Valley Heat

I laughed so hard once, I almost had to pull over the car, I couldn’t see through my tears. What an excellent and unique podcast!

I did not expect to totally fall in love with this podcast but here we are. I catch myself singing the jingles and am on relisten x3! I can’t stop repeating after Green Banana “Michael Douglas? Michael? Michael??” I can’t stop and won’t stop, you can’t make me!

Doug plays everything like he’s narrating live, but the narrative is actually great writing. He creates so many unique quirks, but they are always surprising, never becoming easy catch phrases that ruin comedy. The Alt Cheers theme is called “Friends,” when he’s reading copy for “high handlebar” motorcycles he never says “chopper,” and Phil’s transition lenses seem pretty BTK but he never says “serial killer.” I wish this show renewed more often…! (and, Duct Tape Artisans do not need ampersands)

I can’t begin to guess how many times I’ve re-listened to this podcast from start to finish (enough to be able to sing along with the ad jingles). I have told so many friends abt this show since I found it, and everyone who has taken my advice has thanked me for it. To anyone who might complain about the timing of episodes, I simply say this-I’d rather have an episode of a podcast this good constantly meeting (and exceeding) expectations than 10 episodes of one meeting a weekly timetable and adhering to a formula that grows stale simply for the sake of content. Also, follow the Patreon. It’s worth every penny.