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Your Dark Companion

The Old Grey Wolf lives here

Hosted by Mike Rhyner, Michael "Grubes" Gruber

238 Episodes Drops Live at 5:00p CT every Monday & Wednesday Updated Jun 11, 2026

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Dan’s Silver Leaf – Denton, TX Upcoming
Your Dark Companion

Dan’s Silver Leaf – Denton, TX

Jun 13, 2026

Denton, TX

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Tolbert’s Restaurant – Grapevine, TX Upcoming
Your Dark Companion

Tolbert’s Restaurant – Grapevine, TX

Jun 20, 2026

Grapevine, TX

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Meet the Team

Mike Rhyner

Mike Rhyner

Host

Mike Rhyner… "a little on the bumpy side, but rather likable"…so stated famously by a grade school teacher in Oak Cliff, where Mike grew up. A complicated guy, yet a guy who can do long division and remember call strike three to A Rod. Probably best left unattended. Don't expect assistance from him if a medical situation arises.

Michael "Grubes" Gruber

Michael "Grubes" Gruber

Co-Host

Michael “Grubes” Gruber is a native Dallasite, who has worked in audio/visual media since he was 16 years old. A board operator at KCTK “The Ticket” and KEGL “The Freak” radio stations, Grubes has worked with the biggest names and on the biggest talk radio shows in Dallas, as well as, Fox Sports Southwest and Bally’s. He has also been the music director for the Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks and the Texas Rangers. Now teammate of Shippy, Grubes is still bringing the familiar fun! If you’ve experienced the DFW sports and/or local shenanigans scene, you know Grubes has always been there!

About the Show

"Whatever I want it to be about on a given day; is what it is." Your Dark Companion couples your familiar friends from radio, Mike and Grubes! Mike brings his classic interviews that draw you in, and Grubes—The Devil—drops…well, the drops, and throws the occasional grenade. Mike ldraws on his fascinating acquaintances and friends allowing them to tell their stories as you've never heard them. But he also goes outside his network, sharing Grubes' network, and often outside of both, to bring you those they don't know, but believe have a story that will make you laugh, make you think or think differently, and just entertain you…"that's what we are trying to do here."

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