858 - Seth's Bubble Cabinets
A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan
Tom Vann & Dan Dennis
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2026
⏱️ 111 minutes
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Summary
• Opening musical parody, extended singing, parody station drops
• "Time for a bath" spoken-word/rap monologue
• Gas station checkout bit with donations and tiny purchases
• Pop culture name-drops and exaggerated confidence imagery
• AMT Friday Free Show intro
• Guest Seth Petruzzel returns; callback to Halloween special at his house
• Ongoing house build delays; living in a rental; stressful unsettled Christmas
• Missing a "first real Christmas" with daughter; limited meaningful kid Christmases
• Debate over earliest memories, neuroscience, and false memories
• Stress text about childcare, construction, and overwhelm
• "No Smile Seth" nickname from construction crew; tension with workers
• Yard/seagrass service failures and staff turnover
• Interior progress: drywall, paint; Seth paints entire house himself
• DIY vs professional painters debate
• Limestone flooring installed too early; damage from ongoing work
• Admitted poor sequencing, rushed decisions, and contractor confusion
• Money wasted on inefficiency; budget blown by ~$100k cash
• Dark humor from stress; resentment toward dogs after barking wakes baby
• Babysitter chaos; raised-hand gesture scares sitter; anger acknowledged without harm
• Tracy working multiple jobs to cover costs; dojo staffing struggles
• Teaching classes while overwhelmed; no-call/no-shows
• Boat broken and unused; pods block driveway; storage and delay stress
• Yelling over missed deadlines; workmanship defects; cabinet and floor damage
• Cheap vs quality work discussion; timelines constantly pushed back
• Contractors criticizing each other; electrician refuses unsafe wiring
• HVAC ductwork never replaced; contractor ghosted after payment
• Realization money was taken; lesson on hiring cheapest bids
• New AC installed; marriage stressed but solid; stress seen as situational
• Considering selling boat; joking about downgrading and paddleboards
• Dock delays due to rain; feeling too deep to change course
• No nearby family help; brother unavailable; childcare strain
• Estrangement from father after emotional texts; anger over lack of involvement
• Father's minimal apology; no-contact; canceled life-story emails
• Grief over lost family history compared to mother's legacy notebooks
• Daily micromanaging renovation; cleaning dust; weeks of painting
• Acknowledging misdirected anger; dojo as emotional outlet
• First daycare drop-off at age two; guilt, crying, camera-checking
• Kid illnesses after daycare; stress symptoms, weight loss, graying hair
• Picky eating; reliance on carbs; supplementing nutrition
• Shift to processed kids foods; questioning processed meat risks
• Deli ham vs cigarettes carcinogen debate; nitrates and long-term risk
• Parenting tension between health anxiety and convenience
• Colonoscopy and PSA results good; jokes about aging and pelvic floor
• Nerve issues from past B6 toxicity; substance use reflections
• Panic attack after mushroom mocktail; heightened sound sensitivity
• Little Saints described; conclusion anxiety likely self-induced
• Decision to stop dwelling; announcement of trying for second child
• Curiosity about father–son bond; light emotional dad talk
• Viral poop videos and construction bathroom chaos
• Grocery store poop incident; biohazard cleanup and food waste debate
• Lee & Rick's Oyster Bar shutdown and reopening; bug tolerance jokes
• Extreme lack of germ aversion; belief exposure builds immunity
• Childhood TV theme nostalgia; Silver Spoons, Today's Special, Eureka's Castle
• Theme songs imprinting more than shows; modern shows less memorable
• Tomb Raider Prime Video series announced; Lara Croft portrayal debate
• Criticism of Gladiator; new Game of Thrones spinoff tone discussion
• Attention span concerns; distracted concert crowds
• Voicemail callouts; hoodie sale and mystery merch bags
• Gym workouts at Crunch; dojo recruitment jokes
• Apple Music UI complaints; updates removing useful features
• Decision to move into voicemails due to show length
• Merch strategy shift to preorder-only; storage cost regrets
• Counterfeit jersey acceptance debate
• Pro Bowl no longer in Orlando; family outing idea
• Listener voicemail on weed-induced panic attack
• Gross-out debate ranking bodily fluids
• Team shout-outs; editor KC praised
• BDM promotion, Appreciation Week, $5 shirt tease
• Weekend sign-off
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| 0:00.0 | Today's A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan podcast is brought to you by. |
| 0:03.6 | Hollabox German restaurant right there in downtown Sanford. |
| 0:07.3 | It's going to be beautiful weather this weekend. |
| 0:10.1 | Perfect weather to go up at Hollabox Beer Garden. |
| 0:13.5 | Basically on the roof of Hollabox, enjoy some awesome German cuisine. |
| 0:19.0 | Well, they got good. |
| 0:19.9 | I mean, you don't have to have dinner, although I would suggest you have dinner. You could just go up there for beers and desserts. But there is one thing that I've been thinking about that is on the menu, and I wanted to look it up. It's called pig wings. Okay. All right. Okay. Have you ever had that? It's two tiny, mini pork shanks All right. Okay. It's two. |
| 0:37.8 | Yeah, yeah, yeah. |
| 0:38.1 | I know you like the pork shank. |
| 0:39.8 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:40.2 | The ice bind. |
| 0:41.4 | There it is. See, Tom likes it so much. He even knows the name of it, which food doesn't normally move your meter, but that one, you're like, oh, I got it. This is, you get the little, the little guys. Okay, you get two pork sakes? |
| 0:51.2 | You can share it with the table. |
| 0:52.4 | But anyway, all the food is delicious, whether it's potato pancakes, whether it's the schnitzel, |
| 0:57.7 | whether it's an array of sausages, Bavarian beers, Spazzo. |
| 1:02.3 | It's so good. |
| 1:03.2 | If you have a family, bring your kids. |
| 1:05.6 | Even if they're not adventurous eaters, they have a great kids menu. |
| 1:09.8 | I take my kids |
| 1:10.9 | they love it because with the |
| 1:12.8 | kids menu they can get a grilled cheese |
| 1:14.7 | and a side of goldfish |
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