Episodes

  • Still Spinning on 08.27.25

    Still Spinning on 08.27.25
    Aug 27 2025
    Hello and welcome to episode 111 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We are so excited to be back for the live recording! Nicole had a HUGE laundry mishap the day we recorded this - she washed a fish oil supplement that was left inside a pocket and most of her clothes reeked of fish. Listen to the tale and try to guess if she is able to get the smell out. This also sparked a discussion around who is responsible for checking the pockets of the laundry. Dan was traveling the past few weeks and finally made it to the Canadian Starbucks, the reason he got a passport! He tells us all about his trip, his dog’s feelings about vacations and the Starbucks adventure he had across the border. Bonus discussion about a Canadian burger AND cows in Canada in general.Snooping versus sleuthing - what is the difference and have you (or would you? Or should you?) do either? Divorce lawyers and psychologists weigh in on this and Nicole shares a personal story about Googling her now-husband when they first met. And if you are dating in 2025 and not doing some research, I am worried for you.And finally, if you have a loved one with a tattoo and they DIE, are you cutting off that piece of skin and saving it? If you said yes, you are not alone! We discuss the story of a woman who did just that and Dan learns about one of Nicole’s tattoos’ live on the air!Thanks so much for joining us! You can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.
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    41 mins
  • Still Spinning on 08.20.25

    Still Spinning on 08.20.25
    Aug 20 2025
    Hello and welcome to episode 110 of the Still Spinning Podcast. Don’t forget, you can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.Do you remember AOL? Do you still USE AOL??? AOL has announced they are getting rid of their dail up service and Dan and Nicole chat about what this means and ponder on who is still using it. It also leads into a whole discussion about “kids these days” and what they likely do not know about the internet, telephone and gasp FAX MACHINES.There is a hotel chain that now has you check in with an iPad screen, chatting with someone likely in another state or event country. What fresh hell is this? Nicole and Dan discuss the loss of human interaction and what it means for us moving forward.All of this and oh-so-much-more on this week’s episode of the Still Spinning Podcast.
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    19 mins
  • Still Spinning on 08.13.25

    Still Spinning on 08.13.25
    Aug 13 2025

    Hello and welcome to episode 109 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We did a special pop-up live event on Facebook for this one since we missed our “normal” live night on Monday. Make sure you visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.

    Nicole went to the State Fair last week and was able to give a recap of some of the foods she tried and liked, some she did not and the disgusting thing her husband ate (she will add a video to the FB page). Think these Fair Foods sound good? What is YOUR favorite food at the fair? Send us an email!


    The weather was BONKERs in Wisconsin and Dan has some real life experience dealing with it. He talks about it and then gives some solid advice about police barricades and what you should, and should not, do if you encounter one.


    And finally, there is a zoo that is asking for “pet food” donations… as in “give us your pets to feed to the big animals here at the zoo.” It may not be as bad as you think, tune in to hear all about it.


    Next week we will not have the Monday live event (again) as Dan is traveling to Canada to finally use his passport to get Starbucks! But we will have an episode drop next Wednesday as well as bonus content for the Spinners.


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    27 mins
  • Still Spinning on 08.06.25

    Still Spinning on 08.06.25
    Aug 6 2025

    Hello and welcome to episode 108 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We call this one the “altered state” podcast. This was pre-recorded as Nicole is at the State Fair on the day we usually go live, please enjoy!


    A new CDC report came out about a pizza place in Madison, Wisconsin that accidentally used THC (pot) oil when making their pizzas and it has been ruled an accident so no charges have been filed. How on earth could this happen and how was it discovered?? Tune in to hear the full story and listen to Dan and Nicole chime in about pot use.


    On the other end of the spectrum, Dry Weddings are the newest trend and we have some thoughts. Nicole has some experience with it as well. Miss Manners we are not but we do our best to talk about the dos and don’ts of this new “I do” trend.


    All of this and oh-so-much-more on this episode. And don’t forget, you can watch the live taping Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.
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    21 mins
  • Still Spinning on 07.30.25

    Still Spinning on 07.30.25
    Jul 30 2025

    Hello and welcome to episode 107 of the Still Spinning Podcast. Don’t forget, you can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.

    It was a tough week for Gen X kids, those of us who grew up in the 80’s. We lost some BIG names in the past week and Dan and Nicole discuss the losses, the lives and how it feels as though celebrity deaths are getting closer and closer to us. RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan and Ozzy Osbourne.

    A recent American Airlines flight had to evacuate the passengers via the slide and of course there is video. Side note, is there ANYTHING happening in the world that is not being captured on video?? Ah the “joys” of 2025. Anyhoodle, Dan has some thoughts on the evacuation and some issues that no one is really talking about. This leads to a whole discussion on if Dan and Nicole would help in this kind of situation (spoiler, the answer is yes) AND how Dan would run things.

    There is a town in France who wants tourists to PUT ON THEIR CLOTHES. Topless-ness is an issue for both men and women in this town and they are sick of it. Cover it up folks! Nicole was recently in Moline and saw a person with no shoes walking all over. It is a whole vibe and discussion on the podcast this week.

    The live recording is OFF for next week (August 4th) as Nicole will be at the Wisconsin State Fair (aka her happy place) but there will be a regular episode release on Wednesday as well as some bonus content for the Spinners this Friday AND next! Have a great week everyone and thanks for joining us!
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    33 mins
  • Still Spinning on 07.23.25

    Still Spinning on 07.23.25
    Jul 23 2025
    Hello and welcome to episode 106 of the Still Spinning Podcast. We hope you are enjoying your summer.We kick things off by talking about the story EVERYONE was talking about this weekend - the couple on the Coldplay Kiss Cam that looked super dodgy, and for good reason. Turns out they were having an affair. This leads Nicole and Dan to talk about privacy in public spaces, what you can trust and what you cannot and AI. We read a statement that we thought was credible but may wasn’t?? It really is impossible to tell what is real right now but we do our best. Also on tonight’s episode, a man was sucked in an MRI machine and honestly we may present more questions than answers on this one because there are so many questions to ask. Have you had an MRI before? Has ANYONE ever been allowed in the room with you? So many things we wonder about.Those pesky Zoomers are at it again, this time it is with their phone etiquette (or lack there of). It is 2 fold. First, they will not say hello if you call them, they wait for YOU to talk. Second, if YOU use the word hello, they judge you and think you are old. You know Nicole and Dan have some thoughts on all of that.And finally, did you know that excessive sweating can cause problems for you at the TSA checkpoint in the airport? Tune in to find out what the problem is and which host hates the word MOIST. You might be surprised.All of this and oh-so-much-more on this episode. And don’t forget, you can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.
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    33 mins
  • Still Spinning on 07.16.25

    Still Spinning on 07.16.25
    Jul 16 2025
    Hello and welcome to episode 105 of the Still Spinning Podcast. Just a reminder that you can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit your usual podcast subscription service to add us to your list. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.Did you know that any public venue needs to pay fees to play music? Well the two companies that gain from this, ASCAP and BMI, are cracking down on folks using the music without paying a fee and it is costing small businesses a lot of money. There is also some sort of stealth peer reporting happening and it is ugly. Tune in to hear more.In Japan you can hire someone to quit your job for you! Nicole thinks this is great but Dan believes it is indicative of a bad employee. They argue on this one, who do you side with?The new honeymoon trend is getting rid of the sexy by bringing your parents or other family along. We have some serious questions about WHY you would want to do this and in what instances could we see it being helpful.And finally we discuss the “proper” way to shower and it does NOT involve influencers!Thanks so much for joining us, we will see you next week!
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    31 mins
  • Still Spinning on 07.02.25

    Still Spinning on 07.02.25
    Jul 2 2025
    Hello and welcome to episode 104 of the Still Spinning Podcast! Just a reminder that you can watch the live taping most Mondays at 7 PM on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram OR wait until the official podcast release on Wednesday morning. Visit our website for more details on becoming a sponsor and buying merch. All of this at stillspinningpodcast.com.Gen Z, who apparently are being referred to as “Zoomers”, have pissed off a new sector of the world - bartenders! How and why? We discuss. We also talk about how this generation seems to have been changed by the pandemic, maybe more than any other.There was a story in the news about a dad who was being hailed a “hero” for jumping off of a 4th floor balcony of a Disney cruise to save his kid, who had fallen into the ocean. You had to read quite a ways into the story to discover that dad had placed the kid on a railing… and then the kid fell in. We discuss whether the term “hero” is applicable in this case. Microsoft is saying goodbye to their “blue screen of death” but will it ever really go away? The names of things are changed all the time but people still refer to them as the old name (hello Sears Tower). We also talk Mac versus PC and let’s just say, both Nicole and Dan have a strong preference. And finally, did you know that USPS has special CREMATION BOXES? Nicole is stunned there is a need and Dan is surprised Nicole is stunned. There is much talk of shipping costs and Dan gives everyone a website to check out the next time they need to ship anything. You have to listen to find out what site he mentions.Thanks so much for checking us out! We will be off next Monday but will be back in the middle of July!
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    35 mins