Miller Morning Madhouse - A SoCool Podcast Joint

🎙️ Miller Morning Madhouse – Breakfast Bite - Baseball Movies and Stereo SalesmanThis Breakfast Bite is a full-on nostalgia trip through baseball movies—with Jerry Pancake and Josh Scramble and Count Krissy Chocula firing off takes on everything from Major League to deep cuts like Little Big League and Mr. Baseball. It starts as a simple “favorite baseball movies” convo and quickly turns into a chaotic, quote-filled spiral of classic scenes, random trivia, and borderline unhinged commentary.You’ve got love for the legends, some disrespect for the overrated (Field of Dreams catching strays), and a whole lot of appreciation for the weird, forgotten gems. Sprinkle in some Eastbound & Down, a little Sandlot guilt for almost forgetting it, and somehow we end up talking stereo salesmen, Jennifer Jason Leigh slander, and the death of entire professions thanks to iPods.🙌 Shoutouts & Sponsors 👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear Your Weird. The official uniform of this entire conversation. 🎭 Huge love to the Miller Community Theatre – Little Shop of Horrors wrapped, but auditions are coming up for the next show (Urinetown), so get involved and support local. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Trivia may be over (for now), but the legends—and questionable answers—live on. More chaos, more bad takes, and probably more professions we accidentally bury coming next episode.Stay Cool – JP 😎 (00:11) - Small plates, big sarcasm (02:01) - Major League Mania (03:57) - Off-the-Wall Baseball Favorites (06:11) - Classic Baseball Movie Discussion (10:29) - Baseball Movie Genre Exploration (12:17) - Wrap-Up and Contact Info ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Breakfast Bites: Rusty the Railcat EditionIn this quick-hit installment of Breakfast Bites, Jerry Pancake and the crew serve up a hot plate of commentary, chaos, and just enough questionable insight to get your morning moving. From local gripes to off-the-rails observations, this episode keeps it short, sharp, and just a little unhinged—exactly how breakfast radio should be.It’s the kind of episode that makes you laugh, nod your head, and maybe question a few life decisions… all before your second cup of coffee.🙏 Shoutouts & SponsorsBig love to our friends and supporters who keep this madness rolling:SoCool Shirts – Wear Your Weird. Tom Wisch Allstate Insurance – You’re in good hands… hopefully better than ours. All In Jest Trivia – Happening this Friday, so bring your brain (or at least someone else’s). The Miller Citizens Corporation – Doing the real work in the community. Miller Community Theatre – 🎭 Tickets are on sale now for Little Shop of Horrors—don’t miss it! The Miller Arts and Creative District – Keeping Miller creative and cool. Stay weird, stay local, and as always… Stay Cool – JP 😎 (00:11) - Small Plates. Big Sarcasm. (02:28) - Rusty the Railcat: The Mascot Job (07:27) - Qualifications and Expectations (11:04) - A Proud Grandma's Perspective ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎉🎀 S8E1 – Miller Prom Recap: BYOB? 🍷🕺This is the full Miller Prom breakdown — from sequined jackets ✨ and leather dresses 🖤 to piano ties getting aggressively tickled on the dance floor 🎹😏. We cover the adrenaline rush of almost getting kicked out, the 30-minute vodka wait that ended in a cup of straight regret 🥤, gummy miscalculations 🌿, Flamingo afterparty magic 🦩, and the rare Miller night where nobody fought, nobody flipped a table, and everyone somehow looked fantastic doing it 💃🕺.Despite a few logistical “learning opportunities” 🍸📉, the dance floor was packed all night thanks to The Ramos Band 🎶, who absolutely crushed it.Episode music comes courtesy of Jerry Clemons and Chad Burton of the Nick Danger Band 🎸🔥 — because nothing says “adult prom recap” like locally sourced rock and roll.More than anything, this episode is about Miller showing up ❤️. The outfits. The energy. The afterparty photo with half the town squeezed into one frame 📸. The fact that for one night, it was just neighbors dancing, laughing, and being beautifully ridiculous together.We may have notes about bar execution 🍹📋.❤️ Sponsors & Friends of the Show ❤️👕 SoCool Shirts – Wear your weird. Support local.🏢 Tom Wisch – Allstate Insurance – You’re in good hands.🧠🎤 All In Jest Trivia – The last Friday showdown.🏛️ The Miller Citizens Corporation (MCC) – The reason prom even happens.🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Bringing the drama (on stage).🎨 The Miller Arts & Creative District (MACD) – Keeping Miller vibrant and creative.Support the folks who support local nonsense.We’re back. We’re older. We’re louder. And apparently we’re bringing our own beer. 🍺Stay weird. Stay local. Stay Miller. 🖤🦩🎤 (00:02) - The Great Prom Recap (00:39) - Fireside Chat Introduction (01:05) - New Year Celebrations (02:51) - The Prom Experience (06:27) - Band vs. Bar: A Debate (08:10) - Ranting About the Bar (21:48) - Post-Prom Reflections (23:59) - Introducing Miller Tony's (25:41) - Bathroom Etiquette (35:04) - Moving On from Prom (37:55) - Tom Wish's Fashion Statement (39:50) - Upcoming Events and Trivia ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 24 – Caroling… Caroling…The episode features two festive musical moments: “The 12 Days of Miller,” performed by Jerry Pancake, Jen Pancake, and Josh Scramble, followed by a joyful rendition of “Feliz Navidad” performed by the incredible folks from the Miller Community Theatre.Somehow, in the middle of a board meeting, the theatre crew grabbed songbooks, found their harmonies, and generously took time out of their night to help record for this dumb podcast — and we couldn’t be more grateful. It’s exactly the kind of community chaos that makes Miller, Miller.It’s heartfelt, a little unpolished, unexpectedly beautiful, and ends exactly the way Christmas in the neighborhood should — with laughter, music, and someone urgently announcing that we need to leave the neighborhood immediately.Huge thanks to the Miller Community Theatre for always showing up, pitching in, and proving once again that Miller has the best people anywhere.Merry Christmas from all of us at the Miller Morning Madhouse. (03:45) - Christmas Cheer (06:53) - Urgent Departure ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 22 – “Looking Back and Road Trippin’”The Miller Morning Madhouse crew looks back at their favorite moment of 2025—and unsurprisingly, Flamingo Fest and the legendary porta-potty broadcast steal the crown. Josh, Jerry & Jen revisit country songs, bullshit, drunken confusion, and the golden-shower chaos that changed the podcast forever.The gang also talks future road trips, listener call-ins, QR code surprises, Key Largo, Buc-ee’s brisket cowboys, Dr Pepper vs. Pepsi philosophy, kamikaze soda mixes, and why Miller people will scan anything if you ask nicely.This episode is proudly sponsored by:👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear Your Weird. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Last Friday every month at the Marshall J. Gardner Center. 🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Shows, events & chaos for the community.Listen, laugh, subscribe..Road trippin’ starts now. 🚗🎄🦩✨ (00:29) - Christmas Wishes (02:09) - Podcast Highlights (02:45) - Engaging with the Audience (04:31) - Travel Plans Unveiled (06:19) - Buc-ee's Experience (08:50) - Soda Mixing Memories ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎄 Episode 20 – “It’s a Beautiful Pancake…”The Advent Calendar rolls on with a surprisingly sweet opener as one of Miller’s own tiny children, Annie, kicks things off singing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” From there, Jerry, Jen, Josh, and guest Chad Burton spiral into a very honest (and very funny) debate about Christmas decorating — or more specifically, why Jen Pancake does not see the point of it at all.The conversation wanders from outdoor lights, attic mishaps, and near-death ladder experiences to hard rules about when decorations are allowed, holiday resentment, and Jerry’s general dislike of… well, most holidays. Along the way, we learn who actually decorates, who “helps” by drinking and watching, and why Christmas may just be an illusion of warmth for one night a year. (00:19) - The Miller Morning Madhouse Advent Calendar (00:29) - Holiday Decorations and Family Dynamics (03:44) - Jerry’s Summer Grievances (04:19) - Halloween Reflections (04:42) - A Thank You to Chad Burton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 18: A Musical Gift from Chad…Today’s Advent Calendar drop is something special. We’re thrilled to feature “Christmas Wish,” an original song written by Darren Locasto and Chad Burton, produced and arranged by Chad Burton, and performed by Brian Hemstock and Chad Burton.Chad joined us in studio to add his own musical magic to the Miller Morning Madhouse Advent Calendar, and we couldn’t be more grateful for the gift.You can catch Chad performing all over the Region — both solo, with his wife Nicole Garza, and with The Ramos Band, including regular shows at the Hard Rock Casino and beyond.🎄 Live Alert: See Chad this Friday, December 19th at the Isaac Walton League Miller Chapter for the Jingle & Mingle Adult Christmas Party! Doors: 6 PM • Chad hits at 7:30 PM.This holiday season, sit back and enjoy this beautiful original track — a true Christmas wish delivered straight to Miller Beach. (04:39) - Introduction to Chad Burton ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎙️ Episode 16: “Oh Yeah…It’s Your Birthday…” (Dec 16) — The Josh Scramble Birthday Special! It’s Josh Scramble’s actual birthday, so the Madhouse crew does what it does best: celebrates with love… and immediately turns it into a group therapy session for anyone born within blast radius of Christmas. Special guest local music legend Chad “Bacon” Burton drops into the (very mid) basement studio, roasts our setup with his manly radio voice, and joins the debate on the cruelest holiday tradition of all: the dreaded “one gift for both” birthday/Christmas combo. We also take a nostalgic detour through Service Merchandise, catalogs heavy enough to commit a felony, and the eternal rule: if a kid has a December birthday, don’t be a dick—give two gifts.🙏 Huge thanks to Chad Burton for stopping by and making the Advent Calendar even better…and if you’re local, catch him Fri, Dec 19 at the Isaac Walton League (Miller Chapter) for the Jingle & Mingle Adult Christmas Party (starts 6:00pm, Chad on 7:30pm). This episode is proudly sponsored by: 👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear your weird. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Last Friday of every month (Sep–Apr) at the Marshall J. Gardner Center (This Month - Friday, December 19th). 🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Local chaos, local talent, local love. (01:34) - Special Guest Introduction (02:27) - Christmas Birthdays and Gift Expectations (05:06) - Cabbage Patch Kids Nostalgia (10:29) - Giving Thoughtful Gifts ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎙️ Episode 14: Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel…Today’s Advent Calendar micro-dose takes a wonderfully chaotic dive into Hanukkah — or rather, the version the three of you thought you understood growing up in Indiana. The gang reflects on how Adam Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song” was basically their first Judaism crash course, why none of them knew anyone lighting a menorah as kids, and how blue-and-white Christmas lights accidentally made their house look like a synagogue.Sponsors👕 SoCoolShirts.com — Wear your weird. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia — Last Friday of most months; December’s game is early! 🛍️ Indy Indy Bang Bang — Shop local on Lake Street! 🎭 Miller Community Theatre — Follow audition announcements at MillerCommunityTheatre.com. (00:43) - Introduction to the Advent Calendar (01:59) - Exploring Jewish Traditions (03:18) - The Community and Religion Connection (04:35) - Misunderstandings and Stereotypes (05:16) - The Influence of Media on Culture ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎙️ Episode 12: O’Tannenbaum (AKA O’Fire Hazard)Today’s micro-dose of festive chaos dives into the dangerous history of Christmas trees — real, fake, flammable, and always surrounded by a 1970s fog of cigarette smoke. Jerry recalls the Cutlass-topped tree deliveries of his childhood, Jen marvels that any houses survived the decade, and Scramble defends his family’s lifelong loyalty to fake trees.This episode is proudly sponsored by:👕 SoCoolShirts.com — Wear your weird. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia — Last Friday of every month, September through April. 🎭 Miller Community Theatre — Support local arts and local chaos. 🛍️ Indy Indy Bang Bang — Located right on Lake Street. Do your holiday shopping local! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 10 – It Was the Best of Times…A micro-dose of smart-ass notes to listen while it snows.December 10th brings a burst of Christmas nostalgia as Josh and Jerry share their best childhood gifts—bikes of every flavor, from neon-orange Huffys to yellow-fendered BMX dream machines. Jen remembers her pink Huffy and the day four-year-old her taught herself to ride by grabbing parked cars and hoping for the best.Jerry also recalls his ultimate 1980s Christmas: a Betamax, Mattel handheld games, and the mighty Atari 800—thanks to McCormick Place vendors who didn’t want to ship their demo units home. Of course, not every Christmas was magical… Pancake relives the trauma of receiving a stocking full of Slim Jims instead of the robot he desperately wanted.A warm, chaotic trip through the best (and worst) gifts of childhood.Sponsored by:👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear Your Weird. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Last Friday monthly at the Marshall J. Gardner Center. 🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Visit MillerCommunityTheatre.com for auditions. 🛍️ Indy Indy Bang Bang – Shop local this holiday season. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode 8 – Nut Sack to BungholeA micro-dose of smart-ass notes to listen while it snows… and while LBJ gets fitted for trousers with more “presidential breathing room.”Josh Scramble kicks off December 8th with a full rant about Christmas gift-giving: why he doesn’t do it, why adults should just buy their own crap, and why buying clothes for another human being is a guaranteed friendship-ending event. Jen defends her tragic jean-purchasing mistake, Jerry reveals he was a toddler obsessed with vacuuming, and the crew debates whether anyone on earth actually needs more pants. A warm holiday episode filled with poor gift choices, childhood trauma, and presidential crotch geometry.Sponsored by:👕 SoCoolShirts.com – Wear Your Weird. Perfect for giving, regifting, or pretending you thoughtfully selected something. 🧠 All In Jest Trivia – Last Friday of every month, September–April at the Marshall J. Gardner Center. 🎭 Miller Community Theatre – Support local arts, local actors, and local chaos. 🛍️ Indy Indy Bang Bang – Shop small on Lake Street for gifts people will actually use. (01:30) - Holiday Gift Reflections (03:01) - The Challenge of Gift Giving (03:42) - Baby Memories and Vacuuming (04:54) - Pants and Personal Preferences (05:59) - The Importance of Comfort (08:05) - Recommended Holiday Shopping ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

🎙️ Episode 6: Jen Likes Pies…The crew dives fork-first into the holiday season with a full spread of Thanksgiving and Christmas classics — turkey, ham, beef roasts, deviled eggs, fudge, lasagna, fruitcakes that go straight to the trash, and enough cream pies to send Jerry into a spiritual awakening.Jen confesses to liking all the pies, Josh defends the honor of Mama Scramble’s donuts, and Jerry relives the trauma of a pecan-less pecan pie. From sugary goo to chocolate meringue, the Madhouse celebrates (and insults) every dish that ever graced a Midwestern holiday table.It’s cozy, it’s chaotic, it’s delicious — and it's Episode 6 of the Advent Calendar.👕 Sponsored bySoCool Shirts — Wear Your Weird™. Holiday shirts, weird shirts, and “cream pie” shirts (don’t ask… or do). Shop early and often at SoCoolShirts.com🧠 All In Jest Trivia Next event: Last Friday of each month, September–April, at the Marshall J. Gardner Center - Next Game December 19th. 🎭 Miller Community Theatre Bringing heart, humor, and local talent to the stage. (00:00) - (00:51) - Holiday Food Traditions (01:55) - Fudge and Family Recipes (03:36) - The Peculiar Pecan Pie (05:05) - Creamy Dessert Preferences ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★