Ear Bender

When you watch courtroom tv do you every ask yourself the following questions... "Why did someone actually come on when they KNEW they didn't have a case?" "Why doesn't this look like the same process when I was in court for a speeding ticket?" "How the heck does Judge Judy get to be so mean and WHY is the plaintiff and defendant making her angry by talking over her? Are they just hot heads?" Samantha Howard explains the inner workings of Courtroom Television. Samantha was on the show, but she's not a hot head and she knew EXACTLY what she was doing. Also listen to Debra's story, having to deal with a devastating turn to her life this year and bunch of nuns, not unlike from the movie Sister Act, come and make her life a living heaven. Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me your once in a life time story:) Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Get ready for the Halloween edition! We’ll talk about hooking up at a Halloween party with people in masks or full makeup… do you call them the next day? We’ll also talk about the most famous magician ever Harry Houdini and how he was almost a scientist trying to debunk mediums and spiritualists even at his death! I promise it coincides with Halloween as well:) You think this Halloween episode is too early? Well then you’ll be haunted every day until you change your mind:) Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me how met someone...kissed them...and never to see them again! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Are you allowed to take the last donut in the breakroom? This is our Labor Day special! Everything is about office etiquette, pettiness and company secrets that restaurants, hotels and grocery stores don't want you to know! Don't get deceived by old reused food and hotels that someone just died in. Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me how your office co-workers have done you dirty! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

When should a couple think about getting married? What are some great tips for how to propose? Does your idea of holy matrimony align with Bob and I? We tell our silly engagement story and try to answer those questions along the way:) Also another thesbian account of the tried and true Second Date Update! Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me how you got engaged or or or WANT to get proposed to! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

I want you to judge the POOP out of these party poopers! 3 stories of poor party etiquette. This isn’t forgetting to bring a bottle to wine to a baby shower. These are controversial mishaps that only the keenest party goer can possibly solve! Also necessary facts for how to survive against starvation and running naked from polar bears. Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me what your story ending theory was! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Calling all relationship detectives! Listen to these 3 stories and guess along with us to see how each story will resolve. Bob has some hot takes, including someone that doesn't smell B.O., but can literally smell a disease! hahahahaha Make sure to get on my email list in the link below so you can tell me what your story ending theory was! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Cats having 9 lives isn't even CLOSE to a joke. I'm pretty sure...FOR REAL... that you can throw them out of a plane and they'd survive. NO PARACHUTE! Yes...yes...there's science to back this up! Bob is going to show us people looking for international love because they can't find a soulmate in the US. When are expectations out of whack ? Click below to support the show! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Do you remember Catch Me If You Can the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks? It's written by a conman Frank Abagnale and it's a lie! I mean... a con-man wrote it so... of course it is. Steven Spielberg never fact checked it... Johnny Carson never fact checked it... and there is a good chance after you hear all the facts you are going to not want to believe it. In Let's See What the Algorithm Brought Me I watched an Oscar Nominated movie that you will never see and pulled out a readers digest of the interesting so you don't have to waste 2 hours of your life:) Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Are you ready to uncover the secrets behind reality television? Join your hosts Alexi and Bob as they take you behind the scenes of American Idol with personal experience as a six-time auditionee, Alexi reveals the truth about the audition process and what really happens off-camera. From the intense auditions before the real audition to the surprising decisions made by the judges, you'll discover that reality TV isn't always as real as it seems. Get ready for an eye-opening journey through the world of talent shows and find out why a 5-minute audition can change someone's life forever. Don't miss out on this thrilling podcast, filled with insider knowledge and entertaining stories. It's time to tune in and see what the algorithm brought you. Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

What does it really look like to follow your dreams? When you do what makes you happy people can see it inside of you and can't help but support you. Michael Block just recently got a chance to do the dream that he has had his entire life and it became contagious! He had the support of the nation for one week because they saw themselves in him. See what happens when you are free of stress and just trying to be the best version of YOU, where it gets you:) Also we finally get to hear Bob's acting chops and she does not disappoint! We have a Second Date Update with Ryan and Leanne to find out whether or not they should be together...at least for a second date:) Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

A tall guy finds himself constantly intimidating children due to his height. However, when confronted by a particularly insufferable 6-year-old, he concocts a mischievous plan to teach the unruly child a lesson. The unsuspecting kid, is left humbled in the funniest way possible! And he escapes with the parent's blessing:) Also, what is your financial responsibility to your friends if you are significantly more well off then they are? Have you already thought of that friend and that scenario? Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Bob and I talk about Ulysses Bucket List as a fun and compelling way to live your life. You can start tomorrow and life trajectory will forever be more engaging for you and everyone around you! Sounds too good to be true, but really isn't. It's always the simple things:) And we also talk about a celebrity that anonymously rents a residence and completely guts it without the owner knowing! Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

We embarked on a fast food journey to find and review Hunt Brothers Pizza, a franchise we had never heard of despite it being the 9th largest fast food chain in the world. After finding a location, we recorded their pizza review, which was lackluster, but the real story was about their interaction with the franchise's employee, Mamata. We discovered she was originally from India and had an arranged marriage to her husband, who owned the smoke shop next door to the pizza kiosk. This piqued our interest, and we visited the smoke shop to try to learn more about Mamata's husband. Unfortunately, the owner of the establishment never heard of her. Did Mamata lie to us for 40 minutes? Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

When I travel to Switzerland there's inappropriate touching, almost setting people on flames, a fact finding mission at the top of a mountain and CHOCOLATE! Plus an advanced Do's and Don't's when it comes to traveling abroad that you probably don't know! Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

A man reveals how he swapped his then-girlfriend's aggressive black cat with a well-behaved lookalike six years ago. He had joked about it before, but the idea eventually became a reality after the cat scratched him. He found an identical cat that was already litterbox trained and more friendly, adopted it, and settled it in his girlfriend's apartment while taking the original cat to a shelter. Fast forward six years to see if she finds out. Sometimes your pets aren't just pets, but symbols of your relationship. In a previous relationship, I felt like my hamster was happy when their relationship was good and sick when their relationship was on the rocks. The hamster funeral is shocking:) Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Bob found a story about a lady that ran a half marathon by mistake. The circumstances have to be SOOOOOO perfect, right? If you're a runner, you can do this too:) Also we found the easiest way to find ghosts. Your grandparents had to get out Ouija boards and light candles, but now you don't have to have your dad flicker the fuse box on and off, you can use a tesla and find as many ghosts as your heart desires. Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Bob and I share our own disastrous dating stories, so you can rest easy knowing that even if your date goes wrong, it's not as bad as what happened to us. But that's not all, we also sprinkle in some fun Valentine's Day trivia to help you perfect your lovey-dovey bouquets and playlists. Tune in now to make your Valentine's Day even more special! Click below to support the show. It helps so much! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

So you’ve crashed a party… or at least know someone who has. Or maybe the gold standard…crashed a wedding! Dion Rich has crashed 8 academy awards (Oscars), 14 Olympics, 35 Super Bowls, the Kentucky Derby winners' circle, the Playboy Mansion, Frank Sinatra's memorial, and he re-counts in his 2 books 8,000 different crashes. Do you want to meet all your favorite celebrities? Let’s learn how to crash any party together! It’s easier than you think and apparently the downside is no more than a slap on the wrist:) You’ll be surprised at the new way Bob found for looking at the classic Billy Joel song “The Piano Man.” This will alter the way you listen to “Piano Man” for the rest of your life when Bob presents “Let’s See What The Algorithm Brought Me!” And email me your best relationship disaster story and I might read them at the Valentine’s Day special Ear Bender next episode. Click the link for email:) Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Bob is a hardworking babyface at her first "big girl" job, but underutilized. To pass the time between sudoku puzzles she plays Truth or Dare with co-workers sans the "truth." Peer pressure and her thespian roots goad her into eating the unexpected to win the disgusted credit of her peers Also we're playing a Name That Celebrity Game. See if you can get the celebrity correct before Bob can! And what movies to watch in 2023! Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!

Where is the best place to get hit on these days? People are so busy and plucking your bushy Greek eyebrows to go to bars sounds like a lot of work AND expensive! Here in Chicago a glass of wine can be $14 ! So what about a grocery store? a library? maybe...just maybe when you are super sweaty at a gym:) Here are some things to watch out for when you are trying to fall in love at a gym. This isn't your mom's LA Fitness experience! Also the algorhythm brought us an HBO show "The Rehearsal" with Nathan Fielder. (it's sooooo weird!) And there's a Christmas story that is going to make your stressful family Christmas a walk in the park. Alexi's Email List, Music and Podcast extras here!