The Ascertainers

Send us a Text Message. If you ever wanted to know how Jim would react to winning the Radio Game--this episode is for you. What started innocently as a second episode of the night turned into some pretty good laughs and a good time overall. Mark really liked this one. #Newt's #LonelyIsTheNight Here's the Dimitri Martin clip about sizes. Starts at @2:00 The Only Clothes a Dog Should Wear - Demetri Martin - YouTube TheAscertainers@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. New concept tonight. We're not pointing any fingers here, but everyone knew Mark and Jim would run out of topics sooner or later. So tonight, we break out the Grab Bag. Might be a worthy concept, but who's kidding who? Desperately seeking topic ideas: TheAscertainers@gmail.com The Wayne's World 2 Clip: https://youtu.be/I3Jk082xY7w?si=IAcS1hMSXJrEmzSO #Relax #Newts #GNR

Send us a Text Message. As the title indicates, we could use some of YOUR input on music topics. I mean it's not like we talk about any topic for more than 1/4 of any episode (although there is some juicy Molly Hatchet and Jethro Tull stuff in the radio game today). TheAscertainers@gmail.com #Newt's #SendHim #CircusPenis

Send us a Text Message. In the spirit of the new golf season, we had to use a Mulligan on this one. We recorded on our usual night, and it turned out even less good/more bad than usual. We added Jim's wife for support and got a much better result. We'd love to hear from you. Send us your topic suggestions, bands you like or anything else to: TheAscertainers@gmail.com #NewtsBurgerLab #BarryWohler TheLawFirmOfEnglandDanAndJohnFordColey

Send us a Text Message. Hey, we made it to 60--and still aren't very good. What does say about you for listening? TheAscertainers@gmail.com #Newts #Spree

Send us a Text Message. We take a slight left turn from almost being a music podcast to talk about the thing everyone in our demographic can relate to in some way--Wide World of Sports. For those about to rock: TheAscertainers@gmail.com Also, there's a new "Send us a Text Message" feature above. Try it out! #Newts #AscertainerBurgerWillHaveToWait #TheVaqueros #Pescatarianism

Send us a Text Message. May was rough on us schedule-wise. We'll record a fresh episode on the night this one is released. In other words, this episode was recorded a while back and has been aging in the barrel. Careful--we don't know how strong it is. Tell us what you think: TheAscertainers@gmail.com Follow us on Facebook / Instagram / X #Newt's #Cheers #EggMarkMuffin

Send us a Text Message. Due to scheduling conflicts with Mark and Jim's super busy social calendars (or something like that), we went to the episode pantry and pulled this one off the shelf. It was this, or canned peaches. We'd love to hear from you (especially any unnamed/unknown German listeners). Please email us at TheAscertainers@gmail.com #doit #AscertainersBurger #Whitesnake

Send us a Text Message. Ran into super listener Pat K at Newt's (nobody was hurt) and recruited him to come on a future episode. He claims to have listened to every Ascertainers episode. Be like Pat. To claim your lottery winnings: The Ascertainers@gmail.com #Newts #Cowsills #ThinkDrinkDisney

Send us a Text Message. For all you Viking's fans, this is also known as the Scott Studwell episode. Not because we talk about him or anything--but he did wear #55. I bet he also knows Joey Browner. In this episode, we finish up on 1976 by talking some music, TV shows and other useless banter. If you'd like to be connected to an Operator: TheAscertainers@gmail.com #Newts #Robot #HallandWhatshisname #Corduroys

Send us a Text Message. We're still trying to get our groove back (as if we ever had one). Jim's wife, Kris makes her Ascertainers debut. To reserve the party room: The Ascertainers@gmail.com #Newt's #Mancini's #CliffRichard #BrandyAlexander

Send us a Text Message. The sophomore slump hit your boys hard. We enter year two of this adventure by failing on our first two attempts at getting anything worth sharing with you, our loyal listeners--both of you. What we ended up with should be an indicator of how very bad the first two were... Complaints: TheAscertainers@gmail.com #Newts #KickHisAssSeabass #HoldYou

Send us a Text Message. That couple is Mark and Jim. During the recording with the Think Drink Disney fellas, Jim dissed Mark even more than normal. Thanks to Mark being a podcasting pro and great editor, you probably didn't even know about it, but in this episode, you'll hear how we worked things out. Extra Kleenex for this one..... #Newts #AscertainerBurger #Sorry

Send us a Text Message. One episode was not enough for legends Matt G and Lance from the Think Drink Disney podcast. This time around is a bit less frenetic (look it up Ascertainers followers.... The TDD people probably knew that one already). If you could use a laugh, give this one a listen. For full recipe: theascertainers@gmail.com #Newts #ThinkDrinkDisney #CrunchyCarpet

Send us a Text Message. Big week--Matt G and Lance from the Think Drink Disney podcast pay us a visit. Jim has known Lance for going on 20 years and The Ascertainers have looked up to T.D.D. for a while. With four guys in the Dojio (Dojo/Studio--copyright pending), there's a little bit of cross talk and a whole lot of laughs. What The Ascertainers lack in technical proficiency, raw talent and preparation, we make up for in fun (says me). Tell us what you think at: The Ascertainers@gmail.com If you're on Facebook, we'd love it if you liked/followed The Ascertainers or the Think Drink Disney Community pages (preferably both). #ThinkDrinkDisney #Newts #DayDrink

Send us a Text Message. We spent a little more time at Newt's before recording this one--you decide for yourself if it shows.... #Newts #FindSara #HeardShesOK

Send us a Text Message. We were so ready to get started that we skipped the intro. As Ascertainers episodes go, this one is pretty close to the original recipe--50% of people won't like it. The other half will hate it. Enjoy! #Newt's #SpecialGuestJoeyBrowner #ThunderclapNewman Tell us what's on your mind at TheAscertainers@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. After teasing 1973 as a topic last episode, we decided to actually tackle it this week and stuck with the plan. 1973--come for the easy listening, stay for the easier listening. This one was challenging to spice up. # Newts Tell us what you think at TheAscertainers@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. Well, we finally did it--we went the whole episode without talking about our topic-- which does get mentioned in the episode, but since we didn't cover it at all, we don't want to further mislead by using it in the episode title. One way to look at this is that it's like a choose your own adventure. Another way is to question the (lack of) motivation by these hosts. COME ON GUYS (man, that seems like it could use a comma or something) #Newt's #WeTriedKinda theascertainers@gmail.com

Send us a Text Message. It's been brought to our attention that we maybe not mention a topic in the title of the episode since we only get to the topic with about 11 minutes left (margin of error +/-1 minute). Hey, at least we're consistent--and this one is NO different. We make up for it with extensive inaccurate rumors about former MN Vikings All Pro Safety, Joey Browner. It doesn't get much better than that! So, as you can plainly see, we aren't very good at the whole topic thing. Hope you liked the Browner talk though. We could corner the coveted Joey Browner demographic. Also, If Mr Browner hears this--do you want to be a guest? Open invite! #Newt's #Baldy'sTailgate