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Pretend Problems

Chad Daniels and Kelsey Cook are touring comedians who also happen to be in a relationship with one another. They’re always trying to pick their battles when it comes to living together and working together. Every week, they open up about arguments they've overcome, communication strategies that they love and hate, blended family dynamics, navigating being apart on tour, and more. They also give dating advice to listeners who write in to [email protected] and weigh in on whether or not something feels like a real or pretend problem. New episodes every Wednesday!

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
57 minutes
Episodes
93
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Birthday Bug

Birthday Bug

This week, Kelsey and Chad fly to the east coast to celebrate Kelsey's birthday and perform on three tour dates together! Chad surprises Kelsey with tickets to Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway, and Ke…

00:49:17  |   Wed 16 Apr 2025
Trouble Committing

Trouble Committing

This week, Chad and Kelsey hit one year of sobriety and share the top lessons they've learned from not drinking. Plus, Chad shares one of his wildest drinking stories ever. They also go to their frie…

00:52:17  |   Wed 09 Apr 2025
Parking Tickets and Sleep Divorce

Parking Tickets and Sleep Divorce

This week, Chad gets a parking ticket and wants to go to war with the ticket company, Kelsey's bedtime routine somehow gets even longer, and they take a trivia break and play "Would You Rather?" inst…

00:57:44  |   Wed 02 Apr 2025
Playing Favorites

Playing Favorites

This week, Chad and Kelsey talk about their recent weeks on the road, people who finish others' sentences, Chad trying to communicate in a less aggressive way, and they have an in-depth trivia talk o…

00:48:53  |   Wed 26 Mar 2025
Bra Crystals

Bra Crystals

This week, Kelsey has an insane show in Oklahoma City with a woman refusing to get off her phone in the front row, and another woman who gives her the crystals she keeps in her bra. Chad shares a hil…

01:00:48  |   Wed 19 Mar 2025
Repair After a Fight

Repair After a Fight

This week, Kelsey and Chad talk about the listener response they received after last week's heated discussion on the podcast, and the conversations they had about it after they stopped recording. The…

00:55:56  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Friends With Benefits

Friends With Benefits

This week, Chad turns 50 and had some incredible friends fly into town to surprise him, and Kelsey stands up for herself against an asshole in the merch line! Plus, Chad and Kelsey go back and forth …

00:58:07  |   Wed 05 Mar 2025
Ma'am You're Sweating

Ma'am You're Sweating

This week, Kelsey accidentally swears on air during a morning radio show, gets told she's too sweaty to be on camera, and Chad shares an epic story of a morning radio melt down. Plus great listener q…

00:58:28  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
Valentine's Day Expectations

Valentine's Day Expectations

This week, Kelsey gets yelled at in a public bathroom, Chad yells at a crowd in Des Moines, and he goes to his niece's volleyball tournament. Plus, Chad does the sweetest things for Valentine's Day. …

01:07:45  |   Wed 19 Feb 2025
Mark Your Territory

Mark Your Territory

This week, Kelsey's new special Mark Your Territory is out on YouTube and Hulu! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYqWsDhWkkA

They also discuss the SuperBowl, play trivia, and answer some g…

00:55:02  |   Wed 12 Feb 2025
Odor Control

Odor Control

This week, Chad and Kelsey talk about their favorite moments from the Grammy's, Kelsey's embarrassing moment doing morning radio in Indianapolis, and Chad's weekend trying to get yelled at in Portlan…

01:02:32  |   Wed 05 Feb 2025
The Everything Shower

The Everything Shower

This week, Chad and Kelsey start seeing a new chiropractor, Kelsey realizes she needs to work on her time management issues when Chad is trying to get into the bathroom, and we finally hear how quiet…

01:13:15  |   Wed 29 Jan 2025
Kelsey's Wild Driving

Kelsey's Wild Driving

This week, Chad and Kelsey talk about the TikTok ban and reinstatement, the recent fifty degrees below freezing temperatures in Minnesota, they play a different version of trivia, and answer some gre…

00:59:13  |   Wed 22 Jan 2025
Mouth Tape

Mouth Tape

This week, Chad and Kelsey get caught up on a ton of new and old movies, they talk about Chad realizing he's a poor sport and how scary Kelsey looks wearing mouth tape at night, and play some homemad…

01:14:29  |   Wed 15 Jan 2025
Wicked and the Loudest Pickle

Wicked and the Loudest Pickle

This week, Kelsey finally convinces Chad to go see Wicked, and it wasn't easy. Chad also takes a video of Kelsey chewing a pickle to further demonstrate that she's the loudest chewer on the planet. T…

01:03:29  |   Wed 08 Jan 2025
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

This week, Chad and Kelsey go to not one but TWO Vikings games in one week and end up staying in the same hotel as the team! They have family over for Christmas, and they introduce a new middle segme…

00:51:39  |   Wed 01 Jan 2025
Issues With the In-Laws

Issues With the In-Laws

This week, Chad's flu turns into stomach issues, Kelsey's loud chewing is exposed via Chad secretly recording her eating, and they answer some great listener questions including how to handle in-laws…

00:46:32  |   Wed 18 Dec 2024
We Got the Flu

We Got the Flu

This week, Kelsey and Chad have the flu, and Kelsey sends Chad to the pharmacy on a TikTok medicine quest. They also answer the question: do you stand or sit to wipe? Plus great listener emails, incl…

00:44:08  |   Wed 11 Dec 2024
Separate Bank Accounts

Separate Bank Accounts

This week, Kelsey and Chad talk about whether or not Chad is addicted to sports betting, they discuss a recent Patreon episode, and answer great listener questions including where someone could meet …

00:50:01  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
The Jinx

The Jinx

This week, Chad gets mad at Kelsey for jinxing the Vikings game, and they do a deep dive on the validity of jinxes in gambling and sports betting. They also talk about their favorite and least favori…

00:54:12  |   Wed 27 Nov 2024
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