Join master of menace remark Maloney and the OG guy being Dude Aidan Maloney as they explore
movies, music, food and nightlife on the Mark Mo Show. With segments like you just made the list,
Carpe DM's and The 15, each episode is loaded with shenanigans, tomfoolery and chaos. We hope
you enjoy the show. All right everybody, welcome to season one, episode one, the first Mark Mo
Show podcast. How's everybody doing? I just want to say that this is pretty special. It's a long
time coming. I got a little bit of an opening monologue for you here. Throw some truth bombs
at you. But what up, A? I got something to say. This is Aidan Maloney here. He is my co-host.
Gamers. He is also host of AK219, guys being dudes everywhere. Anywhere you want to find us,
we will be there. That's right and also has his own personal channel where he does a lot of gaming
and things of that nature. Where can people find you there? Aidan (spelled the right way) on YouTube.
That is true. And you won't find me if you spell it the wrong way. So if you do spell it the right
way, that's exactly where you'll find me. Right. And if you don't, well, you kind of get what you
deserve. Exactly. Which is a potentially lesser YouTube creator. Not to throw anyone under the
bus necessarily. But the thought is there. We're just saying. The potential is high. No doubt about
it. But it's exciting. We are here on YouTube through RSS feed, all of the different podcast
platforms. Pretty exciting stuff from being in our little radio station here locally in our town
of Valparaiso, Indiana. Which for those of you who aren't very good at geography per se, per the
Jimmy Kimmel Show, that's most of you. But that's okay. I don't judge. I say Valparaiso. I do. I
will. You will? Okay, fair enough. I'll do that part. I love that. I love that. So we are in
Northwest Indiana, which is basically a suburb of Chicago. In a way. In a way. And we get there as
much as we can. At least we just pretend like we're there. But at any rate, yeah, we're here in
Northwest Indiana. And we love all of you. And it's coast to coast around the world. We used to say
it when we were with our little radio station due to streaming and being on TuneIn app and other
things, yelling at Alexa, whatever. But now it's really the case. Everybody in every corner can get
to us. And that's super exciting. For sure. If you've got internet, that would help. But if you
listen really hard, maybe pick up a seashell. I think some people say you can hear the ocean.
Yeah. You can maybe, if you're lucky, hit the Mark Mosho podcast if you find the right seashell.
I think so. I think so. I actually had one of our loyal listeners from the radio station insist
that he could pick it up on a paper cup. Really? With the paper cup in the string. Yeah. That is
good technology. Seashell paper. It is really good technology. It's a shame we got away from that.
Exactly. Well, Big Telephone had to step in. Of course. Yeah. And destroy the paper cup industry.
Yeah. That's exactly what happened. But anyway, I want to thank Aidan for his guidance and support
over the past couple of months. It was a very difficult decision to leave the radio station,
but it was time. I won't forget WVLP in Valparaiso, Indiana. They got me to the start, right? It was
Bill Koch. And he let me flank him on his Under the Radar Sports Talk Show. It was a blast. It was so
much fun. And I learned how to do all of this. I also want to thank Greg and Paul, Ken, Larry,
John, my dear friend, Hannah, frickin' True Blood. The homie. Who is our homie for sure. They're all
amazing people in the radio podcasting community. And I appreciate their support. And I've learned
so much from them. My radio show After Hours is still on WVLP. So for those of you who used to
reach this show that way, you can still reach After Hours the same way. A little bit of a format
change. I'm strictly alt rock and Celtic punk now. Which tends to be a lot of fun. And we have
great music every Tuesday night at 9pm Central Standard Time, right after KC King's Night Ride,
which is John King's daughter. So I was super psyched that, like we've been talking about this
anyway, even back when I was at the radio station, like making it work so she could have that
opportunity on that night. True. Now you got two bangers in a row. Righteous. That's what we like to see.
It really is. So that's pretty great. They also stream at WVLP.org in the TuneIn app, because all
you beautiful people listening to this, most of you, will probably listen in that way. And then
locally, we are also Friday, drive time, 4 to 6. So that's pretty great. Listen After Hours if you
can. The Mark Mo Show podcast will be about an hour to an hour and 15 minutes of chaos and tom
foolery and all those sorts of things. I'm a menace to society, so I'll bring as much of that to the
show as I possibly can. And this guy is the guy being the dude. Allegedly. It's what we've been told.
It's fair. It's what we've been told. There are no court docs yet. Exactly. We have not yet dealt
with litigation or lawsuits. Certainly. But we've got a bright future ahead of us full of them.
I'm sure. I'm quite sure of it. But other than that, it's gonna be great. We have awesome segments,
review, preview, the other foods you just made the list, the 15, Carpe Diem are all going to
return. If you used to listen to the show, we're gonna bring that back. And then along with a
smattering of old segments and maybe a few new ones, we're gonna keep it fun. We're gonna keep
it fresh. So hopefully no two shows will be exactly alike. But we wanted to at least bring a lot of
the segments that you guys love and enjoy over to over to the podcast. I also I also want to mention
that they're gonna be well, there'll be new episodes about every week. So we're gonna we're
gonna try to be pretty consistent with that. But in addition to that, there are going to be one off
editions of the Mark Mo show where I conduct interviews. Now, they may just be 15 or 20 minutes,
and maybe we just include them within the body of some of our shows. Or we just let them be their
own thing. Especially if they're about 30 minutes, maybe we just kind of let them do their own thing.
And we call it something a little bit different, kind of like you do with After Dark. Certainly.
Yeah. So we'll figure that part out. But it's gonna be really great. We've had a lot of support from
the community. And, and there's a lot of people that are like, Oh, we can't wait to be your first
interview. So somebody is gonna have to be exactly somebody might be disappointed, but you can only
do so much, but it's gonna be really great. So I look forward to a lot of fun, a lot of fun with
them on the air, talking a lot of really good stuff. So I can't wait for that. I want to thank
the best Chamber of Commerce in all the land, the Valpo Chamber of Commerce. I want to thank the
companies that support us along the way. Number one, AK 219, guys being dudes. You know, Chris
Verwalken, he loves them very much. What an endorsement. What an endorsement. Chris Verwalken
loves AK 219 and so should you. So we've had that support for sure. Simcoe Signs, Life Centers of
Valparaiso, YMCA of Valparaiso, Curry Motors, Ford of Valpo, Curry Motors Buick GMC, Smoketown
Blues Barbecue, Jatoni Greek Grill. And by the way, happy birthday to our guy, Eric Sanchez,
The Entertainer Magazine. I got to do it because I always did it. I did it on the radio and I've
done it for every, so I should, I should I just do it. I should do the thing. I mean, who's going
to stop you? Well, let me see. Let me look around. No. Look around the room. Hey, is there an FCC here?
I don't see. I don't think we allowed them in the room, did we? No. Nah. Well, let me just go on
record. Fuck those guys. Yeah, baby. This is a whole, this is a whole new world for the Mark
Mosho podcast. See, the hats are on backwards. They are. It's like a whole new attitude. Absolutely.
Um, but at any rate, I'm going to do the thing. So here we go. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday
to you. Happy birthday to Eric Sanchez. Happy birthday to you. There you go. You've earned it,
my man. Absolutely. He's our guy. He's our G. You can catch review preview because we do this segment,
but hey, where did that come from? Hmm. Now that's a good question. Yeah. Hmm. Could it be somewhere
for free? For free? Maybe in the entertainer magazine? Perhaps every month? For free all over
Northwest Indiana? For free? For free. That's nuts. It's on also all of his stuff's on the internet.
So that's more than just Northwest Indiana. Oh, that's true. It's everywhere. Everywhere all the
time. Everywhere all the time. Entertainer, my article review preview, baby. That's what it's all
about. Review, preview, reviewing movies, previewing movies. Do it in an article. I do it for you
beautiful people on the podcast every week. Um, so I'm super excited about that. Uh, anyway,
there's also quite a few people, uh, that have had my back, uh, along this journey. Of course,
the guy we just mentioned, Eric Sanchez, Mitch LaRock, our guy, Mitch has supported us. We've
supported him. It's been great. Uh, I've actually started talking to him again, which is great.
So who knows what we got going on there. So, uh, that could be something fun. Mark Mondo, Steve
Dentsman, Ryan Bratch or Ryan Boland, the Ryan's as I call them. Um, Kevin Boland, if we can ever
find him. Um, I heard there was a situation. Where's he been? Uh, stealing things, I guess. Um,
allegedly, allegedly, again, Hannah Trueblood, um, old friend, Taylor Sawyer. Uh, once again,
like Kevin, not sure where she's at, but, uh, maybe we'll find her someday again. Uh, she's
always been a huge supporter. Uh, Viva Chris minds. He's been a radio guy. He's done this Irish show
on a Polish station. Go figure. Um, but it was the Lord intended as the Lord intended, right?
That's right. Uh, so he had a great show. Brian Deniman, my Irish brother, uh, all my kids, uh,
this guy right here, Aiden, Alex, Sarah, Kara, uh, my crews at fluid coffee. Uh, they're amazing. Uh,
Valpo B dubs, cause I do a lot of my work there. So I got shout out to all my Valpo B dubs people,
uh, the zombie club in Crown point. Uh, Melissa is awesome and a really good friend. So shout out to
zombie club and shout out to Franklin house, which has kind of become my regular spot lately. Um,
I appreciate that they're very inexpensive or I should just say affordable, which is lovely, uh,
on a limited budget and a Tuesday booze day. All you find people out there hit Tuesday booze day.
Yeah. Even, even you guys in Ukraine, they had it hit it up, hit it up, not sponsored, not sponsored
soon to be maybe, uh, we'll see how that goes, but, uh, those are all great places. Um, there's also
another group I'd like to thank. However, I no longer am kind of part of that group. I don't
really see them anymore. Um, maybe mostly my fault. I don't know. I suppose there's a lot
of blame to go around when things don't go right. Um, but I'm kind of tired of beating myself up
over it. Uh, during a super difficult time last year, these guys were amazing without question.
Uh, they were my second family. They had my back every step of the way and I had theirs.
Uh, I often featured them, uh, or their business on my radio shows and in my magazine articles
and all that kind of stuff. So I'm sad and frustrated and angry about everything that transpired
every single day. There, there isn't a day I'm not feeling a certain way about it. Uh, I miss them
a lot. Uh, some of my content, um, from my shows and even my articles and things like that was
even planned and written at their establishment. Uh, it was a place where you could go and you could
be creative and just kind of soak up the vibes and just let your imagination run and be amazing
how many times I'd go in there to write an article and bam, it was done. And I was just like,
this is just that atmosphere, you know, to kind of your brain is in that mode and it just would
definitely help out. But, uh, losing friends you love sucks, especially when they're still among
the living. It blows. Uh, I feel like a part of me died about a month ago, but I have to continue
on and lean into my content creation and my family and all of my new friendships that I've made
recently. Uh, but I'll never forget the great times that I had and the support and love that
they gave me. Uh, after this quick break, we're onto our first segment, a new Carpe Diem.
All right. We are back here on the Mark Mo Show podcast. I want to thank all of you for listening
in on our inaugural show at one season one or season one at one. I did that backwards,
but that's okay. I think is it not? I don't see any laws against it. I don't think there's a law.
No, I don't know. Maybe the FCC. Oh, the FCC. That's right. That's right. Wait, do they hold
power over us? Do they hold power over us? No, I don't think they think you're correct. I don't
think they think you're right, which is a beautiful thing. It is a beautiful thing. So the occasional
curse word maybe slips out. Who's to say? Oh no. No. Oopsie. Oopsie. Someone said the bad fuck word.
Made a boo boo. So sorry. Um, but this is Carpe Diem for you fine folks out there that don't know
what Carpe Diem is. Uh, that is DMs are sent to us. By the way, there's some stupid fucking show
on Roku. Carpe Diem. Homie, I came first. So see in court. Um, actually I can't afford an attorney,
so whatever. Um, but anyway, uh, we came first. So just give us props. I'm fine with that. I'm fine
with that. But Carpe Diem, you guys send us your DMs and we will read them here on the podcast for
you each and every week. And here's the beauty before we are on radio. So everything FCC inherent.
True. We had, uh, sometimes edit some things. Right. I don't think we have to do that anymore.
I don't believe so. That's, that's beautiful. Yeah. It is very nice. That's no more paraphrasing.
No. Unless it's like really necessary. Unless it's like we read it and we're like, oh my God,
is that Hitler? And then we're like, yeah, no, that's no bueno. That's a no go. No go for you buddy.
But no, let's, uh, Aidan, if you have yours lined up, let's roll. I certainly do. I got four DMs
this week for our, as you mentioned, inaugural episode. Got one here from Bumbo Jones. They ask,
would you rather be rich and famous or rich and unknown? Rich and famous or rich and unknown?
Right. Like under the radar, people don't know who you are. That's a good question. I think it
depends, in my opinion, depends how famous, you know, because like we've been doing content now
online, on air for several years. Yeah. Almost eight for me. Yeah. Approaching a decade.
So it's, it's not necessarily that we're striving for fame per se doing that. It's more so,
you know, a passion that, you know, people latch onto for entertainment value, for a laugh, you know,
just something to play in the background. So it goes hand in hand with what we're doing that,
you know, if you strike gold, then fame would go along with that. Sure. But if we're talking like
Justin Bieber famous, hell no. Like paparazzi in your face, stalkers, constant death threats
and hatred. I'm like, that is not the fame I would be okay with. Yeah. Because like, if you think
about it, like there's no, human beings are not built for that much social interaction or attention.
We're just not built with bandwidth like that. So if that's the type of type of fame we're talking
about, I'd rather be rich and unknown. I agree with that. Here's the thing. And you had mentioned
like stalkers before, because if you're, if you're, if you're rich, very wealthy, all that, that's
just something you have to contend with paparazzi, people in your face, the media, all that stuff.
So from a stalker point of view, I've been stalked twice. So I had a stalker three years ago,
it was a woman through the radio. And then recently, I think it was end of summer, beginning
of fall, I had an older gentleman who was kind of stalking me, right? Who had this idea of her show.
And hey, it's nice that you're interested, whatever. What was not,
just was not in the cards for this guy. And but he was relentless and just got to a point
where he starts calling me. He at the bar that I don't go to anymore. He showed up there, right?
He was kind of wandering around. It was like, weird. It's weird. Yeah. So to think on a, on a
localized small town kind of version of that, it was annoying enough. Sure. So to be rich and famous
and have like people like him always, yeah, like at you and like having to go file police reports
and do all this stuff. That's insane to me. It's crazy. Yeah, I would agree. And I don't think
any amount of money is worth like, what are you going to do? What are you going to do? What are
you going to do? Live behind like big walls and all that kind of stuff. And that's not healthy either.
No, it's just like, it would be nice to have that money. Use it how you want to use it, but still be
private enough about your situation where you can have nice things, but it's like, you don't have to,
it doesn't have to be, you don't have to be a constant public figure. Right. Yeah. Correct.
I completely agree. I think there's a difference too, between like Hollywood famous or like
politician famous versus like YouTuber famous. I think there's a distinct difference there where,
you know, you could have a couple million subscribers on YouTube. I wish I did, but
you know, eventually, eventually we'll get there. Hey, the couple of millions hit him up. Yeah,
exactly. Thanks in advance. But you know, a couple million subscribers on YouTube, first of all,
you're going to be financially well off. Secondly, you're famous, I would say in air quotes, famous
enough that maybe not a household name, but as far as like internet culture goes, you're known,
you know, certainly, but you can still go out and go grocery shopping without a dozen paparazzi
following you around. You can walk up and down small street mainstream and get a sandwich and
do a little shopping and probably not be bothered. Yeah, that's, that's probably the
extent that healthy fame could be out of my head. Yeah, that I wouldn't mind at all. Correct. You
know, but if we're talking fame as in Hollywood fame, new siree, that's a big no. Great. I agree
with that. I've got a DM here from the Lake Michigan. Wow. The actual lake shot me a DM here.
It makes me so wet. Yeah, about that. The lake itself asks, a genie gives you $200,000 straight
up, but then immediately offers you control of karma itself for the low, low price of 180 grand.
What do you do? Oh, I take karma. I take control of that karma, man.
Ladies and gentlemen, there's many of you that, that do not know the absolute hell I've been
through over the past several years. So you won't get to this, but I can use all the good karma I
can get. And if it costs a couple of bones to do that, let's go, right. Let's get that moving in
the right direction. That's true. That's true. And the way that Lake Michigan worded this,
it makes it seem like control of karma costs you 180 grand. Right. But realistically,
if you don't consider that $200,000 yours yet, then you could alternatively look at it like,
would you rather have 200 grand or have 20 grand plus control of karma? 20 grand plus karma,
which is exactly what I choose because of, if good karmas roll in my way, then good fortune is going
to roll my way and everything, everything balances out as things should be. Right. And if you just
take the 200 grand and you live in this dog shit country, one medical emergency later, you have
zero now. You have zero. Because, you know, we don't have things like healthcare around here.
Right. So I think I would take the, the 20 grand in karma as well. Agreed. Yeah. I think it's more
fitting. A yucky Wilson asked, if you could spend a week on karma, what would you do?
If you could spend a week as any animal and then come back to your current self without missing
any time, would you do it? And with which animal? I would do it. I think so too. I would do it.
Especially brain wise, if, if you understand that you're that animal. So after you're done being
that animal, you take that experience, you retain the experience. Like if you were to do it and then
come back and not have any knowledge of what you just did, it's kind of pointless. I, I, there's
like two animals right off the top of my head that I could think of. One would be a shark. For sure.
They terrify the hell out of me, but I'm also with the understanding there's really only one other
fish that is a threat to them. And so I would just stay away from killer whales. Sure. And I'd be
good. I'd be good. I just wandered around. It's kind of weakling. I'm not going to sit there and
eat people, but I might just scare people for fun. Exactly. You know, that, that might be kind of fun.
We do a little trolling. A little trolling. The only other thing I could think of would be like
a white tiger because tigers are awesome. They're probably my favorite animal overall.
But white tigers are just fricking beautiful. True. So I would do that for sure. And there's
not too many, there's not too many predators of a tiger. That's true. That's true. Unless you like
stumble upon some poachers in the middle of like wherever you are, which would be unfortunate.
I'm tempted to go like polar bear, you know, cause they're just huge and ferocious,
but then like you see pictures of them and sometimes they're just goofing around and like
eating some fish. So you can be, as a polar bear, you can do both. Yeah. Yeah. So I really like the
idea of polar bear. Or like maybe just like a snake, like a nice medium sized snake and just
kind of wiggle around the ground for a week. Right. You know, if it's a warm day, the sun's out. They
just literally lay there and chill in the sun. Exactly. And that's one week. I don't have to deal
with capitalism. Exactly. That is a fantastic point. Very true. And if you're like a rattlesnake,
once again, people like come near you, just be like a little rattle. Be like, oh my God. And then you
just be like, Hey, gotcha bitch. Gotcha. The final DM I received came from milkman. The milkman. The
milkman. Hmm. Guess he's getting around town. Would you rather never get paper cuts again or
never get stuff stuck in your eye again? I, I, as much as like paper cuts and cardboard cuts are
fairly inconvenient, I get stuff, hairs, dust, whatever, stuck in my eye so frequently. And it
is so irritating. I'm absolutely going with no more stuff in my eye. I just can't do it. I hate it.
Right. From someone with eye issues. Yeah. That's a problem for me. Even when I have like contacts in,
then you're just sitting there playing the, is it my contact or do I have a hair in my eye game,
which is an annoying game. Cause we're sitting there trying to fish a hair out of your eye.
That's not there. Right. Then you just irritate your eye. Now you gotta take your contacts out.
It's a losing battle. So I, yeah, paper cuts are not fun, but I get them so infrequently.
The eye's gotta be number one. I would agree completely. Yeah. Yep. That was your last one?
Absolutely. All right. I'm going to move on to mine. The first one that I have,
at Bad Moves Babe 7. Hey guys, love you, love your show. There's this amazing guy who really
likes me and I like him. He said something dumb. So I cast him into the seventh level of hell,
right or wrong move? Hmm. That is a question. That's very interesting. Bad Moves Babe 7?
Bad Moves Babe 7. So there were six predecessors of my, if I'm thinking about this right.
There are more Bad Moves Babes out there. Interesting. It's kind of a strange thought.
And it may be a bad move, babe. It could be, could very well be. You know, when there's a guy and you
like him and he likes you and then people are people, we make mistakes. The seventh level?
The seventh level. The seventh level. That's pretty deep. The seventh level of hell. It's amazing.
You know, just somebody says or does something stupid and you're just cast them into the fire
so quickly. Immediate cutoff. Yeah, that's a bad move, babe. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know about that
one. I think it's a wrong move. How many levels of hell are there? Was it like Dante's Inferno?
Dante's Inferno. Is there 11? Or just seven? I think it is seven. Or eight? Seven or eight?
I don't know. Yeah. I don't remember. But that's pretty deep in hell. I'm sure I'm going to one
of them. So. Maybe you'll see Bad Moves Babe 7 down there. I'm certain of that. I am certain of that.
But at which level? Yeah, at which level? Bad Moves Babe, wrong. Wrong move. Yeah. Definitely
a wrong move. I have at Mega Marty 1776. Oh, God. Yeehaw Boys. We back and we've taken it back to
the 60s. The 1860s. Of course. Of course. The south will rise again. Jesus Christ. Mega Marty.
Oh, boy. Okay. There is no FCC. Very true. I'm trying to... He was nice enough to send us a
message, as stupid as it was. I'm just going to say, maybe, just maybe, it's 2025. That's true.
And we should live in that time. Ideally, right? Ideally, that time where we're, you know, we,
I don't know, we're more sophisticated as a culture, as a group of people. More inclusive. Right. And
you'd imagine... More caring. You'd imagine that human beings with empathy that would come naturally
to them. You would think so. You know, to be inclusive and of course empathetic. But yeah,
you called a Mega Marty 1776 does not seem to have that seemingly human empathy, which is... Lacking.
Very, very disturbing. So, Mr. Marty, you will not be receiving a Christmas card from me.
No. At all. No. No. And that may be the last time Mega Marty is on Carpe Diem. But hey,
it's not... I don't make the call. Well, wait. I do. I do. Yeah, I think. I do make the calls.
Yeah, he's done. Anyway, the next one is at Barfly Bart 33. It's a mouthful. That is a mouthful.
2020 was bad. 2024 was bad. And 2025 has been a shit show out of the gate. Drinking myself into
oblivion is my strategy for the year. What do you guys think? Barfly Bart. I'm guessing that's short
for Bartholomew. So... Yeah, we can say that. So Bartholomew, I would just say Uber or Lyft.
Just be careful. Yeah, I have absolutely no comments on the strategy.
But I would just say keep up that great work. Never do anything less than 100%. I'm all in.
I am as well. I'm all in for that. We support you, Bartholomew. It is a strategy I've been
part of so far for 2025. It's worked for me. Although, and for folks out there that do enjoy
occasional beverage, when you have a tolerance that is as high as mine, it's kind of hard to get to
that oblivion part. Sure. It's like Dr. House with the Vicodin. Oh, really is. Where you're eating
them all the time. And it's to the point where it creates poor cash flow. If I'm there like,
hey, I want to drink myself into oblivion, and it's going to take 12 or 15 beers to do so.
We're just going to have to start cashing in on Spiritus or Everclear maybe.
Right. I think we're looking at straight grain alcohol at this point. Perhaps a little absinthe.
Absinthe. Sure. We'll see how it goes. Maybe gasoline. I don't know. Right.
But we'll figure this out. The options are on the table. The options are definitely on the table.
Last one. Take a guess, ladies and gentlemen, especially you that have been friends of the
show. At stonerstanley420. Oh, my man. He says, hi hi, Mo Show and album. Album. Your album.
I guess I'll take it. I was on the radio station and I not find you're talking to me. Oh, no.
Where is Stan? He is stonerstanley, ladies and gentlemen. You'll figure this out if you don't
know him already. Where can I listen the Mo Show? And did you guys ban Kevam? Kevam. By the way,
Kevam is in my trunk. Oh, well, Stan. Well? Is he well? Is he breathing?
Yeah. Is he well? And it's hard to ban someone when they're stuck in your trunk. So that's
something to keep in mind going forward maybe. But thanks for checking in. You can find us right here.
Absolutely. We love you, stonerstanley. Keep the DMs coming. Exactly. If you have any DMs out there,
hit us up on the socials. You can add up the Mark Mo Show podcast. We've got our own Facebook page.
Mark Maloney, I've got mine. Definitely send that friend request. That's perfectly fine.
That's true. If you're cute, definitely send the friend request. For sure. If you're not,
definitely send the friend request. Do it anyway. Do it anyway. I love everybody. So please send it
along. And Stan, if you have any connections to, let's say, lobbyists in the state of Indiana,
I would just recommend suggesting, forcefully, in a way, maybe the legalization of a certain herb
in the state of Indiana because all the neighboring states get all the lovely tax revenue
from selling this green herb. And we get none of it. But people still buy it over state lines,
allegedly. Allegedly. I'm not one of them because I can't from my job. But let's just say it does
happen. It does. It definitely does. Get down to that Indiana Senate. I think you need to do that.
Yeah, for sure. You definitely need to do that. Food for thought, Stan. Get on that, Stanley.
I wouldn't keep Kevin in your trunk while you go there. No, that'd be a bad move. I think abduction
is a felony. Yeah. It kind of brings me back to Doe Pinder in Deadpool. Oh, sure. When you had
that guy in his trunk and then he got in the traffic accident. Yeah. Yeah, that'd be a bad move.
Yeah. Do Vance have a trunk? I thought he had a van down by the river.
Oh, that's right. So he just has him in the back, the cargo area. He must. Well, maybe Kevin's
comfortable or Kevin is comfortable then. He might be. And maybe that's where all those stolen items
from Dix are at. Oh, yeah. That's a reference to the AK-209 podcast. It certainly is. So check
that podcast out too, by the way. For certainly. We're now on to another segment called The Other
Foods. And now we are foodies. Food is something we will from time to time talk about on this podcast.
And occasionally eat. And occasionally eat. I'm actually eating a slice of pizza now
from a local gas station here in Valparaiso. And it's not that bad. It's a little cold by now,
but that's okay. We eat cold pizza anyway, right? That's true. It's not bad. Yeah. It's
not bad for gas station pizza. I feel like gas station food has really over the last five years
accelerated. Has improved. And has excelled in quality and taste. And it's very surprising
and promising. It is. It is for sure. And as a matter of fact, speaking of gas station food,
before we get onto the segment, I was with a bunch of friends and we took a friend of ours. It was
his birthday. Michael. Happy birthday. Works at B-Dubs here in Valparaiso, Indiana. And he had his
birthday. So the plan was he wanted to go up to the casino. We went to the casino. There are about
eight or nine of us, however many. And we just, we had a good time. I didn't gamble. I don't mind
gambling, but I gamble when I have something to gamble with. If your smell with the rock is
cooking. So I just went for a couple of beers, have fun time. I can have fun time anywhere.
So we had a good time. Anyway, we're on the way home. We closed the bar at the casino as I do. I
close bars. It's what I do. It's kind of my thing. So we're leaving and all my friend Cody and I
could talk about was White Castle. And so I had that on my brain and kind of when I'm out super
late and you get that, you've been out late drinking and it's like, I'm hangry. Why I need food.
And it's one of two things, right? It's Taco Bell or it's White Castle. Cause they're open. Very
true. So I'm on the highway. I'm heading back and this truck is in my way. Now off of I-9480 in here
in Northwest Indiana, you have to get off this exit called exit 15, which takes you into this town.
It's got the White Castle. That's open 24 hours. Very true. Trucks in my way, trucks in my way,
trucks in my way. Bam. We're past the exit. I'm like, now I'm angry. Now I'm really angry at this
truck. And I'm like, uh, so there's an exit called exit 19. That's the next one and has a Taco Bell.
So I'm like, okay, plan B we're going to make plan B work. They have a really good cheap menu anyway.
So that's great. True. I get there. They just closed. Oh, at this point, gas station, gas station.
And, and my friend Jess and Cody, they'd been talking about, Hey, make me a ham sandwich. So
I'm like, I've got a ham sandwich. That's, that's what I'm going to do. And it was okay. That's
fantastic. Yeah. So gas station food. It is a fantastic plan C. Sleeper. Yes. Definitely sleeper.
I have for the other foods. Yes. A real special one here. I found it. I was on this article
that was like crazy foods from the 1950s because, you know, at this point, Hellman's mayonnaise
just somehow got a stranglehold on white culture in the 1950s. And it's just so many recipes that
include mayonnaise, like really absurd quantities of mayo. And I found one that sounded particularly
strange. Okay. It is a lobster relish casserole. So I'll read the excerpt from this article here.
They say enough just can't be said about this one. This little jam is a complex, but perfect
accompaniment to your monthly horror book club meetings. I would argue that point. Yeah. Right.
In parentheses, they say, and we can guarantee the only one who won't relish is the lobster.
LOL. Oh no. End quote. Dad jokes coming out. Yeah, exactly. The ingredients, one, two pound lobster,
12 shrimp, half of a gallon of mayonnaise, green olives, pimentos, potatoes, lemons, and lettuce.
That's gross. Like all that together. Half a gallon. Way too much mayo. Of mayonnaise. So
what they say is you have to boil the lobster, slice up enough avocados to make a faux rotary
phone design on top of the lobster. Oh no. And then you like carve the lemons into like little
baskets to hold things, right? And then decorate them with the pimentos. Then you press the
mayonnaise lobster chunks into a jello mold. Oh. Top with extra mayonnaise. You've tinted green.
No, no. To quote, evoke the many moods of the ocean. To evoke many. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Okay.
And then you make a shrimp merry-go-round on the top to symbolize the happy dance of seafoods
and a lettuce leaf in the middle just because. You arrange the potatoes like little lobster eggs on
a bed of seaweed, lettuce, of course, and then the lobster legs, which of course are mayonnaiseed
around the outside. Around the outside, around the outside. My brain went there as well. Good.
Good. Yeah. That's our lobster relish casserole. Oh my goodness. Straight out of the 50s. Oh,
that's so out of the 50s. Oh my God. Absolutely stay in the 50s. We don't need to bring that
back. And I would recommend none of us do. But yeah, it just came across that and it just felt
right to bring that up. Yeah. I mean, Jesus. Half a gallon of mayo. That's a lot. That's too much.
That's a lot of mayo. That's too much. Way too much. Yeah. So if anyone out there wants to make
this or has tried this before, let us know how it was because we will not be. Well, yeah. And it's
also, it's also the fact that you brought up the jello mold. Right. Why would you have to shape the
lobster chunk mayonnaise bits? I'm not sure. I just, I mean, just for show. Like half of what
the instructions were were just for show. Yeah. Presentation. So maybe just that. But like,
whatever happened to just having some lobster? Maybe put it on a sandwich. Yeah. I mean. And
what was with the relish? There wasn't even pickles. Nope. How weird. That's, that's, that's,
that's too much mayo. That's too much mayo and it's too much to think about. Yeah. Like, like,
usually, like you can conceptualize how something will taste by looking at the ingredients or maybe
by having had something similar before. I cannot fathom what that might taste like. No. At all.
And I'm fine with it being that way. Happier even. I am too. Yeah. I never want to try that.
Absolutely not. I mean, it's not so strumming. Stay tuned. Exactly. It's not so strumming, but
it's not something I'm lining up for. No, exactly. I would agree. No, for sure.
Well, we're about to take a quick break here, but one thing I want to do too, kind of on and off
here on the Mark Mo Show podcast, are dad jokes. So my friend Maeve, she works at Fifthird Bank
in, not sponsored, in Valparaiso, Indiana. She's super awesome and hits me with dad jokes constantly.
And so she has inspired me to do a dad joke. Good. Each and every episode, which I think we should do.
And so how many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? Oh, God. I am aware of this one.
Work with me. Ten tickles. Ten tickles. Ten tickles. Ten tickles. That one's for you, Maeve.
I think she's on vacation. I hope you're having a fun time. Anyway, yep. We're going to hit up a
break and we're going to be back with our number one all time segment. You just made the list.
All right, everybody, we are back. Mark Mo Show podcast. Thank you so much for listening in.
We're going to try to be with you every week. It's going to be a lot of fun.
And we're going to also have an interview kind of version of this as well. So when that comes,
we'll let you know. It's going to be a lot of fun. And this has been great so far, Aidan. Absolutely.
With my son, Aidan Maloney, AK219 is his podcast. Check that out. It's a ripping a roar, whatever
you guys say. Romp and a rave. Romp and a rave, ripping a roar, whatever. Ripping a roar. It's a
goof and a gaffe. It's a goof and a gaffe. It's fun and frolicking. Frolicking? I'm just going with
alliteration. That's all I had. A guffaw? A guffaw. A hijink? A hijink. At least one or two. We
limit it to one. Otherwise it would just run too long. That's a good point. That's an excellent
point. Well, we are now on to you just made the list. That's our top 10 list that we will do
every week and it can be on everything and anything. And the only rule is that there are no rules.
That's very true. There are no rules. There's no judges. There's no FCC. I was just thinking that.
I love that, baby. This is very true. So all this, we're pioneers. This is a whole new world.
Exactly. Whole new world for the Mark Mo Show. You're welcome. Indeed, you are welcome. So here
we go. The first one, the first show is going to be our favorite songs of 2024. Now I told Aidan
this off the podcast, we're setting up and doing all the stuff. I was like, man, I had so much
trouble with this. It's tough. Because it's your favorite song and how many genres do you have and
some genres and everything else. And the stuff I was listening to two years ago and I'll listen to
as much. I'm listening to different music now. So yeah, it was a challenge. Yes. Very tough. So
yeah, it's our top 10. We go 10 to two and then our big number one reveal. Aidan, I'm going to let
you start out, man. Okay, that's probably a good thing because I have some honorable mentions.
As we wait rules. Hold up. Rules? Oh no, no, you're good. You're fine. Yeah. Honorable mentions that
I just had to bring up, even though they unfortunately did not make my top 10. Fuel by
Eminem and JID. Dark Matter by Pearl Jam. Useless by Freddie Dredd. Too Sweet by Hozier. Habits by
Eminem and White Gold. Sticky by Tyler the Creator, Glowrilla, Sexy Red and Lil Wayne. Lucifer by
Eminem and Sly Piper are my honorable mentions. Very good. 10 to two, withholding the big number
one. Number 10 is On the News by Freddie Dredd. Okay. Fantastic track. Very good. Number nine is
Like That by Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar. Number eight is TV Off by Kendrick Lamar
and Lefty Gunplay. We can see a trend for them. I'm seeing a trend. Number seven is Atavista by
Childish Gambino. Great track, good album. Number six is You Ain't by Freddie Dredd as well.
That's just, it was tough because I have like several favorite albums of 2024. I'm like,
that's good. That's good. That's good. So yeah, we can see a trend here. Number five, Heart Part
Six by Kendrick Lamar. Number four, Ratata by Tyler the Creator. Number three is Bad One by Eminem and
White Gold. And number two, Wacked Out Murals by Kendrick Lamar. That's by 10 through two.
All right. I have one honorable mention. I'm just going to say a lot of songs by Maniskin.
Oh, that's good. I failed to put them in here. When I looked at my top 10 list, I'm like,
oh, that's a pretty good list. And I'm like, wait a minute. Like they had like three songs I really
liked. I'm like, okay, I'm just going to say songs by. Yeah, they had a solid 2024 for sure.
All right. Number 10, A Bar Song by Shaboosie. Number nine, Lunch by Billie Eilish. Number eight,
Nowhere to Run by Kings of Leon. Number seven, Starburst by Fontaine's DC. Number six, Loose
Control by Teddy Swims. Number five, Good Luck Bay by Chapel Rhone. She's blowing up. Good for her.
Good for her. Yeah. Number four, Too Sweet by Hozier. Good song. Number three, Overcompensate
by 21Pilots. And I could have put three or four different songs by that. That's true. They also
had a good year. And number two, even though I'm not a country guy, there's a non-country guy on
the track. So I felt it was okay. I had some help with Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. That's true.
It's kind of a banger. I withhold my hatred of country music because I have definitely heard
the track before because when you're stuck in cab in a truck, which is my job, it happens with
someone that listens to country music. You're going to hear that four or five times a day.
So I've heard it a lot. Post Malone sounds great as always. Morgan Wallen, that's certainly a human
being. It's a human. Yep. I get it. The number one reveal. I wonder if it's the same. I have a weird
feeling, a strange feeling. Number one, Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. I mean, you're talking one
of the best diss tracks of all time and it is a fucking bop. Dude. Bop, bop, bop, bop, bop.
Gonna do my stuff. Yeah. They Not Like Us. It's just such a phenomenal track. It's great. It's
really good. It's great. It's a great track and it's a diss track. True. It can be both. It can be
both. He did both. Which is impressive. Yeah. It's very impressive. So yep, I had the same one, Not
Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. Great track. I'd just say it's just a bop. It is. And lyrically, it's just
solid. And I mean, just some of his shots in there are impressive. Exactly. Yeah. If you're in the
know, it's impressive. Yes. It's very good. Lyrically, it's phenomenal. Oh, I agree. I agree.
He's had a hell of a year. Yes. So yeah, as we always say, feel free. Feel free to share with us
any of your lists as well. We will read them. We will laugh. We'll chuckle. And then we'll throw
them in the garbage. What we still appreciate. Exactly. Exactly. It's not like that counts.
If you want us to burn them, we're open to that as well. We can do everything. We're
capable. Yeah. Traveling faster than light, only on weekends. True. That's true. You have to know
your own intentions. Physics can't handle us sometimes. It can't. It just can't. It can't.
But we know. We know. We know. Anyway, we're now on to review preview. Now, review preview for once
again for all you noobs. Review preview. I review a movie and I preview one coming up or one that's
just been released. And so I saw this movie. It got a lot of talk. Had a tremendous cast.
And I was curious because we here at the Mark Mo Show podcast, we are fans of horror. Not whores.
Horror. That's a tough word. Horror. It's a tough word because one little slip in phonetics. Right.
Now you're talking about different movies. Right. And us midwesterners have such a way of talking
that like some, not all words, but some words just get shortened for, you know, the sake of being
concise. We'll lose a consonant or a vowel. Or both. Or both. And like horror, if you really
emphasize the second R sound, horror. Horror. It doesn't really flow, you know. We like horror
movies. Horror games. Horror movies. Horror movies. Yeah. Horror movies. Yeah. You say it fast
enough. It's like, wait a minute. Wait a minute. What kind of movies are we talking about? Brother.
You good? Hold up. Yeah. So, Nass Faratu is a movie that I reviewed for the magazine. And I gotta say,
I'm a fan. So. Fairly bueno. Very good. The modern gothic classic directed by Robert Eggers
stars Bill Skarsgård, who is amazing. Absolutely amazing. Lily Rose Depp, the daughter of Johnny
Depp. She's phenomenal. Aaron Taylor Johnson. Nicholas Holt. Emma Corrin. Willem Dafoe. I mean,
just a top notch cast. It takes place in an eerie landscape in 1838 in Weisborg. A tale of love,
despair, supernatural horror. Ellen, a young woman haunted by the dreams of death and desolation.
She prays for companionship only to attract the sinister attention of Count Orlok, aka Nass
Faratu, an ancient vampire. Her husband, Thomas Hutter, is an ambitious estate agent. He embarks
on a precarious journey to sell the decrepit Schloss Grundelwald to the enigmatic Count,
unaware of the dark pact binding them. As Thomas ventures into the Carpathian Mountains. Yeah. If
you're ever in the Carpathian Mountains, do yourself a favor. Turn around, get the hell out. Just leave
the Carpathian Mountains. Just leave the Carpathian Mountains. It's the best thing you can do. Good for
your health. He encounters the local Romani who warn him of the malevolent vampire. Their fears
manifest when he witnesses a desecrated corpse that awakens in an agony and omen of the horrors
to come. Orlok's presence is palpable. His thirst is insatiable. Good words. You can use them if you
want. Big vocab. Big vocab. That's right. When he drinks from Thomas, you know what, he's a vampire.
Yeah. I don't have to explain it anymore. The veil between life and death begins to unravel,
plunging Weisborg into nightmare. Back at town, Ellen's health is deteriorating. She suffers from
sleepwalking, violent seizures, revealing the grip of Orlok on her soul. As the town is ravaged by a
mysterious plague, her pleas for help lead her to Dr. Wilhelm Sievers, who's played by Willem Dafoe
and the reclusive scientist Albin Eberhart von Franz. I'm sorry, that is played by
Willem Dafoe, who understands the dark force of play. Together, they uncover a horrific truth.
Orlok is the Nosferatu, an embodiment of death and decay. As the clock ticks down, Thomas races
back to sacrifice. She lures Orlok to her chamber, allowing him to drink her blood, which also
ultimately leads to his demise at dawn. You know vampires in the sun? Yeah. Not good. No bueno.
No bueno. Yet the price of love is steep. Ellen succumbs to the darkness, leaving Thomas to grapple
with the loss and haunting shadows of desire. The film is an art piece and a love letter to the
original silent film that came before. I give Nosferatu four out of five stars. Very good.
Very very good. Cinematography is unbelievable. Just a lot of different visuals that are very
washed out color, almost black and white at times. Very dark. You don't really see Nosferatu the
first couple of times because he's buried in the shadows in just certain, like this fireplace,
you kind of see his silhouette a little bit. So you're not really like aware of how hideous
this thing is until a little bit into the movie and especially that last scene which is unbelievable.
So yeah, I really enjoyed it. Not your average horror movie. If you're into jump scares, if
you're in a gore, if you're in all that, you're going to be kind of disappointed. If you're into
film noir, if you're into like all that old-fashioned stuff, this is it. Cinema. It is
cinema. Absolutely. 100%. So good. So I do definitely recommend that. And then there is a newer movie out
for you fine folks and that one is called The Damned. Now The Damned is interesting because
it is also really what I consider more of almost like an indie film. The way it's made, I would
guarantee it's a low budget and it takes place during the 19th century at a winter fishing
outpost inherited from her late husband. It's kind of like, basically it's an Irish film.
Irish actors and the whole thing. And it's very Viking-like but the Vikings and the Irish,
it's a thing. Right. So like it makes sense why all this came together and how it did.
But yeah, so it's kind of the same deal almost as Nosferatu in a way because without getting
into a lot of details, it kind of takes place in this fishing village. It's winter, they're stuck
there. There's like 12 of them. One woman who's kind of like a little girl who's kind of like
who's kind of, well actually there's two and they're kind of like running and helping
things behind the scenes while these guys are trying to fish in the wintertime, not having
much luck. So the food is very scarce and there is this ship in the distance and there's these
big rocks and so it's caught up on the rocks and this thing starts to sink and they're like, hey,
should we get out there and help these guys? And it's kind of like they made the difficult decision.
No, because then what happens? We lose half of us. Then it's like, then we're all doomed. So they
make that decision, but it ends up haunting them. Ah, curious. Yes. So very good. Once again,
very haunting, scary, but not in a traditional way. Right. Just kind of in the things you feel and
the things you don't see, but the things you know are coming. Right. So it's very, very good
that way. So yeah, so that's The Damned. Check it out. As I said, it's kind of this indie Irish film,
but it's really good. I enjoyed it. Righteous. Yeah. That's fantastic. So it's more of a preview,
preview, because I was going to review it and then the one day where I was going to see my friend
Sully and I was kind of like, well, I'm here. I have to see it anyway. So you get a review,
review for the price of a review preview. Exactly. Yeah. So you're welcome for that.
And then I suppose it's worth mentioning, we just lost a director. We lost a G, David Lynch.
Fantastic. So some of the films that, well, first off, let's be honest, Twin Peaks, that was his
thing. And it was, it did last long. I think it was like two or three seasons. I think maybe it was
two seasons, but it was such a cult classic. Yeah. It was such a hit. And I felt like it gained
popularity much further later on. Right. But I mean, it's artwork. It's amazing. But he also
directed The Elephant Man, which is an award-winning film, Dune, the original Dune from 1984, like The
Good Dune. Right. He directed that Blue Velvet. Do yourself a favor and watch Blue Velvet. What a
fantastic film. Isabella Rossellini is fantastic. He did an amazing job with that Wild at Heart,
great movie, 1990. He did a movie called Twin Peaks Fire Walk with me. Wasn't as much of a fan
with that, but he was just kind of trying to further the story along on the big screen. And
it just, it didn't work out all that great. Lost Highway, The Straight Story, Mo Holland Drive.
Mo Holland Drive is a very good movie as well. And yeah, I mean, he'll be missed. He was definitely
a legend. Yeah, absolutely. And the community for sure. But that's it for all of the good review,
preview, and movie talk on this edition of the Mark Mo Show podcast. And I believe we have something
before our next break. It's something that we incorporated, I think we started doing last year,
as a segment called While You Were Sleeping. Now, Aidan pretty much stays within pop culture. So it
can be music, it could be a TV show, it could be a movie, it could be gaming. We do some gaming talk
on here as well. And so they're kind of maybe more retro things that maybe you missed, maybe
something more recent that you missed. But that's what his job is to do, is to find those things and
be like, hey, you wake up, you miss this. And that's what Aidan's about to do. Exactly. What did we
miss while we were sleeping? While You Were Sleeping, a little indie horror game that I did,
in fact, play on my YouTube channel, but this is unrelated. This is the fact that you all were
sleeping on it. We did. I think it's like $5. So it's an inexpensive game. But it is called Night
Drive. Okay. Night Drive. Not to be confused with the WVLP show Night Ride. Yes, exactly. Very
similar sounding. Indeed. Quite different. Once again, we're from the Midwest. You gotta be careful.
Exactly. We say things kind of fast. We talk fast and we miss a few letters. Whoops. Oops. Anywho,
Night Drive, a captivating driving simulator. Driving simulator is kind of not all that it is,
but that's how they start off the article that challenges you to navigate a seemingly endless
night in search of anomalies to break a mysterious loop. Oh. So it's an anomaly finding game where
you have to drive through this loop. It's a game based in Thailand. I believe the creator is Thai,
if I'm not mistaken. Night Drive, you find yourself behind the wheel on a deserted highway,
deserted in air quotes. Gotcha. That's where they get you. Under a blanket of stars, the road ahead
is long and winding with only the faint glow of your headlights illuminating the path. The goal is
simple yet profound. Drive through the night until the sun rises, thereby breaking the loop. Oh,
okay. And escaping the eternal darkness. So you're behind the wheel. Crazy shit starts happening
around you, right? People try driving you off the road. See how it's not deserted? There could be
people haunting you in your car trying to kill you. There is this one, not to like spoil any of the
crazy jump scares, but there is this one where you're driving along and everything seems fine.
Like at the end of the road, you have two paths. If you notice something went awry, you have to go
left towards the zebra shrine, which is this little shrine that you drive past to like cleanse the
anomaly from that run. Okay. If you didn't notice anything go awry, you go right because that road
was correct how it should have been. And like you're driving along and you pass all these little
huts and billboards and you're driving through the mountains and everything. And there's a woman in
the hut, just a woman in this big white robe. And like, as you're driving past, she looks at you
and disappears. It's like, oh, well that's fucking creepy. And you're driving along. You're like,
oh, okay. I guess I'll drive past this like zebra shrine. And you don't notice until it's too late,
but she's in your rear view mirror. Oh no. In the back seat of your car. And once you notice,
and you look up at the rear view mirror, she starts peeking her head up towards the driver's seat.
And it just like stares you down as you're driving. And if you drive off the road,
because you're in the mountains, you drive off the road, you die and the run ends.
So you're like being panicked, trying not to die while she's like eyeballing you down. And then
she like fully climbs up into the driver's seat and like blocks your view. It's terrifying.
That sounds terrifying. I would open the door and fall out. Yes. I would do that. I would
almost do that on purpose just to escape. I'd be like, okay, scrapes, a couple of broken bones.
I'll take the risk. Yeah, worth it. But Night Drive, highly recommend it. Of course, not sponsored.
This just happened while you were all sleeping. But yeah, an amazing game that doesn't cost
more than a couple bucks and you get some good scares out of it. So I would highly recommend.
All right. Well, that's awesome. Well, I love that segment. We're going to bring it back to you.
And thank you for that, Aidan. We're going to take a quick break and then we're on to our last
segment, the 15.
All right. We are back. We are in the homestretch of the first episode. I hope you guys are enjoying
the show. We are having a great time here. And that's the whole idea. We're just here to have
fun and hopefully you guys will laugh and chuckle and chuckle. A guffaw. A guffaw, perhaps. You're
allowed one. You're allowed one guffaw a day. Exactly. In this economy, we have to ration.
That's important. But you may have a guffaw. You may have a guffaw,
but your health plan will not cover that. Exactly. Just so you know. Yeah. All right. We're on to the
15. And once again, it is similar to our top 10 list, but different. So what we do is we do research,
Reddit, Google, whatever, and we come up with various lists, top 15 lists, and it could be
anything, anything statistical, anything. And the whole idea is we try to stump each other.
You get three strikes, just like in baseball, and you try to name as many as you can. So we
challenge each other each week to do this. So if you don't mind, I'll go first. Absolutely. And
I'll let you wrap things up. Certainly. So here is my 15. This is, now mind you, I'm even going to
give you a little hint here because it could be tough otherwise. Okay. Is that it has to do with
cities, but it doesn't mean they're major or all big cities. So just keep that in mind. Gotcha.
Gotcha. Not that they're random. They're all pretty well known, just not all major cities. So
anyway, my 15. US cities people are flocking to according to a study last year by Yahoo Finance.
Oh, wow. I was going to do the other way, cities people are leaving, but I'm like,
where, people are leaving, where are they going? Right. Right. I found that very interesting. So
yeah, so what do you think? Where are people going? Oh, that is a great question. Where are people
going? Well, I know there's, there's a lot of population influx into Texas. So I'm tempted to
go with some cities in there. The unfortunate part is I only know a handful of Texas cities. Okay.
And most of them are the major ones. So I'll just, with the three strikes in mind, and hopefully not
getting one off jump, I'm going to say Houston. Houston is number two. Houston number two. Yep.
Feel free to play along at home folks. You'll just have to keep track of your own strikes.
So Houston's number two. That's good. Let's see. Do I dare? Do I go with Austin, Texas?
You could. I think I'll try and lock it in. Austin, Texas is number nine.
Ooh, okay. Okay. Two for two. Two for nine. That's good. Where else would they be going? I know
people aren't necessarily flocking to Chicago, which is unfortunate. It's really their loss.
Question is, are people going towards LA? No, no. Well, maybe actually.
Hmm. This is the tough part about the 15. This is the tough part. Unintentionally trip yourself up.
I'm actually going to stay in Texas. Okay. Hopefully not going to the well one too many times.
I will say Dallas, Texas. Dallas, Texas, number one. Ooh, that's good. Number one. That's a good
feeling. We got one, two, and nine locked down. Yes, you do. Question is, do I also include San
Antonio? You could. I think I will. San Antonio, Texas. Number five. I found the cheat code. It's
all Texas. Oil jobs and no taxes. I know, right? Well, that's pretty good. We got those four
locked down. No strikes just yet. Ah, but that's kind of all major cities. Where would people be
going for minor cities? Could be somewhere like Indianapolis. I know Indianapolis is growing
at a fairly consistent rate. Hmm. Let's try. Let's say Indianapolis, Indiana.
That is your first strike. Oh, strike numero uno. To be fair, they were in the top 20, but not the
top 15. Damn. See, I had a feeling. You were in the ballpark. I had a feeling. You were in the ballpark.
Unfortunate. It's good knowing they were in the top 20 though. I wasn't that far off.
Oh boy. First strike. Where else would people be going? Is the question. People be going
somewhere like San Diego maybe? Got to be somewhere in California. Or maybe people are going to like
the Midwest more? Perhaps. If Indianapolis is in the top 20, could be, hmm, maybe somewhere like
Nashville. Let's try Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee is not correct. All right.
All right. Strike numero dos. We're on the hot seat now. Yeah. That's unfortunate. I would go back to
Texas, but I've run out of cities that immediately come to mind. There's another state without tax.
There is another. Oh, Washington. Maybe. Well, Washington is one. I'm thinking of something warmer.
Oh, maybe a little Florida. Florida action. Could be. Miami's expensive, but would they be on the
list? Could be Naples or Fort Myers maybe. Orlando. Orlando is expensive too though.
Hmm. Interesting. Interesting, interesting. Let's try Miami. Miami, Florida. Did I choose the one
city that's not on there? Yeah. Of course I did. No, Miami. That is the third strike. Damn. You
ended up with four out of the 15. Shucks. Number 15, Orlando. Of course. Number 14, Daytona Beach.
Oh, I always forget they're there. 13, Atlanta. That makes sense. Number 12, Phoenix. Oh, I always
forget they're a thing. Number 11, Sarasota. I wouldn't have guessed that. Number 10, Fort Worth,
Texas. Yeah, I probably should have thought of that. Number eight, Lakeland, Florida. Wouldn't
have thought of that at all. Number seven, Jacksonville, Florida. That one I should have
had. That's silly of me. Very silly. Number six, Charlotte, North Carolina. Should have thought of
that one too. Number four, Tampa, Florida. Tampa. Silly. And then number three, Irving, Texas.
Irving. I would not have thought of Irving. That's where the Cowboys play. Bastards. I know.
Coming up. So there you go. You got four. Four. Man. After I got off to such a hot start too.
Like I said, it was a tough one, but there are a few other bigger cities in there. I was thinking
about six for you. Yeah. That's what I was thinking. Ah, shucks. Well, maybe if I started
somewhere else in Florida, I could have. I think you would have pulled it out. Yeah.
Damn. That's unfortunate. I'm glad I didn't go SeaTac area. Oh gosh. That would have been an L.
That would have been an L for sure. I've got a 15 for you as well. All right. And the lovely
listeners, of course. Let's do it. 15. We've done one similar to this, but we have not done this one
specifically. Top 15 best-selling car brands globally. Oh, okay. So globally, best-selling
car brands, not car specific model, but the brand itself. And this is current as of 2022 slash 23.
So things have moved up and down, but I think the list is still fairly accurate as of 2024, 25 that
we are in now. And I kind of had to source this from two different articles because they had one
that was like, Oh, best-selling cars of 2024. But it's one of those things where it shows you the top
three. And then the other one is like, subscribe to see the full list. And it's like, well, fuck
you buddy. So I got a 2022 list and a 2023 list and I merged them. That's fine. So top 15 best-selling
car brands. You get three strikes and so do the lovely listeners. What do we think? Okay. Well,
let's just go right for the big dog. Let's say Ford. Ford number five, number five, number five
at the Ford. Uh, it's gotta be number one. Toyota, Toyota number one. Absolutely. How about Honda?
Honda is number three. Okay. People love Japanese cars. They do. I do not blame them. How about
Hyundai Hyundai number four, the big number four, four out of top five, right off jump. I love that.
Uh, okay. Let's now, now things get a little challenging, a little bit, a little bit. Let's
say Chevy Chevy as part of GM number seven. Okay. Yes. That's Chevy Buick GMC and Cadillac. Got it.
So GM is that. Yep. Um, doing pretty good so far. Zero strikes. Pretty good so far. Zero.
How about Subaru? Subaru. Let's have a look. See Subaru not on my list. I disagree. Those outbacks
are everywhere. You turn a corner, there's an outback. Turn another corner. There's one. Oh,
look, there's two. Wait, they're the same. Are they same car or not? I don't know.
They're everywhere. If, if they have made the top 15 as of 2025, I wouldn't doubt it necessarily.
But like I said, my data is two years old, unfortunately. So I'm sorry. You could be correct.
I'm sorry. I'll take, I'll take, I'll take the out. That's fine. No problem. Strike numero uno. Okay.
Um, let's, no Subaru, but other popular cars globally. Yes. Globally. How about BMW? BMW number
13. Okay. Okay. Good. Good. Good. On the list indeed. Let's stay in Europe. How about Mercedes?
Mercedes Benz number 10. All right. I like it. That German, that German build. Don't call it
a comeback. I've been here for years. Okay. Oh, I won't do that again. Well, stick to happy birthday.
Stick to happy birthday, Christopher Walken. I know where my strengths lie.
You know, I love cars. They're really great. They get you places. Um, fantastic insight. Yeah.
Thank you, Christopher Walken. Um, shite. There are several on here. I know you can get. Sure. I'm
sure. I will say there are a couple that are really deep cuts. Yeah. Yeah. How about I'll go
with the deep cut. I'll, I'll throw this out there. How about Daihatsu? Daihatsu? No, unfortunate.
It's a fantastic deep cut though. I like where your brain's at. All right. Okay. Should have known
this one. How about a Kia? Kia number eight. Cause you can do anything in a red Kia spectrum. Yeah.
Yeah. God, what a car. What a car. Not sponsored. Should be a PBR and red Kia Spectra. Exactly.
They should give me one of each. Many of each. Why not? Why not? Okay. So we got the Kia.
Yeah. I'll take a 12 pack of red Kia Spectra. Please. Where are you going to put those all?
You know where. Um, it's kid's show. No, no, it's not. We need to do with a tree that big Griswold.
Bend over and I'll show you. Hey. It's so nerve talking to me like that. I wasn't talking to you.
Love it. Okay. Shit. Um, still one strike. We're still not on the hot seat. We're in the game.
We're in the game. That's good. Lock down Kia. Lock down Kia. That was important. I would have to
shoot. I feel like I should know this. Ah, God, that's not right. Um, let's. A lot of cogs in that
brain turning. I know. Some of these are luxury brands and I know that that's just, I'll throw
Tesla out there. Tesla? 14. Okay. They have gone up since then, but yeah, 14 at this time. Okay.
Very good. I didn't want to say it, but yeah. Okay. Um, we're doing really good. I'm sure this
isn't on it, but I'm, I'm failing. My brain is failing right now. Um, is Chrysler part of GM?
They are not Chrysler. Chrysler is part of Stellantis Chrysler Fiat and Pugot. I've never
understood how to Pujo. Pujo. Uh, number 11. All right. Very true. Very good. It's good. It's good.
It's good. You are now missing five, only five. Damn. Okay. With only one strike. That's right.
Uh, I guess where it gets tough. I'm where it gets tough. I'm going to say Porsche and I know
it's probably not on there. There's not on here. That's strike dose. God darn it. I think two of
these remaining five, you would be remiss if you missed. Hmm. There's three on here that are kind
of tough. They're tough. Yup. Yeah. Okay. On the hot seat. It is, it is very hot. It's very hot.
Uh, Dodge is GM, right? Dodge is not GM. Okay. Dodge at strike number three. Oh man. I believe
Dodge is part of Mopar. Oh, okay. Uh, but yeah, they did not make the list or they got out of that.
I don't know. Car companies are weird. I'm so sad. Hey, 10 out of the 15. I'll take the 10.
It's solid. I'll take the 10. The 10 was good. Good performance. Number 15 is a Chinese car
company named Geely. Oh, Geely. Yeah. I don't have one of those. No, me neither. I don't even
think we could buy them. Number 12 at this time. I think they're not currently, but at the time,
Suzuki number 12. Okay. Uh, number nine BYD, a, another Chinese car company. Number six,
the Nissan Reynolds group. Nissan. Nissan. Nissan's pretty big. Number two globally,
Volkswagen. Das Auto. I'm so angry. I'm so angry. 10 out of the 15 is a very good performance. It is
a good performance. It is a good performance. I'm very, I'm very pleased and pleased as punch,
as they say. Um, but, uh, yeah. So, Hey, first episode. Yeah. It feels good to be back. First
episode. It is definitely good to be back. And, uh, once again, thanks to, uh, thanks to Aiden,
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