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Twas the Night Before Christmas and the OG’s are in the House | Mike, Grubes, Greggo, & Expo

December 25, 2025 1:51:30

About this episode

Chapters

  1. 1:19Live from Dudley’s & The Last Live Show (For a Bit)
  2. 2:45Christmas Pressure Is Real (And Can Ruin Lives Until May)
  3. 5:02Shoopy’s Big News: Married and Still Standing
  4. 7:21No Proposal Video, No Film Crew, No Regrets
  5. 9:14The Legend of Multiple Wives (Mostly Fictional)
  6. 12:22Expo’s Superpower: Solving a Rubik’s Cube Mid-Conversation
  7. 14:33Radio Archaeology: Carts, Magnets, and Primitive Glory
  8. 18:03Let’s Talk Sports (Unfortunately)
  9. 18:15Cowboys Playoff Hopes (LOL)
  10. 19:36Jerry’s Stadium, The Sun, and Eternal Denial
  11. 21:25Cowboys Dysfunction: A Holiday Tradition
  12. 22:36Are They Actually Close… or Just Delusional?
  13. 25:02Franchise Tags, Divas, and Wide Receiver Psychology
  14. 28:37Fans, Fights, and DK Metcalf Losing a Million Dollars
  15. 34:24Geography Is Fake: Kansas City, Texarkana, and the Quad Cities
  16. 40:30Coaches, Motorcycles, and the Bobby Petrino Resume
  17. 44:00NFL Parity: Everyone’s Good, Everyone’s Bad
  18. 48:40Bears, Packers, and Why That Game Ruled
  19. 53:34Rangers Reality Check: Gap Year Incoming
  20. 59:342023 Afterglow: Playing With House Money
  21. 1:04:29Philly Snowballs, Media Trauma, and Almost Fighting Fans
  22. 1:10:56Nate Newton, The LeBaron, and Driving Cowboys Home
  23. 1:12:0850 Years of David Finfrock
  24. 1:13:01Christmas Gifts Appear (Chaos Ensues)
  25. 1:19:50Bobbleheads, Memorabilia, and Genuine Joy
  26. 1:27:00World Series Scorebook: Pure Baseball Nerd Bliss
  27. 1:33:00Bands, Aging Icons, and When to Stop Touring
  28. 1:41:26Concert Stories, Crutches, and Expo’s Moral Code
  29. 1:45:13Holiday Hiatus, Best-Ofs, and See You Soon

Episode notes

Mike, Grego, Shoopy, and Kevin (Expo) settle in at Dudley’s for a loose, laugh-heavy, very OG holiday episode. Shoopy drops a major life update, Expo casually solves a Rubik’s Cube while talking football, and the crew takes a long scenic drive through Cowboys dysfunction, Rangers reality, NFL parity, ancient radio carts, Philly snowballs, and the unspoken rules of bands that should (or should not) still be touring.
It’s funny, rambling, sentimental, sarcastic, occasionally profound, and exactly what a pre-Christmas episode of YDC should be. No agenda. No rush. Just stories, opinions, memories, and a lot of candy.
Happy holidays from the boys. We’ll see you on the other side.
CHAPTERS
00:01:19 – Live from Dudley’s & The Last Live Show (For a Bit)
00:02:45 – Christmas Pressure Is Real (And Can Ruin Lives Until May)
00:05:02 – Shoopy’s Big News: Married and Still Standing
00:07:21 – No Proposal Video, No Film Crew, No Regrets
00:09:14 – The Legend of Multiple Wives (Mostly Fictional)
00:12:22 – Expo’s Superpower: Solving a Rubik’s Cube Mid-Conversation
00:14:33 – Radio Archaeology: Carts, Magnets, and Primitive Glory
00:18:03 – Let’s Talk Sports (Unfortunately)
00:18:15 – Cowboys Playoff Hopes (LOL)
00:19:36 – Jerry’s Stadium, The Sun, and Eternal Denial
00:21:25 – Cowboys Dysfunction: A Holiday Tradition
00:22:36 – Are They Actually Close… or Just Delusional?
00:25:02 – Franchise Tags, Divas, and Wide Receiver Psychology
00:28:37 – Fans, Fights, and DK Metcalf Losing a Million Dollars
00:34:24 – Geography Is Fake: Kansas City, Texarkana, and the Quad Cities
00:40:30 – Coaches, Motorcycles, and the Bobby Petrino Resume
00:44:00 – NFL Parity: Everyone’s Good, Everyone’s Bad
00:48:40 – Bears, Packers, and Why That Game Ruled
00:53:34 – Rangers Reality Check: Gap Year Incoming
00:59:34 – 2023 Afterglow: Playing With House Money
01:04:29 – Philly Snowballs, Media Trauma, and Almost Fighting Fans
01:10:56 – Nate Newton, The LeBaron, and Driving Cowboys Home
01:12:08 – 50 Years of David Finfrock
01:13:01 – Christmas Gifts Appear (Chaos Ensues)
01:19:50 – Bobbleheads, Memorabilia, and Genuine Joy
01:27:00 – World Series Scorebook: Pure Baseball Nerd Bliss
01:33:00 – Bands, Aging Icons, and When to Stop Touring
01:41:26 – Concert Stories, Crutches, and Expo’s Moral Code
01:45:13 – Holiday Hiatus, Best-Ofs, and See You Soon
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