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A Pittsburgh Summer Appreciation Episode

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Pat Friermuth scored, then brought back a dab celebration the hosts call off-putting.

1. Untitled Pittsburgh Sports Comedy Podcast uses a Pittsburgh summer episode to jump from spotted lanternflies to Steelers preseason and local neighborhood culture. 2. The hosts are John and Tad, with producer Ben Stonium present at Leinberg Studios in Glenshaw, and they drive the show with rapid back-and-forth jokes. 3. The episode asks what a Pittsburgh summer sounds like when the hosts are watching the Steelers, fighting lanternflies, and planning a Bloomfield event. 4. Spotted lanternflies dominate the opening stretch, with the hosts saying they were already bad as nymphs and are now "completely unmanaged." 5. The rant moves through references to Marl on Brando, Apocalypse Now, Colonel Kurtz, and a claim that scientists could wipe out Pennsylvania life and reintroduce it later. 6. Steelers preseason talk follows, with Kenny Pickett, Pat Friermuth, Herbig, Alex Highsmith, Josh Allen, Mike Tomlin, and Sean McDermott all named in the discussion. 7. The hosts describe Josh Allen "running for his life like a fool" and laugh about a play where Highsmith chased him down in the preseason. 8. They also read Tomlin and McDermott through their William & Mary connection, saying Tomlin was "absolutely" a jerk to McDermott there. 9. Pat Friermuth’s touchdown leads to a long argument about his dab celebration, which one host calls "off-putting" and another ties to outdated trends. 10. They compare the dab to Penn State, say anyone can do it, and joke about tight ends like George Kittle and Travis Kelce pulling it off more convincingly. 11. Keanu Benton becomes the favorite young Steeler for one host because the team needs defensive line depth and a possible successor to Cam Heyward. 12. The joke widens into a riff on having "two Keanu" on the defense and wishing Keanu Reeves could play Shane Falco as the third-string quarterback. 13. Little Italy Days in Bloomfield gets a long critique, with the hosts describing it as a warped version of an old neighborhood festival filled with booths from Verizon, Gutter Helmet, and other sponsors. 14. They propose an Untitled Pittsburgh Sports Comedy booth, complete with "eel fight," combo bushes, and a fake Italian immigrant backstory for cylindrical cheese-filled snacks. 15. The show then shifts into a work-games segment, with the hosts inviting listeners to send submissions by voicemail at 412-368-6375 or email at untitledpittsburgh at gmail.com. 16. Their work games include throwing promotional junk at a co-worker’s computer, yelling "Kareem" or "Tennis anyone," and turning random office comments into "Count It." 17. "Groundwork" becomes another game, with the hosts joking about using hard hats, caution tape, and the line "Call before you dig" to create sexual tension at work. 18. A housewarming-party story turns into a disturbing memory about a third-grade teacher who split class groups by whether the students’ parents were divorced. 19. The tone stays fast, local, and sarcastic, with the hosts swapping sports analysis, neighborhood grievances, and office-riff comedy in short bursts. 20. Steelers fans, Pittsburgh locals, and listeners who like inside jokes about work culture would fit best, while people wanting a straight sports recap probably would not.

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A Pittsburgh hangout where sports talk mutates into lanternflies, Little Italy Days satire, and booth-planning delirium.

This episode stays loose in a way that fits Pittsburgh sports comedy well. It starts with a love confession, Earl Holmes, and spotted lanternflies, then drifts into Little Italy Days and the strange way a once-proud neighborhood festival can start to feel like its own warped…

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You want Pittsburgh chaos, spotted lanternflies, and a booth plan that goes completely off the rails.

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