Minutia Men on Radio Misfits
Comedy
About
By day, Rick Kaempfer and Dave Stern are the publishers of Eckhartz Press and Chicago Author Solutions. By night, they are unappreciated fathers and husbands. And in their spare time they are consumers of worthless information. Each week they share their newest worthless information in the podcast, “Minutia Men”.
Episodes
- Minutia Men – The Dere Dese Dems And Dos Pope
In episode 429, Minutia Men hosts Rick and Dave discuss their Denver trip, a CNN story, a German joke about Americans, a perfect day, George Carlin's daughter, customer service issues experienced by the Pope, and a collection of dad puns.
- Minutia Men – A 22-Year-Old John Travolta
On this 10th anniversary show, Rick and Dave discuss WKRP in Cincinnati being back on the dial, fishing coaches and racist lifeguards, the dark side of Steven Seagal, the dynamic between husbands and wives, Dave’s hatred of Rick’s Wordle h…
- Minutia Men – The Roadkill King
Another really odd RFK story, counting in Vietnamese, Mark Giangreco reminiscing about Chet Coppock, Workplace practices at Amazon, the creative new way of protesting ICE, and a tribute to potholes are among the minutiae topics discussed t…
- Minutia Men – Bald Headed Men
This episode of Minutia Men covers a range of topics including an inappropriate school board meeting comment, the president’s interaction with a news anchor, a pot PSA, Marilu Henner, Russian “volunteers”, and an update on balding cures.
- Minutia Men – Introducing, The Kidney Stones
In episode 425, hosts Rick and Dave cover a variety of minutiae topics including the Uranium game, a club for women experiencing menopause, old radio jingles, and a visit to an island off Scotland.
- Minutia Men – Inappropriate Kid’s Songs
Minutia Men discuss topics including state sizing, male pattern baldness, Pete Townshend's top 5, The Rascals on Ed Sullivan, business jargon, the Irish goodbye, and earworm children's songs.
- Minutia Men – Girl Scout Cookies
In episode 423, Rick and Dave discuss various minutiae including the Catholic Confession Hotline, Girl Scout cookies, pets, actors Amy Landecker and Bradley Whitford, exorcism classes, the Tooth Fairy, Anton Cermak, and a birthday tribute.
- Minutia Men – Oversharing At Work
This episode of Minutia Men on Radio Misfits covers topics including a memorable heist, Dean Richards, Revenge of the Nerds, Johnny Winter, martinis in lunches, and the theme of oversharing at work.
- Minutia Men – Selfies At Funerals
Minutia Men episode 421 discusses diverse topics including selfies at funerals, Pam Bondi in Jaws, career-defining pitches, Olympic incidents, a valuable Pokemon card, Harry Caray, and a tribute to Jesse Jackson.
- Minutia Men – Honest Abe
Minutia Men's President's Day special, 'Honest Abe,' features diverse anecdotes including hockey arenas, poetry, travel to Liverpool, and relationship stories. The episode also includes fiber advice attributed to RFK and a musical piece ti…
- Minutia Men – Jingle-Palooza
This episode of Minutia Men on Radio Misfits features discussions on a boxer's toupee, a new German word, trick or treating at Liberace's house, Olympic ski-jumper fun, a billionaire's surgical mishap, and a tribute to Mel Brooks.
- Minutia Men – Remember That We Suffered
In episode 418, Minutia Men hosts Rick and Dave cover a variety of topics including age limits for older individuals, beauty tips, reporting on the Dahmer story, a song concerning Jewish suffering, naming a Chicago plow, the Lone Ranger, a…
- Minutia Men – Ernest Borgnine’s Funniest Joke Ever
Ice Agents in restaurants, the world’s dumbest Minnesota criminal, a song about area codes, Olympians thanking Dads, hotel bathroom doors, and Ernest Borgnine telling the funniest joke ever. are among the Minutiae topics discussed this wee…
- Minutia Men – Packer Schadenfreude
Weight loss saving airlines money, real-time Packers commentators during Bears game, Jeremy Roenick talking about his mentor Doug Wilson, a 142-year-old man, chasing down an emu, and recreating an old-time musical sound are among the Minut…
- Minutia Men – A Classy Return
Rick and Dave are back from holiday break with their typical class. They discuss a contest in Scotland, rejected vanity license plates, Carol Channing, an item you shouldn’t mail, and emergency room extractions. [Ep415]
- Minutia Men – Holiday Minutia
Onion revelations, baby stand up, a realistic night before Christmas, Tinder for cows, a French artillery shell, and the holiday classic Cashier’s Bells are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep414]
- Minutia Men – Blitzen The Unloved Reindeer
A German munitions expert, Frank Sinatra below the belt, the twelve teen days of Christmas, raccoons bit my face, the worst type of tuberculosis, comedy from Australia and England, and Blitzen the Unloved Reindeer are among the minutiae to…
- Minutia Men – Where’s My Supersuit?
The frozen wife dilemma, an amazingly inappropriately named laundry, the birth of the television version of Grinch, matchsticks up his nose, trying to smuggle monkeys, a dramatic reading from Olivia Nuzzi’s new book, and a tribute to Harol…
- Minutia Men – Hitler’s Micro-Pee-Pee
A recreational golfer press conference, the lube guy, the Diabeatles, the death of the penny, and DNA evidence proves that Hitler probably had a micro-führer are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep411]
- Minutia Men – Jenkins At The Louvre
Two calls to Chinese restaurants, Dave’s famous slip up on the radio, belly fat and its connection to baldness, cocoa tacos, a story about Kiss, a movie review by a three year old, and the man responsible for the Louvre mishap are among th…
- Minutia Men – Tribute to Tony Fitzpatrick
The Chicago Pope, the latest Kardashian product, remembering John Lodge, the ultimate Taco run, an Edelweiss parody, and a tribute to our friend Tony Fitzpatrick are among the Minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep409]
- Minutia Men – Promiscuous Ladybugs
A German’s view of “sh*** and giggles”, a gravedigger competition, torches and pitchforks, Jeremy Roenick in the bowels of Chicago Stadium, play-by-play of the 1935 World Series, and an expose about promiscuous ladybugs are among the Minut…
- Minutia Men – Conjoined Twin Whoopie
The strangest video ever, Germans targeting racoons, John Stamos at RiotFest, Carmen Fanzone at the Tonight Show, your favorite Beatle, a 3-year-old’s movie review, and the answer to the question of how conjoined twins handle it when one o…
- Minutia Men – The Pope At Portillos
Insane parenting obsessions, a tooth becomes an eye, dating terms based on cartoon characters, Bob Hope’s near death experience, sex during surgery, a tribute to former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, and the Pope gets Portillos for his birth…
- Minutia Men – The First Millennial Saint
Picking up the wrong kid at daycare, trademarking success stories, the origin of the word nerd, a Tiger Beat cover boy, Pope comedy, and more than you ever wanted to know about ketchup are among the minutiae topics discussed on this specia…
- Minutia Men – More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Ketchup
Picking up the wrong kid at daycare, trademarking success stories, the origin of the word nerd, a Tiger Beat cover boy, Pope comedy, and more than you ever wanted to know about ketchup are among the minutiae topics discussed on this specia…
- Minutia Men – Re-Release: 09/01/16
Spoiled YouTube stars, a Weiner trivia quiz, a 12-year-old taxidermist, and a brush with Bob Newhart, are among the minutiae topics discussed on this special encore presentation by Rick and Dave. [Ep403]
- Minutia Men – The Chicken That Almost Killed Elvis
Mascots in the news, performative males, a bratwurst dispute, the world’s oldest chicken, and how a chicken nearly killed Elvis are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep402]
- Minutia Men – Our 401st Show!
After missing the opportunity to celebrate their 400th show last week, Rick and Dave make up for it this week. They also discuss unwanted pregnancies, Mayonnaise-themed weddings, Tom Skilling’s early days as a weatherman, a free million do…
- Minutia Men – Back From Cooperstown
Tales from the Cooperstown road trip, Chuck E. Cheese in cuffs, making lemonade out of the kiss-cam scandal, potty mouth Leo, a Nickelback-themed obituary, a tour of Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion, and Rick’s tribute to Ryne Sandberg are among…
- Minutia Men – Truth in Russian Advertising
Switzerland finally not neutral, misspelled collectibles, a White Sox players comedy show, a Texan moves to Russia, AI playing Match Game, and a tribute to Ozzy. [Ep399]
- Minutia Men – A Tribute To Harry
An Elmo interview, Shakespeare was a stoner, RIP Harry Teinowitz, chimp fashion, musical rumble strips, and a final farewell to Lee Elia are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep 398]
- Minutia Men – Ashes to Asses
Hitting on the undertaker, training farm-raised flies, Chance the Snapper, do-it-yourself dental work, a motorized bed, and a poem about the 2005 White Sox are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep397]
- Minutia Men – Calling In Sad
Advertising slogans for Trump fragrances, JD Vance memes keeping tourists out, Burt Ward, etiquette lessons for Gen Z, history of toilets on TV, and a fond farewell to Dave Parker, Lalo Shifrin, and Jimmy Swaggart. [Ep396]
- Minutia Men – Drunkest Countries
A circumcision controversy, the world’s most annoying protests, working with Mel Brooks, a quiz about drunken countries, and a sloth-speed chase are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep395]
- Minutia Men – Westfalen Side Story
A new musical in Germany, internet slang, P-diddy’s artist, Twin Peaks bathroom trap, alive in a coffin, and a story about Brian Wilson. [Ep394]
- Minutia Men – An Homage To Art
Rick and Dave discuss an invisible sculpture, a humorously shaped map, Kermit the Frog’s commencement address, Jake the Snake’s snake, and peer pressure amongst adolescent monkeys. [Ep393]
- Minutia Men – George Wendt Tribute
Rick and Dave pick out a few of their favorite George Wendt moments, and discuss the Sun-Times book mishap, a Jim McMahon anniversary, the surprisingly least effective college majors, a Trump watch mishap, and a German tongue twister. [Ep3…
- Minutia Men – The Dese Dems Deres And Dose Pope
A Pope-related song, Pope-related menu items around Chicagoland, The Simpsons predicts the future, Ireland’s reaction to Bono, AI job interviews, and living up to legends are among the topics of minutiae discussed this week by Rick and Dav…
- Minutia Men – Democracy Sausage
Rick and Dave weave through a wild mix of topics this week, from a surprisingly artistic tapestry of phalluses to a deep dive into the most pleasing words in the English language. They revisit the lasting echoes of Kent State, unpack the c…
- Minutia Men – Hacking Menus
An attack on Disney menus, a nun comedian, a truly historic photograph, a crank call to a football star, and things left behind in Ubers are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep389]
- Minutia Men – Sperm Races
The newest racing trend, pregnancy cravings, Rico Suave, moose-TV, and propaganda doctors are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep388]
- Minutia Men – Parenting Tips For Older Parents
Eating grandpa’s ashes, 100-year-old parents, Scott Turow’s view of book banning, Elton John’s Tupperware scandal, finally getting through to Gen-Z Bros, and a visit to a Hollywood set are among the minutiae topics discussed by Rick and Da…
- Minutia Men – Backpfeifengesicht
A Portland recycle bin mystery, the joy of long German compound words, Paul McCartney’s old girlfriend Jane Asher, an unfortunate minor league baseball logo mishap, and the most expensive celebrity wedding in the world are among the minuti…
- Minutia Men – Spreadsheet Championship Play By Play
23 and Me bankruptcy, Trump DEI alphabet soup, an Oscar gatecrasher, the Excel championships, and the Norm Crosby of Michigan are among the Minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep385]
- Minutia Men – International Special
A graphic roof in Berlin, a fish doorbell in Holland, a bone aficionado in Australia, and a sprinter in New Zealand are among the minutiae topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. Also, the best Eddie Money story you’ve ever heard. [Ep…
- Minutia Men – Florida Fun
A Florida man who swallowed diamonds, a Florida man in a Dalmatian onesie, a multi-trillion dollar bank error, a referee bitten on the field, and a tale about a WGN legend—just some of the minutiae topics Rick and Dave dive into this week.…
- Minutia Men – Simulating Childbirth
Sitting next to a dead passenger, a tribute to Pulp Fiction, joking around with George Harrison, the ultimate boyfriend sacrifice, an ode to eggs and puppies, and a fan who approached the wrong celebrity—just some of the minutiae topics Ri…
- Minutia Men – Buried Alive Tips
Jenkins at the Illini game, a song about Elon, Jim Peterik performing live, hockey fight night, and tips for people who are buried alive are among the topics discussed this week by Rick and Dave. [Ep381]
- Minutia Men – The Etiquette Of Buffets
Booing pee wee hockey players, Germans in airports, an Abe Lincoln poem recited in front of Abe Lincoln, the death of Heavenly Bodies , and a fight in the buffet line—just some of the minutiae topics Rick and Dave break down this week. [Ep…