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  • Yes, I Could, But I Probably Wouldn’t

    Yes, I Could, But I Probably Wouldn’t
    Oct 19 2026
    Bryan's stuck driving back from Amarillo, so Rich and Ron start without him. Ron's two-hour Jeep shelf job turns into four and a half hours, and a four-piston air compressor and some very questionable hot rod trailering from Cruisin' the Coast round out his week. Then Rich drops the news that he's ordered a 3D printer, and his project list jumps from about 22 to about 75 in one afternoon: lighted frames for his pour paintings, a homemade Spirograph, ugly toe charms for size 13 Crocs, a brake rotor clock, and a toilet paper holder with a hinged lid. The hurricane hits at 18 miles an hour and just dies, Rich's guy lines and antenna survive it, and his hearing aids quit on him. When Bryan finally shows up he gets caught up on the printer, recaps a long day at the courthouse, and takes the show through the Ilhan Omar raid, the Minnesota fraud numbers, and why he says privateering is still legal in the U.S. Rich and Bryan trade notes on Windows 11 bloatware, bombers, and prepper-video burnout. Bryan brings up Susan Dell's face, Ron supplies the Adam's apple and ugly-tree lines, and Bryan takes the comedy tangent from Gabriel Iglesias to Josh Johnson before the Site of the Week: ArtCraft, a stack of free open-source Adobe clones. The title is the answer to whether ducks with dickheads are getting printed.Links MentionedArtCraft – Site of the Week, free open-source Adobe-style apps (PhotoCraft, VectorCraft, FilmCraft, SoundCraft, and more)Adobe – the subscription software those clones are aimed atAudacity – the free audio editor, version 3.8 vs. 4Etsy – where lighted frames might sell, as long as the design is originalAmazon – the four-piston air compressor, USB LED strips, phone cases, and the needle felting kitGemini – Gemini Live and its room-by-room 3D print ideasClaude – asked about the lighted frame idea tooHobby Lobby – filament and clock partsMichaels – more filamentCrocs – the shoes getting ugly toe charmsFacebook – marriage advice groups, Where's Waldo posts, and Josh Johnson clipsYouTube – Josh Johnson clips, prepper videos, and the Windows 11 video that started itReddit – where the Susan Dell photo blew upHBO Max – Josh Johnson's showGitHub – home of the Windows 11 bloatware remover that landed in the chatMicrosoft – Windows 11 and Edge, with the tracking switched offPodcastApps.com – directory of modern podcast apps that support funding tags and chaptersTwoGrumpyVets.com – the show's website, with the Value for Value tabPayPal – one-time or recurring support for the showPatreon – the paywall game we don't playSupport the ShowNo sponsors here — you are the sponsor. Support us with your Time, Talent, or Treasure:Time – share the show with someone who'd enjoy itTalent – send us album/episode/chapter art (2000x2000px)Treasure – hit "Support This Show" in your podcast app for one-time or recurring support via PayPalGet In TouchEmail Bryan: circlecast@gmail.com Email Rich: rchelson@gmail.comGot a question for the Duuude? Send it to either email above and we'll make sure he sees it (eventually). If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here. If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here.
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    2 h et 50 min
  • Pull the Thermostat, Pay the Cheese Tax

    Pull the Thermostat, Pay the Cheese Tax
    Oct 12 2026
    Bryan, Rich, and the Duuude get together for another round of life, mostly unplanned, with Rich and Ron in the same room for Cruisin' the Coast week. Bella slides out of her harness during a Jeep ride and ends the day with a new harness and a Lamb Chop toy. Thousands of hot rods roll into town, a dozen of them break down in the driving lanes, and the rain cancels the drag races. From there it's pull-the-thermostat theory, Rock Auto prices, Mopar coolant, control arms, a Louisiana State Police run-in, truck cameras that judge your elbow, Rich's porch screening and a 70-and-a-half-inch measuring screwup, a Suzuki Samurai with an engine bigger than the car, a surprise CDL school payout for Ron, Bryan's AI influencer rabbit hole, tornado stories, France's school riots, Mississippi's reading scores, and the college bubble. The best part: Rich walks into a ham radio club meeting on Thursday night and walks out a member, with new friends, club shirts, and a calendar full of POTA and contest events. It closes with Route 66 on the Air and QSL cards, Bella's cheese tax, Tulsa King on Rich's couch, a steroid pack that took the edge off Rich's pain, liver and thiamine talk, and WorldCam.io as the Site of the Week.Links MentionedWorldCam.io – Site of the Week, live webcams and traffic cams from all over the worldRockAuto – cheap parts for the 3.6 Jeep: thermostat housings, control arms, coolantElk City Hamfest – the Elk City amateur radio club's hamfest pageARRL – where to look up ham radio clubs by countyPodcastApps.com – directory of modern podcast apps that support live tags, funding tags, and chaptersFountain – a modern podcast app that can pick up the live showPodcast Guru – a modern podcast app that can pick up the live showTwoGrumpyVets.com – the show's website, with the Value for Value tabPayPal – one-time or recurring support for the showMetal Cloak – the adjustable control arms and drag linkFacebook – where the car pictures, videos, and canceled-drag-race news showed upTikTok – where the AI influencers kept popping upYouTube – the AI-generated jazz videos playing for BellaBBC – the report on the French school protestsParamount+ – home of Tulsa KingPetco – where the new harness and the Lamb Chop toy came fromWalmart – delivery for the hoagie supplies and green olivesLowe's – where the porch screen door came fromCVS – the extra-strength magnesiumCafePress – possible show merch, if the t-shirt prices ever behaveCanva – for album art (2000x2000px, please)GIMP – another option for making show artZoom – the recording platform, with its usual dramaSupport the ShowNo sponsors here — you are the sponsor. Support us with your Time, Talent, or Treasure:Time – share the show with someone who'd enjoy itTalent – send us album/episode/chapter art (2000x2000px)Treasure – hit "Support This Show" in your podcast app for one-time or recurring support via PayPalGet In TouchEmail Bryan: circlecast@gmail.com Email Rich: rchelson@gmail.comGot a question for the Duuude? Send it to either email above and we'll make sure he sees it (eventually). If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here. If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here.
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    3 h et 11 min
  • Corn and Cornography, Camel Virgins, and a Space Screwdriver

    Corn and Cornography, Camel Virgins, and a Space Screwdriver
    Oct 5 2026
    Recorded the Monday before Cruisin' the Coast, and it wanders everywhere. Bryan and Rich compare notes on the junk landing in their inboxes, starting with a Coffee and Classics book club pitch that has nothing to do with this show, while Bryan walks through a Podmatch webinar invite and a "come on our podcast" offer that turned into a $5,000 sales pitch. Ron, on the road, has a camera going into the Jeep and finds out the long-lost GoPro has been sitting in a bag on a dining room chair this whole time. Rich builds a free 20-meter delta loop that came out looking like an isosceles triangle, and somewhere in there the three of them take on Pacific hurricanes, a 2029 comet scare, and whether the news just wants everybody scared.From there it's gas prices and who really profits from the pump, with Bryan, Rich, and Ron all taking a swing at the refinery argument, plus Ron's closed Pizza Hut and a grocery bill that needs a sit-down. Rich puts a $55 fill-up on the table and hosts a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses with Bella watching from the window. Bryan's daughter gets a $1,000 wheel bearing in Amarillo, and Ron swears by RockAuto and $27 Moog control arms. Then it gets deep: Bryan on the Seventh Day Adventist girl from a Dallas summer and the church hypocrites, a long run on grace, judgment, and whether God forgets (four verses worth), Ron on forgiving his dad and doing the retirement math, Rich on learning how to stop working and fill the hours, and Bryan's Guadalupe River tubing days. It wraps with Bryan's website of the week, OSIRIS AI, and Ron's tip of the day for anyone who spots a red Jeep with shark teeth on I-10.Links MentionedWebsite of the Week — planes, satellites, space debris, and live traffic cams on one map: osirisai.livePodmatch (Bryan's webinar invite): podmatch.comRockAuto (Ron's control arm order): rockauto.comAutoZone and O'Reilly (the parts-price comparison): autozone.com and oreillyauto.comMeineke (the Amarillo repair shop): meineke.comMoonraker (Rich's European mast shopping): moonrakeronline.comPizza Hut (closed on Mondays): pizzahut.comMurphy USA (gas price comparisons): murphyusa.comElevenLabs and Rocket Mortgage (inbox spam): elevenlabs.io and rocketmortgage.comPatreon (the Grandpa Gamer plan): patreon.comFacebook and TikTok (feed rabbit holes): facebook.com and tiktok.comFind a podcasting 2.0 app: podcastapps.comSupport the ShowIf we made you laugh, cry, think, or groan, that's us creating value in your life — and this show runs on value for value, not sponsors. You can contribute Time (tell someone about the show, share it on social media), Talent (send us chapter or episode art — 2000x2000 pixels), or Treasure (head to twogrumpyvets.com, hit the B4V tab, and you'll land on our PayPal page — one-time or recurring, your choice). If you're on a podcasting 2.0 app with the funding tag, look for the "support this show" button.Get In TouchBryan: circlecast@gmail.comRich: rchelson@gmail.comWant to reach Ron? Send it to either of us and we'll pass it along. If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here.
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    3 h et 4 min
  • Blood Clots, Broken Teeth, Billionaires

    Blood Clots, Broken Teeth, Billionaires
    Sep 28 2026

    This one's a classic hangout episode that goes everywhere at once. Rich is dealing with a hot, itchy leg that has him and the VA nervously eyeing a possible blood clot, and his dental partial breaks for the second time in months. Ron gets tangled up in a "we need a referral" runaround with a VA nurse who already had the MRI he sent her, watches his Jeep's resale value crater, and picks a losing fight with a Walmart clerk over a gas discount card. Bryan gets an arthritis diagnosis after his knee swells up, and somewhere in there Bella the watchdog is convinced the world is ending.

    From there it's the usual chaos: T-shirt and embroidery business schemes, laptop and RAM sticker shock, gator tail under the heat lamp, driverless semis on the interstate, oil markets and who actually profits from war, 20,000 volts through Rich's backside courtesy of a Noid light, licking 9-volt batteries to test them, prison talk (the Black Dolphin gets a mention), zero sunspots on FT8, the real origin of "redneck," why unions turned into a racket, and a website of the week for finding ethanol-free gas. If you like unfiltered conversations, half-finished stories, and three friends arguing their way through everything, this one's for you.

    Links Mentioned
    Website of the Week — ethanol-free gas finder: pure-gas.org
    RockAuto (Ron's control arm order): rockauto.com
    CarGurus (Jeep resale value check): cargurus.com
    Newegg (computer parts pricing): newegg.com
    Walmart Plus membership: walmart.com/plus
    Into the Shadows with Simon Whistler (YouTube): youtube.com/@intotheshadows
    Find a podcasting 2.0 app: podcastapps.com

    Support the Show
    If we made you laugh, cry, think, or groan, that's us creating value in your life — and this show runs on value for value, not sponsors. You can contribute Time (tell someone about the show, share it on social media), Talent (send us chapter or episode art — 2000x2000 pixels), or Treasure (head to twogrumpyvets.com, hit the B4V tab, and you'll land on our PayPal page — one-time or recurring, your choice). If you're on a podcasting 2.0 app with the funding tag, look for the "support this show" button.

    Get In Touch
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    Rich: rchelson@gmail.com
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    2 h et 48 min
  • Don't Let Your Dingle Dangle in the Dirt

    Don't Let Your Dingle Dangle in the Dirt
    Sep 21 2026
    Bryan and Rich open by arguing over who got on the call first, then Rich rolls into a busy ham radio week: new 2m and handheld gear, a porch contact that led him to the Wednesday Whataburger meetup with the Jackson County club, and the night he put his laptop back on Windows just to send an email over the radio and watch it land on his own phone. That kicks off an argument over how many hops an email really makes, a turtle farm in Korea, and how much fiber is buried under the country. Bryan is about to welcome a new baby boy into the family, tells the story of tying western Nebraska grain co-ops together over rail-line fiber, and brings a locate story about a fiber hit where the marks were right and the proof was in hand. From there it's a full Monday of rabbit holes: colonoscopy stories where the patient wakes up mid-procedure, Rich's ham, rice, and cheese experiment and the electric smoker display he needs to replace, Ron's runza memories and a kolache argument, Bryan's boudin history, and an Am I the Asshole segment from Bryan about a kid, a suit, and a wedding. The guys get into people who think they're worth $100,000 out of high school, raising kids to be comfortable being uncomfortable, and whether anybody actually asked to be here. Ron brings the work stories: hauling 12,000 pounds overweight and proving it at the scale, a mechanic candidate who wanted $38 an hour and couldn't name a tire tread depth, the Social Security age 62 versus 67 math, and a CDL school reimbursement paper he found after eight years. Bryan's mystery pain beside his shoulder blade and a knee that quits mid-show round out the aches and pains, and Bryan gets his Wendy's order wrong on the drive. The guys argue over diesel prices, Bryan's Website of the Week is a virtual cat that blocks your screen when you scroll too long, and the tip of the day is a basic training cadence. Links Mentioned CatGatekeeper.org — Bryan's Website of the Week pick: a browser extension that sends a virtual cat to walk onto your screen and block what you're scrolling; Firefox, Windows, and Mac versions plus an open-source version on GitHubPodcastApps.com — where to grab a modern Podcasting 2.0 app and find the show's support linkWinlink — the system behind Winlink Express, the email client Rich used to send an email over the radio to his phoneVARA HF — the HF modem software used alongside Winlink ExpressGoogle — the traceroute example for counting internet hopsInternet Archive — mentioned in the early-90s "download the whole internet" storyAndroid Auto — the free bypass for running maps and YouTube at the same timeReddit's Am I the Asshole — the subreddit behind the new segmentJubilee — the YouTube show with the 50-versus-1 debate formatGitHub — home of the open-source version of CatGatekeeperZoom — the recording platform that warned the connection was unstableYouTube — music, memes, and the rabbit holesFacebook — memes and the comparison to RedditInstagram — the account somebody still can't get intoTikTok — family drama, duets, and the airing of family businessX, Bluesky, and Mastodon — the places to share the show Support the Show We don't run ads — we never have and we're not about to start. If something in this episode made you laugh, think, or yell at your speakers, that's worth something. You can support the show with your Time (share an episode with a friend), Talent (send us episode art), or Treasure (value-for-value support through our show page). Get In Touch Bryan: circlecast@gmail.com Rich: rchelson@gmail.com If you are struggling with life please reach out to The Suicide Life Line - Dial 988The world needs you here.
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    2 h et 55 min
  • Bryan Beats Rich, Roach Goo, and a Brain-Dead ELD

    Bryan Beats Rich, Roach Goo, and a Brain-Dead ELD
    Sep 14 2026

    Bryan actually beats Rich to the call for the first time in show history — and Rich never lives it down. From there it's a full three hours: Rich jacks up a sagging furnace with a pair of house jacks and declares war on an ant invasion, Bryan's ELD takes a total brain fart and knocks him back to paper logs, and the guys work through diesel and grocery prices, government holidays, and a hard debate over a child murder case in the news.

    On the ham radio side, Rich walks through his new 2m/70cm dipole, a solo 65" TV mount and shack sound upgrade, and the choice between a Moxon and a hex beam for the upcoming contest season. There's RTTY, Morse code, and a tribute to the last of the Navajo code talkers. Bryan lays out his trip to Amarillo to go be a granddad, and the back half covers Rich's comms trailer dreams, a round of AI robocalls, and Bryan's find for Website of the Week.

    Links Mentioned

    • FMHY.net — Bryan's Website of the Week pick, a massive community-run index of free tools, self-hosting guides, and media resources
    • Simpson's Meats — the quarter-cow pricing Bryan referenced
    • PodcastApps.com — the Podcasting 2.0 app comparison site Bryan was checking feature support on
    • TrueFans — podcast app/directory mentioned in the podcast-apps discussion
    • Podfriend — the older app Bryan remembered for its comic-book-style transcripts, now working on a v2

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    We don't run ads — we never have and we're not about to start. If something in this episode made you laugh, think, or yell at your speakers, that's worth something. You can support the show with your Time (share an episode with a friend), Talent (send us episode art), or Treasure (value-for-value support through our show page).

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    2 h et 56 min
  • Convivial, Attenuative, and Every Bit of Chinese Cellular

    Convivial, Attenuative, and Every Bit of Chinese Cellular
    Sep 7 2026
    This week, we kicked things off with one of those small-world moments that somehow turns into a full conversation, then rolled straight into a lively discussion about changing place names, history, public memory, and how politics, media, and marketing all shape the way people think. As always, we didn't all agree, but that's part of what makes these conversations matter: three friends working through big ideas in real time, with plenty of humor, frustration, and honesty along the way. We also talked about how everyday annoyances — like stores rearranging aisles and rising prices on basic goods — tap into bigger questions about trust, economics, and whether regular people are getting squeezed from every direction.
    From there, Rich took us deep into ham radio world with a full breakdown of the antennas he's building, why different designs matter, how signal gain works, and what he's planning for future contest season. We got into radio gear, coax, soldering, certifications, and the never-ending urge to build just one more setup. Along the way, we swapped stories about old electronics stores, credit scores, grocery costs, dogs getting into trouble, childhood games, and the strange combinations of food that somehow make perfect sense to the person eating them. In the end, it was one of those classic episodes: part serious debate, part technical rabbit trail, and part old friends just enjoying the conversation.
    Links Mentioned
    • Let's Enhance — Rich's Website of the Week pick. Turns old, low-res, or scanned photos into high-definition images.
    Support the Show
    There are no sponsors on this show — it's all listener-supported through a value for value model. If you've got your time, your talent, or your treasure, all three help us keep going. Share the show with a friend, send us your thoughts (good or bad — we'll read them on air), send in artwork for an episode, or drop something in the tip jar through your podcasting 2.0 app at podcastapps.com. Every bit of it is appreciated.
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    Bryan: circlecast@gmail.com
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    3 h et 11 min
  • Oh No Not an Apostrophe

    Oh No Not an Apostrophe
    Aug 30 2026

    Rich, Bryan, and Ron settle in for another round of weather complaints, heat index bragging rights, and home-repair swapping — Ron's up early for a run to Abilene, Rich shares how sealing his AC ducts dropped his electric bill about $2 a day, and Bryan's still fighting a 130-degree attic and an old house that used to run a $500-a-month natural gas bill before the wood stove took over.

    From there it wanders everywhere it usually does: Rich's dilemma over joining a ham radio club (and the Thursday-night scheduling conflict that finally pushed the show to Mondays), hitting 10,000 downloads and sorting real listeners from bot traffic, a Hennessy Velociraptor sighting, celebrity deaths and the Dolly Parton/Freebird duet nobody knew existed, a long detour into AI, data centers, and the power grid, and the usual politics-and-government venting. Rich lays out his plan to shoot video for Cruising the Coast with his new phone and gimbal — which is also where the episode gets its name. Bryan talks about his wife wanting to see her uncle while she still can, growing older, and the Ocean Pacific corduroy shorts he's bringing back. Route 66 trivia and a website of the week round it out, and Ron closes with a trucking safety tip everyone needs to hear.

    Links Mentioned
    • Mobile Amateur Radio Club (W4IAX)
    • No Agenda Show
    • Podcast Apps (find a modern podcast app with a funding tag)
    • Make My Drive Fun — website of the week
    • iHeartRadio
    • Daily Mail
    • Edison Research
    • Amazon — for anyone else who needs Ocean Pacific corduroy shorts back in their life
    Support the Show

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    • Time — Share the show or this episode with someone who'd enjoy it.
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    2 h et 56 min