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Send us Fan Mail Mike and Darin break down their Rush concert experience, review Blind Date and Night Shift, debate emoji etiquette, and unveil Vanilla Ice Pest Control. Plus: grocery store chaos, Phineas and Ferb, suspicious flirting, fruit-related filth, and bloopers! White Water Rafting With Keanu Reeves Last Week's Audio Was Really Bad 2 Movie Reviews - Blind Date & Night Shift Everything You Need to Know About Seeing Rush in Concert Inappropriate Times to Send Emojis Should You Be Ar...

Episode 308 of Irritable Dad Syndrome features cassette tape nostalgia, mulch hatred, Chick-fil-A confusion, and one very important question: why did Darin write down “Neil Young Knows How to Eat Corn”? This week includes: Beck is awesome Darin’s adventures with a cassette deck purchase at Goodwill Billy Idol and Terminator 2 Why did Darin write down “Neil Young Knows How to Eat Corn”? Hating mulch and current technology Dolphins are horrible people Chris Michel’s mailbox Half of the Chi...

Irritable Dad Syndrome had a hilarious conversation with Steve Young. No… not the hall of fame NFL quarterback… the other one. Steve Young from the 49ers isn’t this funny. Anyway, here’s a Top 10 List of topics on this week's episode 10. Photos of chewed gum on a window ledge 9. Underpants for Wookies 8. Playing the imaginary tuba 7. The Moose and the Gentle Alternative 6. Musical theatre productions about diesel engines and bathroom design 5. Fork Lifts and Pallet Jacks 4. The two-headed turke...

Episode 300! In This Episode Celebrating Episode 300 of Irritable Dad Syndrome with Jason Durbin and Chris Michel.Iced Tea Debate ResultsHow Do You Make a Grilled Cheese SandwichJuggling and JigglingDarin Rescued The U2 Propaganda Issue from War Torn ChicagoThe PedwayDarin Called Darlin'Florida Man Abducted By Dolphins Building an Underwater CityRaising GirlsThe Matrix and HeatChris Thought Mike Was a CelebrityAlexa Getting Sassy AgainListen to Irritable Dad Syndrome New episodes every Tuesda...

Mike and Darin defend the legacy of Hills Department Store and why modern nostalgia keeps missing the point. A Midwest-flavored conversation about memory, shared experiences, and why certain places mean more than they probably should.

Closing out the year, Mike and Darin explore smoked beers, nostalgia, pop culture, parenting realities, and the strange joy of end-of-year chaos. From craft beer confusion to Norm Macdonald tangents, it’s a loose, funny episode that perfectly captures the IDS vibe.

Thanksgiving fallout continues as Mike and Darin debate food loyalties, holiday travel, Black Friday chaos, and the deeply unsettling concept of someone who simply hates bacon. Along the way, there are road-trip stories, pop-culture tangents, and more food opinions than anyone asked for.

Mike and Darin are left unsupervised, unprepared, and immediately dangerous. This episode spirals through movie opinions, retail chaos, losing a car, and the accidental creation of “Cricket and Tabbs,” a concept that absolutely did not need to exist. A classic free-form IDS conversation with zero guardrails.

Why do people squeeze toothpaste from the middle? Why does this bother others so deeply? In this episode of Irritable Dad Syndrome, Mike and Darin explore everyday habits that somehow become non-negotiable personal beliefs. The discussion focuses on squeezing, handling food incorrectly, and the strange confidence people have in doing things the wrong way. What should be minor annoyances turn into passionate arguments about behavior, logic, and refusing to change even when the solution is obvious. This episode is a perfect example of observational comedy at its pettiest — turning mundane human behavior into an unnecessary but highly entertaining debate.

Mike and Darin dive into cooking confidence, grill mythology, and the unearned swagger that comes with dad hobbies. It’s food talk, faith jokes, and comedy served medium-rare.

From bizarre product names to pop-culture nostalgia, Mike and Darin dissect why so many everyday things make absolutely no sense. Along the way, they revisit old cartoons, strange marketing decisions, and the joy of getting irrationally annoyed at minor details.

Mike and Darin kick things off with medical oversharing, questionable life advice, and the kind of logic only dads can deliver. From colonoscopy fallout to moon-level overthinking, this episode spirals into classic Irritable Dad Syndrome territory—where common sense goes to die and comedy takes over.

Mark Malkoff joins the show to talk Johnny Carson, late night television history, and what it takes to interview comedy legends on a deep-dive podcast.

Stand-up comedian Georgia Warder joins the show to talk comedy origins, small-town roots, and how life experiences shape a comedian’s voice.

Two Devo concerts, one swollen eye, goat yoga, and an official apology tour to Mark Mothersbaugh.

Five drinks. Two dads. One possible ghost with digestive issues. Add Superman debates and you’ve got peak Irritable Dad Syndrome.

College memories collide with middle-age reality as Mike and Darin reflect on aging, birthdays, and the absurd contrast between youth and adulthood.

Mike and Darin share concert trips, aging realities, digestion updates, and the unglamorous side of getting older with their usual honesty and humor.

A broken dishwasher sends Mike into full DIY repair mode while Darin deals with plumbing scares and household chaos. Appliance failures, homeownership stress, and dad-level confidence collide in this everyday life comedy episode about trying to fix things yourself… and hoping for the best.

Game show historian Adam Nedeff joins IDS for classic TV stories, media nostalgia, and comedy chaos.

Episode 248 of Irritable Dad Syndrome sends Mike and Darin spiraling from industrial musicals and a night with a former David Letterman writer… straight into moose facts, aging brains, nursing home escape plans, Tool fan drama, and a Facebook soup group meltdown. Darin shares stories from a trip to Indianapolis, including meeting Steve Young (writer for The Late Show with David Letterman) and diving into the bizarre world of corporate “industrial musical” productions. Meanwhile, Mike reports live from the internet’s most unhinged corners: Tool fans fighting over repeated songs at a beach concert vacation, and soup enthusiasts policing what qualifies as soup. Things only get stranger from there. There are memory lapses, blood pressure medication rituals, fake future plans to escape a nursing home and ride a moose to Canada, and yet another deep dive into Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul character arcs. It’s nostalgic, ridiculous, weirdly informative, and wildly dad-brained…

Unexpected car trouble sends Mike and Darin into a familiar adult spiral in this episode of Irritable Dad Syndrome. What starts as a practical discussion about breakdowns and towing quickly turns into a larger conversation about responsibility, exhaustion, and the mental gymnastics people perform when everything starts going wrong at once. The episode explores how small problems feel enormous when you’re already stretched thin, why adults immediately jump to worst-case scenarios, and how ridiculous solutions can start to sound reasonable under stress. Along the way, Mike and Darin talk parenting logistics, time pressure, financial anxiety, and the uncomfortable realization that modern adulthood often feels like a constant reaction to problems you didn’t plan for. Relatable, chaotic, and self-aware, this episode captures the Irritable Dad Syndrome sweet spot: everyday frustrations examined just long enough to become funny.

A routine travel experience turns unexpectedly strange in this observational episode of Irritable Dad Syndrome. Mike and Darin stumble onto a public display featuring banjos and dinosaurs and immediately fall into a familiar line of questioning: who decided this was a good idea, and why are we all just expected to accept it? What begins as a simple travel observation expands into a broader conversation about public spaces, regional identity, and the bizarre things people quietly normalize when they’re told something is “for education” or “for culture.” Along the way, the guys talk about airports, museums, displays that feel wildly out of place, and how curiosity often turns a harmless moment into a full-blown mental spiral. Blending humor with mild frustration and genuine curiosity, this episode captures the core Irritable Dad Syndrome energy — everyday experiences examined just long enough to become ridiculous.

Send us a text 🚨 Last week, we faced a massive technical glitch during Rick Miller's guest appearance on the podcast. Curious about what went wrong and if Mike's job is on the line? 😅 Why is paying a speeding ticket online so complicated? We need your thoughts on this one! Plus, we've got updates on the mysterious texter bugging Darin and the crazy story of someone stealing a gear shift from a girl's car. This is a must-hear episode, so don't miss out! Special thanks to Rick Miller for allow...