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At home COVID tests with "Steve", Dune 2021, and free stuff at the oil change place!! Mike has a random opportunity to get WHATEVER from Kroger (but decides not to out of fear that his ice cream sandwiches will melt). Darin's birthday surprise for his wife featuring a Collective Soul dance (kinda) from Mike. Noisy fish wakin' up the house!! Mike can't stop thinking of the banana cream pie he got - and how to take 6 kids to a college football game, randomly take them through the student section, ...

Darin discusses Alan Kalter - and Dave makes a tribute! Also, those big blankets on Facebook annoy the snot out of Mike. Kroger story of the week is derailed when Darin discusses how nonchalantly he disrespects his Blue Bunny Ice Cream Sandwiches in order to have a conversation that totally could have been done without putting the ice cream sandwiches in danger, but whatever. Cashier is excited to talk about football, until she's not. Darin's son test food storage limits at ambient temperatures....

Darin's mower gets broked, and later he almost witnesses a hate crime! Mike has strong feelings about the dog poo collection labor market, and Darin watches a football game with Figgy. Alanis, somehow, comes up again - and Mike points out how the song Ironic, isn't (dontcha think?). Surfin' Bird makes an appearance in the only way it ever should, and Darin tells an ominous story. Finally - Mike gave up on Walking Dead, and went all-in on Better Call Saul. All this and more!! Check out the rest...

TicketMaster Sucks! Also, Mike goes to see Alanis Morissette, Garbage - and then The Sword and Primus (busy week!). Weird couple at Primus show (too many puppies!) Darin eavesdrops on a couple discussing the finer details of sheep movement, and has his values shaken to the core by a random avocado fondler. Darin's rabbit won't stop pooping - and Mike's kid gargles salt water (and puts Mike in his place). Darin goes to a virtual funeral for his friend Tim Cable. The show ends with an action-pack...

Mike talks about Nick's Ice Cream, and Darin has issues with Alexa's pause style. We visit the Kro-Bar - and Darin talks about the Kroger history guy! Mike tells an olden tale of working at Lazarus and Darin was doin' the crate thing at Winn-Dixie before it was a thing! We play Dave Lay voicemails, Darin hates math, and yet another Chick-Fil-A drive thru tale from Mike! Check out the rest of our episodes at irritabledadsyndrome.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Support the Sh...

Billy Idol (and Steve Stevenson) Concert behind a Target! Also, Mike reports back on his 19th Anniversary extravaganza and gives some advice on marriage! Mike and Darin have matching weed whackers. Just let that sit there for a moment. Darin chaperone's a pool party, and is stopped by the one-way driving patrol. Darin gets a new office buddy, and talks about white ear hair. Mr. Mike at Penn Station, and the show ends with the Tale of the Cursing Lady at Church! Check out the rest of our episode...

#textualtension #cleveland #VCR Another episode with Margie and Rachel from Textual Tension!! IDS Heading to Cleveland, People in E-Harmony commercials do not need to be in E-harmony, cicada sex update (including horseflies), National VCR Day, The Young and the Restless, also - kilts, a basketball story, and an unromantic honeymoon story. And, of course - some listener questions and more things with the stuff and things. Check out our guests at textualtensionpod.com Check out the rest of our ...

MAY WAS OUR BEST MONTH SO FAR PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THEY NEED TO CATCH UP 7 YEAR FB ANNIVERSARY TECHNICALLY, GOJIRA HAS NO IDEA WE'LL BE IN CLEVELAND VIEWER QUESTION - WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU’LL DO AFTER YOU GET OUT OF PRISON GREG BOTOS WANTS TO BE ON THE SHOW. HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE! DAVE FIRED ME STORY BRITISH OFFICE THANKS FOR LISTENING - CHRIS MICHEL BOUGHT A SHIRT Check out the rest of our episodes at irritabledadsyndrome.com Follow us on Twitter, F...

PLANKING WITH JIM A REVIEW HOT SAUCE A QUIET PLACE 1 AND 2 KRISPY KREME LADY ASKED IF I WANTED A RECEIPT THE MAD TREE BEER LADY AT KROGER CHEESE ON MY TOE ANNIVERSARY OF LADY WHO BOUGHT 10 POUNDS OF FROZEN SALMON AND BLACK LINGERIE WHAT ALCOHOLIC DRINKS GO BEST WITH GIRL SCOUT COOKIES? CICADA SEX OLD SCHOOL DAD TALES Check out the rest of our episodes at irritabledadsyndrome.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! #aquietplace #cicadas #gojira #rockhalloffame #captainamerica #come...

52nd episode plans Apology - Weezer, Darin got the name wrong. 2000 downloads! Going to the Rock Hall of Fame and Gojira Reading reviews What are you going to do when robots take over? Michael Flannery update Kids Being Loud at Night, Saying Good Night, and Talking Darin’s encounter at King’s Island Mike’s fireworks with a 2-year old story Darin’s bar story Darin’s Kroger encounter Darin’s comedy show Gourmet Chocolate and Ice Cream The Plaid Room Year Round Holiday Candy Check out the rest of o...

IDS is heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!! Check us out! RIP Charles Grodin, Alexa Stop, a secretary tale, apple cider vinegar gummies, Love Corn, a new take on wrestling, Captain American shield physics, and all kinds of other crap!! This one's actually a goodish episode! Check out the rest of our episodes at irritabledadsyndrome.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! #gojira #rockhalloffame #captainamerica #comedy #podcast #parenting #PodernFamily #dadjokes #podcastaddic...

We got a donation! Darin unintentionally upsets people, and is facing the prospect of finally returning to the office. We discuss the #Saw series (kind of) and somehow end up talking about #Tenet and Christopher Nolan movies. Some great questions from our listeners, and random football rules (literal rules for the ball - not the game). More people wrote in with things that annoy them, and we spend way too much time talking about Meryl Streep. All this and more... on this episode of Irritable Da...

Darin saw that movie what Godzilla fights Kong in, and his wife wants him to buy a matching Spongebob outfit. We talk about the awesomeness that is #Gojira, as well as the new record store Mike went to buy it in. #Marvel decided to drop another amazing trailer, and duo discuss Marvelish things. We talk about listener responses to "Things that bother me, but don't seem to bother other people", shout out to our amazing listeners AND.... ....play one of the greatest commercials of all-time (ser...

From Monocles to Do-rags, Mike and I discuss not-so-popular fashion trends and wait til you hear which one Mike wants to wear - (I’m going to look BAD ASS!) Also… find what you shouldn't burn in your backyard. Then... New sponsor or is it a scam? A possible product to back our show that's so racey, Quacker the cursing duck had to work overtime to censor this episode Plus marble racing, Mellencamp's brother, and a tribute to the Godfather of Soul that you do NOT want to miss! All this and more...

Textual Tension shows up on our podcast - and instantly regrets it! Hang out with us while we talk about their show, Fabio, squirrels, bartending owls, and more. Mike goes to the movies for the first time in nearly two years - and spends it with a fat lizard and a big monkey. The crew and Textual talk about inappropriate movie laughing moments, what they were doing in 1993 (hint - someone was being born). Darin explores the Whig party at Kroger, Mike mentions a fear of chickens and never explain...

The duo got their 2nd Covid vaccine - and Mike turned into Rip Van Winkle for a weekend. Talks of travel - mostly about Mexico. OMG - will these two shut-up about diets and stuff? Eh - not really. Mike fasts, Darin has a wonderful Arby's moment, and the duo discuss the fun of milk (and oat milk). Mike eats chicken - but won't eat crickets. Confused? So are we. Also - weird dreams (not prepared for class, travelling cross-country for a concert, etc.) Kellog's Jumbo Snacks - what the *quack* is up...

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)

The duo are gonna "take ya out behind the wood shed", and learn ya what real podcastin' is all about. Actually, they're just gonna talk about random stuff like always. Dave, the IDS announcer, gets a little lippy and that leads to talks about fights from the duo's childhood. Chris Hughes get mentioned again for some odd reason, and we find out a listener's husband has a podcast! IDS got a donation from a generous listener, and we talk about upcoming premium features (as soon as we figure that st...

You don't put syrup on a salad - yep, that argument starts up again briefly.  The duo talk about cereal combinations, bands of the 80's (including Billy Idol, Phil Collins, Genesis, Paul Simon, Rush, and - uh - of course, U2).  Darin tells a story of a fan coming up to him after a show, and talks about meeting Jeff Foxworthy and The Monkees.  Darin and his mullet look like they should be selling encyclopedias - and Mike tells a story of just how far a salesman can push somebody before a friendly visit turns into a Tarantino scene.  Just Stop includes Frosted Mini-Wheats - and Match.com's commercial where Satan gets a date!

Season 2 Premiere!  We kick off the New Year talking about Rocky and mailing Christmas cards 10 feet away.  We take a small dive into the 80's while talking about Cobra Kai - and somehow end up at Diff'rent Strokes and Robocop.  Darin shares his story of meeting Gordon Jump (of WKRP fame), and talks about "Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids".  We answer some listener/viewer mail about goats and favorite spreads - leading to an oddly animated talk about apple butter.  Darin would like restaurants to get back to normal menus.  We found out we have a very special follower on Twitter.  Speaking of Twitter, Darin had a good tweet.  Finally - believe it or not, some more Zero bar controversy.

Season 1 Finale - and we're going out in.....well, style? Mike's brain is not working right quite from the start of the show, and it goes sideways from there.  Goats are mentioned, and two titans of the donut industry are discussed.  The two discuss recent cough patterns (hey, they're not all gonna be winners, folks) - and some talk about The Last Jedi and The Mandalorian (we heard that if we talk about Star Wars for five episodes in a row, we get a free Jawa!).  Darin has a story that connects Cranberry Sprite and Colt 45 - and we answer a listener question about croutons.

The Christmas Episode! Rough start, some merch talk, and a review!  Mike has finally, after 16 episodes, learned a simple editing task that everyone on the planet has known for decades.  We discuss MORE issues with Star Wars, and talk a bit about an aspect of The Mandalorian that flipped Mike out.  We touch on Tom Hanks and Robin Williams doing serious roles.  Someone sent a case of Zero bars to the irritable duo!  Chestnuts come up - and Darin is shocked that this leads to more discussion than it probably should have.  Darin discusses a short story by Dave Sedaris, and Mike talks about getting to Return of the King in the latest Lord of the Rings viewing with the kids - and how that led to about 30 minutes of ugly crying.  We unleash a new segment - "Duh!" - and have a Just Stop about people getting too opinionated about how YOU like your burgers/steak/etc.  Finally, we end with Christmas presents!

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.

IDS's first Live Episode (kind of) - Darin tells his epic adventure through customer service to score some lime sherbet, and Mike rambles on about Kool-Aid and its glory.  Just Stops include terrible customer service and people who just HAVE to go through their fast food while still in the drive-through lane.  Somehow, two dental stories show up - both involving pliers, broken teeth, pain, and laughter.  Darin finds a legal loophole allowing him to buy a quesadilla maker as a Christmas gift, and finally - we go through our favorite (or, at least, most tolerable) Christmas songs.