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  • 461: James Vanderbeek Remembered and Bad Bunny Half Time Review
    Feb 16 2026

    The final review of the Bad Bunny Superbowl Half Time Show that you didn't want to watch. Did caucasians miss out on some of the important nuances of Bad Bunny's performance because he performed in Spanish? Did Tom benefit from a translator? Plus we promote: the People's Arc Shark Tank Showdown fundraiser at Long Island Aquarium. - ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 Welcome to The Tom Kelly Show 0:20 James Van Der Beek & Bud Cort discussion 0:41 Dogma, Harold and Maude & Kevin Smith connections 1:02 Dawson's Creek nostalgia & comedy bit origins 2:09 Stand-up joke about "looking like Dawson" 3:00 90s theme songs vs. today's TV 4:27 Jason Kelce comparisons & bushy eyebrows theory 5:44 Super Bowl party setup (Catholic house, mixed politics) 6:46 Bad Bunny halftime show in a divided political room 7:25 Cultural context behind Bad Bunny's performance 8:16 Comparing it to The Weeknd's halftime show 9:21 Puerto Rico & political commentary discussion 10:30 Was it better on TV than live? 11:04 Kid Rock alternate halftime review 12:26 Super Bowl gambling pools & changing fan behavior 13:52 When one guy wins every box (classic Bob) 14:37 People's Arc "Shark Tank Showdown" at Long Island Aquarium 15:21 Supporting developmentally different adults 16:09 Mermaid tail fundraiser idea Links: ---------------- Socials: @TomKellyShow Website And Podcast: https://tomkellyshow.com

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    17 min
  • 461: Coffee Barn, Merrick Long Island
    Feb 2 2026

    Tom Kelly and Steve Burger take a drive to Merrick to check out The Barn — the former Dairy Barn turned viral drive-thru drink factory that's somehow both nostalgic and wildly unhinged. After a recent Newsday report spotlighted the Barn's glow-up into a social-media fueled "Coffee Barn," Tom and Steve needed to see it for themselves. Forty-plus drinks, donuts on top of coffees, milkshakes doing the absolute most — and a line that suggests nobody on Long Island has patience except when sugar is involved. They break down: How an old-school Dairy Barn became a TikTok destination Whether this is charming Long Island nostalgia or beverage anarchy Why people are traveling across counties (and possibly state lines) for drinks

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    9 min
  • 460: Long Island Influencers And Mamdani's Snow Day
    Jan 29 2026
    Mayor Zohran Mamdani is forcing New York City school kids to do a day of virtual learning on a snow day! Long Island Influencers are crowding Instagram and Tiktok. Tom has strong opinions and advice you can apply to your own social media projects. Plus . . . Tom is lost in Willet's Point trying to find his way to Manhattan! Is he doomed? - 00:00 – Cold Open & Chaos: Tom is recording from inside his Jeep in industrial Queens. Is he podcasting or surviving? Unclear. 01:20 – Welcome to the Off-Road Tom Kelly Show Recording in the shadow of Citi Field. Creepy storage rooms and content creation collide. 02:50 – Dinner with Friends & Dedications Karen Ruiz gets a heartfelt shoutout. This episode is a long, hilarious voicemail for a friend. 04:20 – The Long Island Influencer Boom Tom breaks down the rise of hyper-local TikTok stars and how he's feeling about the competition. Who's copying who? 06:00 – Tom's Social Media Philosophy: 🔥 "The future of fame is 15 people." How to monetize a niche following and survive in a sea of algorithm-chokers. 07:45 – The Problem With Pretty People & Muted Videos Why hot real estate agents are winning the internet. And what that means for actual creatives. 09:20 – Dim Sum, Chicken Feet, and Cultural Barriers Tom's hilarious take on a trip to Flushing that turned into a culinary horror show. 12:00 – Navigating Life & Northern Boulevard Is he heading to Manhattan or just spiritually lost? Both? 13:00 – Comedy in a Freezer: Behind the scenes of a Curtis Sliwa parody shoot with James Pontillo… inside a freezing storage room. 14:10 – HOT TAKE: Mayor Mamdani Cancels Snow Days Tom goes full opinionated uncle on NYC's new rule: snow day = Zoom day. But he might just agree this time… 16:45 – The Final Message: 💛 Why your attention is the real gift.
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    19 min
  • 459: What I Learned Moving To Long Island
    Jan 20 2026

    Trevor DeBlase from the legendary Keller Williams real estate team in Franklin Square, Long Island and comedian Tom Kelly dig into the real stuff nobody tells you about moving from NYC to Long Island — the language, the roads, the neighborhoods, the sirens that sound like the zombie apocalypse, and why Long Islanders give directions like you're supposed to know every street name. Trevor DeBlase on Instagram: @TrevorDeBlase

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    21 min
  • 458: Long Island's 12 Worst Parking Lots
    Jan 13 2026

    Long Island's 12 Worst Parking Lots As Determined By Tom Kelly Show viewers. Tom Kelly and Steve Burger react. Plus a tasting the coffee at Merrick's Coffee Barn.

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    22 min
  • 457: REPLY ALL TO THE WRONG FAMILY HOLIDAY E-MAIL
    Jan 5 2026

    The first in-studio podcast of 2026 kicks off with reflection, rebellion, and one perfectly unhinged act of digital chaos. In this episode of The Tom Kelly Show, Tom talks about: *Turning five years of podcasting into joy again *How success can quietly kill creativity *Why doing things just for fun works better than chasing virality *His most viral subway moment (and why it happened by accident) *Gently rebelling against authority, tradition, and himself *And finally… hitting "Reply All" on a stranger's holiday email newsletter

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    17 min
  • 456: Stolen Premises and DJ Chef Influencer Event
    Dec 15 2025

    Tom Kelly goes into further detail why he feels the comedian Porkchop was wrong to steal his premise about Massapequa Moms. Tom may not own the word Massapequa, Mom, or Facebook groups. But if you are a comedian and all you know a topic is from a comedian friend . . . you can't use that as a bit. And definitely can't post it online. - On a happier note Tom Kelly and Steve Burger go to DJ Chef's Bachelorette Influencer Event on Long Island - Plus: Tom and Steve Burger play a game: What is that an Amazon review for?

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    23 min
  • 455: Phil's Pizza Of Syosset - Viral Pizza Comedy
    Dec 8 2025

    Is he the Soup Nazi of Long Island pizza… or the working man's anti-hero? 🍕 Tom heads to Phil's Pizza of Syosset, Long Island to sit down with Anthony Lorino—the guy behind those viral "no-nonsense pizza man" Instagram clips with millions of views. Anthony's rants about napkin hoarders, Yelp trolls, and people who don't have any common sense as his videos have become unexpected therapy for anyone who's ever worked in customer service. But behind the attitude is a smart small-business owner who built a monster social media following from scratch at 53, learned how to edit his own videos, and now preaches one simple message: your content has to come from the heart.

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    25 min