The Phoney & Call-y Podcast

Episode 54: The Longest Dial Tone

You heard right, Pho-Cal Heads. This old pod is movin’ on to quieter, less-audible pastures. It’s proven too much for Johnny’s delicate system, and he’s told Tony at the

Episode 53: Panthro’s Worth

We start with some real, nice energy and momentum. The babies sing a little. Then it all hits a brick wall when Johnny holds forth on his ramen lunch. Who cares, Johnny?!

Episode 52: Does He Seem Stupider? (with guest Naomi Ekperigin)

Johnny has gotten the new COVID booster. And it has provided him with firsthand knowledge of the mysterious “anal gel” that Tony is always talking about. Tony feels vindi

Episode 51: No Fear (with guest Gil Ozeri)

The boys are ready to record. There’s only one problem…they don’t have a guest! They happen to be chatting with pod-fav Gil Ozeri, and they think, “Why don’t we muscle hi

Episode 50: Eggs on the Weekend (with guest Jeff Hiller)

O momentous day! It’s the 50th episode!!! And guess what? It’s never mentioned once. The hosts forgot! Luckily, they do remember to talk about their massive shits and whe

Episode 49: Hot Hospital Content (with guest Rob Stern)

Wee oo wee ooo! It’s a medical emergency! John’s father is in the hospital, and that means two things: The boys are very concerned, OBVIOUSLY. And Tony has to say “I’m ve

Episode 48: A Wipe-the-Slate Moment (with guest Andy Daly)

The boys begin with some clutch accent work, then get into what good drivers they think they are. Listeners are encouraged to take a thorough self-inventory and decide wh

Episode 47: Communications (with guests Shelby Wolstein & EJ Marcus)

Tony is glistening. He’s comfortable to let Johnny believe it’s sweat from his toils, but really he’s just gotten out of the shower! Johnny is behind on his Zoom updates

Episode 46: The Trenches (with guest James Adomian)

It’s hot! Should Tony leave his air conditioner running? Dare he? What are the implications for the audio quality of the podcast? The answer MAY surprise you! The show Fo

Episode 45: Organized Curiosity (with guest Larry Atamanuik)

The pod’s abuzz because Anthony’s dad Larry is coming on today, and his tech specs need to be juuuuust right! Tony is rankled that it’s not societally acceptable for men

Episode 44: Miliani’s Game (with guest Emily Strachan)

We open on a hot, desert soundscape. Heat waves undulate off the baking asphalt. The driving roadhouse rock swells, as a leather-clad dog enters frame. Now that’s how you

Episode 43: A Waste of Time (with guest Mark Proksch)

There’s some disagreement between the two schmucks about whether or not they need to formally greet one another, at the top of the pod. They clearly both want to say “hel

Episode 42: The Mini-Soda Twins

Another breezy, guest-less episode begins with a classic jump-scare! Even more frightening, Johnny is not running the latest version of Zoom! Thankfully Tony is. Unfortun

Episode 41: Manets on Everything (with guests Mary Holland & Dan Klein)

It’s a beautiful day out! After struggling to describe it, Tony admits to a near-total ignorance of visual artists. This throws the guys into a confidence tailspin, reali

Episode 40: Pup Detectives?! (with guest Geoff Garlock)

It’s too much nipple talk for Tony! Also, Tony has been the recipient of multiple birthday gifts from Johnny. But is Johnny really the magnificent gift-giver that Tony th

Episode 39: Farting Around in a 747 (with guest Rob Huebel)

Summer’s heating up, and you can’t run A/C during a podcast. So the men are hot! The fellas crunch the numbers on how many full days of recording they’d have to do to ban

Episode 38: The Night Meeting (with No One)

Tony & Johnny are recording the podcast together, in the same room, for the first time! They quickly discover that the “play-aggression” they employ over Zoom feels much

Episode 37: Harry Podcast (with guest Dan Lippert)

The giggle-boys are being silly tickledicks, at the top of the pod. They titter about Harry Potter, old email accounts, and whether you have to be a hoarder to run a junk

Episode 36: A Handsome Man (with guest Ben Rodgers)

Tony is hard-selling Johnny on getting back into DayZ (a multiplayer, survival game without the speed of multiplayer, the satisfaction of survival, or the ability to acco

Episode 35: A Hollow Ball of Pure Intelligence (with guest Neil Casey)

There’s a congressional hearing on UFOs! Tony finds UFO speculation endlessly fascinating. But sadly, try as he might, he cannot get Johnny on board. The circular logisti