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A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan

Tom Vann & Dan Dennis

Thomas, Radio, Orlando, Vann, Real, 1041, Florida, Tom, The, Morning, Comedy, Drunky, Daniel, Podcast, Improv, Dennis, Monsters, Dan, In

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 128 minutes

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Summary

• Jeff’s Bagel Run opens Lake Mary on Halloween
• Push the JBR app; free bagel promo
• Fresh spreads, coffee, hot-honey everything test
• Post pics with #TDBagel
• Friday Free Show kicks off
• Guest: Brendan O’Connor of Orlando Shine
• November: Bad at Business Beer Fest; Sofas and Suds
• Logistics: start times, IDs, free entry, charity pint glass
• Orlando Shine hits ~20k monthly uniques
• Why Brendan left former outlet; Mo Dewitt first sponsor
• Fired after revealing Mo’s offer; labeled an “enemy”
• Launching Shine felt validating; stress down
• Brendan as brand face; firing criticized; praise for Mike Donahue
• “Replaceable” reminders; automation/AI replacing workers
• Self-driving trucks; remote monitoring
• Urged to start a “blog war”; Brendan stays positive
• Shine covers grim stories with empathy; avoids drama
• Point Orlando: Museum of Ice Cream selfie pop-up
• Still Lounge by Dre & Snoop; “gin and juice” theme
• Hip-hop venues: Proper Lounge; Still Lounge
• Shine posted MOIC at 1 a.m.; rival claimed “Scoop!” at 8 a.m.
• Accused AI-style rewrites; aggregation ethics and proper credit
• OBJ/Sentinel sourcing norms; grace is gone; undermining alleged
• Former employer litigious; Mo says “I got your back”
• Florida “tree audit” funding: state grants/tree fund, not taxes
• Tree fines fund programs; property-tax debate; state control
• People want tax relief; budgets misunderstood
• Boutique local outlets; fragmented audiences
• Scroll culture, headline skims, ad-bloated sites
• AI filler vs. human reporting; diversify sources
• Ad metrics inflated; empty “impressions”
• Shine sells engagement/trust over raw numbers
• Old radio PPM vs. meaningless digital clicks
• Google’s paid results vs. current ChatGPT answers
• Worry about future AI monetization bias
• AI as tool: Brendan uses tracking/visuals; Dan prefers TikTok
• Stoicism: focus on what you control; skip fear loops
• Brendan’s Canada family spooked by U.S. news
• Rumor: live-action Jetsons with Jim Carrey
• Jetsons trivia: one season in 1960s; revived in 1980s; set in 2062
• Love for Googie futurism; T&D brand nods to mid-century
• Retro TVs, VHS culture, lost media; studio write-offs yank films
• Tom of Finland shout; leather aesthetics; Folsom Street Fair explained
• Puppy-play pens; Beer Fest “puppy pen” gag; dom/sub curiosity
• Burning Man “Celestial Bodies” note
• Adult-night debate: fun without full swinger vibes; nude beaches as option
• Safety/etiquette at gay bars; buddy system; straight bars vs. karaoke
• Big Daddy’s chaos; Creed sing-alongs
• Casino boats memory; declined ads; Oktoberfest “mud bog” humor
• Viral boat-fail culture vs. reality; spectators filming over helping
• Scotty’s dad Glenn tales: Fireball, purse gun, wild pontoon mishap
• Biketoberfest plan: leather shopping; Daytona wild vs. New Smyrna calm
• Cabbage Patch coleslaw wrestling; Playalinda nude section
• Adult-weekend ideas: speakeasies, secret bars, escape rooms
• Orlando gay nightlife: District Dive; Southern Nights; “Stiffies”
• Jetsons chat returns; Carrey’s family-friendly picks
• Orlando Shine: joyful local coverage; memberships; Friday 8 p.m. Real Radio
• Adventures on Tap D&D charity; Brendan as a gnome
• Scooby-Doo campaign pitch; Velma vs. Daphne jokes
• Close: BDM show Monday; playful sign-off

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0:00.0	Attention Lake Mary residents. Your brand new. Jeff's Bagel Run is coming Halloween Day. The 31st, October 31st, you get fresh hot bagels and dare I say the best bagels made. Jeff's Bagel Run is opening up all over Florida. If you go to Jeff's Bagel Run.com, you put in your zip code. You can find a Jeff's Bagel run near you. Get the app. You get a free bagel if you do that. You say you're going to get rewarded just and it's easier to order from the app. Their spreads are made fresh daily. They constantly have new spreads and new bagel. Jeff's in the test kitchen right now. In fact, breaking news, he's testing right now his hot honey everything bagel that's just for him to test that's not even out yet
0:41.0	this guy's Jeff's in the test kitchen right now. In fact, breaking news, he's testing right now his hot honey everything bagel.
0:39.0	That's just for him to test. That's not even out yet. This guy's crazy for bagels. And we like it when you show us that you go to Jeff's bagel run. Because we show these pictures, these tweets, whatever you're going to send us, we go directly to Jeff. Now, I know I said tweets, and I know what you're thinking. You're an old man, Dan.
0:53.6	It's X.
0:54.3	It's X.
0:55.2	No one you're talking about.
0:57.3	Use hashtag TD bagel. But if you want some delicious bagels, you want some coffee, you want those awesome made for us, Chaley. The Otis coffee has been with them since day one, and don't sleep on their coffee. It's very, very, very good, comparable to any other high-quality coffee in the city.
1:30.2	You don't want to make your kids excited? I know both our kids. They love Jeff's Bagel Run. And when he said both of our kids, he left out one kid. Which one? Which one? Which one are we talking about? No one knows. All of our kids. Anyway. You know what's funny is even you, like, I mean, I've never seen you go like, oh, Jeff Smego Red.
1:45.9	And then you're like, you're running over there. No, no. Roasted jalapeno, hot sauce, cream cheese. Come on. Yeah, yeah. It's Jeff's bagel run.com. Live from the injured on the go, just call Mo Studio. It's a blast. It's Orlando's own Tom and Dan.
1:50.8	Hello, this is your mediocre time with Tom and Dan program.
2:00.6	We hope that you will find our presentation, precise, joke heavy, and just right. Thanks. Welcome to the Friday free show of a mediocre time. Welcome to the Friday free show of A Mediocre Time.
2:38.1	Hey, everybody. It is another A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan. I'm Dan.
2:44.2	I'm Tom.
2:44.9	On the couch with us. You know him from the Orlando Shine and the Orlando Shine show.
2:49.9	It is our very good friend, Brendan O'Connor.
2:52.4	Hi, it's me.
2:54.3	How you doing, Brendan?
2:55.4	I'm even better now that I'm here.
2:57.0	Thanks for having me.
2:57.7	Very good to see you.
2:58.8	It's been a while since we have you on.
3:01.1	Yes.
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