The Wildest Proposal Ever, Firework Anxiety, and Omaha Getting Roasted

The Wildest Proposal Ever, Firework Anxiety, and Omaha Getting Roasted

July 3, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 205

About this episode

Big Party and Molly discuss fireworks season, a unique proposal, and share jokes for International Joke Day.

Big Party and Molly are heading into the Fourth of July with fireworks already exploding, dogs refusing to pee, and anxiety levels somewhere between “mild concern” and “a mortar just tipped over and is coming straight at me.” This episode covers the very Midwest reality of fireworks season: nervous pets, neighbors lighting up the whole block, illegal-but-definitely-still-happening fireworks in Chicago, and the great debate over whether a tiny American flag should cost five dollars. Spoiler: absolutely not. They also talk about a listener checking in from above the Arctic Circle, Delta apparently thinking Omaha was just one big red barn, the traveler who got stuck in Omaha with Hantavirus, and the proposal that made every dude with a ring in his pocket immediately reconsider his entire plan: a guy proposing at the very top of the Empire State Building. Plus, Molly breaks down the new personality type called an “otrovert,” which might explain why some of us like people… just not, you know, all of them at once. And because it’s International Joke Day, Big Party’s sister Tracy sends in a batch of jokes that are exactly as corny as you’d hope. Happy Fourth. Be safe. Don’t blow off…

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