PGH Dive Bar Talk

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PGH Dive Bar Talk is a leisure podcast hosted by Greg Parshall, with 149 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Greg Parshall hosts PGH Dive Bar Talk, a leisure show with 149 episodes published.

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  Episode #168

  168 - Orangutang Epidurals

  Aug 17, 20261h 6mS1

  168 – Orangutang Epidurals Have you ever beat the system? It hasn’t happened oftento your hosts, but they have a few stories of when they got the upper hand. Tune in to hear how. A very busy episode this week, strap in and hold on! (1:08) – “There are two types of people I don’t trust.People who don’t drink and people who collect stickers.” – Chelsea Handler. (1:49) – Tiny collects stickers? (2:50) – Podcast Numerology. Who you got? Two Pittsburghlegends come to mind right away, LC Greenwood and Jaromir Jagr. (4:31) - @NewScientist Magazine Headlines: 1. Solving gravity’s greatest mystery. 2. Childbirth for some primates is harder than for humans. 3. “Hobbit” hominins scavenge meat left over from Komodo dragons. (7:15) – PDBT attended the races at the Meadows this week. A good time was had by all. (8:30) – Can any of you guess how many Hawaiian shirtsthe Coach has in his possession? Awesome. Tune in with your guess. (9:50) – Survey time. Head over to www.pghdivebartalk.com or our Facebook page for more info. One more for the bad guys. (14:46) – Dear Tiny (20:32) – Story time. Hear your hosts tell stories ofwhen they’ve beat the system. (31:20) – Transylvanian Brain Freeze. Rapid Fire Edition.Hang on to your hats! (38:32) – The Movie Game (41:59) – The Music Game (44:58) – Argy Bargy (46:53) – Would You Rather. Jane Mansfield vs. Raquel Welch (53:19) – Samurai Chatter 1. Do you prefer the pool or the ocean? 2. Pay being the same, would you rather be a roulette dealer or a real estate appraiser? 3. Who would you rather drink with, Mr. Ed or Mr. Clean? 4. You can only save one on your life raft, Bullwinkle, the Road Runner or Big Bird? 5. Rodney Dangerfield quote

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  Episode #168

  167 - Cyborg Cockroaches

  Aug 10, 20261h 7mS1

  We’re back and better than ever. This week, your hostshave more school stories for your pleasure. We have new rules to kick off the Movie and Music games. Think you have what it takes? In Samurai Chatter, there’s intimate questions to get to know your hosts and much, much more. Remember, tell ‘em where you got it. https://youtu.be/ycduYYPIDwg (1:07) – “Don’t be such a square, everybody whose anybodydrinks.” – Lorraine Baines. (2:41) – Podcast Numerology. Who wore the #67 jerseybest? (5:54) - @NewScientist Magazine Headlines: 1. Diving suit helps cyborg cockroaches breathe under water. 2. Psilocybin helps women with Alzheimer’s. 3. Fusogenic neurosurgery lets paralyzed pigs walk again. (8:29) – PDBT will be at the Meadows this Thursday, 8/6,to sponsor a horse at the track and place some bets. It’s our second annual outing and it was all kinds of fun last year. If you’re in the area, stop by and buy Tiny a beer. He’s financially embarrassed. (10:22) – Prince Huckamuck checked in with King Charles tomake sure he’s included in the will. (13:20) – New surveys are up on the website and Facebookpage. Head over and let us know your favorite ice cream flavor and your favorite store at the mall. (16:31) – Dear Tiny (20:17) – School stories from your hosts for a second week in a row! (30:27) – Transylvanian Brain Freeze presents Facts of the Week 1. New York artist collected garbage from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding for online resale. Items such as cigarette butts, candy wrappers and an ovulation test kit. Items were fetching as much as $25. 2. A gaming store in Oregon suspended a Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card tournament due to collective body odor of the players. The players were advised to wash and wear clean clothes. 3. A player in an independent baseball league was traded for 60 cases of Budweiser. (37:40) – The Movie Game (41:21) – The Music Game (45:40) – Argy Bargy (47:15) – Hell’s Half Acre. Marilyn Monroe vs. Scary Mary (54:06) – Samurai Chatter 1. What is the best part of growing older? 2. What memory makes you smile? 3. When have you felt lost and alone? 4. What are you most excited about right now?

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  PGH Dive Bar Talk

  162 - But I Didn't Go To Canada!

  Jul 13, 202656 min

  Happy 250th Birthday, America! Welcome to the latest edition of PDBT, the only Category 5 podcast in the universe. We have a great show for you today. Bob Surrena joins us in studio and he has great drunk stories to tell. We can all relate even if when we’re not the responsible ones. We start seasons anew with the Movie and Music games and there’s more than just sexual Would You Rathers in this week’s Samurai Chatter. Tune in to learn about your hosts and maybe be entertained….maybe.(1:25) – “How do you know a man is think about his future? He buys two cases of beer instead of one.” – The Prince of Pittsburgh(2:41) – Podcast Numerology. Who wore #62 best? The air is pretty thin up here. (4:05) – @NewScientist Magazine Headlines:1. Plaza beams could help astronauts clean smelly laundry.2. Epic dreaming is leaving people exhausted and distressed. 3. All life in the universe could be eerily similar to us. (7:00) – Coach recaps his US soccer experience from the week. (8:35) – Survey results are up on the website. Head over to www.pghdivebartalk.com to check them out. Tiny weighs in on this week’s surveys. You can vote on our website, or our Facebook page. (11:47) – Born in the USA. The Prince of Pittsburgh recalls one of his favorite 4th of July stories. (16:39) – Bob Surrena is in studio with drunken stories to tell. (27:41) – Transylvanian Brain Freeze presents Facts of the Week.1. Italian scientists extract yeast from a 5300-year-old mummy to make bread. 2. In Maryland, the Animal Health and Plant Inspection Services office building was closed due to a bed bug infestation. 3. Shih Hsin University President Chen Ching-ho stepped away from his role, taking a two-month unpaid leave of absence. This followed massive public backlash over his commencement speech, where he told graduate students they should "quickly end themselves" if they could not manage their time and emotions in the workforce. (31:43) – The Movie Game(36:10) – The Music Game(39:41) – Argy Bargy. Beat ‘em Bucs!(42:34) – Would You Rather Tournament of Champions. See who advances to the next round!(47:18) – Samurai Chatter1. Would you rather listen to the Barney theme song or someone slurping their soup, both for 24 hours? 2. If pay was the same, would you rather be a nanny or a narc? 3. Would you rather go out drinking with Colonel Klink or Goober? 4. You’re going down the rapids in your raft, these three are drowning but you can only save one; Chewbacca, Robin, or Tonto?5. Groucho Marx quote

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  Episode #161

  161 - So Many Higgs Bosons

  Jul 13, 20261h 3mS1

  We here at PDBT aren’t just here for your entertainment, thank goodness… we’re also here to inform. So sit back and enjoy as we inform and entertain you this week as the only Category 5 podcast in the free world. Reaching the bottom of the barrel for yet more drinking stories from your hosts. They’re a special vintage to be sure. Also, it’s the Season 9 finale for both the Music and Movie Games. And in Samurai Chatter, up close and personal questions for your viewing pleasure. Remember, tell ‘em where you got it. (1:13) – “24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case…coincidence?” – Steven Wright (1:56) – Podcast Numerology. Could you possibly even have a favorite athlete to wear #61? There’s less than you think. (4:21) - @NewScientist Magazine Headlines:1. The new Large Hadron Collidor (LHC) will create an enormous number of Higgs bosons. 2. Super massive black holes may give rides to strange worlds. 3. Photons behave strangely if you try to cut them.(6:07) – The week that was. Is it possible an owl nest cam gets more views than PDBT?(7:35) – PDBT welcomes it’s newest Living Legend, and maybe the most long overdue, welcome, Jason B. from Columbus! JB was Tiny’s best man at his wedding and roommate in college. (8:35) – Is Prince Huckamuck too broke to get a divorce?(9:24) – Beer Night recap.(11:13) – Last week’s survey results. Head over to www.pghdivebartalk.com to participate in this week’s, or check out our Facebook page.(14:28) – Dear Tiny(17:58) – More drinking stories. (28:08) – The Movie Game(32:38) – The Music Game(35:39) – Argy Bargy(36:43) – Would You Rather. Cameron Brink (WNBA) vs. Ilona Maher (Rugby)(44:03) – WYR Tournament of Champions. Bracket 1. Top 4 advance.(52:09) – Samurai Chatter1. What day would you like to relive?2. How are you nurturing your mental health?3. What is something you’ve seen that inspired you?4. If you could share a message with the world, what would it be?5. Yogi Berra quote.

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  Episode #159

  159 - Total Idiots At Work

  Jun 21, 20261h 4mS1

  Welcome back, we have a great show for you today, because we are the only Category 5 podcast in the universe! There’s more drunken stories from each of your hosts. Maybe some of you have been in similar situations. You’ll have to listen to find out. Play along with the Would You Rathers, including Samurai Chatter. It’s all fun and games. Remember, tell ‘em where you got it. (00:52) – “Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.” – Ernest Hemmingway. (2:09) – Podcast Numerology. Who is your favorite athlete to wear #59? Jack Hamm? Tony Sanchez?(6:05) - @NewScientist Magazine Headlines:1. A sauna may reduce your dimension risk. 2. Red light therapy could decelerate cognitive decline.3. Quantum mechanics says reality isn’t as solid as we think it is.(8:32) – Prince Huckamuck’s brother is not as willing to make amends as other members of the royal family.(9:25) – Tiny wusses out on going to the Machine Head concert even after hearing from the band. (11:14) – Surveys are up on the website and Facebook page, head over to www.pghdivebartalk.com to cast your votes.(14:47) – Dear Tiny(18:30) – Drunks telling drunken stories for your pleasure.(29:43) – Transylvanian Brain Freeze presents Facts of the Week1. A startup tech firm is looking for 10 masturbation consultants to test company products. 2. An English man wanted to raise prostate cancer awareness by pulling a 2-ton Renault Cleo by his genitals and setting himself on fire.3. Rasputin’s holy relic phallus determined to be nothing more than a dried sea cucumber. (35:25) – The Movie Game(39:47) – The Music Game(42:38) – Argy Bargy(45:02) – Would You Rather. Dylan Drey vs. Laura Jarrett (The Today Show)(51:37) – Samurai Chatter1. Would you rather run out of toilet paper every time you go or have to dry yourself with paper towels every time you shower? 2. Same pay, would you rather be a Fishing Boat Captain or a Fitness Club Manager? 3. Would you rather have beers with Mister Rogers or Larry of the 3 Stooges? 4. You’re on a raft, but you can only save one; Uncle Fester, Cousin It, or Grandpa Munster?5. Groucho Marx quote

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