We recorded this episode a few weeks after the holidays, so it seemed like a good time to do a little housekeeping and clean up some loose ends. We thank a very generous friend from Cedar Falls for a nice donation to the swear jar to benefit the American Cancer Society and explain why that's our charity of choice.

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We'd like to feature more of your voices on the pod, so we have a challenge: If you have a question, suggestion, or feedback, record a voice memo for us and email it to cnxmorepod@gmail.com If we play your comment on the pod we'll send you a VERY exclusive Connect More mug! To see a picture of the mug...check out our social media pages!

After that was out of the way, we explore our deep history with late-night television and how it shaped our worldview and sense of humor. We examine the current state of late-night TV and what the future might hold.

This episode drops right before the 2026 Super Bowl, so we take some time to review our favorite stories of the last NFL season. It was a wild one filled with ups & downs, surprises, eye-rolls, and retirements.

Getchyer ears on, good buddies, because we use the whiparound to reveal our CB handles! What's a CB handle? Google it, kids! This conversation led to some laughs about our favorite trucker songs, so naturally we put together a playlist of some classics. Did we miss your favorite trucker song? Drop us a note! Put the hammer down, and we'll see you on the flip-flop!

Things get creepy this week as our producer asks us if we've ever had any paranormal experiences. We had to dig pretty deep on this one because we may not be interesting enough for ghosts to mess with us a lot, but we've certainly had our fair share of weird or hard-to-explain occurrences. Remember, we grew up getting freaked out by Leonard Nimoy's "In Search Of..." so we know our way around scary stories and unexplained mysteries. Join us as we "explore the boundaries of the known, the unknown, and the unknowable..."

The boys took a few weeks off from taping during the holidays, so it was fun to get back together and have some laughs. All of us have been to San Antonio at some point to see our pal Ruben and his wonderful family, so Eric gave us the rundown of his recent trip there and all the fun times with our friends Down Under. That's what they call Texas, right??

The holidays are often times when families gather to share fellowship, food, and cut-throat games of UNO. We swap stories about how UNO brings out the worst in our sweet, law-abiding loved ones. These are good people, pillars of our community. But put them around a table playing UNO? Oof. Tune in for lessons on effective cheating techniques and learn who are the worst offenders in our crew.

The start of a new year is also a time for reflection on the past year. We decided that in 2025 we would try to learn about new music and hear what the kids are listening to these days. This process was a ton of fun, and we discovered so many cool new songs and artists. From Car Seat Headrests to Wednesday, we find gems from rock, blues, "Americana," R&B, Latin, and everything in between. We found SO MUCH great stuff that we made a playlist with our favorite 2025 discoveries. We want to hear about your 2025 picks, too. Drop them in the comments here or on the Connect More podcast facebook page!

We wrap things up with a Connect More classic: band names! We're not sure if you think it's funny, but it sure cracks us up!