Ep. 280 – New Broom Sweeps Clean

About this episode

The hosts discuss fishing, personal travels, late-night TV, political issues, and recent events in their lives.

The hosts discuss early recording technical difficulties before Dennis recounts a fishing trip to the Pere Marquette with his longtime friend Jim, including a near-landing of a big bull trout and Jim losing a fish after insisting he didn’t need a net. They then talk about Dennis’ wife traveling to Wilmington, North Carolina, and Erik's wife accompanying her sister to the Canary Islands for a nose job. They shift to late-night TV, including Strike Force Five reuniting, Stephen Colbert’s show ending, and frustrations with CBS/Paramount amid political talk about Trump, war, Congress, and the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket.” Dennis shares his enthusiasm for Project Hail Mary and its film adaptation, plus recent “gods of recycling” curbside finds. Erik ends with the sudden death of an elderly neighbor named Candy, followed by singing “Drift Away.”

People in this episode

Hosts: Dennis Schrantz, Erik Rasmussen

Topics covered

• fishing trip
• late-night TV
• political commentary
• personal stories
• current events
• recycling

Keywords

• fishing
• late-night TV
• politics
• Project Hail Mary
• recycling
• Wilmington
• Canary Islands
• Stephen Colbert
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS/Paramount, Supreme Court

Books & works: Project Hail Mary

Places: Wilmington, North Carolina, Canary Islands

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