Episodes
THIS WEEK:
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*Amateurs holding your friendships and loyalties hostage on Facebook!
*Juice Jacking! No, it’s not a hand job on steroids, but it is more technology working against you!
*Research shows people who post their fitness routine to Facebook have psychological problems. Yeah, it’s called “amateuritis”.
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*On “60 Seconds” I tackle a movie that is a powerful method of birth control and why driving is...
Published 12/01/19
THIS WEEK:
*Amateurs and their beloved anxiety
*“Piiiigggsss ooonnn plaaaannnesss!”
* The “NFL”: where amateur football players work!
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about Carvana and Netflix
*On “3 Pro Things” I talk about bad Prius drivers, (I know, redundant), a movie pick, and my guest, comedian, Dennis Hemphill!
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Published 11/24/19
THIS WEEK:
*How technology and social media responds to and contributes to amateur behavior
*“If you’re an amateur and you know it / do jazz hands!” Why clapping is scary in Amateur Nation
*Amateurs can bring emotional support miniature horses onto a plane, but don’t want you to recline your seat three inches
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*On “60 Seconds”, “Bumper Sticker Spirituality” at the gym and the “Facebook Dating” app
*On “3 Pro Things”, being neighborly, a movie pick, and comedian, Dave Chappelle
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Published 11/17/19
THIS WEEK:
*“Movies are too slow! I have less time to text and tell people how to live and talk!” How Netflix is responding to and contributing to Amateur Nation.
*“People keep talking to me! I can’t order things with voice command while I’m walking!” How Bose Alexa is responding to and contributing to Amateur Nation. Technology: It’s awful.
*Wondering who the right person is for you to date? Don’t worry, amateurs will tell you!
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about crap we get in the mail...
Published 11/10/19
THIS WEEK:
*More laws needed to protect the amateurs who walk and text in crosswalks.
*The “Amateur Word Police” is at it again! What words hurt their fragile world this week? I’ll give you a hint: they’re stupid.
PLUS:
*On “60 Seconds”, I talk about cheap and easy Halloween costume ideas, Facebook posts I’ll never share, and another great word of the day about amateurs contributed by a future guest on this show
*On “3 Pro Things” it’s comedians fighting the “Woke Wars”, the most...
Published 11/03/19
THIS WEEK:
*The 30 Truths About Amateurs
*Amateur, Hannah Gadsby, telling us how we all should be and live to adjust to her “scary”, amateur world
*GQ Magazine: aka, “Women’s Day” magazine.
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about what “being grounded” is not and Amateur Nation’s “Beavis & Butthead” mindset
*3 Pro Things includes “The Science of Winning”, why you should talk to strangers, and my guest, comedian, Darren Carter, “The Party Starter”!
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Published 10/27/19
THIS WEEK:
*Amateurs, I give up. Slather yourselves in ketchup and climb over all lion barriers at the zoo. Less amateurs in the world.
*Why social media “obligatory photos” aren’t.
*10 Bad Manners That Irritate the Crap Out of Everyone
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about drug store receipts, food pics, gym kisses, and song from 1983 that was prophetic about Amateur Nation.
*3 Pro Things includes a song from 2016 that speaks to Amateur Nation, my new favorite show on TV, and the best...
Published 10/20/19
THIS WEEK:
*Amateur parenting!
*“Excuse me, Flight Attendant, there’s hair on my TV screen!”
*Another nominee for “Amateur of the Year”!
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*I talk about one of the most underrated comedy movies of the 80s, how Hollywood is “0-fer” when it comes to Godzilla, and why you should never want to be a fish.
*”3 Pro Things” will make you water up: vindication for the “cancel culture” that attacked the humanitarian actions of Carson King, a 16 year old philanthropist who helps sick kids...
Published 10/13/19
THIS WEEK:
*How dare you try to repair your own electronics! What, you think you bought it and now you own it? Silly consumer.
*Why group texting should be punishable by death with machete
*If an amateur parent “parents” in the grocery store and no one is around to hear it, does it count?
PLUS:
*I talk tv, movies, and Satan’s LLC, “Spectrum”, on “60 Seconds”
*On ”3 Pro Things” I talk about how less Facebook means more happiness, the difference between loneliness and alone-ness, and...
Published 10/06/19
THIS WEEK:
*Hold the phone, amateurs! No, wait, FOLD the phone! You heard me right!
*The app that gives you the fast, easy, convenient way to get your car washed! All you need to do is give them your credit card and email address, create a profile and a password, read the rules and restrictions, set up a calendar…aww, never mind, it’s raining now.
*Why amateurs and history don’t mix.
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about vaping and a new word I learned that applies to amateurs.
*“3 Pro...
Published 09/29/19
THIS WEEK:
*More amateur fa—“fanateurs” of the NFL, this time in Cleveland!
*“Journey”. Not the band, but rather, the overused, bumper sticker spirituality word that fills the amateur need for attention
*Take 2 on Instapoetry!
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about eggs, staples, and pumpkin spice
*”3 Pro Things” includes “Women of Power” in the NHRA, and finally, some mandatory, needed technology for hybrid and electric cars.
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Published 09/22/19
THIS WEEK:
*Smiling normally: the amateur’s kryptonite
*You can’t bring your own water, but you can bring a horse on Americ—I mean, Amateur Airlines and thus two nominees for the 2019 “Ammy Awards”!
*Shocker! Japan reports, “bad manners and posting nasty comments online on the rise”. Amateur Nation: it’s worldwide!
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*On “60 Seconds”: the best words on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and other tech crap
*”3 Pro Things”: a tribute to one of the automotive world’s greatest women,...
Published 09/15/19
THIS WEEK:
*Why the Indianapolis Colts “fans” that booed a retiring Andrew Luck are amateurs—“Famateurs”!
*Don’t tip your bartender or server? “Tipateur”!
*Use your phone while sitting on gym equipment? “Gymateur”!
PLUS:
*On “60 Seconds”: buying words, household spills and how you can tell a bad driver by how they hold their steering wheel
*”3 Pro Things”: NFL Colts QB Andrew Luck, “The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs”, and how action, not “sending positive vibes...
Published 09/08/19
THIS WEEK:
*How social media fans the flames of depression and anxiety.
*Is amateur behavior and bad manners the “new normal”?
*Studies show manners are in decline? True or true?
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*On “60 Seconds”: “The Impossible Whopper”, a popular movie that I couldn’t make it halfway through, and public bathrooms.
*”3 Pro Things” includes: a “go to” whiskey source, proof that “in person” beats “sending positive vibes and prayers”, and the video game aficionado with the biggest collection I’ve...
Published 09/01/19
THIS WEEK:
*A real life “William Foster” from the movie “Falling Down”, that becomes an amateur story—with a twist!
*Delicious proof on why cell phone use makes users more selfish, destroys volunteerism and makes them less charitable.
*If you hate customer service now, just wait until your head explodes when you hear how companies track and study your voice when you complain!
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*On “60 Seconds”, the biggest lies in packaging, how to pronounce words, and the vicious cycle that links...
Published 08/25/19
THIS WEEK:
*This week is the official ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of “AMATEUR NATION”!
*More amateurs on airplanes
*Why letting amateurs drive autonomous cars would be like giving guns to chimps
*Amateurs getting what they deserve when it comes to texting while walking
*And a SURPRISE coming for Episode 52!
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*On “60 Seconds”, since telling amateurs not to “text and drive” doesn’t register, a different angle of reasoning, and “The Top 5 Phrases Pros Could Do Without Ever Hearing Again”
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Published 08/18/19
THIS WEEK:
*Stop what you’re doing! Alyssa Milano is hurting!
*Can you “advocate for yourself”? Amateurs can, even if they don’t know when and how to use that phrase properly!
*An infuriatingly selfish nominee for “Amateur of the Year” for the 2019 Ammy Awards!
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*On “60 Seconds”, the latest self-indulgent, absurd amateur cell phone habit.
*”3 Pro Things” includes: An entire community of Pros looking out for the little guy, and two examples of perseverance and patience from the...
Published 08/11/19
THIS WEEK:
*A very special (Pro) fan of the show expresses her thought-provoking sentiments about how social media disconnects and isolates people
*My, “permission to treat this amateur as hostile”, idea
*What pets are to amateurs vs. to what pets are to Pros
Thanks to amateurs, future disgusting jobs no one will want!
PLUS:
*On “60 Seconds”, a message to all cashiers
*”3 Pro Things” includes, “How to Break Up with Your Phone”, a documentary that should be on your watch list, and an...
Published 08/04/19
THIS WEEK:
*Your car might be “telling on you”; and what you can do about it
*More proof that, when it comes to amateurs, it’s not about real accomplishments, but rather, simply getting attention
*One definite way to tell if your child is an amateur
*Turns out plastic straws AREN’T “Public Enemy #1” when it comes to pollution! No duh! What is? Tune in.
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*On “60 Seconds”, I talk about “Shark Week”, something on my bucket list, and, “The amateur's Guide to Working Out at the...
Published 07/28/19
THIS WEEK:
*Not one, but TWO nominees for “Amateur of the Year” for the 2019 Ammy Awards! One at the beach, one at the grocery store!
*How do you define “naked”? Because amateurs have no idea!
*How social media is destroying communication.
PLUS:
*I talk about “The Scrappiest Place on Earth”, fast food outta control and my “anti-cupcake policy” on “60 Seconds”
*”3 Pro Things” includes: a shining example of a Pro doing his civic duty, a hilarious fellow comedian and podcaster, and a...
Published 07/21/19
THIS WEEK:
*Good news everyone! Mindy Kaling says it’s ok for you to be fat! I think we can all rest easier now.
*Another celebrity “bravely” (and vaguely) “speaks out” against on-set misconduct—and only 15+ years after it happened! And with no details or evidence to back it up! Sounds credible and not at all a cry for attention!
*Celebrities: their lives are as hard as, if NOT harder than yours! And you need to know their struggles!
*Another reason to hate Starbucks. If you’re...
Published 07/14/19
THIS WEEK:
*Leave it to amateurs to screw up the concept of a “healthy body image”
*Question: When is the right time of day to mow your yard? Answer: if you’re an amateur, anytime from before sunup to after sundown!
*“The Four Stages of amateur-itis”
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*On “60 Seconds”, it’s nose-pickin’, moths, (not moths that pick their noses; two separate things), and the current most beaten to death social media photo
*”3 Pro Things”; simple, REAL “life lessons” from the NHRA
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Published 07/07/19
THIS WEEK:
*Amateur parents who behave worse than their kids, in front of their kids
*“16 Ways to Tell If You’re an amateur at the Gym”
*In honor of July being “Cell Phone Courtesy Month”, “17 Ways to Tell if You’re an amateur on Your Cell”
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*On “60 Seconds” I talk about “Final Space” and Mindy Kaling
*”3 Pro Things”, three things that are done RIGHT
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Published 06/30/19
THIS WEEK:
*For amateurs, competition is mean
*Hide your grandparents, Justin Bieber just may challenge them to a fight!
*The difference between being proud of where you’re from and being an amateur
*More on the morons’ amateur behavior on social media
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*On “60 Seconds” I draw an apt analogy between “bumper sticker spirituality” and saying, “I love you” too much
*It’s all about cars, cartoons, and Star Wars on ”3 Pro Things”
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Published 06/23/19
THIS WEEK:
*Another nominee for “Amateur of the Year” for the 2019 Ammy Awards! So you know it’s bad!
*I expand on a previous discussion of “Dog Moms” and when being one falls under amateur behavior.
*Two stories: one, a 20 year old, the other, a 4 year old: one a first class amateur, the other a bonafide Pro.
*Amateurs who “express themselves” through clothing and bad behavior. Everything except expressing themselves intelligently through words. Cuz words is hard.
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*You...
Published 06/16/19