

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
All Things Comedy
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it.
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Jan 23, 2024 • 1h 35min
617 - Lisa Frank
Artist and business woman Lisa Frank discusses her early life and artistic influence, the toxic work environment at her company, and the decline of her business. The hosts also talk about controversial art, childhood games, and bad boss stories.

Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 3min
58 - The Past Times with Kirsty Webeck
Comedian Kirsty Webeck joins Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds in analyzing a biased news article from 1919 about an incident in Bismarck, North Dakota. They discuss vaudeville, joke about the health benefits of alcohol, and mock the British for ignoring indigenous atrocities while considering returning Kentucky's battle-scarred flag. They also explore the impact of minimum wage on the service industry, controversial treatments, and various topics including mistaken murder suspicions and blooming onions.

Jan 16, 2024 • 1h 23min
616 - The Floppers
Comedians Gareth Reynolds and Dave Anthony discuss floppers of the 1800's and early 1900's, including unusual marriages, bizarre accidents involving slips on banana peels and fake paralysis scams, self-mutilation and insurance fraud during the 1890s depression, and the chaotic state of driving regulations in the early days.

Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 10min
57 - The Past Times with James Fritz
Hosts explore a letter written by a 13-year-old with random musings, discuss a disturbing execution reenactment, joke about a race between Fred Rogers and a pony, delve into news about a beauty role and creepy Welsh people, cover chaos at a wedding celebration, examine the impact of alcohol on Congress, and discuss a peculiar superstition along with various random topics.

Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 44min
615 - Pistol Pete Reiser
In this podcast, comedians Gareth Reynolds and Dave Anthony explore the fascinating life and career of baseball player Pistol Pete Reiser, discussing his challenges, injuries, and determination on and off the field. They also touch on topics like the benefits of structure, the pressure on athletes to continue playing despite injuries, and the role of the government in workplace safety.

Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 9min
56 - The Past Times with Moshe Kasher
Comedian and author Moshe Kasher joins the hosts to discuss cancel culture, stealing a gold mine, and tragic self-harm. They also explore an old award ceremony, a controversial newspaper story, the early days of cinema, and selecting a Roman lover. The speakers have humorous discussions about bone manure, promoting events with panoramas, and share personal anecdotes like a New Year's party with an Austin Powers impersonator.

Jan 2, 2024 • 1h 36min
614 - Coya Knutson - Live
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds discuss the life and political career of Coya Knutson, the first woman to serve in Congress from Minnesota. They explore topics such as her upbringing, her marriage struggles, sexism in Congress, and the scandal surrounding her resignation. The hosts also sprinkle in their trademark humor and funny anecdotes throughout the podcast.

Dec 22, 2023 • 1h 5min
55 - The Past Times with Bec Charlwood
The hosts and guest discuss a strange encounter with a UFO, a bizarre story involving bears and possible Russian spies, an abandoned town with a quirky local resident, a random fraternity pledge article, absurd complaints and traffic violations, mystery ray development and rumors, CrossFit, Sputnik, and broken parking meters, and unconventional cake baking and random stories.

Dec 19, 2023 • 1h 34min
613 - SoulCycle
Comedians Gareth Reynolds and Dave Anthony examine the groundbreaking company SoulCycle, discussing topics such as the rise of fitness cults, the harsh reality of SoulCycle's training program, controversial behavior of instructors, and controversies and downfall of the company.

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h 6min
54 - The Past Times with Blair Socci
Blair Socci joins Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds to discuss math grades, ghostly occurrences in Casper, Wyoming, the eccentricities of baseball player Rube Waddell, a man who believes he is a grain of corn, America's war with the Philippines, failed egg preservation methods, stories of a mother and son in a benevolent asylum, and peculiar advertisements including a weighted candle holder for Christmas trees.