Episode 157 of the Still Spinning Podcast opens with a near-choke and a question: what's the worst thing that can happen on the air? It isn't a fart in the studio. It's getting the giggles right before a serious story. Dan and Nicole look back at their own radio days, including a call to a listener who found a jeweled fake-teeth "grill" in the Journal Sentinel lost and found.

Next they ask whether the holidays really start earlier every year, or whether we just see more of it now that the average person sees 4,000 ads a day. A trip to Starbucks on launch day turns into a nerd hunt when Dan spots the constellation Orion in the window stars. That leads to the Southern Cross, a few flags, and a young barista getting introduced to Crosby, Stills & Nash. They also cover a Christmas high tea that sold out in two days, sold-out Rocky Horror showings, shadow casts, and why nobody needs a Sound of Music sing-along.

Then it's Taco Bell, where about 900 locations now take drive-thru orders with voice AI. That brings back the Taco John's robot that couldn't get "Diet Mountain Dew" right, a local Taco Bell so bad the AI might be an improvement, and a firm no on ever ordering from a robot. Longtime listener Frank checks in with a Rocky Horror correction, and the talk moves to AI scams and which jobs AI could wipe out. Along the way they sing a little Grease and discover that Grease 2 (and its ladder scene) is having a moment.

The "forever cruise" was sold as a floating home. After about 750 days at sea, it docked in Cambodia, the company blamed fuel costs, and residents were told to be off the ship by 2 p.m. Then it sailed away. One man paid $350,000 for his cabin, lived on board for 26 days, and now rents a place in Cambodia for $200 a month. Dan and Nicole explain why they never buy "lifetime" anything (sorry, Calm app), and the talk drifts to House Hunters International, Thailand, pools, and very large snakes.

To finish, they talk holiday food: turkey, mashed potatoes (real ones, please), and Dan's case for the hot roast beef sandwich, with the best one at a pink motel-restaurant in Bellevue, Iowa, near Lock and Dam 12. Kraft has two new limited mac and cheese flavors, chili crisp and... cinnamon roll, which sets up a possible taste test on a future show. They close with a week-long hummus-infused Malort.

Episode 156 of the Still Spinning Podcast starts with Dan and Nicole losing a fight with the end of daylight saving time. Dan can barely stay up until eight o'clock, Nicole catches him hiding a yawn, and they argue about why setting your own clocks ten minutes early makes no sense at all.

Then they say goodbye to Sir Patrick Stewart, who died at 86. Nicole remembers meeting him at a stage door in London, where he chatted with her far longer than he had to. Dan admits he says "Make it so" once or twice a week, sometimes in places we won't mention. They also plug Galaxy Quest as one of the most underrated comedies ever, even if they can't remember half the cast.

The Halloween Hall of Shame goes to Martha Stewart, whose homeless costume and "I am hungry, help me" sign came with a plug for her QVC candles, followed by two apologies. The Hall of Fame goes to Heidi Klum, who spent five to six hours getting into a giant severed hand modeled on her own left hand, tattoo included. That raises the big question: how do you go to the bathroom in that thing? Along the way they cover $25 bags of candy, trunk-or-treats, kids getting scared by animatronics, and why General Sherman Appreciation Day never caught on in Savannah, Georgia.

Next it's off to Newark, the airport Dan calls the worst in the country, where United is testing food delivery right to the gate. You can even order a neck pillow. Dan and Nicole have thoughts on just how lazy we've gotten.

After that comes a man who broke four ribs running from a gorilla... in a dream. It turns out to be REM sleep behavior disorder. That leads to Nicole's sleepwalking niece and nephew, Dan's dad's run-in with a dream Marmaduke, and Dan asking Nicole to be his "anesthesia recovery wingman," code word included.

Finally, country singer Jessie James Decker sprays a fellow passenger's bare foot after it lands on her armrest. Dan isn't sure the video is real, and Nicole would just like to remind everyone that her elbow would get involved.

It's Episode 156 of the Still Spinning Podcast with Dan and Nicole: sleepy clocks, Picard, Halloween hits and misses, lazy airports, dream gorillas, and feet that don't belong on armrests. Catch up on past episodes at stillspinningpodcast.com, and follow the Facebook page for show updates.