Valley Heat

Valley Heat

Freelance insurance adjuster Doug Duguay uses his self-honed investigative skills to chronicle suspicious activities around his home and neighborhood in the Rancho Equestrian District of Burbank, California. Soundtrack by local Burbank band Cephalopods Are People.

Episodes

September 3, 2020 31 mins

Doug discusses his suspicion that his swimming pool maintenance man has been using his curbside garbage can as a "drug drop" for distributing to a middle-man late at night before garbage pickup day.

Doug also ponders some inappropriate emoji usage by his wife Faye's yoga instructor, Donovan.

 

Special Guests: Emily Maya Mills, Billy Wayne Davis, Beth Stelling

 

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Doug stakes out his garbage cans late at night and follows the perpetrators picking up narcotics deliveries from his recycling bin.

He also confronts Faye's yoga teacher, Donovan, about the mermaid emoji he sent her last week in a Venmo transaction.

Special Guests: Mike O'Connell, Hampton Yount, Ryan Singer, Georgea Brooks, Luke Duguay, and Emily Maya Mills.

Podcast and Cephalopods music mixed by Bill Kates.

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September 19, 2020 30 mins

Doug is forced to make some decisions about Pete and gets tangled in another phone call with his father-in-law, Chuck.

Doug also seems to have made enemies with a neighborhood crow.

 

Guest starring: Emily Maya Mills, Mike O'Connell, Billy Wayne Davis, Kevin Camia, Merrill Davis, and Ryan Conner.

 

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September 27, 2020 27 mins

Doug has to break it to Faye that he was unable to fire Pete, and the fallout is more immediate than expected.

Also, Doug's feud with Donovan heats up when Donovan's wife Kelly joins the conversation.

Starring: Emily Maya Mills, Luke Duguay, Mike O'Connell, Billy Wayne Davis

Special Guests: Ryan Singer and Kimberly Clark

 

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October 11, 2020 37 mins

Doug finds himself further involved with Pete the pool guy when Candice pays the house a visit.

Doug also makes himself a target at the center of a neighborhood battle over the drive-through car wash Gary Janthony installed in his driveway.

Music by Cephalopods Are People.

 

Featuring: Beth Stelling, Chris Garcia, Demorge Brown, Cory Loykasek, Emily Maya Mills, Mike O'Connell, and Luke Duguay

 

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November 1, 2020 51 mins

Doug discusses a new issue with Optometrist Dean Fernari, and somehow gets further enmeshed in the controversy of Janthony’s Car Wash.

Meanwhile, Doug’s relationship with Pete somehow worsens, and Faye is still at her dad Chuck’s.

Featuring: Emily Maya Mills, Luke Duguay, Mike O’Connell, Billy Wayne Davis, Drennon Davis, Demorge Brown, Merrill Davis, Kevin Camia, and Chris Garcia.

 

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December 6, 2020 61 mins

Doug confronts Dean and Gary about the city counsel's decision to shut Janthony's Car Wash down.

Also, the Ambien situation grows disastrous for Pete, Pete's Cousin, Doug and anyone else remotely peripheral to Doug's life.

Featuring: Julian McCullough, Frankie Quinones, Chris Garcia, Valerie Ames, Billy Wayne Davis, Kevin Camia, Merrill Davis, Demorge Brown, Mike O'Connell, Emily Maya Mills, and Kathy Duguay.

 

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January 9, 2021 59 mins

Doug faces another reckoning with Pete, after divulging too much information about Pete’s arrest to a teller named Greg at Riverside Bank.

Also, Doug does his best to manage Chuck’s traditionally extravagant Christmas to Phil.

Faye is still at Chuck’s house.

Featuring:

Beth Stelling Mike O’Connell Luke Duguay Emily Maya Mills Billy Wayne Davis Frankie Quinones Drennon Davis

 

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February 23, 2021 45 mins

Doug finds a therapist, as Faye insisted, and attends his first session.

He also wonders how to get rid of Candice, who continues taking hundreds of showers and listening to Jessie's Girl on loop.

Featuring in order: 

Beth Stelling Matt Dwyer Beth Hoyt Billy Wayne Davis Frankie Quinones Mike O’Connell Luke Duguay Emily Maya Mills

 

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April 9, 2021 61 mins

Doug hosts the 50th Annual Burbank Used Foosball Tables Championship Tournament and makes a big discovery on the Pete case.

Also, Candice and Pete finally move out.

 

Featuring in order of appearance:

Ryan Conner (Paul)

Beth Stelling (Candice)

Billy Wayne Davis (Pete)

Matt Braunger (Cody)

Merrill Davis (Loretta, Jim’s mom)

Kevin Camia (Jim the DEA Guy)

Frankie Quinones (John Macdonald)

Hampton Yount (Steve)

Bryan Cook (Tony)

Ryan Singer (Donova...

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June 17, 2021 54 mins

Doug tries to help Gary's son, Tony Janthony, who was recently accused of making the drug drops in Doug's garbage can.

Also, Doug deals with Chuck's growing relationship with Donovan.

 

Featuring:

Chris Garcia (Gary Janthony)

Valerie Ames (Val Janthony)

Bryan Cook (Tony Janthony)

Cory Loykasek (Burbank Burger Owner)

Eliza Skinner (Officer)

Steve Hernandez (Nick)

Luke Duguay (Phil)

Colin McCormick (Pierce)

Mike O'Connell (Chuck)

Ryan Singer (Don...

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July 30, 2021 36 mins

Green Banana returns from a rough adventure just as Pete and Candice finally leave.

More importantly, Donovan is interfering as much as possible.



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October 4, 2021 43 mins

Doug finally gets the answer he was looking for regarding the drug drop in the garbage can. Phil gets replacements for his transition lenses.

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February 11, 2022 36 mins

Doug discusses an entirely new issue in the neighborhood, which may be related to the first issue. He also has an important update on Pete and Candice. Chuck believes the podcast belongs to him now.


Another thing: Big Cliff is coming (officially opening on Eddie Van Halen Day), but it was built 17 feet higher than expected (now 82 feet) and everyone in the Rancho Equestrian District is scared to jump.


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June 7, 2022 50 mins

Doug discusses the Jaguar's Canadian connection to the drug drop after John Macdonald gets involved. Faye invites Gwen Bianca to stay at the house, but Doug thinks it may upset Gwen's husband, Mike.

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January 27, 2024 64 mins

After 10 months the Jaguar is still on the curbside. John Macdonald has a lot to say about it, as does Steve Smith (The Steve Smith, not the other one). Gary Janthony's lesser favored brother Lawrence seeks serious business with Doug.



featuring:

Mike O'Connell - Chuck Baker

Emily Maya Mills - Faye Duguay

Luke Duguay - Phil Duguay


Patton Oswalt - Lawrence Janthony

Frankie Quinones - John Macdonald

Chris Garcia - Gary Janthony

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March 2, 2024 54 mins

Steve Smith's wife, Marsha Shadusta (Karate Trophy City owner) visits Doug. She is serious about protecting her husband. Candace still has parole issues.

Note: Surf at the Cresties in the next two weeks  and get 2 free pints of English Ironol!

featuring:

Shane Nickerson - Steve Smith

Wendi McClendon-Covey - Marsha

Beth Stelling - Candice

Billy Wayne Davis - Pete

Ever Mainard - Gail

Mike O’Connell - Chuck Baker

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This is a partial episode of Good Morning Burbank, Valley Heat’s mini-episode, bonus content show.

A lot happened last year at the Burbank international synth boat dance competition. This year’s is coming up!

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take it easy!

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September 6, 2024 77 mins

Doug leaves the house to finish the episode because the house is being renovated. Terry Melon is still suing. The Jaguar is possibly discovered. 

Featuring:
Emily Maya Mills
Luke Duguay
Mike O’Connell 
Beth Stelling
Billy Wayne Davis
Dan Cronin
Ever Mainard
Matt Braunger
David Angelo
Steven Hernandez
Wendy McLendon-Covey
Hugh Davidson
Chris Fairbanks 
Lindsay Ames

Edited by:
Christian Duguay
Scott Janovitz
Dave Coustan

Assistant Editors:
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