The Mike O'Meara Show

Beach Boy? Beach cousin? Robb settles on “Beach Fella”—and Josh is determined to poke holes in his argument.Josh Sroka and Robb Spewak celebrate episode 007 with a Halloween opening, a spirited Ted Lasso debate, and a question for anyone who keeps The Office running in the background: has Parks and Recreation aged better?Then Robb’s Beach Boys rant turns into a bigger conversation about aging performers, protecting a musical legacy, and knowing when to leave the stage. Brian Wilson, Mike Love, John Stamos, and a memorable Pet Sounds concert all enter the discussion, while Josh keeps playing devil’s advocate.There’s a heartfelt thank-you to the founders who keep this new show moving, an update on the mystery pants, a surprisingly involved argument about pears, and plans for a Kings Dominion outing. Plus: eye-surgery stories, Josh’s search for hoodie weather, the Florida fire pit that never gets used, and a warehouse-club bonus story that Josh refuses to accept at face value.The tangents are plentiful. The gratitude is real. And the beach fella has entered the chat.More Still Talkin’, the members-only Friday Show, and founding membership information:https://StillTalkinPodcast.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A broken thumb, a canceled guest, and a whole lot of trouble! Michael joins the boys to explain how he held on for the out at home plate—even while getting injured. Josh’s planned Wonka interview goes sideways after a contestant hears the podcast, and Mike and Robb turn the fallout into a full-blown roast. The Giants and Commanders provide an overtime disaster, while the news inspires today’s “Blair Witch” moment. We remember radio favorite Big Don O’Brien, celebrate Jimmy’s 60th with missing tablecloths and motorcycle-trip memories, and close with Lawrence Welk’s dancing skeletons, public-access oddities, and a very adult Tallulah Bankhead story.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Josh has hired an assistant. His name is Earl. Robb has one question: who the hell is Earl?In episode 006, Josh introduces his AI assistant, a tireless organizer with the attitude of Orioles legend Earl Weaver. Earl sorts founder messages, untangles a stack of toll notices, checks in with Josh’s wife, and offers thrift-store advice with a grumpy baseball-manager streak. Robb wonders when a computer became the third guy on the show—and whether his own assistant, Hector, needs a personality upgrade.Then the guys tackle baseball’s unwritten rules: stop blocking home plate for your selfie, and if you catch a playoff foul ball, do you really have to give it to a kid? Josh’s World Series longing leads to a Super Bowl memory involving Paul McCartney, which Robb takes very personally.Josh shares an encouraging update on Bella after a rough stretch of emergency-vet visits. Robb’s love of The Sting opens the door to an impressive playing-card collection, a shopping cart he wisely abandoned, and ideas for the final TMOS cruise. Plus: Disney pin collecting, memories of Robert’s Make-A-Wish trip, and a lightsaber adventure at the happiest—and hottest—place on earth.Meet Earl. He handles the paperwork. Josh and Robb handle the tangents.More Still Talkin’, premium Friday shows, and membership information:https://StillTalkinPodcast.comOur Sponsors:* Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Robb celebrates fitting into size 36 jeans, while Mike celebrates “creamage”—his favorite food group and the reason an empty ice-cream box can become evidence against him. Reduced-sugar Frosted Flakes get a harsh review, cereal milk must earn its flavor, and vegetables remain acceptable only with the proper creamy accompaniment. Then Robb prepares to meet a princess at the Library of Congress, prompting a full wardrobe intervention, a debate over “smart casual,” and some very specific rules about what he can bring. The boys tackle rising costs, corporate consolidation, and the arguments that keep everybody distracted before a moving DNA reunion story leads Mike back to memories of his beloved grandfather and a childhood reel-to-reel recorder. Plus, vintage Stardust dreams, a Chicago buffet with questionable presentation, and Al Pacino’s greatest overreaction in several languages.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.com* Check out TruDiagnostic and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.trudiagnostic.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A trip through the TMOS archives featuring Mike and Robb’s interview with Wayne Newton, Oscar’s visit with the Bush family in Kennebunkport, and a look back at the show’s eighth anniversary. Classic stories, familiar voices, and plenty of laughs.Our Sponsors:* Check out Quince and use my code TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show opens with an honest conversation about suicide prevention as therapist Cynthia Catchings joins Mike, Robb, and Josh to discuss recognizing distress, supporting loved ones, and keeping communication open with kids. Mike shares a difficult chapter from his own life before the boys shift gears to his supposedly calmer approach to the Red Sox—and a baseball-practice scheduling fiasco that proves his patience still has limits. A congressional “gotcha” falls apart over the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes, while a heated discussion of measles and vaccines produces a very questionable mob motto: “Weasles Get Measles.” Plus, notification overload, Wolfman Jack memories, Fat Bear Week, and a Charlie Callas classic that sends everybody out laughing.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Three people. Three waffles. Absolutely no side dishes. Mike’s baseball weekend ends at Waffle House, but not before another umpire showdown and a team dinner at WingHouse that turns out to be considerably less family-friendly than expected. The boys investigate baseball’s reality-TV moms, overpriced dreams of athletic glory, and the fine art of letting kids be kids. Robb’s Halloween spirit faces an intervention courtesy of black ranch dressing, while he and Josh unveil WonkaCast—and Mike would like to remind everyone that he hasn’t retired yet. Plus, a capybara café, an 86-year-old speed demon, Helen Mirren appreciation, Charlie Callas on Carson, and an Ace Hardware shoplifting story that puts electrical parts in a place they were never meant to go.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Some people visit a haunted attraction to be scared. Robb visits one and learns industry terminology—specifically, the “boohole,” the hidden alcove where a scare actor waits to ruin your evening.In Episode 004, Robb takes Josh inside a Halloween Haunt preview packed with fog machines, monsters, candy apples, suspiciously enthusiastic influencers, and enough booholes to make anyone reconsider throwing a reflexive punch. The guys also imagine retired baseball legend Albert “Boohole,” debate the proper use of a no-scare necklace, and make plans to resurrect the turkey-leg challenge.Then the conversation escapes the maze. Josh samples Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, the guys pitch “Dancing with the Founders” for the final TMOS cruise, and Robb discovers a Wonka reality competition so bad he cannot stop watching it. There is also a well-earned Hall of Fame induction for founding listener Jolene White, a full-volume rendition of “Copacabana” performed for free sandwich-shop cookies, and an urgent debate over enormous holiday decorations—including a 40-foot teddy bear and the inseparable Miser Brothers.It’s monsters, television, free cookies, questionable landscaping, and one unforgettable piece of haunted-house vocabulary. Watch the shadows. Mind the alcoves. There may be a boohole nearby.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The show begins with a heartfelt message for beloved TMOS family member Jolene White as she takes on the fight of her life. Mike then delivers the full report on Michael’s fish-hook emergency, featuring an urgent care that apparently does not “do fish hooks,” an ER metal detector, and three separate people asking whether Mike was really the father. The hook finally comes out after some lidocaine, a tiny scalpel, and several determined yanks—and, most importantly, both the son and the treasured lure survive. Robb unveils his unsettling AI family album, placing present-day relatives beside their younger selves and aging Michael decades into the future for a father-son golf photo nobody requested. Plus, the boys meet AI Chip, investigate a Florida drone-related murder plot, expose Belichick’s four-upright trick, mourn melting football cleats, preview the Norm Macdonald documentary, and watch a trumpet player rescue the national anthem when his instrument gives up.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"...And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune, then the piper will lead us to reason; and a new day will dawn for those who stand long & the forests will echo with laughter."Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Artificial intelligence may soon generate entire podcasts, but no machine could recreate the chaos of Mike ordering doggy diapers and receiving disposable male wraps instead. He straps one onto Winslow, confidently declares the problem solved, and is immediately confronted with a mysterious puddle that technology cannot explain. A discussion of golf-course comfort stations then takes one spectacularly unfortunate historical turn and hands the episode its title. The boys also explore parasocial grief, remembering Dolly Parton, George Harrison, Robin Williams, Prince, Norm Macdonald, and the celebrities whose passing felt surprisingly personal. Plus, Robb recalls his adventures aboard unstable advertising blimps, Mike warns against wine-powered golf carts, and a vintage milk party proves that teenagers of the 1950s were absolutely out of control.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

#3708: WhatadickMike arrives late after a scheduling mix-up, briefly considers blaming a power outage, and proves once again that honesty is the most inconvenient policy. His anniversary weekend delivers a terrific dinner, a baseball championship for Michael’s team, and enough sports victories to make him immediately suspicious of the universe. Winslow celebrates by peeing directly into a running fan, which sends the boys toward the only sensible solution: diapers for every member of the household. The guys also pause for a thoughtful look back at September 11, the communication blackout in New York, and the technology that changed how we experience major events. Then Robb performs emergency surgery on a bargain-bin Elvis while Mike heckles the Whataburger faithful as “Whatadicks,” joins their line anyway, and discovers that the burger is terrific—even if the apple pie belongs in the trash.Our Sponsors:* Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com* Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/TMOS for a great deal: https://www.quince.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy