The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds · All Things Comedy

150 - The Past Times with Mike Bridenstine

·1 hr 6 min·5 clips
Emory Emory faked being paralyzed in a wheelchair for two years just to get a standing ovation and then stood up.
Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by guest Mike Bridenstine to discuss his book 'Kansas City Comedy' and examine a 1927 newspaper, featuring bizarre stories like a store owner kissing a bandit, a judge allowing home drunkenness, and debates over biscuit size legislation.

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Senator James W. Finley's mince pie crusade gives Dave and Gareth plenty of room to riff.

Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds hang the episode on Senator James W. Finley of Chanute, who recently championed the abolition of mince pie. The conversation gets its charge from their back-and-forth, with the hosts circling the subject and turning mince pie into a target for…

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You get Senator James W. Finley, the abolition of mince pie, and an Oklahoma biscuit reform bill in one messy history detour.

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