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Plus, a little big dumb blasphemy with comedian "Costaki" Economopoulos, and a sneak preview of "Jesus of Knoxville".

Venture back to a time when Winona Ryder was on trial for shop-lifting, Pam had just broken up with Kid Rock, and Al Unser Junior dumped his girlfriend on I-465. Immature. Politically Incorrect. Wildly Innapropriate. Everything that made the early part of the twenty-first century fun, all wrapped up in one 15 minute capsule of stupidity. Plus, "Splurge!"

Unsuspecting comedian Dan O'Sullivan joins us for the first time, from January 9, 2003, and shares some stellar relationship advice. Brought to you in part by Hellstein's Jewelers.

A small dose of Big Dumb Holiday cheer from Indianapolis early in the twenty-first century.

Here's another batch of vintage silliness from Indianapolis early in the twenty-first century.

This episode features "The Black Widow", the formerly #1 ranked Player in the World by Billiards Digest and Pool & Billiards Magazine, Jeanette Lee. (Coincidentally, ESPN will debut the next installment in the Peabody and Emmy award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Jeanette Lee Vs.” on December 13 at 8 p.m. ET.) https://youtu.be/e89MN3k4lR0 Also in this one, some unfortunate, accidental laughs at the expense of "Bubble People". (No, we're not proud of it. Yes we're sorry. I'm pretty sure we're more grown up now.) Plus ... some sleepy-time stories from STP, and when's the last time you thought about "Mama's Family?" You're welcome.

This one's got a little day-drinking with TV's Patty Spitler, a visit from comic Monique Marvez, and more real rawk from The Fuglees ... plus, we discover our favorite player for the Indianapolis Indians. There's a lot more random stuff, including a pretty good "Joke of the Day". Listen, discover, and enjoy. Then, subscribe so you can get this nonsense delivered to you automatically every week.

We never did officially determine how to spell "Bo", although I guess we'll go with the preferred Indiana, and easier-to-type-on-a-phone, two-letter version. At one point I think we were using the more French-Canadian "Beau", but never the full-on cajun-flavored "Beaux". Regardless, Bo Asner, our dedicated anchor of the news and sports desk suffered continuously through a constant barrage of interruptions and basic disinterest from Don and I to eventually deliver something resembling the intended result of entertaining our tens of listeners every morning. This episode features a visit from your wonderfully inappropriate "Uncle Lar", comic Larry Reeb. Plus, there's a few moments with long-time friend of the show, musical comedian Tim Cavanagh, who was a guest on my final show in Louisville, just before I was replaced on "100.5 The Fox" by the bigger, meaner "Bill & Ted" show. You can enjoy it all in under twenty minutes. If there's anything in particular that you remember from the glory days of the Big Dumb Show, please go here and let me know, and I'll see if I can dig it up. And if you're sick of all the talk, just go here and enjoy altROCK tunes.

Almost on-the-nose from this week twenty years ago, it's seasonal stuff from the Indianapolis archives dated early November 2002. We find an unlikely enemy of Thanksgiving, conclusively determine that there’s a lot of “pussy” in Europe, hear a lovely song involving ringworm, and a fat man ends up on the floor. Thanks to our guests: Comedian Dan Cummins. He's gone on to become kind of a big deal. Visit his site at dancummins.tv As well as the late Don Davis of Don's Guns.

It was the end of the road for Don's "Rally Chicken" and the close of another less-than-stellar season for the Indianpolis Colts. There's a fun visit from America's favorite "man-band", Da Vinci's Notebook and they deliver their popular hit song about male genitalia. Plus, we'll introduce you to an entirely new genre of music you didn't even know you wanted. Plus, a pretty good and fairly offensive Joke of the Day.

Happy Halloween everybody! Jim Bristow showed up with a cannon that could blast a gourd over a mile for our Pumpkin Propulsion competition … plus, there was Fat Johnny’s catapult-type device. Then, there's a festive visit with the Greatest Band In The History of Recorded Music, The Fuglees. Appropriately, it's all brought to you in part by the Smashing Pumpkins Going Out Of Business Sale! You can enjoy it all in just 20 minutes, so scroll through all the fun pictures of some of this nonsense, and get busy listening. Some memories from Pumpkin Propulsion 2003: Pumpkin Propulsion 2004 featured the 'Pumpkinator', a cannon capable of firing a pumpkin over a mile: Here's some snapshots of the Fuglees rockin' our broom-closet studio on Fall Creek Road:

At the Big Dumb Show, we've always “believed in the Cheese”, and still do to this day; America’s loudest lounge singer Richard Cheese joins us for a quick number. Also comedian Joel Lindley, who has some good pointers on how to use the original Facebook: the CB radio. Plus more Big Dumb artifacts, mostly from Indianapolis in late October of 2004, along with some other timeless classics, including another side-splitting Joke Of The Day, a great way to listen to the show while you're doing "other things", plus help in defending yourself from litigious rock bands. Most of what you hear was barely acceptable to broadcast in the early aughts; please keep that in mind while enjoying this here in the midst of the substantially more inclusive 20's.

Nobody screws up quite as spectacularly as a rocket scientist. Well, at least that's what we thought until we started talking to our listeners. This snack-sized serving of the Big Dumb Show is mostly from early September 2004 in Indianapolis, and features Comedian Don Barnhart. As always, many thanks to our sponsors, including The Trader.

This snack-sized regurgitation of the Big Dumb Show from early September of 2004 features comedian John Morgan, and is brought to you in part by the No Access Pass.

From Indianapolis; Guest comedians Mike Armstrong and Don Barnhart. Don Stuck is recovering after a road trip with Fat Johnny. And a thigh-slapping Joke Of The Day. An earlier visit (04/11/2003) from Mike Armstrong.