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A Fireside Chat

This is a podcast about life, love, pop culture, and everything in between. A conversation is a powerful thing, so let's have one around the fire.

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
82 minutes
Episodes
352
Years Active
2013 - 2025
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Throwing Stones From My Glass House

Throwing Stones From My Glass House

Lots of fun stories this week...

I rant about my coworkers reliving the same story over and over again, I have a horribly awkward Dollar Tree experience, and I explain why the current generation of t…

01:47:29  |   Sat 22 May 2021
How Debra Got Her Groove Back

How Debra Got Her Groove Back

This week I fail at cyberstalking, I get an interesting Twitter follower, I struggle to make conversation on dating apps, and I accidentally make friends (again) with my neighbor.

All this and the st…

01:29:09  |   Sat 15 May 2021
Hard Truths

Hard Truths

This week I give you a much needed intervention about Star Wars.

I get matched with and then argue with a woman on a dating app.

I break down all the movies I haven't and will never see and I answer …

01:28:24  |   Sat 08 May 2021
Rollercoaster Of Life

Rollercoaster Of Life

Life is hard.

Trying to find companionship with anxiety is hard.

Trying to find companionship with anxiety in the middle of Covid at age 40 is very hard.

Thanks for listening!

Check out AFC's social …

01:31:32  |   Sat 01 May 2021
The High Road

The High Road

This week, we keep moving forward with tales of speaking fluent Taylor Swift, being high in my twenties and asking deep questions on a dating app.

All this and much, much more.

The journey through th…

01:11:50  |   Sat 17 Apr 2021
FRUSTRATED

FRUSTRATED

This week is full of venom and rage so be forewarned.

I didn't have a great week and I'm sorting through my frustrations this week.

Rants and stories about Comcast and their shitty service, weird sme…

01:10:44  |   Sat 10 Apr 2021
Tales Of An April Fool

Tales Of An April Fool

Back after a short break and a lot to talk about.

This week... I fail at helping a damsel in distress, I get vaccinated, I almost get scammed on a dating site and I share some very unpopular opinions…

01:33:25  |   Sat 03 Apr 2021
40 and Furious

40 and Furious

This week Covid hits too close to home, I expose the arrogance of farmers, I admit to being a real jerk in my younger days and I'm inconvenienced by a car wash. All this and much much more.

Thanks fo…

01:11:10  |   Sat 13 Mar 2021
Human Grilled Cheese

Human Grilled Cheese

Straight up stream of consciousness this week which means we're all over the place.

Topics include: I get stood up for dinner, I practice the concept of forgiving, I blow out my back by breathing and…

01:41:38  |   Sat 06 Mar 2021
An Evening With The Beardos

An Evening With The Beardos

This week, I'm joined by Chuck Lynch and Rob Dold from We Hope This Finds You Well podcast as we discuss all sorts of things.

Topics include: facial hair trends of our youth, overrated and underrated…

02:27:25  |   Fri 19 Feb 2021
A Bunch of Dumb Stuff

A Bunch of Dumb Stuff

This week is a stream of consciousness hodgepodge of nonsense. 

First I hit my neighbors car and have to explain myself. Then I wear too much cologne to work, pose a controversial question about stra…

01:05:05  |   Sat 13 Feb 2021
Groundhogs and Horsecocks

Groundhogs and Horsecocks

I continue my sober journey through life this week with rants about groundhog day and the shame I feel rooting for Tom Brady in the Super Bowl.

Along the way I discuss disappointing myself at work, s…

01:28:06  |   Sat 06 Feb 2021
Lighthearted Darkness

Lighthearted Darkness

This week, I get a horrible rash from bad deodorant, lack of sleep and anxiety make me an insane person, and I fail at the simplest of technology repeatedly. 

All this and many more tangents and libe…

01:46:32  |   Sat 30 Jan 2021
Dick Pics, Bathroom Etiquette, and General Anxiety

Dick Pics, Bathroom Etiquette, and General Anxiety

First episode of the new year.  This week, I go over the crippling anxiety that started off my new year.

Then a story about trying to take provocative pictures and failing miserably.

Finally a tale o…

01:33:33  |   Sat 23 Jan 2021
New Haunts, Same Ghosts

New Haunts, Same Ghosts

It's the last episode of this shit show of a year. 

This week, I recap the strange spiritual journey I've been on recently. 

Then I recap my Christmas adventures as a single man in the age of Covid.

01:51:27  |   Thu 31 Dec 2020
Wanting To Be Wanted: One Woman's Search For A Forever Home

Wanting To Be Wanted: One Woman's Search For A Forever Home

A very special and important episode this week.

Stephanie Kong returns to the show to talk about her quest to get adopted by a loving family at the age of 25.

Stephanie discusses what brought her to …

02:20:50  |   Sat 05 Dec 2020
Anxgiving

Anxgiving

Hope you like your turkey with a side of angst and self doubt.

It's the week of Thanksgiving and I'm discussing people that annoy me, more dating app disaster stories and I sort through the emotions …

02:12:04  |   Sat 28 Nov 2020
Candy For The Soul

Candy For The Soul

Justin Case of Case And Point joins me this week to discuss a wide array of topics. 

Topics include: Bigfoot, UFO's, Van Halen, The state of the Star Wars Universe, adjusting to life during the pande…

02:18:12  |   Sun 22 Nov 2020
The Shit Show

The Shit Show

Random assortment of topics this week include: my war with farmers, the gender of Karma and God, the best and worst candy bar, movies i've never seen and much much more. 

Thanks for listening!

01:16:26  |   Sat 14 Nov 2020
The Overthinker

The Overthinker

The description this week is simple...

I discuss my anxieties and concerns regarding the never ending 2020 election.

Then I drive myself crazy by overthinking a dinner engagement.

Lots of tangents an…

01:31:50  |   Sun 08 Nov 2020
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