Swish Edition

This week Dale & Scott are talking about Betty White’s new USPS stamp; ask who will win the battle between “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” this weekend (the Wickednator, anyone?); Peter Dinklage is NOT dead despite a viral TikTok video; Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, and Netflix break records last Friday night; John Krasinski is named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024; the Piña Colada turns 70; Froot Loops are all over the news; 130 hamsters escape on a commercial airplane; Oakland’s airport doesn’t get to change their name; Conan O’Brien will host next March’s Oscar telecast; pickle fries are a thing at Burger King; Taco Bell to launch chicken nuggets (like everyone else); talk about unlikely celebrity friends—Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is hanging out and making music with rapper T-Pain; conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is suing to block The Onion from buying his InfoWars brand; Barilla is launching snowflake shaped pasta for the holidays; and, if you need a gift idea, KFC has a Bucket of Chicken and a Buttery Biscuit candle you can buy. All of the silliness, and much more pop culture news and views for the week that was. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. New episodes drop on Wednesday.

Your good ol’ boy cowpokes, Dale & Scott, are back in the saddle with a silly new episode they’re calling, Hootin’ Leads to Hollerin’. It’s ready for your ears, y’all…if you’re not the fainting type. This week’s show DOES NOT include any politics (everyone and their mother has been doing that for the last week)…but we do have Costco’s expensive butter mistake; Mattel accidentally(?) advertises porn to kids; the iconic voice behind AOL’s mail has died; idiots will buy anything on vacation, like a can of Italian air; a new Hollywood auction expects to bring in big bucks from a most-important Storm Trooper head; Campbell’s new Thanksgiving side candles are a thing nobody asked for; People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive is crowned; will Mike Tyson knock Jake Paul’s block off?; jaywalking is now legal in New York City no matter what color you are; a brilliant business man sells 999 fake Warhols; the Rockefeller Christmas tree has already been delivered; and, much more pop culture craziness. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

Halloween is almost here, y’all! And since it’s the spookiest week of the year (or is that NEXT week, because of what’s happening on November 5th here in the States?), so this episode is titled, “Minced Deer Ankles Mixed with Raccoon Ass.” You’ll have to listen to the show to find out where THAT delectable title came from. Hosts FrankenDale and DracuScott are in their secret underground haunted lair talking about monsters who don’t return their shopping carts; naive lottery winners who think they can retire on $400K; the passing of Tootsie’s Teri Garr and The Love Boat’s Jack Jones; this year’s list of the top baby names; the honest to goodness Beetlejuice house is available for an overnight stay through AirBnB (did you know it’s located in New Jersey?!); someone disturbingly creative taste-tested the new-ish Chicken Big Mac; Chilean Sea Bass crackers are a thing for awhile; the coolest sports bar in the U.S. just so happens to be in Dallas; tons of people are suing the airlines for the coldest, deadliest, and dumbest reasons; and, lots more scarily-silly pop culture news and views for this Halloween week. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. Oh, and beware forewarned, dear mortals—your ghoulish hosts will be on vacation during election week. The next new episode drops on November 13.

Dale & Scott are asking, “Is It Real…Or Is It Memorex?” on this week’s all-new episode. That’s A.I. they’re talking about and how it’s already affecting everything we do…everywhere. And it ain’t going away. Plus, all the crazy Thanksgiving products you didn’t know you needed; Doritos is on a collaboration kick; Lay’s wants you to come up with their next new flavor combination; shrinkflation is a thing but some companies are retreating; you can make a major DIP at Burger King (more like a bath); cancelling subscription just got a lot easier; a flying DeLorean is coming to the high seas; are sitcoms dead on arrival?; MGM and Marriott team up for a second go at a W Las Vegas; and…well…that’s enough. This week, the Swish Edition is a tasty little snack for your ears. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

This week’s episode is called, “Oh Mon Dieu,” and it’s full of pop culture goodness, y’all. We’re talking about behind the scenes of “Vegas Vacation” courtesy of actor Ethan Embry; we finally watched “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and we loved it; Las Vegas’ Delano might be getting a big makeover; Reba returns to the sitcom world with “Happy’s Place;” “Slow Horses” and “The Diplomat” get reorders; Bath & Body Works has a questionable candle; people are proud of stealing hotel breakfasts; Cirque du Soleil’s longest running resident show ‘Mystere’ is honored with their own street in Las Vegas; Christmas movies are arriving to Hallmark this coming weekend; we have our favorite Halloween movies; and, so much more pop culture goodness for mid-October! Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

We’re all over the place this week with Scott’s visit to the Global Gaming Expo and all the new slot machines on their way to casino floors; Dolly Parton donates big time to hurricane relief; Imagine Dragons announce a New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas; Mötley Crüe signs up for a residency at Sin City’s Park MGM; Ghostface will stab again in “Scream 7,” this time with the return of Neve Campbell, but not until February 2026; kickass shows “Reacher” and “The Night Agent” get new season orders; Collin Ferrell pulls double duty on streaming with “The Penguin” and “Sugar;” Best Buy finally 86’s all physical media, ditching DVDs and Blue-Ray disks; McDonald’s launches the Chicken Big Mac in America today; Royal Caribbean has a new crew member on their largest ships…and he’s a dog; a huge “Game of Thrones” auction starts today with over 2,000 props, costumes, and dragon eggs; plus, we’ll tell you about some of the 200 new words and phrases according to Merriam-Webster, including ‘nepo baby’ and our favorite, ‘badassery.’ This week, on your favorite pop culture podcast. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

What the what?! We’re talking about MGM’s new $2 billion development in Dubai complete with a teeny tiny Sphere; every basketball court in the U.S. has been photographed from space; Maria Carey is apparently recording a new Christmas song this year; 7-Up has a new Shirley Temple flavor for the holidays; Alaskan Fat Bears are making the news in more ways than one; Southwest Airlines announces their new seating plan; ‘Mean Girls’ Day is upon us once again; and, all the rest of the pop culture news and views of the week. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

This week, our 15 year old pop culture news & views podcast is looking at the unhealthiest fast food cheeseburgers (it’s ain’t McDonald’s by a long shot!)…Crumbl’s $1 Billion cookies…KFC’s pricey ice bucket…New Kids on the Block are coming back (they aren’t so new, y’all)…Weird Al will get weirder next summer (did you know he’s still around?)…the National Toy Hall of Fame announces their twelve nominees for 2024…a new White House experience in our nation’s capital lets regular old people visit the Oval Office…007 takes over London…the Kelce brother’s mix up their favorite breakfast cereals (we have a taste test)…we sat next to Babyface at Sunday’s Panthers / Raiders football game (he didn’t know it tho)…and, much more silliness of the week, from Las Vegas to the world. Every Wednesday. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. SHOW TOPICS & TIME CODES: Intro 00:00 Tyler Robinson 00:48 Raiders Football 03:58 Cheeseburgers 06:00 Crumbl cookies 08:42 Kelce Bros cereal 10:48 Taco Tuesday 12:16 KFC ice bucket 14:06 NKOTB residency 15:16 Pitbull residency 16:36 Weird Al tour 17:18 SNL 50th Season 17:50 007 Experience 19:04 White House replica 20:34 West Wing reboot 22:50 Toy Hall of Fame 24:14 Goodbye 26:18 LINKS: Swish Edition on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swisheditionpodcast/ Swish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swishedition/ Swish on X: https://x.com/swishedition Swish Online: https://www.swishedition.com Swish on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SwishEdition Swish on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swish-edition/id396965055 Email Us: talkback@swishedition.com

Episode 428 is ready for your ears, dear friends and enemies… While Dale is on assignment, this week’s Swish Edition episode is hosted by Scott from Las Vegas, and his lifelong best friend Kristin from Northern Virginia. They count down the last few days of summer with Earth, Wind & Fire…ask why REAL ID enforcement is being pushed back YET again (it’s criminal, y’all)…they’ll tell you where you can buy a Pop-Tart scented candle (if you’re so inclined)…Darth Vader will live forever through AI…we’ll tell you where you can eat a multiple course dinner themed & curated to a classic movie…Las Vegas’s Tropicana gets an implosion date…apparently 1-in-10 mothers regret the baby name they initially decided on…we have the ranking of the happiest U.S. states to live…United Airlines’ has an exciting new announcement…and, much more pop culture news and views for September 18, 2024. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. Show topics & their time codes— INTRO 00:00 Welcome Kristin 01:10 Welcome Fall 04:28 Fork n’ Film 08:44 Tropicana Implosion 12:22 UFC at the Sphere 14:16 P¡nk at Allegiant 16:42 Darth Vader’s Voice & AI 19:52 Baby Name Regrets 28.14 United Airlines Wifi 34:46 Real ID Enforcement 38:08 Happiest States 43:24 PopTart Candles 46:24 Easter Egg 47:54 Swish Edition on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swisheditionpodcast/ Swish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swishedition/ Swish on X: https://x.com/swishedition Swish Online: https://www.swishedition.com Swish on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SwishEdition Swish on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/swish-edition/id396965055 Email Us: talkback@swishedition.com

Dale & Scott are back after their Summer hiatus, joined in the Las Vegas studio by longtime Swish Edition listeners Melissia & Jeremy who are in town from Florida. This week we’re all talking about people behaving badly on airports and airplanes; legally becoming a member of the Mile High Club high above Vegas; how sharing all-you-can-eat food at Applebee’s can get you arrested; apparently 1 in 10 mothers regret the name they gave their baby (Elon Musk's baby momma's gotta be on that list); Sin City’s shuttered Tropicana hotel and casino gets a demolition date; a Bellagio Fountain super fan pays big time to create his own choreographed show to a U2 song—marking the hotel’s 40th show; "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" sets records, sorta; and, much more pop culture silliness for September 11, 2024. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

Before Dale & Scott take the Summer off to work on some special projects, they’ve got all the pop culture silliness of the past week. They’re talking about the Chicago-area “Home Alone” house hitting the market; Marilyn Monroe’s house being ripped down (or NOT, as the case may be; Elvis’ house is safe from the evil doers; Evel Knievel’s son Kelly owns an Evel pizza place in Vegas; a documentary about the 1980’s brat pack is coming to Hulu; the Power Slap championship series is making Dana White a rich(er) man; retailers’ real reason for asking us all to round up; the disco floor John Travolta danced on in “Saturday Night Fever” is hitting the auction block; and celebrities are being banned from buying luxury vehicles because they can’t stop breaking the rules. All that, and much more, on our final episode of Spring. (PS—The show will be back with new episodes staring on September 11, 2024.)

This week we’re asking ALL the pop culture questions of the week: Have we reached the peak of wokeness with wall-to-wall trigger warnings? Can Kayne West repair his reputation by making porn? Is Diddy’s goose cooked? Could Tom Brady have been a better sport during and after his celebrity roast? Will the Evel Knievel Museum survive in downtown Las Vegas? Will the new Uber Shuttle revolutionize ground transportation? Will you try McDonald’s Grandma McFlurry? Will the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel work 28 years later? Is Scott a bonefied Raiders football fan now or does he just like the pageantry of it all? Do you know the best way to survive EDC? Don’t go. Are you interested in helping Rudy Giuliani get out of debt by buying his coffee beans? How long before the real Disney sues Mini Disni? Does Mickey Mouse and Aladdin deserve to be unionized? Will Elvis’ Graceland be auctioned off to the highest bidder? All of that, and much more from the crazy world we live in…from Las Vegas to your ears.

Co-hosts Dale & Scott are back behind their golden mics talking about singer John Legend and multi-hyphenate Chrissy Teigen as they start a healthy pet food company; Welch’s introduces a line of canned cocktails; a Disney World restaurant has been awarded the world’s first theme park-located Michelin star; “Hollywood Squares” to get a reboot by CBS; Dave & Busters will start letting customers wager on their games; Carnival Cruises once again wins the customer service award against idiots; “Downton Abbey” will live on at least one more time in movie form; a gay candle company is capitalizing on Robert Kennedy Jr.’s brain worm; Judge Judy takes on the “National Enquirer” again; Lady Gaga will bring her Chromatica concert to HBO and MAX; and, the guys tell you the real reason your underwear is always inside out when it comes out of the dryer. All of that, and much more pop culture silliness of the week. It’s all the stuff you’ve just got to know, y’all.

From the 60th anniversary of the iconic “Viva Las Vegas” movie and song to the Big Nude Boat cruise coming to Miami early next year, we’ve got a lot to tell you this week. Plus, we’ll tell you about the people who accidentally shipped their cat to Amazon; Caitlin Clark’s payday; Oreo’s curious new flavor combination; Jennifer Aniston is developing a reboot of 1980’s “9 to 5” movie; we’re digging “Franklin” in Apple TV; streaming hits “Acapulco” and “Hacks” both return this week for season 3; Tennessee comedienne Leanne Morgan inks sitcom deal with Netflix and Chuck Lorre; and yet another “Scooby Doo” live action production is coming to Netflix. All that, and much more pop culture silliness of the week with Dale & Scott. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.

We have an absolute abundance of pop culture silliness to talk to you about this week, y’all! Dale & Scott discuss Taylor Swift’s new mega-album; a series of asshats who prove what we already believed: humanity is doomed, including the disgusting people who yanked a small bear cub from a North Carolina tree to take photos with it; Tesla continues to slip big time, including a Cyber Truck recall; an “Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” sequel is in the works with the original cast; you could be the new owner of the white Ford Bronco that infamously drove OJ Simpson all of Los Angeles 30 years ago; Heinz releases a Barbie-themed barbecue sauce about a year too late; the Ultimate Endless Shrimp menu item could be the end of Red Lobster because their executives are idiots; this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are announced; and, much more news and views. What are you waiting for? Press ‘play.’

On National Haiku Poetry Day (yeah, it’s a thing), Dale & Scott are talking about the new Monopoly board game movie; California’s snazzy new overnight train service; the popular BarkBox subscription service is planning to launch private jet charters for dogs; U.S. stamps are on the rise yet again (but it won’t save the forever-troubled USPS, y’all); Hollywood is on a serious reboot craze (think “Melrose Place,” “Scary Movie,” and “Legally Blonde,” among others); the crazy reason Oakland, California wants to waste taxpayer dollars; Disney’s Goofy gets sued; and, lots more pop culture silliness of the past week.

Dale & Scott are back with an all-new episode featuring the piece of space junk that landed in a Florida man’s house; the continuing advancement and fear of artificial intelligence; rock band KISS’s $300 million payday; Pat Sajak announces last night hosting “Wheel of Fortune;” Jennifer Lopez pivots to a greatest hits tour; HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” wraps up in a most perfect way; Tropicana is chock full of asbestos that needs to come out before it’s knocked down; Las Vegas to get a new airport; and, much more pop culture and Vegasy news and views.

For Dale and Scott to talk about women’s college basketball, you just know it’s because something crazy happened. So, we’ll start with record-breaking Iowa star Caitlin Clark’s amazing offer from a couple of rappers, then segue into the “Titanic” door prop selling at auction; SunChip’s five minute solar eclipse offer; all of the ways brands tried to pull a fast one this April Fool’s Day; Jerry Seinfeld’s new Pop-Tarts movie; Disneyland plans to ditch gas engines; the return of “Loot” and “Hacks;” “The Walking Dead” will never die; Wheel of Fortune slots strike again in Downtown Las Vegas; and, more pop culture silliness of the week.

Dale and Scott got a major earful this past weekend when a rogue casino bartender spilled some MAJOR beans, hence the title of this week’s episode. They’re also talking about Star Wars Blue Milk coming to grocery stores and Darth Vader appearing on and in the Empire State Building; Mr. Beast has a new Amazon Prime game show coming; there are more Las Vegas Sphere Residency rumors; Jason Bateman signs up for another Netflix drama series; the hosts ran into two CNN anchors at the Golden Knights hockey game; the magical drunken experience that was Rideshare Karaoke; McDonald’s introduces a Ghost Pepper McChicken sandwich and Krispy Kreme doughnuts; and, much more pop culture and Las Vegas silliness of the week. This week’s opening song is “Turbo Tornado” by Admiral Bob Featuring: Blue Wave Theory (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/admiralbob77/54272

Take Two - Dale & Scott are celebrating the arrival of Spring with the breaking James Bond casting news; JLo has cancelled several concert dates; what’s up with the mysterious stolen Pittsburgh Penguins bobbleheads; the Super Bowl streaker’s motivation; Bruno Mars’ supposed massive gambling debt; Margaritaville is closing forever at Las Vegas’ Flamingo hotel after two decades; and, much more pop culture silliness of the week.