It’s two degrees below zero, an Alberta Clipper has swept through Indiana, and Greg has officially entered his property manager era—snow removal, salt trucks, and all. Andy and Greg warm up the microphones and reflect on cold mornings, neighborhood smells, junk mail scams, and the absurdity of modern home “protection” programs.

From memories of life before Wi-Fi to early dial-up internet, Atari, CompuServe email addresses, and daydreams about what the future might hold, this episode drifts effortlessly between humor and reflection. There are stories about grandmothers, first creative epiphanies, paying bills by mail, and the strange ways marketing, fear, and nostalgia collide in everyday suburban life.

As Season 3 winds down, Andy and Greg do what they do best—turn ordinary moments into laughter, perspective, and connection.

Welcome to the Suburbs.

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This week on Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg return to Lake James for part two of their location recording—and somehow land on Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, and the unexpected ways greatness brushes up against ordinary life.

From Ozzy’s improbable rise—from factory-town kid with a borrowed PA system to genre-defining icon and reality-TV pioneer—to Brian Wilson’s quiet genius and lasting influence, the conversation drifts through music history, fame, and the strange paths that lead people into legendary rooms.

Along the way, Greg shares his own very suburban brush with Ozzy (in a Palm Beach seafood restaurant), Andy revisits a Ball State–era Ozzy concert involving flying meat and a questionable cup of liver, and the guys reflect on how proximity to greatness often looks nothing like we imagine.

As always, the episode swerves—through John Fogerty sightings, studio stories, rental-property expectations, broken license plate screws, city Christmas lights, and the small irritations that define suburban life just as much as the big moments.

It’s a conversation about music, memory, absurdity, and the reminder that sometimes the most memorable brushes with greatness happen when you’re just trying to get through dinner.

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In Season 3, Episode 75, Andy and Greg take Welcome to the Suburbs on the road to Greg’s family lake house at Lake James — a place with more stories than shoreline.

This episode has everything:

• Updates on the real hauntings that didn’t make it into Episode 67

• Estelle, the levitating closet ghost (finally with the correct name)

• Greg’s mom’s “famous” chocolate chip cookies… straight from the bag

• Ski-boat romance, flat-tire misery, and a tractor-supply rescue mission

• Meijer’s most enthusiastic greeter

• Stephen A.’s unforgettable “garlic bread” contribution

• Plus: baking rules, scone dust, Savage Garden, and questionable dance lessons

It’s another classic Suburbs mix of stories, laughter, nostalgia, and the kind of conversations that only happen when you’re sitting on a lake porch with coffee (or beer) in hand.

🎧 Listen, laugh, and share with a friend. Laughter is contagious — help spread it.

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