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Season 1

Nov. 30, 2025

The Entrepreneurs

Had a blast with my brother Jim and our old neighborhood friend Pete who joined me to revisit the wild, chaotic, and downright unbelievable moments from our very Dysfunctional Neighborhood.

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Nov. 23, 2025

I'll Get You!

This week’s guest has been relocated… to our studio. For his protection (and maybe yours), he’s entered our Witness Protection Program. We’re hiding his face, his name, and possibly even his dignity. Protecting the innocent —...

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Nov. 16, 2025

War Games

The energy and laughter really picked up steam in Part 2, "War Games", with Jim and Pete as we re-live some of the stupidest and hilarious moments of our lives. Regrettable?...well, maybe, but all too often it's the stupid th...

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Nov. 9, 2025

The Tie That Binds

The doors open. The surreal is now real. And somewhere between absurdity and enlightenment… we find ourselves laughing in the madness. This week, please join my sister Erin and I on Dysfunctional Dialogue: “The Tie That Binds...

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Nov. 2, 2025

Camp Chaos

This week, Brian Smith and I relive the chaos and stupidity — from canoe football to campfire explosions, run-ins with the law, and a storm that nearly turned our camping trip into a rescue mission. It’s an action-comedy movi...

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Oct. 26, 2025

No Brakes!

They say you can’t go back — but this week, we did ... as my brother Jim, his best friend Pete, and I took a wild ride back to the glory days — when freedom came with no brakes. We’re talking high school adventures, neighborh...

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Oct. 19, 2025

The Dream Stealer

This week on Dysfunctional Dialogue , my guest, Erin McParland, lives halfway between dreamland and doodle — where reality is hand-drawn and logic wears bright colors. She tells us how her beautiful, hysterical, cartoon-fille...

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Oct. 12, 2025

Surprise!

This week’s episode wasn’t planned — but neither were most of our best stories. My longtime friend and college roommate, Brian Smith, surprised me with a visit, so naturally, we hit record. We then turned decades of questiona...

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Oct. 5, 2025

Jersey Justice

This week, on Dysfunctional Dialogue, I’m joined by Vince August who’s seen both sides of judgment — literally. A former judge turned comedian, he talks about balancing the bench and the mic, and how “dying on stage” is the l...

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Sept. 28, 2025

Can I Stay?

Step inside, press a button, and prepare for the impossible… two siblings face the ultimate test of imagination as they step into an elevator where every floor leads to the impossible. Do you step into the childhood bedroom f...

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Sept. 21, 2025

Cheese Please

Forget body spray - this week, we sample a new line of fictional sprays: Knowledge-in-a-Can, Extra Luck Mist, and the always-handy Instant Healing Fog. Warning: side effects may include overthinking and uncontrollable laughte...

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Sept. 14, 2025

Deterioration

For some reason, the more we drank, the more silly things became. Who would’ve guessed? Come join Steve Macaluso and I for a weekend mid-day drink-fest and enjoy the spectacle as things deteriorate along the way.

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Sept. 7, 2025

Plant the Seed

Some podcasts explore philosophy. Ours explores what happens when everyday activities sound suspiciously like pillow talk. This week is proof that if you listen closely enough, the entire world is one big innuendo. Yoga, gard...

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Aug. 31, 2025

Wet & Foamy

Have you ever mistaken things said at the dentist or gym for things happening in the bedroom? Well, we sure hope not. But if you do, this episode might shine a light on that and more. Join me with great friend Steve Macaluso ...

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Aug. 24, 2025

Don't Fall Down

Friendship isn’t built on compliments—it’s built on brutal honesty, absurd jokes, and taking shots at each other. We’ve got all three covered this week as we laugh, roast, and we remind each other of fun and embarrassing mome...

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Aug. 17, 2025

A New Record

My wonderful wife Debbie and longtime friend Bill Schories join me for a ride that starts with production disasters, slides into college flashbacks, and ends up in a game of innuendo-filled one-liners. This week’s episode is ...

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Aug. 10, 2025

My Future Wife

Pulling back the curtain and rewinding to the embarrassing and mischievous events of our youth including the time my romantic gesture got confiscated, a school ‘break-in’ was rewarded with academic improvements, and The Kiss ...

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Aug. 3, 2025

Laugh & Death

We’ve made peace with the fact that life is ridiculous — and death might be, too. This week, we swap stories of our low-budget childhood, dabble with the supernatural, and discover that a drunken Ouija board is less a portal ...

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July 27, 2025

Smart or Stupid

Some questions don’t need answers and others should be avoided entirely. Of course…that didn’t stop us! Come join me with my sister Erin, as we take a wonderfully immature and hilarious stroll down the hypothetical hallway.

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July 20, 2025

The Lone Sane Man

Warning: Opinions May Not Be Vetted. In this week’s episode of Dysfunctional Dialogue, meet Jacob Carriero, “The Lone Sane Man”, who has proven that confidence often outruns reality. Come enjoy the person who boldly mistook w...

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July 13, 2025

The Re-pocalypse

In a world where common sense took a backseat… two kids armed with nothing but a cardboard box, a questionable mattress, and a dream, dared to defy gravity – and basic safety. This week, we dive headfirst (sometimes literally...

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July 6, 2025

Cousin Clash - Part 2

Peanut butter & beef jerky. Pasta & ketchup. Cigars & cheese puffs. The culinary crimes are real - and so is Cousin Clash Pt. 2. Continuing the nonsense where we left off with Melissa McParland and Olivia Carriero

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June 29, 2025

Cousin Clash

What do toxic cookies, getting “Ape’d” and fake pharmaceuticals have in common? Just your average day in our family. In this episode of Dysfunctional Dialogue “ Cousin Clash” , I’m joined by my daughter Melissa McParland and ...

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June 22, 2025

Best Bits, the Early Days

In a world where mind reading is painful…One dungeon holds too many secrets…And pants... are no longer just for legs… some chaotic early episodes give birth to something dysfunctional, something… unforgettable. From the maker...

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