Your Dark Companion

NBC5, Sports Dreams & Malibu Memories | Pat Doney | Ep 229

June 1, 2026

Join episode 229 of YDC as the hosts reunite after a break and welcome NBC 5’s Pat Doney to discuss his broadcasting career and memorable encounters. Get ready for candid conversations about everything from Japanese convenience store cuisine to behind-the-scenes stories from Dallas Cowboys media events in Malibu. This sports talk radio episode blends humor, travel tales, and insider perspectives from the world of Dallas television news and sports broadcasting.

Chapters

00:00:04 – Show Opening and Baseball Banter
The hosts kick off with sports talk about the Texas Rangers winning the World Series amid some technical difficulties.
00:01:20 – Japan Trip Discussion
The conversation shifts to one host’s recent trip to Japan and the surprisingly good convenience store food.
00:02:25 – Episode Introduction
Official episode introduction for “Your Dark Companion” Episode 229 on Monday, June 1st.
00:03:34 – Guest Introduction: Pat Dony
Channel 5’s Pat Dony joins the show and begins sharing a memorable story about meeting the host years ago in Malibu.

Read Transcript

Nobody would have thought that I would be the one. Ryder, sports talk. Baseball. Baseball. Baseball. Baseball. Oh, with the big mic. Oh, okay. Alright. Yeah. Okay. Now I get it. We got a lightning strike, boys. What happened over there, Grego? We had a little lightning strike right outside the window. The Texas Rangers win the world series. Alright. Alright. Here's a tip for all these Americano league teams. Don't wait. You said tip. Yeah. Tip. Okay. With a p. Keep jamming. The the ticket, colon, nothing but a big Gen X jerk off set. Is this a cool night or what? I thought somebody would hear that and go, bullshit. I'm back, bitches. No. It's gonna be okay. No. No. It's not gonna be okay. You have to. It's never okay. I don't wanna do this. What? Fine. I'm going home, Ben. Love this place. Ashley's probably on the break anyway. Beckett's too. Oh, I forgot. You've been gone. Oh, hi. I'm in. There you are. I'm here. Yes. You've been gone. Now you're back. I turned my mic off the other day. That's probably how it should be. It's back on now. Did you have a lot of Japanese sushi? I had no sushi, but did have quite a bit of ramen and dude, there are gas stations or convenience stores like seven Eleven and Family Marts. Yeah. Incredible food. Seriously. Really? Like what? Lot of, know Can you get an egg roll in there? You could get an egg roll. You can get some pasta, you can get some typical Chinese and Japanese foods. At a typical convenience store. Yes, and it's all really good. He went to Japan for the gas stations. Good to hear. Yeah. Know I'm not on a mic but whatever. It's okay. People are getting really tired of us doing this. Well, we wanna hear your malefalous voice. The voice of the mouth. Yeah. And all the f bombs that accompany it. You know, I've been good. I don't believe that. Yeah. But now that I'm back, it's gonna come back. I don't believe that. It's uncontrollable with you. Well Now we're right. Yes. This is your dark companion. Hello, everybody. This is Monday, June 1. And you know June, she'll change her tune. I've heard that Yes. From you. Simon and Garfunkel told us that. Oh. And we are back with another episode of YDC. How many is this? Two twenty nine. Episode number 229. Who would have thought? Who would have thought? Certainly not me. I didn't think I had 229 more of anything left in me. I'll be honest, I didn't either. And that includes breaths. Oh, let's work on at least getting to that level. Let's make sure we have enough of those, please. Yeah. Well, look who we have with us today. We have a man who plies his craft in the realm of the Vidicon. He is smart. He is smooth. He's extremely well dressed. And one cool cat. You see him on channel five Mhmm. KXAS. He is Pat Dony. Yay. Hey, Mike. Hi, Pat. How are you, man? I am amazing. It is great to be here with you. You for this opportunity. I'm wondering, do you remember the first time we had an extended conversation? You may not remember this. It was maybe eight, ten years ago. Our first extensive conversation. Oh gosh. I've I got a feeling I'm not gonna like this. Okay. No. It was great. It was it was memorable and was awesome because it was you and I sitting on the back patio with the Pacific Ocean crashing in the background at Nobu in Malibu at the Dallas Cowboys media party. Yes. Yes. Okay. You and I were sitting there, and I we just happened to sit in the same general area. And if you have I mean, it's unbelievable. You remember it. Incredible. The scenes are unreal. And you and I are sitting there, and we talked for about thirty to forty five minutes. And I just man, I walked away just

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