Minutia Men on Radio Misfits
By day, Rick Kaempfer and Dave Stern are the publishers of Eckhartz Press and Chicago Author Solutions. By night, they are unappreciated fathers and husbands. And in their spare time they are consumers of worthless information. Each week they share their newest worthless information in the podcast, “Minutia Men”.
Episodes
Taking cold showers for a year, the voice of the Toy Story aliens, a very weird Olympic mascot, soothing bird sounds, and a great story by Bruce Springsteen are among the minutiae discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep293]
What not to do on an airplane, the worst employee screw-up of all-time by KFC, the Broadway museum, nurse taxidermy, Rick plays guitar for Jim Peterik, and a listener story about one of the biggest celebrities in the world. [Ep292]
Fake college students, dead celebrity millionaires, paying to be buried alive, Scott Turow’s Cubs memories, a 95-year-old Grammy winner, and a brush with a famous rock star are among the minutiae discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep291]
The Pope warns priests about porn, Halloween dad jokes, Mark Cuban discusses the difficulties of money, frivolous lawsuits, mountains of leftover cheese, and a listener brush with a famous scientist are among the minutiae offered up this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep290]
Loren Gold, keyboardist for the Who tells a few Who stories, plus flamethrowers in Wisconsin, a Cheetos statue, Ageist emails and emoji critiques, a pig-semen-selling priest, and a celebrity story about a titan of industry are among the minutiae discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep289]
Another example of a German-language translation of a classic musical, plus Happy Meals for Adults, Sleep tips for hotels, the worst political ad of all-time, and a famous jazzman tells us the rules for drinking at a bar. [Ep288]
The worst off-air fight ever, women judging men’s personalities. Brady Bunch memories, airline intercom gone awry, and the most depressing e-mail ever, are among the minutiae discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep287]
Non-meat nose-biting, German TV themes, Partridge Family stories, 53 wives, a job doing nothing, and a political celebrity story are among the minutiae discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep286]
Naming a Uranus probe, Hamilton in German, Tales about Oliver Stone, Cheating chess master, and riding away in a beautiful balloon. [Ep285]
The rudest cities in America, a news anchor who swallowed a fly, a chat about prison with a famous ex-con, an earthquake meeting, and a fun celebrity story from a listener. [Ep284]
Polish reparations, skunk rescue, air-dropped nudes, James Finn Garner’s fire breathers, the best multi-tasker, and a great story about almost meeting Elvis. [Ep283]
A 2022 version of the Bobbitt story (in Ghana), real audio from a black hole in space, Tommy Chong discussing That 70s Show, Jenkins flying an airplane, a Finnish President that likes to party, and an e-mail from a Catholic priest. [Ep282]
Japanese drinking, Embarrassing injuries, a celebrity story about Woodstock, Dive bar ice cream, long hair, and a story about Jerry Springer in a bed store. [Ep281]
Facebook’s new Chat-bot, gross ice cream flavors, a former member of Olivia Newton John’s band reminisces about her, chorizo in space, getting pigs horny with music, and a great listener story about one of Charlie’s Angels. [Ep280]
Dress code violation at an execution, the most unusual last request ever, when tracking numbers aren’t enough, golf cart drunk driving, and short interviews with Mark Cuban and Anthony Scaramucci. [Ep279]
Self-love in outer space, toilet terror in Iowa, chess prodigy mishaps, Florida sheriffs, and a chat with one of the stars of the movie The Sandlot. [Ep278]
The difficulties of learning American English, tips for avoiding the English heat, Jewish delis, less than observant Scottish cops, and Damone from Fast Times at Ridgemont High floating down a river in Los Angeles. [Ep277]
Younger workers complaining about older workers, a mustard shortage in France, Shoeless Joe Jackson, Alabama judge mocking Asians, ridiculous memorization, and a listener story about Mutual of Omaha’s Jim Fowler. [Ep276]
A great story about a Ringo Starr recording session, Body parts by mail, a British documentary about the well endowed, Trump’s girth, the most ridiculous sports score ever, and an unlikely brush with greatness in Pittsburgh. [Ep275]
Dave has COVID, but the trooper still manages to perform for this episode. Rick and Dave discuss sexy garbage cans, nude pickleball, Todd Rundgren, the Pope’s views on ironing, Alexa using dead relatives’ voices, plus a brush with greatness story about Arno Stefffenhagen. [Ep274]
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