
The Nightly Rant
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Ep 484Drinking Beer Creates Big Boobs
Mike opens the show by asking Torya if she likes beer. He explains that he read a New York Post article about a woman who claims that her breasts grew massively due to drinking beer and sunbathing naked. They discuss how ridiculous this is. Torya says she has no respect for this person because, in Torya's mind, this woman is dumb. They continue to discuss the "merits" of this story.
Ep 483The Sister Wives
The show opens with Mike and Torya discussing the leaking information from the Sister Wives show. They go on a long discussion of Gwen’s revelations. This leads to a long discussion of the issues they see with the Browns and polygamy in general. They both agree that Robyn is to blame for most of the issues. They explain why by giving details from the show. They transition to a discussion about the weather in Las Vegas and how severe the patterns can be.
Ep 482Respecting the Boundaries or Not
Mike and Torya open the show by discussing what their HOA did to the local park. Torya states it isn’t a victory, while Mike says it is. They discuss how bad the reasoning behind the changes was. They transition to an Am I The Asshole segment entitled “Am I the asshole for telling my mom to return the gift she bought?” After Torya reads the story, Mike says they are both assholes. Torya explains that she doesn’t think the person doing the post is an asshole. Torya says the fact that the post author set boundaries years ago means the mom is the asshole. Mike doesn’t entirely agree. He says they are both assholes. He says that they would need more details for Torya to be correct. He says that based on the details provided, they are both assholes. Torya agrees with this nuance. Mike compares it to his relationship with Torya. They are almost the same person, but sometimes they disagree in the extreme. Based on the info provided, the final decision is that both are assholes.
Ep 481We Went to the Snow in Las Vegas!
Mike opens the show by saying that what he is about to say may come off sarcastic, but it is not. Torya asks when Mike is ever NOT sarcastic. Mike mentions that his two youngest came to visit, and they took them to the snow. He felt this was a huge success as it can be difficult to entertain the two kids. They enjoyed the time in the snow, and it made for a fantastic rest of their trip. They then discuss how much less stressed they have been since moving to Las Vegas. There is just something about the pace of life. Torya discusses her experience visiting Hollywood for the first time and explains that Spiderman tried to pick her pocket. Mike transitions to a new law in Nevada that makes certain traffic violations no longer important enough for a warrant. They discuss the ramifications and seem to agree with the law generally.
Ep 480Youth and Politics
Mike opens the show by speaking about how the United States is busily discussing politics online these days. Torya says she’s been on a social media vacation, so she has no idea. Mike introduces the guest, Sam Widener. Sam is a high school student from Virginia who is deeply involved in politics. Mike explains how impressed he is with Sam’s young age and his passion for politics. Sam goes on to describe how he got so involved in politics. He discusses the various organizations he has been part of. He explains that he fell in love with politics when watching the primaries. Sam explains he will attend Liberty University and major in government with a concentration on politics and policy. Mike says he believes Sam will be president one day. Torya and Mike begin a conversation about Mike’s son when he was 17 and the things he was interested in. They explain that Mitchell is very smart, yet wasn’t this into politics like Sam. Sam explains that cancel culture and how it affects the world today. He explains his opinion on the issue. Torya explains that mental health is a topic she is most passionate about. They discuss this for a little while and Sam explains his views on the topic. The conversation continues with Sam explaining his take on various topics like the mental health stigma, more on cancel culture, finding common ground and more. It is just a show you’re going to have to listen to in its entirety.
Ep 479Active and Fun Weekends
The show opens with Torya exclaiming to Mike that he takes her to too many crazy sports. They go into detail about which sports, and when. Mike talks about lacrosse, the ‘sport of Torya’s people, ’ and they discuss an experience at a lacrosse game. Mike and Torya discuss the Mr. Olympia expo in Las Vegas. Mike ran into one of his favorite YouTubers. A story about supplements and illegal substances combined by weightlifters comes into the topic, and then the topic drifts back to a recap of the Mr. Olympia event and their day.
Ep 478AITA Returns!
Mike opens the episode by asking Torya why she was chasing Yogi around the house. Torya explains, and they discuss Yogi dog and their cat Olive. Another Am I The Asshole (AITA) segment is introduced. Torya reads out the Reddit post and they both share their opinions. Conversation leads to discussing birthdays around Christmas, TikToks and Karen's in Karenland.
Ep 477The World Traveler
This episode opens with an introduction of Torya as the ‘world traveler.’ Torya has had a hectic last two weeks, and Mike and Torya recap it. Torya asks Mike and the listeners an essential question about flying Sun Country Airlines. Torya rants about Sun Country airlines and a situation she experienced. Mike and Torya start talking about people who drive you crazy. Mike rants about a press secretary. The conversation leads to Donald Trump and questions about previous presidents and cults.
Ep 476Consistency is Appreciated!
Mike and Torya open the episode discussing the ‘Consistency Party’, the political party Mike and Torya jokingly created. They add that it doesn’t have to be only a political party, but used in everyday life. Mike rants about not liking people, and both Torya and Mike rant about inconsistency in people, political parties and society in general. Mike explains what repulses him, the ‘hard left’. The show ends with CEO Yogi dog update. He is now wearing a cone and he marked his territory in the podcast room while recording.
Ep 475Halloween in Vegas
Mike opens the show by discussing Halloween weekend and how interesting and different it is in Las Vegas. Torya reads out a ‘heap of bullshit’ to Mike that she found on Facebook about nicknames and animals. Mike proceeds to talk about his nicknames for their zoo animals. Mike and Torya can’t believe the audacity of the ‘Karen’ in the article and continue to rant. Conversation links back to Halloween in Las Vegas. The final thought is the discussion of people ‘seeing things through their own lenses and how it kills society right now. It’s the first Christmas in Las Vegas for Mike and Torya.
Ep 474Tattoo Expo in Las Vegas
Mike and Torya open this episode, discussing their time visiting the Las Vegas Tattoo Expo. They discuss their experience there and the people they interacted with. Mike and Torya talk about parents, schools, tattoos and piercings. Mr and Mrs Tattoo Man come up in conversation. Conversation circles back to the Las Vegas Tattoo Expo. Torya finishes the episode ranting about the most alarming thing she saw at the expo.
Ep 473Who Is The A-Hole?
The show opens by talking about CEO Yogi and his health insurance. Mike provides a small update on Yogi’s health. Today’s topic is introduced, another segment of AITA (Am I The Asshole). Torya reads out today’s AITA. Mike and Torya discuss who the asshole is and voice their opinions. Mike mentions basement people, and Torya talks about ‘90-day fiance’. Conversation leads to cyberbullies and nasty people online. Mike has been blocked by an influencer, and explains how and why. Mike and Torya talk about Twitter and Elon Musk, and the episode ends with Tory's shaky hands.
Ep 472Stupid Politicians
Mike opens this episode apologizing for his bad ranty mood; he explains it's because of stupid people and their idiocy, specifically President Joe Biden. Mike explains. Mike and Torya rant about President Biden and his decisions in recent events, and Donald Trump also comes into the conversation topic. Mike and Torya discuss gun ownership, the defund the police movement, and what political side Torya and Mike are on. Torya drops the mic and sums up Mikes's rant. The episode finishes with a Costco rant.
Ep 471Busy Weekends
The show opens with Mike and Torya discussing busy weekends and what they have been doing. Mike provides details for us. This conversation changes to updating us on their busy schedule in the future. Mike provides a CEO update on Yogi dog. Torya joins in and they discuss Yogi’s behavior.
Ep 470Foodiefest
Mike and Torya discuss their interesting weekend. Casino, comedy porn show, and a foodie fest. They go into detail about the foodie fest. Mike and Torya aren’t pizza compatible. Mike and Torya continue discussing the foodie fest. They tell us their favorite food from the weekend. Mike and Torya discuss their future weekend plans and give a zoo update.
Ep 469Let's Talk About Stupidity
This week’s episode opens with the topic of stupidity and how the level of stupidity continues to amaze Mike. Torya reads out number 1 of 2 articles they found funny today about ‘stupid people, and Mike and Torya discuss it. This leads the conversation to TikTok and banning. Torya reads out the 2nd article. They discuss it. Torya shares a landlord story. Torya rants about warning labels. Mike rants about stupid people. The episode finishes by discussing their zoo animals and a final discussion about the two articles.
Ep 468Zoo Update
Mike opens the show with a zoo update. Mike and Torya discuss their zoo and give an update of their animals. Yogi acts like a lunatic. The conversation draws back to the zoo update. Torya rants and laughs about a funny situation with a couple of zoo animals. They introduce the new female member of the zoo. The topic of assumptions and assholes interrupts. Mike and Torya discuss their similarities and non-similarities.
Ep 467Death of a Journalist
Mike opens the show by discussing the higher number of potential law enforcement officers in Las Vegas than anywhere else in the country. Mike and Torya discuss why. They jump to the topic of software development and WhatsApp scammers. Mike then brings the conversation back to LVPD and Jeff German, the late journalist. Mike and Torya discuss Jeff’s death and the police involvement in the aftermath. Torya brings up deaths connected to political corruption. Mike states he has only stated facts, no opinion, and is staying neutral.
Ep 466The Therapy Twins
EMike opens the show by describing the coincidence of seeing tonight’s guest’s book on Amazon not long ago. Mike introduces tonight’s guests, The Therapy Twins; Joan and Jane. J&J define psychiatric entertainers and why they pursued this path of podcasting to break the stigma of mental health. Conversation then leads to therapy and the stigma around it. Torya informs Joan and Jane that mental health care isn’t covered in universal health care in Canada. This fires the conversation about mental health and substance abuse, and Mike asks The Therapy Twins what can be done in a society like this to break the ice and help people understand that we need mental health services. Discussion leads to why people are so afraid to go to therapy, Jane adds some personal feedback from a client, and Mike and Torya talk about their own experiences. Joan and Jane explain why they both came out as professionals with mental illnesses and why they wrote their book. You can find Therapy Twins, Joan & Jane, on all social media @therapytwins. You can find their book on Amazon, and it’s currently for free. Their EBook “Under The Hood” is on kindle and on amazon.uk as well.
Ep 465Banana Suits!
Mike opens the show by introducing and visually describing tonight’s guest, Jordan Lam, in a banana suit. Jordan is the host of Jordan Mode, where he interviews people in a banana suits. Jordan explains how AND why he got started with the banana suit. Mike then expresses his opinion on the banana suit. Mike introduces Jordan to a regular segment of TNR, which is called, Am I The Asshole (AITA). Torya reads out this episode's AITA scenario. Jordan explains his answer and opinion on who the asshole is. Mike adds his opinion, and Torya provides a family example of mutual understanding. Torya reads out some eye-rolling comments from the AITA post on Reddit. Jordan tells listeners where they can find him. The podcast Jordan Mode can be found on all podcast platforms; Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Youtube, Listen to Notes, Anchor, Player FM, Audible, PodChaser, and more.
Ep 464Forgive This
Mike opens the show by discussing his credit scores, what they learned, and the importance of on-time payments. Conversation leads to ranting about Biden and his announcement to cancel student loan debt, Mike tells us how he feels. Torya and Mike describe the politicians as idiots and clowns. They conclude with the opinion that forgiving student loan debt is bad.
Ep 463The Godfather of Podcasting
Mike opens with an introduction to tonight’s guest, Jerry Bumpskey from The Bumpskey Show. Tonight’s guest will be able to answer what it’s like to be a pioneer in an industry that got huge but somehow no one knows who he is. Jerry talks about how he started up and his background story in starting a radio station. Jerry explains how he met the first person on the internet, Rick Siegel. He was the guy Microsoft would send all the software to. Jerry and Mike discuss their kids not listening to their own shows. Conversation then leads to Jerry explaining the type of artists he plays and what he gets out of his show. Jerry taught himself animation and is starting a new website. Jerry tells Mike and Torya a funny story about a band he was recording in 2000. You can find Jerry on makemylife.com ,thebumpskeyshow.com. bumpskeytv.com You can find the show on IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Deezer and more.

Ep 462Defunding the Police Backfires!
Show opens with Mike and Torya talking about the inevitable, and the topic of defunding the police. People are running from cities that have defunded the police. Mike and Torya discuss. Conversation leads to discussing young police workers, 19-20 years olds, handling situations like domestic violence, homeless situations, mental health issues, violent criminals, street violence etc. The issue of training. Mike and Torya talk about the LAPD. Torya calls Los Angeles, America’s butthole. Torya rants about the squatters in the properties she manages in LA. Discussion returns to the topic of the police, and also the comparison to police in Canada.
Ep 460Dave Smith Joins TNR
Mike opens the show talking about the influx of guests they’ve had. Today’s guest is Dave Smith, Podcaster and Comedian. Dave Smith introduces a third podcast he’s starting, Story Time with Dave. They discuss how they make time for podcast recordings. Conversation leads to talking about US President Joe Biden and his predecessors. Torya introduces an AITA scenario for Mike and Dave. Dave and Mike discuss their opinion on who the asshole is. Torya introduces AITA scenario #2. Opinions are discussed. Mike discusses how he calms CEO Yogi when he is aggressive. The conversation then circles back to AITA scenario #2. All 3 discuss parenting and consequences after behavior. Torya wraps up the show by adding her opinion to AITA scenario #2. On all podcast platforms, you can find Dave at And Another Thing with Dave, Dave Smith Absurd Comedy. Dave’s new podcast is Story Time with Dave. You can reach him at andanotherthingwithdave@gmail
Ep 461Randomness!
Mike opens the show explaining he’s had it up to his ears with people. Mike and Torya are done with the people running the country. They discuss this. Mike brings up their political party idea: ‘consistency party’. They discuss being caucus. The conversation leads to the future voting and Torya’s ability to vote. Mike and Torya rant about healthcare and politicians. Torya is ranting more than Mike tonight. Mike talks about the governments and individual states ‘emergency responses’ to CV19. This leads to Torya ranting about mask mandates. Mike sums up why he can’t stand most people.
Ep 459Democracy Under Attack
The show opens with Torya ranting about democrats and the delivery truck driver shortage. Mike joins in. Mike and Torya laugh about bumper stickers, which leads to the discussion of democracy being under attack. Mike and Torya discuss an experience in which Torya was attacked in conversation by weird people and was saved by a stranger. Conversation leads to Joe Biden, political parties and ponies. Torya rants about Gavin Newsom.
Ep 458Your Favorite Blockhead Reveals the Asshole!
The show introduces this episode's guest, Brian from Your Favorite Blockhead Podcast (podcast showcased on Yogi’s Podcast Network). He provides his theme song. Mike and Brian want to talk about different a-holes. Torya has a new AITA scenario for Mike and Brian and reads it to them. Mike and Brian discuss the scenario and their opinions about who the asshole is. Brian leads this conversation by explaining an MMA fight and a stamp comment he made and why he doesn’t make them very often. Brian talks about MMA. Mike leads this conversation to Jake Paul, who has started a career in fighting. Brian discusses Jake’s matchups and his entrance to fighting on YouTube. Torya adds her opinion regarding the first AITA scenario. Torya reads out a SECOND AITA scenario. All 3 all chose the same asshole. The conversation leads to Australia and then Brian’s 300th podcast.

Ep 457AITA - Who Is It?
The episode opens with a new AITA (Am I The Asshole). Torya reads out the AITA scenario, and Mike and Torya discuss and agree on their opinions. Torya reads some comments from the AITA post that don’t agree. Torya impersonates Judge Judy and discusses what Judge Judy’s perspective would be in this scenario. They continue to discuss the AITA scenario and then discuss Mike's similar experience. Mike makes fun of Torya. Mike summarizes their opinions from the AITA.
Ep 456Call Centers with Richard Blank
Mike opens the show talking about calls from unknown random numbers trying to scam him. Today’s guest is Richard Blank. Mike introduces him, who is the chief executive officer for CCC, a call center in San Jose, Costa Rica. Richard and Mike discuss how Richard got into the call center profession. Richard talks about the difference between illegitimate call centers and legitimate call centers. This leads to Mike discussing the scammers that social media managers and virtual assistant’s come across. The conversation of how to detect scammers is approached. Next topic of conversation is about telemarketers, call centers off-shore and unethical companies. Torya asks Richard what his ‘big red is’ and what is his biggest frustration. Richard tells the audience where they can reach him at 888 271 6750 or [email protected]
Ep 455The Consistency Caucus
Mike opens the show discussing Roe v Wade. Mike speaks his opinion about it. Torya adds her two cents in parts. Torya explains an inside joke that calls fetuses ‘parasites’. Mike and Torya continue discussing ‘my body, my choice’. The conversation leads to Mars Attacks for a second and then back to Roe v Wade. Torya and Mike link the conversation to vaccine mandates. They discuss the idea of a political party, the ‘consistency party’, and Mike talks about a new direction for Liberty Revealed. The conversation leads to the political parties and Joe Biden. They talk about how expensive their move to Las Vegas was.
Ep 454Living in Las Vegas
Mike opens the show talking about the love he has for living in Las Vegas. Emphasis on LOVES it. It feels free and relaxing. Mike has an ebike. Yogi, the CEO, likes the new location too. Mike and Torya talk about their animals. Mike talks about ‘bad people’ and tells a situation that happened with this lady that looked ‘troublesome’. Torya describes her as an unpleasant person. Mike and Torya discuss their post office and DMX locations as nice and friendly places, which surprises them. This turns into the topic of one of their experiences. Torya tells Mike that she feels herself slowly unwinding. They both discuss this. Nothing lives in the Nevada heat, except for succulents, weird trees according to Torya, and ‘rocks’. Mike and Torya continue discussing their life in Las Vegas and the people they are meeting. They discuss the amount of bags they are getting when the supermarkets are bagging their groceries, and how many individual items got their own bag. Mike talks about taking a step back in life and appreciating things.
Ep 453Moving to Vegas
Mike and Torya open the show talking about their big move to Las Vegas. Mike wasn’t happy with moving because half of the moving guys broke half of their belongings. Mike got stuck. They continue to discuss the move and the interesting stuff that happened. Mike and Torya discuss the mail service and how alot of businesses are already aware of their location change. This changes conversation to them returning to Los Angeles to finalize everything and getting their deposit back. Mike and Torya are happy about their move, and the dogs are excited in Las Vegas, they have a park across the street. Mike and Torya talk about the weather differences between Orange County and Las Vegas.
Ep 452Government Inaction is Normal
Mike opens the show discussing inaction and how the government is a dumpster fire of inactivity. Mike and Torya discuss this topic. Mike talks about the Maga King. Mike rants about not accepting outcomes. It is illegal to intimidate a judge by protesting outside their home. Mike transitions topic. Mike and Torya are leaving California and moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. The animals are excited. Mike links this topic to not accepting outcomes: don’t complain, just change the situation. Mike and Torya discuss their move and introduce a new YouTube channel; What Happens In Vegas.
Ep 451My Body My Choice
Mike opens the show mentioning the world has gone crazy. Torya says it happened 5 or 6 years ago. Mike reads a quote that he found, Mike and Torya discuss it and relate it to the world going crazy. Mike and Torya discuss the federal government. Torya discusses women’s rights to their body and decisions made by the government. Torya’s comment proved the quote Mike read. The conversation leads to social media giants and technology listening to your conversations. Mike rants about sugarcoating kids when they are young and playing sports. Mike discusses Torya’s vibe.
Ep 450Can You Pick the Sex?
Mike opens the show talking about men being pregnant.. in emojis on apple. Torya talks about PCOS and men having ovaries. Torya reads about an AITA scenario. Torya reads the first scenario which is asking if a person is an asshole for asking for someone’s kids to be quiet. Mike and Torya discuss. Torya reads the second AITA, which isnt technically AITA but something ridiculous. The scenario is a couple filed a lawsuit after a fertility clinic promised a girl but they had a boy. They are a gay couple and did not want a boy due to enforced masculinity. Mike and Torya discuss this.
Ep 449The Search for an SUV
Mike and Torya open the show talking about their big move and the changes they have started to make for the move to happen. Mike and Torya discuss the future car they wanted and what they ended up purchasing. Torya names and shames the dealership they got screwed around with. Mike discusses the new car and his experiences driving the new car. Torya calls out to all people who have hit someone’s car side mirror before and calls them a ‘piece of crap, crap sack’. Torya enjoys getting up on her high horse when she's completely right. Mike rants about being rude to people who were rude first. Mike and Torya will not buy from a car dealership again.
Ep 448What About the Prenup?
Mike and Torya open this week’s podcast discussing how busy their last few weeks have been. Time for another AITA (Am I The Asshole) scenario from Reddit. Torya reads out the scenario, which includes a married couple and their prenup. The scenario tells about the couple’s agreement when signing the prenup and now 6 years later as they are still married. Mike explains that this AITA scenario is too easy. The husband is the asshole. Mike and Torya discuss this. Mike and Torya rant about Siri, Alexa, G thing and others.
Ep 447Australia Adventures: Part 3
Mike and Torya open the show by continuing the talk about their Australia Trip. The conversation leads to the topic of the evening and morning before the wedding of Mike’s daughter. Mike and Torya argue about how far Mike’s daughter lived from the wedding location. Mike and Torya continue talking about the wedding. Mike was happy to see his son-in-law crying and showing his emotions. The next subject is the wedding reception. Mike needs to work on taking compliments. Mike and Torya comment on the attitude of Australians and the non-judgment they felt. The conversation continues about the last part of their Australian journey and their flight home. Mike comments on his son stepping up as an adult when they were gone.
Ep 446Australia Adventures Part 2
Mike opens the show talking about Torya spraining her ankle. She sprained her ankle before leaving for Australia. They stayed at a motel in Australia after spraining their ankle, and the motel was strange and didn’t have ice. Mike and Torya discuss this. Australians go the extra mile to show you something about their country, about the beauty of their country. Mike thinks this is cool. Mike and Torya talk about different experiences they had in Australia, going to Gibbs Town meeting koalas and kangaroos, eating fish and chips, kicking a footy, and more.
Ep 445The Australia Trip, Part 1 of 3
Mike and Torya open the show talking about their animals Yogi and Bree, who love hearing about Mike and Torya’s stories from the land down under. Bree is changing into a kangaroo. Mike and Torya discuss their journey to Australia. Mike makes a complaint about the flight, and Torya loves the airline food. They rave about Fiji. Mike got harassed by the Australian Border security, he says Australians hate Americans as much as Canadians do. This links to Torya explaining that American citizens do not need a passport to enter Canada. Shoutout to Thought Merch. They met Mike’s daughter's fiance and his family. The family was amazing and very welcoming, but it was hard understanding each other with different accents. Mike and Torya discuss their sightseeing and some culture differences between the USA and AUS. Mike adds in some information about a man who was convicted for murder but after he died 50 years later, he was pardoned. Mike and Torya will talk about the wedding in another episode.
Ep 444Gold Diggers and Assholes
Mike opens the show discussing the world-changing, changing into a weird mish-mash of its former self. This leads to talk about Russia and how everyone just sits by and watches. Apparently, the world has gone apeshit. This leads to the next segment, AITA: Am I The Asshole. Torya reads out the AITA asshole scenario. MIke and Torya discuss the scenario and make their opinions. They both agree that the man was the asshole. They explain this opinion and what they would do differently if they were in the situation. The conversation leads to gold digging and inheriting the money. Mike and Torya summarize the AITA scenario, and ask for listeners to add their opinion and input.
Ep 443Instacart Assault
Mike and Torya are going to Australia. Torya knows the song ‘down under’ but only knows the line down under. Mike and Torya discuss this. Mike asks for anyone to send them a message to tell them the song and they will get a prize, Thought Merch. Torya is going to see a koala bear and she says she feels like a big tourist. Mike and Torya talk about koalas. Mike’s daughter is getting married so Mike and Torya are going to the wedding. Mike talks about his daughter and how he hasn’t seen her for a while. Mike loses track of what he is saying. Mike and Torya discuss their dinner, buffalo wild wings and chips, and dip. They didn’t have a good experience with the delivery driver. The delivery driver was not nice to Mike and Mike talks about this situation. Torya reminisces on a time when she got soda thrown at her head. Mike saw a joke on social media about the gas prices. Mike discusses Joe Biden and his actions after being elected, regarding trying to make the US energy dependent but making them more energy-dependent. Mike discusses the States and Russia’s economic war. Mike and Torya rant that you can’t trust anyone to do anything, especially Door Dash delivery drivers. Mike talks about service professionals being lazy and handling situations wrong. Mike talks about delivery fees and honoring the deal with the customer. Torya explains they are not banging on Door Dash, just the service professional handling the situation that happened. This conversation continues. Mike and Torya discuss what they would do if they were the company. Torya talks about the animals sleeping and how it makes her want to go to bed. Yogi is monitoring the language on the show tonight.
Ep 442The Serial Killer Hike
Mike opens the show telling the listeners talking about the state of the union. He had to cut it off half way through as he couldn’t handle the rambling. According to Torya, he is an incoherent old man who doesn’t speak coherent sentences. Mike suggests that it’s maybe a sign of just how bad they feel they have it at the polls. Mike and Torya discuss this. Mike doesn’t want someone 40 years older than him deciding his fate in world situations. Torya adds that the average age of the people in the room were 3x her age! Mike and Torya transition to age gap relationships. Mike states that the people that do not have age gap relationships are the people born on the exact same day of the exact same year. Stupid definition is spoken about. Mike and Torya continue discussing age gaps. Torya adds that that age gap should not matter as long as they are two consenting adults. Consenting is the next topic of discussion. They discuss the older billionaires with the hot younger women. Torya relates mammals to age differences. Mike states he thinks men and women should be treated in the same way. Torya phrases it that either everyone is able to hoe around or no-one is able to hoe around. Torya says she wouldn’t date younger than her age.
Ep 441Scammers
Mike opens the show by saying they had a great weekend. Torya agrees. They discuss having a lunch date with Mike’s older brother and how they stayed at a place that Torya manages. They discuss the details of the trip. They then discuss scammers on Instagram.
Ep 440Freedom is at risk
Mike opens the show with a quote from Ronald Reagan regarding freedom. “Freedom is a fragile thing and it is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance. It must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation for it comes only once to a people and those in world history who have known freedom and lost it have never known it again.” – Ronald Reagan Mike says that the situation in Canada with the truckers has been bungled badly by the government. He says it is so bad that it is almost like Joe Biden is running the show in Canada. This leads to a discussion about the protests in Canada. The mishandling is terrible. The threats to freedom are real.
Ep 439Disney Customer Service Sucks!
Mike opens the show by saying that customer service at Disney sucks. Torya talks about the rules that Disneyland has to make sure the guest experience is perfect. They then allude to the problem being with Disney+. Mike tells the story of how they wound up with the Disney+/ESPN+/Hulu bundle. Mike discusses how he handles sports and watching sports. Mike tries to watch the NHL All-Star Game on ESPN+ and is told that his bundle had expired. He tries to fix it himself and they cannot process the payment. He contacts ESPN+ and the guy tries to give Mike someone else’s account. Mike eventually reaches Disney+ support who tries to explain their billing has changed. This has caused the bundle to be canceled. All this while they are advertising the bundle on their website. Meanwhile, Torya solves the problem by reconnecting payment to their Hulu account! The complication here is that your bundle is listed through the service you had when you subscribed, creating mass confusion. They then go on to discuss the poor customer service they were given by Disney+.
Ep 438You Are Canceled
Mike opens the show asking what happens if he says something controversial that Torya disagrees with. Torya says she would cancel him if she acted like society. Mike brings up Joe Rogan and Spotify. Mike explains his take on the Joe Rogan show. They discuss how irrelevant music artists are protesting. Spotify literally gave those artists the middle finger. This leads to a discussion about JP Sears and his approach. This leads to a discussion about how certain aspects of society demand you either agree with them or be canceled. Mike asks who defines “dangerous misinformation”.
Ep 437RAD Happened!
Mike opens the show discussing what he saw at a recent Anaheim Ducks game. He says he saw the word “RAD” on the screen! Rad has happened people! In episode 402, they discussed how Torya was going to make “rad” the word of the year. Torya explains how it is likely she had nothing to do with “rad” at the game, but that it was still possible to have been her influence. Mike defends the idea that it was there because of Torya. They then discuss their NHL allegiances. Mike says that if his kids were not Ducks fans, he’d be a Vegas and Winnipeg fan. Mike transitions to speaking about POTUS. He explains how Biden called a reporter a “stupid son of a bitch.” Later the POTUS had to call and apologize. Hypocrisy reigns as both parties took an opposite take on this than they did with the previous administration. They then discuss how left-leaning Biden has become. Mike transitions into a story about a police officer (female) who was forced to quit because she has an Onlyfans. This lady kept it all private. She is now making bank since she no longer has to keep it quiet. How people make money is nobody’s business according to Mike and Torya.
Ep 436AITA Once Again
A few days ago, Biden was in Georgia ranting about how horrible their voting system is. Apparently Georgia is easier to vote than in the bigger states like New York, Pennsylvania etc. We don't have Vice President Harris, its President Harris Mike says. Mike is frustrated because they are talking about voting rights being blocked, and he rants about this. Mike says that why do we have to show our vaccine status but don’t show our voting card. Mike rants about this, telling them to ‘shut up’ and ‘f off’. Torya asks if he is being blunt today. It is another segment of ‘Am I the asshole’. This scenario is picked just for Mike. Torya explains the scenario, a lady is dating a brutally honest man who isn’t malicious.. Just very honest. She describes more of the scenario in which there is a family dinner, a remark was made about his sister in law having kids and the lady explains there is infertility involved. This brutally honest man asks which side and then proceeds to say that he thinks that women over 30 should not have babies as he thinks they will produce defective kids. Mike interjects saying people are ‘nuts’. Torya ends the scenario with the main lady in the scenario telling this man that if she wanted an asshole's opinion, she would have just farted. Apparently the sister and the man in question sent a message saying she was rude, vicious and an asshole towards him and ruined her birthday. Mike says he doesnt think either person is an asshole. He believes that if you're a blunt person, you should be able to receive blunt feedback. Mike explains that he has been called an asshole many times. Mike tells this man to grow up. Torya states her opinion. Torya doesn’t think this man is brutally honest or blunt, he is just rude. He should've kept his opinion to himself, and not comment on females personal reproductivity. Mike and Torya rant about this situation. Mike has the view that he asked the question and it wasn't a problem, Torya believes that he shouldn’t have brought it up and it was rude. Torya states more of her opinion. Mike and Torya continue this conversation about what was right and wrong to say. Torya states that the scenario states he is brutally honest, not intelligent. Mike speaks about their friend Debra and her mindset, and explains it. Mike and Torya apply this situation and mindset to their relationship. Mike starts to talk about politics and the two sides and how each side complains and speaks bad about the other. Mike makes many baby sounds. Torya giggled at the comments on this ‘asshole’ post. There is someone that agreed with them that there is no asshole. One person said they should have replied to the sister, instead of the boyfriend, with a remark. Which Torya thinks is a perfectly normal response. Mike and Torya ask each other who they think is the asshole in the entire situation, and they both agree it is the sister. The sister also exposed the fertility issues. Mike and Torya discuss what to say/not say in situations and keeping things private. Mike talks about compromising, using an example of smoking and no smoking areas. You ‘meet in the middle’ Torya describes another ‘am I the asshole’ scene. The post is ‘ Am I an asshole because I ate an entire cake to myself in one day’. Torya explains the scenario. Mike says the wife is definitely the asshole, Torya agrees. Mike explains why. Mike and Torya laugh as Torya made Mike a cake for his birthday and they relate the scenario back to their relationship. Torya tells the man to find another wife and Mike says they are headed towards divorce. Mike talks about kitchen nightmares and Gordon Ramsey having to convince the chef that his food was ‘crap’, and hearing all the employees comments and feedback, it came clear to him. Mike talks personally about his opinion in people not answering questions directly. Torya tells that sometimes she has to psych herself up for dinner parties sometimes when there are certain people coming. Mike says we have lying politicians, whiny political parties, and then we have people like these 2 assholes. Mike changes his opinion about the first asshole scenario, he believes the sister was the asshole. Mike tells Torya that she is a person who understands that she is doing it for the other person. Mike continues ranting, Torya joins in. Mike's point is that he would do whatever he could do to get what she wanted and vice versa. They both do things the other wants to do because the other wants to do it. Torya speaks about going to a reptile show that Mike wanted to go to, she didn’t initially want to go but she did it for him and she really enjoyed it. Mike says that it is funny that hes super blunt and a lot of his interactions are online, and because he is quite sarcastic there is a new trend to write /s when people are being sarcastic. Mike finds it interesting that people dislike him online but fall in love with him in person. They are glad they both came to the same conclusion.
Ep 435The Crazy Instacart Driver
Mike expresses how the first few weeks of 2022 have been interesting, Torya adds in that it hasn’t been crap…. Yet. The year has been odd for Mike. Mike talks about how people should know what to do with the pandemic at this point, but the people are being confused by the government as they have no communication capabilities. Mike has found a headache to help with his headache problem and his body pains. Torya has been attacking his back with her elbows. Mike was on his way to his first treatment, Mike accidentally rejected Torya’s phone call. Torya describes the situation, Torya thought a telemarketer was calling from Napa. Torya gets a call from the grocery deliverer that they can’t carry the groceries and they have to get them. Torya described the driver as Beetlejuice. She had a confrontation with the delivery driver and slammed the door. The Beetlejuice-looking psychopath threw a 12 pack of cans at Torya when she asked for her groceries back. Then they said ‘I have covid and coughed all over your groceries’. Mike shares his thoughts on the situation. Mike wonders why the delivery driver would escalate the problem, even if Torya was sassy. Torya deemed this delivery driver as a psychopath and continues to rant. Mike relays a story that his friend told him about a stupid confrontation. He describes his friend as a defensive lineman football player, size-wise. The friend got a gun pulled on him. Torya doesn’t understand why some people escalate some people who are being ‘rude’. Mike says he is following a social media policy and explains how it applies to everything. Mike and Torya discuss this and bicker. Mike finds this whole topic interesting. ‘Perception is in the eye of the beholder’ Mike says. Torya says she called the company's customer service reps and found it difficult. Torya should have calmed down before calling, but even so, there was a confrontation. Torya got a refund from the 2nd rep she spoke to. She owned up to being angry. Mike describes this was a good moment, she owned up to being angry. Mike adds his advice about talking to the customer service reps. Torya says a Dr.. Pepper torpedoed through one of their pot plants and broke it, when the delivery driver assaulted Torya. Mike says that it is not worth Torya’s time if the police filed a report. Mike tells people to be careful about delivery drivers, and go in a pair. Mike keeps Torya safe. Mike says we would all get along better if we didn\t always fight on the things we don’t agree on. Torya says there was nothing particularly heavy in the grocery bags, from the previous situation they discussed. Mike says he was a chess player his whole life and was always taught to look back on past mistakes so he can work on them.