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On this overstuffed episode, thawing the Thanksgiving turkey always sneaks up on us, Mike experiments with a cherry pimple patch for the algorithm, the Whatever podcast and Kaiser Wilhelm hats, are influencers dragging the bottom of the barrel by using Breathe Right strips for recognizable facial accessories, we play What's In The Bag and feel nuts, are deez special reserve Planters worth it, the secret to movie theater popcorn at home, more IFAF milestones like press badges and Winco replies and In-N-Out heiress winky emoji texts, do INL engineers want to make heavy soda with heavy water, were LDS stake buildings ever called stake houses or is this Instagram commenter gaslighting us, mushroom gummies ads all up in our feed, claims about mushrooms and depression, the City of Idaho Falls updates their Facebook cover photo without perhaps its most notable city landmark, LDS humor from Mikey & the Mrs. on Planet 105.1 in St. George, our review of Hazbin Hotel season 2 and the final episode is this week, new Idaho Falls Arts Council executive director Gray Augustus and the Great Gatsby ballet, what you can't deny about people who wear handlebar mustaches, why Idaho is the third best state to live, Mike finds himself in a meeting with a radio talk show host and a TV weatherman and a random Osmond brother, the new Rigby romance bookstore coming soon and the highly specific genre Karley is crossing her fingers for, have you heard of Mormon Bigfoot, the winning dish in the Museum of Idaho what Bugsgiving cooking competition, there's no wrong way to eat a Reese's if you're a squirrel, nothing says good will toward men like these elegant ornaments, what is this Grinch doing to the other on this Christmas ornament, we tried half of the 6 Jimmy John's Picklewich choices on National Pickle Day and came out with a clear winner, this week November 17-21 catch the Festival of Trees at the Elks Lodge, this Saturday November 22 it's the Downtown Tree Lighting, next Saturday November 29 the Forgotten Carols at the Frontier Center and Slime Pit 2 the Toys for Tots Benefit with The Idahoan at the Gem, next Sunday November 30 see the Piano Guys at the Mountain America Center, December 6 The Christmas Box Angel Vigil at Fielding Memorial Cemetery

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The 2025 Amazon gift guide, Toys R Us and Burlington and Tractor Supply Co. and TJ Maxx and Ross and pink holiday decor, spelling incorrectly and pointing fingers, the LDS Church Light The World Giving Machine tour dates in Pocatello and Rexburg and Idaho Falls, ideas create dollars, bad agencies and confidence vs competence and handlebar mustaches, our observations and opinion of other East Idaho podcasts, Lake Mead metallic booms remind us of the loud booms in East Idaho, Reed's Dairy grand reopening with ribbon cutting and public tours, Old Farmers Almanac vs Farmers Almanac and which one is quitting after 200 plus years and our one word Christmas weather prediction, the Hill Cumorah Pageant and other LDS annual outdoor theatrical performances, Facebook metrics and IFAF passes Neal and Julie and its first mainstream media outlet NewsTalk 107.9, Mike worries that he is becoming a Dull Man because he likes Altoids and Good & Plenty and spice drops, phasing out pennies, Idaho has the highest debt to income ratio, mayoral runoff election between Lisa Burtenshaw and Jeff Alldridge, our new snarky friend is the daughter of an old friend, unverified and secondhand but hilarious rumor of a phone call from Uncle Frank to Jeff, 2024-2025 NCDC Dineen Cup champions Spud Kings hockey game featuring a 6-3 win over the Ogden Mustangs, Virgin River Land and Cattle Company's 10th $500 donation to the Snake River Animal Shelter, is anyone else seeing these wild ads for mushroom gummies and ketamine on Facebook, CBD and adaptogens and 3I/ATLAS, a soup served for 100 years in the U.S. Senate Dining Room and its connection to DuBois Idaho, an adorable Thanksgiving sugar cookie craft idea, November 17-21 it's the Festival of Trees at the Elks Lodge, November 22 the downtown Idaho Falls tree lighting and holiday market, December 6 the Christmas Box Angel Vigil at Fielding Memorial Cemetery, December 19 the third annual UTV Holiday Light Parade supporting Idaho Falls Community Food Basket

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Halloween weekend and IFAF LIVE! on a Freaky Friday and falling back and Dia de los Muertos and Election Day, Christmas shopping, our favorite Halloween costumes including Brad Barlow's Juno couple and the Nielsen family as The Emperor's New Groove cast, Jason Nielsen in Damn Yankees, Kendall Jenner's cheeky Jessie from Toy Story costume controversy and Heidi Klum's Medusa masterpiece, Karley's lavender dress from Elsie's Closet, trunk-or-treat killed the trick-or-treat star, where's the good candy, the rest of the country and the Wall Street Journal is catching on to what we call tater treating, why we're the zeitgeist podcast, SNAP benefits delays and Idaho food bank shortages, why Mike wonders if he's becoming more liberal, sidebar on gay marriage and the LDS church and sleeveless garments and the possibility of future doctrinal shifts, comments from listeners on YouTube and TikTok, Logan Utah jokes about a Trader Joe's coming and Rexburg jokes about an In-N-Out coming, Facebook thinks Mike is a dull man, WinCo canned beans labels, why Jonathan Cox is all about that BASE jumping off the Perrine Bridge, the return of the Idaho Falls Farmers Market Winter Market and the Ice Palace after a year off, new Dutch Bros pin-trading group, what is "heavy soda" and when will Pick Me Up bring it here, how news people become so out of touch, LDS practices and programs that belong in a Mormon graveyard like polygamy, Boy Scouts, and three hour church, and don't forget garments with sleeves, Rexburg ding dong ditch incident and how it has become a potentially fatal prank, booby trapped boxes for porch pirate payback, how and what to donate to the Wall of Warmth this year, next Tuesday November 11 it's the Nutcracker at the Colonial Theater

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Karley's Halloween costume is Darla from Finding Nemo, famous gingers in pop culture like Lois Griffin and Wilma Flintstone and Jessica Rabbit and Ariel and Merida, local haunted houses are missing but Spirit Halloween thrives, Spirit Christmas won't have stores around here, Toys R Us makes a comeback with new seasonal stores including one in Utah, Burlington opens in the old Bed Bath & Beyond space and donates to Hillview Elementary, Jimmy John's revives the Picklewich with 6 choices, Mike predicts an In-N-Out in Idaho Falls Karley places her bet, Trader Joe's might follow, proof that Mike has been making the Papa Q for at least 12 years, HeyitsBrad's hilarious Sora spoof videos about Idaho Falls, Meta Glasses mean more caught on camera videos coming, banana etching prank, Uber Eats driver posts video of naked customer, ungovernables and pigeons, a model shows the massive size of the Yellowstone volcano, cringe content from non-creatives, underwear ads, hung smile is the new BDE, Idaho Falls leaf pickup and snow removal schedules return, election preview pits mayoral candidates Lisa Burtenshaw and Christian Ashcraft and Jeff Aldridge head-to-head on housing and nuclear power and trust in government, IFAF gets its first "WikiLeaks" INL insider explaining the mysterious Idaho Falls booms, speculation on secret bunkers, Disney drone testing and why can't we have drone swarms in our own fireworks show, this Friday it's another IFAF LIVE! show on Halloween at 9p, Saturday night it's a 21+ Mummies Soirée at the Museum of Idaho, and this weekend the Cirque Italia Water Circus at the Grand Teton Mall, and November 11 see the Nutcracker and benefit the Idaho Falls Rescue Mission

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Outdated language and changing meanings, Halloween costumes after Clue at Thunder Ridge with two shows left this week, Halloween falling on a Friday, why if it's worth doing it's worth doing poorly, we hit 1,000 YouTube subscribers, Spud Kings hat trick means Virgin River Land and Cattle Company donates $500 to the Snake River Animal Shelter, Mike's favorite colors from white to charcoal to peacock, the new Utah Mammoth mascot Tusky and why his battle cry makes us giggle, female comedians from Nikki Glaser and Iliza Shlesinger to Taylor Tomlinson and Kelsey Cook, the LDS Godhead vs the Christian Trinity and water and ice and steam, why the Idaho Falls Temple lacked a Moroni statue until 1983, Salt Lake City vs Milwaukee skylines and stake buildings vs steak houses, Baptists don't really hate Mormons, how we gamed the Threads algorithm with bait inspired by Roddy TV and got a million views in 2 days, Qatar's air force presence at Mountain Home AFB, Monster High Skullector dolls including the Alien and Us editions, HR Giger and Yonic the Hedgehog, Idaho Falls mayoral race prediction, Idaho Falls city councilman John Radford clarifies apartment zoning, why Lava Hot Springs is closed through November 7 or longer, Downata Hot Springs has a deal for you, Idaho Falls Police Department flock cameras and privacy, Mike's guyliner for Clue, Local News 8 staff news with Kailey Galaviz joining ABC 4 Utah and Danielle Mullenix signing her 2 year deal and the Kylie Bearse stalking case, Lagoon's Nutcracker ride goes 69 and swings 150 feet and pulls 4.7 Gs, two more nights left for AACT Clue on Stage at Thunder Ridge High School, Stop the Silence Charity Ball on October 25 at Snake River Event Center, and the Nutcracker Ballet on November 11 at the Colonial Theater using code QUEEN to donate $10 to Idaho Falls Rescue Mission

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Columbus Day versus Indigenous Peoples Day, ancient societies were brutal, philosophical Big Bang question, the Halloween haystack returns with these beloved Disney characters, who's off our Halloween card list, Bad Bunny and the First Lady, ChatGPT and your stupid friends, how algorithms read our eyes and emotions, AI-generated media like the deepfake Michael Jackson, parallels to the Black Mirror "USS Callister" episode, celebrating fall weather and cardigan season, this trending sleigh ride sound on Instagram is heralding the holidays, Mike wants to be Forky for Halloween, A YouTube commenter points out that wildlife bridges could make for good hunting, taxpayers vs animal advocates, why hitting a moose is deadlier than hitting a tree, how Mike learned that by skiing into one, why everyone including us overreacted to the Idaho Falls High School football players vs marching band story, athleticism vs musical ability and innate talent vs learned skill, everyone has a side hustle but we shouldn't trust unlicensed contractors, farewell party for the old water tower, middle-aged men who buy expensive cameras and think that makes them a creative, whether haunted house employees can legally touch guests, the Yellowstone Restaurant Haunted Dinner showing scratch marks, parental liability of a toddler driving a mini motorcycle in traffic and Idaho's love of letting kids play in traffic, a nostalgic 1974 Idaho Falls drive through video showing the Yellowstone Highway featuring Gay Nineties Pizza and Grand Central and Color Tile and Safeway and the North Hi-Way Cafe on the Northgate Mile, the Idaho Falls LDS temple missing its Maroni, the decline of the Northgate Mile and the new development shift toward the mall, Snake River Landing and downtown gentrification, remembering Idaho Falls cruising from the 1950s to 2020s, is street racing in Idaho Falls a thing, this Thursday October 16 AACT Clue on Stage opens at Thunder Ridge High School, the super secret Thunder Ridge Performing Arts big butt seat chart, this Saturday October 18 it's the Ammon Pumpkin Walk and Vacant Gate's Reoccurring Nightmare Halloween Party at the Gem with Bees Knees catering and The Idahoan, next Saturday October 25 it's the Stop the Silence Charity Ball at the Shilo Inn

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Rainy weekend signals fall, pink Halloween decor trends, evolution of Halloween colors from orange and black to slime green and midnight purple, winner of Fat Bear Week at Katmai National Park is a 1,200 pound Chunk, Snake River Animal Shelter celebrates 10th anniversary with new logo, Taylor Swift's new album Life of a Showgirl and theater release party event at Edwards Theater, audience reaction over Wood, favorite and weakest album tracks including Fate of Ophelia and Opalite and Wi$h Li$t and Eldest Daughter, Diddy sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for trafficking women to freak-offs, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, males can be victims too, personal AI monitoring devices and Meta glasses will end he said she said disputes, Stella's Ice Cream soft opening in Ammon, being brilliant at the basics, Ozempic side effects on men and women, Westmark Credit Union's new logo, the writer/ director of KPop Demon Hunters Chris Appelhans is from Idaho Falls, the passing of LDS president Russell M. Nelson and the Grand Blanc Michigan church shooting, why some people are asking if Mormons are Christians, the differences between Catholics and Protestants and Restorationists explained, Latter-day Saints charitable response is true Christian forgiveness, Stand Up for Idaho hosts town hall for Idaho Falls mayoral candidates Jeffrey Aldridge and Christian Ashcraft and Lisa Burtenshaw, Bert Kreischer at the Mountain America Center, Mike reviews the Papa Q pizza from Papa Q's food truck and adds one topping, the Yellowstone Food Village is a bunch of food trucks parked at the Idaho Innovation Center, Treat Time is a wild mouthful with the Beyoglu Angel Hair Raspberry White Chocolate with Cotton Candy and Pistachio Cream, this Friday October 10 is the Water Tower Tribute Block Party, Next Thursday October 16 Clue On Stage opens featuring Mike as Mr. Boddy (the dead guy), next Saturday October 18 it's the Ammon Pumpkin Walk, and Saturday October 25 support domestic violence survivors with the Stop the Silence Charity Ball at the Snake River Event Center at the Shilo Inn

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Six seven inflection, Idaho Falls forecast drops from 80s to 50s with first frost predicted next week and pumpkin spice season approaching, Karley's plant box conundrum and Mike's plant's appetite, fall colors peak at Heise and Palisades, Madi Danger's Mazda Miata Lumpi is the same age as Tay Tay, Swiftie's Showgirl release party movie at Edwards Theater October 3-5, the good and bad about Demon Slayer Infinity Castle, Jimmy Kimmel returns with a sharp free speech monologue praised across party lines, Idaho Falls Chukars lose three straight playoff games and miss the Pioneer League championship, Skyline defeats Idaho Falls in the Emotion Bowl 55 to 13, is it because IFHS players were too busy being big mad at their own marching band, Pie Hole pizza shop MAGA hat confrontation unfolds with competing stories and a social media pile on, it's okay to not participate in political extremism, vanity plate SLBNBTY is decoded with help from the license plate frame, why two sisters ages 12 and 14 traveled for hours in a freezing refrigerated trailer, tribute to Rigby's Tayt Andersen Ellen's onetime boyfriend who passed away at 19 after defying the odds, Pocatello redemption trip featuring Don Aslett's Museum of Clean and Braise-Zen wood fired pizza and Scoops N Sliders, shout out to Patriot Power Wash, Stella's Ice Cream is coming to Ammon, win $1,000 with Film Garage 208's Halloween film contest, are Mexican surgery centers stealing your organs while you're under or is this just another urban legend, wildlife bridges like Idaho's new I-90 Osburn overpass and the success of Utah's Parleys Canyon bridge, the Idaho Falls Zoo Glow Party is this Friday, Snake River Animal Shelter's 10th Anniversary Celebration is Saturday, the Idaho Falls Water Tower Tribute Block Party is next Friday

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