We FINALLY got some Listener Mail - a voice memo from our Mexican candy-pusher, Krickett! We get some good background about the candy choices and Ruben gets called out on his B.S. about not liking the candy!

As Tolstoy said in Anna Karenina, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." We peel back the layers on our weird families and expose some of the quirky sayings and traditions that make us laugh (and roll our eyes). And now you can put this podcast into your Classy Entertainment folder because we're quoting Tolstoy. You're welcome.

Every day we're faced with signs we're growing older. We could be the fathers of NBA players (and probably even some coaches). We had to choose from LEADED or UNLEADED gas at the pump when we started driving. And we're now older than Norman freaking Fell was when he played Mr. Roper. How the actual F__CK did that happen? Did all those "old" guys on TV when we were kids just look bad for their age...or do we just look REALLY good? We expect to get lots of Listener Mail on that one.

We dive back into a Connect More Classic for the whiparound: band names that aren't real but should be! Email us a voice memo with your favorite fictional band name, and if we play it on the pod we'll send you an exclusive Connect More mug: cnxmorepod@gmail.com

FYSA: We deal with a LOT of emails every day, so when our producer asked us how we sign off on emails we had a very, very lively discussion. We've got a lot of email pet peeves and you'll hear about all of them. Thank you for your attention to this matter. This is a quick episode. You'll be finished before you figure out if you should sign off with "Best" or "Sincerely yours"!

Spring is right around the corner, and the boys are dreaming about their next adventures, including a bit of travel, odd jobs around the house, and getting packed up for a big move.

Grab your joysticks because we're dusting off our old hand-held video games and vintage gaming consoles to figure out if they're still fun or not. From the old Mattel football games to the Commodore 64 and Pong, we spent a lot of time as kids watching VERY low-res dots bounce around. What was your favorite vintage video game?

Where, oh where, are you tonight?? If you can sing the next few sentences with the lines from that Hee Haw song, then you are our type of people. If Hee Haw was still a 'thing' nowadays, who would be hosting the show? Any current country stars willing to get a raspberry in the face and "THHHP" you were gone??

In general we're a pretty positive bunch, but every now and then we encounter some disappointment in our lives. We whiparound with some things that have recently let us down. Don't worry - there are still quite a few good laughs in there!

Every so often our producer ambushes us with a question we haven't heard before because she just can't get enough of our witty banter!! 😂 This week she asks us about our best (worst?) travels stories. From terrorists on the tarmac to lost plushies, we've seen it all. Let's hear about your travel disasters, too. Leave us a comment on Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube. Have fun sharing your funny travel stories with your friends and family. Get out there and connect more, everyone!

As we recorded this episode winter was still grinding on with bitter cold and howling winds, so we spent a few minutes dreaming about spring and identifying signs that mark the change of seasons.

We did a shortie episode a while ago in which we recalled our favorite childhood candy. Our sweet memories inspired Ruben's niece Krickett to give Jocó some of Mexican candy while he was recently in San Antonio. We dig into our bags of candy and provide letter-grades for these new-to-us treats. It ain't pretty.

Mostly because we're constantly being assaulted by it, we huddle up to discuss how we're dealing with artificial intelligence (AI), both personally and professionally. We aren't that intelligent in the first place, so we gotta watch our backs.

We wrap up with a whiparound about the best sports movies of all time. Get your list out and let us know what we missed!

Because she just can't get enough of us, our producer occasionally throws us a question that we haven't heard 'til we sit down to record, so there's basically no prep. This week: If you could choose any fictional fantasy land to live in, where would you pick and why? We love our sci-fi and fantasy shows, so we jumped right in on this one. Except for Ween. He had to work pretty hard to come up with his.

We also reached a smart-ass comedy milestone of sorts, so if you're keeping score at home get ready for some good chuckles.

These 'shortie' episodes move along pretty quickly, so you'll be done with this one before you get back home with those Kwik Star blueberry dunkers.

We recorded this episode a few weeks after the holidays, so it seemed like a good time to do a little housekeeping and clean up some loose ends. We thank a very generous friend from Cedar Falls for a nice donation to the swear jar to benefit the American Cancer Society and explain why that's our charity of choice.

Some of our listeners may not realize that we post lots of 'behind the scenes' content on our Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels. Be sure to check them out for even more fun! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions and you can always contact us through those channels.

We'd like to feature more of your voices on the pod, so we have a challenge: If you have a question, suggestion, or feedback, record a voice memo for us and email it to cnxmorepod@gmail.com If we play your comment on the pod we'll send you a VERY exclusive Connect More mug! To see a picture of the mug...check out our social media pages!

After that was out of the way, we explore our deep history with late-night television and how it shaped our worldview and sense of humor. We examine the current state of late-night TV and what the future might hold.

This episode drops right before the 2026 Super Bowl, so we take some time to review our favorite stories of the last NFL season. It was a wild one filled with ups & downs, surprises, eye-rolls, and retirements.

Getchyer ears on, good buddies, because we use the whiparound to reveal our CB handles! What's a CB handle? Google it, kids! This conversation led to some laughs about our favorite trucker songs, so naturally we put together a playlist of some classics. Did we miss your favorite trucker song? Drop us a note! Put the hammer down, and we'll see you on the flip-flop!

Things get creepy this week as our producer asks us if we've ever had any paranormal experiences. We had to dig pretty deep on this one because we may not be interesting enough for ghosts to mess with us a lot, but we've certainly had our fair share of weird or hard-to-explain occurrences. Remember, we grew up getting freaked out by Leonard Nimoy's "In Search Of..." so we know our way around scary stories and unexplained mysteries. Join us as we "explore the boundaries of the known, the unknown, and the unknowable..."