Mike and Oscar raise the stakes in a bet over arriving late to the show, with Robb helping sort out the rules and consequences. A classic archive mix of friendly rivalry, movie talk, and appreciation for hockey announcer Doc Emrick.

Josh has hired an assistant. His name is Earl. Robb has one question: who the hell is Earl?

In episode 006, Josh introduces his AI assistant, a tireless organizer with the attitude of Orioles legend Earl Weaver. Earl sorts founder messages, untangles a stack of toll notices, checks in with Josh’s wife, and offers thrift-store advice with a grumpy baseball-manager streak. Robb wonders when a computer became the third guy on the show—and whether his own assistant, Hector, needs a personality upgrade.

Then the guys tackle baseball’s unwritten rules: stop blocking home plate for your selfie, and if you catch a playoff foul ball, do you really have to give it to a kid? Josh’s World Series longing leads to a Super Bowl memory involving Paul McCartney, which Robb takes very personally.

Josh shares an encouraging update on Bella after a rough stretch of emergency-vet visits. Robb’s love of The Sting opens the door to an impressive playing-card collection, a shopping cart he wisely abandoned, and ideas for the final TMOS cruise. Plus: Disney pin collecting, memories of Robert’s Make-A-Wish trip, and a lightsaber adventure at the happiest—and hottest—place on earth.

Meet Earl. He handles the paperwork. Josh and Robb handle the tangents.

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Today... Mike gets to "fanboy" over Marshall Green, who joins us from his show "Giants Now" on Chatsports. In his own lane, Robb fanboys over the "Librarian of Congress" as he recaps his big Washington DC gala. Josh tells us that middle-schoolers are not smart about their Smarties and Mike bemoans his recent time on the links. Plus, we never solve the gravy mystery. Sad.

Robb celebrates fitting into size 36 jeans, while Mike celebrates “creamage”—his favorite food group and the reason an empty ice-cream box can become evidence against him. Reduced-sugar Frosted Flakes get a harsh review, cereal milk must earn its flavor, and vegetables remain acceptable only with the proper creamy accompaniment. Then Robb prepares to meet a princess at the Library of Congress, prompting a full wardrobe intervention, a debate over “smart casual,” and some very specific rules about what he can bring. The boys tackle rising costs, corporate consolidation, and the arguments that keep everybody distracted before a moving DNA reunion story leads Mike back to memories of his beloved grandfather and a childhood reel-to-reel recorder. Plus, vintage Stardust dreams, a Chicago buffet with questionable presentation, and Al Pacino’s greatest overreaction in several languages.

Sunrise. Chair. Banana. Three little words turn Mike’s routine wellness check into a memory test he insists nobody explained properly, with a clock drawing, a helpful picture on the wall, and enough ammunition to keep Robb and Josh entertained all day. Then another baseball scheduling fiasco sends Mike toward Sarasota for the wrong game—and gets him blocked from the very thread containing the explanation. The boys debate the cost of watching football, the perils of sports betting, and why “I almost won my parlay” still means you lost. Josh builds an AI assistant to tackle emails, podcast problems, and a brutally honest audit of his baseball predictions, while a chat-room question reopens some old wounds. Plus, TV recommendations, Wonka voices, an offensive lineman’s big catch, a dad’s heroic save, and a cat with its own slot machine.

A trip through the TMOS archives featuring Mike and Robb’s interview with Wayne Newton, Oscar’s visit with the Bush family in Kennebunkport, and a look back at the show’s eighth anniversary. Classic stories, familiar voices, and plenty of laughs.

In Episode 005, Robb walks Josh through a garbage-day disaster and the surprisingly clever trick he uses to track down his missing key. Josh has a competing strategy, naturally, and the guys debate whether brains beat simply diving into the trash. Along the way, there’s a hard-fought used-car negotiation, a stash of root beer barrels, and considerably more mayonnaise than anyone wanted.

The conversation takes a more personal turn as Josh shares a frightening emergency-vet visit with his dog Bella and the staggering cost of getting answers. Robb relates with stories about his aging dog Linus, a failed nail-trimming appointment, and a groomer whose voice sends him straight into *Euphoria*.

Plus: a thoughtful listener restores Robb’s beloved knife set, the guys talk head-shaving mishaps and plans for the final TMOS cruise, thank the founding members helping launch the show, and consider whether a mystery hat is a bargain or an expensive gamble.

It’s lost keys, loyal dogs, sharp objects, and questionable headwear—with a burger box holding the answer.

The show opens with an honest conversation about suicide prevention as therapist Cynthia Catchings joins Mike, Robb, and Josh to discuss recognizing distress, supporting loved ones, and keeping communication open with kids. Mike shares a difficult chapter from his own life before the boys shift gears to his supposedly calmer approach to the Red Sox—and a baseball-practice scheduling fiasco that proves his patience still has limits. A congressional “gotcha” falls apart over the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, while a heated discussion of measles and vaccines produces a very questionable mob motto: “Weasles Get Measles.” Plus, notification overload, Wolfman Jack memories, Fat Bear Week, and a Charlie Callas classic that sends everybody out laughing.