Pun Intensive

Our first ever live audience recording! The original recording was over two hours, so we cobbled together the first 30 or so minutes of usable recording and here it is! As you may surmise, the fact that this is "Part 1" means that you can expect a "Part 2" sometime in the future. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode23@punintensive.com Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Just a reminder that we'll be moving to a twice-monthly schedule for the foreseeable future, but hopefully we'll be back to a weekly schedule later in 2020. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode21@punintensive.com  This episode was done with some of the regulars, plus special guest Bart Brehob We discuss how to win the O. Henry Pun-Off in Austin, including the impact of the use of props and politics!  We'd love to hear from you if you have some advice or questions about the Pun-Off Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: David Gugenheim Aaron Fasel Gary Hallock Arun Debry Bart Brehob We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

This will come as a shock, but one of the microphones didn't work again. Fortunately our crack team of producers have started to include an ambient mic for just such a situation. But Gary sounds weird again. Also it was his mic that didn't work.Support the show

No explicit tags, but FYI, there's a dirty word at the end of the podcast that you can barely hear, and it's me mis-hearing the word "sitting."

Two of our favorites are back! Dav & Buster . . . er . . . Dav & Francis! Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode32@punintensive.com Today we talk about: Nothing worthy of an "Explicit" tag, but there are a couple of jokes that may be considered ribald, so use discretion around the kids (as Ira Glass might say, we acknowledge the existence of sex shops) We Start a Business Comedy and Zoom And a lost comrade in the pun community (see more below) Links relevant to this episode: Austin's Hideout Theater's Maestro (and their Twitch link) The Limeliters staying six feet apart SNL & RBG Last Week Tonight Marlon Bundo Comedy Sports Austin Francis McGrath's Music And on a somber note, in this podcast we talk about the illness of a fellow punner, Brian Agler. Since the day this episode was recorded, Brian Passed away. Per Julia and Andy Balinsky, Brian was in the winner’s circle both years he competed at the O. Henry Pun-Off. Here is a brief bio of him from a website of a political writing collective that he is a member of. He is the co-author of a 141-issue weekly Humorous Writing newsletter He has written humor columns for the New Yorker, Esquire, and McSweeny's He has been a co-host of a series called the "Evening of Humorous Readings"  Here is the video of him in the semifinals in 2015 going against eventual champion Ben Ziek on Coverings & Coatings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvf_Hs35yOM&t=819s  Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Part Two of our first ever live audience recording! Part One was published on February 24th. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode31@punintensive.com Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

A New Old-Timer's episode! Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode30@punintensive.com The usual from-Texas gang of idiots (Aaron & Gary) are here, a repeat from-Texas guest (Jack), and a newbie from Texas (Lee) We talk soup  We Pun-Off reminisce And of course, there's a punslingers competition that, speaking of going Bach in time, we do it PDQ Here's a Link to Gary's son's cornetti.    Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Lee Jackson (and his new album!) Jack Chambers (radio personality and Baylor Bear) Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (now money curd) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Seattle Repre-seeeent! Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode28@punintensive.com In addition to the usual gang of idiots (Aaron & Gary) coming out of Austin, we have two guests from Seattle. They neither know each other nor work together, with the occasional exception of one being a character in the others documentary. So they totally know each other.  We talk classic movies We discuss the "pun community" And we get into the aforementioned documentary Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Adam "Atom" Engel (who has tons of credits, but there's a damn baseball player with his name so googling him's a pain) Abigail Hagan (director of the film "Punderneath it All" which you can follow on Facebook) Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (parenthetical_description_about_gary_dont_forget_to_delete_this) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Our First Full Panel Zoom Episode! Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode27@punintensive.com Relationships Howard Carter (the King Tut Guy) And more relationships. Plus we only mention CoVid-19 a couple of times. So consider it a nice little break from reality, not including the times we bring it up. Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (for some reason he asks in the episode for this link to be here) Annica Eagle (she's a big part of Punderground in Spokane) Erika Ettin (her latest podcast episode is about dating during a pandemic!) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

It's the Easter/Passover Episode!  Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode26@punintensive.com Get egged on by Aaron, David, Gary, & Francis. More on homophonic homographs  The last episode (for a while) not recorded online. (Maybe that will improve the sound quality) :-/   Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (here's where you can join the PUNY group he mentions in this episode) David Gugenheim Francis McGrath (Here's a link to his latest album on iTunes, and here's where you can find out even more about his music) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

It's the St. Patrick's Day Episode!  Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode25@punintensive.com Rush into this episode with four Aaron, David, Gary, & Francis. As if puns weren't hard enough, we have a heck of a challenge for you Don't be fooled by our levity. We've learned to stay home for future tapings. Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (here's where you can join the PUNY group he mentions in this episode) David Gugenheim Francis McGrath (Here's a link to his latest album on iTunes, and here's where you can find out even more about his music) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

It's the St. Patrick's Day Episode!  Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode24@punintensive.com This lucky episode  has four panelists including Aaron, Dav, Gary, & Francis. Riddles and/or puns? It's not easy punning green!  A quick show note: In editing the episode, something that never occurred to the panelists became clear. Our first game included songs that ARE puns, i.e., a song that sounds like another song but is not the same song. Pretty nifty! Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (here's where you can join the PUNY group he mentions in this episode) Dav Wallace (If you like comedy and love or hate or are indifferent to sports, see him in North Austin at Comedy Sportz every Saturday at 7:30 PM) Francis McGrath (Here's a link to his latest album on iTunes, and here's where you can find out even more about his music) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)       Protip: 4th Graders Don't Find this Fascinating. Trust Us.

It's Valentine's-Day-Week!  Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode22@punintensive.com This episode of romance has four panelists including Aaron, Dav, & Gary, plus a very special new panelist, Francis McGrath! The discussion segment BLUE up! We talk about talking dirty. Or is that offensive? Either way, we're four middle aged white guys trying to be woke, so if for no other reason, that will make it a funny listen. Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel (Check out his other business venture, Fantastic Magic Camp) Gary Hallock (If you like the idea of O. Henry meets Gilbert & Sullivan, come to Austin on Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 2 PM – 4:30 PM) Dav Wallace (If you like comedy and love or hate or are indifferent to sports, see him in North Austin at Comedy Sportz every Saturday at 7:30 PM) Francis McGrath (Here's a link to his latest album on iTunes, and here's where you can find out even more about his music) We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Just a reminder that we'll be moving to a twice-monthly schedule for the foreseeable future, but hopefully we'll be back to a weekly schedule later in 2020. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode20@punintensive.com  This episode was, as was the previous one, recorded the day after the 2019 Pun-Off. So we took advantage of the opportunity and grabbed some out of town guests. We'd love to hear from you if you have some advice or questions about the Pun-Off Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: David Gugenheim Aaron Fasel Gary Hallock Arun Debry Bart Brehob We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Our Season 2 Premier! This was an unexpectedly long hiatus due to Aaron's surgery (motioned in Episode 18) but we're back. We'll be moving to a twice-monthly schedule for the foreseeable future, but hopefully we'll be back to a weekly schedule later in 2020. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode19@punintensive.com  This episode was, as was the previous one, recorded the day after the 2019 Pun-Off. So we took advantage of the opportunity and grabbed some out of town guests. We'd love to hear from you if you have some advice or questions about the Pun-Off Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Alexandra Petri (you can order her book here) Aaron Fasel Erik Ettin Gary Hallock Annika Eagle Ben Ziek Adam Engel We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you in two weeks! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode18@punintensive.com  This one was recorded the day after the 2019 Pun-Off. So we took advantage of the opportunity and grabbed some out of town guests. We'd love to hear from you if you have some advice or questions about the Pun-Off Want more? Our web site is punintensive.com Play games at faceboook.com/punypage Social media where we reside: facebook.com/punintensive instagram.com/punintensive pinterest.com/punintensive twitter.com/punintesive youtube.com This week's panelists are: Aaron Fasel Gary Hallock Annika Eagle Ben Ziek Adam Engel We want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast. We'll see you next week! (and please rate us on iTunes!)

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode17@punintensive.com Today we talk about EVEN MORE strategies to win the O. Henry Pun-Off (this year's competition is coming up in under two weeks).We'd love to hear from you if you have some advice or questions about competingHelp us out and donate to our patron campaign!Want more?Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGary HallockDavid GugenheimSteve BrooksBrian OakleyAnd don't forget to remember that the International O. Henry Pun-Off is almost upon us. It will be in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode16@punintensive.com Today we talk about strategies to win the O. Henry Pun-OffWe'd love to hear from you if you have some advice about competingWant more?Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGary HallockDavid GugenheimSteve BrooksBrian OakleyAnd don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode15@punintensive.com What is your "cringe moment" of telling a pun at an inappropriate time?Have you ever suffered Pun-stipation?If you were a Pun Slingers judge, would you accept "hand of bananas?"Want more?Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGary HallockDavid GugenheimAndy BalinskyGeraldine or somethingAnd don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Heads up: There's a touch of ribald humor in this episode. We try to be family friendly, but the occasional double on taun-taun slips in. We like to think that if your kids get them, that's on you, not us. Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode14@punintensive.com What was that woman's name, anyway?Do you like the new name of our panel, "The Punnel?"Can you come up with any movie titles we should have used in Schmovie? Like one for a movie about "a sloppy granny?"Mentioned in the podcast:If you thought the game Schmovie was fun in the podcast, you should play it in a party!On March 30th, the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, TX will be having a shindig that will include some of the punnelists! Graupel is a thing, oddly enough.Want more?Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGary HallockDavid GugenheimAndy BalinskyGeraldine or somethingAnd don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode13@punintensive.com What's the correct pronunciation of "gnu?"Is the topic of Lorena Bobbitt honestly that funny?Do you have any good "driving" puns to share with us?Mentioned in the podcast:Here's a link to Gracie's Pun-Off entry in 2011 (not twelve, like she originally misremembered)Here's Arun's entry the first time it was performed in publicAndy's entry in 2009 is not on YouTube (that we could find) but here's the one he did the following yearAnd here's Aaron's first Pun-Off entry, an Irish dittyBy the way . . . Not only is floccinaucinihilipilification an actual word (according to some), but here's the Pun-Off entry mentionedAlso, Gracie gave a very high score, as a judge, to this entry just last year Want more?Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGracie HaakArun DebreyAndy BalinskyAnd don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode12@punintensive.com Did we get the best pizza headlines?Is Your Body a Wonderland?What parenting advice do you have for us?Mentioned in the podcast:Edible Book FestivalIrish Music Jam at BD Riley'sHere's the calendarAnd their corned beef, Man!Our web site is punintensive.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageSocial media where we reside:facebook.com/punintensiveinstagram.com/punintensivepinterest.com/punintensivetwitter.com/punintesiveyoutube.comThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselGracie HaakArun DebryAndy BalinskyAnd don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to use in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

Talk to us about this episode by sending an email to episode11@punintensive.com Do you know all the ruminant animals off the top of your head?What school supplies do we need to get?Tell us your favorite music puns (seriously!)Mentioned in the podcast:Lez Zepplin is really a thing! Who knew?Play games at faceboook.com/punypageAnd find out more about us at facebook.com/punintensiveThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselDav WallaceArun DebryBrian OakleyPeter Hinrichs And don't forget to remember that the next International O. Henry Pun-Off is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we have come to love to have in our podcast.We'll see you next week!Support the show

You may send an email to episode10@punintensive.com and talk to us about this episodeHow many "buildings" cues can you think of?How long can you think of measurement puns?Should the Pun-Off take Pun Slinger topics so seriously?Mentioned in the podcast:Trading Places is a classic, and this is what Mortimer contributed.Play games at faceboook.com/punypageAnd find out more about us at facebook.com/punintensiveThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselDav WallaceArun DebryBrian OakleyPeter Hinrichs And don't forget to remember that the next O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials.We'll see you next week!Support the show

If you want to join in on the punnery, send an email to episode9@punintensive.com and talk to us.Do you have good advice about cooking?Do you've any good bilingual puns?Can you avoid using animals as verbs?Mentioned in the podcast:Bob Woodward (including "All the President's Men" and "Fear"Gary's list of verbed animals can be found at jbonneau.comPlay games at faceboook.com/punypageAnd find out more about us at facebook.com/punintensiveThis week's panelists are:Aaron FaselBill CriderDavid GugenheimDavid WydeGary HallockA really cool part of today's show was our very special guest, David Wyde, who puns at open mics, with friends, and to people at parties who unwitty-ingly make eye contact. He has competed at Seattle's Pundamonium and Austin's O. Henry Pun-Off.He once rendered a bar full of comedy seekers completely silent, in a head-to-head pun-off on hospitals: "My voice keeps going up and down; I think I have an inflection." David sprinkled puns throughout his talk on web cookies at the DefCon hacker conference, but they're too crumby to include here. As a software engineer and an official chess master, he tries to avoid The Mate-Tricks. And don't forget to remember that the next O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials and for Gary's wind chimes, which provided background music.We'll see you in a week!Support the show

If you want to join us in the punnery, send an email to episode8@punintensive.com and talk to us.Do you have good advice about St. Patrick's Day?Do you've any good camera puns?Can you make a list of puns on one word that exceeds 25?Today's panelists are:Aaron FaselBill CriderDavid GugenheimDavid WydeGary HallockA really cool part of today's show was our very special guest, David Wyde, who puns at open mics, with friends, and to people at parties who unwitty-ingly make eye contact. He has competed at Seattle's Pundamonium and Austin's O. Henry Pun-Off.He once rendered a bar full of comedy seekers completely silent, in a head-to-head pun-off on hospitals: "My voice keeps going up and down; I think I have an inflection." David sprinkled puns throughout his talk on web cookies at the DefCon hacker conference, but they're too crumby to include here. As a software engineer and an official chess master, he tries to avoid The Mate-Tricks. And don't forget to remember that the next O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials.We'll see you in a week!Support the show

If you want to join us in the punnery, send an email to episode7@punintensive.com and talk to us.Do you have good advice about Spring Break?Questions about Pundamonium?Do you pun in chunks?Today's panelists are:Aaron FaselBill CriderDavid GugenheimDavid WydeGary HallockAlso, you should check outDaniel Pink ("Drive" is terrific)Malcom Gladwell (His podcast is sublime, but a good first book to read is "Outliers")Annika EaglePundamoniumPunderdome in NYCPUNY Page on FacebookAnd of course, check out the Le Corbusier Grand Confort LC2. Because everyone knows about that!A really cool part of today's show was our very special guest, David Wyde, who puns at open mics, with friends, and to people at parties who unwitty-ingly make eye contact. He has competed at Seattle's Pundamonium and Austin's O. Henry Pun-Off.He once rendered a bar full of comedy seekers completely silent, in a head-to-head pun-off on hospitals: "My voice keeps going up and down; I think I have an inflection." David sprinkled puns throughout his talk on web cookies at the DefCon hacker conference, but they're too crumby to include here. As a software engineer and an official chess master, he tries to avoid The Mate-Tricks. And don't forget to remember that the next O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship is in Austin on May 11th, 2019. We also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials.We'll see you next week with more!Support the show

If you want to join us in the punnery, send an email to episode5@punintensive.com and talk to us.Do you have good advice about charities?Have you found a shoe in your soup?Do you have questions about "What is a pun?"Today's panelists are:Aaron FaselBill CriderDav WallaceDavid GugenheimGary HallockBonus question: Do you know why we've named these episodes the way we have?Remember that the next O. Henry Punoff is in Austin on May 11th, 2019, and we also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials.We'll see you next week with more!Support the show

Welcome back from the Winter Break! This week you'll laugh, you'll cry, & you'll even groan.This week's episode features:Aaron FaselBill CriderDav WallaceDavid GugenheimGary HallockRemember that the next O. Henry Punoff is in Austin on May 11th, 2019, and we also want to give special thanks to the band Dark Meat, whose music ("When the Killers Came") we use for interstitials.We'll see you next week with more!Support the show

I swear to God we will figure out the sound issues sooner than later. Thanks for bearing with us. In the meantime, enjoy the hilarity!Support the show

Apologies to David, whose microphone pretty much never worked, but our crack team of producers never noticed. We boosted the audio so you can still hear him. Just sounds weird.Support the show

Apologies to Gary, whose microphone stopped working about ten minutes in, long before our crack team of producers noticed. We boosted the audio so you can still hear him. Just sounds weird.Support the show