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San Diego comedian Jon Adkins has funny guests that discuss the local comedy scene, sports, and politics.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jon Adkins turns wrestling, politics and ordinary personal detours into loose comedy driven by abrupt shifts in attention.
Jon Adkins treats conversation as a launchpad, moving from weddings and beach life to professional wrestling, pandemic policy and California politics without sanding down the turns.
A wedding-date text leads to a turkey sonogram prank; you get the detours, too.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A rough teaser built around a new podcast launch, sharp name jokes, and a blunt talk about truth and free speech.
The episode opens like a launch pitch, not a settled conversation. The two hosts are introducing a new podcast and sketching its territory, moving from truth and vaccines to constitutional rights and the things people feel they cannot say. The chemistry is there.
A messy, personality-led Monday rant with real momentum and plenty of side-road detours.
Episode 24 starts with a Monday ramble from Pacific Beach and keeps moving through Mother's Day goodwill, California politics, and a long stretch of Instagram housekeeping and reel-making.
A loose, month-late catch-up that moves from wedding news to shutdown talk and ends on bugles and pizza.
John Atkins returns with Devin Doan after about a month away, and the conversation settles into wedding updates, a prank sonogram post, and a long run through COVID shutdowns.
Ocean Beach routine and wrestling heat give the episode its most memorable rhythm.
The episode starts in Ocean Beach, California, and settles quickly into a very lived-in rhythm: no car, a block from the beach, a weekly comedy show, and a scooter for getting around town.
Franconian conversations that take their time.
Combative right-leaning reaction, served hot.
The show opens with an announcement.
Jon Adkins opens with the claim "Let the restaurants go," citing tablet ordering, 18% tipping expectations, and low-paid service work.
The host opens from Pacific Beach on Monday, May 10th, and the first thing out of his mouth is Mother’s Day.
John Atkins comes back after about a month and brings on Devin Doan for a loose, off-the-cuff catch-up.
The show goes on the road in Ocean Beach, California, for the first time.