer the age old question of pickles or brains. All this and much much more. A huge thank you from the bottom of my heart toe everyone who reached out or even just sent me nice thoughts this past week. I couldn't have done any of this without you guys. Love you all! Opening song - You're Dead by Norma Tanega Closing Cover Song -Hell Is In Pittsburgh Tonight by Adam Kirkup and Kimya Dawson WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

Hello again, It's like two shows in one this week. Up first, we dive into the mailbag for lots of movie talk, your advice for my colonoscopy conundrum and I find a new appreciation for Sting...sort of. Then the second half of the show is really just for me but you're welcome to listen in. I have a very candid and honest discussion with myself about a situation I have to deal with this week. I talk through my emotions and thoughts as I prepare to say goodbye to a dear friend. Opening song - Float by Jay Som ft. Jim Adkins Closing Cover Song - Rainbow Connection by Weezer ft. Haley Williams WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

The title of this one says it all. Some updates on everything, some movie recommendations, and some topics from the anonymous box...sort of. And a handful of voicemails that slipped through the cracks. Thanks for your patience and support and most of all THANKS FOR LISTENING! Opening song - Sleepwalker by The Wallflowers Closing Cover Song - Don't Be Cruel by Billy Swann WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

New year, same old AFC This week's show is bookended by two stories about how my year ended and began in not so great fashion. In between, I discuss a whole bunch of movies and TV shows that I've watched, some topics from the anonymous box including an update from our last episode and I reminisce about a time I got drunk off beer and ruined a role playing game. All this and much much more Happy new year and thanks for listening! Opening song -Winter by Nick Phoenix Closing Cover Song - Don't Fear The Reaper by Amazonica Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

Its the last episode of the year (probaly) and we are doing some WYR, talking about Halloween decorations staying up too long and a listener wants to know if their therapist crossed a line. I certainly have some thoughts on this matter but I want to hear what AFC Nation thinks so feel free to weigh in with your opinions in all the usual places. All this and much much more. Thanks for listening! Opening song -Don't Tell The Boys by Petey USA Closing Cover Song - Happy Together by Floor Cry Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365

This week I'm discussing some shows I've been watching, tackle some listener topics from the anonymous box and reminisce about my elementary school bully. Opening song - Need A Ride by Kathleen Edwards Closing Cover Song - A Long Long Time by Brandi Carlisle Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW. SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS. The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you!

Hello again! Back in the saddle this week with a lot to catch up on.   This week, I discuss the many ways my body is letting me down in my old age, the many ways technology has let me down recently and a story about the brakes on my car letting me down as me well. Plus a book I'm reading gives me terrible nightmares, I remember a time that I completely misunderstood the meaning of a popular phrase and we end with some WYR's and other assorted nonsense from the anonymous box. Thanks for sticking with the show and it's erratic schedule. I'm not going anywhere and I hope you won't either.  Thanks for listening!   Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you!

We are back with a new super sized episode filled with your all favorite AFC staples! Road Rage! FMK and WYR! Stories with no ending! Music, TV, and Movie talk! An untalented hack of a host! Plus an update on the unofficial billboard sponsor of the show, listener emails and voicemails, and so much more! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week, I see a movie that I can't stop thinking about, I visit the zoo and contemplate the meaning of happiness.  Then we dive into the mailbag where your submissions trigger a long repressed memory of  the time that I randomly went to a strip club all alone and what a strange and sad experience it was. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

After a brief hiatus, I'm back working through my issues out loud. A bunch of topics are covered in this one including a bunch of recommendations, some pet peeves and some great voicemails from old friends. Along the way I discuss town drunks, the concept of family and the outdated concept of fire alarms. All this and much much more.  Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week, after an update on Oats, I discuss death, the perils of peeing and a take on a recent submission from an old friend of the show. Plus some WYR, and more demented and twisted topics from AFC Nation. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

I apologize for being very distracted on this episode.  This week, I talk through my feelings and an impossible decision I have to make while discussing pickles, squirrels, and other topics from the anonymous box. We wrap up with a listener telling us about a moment where they walked in on a colleague at a very pivotal moment. Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

Happy Birthday America! This week, I discuss fixing my brains "check engine" light, take some questions and WYR's from the anonymous box, and play some voicemails from listeners including a new entry for the "Album Challenge." Finally, I break down one listener's very awkward encounter in a public bathroom. All this and much much more! Thanks for listening! WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week I discuss some media I've been consuming recently as well as dive into some topics and questions from the anonymous box. We wrap up with a story from Reddit brought to my attention by a listener about a wife who is very suspicious of her husbands relationship with his step sister.  Sit back and enjoy this roller coaster ride of family drama. All this and much much more Thanks for listening! NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week, I catch you up on the past few weeks of my life and give some recommendations of things I've been watching lately. Along the way I discuss, being old and having back problems, witness grieving in real time and discuss things kids don't understand. Also, one unlucky woman gets a year long sinus infection who got if from her boyfriends ass.  Yep, you read that last sentence correctly. Some real wholesome content in this one. All this and much more  WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week, we dive back into the mailbag for more debauchery and absurdity. This one goes all over the map from talk about movies and fast food restaurants to discussing some awkward emails I've recently received  and the science behind last week's "Inherited Fart" scenario. Something for everyone and no one all at once. Thanks for listening!   WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.

This week, I'm turning over the reigns to AFC nation to discuss whatever is on your mind for our May mailbag episode. As you could probably imagine, the results are just as vulgar and depraved as you would expect. We have listener submissions about Andor hate, dirty talk peeves, and toilet recommendations. Plus a follow up to two weeks ago regarding an awkward bathroom encounter and a voicemail from an old friend who has a request for the album challenge. All this and much much more WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM FOR THE SHOW.  SEARCH AFIRESIDECHATPODCAST ON INSTAGRAM FOR PICS GIVING CONTEXT TO THE SHOW TOPICS. GIVE US A FOLLOW FOR FUTURE UPDATES. We now have a hotline where you can call 24/7 and tell me anything and everything on your mind. Leave your questions, comments, homework assignments and any other emotional outbursts you may have! No restrictions. No limits. Your topics. Your questions. Your voice. Hope to hear from you all soon. AFC Hotline: 412-440-8365 The anonymous box is your direct path to let your voice be heard on the show. IT'S COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL AND ANONYMOUS.  The link is pinned to the top of the shows social media pages. This podcast could not be possible without the amazing anonymous contributions of listeners like you! HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT 1: What's a song lyric that you thought was one thing but was something completely different? How did you find out? How long were you singing the wrong lyric? Be as vague or specific as you like.