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Join two 1st generation friends as we attempt to crack wise and discuss pop culture, growing up in immigrant households, and discuss geo-political issues at a 3rd grade level. Disappointing our parents since the mid to late 70's.
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Jul 7, 2015

This episode Sam tells us about  when he was in charge of some church kids going camping and the line betweens ‘boys’ tent and ‘girls’ tent was blurred. Gabe share about a 6th grade school camping trip called Sci-con (which is nothing like Comic Con). We also find out what would happen if they rebooted Total Recall again, but this starring Sam Manual. The guys end with some improv inspired by the camping stories.  


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Jun 30, 2015

This week Sam’s tells us about accidentally flushing something down the toilet stranding himself and several others. The guys also talk about stuff that you should not flush down the toilet. We then find out what would happen if Gabe was Robocop, would he be more or less robotic than he is in real life? The guys end with some improv inspired off of Sam’s story.


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Jun 23, 2015

This episode we are joined by our friend Grace Bannon. She shares about a few times she tried to be athletic to impress people with less than impressive results. We also talk about her role on the show The Middle and her Sprint commercial that is getting so much airplay. Gabe, Sam and Grace end the episode with some improv fun about 2 guys trying to impress 1 girl with less than impressive results.


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Jun 16, 2015

This episode hear about Sam’s celebrity encounter at an airport and how this celebrity isn’t a regular person like us, she’s better. Gabe also shares some local news from his home town’s paper the Reedley Exponent. The guys end the episode with some improv fun based our celebrity sightings.


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Jun 9, 2015

This episode hear how Gabe was “recruited” to his high school cross country team and how the coach found out the athletic gene can skip a gender in a family. Augie also shares about how was a cut from the high school basketball team...a few times. The guys end the episode with some improv fun based our sports woes.  


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Jun 3, 2015

This episode we welcome Sam’s college buddy Sushil. We learn about the Indian Parent Web and hear some fun/racist stories about growing up Indian in the South. We take an in depth review of the cinematic classic Transformers 4 Age of Extinction. The guys end the episode with some improv fun based on a comment left on our Facebook page.  


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May 26, 2015

This episode the guys talk about odd jobs they've had including working with ponies, driving immigrants out of the country and get working in a dentist office after hours.


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May 19, 2015

Gabe tells of how he was almost lost in the Pacific (check out episode 7 for Sam battle with the “Peaceful Ocean”).  The guys do some improv inspired by Gabe’s tales of woes at the high sea.


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May 12, 2015

This episode features special guest David Magidoff, the host of MTV’s Broke Ass Game Show. David tells us about how he occupied his time growing up as an only child. Sam, Gabe and David talk sports, including the LA Clippers postseason run, the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, the Avengers Age of Ultron...what? We close out with some improv fun based on David’s story.  


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May 5, 2015

Gabe tells about going to Wrestlemania 31 that launching the guys into a whole wrestling talk. Our producer Augie tells us a story of mistaken identity. Sam and Gabe do an improv scene inspired by Augies story.


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Apr 28, 2015

Sam tells of how he was almost lost in the Pacific while swimming in the Hawaii, take a listen to find out if he survived. Find out what would happen if instead of Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabe was in a Titanic, find out if he survived. The guys end with some improv about a Jamaican and his boss in Hawaii..., find out if they survive.


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Apr 21, 2015

Sam tells us about his 1st vehicle and how he “customized” it on a budget. We hear a local news story from Chesterfield, MI and how police “cracked the case” of a some stolen Uggs. The guys end with a return to simpler times with the second chapter of the old timey radio show, “The Man Out of Time: Dating On-the-Line”.


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Apr 14, 2015

Gabe tells us about his first car and how it was stolen and recovered a couple of times. Find out what would happen if instead of John McClane, Sam Manual had to save the day in Die Hard. The guys end with some improv fun playing a couple of car thieves exploring their life choices.

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Apr 7, 2015

Gabe shares a story of  from the Reedley paper about counterfeit check cashing. Sam and Gabe  talk about movies coming out this year. The guys end by debuting a new bit that is a throwback to old timey radio shows.

Mar 31, 2015

Gabe tells us about his dad and how long it took him to get back to work after having surgery on not 1, but 2 hernias. We talk movies, Oscars, and Oscar parties, then before moving on to new topic we were interrupted by the fire alarm going off in Augie’s building. Once it is safe to return we have some improv fun with that scenario.

Mar 16, 2015

Sam tells us about his first TP’ing experience and the poor planning that went into it. We talk about football, the big game, deflated balls and the opposite of that, Katy Perry. Sam and Gabe place a gentleman's wager on the Superbowl. The guys do an improv scene inspired by Sam’s TP’ing story...

Mar 10, 2015

Gabe recounts an elementary school fight off campus, but still gets in trouble at school. Hear about what if Gabe was in the movie Taken and how he would save his son, with having a very poor particular set of skills. Also how would Sam fair in other Liam Neeson films. The guys do an improv scene inspired by Gabe's tale of getting in a scuffle off campus.

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