Swish Edition

Swish Edition

The long-running comedy and pop culture audio podcast, Swish Edition, first launched in October 2010. Hosted by founders Dale Blades and Scott Wallis, the weekly show features news & snarky commentary on the entertainment industry, travel (with an emphasis on Sin City), marketing trends, crazy celebrities, and more. Swish originated in Washington, DC, before moving to Las Vegas in 2018. Episodes have been heard in over 144 countries, have featured hundreds of guests from all walks of life, and once upon a time, the show reached the top 2% of Apple Podcasts' comedy list. New episodes drop on Wednesdays from early-September through May. (We take the summers off because we want to feel like we're still kids.)

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January 15, 2025 6 mins

SWISH EDITION, the long-running comedy and pop culture audio podcast, launched in October 2010. Hosted by Dale Blades & Scott Wallis, the weekly show features news and snarky commentary on the entertainment industry, travel (with an emphasis on Sin City, natch), silly marketing trends, crazy celebrities, and more. The fun originated in Washington, D.C., before moving to Sin City in 2018. Episodes have been downloaded in over 144 co...

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It would be wrong of us not to talk about the devastating fires in and around Los Angeles, and we do, including the entertainers who have lost their homes and how our town of Las Vegas is chipping in to help…but we also have the lighter more pop culturey things of the week. We’re talking about Wendy’s new Girl Scout Cookie inspired Frosty; how Cinemark Theaters will celebrate this year’s National Popcorn Day; Lake Superior State Un...

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January 8, 2025 44 mins

We’re calling this week’s all-new episode, “Wash Your Sister Sauce,” (because almost no-one can say it correctly) and it’s packed with delicious pop culture goodies. Dale & Scott talk about Meta kissing the ring by ditching fact checking; the very real possibility of a TikTok ban; the out-going Surgeon General’s cancer causing alcohol warning; Trevi Fountain’s weekly coin haul; Arby’s shrinkflation lawsuit; Chick-fil-A’s super dumb...

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January 1, 2025 24 mins

Happy 2025, y’all! We’re ringing in the new year with a super short special episode featuring New Year’s Eve history…including why they are retiring the current Waterford crystal ball; Key West drops a drag queen at midnight; McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish skimps on the cheese for a reason; Matthew Gray Gubler will pop up in “Criminal Minds: Evolution this year; “Rhapsody in Blue,” Popeye the Sailor Man, and TinTin are now in the public d...

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December 25, 2024 34 mins

It’s our Christmas Day episode, y’all, and your perky little elves Dale & Scott are talking about the two big holiday movies breaking records this week—Netflix’s “Carry On” and Amazon’s “Red One;” Jamie Lee Curtis may play Jessica Fletcher in a “Murder, She Wrote” theatrical release; breaking down the real history of Christmas; Krypto the Superdog is coming to the big screen in July 2025; why we don’t feel bad for the hunter who wa...

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December 18, 2024 34 mins

Now that the ONE WEEK ’TIL CHRISTMAS countdown has begun, co-hosts Dale & Scott are talking about the best Christmas movies of all time; last-minute gift ideas like the Pit Diaper and Pepsi’s Gingerbread soda; Brenda Lee breaks the one billion mark on Spotify with a a 66 year old holiday classic; Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert tour revenue is astounding; you can visit the website where you can view all 16.7 million identifi...

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December 11, 2024 47 mins

Dale’s back in the studio with Scott as they talk about Christmas being only two weeks away (how did THAT happen so fast?); Scott’s obsession with singer Benson Boone of “Beautiful Things” fame; the newish Flanker restaurant at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has a wicked yummy pork chop and plenty of holiday cheer this month, including a full-sized Grinch on display and Christmas movie themed drinks; Hormel is going to try to revive Chi...

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December 4, 2024 28 mins

When co-host Dale is feeling lazy, the guys sub in one of their sisters. This week, Traci Blades sits down in the Las Vegas studio with Scott Wallis to discuss Billboard magazine’s greatest pop star of the 21st century; Rolling Stone magazine's top 100 songs of 2024; the most popular dog names of the year; insane concert ticket prices; the National Rodeo Finals hit Sin City this week and next; Stoli vodka files for bankruptcy in th...

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November 27, 2024 27 mins

It’s the special Thanksgiving Eve episode, y’all! Why not take Dale & Scott on the road with you on your way to grandma’s house? They’ll keep you moderately entertained for a spell as you navigate the bad weather, inevitable delays, and clueless crowds at the airport. (You know those folks who only fly once a year gum up the works like no one else. It’s maddening. Try not to scream at them since it’s a holiday week, okay? Be kind. ...

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November 20, 2024 35 mins

This week Dale & Scott are talking about Betty White’s new USPS stamp; ask who will win the battle between “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” this weekend (the Wickednator, anyone?); Peter Dinklage is NOT dead despite a viral TikTok video; Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, and Netflix break records last Friday night; John Krasinski is named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024; the Piña Colada turns 70; Froot Loops are all over the news; 130 hamsters...

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November 13, 2024 38 mins

Your good ol’ boy cowpokes, Dale & Scott, are back in the saddle with a silly new episode they’re calling, Hootin’ Leads to Hollerin’. It’s ready for your ears, y’all…if you’re not the fainting type.

This week’s show DOES NOT include any politics (everyone and their mother has been doing that for the last week)…but we do have Costco’s expensive butter mistake; Mattel accidentally(?) advertises porn to kids; the iconic voice behind ...

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October 30, 2024 43 mins

Halloween is almost here, y’all! And since it’s the spookiest week of the year (or is that NEXT week, because of what’s happening on November 5th here in the States?), so this episode is titled, “Minced Deer Ankles Mixed with Raccoon Ass.”

You’ll have to listen to the show to find out where THAT delectable title came from.

Hosts FrankenDale and DracuScott are in their secret underground haunted lair talking about monsters who don’t...

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October 23, 2024 38 mins

Dale & Scott are asking, “Is It Real…Or Is It Memorex?” on this week’s all-new episode. That’s A.I. they’re talking about and how it’s already affecting everything we do…everywhere. And it ain’t going away. Plus, all the crazy Thanksgiving products you didn’t know you needed; Doritos is on a collaboration kick; Lay’s wants you to come up with their next new flavor combination; shrinkflation is a thing but some companies are retreat...

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October 16, 2024 43 mins

This week’s episode is called, “Oh Mon Dieu,” and it’s full of pop culture goodness, y’all. We’re talking about behind the scenes of “Vegas Vacation” courtesy of actor Ethan Embry; we finally watched “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and we loved it; Las Vegas’ Delano might be getting a big makeover; Reba returns to the sitcom world with “Happy’s Place;” “Slow Horses” and “The Diplomat” get reorders; Bath & Body Works has a questionable ca...

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October 10, 2024 38 mins

We’re all over the place this week with Scott’s visit to the Global Gaming Expo and all the new slot machines on their way to casino floors; Dolly Parton donates big time to hurricane relief; Imagine Dragons announce a New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas; Mötley Crüe signs up for a residency at Sin City’s Park MGM; Ghostface will stab again in “Scream 7,” this time with the return of Neve Campbell, but not until February 2026; kickass...

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October 2, 2024 34 mins

What the what?! We’re talking about MGM’s new $2 billion development in Dubai complete with a teeny tiny Sphere; every basketball court in the U.S. has been photographed from space; Maria Carey is apparently recording a new Christmas song this year; 7-Up has a new Shirley Temple flavor for the holidays; Alaskan Fat Bears are making the news in more ways than one; Southwest Airlines announces their new seating plan; ‘Mean Girls’ Day...

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September 25, 2024 27 mins

This week, our 15 year old pop culture news & views podcast is looking at the unhealthiest fast food cheeseburgers (it’s ain’t McDonald’s by a long shot!)…Crumbl’s $1 Billion cookies…KFC’s pricey ice bucket…New Kids on the Block are coming back (they aren’t so new, y’all)…Weird Al will get weirder next summer (did you know he’s still around?)…the National Toy Hall of Fame announces their twelve nominees for 2024…a new White House e...

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September 18, 2024 48 mins

Episode 428 is ready for your ears, dear friends and enemies…

While Dale is on assignment, this week’s Swish Edition episode is hosted by Scott from Las Vegas, and his lifelong best friend Kristin from Northern Virginia. They count down the last few days of summer with Earth, Wind & Fire…ask why REAL ID enforcement is being pushed back YET again (it’s criminal, y’all)…they’ll tell you where you can buy a Pop-Tart scented candle (if...

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September 11, 2024 57 mins

Dale & Scott are back after their Summer hiatus, joined in the Las Vegas studio by longtime Swish Edition listeners Melissia & Jeremy who are in town from Florida. This week we’re all talking about people behaving badly on airports and airplanes; legally becoming a member of the Mile High Club high above Vegas; how sharing all-you-can-eat food at Applebee’s can get you arrested; apparently 1 in 10 mothers regret the name they gave ...

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May 29, 2024 40 mins

Before Dale & Scott take the Summer off to work on some special projects, they’ve got all the pop culture silliness of the past week. They’re talking about the Chicago-area “Home Alone” house hitting the market; Marilyn Monroe’s house being ripped down (or NOT, as the case may be; Elvis’ house is safe from the evil doers; Evel Knievel’s son Kelly owns an Evel pizza place in Vegas; a documentary about the 1980’s brat pack is coming ...

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