Parenting Episodes

Mike tells some OU stories from back in the day - including the tale of the Taco Bell bike and the Court Street Shuffle. Darin, at one point, feared that he had become the Pope - and Mike tells the story where he and some friends kinda, sorta, crashed the opening of Star Wars Episode 1, and encountered a severely drunk Yoda being interviewed by local news. Finally, we end with listener questions and tribute to a great friend of the show - Don Smith. Check out the rest of our episodes at irritab...

Mike and Darin talk about their appearance on Textual Tension, and Darin goes into his TN trip (and the proper method to name your plumbing business). Pink Flamingoes make an appearance because of course they do, and Mike discusses the enigmatic "Mystery Poo". Panicked plunging can be accomplished with a dad's fist, and Saxsquatch is going on tour with John Oates! Mike and Darin need counseling due to, among other things, an inability to agree on musicals (Mike thinks they suck, and Darin's craz...

Michael Flannery update. Textual Tension - we're gonna appear! A few things about what was said last week (an addendum - if you will) Major Melon has life-changing flavor. Kroger violin player song requests. Backyard showers - swim suits. The Chik-Fil-A Conversation Guy Old man moments - tapping it at Taco Bell, and freezer amazement. Mr. Potato Head and a little of small town livin' Tom Cruise rocks, and finally Viewer Questions! Oh - and John Wick Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram - ...

🎉 Happy Anniversary Darin and Libby – our favorite movie theater kid-wranglers! 🎉 Exciting news: IDS is teaming up with Textual Tension for some epic crossover shows! 📻 Apologies for last week's episode, but this week we've got a hilarious Kroger story you won't want to miss! 🍿🛒 A bar in a grocery store? Beets being handled? 😱 Mike dives into small-town tales and his speeding ticket saga. 🚗 Plus, we chat about Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Corn Flakes covered with... cocaine? 🤯 Catch Mike and Da...

Buckle up, punks, and stow away the kids. The quacker gets a work-out on this one: Darin's quitting Orange Theory because of the music, and Mike's annoyed at needing a reason to exercise. Discussions of salsa-mixing, over-salting oneself, and general gluttony ensues - culminating in Klondike bar fantasies, horse attacks, and Tums abuse. Mike's theory on treating your body like a trash compactor before a doctor tells you not to and Darin unveils a terrifyingly amazing way to eat cookies late at n...

Mike kicks off this episode with a story about losing his wallet in France, as well as the difficulties in maintaining proper hygiene on long flights as well as unfortunately sized European garments. We talk briefly about the Turkish airplane that had a bad tire, and Darin tells a story about Sbarro. A devoted fan points out that the show has coined the phrase "pulling a Mike" - and Mike is excited about his recent hearing test. Darin got a prescription ordering his family to bring him grilled c...

This one's a doozy.  Mike and Darin start off arguing like a pair of old codgers, and lead into Mike's rant about EVERYTHING on the internet needing to be a video these days.   Once hopped up on a Monster energy drink, the show shifts into high gear and tackles such topics as dog-poo flinging etiquette, the physics and science of Star Wars:  how to build a Death Star, Cantina music, AT-AT's  (also known as giant camel tanks), each planet's "theme", and WTF is up with Bespin?!?  A few customer service stories, listener Just Stops, and Mike's family's new obsession with Lord of the Rings.  Finally - we end the show with a taste test of a flippin' Zero bar.

A 2020 time capsule?  Why?  Also - some people STILL think our show is about IBS.  Darin discovers a new spoon, and tells a story about a heist on Jesse Jackson's fork.  People in the family who LOVE to spoil The Mandalorian.  We have some older dog tales (smart and stupid).  A couple of Just Stops, and finally - listener questions which lead us to talk about carpentry, Lost, Stephen King, salsa, Sanka, and bad Christmas presents!

IDS actually gets slightly (but not really) kinda political as we discuss the election results.  Darin reads a book!  The Lord of the Rings play is pretty much exactly how you would imagine it, and we've got three "Just Stop"'s this week!  Tons of listener questions (including Halloween costume stories) - and somehow we throw Zero bars in there!  Oh, and Darin has to watch Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 on release date.

The Irritable Dad Syndrome Podcast returns!! After the 7th (and final) episode, Mike and Darin decide to mount an impressively ridiculous comeback (one week later). Mike loses it over the need to constantly change passwords, and is shocked by Darin's news that his wife doesn't understand the basic layout of the Millennium friggin' Falcon. The Official Keanu Reeves Fight (TM) takes place, as Mike struggles to understand how he can continue with a co-host who doesn't appreciate John Wick or Neo. D...