D-Talks

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Hooping, comedy, guests, and Midwest tangents.

The gist

D-Talks mixes casual guest interviews with sports chatter, creator talk, music updates, and live-chat banter. The episodes move like a long hangout, shifting from basketball runs and charity events to bartending stories, restaurants, travel sponsors, and whatever tangent catches heat.

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About D-Talks

D-Talks is a guest-driven conversation show with the texture of a live chat and the looseness of a late-night hangout. It is branded in the episodes as part of the Detox Podcast, with a community built around music, podcasts, comedy, and hooping videos. The show opens with creator-channel housekeeping, sponsor reads, and shout-outs before settling into whatever the guest and speaker can turn into a story. Basketball is one of its most reliable engines. Pickup runs, charity tournaments, refs, late friends, and the effort of getting adults to commit to a game all become fuel for long, animated exchanges. The show is funny because it notices ordinary friction. Someone sleeps through an early gym pickup. Someone yells too much at a charity ref. Someone wants the event to matter, while the organizers are already trying to get home. Those everyday scenes get stretched, argued over, and sharpened into conversational comedy. The tone is casual and blunt, with live-chat energy and a comfort with digressions. It can move from hooping to beer, from bottle service to restaurant reservations, from country-club stories to the practical problems of recording content. Regional texture matters here. Restaurants, Oak Creek creative gear, Midwest weather, Iron River vacations, and nightlife give the show a lived-in feel. The sponsor reads are not tucked away; they are part of the show's rhythm, especially Alpine House 2 and Impulse Cameras. Music is also part of the broader ecosystem, with repeated references to songs, recording, mixing, mastering, and Patreon extras. Guests give the episodes their direction. Big Ty brings the basketball-and-training lane into focus. DJ GIRLNEXTDOOR opens the door to bartending, bottle service, promotion, and nightlife dynamics. RV's episode wanders through restaurants, money, service work, and upscale hospitality. Other named guests keep the format feeling like a rotating table rather than a formal interview desk. D-Talks is not tidy audio journalism. It is a personality show built around momentum, irritation, jokes, side stories, and the feeling that the next tangent might be the clip worth saving.

Made for: For listeners who like informal creator-led podcasts with sports-adjacent comedy, regional stories, nightlife talk, and guest banter. It especially fits people who enjoy long hangouts where basketball, music, food, and everyday frustrations overlap.

What sets it apart: D-Talks stands out through its blend of live-chat looseness, recurring hooping culture, sponsor-read personality, and Wisconsin texture. It feels less like a produced interview show and more like sitting near a funny argument that keeps finding new angles.

In their own words

Fun energetic conversations with different interesting people every week.

Why you'd press play

Basketball etiquette meets bottle-service economics, giving you plenty of room to follow the detours.

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  • to hear pickup-game grievances treated with the seriousness they deserve
  • a guest chat that can turn restaurant gossip into an accidental lesson on house accounts
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Best episodes of D-Talks

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D-Talks W/ DJ GIRLNEXTDOOR (Episode 348)Mar 3, 2026

A $300 tip opens a funny, practical conversation about bottle-service work.

A customer asks a bottle-service worker to rate her service. She says 100 percent; he leaves a $300 tip. The Detox Podcast host is surprised, but the story soon turns to a more useful question: what does she actually do during a shift?

D-Talks W/ RV (Episode 346)Feb 17, 2026

Fancy dinners lead to stories about the notes kept on house accounts at country clubs near Lake Geneva.

A Valentine's Day reservation at Morel starts a loose conversation about what an expensive dinner buys. Lake Park Bistro comes up before the talk turns to country clubs near Lake Geneva.

D-Talks W/ Syed (Episode 287)

A superhero satire leads D-Talks into Superman, a new trailer, and the character's childhood appeal.

A staged superhero movie scene gives the D-Talks speakers plenty to laugh about: Maeve announces that she is gay, and corporations quickly find a way to sell the moment.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    D-Talks W/ DanBoyWonder (Episode 325)

    ·1h 8m
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    D-Talks W/ Breanne Wilhite (Episode 301)

    ·1h 18m
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    D-Talks W/ Tommy G (Episode 300)

    ·1h 51m
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    D-Talks W/ Aaron Clark (Episode 299)

    ·1h 20m
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    D-Talks W/ TEDWORTH (Episode 298)

    ·1h 6m
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    D-Talks W/ Sarah Critchfield (Episode 297)

    ·1h 14m
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    D-Talks W/ Big Ty (Episode 296)

    ·1h 41m
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    D-Talks W/ The Well Red Damsel (Episode 295)

    ·1h 8m
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    D-Talks W/ Javier & Frankii H (Episode 294)

    ·1h 39m
  10. 10

    D-Talks W/ DJ GIRLNEXTDOOR (Episode 348)

    ·1h 24m
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    D-Talks W/ Edith Rita (Episode 352)

    ·1h 7m
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    D-Talks W/ Wolf Ludwig (Episode 351)

    ·1h 17m
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    D-Talks W/ Syed (Episode 350)

    ·1h 37m
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    D-Talks W/ TJ Trashman (Episode 349)

    ·1h 38m
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    D-Talks W/ _wisconsquinn (Episode 347)

    ·1h 31m
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    D-Talks W/ RV (Episode 346)

    ·1h 25m
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    D-Talks W/ NeuroKind Collective (Episode 345)

    ·1h 38m
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    D-Talks W/ DJay Mando (Episode 344)

    ·1h 26m
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    D-Talks W/ Diego Avila (Episode 343)

    ·1h 26m
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    D-Talks W/ Vi Conraad (Episode 342)

    ·1h 43m
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    D-Talks W/ Wrld Grl (Episode 341)

    ·1h 51m
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    D-Talks W/ Furry Jaxon Fox (Episode 340)

    ·1h 27m
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    D-Talks W/ Molly Jastrab (Episode 339)

    ·2h
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    D-Talks W/ Maria Acosta (Episode 338)

    ·1h 19m
  25. 25

    D-Talks W/ MariahDaWeatherBookie (Episode 337)

    ·1h 22m
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    D-Talks W/ Olivia Ruuska (Episode 336)

    ·1h 13m
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    D-Talks W/ Tyler B (Episode 335)

    ·1h 12m
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    D-Talks W/ Gemini The Savage (Episode 320)

    ·1h 17m
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    D-Talks W/ Antonio Alcazar (Episode 334)

    ·2h 20m
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    D-Talks W/ Avery Rapier (Episode 332)

    ·1h 30m
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    D-Talks W/ Michael Rita (Episode 331)

    ·1h 22m
  32. 32

    D-Talks W/ Stacy Oatman of the Wisconsin Humane Society (Episode 330)

    ·51m
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    D-Talks W/ Bryan Leconte (Episode 329)

    ·1h 24m
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    D-Talks W/ Clarence Williams (Episode 328)

    ·1h 4m
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    D-Talks W/ Ray Roberts (Episode 327)

    ·1h 33m
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    D-Talks W/ Mo B (Episode 326)

    ·1h 30m
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    D-Talks W/ Impulse. (Episode 302)

    ·1h 24m
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    D-Talks W/ SOPHINLAW (Episode 324)

    ·1h 21m
  39. 39

    D-Talks About Aaron Rodgers & Milwaukee Living (Episode 323)

    ·26m
  40. 40

    D-Talks W/ SpicyTeacherMKE (Episode 322)

    ·1h 40m
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    D-Talks W/ DemonJavi (Episode 321)

    ·1h 9m
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    D-Talks W/ Daniel Fuellengraben (Episode 319)

    ·1h 14m
  43. 43

    D-Talks W/ Marshall Loether (Episode 318)

    ·1h 21m
  44. 44

    D-Talks About ESPN THE OCHO, Harry Styles' "Toys", & Milwaukee Creators (Episode 317)

    ·29m
  45. 45

    D-Talks W/ Ayman Kalada (Episode 316)

    ·1h 22m
  46. 46

    D-Talks W/ Gray Roberge (Episode 315)

    ·1h 41m
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    D-Talks W/ Kristine Gallagher (Episode 314)

    ·1h 18m
  48. 48

    D-Talks W/ The Cast of Lint (Episode 313)

    ·1h 36m
  49. 49

    D-Talks About War, Legos, & Selena Gomez Oreos (Episode 312)

    ·47m
  50. 50

    D-Talks W/ Dave Anderson (Episode 311)

    ·1h 3m
  51. 51

    D-Talks W/ Joe Diamond (Episode 310)

    ·2h 1m
  52. 52

    D-Talks W/ Evan Hull (Episode 309)

    ·1h 7m
  53. 53

    D-Talks About the Political & Economic State of the World (Episode 308)

    ·35m
  54. 54

    D-Talks W/ Connor O'Hara (Episode 307)

    ·1h 6m
  55. 55

    D-Talks W/ Adyn Hamann (Episode 306)

    ·1h 19m
  56. 56

    D-Talks W/ Owen Joyner (Episode 305)

    ·1h 34m
  57. 57

    D-Talks W/ Jane Green (Episode 304)

    Host DeRita Detox introduces a sponsored segment about a vacation rental and then brings on guests to discuss their experiences working at theme parks and dumpster diving.

    ·1h 4m
  58. 58

    D-Talks W/ Diego Avila (Episode 292)

    ·1h 23m
  59. 59

    D-Talks About Patrick Mahomes, President Snow, & Emperor Palpatine (Episode 291)

    ·46m
  60. 60

    D-Talks W/ Jun Yoon (Episode 290)

    ·1h 6m
  61. 61

    D-Talks W/ Aissa from Good Land Theraputic Massage (Episode 289)

    ·1h 31m
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    D-Talks W/ James Groh (Episode 288)

    ·1h 34m
  63. 63

    D-Talks W/ The WZA aka Kepi (Episode 286)

    ·1h 31m
  64. 64

    D-Talks About a BIG Change (Episode 285)

    ·58m
  65. 65

    D-Talks About Health Care & Rich People (Episode 284)

    ·1h 5m
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    D-Talks W/ Marcus Horch (Episode 283)

    ·1h 28m
  67. 67

    D-Talks W/ Mycole Scott (Episode 282)

    ·1h 13m
  68. 68

    D-Talks About Jake Paul, Bears Fans, & Fortnite (Episode 281)

    ·1h 2m
  69. 69

    D-Talks W/ Anita Astley (Episode 280)

    ·1h 44m
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    D-Talks W/ Micah Emrich (Episode 279)

    ·1h 20m
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    D-Talks Halloween Special (Episode 278)

    ·1h 14m
  72. 72

    D-Talks Ranks Every Halloween Candy (Episode 277)

    ·44m
  73. 73

    D-Talks W/ Darrell Cochran (Episode 276)

    ·1h 16m
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    D-Talks W/ Him (Episode 275)

    ·47m
  75. 75

    D-Talks About Gen Z Marketing, Group Chats, & Serving (Episode 274)

    ·41m
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    D-Talks W/ Iris & Laura (Episode 273)

    ·1h 23m
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    D-Talks W/ Sarah Teale (Episode 272)

    ·1h 51m
  78. 78

    D-Talks About Wisdom Teeth, NFL, & Hawk-Tuah (Episode 271)

    ·38m
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    D-Talks W/ Whisk Chick (Episode 270)

    ·1h 21m
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    D-Talks W/ Patrick Collins (Episode 269)

    ·1h 10m
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    D-Talks W/ Eric Carroll (Episode 268)

    ·1h 44m
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    D-Talks W/ Denny Fit (Episode 267)

    ·1h 22m
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    D-Talks W/ Chris Romano (Episode 266)

    ·1h 17m
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    D-Talks W/ Valerie Lighthart (Episode 265)

    ·1h
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    D-Talks W/ Dan Schlewitz (Episode 264)

    ·1h 7m
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    D-Talks W/ Bertha Harris (Episode 263)

    ·1h 35m
  87. 87

    D-Talks About Sucking Nuts & Barstool (Episode 262)

    ·1h 15m
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    D-Talks W/ Maria Acosta (Episode 261)

    ·1h 6m
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    D-Talks W/ Melee (Episode 260)

    ·1h 23m
  90. 90

    D-Talks W/ Iris & Laura (Episode 259)

    ·1h 9m
  91. 91

    D-Talks W/ Luise Noe (Episode 258)

    ·58m
  92. 92

    D-Talks About Sour Patch Oreos, Pride, & Caitlyn Clark (Episode 257)

    ·38m
  93. 93

    D-Talks W/ Alexa Renne (Episode 256)

    ·1h 17m
  94. 94

    D-Talks About Diddy's Apology & Rap Snacks (Episode 255)

    ·1h 1m
  95. 95

    D-Talks W/ Carrington Langley (Episode 254)

    ·1h 21m
  96. 96

    D-Talks About Footlongs, Rap Beefs, & Bulldozers (Episode 253)

    ·49m
  97. 97

    D-Talks W/ Jeff Kleczka (Episode 333)

    Darren Reed promotes Alpine House 2 vacation rental and Impulse Cameras while introducing the 333rd episode of the Detox Podcast.

    ·1h 9m
  98. 98

    D-Talks About Kendrick's Halftime, Post Malone's Oreos, & NBA Trades (Episode 293)

    D-Talks podcast episode 293 covers Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, Post Malone's Oreos collaboration, and NBA trades, with a sponsor segment for a vacation rental.

    ·50m
  99. 99

    D-Talks W/ Simple Soulz (Episode 303)

    Host Darren introduces a sponsored segment about a vacation rental before welcoming guest Marion from Simple Souls to discuss mental health and her clothing brand.

    ·1h 12m
  100. 100

    D-Talks W/ Syed (Episode 287)

    Hidden gem

    Syed, a Milwaukee comic celebrating two years in stand-up, says he is proud of what he has done but still fixates on where he "should be." He and the host compare Milwaukee open mics, New York mics that cost money, and the value of "networking" versus just doing a set and leaving.

    ·1h 28m·2 clips
  101. 101

    D-Talks W/ Big Ty (Episode 354)

    Big Ty introduces the 354th episode of the Detox podcast, discussing vacation rentals and camera gear sponsors.

    Apr 14, 2026·1h 37m·2 clips
  102. 102

    D-Talks About LeBron Hating Milwaukee (Episode 353)

    The host discusses LeBron James's alleged dislike for Milwaukee and the Bucks, with guest commentary.

    Apr 8, 2026·1h 7m·2 clips
  103. 103

    D-Talks W/ Edith Rita (Episode 352)

    Hidden gem

    Darren Rita introduces episode 352 of D-Talks, promoting sponsors Alpine House 2 and Impulse Camera before the main content.

    Mar 31, 2026·1h 7m·2 clips
  104. 104

    D-Talks W/ Wolf Ludwig (Episode 351)

    Darren Rita introduces episode 351 of the Detox Podcast, promoting sponsors Alpine House 2 vacation rental and Impulse Cameras gear rental before the main content.

    Mar 24, 2026·1h 17m
  105. 105

    D-Talks W/ Syed (Episode 350)

    Host Darren Reed celebrates the 350th episode of the Detox Podcast, discusses winter vacations, and promotes sponsors Alpine House 2 and Impulse Cameras.

    Mar 17, 2026·1h 37m
  106. 106

    D-Talks W/ TJ Trashman (Episode 349)

    Mar 11, 2026·1h 38m
  107. 107

    D-Talks W/ DJ GIRLNEXTDOOR (Episode 348)

    Hidden gem

    Hannah from DJ Girl Next Door says her DJ setup started with a Pioneer FLX4 in summer 2024, and her first opening set happened nine days after the controller arrived.

    Mar 3, 2026·1h 24m·5 clips
  108. 108

    D-Talks W/ _wisconsquinn (Episode 347)

    Feb 24, 2026·1h 31m
  109. 109

    D-Talks W/ RV (Episode 346)

    Hidden gem

    ["Detox Podcast episode 346 opens with sponsor reads before RV and host Darren Reed settle into a comic interview about family names, Epstein files, and job history.", "RV says his full name is Jacob Jeffrey Rashes Renard Vervoort, explains that his mother changed it in kindergarten, and jokes that the family was 'trying to colonize your name.'", "The middle of the conversation turns into a blunt riff on the Epstein files, Pam Bondi, email lists, and why RV thinks money seems to push people toward worse behavior.", "The back half shifts to Orlando jobs, a green-tarp car wash, a Japanese sushi restaurant, and a Valentine's Day bar scene where couples looked unhappy rather than romantic."]

    Feb 17, 2026·1h 25m·5 clips
  110. 110

    D-Talks W/ NeuroKind Collective (Episode 345)

    Feb 10, 2026·1h 38m
  111. 111

    D-Talks W/ DJay Mando (Episode 344)

    Feb 3, 2026·1h 26m
  112. 112

    D-Talks W/ Diego Avila (Episode 343)

    Jan 27, 2026·1h 26m
  113. 113

    D-Talks W/ Vi Conraad (Episode 342)

    Jan 20, 2026·1h 43m
  114. 114

    D-Talks W/ Wrld Grl (Episode 341)

    Jan 13, 2026·1h 51m
  115. 115

    D-Talks W/ Furry Jaxon Fox (Episode 340)

    Jan 6, 2026·1h 27m
  116. 116

    D-Talks W/ Molly Jastrab (Episode 339)

    Dec 30, 2025·2h
  117. 117

    D-Talks W/ Maria Acosta (Episode 338)

    Dec 23, 2025·1h 19m
  118. 118

    D-Talks W/ MariahDaWeatherBookie (Episode 337)

    Dec 16, 2025·1h 22m
  119. 119

    D-Talks W/ Olivia Ruuska (Episode 336)

    Dec 9, 2025·1h 13m
  120. 120

    D-Talks W/ Tyler B (Episode 335)

    Dec 2, 2025·1h 12m
  121. 121

    D-Talks W/ Antonio Alcazar (Episode 334)

    Nov 25, 2025·2h 20m
  122. 122

    D-Talks W/ Jeff Kleczka (Episode 333)

    Nov 18, 2025·1h 9m
  123. 123

    D-Talks W/ Avery Rapier (Episode 332)

    Nov 11, 2025·1h 30m
  124. 124

    D-Talks W/ Michael Rita (Episode 331)

    Nov 4, 2025·1h 22m
  125. 125

    D-Talks W/ Stacy Oatman of the Wisconsin Humane Society (Episode 330)

    Oct 28, 2025·51m
  126. 126

    D-Talks W/ Bryan Leconte (Episode 329)

    Oct 21, 2025·1h 24m
  127. 127

    D-Talks W/ Clarence Williams (Episode 328)

    Oct 14, 2025·1h 4m
  128. 128

    D-Talks W/ Ray Roberts (Episode 327)

    Oct 7, 2025·1h 33m
  129. 129

    D-Talks W/ Mo B (Episode 326)

    Sep 30, 2025·1h 30m
  130. 130

    D-Talks W/ DanBoyWonder (Episode 325)

    Sep 23, 2025·1h 8m
  131. 131

    D-Talks W/ SOPHINLAW (Episode 324)

    Sep 16, 2025·1h 21m
  132. 132

    D-Talks About Aaron Rodgers & Milwaukee Living (Episode 323)

    Sep 10, 2025·26m
  133. 133

    D-Talks W/ SpicyTeacherMKE (Episode 322)

    Sep 2, 2025·1h 40m
  134. 134

    D-Talks W/ DemonJavi (Episode 321)

    Aug 26, 2025·1h 9m
  135. 135

    D-Talks W/ Gemini The Savage (Episode 320)

    Aug 19, 2025·1h 17m
  136. 136

    D-Talks W/ Daniel Fuellengraben (Episode 319)

    Aug 12, 2025·1h 14m
  137. 137

    D-Talks W/ Marshall Loether (Episode 318)

    Aug 5, 2025·1h 21m
  138. 138

    D-Talks About ESPN THE OCHO, Harry Styles' "Toys", & Milwaukee Creators (Episode 317)

    Jul 29, 2025·29m
  139. 139

    D-Talks W/ Ayman Kalada (Episode 316)

    Jul 22, 2025·1h 22m
  140. 140

    D-Talks W/ Gray Roberge (Episode 315)

    Jul 15, 2025·1h 41m
  141. 141

    D-Talks W/ Kristine Gallagher (Episode 314)

    Jul 8, 2025·1h 18m
  142. 142

    D-Talks W/ The Cast of Lint (Episode 313)

    Jul 1, 2025·1h 36m
  143. 143

    D-Talks About War, Legos, & Selena Gomez Oreos (Episode 312)

    Jun 24, 2025·47m
  144. 144

    D-Talks W/ Dave Anderson (Episode 311)

    Jun 18, 2025·1h 3m
  145. 145

    D-Talks W/ Joe Diamond (Episode 310)

    Jun 10, 2025·2h 1m
  146. 146

    D-Talks W/ Evan Hull (Episode 309)

    Jun 3, 2025·1h 7m
  147. 147

    D-Talks About the Political & Economic State of the World (Episode 308)

    The host introduces the podcast, discusses vacation plans, and promotes a sponsor before transitioning to the main topic about the political and economic state of the world.

    May 27, 2025·35m
  148. 148

    D-Talks W/ Connor O'Hara (Episode 307)

    May 20, 2025·1h 6m
  149. 149

    D-Talks W/ Adyn Hamann (Episode 306)

    May 13, 2025·1h 19m
  150. 150

    D-Talks W/ Owen Joyner (Episode 305)

    May 6, 2025·1h 34m