Ever get in a fight over curly fries? Have a passionate opinion about the perfect fast food burger? You’re in good company. In this episode, Dave and Reese take a no-holds-barred journey through their fast food favorites, the...
Play Latest EpisodeEver get in a fight over curly fries? Have a passionate opinion about the perfect fast food burger? You’re in good company. In this episode, Dave and Reese take a no-holds-barred journey through their fast food favorites, the...
In this milestone episode, Dave and Reese celebrate their daughters getting their first cars and take a joyride down memory lane. From champagne-colored LeBarons to minivans with TVs, they share the highs, lows, and laugh-out...
What started as a chocolate martini and a trip to the auto shop turns into a full-on nostalgia spiral. Reese unearths her original Garbage Pail Kids collection—gum long gone, value still intact—and Dave dives into the bizarre...
Reese turns a year older and declares: Every. Body. Hurts. From elbows to egos, nothing is safe in this birthday episode. She and Dave sip coffee, dissect Vesper martinis, recount sticker club lore, and dive deep into the mag...
In this meta-episode of Manic Joy , Dave and Reese take a break from their usual theme to turn the lens on the podcast itself. Over a delicious El Diablo cocktail, they dive into how AI (aka “Cathy”) helped them reflect on th...
Dave and Reese kick off a hilarious episode of Manic Joy by diving into the quirks and pains of modern life before heading into their most absurd childhood beliefs. Dave shares his traumatic prank call experience and magic va...
If there’s one cocktail that screams “grown-up,” it’s the classic vodka martini. It’s simple, crisp, and dangerously easy to fall in love with—especially when you’re recording a new episode and need a little…
El Camino Cocktail As featured in Episode 125: “Baby, You Can Drive My Car!” This one’s for the car lovers, the deal negotiators, the dashboard DJs—and anyone who’s ever named their vehicle like a pet. The El Camino i…
The drink that helped us dive headfirst into the weird, wild world of Garbage Pail Kids! If you listened to Episode 124: Hope Grows in a Dump, you know we kicked off the Garbage Pail Kids nostalgia dive with a little something indulgent in our glas…
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