843 - Beer & Lightning
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Tom Vann & Dan Dennis
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2025
⏱️ 114 minutes
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Summary
• Promotion of Paisley Painting with listener testimonials and simple quote process
• Streamline Mortgage Solutions ad: refinancing benefits, save money, skip two months payments
• Endorsement for JustCallMoe.com: charity work, VIP events, personal attention for injury cases
• Plug for upcoming events: Bad at Business Beer Fest and Sofas & Suds, Nov 22–23 with free beer, moonshine, mead, THC seltzers, charity pint glass proceeds to Yellow Brick Road
• Live broadcast from Just Call Mo Studio
• Introduction of new podcast Love Thy Neighbor with Colette Fair, media promotion and chart rankings
• Appreciation to Fox 35 for featuring Love Thy Neighbor; encouragement to subscribe and review
• Guest Seth Petruzzelli joins, with stories about contractors, lazy parenting, and under-motivated students
• Seth on Kimbo Slice's son fighting; open to bouts himself with prize-money ideas
• Emotional doctor visit, anxiety, crying, and nurturing roles at home
• MRI scan relief after lymph node scare
• Notes on aging, weight around 206 lbs, striving for mental balance
• Anxiety medication started months ago, contemplating tapering
• Joy from time with daughter Vera and teaching karate; funny class anecdotes
• Karate programs for all ages; pricing, value, barter arrangements
• Offer of free karate training promotions
• Viral elephant attack on canoe tourists sparks debate over wildlife risks, internet siding with elephants, resentment toward wealthy tourists
• Moose safari memory tied to online culture celebrating animal attacks on humans
• Dark prank stories: nut symbol, Lemon Party, Meat Spin, new 'button wobble' joke
• Funny mishaps: weed vape mistaken for pencil, producer calling host 'Ted'
• Urine-cleaning story: debate over warm vs cold pee
• Taylor Swift's new album criticized as flimsy and disconnected despite commercial success
• Comparison to Billie Eilish and debates on authenticity of songwriting
• Japanese TV show pits songwriter Akimoto Yasushi vs AI; AI-written song wins and tops Spotify
• Debate on originality vs popularity in AI-era music
• Hulk Hogan honored with 'Hogan Trail' by Governor DeSantis
• Fox 35 news anchors impressions, insecurities, fantasies, and banter
• Commentary on disturbing news stories and importance of comedians as palate cleansers
• Conversation about luxury pool builds with extravagant features and costs exceeding $100K
• Funny talk with Jamaican Uber driver about race, brains, and daggering videos
• Football picks, Rams loss in survivor pool bet
• Listener voicemail on FCC rules for on-air language; Moe once considered sponsoring 'shit'
• Concrete Mike voicemail: lightning strike on truck, joked as superpower origin
• Couch race debates: powerful teams, couch designs, bikini rider jokes
• Closing thanks to BDMs and sign-off with comedic disclaimer
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today's A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan podcast is brought to you by |
| 0:04.0 | Paisley Painting.com. If you need your house painted, just like I did, I called Paisley |
| 0:10.1 | painting. In fact, I just text my name, address, and email. Yeah, that's how you get your quote. |
| 0:16.7 | Yeah, to this number, 321-696-4-4-5. All it takes is your name, address, and email. Mr. Paisley will go on Google Earth. Pretty awesome. And then give you an estimate straight to your text. It's easier than ever. And I know you don't like taking compliments, but your house looks amazing. Yeah. The shade of gray that you picked. I think Christine got her house painted by Paisley as well, if I remember. |
| 0:39.3 | Like tons of listeners have. In fact, I'll just give you a few of these. I mean, Jordan says, I used them. They were great. They even color coordinated my spickets, which I always enjoy a nice little touch. Yeah, that's awesome, man. Jen says, Link and I just got a quote, and I swear it seems way too cheap. |
| 0:56.1 | Glad to hear others had a good experience. All I've heard is good experiences. Yeah, and just get a quote because just like Jen said, and Paisley painting wasn't even an advertiser when they painted my house. Like, Crystal heard from her, like a client, like, hey, Paisley painting, painted my house. |
| 1:11.8 | We needed our house painted. |
| 1:29.8 | Yeah, they're quick. They're fair. They do an excellent job. When we got the quote, I was like, no way it's that cheap. Because I was thinking I was going to do it myself. And I'm like so glad that I called Paisley because they did an unbelievable professional job, all the trim work, painting my garage door, my front door, like the fit and finish, |
| 1:28.3 | the super work. Painting my garage door, my front door. |
| 1:31.1 | Like the fit and finish, the super quality. It's their tagline. |
| 1:32.1 | Happy customers are my number one priority. |
| 1:35.5 | Well, it obviously shows. |
| 1:36.8 | If you need your home painted, reach out to our friends at Paisley Painted. |
| 1:40.1 | And tell them Tom and Ann sent you. |
| 1:41.5 | It's Paisleypainting.com. |
| 1:46.2 | Live from the injured on the go, just call Mo Studio. |
| 1:49.9 | It's a blast. |
| 1:50.7 | It's Orlando's own Tom and Dan. |
| 1:56.4 | Thanks for wearing shoes. |
| 1:59.0 | Thanks for wearing shoes. |
| 2:00.5 | You got to wear your shoes when you be talking on that news. Thanks for wearing shoes. Thanks for wearing shoes. You got to wear your shoes when you be talking on that news. |
| 2:02.6 | Thanks for wearing shoes. |
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