By day, Rick Kaempfer and Dave Stern are the publishers of Eckhartz Press and Chicago Author Solutions. By night, they are unappreciated fathers and husbands. And in their spare time they are consumers of worthless information. Each week they share their newest worthless information in the podcast, "Minutia Men".
Jenkins buys a football, H-E-double toothpicks, Dr. Phil Plait talks Uranus, Mike Tyson gets high with William Shatner, a truly unfortunate press conference, and a listener’s brush with Phil Donahue.…
Pickle crime, Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch, Grizzly Bear counselors, flatulent license plates, a box full of heads, and a brush with a celebrity rapper are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep263]
Tommy Chong explains his feud with Howard Hesseman, health hacks for middle-aged women, Ukraine payback, Loud sex, an Icelandic museum, and a listener story about Harvey Korman are discussed by Rick …
Dad Goes Overboard, Frosty the Finnish Firehose, Jim Peterik sings “Rebel Girl”, The Bells Won’t Stop Ringing, and C’mon 22 are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep261]
A musical about a murdering rabbi, a tribute to PJ O’Rourke, a great Beatles story by someone who knew them, Jenkins at the art museum, a four-day work-week, and memories of Chris Farley are discusse…
Hot-Sauce Daddy, Dads Helping Surgeons, Tonya Harding Songs, Adult Build A Bear, the Gambling Nun, and Mark Giangreco’s suspension stories.are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep259]
China changes movie endings, Hall of Fame minutia, having a catch with Ray Kinsella’s dad, bad brothers, the dumbest crook ever, and a brush with Pete Rose are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep258]
Cops playing Pokemon Go!, Koala Bears are not cute, Rick’s games for old parents, an inappropriate Meatloaf tribute, violating unicorns, and Rick’s brush with Pat Brickhouse are discussed by Rick and…
Steven Seagal’s creepy tendencies, a brush with Bill Maher, a tribute to Les Grobstein, Goose-stepping, Pot-eating grannies, faking a kidnapping, and a four-foot-tall stone phallus are discussed by R…
David Bowie’s early years, Led Zeppelin’s wild party, Liver tattoos, the best Popes of all time, a crackpot COVID rap, and Lassie’s amazing life saving techniques are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep2…
The Mooch, a new Q-anon dating site, the gaseous girl update, holiday party stories, and a Cubs poem are all discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep254]
Edible hemp tickets in Berlin, a jar-full of pretty celebrity gas, a classic Mary Tyler Moore moment, a clueless bank robber, a lost cellphone that led to crank calls to Ex-Presidents, and a brush wi…
Ukraine/Russia meming, Wild Office Parties, Donny Osmond’s fight, Blitzen the Unloved Reindeer, Rectum issues, Strange hotel requests, and more Beatles stories from Rick and Dave. [EP252]
Intellectual cops, a world-record-setting belch, the Geico Caveman, Dante’s Inferno, and creative snow plow names are discussed by Rick and Dave, plus a brush with Yoko Ono. [Ep251]
Rent-A-Hitman, French-Fry Vodka, Resume-Building Fake Awards, and a unique rock and roll calling card are among the free million dollar ideas presented this week by Rick and Dave. Plus a tribute to t…
Stripper’s monkey bites child, bees and piranhas, the best Tom Waits story ever, faking dementia, JFK Jr. didn’t re-emerge, and official confirmation of Dave’s Muhammad Ali story are among the minuti…
A strawberry Pop-tart lawsuit, Lost Hikers ignoring rescue calls, Denny Laine, Pornhub calculus, tongue-replacing parasites, and behind the scenes at Arlington Park are among the minutiae discussed t…
Bathroom emergencies, Hipping up the Church, A 2-year-old singer, The Wiggles Reboot, Sexy Bernie Sanders, and a tribute to local Chicago TV anchor Joel Daly are among the subjects discussed this wee…
The birth of Siri, a Catalytic converter mishap, Taliban accounting problems, Historical myths, a Beatles Master Degree, and a brush with Chicago White Sox great Minnie Minoso are among the minutiae …
A German marching song, Amy Landecker’s story about Meryl Streep, a statue of Humpty Dumpty, and Rick’s original poem is among the artistic minutiae discussed by the unartistic Rick and Dave. [Ep245]