Personal Stories Episodes

Hear what went on behind the scenes on making this Benny Hill promo!! Also, special guests Megan Mitchell, Mike Chisholm and Adam Nedeff help us end the year in style! It's like a repeat, but done penultimately (with new stuff, too!) Thank you to everyone for an amazing year - we look forward to creating more content in 2023!! Support the Show.

#meganmitchell #tiktok #ladygaga On this week's episode, Cincinnati journalist and TikTok sensation Megan Mitchell sits down for an exclusive interview with the boys. OK it's not exclusive but it sounds better when we say that. Megan talks about cows, her career, the time she met Lady Gaga, Pop Tarts and so much more. If you don't listen to this episode a curse will fall on your family that will last for the next 5 generations. So think about that! Support the Show.

Darin discusses Black Adam and the Thanksgiving accident that sent him to the ER for stitches! #blackadam #pumpkinpie #andrewdiceclay Mike gets pissed at some guy trying to buy contact lens solution Plus famous actors with lazy eyes, favorite types of pie, making your own Spam and Mike's Science Corner! If you miss this episode, Santa Claus will never bring you a present again for as long as you live! Support the Show.

Adam Nedeff returns to the podcast with tons of great stories about the wacky world of game shows! Oh... did we mention he has a new book? He talks about that plus deleted footage from Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the Thanksgiving classic, Alice's Restaurant. Listen to this episode with the whole family... it's the perfect way to kick off the festive holiday season. More great guests are booked for upcoming episodes,,, we'll tell you who next week! Support the Show.

On this week's episode, Darin bitches about customer service after he was placed on hold for one hour and forty five minutes! And Mike bitches about customer service after he tries to find anybody who knows where to find the flipping white strips! Plus... Cheeto Dust, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Frosted Mini Wheats and the best Thanksgiving movie of all time... Planes, Trains & Automobiles. The boys should have their mouths washed out with soap on this one... count how many times they g...

This week on "A Very Special Irritable Dad Syndrome": Long time listener Lisa Ferguson breaks every Irritable Dad Syndrome rule imaginable by smuggling the banned Chris Hughes onto the show! Listen to this one-of-a-kind Irritable Dad Syndrome event - the appearance of the (in)famous Chris Hughes and his fiance Lisa Ferguson! Also, hear more of our shows on Newsly here --> https://newsly.me and use the promo code 1RR1TABLEDAD Support the Show.

On this week's show, Mike and Darin tell you their idea for a new horror movie guaranteed to be unlike anything that's ever been captured on film! Also, we talk about Mike's neighbors, marching bands, waiting in line 40 minutes for a sandwich and people who need to stop saying "Yummy" All this plus an unfortunate mispronunciation of the word "Fugue", a new Wompers commercial and Dave Lay introduces you to his new little buddy Peppy. Whatever you do... don't miss this episode!! Support the Sh...

Darin and Mike actually go out with normal people! What could possibly go wrong? Also the #steelers and #bengals game, plus #cobrakai. Finally - we talk about Washington DC, Irish Pubs, and take listener questions! Support the Show.

#fasterpussycat #pigglywiggly #tomkeifer #cinderella On this episode, a slight look back as well as Mike's need for multiple drinks! Piggly Wiggly + Kroger = Awesome this week, and Darin has fun at the dentist! Mike saw three bands for $5 - and can't get past one of the names. All this and more on our 100th Episode Extravaganza!! Support the Show.

#turtles #tomjones #wasps On this week's episode the boys talk about turtles, frogs, butt wipes, bicycles, killing wasps, pulling teeth, coughing while pooping and of course... Tom Jones. Phone the neighbors and wake the kids. You're not going to want to miss a second of this one. Also, hear more of our shows on Newsly here --> https://newsly.me and use the promo code 1RR1TABLEDAD Support the Show.

This week, the boys discuss how so many people lost their minds not caring about the infamous slap Will Smith delivered to Chris Rock. Darin met the meanest woman in Florida, a dog named Kaboom and our newest patron... and put him to work! Mike has decided to start a lifestyle change, we have a brand new sponsor and Quacker gets an assist from one of the world's most popular movie stars to deal with this week's censorship duties All this plus a traumatic Disney World flashback and an emotiona...

COVID! Leaving WLWT Who Dey! Meat Loaf and Louie Anderson Nate Bargatze The Finger of Power Cameron's PlayDate from Hell Wet Towels All this and more in the latest episode!! Check us out at: irritabledadsyndrome.com Support the Show.

Mike is in a mood this week because of a hurt ankle, his kid broke his toe and his dog ate a tube of delicious Neosporin. Speaking of hospitals, Darin's wife had surgery and his rabbit almost met an early death. We introduce a new segment this week... Dave's Comedy Corner! All this plus the guys talk about lazy eyes, the Beatles, hitchhikers and fish butts! (It's a good thing we don't pay Quacker the cursing duck by the quack or we'd be in the poorhouse with this one!) Support the Show.

Darin discusses the passing of a great friend. Also, we discuss the legacy of Norm MacDonald. Darfin got a bunny, and knows someone who worked on The Beastmaster!! There's new stuff abound on the IDS website, and Mike's got the Kroger story of the week with.....root beer! Mike started a fire in his backyard......again. Billy Joel concert talk, and Darin's kid flipped cheese on a lady. Darin and Mike talk a little Pink Floyd - and we talk about the mysterious yard de-pooper story. This episode u...

Welp, they're banned again. Darin doesn't know who people are plus interesting facts about hyenas. We discuss the Great Barbecue War of 1807, and Darin's annoyed at Popeye's Chicken. "Thicc" apparently has a rating scale. A fan weighs in on the show, and Darin teaches some practical jokes related to parallel parking. Weird places to wake up - including a laundry basket. Mike's dog has an interesting place to put her head, and the duo talk Dick Cavett!! All this and more!! Check out the rest of...

Darin gave a guy from Seinfeld a ride in his car, Mike discusses the etiquette of running into someone at the store when you look like 3rd degree death, a Red Lobster Just Stop, and another very personal Just Stop. Mike accidentally yells at people and is a jerk. Haircuts by people with terrible haircuts, Mike's kid wants to be a bounty hunter, ranch dressing incidents, a towing story - and a contest!! All this and more in this fine, wholesome episode! Check out the rest of our episodes at ir...

The Best of Year One! Come with us on a wild and stupid ride back through our best clips of the first 51 episodes!! 2:39 Ice Cream in the Basement (from Episode 44) 5:35 The KISS Shirt (from Episode 33) 9:28 Lawnmower in the Living Room (from Episode 33) 12:39 Dave Layisms 15:55 Twelve *&^$! Nuggets (from Episode 45) 19:35 Salsa in Charlie’s Eye (from Episode 23) 23:44 My Dad’s in Prison (from Episode 27) 26:24 Wanna Touch My Beets? (from Episode 27) 30:03 The Drunk Yoda Story (from Episode 30)...

An apology for the car horn (totally Darfin's idea, for the record). Also, a clarification about FC and FCC, a King's Island Visit with the world record holder of "Bump Into the People In Line" - and it's NOT Darfin! Pool Noodle etiquette. "Does that jump your coin" is more popular than BitCoin. More Kroger stories (of course), Darin tells a tale about a psychopath who has strong feelings about jelly. Signature drinks, a yo mama joke (how did we get this far into the podcast without one of these...

First episode with the new setup! Mike gets teary-eyed during spreadsheet presentations, and Darin starts listener questions early - including making PB&J sandwiches, experiences with cats, the origin of babies, and gladiator movies. Salsa comes up - again, and someone decides to eat a cotton ball. Music comes up, featuring Lady Ga-Ga's cookies, Bruce Springsteen, NIN, Tool, Pearl Jam, Dokken, and Beck. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/irritabledadsyndrome)

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...

Darin and Mike talk about random and pointless stuff including Lost, Dexter, the worst movies of all time, weird Subway orders in a gas station full of wrong, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and other road movies, Breaking Bad, salad dressing that could end a relationship, Star Wars Episode 2, and Uncle Rico.  Oh, and Winnie the Pooh.

It's Picture Day!! Plus - Darin messes up with a hair compliment and reports on three things he doesn't know.  Mike (finally) figures out the correct room number in a movie he claims is a favorite.  We have a ton of audience questions ranging from fine art to exploding eggs.  Darin's tired of getting the Led out, honey-do lists, and teriyaki chicken bread bowl salads.

Darfin and Mike are back with a special Halloween Episode!!  Hang out with us while we discuss our picks for the top Halloween movies of all time.  Plus, Darfin is sick of people who can't take pictures and Mike would like you to just order your food like a normal person, please.

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...