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Houston banter, sports grudges, premium nonsense.
Pass The Gravy runs on loose Houston banter, quick pivots, and jokes that keep adding rules until the bit takes over. Sports, TV nostalgia, made-up slang, holidays, and guest drop-ins all get fed into the same noisy argument machine.
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Pass The Gravy is built like a hangout that accidentally became a long-running comedy archive. The room matters. Alex the Moondog Middleton, Robert Barbosa, and the rotating regulars do not so much introduce topics as collide with them, swerving from sports arguments to TV memories to fake social etiquette before anyone has time to make the show tidy. A segment about laugh tracks turns into sitcom-origin therapy. A hockey watchalong becomes a debate about respect, hatred, and temporary patriotism. A casual mention of the Houston Comets opens a full defense of dynasty status, banners, and local pride. The show is deeply comfortable with nonsense, but the nonsense usually has structure once the group starts adding conditions. Made-up 2025 slang, national appreciation days, dry-erase glass logic, Indiana celebrity power rankings, and emergency baby-bank episodes all become little games. Then they become arguments. Then someone tries to win the argument on technicality. Sports are a recurring language here, especially Houston teams, football scheduling, hockey rivalries, the WNBA, and whatever game is currently distracting the room. Pop culture is just as important, from kids' TV and sitcoms to Star Wars, South Park, Malcolm in the Middle, music icons, and celebrity geography. The humor is irreverent and sometimes crude in spirit, but the appeal is not shock for shock's sake. It is the speed of the group. Someone says something half-formed, someone else challenges the logistics, and suddenly the bad idea has bylaws. Guests fold into that rhythm instead of being placed behind a formal interview desk. Curtis no nickname Chafin brings origin-story weight as the godfather of Pass The Gravy, while Mo Lunsford fits into the power-ranking chaos during an emergency episode. The show suits listeners who enjoy banter with callbacks, sports grudges, loose pop-culture fluency, and the feeling of sitting near the loudest table. It is messy by design. That is the point.
Made for: For comedy listeners who like fast friend-group riffing, sports-adjacent arguments, pop-culture tangents, and bits that escalate before anyone can stop them.
What sets it apart: Pass The Gravy stands out by treating every topic as raw material for a group bit, not a segment to finish. Its identity comes from chemistry, callbacks, Houston loyalty, and confident nonsense under constant cross-examination.
Alex Middleton, Pat Dionne, and Robert Barbosa solve the world's problems one episode at a time and offer their unsolicited advice on the questions that you don't have. They also hang out with some awesome guests from time to time. It's the podcast that nobody has heard and everyone is talking about. Pass the Gravy bitches!Make sure to follow the guys on twitter: @PassTheGravyPod, @AlexJMiddleton, @NotPatDionne, and @RobertBarbosa03
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Everyday opinions become spirited comic contests through the trio's quick challenges, sports fixation, and comfort with letting a small mistake grow.
Pass The Gravy follows Alex Middleton, Robert Barbosa, and Pat Dionne as ordinary conversation keeps turning into comic argument. Sports loyalties, television tastes, dog ownership, workplace obligations, and half-remembered geography all become material for quick challenges and…
Indiana celebrity rankings become contact sport, and you get a ringside seat beside Alex, Robert, and Pat.
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Loose banter, TV nostalgia, and hockey chatter keep the episode moving fast.
Pass The Gravy #662 opens in a loose, easy groove, with headphone gripes and cough button jokes setting the tone before the talk widens into TV upbringing, dry humor, and why some jokes land only for people who grew up with the same shows.
A loose hangout that turns football, hockey, and tiny annoyances into the running joke.
Pass The Gravy #657 leans into a loose sports-and-life hangout, with Pat, the sun dog Dion, back in the mix and the crew getting plenty out of the chair setup, the missing backrest, and the usual gravy-gang banter.
A backup episode that still feels live, loose, and powered by its own nonsense.
Pass The Gravy uses an emergency banked recording to keep the energy moving, and Mo Lunsford fits in fast. The show gets mileage out of small prompts and lets the conversation drift through last names, Indiana rankings, famous Hoosiers, city trivia, and a popcorn detour without…
Sharp Black pop culture commentary with gossip, jokes, and blunt advice.
Awards season, celebrity memoirs, and new music picked apart with host Louis Fertel and guests.
Comedian Chris Gethard takes one anonymous call a week and can't hang up first.
Isa Calderón and Lucía Lijtmaer riff on feminism and TV history from Spanish stages.
Graham Clark and Dave Shumka turn one small topic into a full episode of tangents.
A sticker that says 'I am a safe person' kind of makes me feel like you might be hiding that you're a serial killer.
Episode 662 starts crooked and stays there.
Pass The Gravy #660 opens with Alex Middleton and Robert Barbosa riffing through the show's usual loud intro before introducing Pat the Sundog Dion as the guest.
Pass The Gravy #658 opens with Alex “the moondog” Middleton and Bobby Barbosa introducing Pat “the Sun Dog” Dion and Curtis McGirdus Chafin, who is described as the original “godfather of past the gravy.” Curtis explains that the show started when he and Alex were playing Grand Theft Auto and “talk[ing] about dumb shit,” then decided to record because “that’s what people need is more white guys talking about shit.” The setup also covers how the early show struggled to reliably reach an hour and how Curtis later left because “life happen[ed]” and remote recording was harder in a different city.
Pat, the sun dog Dion, is back in the room.
The hosts provide live commentary on a USA vs Sweden hockey game while joking around.
The hosts invent and discuss new slang phrases for 2025 in a humorous, freewheeling conversation.
Pass The Gravy episode 635 is a banked emergency episode featuring Alex Middleton, co-host Robert Barbosa, and guest Mo Lunsford, the new co-host of Houston's Rod Ryan Show, who is originally from Indiana.
The hosts engage in playful banter and jokes, introducing a recurring guest with a humorous drum roll bit.
The hosts joke about remote recording, a guest co-host's new studio, and his unpacking struggles.
The hosts welcome back a friend and engage in casual, humorous conversation about work and baseball.
The hosts introduce the episode with their signature catchphrases and welcome a surprise guest, Pitbull, for a comedic interview.
The hosts engage in comedic banter about morning routines, the loss of the 'prince of darkness', and playful comparisons between Tupac and Shakespeare.
The hosts and a guest engage in casual, humorous banter about the Fourth of July and beer brats.
The hosts and a guest engage in humorous banter, including a joke about hippopotamuses being Irish.
The hosts engage in comedic banter, welcoming a guest and joking about X-Men and personal anecdotes.
The hosts engage in casual, humorous banter and introduce a guest, setting a lighthearted tone for the episode.