Hello and welcome to episode 130 of the Still Spinning Podcast. You can watch the live taping next Monday at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.

Dan and his wife have an ongoing argument that Dan brings to the podcast this week to get some outside perspective. Nicole is on team Jennie on this one, where do you think you will side. It has to do with a running car in a garage. This leads to a belief instilled in Nicole from her grandfather about gas freezing in your car in the wintertime. Funny what we “learn” from outside sources and what sticks with us.

Some parents in Staten Island started a BRAWL at a 6th grade basketball game and now there are new rules for the parents. Dan was an umpire for kid’s baseball and can attest to the issue of parents at games. We talk about kids' sports getting absolutely out of control which leads into a whole discussion about Nicole growing up riding horses and Dan’s utter shock learning she used to be a barrel racer.

Dan shares some good news in the research world for curing alzheimer’s disease. We can guarantee you will not see this coming. But you might smell it!

And finally, McDonald’s is facing a class action lawsuit that is all about the McRib and people feeling “misled” by the name of the sandwich. Nicole and Dan discuss the standards and expectations of eating at McDonald’s and whether anyone is surprised that the McRib is NOT actually rib.

There really is a lot more to today’s podcast but we will let you discover it all for yourself. Thanks for tuning in!

Hello and welcome to episode 129 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We hope your new year is going well so far and we thank you for joining us.

Dan starts things off by fueling Nicole’s fear of self driving cars. A Waymo in Arizona got off track (or on track, might be a better description) causing the passenger to have to make a split second decision. Would YOU get in a self-driving car?? The team discusses this along with a few other things that have happened with these cars.

There are times in life where Nicole needs Dan’s knowledge and she found herself in a situation this week where she needed to know the correct thing to do involving a clear traffic distraction. Was this a 911 situation? Tune in to hear what happened and what Dan’s thoughts were on on the best course of action.

There are MONKEYS loose in St. Louis and no one seems to know why or where they came from. Imagine going to your car and seeing a monkey! What would you do?? And AI has made the situation even harder to manage, can you guess why?

And finally, an answer to urinal messiness coming our of Amsterdam. Flies in the urinals to give the boys something to aim for! This tactic has reduced cleaning costs by 8%, which is pretty substantial. Also, Dan has an amazing idea for some gas station to pick up, this might be his best idea to date.

You can watch the live taping next Monday at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com. Thanks for tuning in!

Hello and welcome to episode 128 of the Still Spinning Podcast. You can watch the live taping next Monday at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.

Have you ever watched a movie that just stuck with you? Whether it was so bad you could not get it out of your mind or so good, you feel it is your job to share it with the world, it just sticks with you? Well Nicole watched one over the weekend called “A House of Dynamite” that stuck with her in the “this could really happen” kind of way and she and Dan talk about the movie and the director, Kathryn Bigelow.

A thief made off with two musical instruments from a store over the holidays but returned them with a note. The note really is one for the books and Dan reads it verbatim to Nicole. A marketing opportunity is mentioned.

The USPS has a new rule about postmarks as of 1.1.2026 so everybody better pay attention, especially if you mail anything that needs to be postmarked by a certain date (rent, ballot, taxes etc). It is not being talked about a lot and we think it is important to know. We also talk about the country that is the very first to eliminate its post office. Does anything really need to be mailed these days??

Lastly Dan shares that the “Oscars of the Adult Film World” are being held in Las Vegas this month and you will not even believe where they are holding them. This kicks off a whole slew of puns that you have to hear to really get the full impact.

Thanks for checking out episode 128!

Hello and welcome to episode 127 of the Still Spinning Podcast and the last one of 2025. The new year is upon us and we would be remiss if we did not thank you all for listening to the podcast, we really appreciate everyone who takes the time to check us out.

Dan confesses that he may be starting to understand how people can get sucked into a “relationship” with AI as he tells his story of fighting with his CHATGPT over a song. It is quite an eye opener for him and it leads nicely into our first story, which is also about AI. This one involves car rental agencies using AI to find every little ding and scratch on your rental and then making you pay for it. Is it going too far?

Next up, we have all lost something and then stumbled across it after some time has passes. Imagine doing that with a VERY large item… like an airplane. A true story out of Air India, they lost a plane for 13 YEARS. How does that even happen??

And lastly, can you imagine if you lived near a donut factory and your house always smelled like delicious donuts? Well in Massachusetts, people do get to live near a factory but they are NOT happy about the smell. Dan and Nicole explore places that would be much worse to live near and it is eye opening. Or makes your eyes water. Either way, they discuss.

Thanks so much for joining us on the last episode of the year. We will see you in 2026!

Hello and welcome to episode 126 of the Still Spinning Podcast.

It is Christmas Eve and we kick tonight off with a battle about the movie It’s A Wonderful Life. Nicole has a controversial opinion about the movie and the main character, George Bailey, and Dan DOES NOT AGREE. This might be the first time he has threatened to end the podcast over a difference of opinion.

Next up Dan tells a VERY hilarious tale about a meditation mishap. There are a lot of stressors around the holidays and as performers, both Dan and Nicole have a lot going on. So what could possibly go work with just trying to take a moment to center oneself? Tune in and listen.

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for kids under the age of 16. What do you think of this? Dan and Nicole have no kids but they do have some thoughts on social media and if this is a good thing or bad. Either way, all eyes in the world are on this experiment to see how it pans out.

It is good to be back, thanks for joining us! We hope you have a wonderful holiday season, whatever you celebrate. We will talk to you next week!

Hello and welcome to episode 125 of the Still Spinning Podcast. First off, some bad news. There will be NO EPISODE next week. The holidays are the busiest time for us performing folks and next week the schedules just do not align. We apologize and hope the week off from us gives you a chance to miss us and then our return will be full of glory!

In today’s episode, who should pay for a kid when a group goes out to dinner? And not like McDonald’s, although that is now somewhat expensive, but to a nice restaurant. We also throw in the idea of splitting the bill in general, how do you feel about that whole experience?

Next up Dan shares some information Nicole did not know about flying without and ID. Then they get into the real topic, what happens if you want to fly without a REAL ID? Think you are just out of luck? Turns out, you can if you pay a “fine.” Check this segment out for more details.

And finally, the penny is gone and are paper checks next? Do we even need/use them anymore? Dan and Nicole talk about their check usage and really how strange the whole concept really is.

Thanks for tuning in! Have a great week next week and we will be back on Monday, 12/22, at 7 PM LIVE on all the socials. See you then!

Hello and welcome to episode 124 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We will NOT be live next Monday but we hope to record an episode to drop at the usual release time of Wednesday. The holidays are the busiest time for us performing folks so we may have a few schedule irregularities over the next few weeks.

Did you know that the day after Thanksgiving is known in the plumbing industry as “brown Friday”?? We had no idea and wow, does it make sense. This very tasteful topic is how we kick off today’s episode.

The US Transportation office has launched a new campaign, asking folks traveling by air for more civility. An interesting concept, will people do it? We chat about their ask, what it entails and then a tale of a person who absolutely did NOT follow this rule. What is the most disgusting food you could bring on a plane? Think about it, tune in and see if you were right.

Dan found a story about a cruise line that is really making a splash… with nude cruises. Would you do it? The team hashes out the good, bad and ugly on this topic. The pool deck will never be the same.

All of this and more on today’s episode!

Hello and welcome to episode 123 of the Still Spinning Podcast. Happy Thanksgiving Week to everyone! Dan and Nicole are very thankful for you all.

A story out of Wisconsin about a woman who cut off her ankle monitor at her group home and escaped. Isn’t the whole point of the ankle monitor to be fairly sturdy and impossible to remove? Dan has some great information and a recap of her case, as well as some info about her “escape.” No need to be frightened about this one, she has been caught (again).

In this day and age, you have to assume someone is ALWAYS listening. A Campbell’s soup executive found out the hard way when a direct report recorded him saying some VERY unflattering things about both the product AND the customer. Oh boy. Also Dan and Nicole hate tomatoes. It comes up in this segment so consider this a spoiler.

And finally, the best cheese in the world has been named and no it is not from Wisconsin. Nicole, for one, would love to be a cheese judge but only for cow. Sheep and goat cheese are both disgusting.

You can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.

Have a wonderful holiday! Spinners, we will talk to you the day after Thanksgiving.